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THE GULLY. In tho ruined milt Ions shadows fall, The mlco creep over tin1 floor, The cobwebs swing on the crannied wall, The mm slfta In through (ha door; The great millstone lianas Id.y there, And tho drool; as it trickles by Gives a happy laurh to tho sunlit nlr And a smile to tlitt far oft sky. It springs nnd It leaps tho mill race down, It whisKrn over tho grass, It gurgles under the tree roots brown, It calU to tho birds ns they pass; Over feathery moss it sofily Hows Where tho pines their bows interlace, And tho great, gaunt rocl.s in their calm repos Kor ages untold have their place. In the deep ravine. In the summer noon, The lazy leaves scarcely stir; A wayward Ix-e Rives a honeyed croon, The cricket faintly whir; The trees grow Kt-ecn In their fallen state, The squirrels run out and In, And tho very stones seem to watch and wait For the life of tho mill to begin. Marie C. F. Sleboth. HE WAS A BLOOD. A Young Mini 1'ny 85 for a Itldn In a .Street Cur. Ho was young, stylish, nnd very drunk-. As ho sat in n corner of n Mission street car last night anil surveyed tho tip of his patent leathers through n pair of bleared optics that bulged from their bony orbits, It was evident that ho was n typical member of the limit votee. A young Indy nnd nn ultra fashlonnble chaperone, with n largo fan and fatso front, snt opposite tlio young man. Tim young lady seemed to bo greatly amused in watching tlio ciTorts of tho intoxicated individual tonppear Ierfectly solier, wlillo ho seemed to bo totally oblivious of lier presence. Tho young lady uutchod intently; the i. I. luccouglieil mildly, and tlin driver notllled tlio occupants of the car that a fare was tine by jerking thu liell violently about every iniuuto. Preeiitl y tho enr stopped, nnd nn aged nnd decrepit man slowly entered. His arms seemed to bo parnlyz-il, but ho tnanagoil to net out n thin wallet, from which ho drew n nickel. Ho gavo a pleading look around tho car, unit the young lady quickly reached ' over, smiled pleasantly, received tlio nickel, nnd dejioslted it in tho 1kx. The aged man bestowed ujhiii her n look of gratitude, nnd tho blase young man appeared to Im startled by the trilling incident. Jut about tills tlino tho driver becamo tired ringing for tho fare. IIo throw open the door with n bang, nnd in tlio regulation enr driver' voico com manded tho young blood to pay tils far-. Tho latter started as if tho nnglo worms that precede the largo ugly reptiles had met this view. He quickly regained his com posure, how-over, nnd with his thumb nnd forefinger took u coin from his vest pocket. Thou ho cast n lieseochiug glance at tho young lady, leaned so heavily upon tho i-liaperouo thnt sho managed to conjure, up a blush, nnd in n voico strained with counter feit emotion said: "Would you bo so kind!" "Certainly," was tho meek rejoinder, nnd she took tho coin nnd deposited it in tlio box, just ns sho had dono with tlio aged gciitlo .ttuili's fare. Wliou it reached tho bottom sho Mtw it through tho glass, und nn expression of iwiined surprise suffused her countenance. .Sho quickly turned niul said: "Why, sir, yoti gavo mo n $5 piece." IIo was just prepared to lioatn forth a iinilo of thanks, but the announcement directed his breathing. He staggered up to tho door, and in n loud voico demanded ehnngo for tho $5. The driver had pulled tho tring that projected tho coin to tho bottom of the box. Ho thought thnt It wns only n nickel, ns ho had only tnken n casual glance, nud the demand for chaugo phased him. Ho quietly told tho passongur to go nud get sober, nud when tho latter became obstreper ous ho was told that lie would be thrown off thu car. Ho then muttered something about suing the company, and dually took his de parture, but he never again glanced at the young huly. San Francisco Post, Tho Terms an Inventor Made. Uoorgo Stayner, Ives & Co, 's solo remain ing partner, got his slurs through a valuable invention. A man in whom Stayiior was in terested died suddenly in Now Havui,, Conn., where Stnynor was u munll tradesman, anil leftun Invention for engraving the backs of bank notes. Stayner, by boino moans or other, got hold of the machine and camo to Now York nt once. IIo went to tho Now York Haul: Note company n sort of Stand ard Oil monopoly In this sort of work and asked to see tho president. "Does lie know youl'' tho attendant asked, "Nop,"' said the visitor, carelessly, "but you tell him that he'll want to know me prott) darn bad when ho finds out what this ma chine can do," In n few moments tho president nud tlio supsrititoiideut looked nt tho machine, and Kw that It could perform thu delicate and knteidoscopio tracery ou bank notes lu a fash ion that put their prevailing methods to tho blush. "What are your tormst" asked tho presi dent, Stayner said he wanted a lump sum and n big block of tho stock. Tho terms wero stag gering, but tho machine wns a nailer. "Give us ton days to think it over," said