"r STRXXSLATED FOB THE DtSrATCH. J The giant, Wadni, was no crcat warrior, who was constantly collecting bis troops and fib.tinsr bloody battles, but he lived quietly at his court in Seeland, at peace with all his neighbors and much loved by his subjects. "VYadsi's only son, "Wieland, was at 9 years of a;e very small, and it was a great prief to the giant that his child should be no larger than common men. But he loved the boy, and determined that if he could not be recognized among the race of giants, he should be famous in some other way, and be an honor to his father. AVadni was advised by his Ineuds to take his son to the dwarfs, who lived in Mount Carnot, many, many railed from Seeland. These dwarfs had great skill in working in iron and steel, and it was prophesied that, if "Wieland should study with them, he must become a renowned man. The giant then journeyed with his sou to Carnot, where tbe dwarfs willingly undertook the education of the voune Wieland. It was agreed that "Wadni should leave his son with the dwarfs lor one year, and, at the end c: that time, should take him again to his home. Wieland proved himself a ready pupil, and long belore the year had passed, he equaled bis instructors in knowledge. Tbe dwarfs, who were really a wicked and cruel people, became envious of their bright pupil, and plotted how they might destroy him. Only fear of the giant kept them irom kill ing him outright. At the appointed time Wadni again went to Mount Carnot for his son. The d war Is said to him: "Your son is learning well. Leave him with us for another year and then his skill will be such that he will be lamous through out the whole world." Wadni consented to go away without his WIF.LAXD -LED sou; but he said to Wieland: "I fear leM the dwarfs my provefalse to the trust I have given to them. In this thicket ofthon bushes, I shall conceal a sword, and should your life be iu danger, fight bravely; for this is a magic weapon, and is a true pro tector to him who has it in his possession." As the months passed by, Wadni became so anxious to Fee his dear child, that several weeks before the second year was at an end, the giant leit his home in Seeland, think ing Hut in a few days he would return and bring his son with him. But when the dwar s saw Wadni approaching the moun tain, they kaid among themselves: "Here comes the giant for his son. The boy is now acquaiuted with ail our art. He will spread his knowledge through the country, and soon all the people in Seeland will be as wise as we are. Let us kill the giant, and then we can easily destroy the son." Having thus spoken, the dwaifs concealed themselves behind a great rock overhanging the path through which Wadni should pass. As the giant appeared below tbem, the dwarf, by meansoi theircombined strength, pushed the rock from its place, and down the mountain it went, carrying with it smaller stoues, trees and earth, under which the great body of Wadni was buried. That night Wieland overheard the dwarfs talk ing of his father's death and their plot against himsel:. Itecalling the last words the giant had said to him, the boy hastened to the thicket of thorn bushes, ana there found the sword, with which he returned to the dwarfs, and said: "I have heard how you killed my father and now wish to take iny life. But I fear you not. With this sword I shall destroy you all." The dwarfs laughed scornfully at the thought ot Wieland, alone, being able to overcome so great a number; but they did nut know the power of tbe maeic weapon, and one after the other fell under its blow;, until Wieland was left alone in the great mountain, where there was no human dwell ing to be seen. He now knew not where to turn. The way to Seeland was long and dangerous, and he had no guide to lead him there. He feared to wander far from the cave, lest he should be lost iu the pathless lorest or De oevoured by the wild beasts. For several days Wieland led a very lonely lite. The workshop, in which he had spent so many happy hours, seemed dull and gloomy, and the boy thought only of how he could get away. l-'iuaily this plan came to his mind. He cut down a large tree and carried it to the edge of a swift mountain stream. He then hollowed out the tree, and in one end placed sufficient food to last him for many days; and in the other end he put his tools and a quantity of iron and steel. For the opening which he had cut in the tree, Wieland made a plate of steel which fitted like a door, and wa so thin that it was almost transparent, and allowed the air to pass through. The boy then pushed this strange craft out into the stream, and having sprung in, was carried down by the mountain tor rent into wide rivers, and thence into the sea. For eight days the boat drifted hither and thither, carried about by the wind and the waves, until finally it landed on the shore of Jutland, where King Raman ruled. The people wondered greatly over the sight of 'this odd-looking boat, and wished to cut it open. When Wieland understood their words, he cried out from within. At the sound of his voice, tbe people fled in terror, thinking that some evil spirit was in tbe old tree trunk. But "Wieland opened the steel door and came forth. He was at once carried to the King, who was so pleased with the bov, that when he had heard his story, he said: "I know not where Seeland is, so cannot take you to your home; but you shall remain here as one of my servants, and be well cared for." It happened one day that Wieland while washing the King's knife on the shore of the sea, let it fall into the water and it dis- Jirt-. j-SPPEarett from sight The boy at once ran 