CHINESE CIVILIZATION.
lMroTes Tliat tho Celettlnl Aro or llitby
loiilmi Origin, o
A caroful study of history lias provon
boyond tho possibility of a doubt that
tho Chincso woro not aboriginal In
China, but woro Immigrants nto that
country from llabylonla. A comparison
of tho languages, tho culturo and tho
civilization of tho two countries ac
cumulates a mass of ovldonco in support
of this which It Is imposslblo to gain
Bay. Evon tho artificial foaturos of the
two lands prosont such a strong ro
nomblanco that tho most casual ob
sorvor must bo struck by it Spoaking
of tho aspect of llabylonla as rovoalod
by its ruins, Ooorgo Smith says: "Tho
greatest foaturo of tho country was Its
agriculture, which was mainly carried
on by artificial Irrigation, tho wholo
country being intersected with canals,
BOmoof thorn navigablo and of a groat
slzo, tholr banks in somo places boing
from twenty to thirty foot high. Tho
long-dosorted lines of mounds which
ovon now exist in hundreds, marking
tho linos of thoso artiilclal rivers, form
far moro romarkablo objoots than tho
rulnod cltlos and palacos. Onco thoso
channols teemed with llfo and industry,
hnd woro lined with cltlos containing
thousands of pooplo." No moro accur
ate description could bo given of tho
aspect which China, woro she to roach
tho same state of ruin as llabylonla has
dono which Heaven forbid! would
prosont than this. Tho vory name,
also, by which llabylonla was and
China is known to tholr inhabitants Is
tho same. "Tho Mlddlo Kingdom"
was tho appellation which tho early
Turanian inhabitants of llabylonla ap
plied to tholr land, and Is that by which
China has boon called by tho Chinoso
from tho tlmo of tholr first arrival on
tho banks of tho Yellow Itlvor.
llut tho rosomblancos botwoon tho
two countries aro no moro striking than
are thoso which oharaotorlzo tho pooplos
belonging to thorn. Wo loam from tho
tnonumonts that tho oarly Turanian In
habitants of llabylonla woro an indus
trious, law-abiding pooplo, to whom
poaco was a delight, and in whoso opin
ion tho art of war was an unculturod
accomplishment; who woro skilled In
tho mechanical arts, and, so far as
thoso on tho plain country woro con
corned, woro ingenious and Industrious
agriculturists. In staturo thoy woro.
short and thick-sot, with black hair and
tho markod characteristic of tho slant
ing oyo. llut thoso Turanian pooplo
woro tho Arcadians; and that namo Blg
nlflos hlghlandors. Thoio, thoroforo,
whom wo ilnd on tho alluvial dolta of
tho Euphrates and Tigris woro emi
grants from tho parent stock who still
followed tholr original calling of
nomadlo shophords in tho mount
ainous country on tho oast. This
fact holps to oxplaln an apparont
anomaly In tho history of tho Chinoso
as doscrlbod by certain of tholr moro
anolont wrltton oharactors. Wo havo
known tho Chinoso both from history
and from actual oxporlonco as being a
purely agricultural pooplo, such1 as
thoso Arcadians woro who peopled tho
plains of llabylonla. Whence como,
then, tho Idoas contained In thoso writ
ton characters which point to a nomadlo
origin of tho raco? Thoso characters
toll a vory plain story. A pooplo who
plcturo tho ldoa pt beauty by an Ideo
gram composed of parts moaning "a
largo shoop," or who roprosont "right,"
'equity," by ono which means "my
Bhoop," or who convoy tho ldoa of to
'nourish" by a compound character
whoso parts 'signify "to oat shoop," or
tho ldoa of discussion by a combination
of symbols meaning "lo talk about my
Bhoop," with a host of other oxamplos
which might bo quoted, woro ovldontly
t ono tlmo orothor a raco of shophords.
And this dual oharaotor exactly accords
with tho history of tho oarly Turanian
Inhabitants of llabylonla. Llpplncott's
Magazine
CONSCIENCE IN A DOG.
Thero I Hik-Ii n TIiIiik, Tills Mttle In
o.tlunt Cli'iirlr 1'riivtin.
