HEADGEAR OF ROYALTY.
A ParMan Milliner KrcnlU ttie Fanclct ot
Ilor Titled Pntront.
I number u great many royal ladies
among my customers. For Instance.
I have furnished for years past the
l lints and bonnets worn by the Prin
cesses of the Orleans familv. Tim
Comtesso do Paris drosses in u severe
and simple style, and always wears
round hats never bonnets. Her hats
aro small and of a special variety of
the toque shape, which is prepared
purposely for her. Dark brown and
black ate her favorite colors. Her
married daughter, the Duehesse de
Brngunza, shares her mother's sim
plicity of taste. The Duchesso de
Chartres. the sister-in-law of the
Comtesso de Paris, is one of tho most
elegant royal ladies in Europe. She
is famed for her graceful carriage,
and it has been said of her that to see
her sit down was in itself a lesson in
grace. Her usual style of headgear
is the capote bonnet in black and gold
or cream-white or ted, all of which
colors, or combination of colors, are
very becoming to her. Her daughter,
the Princess Waldemnr of Denmark,
prefers a stylo of headgear which is
gotten up especially for her. It is of
tho toque shapo in front, curving
down at tho back in somothing of tho
capote lorm. She likes straight high
trimming set in front of tho crown,
never wears strings, and particularly
dislikes hanging ends, whether of
ribbon or lace. As she has a fresh,
fair complexion, she delights in del
icate shades of pale blue or silver
gray.
The Empress of Russia has been for
some years past one of my customers.
Liko her sister, tho Princess of Wales,
folic never wears high-crowned or
large-brimmed hats, which, indeed,
would bo unsuitcd to tho delicate typo
of her beauty. Every thing must be
small and neat and compact, whether
but or bonnet. Her favorite colors
are pale blue utvl mauve, and several
of the new shades of green, such as
Nile-red and varnish-green, which last
is tho newest color yet produced this
season.
Iler sister-in-law, tho Grand Duchess
Vladimir, who was a Princess of the
ducal house of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
is one of tho royal leaders of the
European fashion, being extremely
stylish in manner and possessing in
finite taste in dress.
I have just carried out for her an
idea of her own, which was to com
bine in a toque a crown in real seal
skin with trimming of white silk
gauze. This union of the fur and
gauze, of dark brown and white, was
daring and novel, and perfectly suc
cessful. She delights in wearing llow
ers, her favorites being chrysanthe
mums and violots.
The wife of her second brother,
formerly the Princess Elizabeth of
Saxe-Welmur, also has much taste in
dress. .Just at present she is re
stricted to black and white, as her
husband is cousin of the Emperor of
Germany, and she is still in slight
mourning for the Emperor Frederick.
ho wears compact capotes, with
closo bordering and strings, tho bow
under tho throat being very becoming
to her. When sho was married three
years ago I furnished the bonr.ets and
hats of her t ousseau, c nnprising -iomo
thirty in all. Every costume was
made with a hat to match, and every
carriage, or reception, or theater
dress had the bonnet to correspond in
material as well as in color. Paris
Letter.
How Tea Is Tasted Nowadays.
The art of tea-tasting in commercial
houses, which formerly proved detri
mental to the health of so many men,
has now been reduced to such accu
racy that the tasting pa t of it lias
been practically eliminated in all but
the name, and tho tea is tested now by
sight and smoll. Boiling water is
first poured on an accurately-measured
po tion of tho leaves. In a few
minutes the liquid shows some tint
of green or brown, and tho lengtli of
this time and the shade of the color
produced are important elements in
tho tost. Tho taster then, with tho aid
of a spoon, inhales tho rising steam
from tho mixture. This is called "got
ting tho aroma," and is tho most im
portant part of tho tc;.t. Ho may, per
haps, in some cases actually tasto tho
liquid, but this is no longer generally
done. Color, aroma and the "liquor
ing" qualities of tho tea tiro suf
ficient grounds to judge by. Tho old
timo teu-tastor was a high-salaried ox
port, who frequently ended his career
with heart disease or fits, the result of
ilow poisoning from tho quantities of
adulterated tea lie tasted, but now, as
a rule, every merchant tests his own
teas by the recent and approved meth
od N. Y. Tribune.
Progress of Women in India.
