IN THE DARK.
When I kissed her that night In the hallway
Twas so dark that nothing was plain;
And not being sure but I'd missed her,
Tfiy, 'twas right I should kiss her again.
rhero was darkness on everything round 114
I was retching in vain for the door.
And tun while I was seeking an exit
1
It so bapjcned I kissed her soma more.
'id I wasn't quite sure as I left her,
As tr whether sho liked It or not:
But I Irfmw that I sighed to 1x3 back thcr
The farther away that I got.
Aiid the uext time I called It so happened
That rn NtOfid in that hallway onco more;
And Urn gaslight fell over and round us
As 1 quietly moved to the door
But her red checks so roguishly dimpled,
And her eye! shone so wickedly bright,
rbat I guesyed where her thoughts wereastraytBs,
And I reached up and turned out the light.
Arthur Stevens.
GISELE'S CAPRICE.
The salon was lighted by a single lamp
which shod a soft radiance throughout
tho room. It was simply furnished, but
wa9 adorned with a profusion of (lowers
and plants. Three persons were in the
salon Mhip. do. Balny, Gisele, her
daughter, and the latter's betrothed,
Robert do Uillis, who was soon to bo her
husband.
V Gisele, who was in her eighteenth
year, was very beautiful. Sho was a
natural blonde. Ilersmilo hadthedoublo
(advantago of showing pretty teeth and
, two charming littlo dimples in her rosy
cheeks. Her eyes wero very liandsomo,
but their glanco was somewhat impe
rious. Sho was dressed in a i-obo of a
Boft, white, clinging material that set off
vto advantago her girlish beauty.
r Gisclo was an only daughter. Sho liad
been reared by an indulgent mother, her
father having died during her infancy.
Although Mine, do Balny's incomes was
barely sufficient to support herself and
her daughter she managed to gratify
Giselc's every whim, and her whims wero
many, for sho was a child of caprice.
Many admirers paid suit to Gisele, but
iho smiled on nono until Robert do Gillis
threw himself and his fortune at her feet.
In Robert Gisclo found her supremo
triumph, for by his unselfish devotion ho
igave her tho greatest satisfaction a
woman can have to bo loved for her
beauty, which was Gisele's only dower.
Robert had every qualification to be de
sired in a lover. Ho was 125 years old,
handsome, manly and very wealthy.
While Mmo. de Balny was working at
her embroidery and Robert and Giselo
wero holding a tender conversation, tho
door of tho salon was opened and Georges
.Langlo was announced.
"Good evening, my dear inadame,"
said tho new coiner, as ho entered, bow
ing to the mistress of tho house.
"Ah, good evening, my dear Langle,"
said Mine, do Balny. welcoming th
guest. "This is, indeed, an agreeable
surprise."
When the others had welcomed him,
turning to Robert, Langlo said:
"I knew that I would find you here,
and that is why I called so late, wishing
to havo you present to second a proposi
, tion which I desire to mako to theso la-
dies."
"Aht tell us. What is it?" exclaimed
Gisele.
"My mother's cottago at Saint Cloud
has just lieen put in order for tho sum
mer," replied Liinglo. " Wo are goingto
drive there to-morrow morning, and sho
desires that you will accompany us. We
shall leave Paris in good season so as to
avoid the heat of the day. Breakfast
A will await us on our a, rival. Wo will
'Vpcnd the warm part of tho day swing
ing it) our hammocks and gossiping un
der tho elms. Wo will dino al fresco,
and then, if Mile. Giselo approves of tho
plan, we will attend the feto of Saint
Cloud, at which, among other attrac
tions, will lie the great lion tamer, tho
illustrious Bidel, with his menagerie.
That is tho proposition I havo to oiler.
"Bravo!" cried Gisele. "Your plan is
charming! charming! Is it not, Robert?"
sho added, turning to her lover.
1 Robert agreed with Giselo that their
t friend's plan was faultless, and it was
adopted with enthusiasm.
Accordingly, tho following day found
Mine, do Balny, her daughter and Rob
ert at Saint Cloud, as tho guests of M.
