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THE RUSSIAN DOCTOR. A Traffic and Romantlo Story from Roal Lifo. (ADAITED mOM TltK GERMAN ELI8E I'OEKB. or Mhk. 1JV MllS. FRANCES A. SHAW. lYantlalion VojiyiigMtd. fSOT, by A. X. Ktllogg . Airu-rjiupT ivmpuny. in every word and notion she reminded him of Hortcnsc! Some times it seemed to him as if lie were again u youth win must look up his school-books and rush out into the forest. Wtin Desiree liad vanished, In would laugh at hio infaMiitiou. aim gazing into the mirror say, derisively: "Foolish graybeard, throw these Mowers out of the window and close your door! Marianne is light, this young girl disqucts you." And yet he would rather throw wide -open the door to admit among his old folios this gleam of youthful brightness, y this refreshing breath f si)rinr. Marianne frowned upon this in-door flower planting whieh soiled the window-ledges and made extra work. Hut as Desiree took all the work upon her self, and Ivan stood by to wipe away every water-stain, she only shrugged her shoulders. As for Ivan, every thing Desiree did enchanted him; he fol lowed her about, like a faithful hound. The relations between the two women were tolerable, though without warmth on either side. Thanks to the cloister sisters, Desiree was very skillful with her needle. She was also industrious and showed great taste in all matters of dress. Marianne utilized this taste nd skill in many ways. She was learning to speak French so elegantly that she concluded not to send Desiree away before spring. Arnim proved a model teacher. He found delight- in this daily concern with intellectual things, with truth, science and beauty. His pupil's ardor and ready comprehension animated hint, and she in turn looked up to him "with gratitude and admiration. She hungered and thirsted for knowledge, and the lesson hour became to both the happiest of the day. " When spring comes wo will pursue our studies in tho open air," said the doctor. "I shall not let you go until you are thoroughly grounded in all you need to learn." Desiree was silent, but her beaming oyes expressed her delight in the pros pect of a longer stay. "May I not call you uncle?" phe nsked one day with many blushes. "My mother wa dear to you and you are the best friend I have in tho world. "I shall always remain your true friend my child," said the doctor, press ing her hand. Ilortonse's daughter must not address me as a stranger. Certainly you may call mo 'uncle' " "But I need not call Marianne aunt?" she said, anxiously, "I fear I can not." "O, Marianne would be tho last one to wish it," ho answered, laughing. Marianne was surprised at the new mode of address, yet she thought k -quite proper. "Desireo is a child," she said, "and must bo treated as audi. I am willing to have her remain here through the winter. She ehcei .you up, cousin, and is a sort of play thing for you. You men need to be Jimused." He had become remarkably cheerful, this grave Russian doctor ho was in fact almost jovial. Ho passed much less time in his study, ho took long walks with Desiree while Marianne in dulged in her favorite social dissipation an afternoon coffee. In spite of the "wintry weather, they walked mostly in tho forest. Marianne, when invited by her cousin to accompany him any where, drove him to desperation by her slow and elaborate preparations, but Desiree, quickly equipped as a sol dier on the march, would be ready in a moment. Evenings the doctor often read aloud, finding in Desiree tho most interested of listeners. While Marianne was al ways interrupting with irrelevant ques tions and remarks, Desireo would now and then let her work fall and gaze silent and intent into his face. To Arnim the glance of those eyes was more eloquent than words. Still, when ho closed Un hook, it was a delight to listen to the young girl's lively remarks and com ments, to answer her questions. The more charming tho conversation, the moro sure it was to be speedily ended by Marianne's peevish, authoritative announcement that it was time for bed. While a serious reading of tho clas sics formed a part of tho course of study, tlicro was also timo for much fugitive poetry and romance. It seemed to tho doctor as if, in taking into his hands the guidance and development of this youthful mind, ho had found his life-work. Tho winter passed like a dream. Gradually Desireo mastered those little household tasks which concerned Arnim's personal comfort, and which Marianne, in her many cares, either forgot or performed Irregularly. Sho prepared his morning and ovening coffee, arranged his