FAME".
Dim Is the rumor of a common fight,
When hosts meet hosts, and many names art
sunk;
But of a single combat Fame speaks clear.
Matthew Arnold.
REMORSE
Not that I grieved you; no remembered thorn
Left In your heart frcta now my own repose,
I only wonder left so soon forlorn
Whether I could have found you ono more rose,
Allco Wellington Rollins In Llpplncott's.
JIM FOULDER'S MISTAKE.
A pleasant, balmy day in May. The win
dows of the railway car were open. There
was nbreezo stirring; and though a cloud of
dust wa-. blown In it was also blown out,
with the exception of n tired portion which
stopped to rest on the clothes of the possen
Rers or burrowed for its own safety in their
ears and nostrils. Thero wero only two va
cant seats in the car, and at Pankeap station
two ersons canio in to fill them. One of
these wns an old man on n second look he
was probably not over 50 with iron gray
Hair, partly covered by a slouched hat, and
clad in a new suit of gray stuff that seemed
to have leen made for somo one elo. With
him was a young and very pretty girl, whose
dress wns of ordinary stuff, but well fitting,
and who was well gloved nnd well shod.
The observer would havo set down tho two
for n well to do farmer and his daughter who
were traveling for business or pleasure. The
man looked around, The two vacant seats
wero on opposite sides of the car. In ono of
them sat n young, well dressed and apparently
self satisfied gentleman, anil the space by his
sido was occupied by n liandbug of crocodilo
leather and a spring overcoat. In the other
was another young mnn not quit so extrava
gantly dressed, though neatly clad, nnd not
so handsome as the first, though he had an
open nnd intelligent countenauco. Tho far
mer looked nround, and, motioning his
daughter to tho vacant sent, said: "There's a
place for you, Lucy." Then, turning to tho
young man with the sachul, ho asked: "Seat
engaged ?"
The young man looked up, curled his lip
superciliously, nnd said: "Man to fill it'll bo
here presently, I dnro say."
"Ah!" said the farmer, coolly removing tho
gripsack nnd overcoat nnd placing them on
tho young mail's lap; "then I'll occupy it until
lie comes." And he seated himself accord
ingly, whiK the young mnn glared at him.
The one on tho other side looked amused,
and then, rising, said: "You hud better ex
chnnge 'eats with me, sir, and then the young
lady and yourself will bo together."
"Thank you," was the fanner's reply, mid
the exehango was quietly effected.
The two young men wero evidently ac
quainted, for the courteous ono said to tho
other in n low voico: "Jim Poulder, you made
a mistake there."
"I never mnko mistakes, Frank Boiling,"
replied the other. "I dure say you'll make
.your fortune some of these days uy being
polite to the granger jwpu ntion; but my for
tune is already made."
The first speaker said nothing more, but,
drawing a newspaper from his pocket, opened
it nnd ran his eye over its columns.
l'oulder yuwned a little, and nt last said:
"'This is too dull for ycjjrs faithfully, Junies
Poulder. I'll go into luo smoking car and
take a wliifT. Have a Biilfter?" ho inquired,
producing a pocket flask.
"No, thank you," replied Dolling. "That
.stuff is rather too fiery for me."
"Hero goes nlone, then. That's as fine
ibrnndy as ever crossed the ocean. Dav-dnyl
IKeep an eyoon my traps, will you? nnd don't
;givo up my sent to every country yokel who
sks it,"
Tho elegant young gentleman shook him
self and mndo his way forward to tho car
especially provided for fumigation.
When ho had gone tho old mnn leaned over
:tho arm of his sent nnd addressed Boiling.
"Excuse me, sir, but didn't your friend
who has left say thnt I1L-1 namo wns James
Poulder
"That's his name, sir," replied tho young
annn; "but ho is not exactly n friend of mine,
'though wo livo in tho same place, nnd I know
3iim very well."
"May I inquire whero ho Is from?''
"Yes, sir; C ueysburs."
"Son of Peter 15. l'oulder, tho great pork
packer there, isn't he?"
"Yes, sir."
"His father should deal with him. It would
'bo quito in his line."
"Oh, papal"' said n sweot, reproachful
voice, us those near who heard tho colloquy
itittercd.
"It is n fact, Lucy," rejoined tho fanner.
Tho old man, who was oridently intelligent,
entered into a general conversation with tho
.younger, nnd soon showed that he was quito
well informed. Boiling was glad of a confer
ence so entertaining, esiecially when, as hLs
eyes wero bent in that, direction, he saw tho
voting lady was an interested nnd, ho hoped,
-a pleased listener. Thero was something very
sweet in tho expression of her countenance
.nn inexpressible impress of modesty nnd inno
cenco on hr features. Thry chntted nway,
and tho elder, so dexterously thnt tho younger
never perceived it, drew out of tho other his
position, prospects and intentions.
Holling was frank by nnturo, and tho ques
tions of his interlocutor, who was ns ingeni
ous as tho other was ingenuous, wore craftily
put, Tho sharp granger soon learned that
Frank Boiling hod been engaged for somo
time in tho study of law; but that his father
having met with rovorses, and having two
younger daughters to educate, tho young man
determined to mako his burden less, and had
6et out to support himself, abandoning his
!uw studies and taking a situation as sales
man nt a country storo in Grifftoti.n thriving
town about flvo miles from tho main lino.
