A - V 14 ILL'S CLEVER GAME Tlie Senator-Governor Looks Into the- Future and Will be Meek in '92 to be Bold in '96. BEAUTY IS AXGBY WITH POTTER. The Latest Metropolitan Cocktail thellost Injurious to the Inner JIan Ever Invented. GEX. SWATXL'S CHEISTillS DISCOVERT.? Odds sud Dids cf tie Gossip Coins Jest Sow in the CluSs and Hcnfs nfXcw Tort rcoEXTroxiEXCE or the mrATCTT i SswYoss, Dec. G. Speaker Crop's eoramittee appointments excites the greatest interest in Kew York as to the effect -which It will have on Grover Cleveland a"d those who support him. The antagonistic attitude of those who represent the Democratic ma jority in the House will of course not affect the personal folloving of the ex-rresideut in this State. "While the ordinary observer believes it is a fight between Cleveland and Hill, with Hill at present ahead, many Democrats who keep track of events believe cow more than ever that Hill himself will nominate Cleveland. The situation is thU, according to those who pretend to analj ze Hill's thoughts. Through the hard political work that he has done he will be able to control the Sew York delegation. If the convention should find Xew York solid against Cleveland it would not try to force him down the throat of Xew York and Hill, hut it would not substitute Hill for Cleveland. It would se lect a "Western man. This would make Hill the man who destroyed X ew York's chance for the Presidency. That would hurt him, Red, therefore, according to those who pre tend to read Hill, he will show in as many ways as possible that he can control 2sew York State, then nominate Cleveland 'and v-sit four years for a safe try at the great prize. It is probable that Governor Hill, like every other fellow without any exact idea as to what will happen, is working for all the power he can get and proving for the down fall of Cleveland and others whose stars, when in the ascendant, mn-st block the path of his own star. 2vcw York's wise men, however, think they know that Hill has decided when -the time shall come to use his 1892 services to Cleveland as a bid in 1898 for the support of those Cleveland men whom even his political cleverness -does not enable him to control. TSIsliop Totter and Bcpntifnl Women. The sermon against beauty by the dis tinguished Bishop Potter has prompted many interesting females to take pen in hand and keep it there for some time. The Bishop, anxious as he should be to make this world jnst as good as he can, and not caring much for anything else, is credited with the opinion that beauty in women is & dangerous thing because it leads to temptation. About 10,000 objections have been offered to the Bishop's remarks. One of the mot interesting is by a woman rather well known, who has not yet written her view6 to any newspaper. She declares that beauty is a temptation because so few women are beautif ui. There ill always be some beautiful women, and if the Bishop cuts down the number he will only multi ply the temptations of the few. His duty therefore is to urge all women to be as beau tiful as they can. Then when they are all beautiful they will be subject to nc egpecM temptations on account of their look. That naturally will not sul: them. anJ to make themselves especiall attractive they will have to be very gooi, to be very wise or to cultivate somesimil." eccentricity. That line of reasoning seems sound. It might also b pointed out to Bishop Potter that the easiest way to keep women from being too beautiful, sinca the face re flects the feeli'.gs, would be for her lord and master to trait her less kindly than he usu ally does in this land. It is curious to tee a BN'oop who has lived for soTJe time on the earth and who proba bJj read Kr papers quiie regularly saying euch quaw things in a sermon. 'ew Tort's I'opular Cocktail. There is a general longing among -men, especially amonj tuoss who ttay up late, for something new to eat cr drink, some thing with plenty of bite to it, if possible. The directions which follow, if carefully observed, should satisfy that longing. They tell how to make an ovste- cocktail as it now exists in Kew York, with all the im- firovements and additions added to it since .t was brought here from Caliroraia by Hermann Oelrichs and made a feature of early morning life in the Manhattan Club. Put seven small ov-ters in r. glnq. There Is the foundation: Then add as folo-n s: L A little salt. !. Toba&co sauce one dash, say three drops. 8 The same dash of Mexican Chile pepper pauco. 4 Horse radish a good deal, to tone down the fiery quality. E. Celery ealt. fi. Lemon juice, a ppoonful. ". Green pepper since. B. Atrican popner ketchup very little. 9. Tomato ketchup plenty, r it helps the f olteninc effect of the horse radish. 