Tho Listener of tho lloston Tran
script was at bis luncheon when a man
entered tho rostaurant who was followed
by a oolllo dog. (It should bo statod
that tho word "colllo" has not a vory
oxaot moaning. Tho colllo of tho bonoh
show Is tho Scotch shoop dog. and Is
own brother to tho English shoop dog,
to whloh brood our common "shophord
dog" belongs; but thon thoro aro sovor
nl rocognlzod forms of tho Scotch
eboop.) As tho man camo Into tho res
taurant ho simply polntod toward ono
oornor of tho room and went about his
buslnoss of ordering his meal, without
looking at the dog; and tho dog at onco
wont to tho corner Indicated and laid
down. As tho animal lay thoro.ho looked
,ylth an interested but not a curious
air about the room, precisely as well
bred gontlomoa from forolgn parts
might havo dono. Ills mastor's back
was toward him. Taking advantage of
this fact to tompt tho animal, tho List
ener hold out a pleco of moat toward
tho colllo. Tho dog looked up at tho
Listener's face, and was ovldontly sat
isfied with tho inspootlon, If tho List
onor doos say It; for ho wagged his tall
and half roso from his place, as If to
como forward and get tho moat llut
thon ho glancod at his mastor's back
nd moving elbows, lookod onco moro
at tho Llstonor In an apologetic way,
and settled haak definitely upon tho
floor. Thoro was nothing cringing or
fearful about tho movement It was
Imply as much as to say: "I'd like
to thank you, but you can hoo for your
elf that I'm hero on my honor and It
wouldn't bo H"ht"
An Hitnlvo Collector.
' Constant Itvudor There aro several larg
coin collectors In tho United States. Jay
Gould U probably tho targiat Philadelphia
Coll.
Minimus (tho now boy, of an In
quiring turn of mind, to omployor)
"Why Mr. Maxlmus, did that young
man who just wont out blush and statu
wer so whllo looking over that tray of
rings?" Maxlmus "What did ho buy'"
Minimus "An engagement ring," Max
Iwus "That's why ho blushed and statu
mttA o."JewtJrs' Circular.
High but Not Dense Enough.
In Providpiice the other day they wero sot
ting some very tall hIos for the telephono
wires seventy footers. A countryman eatno
along and asked the foreman what his men
wero doing. .Now, the foreman of that par
ticular gang Uu mild matini'ivd citizen and
means to Ik; patient and forIearing, hut ho Is
worried a Rood deal with questions and gets
tired of answering them. In this particular
case ho told the countryman that he was
building u wire fonce. "Is that sof said tho
farmer, looking aloft, nnd then added:
"Well, 1 guess you've got It bull high, butl
don't lielieve you can make It pig tight,"
That foremun has been very shy of Rhode
Island farmers over since. Boston Herald.
A Qetlon of Nerve.
Young Tillies (faint heartedi Just think,
angel mine, how poor 1 am. Why, what
could 1 mako of you
Sho (bravely) Well, you could mako Mrs.
Tillies of mo if you hud any nerve. Wash
ington Clitic
Ulil Vou Ever Soo -nc?
Tho fellow had seen everything, had got a
chip ofr everything, nnd had somo memento
of everything. Ho dropped into a littlo knot
of artists, who wero discussing Bohemian
llfo in many places. As tho traveler came in
ouo of them was saying: "Ah, that is tho
placo where they made tho welkin ring."
"What placo aro you talking nboutr' asked
tho traveler, "Wo wero talking of Bohe
mia." "Oh, yes; Bohemia. 1 know, I'vo
been there. I'vo got onoof them." "Ono of
what!" "Ono of them welkin rings an' it's
a beauty." San Francisco Chronicle.
A Precocious Youth.
Fond Mamma (showing tho baby to visitor
Sh-hho's asleep. Tho littlo darling! Isn't
ho tho sweetest you ovor saw
Visitor (in uwoBtruck whisper) Decldodly.
Can ho talk
Fond Mamma Talk I should think ho
could talk I Why, ho can say "goo" and
"ga" and "yow." Picked them up himself,
too. And Annotto Is teaching him to say
"A-wow eo," unti thinks ho will havo it per
fectly In a fow days. Boston Beacon.
A Difficult Task.
A traveling muu for n certain Now York
houso was put on tho witness stand in court
"Do you solemnly swear," said tho clerk,
"that tho evidenco you shall glvo In tho case
now on hearing shall bo tho truth, the wholo
truth, and nothing but the truth"
The witness hesitated, and then said: "I've
boon selling goods for Ranks & Co. for live
years but I'll do my best." Merchant Trav
eler. Commercial Uses of l'apor.
Bummer Boarderr-What's that yellow stuff
you nro feeding tho chickens
Farmer That's corn, mister.
