Thursday, April 23.
COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBT?r?c;. rA
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DAYS LOST AND WON.
M If w nil down Ht Ht,t (if ami.
And count lha thliiK Hint wo have ilone.
And riiiintlng llml
Ono mff-'lnnylnv set, mis word
I That caned the htmrt of lilm who hoard;
(lno kIiiik' moot, kind,
1 That fell like miu-lilni- where it nrnt.
Thou w luuy cuuiil tliul duy well pnt.
" But If. thrniiKh nil the llvi-leim day,
We're nasvd no I c irt, by yea or nay;
If tlmim-li It nil
We've done no tlilnu that we ran truce
That brought th mihln to a face;
No net mnit smnll.
That helped emu mill mid tiotlilnii cunt,
Thon count that d:iy in hum1 than lost."
HIS 1WT WIFE.
Cynthia regarded the flashing little
circlet with evident delimit. It was
one of many that sparkled on her deli
cate white hand, but it boro a signifi
canos beyond tlio other. It meant the
clipping of buttei fly wings ; the waning
of the homage due to a beautiful und
marriageable heiress, and which, though
often made the subject of scornful wit,
was erer accepted and acceptable; it
meant the ratification of a sweet and
binding contract with the chosen one
the man to whom wealth wua no ob
ject, and rank no allurement, and. for
that reason, it dazzled ryes familiar
with the radiance of gems.
The fingers that had just bestowed
the gift still clasped hers with tender
pressure, and, for the first titnf, the
noticod their single ornament an oddly
shaped gold ring, that found fault in
her fastidious eyes.
"Why do you wo;.r this?" she asked,
with a curl of the lin.
"Because I value ic," replied her lover,
secretly relenting tl e little sneer.
Her curiosity was roused. Though
she felt that for some reason l.e would
prefer not to talk about it, she per
sisted. "Did you buy itt"
"No; it was given to me," ;
"By a friend?"
"By the best friet.d I ever had."
The laconic replies annoyed her. She
dropped his hand, saying: "Well, I
don't admire it."
Ho aocopted the dismissal of the sub
joot without a word, and the conversa
tion drifted into another channel ono
of the winding tributaries of love. Fu
ture plans wero discussed, and dates
were fixed, to a rnnuing uccompauiment
of just and laughter.
Suddenly the ring caught her careless
glance again.
"There," she said, pointing to it im
patiently; "it fascinates me. I am sure
it has a history. Tell me."
Sho spoke as one who is used to com
mand, and certain of compliance. Lean
ing back she closed hur eyes languidly
and waited.
"Go on," she said at last with some
surprise.
And still ho hositated.
"Is it a sad oue. You would not care
to know it."
She sat erect, intensely curious.
"Indeed I would, now that you are
so mysterious. Docs it contain poison?
Is it a Masonic symbol? Or perhaps'
some weird sign of witchery?"
For once her gayety jarred on him,
and ho was unable to answer in the
same bantering strain.
"My dear," he said, gently, it was
given to me by oue who is dead."
(She was momentarily silent, then be
gan again :
' I have never noticed it before."
"And yet I always wear it."
"Why?"
"Oh, Cynthia, you asked me that
once. Because I value it more than
anything I possess."
"Well, I will give you one, quite as
quaint, and with an original inscription
will you wear it for mo?"
Her pretty eagerness mude him smile,
"Of course 1 will."
She Hushed a liitle. "I meau, will
you wear it instead of this?"
"No; I cannot promise that."
His answer startled her; it was so
grave and resolute. Sho renewed the
attack: "But, don't you seo, if 1 gave
it you, it would be your most precious
possession. Don't you caro for me bet
tor than any oue in the world?"
Ho drew her to hiui fondly.
"Yes; I can answer that with truth,
but you would not have me break my
promise?"
"Whut promisor
I vowed to wear it as long as X live.
If it be possible, it shall be buried with
1110,"
"The dying have no right to extort
such promises from the living," she re
marked, sententionsly. "Your friend
was extremely selfish."
