DOUBLE INFLUENCE.
The bird that to the evening slops
Leaves mulc when her song Is ended
A sweetness left, which takes not wines,
But with each pulse, of ere Id blended;
Thus life Inrolres a double light.
Our acts and words have many brothers;
The heart that makes Its own delight
.Makes also a delight for others.
Charles Swain.
THE DRUMMER'S REVENGE
Rcvengo was formerly the pleasure of
the gods. In our days It has become the
dnllirlir. if traveling salesmen, thoso demi-
gods of the country, whose mythology
owes Its origin to Halznc. This does not
mean Hint Gaudlssart's descendants are
unkind olvinltie.s. On the contrary, they
are, as a rale, good nnturcd devils, fond
of the pleasures of the table, which is a
very legitimate liking, besides heartily
relishing a good laugh and making the
niost of life. Thise gay companions are
notsatislled with enjoying nnythlng alone.
A fig for egotism, that vice of ill natured
people! Their gayety is of a communica
tive sort, and their supreme delight. is to
relate to each other the tricks and pranks
practiced on some fellow drummer. Their
jokes are generally of a free and easy
species, nnd, as a rule, no drummer aires
about keeping the last lick. Indc irde
From this peculiarity arises nn unquench
able, thirst for revenge.
Their anger is generally short lived, and
is scon dissipated by the contents of t.
bottle of cha pagne. They are very un
relenting, ho Trevor, nnd they make it a
matter of cot iiclence to get even with the
fellow joket Ant has hoaxed them. Just
think I ' Let ;w imagine one of them to
hiiv been at Perfgneux, the victim of a
practical jokj I How could he dare to re
turn to that lown, the scene of Romen's
greatest expliits, unless he could say at
the table d'hote: "You know, I caught up
with him at Bordeaux, and, I tell you, I
paid him back in his own coin with heavy
interest." Instances are cited in which
retribution has lcen delayed for two or
three years, and the sweets of revenge en
joyed only after the victim had traveled
to every nook nnd corner of France; but,
like certain wines that are improved by a
voyage to India nnd back, the enjoyment
was all tho jreater on account of the. de
lay. It is no rare thing to hear the Cliev
.alier de la Guelte, escorting the Huron des
Rossignols to the depot at llozlers, say:
"As for you, old fellow, I shall pay you
Jiack at Dunkirk in six months' time."
The Baron des Rossignols may rely on tho
chevnlier's meeting his obligations at ma
turity. As for me, said friend Doublure, I
did not have to wait so very long for re
venge, the Inst time, when I got even
with that confounded scamp, Iicchard.
Bechard is not a bad fellow, but he is tho
most inveterate joker Hint ever lived.
His system is rather on tho old style. He
lias no creative genius, and tries to keep
ahead by practicing a lot of classical jokes
which he always keeps in stock. His
'imagination is so sterile that he is com
pelled to rely oh quantity to replaco what
is wanting in quality. Hut, in this world,
everybody does the best he can. Yet, In
doing what ho can, Hechard becomes a
bore with his jokes. When he has picked
any one out as tho butt of his wit tho
victim has either to display his temper,
which always shows bad form, or to leave
'the place to Bechard and go elsewhere.
On my last trip to Quimper I had need
of all my patience on his account. Hav
ing stopped at tho Hotel de l'Epec, I met
him at the breakfast table. Delighted in
finding a good subject to practice on, my
friend Bechard went to work without loss
of time. In the evening, at dinner, fritters
were brought in. Bechard, who had left
tho dining room for n minute, returned just
n time to tako the dish from the waiter
and plnce two fritters upon my plate. At
the llrst bite my teetii met with a soft re
sistance that set them on edge. I took
the fritter between my lingers, and open
ing it, I found a small card, round as a
coin, bearing this inscription: "The best
cloth may to had from the house of ,"
igiving the name of the linn represented
by my friend Bechard. I put on a pleas
ant face over tho matter, and, after din
ner, we stnc;ed out together to tho colleo
house.
On the sidewalk, at tho very door of tho
hotel, Bechard offered me a Londres,
which I accepted; lie was even kind
enough to hand me a burning match. I
lit my cignr, but before I had gone fifty
steps, pschtt! a real Roman candle blazed
out between my teeth, nearly blinding
one of my customers who had come up to
speak to me. Ho went away furious, nnd
I lost hisf trade, while, at the distance of
three steps, Bechard was clinging to a
lamp post, laughing to kill himself. At
the coffee house ho caused me to stumble,
thereby making mo tear tho cloth of tho
billiard table, which mishap cost mo
twenty francs. Luter on we returned to
the hotel.
Wo stayed awltUc, chatting with tho
landlord. Bechard soon left us, begging
to be excused, as he felt very sleepy. I
did not go up stairs until fully a quarter
of nn hour after ho did, and I am suro
that you will not be astonished when I
tell you that he hnd made good uso of tho
fifteen minutes. When I put my key into
tho lock I found that -I could not open
tho door; it was fastened on tho inside.
