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SOLDIERS IN EARNEST.
THIS MONTH WEST POINT GRAD
UATES ANOTHER CLASS.
The Oar Cadet of Yesterday Mar Be the
Tell Wern Campaigner of Seme Future
War The Academy Viewed from feri
lntnani.
Jnnu is the month of months for the
bright cwlft who has completed Li
course of study, is ready for his
final examinations, and leeks forward
te holding at an early day a lieuten
ant's commission in some branch
of the regular army of the United
States. If he desires te carry away a
lifelong recollection of his student home
aa a whole he should climb te old Fert
Putnam, 600 feet above, and view West
Point as it stretches from the base of the
bill far out te the apex projecting into
the river.
CAMTLNa OCT IN AUGUST.
' First comes the grassy parade ground,
then a gravelly strip, at the south end of
which stutids the guns and caissons of a
battery of Held artillery; then the green
space te which the cadets as seen as
their examinations are finished are
marched into camp. Against a corner
of this tented field projects an angle of
Fert Clinten, its parapet and scarp and
counter scarp overgrown with a coating
of grass like green velvet. On the oppo
site side of the river and te the north
juts the rugged promontory of the East
point, called at ene time Martaliers
Reck; beyond it, low, marshy ground,
stretching far te the hills. Directly
south the river, once swept by the guns
of Fert Constitution, is modernized by
the New Yerk Central railroad, which
divides the water space into two almost
equal parts. Te the north tower Old
Crew Nest and Storm King, faced by
ether gigantic sentinels of equal height
en the opposite side of the river.
Stepping along the rear parapet of
"Fert Put" the front is tee broken te
walk en one gets another view cast and
southward. Directly beneath are the
academy buildings, the cadet barracks
three sides of n quadrangle the aca
demic building, the hospital, the chapel,
the library, while near, en a hill slightly
lower than that en which "Fert Put"
was built, stands the astronomical ob
servatory. On the opposite side of the
river, half hidden by the foliage, is the
memorable Robertsen house, where Bene
dict Arneld breakfasted en the morning
of his flight, and the rocky point from
which he put out in a barge te go en
beard the British 6hip Vulture. On the
west side of the river, looking south, is
the bread fnce of Cozzens' hotel, and be
yond a succession of summer cettuges.
Six miles down Antheny's Nose looms
up, apparently stepping the current of
the river, which it really turns aside.
Notwithstanding the stir, the excite
ment of the examinations going en be bo be
lew "Old Fert Put" is as quiet, indeed
mere quiet, than the day when the
Continental sentinel paced te and fro en
its parapet. The river flews as tranquil
ly, a schooner rounding the point drifts
as lazily as in Revolutionary times.
Occasionally the tattle of a drum is
heard in the court of the cadet barracks,
or the fiue notes of a bugle ring "thin
and cltar" as the cadet is called te some
new duty. Then firing is going en in
the ravine near by, and at long intervals
there is a ..boom, reverberating as the
echo is tossed back and forth, at first an
grily, then faintly, till its last sounds
seem te be going te sleep in the sleepy
valleys.
Ge back in fancy 113 years. It is net
June, 1 890,but Juuc,l?T8,the spring when
"Fert Put" was built, when Fert Arneld
was commenced, when the Great Chain
was laid. Cel. Putnam has mainly com
pleted the fort which bore his name.
Frem below rise sounds from a party
IX THE BALL ROOM.
dragging a gun up the steep winding
read which still leads te the bummit.
They are hidden from view by trees,
but ene can fancy the shouting and
swearing of the ragged Continentals as
they toil en with their heavy burden.
Witliin the enclesure of the fort these of
the little garriben net working en the
walls or en guard are lounging about,
gossiping en the various engagements of
the war that have already taken place,
or discussing the strength of the posi
tion, or perhaps what further works the
newly appointed engineer, cel. riesausz-
ke will see fit te build.
Far down en the plain there are white
tents, but they de net cover cadets. The
West Point cadet has net yet been born.
