THE SCBANTON TRIB DUE WEDNESDAY MORNING, - APRIL .1, 1890. WHY VOr.iEN ARE SUICIDES Or, Rather vby They Are Xot So OFtea as Men. COMPARISONS OP THE SEXES b It-True That Wonica Actually Fcsl Paia Less Aoateljr Taaa Meat r-Aad la This Also Tra of Disgrac ? Fro the Philadelphia Time Although woman Is supposed to he the ' weaker Vessel and to have less touiuae uml less virility of eharurter than mau. rcn-nt investigations into the history of suit-hie haVe brought out the vurpristtiK l'at't. that nearly five times us many men ns women rimimit suicide; and of the women who do take their life it Is estimated that at least half ore Insane or inentalIirresonsl ble. In some countries the proportion 1m even larger. The reasons for this BUperloritT of woman over man are Hot so easily discovered, although some of them are apparent. In the first place, a majority of the im-n-vvho commit suicide do so out of fear 'and cowardice; they are afraid to f ace' iMiverty. pain, degradation, disap pointment. Comparatively few wonien commit suicide for any of these causes; hether It is because they fear death or do not fear adversity is not clear, though It is claimed by physiologists that woman has a special atllnity for adversity and disappointment and physical suffering. Indeed, it is main tained that she actually enjoys being Blel Women certainly feel pain and physical suffering less acutely than Uo men, and as physical anil moral sen sibility ure closely allied, it naturally follows that women can exert more uuu-ul power toward resisting the temp tation to end their agony by ending life. WHY S11CX Sl'lCIDK. According to statistics, mora men commit suicide because of poverty, want, iinunclal disappointments, soclul changes, etc., than for nny other caus es; while these causes, on the contrary, produce the fewest suicides among women. This Is the more remarkable because n woman In want is so much more helpless than a niun, and because enjoying the privileges of society so much more keenly than does man, she might, naturally to feel Its deprivations the more. The explanation prohubiy is that woman can more easily adapt lier elf to changed conditions than can limn. Max Nordiui, In fact, ctaims that the only difference in nature between a duchess and a. washer-woman is a miperlirinl one; so that a duchess could nda.pt herself to new surroundings and become a washerwoman much more easily tlmn a duke could change into a menial: indeed, the duke would prefer to commit suicide. There are many cases of women of high rank accepting positions of relative Inferiority easily and gracefully; few men of similar standing ca.'. do this; they cannot bend they breaK; besides, where the ruin is linaiic.U'., man suffers more directly and persAn.'liy and haa more occasion for remors. Then, ton. women can seek ralcl,-or beg more easily than a man. J.OVK AND INSANITY. The two predominating causes of sui cide among wonien are love and Insan ity; causes which curiously enough pro duce comparatively few suicides umcng men; probaby four or live times ns many women commit suicide from these miaou nu do mtn! H flll't which shOWS thut love Is with most women a pas Klon an all-consuming lite which de Htroys their ' mental and moral equll ibriuiu. live, for most women of high Jy passionate nature, means an entire ubnegatlon of their ersonulity and a complete sell-sacrillce; it renders them lie olessly Irrational and unbalanced so true Is this that the less deserving the object of their love, the more in tense trows their pnsslon; and the ereater the coolnesa or Ill-treatment on the part of their lovers, the stronger Is their spirit of self-sacrifice. Jt Is among tills class of women thac suicide Hour lshes. This Is noticeable In the pews paper accounts of female suicides; for examine a eirl suicide leaves this let ter for her lover: "You have deceived me and deserted me; but 1 love you and cannot survive the loss of your aflec tion." "1'erhnps," writes another, "you desert me becuuse I loved you more thnn my life." Another-wrote to an unfeeling brute: "leath will soon 01 vide us. 1 hone thus to make you liuimv." Some women are so nenr the border line of sanity and Insanity that any sort of spiritual excitement .like love Is bound to render them irrespon. slble, and their suicide ought there' fore to be regarded ns a species of lit sanity, rather than us deliberate self murder. .MARRIAGE AS A CAUSE. It Is upparcnt In' the cases of suicide for love that abuse, Ill-treatment and desertion awaken no resentment or hat red: they seem rather to intensify feel ing for the unworthy lover, who Is looked upon as