7j.v;tohis boat, which had been left on the ifir , shore, and with the tools and materials Jfwhich he had brought from the dwarfs' pare he constructed another kuife so beauti- fal that when the King saw it he declared that a shop should be built for Wieland, and that he should devote his time to such work. The giant's son now lived bappiiy in Jutland, and was a great favorite with the King. . . . But Wieland's trials were not yet at an end. Many of King Eaman's subjects were envious of the King's attention to the stranger, and told their ruler that, in his shop. Wieland made sharp instruments, and was plotting against his life m order that he, himself, might reign. This made the King very angrv. He would listen to no words of Wieland, but ordered that he should be put to death. "Wieland, however, hid himself in his boat and was carried back to the mountain stream from which lie started. He made his way to the dwarfs cave, and there again led his lonely life, fashioning articles from iron and steel, and also from silver and gold, as the dwarfs had taught him. But even here, the men of Jutland, In their hatred, followed him, and one day he was surprised to see atroop'ol KingKaman a soldiers march through the forest and sur round the cave. Wieland grasped after his magic sword; but he had left it in his ooat, and now he was helpless in the hands of his tormentors. He was seized and carried back to Jutland, and although he repeatedly de clared his innocence, the king gave no heed to his words, and ordered that on the follow ing dav he should be executed, iu the pres ence of all the people. The next morning, whe King Raman and his subjects had assembled to witness tbe death of the giant Wadni's only son, suddenly, a loud roaring noise was heard, as if a great storm at ea was raging. The sound came nearer and nearer, always grow ing louder and louder. The earth trembled so violently that many buildings fell and the people were pale with frigh A LOKELY LIFE. and cried aloud in their terror. A moment later a hundred huge elephants were seen, drawing large iron chariots, in 'which sat Slants of such immense size that theneoDle of Jutland appeared as. the smallest of uwarls in comparison with them. The fore most giant sprang from his chariot, and in a voice of thunder cried: "Touch one hair of that boy's head and my beasts shall trample you under their feet. This is our king's son, and we have come to take him to his home." King Raman and hia people fell on their kntes and .begged for mercy, which was grantedto them. Wielana was then given a place in one of the chariots and taken back to Seeland. Here he could pursue, undis turbed, the arts he had learned with the dwaris. When he bad reached the proper age he was made, as his lather had been, King of the great race of the giant. Paysie. SOME ENIGMATICAL NUTS. rnzzles for the Little Folk That Will Keep Their Brains Busy for 9Iost or the Weak if They Solve Them Con ."try Horns Amusements. Address communication or thU tepa.J'tnl to E. R. Chadbourx, LewUlon, Maine. 1401 FOCE CONSTELLATIONS. O D. M. H. 1402 SYNCOPATION. To whole or last that caused the strife Between John Bowman and his wife; For John, a peaceable bread-winner. ' Had brought a chicken home for dinner, Ana. wniie in the kitchen looking. "I will not eat it if von Init it But through the window I will cast it,,r Said the husband in a loud voice. Said Mrs. B.: "I'll have ray choice, And I would sooner take a lickin' Than at your bidolnc whole the chicken.' He said no more. She gained the day. Which proves the adage, I should say. That women always have their way. The inference we may further draw That every woman's will is law. NELSONIAN. 1103 TRANSPOSITION. First is to cease quite suddenly. To fall, to end. to die; You understand that much, I see, By the sparkle in your eye. The ready-witted needs no two o i o make mm see a point; Just give him any little clew And he'll the thing unjoint. BITTER BWKET. 1404 OBLIQUE RECTANGLE. 1. A letter. 2. A kind of tray for carrying mortar. 3. Parts of harness. 4. Pertaining to Rome. 5. An inhabitant. 6. Makes a hissing noise. 7. A small cell. 8. The organlo nitro genized matter of the nerve fibers and cells. 9. Those who slide: 10. A clyster. 11. An epoch. 12. A letter, r Solon.- 1405 DECAPITATION. Who has cot bad bis soul Inspired; ' His heart with strong emotions fired. When listening with enrapturedsenso To thrilling words of eloquence Tt The glorious or atone art Has power to reach the dullest heart. To rouse the feelings from their sleep. To make ns laugh, to make us weep. The orator whose soul is stirred Gives force expressive to each word: His gestures, look, and manner speak His sparkling eye, his blood-flushed cheek, Each and all in action brought, Responsive to the speaker's thought. His language of is whol e and grand. With theme that may such style demand; But when indignant at some wrong. That ails his soul with hatred strong, His last and glowing brow reveals The strong emotion that he feels. Nelsonian. 140G NUMERICAL CHABADE. 1-23-4. " I'm not a messenger of joy; It is my mission to destroy. When like a meteor 1 fall. To stoutest hearts I give appall. When struck upon a bell, no barm I do, nor cause the least alarm. S-5-6-7-S-9. Two kinds of shrubs I represent, And I am also a cement. A well-known resin, too, am I, In tears of halPtransparency. In varnishes I am infused; In medicine I'm also used. 1-2-3-4-&6-7-8-9. I am high-sounding, and display Aiy bluster in a swaggering way; Inflated, too. in manner shown; By talk pedantic and high-flown. For 1 describe the roan wboe hump Of self-esteem shows a large lump. J. McK. 1407 DIAMOND. 