study table, hunted up tho gloves which Ivan mislaid, think ing them entirely useless. Marianne had never taken into account her cousin's littlo peculiarities and bachelor ways. Desireo found them out and humored them, Marianne's care for him was like every thing elso she did, in accordance with a fixed system, changeless as tho laws of tho Modes and Persians. She wanted him to rogard her as a mndol housekeeper to sot her very high and at last lind her fndispeiisable. Her re ward would come upon that day when he asked her to ho his housekeeper for life. His hour must strike .nonr or later. His heart would demand its right. That school-boy lovo of which he had told her when Desiree camo to liVe with them this paternal liking for the child of Hortense wcro trifles which gave her no uneasiness. For tho first time sinco leaving the paternal roof, Arnim had kept tho Christmas feast. Desiree, who had lor long weeks been full of secrets, pre pared the Christmas tree, lader with inexpensive gifts, most of them the work of her skillful lingcis. When the doctor, with -i warm pres sure of the hand', and in a voice choked with e ition, tried to express that gratU.ulo for which words wore too por, (.ho said: " The 'hanks are all on my side. You have given mo a home. Never, since my mother's death, have I been so happy, so free from oare, as now. Where, shall I be next Christmas? I often ask myself. I can not bo so dis tant from you that my thoughts will not center in this dear refuge." " God willing, you will bo , here, Desiree." replied tho doctor " Your studies arc only just begun." Spring came earlier and moro radi ant than ever, so thought teacher and pupil. The garden threw oil its win ter robe, and appeared fresh and fair as a youthful beauty in her first ball dress. The nightingales sang amid the flowers, the syringas and lilacs poured forth intoxicating perfumes, the nar cissus, with its great child-liko eyes, gazed out into tho blossoming world. The forests, , clothed in tender green, were vocal with bird songs; and tho drowsy hum of butterflies and beetles, seemingly drunken with the very de light of existence. When nature thus moved to her fair domain, who could remain within four narrow walls? The goal of Arnim's and Desireo's wanderings was mostly that littlo rus tic temple on tho hill-top which, with Ivan's help, had been very prettily fitted up. Hero Arnim often took his afternoon coffee or his glass of light wine here the two had their little sup pers, Desiree acting as hostess. Hero with her work in hand sho sat in a win dow recess while tho doctor read to her. The tangled tresses of tho maiden-hair, blent with the rich sprays of the cypress, touched the luxuriant hair of tho young girl's head as it bent over her work, or at some lino passago was lifted that the beaming eyes might ex press the delight for which words were too poor. Arnim feared that Marianno might discover these littlo feasts, and abrupt ly end them. Absorbed in her own pursuits, she was not included in their division of the day. Ho often gazed down the path, for the short, rotund figure in the largo garden-hat, and tho dress carefully caught up that it might ecapo the ground. But to his relief, no Marianne ever came. "Do you know what my mother al ways called me?" asked Desireo one day, as they walked slowly homeward. "How should I know?" " 'Papillon'' that is French for but terfly. It would seem so like old times if you would call mo by that name." "I will, my child, sinco the name so well suits your brightness and mobil ity. But this constant semblance of flight alarms me. Have you grown tired of this place? Is it too lonely for you? Does Marianno annoy you by her exactions? Tell me frankly." He paused and gazed down upon the airy figure in the pink dress. Sho had thrown off her light summer hat tho breeze waved back the curls from her forehead. "Uncle, how can you ask such ques tions?" sho cried, excitedly. " You must know that I would liko to live with you always. Perhaps," sho added, a mischievous sniilo displaying the dimple in her left check "perhaps Marianne will marry sonio day, and I become your housekeeper." Marianno marry! Strango that the thought had not beforo occurred to her cousin. "Why not?" ho asked himself, as they walked on. Greater miracles had happened. Yes, in that event Papillon should keep his house, and under her rule things would assume a treer, mer rier tone. But as Marianno was with out fortuno it would be difficult to find ner a suitable parte. "Why are you so silent and thought ful, dear uncle?" asked a musical voice. Ho