"What Is this in this bin"
"That's wheat"
"Humphl What nro thoso other thingsf
"Rye, oats, barley suy, mistor, what's
your business when at homo in Chicago'
"1 am n grain speculator." Omaha World.
On tlio lltwu-h.
"I say, Jack, old man," remarked tho Yalo
sophomore, "deuced pretty girl, that ono
with you yesterday. Do mo tho honor"
"Why, of course. But soo hero, she's Miss
Concord, of Boston goes In heavy for phi
losophy and that sort of thing. Rather
steep for you, eh"
"Oh, no, that's all right We'll got along.
I'vo got n lot of bully gngs on Plato and
Aristotle mid thoso old duller. " Life.
Fresh lluttermllk.
(Near tho Kerry Dock.) Denier Hero's
your nice, fresh buttermilk; a great, big,
largo glass only llvo cents.
Customer is it really fresh!
"Yes, mum, just milked two hours ago.
Had to put loo in It, to cool It"
Customer buya Detroit Free Press.
Two flood Things.
Proprietor Havo a good dinner, sirf
Quest Can't say I did; but you havo two
things on that bill as line as anywhere in the
United States.
Proprietor (llattered) Ah I and thoy urol
Guest Tho salt nud tho ice water. Tima
K Small Vuluu,
nusband (contemplatively) How tmo it
Is, my dear, that the good tliat men do is oft
interred with their bones.
Wifo (not contemplatively) Yes;. I s'poso
there's so littlo of it that it isn't considered
worth saving, Now York Sum
A Nolilo Sport.
"Oeorge," sho said, tit tho races, "what is
meant by a truo lover of horso racing!"
"A truo lover of horso racing," explained
George, "is tho man who can catch a teu.to
uo chance." New York Sun.
Wiser Thuu Ho Looked.
Mla Trlscllla Jibb In Boston, you know,
Mr, Swift, wo attach moro luiporuwco to
blood than you do at the west
Mr. Swift (of Chicago) Oh, on tho con
trary, Mb Jibb, wo consider It of tho Urt
Importance particularly In the spring of the
fear. Ufa
! . . V I I
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
Tho city of Hamburg has a surplus
of S2.2G0.00O. Of this amount 81,600,000
was from last year's recolpts.
Tho Illsmarck monument fund is
well on toward 8100.000. Tho citizens
of Hamburg are talking of giving him
a palace.
Tho docllno of English beauty Is as
sorted, of course, with serious regret
Had tooth, short sight and round
shoulders aro tho Increasing faults.
Tho Garibaldi family lias agreed to
soil to tho Italian Government tho
island of Caprora for 800,000, tho houso
and grave of Garibaldi boing reserved.
Tho llavarlan peasantry is still
loyal to tho memory of poor King Lud
wig. "What If ho did owo 20,000,000
marks?" All this money was spent In
Bavaria, and overy trado got a profit out
of it
Tho Royal Mint of England coined
last yoar tho largest quantity of silver
ovor Issued in a yoar, tho total valuo
boing S18,732,i40. Tho mint mado a
profit abovo oxponsos of S4,00l),000.
Illustrated American.
Tho llrltlsh Medical Journal, con
sidering tho danger of kissing tho
usually greasy lliblo of the law courts,
rocommonds that a clean wrapper of pa
per bo put on from tlmo to tlmo. This
was dono rocontly for tho bonoflt of tho
Duko of Fife, a recent witness, and it Is
approved as a desirable practice.
Tho government statistician of Now
South Wales, T. A. Coghlan, has esti
mated tho population of Australia at
tho beginning of tho current yoar to bo
3,780,708. This Is an increaso during
1889 of 113,095. or 3.10 por cent. Tho
population of Now Zealand is now 620,
27U, an increaso during tho year of 12,
809. Olga Loubanouskl. a young Russian
of high birth, has started from St
Potorsburg on a journey to Odessa on
horsoback. Sho is ninotoon yoars of
ago, and has wagorod 50,000 rubies on
tho success of )ior trip. Sho is accom
panied by a commltteo charged with tho
duty of seeing that tho tonus of tho
wager aro compiled with.
Whon tho Gormans began to study
tho tribos around Astrolabo bay, in Now
Gulnoa, a while ago, thoy woro vory
much interested to Ilnd that qulto a
numbor of Russian words had boon in
corporated into tho various languages.