Langlo and his mother. Tho day was
spent in those delightful ways which
peoplo escaping from tho city in the
earlv summer find for nassincr tho time
Lin tho country. Gisele, however, was all
'anticipaiion in regard to tho approach
ing fete, and especially in regard to tho
lion tamer, Bidel, of whoso exploits sho
had heard a great deal. Immediately
after dinner, therefore, Giselo, Robert
and Langlo went to tho feto, tho elder
ladies preferring to remain at tho cot
tago. They fust attended Bidel's perform
anco withhislions, which Giselo watched
with tho liveliest interest. As tho per
formance drew to a closo Giselo becamo
60 enthusiastic in regard to Bidel's brav-
x ery mat iangio saiu, joumgiy, mac eno
ought to marry a lion tamer.
"Such is my intention," replied Giselo,
"for I am btiro that Robert will not deny
tho first request I havo over mado of
him. Will you, Robert?" sho added, turn
ing to him.
"What!" exclaimed Robert "Do you
I wish mo to enter tho Hons' cage?"
"Yes. Does that surpriso you?"
"A littlu, I confess."
"You ought to havo as much courage
as a vulgar tamer of animals," said
Gisele, who seemed to bo put out by her
lover's backwardness in bearding the
lions to please her whim.
"But to do what you ask mo to do
would by no means bo a proof of cour
age," answered Robert. "It would bo a
ridicujous act on my part, for I would bo
exposing myself for no purjiose."
"You speak lightly of tho prospect of
being devoured," said Langlo laughing.
Langle wished to laugh Giselo out of
Iter caprice. Gisele, 011 tho other hand,
uiu not reauy wish ner lover 10 enter inu
lions' cage, but sho wanted hiui to seem
ready to do oven that for her.
men you reiuixjj uiu oouai ivuugiu
vith an air of dudaln.
Langlo, without giving Robert an op
jvortunitv o replv ealdt
"Certainly lie refuses, for the condi
tions are not the samo for him as for
Bidel. who hits been lung accustomed to
beinu among wild animals and has made
a cr.ri'fu! study of their character."
"You seem to take great Interest In
a matter which does not concern you,"
said Gisele, who was vexed by I -angle's
opposition
"But." replied Langle gravely, "what
you ask Robert to do is very dangerous.
Besides, you forget that his mother
adores him and that sho will neer for
give you if you make him expose him
self in this perilous manner."
But Gisele insisted.
"Very well." said Robert coldly, "1
will enter the cage, if Bidel will allow
me to do so. as soon as tho spectators
have departed. 1 do not wish to give a
public exhibition of my courage," he
added, with a lingo of sarcasm in his
tone.
"Ah! 1 knew you would consent!" ex
claimed Gisele with apparent delight,
"1 will anango tho matter at once."
said Robert.
He went to Bidel. with whom he held
a short conversation, then returned, say
ing. "The lions will le fed in a few minutes.
I will enter tho cage then with Bidel."
By this time the spectators had de
parted. Robert. Langlo and Gisele ap
proached the cage. Presently the linn
tamer joined them. Ho told Robert that
ho was ready to feed the lions and invited
him into the eage.
"No, Robert, do not go." said Gisele.
"1 do not wish you to enter tho cage. 1
asked you to do so only because 1 wanted
you to seem ready to expose yourself to
any danger for my sake."
"Pardon me. Gisele, for not acceding
to this new caprice of yours as to the
first." replied Robeit. "I havo resolved
to enter the cage and I shall do so."
Robert turned away from Gisele, and
a moment afterward he and the lion
tamer entered the cage. The lions, eight
in number, moved hither and thither,
obedient to the command of their mas
ter, but their large golden eyes showed
their astonishment at tho presence of
tins intruder who accompanied him.
Gisele and Langle looked on in silence
and in agony. Giselo, who was very
palo, was only prevented from giving
voice to her anguish by the fear of
aggravating her lover's peril. Her eyes,
which were big with fright, were fixed
on Robert, He. on tho other hand, was
quite calm, at least in appearance. Like
Bidel. he was armed with a bar of iron
and a rawhide. He was thus doubly pre
pared to repel tho lions if they camo tor.
near him.