They are the temporary abodes of men
who are engaged in actual war. On the
parapet of Tort Arneld, the eastern por
tion of which is completed, cocked
hatted sentinels are pacing, occasionally
casting a glance across the ri er te Pert
Constitution, where they may see their
comrades also inarching en the sentry's
beat, or may leek down en these en
gaged in floating the boom or the chain
between the two forts. This id a pieture
as ene would see it during a epring when
all was activity at West Point; when
the revolution was in its youth; when
Benedict Arneld was ene of Washing- i
ten's most trusted generals. j
Turn te another date, four years
later. It is the 31st of May, 1783. The
nation has passed the crisis of Arneld's
treachery: Cornwallis has surrendered;
hut it is yet war time, and British
troops still occupy the city of New I
Yerk. It is neon. The Bentinel pn the
pnrajtet of Fert Putnam pauses en his
beat te leek down ou what was Tort I
Arneld. biif, eiuce the treacherv of the
! f
bob ter whom it wm Baaed, called
Fert Clinten. There or signs of some
thing unusual about te take place. A
regiment of artillery is drawn up en
the plain sear the landing, just below
the fort, behind which is ft grand colon
nade built of green boughs. A party is
approaching the landing front the river
In barges. It consists of his excellency
Gen. Vfcuhingteu, with wife and suite;
Governer Clinten, Maj. Gen. Knox, and
many ether prominent officials and
citizens with their wives. .Having
landed they mount te the plain unper
ceived by the troops drawn up in line,
and are conducted through the colon
nade, proceeding in the stately fashion
of the times. They are there in honor
of an important event The colonies have
an ally, Leuis XVI of France, who has
Just been presented with an heir. France
is the main (support of the colenics, and
it behooves the commander in chief of
the American army te pay due respect
te the advent of a dauphin.
Perhaps if cue should climb te "Fert
Pnt" in the evening the evening of the
graduating ball and libtcn te the strains
of mnsie floating out en the quiet air,
and picture te himself the Bcene within,
he might smile at the contrast between
this and the ballewhich took place in
honor of the new bem dauphin. Then
the venerable Washington en none of
whose portraits has anyone ever seen a
smile with the elderly Mrs. Knox,
"carried down n dance of twenty couple
in the minuet." Of all the dances ever
laid out by a dancing master none has
NO VIOLATION OP ORDERS.
ever been mere absurd than this minuet
and it is scarcely pessible te conceive of
anything mere solemn than Geerge
Washington and Mrs. Knox leading
down the twenty couple of Continental
officers, military and civil knee breeches
and powdered wigs and their ladies,
whose height of hair resembled mero
than any thing clse the top of a ene
liorse shay.
Blew different from the scene in the
cadet ball room! A forest of white legs
nre triangulating in circles, sliding
gliding, whirling, sldewnys, backwards,
in reverse. Each cadet holds by the
waist a youthful beauty in silk, in-tulle,
in satin lace, mingled in exquisite
combination of colors. There are but
two shades in the uniform of the cadets,
the gray and the white. But in the cos
tumes of their partners are all the colors
and shades of tne rainbow. These
youths, these maidens knew no stately
minuet. They spin, they twirl, new
tilting befere n change of direction;
then darting from ene end of the room
te another, threading their way among
ether sheeting couples, as if the youth
ful guide had spent his boyhood as a pilot
en the Lachine rapids. Truly this, com
pared with Washington and Mrs. Knox
leading the minuet, i3 a pleasing indi
cation of the progress of the age
and the increased fitness of things.
Se, also, are the parade ground flirta
tions, wherein cadets sometimes obey
orders and btill piomcnade with the
gills of their choice. During cer
tain hours the young warriors are net
allowed te approach within a prescribed
distance of visitors. A stick of the
proper length, held by both parties te
the evasion, allows of unlimited chatter
without the technical violation of any
order.
In the chapel at West Point is a silent
moral, recorded by an emission. Among
the marble tablets bearing the names
and dates of birth and death of all the
generals of the Revolution is one left
blank, for the man whom the tablet com
memorates died an alien in a feitign
land. Back near the choir gallery, where
it is net easily seen, is this unobtrnsUe
censure. The name which does net ap
pear is that of Benedict Arneld.
A MONUMENT TO RED JACKET.
The Hnlijmlld Memerial te Hener
the
hmagu Chieftain.
A monument te the memory of Red
Jacket, the famous chief of the Senecas,
will be erected peme time next fall en a
site yet te be selected within the bounda
ries of the state of New Yerk. Sculptor
Jntnes E. Kelly, of New Yerk city, has
already completed the designs, which,
when perpetuated in stene and bronze,
will form a noble and striking addition
totheartacquisitionsof theceuntry. The
base is te be of granite, en which will
rest a bewlder, either of syanite or gran
ite, twclve feet in diameter and of equal
height. At the lower angles of the bowl bewl
der will appear fourbrenzo turtles. Over
all will rise the blasted trunk of a tree
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TIIK RED JACKET MONUMENT.
in bronze, bearing about its roots the
tribal totems of the Six Nations. The
baa relief nppearing in the illustration
here given represents Red Jacket ad
dressing a council. On the oppesito side
will lxi a companion bronze typifying
the life of the Scneces before the advent
of the white man.