Tho ciroumstanco was easily explained
by tho fact that the Russian oxploror
Maclap has lived for somo tlmo among
thoso pooplo.
NO PLACE FOR HIM.
Why u Kentucky Onrky IMil Not Make III
Homo In Chicago.
An old negro called upon a prominent
Chicago lawyor. "I has como," said ho,
"tor ax you or fow p'lnts, cazo I has jost
mubod fruni do Souf tor dls placo cazo
Mr. Vlnn ho say dat of I como up yoro
ho would soo dat I got suthin' tor do,
fur I ustor bo or boy wld him or laung
tlmo orgo down in Kalntuck w'on ho
wa'n't or big man or tall, but or slim
follor dat ovor'body called Tom, so I
thought I'd como an' I has como, fur I
got tlrod o' dat placo down dnr cazo dar
ain't nuthln' fur or po' man in dat coun
try losson bo's got plonty o' monoy, an'
dat's whut I didn't hah plonty o' nohow,
fur I wuz alius or mighty ban' tor spon'
monoy w'on I had it an' w'on I didn't
hab it I alius hankorod uttor goin' in
dobt."
"Woll, what do you want with mo?"
tho lawyor asked, looking In astonish
ment at tho negro.
"Yas, sab, I's comln' tor dat Now,
as I says, I doan know nuthln' 'bout do
rules an' rogorlatlons o' dls country,
cazo I has jest como yoro, an' I has foun'
it necessary ler ax or fow p'lnts orbout
'vorco. Do do law yoro say dat or pussbn
hattor take out papers w'on ho wantor
quit his wlfo?"
"Woll, a man can simply quit his wlfo
any tlmo ho pleasos, but if ho hopes to
marry again ho must got a divorce,"
"Yos, I know dat, but 1 didn't know
how It wuz wld or man's stop-wlfo."
"His what?" exclaimed tho lawyor.
"Stop-wlfo, sah."
"What do you mean by a stop-wlfo?"
"W'y, sah, do lady I's llbln' wld now
Is my stop-wlfo."
"How do you mako that out?"
"W'y, It wuz dlsor way: Good whllo
orgo I malrd down In Kalntuck. Llbed
wld my wife 'bout fifteen yoar an' sho
tuck an' died, sho did, Will, 'bout four
yoar orgo I malrd do preson' lady. I
has ono boy, do cbilo o' my fust wlfo,
an' my preson' lady is bis stop-muddor,
ttln'tsho?"
"Of course."
"Wall, don, why ain't sho my stop
wlfo? Slio's do boy's socon' muddor an
is my socon' wifo."
"Sho is just as much your wlfo as tho
llrst ono was."
"Don 1 would hattor git or 'vorco
frum hor jost llko sho wuz do fust lady
1 obor did mair?"
"Certainly."
"Wall, glmmo do paper."
"What paper?"
"W'y. do 'vorco papor."
"1 can't glvo it to you. I can bring;
suit for dl vorco, howovor."
"All right fotch It"
"Upon what grounds?"
"1 doan know whut groun's. Didn't
know 1 hotter say nothln' orbout
groun's. I doan want do lady r.o longor,
au' Sat sottlo It wld mo."
"That may bo, but It won't settle it
with tho law,"
"Whut's dls law 'way up horo koro
erbout mo w'on I has boon llbln' all my
llfo 'way down In Kalntuck?"
"Got bo much to do with you that It
will sond you to tho ponltontlnry If
you marry again without getting a dl-
torco."
"Look yoro, is da got a pony tonohy up
yoro, too ?"
"Yes, two of thorn."
'Huh, of dat's do caso It ain't oigood
fur mo up yoro os It wus 'way down
yandor, oato dar ain't but ono down dar.
Walt or mlnlt. Doos da put ntggors in
do ponytonohy up yoro V"
"Thoy do that vory thing."
"Den l' gwlno back, caso I coma
yoro caxo I glttln sortor tlrod o' do pon
ytonohy down dar, but it da's got two up
Vru, w'y dli ain't da plaoo fur uioL"-
PLEASURE IN A CANOE.
THOUSANDS
RIES OF
OF- AMERICAN VOTA
SAIL AND PADDLE.
The Growliid Popularity of the Sport
Suggestion for Amateur Who WotiM
Like to ICmuluto the Hxamplo of Noted
CanocUts Notable Trip.
Canoeing Is one of tho earliest of
I is undoubtedly
Up to a decad
.....
of American origin.
ago its development was not rapid, but
since that time wonderful strides havo
been made, both in the construction of
canoes and in the number of people who
indulge in the sport.
