TJ1K UUSSll' OF GOTHAM. The Unpolltloal Anxlotloa of Grow er Cleveland. Adventure of Freil (Irant A Pnrtnn In n Oatenanrlum and r New Aspect of Van Aim A rhllanthroplo (imiihlrr King. ICOPTHIOIIT, ITO3.1 When it was first rumorrcl nmnntr a limitpo cliiss of persons in New York that Ciiover Clcvi'lnml's porsonnl pe cuniary nfTnirs were not in a rlourisli b(f condition t.hem wiis fruncrnl in credulity. It is well known Unit Mr. Qeveliinil is (nrrounleil by ns nstntu tt set of linanoicrs ns ever lived, mid It neciurd surnrisiiiff, thiTefore, tluit ho should nuike utifcrtunnto investments. Now it trniif.pires Unit this very fart is responsible, although indireetly, for an unpleasant reduetionin the ainount of the president's private fortune. Vhen Mr. Cleveland was inaugur ated lie was worth, over his liabil'lies. bout S"im,oii(i, lees than that sum rather than more. This con sisted of reul estate, unen cumbered; a bank account anaountiiiL', on March 2, to cmcvklaxd's wash tome $4,000; inoton iioi sk. Stock in a street railway, and of a snug sum, stated to be 500,000, invested up on bond mid luortcgo in New York and Huffalo. Shortly after Mr. Cleve land's election ho chunked entirely the nature of his investments. No incon siderable amount of his fortune wns so placed Unit it might be affected by kit) official actions. In order to avoid even the appearance of evil, the presi dentelect hud all his securities dis posed of nnd the proceeds invested in such a manner that no official policies of his could either increase or de crease their value. This was simply Hollowing a precedent set by all our chief magistrates, President Ilarrison having1 done a similar thing1 shortly before his Inauguration. But when the cares of his office be ffan to weigh upon Mr. Cleveland he found it entirely impossible to attend to his personal affairs. The real es tate, for lack of munngement, yielded bo revenue and the stocks were not holding their own. The president never owes much money ten thousand dollars would pay his debts and more at almost any time, but the scale upon which he lives and the losses he sus tained through his investments have left him poorer by a good deal than when ho entered the white house last March. It is stated, npon an authority which leaves the assertion open to no disnute, that Mr. Cleveland is worth to-day barely two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and his salary is be ing spent ns fast as it comes in. It is to this state of affairs that the whispers of a possible resignation of the president are due. In the retire ment of his private residence, neai Washington, Mr. Cleveland has ex pressed his 'disapproval of present part Willi tendencies in no uncertain way. No secret is made of the fact that Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Gresham have discussed together the possibility of Vice President Stevenson being called to a higher office otherwise than by a death. Tim Grant Family. It seems that Mrs. Nellie Grant Sar toris wishes her children to become out and out Americans, and for that reason the English branch, so to speak, of the American gen eral's family will become accli matized here. Col. Fred Grant is mainly re sponsible for this. In a letter to Mr. O. W. Cliilds he lately IT. - Ml Xtr 5 'j My vi MRS. SARTOniH. arpressed a longing to have all the amiiyai nome. Moreover, JUrs. Grant, the soldier's widow, is no longer robust, and it is felt that her children and grandchildren should be about her in these declining years. It seems likely that the Sartorises will settle) in New York, but it is de nied that an attempt will be made to get the boys into West Point. Tho youths are not qualified for the acad emy, anyhow. Young Col. Fred Grant is a remark ably shrewd man of business. Ho has many money-making projects on foot, all of which are turning out well; but he is, unfortunately for himself, too generous with his funds. Ho gives to every needy chap who comes along. While in Austria his back door was crowded in the early morning hours by tho mendicants of Vienna, eager to share in a distribution of tho kitchen surplus. When Col. Grant got back from his po. the was visited by tho representa tive of a young huly whoso uuelo was a well-to-do war veteran. This veteran concluded to leave nil his money to his old general's son, but he had a niece in tho far west whom ho knew littlo of, and who was naturally worried at tho prospect of getting nothing by inherit ance from her uncle. So she had her legal representative in New Y'ork call upon Col. Grunt. The latter, when ho reached hero from abroad, was not a little surprised to receive a letter from theecceutric veteran announcing that he had made the son of hiu old com mander his heir. As soon ns tho ex minister learned how matters stood ho wroto a handsome letter to the old sol dier, expresing gratitude for tho mark of devotion, but ih.