"I get but beggarly pay, of course," said
Frank, gayly. "I am only a raw hand; but I
have a promise thut, when I am better quali
fied, my wages will lo increased."
"You nro rather a singular person," said
tho farmer, bluffly, "Most young men would
havo talked of their salary."
"1 rather prefer the old stylo of English,"
said Boiling. "I nm to xs n hlrclini; and tho
H3mpensation of n hireling is called wages.
Hut wages or salary tho terms are indiffer
ent to me."
"My plnco is within a milo of GrifTton,"
said tho old man. "I have a notion that I
know your father onco. Wasn't he at Har
vard in his time?"
"Yes, sir; nnd so was I. Wo aro alumni of
tho same school."
"I wonder if ho remembers his old chum
there one George Carter George St, Leger
Carter, ns they havo it on the rolls."
"Yes, sir; I'vo heard him sjK-ak of him
often, though tho two havo drifted apart
since then. Judgo Carter, you mean. Ho
lives nt Griirvon, Do you know him?''
"Uml ye-es! After a fashion."
"Papal" whispered the young girl, but
Boiling's quick ear caught her words, "I know
the judgo better than you da"
"Bo quiot, Pass, will youl" replied her
father in tho same tone,
"I am told," resumed the young man, "that
lis left tho bench, nud though quite wealthy,
has gone back to the bar. I havo a letter for
him which my father, recalling their youth
ful friendship, Insisted on riving mo; but I
hall not present it,"
"Why not? He might bo of service to you.
"bcarcciy, sir. ou sec, if I am to bo
salesman in a country store, I had better
nccommodito myself to juy position. Tho
judge, even if he remembered old collego
friendships, wouldn't be likely to consider me
a welcome addition to his faniilv circle ns
visitor. He is rich, nnd then he is said to
have a very handsome and accomplished
daughter, who would, no doubt, look down
on me. 1 bnve my iirend nnd butter to earn
nnd had better conflno myself to it."
"Possibly you are right. But how came
your father to loso his money? I thought ho
inherited a line fortune."
"Yes, sir; but he wns drawn into incurring
responsibility tor a relative. He is not ruined
by any means, but is merely hamored, nnd
thinks he win pull through in time with
little economy and pnidonce; and I havo no
doubt ho will. But I am only in his way, or
i wouiu nave remained."
"HaTe you ever thought of trying farm
ingr
"No, sir. I have no capital, and know
nounug or it,"
"Do you know moro of selling groceries
nun iry gooasr
"Not n bit more; hut, you see, I nm paid
something there while I learn."
"Your friend, or your acquaintance, as you
can mm, goes io uniiton. too, does lie? '
"es, sir; but he goes thero in n different
capacity. I Iwlieve ho represents his father
in somo transaction about proicrty with tho
judge, nnd is to remain thero somo dnvs as a
guest, until tho affair is closed. Possibly, us
ms miner wnuts mm to marry, ho may bo on
a tour or observation and take in tho judge's
uaugnier. i iiougii thnt H very impel tinent
of me, for he has said nothing on thosubject,"
"Do you think he is so irrosistiblo as to bo
able to pick and choose nt his measurer in
quired tho girl, looking quizzically over her
wittier s sliouliler.
"tie can bo very fascinating when he
chooses, I nm told," replied Boiling; "and as
ue is Handsome, nn only son, and his father
worth millions, ho is at least what elderlv
Indies call 'a good catch.' "
uni.i i, . .
er occur to you, young man
that it was your duty to obey a father
orders and deliver your letter of introduc
tion I"
itT . -!.. .
i uiisi, sir, nn usunuy ouertlont. It was
notn positive order. I shall write him nnd
explain."
"I tell you that you should deliver thnt let
ter to its proper owner. You are only a trtts.
teo in tho case. I am Judge Carter, nnd this
is my daughter Lucy. Hand over tho paper
ui nil' euui l.
"I l)-g pardon, sir; but I"
. . ....
ion want iiientiliention. Here, conductor!
leu tins young gentleman who I am."
dtitigo carter,' responded the function
nij, a nine curious to know what it was nil
nnouc.
"Thank you, Phillips. That will do. Now
sir."
Boiling, not n little astonished, took the
letter from his pocketbook.
"If you'll iwrmit me." said tho 1udre. ns lm
ujK.-iieii uio letter anil glanced over tho con
tents, lie gives you n good character, nnd
nanus mo 10 iook alter you a little. Ah, how
time flies! Lucy, this vouiil' fellow's fnt.lw.r
nnd I had such good times in tho old days.
lungum you read law, li illing?''
"A little over two years, sir."
"Liko it?"
"Very much indeed, sir."
"Whom diil you rend with?"
"Speneo & Sullivan."
Good men. Sullivan nut von tlirnn-ri, ti,
office business. I fnnev. Timf ui -n,.
Now, I havo leen putting you through nn cx-
nausttvo examination, which Is my way, and
thliil: you will do. Lot old Urn find
iiiioiuer salesman, no's not dying for you,
I i . or
i Koi mm n substitute. I linvo two
Undents in my office. What they nro there
tor is their own business, l,ut thoy'll nover
Mi.ihoagreatHiicces.sat tho bar unless they
v..u.iSu men- ways, i want a clerk to man
ago my oflleo nnd to boss nround while I nm
olf on circuit. I'll givo you a living salary,
.v.. mueii, and you can read law mean
while. You ought to bo able to pass in i
ear. if you turn out as I hopo you will,
wny, when you get your sheepskin, wo'll see
what can bo done. What do you say to this?"
oy io u, sil l hat can I say but yes,
mm manic you tor your offer? '
"vii. mats settled, llero wo nre,
and thero is our carriage. Jump in. I'll
drive."