After all, was it really my room? Evi
dently not, as I heard, on the inside, tho
grumbling of somebody whose slumbers
had been disturbed. I returned down
stairs. No, there was no mistake. "Your
room is No. IS, sir!" I went up again,
and this timo succeeded In opening tho
door, I am in my room. No, by Jove! itlie
longs to somebody else, for there is a per
son in tho lied. 1 beg his pardon, and am
on the point of withdrawing when nn idea
6trikes me. Going to tho bed, I gently
. tap tho sleeper on the shoulder ami find
that I have been trying to nrouso my
bolster, to which I had been addressing
my npologies. I soon found tho solution
of the mystery when I discovered a panel
door in one of tho corners of the room.
It was plain that Bechard had managed
to get the room next to mine. I tried tho
knob. The rascal had barricaded tho
door, I rapped. A loud snore was tho
only nnswer I got. Tho joke had been
carried out to the end the end, no, not
yet, for ns I endeavored to slip in between
the sheets my progress was arrested by an
artheuware vessel artistically covered up,
Bechard was undoubtedly a great man.
I got in Wed at last and fell asleep while
revolving in my mind different plans by
means of which I could obtain a striking
rovenge. But tho question was, would I
Lavo sufficient time? Suppose Bechard
wero to esca'w tho next day! No dauger,
wo wero Iwth going to Douarnenez. Wo
would meet again.
Wo did meet again, tho uext morning,
Juat after rising.
"I say," said Bechard, coming up to
one, "aro you going to Douarneneif"
"Yes,"
"In what carriagef
"In my own."
"Could you mnnage to make room for
mc?"
"Why, certainly, with pleasure."
Tho Incautious fellow was placing him
sell In my power. My eyes must have
flashed like those of a cat finding ngntn a
mooso that she hod almost given up for
lost.
"Walt for mo n minute then," said
Bechnrd. "I wnnt to change my breecheti,
as it is quite chilly this morning, nnd I
am shivering in the ones I have on."
If, wns then the mouth of August. But
it wns 5 o'clock in the morning and a stiff
wind was blowing from the east. Bechard
had come down in a pair of linen panta
loons. He returned in n short while, his legs
Incased in a pair of winter trousers, tho
cloth of which seemed to be nearly nn
inch in thickness.
"I am a cautious man," said he, "nnd I
nm always very careful when I come to
tlds confounded coast of Brittany, even in
summer time."
We got into the carriage, nnd ns I hnd a
good horse we soon got over the road
leading from Quimper to Douarnenez.
Thero each attended to his business, nnd
after breakfast wo started for Audicrne.
Tho dny was becoming excessively hot.
Before leaving Bechard had said: "Wait
until I change my breeches."
"Pshaw," replied I; "It is hardly worth
the while! Besides, my horse is harnessed,
and tho'llies are worrying him. As he is
very high spirited I fear he may play us
sonw ugly trick."
We got into the enrringe and started off
ugain.
We hnd not been under way hnlf an
hour before Bechard began moaning.
"I am so hot," said he, "that I feel just
as if I wero boiling In my own juice."
In fact, the sun's rays seemed to hnvo
coated tho earth with molten lend. More
over, Bechard and I had our legs hermet
ically closed in under the thick leather
carriage apron. With his winter pnntn
loons on, Bechard must hnvo been suffer
ing untold agonies.
"Ha! ha!" thought I, concealing my
satisfaction. "This is tho foretaste of re
venge, anyhow!"
"I say." observed Bechard at tho same
instant, " 'tis this blasted apron that is
keeping us so hot. Suppose wo try to
raise it."
"All right," replied I, "let us try."
Wo raised the apron.
'"Twill not do," said' I. "You sco
yourself that with it raised I shall not bo
able to handle the reins."
We put it back again. There wns a long
interval of silence. Bechard was between
a stew and a sweat, while I wns slyly fol
lowing up the threads of an Idea that my
brain had just evolved.
"By jingo! I can't stand them nny
longer," said Bechnrd.
"What?" queried I.
"My breeches, of course."
"Well, if thoy bother you so much ns
all that, why don't you tako them off?
Nobody will see you.''
"That's an idea!" exclaimed Bechard.
"And a good one, I assure you. I speak
from experience, s I have done so myself
more than twenty times."
"Honestly speaking?"
"Yes, I pledge you my word of honor."
"Well, then, hero goes!"
And- in one time and two motions
Bechard took off his pantaloons, folded
them carefully nnd sat down on them
with a sigh of relief.
From that moment his humor wns most
:harmlng. With a slight touch of irony
In his voice, he inquired if I had slept well
the night before.
"I slept very soundly," replied I.
I carefully noted the mile stones nt tho
side of the rond. Audierne was barely
more thnn two kilometers away. I waited
a few minutes longer. Suddenly, as I
jtretched forth my arm to touch up tho
horse, my whip slipped from my hand and
ilroppjd to tho ground.
"My whip!" cuied I.
"Has it fallen? Well, get down and
get it."
"And my horse?"
"I will hold him."
"No, indeed. Ho is too restive. He
seems to olmy no other hnnd but mine."
"What shall we do, then?"
"Won't you get it for me?"
I "Certainly, but wait till I slip on my
pantaloons. "
"What is the use? There Is not even a
cat to be seen anywhere within two kilo
meters of this place."