Tho increased in-
terest in the Bport may be traced to the
efforts of the American Canoo associa
tion. When it was first established in
1879. thirty-five canoes participated in
the nnnual meet at Lake George. Nov
the association includes nearly one
hundred cl-.s. divided into four divi
sions, and has a membership of several
thousand canoeists. There is also a
Western Uanoe association, in which
about twenty-live clubs are represented,
and there are many clubs whoso mem
bers belong to no association.
Tho delights of canoeing nro as varied
as could be desired. Tho pastime is ar
Btifo as any other outdoor exercise, and
if tho canoeist is a good swimmer he
practically runs no risk whatever. Al
most any ono can learn to use tho pad
dles in half an hour. An hour or two
more will suffice to render him familia;
with the working of tho lines or foot
gear, and a fow days spent on the watel
in company with a canoeist will teach
him all ho needs to know of navigation.
Then ho is ready to essay his first voy
age. PRHPAUATIONS FOR A CKUISE.
In choosing a canoe, the purchaser
will do well to consider tho locality in
which he intends to cruise. Large, stiff
canoes aro adapted to tho great lakes.bays
and harbors where portages are unneces-
ary: lut for ordinary lanes, nvers anu
bays everything bulky or weighty should
be avoided. Old canoeists adviso be
ginners to securo for their first season a
second hand canoe which has been tried
and not found wanting. Such a boat
can be readily obtained at prices varying
from $25 to $150. For the latter figure,
or less, a first rate canoo may bo bought.
Canoeing is only another term for
roughing it, and the canoeist will, of
course, sleep on board and cook his own
meals. A tent is necessary, and a very
nice one, fitted with a top piece, to bo
slung between the masts, and a port hole
and side door, may be obtained for about
8. A small alcohol stove will do all the
cooking required, and two quarts of tho
fluid will last a fortnight. Such kitchen
ntensils as a frying pan, a tin pail and a
deen boiline notwill bo found necessary.
A field glass, some mosquito netting, ex-
tra cord screws, nails, plonty or copper
wire and a pair of strong phcers are . also
Stafata JSS
They can be had for a small outla. A
Tory handy weapon to carry on such a
cruise is tno comoinauon snoigun anu
riflo. A irood. llcht. fishinu rod will
often assist in supplying tne laruer.
P. . i
Somo ginger and quiniuo snouid do taKen
along uot to setison tne usu. out, to ro
press any stray stomacli aclies and colds.
A trip can bo mado to cost most any
thing, but on an ordinary cruiso an out
lay of $5 or $0 a week will provide all
necessaries.
SOME KAilOUS CRU1SINO OROUNDS.
Somo of the favorite cruising grounds
of canoeists aro the Kennebec. Megan
tio. St. John and Delaware rivers: the
stretch of lake and river from Kingston,
Ont.. to the mouth of tho Richelieu
river, a two weeks' trip: tho Mississippi
river, from tho Minnehaha rivor to Clin
ton: tho Mississippi, from St. Louis to
tho gulf of Mexico, a wouderfully pic
turesquo and delightful cruiso: Lake
Momphremagog and the Magog, the
Richelieu river, tho Rideau canal and
tho Oneida lakes: tho Connecticut river,
tho Mohawk river and tho Erie canal.
Canoeists in this vicinity havo the
beautiful Hudson,
ion, over changing and
which to indulge heir
to. A pleasant days
ever now. on
favorite liastime. A pletisant day
hugging the Staten Island and Now Jer-
soy shores.
nni. V?nv- McHn-ffnr'a 1.000 milo
. . i. .. i
sandy Hook,
cruiso in European waters, mado many
ears ago. still stands as ono ot tno most
omarkablo canoo trips ever mado. Ho
romarkablo canoo trips
started from London, and. whon near
tho mouth of tho Thames, landed and
eont his boat to Namur, where ho again
launched hor in tho Sambro. Ho en
torod tho Mouse and dropped down past
Liego and Marstricht. in Holland, to
Cologne. At the latter city ho shipped
tho canoo to Aschaffenloug and sailed to
Frankfort-on-the-Main.