"The Government's endeavor to
promote tho study of mediclno by
women is, proving most successful,"
says tho correspondent of tho London
Times at Calcutta. "At tho last ex
amination of students in Calcutta
ladies carried off numerous prizes and
honors A native girl, Kujnl Mitter,
ranked highest in tho first M.H. ex
iimlnution, and carried off two prizes;
Misses Sykos. Dissent and Perclra ob
tained certificates of honor in surgery;
Miss Woods a special certificate of
honor in anatomy; Miss Michell so
cured tho Viceroy's medal, a certificate
of honor in ophthalmic medicine and
numerous prizes; Miss Mullor took a
gold medal in materia medica against
all competitors, and u speciul certifi
cate in unatomy; Miss Smyth wona
gold medul -in" dentistry, and Miss Foj
u certificate of honor in auatomy.
OUR DARLING BABIES.
tlow Tliay Should be Dretied During tha
Heated Term.
One enn not walk :i hnlf mile in any
part of town at this time of year with
out meeting babies, and babies of all
kinds. Poor little three-weck-olds
smothered in flannels until they can
hardly breathe, and little toddlers pale
with the effort to cut their eye-teeth
and breathe city air at the same time.
A baby of any age needs air tit this
time of year. Tho long enshmero
cloaks that strain the necks of babies
under four months aro barbarous, and
yet half tho mothers in town uso them.
From sunrise until sunset, while tho
thermometer is up to seventy-six, a
baby ju-t born or under three months
old needs only a little flannel skirt,
high in the neck and long in tho
sleeves, a flannel band, knitted nnd
put on loosely; a napkin, soft woolen
Bocks, one long flannel petticoat and
one muslin slip.
Do not put any thing elso on tho
poor little helpless thing. A knitted
jiicket and a white muslin cap aro suf
ficient for outdoors, except when
walking in the wind or driving; then
a soft shawl or cape is best.
The cloaks with sleoves should not
bo used until a baby is old enough to
put out his hand for his rattle. Then
he is old enough to hold up his head
without support from tho hand and
can better bear tho weight of the
cloak.
Don't keep tho baby bundled up all
day. After his mid-day nap nnd meal
placo him flat on his back in the cen
ter of your bed. turn his long frock
up and let him kick and crow. It will
help him to grow and will strengthen
his back and legs.
H it is very warm and the baby is
fretful give him a mid-day b:ith in
tepid water, and another one at sun
down if he needs it. Very little babies
should not be put in tho water but
onco a day, but urs easily sponged olT,
and aro generally quiet and sleep well
after it bath. A little vinegar added
to tho water will allay tho itching
from prickly heat.
Chafing often comes with June
weather, and it is very painful to tho
baby. To prevent it aby should bo
sponged oil and powdered a half
dozen times a day. Fuller's earth is
used when powder is not sufficient.
The former is a very lino dust-colored
powder and can be obtained at any
drug-store.
Don't put the baby to sleep on a
feather bed, and mo a very thin littlo
feather pillow for his head. One of
the best summer crudes has a bottom
of wire-screen, nnd on this is placed a
four-fold quilt lined with cotton, and
a small soft hair pillow. A singlo
eider-down spread is used.
Hammocks aro being used in town
bouses by many mothers; a quilt be
ing put in beforo tho baby. They
keep up a gentle swaying motion for
a long time, are inexpensive and can
bo changed from one room to the
othor with but littlo trouble. N. Y.
Journal.
THE AUTOCRAT TALKS.
O. XV. Iluhuoi' View ttl n Phase or Tto
of l.itiUiiture.
"The question is, will this country
ever see another such group of re
markablo men as Boston has pro
duced. In history tliero aro Prescott,
Motley and Parkman. In theology,
Theodoro I'urkor and Dr. Bartol; it
oratory, Wendell Phillips; in philoso
phy, Emerson; in poetry, Longfollow
and Whittier, for the latter, if not an
actual resident of Boston, must bo re
garded, nevertheless, as belonging to
the Boston literary guild.
"Thero is Lowell, also. Othors
might bo mentioned in addition to
those already named. For real intel
lectual forco tako tho old Chestnut
Street Club, or tho Radical Club, as
somo chooso to call it. Where will you
find its equal? Wo havo nover had
any thing liko it in this country since.