1. A letter. 2. To cover with morbid mat ter, as the tongue. S. Plows of peculiar con struction. 4. Certain plants sacred to Venus. S. Fractions of a unit divided into two-score equal parts. 0. Refinement. 7. Persons to whom releases are given. 8. Vessels used in the Mediterranean. 3. Avoids. 10. A town In Spain. 11. A letter. H. C. BUKQEB. 1408 ANAGRAM. He who Is whole all can discern Is one who has an '"EVIL then;" He's one who loses self-control. And has a demon in his soul; One who when vexed will rant and rave, One who is passion's very slave; One -who is rash in word and deed. A social pesr, a noxious weed; One whom society abhors. For with society ho wars. He gives to anger fullest sway, And reason's voice does not obey; His temper roused, he vents his wrath On those who chance to cross his path; He is malignant in his spite. And always ready for a fight. With such a one no friendship make. But shun him as you would a snake. J. McK. 1409 CHARADE. On beggar's or on monarch's head, Thejirst is always on tbe watch; Tbe second often has been read, Iu a conjunction's useful notch, Bv many a boy, bis sentences construing. In some old Latin book, with brain all stew ing. "Now, what is the chief eud of man!" A teacher to a pupil said; (A grimace o'er his features ran), "Why, teacher, it muse be bis head." Chief end am I of any undertaking. Ot work for fame, or gain, or puzzle-making. Carl Grey. february frizes. A handsome prize will be presented the sender of each of the best three lots of answers to the puzzles published in February. Tbe solutions must be forwarded in weekly installments. A lively competition was that of Jannary. Let this be even more so. ANSWERS. 1391 Parents, guard well your children's foot steus. 1392 SI... .. 1393 Debris, brides. 1394 B BID CALIF C A R I C A S BAROAGES B I L I N OdS GATE D I CASTERY F A G G E R S S E A R S STY E 1395 Farm-house. 1398 Duinb-waiter. 1S7 ALADDIN L I N E A G E ANODYNE DEDUCED D A Y C O A L 1 G N E A T-E NEEDLES 1S9S Sentiment, sentient. 1399 Brooks, rooks; pride, ride; mend, end; done, one. 1400 Sortilegious. TWO WAIFS FEOM THE OBIEHT. Syrian Children Find Comfortable Homes in Cincinnati. The two Syrian children who were re ceived at the Children's Home some time ago are rapidly picking up many English words, says the Cincinnati Enquirer. Sophia, the little girl, who is 8 years old, is learning rapidly, and readily understands what is said to her. The little boy, Yusef, who is H vears old, can only speak a few words of English, but heartil joins in the sport ol his companions at the Home. The story cf the little wanderers is a sad one. They arrived in this country with their mother, who had fled irom her drunken husband about a year ago. Mrs. Kather is a converted Syrian, and immediately on her arrival in New York went to live in the Syriau colony, earning her living by selling Oriental ornaments. She had been there about three months when her husband, who had followed her all the way from Syria, ar rived. Fr c time he did not abuse her, but soon got Into .sit. old habits of abusing her and tbe children and spending her hard-earned money for drink. Again Mrs. Kather left her drunken husband and fled to Chicago. She was nicely settled when her husband found out her wbereaboutsand followed her. She was llvingiu the Syriau settlement, and, as iu New York, was selling fancy orna ments. He made no attempt to work, but lived off her hard-earned money, spending the most of it in drink. They were in this distressing conditiou when Bev. fjelim Mog habghnt, a protestor of the Mt Lebanon College iu Syria, who is traveling in this country, met them. As the father was almost crazy and had several times tried to kill tbe children, Bev. Moghabgbat paid the little ones' tares to this city and had them put in the Children's Home. Their mother has again left her husband, and is now iu New York. A Pencil Puzzle. Here is a puzzle fortbe little folks. Place the point of a pencil at A and trace the diagram without lifting the pencil and with out going over the same line twice. A California Story. Boston Herald. "We are using a machine in California, says Senator Stanford, to cut our grain which reaps a swath 42 feet wide, threshes the grain as it goes along, puts it in bags, which men stitch up and drop in the field, and the same machine rakes the straw iu and burns it for fuel upon that reaper. Now, if you could only apply water to a condition of things like that, you would have perpetual motion. Mothebs should hear in mind that Chamberlain' Cough Remedy is harmless to children. It contains no injurious sub stance. They incur no risk when they give .it even to babies. Then long experience has shown that it is especially adapted for the cure of coughs and' colds ineident'.to . childhood. It cures them promptly, nnd is 1 pleasant and safe for tbem to take, "WSu K THEITTSBtmd DiaPATCH,. OF LITERARY FAME. Places in England That Lend Reality to the Pretty Stories OF KING ARTHUR AKD ROBIN HOOD. The Heroes Live in Traditions That Weren't Inspired by Fens. ST0E1ES OP SCOTLAND AND IRELAND rconnusroNDENCK or the dispatch.! Nottingham, England, Jan. 23. The longer one -wanders in England, Scotland and Ireland, the more encompassing and im pressive becomes, that charm growing out of what may be termed literary identification. Over there in Ireland what can be more fascinating than a silent ramble about slumberous old Youchal and up drowsy Kilcolman way? There Ealeigh and Spenser lived, loved and wrought. Tramping from Killarney to Cabersiveen, one lingers lov ingly at Carhan Bridge; for