Ho traversed the Danubo as far as
Dim and then returned, camo upon
Lako Constanzon tho north sido, and
entered the Rhine whoro tho rivor is
vorv narrow. From Lake Constanz ho
weut to Lako Zurich, Lako Lucomo ivnd
tho River Rouss. and again souglrt tho
Rhino, passing through Basle and draw-
iug up at Mulhouso, in Franco. Ho noxt
proceeded to Paris by tho Mosollo, tho
Mourtho. tho Mnme and tho Seine.
An equally notable trip was that mado
by tho Italian canoeists. Barrucci and
ev.,.4 I'll, iv uiiiliul frnm Roma for
Ferrari, mey stuiou irom
nZ' T o U"t o wav
, I0' nLK l
nVnthor less imnortant nlacea on tho
Italian coast, and arrived at Marseilles,
whoro thoy entered the Rhotio. The
river had too strong a currout for their
f roll craft and thoy took tho cannl to
Arlos, whero thoy again launched tho
canoo, Thoy procoodod to Paris via tho
fcxono, the Loire and tho Selno. Now
York Mall and Express.
Particular Not Given.
"A boy in Lavorto dropped dead after
whistling threo houra without stopping.
It Is nor stated what kind of a missile
etniok him, not how many people In the
neighborhood dropped dead before the
lad auoooinbed. NorrUtown Harald.
BIG MEN AND WOMEN.
Somo of the Glnnt nml Glnntcsscs of
Whom History Tells. .
At nil tunes and In nil countries
fn'nnt or a dwarf, sometimes both, as 1
ns '
Frederick the Great and his corps of j
gigantic grenadiers; nnd in the Tower
of London may bo seen a lance nnd 1
SOUie enormous unnur ui ouwruum
enormous armor oi ouw:omu
11. .
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century work, wlncn doubtless oeiongea
to some giant knight or trooper of tho
At nil Ullies iuiu ui mi i-uumira WHO is cuiim-vm- . - ,
kings and nobles had u fancy for In- I Medical College, expresses "mM
cluding among their retains either a ! the "aII
king's bodyguard. James I had at, - " ; charaotcrlstlcs, will, en
tached to ins person a. porter named huranre0nimne93 under trial, strong
Walter Parsons, commonly called tho . d nt and practical Intuition, all of
Staffordshire ginnt. a handsome, bravo . . wnll,., ... substantial valuo to
strong young man. who had begun
life as a farrier. Uis neiglit was , Tho patienco. gentleness ana sym-fot-t
7 Inches, and his nortralt ex- nhntin- n.ituro of woman havo con-
Ists. engraved by Glover. Parsons
!vfvl nn into the renrn of diaries 1. ant!
was succeeded by another giant. Will
Inm Evans, two inches taller than his
predecessor.
It is a curious fact that tho popula
tion of Franco has rarely produced a
giant; Great Britain. Gennaty. Poland
and Switzerland carry off the palm ; and
this may perhaps be attributed to tho
prevalence in France of a vegetarian
diet, which does not tend to dovelop to
so great nn extent tho growth of muscle
na does tho stronger diet of meat. The
Eighteenth ccnturv. to jutlgo by con-
temporary letters nnd newspapers. ,,n,..r,i
see, s to havo been more than usually ngers of onohand. Jo-day upward
prohfioingmntsaiidgtantesses. ' medical degree. The movement has
Horace Walpolo mentions a giant llteral, conquorcd a position in science
and giantess who were on view respect- 1 nnd focietv an(1 ono might as well at
ively at Spring Gardens and Half Moon tempt to stay tho progress of tho 'tides
Court. Ludgatc Hill. They wero both, I as t0 endeavor to arrest a reform which
it seems, handsome and well propor- ' wives to woman a usoful sphere of action,
tioncd persons, nnd without tho usual
awkward lingainliness peculiar to their
kind. At this time also appeared a
young Italian giantess 7 feet in
height, "who was tho admiration."
said the handbills, "of tho emperor of
Germany, of eight kings of Europe and
of tho grand czar of Moscow himself."
Her appcaranco seems to havo been
followed in 1742 by that of Ccjanus,
tho famous Swedish giant, commonly
called the "living Colossus." who camo
over to England nnd established him
self at a houso opposite tho Mansion
house. Ho was the son of a pastor of
a littlo villago in Finland and stood 8
feet 4 inches in his socks.
In 1755 London was visited by an
other Italian giant, named Bernardo
Gigli, or Gilli, who measured 8 foot
in height, and seems to havo created
an immense sensation uy uio coiossai
Dronortions of his limbs. But no giant
. A , 1 il.- , 1
ever created such n furor as did Charles
jjymo, tho Irish giant, who was 8 feet 8
jad,, ;n height, and possessed of enor-
...