10. Some hljck pepper. Other things msv be added, but only the ingredients mentioned are indispensable. The African pepper ketchup cannot be got by everybody. It was brought to the Man hattan Club by a traveled member, and is highly prized. It is hotter than Tobasco, and should be handled with care. "When the drink is made, mix it up with a. spoon, so as to crush the oysters very slightlv. Tirst eat the oysters, then drink'the cocktail. It is not likely that anything more injurious to the human lining lias ever been invented. The poison is icry popular, however. A few men take two or three in succession and have them extra not This cocktail, talked and written about bv those who have.been to California, has reached k highest develop ment here. It is difficult to think of any thing that could be added to it with any effect except vitrioh These cocktail directions are furnished, not for urc, but to show how necessary it was that min should be made ttithpowera of endurance greater than those of any other animal. A Toor Boy Helps a General. Eo miich has been said recently about rich men giving to poor boys that it is pleading and novel to tell this true tale of a poor hoy Ehowing charity to a ricli man. It has not been told, makes a good ChriGtraas story, of which every one is expected to tell at least one, and Ehows to what tine investments kind hearts sometimes prompt their owners. One night not long ago General Wager Swavne was going uptown on a Fourth avenue car. He tucked his crutches under his arm to investigate his pockets and found that he had no money. "I suppose I shall have to get off," he said to the conductor. The conductor said he supposed he would. Then up bpoke a oicc from the "bottom of the car. It be longed to vcrv small one-legged newsboy, u ho had to depend on crutches as General Swavne did. "There's a pair of m," said the small boy, kindly. "I'll lend you a nickel to pay for your ride." This oiler touched the General's heart, for it was plain that a desire to spare his pride had led the newsboy to call it a loan. Ho said to himself that some timo he would cay the five cents hack with interest. He asked the boy's address. The latter gave it, but told him it didn't matter. "When Mrs. Swayne, at her husband's re quest, drove to the address of the newsboy who had pitied her husband she found that he was dead. The debt could not be paid to him, but he had left a widowed mother and some little brothers and sisters, just exactly as though he had lived in a book. Those bereaved ones have since had occa sion repeatedly to congratulate themselves on the five-cent Investment made by their dead relative. It is very probable that this Christmas still found them drawing big in terest on that small sum. Ituisell Sage and the Crants. The talk about the Eussell Sage explo-; rion has brought all 6orts of eccentric crea- tures to the surface eager for distinction, That an alarmingly great number of insane men are at large in and about New York iB shown by the hundreds of threatening let ters that have accumulated in the hands of Police Inspector Byrnes since he issued a request that all such documents he sent to him. The resolve of enormously rich men to refrain from any public reference to cranks, has proved wise for them, bnt un lucky for Sir. Sage. All the talk concern ing murderods lunatics centers around him, and that he is still the chief object of in terest to dangerous maniacs is made plain bv the letters that come and the visitors who try to see him. A fact which is calculated to discourage philanthropy in the rich man is that the man who begs at first is very apt to prove in the end as dangerous as the man who begins with threats. For instance, a certain well known citizen of 25c w York received a few days since a letter asking for 550,000. The writer said that whether he cot the money or not he hoped that both might meet be fore the great white throne. "When no an swer came, he promptly wrote again, promising if he did not get the money soon to blow the top off a well-known citi zen's head. A Different reeling: for Lunatics. As regards lunatics and eccentric citizens in general, an amusing thing is the sudden change which their doings have wrought in the attitude of the press and people toward them. This city has always been crowded with the over-sentimental, and until re cently whoever thought he knew a lunatic asylum inmate not really insane found it easy to stir up very great exsitemens. A society organized to fight unlawful commit ments to institutions for the insane has pros pered here, and lately a gentlema, himself quite out of his mind, was praised for the noble workhe did in going about distributing little America? flags and freeing lunatics on habeas corpus proceedings. But now the atmosph3 Is different. There is a general desire to have any man locked up whose ways