The artist who designed this monu
ment is net yet 3T j ears of age, but he
lias long held high rank in his profes
sion. He first became known, when only
31, as the bculpter of Sheridan's Ride.
Vcrj Slew Consumption.
Dr. Mortimer Slocum, who died at
San Antonie, Tex., recently, had a
rather noel experience once. He wai
supposed te 1)0 hopelessly ill of consump
tion, and n life insurance company with
which he had a policy of $20,000 paid
him 5,000 for u release. He removed
f i em his then home at Chicago te Texas,
giew well and wealthy and lived for
twentj-fne years.
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HOW TO GET AT TUEM.
THE BUSY MEN OP NEW YORK
AND THEIR DOORKEEPERS.
tt li Qelle Impossible te Fas Heme of
the Latter Many Doorkeeper Only
Exercise Proper Caution In Admitting
Strangers.
Special Correspondence.
New Yerk. June 5. Would you like
ie knew hew te reach some of the bmsy
men of New Yerk in 'case you had oc
casion te de se?
I don't mean the editors, I mean the
busy men. Everybody knows that edit
ors have very little te de. They just sit
in an office and read newspapers and
write a few columns a day of their re
flections en matters of interest, and leek
ever their moil and answer letters and
attend te the make up of their papers,
and the reporters and printers and book
keepers and ether fellows de all the
work. U you don't knew wlutt the
make up is just call en the nearest editor
about the time when he is making
up, and ask him. Be will be only tee
pleased te show you all about it and ex
plain it as he gees along. An editor is
always glad te receive calls. Yeu can
drop in any time and help him read his
exchanges, and he will give you a cigar
and a drink of geed wltisky and chat
pleasantly all the afternoon. And you
can tell him while you are there hew te
improve his paper.
But I mean the busy men men who
run railroads and great commercial en
terprises, and banks, and city govern
ment and things. Men like these are
opt te put en n pretense of superiority,
and try te refuse the ordinary citizen
the privilege of a little friendly conver
sation, especially when the citizen is a
stranger and they cannot make any
money out of him. Se they go te great
expense and trouble te fit up inner of
fices, and maintain great numbers of
secretaries and clerks and office boys
solely for the purpese of preventing a
seciable man, who may call te make
their acquaintance, from getting access
te them.
I should say the two Rockefellers,
Jehn D. and William, and Henry M.
Flagler are the hardest men new in New
Yerk for a ntranger te get at. They are
the principal men in the great Standard
Oil combination, and, when they are in
the city, are daily at the palatial offices in
the Standard Oil building near the feet
of Broadway. The visitor te this build
ing is received wiih the utmost suavity
and ceurte3y, and every attention will
be given te him if he gees en business;
but though he can without difficulty see
the secretaries of the millionaires named,
he may go a thousand times withent
ever being able te see either ene of the
three.
It is a little strange that they should
be be very averse te seeing strangers, un
less they ere nfraid of being imposed
upon, for all three of them are excep
tionally liberal men ontside of business
transactions. Jehn D. Rockefeller's fa
vorite line of beneflcence seems te be
giving checks te churches and ether re
ligious institutions, while Mr. Flagler
has a great fondness for leferming
drunkards. It is said that he lias taken
scores of these unfortunate creatures in
bend and provided them with money
and employment, making men of them
after the usual discouragements. Hew
they manage te get in communication
with him, though, is mero than I have
ever been able te find out.
In sharp contrast with their habits of
seclusion is the simplicity with which
Jehn Claflin, dry goods merchant, con
ducts his business. Any respectable
looking man may walk into his private
office at any time during business hours,
without even the formality of inquiring
whether he is in. His enormous atore
stands a block off Broadway and has
only ene small cntrance for the public.
Passing in at this narrow deer the
stranger may walk unchallenged half
way down the room, which is mere than
two hundred feet long, where he will
find a deer with a sign beside it, read
ing, "Te the counting room." Thread
ing hia way through narrow passage
ways, among the thousands of cases of
goods that are piled en the fleer, and
dodging the scores of little hand trucks
that are nsed in collecting the goods for
individual orders, the visitor may pass
through this deer, up a narrow flight of
stairs te the enormous counting room,
where forty or fifty bookkeepers are
keeping the accounts of the house, and
turning sharply te the right may pass
the various clerks, and the desks of the
junior partners, into the little room
where Mr. Clailin sits alone. Ne ene
will even ask his business, and Mr. Claf
lin will give him time enough te explain
it, without fuss or ceremony of any
kind. Many men with only u small
fraction of hia cares and responsibilities
would consider it impossible te transact
business en Mich a plan, but Mr. Claflin
demonstrates that it is entirely feasible.