Tho next day James Poulder, Esq., made
ma iipjiearanoo at tho Carters in n stato of
elegance only mntehed by that of Cap!
cuuios ramous watch nover equaled and
nrely excelled. Ho was ushered into the
drawing room and rocoived by a young lady
nuuso siyio suited oven his fastidious taste,
1 .1 - . . . '
"uoso reatures had u dim rum inrlry.
nun mo juugo como tn tho young man's
lecogniiion or tho tanner in tho cur whs com
plete. Ho stammered out an apology, but
tho old man relieved him.
"It could hardly have Wen exoctcd thnt
jim Mioum unvo Known us,'' said tho judgo.
'Let nil that pass. You nro quito welcome
As wo havo two hours beforo diunor, wo'll go
to tho oflleo, and look over the papers to
gether. Mi-,s Carter will uxcuso you mean
while." In tho office Poulder found Boiling, who
was busy nt work on a declaration.
"Why, Frank, I thought you wero going
into tho grocery business."
"I'vo changed my mind," said Frank, re
suming his work.
James Poulder stayed his week out and
then took tho cars to Cnreysburg.
Frank Boiling did not mako tho samo trip
until two years after. Then ho went to visit
his father, who had cot over his necuniarv
troubles, and to seo his sisters. He had been
admitted to tho bar meanwhile, and Judgo
Carter, whoso favorable impressions time had
confirmed, hud taken him into partnership
just before ho left. Ho wns In high spirits on
thnt trip. Ho was not alone. Miss Lu-v
Carter that had been. Mrs. Francis HolliiiL'
then, was his traveling companion. Thomas
Dunn English in Independent,
A Creole Glrl'H I.I To.
When tho creolo girl leaves school she en
ters society and is nover seen thero unchnper-
oned until after marriage. To this event sho
looks forward as tho fulfillment of her des
tiny, a spinster among tho Creoles being al
most as raro as nmoug tho Jews. In her
choice of a husband sho is influenced by fam
ily wishes, although mnrriago among tho
Creoles is by no means simply nn nflair de
convennnce, as it is too often v,th tho French.
Mamma settles all preliminaries, and then
tho lovers aro left to themselves. From this
timo until tho mnrriago tho lictrothed jiair
aro nover seen in public wall nny but cuch
other. ' Sho cannot receive attention from
any man, slight as it may bo, nor can her
lover pay to any other woman tho jetlts soins
of social (ntercourso without exciting remark
In the scheme of creolo etiquette broken cn
gagemenU and broken hearts And no place.
Very soon after her Mrotbul tho creolo girl
with her mother calls upon all relatives and
friends of the two families. Her shyly uU
tared "Jo viens de vous fairo jiart do mon
mariago" Is her announcement of tho impend
ing event. For eight days before and eight
days after marriage tho must not be toco in
public. Harpei-i Bazar
A FIELD BATTERY.
ONE OF WAR'S MOST AWE INSPIRING
SPECTACLES.
LIKlit Artillery In Action A Crisis In
llnttli A Terrible Ilooiul ltoonil ol
Cannon Cliuro of the Kuomy Horror-
of Wnr.
A Iwittory is needed hero at this particular
point. Tho enemy sees tho opiorrunity and
throws a dense mass of men against it. The
crisis is approaching. An aide gallops oil
to give tho order to tho nearest artillery. It
is over there on tho adjacent knoll. The
aido has reached it; ho points with his linnd
where It is needed. Beforo ho can turn hi
horso around, guns and horses were nil mov'
ing. Can they get hero in time? W o must
hold this knoll; it is tho koy point of this
part or tho battle, nnd see, the enemy is nd
vancing for n grand assault. Quick! order
up another regiment to supjiort tho battery
when It gets here. Thero it conies, flashing
nt intervnls through smoko nnd dust liko a
meteor. A long train of guns mid caissons-
six, eight guns, nnd six, eight caissons, and
six, eight horses to each gun and caisson.
With a tremendous racket, they dash full
speed across fields, never turning to right or
left, heading straight for this knoll. Drivers
all lashing their horses into n fury of foam
officers tainting with their swords, and on
the gun chests sit tho bravo cannoneers, cool
and indifferent outwardly, but knowine full
well inwardly that in a few minutes more
many of them will bito the dust. They hold
on to tho chest handles for life, for as a wheel
strikes a log, tho carriages jump two feet in
tho air. Now they turn slightly with tho
greatest rapidity to avoid that huge liowlder,
they cross ditches, overturn hedges and
fences, all tho horses galloping in a cloud of
dust. 11a! ono horso has fallen yes, struc'
by a bullet. Tho men jump down from thv
carriage, tho battery goes on in a moment
tho traces aro cut, and tho poor horso left te
die. Tho carriage, drawn now by flvo horses,
hurries to rejoin the batten-. There, thoy
all go down a hollow, and disapjiear from
view for a moment tho next instant thoy
are up again.
Seel tho captain gives a sign. What a
chango! As if instantly turned to marble
every horso and carriage stops dead short.