and views are not orthodox, and no one seems interested in freeinc any lunatic, no matter how promis ing. In fact, a Eteady howl goes up from the newspapers and their readers protesting against the release of dangerous men who return to their families only to kill all hands. A Sew Kind or Smelt. In the way of eating, here is an idea about fish, presented to 2Tew York by one of Del monico's cooks, and for which that scien tific gentleman deserves thanks. At this time, without shad, sort shell crabs, or any national fish, this country, unblessed by turbot, sole or whitebait, is compelled to do something on the fish question. The cook who has been praised makes a very fine thing out of the plain, unpretentious smelt. The ordinary smelt, as everyone knows, when prepared in the ordinary way, fried in crumbs, looks as though he had been kiMed by electiicity and tastes not much better. To transfer hia into a glorious institu tion treat him as foUows: Cut him oDen along the back, take out his spinal column and ribs, all one piace, spread him out flat, with the inside of his two halves upper most, broil him with cars, and eat him with butter, salt and lemon. In that shape he is very fine, and his popularity is spreading. Almost any woman can get the lady in her kitchen to fix him. His scientific name, thus prepared, is "eperlau desosse et grille aubeurre." He well deserves that high sounding title. Hurlbert, the Vanishing Gentleman. The interesting "William Henry Hurlbert continues to baffle the newspapers by his proficiency as the vanishing gentleman. It was thought by many that the talk of his .extradition by England was nonsense; but as the charge arainst him is perjury, and as perjury under the treaty is an extraditable offense, it is certainly in England's power to make 3Ir. Hurlbert uncomfortable until he shall have straightened out the charges against him. An interesting trait about Mr. Hurlbert, to add to the many stories that have been told, is hit ability to win at games of chance. There is no doubt of tho truth of Iiis statement that at Jfonto Carlo he won 57.000 one season and 53,000 another season. His winning, of course, was due entirely to his ability to keep from getting excited and to stop when he was ahead. Yet he has a sys tem, a folly which even the most intelligent men display and he believes in it thoroughly. Depew's 31ost Dangerous Rival. The rauch-talked-of "World's Fair dinner was eaten, but there is no reason to believe that it left any great effect on the State of Xeiv York. It may help on a small appro priation. Its most interesting feature is the proof it offers that in Mr. J. Seaver Page Sew York owns a man who is going to be heard of a good deal. A more ener getic, hard-working man, or one with a clearer idea of the profitable it would be hard to find. He is a wonderful pijreon shot and yet has so much strength of mind that even a sure thing does not make him bet The celebrated Jubilee Juggins, of Eon don, otherwise Mr. Benzon, bet about 20, 000 on Page's shooting without moving Page. He as shooting for fun. Besides shooting pigeons Mr. Page is able to boss the Union Leaeue Club, run a varnish busi ness and tell stories that arc not only good hut new. He is Mr. Chauncey Depew's most dangerous rival. Alhani Singing to Newsboys. It is not probable that any previous Christmas in 2few York has seen such a frantic desire displayed by all kinds of charitable individuals and societies to glad den the hearts of poor little children. In many cases the supply of poor children ran short, and it was difficult to get them. The one great success of Christmas Day, beyond question, was the spectacle of GOO newsboys eating and drinking uhile lime. Albanl sang to them. In honor of the power of music it may be said that several boys held turkeys' legs poised motionless in the air while "the kind-hearted singer sang "Home, SweetHome." The practical char acter of Xew York newsboys was shown in the fact that the great majority thought that the proper way to enjoy music was to keep time to it with their teeth. The Christmas Boom in Flowers. A horrible feature of this Christmas is the price of flowers. Thirty dollars a dozen for the fat roses that look like big tomatoes is the fashionable price. Under such condi tions giving is several times less blessed than receiving. Aktiiuk Beisbane. Xo Moral in This Story. fet. Joseph Dally Xews.J A fireman was recently killed in Sew Orleans by an electric light wire coming in contact with a stream of water issuing from the nozzle of a hose he was holding. As this didn't happen in Kentucky there is a splendid opportunity lost to make an allu sion to the lolly of handling water in any way. THE FAST FLYING' FOWL. kHabits of American Wild Geese in Their Strange Migrations. THE PHILOSOPHY OP THE Y LINE.