0 SALARIES OF EDITORS.
Somo r the Mmi Vh Unw Drawn rrlzrs
In tho .Iiiuriiiilltle Lottery.
"I think every young man and
woman In this town wants to go into
journalism.1'
The speaker wn ono of the best
known managing editors in N ew York
city, and he passed his hand over his
troubled brow as ho spoke.
"I pot about forty applications per
day from men and women who want to
becomo journalists and the proprietor
of this paper gets twice as many more.
A young man whom I know to bo
making $100 a week in tho dry goods
business camo to me this morning and
offered to work for $23 per week as a
reporter. It makes mo a tritlo weary.
Jf these young men and women knew
how many blanks there are in this lot
tery and how few pri.es drawn they
would quit."
This managing editor was in a bad
"humor, but he was all right as to fact".
There isn't a newspaper ollk-o in town
that isn't Hooded with applieations for
work. The prizes in Now York jour
nalism are few. You are reasonably
sure of drawing a blank protty nearly
every time. Thoro are more than 1.000
hard-working newspaper men in New
York City. Outsido of their own offices
and tho Now York Press Club, not a
dozen of thorn are known to the general
public. Those who are known outsido
of Now York could almost bo counted
upon the fingers of a single baud.
The men who have drawn prizes can
not themselves tell how they did it.
All they know is that they started at
tho bottom and got thoro somehow.
Three of tho brightest working news
paper men in Now York to-day and,
singularly enough, their proper names
begin with tho same letter "C" John
A. Coekerill, Amos Cummings, and
Foster Coatos, started from tho printer's
case. The latter, just about tho time
when his trade was learned, and while
still a boy, was insulted by a superior,
and in an unconscious but happy mo
ment, throw about a pound of lead type
in his face. Ho was discharged, be
came a reporter, and is now a loading
managing editor.
When asked tho other day how he
camo to succeed ho said laughingly:
"I hardly know, but I think that hand
ful of typo did it."
This is not intended to encourage
printers' devils to tlnw typo around,
but as an illustration.
Charles A. Dana is perhaps tho most
famous of tho men who have drawn
prizes. As editor of tho Sun ho draws
a salary of .23.000 per year and from
other sources his incomo is swelled to
about $130,000 per year, upon which
ho manages to livo very comfortably,
aided by a Fronch cook whoso income
is bigger than that of a Congressman.
Dana began on tho New York Tribune
at a salary of $12 per week. Ho started
in a small way trom a town in tho inte
rior of Ohio.
Joseph Pulitzer, of tho World, is snid
to clear $2,000 per day. Ho is not u
"working journalist now, but not many
years ago he was an ordinary reporter
in St. Louis, and they say ho was a
hustler, too.
Whitolnw Raid, as a mattor of form,
draws a salary of some $1-1,000 per
year from tho Tribune, but his incomo
from his stock in tho paper is several
times this amount, and he is tho son-in-law
of 1). O. Mills. Those aro about
tho only editors-in-chief who are
known outsido of Now York. There
aro three or four more who draw good
salaries, but they are not known to the
general public.
John A. Coekerill is one of tho work
ing managing editors and newspaper
men and draws a salary of $13,000 per
year from tho World and has an inter
est in it besides. Coekerill was a typo
and fought his way up from tho ranks.
Amos Cummings is said to have an
incomo of $15,000 per year. Ho was
n compositor and a privato in the
Union army during tho rebellion, and
ho, too, camo from tho bottom up to
where ho is now.
Chester A. Lord, tho managingoditor
of tho Sun, has a salary of $7,500 per
year. He started on a small paper in
tho interior of tho Stato and had to
work hard for success. But ho Is little
known outsido of Now York.
George F. Spinney, as managing
editor of tho Now York Times, has a
salary of about $7,000 per year. But
ho has boon a hard-working journalist
nil his lifo and tho salary is not so
much. He, too, is little known outsido
of New York.