Indeed, tho litorary outlook seoms
hardly encouraging. I sometimes feel
that poetry will become a lost art with
us. To be suro wo havo a largo num
ber of writers of verso 1 refer to
tho rising generation of writors and
it is very good verso, too, but very
little very little of it risos to tho
scalo of real poetry. It is not suffi
ciently striking to impress itself upon
tho world to endure. Tho disposition
is to indulge in fanciful triolet and
tho rondoau, all pretty enough in thoir
way; but very few poems of this char
acter have over becomo immortal.
"For oxample, tho sonnet is ono of
tho most mechanical and Artificial
forms of vorso thoro Is. To be sure,
Shnkospeuro's sonnot3 aro excellent,
as they do not conform to tho estab
lished rules governing tho .construc
tion of tho sonnet. If ono is to succeed
in poetry ho must givo free rein to his
sentimentand imagination in the moro
simple and natural forms of verse,
Tako for instance. Tennyson's 'In
Memorlum;' tho form is simple and
easy. This is a great poem and will
live. Still, from theso observations,
I would not seek to discourago any
young man from seeking to bo a poet
if ho really foo's tho divine instinct
within him.
"But I would urgo him by nil moans
to adopt tho most natural wny of
writing, und not by nny means depend
on poetry or litoraturo, in uny sense,
for his bread and butter. Let him
have something elso for a staff; it is
nbsolutely necessary, unless ono bo a
genius, and oven then it is fur safer,
l'oo was a genius, yet his case ought
to prove a warning to all who aspire
in literature. I In my own case havo
had a professorship, the work of which
bus not always-been congenial; never
theless, it has proved a good stuff."
From an Interview in Boston Journal
POVERTY IN INDIA.
A Country AVhere Ahle-Hmlled Men Wolfe
for SI Out a Day.
I had always looked upon India as a
rice-eating country. 1 find that a great
number of the people hero eat wheat
and grain. In Northwestern India
only about ten per cent of tho people
eat rice, and in tho prison at Agra 1
found that the prisoners were fed
upon grain. Everywhere tho mass of
tho people seem to be underfed and
tho leanest, scraggiest specimens of
humanity 1 havo ever seen I find in
this rich valley of tho Ganges. Where
naturo lias done every thing tho peo
ple arc starving, and you can have no
idea of the skin and bone men and
boys whom 1 seo daily by the thou
sands. Tho costume of tho people is
such that the arms and legs and often
the breasts and waists aro bare. There
seems to be nothing but skin, bones
and sinew, and the average thigh is
not bigger than a muscular American
biceps. Thero aro no calves what
ever, and the joints at the knees and
ankles aro extraordinarily large.
Nearly every man you meet, if he be
poor, lias wrinkles in his belly, and at
every railroad station you find gaunt,
dark-faced, piteous, lean men. who
slap their bare stomachs to show that
they are hollow and ask tor backshish.
Wages are miserably low. Farm
laborers get from six to eight cents a
day and masons get about ten cents
a day. Even travelers who have to
pay tho highest wages can get good
English-speaking servants who will
travel with them and feed themselves
for thirty-three cents a day. and less
than that if taken by the month.
This valley ol the Ganges hu -more
people than it can support, and it is
p:obubly tho most densely populated
part of the world. The people live in
villages and the average country town
consists of one-story mud huts, too
poor and illy-ventilated for American
pig-pens. You would not think of
having such outhouses as the resi
dences of the majority of this vast
population would mnks, and in a large
part of India, and especially in tho
best part of this Ganges country, tho
holdings average from two to three
acres apiece. At four to tho family
this represents a haif acre per person,
or over 1,200 persons per squaro milo.
When it is remembered that theso peo
ple live by agriculture it will bo seen
that this condition is far worso than
that of China or uny part of Europe.
And still the people aro bright. They
aro brainy, too. and you will find few
sharper business men, bettor cut
faces and moro polite people than
these people of India Their faces in
this part of India havo much the
same characteristics as those of the
Anglo-Saxon. Those of tho higher
castes are moro liko thoso of tho
Greeks, and 1 see faces every day
which, if the skin were white, any
American might be proud to own.
They belong to the same race germ
that we do, and under tho same train
ing and Christian influences they
would bo strong competitors with us.
But what can a man do on six cents a
day, or how can a man learn when he
has to struggle to exist. The popula
tion of India is continually increasing.
England eats the lion's share of the
products of tho country, and though
the people are perhaps better oft" under
her government than they have been
in the nasi, it is tho same old story of
her wealth going to tho rulers and
tho people working thoir flesh off their
bones to supnort them. The Gov
ernor-General of India, who, by the
way, is the r'ich .Marquis of Lans
downe, gets ?fP 0,000 a year. Quito a
contrast with tho wages of tho masses
at six cents a day. isn't it? Frank G.