Robert was in the cage about five min
utes. Then he left it and rejoined Gisele,
who, radiant with joy, her hands ex
tended, exclaimed:
"Oh, Robert! how I admiroyou! how
I"
Robert took ono of Gisele's hands in
his, and, interrupting her, said, in a calm
voice:
"Do not praise my exploit so much,
for the act which you applaud was per.
formed for my own sake rather man
yours. If 1 am brave, as now you evi
dently think me, I confess that I am not
without fear that I shall nctalwavs he
able to accede to your desires, and as it
would pain 1110 to cross so charming n
woman, I renounce tho honor of being
your husband.
As hoonas they returned to thecottagt
tho party started for Paris. When thev
reached Gisele's home Robert bade hei
good-by with a profound bow. On water
ing tho house Gisele found the superb
bouquet which sho was accustomed U
receive each day from Robert: it was the
last. Giselo lias never married. Trans
lated for Tho Epoch from tho French.
Her Noso WiiMi't IM11111I1.
I have lieen making a study of noset
lately, and really it's astonishing to find
how largo a proportion of the noses arc
twisted to one side or tho other. Try tc
find tho median lino of a person's face
by tracing it from the tip of his nose and
seo how you como out! Many people
who imagine- that their noses aro per
fectly straight would find by a closo in
spection that those appendages goo 01
haw a little perhaps to their amusement
and maybe to their chagrin,
A Portland dentist tells a story to the
point. Says he: "After 1 had fitted a
setof false teeth ton lady, she exclaimed,
'Why! you haven't got tho middle of the
set in the middle of my face!'
"1 looked again, and thought I had.
" 'But just look at my nose!' said she.
'The middle of tho set certainly is not
in line with tho middle of my nose.'
" 'That may be,' said 1, 'but youi
noso"
"'Do you mean to tell 1110 that niv
noso ain't straight?'
" '1 think you will find that 6iich is the
case.'
" 'How much is your bill? I'll pay it.
and you can keep your old teeth!'
"She laid tho bill, threw down thr
set, and llounced out, as angry as ai
angry woman could be. Sho went home
her friends told her how foolish sho was,
sho lay awake all night, and the nexl
day camo back, njiologized. and had hei
work finished. " Lcwiston Journal.
To Prevent I-amp Kxpln.louii,
Mix your petroleum carefully, and vm.
need not fear an explosion. You ha
only to Iw cautious as to the mno'n 1
atmospheric air you blend with tin i
plosive vajor. Experiments mado binct
tho explosion of a petroleum vessel in n
French harlor 6how that a mixture ol
ono part of petroleum vapor to live 01
less of air does not explode. With sl.
parts of air tho mix tin 0 is feebly ex
plosivo, with seven to twelve, violent!;
eo; with sixteen parts, feebly explosive,
and with twenty parts of air is not likclv
to explode. New York Telegram.
Why Mu.Iiitk Aro SliorUlijIiti il.
Yet another cause for shortsightednesi
has been discovered. A German pro
fessor declares that it is often due to the
woaring of tight collars, which prevent
a normal and regular How of blood tc
the head. Now wo know why tho com
bination of oyo glass und "masher" col
lar is so common among our gilded
jrouth. fuiilon Globa.
All About llieutuonli.
Ncttcr lias written quito nn exhaus
tive article on the subject of pneumo
nia, in which he reviews tl$ epidem
ics of that disease which have been
recotiled. lie draws the following
conclusions. Pneumonia is a conta
gious disease, ami tho essential germs
.... 1 i ..i.. .T;
u.ui uu 111111111111111111, iiwi win.) uiivi.i'-
1.. e 1 ..; .,.1 ,
I lixmi (til UUI.-VII-II irumuil IU ULMUIS
brought in contact witli him. but they
can be transmitted through a third
person. They can. also, as in tho case
of scarlet fever and measles, bo con
voyed in clothing and in manv other
articles such as are found in tho sick
room. They are dillusible in tho air,
but ono must como within ten feet of
a patient in order to be within rango
of infection.
The pneumonia germs nre quito long
lived. How they remain capablo of
doing their work has never been de
termined, but three years is set as tho
extreme limit. Pneumonia is "catch
ing" at anv time during its entiro
course, anil even after recovery.