Fostor Coatos, of tho Mail and Ex
press is ono of the youngest but best
known of New York newspaper men,
and as lias boon before stated, ho
started as a printer's dovil. Ho gets
about tho sumo salary that tho other
managing editors do. lhoro aro prob
ably fifty or sixty men who aro simply
writers like Blakoly Hall and Julian
Ralph, who earn anywhero from $50 to
$150 per week, but, with tho exception
of tho men named and four or livo more
they aro never hoard or spoken of, ex
cept in their own homos and circles.
N. Y. Cor. Chicago Times.
Tho total wool production of the
world Is estimated at 2,000,000,000
pounds. Australia is tho heaviest pro
ducer, coining to tho front with 455,
570,000 pounds; then tho United States,
5)07,588,000 pounds: tho Argontino Bo
public, 283.017,000 pounds; Russia,
252.000,000; Great Britain, 185.000.000.
All tho othor countries range each bo
low 100,000,000.
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Tho small boy whoso unwiso father
has given him a drum and a tin burn
for Christmas, somahow or oUmr never
booms to be the boy that breaks through
the thin Ice whan ho goes out skat'i-?
-SouwrvlHe Jouruui.
"Mr. Howscr, what on earth nils
you?" I demanded.
"Where have you bc'i?"
"Down stairs after the paregoric."
"Did you upset a chair?"
"Yes. I do believe you thought
burglars wero in the house, and you
got up and hid behind the door."
"You bcllevo that, do you?" ho
shouted, as he bravely walked around
and looked over the banister.
" ell, thero is something verv
queer about it."
"Mrs. Bowser," ho said, coming back
to me, "you have cast reflections on
my personal courage! Your object is
to humble me! You know I was after
n. y revolver, but you chose to oast a
slur where another would have praised
I was thinking of diamonds lor your
Christmas presents. I shall think no
more, l ou won't oven get a hair-pin
from mo !
Three or four weeks paseed nwav,
and ono evening he came home with a
couple of tickets for tho theater and
nested that wo go. We went. II
(I d not like the play; somebody stole
his gloves, and we missed tho last car
and had to walk a mile and half, lie
restrained himself for the first half
mile, and then tho explosion had to
explode.
"Airs, isowser. no began, "tins is
tho last time you will ever make a fool
of mo!"
"Why, what have I done?"
"Done! Didn't you drag mo off to
tho theater and bring this result
about?"
"No, sir. It was you who first sug
gested our going."
"It was. eh? That remark settles
you, Mrs. Bowser. I was thinking of
a pair of bracelets and a sealskin
sacq'jo for Christmas, but I shall think
no moro no more! If you get oven a
paper of pins you may bo thankful."
About tho first of December Mr.
Bowser went down collar ono evening
after a scuttloof coal. On coming up
ono ear of the bail gave way and upset
the scuttle, and Mr. Bowser was
thrown oil' his balance and went to tho
foot of the stairs. I was in tho second
story and know nothing of the mishap
until ho came limping up stairs and
shouted:
"Why didn't you toll mo that ear
was looso?"
"Because I didn't know it."
"No, you didn't know it because you
haven't tho least interest in what goes
on about this house! Hero 1'vo gone
and almost killed myself on account of
your carelessness!"
"I'm very sorry."
"Oh, yes. I presume so, but that
won't count. Don't expect any Christ
mas gift from me, Mrs. Bowser not a
ono for you won't got oven a shoe
string!"
A week boforo Christmas Mr. Bow
ser suddenly Hung down his paper ono
evening and ran to the back door to
count tho strokes of a fire alarm. Ho
was in a rush, and there was ice on
the stops, and tho result was ho got a
tumblo which toro his coat, omptied
his pockets and skinned his shanks.
Ho didn't say a word, much to my sur
prise, until ho got back into the house
and looked to see if all tho doors wero
closed. 'J hen ho stood beforo mo and
sternly said:
"I believe that was a plot to kill me
oil."
"Pshaw, Mr. Bowser!"