I hen for flvo seconds what Inextricable con
fusion I Horses, men, guns nnd caissons to-
gef.ier in a horrible lumblo then all is clear
i;ain. There back in tho hollow, sheltered
aro tho caissons a littlo below tho hill
stands the line of limbers, nnd hero on tho
crest nro tho guns. What n metamorphosis I
Tho statucliko cannoneers uro now full of
lifo and excitement I Now n cloud of white
smoko nud red flame suddenly shoots out of
tho black mouth nearest, n terrible boom
rings out, then another nnd unutlier. Boom!
boom! boom I tho great mouths yell with
horrible delight, and at each boom goes down
a wido swath of men m tho advancing col
umn. isoonu lioonu iooml thoy roar in
joyful gleo, and yet at each boom thoy recoil
in horror nt their own power. Boyond tho
enemies' lines, nwny oft in tho distance, trees
split and fall, and houses collapso nt somo tin
seen mysterious power, livorytmng gives
way beforo the terrible storm of iron mis
siles thrown out nt each boom I boom! boom!
Tho eiiomy for nn instant halt, and then
reform, on again and chargo up tho hillside,
Will nothing stop them? No, thoy aro deter
mined to havo the battery that causes such
terrible destmction in their ranks, and though
with each discharge wido lanes nro oiiened in
them, thoy do not fnlter. Tho bravo can
noneers aro falling fast. Quick I "Limber,
rear!" sounds tho bugle, whilo tho long sup
porting lino of infantry rises from tho hol
low, and pours volley after volloy into tho
determined foo. Hal ho halts ho is checked!
No, that is only temiorary disorder. See,
thero ho comes ngnin, with n yell! Oh I how
torriblol Quickl spike tho guns! Hand to
hand thoy light. See, oven as that officer's
sword is upraised, tho bullet strikes him, und
ho reels from olr his horso. JJown goes the
horso, kicking nnd screaming in death
agony. Men lighting with bayonets, clublxxl
muskets, flro their guns in each other's faces
blow off heads of men claso by. Blood
Blood! Blood!
What is that? Thank God! Tho joyful
yell in our rear is from n ro-enforcoineiit ar
rived just in timo. Tho enemy sees it, he
gives wny, thero ho goes what is loft of him.
That is right; injur volloy after volley into
him, rush after him; do not Jcuvo any ono
nlivo. Tho guus nro safo, but what a scono!
Thero nro piles of dead and wounded to
gether. Pools of blood on tho ground, and
everything marked with blood. Flies nro
already settling on tho dead. What terrible
groans and moans, and prayers for water.
Broken muskots, torn clothes revealing white
skin stained with rod blood, canteens, haver
sacks, guidons, cooking tins, cnuuistcr cart
ridges, broken wheels, dead horses and men,
all together.
Look nt that innssl norsos with entrails
scottered about; human logs and arms with
out bodies; bodies with jagged splinters and
bones protruding through tho flesh. That
man's face is already swollen and this one's is
turned black. Oh I tho despair, tho hatred
oi courago depicted on their countenances!
Ami tho strnngo positions thoy tuko oyos
protruding from sockots nnd tongues from
irouths. Oh! it is terriblo. Ono can but
shudder nnd sicken, turn faint and giddy.
Yet it is war tho scienco that brings out tho
noblest as well as tho worst -passions of men,
nnd that is tho great civilizer of tho world.
William It. Hamilton, U. S. A., in Outing.
Aro Stone Alive?
Wo generally think of minerals as dead
lumps of innctivo matter. But thoy may Imj
w.id to bo alive, creatures of vital pulsations,
and sejuirated into individuals as distinct as
tho pines inn forest or tho tigers in tho jungle.
Tho ilisjiositions of crystals nro ns diverse as
thoso of animals. They throb with unseen
currents of energy. Thoy grow In eio as
long as thoy havo opportunity. Thoy can le
killed, too, though not as easily ns mi oak or
dog. A btrong electric shock discharged
through a crystal will decomposo it very
rapidly if It is of soft htructwro, causing tho
mrticles to gradually disintegrate in tho ro-
erso order from its growth, until tho toor
thing lios in dead, shupcless ruin. It is true
tho crystal's lifo is unlike that of higher
reatures. Hut tho alirorenco lietweon vege
table nud nnimul lifo is no greater than that
between mineral und vegetable lifo. Linuieus,
tho great Swedish naturalist, defined tho
ihreo kingdoms by saying: "Stones grow;
hints grow and feel; animals grow nnd feel
und move," Wido Awako.
The President' Wife.
A lady who has recently seen Mrs. Clovo-
land says: "Mrs. Cleveland Is looking hand
somer than over. Sho seems to havo grown
stronger, physically, all tho timo, and her
arms look as if their muscles wero most nd
mirably dovelojxxl, though so well covered
with llesh as to preserve porfect symmetry.
nnd thoy look very whlto, too, oven when seen
In contrast with a white 'oolen dross, so ofteu
trying to flesh tints, bho Is full of pleasant
chat, and her familiarity with current
literature amazes all who know how man'
other demands sua Las oa tier time," No-
Voric world.
THE CROWN PRINCE'S VICTORY.
How the Prussian Force Defeated
Austrian In tho AVnr nf 18G0.
lb
On thoSiVl of Juno Princo Frederick Charles
crossed tho Austrian frontier, and six day
later ho was joined by tho Army of tho Elbe.