- 'Vigilant Sentinels, Like Soldiers, Stand Guard Every Sight "EXEEGI EEQUIEED FOR THE FLIGHT rWBITTIIT TOE THE DISrATCH.1 "What boy, especially if country bred, j has not stood and gazed at the flight of wild eeese. as in the earlv springhey jour ney northward, or go southward across the cold autumnal sky? Of all tho birds that make these periodical journeyings, none are more interesting, as they are, tho swan alone excepted, the largest of them J alL They are generally so high as to be be yond the range of firearms, and if their line of flight takes them over towns and cities they do not deviate, but pursue their course in a straight line. They pass the summer season over a wide range of Northern coun try. They breed in considerable numbers in Northern Michigan and the wilder por tions of Canada, but they aro also scattered throughout the wide areas of the British possesions, legions occupying Hudson's and Benin's bays. Many of them in their summer excursions penetrate still farther north. They have been observed as far as the eightieth paral lel, which is far inside the Arctic Circle, and there is reason to believe that their mi grations, or at all events, the migrations of certain species, extend to the regions around the Pole. They Prefer to Have a Homo. "Wild geese, as a general rule, return to , where they had passed the previous season, but it such places are iound short ot sub sistence, or if man's encroachments on their habitata "become too frequent, they seek other quarters. Their food consists mostly of grasses and plants, roots andseeds and some species of berries. On their breeding ranges they make rude nests on the ground, of dry grass, rushes and flags, using as a lining some of their heavy coat of feathers which have become superfluous for summer us. Here they lay their eggs literally by the thousands. During the incubating sea son the gander maintain a constant vigil ance and fiercely attack with wing and bill any enemy that may approach. A man with pistols and gui is no match for these impetuous assailants, who come in clouds and make a general all around as sault, heeding not that some of their num ber may be killed or wounded, but keep up the onset until the invader is driven Irom the field. Still more fiercely do they wage hattle when the young have coma forth, the male parents assuming their full share ot respon sibility. Of course, many of both old and young" fall victims to the prowling coyote, the cunning fox or the predatory lynx and the water contributes its full quoto of ene mies to the goslings. Many of these aro seized rad dragged under the water in a winkling as they indulge in their innocent acquatie pastimes, by the otter, the larger turtles and other creatures. But, whilo nearly all birds refuse to adopt other young than their own. this is not the case with geese. They make no hesitation whatever in acting as foster parents for tho young that have been de--prived of their real parents; in fact, they do not seem to make much distinction at any time. Faithful Sentinels at Every Camp. At night nothing can surprise a flock of gees unawares, as there are always sentinels awake and on dutv. "While the birds are squatted to the ground so as to cover their feet with their breasts and have their heads under their wings some remain standing and are wide awake, and, with the least sign of danger, communicate an alarm in well known notes. The camp is at once in an uproar, and this is an occasion when a wolf or other night-prowling animal gets in its work. Neither their defenpe nor their sight Is as good in the night as in the daytime. Even in tho domestio goose this inbred habit of watchfulness does not entirely dis appear, as one can seldom find a. flock of them at night, even in the secrecy of a barnyard, without seeing a vigilant sentinel on guard. Eo soon as the y'onng of wild geese have so matured as to have some use of their wings, which will be in from six weeks to two months, the geese take in a wider range, encouraging the use of their flying capacity, in which the goslings soon "dis play considerable Ekilh New waters and wider pastures are now visited, and barring the incursions made on them by their en emies, their life for the rest of -the season is pretty much of a holiday. As the summer commences to wane, and the young have become full-fledged, small bodies combine into larger groups; they scent a wider range of territory; their chat ter becomes more vociferous, "and as soon as there are well-defined signs of cold weather in their locality, migrating groups are formed. These first groups are made up mostly of the young, but are officered in variably by a sturdy gander that has had previous experience in those flights across the continent "While the younger fry is being