"Oh, you can 'pshaw,' and 'pshaw,'
until doomsday, but I know what I
know. You know that ieo was thero
and you know I would meet with a
fall."
"Did I ring that flro bell?"
"Did you try to stop mo as I wont
out? I had looked around a little to
seo about a watch for a Christmas gift,
but this settles it. Don't expect any
thing from me, Mrs. Bowser."
And yet Santa Clans brought mo lots
of nieo gifts, and Mr. Bowser was as
happy as anyone in Mio houso over tho
fact. Indeed, ho put his arm around
mo and said:
"I'd llko to havo bought a lot of
other things, but monoy is a bit tight
just now, you know."
Tho dear old soul ! but I wonder
what sort of a club ho is going to hold
over mo from now to tho Fourth of
July! Detroit Free Press.
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"How much will you givo mo on
this overcoat?" asked a seedy-looking
man of the functionary in tho pawn
broker's shop. "Fifty cents," was tho
roply that followed a glaneo at tho
garment. "You ought to givo mo a
couplo of dollars, anyhow. Tho coat
ain't worth loss than $15." "My
friendt, I vouldn't givo you $G vor dot
ofergoat. It ain't vordt it, so hollup
mo gracious." "Would you tako $0
for it if it was yours?" "My friendt,
I would tako $5 for dot ofergoat."
"All right, hero's your five. It was
hanging out in front of tho store, and
I brought it in to seo how much it was
worth." Merchant Traveler.
Wo havo been repeatedly asked
why wo did not open on tho G. & S.
railroad for its slow time, miserable
old cars, rough road, high rates and
genorally Incompotcnt service. It is
because wo havo boon expecting an
annual pass from tho road. Wo ap
plied for it threo months ago, but havo
heard nothing as yot. Wo aro nearing
tho limit If that pass is not hero in
side of a fortnight we .shall sound our
buglo in a manner to inako tho offi
cials of tho road wish they had never
boon born. Arizona Kicker.
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An Alloshony man who found a
pearl in tho oyster s&ip showed it to
his wlfo and asked: "Isn't that
prQt'jj'?" "Yos," she replied, "soup-poarl-ativo
so." Pittsburgh Chronlclo-
Tolograph.
Woman's t-phqro that sho won't
get u rich husband.
A JOURNEY TO VENUS.
How I. one It Would Tako n l'Ht KxprriD
Train to Hrncli tho lMnnct.
Let us for a moment suppose certain
railways to bo built: one around tho
world in a perfect circle, others to var
ious points in the solar system And
wo will further supiKiso that the trains
on tho railways could bo kept going at
the rate of sixty miles an hour for any
required length of time, that their
passengers could do without food or
could bo supplied with an abundance
of it; that tho bodies of such passen
gers could bo made capable of endur
ing tho various changes of air, tem
perature and other climatic conditions
to which they would bo exposed.
And on our world thi-s kind of travel
would bo comparatively easy, and
would tako next to no time. In twenty
four hours the passenger could travel
1,410 miles, or considerably farther
than from New York to Chicago. In
forty-eight hours he could travel as
far as from Boston to Lit erpool; and
in less than seventeen days he could
go round the world. But, a regards
the journeys in space, a difficulty in
must eases insuperable would stand in
tho way. In order to visit any but a
very few of the nearest bodies in space,
the travelers on our celestial railways
would need to have their lives very
greatly prolonged. Were they to set
Out for any distant part of the system,
they all would die beforo they had
fairly begun their journey. A voyage
to tho moon, to Venus or to Mars
would, under the above conditions, bo
possible; to any other body in the sys
tem it would be impossible.
Tho journey to tho moon would bo
comparatively short. Our companion
is distant about 240,000 miles; or, in
round numbers, its distance contains
ten times as many miles as are con
tained in tho earth's circumference.
Traveling at the rate of sixty miles
an hour, and never stopping, it would
tako between 10(1 and 107 days to reach
the journoy's end. Compared wiMi
other heavenly distances, tins !s a
more nothing; but compared with the
distances aetuallv traversed by tho
average man, it is very great indeed.