"Oil, Cynthia, she was an angel !"
There was more sorrow than auger in
the tone. He did not look for much
depth of feuliug in Cynthia sho had
been too spoilt. It was his task to bring
out the lovable points in her nature
that her luxurious life had left unde
veloped, uud iu which his love-dimmed
eyes had foreseen groat uud noble possi
bilities. "She was your first wife?" asked
Cyuthia, slowly, and showing no dis
position to retract her former opinion.
"Yes; the ring had been in hir family
for many generations. She considered
it a kind of talisman, and wore it al
ways, till, dying, she bequeathed it to
mo. There is my story."
"It seems impossible that you can fail
nio in so suiull a sacrifice," she rejoined,
with a bitter little laugh; "still, you
oo, such things may happen."
Her uir of culm resolution was mad
dening, yet ho felt instinctively that no
word ol reproach or anger would help.
Assent was dishonorable, denial was
difficult; there was no way out of the
dilemma.
"A little time," he pleaded.
"Till to-night," she said, hurriedly.
"You must let ine know your decision
by then. liuiuember, nothing can alter
mine. I only claim my right. But,"
Bhe added, persuasively, "you can easily
deoide now. Let me have my way.
Ah, do, und eud our hist and lust quar
rel I"
luore was a subtl fandntsa la her
tone, aa ttadefhMWe gow la her iwif t,
upward glance that swayed his waver
ing heat I. but the golden token on his
linger pressed him under her ilingin;:
hand, and he Hhook his head.
I "No, dear, such n vew is not to be
i lightly broken. I must earnestly con
! sider your request. 1 wish you had
I asked me anything but this," he went
j on. wistTiilIy, seeking sympathy in her
soft, dark eyes.
! But Cynthia's tenderness had vanished.
! Sho drew back, piqued, ill at rase, in
hor suppliant, attitude; an ominous
I frown darkening her fair forehead as
! she turned away.
I "As you will." sho said, coldly.
Memories that Cynthia's preseneo had
chased for many months crowded vivid
ly into tin) widower's mind as ho strolled
on, heedless of din or traffic or the di
rection to be pursued. Her words of
anger and opposition had invested the
ring he had almost grown to regard
with Ihe. unthinking gazo of custom
with new and startling significance. It
simply riveted Uim to the past. He
might discard it, still holding its pur
poso in his lioart; but the thought was
a base one; ho know that his dead wife
would have borne such a vow to the
gates of Heaven, and that no sacrifice
would have alivted tho strength and
cndurdiico of the love which ho dared
not weigh with Cynthia's impulsive
ptis.don. Ho had hardly dwelt on it
sine.') sho had bo 'it taken from him at
iirst because it meant hopeless hearts
ache, latterly because it seemed disloyal
to his betrothed ; but now, at, this turn
ing point, ho realized his loss afresh
and wondered that the - remembrance
had laded ever so little iu the radiance
of Cynthia's smiles.
iet allegiance to the beloved ileau
meant the lacing of tho old homeless
life, the return of that morbid depres
sion which Cynlhia.s infectious gayety
and pretty, petulant ways alone had
power to dispel.
llo had walked on, dreaming, far be
pond his original destination the cosey
set of rooms presided over by his faith
ful valet. Suddenly ho Mopped, with
an involuntary exclamation, for ho stood
at tho very threshold of his old home.
Whut impulse had led his unconscious
foot -tops along tho often traversed road
ho knew not, or how ho camo to look
upoli tho house ho had shunned since
the day of mourning. But luvi.ig come,
he was glad, for the wrench of parting
was not tho present pain; he was able
to recall tho grim old mansion! joyful,
as well as sorrowful, associations. For
the first timo since his bereavement he
felt the desire and strength to seek tho
room within that had been hers, unal
tered, as she had 1 1 t it, till Cynthia,
rosolute in her banishment of rivalling
recolloctions, should carelessly scatter
and rearrange. -
Tho old housekeeper, started from her
lethargy of idle caretaking. answered
his summons with clumsy alacrity, and
soon he stood at tho bedside where
some years ago he had Hung himself in
an agony of grief and sobbed out a last
farewell.