Where a iiei-son is exposed to tho dis
ease and becomes infected by the
germs of it. the first symptoms, as a
rule, appear between the fifth and
seventh day; but exceptional cases are
many. 1111111111 infected person may bo
taken down with the diseise the sec
ond or third day after exjiosure, or ho
may carry it about with him for near
ly three weeks before it broaksout,
A person who has once had tho dis
ease retains for years a liability toliavo
other attacks, for the germs of it re
main with him and may bo found in
his saliva. Hence, such a person is
not only dangerous to himself, but to
others with whom ho is brought in
immediate contact. It is held that this
in part explains recurring epidemics
in certain families, and, also, while
tho same person frequently sutlers
from severe attacks (luring his life
time. Considering tho fact, now
clearly evident, that pneumonia is a
contagious disease, tho proper precau
tious against infection, should of
course, be taken,
It is truu that this diseaso is not
nearly so contagious as the most of tho
other diseases of tho sanio character,
but it is enough so to warrant a cer
tain amount of care, A patient ill
with pneumonia need not be held so
dangerous that a rigid quarantine
must needs bo established, but thoso
who are brought in contact with him
should uso a reasonable amount of
caution not "tako his breath," etc.
Perfect ventilation is aliko important
to them and to the patient. Handker
chiefs and tho like should bo thorough
ly disinfected, and if a "spit cup' is
used, it should always contain some
disinfectant to destroy tho germs in
tho sputa. Boston Ilcrald.
Expensive Fun.
A physician of St. Paul related tho
following littlo incident in tho career
of u fellow student, Tho appearanco
of tho latter was not such as to im
press tho casual observer with the idea
that he was an Esculapitts in tliosci
encoof medicine, and when ho swung
his title "M. D. out 111 tho chilly ,
breeze, it attracted little attention 1
from the .sick and suirering. Tho man
also became an unconscious butt of 1
somo of the more light hearted young
ladies. Several of the bolder ones '
finally concocted a .scheme designed
to bring him to irretrievable humilia
tion. A messenger was dispatched in
hasto to summon the young Galen to
set a fractured limb. Quickly gather-1
ing tho bandage and instruments nee-'
essary, tho doctor followed. Arriving
at tho houso designated, ho was met
with duo gravity .and informed that
his patient was in tho rear yard,
whither ho was at onco led. There
upon tho ground was a rooster which
had been unfortunate enough to break
its leg or shall 1 say limb? Amid
hardly suppressed gigles, ho was in
formed that here was tho patient.
Comprehending the situation in an in
stant, tho doctor gravely and expe
ditiously set the broken member of
Chanticleer, putting it in a plaster
bandage with all tho euro usually l
vouchsafed to humanity, and for onco
a fowl with a broken leg was in luck
insteau 01 in 1110 soup, iiio young
ladies wero greatly pleased over their
adventure, and proclaimed it among
their friends with great gusto, but
when somo days later a bill for $25 for
for reducing u fracturo was received,
tho laugh died away. In vuin they
asserted that it was a joke, and that
they wero only in fun. Tho prescrip
tion writer said lie wasn't in fun und
thoro was no joko in it for him noth
ing but tho fee, and ho proposed to
havo that if ho had to suo for iL Ho
got it, and pocketed it with n littlo
observation on laughing about sun
down instead of in tho forenoon.
SL Paul Pioneer Press.
Shu Thought They Wero Snakes.
Ono of our townsmen relates that a
friend of his, whilo stopping at tho
seashore, caught a number of very
Hue eels, and thought it would bo nice
if they could bo urought homo. It
wasdimcult to find just tho best means
of transportation, but an old oil cloth
covered hand bajr was procured, and
tho eels placed in it. Tho man board-1
ed tho train, and placed tho carpet bag
under the seat, and thought nothing
mora of it until some time after tho
train hud started, when suddenly a
woman who sat about tour seats in
front of him jumped up on the seat,
drawing up her skirts, and yelled j
"enaKesr 1110 man lookeu that way,
and saw ono of the largest of tho eels
slowly wriggling across tho car, and.
as thero was by this timo a general
commotion throughout tho car, ho
picked up tho gripsack, and, remark
ing that "ho did not euro to stay in u
car whero tho conductor ullowed
snakes to run aliout tho door," made
his way to tho smoker, und has never
heard yet whether tho "snake" wus
caught or not, Wuterbury Aiuericnn.