started. "I was thinking of the blindness of mon in rogard to the really good qualities of women. Mari anne, with her aptness for domestic affairs and her economy, would bo a treasure for any man." "Yes, she is a model housokeoper," answered Desireo. "Baforo sho leaves us I must study diligently into tho mysteries of her art." CHAPTER rv. PON entering his study Arnim found a letter from his former travoling companion and pu pil, Hilmar von Ussikow. "Do uot bo fright' encd, old friend and Mentor," he wrote, "If I soon appear beforo you In person rather than by letter. The physician have or dered me to the south, but I regard the home where I can enjoy your society as the best health resort for me. I want you to examine thoroughly the binding of my life-book, and tell me frankly if It it is worth repair. My troubles are over-wrought nerves and a slight disease of the heart. I long for other air, for a different way of life, for a rosy, quiet, rural existence. Perhaps on my travels I may pick up a German wife. Itut no more enthraliments of the heart for roe, that is over. 1 have ceased flirting, and have burned my ships behind me. Although under forty, I bare done with life's Illusions. " You know enough of my dlplomatlo career in St. Petersburg, which I now leave w'thout having won any great reputation, to be Awure that my greatest need at present is a cierer ( 1 ...... c t iiouai ,i v ..ufc a ,.. m j i . 0 sentimental p rt; my Ideal Is a woman of ma ture years, c'ipable of grasping the domcstio reins and taking care of mc. After providing hitmdsomely for my younger brother I am rich enough to purchase an est itc wherever It suits mc, to employ nn efficient steward, and live for my o'a enthusiasms -music and paint. ng. I shall be co' -ntlv bilsv In a dlllptinte sort of a v .y. Vo v isiaiis ur -ot lir.ejuu uurmuns reared for serious work nnd my wlfi will load a comfortnblo lifo. If she Is not musical, so niULh tin' better. If sho were so In n higher grade th:in 1, my music would bore her; if in a lower, sho would bore mo. Who knows but in your little towu I may meet the one I seek? " I expect also to regain my health with you. When only a rising physician you curod mi' father, alul your sk '11 must be far greater now. " Write mc ut once, letting mo know if you hr 1 nt home, and ran receive me. Direct to the Kussiai I'ni'wssy. Merlin.' When Arnim appeared at supper he looked so excited that Desiree asked what could have happened. Ho announced the coming visitor, and Marianne exclaimed: "Heaven be praised, the young vegetables are up! Who is it?" She added. "Some old Kasan professor?" "No, a younger friend I have already mentioned to you," replied the doctor, "Hilmar Ussikow. His mother was from a Prussian province on the Baltic, and he is half German." "Must our lessons be interrupted?" asked Desiree, sadly. "Certainly not. Hilmar will bo one of our own family amlMvill not disturb our arrangements in tho slightest de gree." " But he will drink tea out of glasses which Ivan will break by the dozen," ! said Marianne. "I hear that these Rus sians in ust always have a glass of tea in their rooms. Ivan will be so set up in serving a real countryman, that we shall not know what to do with him. Has Baron Ussikow of courso ho is a Baron any peculiar habits in regard to eating and drinking? Will ho smoke in all the rooms? I can not allow this. Beforo a week the fresh curtains will bo saturated. In his own room he maj do what he likes." "Dear cousin, you will doubtless find him very agreeable, as all other women have. Ho is a man of birth and culture, and such men in all lands are distinguished by good manners. Ho can not endure the Russian climate; he will settle down it: Germany. In any event he w ill rer.Kin with us some weeks, and we may expect him in a few days." An hour later Arnim dispatched a letter to Berlin, whieh contained these words: "Come as soon nnd remain as long as you will. Thanks to my cousin Marianne, you will II nd tho most comfortable, of homes. The man who possesses such a practical, domcstio man ager may esteom himself happy. I need not nssuro you of my delight in tho prospect of seo Ing you onco more. Tho longer you remain the better. With Joy I saluto you and await you. ' Ahnim. " p. S. You will nnd hero a littlo maiden a French girl, who speaks Gorman like a native. She Is tho daughter of u fr end of my youth. Sho will not disturb you. Slic takes lessons of me " Strange, bewildered, feverish dreams this night haunted the Russian doctor. Marianne appeared to him in bridal wreath and vail, leaning on the arm of a slender