"All right! wait a minute."
And Bechnrd, unsuspecting Bechnrd,
jumped out of tho carriage to the road.
Hardly had he touched tho earth than I
gave a slight twitch to the reins nnd my
horse started off like lightning.
"Hey! Hey!" howled Bechard in n hor
rified voice.
I did not hear him long, as my horse,
urged on by my voice, was running nt a
fearful rato of speed.
But, through the littlo glass in the rear
of tho vehicle, 1 could see the unfortunate
man brandishing in despair tho whip,
which ho had picked up, a.id stretching
his bare legs as fast as he could along tho
dusty road. Oh! what a funny sight my
friend Bechard furnished mo with.
I relished my cruel Joy until I reached
tho principal houses of Audierne, ns I
carried my vengeance so far as to drivo n
good distance up the main street. Here,
at last, I checked my horo and waited.
It would be no easy task to describe tho
astonishment of the good people of
that city, when they saw coming a
sweating, blowing, fuming nnd swenr
ing stranger, noblu looking, with
a lint on Ills head, a jacket on his
back, a whip In hand, but entirely want
ing in nether garments. Tho women of
the place ran off, cackling like a lot of
fright-ened hens, while the excited men,
mistaking the queer visitor for a lunatic,
were ou tho point of mobbing him. Be
chard had burely time to leap into the
carriage, and I really believe that if ho
had not lieen nwaro of the far-t that I was
tho stronger of tho two he would havo
tried to strangle me.
"You would hardly believe," said
friend Doublure, in concluding his rela
tion, "that he has sworn nn implacablo
hatred against mo, and has never forgiven
me for having made him enter Audicrno
In that simple costume, with linen Hying
in tho breezo. And yet they had a good
laugh over it in tho town!"
Tho ungrntoful wretch! After that,
what Inducement is there for a fellow to
help a friend in scoring a success? Trans
lated from tho French of Joseph Moutet
for Tho Times-Democrat.
Oriel" "f "JUntH Crista."
An autograph letter of Balzac has Just
been mndo public which tells that 'he once
Jreamed of grent treasure being buried in
Corsica, and he set out nlono to seek it.
Wnnt of funds, however, hampered him,
anil before ho reached Ajaccio ho lost
faith in Ills enterprise and decided to re
turn to Paris. But from this incident
Dumas derived tho Inspiration of "Mouto
Crlsto."
There Is more danger in n reserved nnd
illont friend than in a uoiay, babbling
nam. L'liitrange,
DEFECT OF VISION
FACTS FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
A Most Co in in on nnil Dliingreeahlo De
formity Uctnedy for "CroM I'je"
Cnusn of Awkwnrduess In ClillUien
Uso of Spectacles Good Utiles.
By far tho most varied nnd frequent dis
orders of tho eyes, those giving rlso to tho
pruvest complaints, aro thoso depending
ujwn defect of vision. A few of theso dis
orders may, with udvnntago, bo brought to
tho attention of each parent nnd guardian:
"Cross eye" is a most common nnd dis
agreeable deformity, nnd is tho result of de
fective vision. It is usually found In but ono
cyo, and is not noticed till tho child reaches
an age at which intelligent observation
begins, say over 1-2 years. Every conceiv
able device has boon tried for its correction,
binding up tho straight eye, binding up tho
squinting eye, wearing of patches and
shades, compelling vision through smnll
holes in black disks, etc., but none nro suc
cessful, for nono embrace tho correction of
the causa "Cross eyo"' dejiends upon defec
tive vision nnd tho existence of greater de
fect in ono eyo than in tho other. When
long neglected, tho squinting eyo loses shari
ness of vision, even to tho point of blindness,
after which, oven though straightened, sight
cjiuiot lie. restored. Tho remedy for cross
eye lies in tho correction of tho vision by
menus of glasses, nnd whero this can bo jier
ioctly dono nnd tho child is not too old, the
j-es become straight. If tho squint is too
continued, tho glasses must bo assisted by op
eration. A cross eyed child over 10 yenru of
ago is a constant reproach to its parents.
What mother can exeuso herself for allowing
her child to become blind in an oye? Tho de
formity itself is too hideous to bo neglected.
What mother is prepared to accept tho just
censure her neglect or ienuriousnes3 will re
ceive from her cross eyed child in later years I
Tho fact that it is only a "cross eyo'' does
not rostoro vision when tso child becomes an
adult.
awkward rmi.nnKJt.
Eyo strain nnd imperfect vision aro not al
ways accompanied by manifest conditions,
such as spoken of nliovo. Tho eyo gives no
external sign of many of its worst troubles.
For instanco: A boy is noticed constantly
blinking his eyelids. Remonstrate with him
nnd lie says ho "cannot help it," but thnt It Is
worse upon uso of the eyes; yet his eyes show
no evidonco of weakness. After a timo his
wholo faco works in unison with tho eyelids,
and later on his shoulders nnd even his arms
nro in motion. Punishment avails nothing
in breaking tho so called "habit;" it grows
worse. Examination of his eyes reveals a de
fect; correct it by proper glasses; and tiehold',
in a fow days ho has forgotten to blink his
eyes nnd shrug his shoulders. Another child
buries tho side of his head into his book nnd
looks at you with head and neck awry. Ho
grows actually lopsided. Why J Hecauso ho
is findiug tho most comfortable way of see
ing. Straighten his vision, allow him t see
In all directions equally, and, if not already
too long neglected, ho will carry himself erect
and look squarely at everything.