the president, "nnd wo will then give you our answer." "I'll give you Just twenty minutes," said Mr. Stayner, dryly. Then ho picked up his but und strolled out. When ho camo back, tho president smiled nnd said, with forced curelewnesss "Well, sir, wo will pay y ou your terms." "Well, tho fact ii," said Stnynor, thought fully, "I'm not exactly pleased with tho terms. I want n larger amount of stock." lllnkely Hall in The Argonaut. A Cowboy's lilt of KxperUure. I am not dissatisfied, but my foolish notions have licen corrected, nnd I am suro if tho young men in the east knew the facts and understood the real work that cowboys do they would 1m glad to stay at home and earn a living in an easier manner. The work is fully as bard as a sailor's. It lias its redeeming features, of course, and a cowboy bus good health and ii independent to a certain extent If I wero asked to ndviso n young limn about a cowboy's lifo and tho i-haiuvn of success, I should toll him tht Ufa was hard, nud that without capital thu chances were iwor. Then, if ho iiikUtod upon trying it, I should tell h I m to go out oa somo big New England farm, put oa a pair of overalls, do all tho bard drudgery and then multiply bis work by two, and bo would get nn idea of a cowboy' life. Youth's Comjwniou. Tlio ArUtocmcy of Mind. ' He Charming youth, that young Ilellamy tuch a ivlluod and cultivated intellect I When you thluk what he' risen from, it really does him credit! Sho Why, weru his people a Inferi.tlit He Well, yes. His grandfather ' an earl, you know, and liU unclu 's a bishop; and bo blum-lf is heir to an old baronetcy with 53,000 it yeurl Jindon Punch. Dog ent dog Acnnluo eut lug bologna, Ike knock. THE ART OF MASSAGE. Its Enrly HUtorj Several Kinds of Din nlpulutloim IIo w Prnel lecd. Tlio art of massage is of groat nntiquity. 'iicro nro nlwnys somo kind folk who will toko tho tlmo nnd troublo to search deep down into thonnnals of tho jiastand transmit to as tho facts they there find recorded. On tho question of massage, those who hnvo traced out its history toll us that this system was practiced in very early timea by tho Chinese, and tliat. tho Greeks nnd Romans also resorted to its nid, ovldeiiecs of which opjcar in tho literature of thoso two great countries. This ancient art ha3 Ik-mi rovi veil, In tho present day, on tho Continent nnd in America, ns well ns in England, und is being very extensively practiced. I havo spoken of massage ns n mechanical modo of trontmont and so it is; but thoso who undcrtako to crfonn it ought to hnvo somo head knowlodgo concerning thoir work as woll as linger dexterity. Tho tnasscuso has to mako herself acquainted with tho structure nnd tho function of tho t issues and muscles on which sho is called ujion to ojier nto, nnd thcreforo somo study of books on this part of tho subject is required. Then there nro tho nocessnry dexterous manipula tions to be acquired; theso jwrtlcular move ments can only bo loomed from actual dem onstrations, and nothing but pntiont practice will nttain tho manual dexterity needful to perform tho process. Tho general term of massago includes several kinds of manipula tions; thoso nro also designated by French namci. Ono of these is known ns chlourngo; this consists in gently stroking tho part under treatment, which stroking increase!) in strength, nnd terminates in u firm rubbing oi thu skin with tho palm of tho hand. Under tho effect of this treatment hardness unci dryness of tho skin givo way to softtss, and tho effect ia very soothing. Another form of treatment Is named petrto sage. This pnx-ess consists in pressing nnd kneading and rolling tho skin and muscles u lorm of ma.jsugo brought into uso in cases whero tho patient is deprived by infirmity or accident from taking liodily exercise. The advocates of massage ulllrm that the uso of jiotrissago also boothes und roinvigorntcs tin; overtired nnd fatigued limbs of thoso who havo gone through nn unusual amount of physical exertion. Tapotemcnt is n rapid mechanical movement u&ud as n stimulus for rousing into action organs which nro inclined to remain dormant. Massago a friction may be dcbcribed as n series of circular rubbing with the linger tips, icrformed in a rapid uiauuor, tho object of which process is to squeeze out tho waste products formed in tho tissues of joints. Casscll's Family Magazine fiopdsmen llusy All tlio Year. "Whn docs tho seedirtan do in wlntcri'" A ccntlomnn connected with n prominent houso which deals in plant germs, roots,' heeds, bulbs nnd sllns, rejioatoil this question of a reporter tho other day. "Thero seems to bo n general impression, which is erroneous," said he, "that thero is nothing for tho soeJlsmou to do through tho winter, but It is far from being tho dullest season of tho year with them. Really, tho ouly busy season is from March 1 to Juno 10, nlthough somo of tho market gnrdciiers ,who start their early vegetables under glass, pur chase thoir stock of seeds as early as Feb ruary. "Tho