Chauncey M. Depe w is another very ac
cessible man, though he docs intrench
himself behind n double barrier of door
keeper and private secretary. The appli
cant for an interview will be politely
asked by the doorkeeper what the nature
of his business is. And, by the way, you
may form a tolerably fair notion of the
manners of any public man by noticing
thobe of his personal attendants. I have
never known a really polite man te have
nide doorkeepers. I have known many
rude doorkeepers. If you are net inclined
te tell this ene what your business is, he
will, still with perfect politeness, cither
ask you te be seated, or show you into
the next room, where Mr. Du Val, the
prince of private secretaries, will ask you
again. If you are wise j ou will tell Mr.
Du Val what you want. If he can, he
will attend te your business, and pave
Mr. Depew the trouble. If it is really
essential that you should see the great
man himself, you will be shown into his
room as seen as he is disf ngnged. There
is no fuss and no flummery about it
whatever.
There are men who enjoy the privi
lege, such as it is, of teeing Mr. Juy
Gould whenever they call en him, even
In business hours. One such is that very
clever newspaper man, Heward Irving
Smith. We used te call hlra Cocktail
Smith, up in camp when the Seventh
regiment was at Peekskill, because his
ever ready laugh was se Invigorating in
the morning. Hew he wen Mr. Gould's
favor I don't knew, but he could get an
interview ev ery time he went for it when
he was "rejieiting Wall street." A strati
ger, hew ever.hasasmnchthanteef seeing
Jehn the Baplbt as of facing Jay Gould.
The public de net even knew where his
office is, If eutind tint out, and go
there, you will find it ImpusKible even te
leam whether he is in or net, and Mr.
Gould would as neon thmk of giving u
stranger n million dollars as of giving
him u five minute interview.
Huswll Bage is very different. If you
go te his oflice en Broadway, next deer
te Trinity churchyard, you will be told
he is buy, and ene or two of his elerks
will try hard te learn the nature of your
errand. If they fail, and you persist in
your purpose, you will be permitted te
wait in the outside room until Mr. Sage
has n moment's leisure, when he will
come out mid talk with ou.
Rote ell P l'I -rrer, tin congressman
and banker, f-'lewa Mr Clafiin's plan.
He hub u sully of purlen in lib bank, and
tt you want te see him tn business hours
all you have te de Is te walk Inte the
first of these parlors and sit down. No
body will step yen, and as seen as Mr.
Flewer1 has a moment te spare he will
give you attention.
The great lawyers are usually very ac
cessible Senater Conkling, even when
he was busiest with his enormous law
practice, would always find tims te se
almost everybedy who had business with
him. Senater Evarts is an exception. If
it Is pessible for ene of his partners or
clerks te act for him, a stranger baa be
chance of seeing him.
Among clergymen, Henry Ward
Beechcr and Dr. Jehn Hall are the only
two that I ever had any difficulty in see
ing, and with Mr. Beechcr it was simply
a question of the limitation of time. He
was ready enough te see as many per per
eons as he could find time te see. Dr.
Hall, however, doe net like te be Inter
rupted by strangers at any time.
David A. Curtis.
REV. OLYMPIA BROWN.
The Life and Werk of famous Weman
Preacher.
(Special Correspondence.
CnicAoe, June 5. It is net bodily size
and strength which give victory in the
battle of life, says Darwin. Certainly
it has net been bodily tize nor physical
strength which has given the Rev. Olym
pia Brown such victory and prominence
as she has attained.
Mrs. Brown is a fragile little woman,
with a small featured face of fine out
line, mere snggestive of a refined and
scnsltive intellectuality than vigorous,
persistent energy.
Mts.Brewn was born nt Prairie Round,
Mich., in 183S. She early devoted herself
te becoming a thorough scholar,and grad-
REV. OLYJIHA BROWN.
uatcd from Antlech college in 1800, re
ceiving the M. A. degree from that in
stitution. Befere her graduation from Antioch
she had resolved te become a preacher,
and when she had finished her colleglate
ceurse she at ence entered upon the
study of theology at Canten, N. Y. Mrs.
Brown was the first woman admitted te
the Fchoel nt Canten. She was ordained
June 8, 1803, and was the first wer n
ordained in the Universalis! denomina
tion. In 1804 she was installed as pas
tor of the Unlversalist church at Wey
mouth, Miibs., where she preached for
mero than thirteen years, and was great
ly honored and beloved, net only among
her parishioners, but in the community.
In 1878 she removed te Racine, and from
that time until the present has been pas
tor of the Unlversalist church at that
place.
In speaking of the work which she has
done in addition te her ministerial du
ties she says that, being cenvinced that
the best interests of the state would be
most effectually advanced by the en
franchisement of women, she has given
her earnest effort te this cause. When
in 1807 an amendment te the state con
stitution providing for the suffrage of
women in Kansas was submitted te the
vete of the people of that state Mrs.