mustered off, the older ones remain, as, alter the first squalls, fine weather will still come and they seem loth to leave tho associations of the pleasant summer. "Why They Fly In V Shape. In their migratory flights one sees them generally from 80C to 1,000 feet high, and sometimes even higher, in a "V-shaped line, with the apex forward, and at this extreme point is, in all cases, a gander. There is nomethin" entirely philosophical in this form of flight, although the iowl are proba bly unaware of it In this form two col umns can just as readily follow the leader as could one column; each bird has an un obstructed view forward; the entire body is also more compact, and there is a sort of in spiration in flying in pairs. The displace ment of the atmosphere is more easily ef fected in this form than in any other, as the column of birds is as a wedge cleaving through it Their length of win? from tip to tip is snch as to cause the flaps to seem some what slow, but the radial distance traversed is nevertheless something tremendous. While to an observer a flock of wild geese seems to be moving slowly the motion is seldom under 70 miles per hour, and in favoring conditions of air may reach as high as 120 miles. Considering this rate of speed it becomes apparent that economy in the expenditure of energy means something where constant resistance has to be en countered, and the "V-shaped form is the one of all others to be adopted to meet all the requirements. As they pursue their course, the leader addresses nis company wiiu ms on repeated honk, honk, as if asking "How are you doing," and the responses come in a sort of gurgling, trumpet-like note, much as one might suppose trumpet tones to be, whenpartly smothered in water. One sometimes sees the line break up in con fusion, as if from inattention or consterna tion they broke ranks and then the sounds are clamorous; thcie is evident commotion and they are sometimes out of sight before they have reformed again. These are generally the earlier and younger flocks that do this, the new recruits that have had no previous drill and one can imagine the strain on the patience of the drill-master at the head of the column. Cau't Fly in Itain or Snow. It is a mistake to suppose that geese make these migratory journeys only in fair weather. As a ten hours' flight would take them probably over 800 miles of latitude, it is always likely that in such a range in the spring or fall, there may be. a variety of weather encountered, it.iin or snow oblige them to descend, as the additional weight is PITTSBURG DISPATCH, a heavy tax on their strength. Suitable feeding places and water also induce them to come down and when they alight from choice they are apt to choose a place where they are not likely to be seen. But their sociable and too noisy calls are apt to be tray them and if hunters get near them, they are pursued merci lessly. The great wheat fields of the "West are chosen as feeding grounds and the grain grower views with considerable tribulation, the way some thousands ot hungry geese pull uo by the roots and de vour the young wheat plants. Or, they descend on large corn fields and make vora eions onslaught on the unhusked ears. In an incredibly short time they have trans-, ferred manv bushels of the yellow kernels into their digestive storehouses and if not molested, linger till the weather becomes quite inclement But here it is in these descents that they are slain in vast numbers and in some localities, a consider able traffio is developed from marketing their feathers and carcasses. Along the sheltered bays and coves of our eastern coasts, on our larger rivers and inland lakes, they delight to croup in large bodies as if to have a good "sociable time. They particularly delight in such feeding grounds as are atlorded in sheltered Days where the water is partly fresh and partlr salt and the latitude of the Carolinas, would probably Buit them to winter in, were they not driven further. As it is, they penetrate into Florida, Louisiana and Texas, but are sure, with the returning spring to go north to rear their young. Their digestive process is extremely rapid. They are voracious eaters, but still it is quite a puzzle where the power to sustain a prolonged flight comes from. The force to. carry a 15-pound goose a distance of 500 to 800 miles it seems incredible to extract from probably less than a pound of gener ally innutricious food, nor does there seem to be any special provision in the animal economy for stored energy. While flight is maintained the expendi ture of power cannot be relaxed for an in stant, and one has to marvel that a little grass, a few roots and seeds should, in the transforming process known as digestion, develop the power to -carry so many pounds, over such a