beside it, the great O'Connell "was born. Who but a bigot can climb the Eock of Cashel without a subdued and reverential feeling from the historic and sacred surroundings; or who, but an insensate, shudders not at Boyne and Aughrim where the life of a nation broke" iu its last wild throb upon river and morass? Then, at Slane, who can fail of awe in the pres ence of prehisioric monuments rivaling the pyramids themselves ? To stand upon Tara's Hill, in Meath, and in tancy see St. Patrick, unmindful ol the treachery planning his death, with his eight devoted foilowers, com ing up the royal hill, chanting his prayer, "May the word of God render me eloquent I" to forever dim the fires of Belltaine with the sacred flame of Christianity through the conversion of King Laeghaire, and the over throw of paganism in Ireland, is to come with startling tenderness close to au inspired career of one who lived but to bless, nearly 1,500 years ago. Vague and far it was to you before. But you feel and know the story now. Scotland's Interesting Spots. In all that can be read of the "Land o' Cakes," how the true feeling is lacking, un til one weds presence and actuality with the toneless tales of words. To know the weird straths and glens of the North, to breathe their air, drink in their wild and gorgeous colorings, to listen to the roar of their glo rious waterfalls, to sail over their silent lochs, to tremble in their mighty storms, is to cone very close in thought and sympathy to that grand and noble race which all the Eomau legions could not conquer. Its des perate, tateful loyalty to the House of Stuart can never be fully understood until you have tramped from the Western Ocean to the German, aud wandered ou Culloden Moor. Macbeth, King Duncan and Malcolm Caumore, are mere creatures ot Shake speare's fancy, until you find in the musty records of old Inverness that they once walked its streets with all of your own pas sion, hope, ambition: and until you have stood on Toronabaurich, by the Ness-side, you have never really known Hugh Miller, stonemason, great heart and sage. Scott, the "Eltrick Shepherd," Carlyle, even Eurns himself, are half ideal, until you have stood by the Ettrick and Yarrow, sadly leit the prinrely Abbotsford, shud dered at the dolorous dearth and meanness of Carlyle' boyhood borne at Ecclefechan, and heard with your own hearing the melo dious songs of tbe Nith and the Doon. "What England Offers. If this is true of Ireland and Scotland how infimtely.more.impressiveis this identi fication to the average American pilgrim in England, the motherland of our own race and tongue. A mighty volume, and a sweet aud tender one withal, could be made, rele gating apparent realities to their home in myth-land, and beckoning from the realms of legend and tradition the actual beings whom imagery first swept from reality, and whom successive centuries of poetic fancy, shared alike by us frera childhood to man hood, have placed further and further be hind the ever loved veilings of mystery and song. No two characters in the semi-mythology of Britain are better illustrations than those of King Arthur and Eobin Hood. Anti types as they vere and are, the one the em bodiment of the loftiest and noblest quali ties in ruler and man, the other, jocuuu Anarchist and Puckish freebooter aud "leveller" of his time, both are objects of equal, though unlike, devotion not only in the literature ot ceuturies, but in the breasti of millions who SDeak the English tongue. Tbe most curious thing about these two characters is that the least aids to identifi cation are found among the high-minded and learned. Literature universally places them in shadow-land. But g' where you may among the English lowly, King Arthur is really there; Eobin Hood, with his faith ful Little John, Friar Tuck and their hundred archers bold, fare ever a goodly company, a helpful, unconscious, ethical counterpoise, it has sometimes seemed to me, where burdens and impositions of caste and condition are most grievous and sore to abide. Once Really Existed. A few years of wandering among the British lowly, more than all reading and study, have convinced me that both King Arthur and Eobin Hood once really existed and lived much the same manner of lives as the song and ballad makers'altogetber re sponsible for their legendary character, have shadowed lortb. I can take you into thou sands of cabins in Devonshire, Cornwall, and in Brittany for King Arthur is even more a god to tbe Britons than to the West of England Armorican Celts where books are unknown; where no manner of literature ever came; where history of clan and sept have been preserved from father to son, where the Arthurian legends live more bright and glowing than all the printed tales of the Bound Table. These absolutely book less folbvwill take you to the very land ing place of King Uther; show you the real remains of the twin castles Tintagel and Terrabil; relate how TJtber Pendragon besieged the Duke of Cornwall, slew him, and the same day wed his widow, Ygrayne, to whom the child, Arthur, was born, and reared by the enchanter, Meriiu, under good Sir Ector's care, who restored to him the kingdom of Cornwall on Pendragon'adeath; how the noble King Arthur instituted the Order of Knights of the Bound Table, whose saintly acts in the service of God and man, until tbey fell into sin. were deeds or good and glory; how Arthur loved only and wed Guinevere, betrayed by Launcelot; aud, at last, receiving his death wound iu battle with his rebellious nephew's forces at Camelford (which the poets make Camelot), Arthur bide the lo'yal knight. Sir