Brown obtained leave of absence from
her parish and went te Kansas te can
vass the state for the amendment. Frem
July 4 te Nev. 5 she made 205 speeches.
She traveled every day und states that
one of the most convenient and elegant
conveyances she was able te obtain was
a lumber wagon.
Seme idea of the endurance and forti
tude necessary te carry out this canvass
may be formed when it is known that
her appointments were net infrequently
forty and fifty miles apart, aud the only
reads were Indian trails, across wide
stretches of uninhabited prairie, or mero
openings through lonely forests. Te add
te the danger and discomfort of the un
dertaking, Kansas, at that time, was in
fested with "border ruffians," half breed
Indians and lawless negrees.
Mrs. Biown is the wife of Mr. Willes,
publisher of The Racine Times. Her hus
band has always been in sympathy with
her, and they at e affcctlencd companions
and worltfellewB. She has two children
and is the gracious and agreeable mis
tress of a charming home. Like Lucy
Stone she has ncer taken her husband's
name, but is known as the Rev. Oljmplit
Brown. A. V. II.
A Cremntery Urn.
FOH ASHES OK THE DEAD.
That cremation has net lest its held
upon tliu minds of certain classes el
people is amply shown by the fact that
leading jewelers throughout the world
find it profitable te employ seme of theii
best artists in the .manufacture! of dalnt)
receptacles for thu'aiOies of the departed.
The illustration gien herewith Is of a
crematory urn recently finished mid ex
hibited in Londen. The bowl Is made
of the finest crystal glass, mounted in
beautifully deceruted silver. A crest
tep3 the urn, en which there are also
shown Masonic emblems and two shieldi
for inscriptions. A depository of thii
6ert m valued at fJ.OOO.
BILLIARDS AND POOL.
Frenk C hes, the rising proffssienal
billianlUt, has lately been performing a
very clever trick shot. He placcn one of
thoelijett balUuuder the table, und then
lie be U the cue, bill, after scoring, off the
tublt e as te spin en the fleer, roll back
and c ant en the ball underneath, He say
he U laying stronger billiards every day.
Alf.odedoOro, the Cuban peel expert,
ami Jehn Werner have licen matched te
play a continuous peel contest in Chicago.
The f into will be 000 points, and Werner
will lj conceded 75 points. Twe hundred
points for three ulghu will 1 plued. The
stake N ttOQ a llu and u standard i by 10
(able Mill be weil.
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THE NEW AND THE OLD.
"WHICH THE SAME" REFERS
THE DRESS OF WOMEN.
TO
Ollee Harper la or Opinion That Modern
Gewn Are Mere Medett and Becoming
Than Old Time Garment Seme Viet
ores te Support Her View.
Special Correspondence.
New Yerk, June 5. "I don't knew
what the world is coming te, the young
ladles de dress se outrageously Immod
est," said an old lady te me recently,
and I quite agreed with her at the time,
but it se happened that the next day I
came in possession of a paper containing
some of the styles in vogue 100 years
age, and from that time te the present
the new modes were presented by dec
ades, and I have been dated and bewil-
LILY AND HER OREAT-OnANDMOTnKR.
dered ever since. While my friend Is
net 100 years old, her mother certainly
must have worn the very kind of gowns
which are presented in this article, as
they were the style when she was young.
Many of these dresses were made of very
thin material and worn ever silk tights,
which mivt have been very fine from
the evident pains taken te display them.
Te still further mark the contrast,
young ladies' outdoor gowns of today are
displayed beside them. The demure
young lady in the jockey cap with the
long peak te it wears her hair in short,
unkempt looking lovelecks, and the book
instructs the wearers of the scanty gowns
en the most graceful way of holding up
the skirt, by catching it near the bottom
and bringing thnt portion firmly up near
ly te the waist, allowing the front te "fall
modestly ever the arm." This was a
street costume, and it would seem that
the wearers didn't mind sunburn.
Among the quaint descriptions of the
different toilets is the following descrip
tion of a toilet in 1780, a little mere thana
hundred years age : "The Duthe was at the
opera recently inadrcssef 'stifled sighs,'
trimmed with 'superfluous regrets.' Her
'perfect candor' garnished with 'indis
creet means' and ribbons and 'marked
attentions.' Her shoes of 'the queen's
tresses,' embroidered with diamonds in
'perfidious blows.' Her bonnet was 'as
sured conquest' style, trimmed with 'fiy
aways, and of 'lowered eyelids' of rib
bon." v
I think after that we can stand egg
plant purple and all the ether vegetables
in that kingdom of nature. The fear
fully and wonderfully made bonnet, and:
in fact, general get up of the great
grandmother's costume is tersely de
scribed as "a bonnet of green silk, with
black ribbons and artificial flowers;
Spencer with half shawl, long ombroid embroid ombreid
ered skirt and a balantine." I cannot
imagine what the balantine is, unless it
is the fancifully worked satchel, but al
together when it comes te a question of
grace or modesty or general attractive
ness, Lily's costume will have as geed a
show as that of her great grandmother.