very dullest season is in tho middle of summer, which naturo designed for tho growth nnd fructifying, nnd not tho germina tion of vegetable lifo. During that part of tho year no seeds nro put into tho ground. Until tho ground is frozen pretty btiir thero is considerable for us to do. Wo put on our stock of now seeds nnd sell somo. Up to Thanksgiving ieoplo set out bulbs, hyneinths nnd crocuses. Currants, lierries nnd grapo vlne.1 nro also set out in tho fall, und that is tho season, too, when tho perennials, daisies, carnations, digitalis, hollyhocks, cardinal flowers, pansies, iotunias, mlguonotte, iiello tropo nnd verbenas nro sown for early flowering. "Thoronro several monthsof tho year when tho seedsman has much less to do than thoso of tho late fall und winter." Now York Evening World. In nil KngllKli Car. Now. tho American enr nnd tho English carriage run on two different principles. Tlw English railway manager o.iocts you to no a great deal for yourself. Ho oxiecU you to buy u rug to wrap around your legs, nnd you doit. Ho expect you to buy a shawl to put around your shoulders, nnd you do it. Ho cxjiects you to buy a reading lamp if you nro to travel by night, and you do it. Ho doesn't provido you with uuy drinking water, as ho oxjiects you to buy iv glass of ltcor if you feel thirsty, and you do it. A traveler in winter in an English curriago sits mufllod up so that ho can hardly move. Ho dresses for tho oc casion ns I would if I woro going to enjoy nn afternoon sit down on tho banks of tho De troit river with the thermometer lielow zero. Now, nn American doesn't like that sort of thing. If tho car is not hot enough for him to sit In his seat in tho same eostuino ho would use lu his own house ho travels by somo other rond. If tho huns nro not bright ho blows up tho conductor, and if thero Is no water in tho tauk nil that section of country will hoar from hlin. Luko Sharp in Detroit Freo Press. Darwin' Mental Itelaxiitlon, Charles Darwin found backgammon a great mental relaxation, and he was very fond of novels for the saino purpose, Tho great naturalist did most of hi writing sit ting In a largo horse hair chair by tho Ore, upon n Invird stretched neross tho nrms. When ho hud mnny or long letters to write ho dictated them from rough copies written on tho iweks of manuscripts or proof sheets, IIo kept nil tho letters ho revived a habit caught from his father. Wnen his letters wero finished ho lay on a sofa iu his bedroom and had novels read him, while ho smoked a cigarette or regaled his nostrils with snuff. IIarier'8 Bazar. A riendUn Thc.iitht. Little Sister (angrily) Now you do what I say. l.lttlo Brother I won't, "You, won't, ehi Oh, don't I Just wish wo was grown up an' you was my husband."--Omalui World. Rurrrn at HootliUrUlug. A New York profesalonnl bootblack nays; Now, you boo I employ n tlozcn lwys, nnd they nro nhvnys biusy. To wlmt do I attribute my successf (icntUuntmly milliners nnd n goml shine. When it wns found thnt courtesy wns tlio rule in my place my business increased. I pay my hlilners, who nro worthy colored men nnd boys, $1 n day. Mnny, however, who tnnke themselves ngrecublo to customorh nud do good work, often cam nearly double the sum. Tho work performel ib plcjismi t. Chicago Timea. nritlr.l to tlio Miutli I'ttle. Sir Jamoi Hiva, in command of two expe ditionary vessels, tho Erebus and Terror, reached n jxiuit neaivr tho South Polo than any other mnu lmforo or slmv. Ou FoK Htl, ltili, bo reached latitude south Tti to. nud 11 mlim. ou iv largo island, whleh ho named Victoria's lind. Ho was only lldegs.aud Oil lllllli. fituu Uui tiohk THE CURIOSITY SHOP. Charles DlcUen Orandmotlier Tlio bourco of tho Novelist' Olll for Story. Mr. T. WemyEs Rcid writes in Tho London Daily Nows of tho grandmother of Charlc3 Dickons, repeating what wns told him long ngo by tho first Lady Houghton. "Old Mrs. Dickens," ho says, "wns not r.urfco but house koeicr nt Crewo in tho tlmo of tho first Lord Crowe, tho grandfnther of tho present holder of tho title, and of his sister, tho first Lady Houghton. I well remember Lr.dy Houghton speaking to mo with enthusinsm of lira. Dickens' wonderful jiowcra as n story teller It was her delight ns child to listen to the talcs which tho old lndy was nblo to relate with so much dramatic forco nnd feeling; and it was with tho greatest interest that, later in life, Lady Houghton recognized in tlio illustrious author of 'David Coppcrflold' th-j grandson of tho favorite of her childhood. Old Mrs. Dickens had ono grlovnnco which Lady Houghton still recalled when sho told mo about her. It was tho conduct of her son John Charles' father against whoso idle ness and general incapacity sho was novcr tired of inveighing. Thero havo been mnny conjectures ns to the source from which Dick ens derived his wonderful gift as a story teller. It is hardly a far fetched fancy to supposo that ho inherited his special glftfrom tho old housekeeper nt Crowo." Sues Cannl Statistics. Tho number