Bedever, carry him to Dozmare Pool, fling his sword Exealibnr therein, when a boat, rowed by 'three queens, appeared. Into this Arthur was lifted and borne away to tbe island vale of Avillion.'that his grievous wound might be healed. His Spirit Yet Betnrns. These folk s iy) and believe, that Arthurjs still in fairyland; that his spirit oiten re turns in tbe,guise of a bird, tbechough, hov ering about' the old scenes with pathetic murmurings, and .that he will surely "come again," Wearing the white flower of a blameless lire, to reign as a king should add might over his beloved England. Liiterature;never pro vided an hundred thousand bookless folk with this. It remains, because in it has been preserved, without books, a fadeless actuality. In like manner Eobin Hood's Land be comes tbe whole .ot England. Piercing their armor of sodden reserve, you will find that the sober English peasant aud the grave English workman, have minds full enough of chivalry and romance. Eobin Hood is immortal with these, because, as a "leveller" of rank and class, he represents an undefin able yet certain power to buffet the church and the nobility.- "He is a rescuer of maids in distress and men' in duress. He em bodies tbe unconscious jet universal lean SUNBATr FEBRTJAE.Y - 1, ing toward Communism among the English lowly. Above all, he is the luminous type of that dearest thing to every lowly Briton's heart, "fair play," whether In frolic, free nooting or fight. Fairly defined, Eobin Hood's Land comprises the shires of Not tingham and Lincoln with the southern half of Yorkshire. There is not a plowman. iorester, gamekeeper, and, I would almost venture to say, any human being among the lowly, outside the factories, in this' portion of England, who has not a clearer conception of the lire, character and exploits of the merry outlaw than all books could give. Facts About -Robin Hood. 4 As is well known, the manuscript and old-record researches by the Key. Joseph Hunter, an assistant keeper of the public records of England, made public in 1852, placed fairly within the domain of authentic history the facts concerning the actual, ex istence and career of Eobin Hood. He was born about 1290. His family were of some station and seated at Wakefield. With many others he became an outlaw from hav ing espoused the cause of the uu.ortunate Earl of Lancaster. He retreated with a hun dred or nioie of his comrades to the depths of Sherwood Forest, not a score of miles from bis birthplace. By their unequaled skill in archery; godless pranks with lords aud bishops; robberies ol the high to share with the lowly; and their adequate wits in all exigencies; they secured the loyalty of peasantry roundabout and put to defiance the entire forces of the crown. At this juncture King Edward wisely pardoned Eobin Hood, giving him service as one of the "valeti, porteurs de la cham bre" in the royal household. He re mained for more "than a year; to which ex isting vouchers for his payment attest. But the hunger for the greenwood was too strong. Begging the King for permission to visit the old chapel at Barnsdale, it was granted "for a s'ennight." .Having once rejoined his comrades, he could not again be- persuaded to leave tbem; and he con tinued the old outlaw's life until, resorting to the priory ot Kirkless for surgical aid, he died from loss ot blood, and was buried in the grounds of the priory, now Kirkless Ball, four miles north of Huddersfield, and the seat of tbe noble family of Armytage. Still Lives in Tradition. But, precisely as I have found with the Cornish and Devonshire peasantry in iden tification of King Arthur and his land, it is among the lowly of Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire that are discovered innumerable proof":', in tradition, ballad and nomenclat ure, ot tbe merry outlaw and his men. Lit erature has not created these for the delecta tion of auignorantpeasantry. The peasantry themselves have furnished, by word of month; the material and but an infinitesi mal portion has been utilized enabling writers old and new to transfer the real Eobin Hood to the Eobin Hood of fiction and song. A close defining ol Eobin Hood's land would give it the area o" Sherwood Forest iu Nottinghamshire and Barnsdale Forest in Yorkshire, with a narrow strip of country leading northeast, through southern York shire, to the sea, near Scarborough, the latter being occasionally traversed by the outlaws when too closely pressed by the King's soldiery. Iu the outlaw's time, but one highway traversed the region. That was the old Roman road from London to Berwick. Perhaps half a dozen hamlets, the one ancient city of Nottingham, so old that its history has'been traced back 950years before the Christian era and its first inhabitants dug holes in the rock for homes, and a few chapels, abbeys and priories of the rudest construction, could have been found in all tbe area. To-day a forest of chimneys stands where stood the giant EngliBh oaks. You can look from no open spot within it, without your horizon being clouded with their black silhouettes against a smoke laden sky. As many hundreds of towns and hamlets are in Eobin Hood's Land now as there were single ones in the archer out law's time. But near the roaring of the forge, tbe clatter of the looms and the mournful songs of millions of spindles, like the tiny nests of the meadow larks, escaping the blades of tbe reapers, are little nests of English peasants' homes, bits of English copse and hedge, and patches of ancient English oak, which modern industrv and modern landlordism have not quite effaced; and it is among these, -seeking