Hero approaches a girl with handsome,
soft oyes; her gait is awkward and her step
hesitating and uncertain. You are moved to
pity by tho thought of what a clumsy, un
gainly woman sho will become. Yes! pity
her! Tho girl cannot seo beyond tho length
of her own arm how then can sho know
whero sho is wnlking, or upon what) Can
you wonder sho is timid, nervous, palo and
excitable Adopt tho means of letting her
see, correct her near sightedness and watch
tho chango! A young woman may bo con
spicuous for apparent ignorance Her iarcnts
say sho always had soro eyes when studying
or going to school, so they put hor to work.
Tho soro eyes wero not tho result of study,
but of bad vision, nnd her parents must re
ceive tho blamo for not having had her eyes
put in condition for use. And now, though
tho vision may be good, it may bo too late
for her to gain all that was lost to her in the
opiwrtuuities of childhood.
USE OK SPECTACLES.
Let overy mother lay asldo her projudlco
ngnlnst spectacles and remember that if her
child's welfare, comfort and happiness can
bo advanced by wearing them it is her im
perative duty to provide them. No child,
howovor. should bo allowed to select tho
glasses to correct its own dofoct, for oft
times thoso furnishing temporary relief will
produce a vast amount of harm to tho eyo.
Tho corrections, particularly with children,
must bo left to tho competent special physi
cian. How frequent nro tho following expres
sions; "I get sleepy if I read," "I cannot
thread a needle at night," "I never read it
gives' mo headache," "Sowing by hand
makes my temples pain," etc. Not ono of
thoso expressions contains an allusion to tho
eyes, yet each ono of them indicates thnt
thero is some trouble with ono or both eyes
which needs attention. Constant headache,
boring pain in tho top, back or side of the
head, with u regular sick headache ouco or
twice a week, aro not infrequent symptoms.
Every doctor in tho neighborhood exhausts
himself upon tho case. In sheer despair a
specialist is consulted, Inquiry elicits tho
fact that thero is never pain in tho oyes, and
"Yos, I will wear glasses, but know it will do
no good." But what is tho satisfaction to
tho former sufferer when weeks after weeks
pass by and no sick headaches? Friends may
call it affectation, but glasses mean comfort
and thoy nro worn.
Good rules to observe aro; Uso tho oyes
freely; do not abuse them; always havo
plenty of light, but, when possible, avoid n
glare; if ixssiblo havo tho light falling over
tho shoulder or from behind; road but littlo
or not nt all in tho lying position; avoid
reading by twilight. Innbility to uso tho
eyes means something; find out whnt it is.
Allow no inflammation or puiu in tho eyes to
bo neglected, and bear in mind that many
an obscure pain or acho may bo duo to over
taxed eyes or defectlvo vision, Ladies'
Homo Journal.
A Doctor's Advice.
"If the women I refer to joor men's wives I
and thoso that aro mothers took n littlo j
moro regular cxerciso thoy would bo able to
enjoy much better health than most of them 1
havo, and at the same timo hnvo loss exjienso
in tho wny of doctors' bills," said a retired ,
physician, who, as ho laughingly observed, j
was not interested in keeping jieoplo sick. I
"Tho tnith is thnt they stay indoors so much
that when they do go out tho change is too
much for them and thoy invariably complain
of a cold or soro throat. If thoy took a short
walk overy day they would bo surprised at
tho good i; would accomplish for thorn."
Philadelphia CalL
Woman' Talent Underestimated.
Tho quality of tho milk in tho coooatiutcan
never Ixj accurately determined by looking
at tho outsido of it Hut tho world assumes
to judgo of tho capacity of women to do a
great many things without actual tost. Thoy
aro excluded from nearly all tho occupations
of men untriod, because for lack of more co
gent reasons, it is alleged to bo unwomanly
to undertake manly taiks. Philadelphia
l'rcord,
f ANTHROPOMETRY THE THINd.
I
The Itogues Gallery to lie. Strengthened
by n Curious Device.
Criminals throughout tho city may lx ills
pleased to learn that tho ofllcers of the Cen
tral office nro studying up a now system that
promise to aid tho bluoeoats in detecting nnd
identifying thieves of high and low degree.
It is known ns the anthropometric system,
and has boon brought to the attention of a
noted detective of Joliot. Tho word conn's
from two Greek words, nnd it means having
reference to tho measurement of human
beings. Tho police nro now compelled to
tnist entirely to tho Rogues' Gnllery for
weans of identification. Tho now system is
intended as an addition to tho gallery. At
police headquarters there aro half a down
photographs of a noted burglar now at
liberty. No two of theso pictures aro alike,
.md that fact is made tho basis of an asser
tion that it is sometimes impossible to identify
tho original of n picture, Tho new system
consists In merely collecting a carefully taken
licasureniont of certain parts of criminal's
bodies.