of vessels which havo pnssod through tho Suez canal sinco it wnsopened in Deccmlior, 1800, up to 168. was .TO.O'Jl. Of this number 1,513 wero men of wnr, 2J,C00 wero freight steamers, fi,u0(l wero mail boats, 1138 wero yachts nnd 3S9 wero sailing vessels. Ono million four hundred nnd fifty-eight thousand six hundred nnd seventeen pas sengers havo pnscd through tho canal in the sixteen years iu which it ban lcen opened. Among theso wero 1(!G,5S2 pilgrims to Mcc a, G,el Ilussian convicts, G,!50.) Siberian colo nists, OK) Chinese coolies. Thero wcr lso 81',C00 soldinrj nnd 301,-Kw general travelers. Tho receipts of tho canal for tho entire period oi service nro 11,970 701 francs. Vcsr,ol3 of '.',000 Xinnngi) readily pass through tho cannl, whilo 1,000 tonnage vessels exjicriercH no unusual difficulty in making tho pass-ige. Tho largest (broadest) vessol which poshed through tho Suez canal vena tho iron clad Agamemnon, which ban n beam l sisty-six. fcot, and made tho passage iu lSSr in 147 boura. An Old Couplet. Tho couplot t For ho that fights anil runs away May llvo to fight another day, ' will bo found in Goldsmith's "Art of Writing Poetry on a Now Plan." Butler's "Hudibrns," written about ,100 years lcforo Goldsmith's version, contains tho following: For those that fly may fight again, Which can nover do that's slain. 1 Ray's "History of tho Rebellion" (1752) nnd Udell's translation of ' Erasmus (1442) ex press tho samo idea in almost tho identi cal languago of Goldsmith, allowing for thel moro primitivo stnto of tho language iu Udall's time. Ray gives it: He that fights and run away May turn nnd fight another day. i In Udall's translation from Erasmus the) couplot is: Thnt samo man Hint runneth owaio I Male naln fight another dale. j Tlio last is tho earliest English expression; of tho thought, which can bo traced to Tor tullinn, who lived in tho Second century. linns Ilreltniann. Thi3 is tho nom do plume of Charles God-1 frcy Lcland, but is now littlo used by its orig inal lnmror. Mr. Lcland was born in Phila delphia, Aug. 15, 1821, nnd becunio a member if the bar of that city, May (I, 1851. Litem-' Uro, rathor than law, has proven bis voca tion, ana to it ho has for many years devoted his time. Ho is distinguished for his knowl edgo of tho Romany tongue, licing, it is said, tho only American who bus mastered the speech of that strange nomadic iooplo, thel gypsies. Tho diligent study of nnd ncquireiJ familiarity with tho history and customs oil thisinteresting people, which distinguished Georgo Harrow in England, llkowiso distini guishes Charles Godfrey Lcland, who is nlsi widely known through his Indian researches' esix-cinlly for his works ujion tho language, and legends of tho Algouqulus. Mr. Lcluutl! is nt present residing abroad. A Wedding ItlUR Blotto. Tho word Mizpnh is of Hebrew origin, nnd, literally translated, moans beacon, or watch tower. From this it has conio to mean tho memorial or reminder of a covonant. The earliest mention wo have of this word in tho lllblo is whon Italian, pursuing tho fleeing Julxib, finds nud becomes reconciled to him, and tho heap of stones piled up by them both on Mount Gilead served a double purpose as witness to tho covenant between theso two and ns landmark of tho boundary Iwtwecn them. Lalmn called tho placo Mlzpah; for, said he, tho Ixml watch Iwtween theo nnd ino when wo nro absent from ono nnothor. Tho word Mizpah Is frequently, in tho significa tion thus expressed by Iilian, engraved in engagement or wedding rings, both as n token of tho covenant and as a prayer thnt tho watch angels of God will hover over tho beloved. Tho Great London Fire. It lasted four days, commencing Sept. 2, lOfifl. It broko out accidentally in a house near London bridge. A strong east wind caused it to spread with great rapidity, anil thus IjOiulon was given up to tho tlame.4 Two-thirds of tho city was destroyed eighty nine churches, including St. Paul's cathedral, nnd mere than 1!1,000 dwelling houses. Ono good result camo from this lire it purified tho city and rid it of a plnguo thnt win far moro fenrful oven than tho lire. Wo nro told In tho "Dictionary of English History" that "tho fover dens iu which tho plnguo lurked wero burnt, nnd tho now housed which were erected wero far more healthy and better or. ranged." An Old Snylnc. "Necessity is tho mother of invention." This is a very old aphorism, dating liarkover 000 years. Its origin is attributed to Franck's "Northern Memoirs," written in tho year 1058. Theso memoirs, however, wero not printed until 1091, and twenty-two years lo foro tho appearance of said publication (1072) tho idea was expressed In Wycherly's "Love in a Wood," act III, scene 3. ueoiw harqu har also makes uso of it in hi "Twin Rivals," act i, produced in 1703. Jay Gould's Ynclit. Thp followini? nro tho dimensions of Mr. Gould's water nalnco! Over all leucth.250 feet 3 inches; water lino, 203 feet ft inches; draft, 20 feet 4 inches. CTamp cc eon, ruua delphla, builders. A