the wraiths and traditions cf the olden Eobin Hood's Land and the new, that we will go pilgrim ing in our next. Edgar L. Wakeman. HADAGASCAB AKD ITS PEOPLE. What a Returned American Missionary Says of the Country. The natives that is, the wealthy ones of the island have little or no principle, dealing in slaves like the men of this coun try deal in cattle; in fact, they count their wealth by the number of slaves in their pos session." said a returned missionary to a Leadville Democrat man. The government of the island is rather mixed. A queen rules in the central part, while all around the coast are to be found kings, who have their little domains. It is ou the coast that the greater number of heathens are found, and on account of the damp, moist air, it is very hard for a white man to live there. The country is very fertile, fine farming lands abound everywhere; the center of the island is about 5.000 to 9,000 feet above sea level, thus making tbe climate there very good and healthy. THE SPEED OF LIGHT. A Danlill Astronomer Was First to Discover Its Itato of Travel. IWBITTKN FOB THE DISPATCIl.l It was the great fortune of a Danish astronomer to make the discovery that light, as well as sound, requires a given time to travel a given distat.ee. 'Boenier, the famous Dana alluded to, was lead to his discovery by observations of the eclipses of Jupiter's moons. He found that there was a difference of several minutes in these eclipses, that they occurred earlier when the earth was on the side of the sun nearest to Jupiter, aud' later when farthest away. With this data as a starting point he soon found that the difference of apparent time resulted Irom the time required for light to travel across the diameter of the earth's orbit, about 182,000,000 miles. This time proved to be about 16 minutes, and as hah" that would be the time irom the eirtli to the sun the mystery was solved. The accuracy ot this calculation has siuce been verified by other methods, and all authorities now agree that the velocity or light is not far from 186,000 miles a second. A NEAT PAELOE TEICK. Burning a String Without Having Its Bur den Fall to the Floor. Dip a thread in strong salt water, then dry it thoroughly. Do this two or three times in succession, but do it secretly, so that your thread' may appear lo the audience like any ordinary thread. Suspend to it ns light a ring as yon'can get, then set fire to the thread, ;which will burn from one end to tbe other, and tbe spectators will be surprised to see k V the ring'snspended by the ashes of the string which hasjust oeeu de stroyed bvforo their eyes. In re ality the fibrous part of the thread has been burned, but there re mains a small tube of salt solid enough to bear tbe weight of the light ring attached. Be careful that the operation is not exposed to draft, says the Boston Globe. A California Druggist Tells whv Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy is so popular wherever , known. Mr. L. G. Moore, the leading druggist at Point Aren:i, Cal., says: "I have sold Chamberiaiu's Cough Eemedy for more than a year, and find it one of the very best sellers I ever kept in stock. But that is.not all; the rem edy gives satisfaction to my customers. It is especially liked f.r its soothing and expectorant-qualities." It-will loosen and re lieve a severe cold iuless timo than any other treatment. WSa 189L MANAGING SERYAfe The Ladies of Washington All Have a Tale of Woe to Tell. COOKING SCHOOLS ARE NEEDED. Hotr General Grant Introduced Discipline Into His House. A JAPANESE MAID'S IDEAS ON BABIES icoimitarOKDiNCx or ttie dispatch.! Washington, Jan. 31. The President al question, the Indian question aud tbe Farmers' Alliance question are all being discussed by the men of Washington, but the question that is nearest to every woman's heart is the servant girl question. Not long ago there appeared in thccolumus of a New York newspaper the following an nouncement: And now a servant girl society has been or ganized in Gotham for tbe protection ot mis tress and maid. The society demands that each servant on leaving her mistress shall leave behind ber a reference of "character." The reference shall state whether the mistress has been mild-tempered or severe, liberal or "pru dent," subject to "company" or not, etc. The mistress also gives a reference. In this way both parties are suited, neither is imposed upon, ana tbe world wags harmoniously on. The fact is that tbe relations of mistress and servant are rapidly changing. The servants gain in power every day, aud they seem to also gain in inefficiency and igno rance. One-half the talk ol Washington society, I blush to say it, relates to serv ants, and the ladies here are discussing whether it might not be possible to bring about a reform in the education ot their servants and in tbe rules respecting them. The White or the Black. The question of colored servants versus white servants is an important one where about one-third of the population is made up of negroes, and I find a general desire among the leading ladies of tbe laud that schools for the training ol servants should be established here and throughout the country, I have spent this week in inter viewing some of our most noted ladies on the servant girl question. I have taken the experienced housekeepers among the states men's wives and I find that every woman has her own ideas on the subject and that many of them are good ones. One of my first visits was to Mrs. Procfor, the wile of the Secretary of War, who wili this winter assume her rightful position among the ladies of the Cabinet, as well as at the head, of her