man with Hilman's interest ing features, while Papillon flitted about smiling and happy. She clung to him and whispered: "Now, I shall stay with you always!" "A letter from Berlin!" said Arnim, entering the arbor where Marianne was tying up vines. In her neat, fresh light-blue muslin gown, and white apron, a dainty morning cap partially concealing her abundant blonde hair, sho seemed to him almost pretty in spite of her short, dumpy ligtiro Papillon stood closo by handing the twine. Tall, slender and graceful, sho formed a striking contrast to Mari anne. "Uncle, tell mo something of this gentleman," she cried. ''How does ho look?" "Ho used to bo called 'handsome Ussikow.' I fear ho may not impress you.as an invalid." "Why does ho not bring his wife with him?" "Because ho has none, Papillon." "Havo you not told mo that he is somewhat frivolous?" asked Marianne over hor shoulder, and still going on with her work. "Possibly. But not moro so than most young mon in his position and with like surroundings, lie now longs for a quiet, German lifo." . "Is ho old?" asked Desiree. "Twelve years younger than I." Why did the Russian doctor feel loth to describe Hilmar as ho really was? He recalled tho beautiful dark eyes, with their glance now melancholy now radiant the finely cut mouth with its dazzling teeth, tho delicately arched nose, the tall, elastic figure, tho head proudly borno with its dark, wavy hair. "Ussikow is very musical and draws and paints charmingly," he said. "His voice is a sympathetic baritone I think ho will not scorn to play upon our modest piano." "O, if ho is a musician I shall bo de lighted with him!" cried Papillon, gayly. But Marianno said: "How can a man becomo absorbed in such useless .things. To hear music for hours at a time would annoy oven you, cousin. 1 hopo ho will go walking a great deal." "Let us wait and seo how Hilmar himself divides tho hours. Ho is too perfect a gentleman not to make him self in all ways agreeablo to tho mis tress of the house. Ho will not discom mode us in the least. Wo will give him the parterre chamber at tho left of the terrace. I hopo ho may sleep well in that retired alcove." Tho next day found Marianno ab sorbed in preparations for the coming iruust, in all of whieh Desiree was her a ivaiv AiigiHun novelty company has prepared this card for tho use ol bank presidents, cashiers and aldermon Gone to Canada. Back In ten yours. Uoston Budget. HUNTING WITH FALCONS. Description of ft. Sport Which Whs nt On Time Very rnpulnr. As my party was crossing a spaco of withered bracken on a sunny day in late October, on the shore of tho sea loch of Loehoil, I caught a glimpse of a bird which jumped up a foot off tho ground in tho bracken, disturbed in our approach one hundred yards off. Thokeoperdeclarod it a winged grouse. knew it well for Seolopax rusticola. H-ro was a chance. To stop the men and the cadge; to take a lovely mid favorite littlo Welsh cess falcon, born in tho locks of tho Glamorganshire "Worm's Head," on mr hand, to cast hor off and to form a lino across the bracken, was soon done. Up rose tho falcon in the sunshine, and perhaps if 1 had had a littlo more patience and all weil poor "Taillie" (so called from her broken but well imped up tail) more time to mount, this story might twor have boon writton and the wood i o k brought to hand by tho hawk's very lirst stoop. However, we soon moved on, and so also did tho coek, and up ho went, too, most cheerfully. Down came the falcon; the coek shifted cleverly, and stretched away upward from the blue sea loch in wide zigzags, Hying for all the world just like his congener, the full snipe, goes up, and apparently with even greater ease, speed and de termination, if possible, than he. In short, I never believed then that any trained peregrine could overhaul such a bird, for 1 well knew that captivity anil training deprives a falcon of fully one-third of her natural wing power, and that tho woodcock possessed all his, and had probably not so very long arrived from Scandinavia on the wings ho was making such uso of; and even now 1 am convinced I should havo had a good passage falcon for this flight, and that the eyess would never havo killed if tho cock had uot turned back. Away toi ed poor little Taillio up ward also not in tho rings sho could make so well on occasion, but in a straight lino. As tho coek was evi dently bent on crossing tho soa loch (there a mile wide) for distant Dhuls kee, I soon saw that tho matter was glowing serious, and down I dropped with a lino pair of Volghtlandor field glasses at my eyes. On my left were