IVrfeWly Ati fill,
Mrs. Amelio Hives Chan lor in not
the author of tho following lines,
which nro being oxtonsively credited
to her;
Tho naked hllU lie wanton to tho breeze;
Tho Held oro nudo, (ho grove unfrocked,
Ilaro aro the ihivurloK limbs of thaineletu tree;
What wooder U It that iho com U shocked!
Now York Tribune,
A NEW MRS. PARTINGTON.
Jhlllaln-r'n t'nniou Clmnictrr In Ileal t.lfe
In n MK-tHcliiirtt Tiih 11.
Mrs. Thrifty, an excellent and pros
perous "widow woman," who keeps a
store in a famous and favorito Massa
chusetts town, has a renins in Ian
! juaire winch would set anew
which would set a new Mi's.
1 ;i . , ... 1
Partington up 111 business, alio used
. I . -.1 . .1
uicoiiio 111 iKisuin wuii grvai ivv'iuur
it v to make her purchases. "Now,'
sho said not long ago to a city visitor.
"thoro ain't much need of my coin' to
Boston with so ninny of these drum
mere coiuin' around. And yet I'm
goin' there soon tc refurnish my stock
of dittoo "
"Your stock of what, Mrs. Thrifty?"
"Pittw All sorts of things, you
know."
"Oh. yes."
The visitor could imngino what "dit
toes" wore. But it was tho first time
she had heard them called by that
name.
"Yes." Mrs. Thrifty went onv "j
like to go to Boston first rate. When
I git there tho first thing 1 do is to
lake one of them 'ere hoodlums am!
then drive all round town."
The visitor was about to faint. The
spectacle of the excellent Mrs. Thrifty
driving around Iioston with n hood
lum was too much for her composure.
And she looked so much at a loss to
know what was meant that Mrs.
Thriftv explained:
"Why, 1 mean ono of thoso new
fanglcd" 0110 horso cab carriages. I
want to know if you don't know what
a hoodlum is I"
"Oh, Mi's. Thriftv. vou mean a her
did" A a what? Well, when 1 was there
thev called 'em Imodiums."
Useless to try to convinco her; and
no doubt the next tinio sho comes to
Boston to buy dittoes, sho will
stand in front of the Old Colony sta
tion and call for a hoodlum.
When her conversation with Mrs.
Thrifty had reached this point tho
city visitor thought best to change tho
subject, and related her own expe
rience during her last summer's vaca
tion, when sho went up tho Hudson
river and mado a tour through tho
Adirondacks.
"And did vou climb tho cascades?"
asked Mrs. Thrifty.
"I 1 oh, tho "cascades wero very
beautiful, Mrs, Thrifty very beauti
ful." The city visitor felt that sho had got
out of a scrapo with this ovasivo an
swer. But she doesn't know to this
day just what tho excellent woman
meant by "climbing tho cascades."
This lady was nut related to tho ono
who, after looking over tho books on
tho counter nt ono of the bookstores
tho other day, stepped up to a clerk
and asked:
"Have you 'cometh?'"
" 'Cometh, ' ma'am? I don't know
of any book by that name."
"Oh, don't you? Well, I saw n
book hero called 'Goethe,' and 1
thought likely thero was 11 companion
book by tho natno of 'Cometh I' "
Boston Transcript,
Tieiiclierons Memories.
When a man can say, "I was (hero,
and 1 saw it." ho ought to bo believed,
one would think, provided ho has
a reputation for speaking tho truth.
What shall wo bo mi re of, if not of tho
things wo havo seen with our own
eyes?
Yet cxpcricnco proves that it is pos
siblo to remember what never hap
pened, and remember it, too, with tho
utmost distinctness and peculiarity.