In future, when n dangerous suspect Is ar
rested, a registry will bo taken of tho width
wd length of his head, the length of his left
forearm, tho length nnd breadth of his left
toot,, tho length of tho little and middle fin
gers of lioth hands, tho length of lis right
;ar, size of his mouth, a description of his
ooso and eyes, the sizo of his chest whllo
standing, tho length of his body whllo seated,
tho length of his legs and entire body, tho
Am of his neck, tho full stretch of his arms,
md tho breadth of his Iwck from shoulder te
moulder. Particular attention will bo paid
to deformities, marks or sears. All tho
measurements will lo taken with graduated
rules, caliper eompnsso.s and ono or two
jther trustworthy Instruments. Tho record
w ill lie kept in a book, which will contain
printed directions and a .formula for tho ox
uninor. Tho pollco think it event innovation.
Thoy say theso measurementa will be found
perfectly trustworthy, as a man's figure and
jeueral profile rarely changes after maturity.
Tho innovation is tho property of M. l'estil
n, nnd was first introduced at tho Prison
-ongrcss in Homo two years ago. Now York
Hail and Express.
l'nper to Wrap Turkeys In.
"I deal almost entirely in grocers' brown
3aper," said a Dunne street paper merchant to
.ho ubiquitous reporter. "Most of tho paper
nills aro situated in tho Now England states,
mt a great quantity of paxr is nianutne--ured
throughout New Tork state, espcoially
tlong the eastern bonier."
"What is tho paper mndo out of i" queried
;ho reporter.
"Straw and water. Almost any kind of
itraw will answer, and I think that corn
itnlks havo also lieen pressed Into sorvico,
Uthough tho paper made from this material
yus inferior In quality. Flail threshed wheat
r ryo straw, well bound, is preferred. In
,ho manufacture of paper tho straw is un
sound and laid closely in hugs vats. LImo is
ipriukled over overy layer, and .vhen tho
vats aro full, limo water is thrown over tho
ivholo. Steam is then turned on nt tho bot
;om of tho vats, and the straw is allowed to
iH)k until it is thoroughly purified. It is
then passed through a largo revolving washer
md cleansed from tho limo and other impuri
,ies. Tho straw, or what is left of it, is next
passed through grinders, which reduce it to a
ulp, when it is lot down Into a largo tank
under tho iloor.
"Tho pulp is now pumpod up, and is ready
to pass over tho machine. It is first thinned
with wnter, If tho paper is intended to bo
light, and then is transferred to tho 'first felt'
y means of a revolving wire cylinder."
"What do you mean by tho 'first foltf "
"Oh, it's tho finest kind of a woolen felting
which carries tho pulp through any number
Df rollers. From tho first felt it is trnns
"erred to tho second and third felts, each of
which is coarser than tho first. By tho timo
tho pulp has passed over tho third felt tho
water is pretty well squeezed out of it, and
ho damp paper is able to support Its own
vcight as it passes over a space of about
.lireo feet to tho 'dryers.' Theso aro big, hol
'ow iron cylinders Hvo feet in diameter and
leatod by steam. Thoy aro usually seven in
lumber, nlu by tho timo tho damp jwipor
.asses over them and through a set of
.iioothlng calendars, it is thoroughly dry
,tid is then wound up on reels.
"It is now in one long sheet aliout four and
i half or llvo feet wide. Tho paper on four
md sometimes flvo reels is unreeled nnd cut
md counted. Finishers then tako tho paper,
old and tio it. After being tied up Into
miulles it is pressed, and is then ready for
.ho market." Now York Press.
Mummies Dirt Cheap.
Dr. J. A. S. Grant Boy, of Cairo, Egypt,
las spent twenty-flvo years in tho land of the
Pharaohs nnd speaks all tho languages of
.lint olyglot country. In order to instruct
.ho native doctors, two years ago he started
m Arable medical paper, which has met
.vith success. For years ho has devoted his
time to tho study of archieology, and has
imassed enough Egyptian gods, from Horns
tud Osiris down, to nearly fill tho Metropol
itan Museum of Art. Tho mummies of
Egypt, ho said, wero now dirt cheap, owing
to recent discoveries. They sold from $10
to $20 each, tho price depending ehlelly on
their statu of preservation. Ho b'-ought
aver a mummified hawk as a curiosity and
presented it to tho Smithsonian Institution
Scientists, who formerly puid high prices for
Que, llrst class mummies, of late years, tho
ioctor said, purchased very fow. Tho cheap
mummies wero bought principally by tho
agents for museums." Now York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Ailments of Nervous HuliJecU.
Bomo affoct to bollovo thnt nervous sul
Jocts feign their ailments for tho purpose of
attracting attention and sympathy. It is
.-jtlito true thoy frequently oxnggerato their
sufferings, hut that is no excuse for denying
their existence. Ikmidos, it is natural to ex
aggerate a grievance so long .as it romains
unrecognized. Others admit tho reality of
tho diseased sensations, but maintain thnt
tho only way to abolish them is by means of
reason. They hold that nervous persons
ought to lxj taught to control their nerves by
their reason, and thoy Insist that "plain
seaking" is tho strongest aid to recovery.