tho well-known host pair of eyes in all broad Anjyleshiro in the head of 1113 ghillie. Sandy Kennedy, tho "Fox hunter's" son; on my right my light sighted falconer, Jamie Barr. "I oan 11:1 see them," quoth ho on the right. "I ken 'em line." said ho on tho left (as well ho might). "I ken them no more," soon came from him also, and my glasses alo 10 held the field. Soon I thought the two littlo dots, which had then become one, grew somewhat larger. "I ken 'otn again," came from in' right; "1 seo them, I seo thorn!" from my left. Larger and larger grow tho spot; then it turned into two spots, both shooting out of tho clear bluo sky, over tho eiearor blue loch, right toward our astonished eyes, with this dif ference, that "Taillio" was now far the higher up in this headlong fall, and the woodcock was plainly seeking the sholter of tho very samo bank of bracken ho had risen from. Forward shot tho falcon, and turning over, de livered tho stoop known and loved by falconers of all ages; and this timo with entire success. Tho cock was cut completely over and fell from n height of two hundreds yards, leaving a trail pf brown feathers in tho air, dead as a stone, not fifty yards from where wo were lying. 'Her con queror descended on closed pinions," as Knox has it in his inimitable de scription of a fight ho saw, worked by a wild falcon at a wild mallard, in Ire land; and there she sat, with the dead quarry safe in hor foot, on an op n knoll on tho moor ("as tamo as a par rot," sad Barr), wliilooating her well earned meal, and porfeetly freo and unfettered all the time. London Field. Electric Piano-Playing. Electricity has boon invoked to sup ply a substitute for a musical educa tion. By means of tho Stephonlum, or "electric music interpreter," Mr. J. C. M'gee, of Edinburg, proposes to 011 ablo persons ignorant of music to play tho piano and other instruments of similar action. Tho music sheet is placed behind wires spaced to corre spond with its scale, nnd each success ive noto is sounded by touching tho wiro ovor it with a metallic pointer, which closes an electric circuit, and s'.rlkes tho proper bell or string. It is only necessary to follow tho notes with eyo and hand until tho piece is played. By sliding tho shoot up or down tho wholo range of notes 1b quickly transposed into another koy. Tho Stcphouium may bo romoved to any distance from tho piano or other sourco of tho musical tones. 'Science. Utilizing the Sun's Heat. One of tho most interesting and practical methods of utilizing tho heat of tho sun Is that devised a littlo whllo ago by Prof. Morse, of Salem, Mii6s the 1 mltations of which, It is hoped, may-bo overcome by ftituro improve ments. Tho device consists simply of a shallow box. tho bottom of which is corrugated iron and tho top of gins. Tills is placed outstdo tho building in such a position that tho sun shines directly upon It, tho heat rays of tho sun pass through tho glass and are ab sorbed by tho iron, heating it to quite a high temperature, and by a system of ventilation a current of air is passed through tho apparatus and into tho room to bo heated. By this means the air was heated on pleasant days to about nlnoty degrees by passing over tho iron.- Uoston JJudgeL JUST WHAT SHE SAID. Coltnptn of a Nn wa-Ontlirrtir Who It porteil n Womnn's Address Verbatim. Sho was well known to tho reporter; ho had been nresnnt nt 1.700 mectinc I over which she had presided. Ho had reported hor speech in all stages of unparliamentary incoherence and fem inine perplexity, but ho had always sifted tho bushel of chaff and brought out tho grain of wheat and set It in a high place, because sho was a very good woman, whoso husband was worth something liko fSOO.OOJ. There fore, when he saw neryestenlay in tho chair at a meeting of tho Soeioty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Mosqui toes he was prepared to do his duly and condense her remarks into a felic itous little speech. It is not to bo wondered at that ho felt that it was somewhat cruel whon sho accosted him 011 sight with: "1 don't seo why you newspaper men can t:ot be relied upon to publish a name right, now and then. In the last report of our meeting somebody from your paper spelled our secretary's name wrong; put an "o" on tho end of it, and she was furious. And my own remarks were not at all straight. 