Te trace-the fashions en dewu through
the phases of enormous sleeves and lum
ber yard capes through the awful hoop
. skirt era, through the "eelskin" dresses
with their multiple and complex ruff
lings te the pretty and even elegant
styles in vogue new, makes a very inter-,
esting study, but it does feem utterly
impossible te a person tobclievo that
the wearers of these costumes thought
them pretty or looked pretty in them.
Classie gowns certainly have the merit of
artistic grace, but none of the rest have,
and yet I see an evident reaching out
toward the past for suggestions for the
future. I hope earnestly, howevcr, that
it they, the powers that be, de inflict
such punishment upon us it will at
least be tempered with mercy, and that
ideas born of our times and needs will
suggest changes and adaptations te our
requirements.
LOOKINO DACKWAKD 100 VEAItB.
Surely they cannot find in the dim
and dusty records of the past unything
prettier or half se suttable for a prome
nade dress for young ladies, either for
city or "outing," than the dainty little
gown I saw yesterday. It was of gray
mohair, the skirt in accordion plaits ull
around. The waist was in form of a
shirt front of fine white Scotch flannel,
with whi te standing cellar worn with a
black silk four-in-hand tie. A neat gray
cloth walWng jacket hangs loosely eien
in front, and a pretty gray sailor hat
trimmed with u band and fan of white
ribbon. Oi.ivu Ham-kb.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
The
Quaint ftrnlus of the fieutli Ills
Llterury Carter.
ISpecIal Cerre)U'u-c
Atlanta, June 5. Joel Chandler Har
ris, the only man who has sung the songs
of the plantation as they are worthy of
being sung, may be said te have begun
his literary career when he was iscarcely
20 years old. Shortly after the war ended
he became assistant te the editor of a
monthly magazine, then published in
New Orleans.
He worked diligently en the magazine
and there completed the first jx:ried of
his professional education. When he
left New Orleans nnd w wit te Savannah
te accept n position en The Morning
Nuws, u jiositien which his growing
geed fame and repute us a hard worker
had wen for him, he was u geed, "all
round" newbiuqier man, ready te take
any pest:, from local rejiertcr te that of
managing editor. And he was still a
very young man. On The Morning
News he hud n Ien1; and succesbful
caievr, mid thu fi.md time nmlil the
jnultiulicitv of. hu dutieu imnesed unen
i y t f fRV VVk
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aim te rail in lovewifh and marry the
gracious lady who new presides ever his
elegant home, and who has been te him
his true helpmeet and the source of in
spiration of some of his best work.
It was in 1870 that Mr. Estill, of The
News, parted with him with great re
gret te see him take the train which was
te bear him te the sanctum of The At
lanta Constitution and te endurlng fame,
for it was net until he had been firmly
seated in his chair in The Constitution
oflice that he began te draw upon the
hoarded stores of hia youthful plantation
experience in theso marvelous dialect
sketches which laid the foundation of
his success, and which have placed htm
almost withent a peer as a faithful de
lineator of negre life, manners and talk.
Frem the first appearance of his
dialect sketches, hia rare portrayals of
the folklore of plantation life, the pre
eminent success of Mr. Harris as an
author was assured. Thousands read
them eagerly. They were se true te
nature, se replete with that quaint
plantation humor which has new for
ever gene, save when It lives in the talk
of Uncle Remus and his friends, that it
required no eye of prophecy te see what
garlands would crown the brew of him
who had preserved these precious "files
In amber." These sketches of "Uncle
Remus" Mr. Harris collated into a
volume, which had an itumense sale,
and the widespread popularity of this
volume induced him shortly thereafter
te issue another, entitled "Uncle Remus'
Songs and Sayings," which struck the
fancy of the reading public with equal
force, and served te solidify and adver
tise the author's rare popularity.
LONG LIVED NEW YORKER3.
Men Who Hare Kmtnred the Ruh of
the Metropolis for Many Year.