This fact has been abundantly
brought out by tho war reminiscences
so numerously published during tho
last ten years. As ono writer remarks,
every book and magazine ortielo is
followed by notes of correction, or by
extended article of refutation, so con
stantly does ono veteran's recollection
of an event contradict another's, while
both of theip, it is likely enough, aro
proved to bo wrong by tho oflicial rec
ords. Tho Into Col. Scott, who had chargo
of tho wal. rocopds of th0 government,
rautus tllllt ono day an otliccr camo
jnto tho room in a state of great ex-
eitement.
"IIuvo you paid that I was not in
tho second battle of Bull Run?" ho de
manded. "No, not exactly that," said Scott.
"Well, Bob Soott, I was told you
said so, and I camo in to put daylight
through you if you stuck to it.
"Oh no," replied Scott, "I never
said you wero not in tho battle. What
1 said was that you yourself, in an
ollicial report dated on tho day of tho
battle, had said that you wero in the
Cumberland valley, a hundred miles
from Bull Run!"
Col. Scott called a clerk, and order
ed the report brought. Tho olllcer
read it twice through in silence, put
on his hat, and went away without a
word. Youth's Companion.
Tim SI Hj; o Ciii-penler.
Lloyd Ureeze, who is Russell's busi
ness manager, chipped in and told n
story on their stago manager, J. II.
Kitzpatrick, who is an old timer and
very conscientious. Ho would send
the scene plot for tho pieco to no 0110
but tho suigo carpenter of tho theatre
at which they wero to play, ulways
drawing it oil' and addressing it to
that worthy. Ono day Breeze reacho
u littlo California town to herald the
show, and on his drive up to the hotel
ho puMned tho ollico of tho stage coach
line which ran from that point to
Yuba Dam or somo other equally pro
fauo point of tho compass. In front
of the ollico ho saw an old uaUvo
holding a paper at arms' length and
regarding it wondenngly. Atnglaiico
ho recognized it as 0110 of his star's
scene plots and ho al once made in
quiries. It appeal's that the document
was directed to the "sUigo carpenter,"
und that it had lx-'cn delivered to the
man who did the curpeuter work
for the stage company The lat
ter thought for a time that
he had discovered 11 plot tc
rob tho company, us he did not under
stand the peculiar drawings, hut
lireezohot tilings right by turning the
document over to thu janitor of tho
"opom house," no Mich ollicial us
"btago carKjuter" being known them
Chl"unro Herald
LIGHT ON PHRENOLOGY.
Some of lt Toiii'lilnc 1'iiuuil lo Hare ft
rirm srli-iitlflo 11hi.
It Is a curious fact that inridcrn re
search appears about to establish a
firm scientific basis for some of the
teachings of phrenology just at a timo
when that doctrine has passed almost
entirely out of vogue. At the Anthro
pological Institute In London sonic
time slneo Mr. Bernard Hollander read
a paper on centers of ideation, bring
ing together tho results of many
experiments In applying the galvanic
currents to ditTeront parts of tho brain.
It has been pointed out, for instance,
by various trained observers that the
emotion of joy throws into net ion the
great zygomatic muscles which draw
tho mouth upward and backward,
while at the same time tho obirular
muscle nro more or los con
tracted. Now it has been found that
thero is a detlnito portion of the brain
where a galvanic eurront produces ex
actly this effect upon tho same muscles,
although a eurront applied elsewhere
does not move them.
It is thus apparent that tho effect o.
a galvanic eurront upon this portion
of the brain Is to produce tho physical
expression of joy, and it is exactly in
this place that Combo located hla
organ of cheerfulness, which ho after
wards called hope. Another learned
professor has stated that tho brain
centers for tho facial movements aro
found to correspond with Gall's center
for mimicry or Imitation. In still a
different spot tho galvanic current will
eauso movement of tho lips, tongue
and cheeks, indicating that hero must
bo the seat of gustatory sensation. In
tho year 18'-M. when phrenology was
uttrncting great attention, many men
claimed to havo discovered the organ
of gustativeness or aliinentivoness,
which they located over this same spot.