Their oxjxiricnco seems to corrolorato this
opinion. Tho sufferer ceaso to complUu to
them, so they fancy that their "plain spunk
ing" has effects! a euro. This fancy Is, how
ever, very far from tho fact, which is that
tho atlonU liavo transferred their com
plaints to a more ympatbotIa ear. Nine
teenth Century.
rnlitene! In tho Itotikles.
Eastern Ivuly (traveling in Montana) The
idea of calling this the "Wild Wet." Why
I never sawsuch perfect poiltennssanywhero.
Native We're oiler perlito to ladles,
tnnrm.
"Oh, as for that, thero U plenty of poUte
ues sverywhoro, but I am referring to the
men. Why In New York tho men Iwhave
horridly to one another, but hero they all
treHtawirh othor as delicately ns gentlemen iu
a drawing room."
"Yw, iuiu-ui, it's safer. Onuibu World.
A STORY OF GREELEY.
A DASHING YOUNG REPORTER WITH
A NOSE FOR NEWS.
How He Itepnrtrit the Fnninui Killtnr
of Tim Tribune anil Attended Opern
Rt the Snme Time A Dny nf Wrnth.
"Yes, I used to know Hornco Greeley very
well," said n leading Ellsworth, Me., mer
chant in conversation tho other day. "Of nil
tho ecceiiti ic men I over know I think ho was
tho most jH-culinrly so. I hnd occasion to call
into The Tribune ofllco often when Mr. Gree
ley wns there, and I never shall forget n littlo
incident thnt, fortunate enough, made a good
mcchnuic out of a oor nowspnpr man, Mr.
Greeley, you know, prided himself that tho
columns of Tho Tribune wero alwnys necu
rato, and thnt, too, Tho Tribune never got
left on nny important item of news.
"On the reiKirtorinl force of The Tribune nt
the time I speak of w as a dashing young Mas
sachusetts fellow, a mnn, so New York news
paper nic said, who hnd n good noso for
news. The young mnn had lieen connected
with Tho Tribune but a week, when ono after
noon he was summoned into tho editorial
sanctum by Mr. Greeley himself. 1 hnpieiitd
to lo ehntthig with .Mr. Greeley at tho tm.o,
nnd rrmumtier tho soared look of the re
porter's countenance when ho ushered him
self before, the great Greeley nnd tho conver
sation that thou took place.
"'Young innn.'said Mr. Greeley, 'there is
to lx a dinner at It s to-night, nnd I shall
rpeuk. Ho there rtt 8 shnrp and leport me. 1
want a column and a half.'
IN A D1LKMMA.
"The reporter bowed himself out of tho
sanctum. As further developments proved,
tho iiewspnjH'r mini hnd mndo arrangements
to take his girl to tho opera that evening. Ho
was up n stump what to do. Ho was ufrnid
of, Mr. Greeley and ho wns nfraid of his girl.
He consulted with n reporter friend of his on
n rival piqH'r to The Tribune, mid his friend
thus talked: 'Oil, that's nothing. Guess you
hnven't lieen iu New York long? How much
did Greeley say ho wanted? Column and a
half? Oh, that will Imj nil right. You just
get into your claw hammer and tnkothogal
to the opera. I know what Greeley will talk
nlsmt. I've been to dinners lots of times nnd
heard his speeches. After tho opera ctuno
over to my office and I'll dictate Greeley's
after dinner spiwh, you write it down, and
I'll wngcru f.'i note thnt tho editor will com
pliment tho report'
" f ho Tribune ivjiorter took his girl to tho
opera. Ho didn't enjoy himself vory much,
and after the curtain fell and the girl wns
home ho sought his reportorinl friend nnd
Mind him in his den. They 'wrote up' Mr.
Greeley, nnd put over tho article tho most
breezy hemllines in their newspaper vernacu
lar. The speech was printed on tho first page
of Tho Tribune.
"Tho next morning Mr. Greeloy came down
town nnd tumbled into tho editorial chair at
7 o'clock. Ho took up Tho Tribune, and tho
first thing ids eyo fell ujiou was Horace
Greeley's ringing speech at It s Inst oven-
ing. He read tho article to tho end without
n word.
"Ho then threw Tho Tribuno Into tho
waste buskot and pulled tho bell for tho mali
nger. '"Who wroto thnt nrticlel'said Mr. Greeley,
when tho man had appeared.
" 'Tho new man,' replied tho manager.
" 'Send him up!' roared Mr. Greoley.
"Tho reporter who took his girl to tho opera
tho night before came up. Mr. Greeley wns
white as n sheet when tho youth backed into
the sanctum.
AN ANORY KDiron,
"'Did you writo that article' thundered
Mr. Greeley, referring to tho half column of
headlines under which was Mr. Greeley's
speech.
" 'Yes, Blr,' -said tho reporter; 'I followod
you tho best I could. You know you spoko
uncommonly fast lust night, and thoro was a
noise and I bad to stand up.'