A melancholy light struggled through
the curtained window, revealing the
dainty, familiar furnituro; the knick
knacks they had purchased together in
odd corners of the world; the pictures
sho had chosen ; ht-r favorite chair; the
couch on which sho had lain to please
him, with a thought of recovery. Ilo
saw through a mi st of tears, for a gnaw-
ing hunger had crept into his heart in
the chill and utter loneliness oi the room
onco brightened by her dear presence, j
How happy they had been! There was j
no death for such a love as theirs. It i
walked and throbbed in him again iu j
this room, where sho had breathed out
her blameless life, and all that had como
between thum seemed to him liko a
dream.
Cynthia was right; he'niust always be
making useless comparisons, for some
thing must ever bo wunting in his life
something that never could bo re
placed. His brimming eyes sought tho spot
whore the coffin rested. Ho could seo
her now, lying there, us ho hud looked
for the last time, white and serene, her
folded hands lull of flowers: the eyes
that had reflected his loving gaze piti
lessly sealed ; a strange smile on the lips
that often met his in yielding sweet
ness. Ah! if ho might hear that low
and gentle voice again; if he might pil
low that weary, golden head on his
breast, and, asking forgiveness for a
rloetiug fancy, repeat his vow with all
the fervor of the past !
He sat down, hiding his face in his
hands. With the reopening of this un
healed wound came a revulsion of feel
ing, reproach for tho self sought forget
fulness his want of fortitude had made
desirable, remorse for the shrinking
from pain that made him swerve from
so dear a memory, and for the wrong he
did Cynthia in clinging to it.
But ho hesitated no longer. Tho silent
hour of retrospect had brought him
very near to his first love, and with tho
bitter ache of longing came a strange
sense of security and rest.
Unchanged she awaited hi in, fair and
lovely as ho had known hor, this dear
angei. speaking through the silence of
Heaven, to hold him to his vow.
For Cynthia ho had no fears. That
sho had been able to mako their engag
mont condition on this breach of trust
led him to hope its dissolution would
cause her little suffering.
A parting pang assailed him as he
penned the brief message of farewell, u
dread of the creeping, gloojuy years be
yond whicli his brightest Hope beckon
ed, but he lifted the talisman that wed
.i.ui Viitn in bis dead bride. Dressing it
softly to his lips, and the shadow fled.
Cyuthia crushed the noto iu her hand.
Sho was hurt ; she was indignant ; she
was scornful; a hundred sensations,
! mingled with no thoughts of surrender,
; struggled for mastery in her breast.
But the faint, unooiifossed regret that
i struggled beneath tho angry tumult, the
1 feeling that lies so deep in somo souls
thut only ugony may wring it forth, the
. deudonod wailing of love thut will not
1 1 stilled those were among the bitter-
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MANY ROYAL WI DOWS
THEME ARE FOUR IN THE ENGLISH
ROYAL FAMILY ALONE.
Ylctorlii Im l-'lrnl In IitifHirtiinrr. F.mprrs
KtiKcnln ami thn Widow Left by Mm
Trii;tilli'ii of A ml rln iiml iMixliu. Two
Vuvmift ltCB'iit
It is just a thought astonishing to
rneknn the number of royal widows,
regnant or uncrowned, now morn or
loss in public view. First, of course,
comes Her Majesty Victoria, Empress
of India. Queen of England, Scotland,
and Ireland. Next to her one must
rank hor eldest chil l, Victoria, Ihnpress
Dowager of Prussia., more commonly
known as Empress Frederick. Then,
In tho same family circle, there are the
Duchess of Albany, born Princess of
Wnldock-Pyrmont. and widow of the
English Queen's youngest son, and tho
lately bereaved I'riiuvss of Batfonberg,
who is to be tho Duchess of Kent in
her own right.