dead nnd forever lost with no other consolation left for the woman but also to lose herself la death If she does not go inad she commits sitictde. The only suicides for love among men are either double suicides of both man and woman or those of the Wert her character where the passion engenders such rare spiritual exalta tlon that suicide seems the only natural solace for. disappointment. While love causes mure suicides among women than among men, mar rlage, on the other hand, causes four times 'as many suicides among men as among women: and mose of these, are due to man s inability to reconcile him self to the loss of his wife by death. Ijombroso, the great Italian crlmin ologist. Hays this' fact is explained by the predominance of maternal over con jugal love. The love which drives wo men to suicide Is frequently Illicit: in marriage she loves more rationally and less blindly there is no occasion for , remorse or -high-keyed tragedy. . The uverage married woman, he says, loves too feebly to commit suicide when widowed. She becomes attached, to lier grief and more easily reconciles her self to the changes In her conditions and circumstances; while the man, if he loved sufficiently not to commit sul clde before his wife's death, usually loves too much to endure life after her death. Though it seems that compara tively few men are driven to suicide by their spouses. Like Socrates, their re Bpeetlve Xantlppeg turn them Into philosophers.., , . SCIENTIFIC THEORIES. Anthropologists attribute suicides for love to a physiological basis. The pas . alon "produces a physical affinity for the . luved one which so acts upon the mole rules of the System that separation from the loved one becomes dangerous ; and In a sense physically Impossible. This Is not the first nnsenge of which , the new-fungled scientists have been - guilty, nor is It likely to be the last. They try to support their conclusions by thus explaining wife suicides in "the . tast upon the funeral pyres of their dead husbands. Double and multiple suicides are also explained in this way. The mother who kills her children and then, kills herself does so. It is claimed, : because a physiological law drives her io It. Her offspring are an organic por tlon of herself, and she cannot take her nwn life and leave them. The same ' maternal instinct which protects the ., child while living also causes the. sul : clde mother to take Its life and thus Srotoet it In death. Ho strong Is this otid that pathologists claim that In many cases the mother prevails on the child to Kill Itself. Oornler Investigated several rases In I which a boy nf 10 and a boy of IS were ,. prevailed, upon to end their livss aim ultaneously with that of their respect ive mothers. In double suicides -for love It is al ways the woman whi conceives It and arrles It nut. Seldom do we nnd cases in which the lover kills his sweetheart and then kills himself. It Is always the other way. Kven the novelist recog nizes this fact; it Is always the man nd never the woman whose resolution fails at the last moment. The woman usually shows herself active, resolute and full of resources. She plans it all; she leaves the last messages; she com pletes the dreadful tragedy. The man Is timid, weak. Irresolute and shows himself to be under the Influence of a suggestion that Is possibly often hyp notic. Usually there Is some actual or fancied obstacle to the full realisa tion of the woman's love, und as her passion is a part of her very exist ence, she feels that to setarate her from her lover would be to kill her; and here uguln u law of her being drives her to her death. It Is claimed that love Is never strong enough lit man to drive him to suicide. It Is the old story of Kve In the garden. Another curious fact is that double suicides among women seldom occur fact which probably goes to prove he much-disputed contention that women are not capable of any deep- going affection for each other. So, too, suicides of man and wife are extremely rare lue to the fact, no doubt, that there are other remedies for marital unhapplnesK. and that its bliss Is not so transcendent as to make life unequal to it. HE ALLY KIULPKUOI- UlILDING. Uow to Realize an Ideal Condition Rarely I'ndsrstood. Three primary conditions are enum erated by the Scientific American as ssential to the Ideal fireproof Imlld- ng. viz.: it should be proof against ny attack from without; the skeleton frame, consisting of steel columns and horizontal girders, should be enclosed n some thoroughly fireproof mint-rial; nd third, It should be such as to ren der It practicable to localize a tire und conllne It to the particular floor upon wliltli it originates. The writer re marks that in the case of the majority of buildings there is evidence of an af- empt to fulfill the third condition a partial attempt lit the second, und none whatever ut the iirst. The lirst ondltlon enn only b met by reducing he w indow space, bulldlnir the walls with a facing of the very best the rick, and furnishing everv window with a plate or roller shutter of steel. 