Carpenter, in Boston Globe.
WORK DELIBERATELY.
Tilt) Man Who Can Do It In the One
Thut Will i: SiicrtMsl'iil.
There aro some things which must
bo dono in a hur y, or not at all.
Catching a Ilea is ono of tho host ex
amples apropos to this. Hut as a
rulo, it is safe to say, tho man or
woman who worki deliberately ac
complishes tho most. Tho deliberate
worker is tho thoughtful worker,
with whom the habit of system be
como second nature. Any ono muy
cultivate it who will tako tho trouble
to try; and tho most unsystematic,
spasmodic worker will reulizo witli
amazement how easy it is to go
through an allotted task in half the
time it formerly required by planning
it all out before entering tho office,
workshop or kitchen.
Tho hurried worker is tho ono who
fancies ho is an uncommonly busy
man. True, ho is; so is tho man who
tries to bale out a leaky boat with a
crownloss hut; und in proportion to
tho energy expended, very often, the
ono accomplishes about as much as
tho other. Tho busiest men we have
known wero those who never scorned
to bo in a hurry, und they accom
plished moro inaglvon time, and wore
loss worn out when their work was
done, than many who accomplished
half us much and almost ruptured
themselves in doing it.
Think of your work before begin
ning it, then go at it deliberately. It
will save wear und tear of nurvo and
muscle, you will accomplish rnoro,
and what you do will bo better done.
Manufacturer and Builder.
The Saturday Hoviow lately un
dertook to prove that only destitution
wuits upon tho men who go to the
bur in England. It bus gone on to
contend that those who turn to
mediclno have oven u smaller chance
of earning u livelihood than sucking
barrlbters. Those who take to litera
ture are, it says, lu a still moro hope
loss plight.
IN ARCTIC REGIONS.
l'ha n ro w I n it Popularity of tlie Land or
the Midnight Sun.
Everv summer hundreds make the
excursion along the Norwegian coast
to the North Cape, whore tho midnight
sun is witnessed and the night is as
light as day. The inhabitants of tho
Arctic regions seem to enjoy life us
r.uich as those in lower Intitudos.
l'hoy would not exchange their coun
try for any other. The Icelanders do
not want a better country than that
found in tho island which is sur
rounded by ice half tho year. A few
emigrate because otherwise tho popu
lation would overstock tho island. Hut
the natives of high latitudes never
seek warm countries. The Norwegian
immigrants take kindly to Wisconsin
nnd Minnesota. They want frost,
miow and ice. if the lakes and rivers
ure not sealed up half the year it is
not a good country for Norwegians. A
few years ago somo of theso people
made explorations in Alaska with a
view to settlement. Tho winter climate
's milder than that of Norway. Of
course theso explorers did not find a
country more attractive than tho
northern parts of Wisconsin and Min
nesota. They found a country where
the waters abounded in fish and thero
wero vast forests. Hut these advan
tages are found in tho Northwestern
States and Territories in addition to
cheap and fertile lands.
Dr. Nansen. who made tho journey
ucross Greenland, was compelled to
spend tho winter at Godthnab, on the
western coast. He found winter life
enjoyable. The permanent white set
tlers did not need any sympathy on
account of tho rigors of tho climate.
Upt-rimvik in Greenland is tho most
northern hamlet in tho world. A
Danish doctor who had spent most of
his life thoro proposed to go back to
Denmark and end his days. Hut hav
ing been gone twelve months he re
turned to live in tho town within tho
Arctic circle, declaring that, it was a
good enough place for him after hav
ing seen something of tho rest of the
world.
Arctic explorers who aro not broken
by tho hardships of tho first voyage
uro ready to make another. Life in
theso high latitudes has a fascination
for them. Whalemen go far up into
tho Arctic Ocean year after year.
Captains of whaling vessels rarely re
tire from business so long as they havo
sufficient physical stamina. Theso
high latitudes deal kindly with thorn.
In Sweden, the terminus of tho most
northern railroad in that country Is
on tho line of tho Arctic circle. How
far will civilization yet push into
Arctic rogions? Railroads may final
ly reach tho Arctic circlo by way of
Alaska. Life has been found tolorable
in winter even at Point Harrow, tho
fhores ot the Arctic Ocean.