Few over travel at sixty miles an hour.
and then only for short periods, and at
considerable intervals. Many, prob
ably tho majority, of those who livo to
a good old ago cover less than 2 10,000
miles during their whole lives. A
great traveler might do it in, say, fif
teen years. For oven a conductor or
engineer of an express train, it would
require several years.
Let us now tako a trip to tho planet
Venus, our next nearest neighbor
This will bo a much moro formidable
umlortalcing. o havo seen that a
succession of the longest journeys over
this earth would form but short and
passing episodes in a lifetime. Wo
have seen that, on one of our imaginary
railways, the traveler could circle tho
world in less than three weeks. Wo
have seen, not only that a journey to tho
moon is quito possible to tho passen
gers by our celestial railway, but that
equal and oven greater distances aro
often traveled on earth. But a trip to
Venus would bo a very different matter.
Venus, as already stated, is about 20,
000,000 miles away; or, at sixty milos
an hour, without stopping, sho is dis
tant a journey not of threo wooks, or
six months, but of somo fifty years.
un tno imaginary railway, such a
journey would bo possible, for a great
many porsons livo longer than fifty
years. But in real lifo no ono over has
traveled, and no ono over will travel,
any thing like so far. No human boing
over has traveled 5,000,000 miles; and
it is safe to say that no ono over will
To complete this measuro of journey
ing would requiro an avorago of 100,
000 milos a year for fifty years. Some
few, perhaps, in all their lives, may
havo traveled 1,000,000 miles, but
theso aro probably very rare excep
tions. So wo seo that no ono over has
traveled moro than a small part of the
distanco to Venus. Yot, compared
with other bodies in tho system, this
star may bo said to bo almost a next
door neighbor. D. C. Robertson, in
St. Nicholas.
Bees in New Zealand.
A considerable quantity of Gorman
rod clover is annually Imported Into
Now Zealand, whoro it flourishes, but
has not hithorto riponod sufficiently to
yield seed for reproduction. This has
been oxplninod by tho absonco of those
fructifying insects which, it is well
known, contribute so much in Kuropo
to tho propogation of many kinds of
plants. In 1885 a parcel of ono hun
dred wild bees was imported from
England, and set froo in tho neighbor
hood of Lyttloton. Thoy multiplied
greatly, spreading over a considerable
district, and already tho farmers near
Lyttloton woro able last season to
gather and make uso of clover seed
from their own Holds. London Times.
A story is related of a raw High
lander, frosh from tho heather, who
put up at an inn at Perth, and shared
his bed with a negro. Somo coffeo
room jokers having blackened his face
during tho night, when ho was called,
as ho desired, very early noxt morn
ing, and got up, ho saw tho reflection
of his face in tho mirror, and ox
claimed in a rage: "Tuts, tuts! tho
silly body hus awakened tho wrang
man."
Ooneral Goorgo A. Shorldan, tho
lecturer, political orator and wit, has
a superstition, at which ho laughs and
scoffs, but which is as inflexible as law
in its regulation of his habit. If Is
happons to don a stocking or garment
wrong side out ho will wear it IiPthat
muntiur until tho closo of tho day, or,
If it bo an outer garment, exchange It
for another.
I SPEAKING NEWSPAPERS.
I
Kdlaou' l.tot Iilrn Htiil Kmllo llrrlltier'o
.Mitrrrlnit (Irnmiiphiino.
The latest development of the phon
ograph is a project of Thonia- A. Kd
lson, the Inventor, to produce a ma
chine that shall tell tho news of tho
preceding day by word of mouth, and
be in effect a talking newspaper. Con
densed reports of interesting events
will bo "talked into" tho instrument,
which will record what is said on tho
wax cylinder or phonogram. Tho
phonogram will then be duplicated in
electro plates, which can bo distrlli
utcd and used in the phonographs of
subscribers.