" 'Spoke uncommonly fnst, did I f thundered
Mr. Greeley. 'Young mnn, you liol I was
sick last night and didn't go within threo
miles of It s, and didn't mnko any speech.'
"Mr. Greeloy grabbed tho rotrcating form
of tho pencil pusher and actually booted him
down stairs and into tho stroet
"Tho editor tried to recall the great edition
of Tho Tribune, but it was too lute. He sent
men nil over tho city with instructions to buy
every morning Tribune in New York. Said
ho, 'Buy them at any cost.'
Mr. Greeley paid as high as 51) cents a copy
for some of the papers, but tho speech that ho
didn't inako was tho gossip of all New York
for a week. Tho rejiortcr never dared to
show his face to Mr, Greeloy after that night.
He dropped tho scribe's pen like a boiling hot
potato, and went west, I believe. Ho made
a splendid mechanic.
"On tho wny to Tho Tribuno ofllco every
morning Mr. Greeloy always stepped into a
periodical storo and bought Tho Tribune and
every other paper printed iu New York,"
continued tho Ellsworth morchant. "Ha told
mo ono day that ho always brugbt his own
paper when lie was within threo minutes'
walk of Tho Tribuno building. Ho couldn't
wait, as lie said.
"I've seen Mr, Greeley walk into church
whon tho parson was praying, making a tre
mendous racket as ho trudged up tho alslo to
a front sent, throwing a big bundle of news
papers into tho pew and then himself. His
puw was uoxt in front of mine. In llvo min
utes after he was comfortably settled among
his newspapers ho was napping. People used
to tell mo that tho ablest preacher in Now
York city couldn't keep Horace Greeley
awako of a Sunday morning," Ellsworth
(Mo.) Journal,
Tho Supremo Court Chamber.
The supreme court chamber at Washing
ton was given over to frescoors this summer,
and wus a barren and desolate place enough.
Duty white bags shrouded the busts of dead
and gone chlof juitlcei In the niches around
tho semi-circular walls, the Moon wero bare
and tho high bench looked cold and lonely.
Scaffoldings held tho painters to their work
up under the high ceiling. In tho gloomy
looking clerk's desk was locked up tho famous
court Dlolo, an Oxford edition of 17W, first
used when tho court came to Washington iu
1800, 'Since then every president has kissod
it at his inauguration, and every chief and
ossoclats justice has been sworn in upon it
Just to tho north of tho main chamber is the
triangular room In which Morse placed his
lint telegraph instrument and received tho
first message sent over tho wire. It came
from a field station at Uladensburg, six miles
away. Now York Sun.
Murk Twulu'a Children.
Mark Twain Is very particular nbout the
education of his children. He has a school
room in his house, which is filled with pretty
chintz covered furniture and floods of sun
shine, and there his threo littlo daughters
study every day from 0 until 1. Theso chil
dren am remarkably good linguists, and havo
been brought up to tpeak French, German
and Italian. Mr. Clemens has very common
sense ideas on the training of children, which
ho expressed some time ago in a letter Unit
wns published over fu name, Harper's
Uuzar. .
A STORY OF LINCOLN.
A Itemnrknble Personage t the Whlt
House A Very Co ml en 1 Seqnel.
Ono day a man of remarkable nppenrancs
presented himself nt tho White House and
requested an nudlenco with Mr. Lincoln. Ho
was a large, floshy man, of a stern but homoy
countenance, and of n solemn nnd dignified,
carriage. Ho was dressed in a neatly fitting
mallow tall coat, raflled shirt of faultless
fabric, whlto cravat and ornngo colored
gloves. An immense fob chain, to which,
was attached n huge topaz seal, swung from
his watch pocket, and ho carried a large gold
beaded enno. His wholo appearanco wns that
Df a mnn of grent intellect, of stern qualities,
ot strong piety nnd of dignified uncomcllnesa.
"I am in for it now," thought tho prosi
lent "This pious man moans business. Ho
is no common preacher. Evidently hia
;looniy mind is big with a scheme of no ordi
nary kind." Tho ceremony of introduction
was unusually formal and tho fow words ot
.Hmversation that followed wero constrained.
Tho good man spoko with grent deliberation,
is if feeling his way cautiously, but tho ovf
lent restraint w hich his manner imposed upon
Mr. Lincoln seemed not to please him. Thai
lequcl was amazing.
Quitting his chair tho portly visitor ex
tended his hand to Mr. Lincoln, saying, ns
the latter rose and confronted him: "Woll,
Mr. President, I havo no business with you;
aono whntover. I was at tho Chicago con
rention ns a friend of Mr. Soward. I hava
watched you nnrrowly ovor sinco your in
luguration nnd I called merely to pay my
respects. What I want to say is this: I
'.hink you nro doing everything for the good
)f the country that is iu tho power of mnn to
lo. You nro on tho right track. As ono of
jrour constituents I now say to you, do i
future as you d n please, and I will sup
port you I" This was spoken with tromen
Joes elToot
"Why," said Mr. Lincoln, in great aston
ishment, "I took you to bo a preacher. I'
diought you had conio hero to tell mo how to
lako Richmond." And ho again grasped tho
hand of his strango visitor. Accurate and
penetrating ns Mr. Lincoln's judgment wa
jonconilng men, for onco ho hnd loon wholly
atistaken. The soeno was comical in tho ox
tromo. Tho two men stood gazing nt corn.