The summer tourists aro now on
their way in greater numbers than
usual to the high latitudes of Alaska.
Thoso who have made tho excursion to
tho North Capo and havo since
piudo ooo to Alaska, declare that
scenoiy along the coast of tho latter
surpasses in grandeur and beauty that
along tho coast of Norway. The pus
fage through naivow waterways, the
placid waters, wooded islands, land
locked bays, fjords, majestic mount
ains, and forests coming down to meet
tho sea, und furthor north tho glaciers,
are somo of tho attractions of this
summer excursion in high latitudes.
At no distant day, probably, theso
slimmer excursions will bo extended to
points where the midnight sun will bo
as visible as at the North Cape. Whore
tho present excursions terminate thoro
is only a brief twilight during tho
twenty-fiJur hours. An old whaling
captain, being interrogated about tho
appearance of the midnight sun in tho
Arctic Ocean, declared that tho sight
was not at all equal to tho spouting of
a good-sized whale. San Francisco
Bulletin.
She Owned tho
EftrtKi
Sho held up her hand to tho con
ductor to stop the car, but ho was in
no hurry about it and waited until It
reached tho crossing.
"Didn't I signal you to stop the car
back thoro?'' she demanded.
"You did, madam."
"Then why didn't you stop it?"
"Against orders, ma'um; wo stop
cniy at crossings."
"Who guvo those orders?"
"Tho manager."
"Is tho manager on tho car?"
"No, ma'am,"
"And I can't seo him?"
"Not unlesi you go to tho office."
"Very woli. I withdraw my putron
ago from this line. Just inform tho
mimuger of this fact, will you, and
suggest thut ho cull and apologize.
Tho car can now proceed."
And tho car, strange to relate, did
proceed. Detroit Free Press.
Not Very Far Advanced;
Dinguss Mr, Snip, have you flu
shed that suit of clothes I ordered the
othor day?
Tailor (well acquainted with Din
guss) Why, no, Mr. Dinguss. It it
Isn't exactly finished yet.
Dinguss I suppose, then, it Is pretty
well advanced by this tlrno?
Tailor Er--no. It's the advance
I'm vuiting.for Mr. Dinguss. Chicago
Tribune.
"Mr. Bourns," fcitld Mrs. Hush
croft, looking into the littlo boarding
house parlor, "will you bo kind enough
to step into the back room for u
moment?" "Certainly," said tho
consumptive-looking bourdor. "It's
funny," he muttered to himself, "thut
every time any body comes here to ap
ply for bourd she hustles me out of
sight" Terro Iiuutu Express.
THE LADY OF LYONS.
To Deceive llanlllr. Critic the I'lfiy Wat
Hm Produced Anon yiiiomlj.
I am not old enough to remember
tho publication of tho early novels !
of Edwtird Lytton Bulwer, nnd
consequently am uuablo to speak of
their reception by the public press;
but when that gifted gentleman took to
writing for tho stage I perfectly recol
lect the savage attacks that were niudo
upon his dramatic attempts.
There is no doubt that Bulwer had.
in some way or other, made himself
personally offensive to tho critics; but,
whether or no, ho became fully per
suaded thut no piny written by him,
however good it might be, would bo
allowed to succeed upon tho stage.
Acting upon this conviction he, in
counsel with Macready, who always
played the hero in his pieces, deter
mined to produce his next dramatic at
tempt anonymously. Happy thought!
Tho subject fixed upon was "The Lady
of Lyons," and when tho play was pro
duced about tho vear 1812, 1 think
tho authorship was known to two per
sons only .Mnereuuy unit nulwor.
Dickens was tho intimate friend of
both actor and writer and on invitation
of Macready ho took his placo among
Uin audience on tho first night, in total
ignorance of any tiling ami every thing
connected with tho play. Tho curtain
fell to a storm of applause. Dickons
went delightedly behind tho scenes to
congratulate tho great actor on a woll
deserved success.
In Macready's dressing-room Dickons
found Bulwer, looking, as ho thought,
a little disturbed.
"A capital play! good idea well and
dramatically worked out. Tho author,
a young follow, I suppose, has been
looking a littlo at our friend bore," in
dicating HtiUvor. "If this is his lirst
work I predict a fine future for him; as
for you, my dear Macready, you aro In
for a long run, depend upon it." Then,
turning to Bulwer, Dickens said: "Did
you seo tho play from the front? 1 did
not notlco you among tho audience."