Upon tho Continent there are a pair
of widowed queens regent Christine of
Spain and Emma of Holland. Both
havo won golden opinions from those
they govern, no less than from impar
tial onlooker. Queen Emma is. by tho
way, sister to the Duchess of Albany,
who is said to havo hern tho first
choice; of tho gay old reprobate. King
William oi Holland. Sho ret ,ised him,
buthor sister threw herself into the
broach, inspired doubtless by the knowl
edge that reigning sovereigns, even
though somewhat battered and worse
for wear, wero not likely to come often
iv wooing in starveling if princely house
holds. So they were married, and there
is a little Queen of Holland to cheat the
anticipations of tho house of Cumber
laud. But none of the queens or empresses
can put out of court Dagiuar, some
time of Denmark, now the widowed
Czarina, Mario Feodorowna. It must
havo gone hard with her, in suite of the
splendors tho change implied, to give
over her Spanish name, which means
"daydawn," for an appellation so cum
brous. Feodorowna means, by tho way,
"daughter of Theodore,' as does Puul
ovna "daughter of Paul." The termi
nation "o vim" or ' owna" has in all
cases that s'gncanco in Russian
names, just as the milix "vitch" means
always "son of"; thus Alexandrovitch
is "the son of Alexander."
Austrian royalty has two widows out
right, between whom it is hard to say
which has the more tragic story. All
tho world still remembers tho tragedy
of Meyerling how tho Crown Prince
Kndolph shot himself, and the beautiful
Mario Vectsera, leaving his wile, Sto
phanio of Belgium, by no means dis
consolate, ns the pair had been on the
point of judicial separation. Still tho
shock and shadow of it all for a timo
overwhelmed her. But sho has no con
tinuing sorrow such as has driven to
madness Carlotta, once Empress of
Mexico, who missed seeing her husband,
Maximilian, shot only because sho had
gono to Europe asking for help for him,
whero no help was. Yet it is a ques
tion if, in spite of all, she is not less
unhappy than her sister, tho Empress
Elisabeth of Austria, who lias been for
long years widowed in all but name.
Besides Empress Eugenie, widowed.
childless, a widowed shadow ot hur
iK.autjfui if, Franco has a Duchess of
Orleans, whom tho Legitimists rank as
Queen Dowager not to mention tho
wife of her murdered President, Car
not. And there is more than a Gallic
traco in tho youngi st of royal widows,
tho Bonaparte Princes.!, who married
her uncle, the Duko D'Aosta, and since
his death has sot the Italian court wild
with hor freaks.
LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.
Sho May roHNlltly lleiraiu Her I'll hieinthlp
ly MurryiiiK William Waldni'l' Antor.
Lady Kandolph Churchill, formerly
Miss Jennie Jerome, of New York, and
widow of the immortal English states
man, by tho Loeds Mercury is reported
to bo engaged to marry William Wal
dorf Astor.
Ludy Kandolph was married to the
second son of the Duke of Marlborough
in 1874. She is a woman of rotuarkablo
boauty, who has gained ii very promi
nent position in London society. She
has taken groat interest in English ioli
ties, und was of great assistance to her
LADY KAXDOLPII CHURCHILL.
husband in his Parliamentary career.
Lord Randolph Churchill died a little
over a year ago, leaving two sons, the
oldor of whom is an otlicor in tho Eng
lish army.
William Waldorf Astor was born in
1833, and was graduated at Columbia
Law School. He was a Stato Senator
in 1880, and was appointed United States
Minister to Italy by President Arthur.
Ho married Miss Paul, of Philadelphia.
Sho died in December, 18U4, at Cluer
den, tho beautiful seat of the tirosven
ors on tho Rivor Thames, whicli Mrs.
Astor had purchased from the Duke of
Westminster.
Mr. Astor owns the Pall Mull Gazette,
which Is a stroug supporter of the Tory
party la England.
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ACORIOIN-'.L INTOXICANTS.
i.Ii'.llc
i I.mls lii t'ne Among vie
A i"'-irm ffidlnnn.