Mher. A stnllo broke from tho lips of tho
toleinn wng and rippled over tho wido ox
pnnso of his homely faco llko sunlight over
iprcadiug a continent, nnd Mr. Lincoln ws
Hmvulsod with laughter.
"Sit down, my friend," said tho president;
'sit down. I nm delighted to seo you. Lunch
nith us today. Yes, you must stay and
lunch with us, my friond, for I hnvo not seen
mough of you yet." Tho stranger did lunch
with Mr. Uncohi that day. Ho was a man
)f rare and rnoy humor, and tho good cheor
.ho wit, tho anecdotes and sparkling conver
intion that enlivened the seeno was tho work
f two of tho most original characters over
won in tho White House. Ward II. Lamon.
The Iinportnncn of Self Control.
An oxiH'rt and experienced official in an in
lano asylum said to us a littlo timo since that
Jieso institutions nro filled with people who)
mvo givon up to their feelings, and that na
me is quite safo from nn insane asylum who
dlows himself to givo up to his feelings. The),
mportanco of tills fact is too littlo appro
bated, especially by teachers. Wo aro al
vays talking nbout tho negntivo virtues of
liscipllno, but wo rarely sjioak of tho posi
Jvo virtues. Wo discipline tho schools to
tcep tho children from mischiof, to maintain .
rood order, to havo things quiet, to enabla
.ho children to study. Wo say, and sayi
ightly, that there cannot bo n good school.'
vithout good discipline. Wo do not, how
ivor, emphnslzo as wo should tho fact:
lint tho discipline of tho school wb.en'
ightly dono, is as vital to tho fuV
iuro good of tho child ns tho les
ons ho loams. Dlsciplino of the right kind
s as good mental training as arithmetic. It
s not of tho right kind unless it requires in
tellectuul offort, montnl conquests. Tho ex
Wlonced oxert, referred to nbovo, was led'
0 mako tho remark to us by seeing a girl
ivo way to tho "sulks." "That makes in-'
tana women, sho remarked, and told tho
dory of n woman in an asylum, who used to J
rulk until sho beenmo deserate, and tho oi-j
)ort said: "You must stop it; you niustcon
aol yourself." To which tho insane woman'
oplled: "Tho timo to say that was when I
vns a girl. I nover controlled myself when
1 was woll, and now I cannot." Tho teacher
las a wider responsibility, a weightier dis
sipllnnry duty than she susiocts. Tho pupiU
ire not only to bo controlled, but they must
)o taught to control themselves absolutely,
lonestly, completely. Journal of Education.
I'rnetleal Cn-operutlon.
No ono who knows anything about co-op--irntlou
Iu principle nnd practice disputes tho'
act that it pays. A fresh and interesting;
roof of tilts has just como to me. A young
procery clerk in a wholesalo houso found
ilmsolf out of a Job soma time ago. Ho
lved In Harlem, in u neighborhood tenanted
ihielly by jieoplo of limited means llko him
'lf. Knowing tho valuo of produce ho had
if ten remarked to his wifo on tho advanco
)rico charged up town by purveyors of tho
iccessltles of life, nnd when ho found ho hail
lothiug else to occupy his time with ho com
noticed to buy tho family supplies dawn
own and carry them homo in a basket. A,
leighlxir in tho houso suggested that ho
iliould do tho marketing for her, too, !ocausa
iho fancied tho goods ho purchased wero bet
er than thoso she got from her grocer and
jutchcr. Sho paid him tho uptown price for
;hcm, so that ho not only got his own sup
plies at tiottom figures, but had the expensa
)f bringing them up town moro than paid
tor.
This suggested an idea to him. Ho mode)
ut a prico list, charging an advance on cost
md still less than tho local scale, secured tha
mpport of some more neighbors and com
neuced to market for them daily in a wagon,
hat liu hired by tho mouth. Iu this way ha
ot his own food supply for nothing. Then
lomo of ids customers projiosed to fonn a
regular association, pay him a salary for dol
ing the business and enjoy the benefit of the
laviugs themselves. He readily agreed fu
this, and is now purveyor general to soma
twenty families, gets a bigger salary than he
received through his clerkship and hopeo ta
build the society up into a strong co-operative
club, with its own storo and staff. Ai
fred Tntniblo in Now York News.
An InquliltlvB Youngster.
Hobby (reading) Pa, what is tho meaning
of homo genus?
Father It mo seo it means that Homer
was a genius.
Hobby Well, who wns Homer?
Father (irascibly) Didn't I just tell yox
that ho was a genius?
Mother (coining to tho old man's assistance)
Hobby, you mustn't liotlier your father
when he is reading his pajier. The Epoch.
Hope for Young Men.
Vi'ho says that there is not hojw for the
young men of to-day I Of Amherst's nlnety
tlireo freshmen but soventeeu smoke tobacco,
A tolwicco report from tho class three year
from now will lie lnterttiug. New York
Hun,
Never wash woolou goods or blankets o k.
cloudy iuy.