1 lie second condition ran bo iii,.l,.l by walling In every column and every main girder with first-class fire brick. avlng between the brick nn.i tii- metal a space that shall be filled In with a preparation of asbestos similar o mat now used on steam hIi.Ihh- with some similar non-conducting ma terial; and the third condition can be attained by lire brick floors with ce ment finish, abolishing all wood work, and using metal window casings and sashes, providing each elevator land ing with plate steel doors, and, lastly, placing on each floor a powerful water supply. IS GHOWIXU I.AHGKK. Iho American Woinun Is Gaining In Height and Girth. There are Indications thnt the Ameri can woman Is gradually growing taller and larger. A few years ago the aver age skirt length taken In the fashino able dressmaking establishments was forty-two Inches and forty-two Inches was me -length used for all the model gowns sent over here from Paris. The model length has now Increased to forty-five inches, and the increase In ither measurements is In proportion. Hie middle-aged American wnmuti shows an inclination to grow broader across the hlns and shoulders and stouter and thicker through the nrms; mil tne college graduate, ihe university woman and the debutante e-i-owr more gracefully vigorous every year. I lie typical college graduate is. from two to four Inches longer' from the waist down than formerly. Her waist is getting longer, her ehsst fuller and her limbs narrower. The middle-aged woman grow more (-opulent und clum sy through Indolence and lndulirent habits of life, while the ever-Increasing tendency toward athletic sports and outdoor exercise is improving the younger of the sex. The statuesque Juno type may yet express the Ameri can woman. Till: LAWS OI-' CHANCE. Milch misleading InformutSnn bna hppn foisted unnn the nubile by well-m.-Hiiinu but uiiohsei'viiig scientists in relation to tne laws ol cliunce. As an instunce of It, el us suppose you are ridinir a ruble chv and youhave a dime mid a penny in your loti propose to hand the dime to the conductor. Your trousers lit snugly, and yuii have some' dlltlculty In reaching the lower corner of your pocket. Suppose, flllullv. VOII huvn flip nlxnsiirn of feeling he edge of a coin between the tip eiuiH or your llrst und second linger, una siu.-ceeii, wiwi greut cure, In dra lug it to the surfiice. Now, according to some of the theoretical scientists before mentioned, the chances -are even that vou have captured the dime the first time, and avoiding the necessity of making a second search for your fare. The cliunces, in real ty. are about 117 io i on your leii'iunu un the Dtmiiv the first time. These figures are based unon m-liuil ex. perlem-e; not on arithmetical lo-oirresslon or differential culculus or anything of the num. This Is a small nintter. nerhiios: hut It Is ery annoying, utter doimr ihe tblmr described 117 times In succession, to rend the statement that the chances are pvnn on the dime: and thut Is whv I wish in post the public und warn them not lo nuko any nets nnsed on what is published about tne laws oi cnanca dv .ncool whoso in. tentlons are commendable, but who have become so engrossed In abstruse calcula tions that they fall into eirieirlons errors by neglecting to take proper account of the bold, glaring fuels of practical exper- iruce. X UCK. THEATRICAL CHAT. Stuart Robson says he will act two more "canons lino men slop altogether. AKIles Hooth. llclimn lf,.ll..ul,t, n.i -f.. John llrew sturted out us ballet dancers. minim io u musical journal there are k'M.uov nuuuMi in i,oiuion stuoying nuisl '. Kables are churireil full nt-i.a n.imu slon to the Tahor Clrnnd Opera House In Denver. ... ehuuneey oleott appears Io 'm making miu.o mum- wiun me lamented Bcanlon mer did. Anthony 'Hope has dramatized one of his novels under the title of "The Price of Umpire." W. A. Hradv. Duellist f'nriir.it'a ,ni. Is trying to secure a lease of the llroail way Theatre from T. Henry French. . it. jenerson, Muw Krlanger's big loductlon of "Palmer fox's Hrownles" Is Pi' on 'anaillun soil, the birthplace of Palmer Cox himself. While "A Soclul Highwayman" was at the .Montreal Academy