It is a romc-lrnMe fact, that np to the '
timo nf the coming of tho whites o
North American Indiana generally hod
no knowled-jo of intoxicant. A 'or
tohiicco, He y did not. smoke Has wodo, '
apparently, Ivi-. merely for ceremonial
purposes.
doing foiiMiward into Mexico in
those days, however, tho traveler might
have found uleoholio stimulants In , om
mon us.?. Even at tho present time tho
natives in that part of tho world mako
an odd sort o beer out of corn. Thoy
wet. a woolen blanket, lay it, in tho Fun,
and spread wholo grains of maize npon
it. Tho gr.vns germinate, sprouting
and sending out rootlets through the
b xturo of tho blanket, which is kept
moist.
They are t ien parched and ground o
a coarse iucjJ. To this meal u little
yeast, made hy chewing pome corn mid
allowing it to ferment, is added. Then
the Muff is mixed with water, and put
away in jure. Fermenl at.ion follows,
and as it diiuini' lies. th: liquor becomes
as clear as yel'-nv ai.i'i "r, in which con
dition it is drv.ulr. It is quito intoxi
cating. Several vur:oti of grasses, herb and
flowers, tho ro : of sundry plants, the
juices of the si";a- cane and aloe, and
even beets, ai r u cd by various tribes
and peoples as a basis ot drinks. In ear
lier times somen tree", fir trees, birch
tr.?s and iish trees weio tapped for their
sap. which was fermented to make
stimulating beverages.
Tho willow, poplar, sycamore' and
walnut are s iii; to yield palatable dri.i";s.
The Japaue ". obtain intoxicating bev
erages Ironi plums and from the flow
ers of the motherwort tind peach. The
Chineso acto.i'.iv produce an alcoholic
drink from mutt.ui,
Tho Abnaki Indians of New England
n.sud to manufacture u kind of liquor
from tho tops of fir trees, which they
boiled and put into casl;s with mollis, es,
Tho contents of tho casks wero allowed
to ferment for a little more than three
days.
Tho Esquimaux were entirely unac
quainted with tho art, of getting drunk
until they came into contact with the
whites.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
A chef will navor allow an omelet
pan to be wu.-hod. The pan should l8
wiped with faeces of paper until clean,
and then rubbed with a dry cloth and
kept in a warm place. If tho pan is
treatod in this way tho omelets aro ret
so apt to stick or burn.
White slippers may bo cleaned w'th
equal parts c" -iowderod alum and full
er's earth. ...tily to the slippers with a
dry brush aad rub them until clean.
For glace kid slippers use gasoline, tir.J
apply it with a f! innel cloth.
Meat and fowls may bo made more
tender if, wh"n they are boiling a tea
spoonful of vinegar bo added to the
water.
Tho addition cF a littlo salt to swe.it
foods helps b bi :u out tho flavor, an 1
acid things u'" improved by tho add"'
tion of a little sugar.
If tho batter for Yorkshire puddings,
fritters, or batter cakes is made several
hours before it is wanted, tho flour will
have a chance to s v -.'11 and render tho
batter much lighter.
Kerosene oil may bo entirely removed
from light carpets, rugs or woolen goods
by covering the oil spot thickly with
buckwheat und letting it remain twelve
hours; then brushing it off and apply
ing fresh flour until the oil has disap
peared. A polish for shirt bosoms is mudo by
molting together ono ounce of white
wax und two ounces of spermaceti.
Heat gently and turn into a clean shal
low pan. When cold break iuto pieces
about tho size of a chestnut and put in
a box until required. When making
boiled starch add a piece of the wax.
When ironing first smooth tho bosom
very carefully, then place a clean cloth
ovor it and iron lightly; remove the
cloth, and with a clean, smooth, hot
iron rub it rapidly: when about dry
take a cloth wrung dry in cold water
and pass lightly over the bosom, follow
ing with the hot iron immediately.
NAPOLEON'S GOLDEN SHOWERS.
1IU Geiitti-aW Krci-lvtst! KuornioiiH Income!
Iv Hid Favor.