They wero nt Gittschin. On his left the
crown prince, with his army, was at Koenig-
inhof, a dnvs march nwny, while tho Aus-
trious had retired iu Koeniggrntz, ready for
battle, i he plan of attack was very simple.
Priniv Frederick Charles, with his three
corjn, was to assault Bonedeck with his five,
while Bittenflcld was to fall upon the left
Hank of the Austrians nnd tho crown prince
attack their right. But tho crown prince
was twenty-flvo miles nway, and it wns 4 in
tho morning lieforo Col. von Frankenstein
after a terrible ride, arrived at tho crowi
prince's headquarters with tho king's cxkh
niand to join Princo Frederick Chnrlas,
Tho battle Iwgan at 8 o'clock In tho morn
ing, tho king, Moltko and Bismarck lieing ot
the Held. Tho noodle gun worked ternbl
havoc among tho devoted battalions of Aus
tria, but they kept their ground, and for
long timo tho scales of Kattlo hung prett;
ovenly. For a timo it seemed indeed ns i
victory would rest on tho standards of th
Hnpsburgs, and the Prussians looked for tin
coming or tho crown princo as eagerly as
Wellington had onco looked for tho coming
of Blucner.
"Would to God tho crown princo would
como!" Suddenly Bismarck lowered hi
glasses and drew attention to certain lines in
tho distance. All toleseoixw wore poinjisl
thither. At first the lines woro pronounced
to bo furrows, "lhoy aro not fumnvs,'
said Bismarck, "the simces aro not equal
they aro advancing lilies." It was the crown
prince's army, that had been delayed bv the
condition of the roads, which tho rains him
mndo nil but impassnbK Only twenty-tlvi
miles, but it took the nrre r nitio hours to d
the distance, and tho erovu princo lost 1!
er cent, of his mon tlnx'ugh exhaustion bj
the way. Tho crown pi Inco lost not a mo
ment in getting his forces into action. Vio
lently nssaulted on both flnnks. nnd flercelv
preifrd in tho center, the Austrians U'gau to
slacken their fire, to givo way, nnd then to
retreat. Tho battle was won, and tho honors
of having decided it wero the crown prince's.
Bismarck himself udmits how critical was
tho situation of tho Prussians at ono point of
tho battle. Globe-Democrat,
A Duel with Chief Left lliiml.
Duels were ns common in tho west in those
days as in the south, and the following story
is told of Jiiu Baker challenging Ix.-ft Hand,
the grtat war chief of tho Arapnhoos. Ho
was known by that name by tho whites as it
was remarkable to see an Indian who was
left handed. His Indian namo was Ni-Wot,
A mountain stream and littlo postolllco near
Deliver lear the namo Ni Wot, in honor of
the old warrior. It was early iu tho sixties,
when Jim Baker wns living on Clear creek,
thnt ho had excited tho animosity and kitivd
of Loft Hand. On one occasion jott Hand
and a band of his tribe cnmiod near Jim
Baker's cabin. Believing that thoy wero lient
on mischief und that his old enemy intended
to make war on him, Baker, with rillo iu
hand, went nlone to left Hand's camp. Tho
Indians were amazed to seo Baker enter their
camp alone, and much more so when thoy
saw him walk up to Ieft Hand and say:
"Is iA-ft Hand, tho great chief nud warrior
of the Arapahoes, hero for ihmico or war?"
Tho chief, startled by tho nervo and nlso
the abrupt questions of tho speaker, hesi
tated a moment.
"Which is it my Indian brother wants?"
again said Baker.
"Palefaco no friend of Arapahoes," replied
Loft Hand. "Mo no atraid of Jim Baker.
Ho shoot rillo liko Kit Carson, but Left Hand
no afraid."
Anury words followed, and Left Hand
shouted out:
"Mo heap great warrior of Arapahoes; mad
at palefaco. Left Hand como to light, and
light now," shaking his rillo dellantly.
"Fight with rifles?" askisl Baker.
"Left Hand no afraid palefaco riflo; fight
with rillo hundred yards."
"licit Hand has spoken liko a warrior and
I will light," replied Baker, for ho know that
ho was more than a match for any Indian
with his rifle, and although tho only white iu
or near tho Indian enmp, ho feared them not.
Tho hundred yards wero Ktopiied off, and
Baker and Left Hand took their places; but
before either had fired a shot the Indians in
terfered and put an end to tho intended duel.
Baker then ihrew his riflo over his shoulder
mid returned to his cabin, and was nover
afterwards molested by Left Hand. Denver
Cor. row i ork W orld.
In IlrKaril to Kxploslves.
Tho prevailing opinions iu regard to explo
sives aro, in tho main, incorrect. Tho state
ment that tho main force of a dynamite ex
plosion is downwnrd will go uncontradicted
in almost any company that has not given
oxplosives siecial attention. Hut, in fact,
there is no shooting upward or downward
or edgeways with ono oxplosivo moro than
with another. I hey all oxplodo alike, and
tho variety of effect is caused by tho differ
ence in their iiower that is, mo rapidity
with which thoy explode. Tho explosive
power of iowdcr, which, of nil explosives, is
best understood, is about -10,000 pounds to the
square inch, and other explosives nro meas
ured as lieiug a givon liumlier of times
stronger or weaker than powder. Tho force
of that explosive is generally bcllovod to lie
upward, when, in fact, it is espial in nil direc
tions. But it bums slow enough to allow tho
air to get out of tiio wny.