Charge Not Sustained, It is claimed tliat Thomas Campbell pin gianro-l the lino, "Tis distance lends en chantment to tho view." I ho original inter pretation from Dyer's "Grouger Hill" 6bows that tho charge of plagiarism cauuot l us taiucd. As yen summit, soft aud f!r, CUd nt or lor of the nlr, Wblt-ii to lUoso who journey near, Dtrrutt, uru.vu nud rough tippoar; Btlll, we tnvul the sjuio rotme way, Tun prtfjctv's kttU clJiudv day. PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE. VHiy Somo I'coplo Wenr Eye Glasses. Various Practical Items for Kvcry Day. Spectacles nro much moro worn than they ivcro half n dozen years ngo. It is no longer a matter of surpriso to see them on children of 8 to 10 years of ago. An oculist being asked if diseases of tho eye nro on tho in crease, thinks thoy nro not, but that vnnlty put? many people into spectacles. Only nn oculist can havo any idea how many people wear cyo glasses been uso they think it adds to their personal appearance. In regard to young tieoplo, they study nnd read by dim lamp light, and, of course, tho oyo becomes somewhat weakened; then tho parents rush off and get a pair of spectacles, and often patronize men who will sell them any kind of glass, just to f;c tho money. Tula carelessness is dangerous and sometimes fatal to tho organs of sight. Tlio Proper Treatment of tho Hair. Dr. G. T. Jackson, of the Now York County Medical society, sums up tho proper treat ment of tho hair, which is a proventlvo of baldness, as follows: Tho scalp should bo kept clean by an occa sional champoo of coap nnd water, boras and water, or some such simplo means. This should not bo repeated oftcner than onco in two or three weeks; and after the washing tho scalp should bo carefully dried, and vase- lino or sweet almond oil applied. Women should dry tho hair by tlvs flro cr in tho sun, and not drcai it until dry. Tholiair should bo tnoroughly brushed and combed daily, for flvo cr ten minutes, with vigor sufficient to mako tho scalp glow. For thi3 a brush .could have long nnd moderately stiff bristles. sei in groups widely separated from each other. Such a brush will roach tho scalp, and urusu out tho dust. A comb with lanre. smooth teeth should bo used with tho brush to open up tho hair to tho cir. Pomr-ilM ohould not be used, and tho daily sousing of tho hair discontinued. Women should not uso landolino, nor pull or twist tho hair, nor scorch it with curling irons, nor smother it under falso hair. How to "Woo Gen In Sleep. A woman who has tried them ndvocatcs tho followi'ig remedies for sleeplessness: When about U retire, wet n soft lincu towel in cold water, nnd wring a3 dry as you can, then fold it longthwiso, so thero will bo three thick nesses, nnd placo it around tho neck, having or.o end folded smoothly over tho other at tho back of tho neck; over this plneoath-y flannel 3r cioui. u you havo n hcadacho wet a similar towel, fold it corncrwiso and tio around tho forehead, so that tho lower nnrt of tho fold will rest lightly on tho eyelids. uoau notmng exciting during tho evening. If you read a story, let it bo nn entertaining or diverting ono, nnd do not finish it, but wnen you cioso your oyes to sleep, think how you would end tho story if you had written It yourself. And my word for it, beforo you havo dispossd of tho hero or heroinn. vnn will bo in slumberland. If tho compress around your neck causes you to feel chilly then do not Keep it on. ir you wako in tho night and it fools hot and uncomfortablo wci it again in cold water. In tho morning removo it and wasn tho neck In cold water and rub briskly. Hackwnrtl nnd Dreamy Children. Growing children should seldom bo hur ried or pushed forward in any way. Ner vous diseases of tho most obstinate and baf fling type, affecting tho wholo lifo of tho in dividual, are sometimes brought oa by tho injudicious forcing of tho child. Thoso chil dren who develop slowly nnd steadily will usually prove strongest In nervo nnd mind, just ns tho most enduring trees nro thoso of slow growth. If a child inclines to day dreams let your interference, if any, bo of a very gcntlo chnracter. Cures for IVnrt. Folio icing nro remedies for warts, any ono of which often proves elfcctivo: Moisten tho warts nnd rub salnmmouiac on them night ,uul morning. Wet tho wart with vinegar nnd cover with cooking soda, letting it remain on tea min utes, do this several times per day. Rub till they nro green with a bean leaf. Cover with a cloth wet with diluted tiuc- turo of thuja; two days later pull out by tho roots. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE. Plea for Improvement In Our Public Simmers. Tho subject of behavior in public places is of interest to everybody, nnd tho sins of tho American woman in this respect havo been much remarked upon. Harper's Bazar asserts that sho has no souso of etiquette iu public places. Sho talks and laughs at the opera when an artist is singing. Sho behaves worso at a matinoo than nny other woman in tho world. Sho crowds, shoves, shows temper and a hick of good feeling, bho docs not In her opera box alwnys behnvo quietly and liko a lady. Sho gets up, turns her back on tho audience, adjusts her dress, laughs and talk3 nudibly to her cavalier. Tho samo authority makes other pointed comments, somo of which are, iu brief, as follows: A young American prima donna used to bo invited by an American lady to go with her to tho opera and sit in a conspicuous box, Sho took her manners with her, talked, laughed, r.to sweetmeats, throw papers Into tho next Ikjx, and behaved ns if sho were ipsy. Christine Nilssou sat In a box near her. Gravely, silently respectful to tho singers wns tho great Swedish genius. Sho did not do nny of thom things. She looked mournfully nt tho American. Tho Ixmt and tho highest nro respectful. Tho lowest in rank nro imjiertinent and poor iu manner and in style. In society, in a crowd, wo need les con venances; they help us to keep our natures in chock; they moke tho world a fit place to livo in. When we nro exposed to tho brutality of ill mannered people wo learn how uncom fortable tho world would bo If thero were no etiquette. Tho lest book of etiquette should bear tho motto: "Do unto others as ye would that othere should do unto you." Foreigners say that decorum in public is not a peculiarity of tho American woman. Americans cau do everything well. Why cannot thoy learn to bfhavo decently in public places! Why should not an American centleman infuse into his correctness a cer tain fresh originality, a vivacity and wit, nnd Instead of being a dead copy of an English well, havo n flavor of Ids own! And why should not aa Americnn woman bo low voiced, thoroushbred, quiet, polite, as well iu well dressed, original nnd ueauuiuif Church Ktlquette. A littlo hesitancy ns to tho proper thins to do sometimes disturbs a gentleman wuen strangers nro ushered into a church po which ho with ono or moro ladles Is occupy Intr. Therefore, it may not bo nmlsa to eay that if tho litrnnrcrs nro a lady or ladles, ae- comuanied bv u nentlemnn, all that is nccti- sarv is for tho first arty to move toward the inner and of the ivw anil mako room ior tlwui, but if the r.ewoomcni ore ladles olono, th gentleman tliould tep tuto the aisle and allow them to uoss iu urwu A FAD IN JEWELRY. IlIdlnB a U-idy Love's Likeness In tin Heart of n Silver Dollar. dollar for some cigar n Imnr nrrn W'iW VOU look OVCr 5011: money drawer 'and see if it has been pasMX. outr . , , if in n rwtnnt, stnvt clear store late Saturday afternoon. A well dressed young follow wns tho speaker; ms iaco wuru -y-n.i .i,, tv-iV nml lietrnved consid erable pcturbatlon of spirit over the loss of tho silver dollar. The dealer found that he had just cloven of tho coins, nnd ho sprcne them in a row on tho counter. Tho youn;: man took them up ono ny one, weigu - in lilu linnil. iindnn exnrosslon of VCX- ... vu... . ..... . 1 ntion overspread his face as ho laid tho last down very careauiy nun murmureu: "I knew I couiun t ten inai way.- TK.. I. wfinl nt fhnfll IT-nln. This timG 1 UUI I1U "Vlt. " - ..j.----. m-nnl li ,1n1lTP flrmlV wltll 0110 hOUd nud pressed his nail upon tho letter "E" in "states." At the eleventh dollar, to which he applied tho nail of tho littlo linger, nil the others having been broken in tho fray, thero ... 0,.,1,1m, ol,n n-n In thn nnnearanco of V... 1 11 1. auv.i.v.a v-' - 1 1 tho coin. Half of it slid ono wny and half the ..... . lit. other, and In tho lower naif, covcrcu mm " 1 wn thn mlnint.urn of an extreme ly protty girl. Tho young man heaved iv sigh of relief, laid down a greonuacK in excuunj,--nnd left tho storo, ruefully regarding his broken finger nails. IIo was ono of the numerous victims oi a r.t fl.of. l.nu Intolw ttnielr Plillndelnllia with all tho vigorof wlditymidoxpensivenesscom- blned. Tlio podcin. pieces nro inauo in 1 mtrxl tnTother with such 'exactness that they cannot bo distin guished rrom n genuine com even oy u mi croscope. A picture of tho owner's liest girl is tho correct thing to go inside, und tho fnd dist may pay from $11 to 33 for tho fame. Philadelphia rows. I.lcut. ZalliiHkl'K Dynamite Gun. A renortcr hanncned to meet Chief Engi neer Georco II. Reynolds, of tho Pneumatic Torpedo Gun company when ho was dilating upon tho recent successful exjicrimcnts, una it was evident that ho had lost nothing of his well known enthusiasm. Tho peculiar Yankee smilo of triumph oyerspread his handsome visage ns ho exclaimed? "Yes, tho newspapers nnd ovorylxxly ciso, on both sides of tho water, have found out that tho gun is a thing that has como to stay now I 'Nothing succeeds liko success,' does it, in this world, oh? Thero is ono thing about our gun, though, thnt tho papers haven't got to understand yet, nnd that is what we can do with nn ironclad. Now I don't caro how many feet thick the plates nro on tho sides of n vessel, that isn't where we nro going to shoot. Tho shot that did tho business for that schooner wo knocked