There Is also another center whero
the current causes contraction of a
certain muscle which retracts tho
angle of tho mouth, and is strongly
contracted under tho influence of
fear, and for this reason has recolved
tho mime of the muscle of fright. It
s in this region that Gall and Spurz
Jielin located their organ of cautious
j ess, which they found largely dovol-
(ped In timid people. Thero Is still
notlici' center which when excited by
'ho eurront, is said, to cause "raising
f the shoulders with extension of tho
Jrins," and both Darwin and Manto
pzza havo long since roforrcd this
osturo to "tho oxprossion of patience,
submission and tho absence of any In
tention to resist," Just hero was
placed Gall's organ of vonoratloir, and
when this is defective in children,
L'ombo says, they aro regardloss of au
thority, prone to robollion and little
ittentivo to command.
it would seem, from tho facts gath
3 red and compared by Mr. Hollander,
that tho founders of what wo aro ac
customed to eonsidor as tho antiquated
system of phrenology, though unable
In what was tho state of knowledge at
that timo to demonstrate thoir conclu
sions, must havo been extremely
shrewd and careful observers of all tho
facts which lay within thoir roach,
and that tho theories which they based
upon thoso observations are well worth
tt careful rc-oxatninatlon in tho light
af modern bcience. N. Y. Sun.
The Real Martha Washington,
Martha Washington, as wo read of
her, was a good deal of a nonentity
or, perhaps, wo should say, moroly an
iiddonda to the immortal George. Man
and wife aro ono is sot forth in tho
learning and wisdom of law made by
men lor their own advantage, and tho
man Is tho ono. This wiib plainly truo
as regards tho Father of Ills Country.
Ho stands in history alone; sho adds
nothing to his namo or fame. Like
many of tho Queens of old, her namo
appears in tho history of tho country,
not from personal talents or eminent
qualities, but simply as tho rich widow
whom Washington married, and who
thenceforward sowed on his buttons
and managed the housekeeping at
Mount Vernon in true Southern shift
less style, if all tho stories aro to bo
believed. Tradition has it that when
thoy lived at homo they kept fifteen
cows, and yet had to buy buttor, and
that with n farm of moro than two
thousand acres and soveral hundred
3lavos they could not make both ends
moot in tho way of oxpensos. Hut
still Marl ha was a very busy woman.
In her day women did not read and
but very fow wrote. It Is doubtful,
suyH a recent biography, if sho ovor
read a book through, for reading on
tho part of womon was considered
idling precious timo away. Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
Proposals in Boston.
Mr. Beacon Streoto (Boston) I pro
sumo. Miss Tretnont, you aro cog
nizant of the continuation of tho sym
posiums on tho interrogatory, "Is
Marriage a Failure?" and I bog tho
privilege of testing tho question with
you.
Mls Trcrnont--Hlnco tho only way
to uudorritaudingly embark in tho dis
cussion is by practical oxporimont, I
will relinquish my individual freedom
ami genealogical cognomen to immo
late my Identity on the altar of meta
physical Investigation. N. Y. Weekly,
Janet Hamilton, tho .Scotch poot
ess to whoso memory Mr. Glad
stone has helped erect a fountain in
her native Liuigloan, was in youth
wholly uneducated was ma-rled at
thirteen, and was moro than sixty
when her first volume of poems wan
given to tho world.
The Barnard College is to bo th
numu of Columbia' icjiiox for women
' MRS. CONKLING'S dEvtE.C.sT'
A ITuliiiie Ornnnient That, the Wife of th
Doitil Stut (.11111111 I')ici'.
Mrs. Conkling, widow of tho lato
Hoscoo Conkling, has ono of tho inert
unique ornaments in the country.
It is a locket of exquisito design and
rare workmanship, tho dolicato
enameling nearly as lustrous as tho
brilliant that encrusts its surface.
Aside from its intrinsic value it has an
authentic historical one, and is in
vested with a sacred sentiment to Its
gracious owner as the last "souvenir"
bestowed upon her by her gifted hus
band. Tho ornament was executed fr6m an
original design and under tho iinerial
suggestion and supervision of Napo
leon I. Though the mind of tho Em
peror was engrossed with mighty
projects, ho took a lively interest in
its manufacture, and on its comple
tion was greatly gratified with tho re
sult. He held It in especial regard.
After his death it was found among
his effects, and In their sale, by somo
chance, foil into tho hands of a New
York gentleman of fortune, who on
ono occasion exhibited it to Mr. Conk
ling, who win an extravagant admirer
of rare jewels.