Dynamite, on tho other hand, explodes so
rapidly the air cannot bo displaced iu time to
prevent its force downward being much
greater in proportion than that of jKiwdor,
It is localise dynamite will break a stono be
neath it that tho jieoplo think its greatest
txiwer is in that direction. To provo that it
is not, susjienil a largo stouo in tho air und
Busjicnd tho dynamite chargo to tho under
sido of it. Tho work of destruction will bo
as complete as though tho stono liad been
undernoatli.
Hun and Flro Symbol.
Thero aro to Ijo found occasionally upon
tho walls of old brick houses, at ubotit tho
lino of division Iwtwcon tho first and necond
stories, flat pieces of iron flvo or six inches iu
length, and bhu'xxl somowhut liko tho letter
S. Tho uso of theso articles was clearly
brought from Enrla:id, whero it is still con
tinued, nnd a writ' r pvos a curious account
of its origin and r.u-r..ng.
Tho writer says t).; t tho flguro In question
la nn early symbol of tho nun. It is still used
In Herefordshire arA other jwrts of England.
Ho onco usked an old servant of tho family
a Gloucestershire man tho rcasou for tho
jiarticular form of theso iroas, und tho reply
was that "thoy wero mado thus In order to
protect tho house from lire as well as from
falling down."
If ono will oxomino into tho antiquities of
tho Islo of Man, ho will find tho seal of tho
government shows a curious combination of
this figure, Tho samo was on tho official teal
of Sicily, Wo can troco its uso to tho oldest,
countries of Asia, but its origin was carh6r
than history glvos any record. Nature,
When a girl geU to bo 25 or moro, it's Jusf J
as well uot to givi her any birthday prosanUn
YOUNG STUTTERERS.
ro
PREVENT OR
UTTERANCES
CURE DEFECTIVE
IN CHILDREN.
Sensible Advice, from n Comprtent Au
thority Importance of Knrly Correc
tion Proper Iteaplrntloii Value of
Vowels und Connounnts.
It is altogether useless, nay en in a high
degreo injurious, to scold, ,r, worso still,
strike a child for a defective utterance or
stuttering. It is requisite that those who
surround such a child should Iw mast gentle
und calm, for everything harsh or abrupt
startles, and nothing is moro adapted to pro
mote siutiermg man terror ami iear.
With grown up ersoiis or with children
In'tween S and 112 years explanations or
pi-eseriliod rules may exercise a Ixnioflcinl
effect; with children lielow S years this
is altogether iiselefs. Here only tho menus
thnt nature prescrilies can l atuilicd that
is, imitation nnd habit. Whatever a child of
such a tender ago sees or hears it imitates,
nnd very ofteu with surprising lldelitv.
Hence the creation of a d'nicct which is
spoken by the children just as bv the parents.
Tho persons surrounding tho child are every
thing in its development, nnd it depends
principally on them how its natural abilities
nre develoiHsl nnd what defects make their
iipivarauce. Persons in contact with n child
of this age ought not to have defects of nny
kind, as, for instance, in breathing, in tho
production of voice, iu sixnkimr and in lan
guage. They ought not to sjienk too rapidly,
too hastily or in detached phrases ; tho child,
forced by nature to rely on imitation, will
assuino nil these defects. Hence let tho fain
ily lie very careful that the child hears only
good speaking.
As soon us u mother perceives that a child
has the habit of repeating, and quickly ro
pontlng, syllables or letters, or, indeed, of in
correctly pronouncing words or syllables or
letters, sho must not let this pass by tin
noticed, or even, ierhnps, laugh at tho mat-
tor in nmuseinent, mimicking the incorrectly
spoken words nnd exaggerating tho defects;
but sho must with tho greatest calmness, and
without startling tho child by too sudden in
tcmiptiou, slowly and distinctly utter in cor
rect manner tho wrongly pronounced word,
syllable or letter, and cause tho littlo ono to
rejieat it iu liko manner. lx)t tho mother,
however, do enreuu not to do this with a
forced distinctness of utterance, for, ns tho
child will imitate her, it will now fall into
tho error of affectation, which will increase
just as much as nny other defect, if tho
mother has failed to understand tho child, let
her cause It slowly co roiont its words, al
ways, however, without startling it by too
sudden or violent commands, nnd let her
make it n rule never to comply with tho wish
of u child which it has not clearly and dis
tinctly uttered. A story is told of a mother
who cured her child of stuttering by forcing
it to pronounce overythiug in a long drawu,
utmost singing, maimer. For instance:
"Pl-cn-so 1-e-o m-o h-a-vo n-n a-pplo." Not
until tho child had thus spoken was Its wish
complied with. Knelt positive determination
is absolutely indision.sublo to mothers and
teachers.
Though, ns I havo already said, rules nnd
laws nro of no avnil In tho enso of a child of
from II to (J or 7 yenrs, yet it must 1)0 nccus
tomcd to a certain fixed manner of utternnco.
Above all, it must bo accustomed always to
take breath lefore lieginning to spenk,
whereby it gains air, timo and tranquility
to speak. When a orsoii wishes to speak ho
must flrst tnko breath. This tho child usu
ally fails to do; it begins with half filled,
sometimes with noarly empty lungs, to ox
press its thoughts, and hence, of course, is
forced after ono or two words to tnko breath
convulsively in order to continue, to speak
lor instanco: "If you (a pant for nil) want to
go there, etc." This injurious manner of respi
ration is very provnlent among vivacious
children of from H to 5 years. If this defect
of speech bo not broken, many defects, prin
cipally among them stuttering, will enstio iu
time. It is, therefore, just at this ago that a
child requires to bo treated with tho greatest
attention, lovo and patience, and must uot bo
left to itself in tho development of its sjioech.