distance. N. HOW AGATES ABE MADE. They Come mostly From Brazil and -Are- Cnt in Germany. Washington Star. "Agates are a kind of quartz," said a mineralogist to a Star writer. "Most of them come from South America, and espe cially from Brazil, where they are found in great quantities. From thence they are shipped as ballast in vessels bound for Hamburg, Germany, and from that port they are forwarded to Oberstein. The lat ter town is the great agate market of the world. At Oberstein the agates are sorted into lots, according to quality, and sold at auction. After thie they are sent to the mills to bo cut and polished. Along the Idar river, between the towns of Oberstein and Idar, there are more than 150 mills for working agates. Each mill has several big grindstones, on which the valuable hits of quartz are ground, being usually attached to small sticks for that purpose. Choice specimens are preliminarily cut into rough shapes with a steel wheel and diamond powder. Common ones, however, are merely broken into the forms desired rwith hammer and chisel. By long experience the workmen acquire great dexterity in applying their blows so as to obtain the requisite fractures. "At each revolving grindstone two men work. They do not sit or stand, but lie out stretched upon wooden stoolj made to fit their bodies. While thsy hold the agate to the grindstona they get a purchase with their feet against blocks of wood fastened tothJ floor. After being ground the agates are polished on cylinders of hard wood, which are fed as they revolve with a mix tureaf tripoli and wate?. Agates are often colored artificially For this purpose they are first placed in olire oil and heated. Then they are put into sulphuric acid and heated again. Owing to the fact that some layers of agate are quite porous, while others are dense, the oil enters the porous layers, where it is blackened by tho acid, thus making the contrast between the colors of the layers more striking and enhancing the beauty of the stones. Other colors are given to agates by soaking in different solu tions and otherwise, but these methods are trade secrets." TYPHOID JEVEB IN OYSTEBS. Tho Talk Occasioned by the Illness of Prince George Is Only Talk. The recent illness of Prince George sug gests a new possibility in the origin of ty phoid fever. It is stated by the medical men who are attending him that the typhoid germs probably entered his system through the medium of oysters gathered from beds poisoned by sewage. And so the experts are examining the innocent looking bivalve with interest and microscopes to see if there be any health in them. Of course, this is going to cause uneasy persons in this country to flee in terror from the succulent oyster and to shun it as the child of the evil one. And, no doubt, an investigation into the sanitary condition of the oyster in this country would be a very safe as well as a very interesting perform ance. It would also be full of consolation to those timid persons who are always afraid of eating disease and drinking conta gion. And meanweile the good intent of the oyster may be assumed on such an emi nent authority as the New York Medical Mecord, which . states that in this country the oyster beds are not found in the neigh borhood of large towns where they would be contaminated by the sewerage. "More over," says the Medical Becord, "tvphoid fever generally begins to lessen in amount as the oyster season sets in." THE AGES OF WOEKEBS. Railroad Employes Die Tonng and Gas Men ' Live Ijong Lives. Boston Commonwealth. The average ages to which men of differ ent occupations live are as follows: Agate polishers, 45 to 43 years; blacksmiths, 55.1 years; brass founders, 60.4 years; brass workers, 52.2 years; brewers, 50.6 years; britannia workers, 42.2 years; butchers, 56.5 years; cabinet makers, 49.8 years; carpen ters, 55.7 years; cloth weavers, 57.6 to 53 years; workers in coal, 55.1 years; confec tioners, 57.1 years; coppersmiths, 48.6 years; cotton operatives, 47 to 50 years; dyers, C3.7 years; engravers, 54.6 years; fertilizer makers, 61 years; gas men," 62 to 65 years; gilders, 53.8 years; glass cutters, 42.8 years; glass makers, 57.3 years; goldsmiths, 44 years; hatters, 51.6 years; laborers in bleach ing works, 52 to 53 years; copper forgers, 60.5 years; day laborers, 62.4 years; lead miners, 41 years; laborers in distilleries, 63.5 years; locksmiths, 49.1 years. Machinists and stokers on railroads, 35 years; machinists and stokers on steamships, 57 years; masons, 55.6 years; millers, 45.1 vears: workers in oil, 64 vears: painters. 