The marshals wero showered with '
gold. Bertier had 1,000,000; Ney, Da
vout, Soult and Besieres 600,000 each ;
Massena. Angerean, Boniadotto, Mor
tier and Victor 4)0,000 apiece, and the
rost 200,000. But even this was noth
ing to what some of them secured later
by holding several offices at the same
timo.
At ono time Berthler had a yearly in
como of l.Sfi.V'l'O francs; Davout 010.
000; Ney of 7 :H,000; Massenu of Gsj;l,
000. The ministers were able to secure
salaries averaging about 200,000 frar. .' ,
and ambassadors had incomes corre
sponding to their dignity. Caulain
court, the ablest of them all, had K00,
000 francs at St. Petersburg wherewith
to support the imperial state of France.
It is interesting to note from Napoleon's
letters that ho h id occasionally to ad
monish somo of these gentlemen to make
use of their titles. Century Magazine.
Very Cheap Lubur.
Of all countries of the world, save
! China, labor is probably cheapest in
India, where tho wages of the laboring
i classes average something like throe
j and a half pei:e a day. A fairly skill
ful journoyia can earn about twolvo
shillings a month, und a good mechanic
about sixteen shillings, or twice the pay
of a native soldier.
Foru Tnijyuii Mumorlul.
The subscriptions for the beacon
which is to bo erected on Freshwater
Down, Isle of Wight, as a memorial to
Lord Ttnnyton, now amount to 3-1,750,
of which $1,800 came from the United
States. The sum iu hand is sufficient
for the work. . )
T1II0 DESEIIT I'KAl'.b.
THE BISKRAN OASIS IS THE KEY TO
THE SAHARA DESERT.
The Ml tin (?iil Una 150,000 Trorn mid a
I'riicl llyliiK Illver. It Oriental Town
Hull, Finn 0 l no and Poetic Arabian
Niimeii.
The Biskrnn oasis, with its l-IO.onO
tree's, is only about two miles long, and
extends in half a dozen little villages by
tho Ouod stream. The Arabs, in their
poetic phraseology, stylo it variously
tho "Desert Queen," tho "Queen of the
Oases," and the "Pearl of the Desert."
Seen nfter two days' journey through
barren, treeless wastes, with its waving i
palms and brilliant verdure, it is ft sight
difficult to rival. Biskra 1ms- several
fine buildings, of which the, town hall,
built in the Oriental style, with gleam
ing cupola and a forest of dainty pil
lars, is tho gem. It cost ifi.OOO, and is
cheap at that figure, but. of course, la
bor hero is had for a song.
The Oued Biskra flows through the
oasis, and causes much of its prosperity.
Tho chief industry is date raising, and
nearly all tho inhabitants own a littlo
plot of ground devoted to this purpose,
and generally their only source of rev
enuo. Biskra owes much to tho Com
pagnio do l'Ouod el R'irh, who bored
artesian wells and laid out vast date
plantations. They also orected a fine
Casino, und constructed a tramway to
the celebrated Hamman Salahine, about
six miles distant springs well known
to the Romans, whence Biskra was
called Ad Piscinam. In consideration
of all these benefits tho company was
granted various privileges. They nro
to enjoy for ninety-nine years the profits
arising from the sp-ings and from iluO
acres of land, besides a large town
plot.
Biskra is practically the "key to the
Sahara," and bonce ever since tho
French entered, in 1841,' has been an
important military station. The lover
of Orientalism will liud it here in a
much purer form than in semi-Euro-peanizod
Algiers, and can also enjoy an
almost perfect climate. The district,
however, is not ruinloss. as is often sup
posed; on the contrary, in winter there
is a fair share of rain, though not so
much u.s in Algiers, whero this is the
weak point in the climate. Liko Al
giers, it is beautifully mild, there is no
snow, and for the majority of the win
tor there is brilliant sunshine und a
very even temperature In the sum
mer, however, it is almost uninhabit
able. No ono dreams of stayitig there
unless military or other duty compels
them. The heat is intense, tho water
noxious, uud snakes and scorpions
abound, whoso bito often proves deadly
in an hour. Tho country ut this period
is subject to plagues of grasshoppers,
the ruination of all verduro and pro
duce. A very annoying malady called
"clou do Binkra," Biskra piniplo, pre
vails, which is said to resist most treat
ment except change of air.