-ckirk.g that lie could not accept tiie bemie.st for va rious reasons, iiltlioiir;!i he !ool;jd upon it as a very Mattering itmrlt of esteem. Tho next tiling was a Utter frj in tho niece, than kin;,' the colonel for his ac tion. The. unclu had wade another will In her favor. van am::. l. J. Van Alen. future That Mr. Van Alen will sail from New York as ambassador to Italy is now a settled fact. Indeed, his agents here have beer, miik i n g purchases on his behalf, nnd this wealthy gentle man will voy age on nn Im posing scale, lie is to have forty trunks at, least, nnd no end of house hold goods will be transported to Italy with tho rest of tho belongings. Mr. Vnn Alen owns a rnre nssortment of sporting tackle, fishing rods, guns, saddle bags and the like. Then ho possesses pieturesnnd brlc-n-brnc with out limit. The transportation of these articles to Italy has been determined upon nnd Is a matter of perplexity to one of the foreign express companies here. It may bo of interest to noto that Mr. Van Alen nnd the young prince of Italy whom Humbert loves so much lire on more or less friendly terms. The pair met in Paris nt n dinner given by Iuchess d'lTzes. This lady, having always maintained a sort of half mourning In spite of her social gayo ties, wanted to have one dinner as a sort of swell international affair. One minister in Paris was then awa3' on leave of absence, and the duchess In vited Mr. Van Alen in the capacity of on American. The two fell into con versation on sporting subjects and ever since Mr. Van Alen has almost been on speaking terms with Italian royalty. Hut as the queen of Italy does not ap prove of her son's intimacy with any person not of the Roman Catholio faith, our ambassador may find the quirinal a frigid place. To be sure he can go to tho Vatican for the ecclesias tical halo. Many persona having wondered why Van Alen selected the Italian of all foreign missions may be less puzzled by considering how agreeable it is to im prove one's acquaintance with royalty. A Fortune In Metal. One of the costliest ostensoriums in the world has just arrived at the arch bishop's residence from France, and will shortly go upon the cathedral altar in New York city. An ostensori um is that part of Catholic ceremonial plate in which the blessed sac rament is placed, and it if moved only upon the most solemn occa s i o n 8. Many thousands of dollars have been expended upon this new ostensorium, w h i c h weighs about twenty five pounds, and is all gold, silver and gems. It was paid for by contributions, which have been coining in for a lnnr flir,r rll, OSTK.N80IUCM. j bon(1 and delivered at the arehiepiscopal residence under government seal, the c lergy not opening it until tho custom officials had visited the house to break the stal. The jeweled object was found intact, and with its flashingrays nnd reflections a'.uiot.t dazzled the. eye. All things considered, the cathedral of New Y'ork is becoming one of the most superbly appointed in tho world. Its altars are a paragon of ceremonial pomp, and the decorations and appur tenances are beginning to rival th Old World's edifices. The new osten sorium is only an item in a long series of costly accessories. A Philanthropic Gambler King. William J. Thompson has so long been known as the gaming duke of Gloucester that the news of his chari table deeds in New Y'ork would be received al most with in credulity. Yet he has given liberally to worthy objects in Gotham for some time past. When cases of dest itution come under his notice he is ready at all w. J. THOMrsox. times with money. He once met iu I'tirk row a starved old fellow, who had been kind to hiin in his own youth. Ho gave him a supply of cash, nnd procured him a situation. Thompson also likes to befriend young fellows who wish to educate them selves, and ho has been very generous to unfortunates on tho track. This man is certainly tho queerest com pound that ever lived a sort of Mephistophelean philanthropist. His yearly income is very great, and the success with which ho defies law and order and slips through legal meshes would make an eel envious. I)avii Wkchsleb. Inexplicable. He And did you enjoy your visit to tho stock exchange? She No; they all seemed insane to me. Why, I saw a man over six feet tall swearing because ho was short. Truth. A (Seashore Episode. "Thoso two young girls seem to have so much in common. They are tho warmest friends." "No wonder. They aro both en gaged to the sumo man." Chicago Record. The Wrung- 1'laoe. Poet I have a poem hero to selL Kdltur (harshly) Excuse me, but this is not a Junk shop. Around tho corner, please. Detroit Free Press. 