of Music tho house wan conueimieu una tne engagement ter minated forthwith. Kluw & Krlanger have engagpd Marie Dressier, Dan Daly. Charles B. Klrke and William Curl for next season's tour of "Tho Lauly Slavery." Alexander Salvlnl Is making extensive preparations for elaborate productions next season of "The Outlaw," "Komen and Juliet," and "Othello." -Manager Wll klson will engage a strong company suit- nine -io wit-ne ninmmru piuys. In the 84 days of his transcontinental tour Housii and his band have travel- l 8,700 miles, giving 140 conceits to nearly !i,toi people, nuve not missed one rail road connection nor disappointed one ami lence. i.MIss Vernona Jnrhenu remarked to young playwright the other day. "I wish you'd write me a piny something in which I can make n hit from the wulst up. Hitherto all my hits have been made from tne waist- aown. . : Augustus Pltou Is arranging or an' elab orate revival o "Plminre" or the Grand Opera House, New York.dtirlng the montn or May. Among those, already engaged are l.llv .Post.. William T. Carleton. Hlir. Peruglnl, litchard tlohlen and Vernona Jorbeau. I-sst week, when a- London- company went aown io .iiuncnesier to play,, return Ina In the evenlmr for the usual nerfnrm. nee In London,-the managers Insured the company for liu.ouo and the chance of not opening the theatre that night for $2,500. This enterprising bit of business was dons at Lrioyd-s e-aj.rmium or u.v TWO NOTEO Mate. LUIIaa BUuvclt. From th Chicago Tim Gossip Concerning .oo. Great Musicians Springfield, Mass., doesn't love Pad- erewski any more. When Padarawskl played In Springfield last season, aays an Eastern paper, he had the misfor tune to stop at the wrong hotel. Any body who knows anything about Springfield knows that the boasts of one very good hotel, and has seven or Ight very bad ones. Puderewskl s manager put him at one of the seven or eight. Next morning as Paderewskl shook the dust of Springfield off his feet, he Issued this ultimatum: I will never sleep In Springfield again." But this is the usual remark of Paderewskl whenever the box uttlce receipts fall below $4,000. His manager paid no at- ention to the threat, and booked him for Springfield again this season. It was not until the train drew into the tatkm that Paderewskl recognized the place. "I thought I told you that I would never play here again," said raderewskl, sternly. "Oh, no," said the manager, cheerily, "you only said ou would never sleep here. 1 hat was all." "Very well," snld Paderewskl, "I won't." He called for a time table and onsulted It to see about the local trains. He found that the last left for South Framingham at 9:30 o'clock. "I will sleep at South Framingham to iilaht." said Paderewskl. "But, my dear sir, compared to South FramlnE- ham, Springfield Is a blooming, glitter ing metroiiolis. It's a ." "I will step at South Framingham," the hairy one repeated. "Tell the audience to be very prompt, please." ordinary per formances begin In Springfield at the prosaic hour of 8, but at really fashion able events, nobody dreams of putting In an appearance before 8.30. At 8.30, when the audience arrived. Paderew skl was half way' through the first number. At the end of it he bowed for a moment to the appaluse, then dashed Into the next one. When the time came for the intermission the most Impor tant event to Springfield society, for It Is then' that they have an opportunity to show each other their new clothes Paderewskl waived It with a smile, and tore along like an express train. Ills last number was finished at 9.17. The audience rose to Its feet In a frenzy of enthusiasm, and the cries of "encore" fairly shook the roof. Paderewskl only bowed, locked the piano, and walked away. For ten minutes the audience stood shouting for Paderewskl. Final ly the local manager appeared, and said: "I am very stony, ladles and gentlemen, but Mr. Paderewskl Is at South Framlnghum." II II I! Rossini once lent a fellow composer named Oarafa, some money In a novel way. The latter went to him In dis tress, and asked for 1.000 francs, a sum which Kosslnl did not possess. "But." said he, "I'll write some music for you, and If you take It to Brand us, my pub lisher, he'll pay you for It." Carafa gladly accepted, and Rossini retired to his study. An hour passed ana tne great composer was still burled in thought. Sheets filled wltn notes were strewn on the desk and over the floor. Suddenly he Jumped up with a trium phant cry, gathered the sheets together and rejoined Carafa, who was waiting In the next room in mingled nope ana fear. Rossini entitled the piece "Dou- es Reminiscences sur