' THE TRAMP'S MISTAKE.
lie iKiiorunlly Tin kli d Itiirlulo's Strong
Man.
j Buffalo has a professional strong man,
named Bert B urtrum, who is a genial
sort of a giant, tipping tho scales at
210 pounds, while, as is the case with
Sandow, his appoaranco does not giro
the idea of unusual strength to the cas
ual observer. lUrtrd.ni was on his way
homo late last Monday night, and had
reached a secluded thoroughfare along
his route when a big and burly tramp
suddenly stepped from behind a tree
ami demanded money.
"I haven't a cent." said Bartrum.
I The tramp took Bartram by the shoul-
. dor.
"Now, see here, young feller," ho be
gan, "you just"
Ho didn't get any further. Bartram
took the other by both elbows and tossed
him up in the air. Then he stood him
on his head and then turned him over
his kneo and spanked him, afterward
tossing him over a seven-foot board
fence into a vacant lot. The tramp did
not follow Bartram us ho proceeded on
his homeward way.
A I'lny Kolilior Klllu.l.
A dispatch from Marion, Ohio, pub
lished recently, contained tho following
story :
Orlando Dewoiss was out walking
with a young ludy last night. While
j passing a dark place he was stopped by
a man, who ordered him to throw np
his hands, Deweiss responded by pull
ing a revolver und firing at the sup
posed highwayman. Tho bull struck
tho man, and ho fell to tho ground.
When ho was picked up Doweiss was
dumfounded and horrorstrickeu to
find the injured man to be his chum,
Vorgo Everly. Everly, in a spirit of
fun, had sought to scare Deweiss by
playing highwayman. Tho bullet,
struck Everly in tho breast. He cunnot
recover.
An OM l'i'"ilii' Club.
Lexington, Ky., has an old people's
club, of which the youngest member is
eighty nine years old. There are three
members ninety years old, ono ninety
one, two ninety-three, and two iiinety
four. Tho club meets at the house of
one of the members each week for
pleasure and mutual improvement.
l'l t-pHt ln HU W euiimi.
"(Joing to shave, Sam?"
"No, suh; dance." Judge.
THOUGHT TWAS CONSIDERABLE.
She Tho sleighing isn't much, is it?
He Isn't much I It's a dollur and a
hulf ait hour."
KING MENELEK'S QUEEN.
hu Uourl the KIiik und Is it Vludlotlr
Knemy,
In a letter on affairs in Abyssinia the
Romecorrespondentof the Paris Figaro
givos the description of King Meiielek's
helpmato:
"Queen Taitou was spoken of recently
as wanting to lead hor troops to the as
sault of Makalle. 'Taitou' nnlitis light,
or sunlight. She is descended from an
ancient and noble family, originally
from Sutnien. She is well formed, with
regular features, except for a little de
fect of inouth, which sho wndeavors to
concnal when she speaks. Hr skin is A
clear brown. Her eyes are black, largo
and expressive. Her feet are small, and,
hor hands are aristocratic, just as are
her manners in general.
Sho dresses in the Ethiopan fashion,
with a great deal of taste and elegance.
Sho wears on her neck, hor wrists, and
around her ankles, ornaments of gold,
artistically worked. According to cir
cumstances, the expression of her eye is
benevolent or scornful or fiendish. She
belongs to that class of woman with
whom it is well to bo on good terms.
Woe to him who becomes hor enemy or
doesn't know how to appreciate lut pro
tection. Even the King himself would
not risk the defense of a friend against
tho resentment or vengeance of this
proud and stubborn woman.