into splinters tho other day exploded right under her, didn't it Just whero Lieut. Zalinski meant that it should, and it lifted her bodily out of tho water. If ho had wanted to hit her deck ho could havo douo it by slightly clovating the range. Now tho heavier tho armor upon tho sides of tho ironclad tho less sho will be ablo to carry on deck .and on her bottom. Take ono of thoso big foreign war vessels, 400 feet long and suventy feet wide, what a tar got it would mako for ouv gun. "Wo wouldn't shoot at her sides; her deck and her bottom, whero her plating is neces sarily thin, would bo whero wo would explodo our shells; nnd whether tho shell exploded on top or underneath, tho result could only be destruction. Great Scottl what n smashup thero would lel I tell you, boys, that ship would go to hunt tho fish in a hurry, and all thopcoplo aboard would havo to go along!" Now iork Tribune. A Louisiana Sugar Plantation. A sugar plantation is divided by main ditches nnd roads into sections known in somo parishes as "cuts," in others ns "strips" and in still others ns -'blocks." Theso have names familiar to all the pooplo on tho placo, At Magnolia thoy talk of tho "Polly Garden strip," tho "Molly Shanty strip," tho "North Front strip," tho "Big Oak strip," etc. Ench of there sections is subdivided by small ditches into fields containing an avcrago of nbout twonty-Hvo acres. Every well mnn aged plantation is carefully mapped, nnd the planter, running his oyo over tho map in his office, will tell you just what fields aro in plant cane, in stubblo enno or in cow peas, Ho plans his operations on his map as a gen eral does n campaign. It is n stirring, fnsci nating business, which keei n man on the nlert, mentally and physically, and dovelops tho most Intelligent tyio of tho country gen tleman to bo found in tho south. Tho cano cutting season logins tho 1st of October. It would lo ndvantageous to wait longer, for tho canes nro constantly sweetou ing their juices, but thero is danger that the crop may not nil bo hnrvested lioforo the frosts come. In Cuba, whero thero is no frost, tho planter can continuo to cut nnd grind until tho new sap liegins to How in the stalks. Not infrequently it happens that a Louisiana planter raises moro cano than he can work up in his mill beforo tho cold weather of January sets iu. Tho next year ho reduces his ucreage. Tho amount of land ho can cultivate must depend on tho capacity of his mill. E. V. Smallcy in Tho Century. Street Cur Statistics. Few ixxiplo who use tho Broadway horse railroad over stop to consider the largo num ber of men, horses nnd cars which tho road must employ nnd tho number of pass-engers carried by thoso cars. In a conversation with ono of tho officers of tho road tho following interesting facts were learned: Tho stablesof tho road contain2,100 horses, and for each of them two sets of har ness must bo provided. Tho nverago street -ar horse is short lived, three or four years' work generally using him up. There are, of course, horses that havo proved them selves capable of twice that length of service, but thoy aro exceptions. Ono of these old stagers, if tho word is not a misnomer, died last year at tho ago of 29 Tho 215 cars of the company mako 1,075 trips a day and carry on an nverago 50,550 passengers. During tho last year tho report shows that tho largest numbei of passengers carried during one month wa in October, the numlier being 2,017,130. Fel runry ii tho dullest month in tho year for the horse railroads. Tho Broadway road duritr that month carried only 1,450,03) passengers. rsew iork Commercial Advertiser. Naming a Guiana Town. Tho story of Mnrncnlbo's christening runs thus: it wns nimost 4uu years ngo. when Spanish invaders enme sailing up the hiko to seo wlmt stores of gold or precious stones might be plundered from tho rulers of its shores, und found where tho city now is n native town called Co Itilvncca, governed by a powerful diief named Mara, who resented the coming of foreigners with llerco warfare and mnny battles. Hut mail clnd soldiers were moro than n match for uaked Indians, und ono by ono the villages bticcumbed, until tho last one only remained. A determined stand was made here, nd in the boat of battle the chieftain fell. Seeing his death it Spanish soldier rmsed a cry of victory that resounded throughout the attacking force. Mam cuyo! Mnm cnyo! "Mara has fallen!" And around tho spot where Mara foil, tho fair town has grown that ivrpetuafes his nnme. Dr. W. V. Hutch- uisou lu The American Ainznziuu. DAUGHTERS OF EVE. Women carjontcrs have appeared in Lon don. Maria Mitchell has discovered eight com ets, nnd hn never worn n Worth dress. Mrs. Mnckny will Ikj in Newjwrt noxt sum mer, nnd intends to entertain on an elnlmrnto scnle, St. Louis has n mining company composed entirely of women, who own n mlno in Col orado. Twenty-eight women aro now studying nt Columbia college, nnd co-education is likely to bo tho rulo thero in tho near future. Aunt Matilda