Special Correspondence
New Yerk, June 5. There appears te
be n popular Impression that the hurlj
burly of the metropolis and the strain te
which the rush and dash of its business
methods subject men's minds and bodies
are net conducive te longevity. Life in
surance statistics show that this is a fal
lacy, and, besides, there are many strik
ing instances of tlrccrronceusncss of the
idea. In a well k'newn down town re
sort a few mornings ege, when rain was
pouring down most energetically, ex ex
Mayer Wickham, a frisky lad of about
70, was accosted by a gentleman of erect
bearing and whose eyes and skin were
clear. He had just finished a het apple
teddy. "Wickham, my dear boy," he
said in hearty tones, "you shouldn't be
out a day like this. The weathcr is tee
reuah for a boy like you." The ex-mayor
laughed and then inquired: ''Mr. Tap
pan, hew old are you?"
"Ninety-five," was the proud reply.
"Will you have another teddy?"
"Don't care If I de." The elder gen
tleman, who confessed te being almost a
centenarian, is the father of Frederick
W. Tappan, president of the Gallatin
National bank. Every morning except
Sundays he travels down town and dili
gently attends te his own business affairs
without any assistance. He is still con
sidered in the commercial world n man
of great shrewdness and keenness of per
ception. .
Exactly at 4:30 o'clock te the second
every week day afternoon a tall, vigor
eus, but white haired man strides into
the Aster house rotunda, and when he
reaches the mahogany, without a word
being spoken, u gloss containing a lump
of sugar and n spoon is placed befere
him and he is further provided with a
small pitcher of ice water and a bettle
of whisky.
With the aid of the water and the
spoon the sugar is dissolved thoroughly
and then the whiskey is added with an
air of great solemnity. When the teddy
has been disposed of, the tall man strides
out te Broadway and jumps into a dingy
"night hawk" cab, which is always' In
waiting, and is driven te his resldence en
Twenty-third street by a weather beaten
public Jehu, whose long blue coat is
faded, and whose high silk hat has long
age lest its glow). The occupant of, the
rottle trap vehicle is Dr. Nervin Green,
president of the Western Union Tele
graph company. At 80 years of ege he
finds himself as frisky as when he was a
country boy.
David Dudley Field is only 83 years of
age. Nearly every morning of his life
he takes a horseback ride in Central
park, and afterwards walks all the way
ft em his residence in Gramercy park te
his office en lower Broadway. In his
ninth decade he is still engaged in the
active practice of the law.
Instances such as these could be mul
tiplied almost indefinitely te show that
the mad pace at which they are going
agrees with the modern New Yerker us
well as did the stolid gait of the bread
backed burghers who settled en Man
hattan Island act in harmony with the
lctbanrv of their times.
Statistics About the Eche.
Seme ene has recently figured out the
exact distance that a person may be re
moved from a reflecting surface and yet
hear the echo of his own voice. Five
syllables a second is said te be the -limit
both of distinct pronunciation and dis
tinct hearing. This gives one-fifth of a
second for each syllable. When the at at at
mosplierio temperature Is 61 degs. sound
travels 1,120 feet a second. Inone-flfth
that time It will cover a distance of 224
feet. Hence, if a reflecting surface ia
lia feet distant the initial sound of an
uttered syllable will be returned te the
cur jtut as the next syllable starts en its
journey. In this cuse the first fifth of
the second is consumed in the utterance
of a syllable and the next fifth of the
second in hearing its echo. Twe sylla
bles would be echoed from a reflecting
surface 22 1 feet dlstaut, three syllables
from U30 feet, and se en within the limit
of audiblencss.
"(Jrant llie Clllten."
Mr. II. II. Kehlsait, of Chicago, has
arranged te erect at his own expense a
stntue of Gen. Grant in civilian dress,
which is te stand en an appropriate site
at Galena, lib. The figure will be of
bronze, eight feet tall, aud will sur-
THU ACCEITED DKSK1N.
mount a pedeetal ten feet high. The
statue will be unveiled eonte time next
spring In the presence of u dUljpgulslied
company of invited guests.
Uv lr""I
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THE MRLOfC
nintt en Decoration The InM
portions te Be Onianeii
The parlor In most house te
special occasions andvulw ef
and mlk'ht be termed a room
roost treasured works of art
exhibition. The style most
this important room must,
nciul unen the taste of the dil
amount of money at his disposal,
mansion of great pretettfteM tl
French styles and tne Italian
offer tlia meit valuable se
taili. Tn law font houses tfca)
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dw-orntlens must necessarily bsefaV
w -
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enler. and as tits rooms
number the rmrler must serve the"
tmrpotie of a aitUmt room as well t
ler entertainment. ' KT
'ine urat consideration set
t be dimensions of the room.
ly square room It untnpfettahU.
celling it tee high or $e teesBt
ami narrow an senta or. oesaren
long room with a low esUing
nnpleasant.
rmirLACE and UAirm.