Wearing all the outside appeurance of
a wouk and submissive creature, she
knows how to impose her will, and when
she wishes toobtain anything, sho works
for it with passion. She would spend
days, month-:, and even years, in tho pur
suit of her object, and sho always gurus
hor point. She is thoroughly acquainted
with all tho state secrets, and iusisn
upon knowing everything that tho King
does and everything that ho wiiies.
Sho gives counsel and dictates impor
taut letters.
The Queen's pride and her mania fi r
meddling with everything havo made
numerous ouemies for her, and slej
might bo an object of pity if the king
should die before her ; because in thai
event sho would bo in danger of being
stoned to death. Sho knows this very
well, and. as a precautionary measure,
sho has accumulated much riches iu the
country of (.iodjam, whero she intends
to take refuge iu case sho becomes u
widow.
THEY ARE HARD TO STOP.
TreaiutloiiK Momniituiii r
tho
Ur-:it
Ocean MtraniHlilim.
The motion of a s camship on a calm
sea is so smooth and steady that one
hardly realizes tho tremendous momen
tum of tho vessel under his feet. A
collision, even ufter tho engines hr.vo
been slowed down, gives a startling
revelation of the en. rgy of motion. The
timo required to arrest the motion of a
ship and bring it to a standstill can be
accurately determined by calculation's.
These calculations have been recently
made for several well known ships.
To stop the Etruria, whoso displace
ment is 0,080 tons, horse power 14,3'l,
and speed 20.18 knots an hour, two min
utes and forty-seven seconds are re
quired, and during the process of stop
ping the ship will forge ahead 2,464 feet,
or nearly one-hulf a mile. The United
States cruiser Columbia, with a dis
placement of 7,350 tons, 17,091 horse
power, and a speed of 22.8 knots, can be
stopped in two minutes and fifteen sec
onds, and within a space of 2,147 feet.
Good Story of Thaddeu-) Stevens.
Congressman Brofius of Pennsylvania
tells this story of Thaddeus Stevens, ac
cording to the Washington Post :
"Stevens was championing some bill
in Congress which aroused tho opposi
tion of the combined Southern members.
Ho made a brilliant speech in favor of
it, und equally brilliant speeches were
made on the othor side, and the upshot
of it was that Ste veus was outvoted
after a very bitter and passionato parti
san debate.
Stevens was still boiling with disap
pointment and bitterness when Tombs
of Georgia, in a taunting way, asked
him:
"Well, Stevens, how do you feel over
your defeat?"
"Feel." snapped back Stevens, "feolt
I feel like the poor man ut the rich
man's gate, who was licked by the
dogs."
llulletn that Don't Hurt.
Seeel coated rifle bullets for tho new
magazine guns cause very littlo pain,
says Dr. Delornio, surgeon-in-chief of
the French army. During the riots in
Fourmies one man was wounded so bad
ly as to bo paralyzed, but did not sus-
I pect that he had been shot until he saw
DlooU stains on nis cioiumg; one snoi
through the leg only felt a slight shiver ;
another, shot through the arm, felt his
elbow twitch and closed his fist mechan
ically. At short range, 100 to 150 yards
the bullets are apt to explode and to do
serious mischief.
In a Prohibition Land.
"Yes," admitted tho wayfarer, "there
was lots of ague in that country. They
voted Prohibition, you know, and peo
ple got in the way of shuking for the
drinks, "
Nothing was heard for the space of
several minutes save a dull, booming
noiso, which might have proceeded from
tho explosion of a distant aerolite, or
from the impact of a bung starter upon
a devoted heud. Detroit Tribune.
Euunl' Whit FearU Gouu.
What bus become of tho white pearls
of the Empress Eugenie, sold at the
close of the Franco-Prussian war, had
never been made known. The value of
these was some $150,000, and they wore
gathered togother in a beautiful uock
luce that frequently gruced the neck of
that uafcirtmiute (jueeu.
W hat Mr. Lvuie Think.
Mrs. Leuse, the Western agitator,
says sho thinks the time is ripe for gen
eral reformation. She asserts that there
are many thiugs of to-day suggesting
the sixteenth csutury that should be
done awy irilU.
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