Tho laiest development of talking
machines is tho gramophone, which
differs materially from the phonograph
and the graphophono. It is tho inven
tion of Emile Berliner, who recently
gave a private exhibition of its pow
ers in this city. In this machine a ro
tary motion is given to n thin disk of
metal, eleven inches in diameter, cov
ered with a very delicate etching
ground, on which a stylus presses
lightly and traces tho waves of speech,
or other sounds, that enter tho mouth
piece. The plate is then put into an
aeld bath, and in a few minutes the re
cord is etched into tho metal and will
last as long as tho plate. For com
mercial purposes a medium of sealing
wax can bo used, upon which treat
ment with alcohol fixes tho record in
fifteen seconds.
At tho exhibition hero reproduced
playing of a German band filled tho
room. Mr. Berliner said that at an
exhibition given in Washington it was
distinctly heard ly five hundred per
sons. The accuracy of pitch was some
what unpleasantly evident. It must
have been toward tho end of tho day
when tho strains of tho Gorman
band floated into tho mouthpiece,
and tho leader was probably weary,
for his tone was undeniably fiat and
spasmodic. But tho lldolity of tho re
production was beyond question, and
all the shakes and gradations of tone
wero distinctly given. "Marching
Through Georgia" was rendered with
lino effect. A test was made by Mr.
Berliner to show tho accuracy of re
produced language, and tho history of
Ilumpty Dumpty's groat final catas
trophe was Immediately heard and
recognized word for word.
The striking characteristic of tho in
strument is power. In somo cases,
however, thero was a slightly burring
sound. When Mr. Berliner's attention
was called to this, ho explained that
this was tho fault ol the medium. De
taching tho stylus from the instrument,
lie drew it over tho back of tho metal
record disk. Tho sound lacked dis
tinctness. Ho then passed the stylus
over tho window pane, and tho differ
ence was striking; tho sound whs now
clean cut, soft and almost musical.
"I shall soon havo a plato of vitro
ous material," ho said, "and then my
maehino will bo perfect."
Though tho gramophono Is Intended
for commercial use, its immediate mis
sion, Mr. Berliner thinks, is to pro
vide a moans of amusement for coneort
halls or parlors, which will bo always
available J ho hostess "has a few
friends," and has no ono to sing for
them. A disk of Pattl in La Sonnain
bula, or Gerstor in Lucia, is put into
tho instrument, and every ono is do-
lighted. If a little Instrumental music
is wanted, Josoffy, on a Liszt rhapsodio,
will probably fill tho bill. If tho young
peoplo want a dance, tho latest waltz,
rendered in tho most approved fash
ion, may bo reproduced.
No turning of the handle is necos
nary, as a small electric motor can bo
used, and tho gramophone will go on
playing as long as it is wanted. N. Y.
Commercial-Advertiser.
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
Ouotulilo I.Iiiok I'rom (Icnrrul I. on- Will
liiro'H I'lity "CimiimkmIiik."
Somo watchful god muy pity take, anil show
A way to triumph yet, and bolter hopo.
Act I., Scent l.
An angry woman novor won a man.
ACT I., Scene 1.
Gods, how tho minutes strotoh
Themselves to lingering hours In plague of euch
As watt at great men's doors, und on tliolr
moods
Kxpcctant hangl ACT II., Scene 1.
Ay, givo ft thought.
Hut cap tho thinking with the Instant deed.
ACT II Scene 1.
I'vo picked tho bones
Of labor white. ACT II., Scene I,
Then there Is such thing as lovo?
ACT II., Scene 2.
Truo lovo, as you will find, has gone to blue
the sky and suit tho sea. ACT II., Scene 2.
Onco I heard It said, does ono
llcgln a lie, his tongue tho truckling used,
The doors of hell with knocking ring for him;
Hut does ho worso tukos ho u pen to wrlto
A lie that It may livo, why then of choice
He sits already on a devil's bunch.
Hnd plies a trado to suit his company.
ACT III., Scene J.
TIs very bad
When out of folly good can not bo had.