eramateiy tne appearance ei wa i
nan be arratl v Inflmuiflet bv the danaM
and the treatment should be wok Ml V;,'
eAMr anv aafnva rt navvi tAeHkiAtt sM sVat ,
possible. If the celling appears tee' kte'v
it can be breucht down br the use of
tental bands of color en the watts,
frlete or dado, or both, If desired. Or, tfce's.y
celllnu may be coved, and meMlBat.,
nlaced at the bottom of the cove enhr. . '
If the ceiling appears tee low In atw '
room the treatment muatberevetsMdt'tltW)
Is, nil horizontal divisions must be avajrafrtyg
and vertical ones substituted. Or if fcfeetn S:, .
be tee long It may be improved byeUvMMMJ.
across IU narrowest dimensions; title s$
be done by color, but mere effeettvt)iy ;.
screens and draperies, which give tmMltf tmMltf
tcepe for design, as they may be aaeVMeJat
and dainty and picturesque, or aettd MA ,
4m1.1. mvM.t am tit m msw veatltea. estftt-
by their aid we can secure sy nctatmtVfi,
oeruora ler cuain seu uiner ummtm & aemv-
fort se desirable In a modem parlor. -, " j
The treatment of doers and wlMMen
nes ureal, iuuucuce upon tne cneci as, earn n
room. j
Bread doers and large windows give ,
air of lightness and hospitality te I
while a sltiHle doer1 will KlvetMl
ance of seclusion and prlvaey wkiek
nesslble te attain where there are I
entrances. Bay windows are always a
attractive feature of a house iaAMH5
peclally appropriate at the side of east "
parlor as regards appearance ana
neat, rarquntry floors may be txmmmhtp
luxury enir euiiaeie ier
inns, where the rooms are!
rieliiv colored ruas and elaborate I
The colors formerly considered M1
suitable for the doeosatlea efapertetl
white and geld, or cold gray '
make cheerless rooms unless 1
wMs
managed. A mere eff active result sftay.Mr
obtained by a delicate yellow in pltMees
tne white, with geld, provided teas we
tails of the woodwork are kept ia Ht
meny. Since the choicest of the I
teaeitjajns
nfetiir will tm hnnv In thla
walls should have a tint whleh win ttimif-
geed background. Seft subdnil taaisg m
olive or red will In most
this purpose, and the walls eaa bei
rich eneiieh with the nlctures. It I
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aru lew pictures iue tuira vsms, sawwvw-;.
amsaicher in color. , -
Moresque irctwerK and psneimae at;
suitable enrichments for a panes', iiMStv?,
may be partially covered with
drnnarlea. irlvlns: a meat charamlu
in cheap worn utese results may ee ?.
talned by papering Instead e nabsUsg .
walls. Kolsetnlno colors are oTtjeettetMiHs tg
ea they ere net durable, S?
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VIEW.
The churches are, ptjasOa. 11
sptcueus bul Wingj jijf place. Leeking i
the Tatter""from a nurelv nractlcal staai
"'point the influence en the value ef'smr-
rouneing real estate it is essential thee
the churches shall be geed looking ead
well built. "There is no danying," a well
known clergyman has said, "that a hand
some edifice adds a large per cent, te a
preacher's eloquence."
A HANDSOME CHVItClT TLAK.
Tim ilcsliras here ulven. which are i
from the National Building Flan astasia
tien's "Artistle Hemes," are for a brisk
church te coat 18,000. It ha a slate root
stone trimmings, and is finished In natwel
weeds. The seating capacity is 800 and the
church contains these very necessary M
iuncts which are se often emitted, a par
lor, study and clots room.
Hew te Tell the Hay of the Week
Here is a formula for telling the day
of the week of any date, which is saU
te be the discovery of a Rhede Island
mathematician: Take the last two fig
ures of the jear, add a quarter of this,
disregarding the fraction. Add the date
of the month and te this add the figure
In the following list, one figure standing
for each month; 3-0-6-2-4-0-2-M-8-6-1.
Divide the sum by 7 and the remainder
will give the number of the day of the
week, aud when there is no remainder
the day will be Saturdey, As an exam
ple, take March 19, 1800. Take 90, add
22, add 1 0, add 0. This gives 137, which,
divided by 7, leaves n remainder of 4,
which is the number of the day, or
Wednesday.
Here is a bit of information of interest
te the admirers of the poet Browning.
Dr. Furnlvall has traced the great staf
er's ancestry back five generations, IM
finds that he has n forefather who WM
butler. This in itself b a dUtlnctlefc
The old time Browning earned an honest
livelihood. He was neither a leliljer
baron, nev the ten of ft king's faverjtPi
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