household, which she was last season compelled to resign to her niece, Mrs. Carey and her daughter, on account of her devotion to her invalid son. Mrs. Proc tor said: "With the exception of my cook and waiter, both of whom are colored, I have brought with me from New England most of my help. Last year I had an Irish maid and laundress, but this season I have se cured A Young Swiss Girl. "I find the Swiss to be a most thrifty, hard-working class. This girl will perform the duties of maid, and I have so far found that servants among the Swiss seem to pos sess an innate adaptability and quickness of perception that is largely in their favor above others. You would be surprised to knew how ambitious the lower classes among the race are to make for themselves a home and a community in America. Their only drawhack to the successful ac complishment of the desire is the fact that they have as yet few churches established in our midst. Being a clannish community, they find it difficult to mingle with stran gers at their worship. I am of the opinion that it would be as well to organize a society for tbe training of servants, or any of the other accomplishments by which tbey expect to earn their living." Mrs. Senator Sherman thinks the most efficient remedy for the present evil of poor service and dishonesty among those em ployed would be the organization of a train ing school in conjunction with the colored public schools of the District. She tells mc that for nearly 20 years she had the same cook, a Typical Old Virginia Darkey, whom she secured at the close of the war, and who, according to tbe custom of all Southern households in ante helium days, was instructed almost from infancy in the essential rudiments of her art. "Unfortun ately, continued she, "old Fanny has at length grown incapacitated for active work, and I am compelled to employ a younger woman. I have been busy ail the weec initiating the new cook, but I am thanklul to have accomplished tbe worst part of the work in tbe selection from among a throng of applicants by whom I have been besieged. I begin to appreciate the annoyance of those who are less fortunate than myself, and who have been compelled to change from one mouth to another. "I remember," she went on, "what a try ing experience of this kind Mrs. Grant bad during her early life in Washington, and during the time of the General's command. She was continually being annoyed by first oue servant and then another refusing to p-ri'orm certain duties iu order to shift them off upon the shoulders of other servants. At length affairs reached such a climax that it was almost impossible to obtain any atten tion. General Grant Settled Them. "When the state of affairs became ap parent to tbe General he called thedomestics together, and with military precision ap portioned to each his separate duties, de manding unquestioning obedience in all respects upon piin of instant dismissal. After this the work was harmoniously ac complished and complaints were no longer heard. "I think that an overstrained spirit of independence is au American fault, and quickly influences those who dwell for a while among us. As an example of this I recall the time of our home life at Mansfield, 0 There were many Germans living there, most of whom came over to act as servants, and very good ones they made, but the sec ond generation invariably reaped the benefit of their parents' thrift, and, marrying well-to-do tradesmen, would enjoy homes of their own. I remember one family of Germans, nine in number, each of whom upon coming to the country obtained employment in resi dent families, dud by careiul management laid by sufficient to purchase a large brick house, af.er which tbey lived together iu domestic comfort, aud nothing would induce one of their children to accept a servant's position. Unless some effort is made betore long to destroy this ialse idea of independ ence, every mistress will have to be her own maid and every householder his own serv ant." Story of Mrs. Tresldcnt Ifayes. Mrs, Cullom, wife of the Illinois Senator, 1 lound at her handsome Massachusetts ave nno home, havintr but recently returned from the West. A soft-voiced, neat-looking white maid opened the door and ushered me up into the large square parlor on the second floor. Mrs. Cullom replied to my question concerning her experience with servant, that she 'had brought her cook and house maid with her from Illinois', as she was sur prised to find that of those who hired out as professional waitresses very few knew even how to set a table properly. "With the exception of my coachman, a colored man," she said, "I prefer Irish domestics, or rather, those of Irish descent. One of the most original arrangements within my experience was the case of Mrs. President Hayes. It was during a visit paid us some years since by the ex-President and his wife that I learned, to mv surprise, that Mr. Hayes' valet also pel formed the duties of maid to his wlfr, that is, he personally superintended their sleeping apartment, and with hie own hands each morning laid our his mistress' clean linen and arranged tbe adornments cf her toilet. I never could understand this fancy on Mrs. Hayes' part, still with her it seemed the most natural thing in tbe world, and certainly t'ae valet was most conscientious aud efficient in the performance of his rather unusual role." Good Idea From Mn. Vance. Mrs. Senator Vance, of North Carolina, has had many years' experience of house keeping, and by her education in a luxuri ous Southern horns is capable of a just esti mation of the servant question. "Whathas been your experience -with servants since you eame to Washington?" I asked. "To tell the troth," she answered, "I have been exceptionally fortunate, having oroujut my cook, with me from tne fjouin many years ago, and with her husband as waiter, I have never enjoyed greater com fort in housekeeping, notwithstanding the tact that the man was a divinity rtudent and spent most of the morning at college. He conscientiously penormed every duty beiore leaving each day, and proved an ac complished waiter. My greatest trouble has always been with my Coachman. It seems to me from personal experience that as a race, colored coachmen make it a business of getting drunk "every night; doubtless from the constant exposure of Jheir lite, they are more susceptible to temptation oi that kind. Something ought certainly to be done to reform this habit, but the ques tion is, 'What?' There is a fine field for missionary work in this respect could an in terest be aroused among charitable people in our midst. Effect of Discipline. "Another system of securing good service is to be strict iu our mauagement and never to perform a duty that has been wilfully neglected by a domestic. One of the very best housekeepers, as well as the most re spected mistress I ever knew, was a Ken tucky woman, who told me that the true se cret of her success with good servants was that she never overlooked the smallest neg lect of duty, but never forgot that they were huniau beings and required little indul gences and some time for leisure alter the regular work of the day was performed. In this way she retained their afT.-ction, as well as their respect, aud the machinery of the household moved on oiled wheels. I most siucerely indorse the proposal for the or ganization of a training school lor young colored girls in tbe District." One of the most practical managers is Mrs. Morion, wife of the Vice President. I am told that she employs some 18 or 20 servants. Seventeen of these, all white, were brongbt from the North last winter, and so system atic is tbe household that there is never any clashing of duties. Mrs. Morton, notwith standing all her social obligations, regularly oversees the arrangement for each day, and holds a morking interview, first with the. cook and alterward with each employe in turn. In this way there is no hitch, and the usual conflicting worries ot housekeeping are avoided. Had to Make a War Talk. Mrs. Stewart, the wife of the Nevada statesman, tells me her patience has been exhausted with the continuous discord among her maid servants until at length she has been compelled to call a meeting and settle differences overwork by a reg ular war talk and by laying down a distinct law for each. Madame Itouiero employs mixed help, and finds that as a general rule the apparently conflicting nationalities agree remarkably well. She has a French cook, an Irish maid and a colored butler aud lootman. Her greatest tronble has al ways been with tbe scullion, who is seldom retained for any length of time. Senator Stanford has a Chinese cook, and these Chinese make as good cooks as you will find in.tlie world. The Chinaman can learn anything, and after a lew lessons he will beat the Frenchman himself at getting up a good dinner. An ex-Ministerto China lately said: "When I arrived at my post I found that the cook whom my Secretary of Legation bad engaged for me was a lull blooded Chinaman. I expected a diet of rice and rats, and was surprised to find my first meal the bestl had ever sat down to. I have never seen a cook" who could beat this Chinaman. He wonld get up a big dinner a la table d' hote with no more fuss than a meal for two, aud be would have the wine, the courses aud everything in us nice order as you could get it at Delmonico's or the Grand Hotel de Paris." A Queer Japanese Maid. The Japanese servants are not so ;ood. I heard yesterday of some antics performed by a newly imported Japanese nurse in the em ploy of Mr. Austin Herr. Mr. Herr is a millionaire. He went to Japan a year ago and was so delighted with the people that when he came back he could do nothing un til he had sent for this .nurJe. The family were please i with her when she came, but it was noticed at once that she possessed queer ideas of baby farming. She had a strange fascination tor carrying the baby downward, with apparent unconsciousness of thedanger to the child. After serious admonitions, however, she was finally induced to correct the habit, and taught to push the infant out tucked snugly up in its pretty pink-lined carriage. All went well until one day the neighbors noticed a peculiar performance that they were not long iu communicating to tbe pa ' rents. It seems that no sooner had the nurse and child disappeared around the corner of the street, out of sight of the dwelling, than the nurse would carefully gather the gar ments about the feet of the baby, and quickly dragging it forth wonld treat it to a succes sion of rapid whirls, and then seeming well pleased with the exercise, carefully restore the child to its carriage, and with apparent unconcern quietly continue her walk. Miss Gkundy, Jb. A Kettle for the Teas. Among the fancy articles upon which the ladies of London dote at their teas is an "artistic kettle." It is suspended by a chain to a rustic stand, rudely fashioned out of bam boo. A small spirit lamp keeps the kettle a-boiliug. Kettle, lamp, stand aud all only cost a guinea. When the ladies have tea, of course there must he hot water, and so this little article is not ouly ornamental, but useful. Articles of this style are having quite a run in London. 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