"No," said Bulwer, "I saw quito
enough of it from tho wings."
"Well," exclaimed Dickens, "you
uro not satisfied with it?"
"Not a bit of it." said Bulwer. "It
was capitally acted, fortunately for tho
author. Without our friend lioro it
might havo boon a hideous failure."
"My dear Bulwor, if I did notboliovo
you to bo freo from tho slightost tingo
of jealousy of other writors, what you
havo just said would niiiko mo uneasy.
Tho fellow has written a bright, capital
play, and you should bo tho first to
acknowledge such."
"Not if I don't think so. I suppose,"
said Bulwer with a smllo.
In tolling this anecdoto, as well as I
can remember, I havo used Dickens'
expressions as I hoard them from ills
own lips.
Tho morning following tho produc
tion of "Tho Lady of Lyons" was a
triumph for Bulwer, who was re
quested by tho papers to tako a lesson
from his rival, who had shown by his
admirable play that ho had dramatic
powers which wero conspicuous by
thoir absence in such works as had
hitherto proceeded from tho pen of
Mr. Bulwer, Frith' s Homliiisconccs.
BEETLES AS CHARMS.
Queer Discovery Mitdn hy u ICepnrlor In a
(iitlutm .Itmolry .Store.
An industrious Mexican bcotlo in tho
window of a jowelor on upper Broad
way furnishes amusomont to largo
crowds almost every hour of tho day.
It is a curious looking insect, and oven
persons woil versed In natural history
nro unable at first sight to tell exactly
to what variety it belongs. It looks
like a cross between a big black spider
and u tumble bug.
Tho beetle lias a volvoty blue black,
with tho legs of a spider. Around the
neck is u gold band attached to a
thread that holds Urn insect to a minia
ture human skeleton. The bcollo
crawls up and down tho skoletou with
tho regularity of clock work. So pre
cise aro tho movements that nearly
every one mistakes it for a mochauicul
toy.
The other afternoon Walter B. Prlco
and Senator Stud lor spout some timo
pondering over tho beotlo. "I don't
bollovo a pieco of mechanism could bo
as perfect as that," exclaimed the Sen
ator. Mr. Prlco, who is a great student of
natural history, insisted thut nuturu
hud novor constructed such u looking
Insect, and as a result of tho dlfforonco
of opinion a wugor was mado. I accom
puniod the two gentlemen into tho
store to decide tho wager. Tho jeweler
said thut it wus a live Mexican bcotlo.
"It is a most curious Insect," lie said,
"and it is us busy as a boe. Wo havo
put on a false back of bluo volvot to
givo it a brilliant uppeuraiice. Wo do
quito a trade in thorn. Ladies wear
them us charms to thoir chains. Tho
Baroness Blanc sot tho fashion to wear
ing thorn hero In New York. I don't
know just how long they will live, but
I know of several thut aro over llvo
years of age.
"1 urn at a loss to understand hqw
they oxist, for thoj novtr eat or drink.
Wo keep them lu a show cuso with our
wutches. Somo of them nro very intel
ligent, and ono of the clerks trains
them to do a number of cute tilings.
If ho whistles they will come und crawl
up nls arm. inoy ureas cunning us
'possums. Tlioy turn on thoir backs
and pretend to bo dead when they
scout dungor. They soil for live dol
lars and upwurds, according to thoir
educutlon."
Five dollars sounds rathor cheap for
(i beetle trained like a circus animal
nd dressed up liko a Huytian field
amrnhal. doesn't lt?-2L Y. lloruld.
SEEKING INFORMATION. i
The Sweet r.lttle filrl nt the Railroad
Ticket Seller' Window.
When ono is in n hurry and has to
wait timo passes slowly. A gentleman
rushed into tho Omaha ticket ofllco
yosterday and wanted to know at tho
earliest possible moment when ho
could catch a train for somo point out
along the road. A lady was just ahead
of him at the ticket agent's desk and
there was no oilier employe of the of
fice tliero. She was such a sweet lit
tle tiling, with pretty eyes and brown
hair.
"Just wait a moment." said the man
at the desk as ho turned to answer tho
l.nly's questions. Apparently sho wn3
in a hurry, too.
"When can I go to Duluth?'' sho
nsked. And tho clerk told her tho
hour.