57 years; paper makers, 37.6 years; potters,53.1 years; printers, 54.3 years; railroad em ployes, B9.7 years; saddlers, 53.5 years; salt boilers, 67 years; scavengers, 58 to 60 years; stonecutters, 36.3 years; tanners, 61.2 years; workers in tobacco, 58.3 years; varnishers, 45 years; watchmakers, 55.9 years. A Very Versatile Family. A picture has been put on exhibition this week in the Lincoln National Bank, the financial institution of the "Vanderbilts, which General James controls. It is inter esting, both because it is a remarkably cood painting and because it is the work of J. Louis Webb, brother of Seward Webb, of New York Central strike fame. The picture Is called "In the Greenhouse," and shows a shelf with gorgeous pots of red, pink and white azaleas. There is no lack of variety in a family which has a brother running a railroad:, another painting azaleaB and another doing nothing. SUNPAT, .DECEMBER 7, THE JUDGMENT DAT. Mrs. Powers and Her Converts looked for It in Vain Christmas. UkEAIED 15 ASCENSION E0BES. U Wild, Weird Scene at a Eeligions Gather ing at Kansas City, BUT THE OLD WORLD STILL EXISTS Kansas City, Dec. 26. Four weeks ago Mrs. Jane Powers predicted that the world would come to an end at 5 p. m. on Decem ber 25. People laughed at her prediction, hut she kept making the claim, and soon had a following of 23 people. Meetings were held on the Salvation Army plan, and many converts were secured. Mrs. Powers' following grew fast, and to-day numbers over 400 people. Every one of Mrs. Powers' followers had been instructed to wear nothing but white for tho final service, which was to begin at midnight At 11 o'clock Christmas eve the converts began to arrive and soon the hall was half filled.' Every precaution had been taken to keep out curious sight-seers, and even newspaper men were refused ad mission, Mrs. Powers saying that as the world was coming to an end any news con cerning the meeting would never get out Dead Silenoo Over the Meeting. At 12 o'clock a dead silence fell over the assemblage. The 300 women and 100 men present all knelt down and waited in silence. Sirs. Powers knelt on a slightly elevated platform, her face turned upward and her arms outstretched. Soon she uttered a wail, which was echoed by several of her followers. Just what she said no one could make out, hut everyone seemed to under stand that it was a prayer. A deep silence now ensued. Every head was bent devoutly and lips moved as if in prayer. The hush prevailed for some time. Then there was a rustling of garments among the throng as one of the women straightened her bent figure and began re moving her hairpins. Presently she ran her finders through her hair, shook out the coiled loeks and allowed them to stream over her neck, bosom and shoulders. At once every other woman followed her ex ample and the scene became animated with the movements of nimble fingers. As each disposed her hair about her person she raised her eyes to the ceilincr, clasped her hands and faintly sobbed some unintellig ible invocation. rooking Vainly Up to Heaven. Men and women seem laboring now under the greatest excitement Some gazed heavenward with flushed cheeks and eyes which gleamed with feverish brightness. Others were pale to ghastliness, but this only served to highten tho gleam in their eyes. Many were so moved that tears rolled down their cheeks in copious streams. It was evident that this extreme repres sion of hysteric feeling could not last much longer. Mrs. Powers' lips parted in an in effable'smile and from between them came in round, low tones, freighted with a pas sion which cannot be described, a prayer to the Almighty. As if by magic, a calmness stole over the whole body. The spell was broken by her voice. It was fortunate, for already had one maiden, a handsome creature who had taken a leading part in the Powers movement, torn aside the robe that covered her shoulders and bared her breastjas if offering that up to heaven. A Statement Hsrper's Tonng People. I have no use for iron toys Or linen books can't bear-them: They're aggravating things for boys, . "Wno cannot break or tear them. - -IN- SHOES Has so broken the sizes in many lines that we will be compelled to place some thousands of pairs among the bargain stock. Some fine snaps in Men's, Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes. It may take a little longer to fit and please you, but it will pay handsomely. Take 10 cents worth of time extra and save a dollar in" cash. -IN- Odds and ends in Shirts and Drawers in natural wool, fancy stripe and plain colors, o-nnrte sold all the season a from $1.24 to $1.63, will all be closed out at NINETY NINE CENTS. Children's Shirts and Pant alettes, small sizes only, re duced from 24c to 9a IN NECKWEAR We will close out the bal ance of our magnificent line of fine Scarfs at prices from 24c to 99a THEHDHH A HERE'S S STEER I 1891. A LOO CH00 WEDDDm Stranje Social 'Fafhions In the "Islands of the Japan Coast London Dally News. In the Loo Choo Islands there