I, Afrlcalne, slcnins his name at the bottom. Cara fa hurried oft with the manuscript to the Kue Richlieu. and laid it before Hrandus. the publisher. The latter on viewing it, was greatly excited and sur prised, for Rossini and Meyerbeer, the composer of "L'Afrlcalne," were bitter enemies. The publisher's Joy on re ceiving an Improvisation on "L'Afrl calne." from such a source was so great that he gladly paid Carafa the 1,000 francs asked. After the latter had de parted with his money, Brandus tried the music, and was enraged to. npa it consisted of a series of horrible dls cords, a certain amount of llendish in genuity having been used in producing the hideous ensemble. The manuscript went In the fire, and for weeks, the memory of "Reminiscences sur L'Afrl calne" was a bitter one to the publisher. .' .' II 'II II ;' Liszt was once at Berks, In the lodg ings of Ferdinand David, the violinist A musical party being held In the eve ning, David suggested trying a new composition with Liszt. "You will find the piano part," said he, as he touched the music with his bow, very difficult. The friends of Liszt felt Indignant at the arrogance of the remark, but Liszt himself said nothing. The piece began with a broad, majestic movement the piano part grew more and more bill liant. David's face changed expres sion, as though some important fact were dawning upon him. and finally he stopped playing altogether. "Why," he gasped, "he Is playing the violin part, too." Liszt continued, without notic ing the mortified violinist, and with or chestra effect brought the piece to a magnificent close. It was a rebuke that Dnvld could never forget. Liszt, when 7 years old, played like a grown up master. One duy his father, a good musician himself, surprised him while little Liszt was playing one of llach's four-part fugues, but It was being played In a different key than It was written In. His father was appalled. He knew that the transposition was being done unconsciously, and when he told his son that he did not play the right key, the little fellow was equally astonished. Any muslcion knows what Is means to transpose a complicated piece to another key; but for a 7-year-old hoy to transpose a four-part fugue of Bach to a key a third below Is a feat never equaled since. II II II During a rehearsal several Women be longing to the chorus at the Metropoli tan Opera house, New York, were dis cussing the relative merits of various beverages most suitable for the voice. As they could not agree they' asked Planson'a advice, who sold: "7m best drink ess Bordeaux, ladles." With these words he expanded his chest and sang; "Nonnes nut reposez," with such power that a cat Which was sleeping on a chair nearby, ran off an It It had a fit. "I tlnks dot Chtantl la se besta." sug gested Ancona, giving an additional twirl to - his moustache. Herr Heidi. overhearing the conversation, turned to one of hla musicians with a contemptu ous shrug, and said: "If dose fellows would only drink Wursburger, they would ba able to sing Vainer Instead MUSICIANS. Mrs. Faaala E. BsMtafkla-ZtUkr. Hsrsld. By th Court y of H H. Koulwst. of dose stupid Idallan oberas." To which each member of the orchestra solemnly agreed. II I! II Sleveklng. the Dutch pianist, who so mysteriously disappeared from New York last week, is a character in hut way. He la prouder of his muscles than his music. Ho traveled for a year with Sandow. who Is music mad, playing for that modern Hercules every morn ing. Sleveklng, who is monstrously strong, was fond, while in Boston, of picking up stout gentlemen from the orchestra and holding them, beer, rage and all, over his head at arms length. He Is himself temperate In his habits, neither drinking nor smoking. He has been with Nordlca, and other great singers, and has a wonderful reputa tion as a skillful player. It is claimed by many that his sudden exit from Kastern musical circles Is a bid for no toriety, sinus Sleveklng Is fond of strange exploits that will bring him before the public. II H II The latest story about De Pachmann Is that, seeing an advertisement in the papers that a lady would give piano lessons for So rents, he went to her and took a lesson. It must have been a funny sight, comments a musical Jour nal, to see the little man with feigned stiff fingers, learning a Chopin valse. "You have been taught very badly." said the lady, severely. "I know It, maaame. h replied, with meekness; "I began too lata in the day." Then he paid his 25 cents and handed the lady his card. Very likely she was unaware or her distinguished visitor, and the card probably meant nothing to ner. II II