A very good menus of training a child to
siwuk properly, us indeed to concentrate its
wandering thoughts, is to tell it stories. Let
the mother rolnto littlo stories to the child.
using only easily understood words, short
sentences, which can bo comprehended by tho
child, and lot hor, ere coining to tho end of
the tale, cause tho child to rejieat part after
part slowly and distinctly, lieing careful to
notice; every mistake of the child iu breath
ing nnd siieaking, as well ns iu the laneuairo
itself, and to correct every phonetic defect iu
a pleasant and gentle manner, not allowing
the slightest mistake to pass unnoticed. In
this manner, relating and lieing related to,
let tho story lie brought to a closo.
If it is particularly difficult for tho child
to utterly correctly certain words, syllables
or letters, let tho mother roiMsat theso slowly,
oudfy und distinctly (though not in a forced
manner) until the child can pronounco them
correctly. Let tho mother bo careful that
tho vowels aro always pronounced clearly
that is, with tho correct vow;el shades nnd
with tho necessary duration and tho con
sonant sounds uro mndo short but decided.
Tho lettem of tho alphabet (vowels and con
sonants) require a certain timo for their
formation and must havo a certain duration
iu speech. Tho vowel Is tho carrier of sound;
on it wo must tarry when it becomes neces
sary; njoti it wo must put every degree of
emphasis, every shade of accent, for it is the
expression of our feeling. It is tho body of
tho langungo. iho consonant is only tho
lress, Both must bo rightly produced in or
ler to obtain tho right results, und, as a
leautiful body in an ugly dress loses much
of Its lienuty, aye, Is often disfigured, bo it is
with a syllable or a word tho vowels of which
are falsely or defectively created. The great
est faults in speaking are too groat an ex
penditure of strength und too long a dura
tion of time In the creation of tho con
sonants, and too short a duration of time,
lack or strength and neglect to givo the
vowel shades in tho creation of tho vowels.
It is very injurious to a child inclined to
stutter if its questions nnd it puts many
aro either not answered at all or very Impa
tlontly. Tho child filially liecomes imbued
with a sort of reluctance to put any quos
tlons, withdraws into itself and forgets to
question and consequently to speak at all.
Persons whoso task it is to 1(0 with children
iid instruct them must in such cases nover
tocoine lmwit!i;nt and irritated, and repel tho
child in u quick und angry manner, but must
(tiva a loving and clear explanation to its
quorim. It will, iierhajw, 1k said that it Is
not always possible for a mother to do this,
ami yet thousands of mothers mothers truly
worthy of Imitation havo done it, and thou
sands will doit in timo to como; for tho future
of a child is based on tho first eight years of
Its life, which Ho altogether iu tho mother's
hands. If this iinrtof n child's lifo (from
:i to 8 years) lie allowed to ass with
out projier education iu tho utterance of
siieech; if tho child, who at first shows only
slight traces of stuttering, bo suffered to de
velop fully into a stutterer, thou it will havo
to undergo tho long, tedious cure which re
quires six, ten, fifteen mouths and even mora
time, nud which Is Infinitely troublesome and
wearisome to pupil and teacher, Oskar
v attuuui In BnbylwxL
PICTURE OF JAME5 W. RILEY.
Tho Indiana Toet Tnlhs Alxmt III Art'
nnd IIU Method of Work.
James Whitcomb Riley, tho western poet
and humorist, took tho Intellectunl audience
by stonn tho other afternoon at Chlckering;
hall when ho recited his quaint lines entitled,
"When the Frost Is on tho Punkin." Even
James Hussell Lowell could not repress a.
smilo, and Hunner, Eggleston, Cablo nnd
Hichnrd Henry Stoddard laughed aloud.
Those who hnvo read Mr. Itiley's jioctry
would almost instantly recognize tho poet, if
it wero possible for ideas to picture in thor
mind's oyo their creator. Hlley is quaintand
almost homely, until hoFjwnks. Then tho veil
Is lifted and mirth and humor lllumlno his
features. Ho has a large, strong, smooth
shaven, mobile face. It Is a humorous faco
that retreats fore uud aft: In other words, it
curves from forehead to chin. His lnrgo Ho
tuan nose plays a strong part in tho euscmblo
of features. Ijirgo blue eyes, rather sunken,
givo a beaming expression to thin, radiating
wrinkle. When ho smiles these linos fnirly
glow. His hair is so thin and closo cropped
that it is not easy to distinguish its color. It
looks a palo sandy. He is snugly built, of
medium height, and has great suppleness In
the shoulders.
Mr. Hi ley is a ready composer. Maj. Pond
asked him for nn uutogiuph, when ho sat
down and immediately wrote these lines:
It hain't no use to crumble and complain,
It's jes' ns cheap niul easy to rejoice;
When (iod sorts out tho weather nud sends rain,
Wy, rain's my choice.
After ho signed his name, a largo, liold
handwriting, some other rsou desired his
autograph, and this Is tho verso ho Immedi
ately wrote:
We say and wo say nnd wo say,
,we premise, rnpie nud declare.
Till a j ear rioiu to-morrow Is yesterday.