Riley, of Rny wick, in Nelson county, Ky., has just celebrated her 12!ss birthdny. She is still spry nnd active, Mllo. Jiiiechi, n celebrated Indian dancer, who has been tho lender of tho ballet nt tho Eden theatre in Paris, is about to bo married to n Russian prince. Lndy Colin Campbell, writes a London correspondent, is now to be seen in tho Wack 3tuff dress nnd white cap and apron of a hos pital nurse nt St. George's hospital. Mrs. Frank R. Stockton is said to bo nfnlr, wrene, happy tempered woman, whoso na turo is in strongcontrast to that of her hus liand, which is nervous nnd restless. Miss Lucy Hooper, whoso pen has lccn n wcr in tho land, is to marry tho Marquis 1'Add.a Siinahnra, of Milan. Tho pen in her caso lias lieen mightier than tho title, Frances E. Wlllnrd thinks it funny that men nro willing at women should enter sny profession except their own. Miss Wil lard is hard on tho sex. Journalists nro al ways glad to welcomo the ladies. A Portland woman has rend tho Bihlo through eighty-five times; sho is 75 years old mil began when she was 7. Sho rends from ho samo book with which sho first began. .nd has read it nt lenst once every year. Tho nucon of tho Iiclginns excels in tho art if producing bowls of fish from handker chiefs, nnd causing coins, watches nnd other trticles to vanish into tldn nir. In other .vords, sho is n practiced adept nt conjuring. Probably no cotillon in this country has Kinaled in splendor that recently given in I'nris by Mmo. Oyugne, of South America. Vmnng tho favors wero sunshades covered vith real lace, real fur lions, gold ioncils, xjiensivo fans and other substantial kulck- (iiticks. Modern Greek women excel not only in personal refinement, but in general' intolli- ijsnco nnd desiro Tor selt-improvenient. i.ne a reek women of the upper class nro generally lover, well bred, well informed, nud might rival in accomplishments, culture, and con versational powers their sisters of tho west. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has been ibliged to give up his old habit of answoring icrsonally all letters addressed to him. A orinted note which opens as follows is now frequently received by his correspondents: 'Dr. Holmes regrets that impaired eyesight mil tho largo demands niado upon his timo y distant and unknown friends obligo him co contrast his hitherto extended correspond- .-iice nnd to avail himself of an assistant in vriting." SENATORS' AGES. Wado Hampton, of South Carolina, is CO. Turpie, of Indiana, is 57. Allison, of Iowa, s 5'J. Morrill, of Vermont, is 77. He is tho oldost senator. Pugh, of Alabama, is 07. Jones, of Arkan as, is 4S. Hale, of Maine, is 51. Gorman, of Mary land, is 4S. Cockroll, of Missouri, is 53. Vest, of Mis souri, is 57. Reagan, of Toxas, is C9. Edmunds, of Ver mont, is CO. Ingalls, of Kansas, is 54. Bock, of Ken tucky, is CO. Vance, of North Carolina, is 57. Sherman, of Ohio, is C4. Cullom, of Illinois, is 58. Voorhees, of Indiana, is CO. Colquitt, of Georgia, is 03. Saulsbury, of Delaware, is 70. Spooner, of Wisconsin, is 45. Paddock, of Nebraska, is 57. Blackburn, of Kentucky, is 49. Gibson, of Louisiana, is 55. Evarts, of New York, is 70. Hiscock, of New York, is 50. Davis, of Minnesota, is 49. Walthall, of Mississippi, is 50. Jones, of Nevada, is 53. Blair, of Now Hampshire, is 53. Hoar, of Massachusetts, is 01. Stockbridgo, of Michigan, isGl. Quay, of Pennsylvania, is 64. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, is 40. Hnwley, of Connecticut, is 01. Wilkinson Call, of Florida, is 54. Mitchell, of Oregon, is 52. Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania, is 54. Riddleberger, of Virginia, is 43, Kenna, of West Virginia, is!!9. Lclnnd Stanford, of California, is 64. Howen, of Colorado, is 52. Chandler, of Now Hampshire, is 52. Mc PKerson, of Now Jersey, is 54. CHURCHES IN THE UNITED STATES. Tho total number of Shakers is 24,000. The total number of Adventists is 97,711. Tho total number of Mormons is 250,000. Tho total numlier of Moravians is 10,680. Tho total number of Unitarians is 20,000. Tho total number of Mennonites is 100,000. The total number of Universolists is 35, 500. The total number of Swedonborgians is 5,015. Tho total number of Friends "Hicksito" is 23,000. The total iHimber of Friends Orthodox is 70,000. Tho total number of Congregationalists is G0,379. Tho total number of Protestant Episcopal is 418,531. The total number of Lutherans of all classes is tt!0,S:0, The total number of Baptists of all classea Is 3,?27,037. Tho total number of Reformed Episcopali ans is 12,000. Tho total number of MothodlsU of all classes is 4,532,(1S. The total number of Presbyteriaus of all classes is 1,032,430. The total number of Friends Non-affiliating Orthodox is 12,010. The total number of Roman Catholics (es timated) is 7,000,uiO. The total numlHirof Reformed (both Dutch and German) is 259,1)71. The total number of Jews who are mem bers of the Jewish church is IS.C&i. The JewUlt poDulatiou U 250.000.