1 don't see why I can't bo reported verbatim." "I will do so if you prof or," said the reporter. "I most certainly do prefer It," sho replied. "1 want every word that 1 speak." "Wry well," said tho reporter, wondering if ho could scrape together money enough to got out of town if tho "verbatim" report went into print. He had commenced to flsh down deep in his pocket for possiblo dimos whon n sharp rap of tho mallet interrupted his search, and the report er seized his pencil. "Ladies," sho began, "will you please to come to order Why, how do you do, Mrs. Squeal? I'm glad to seo you looking so well after your con cert Waiter, will you closo the win dow? It blows right on Mrs. Brain ley Don't move, Mrs. Dryasdust. Ho can got back of your chair Heavens! how awkward ho is! Now, don't you try to do It, Mrs. Poke There! Why couldn't ho have dono it in tho first place Wo will now pro ceed to business Ah, I had not soon you before, Mrs. Flight'. I hopo you didn't forgot to bring in your report this morning. If you did 1 shall scold As presidont of this society I may scold all 1 please! Now the first busi ness beforo tho mooting is tho discus sion of Your husband, Mrs. Veneer, wanted mo to ask you I met him just a moniont beforo 1 came in if you would go into tho drug store 1'vo roally forgotten what drug store and ask if ho loft well, I've forgotton that, too, but 1 shall think of it beforo tho meeting is over. If I shouldn't, re mind 1110 of it, please. Now, ladies, ploaso como to order Oh, beforo wo proceed to business, 1 want to say a word about a similar society that has recently been organizod in Italy. You know something about it, Mrs. Gad about, you havo just come from Rome. I think it would bo pleasant for Mrs. Gadabout to tell us something about it, but not to-day, perhaps, but at our next meeting. Is it your pleasure, ladios, that Mrs. Gadabout give us her impression on this subject? All in favor ploaso signify it in tho usual manner. It is a vote. Mrs. Gadabout can tell you much hotter than I can, nlthough I was in Romo at tho timo of its organization, and did what I could to rescuo soveral mosquitoes that bloodthirsty wretches wero pur suing with wet towels and other ini quitous instruments of torture. You wore there, Mrs. Softly, when Miss Wisoacro road horpoom 'To a Wingod Aerial Band,' for tho benefit of tho so ciety Boy, bring some chairs up horo Now, Mrs. Soborsidos, won't you como forward whero you will bo out of that dreadful draft? I wonder wo don't all get our death. Now that you aro hero, can you toll mo if Mrs. Go lightly's baby is dead? I wonder if it has tho snmo doctor that Kate had for littlo Jessie! Oh, very sad, indocd, if Mrs. Veneer, I havo just recollected that it was a laundry bill your husband wanted you to look for, and I boliovo now that ho wasn't just sure that ho lost it. Now, ladies, will you ploaso como to order? Ah, Dr. Bugboar, wo aro very, very glad to seo you. Wo want to thank you for your brilliant effort in our bolialf beforo the Legisla ture. Wo extend a vote of thanks to you do wo not, ladiosP for your ex ceedingly brayo defonso of our bill: Shall mosquitoes bo taxod?' in tho HouseP Oh, nnd mustn't forgot to mention that sinco wo mot I havo re ceived a very liberal donation from an unknown friend. Of course, I know her name, hut sho doesn't want it known just now. You could oaslly guosi, Miss K., hut thcro, I promised not to telll I suppose it will got out. Such tilings always do, and in tho most mysterious maniior." A small hoy enters, very muddy and showing other signs of having peon active service Ho passes an envolopo to tho presiding officer, who seizes it and opens it. "This is for me, ladios, and if you will excuse mo I will road it. I ap point Mrs. Soborsidos presiding offi cer pro torn." But tho reportor waited no longer. Ho closed his noto book and crept si lently awuy. Whon ho reached tho street ho appoarcd to bo dazed; ho looked wild and his stop was uncer tain. Ho was found soven hours later at a well-known hostelry very weak, but still conscious. It was too Into for his "verbatim" report; tho paper had go no to press without itl But there was news enough to justify tho publi cation of tho papur. 