0k At. iU urn '.vtf Vaccination and Small-Pox. Vi-nm ll.inA.'i UA,.blw If the truth were known it wrmM probably appear that vaccination has uoi nccompiisiicu ail that jenner hoped for it. Seeing his discovery so universally accepted at the outset, see ing it nip epidemics of small-pox in ine diki, ami so vastly reduce the mor tality within a fe years, he would have been strangely unimaginative had lie not dreamed of a d.iv uhen vaccination should so fully have inumpncn as to nave banished small pox from the world forever. In theory such a hope found ample warrant. The human body furnishes the only soil, so far as known, on which the germs of this disease can multiply and retain tneir virulence. Vaccination renders the bodv no lonerr Iinliit.i1.le for these germs. If therefore the en tire race couia oc given immunity throueh vaccination, time beins nl. lowed for the destruction of such tin productive germs as had found tem porary lodgment elsewhere than in the body, small-pox would cease to exist Its last germ killed, there is no more reason to suppose that it would ever originate again, than there is to ex pect the reappearance of the great auk. the mammoth, or the elvntndnn. In theory such an achievement might require but a month or a year, but in reality a century has not accomplished it. The chief reason whv vaccination has failed of this ultimate i',l. .at achievement is paradoxical though it sounds because vaccination has operated so efficiently. So nearly has it banished small-pox that no one now fears that disease, and a general carelessness prevails regarding it. No better commentary in this rerrard could be made than mention of the fact that two physicians recently con tracted the disease in New York from a case which came to a dispensary where they were in attendance. If physicians fail to give themselves im munity, what shall we exnert nf the public at large ? The other chief factor which co operates with carelessness to Veen small pox in existence is ignorance. So little is small-pox heard of now that many among the more ignorant classes scarcely know the meaning of vaccination. Health officers find many persons who suppose they are being vaccinated to "cleanse the dioou. it uoes not matter much what they think, perhaps, so long as they submit to the operation. But many decline the boon, ami these nf course remain susceptible to the dis ease, uur laws otter protection to all, but force it upon no one. Abroad, in many places vaccination is compulsory, a line Deing imposed it any child is found unvaccinated at a certain acre. The result thus aimed at is accom plished in this country in a more pleas ant Way bv ttrohlllitilK? nnv.irrin.it, rl children irom attendance upon rhe puDiic schools. Ihis measure, to nether with the constant solicitations of health officers, results in the Vacci nation ot a very large proportion of infants. But vaccination in infancy is not enough. It gives immunity for a time, but with erowth the tissues change, and after a few years the body occomes again susceptible. Kevacci nation must be nractised when the child is six or seven yeais old, and again during adolescence, tven this third vaccination does not always give protection throughout life. Immunity should be tested every few years by repeated vaccinations, and onlv ner- sons who have submitted to this test within a few years past can at' any time feel fuliy assured that thev are insusceptible to small-pox. Ignorance e .i.