are some strange social fashions. A Japanese gentle man who has recently returned to the capi tal from a tour of these islands states that what mostly attracted his attention was; some curious marriage customs. One con sists in the bridegroom going round to all his friends' houses and permitting them to dress him up in any ridiculous style that they fancy. Sometimes the happy man is arrayed in a gaily-painted Kimono, the sleeves of which are tied up with a string laden with hells, toys and trumpets. A mask is then put on and a red hat, the "rig-out" being completed by an empty kerosene tin whioh rattles noisily along as he walks, accom panied generally by a crowd of children. This custom is said to have been designed by the authorities to put a stop to divorce and irregular conduct after marriage, by making marriage such a hardship as not to be lightly undertaken. The Japanese gen tleman, however, observes that the primary object of the regulation has long since been lost sight of. Prohibition Editors No .Exception. Bt Joseph Daily If ewa, The Prohibition editors who were re cently in session at Chicago unanimously resolved that their papers were not read enough. Tf it's any consolation to those gentlemen there's a whole army of editors who succumb to the influences of the sedue-i five cocktail who are of the same opinion. Too Affectionate. Harper's Young People. Mr doll hath checks so pink of nue, I kissed them both one day; And do you know 'twixt me and you I kissed that hue away? The Superior remedy for all diseases ' originating in ' impure blood; the MEDICINE which may always be relied upon to give the best satisfaction, 'SAYER'S Sarsaparilla Cures others, will cure you. CONSUMPTION. I have a positive remedy for tho above disease ; by ita use thousands of cases of the worst kind, and of Ions etanding have been cured Indeed bo strong is my faith in its efficacy, that I will send two bottles fuee, with & VALUABLE TREATISE on this disease to any suf ferer who will send me their Express and P. O. address. T. A. Slocum, ill. C 1S3 Pearl St., X. Y. ONT BE ABOUT YOUR CLOTHES Don't be a tailor's goose, in a made-to-measure suit made to measure your pocketbbok. Don't be "PLUCKED" by high prices for custom work. We are "LAYING" for you and will make a "SMART BIRD" of you if you'll "FLOCK" with us. Don't be caught with the "CACKLE" which says you can't be fitted in the ready-made article. See our elegant line of Suits and Overcoats; you'll be surprised to find how "DOWNY" they are in price at this season of the year. In either Suit or Overcoat we can fit you perfectly, and guarantee you extra value for your money from FIVE TO TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. NEW ADVEKTISEMENTS. What They Are Good, For. Brandreth's Pills are-the besttmedl'cine known. First They are purely vegetablein-iact a medicated food. ' Second The. same dose always-produces the-ssame eect Other purgatives require increased doses and finally cease acting. Third -They purify the blood. Fourth Th'ey invigorate .the digestion-and- cleanse the stomach and bowels. Fifth Tihey stimulate "the liver and carry off -vitiated bile and other depraved secretions. The first two or three doses tell the story. The skin becomes clear, the eye bright, the mind active, digestion is restored, costiveness cured, the animal vigor is recruited and all decay arrested. Brandreth's Pills are sold inevery drug and medi cine store, either plain or sugarcoated, WILLTAKE STOCK Ml, '92. Would like to clean up a few odds and ends. No reason able offer will be refused. For the next week a big drive on Remnants of Carpets, Odd Pieces of Parlor Furniture, Odd Chairs and Rockers at less than half.price. w I - gagg ! J j - ' 8 j tf .! I 1 ONLY $74. NET CASH WORTH S24. All Carpets, other than Remnants, -made and laid free of charge. " Sewing Machines 25 Iess-than-regular-price. HOPPER BR 307 WOOD A GOOSE y 4ta . 1 L 1 - STREET. 307 I IN BOY CLOTHIN The demand upon our medium and popular price suits for the little ones, suits at $4. and $5, has ben so immense, that we have been compelled, in order to have a respectable showing, at these prices, to reduce sev eral higher-priced lines, and $5 will now give you choice of several suits which were only a kv days since selling at $6 and $7. Similar values await you in BO' OVERCOATS. gmnnwaran We will make a general clearance of all our fancy articles between now and the new year. Not a single article will be carried over. They posi tively must go, and we have made prices which will sell them. . Cost and below is the watchword. Plush Cases, Albums in Plush and Leather, Manicure Sets, etc., at unheard-of prices. 300 to 400 Market . (street. . . ru nv noT p re rORl if OH 1 r 1
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