And yesteiiiny Is where?
A reporter asked hint how ho worked and
how he went about selis'tim .ii,.itl,lr
...n "---.. ..if, Dmir
able for his particular style. Ho replied: "I
have no trouble w hatevcr to Hud something
to writo ulKnit. 1 cannot throw a stono but
that 1 hit a subject. They are every when
nlsuit, wherever I go, nnd I tnko them as I
And them. I havo no sjiccinl system to work
by. I always write ns I feel, and that kt
haps is the only system I have. It is useless
to force anything; it must como forth with
natural feelings and then it will strike tho
right chord. A writer cannot tell every
time how ho selects n theme to write nl.mt
at least I cannot. Nature is spread out be
fore us, and somehow I stumble over things
that awaken within mo tho instinct and feel
ing to write. That is finding a subject."
"in writing your dialectic ioetry do you
nut it ill irood KiiL'lish iiml Mmn ti-..i,0l.t.. if
so to speak?"
"No, 1 do not. I imagine thnt tho old
farmer is talkimr. and I for the tin,..
old farmer, writing down tho thoughts that
i-omo io mo iu a iiomely, easy wny. Tho
spelling nnd nil, as tho old farmer would do
it, so do I, and I And it satisfactory as to re
sults. "Now York Mail and Express.
Inner Circles or .Swelldom.
A census of "good society" lias just been
mndo in this city, nnd It is found that of tho
population of nearly two millions counting
in tho metropolis mid its suburbs only 7U
nro qualified to rank with the best. In a re
public whero tho notion is outrageously ge
neral thnt behavior is tho truo test to worthi
ness, it requires an authoritative edict onco
in a while to squelch tho loveling tendency.
Tho Patriarchs have dono tho job this time
Thoy aro an organization of intensely swell
gentlemen who givo annua! balls at Dolmo
nico's, und thoy put what thoy regard as their
minds to tho drawing of the lino distinctly
lietwoon "society" nnd common people, Tha
i'utriurchs' next ball is to occur this mouth.
Ward McAllister, unoldlicau of unquestioned
standing, is tho high mogul. Every autumn
ho i nn Us out a careful list of ninety uiiioothcr
real gentlemen, making 100 iu ull. Thoy con
stitute the Patriarchs.
Thoy aro assessed $50 atilcco for a fund
with which to pay tho ball's costs of musio
uud supper, Ukii thorn is placed tho awful
responsibility of issuing invitations, for tho
documents aro substantially credentials of
tltts highest 'Kissiblo character, proving that
Clio holder is "in society." Each ono in tfeo
100 mimes seven persons. Tho numlicr is
based on a careful and critical estimate that
thero aro no moro than 700 men and women
iu all Now York quito worthy of thoglorious
distinction. Tho separate lists of seven uro
sent to McAllister, who calls n iecrt meet
ing of the entire 100, to whom tho names nro
read, and a single vote against a enndidute Is
sufficient for exclusion, nil of which is funny
to tho render, but very momentous to tho
small coterie of persons concerned. When
Mrs. W illinni Astor gavo a notablo ball two
years ago sho extended her invitations to 800,
and was by her friends considered liberal,
considering how sacred aro the precincts of
"society." Thus you will seo that so far as
Now York, is concerned there msy bo an
"uptxu 30,000," but towering altitudinously
ulxvo them aro less than 1,000 positivo Biiper
lutives. Now York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Offer to a Yulo I'rofuHNor.
A few days previous to tho Thanksgiving
gnmo a young nuui who woro glasses, and
Iniro tho nppouruueo of being a Yalo student.
entered a local ready made clothing store
nnd asked for a suit of a fair material and.
price. Ho was quickly fitted. Then coma
tho fun.
".Shall I send tho bill to your father?" In-
quirtsl tho salesman. "Lot mo nee, you livo
in Buffalo, don't you? I'll Hx it say fiO or
$50. I can givo you tho balance iu three or
four days anyway; or, If you aro hard up, I'll
advance it now."
Tho figures named wero doubla what tho
suit cost, and tho customer, who is ono of
Yalo's youngest professors, asked tho clothier
what ho meant,
Tho clothier explained; "Oh," ho said, "I
do a great deal of that sort of thing now for
tho 1mj)-h, and I am willing to uccommodat
you' if you want it."
The profussor thanked him, smiled and said
ho thought he'd puy, Tho merchant was, ak
last accounts, unaware that his customer was
a professor, and not a student. Tho professor
thought tho story too good to keep and told
it to some of his friends. Its cruel publica
tion may end a clover schemo to deplete tho
parental ockotbook. Now Haven News.
Alcoholism In 1'crHlii.
Dr. JnblonowskI, who has contributed
somo sanitary notes on Persia to a Pol lib.
medical journal, states that tho uso of alco
hol io liquors (brandy ami wine) lias of lata
become greatly extended nmoug tho uppen
classes, alcoholism In various forms being;
now a very frequent uffectiou, as those per
sons who have taken to drink scarcely ass a
single day without becoming intoxicated.
Now York Post.
An Old Vfr Homo.
Probably tho only survivor of tho horsa
that took part lu tho rebellion is old ChiUv
the horse ridden by CoL Galllgan, of Illinois
during tho war and still in tho 'lossossiou ot
Mrs. Ualligan at Qcneeoo, Ills. Chub Li SI
years old and in dolly uso as a carrUtjuc
horso. Now York Evening "World.
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