. . llnflbfuI. of tho natural wit of
mothcr cqu but unfortunnte. A K Uomantlo Cltreer.
. d , Tho R Qf Dah is a man o( odu
tl10 eibitlon f hl.Je.ton and accomplishments. Ho wa,
i duttonv and ho died at , roared in Paris and much monoy was
hab to of gluttonj and be died u
-v "b- V": . .
that his body was to bo buried at sea
, i t .
out uio coiiego oi aureus ... '
way ootameu nis corpse ior uio sum oi
S00, according to certain reports, and
the skeleton was "set up in ineir mu- tnat of a civilized anq enlightened bo
scum by William Hunter, tho famous ing, ne bade eternal adieu, thoroforo,
anatomist. ) to tho classics, tho arts and tho sciencos,
Shortly after Byrne's death another and zealously sot himself to tho pursuit
Irish giant exhibited himself in Lon-
giant
don, by name Patrick Cotter, alius
O'Brien. Ho was so attenuated tliat.
tall as ho was, ho appeared oven taller.
His height was 8 feet 7 inches. Feeblo
and debilitated in health, ho could only
walk by supporting himself on the
shoulders of two tall men walking in
front of him, resting a hand on tho
shoulder of each. Many amusing stories
nro related of him. Ono evening at a
Masonic dinner he took out of his
pocket tho celebrated dwarf, Count
Borulauski, and set him upon tho table,
to tho astonishment of all.
Somo time after, while staying at
h Jo njj . terrilled ft night wntch.
, , , b taking off tho top
' . , ,.,.. i. . '
of a street lamp and lighting his pipe
tli the 11a no. He was of an amiable
nml B0ntto disPoslon. out not romark-
ablo for any intellectual capacity. Since
his day to tho present timo London has
only seen lour giants oi any auiioruuu
height or size, namely, James Tolees. 8
feet six inches in height, in 1810; Scott,
Chang and Horr Wickelmeir, tho Bava
rian giant
i Of giantesses, Miss Scott and Paulino
Mario Elizabeth Wedde aro tho only
colossal ladies who havo astonished tho
eyes of the sight seeing world. Tho
latter, called tho Queen of tho Ama
zons, was born at Ben-Rendorf, in
Tluiringia, on tho 31st of January.
1SGC, and introduced to tho Londor
publio at tho Alhambra in a piece en
titled "Bnbil and Bijou." Sho was
good looking, nnd of a handsomo, well
proportioned figure, and measured
about 8 feet 4 inches in height Of her
subsequent history nnd career wo havo
not ijC.en ftb0 to traco any account
i Binc0 j10r j,rovincial tour in France,
gho hml oxhibited herself in this
t It u ft crj0us fact that giants
' . . . .n . ,
. nrtum thn 11I?o of 40 or 45.
and
among then, over show signs of
much intellectual capacity. They aro,
as a rule, good tempered, indolent and
plncid; their opposito extremes, tho
dwarfs, being irritable, nctive, clover
and ill tempered. Irish Times.
l'erhup It AViun't the CouiiiteP Fuult.
An Illinois juryman went Insano during
tho trial. If this thing liapjwns often oouiibol
will havo to bo prohibited from addressing
tho jury. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Laucuuca of Couttull.
' Tho coattail flirtation is tho latMt A
wrinkled coattail, bearing dusty too .mark,
towins, "I havo spoken to your father,"
Corouado Mercury.
WOMEN AS DOCTORS.
They I'omms a reculUr Aptitude For He
:irvliiBSunrlnK. A prominent physician of Baltimore.
. M. .....i thn Women s
irino Uv women. "During
, , J , .,. ,..ita hutorv." ho said.
. .. i , ... .-M'a historv.'
tho duties of attending to tno sick
woro assigned to women, lustuij
Cords Instances of successful practice
, . lAn,w ni in T 1 tilt, L1UJU .,..
uy wuuibh ib t"1"' . ,
oy ivuiuc" i'.. ,
, . 1 1 1 .1. .nm)i n ml nritcimuiL
scienuuo lno
molded a -M in women
hor servicos n tho sxk room.
quored for hor in tho s'.ck chambor
a
tiosit on both nonorauiu
and useful.