ACT III., Scene I,
Tho Northman's hand Is hard: not so his heart.
Act III., Scene.
""W a wlfo. if only sho
Ho good and loving, bides near Heaven's gate
To let her husband In. ACT IV., Scene 1.
Tho meed of ft fool's tonguo
Is a fool's death. ACT IV., Scene I.
Bo It Is
With men. Thoy will not learn that lovo Is
most
A woman wants, and givo her that, and chango
Is what sho prays against. ACT IV., Ecene J,
You know thero aro
Who dash you with their doubts, and crawl
ing go
To tasks heroic. I do stamp them vllo.
For look you all, my brethren, thoy havo want
Of minds resolved; and In the heated soothe
Of action, when tho winging chances all
The ilercer fan their pinched and four-washed
cheeks, "
And comes tho crisis with Its thunder-clap.
They stop to think, and with themtelvesdebato;
And thon the gods ao hiss, and slip their dooms,
And sh&ot thjni swift Into the weakling's hell
ALT V.. Htene I,
Harper's Majfdzlu.
MUTILATED MONEY.
Tim Work Allrnillnc It Itcilrui-.tlnrt nl
tlii New York Suli.Trei.uiry.
"What shall 1 do with this tea-dollar
bill?"
Tho speaker held in his hand a legal
tender note isaued somo time during
the recent war. It bore all the marks
of time-honored wear and tea'. Tho
latter was even more conspicuous, as
tho numerous creases made by its many
holders had worn themselves through
and even tho edges of the note had be
come badly frayed. Its color wn. so
disguised with the dirt of handling
that it required close observation to de
termine what it was. It had been of
fered to many tradesmen, but thoj had
ono and all refused to accept, it in pay
ment for goods. Yet it was a good
representative of value roc lived by tho
1'nlted states Government, which prom
ised on it to pay the amount of ton dol
lars on demand. After repeating tho
above question more than oirv. a by
stander suggested that t should be
taken to tho Sub-Treasu y on Wall
street and thero the owner could find
out If it could bo re. loomed. The sug
gestion was followo.l. Thero tho holder
wa.i tendered, without hesitation,
bright, new and crisp bills of a smaller
denomination in exchange.
A reporter, who was standing nevr,
asked if such exchange was a common
occurrence. Tho superintendent of tho
mutilated money department, Mr.
George W. Marlor, said:
"It would almost seem as if all the
mutilated currency of thocountry came
through this Sub-Treasury. We never
receive loss than about sf 150.000 worth
in a day and often the amount exceeds
S'.'OO.OOO. Tho notes, or 'bills,' as they
aro more frequently called, aro pre
sented in all stage of mutilation,
caused by hard usage In handling.
Merchants and bankers send us tho
largest amounts. Thoy receive them,
if any-way decent, from their custo
mers and thou send thorn here for re
demption." "Do you got many in as bad con
dition as that just presented?"
"Yes, very of tor. But thoy genor
ally come as this one -lid, singly. Notes
that havo boon saturated with water
from some cause are often prosonted
for redemption. There is no occasion
for any person to lose mouoy through
mutilation or othor damage if tho notes
are only distinguishable, When pre
sented for redemption thoy will be al
ways exchanged with now United
States notes of such denominations as
tho owner may desire."
"What do you do with mutilated
notes?"
"Thoy aro sorted and dono up in
packages of tho different denomina
tions. A thousand notes usually form
a bundle. If ono-dollar bills.it will
represent $1,000; if two-dollar bills,
$2,000, and so on. Tho work of sorting
is dono by dorks specially assigned to
tho duty. Should thoy detect, iw thoy
occusionally do, counterfeits In any
paekago sont by a bank or merchant,
they are thrown out branded and sont
back to tho person from whom they
camo. When tho mutilated notes aro
done up in tho bundles thoy aro packed
solidly in a largo, covered basket and
sont to Washington to undergo tho pro
cess of maceration."
"Do you tako any account of tho
mutilated notes by their numbors?"