'Uoston Herald. THE COUNTRY'S SAGES. Very Iw of Tlirm Come Troiii the Lars Itlea or tlm Knst or West. The great cities of this country have never furnished tho wise, reflective and penetrative statesmanship which has made this Nation great and pros-' porous and guided it into safe and sal utary ways. Tho average reader of the ablo and enterprising journals that reflect public sentiment in tho centers of population throughout the State will doubtless smite at this asser tion, for a tendency has grown up of late to sneer at the class of men who li'ive boon dubbed as "cross-roads pol iticians," "rural sages" and "turnip representatives." Look back for a century through tho records of the Continental Congress, the National Constitutional conven tion, the war for independence, and the latter years of the country's life. How many statesmen pre-eminent in ability ami magnificent in their at tainments and success have the popu lous cities given to this land? Of the. groat soldiers whose names are mem orized in storied marble or massive bronze, and held cherished in the hearts' of millions of their countrymen, how many came from the crowded centers of population? You can count thorn almost on your lingers. Snn Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago. Now Orleans and Brooklyn have not a Hiiglo name on the roll of theii history that could lay claim to great states manship. Philadelphia is old enough to have scut forth at least one man fully equipped in all that goes to make up a loader of men. Yet all she can truly lay elaiin to is a sort of half inter est in Ben Franklin, aud not very well founded claim that Henry Clay and a dozen other renowned men havo oc casionally bought their clothes there. Even Sum Randall does not belong to hor, for ho lives on a farm twenty mill's out of that city. New York City has not had much to boast of. Alexander Hamilton, whom most peoplo imagine was a native of the town, was born in tho West In dies, nnd Burr and Livingston would about com plete her list. The present generation of statesmen has no very groat names to add to Now York's roll. Sam Cox,. 0110 of tho conspicuous figures on the floor of the Ilouso of Representatives, belongs to hor only by right of adop tion, and is an original Ohio ruralist. Boston gave the country Charles Sunnier aud shared with Philadelphia the credit of producing and maintain ing Bon Franklin. But the world has boon eleetilied by the doings of any other great men that the cultured Ncvr England city has produced in tho mem ory of either this or tho past genera tion. Ar. V. Graphic. LIBELS ON MANHOOD. A I'ew Wnr.U About Hunks, llnllos, Daa illp. Swell unit DikIiii. That variety of tho human s peeler which rests its claim to consideration mainly upon dress and affectation, has had during tho last half century four slang designations, two of which are: obsolete. It has been a "buck," av "da dy" a "swell" and a "dude," The last mentioned epithet still continues: to mark the distinction botweon the; man who relies on his tailor to make him acceptable to society nnd tho more sensible portion of tho race. Just now the ramblers among words aro trying to got at tho origin, ol "dandy;" but as "words," in tho languago of Dean Trench, "often rido very slnckly at anchor on their etymo logies," they find it difficult to trace this once familiar appellation t its source. It seems, howovor, to have sprung from Jaok-a-dandy, a common, name for a dashing, lively follow, as far back as 1G82. Thoro was nothing; blithe or dobonair about the "dandy" of forty or fifty years ago, however. On tho contrary ho was a drawling., efleinlnato wretch, who protondod to regard nil things, except himself with, supromo indifference. Carlylo speaks, of him as a creature born with " divine idea of cloth." In tho timo of Fielding, finical mea of fashion wero called beaux, and ho, being somewhat of a coxcomb in dress nnd manners, was honored by his com patriots with tho titlo of "Beau Field ing." Brummoll, onco tho prima favorlto of "tho fourth of tho fools and oppressors called George," was the father of all tho dandies, and thoy did. not very long (under that name,, at least.) outlive their sire. Fop, the generic term for tailor-mtulo mon, is an older name, and will uover be ex tinct while tho languago lasts, for Shakespearo has made it immortal Beaux, bucks, dandles, swells and. dudes aro all included under that ex pressive head, and hoaven deliver us from all such libels on genuine man hood I N. Y. Ledger. Advocates of Regular Living. First tramp Talk about our ir reg'ler lives 1 It's doso blokes who's well off dat drives us to it. Second tramp Yep; couldn't got no grub ft 0111 do farmer's wifo ovor derer till I sawed wood an hour. First tramp Novor dodat. It's had to work beforo or artor eating. Second tramp 1 know it; and'twar artor my roguln"r lunch-time any way. I'm jist done up with dispepsy, Judge. m A Chance Still Open. Young Mr Diplomat (nt Washingtoa party) 1 am sorry, Miss Naive, that you havo boon down to supper. 1 had anticipated tho pleasure of noting as your escort. Miss Nalvo-Oh. thank you. Mr. Diplomat; but or 1 havo only been down onco. A'. Y, Times. Robert Louis Stevenson was paid (8,000 for his last uo vl