Ho asked many questions about it,
and, though ho had not too much
money, ho was filled with an ardent
desire and determination to
tho locket.
possess
"I must havo it for Mrs. Conkling,"
ho said, imperiously; "sho has such a.
dolicato fancy in such trifles. Hor
judgment is wonderfully discriminat
ing; sho will be delighted with it; you
must let mo havo it for hor!"
His friend generously presented him
with tho locket ho coveted, but ho de
clined to recoivo so valuable a gift
For Mr. Conkling to desiro a thing,
however, was to sooner or later ac
quire It, and nftor much persuasion ho
succeeded In purchasing tho jowol. A.
few weeks boforo his death tho locket
reached Mra. Conkling. Not long
after ho mot an intimate friend from
Utieu.
"Has Mrs. Conkling shown you ncr
wonderful locket?" ho asked, eagerly.
"No. I havo been too busy to go
around to tho house." Tho great
statesman lookod disappointed.
"Go around as soon as you got.
homo," ho said. "I want you to boo
it" As the last gift of hor husband,
and tho ovidoneo of his affectionate de
sire to give hor pleasure, tho locket of
tho Emnoror Is the most cherished
among Mrs. Conklmg's many jowols.
Mrs. John Lawronco has, perhaps,
ono of tho most unique ornament in
this country, a Sultana necklaei of
rubles. Tho dozon rublos that eom
priso it are large and lino, and are set
in a dolicato Ktruscan design that is
fast crumbling away, and its owner
wears it attached to a band of velvet
rather than havo it rosot and forfeit it
historical value. This supurb noek
I n 0(3 was mado in Paris mote than a
hundred yours ago at the command ot
the last but ono of tho Sultans of A ge
rla for a favorito Sultana. It has,
however, an inferior duplicate, which
may bo found in the Louvre among
tho treasured jowols of tho republic of
Franca. N. Y. Mail and Express.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
Scientist Chovroul Is hotter known
to famo for his groat age than for nil
his valuable contributions to human
knowledge.
Tho body of William Bradford,
tho first United States Government
Printer, and tho man who started tho
first nowspapor in Pennsylvania und
tho socond nowspapor in Now York,
Hos in a gravo ten foot from tho North
ern ontranco to Trinity Church.
Spoaking of Mrs. John Chanlor,
formorly known as Miss Amollo Ulvos,
the Richmond Dispatch critically ob
serves: "Hor oyos havo boon compared
to two groat double bluo violets, so In
doserlbublo Is thoir huo botwoon pur
ple and bluo. and tho color of hor hair
can bo only doscrlbod as that of bur
nished gold. Her volco is vory sweet,
and hor unspoilod and porfectly nat
ural grace could only bo tho reflection
of a warm mid generous heart, which
thoso who know hor best accord to
hor."
An Irish Gentleman.
Tho seats woro full but ono was oc
cupied by a rough-looking Irishman.
At ono of tho stations a oouplo of well
bred and intelligent looking young
ludies camo in to procure seats, but
seeing no vacant onos wore about to
go in a back car when Patrick roso
hastily and offered tham his soat with
ovldont pleasure "But you will havo
no soat for yoursolf," responded ona
of tho ladlos with a smllo and with
truest polltonoss hositatlng to accept
it "Never ye molnd that," said tho
Hibernlun, "yor wolcomo to it. I'd'
ride upon tho cow-kotchor any tolmo
from horo till Now York for a smoilu
from such jlutlemanly ludlos," and re
treated into tho next cur amid tho
applause of those who had witnessed
the Incident. Perhaps the foregoing
hint to many ladles will show that u
trlllo of polltonoss on their part bus
often a happy effect- General Man
ager. Ilera is u good roeipo for washing
soap. The ingredients cost ono dollar.
Ten pound's of hard spap cut In small
pieces, four ounces borax, three ounces
sulphate of soda; dissolve In live gal
lons of soft water. When dissolved,
let it cool, then put it into a woodon
firkin or tub. This
pounds of thick soap,
do a largo wushing.
will make fifty
Onn pound will
It is best to souk
tho white clothed over
soap must bo dissolved
boforo using.
night. Tho
in hot wutur
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