Whether In tho capacity of an attomi-
nnt or nurse, or serving under tno m
t stlncts of affection, tho ministrations of
I women aro rosarded as tender and ap
propriate. Tho sick room oilers an ap
propriate field for tho action of woman's
truest instincts, and when to thoso
quallt es aro added a scientific training
and a knowledgo of tho art of healing
diseases, it would seem, theoretically at
least, that woman's character had
roached a high degree of usefulness in
a modtcal career. As lato as lt.u tno
I number of fomalo graduates in modi-
a benevolent occupation and an opening
to an honorable nvoi.nooa.
"In tho beginning tho effort upon tho
part of woman to securo a medical edu
cation was a .trying ono. Tho road
which tho early fomalo practitioner
trod was rugged. Thoro woro sonti
monts, prejudices and opinions present
ing formidablo harriers to progress, and
woman knocked hard for admission into
tho ranks of tho medical profession.
Admission was at first emphatically de
nied; it was noxt partially allowed.
Now tho doors aro open, and a medical
education is within the roach of any
woman who seeks it Tho futureof this
movement in favor of fomalo medical
education and practlco will turn upon
woman's skill, knowledgo and adapta
bility. Sho must master tho science;
sho must demonstrate her ability to do
8ciontlfio work; and if she conquer tho
usual fallings of hor sox, such as want
of persovoranco, of a steadfast purpose,
and her desiro to mako a short cut to
prosperity by 'taking up' fids, so to
speak, instead of pursuing a practical
courso of work, thon I seo no reason
why sho should not succeed in this prc-
, tussive ago. -llaltlmoro bun
, nn his lnstrll.tlon. nut ln an evil hour
ho fell In lovo with a Parisian beauty,
i anJ becaus0 sho w0l,id not havo him tho
voun man mad0 up his mlnu tnat tne
lifo o a barbarian was preferable to
ot a barbarian career. uismostremarK-
abzo reform as King of Ualiomoy was to
surround himsolf with a body-guard of
strapping women, regular amazons, who
rodo horseback man-fashion, used tho
bow and spear and used tho battlo-axo
with singular doxtorlty. His Majoty
has a theory that thoso women aro bet
tor lighters than mon and aro moro llko
1 y to bo loyal to his Interests. A con-
tintront of thoso amazons is to bo brought
to London soon and shown to tho publio
in tho Fronch oxhlbltlon now In courso
of preparation ln that city. Chicago
Post
limnjltv Cured Uy Intlunnza.
In a recont numbor of tho Nourolo-
1 plsches Centralblatt
I thoso ".; W
sullored with montal
Dr. Motz records
god thirty, who had
disoase sinco tho
summer of 188S. In February, 1899, ho
becamo affected with dolirium of porso
cut on, and was so violont that ho had
to bo placed in conflnomont Atthebo-
ginning of tho prosont yoar thoro was
an outoreait oi inuuonza in tno asyium.
j Tho patient ln question was attacked on
tho 13th of January; on tho 17th ho wroto
a rational lottor to his wifo, giving a
clear and cohoront account of all that
had occurred since ho had bocomo in
sano. Ho dated tho recovery of his
montal lucidity from tho day on whioh
ho was attaoKed with inlluonza. St
James Gazotto,
Woman "I want this room white
washed, but I droad tho muss of It alL"
Undo Poto "Guess you'so had sum ob
dose horo choap whltowashors at wuk.
l'so vory 'tlckular, ma'am. I'so white
washed sum ob do finest foncos in do
city. Whltowash am too 'xponslvo tor
spill 'roun' on furniture." Epooh.
"What a wonderful painter Rubom
was!" remarked Morritt at tho art gal
lery. "Yes," assented Cora. "It is
Bald ot him ho could chango a laughing
faco into a sad ono by a single stroke."
! "WnJ'" spoko up littlo Johnny, ln dl-
gust "my sohool teacher can do that"
Jester.
Watorcross Salad. Wash tho cross,
put In a salad bowl, season with salt
and poppor. Mix half a pint of vinegar
with two tablospoonfuls of cream or
ruoltod buttor and pour ovor the cross.
Good Housekeeping,
Half a toaspoonful of sugar wilt
noarly always rovlvo a dying llro, and,
unllkq tho fow drops of coal oil whloh
servants aro so fond ot using and which
havo caused so many sad accidents, U
perfectly safe
"For a llfo by your sldo, my darling,
I would give up ovory thing I possess
parents, position, woolth all." "Ilui
In that oaso what would thoro be Ufa
tor moj" Fllegende Blatter.