"Can I go from Duluth to Buffalo?"
"You can," said tho clerk.
"How do I go?"
"The boats run rcgulnrly."
"Arc they nice boats to travel on?"
"Comfortable."
"How long would it tako mo?"
"Several days."
"Longer than it would bv cars?"
"Yes."
"Would It bo cheaper?"
"I think so."
"What timo do the boats lenve?"
"The best boats nro Tuesdays- I
don't know just tho hour."
"Tuesday morning or Tuesday
night?"
"At night, I think."
"if 1 went from Fargo to Duluth
what time would I get to Duluth?"
Tho clerk looked up a Northern Pa
cille time table and told her.
"I'm thinking somo of going to Far
go first," she said by way of explana
tion. "O. yes," said the elork.
"How long does it tako to go from
West Superior to Duluth?"
"Only a fow minutes. Tho trains
aro running every littlo while."
"Because I have friends in West Su
perior that I would like to call on."
"O. yes."
'.'I'm a stranger In Duluth and I
didn't know how far it was from West
Superior."
"They aro practically ono."
"If you wero going to Buffalo would
you go in a boat or tho cars?"
"Both aro good ways to go."
"When can I start for Duluth?"
"This evening."
"(), I don't want to go as soon aa
that."
"You could leavo Monday and thon
get thoro in time to tako tho boat Tues
day." "O, 1 can't lenvo boforo a wcok from
Monday, anyway. But I thought I'd
ask you about It to-day."
"Did you want to buy atickot now."
"O, no. 1 am not suro I'll go nt all.
but I wanted to find out about it. It
wouldn't bo any uso to buy a tlckot un
til I found I was suro of going, would
it?"
"O, no," said tho clerk, with a smile.
"Thank you," sho said, as she
smiled and wont out. Sho was such a
sweet littlo thing. Minneapolis Trib
une. GERMS OF CONSUMPTION.
A Itt-xuim- of tho ItcHiilts of It eceut Sclco
1 1 II IT IllVI'StlKlltllHM.
Tho roport of tho pathologists ol
tho Board of Health concerning the
manner in which tuberculosis is trans
mitted from animals to man and from
ono human being to anothor deals with
a subject to which tho attontlon ol
sanitarians and physicians in all parts
of tho civilized world has recently
beon directed. Wo havo frequently
spoken of tho ronmrkablo disoovoriei
made in the last fow years by bacteri
ologists with respect to tho mlnuto or
ganisms that aro tlie ca'uso, oitlior di
rectly or indirectly, oj infectious dis
cases. Among tho diseases thai are'
transmitted by means of a character
istic tyuoillusor microbo is thisdrondod
nut ady, consumption, to which are
duo ono-sovonth of tho recorded deaths
in t.his olty. fc
The boufd's pathologists declare flint
tuborculoHls is a "distinctly preventa
ble diseaso," that It is not directly in
herited, and that it is inquired by tho
direct transmission of tho tuborole
bacillus or germ from tho sick to tlia
heulthy. Tho occurrence of sovoral
cases in ono faintly is to bo explained,
they say, not upon tho theory that
children inherit the dlseusofrom their
parents, but by tho fact that tho dis
ease is transmitted from thoso who
havo it to those who uro constantly
associated with them by means of
thoso fnflnitosimul germs that muy be
taken in tho lungs witli tho air. It
has boon held by tomo that whllo a
mnjority of cases uro caused by a di
rect transmission of the microbes, en
tering tlio system with food or air,
othors aro really Inlierltod. Tho
board's pathologists do not seem to nd
init that in any Instance tho malady is
inhurlted, and tills conclusion is in ac
cordance with tlie recent tondonoy of
research in this field. Tho introduc
tion of tlie diseaso doponds largoly,
however, upon tlto physical condition
of thoso who aro exposed to infection,
and it should bo noted that tho chil
dren of tuberculous jiorsons muy be
peculiarly susceptible to infection bo
causo of inherited physical weaknoss.
It Is pointed out that tho mortality
duo to tuberculosis may bo doeroused
by thorough disinfection and by meas
ures taken to prevent tho pollution ot
tho air by ttio germs of bacllla. As it
is well known that tho germs may be
transmitted to human boings from tu
berculous cows und beef cattle in meat
and milk, It Is shown that for tho pro
tection of tho public thoro should ba
a most rigid official inspection of such
animals. N. Y. Times.
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