- i i . . . . . ui mis iaci is most potent in giving small Dox a hold uoon the community. Not alone the ignorant, but many peo ple ot intelligence suppose that so loni? as the scar of a nrevinus varrina. tion appears they are immune, and wnn coniidence Dorn ot this delusion al belief, cro about the world almost as susceptible to small-pox as if they had never been vaccinated. For such persons chiefly the present words, with their obvious moral, are intended. " Owe my Lifs to 2'ou" That is a strong statement. Yet exactly what Miss Gert rude Sicklcr, of Wilton, N. J., has written to Mrs. Pinkham. She says: " I suffered terribly with sup pressed and painful menstrua tions. Doctors could only keep me from having fits each month by giving me morphine. This continued until I was com pletely prostrated. " My father at last got me a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham $ Vegetable Compound, which at once gave me relief. It did what the doctors could not cured mc. I never have any trouble now, and have no dread of the coming month. " I owe my life to you it other suitenng women would try your val- uaple medicine they would bless T ,i YUU 113 1 UU, A II .1 1... II I. f . M,t;);i:ii prii u. y 5. Aildrt-sh in tuiitiili-nce. T.VtuA V.. I'lNUit.tf Mvn Co., I. vnn, Mais, Jr"S(f ftitf Liver Filla, i'5 cuats. p0!An Oh I fv W Look at the size of the ordinary pill. Think of all the trouble and dis turbance that it causes you. Wouldn't you welcome something easier to take, and easier in its ways, if at the same time it did you more good ? That h the ca.-c with Dr. Tierce's Pleasant Pellets. They're the smallest in size, the mildest in action, but the most thorough and far-reaching in results. They follow natuie's methods, ami th.-y give help that lants. Constipa tion, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, Sick and Bilious Headaches, and all de rangements of the liver, stomach and bcwels, are promptly relieved and per manently cured. "If we can't cure your Catarrh, no matter how bad your case or of how long standing, we'll pay you $500 in cash." That is what is promised by the proprietors of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Doesn't it prove, better than any words could, that this is a remedy that cures Catarrh ? Costs only 50 cents. 'Madame, I I must apologize. My my seven children, and it's hard times, you know and" "Poor fellow! Heres a trifle for you. And now tell me how old are the poor little dears ?" "Thank ye, mum ! Well, Bill he's 32, 'n Mary's 2 7 and married. The other five's dead mum. 'N Bill 'n Mary says I'm too lazy to live, mum ; they're that ungrateful. Thank ye, again, mum." Why Peoplo Long to Tlirow Themselves from High Places. Chevrcul's well known experiments with the exploratory pendulum and the divining rod show that if we repre sent to ourselves a motion in any dir ection the will unconsciously realizes it and romtrfunicatcs it to the pendu lum. The tipping tables realize a movement we ate anticipating through j the intervention of a real movement of the hands, of which we are not con scious. Mind reading by those who divine by taking vour hand where ou have hidden any thing, is a reading of imperceptible motions by which your thoughts are translated without your being conscious of them. In cases of fascination nnd vertigo, which are more visible among children than among adults, a movement is begun the suspension of which is prevented by a paralysis of the wiil, and it car ries us to suffering and death. When a child I was navigating a plank on the river, without a thought that I might fall. All at once the idea came like a diverging force projecting it self across the rectilinear thought, which had alone previously directed my action. It was as if an invisible arm seized me and drew me down. I cried out and continued staggering over the whirling waters till help came to me. The mere thought of vertigo provoked it. The board lying on the ground suggests no thought of fall when you walk over it, but when it is over a precipice and the eye takes the measure of the distance to the bottom, the representation of a falling motion becomes intense, and the impulse to fall correspondingly so. Even if you are safe there may still be what it called the attraction of the abyss. The vision of the gulf as a fixed idea, hav ing produced an "inhibition" on all your ideas of forces, nothing is cf. but the figure of the great hole, with the intoxication of the rapid move mcnt that begins in your mind ad tends to turn the scales of the mental balance. Temptation, which is con tinued in children because everything is new to them, is nothing else than the force of an idea and the motive impulse that accompanies it. Rheumatism and catarrh, caused by impoverished blood, cured by Ayer's Sarsaparill.t. Mrs. Farwest(at the World's Fair) "This is what vou nut on war vp,.il- is it?" 1 Attendant. 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