"Wo would have no time to do that.
When it in considered how many aro
handled each day, it will bo easily seen
that such a process would requiro a
larger force of clerks than could bo
spared for tho purpose. This may,
howovor, lio dono in Washington, bo
foro tho notes aro destroyed." N. Y.
Mall and Express. ,M
THE BLACK FOREST.
U'lure It Is Situated hihI Why It
Ilo-
colvnil Its I'outillur Niiine.
The Black Forest Is tho namo givon
to tho wooded mountain chain in tho
southwestern part of Germany, travers
ing tho provinces of Baden and Wur
lomborg, and forming tho eastern
boundary of part of tho basin of tho
Rhino. It is about ninety milos long,
and in It a number of important rivers
havo their source, the largest of which
aro tho Danube, tho Ncekar and tho
Wlosson. Tho chain consists of olovated
plains or tableland, tho summits of
which aro covorod with snow during
eight months of tho year. Below this
aro scatterod groves of plnosand bench
trees, and those aro succeeded by tho
donso forosts of fir, which covor all tho
middlo and lower parts of the moun
tains, from whoso dark aspect was do
rived tho namo of tho range "Black
Forest." Tho greatest elevation of tho
range Is near tho sourco of tho Wlos
son, whore Is tho famous defile called
Hollo (Hoi!) pass, a narrow valloyshut
In by lofty mountains, which Is eolo
brated in history and legend." Through
this puss General Moroau led his army
In his masterly rotrctt in 17Do, in tho
very face of two powerful armies. Tho
highest point of the Black Forest is
tho Foldborg, which is -1,850 foot above
tho lovol of tho sea. Tho mineral
Bprlngs of tho Black Forest aro very
famous, especially those of Wild bad
and Baden-Baden. J hero aro also
mines of precious motals in tho moun
tains. The soil on tho mountain side
Is genorally sterile and tho climate
sovoro, but tho lower western slopo3 aro
studded with vineyards, and thero are
many picturesque and fruitful valloys.
The inhabitants of tho Black Forest aro
largely engaged in tho rearing of cattle,
and tho manufacture of articles ol
wood, clocks, music boxos and toys of
all kinds. Chicago Inter Ocean.
- A prominent citizen of Fresno, Cal.,
has started n 'possum furm. He has
procured a carload of tho animals from
Mibsourl.
HELPING ONE ANOTHER.
How tho Now York Nowslioys Assist Their
. llllml Comrade.
All the milk of human kindness is
not to bo found in tho hearts of tho
great and prosperous. Down among
the little gamins of Newspaper row
exists a charity as sweet and springing
from as pure motives ns Is any carried
on by the great incorporated Institu
tions and societies which grace thia
city. If tho busy throng which crowd
tfcit thoroughfare had tlmo to notica
any thing, they would seo several times
each day somo poor blind unfortunato
being led through thj intricacies of
tho crowd by one of thoso grotesque,
ragged urchins whose cry of "Las
terdishun" is heard there from sunriso
until after darkness settles down.
By following a pair of tills sort tho
other day the reporter been mo con
vinced that tho street gamins, who,
somo moralists say, aro tho bursting
seed whenco criminals grow, havo
gentle, noble impulses, which would,
If properly nurtured, bring them to
bettor things. Tho boy was tho regu
lation gamin ragged, dirty, with
pinched features, but withal as morry
as a cricket. Tho blind man looked
like what ho was a poor outcast, per
haps mado so by his infirmity. Through
tho crowd tho boy led him down into
tho delivery room of ono of tho dally
papers, and. after placing him in a
position in tho lino of "newsies" wait
ing for tho next edition to come off tho
press, ho ran out. At tho door ho was
stopped, and under the potent influ
ence of a bit of silver stepped Into a
doorway and submitted to a littlo ques
tioning. "Who's do blind feller? Why dat'a
Blind Charley. Is ho mo fardor? Naw.
He's a poor bloko wot lives down hero
on Park row. So's 'o kin git do cola
tor livo on ho has to soli papers. Wot
wus 1 loadln' Mm for? Does yer tink
lie could git tro' do crowd hlssolf wld
out any oyos? Doos 1 tink I'm good to
lead him? Naw. Why, any nowsy
'ml help blind Charlie or any of dor
blind fellers wot's In dor blsnoss. Is
dure odders like Charlie? Doro's treo
or four of 'em wot live down 'oro ou
Park row and gits up early llkos wo
do. Den doy comes out ontor do strcot,
and any nowsy wot socs 'em Ml load
'em to do office for papers. When doy
gets a stock 'author nowsy who has a
stand near whore do blind feller
locates Ml lead 'em dore, Whon ho
sells out mithor nowsy who sees Mm Ml
lead Mm back, and so doy sorapo along.
Wo'so all willln' tor help 'em, oxcopt
dor Dagos, and doy's too mean tor holp
anybody."
Inquiry of tho dolivory clorks proved
tho boy's statement to be truo. Thero
aro a half dozen blind nowsboys, or
rather nowsmon,.ln this city who owo
tho fact that thoy are not sont to tho
workhouse simply to tho kindness ot
their littlo co-workors. As tho boy
said, tho "nowslos"all know them, and
whenever they see ono of tho unfortu
nates wanting to got to the newspaper
offices for a stock, or at tho newspaper
olllco wanting to got to a favorito
corner, some "embryonic criminal"
always voluntoors as a guldo.
Another ineidont showing the gen
erous Impulses of thoso out-door waifs.
It occurred just In front of the Timoa
building tho othor evening.
"Hollo, Stumpy," said ono gamin aa
he mot another, "havo yor fed yot?"
"Naw," replied Stumpy, "I guosa
ells li do ovo I don't oat."
"No coin." asked tho other.
"Nlxoy rod," was the response. "I
owed Glmpoy lourtoon cents and paid
him so's 'o could git somo shoos."
"How's yer appotito?" was tho noxt
query.
"O, doro's novor any troublo on dat
lino," was tho laconic response.
"Well, Stump," said tho littlo follow,
"I tell yor. I got twonty conts and I
was going to havo a scrumptious food,
hut I rockiu I'll havo to let Del's slldo
tor-night. Lot's adjourn tor do
hennery."
Ho took Stump's arm and tho two
walked off. Tho boauty of tho act was
that It was dono without tho least con
descension, but with a frank, I-may-bo-thore-mysolf-sonio-day
air that was do
llghtful. N. Y. Times.
Mary's Littlo Lamb.
I sing of shoop, nnd of tho great
wool Industry; llkowlso of tho lamb,
tho descendant of tho shoop;
Animal diminutlvo, woolly, its ex
terior covoring being as devoid of color
as tho crystallzod vapor which falls in
flakes
Upon tho Alplno mounts, and othor
spots which come high but wo must
havo them.
Mary was
tho owner of tho lamb I
sing,
Owuor in feo simple, unincumbered
by chattlo or other mortgage.
Wherever Mary perambulated, tho
lamb also manifested an uncontroUabla
inclination to perlgriuato llkowlso:
An Inclination profound, lnoxtln
gulshablo, uncon quorablo. instinctive
necessitated, constrained, irrevocable,
inoxorable, irresistible. Drake's Mag
azlno. Well Supplied Already.
"Any nows in tho papor this morn
ing, Samanthii?" inquired Mr. Chug
wator as ho camo down to breakfast.
"Not much," replied Ills wife.
"Seems to bo hardly any yos, lioro ia
a 'htrango btory in Regard to Mine.
Pattl. Readers of tho Morning Paraly-
zor will bo surprised to learu that thla
gifted prima donna--"
"hamantha," Interposed Mr. Chug
water, "boforo you becomo too dooply
Interested in that Item of news permit
mo to remind you that wo, don't need
any toilet soap. Thero aro seven kinds
In tho house already. "Chicago TrU
unit.