II Ethel Irene Stewart, a 13-year-old Chicago girl, is astonishing musicians of that city with a wonderful soprano voice of sweetness and purity. The Chicago Amateur Musical club has an proprlated $1,500 for her musical edu cation. Reginald DeKoven intends going to China to study the surroundings for a new opera In which he Is collaborating witn ttarry u. m. smith. Saraste has two Stradlvarus violins of rare beauty. One of them he paid 1.000 for In London; the other was the personal property of Pagannlnl, who bequeathed It to his son Achllle. The latter Is almost priceless. A new wind instrument called the octavla has been Invented In Germany. In construction It combines points found in the oboe, flute and clarinet. The compass is three octaves. SOME bOS'TS FOR MOTHERS. Don't cover the child's head so that It will Inhale the air of Its own lungs, no natter how cohl Its sleeping-room. Don't allow the youngster who Is "sur prisingly strong upon its feet" to bear Its weight long at a time, no matter how anxious the proud parents may be to show It off. Reniemiksr the danger of weak ened and twtetsd little legs. Don't allow ameking In the room where there Is a vary young or sick baby. The thoughtful father will never smoke In th same room with the -ohlldren, but even the thoughtless ones should be made-io realise its harmillness In the former cases. Don't fall to keep the children's feet dry and warmly clad In winter and wet weather for the circulation Is feeblsr at the extremities than elewhere. Don't forget that protecting the chest Is alo Imporant at this eeuxon, if we would ward off troublesome colds from the little tots. And their habits of life should be regular the meals, the ihours of -rest, and the hour of rising should all be timed. Don't nexlect thebaby's scalp. It should never be allowed to become scurfy. If It should become very dirty or sculy apply yolk of eggs thoroughly with fingers, and after leaving Ir. n for a time wash with warm, soupy water, use a line-tooth comb very gently and then 'brush until thor oughly clean. Don't forget to air the children's night garments and their bed clothes with great thoroughness evury day, and to turn their day clothes, inside out and hang them up to air at night, so that they will be fresh and sweet In th morning. Mora careful protection from the cold air should be given 1o a child of deli cate constitution than Is desirable for one more vigorous. It is true that cold air Is a healthy tonic for the skin when It does not produce uncomfortable chilliness, but many little tols are comfortably chilly when their mothers cK not realize it. Do not be too anxious to "harden" Ihe lit tle chaps. Keep them -warmly clad, W1IKKI. TIIKV SIIOU.U GO. Singers to Alto, Ua. Bakers to (ake. Pa. Jewelers to Geo. Ind. Smokers to Weed, C'al. ; Printers to Agate, Cot, The sleepy to Uap, Pa. The idle to Bust, ill nn, (.'ranks to .leuullar. Mo. Poetd to Parnassus, Pa. Dead heads to Oralis, O, Actors to Star City, Ark. Perfumers to Aroma, HI. Apiarists to Beeville, Ind. Tramps to Orubtown, Pa. Bankers to Deposit, N. V. Small men to Bigger, Ind. Widowers to Widows, Ala Brokers to Stockvllle, Nev. Old mulds to Antiquity. U. i Lovers to apoonvllle, Mich Hunters to Deer Trail, I'oi Young ladles to Bangs, Vu. Hucksters -to Yellville, Ark, Cobblers to Shoe Heel, N. O. Politicians to Buncombe, S. f. The "boys" to Midway, S. C. Thfaosoplilsts to Mystic, Conn. Topers to Brandy Station, Vu. Phvslclans to Doctortown. tlu, Puxzle fiend to Blddlevllle, Ou, Drummers to Modest Town, Vu, Druggists to Balsam Lake, Wl-i. Prohibitionist orators to Stumptown, Pa. Newly-married couples to Bliss, Mich. Three-card monte men to.Trkkum, Ky. The gum brigade to C'hewtown, Pa. Storied Threads. "I've just been reading about that poor unfortunate king who had a drawn sword hanging over him held only by a slnglo hair," remarked Mrs. Smldge, with tears In her voice. "Weil," replied Mr. Smldge, as tie but tered another piece of bread, "It weren't anything to the man who had a shirt but ton on him hanging by a single thread." Newark Advertiser. . .Mountain Hospitality. I had arrived In the mountain town Just at a time when there was a feud ripe, and the urban and suburban hosts were divided against each other. There had been killing around the neighborhood, and a true was on when I got there, and as far as th stranger could see, the wilder ness was blossoming as the ros. As an outsider, I was In no danger, and finding it necessary to go Into th mountains, 1 btgan to look about for a fit hens to ride. The best thing In igh.-and it was good. Indeed, was a. black mar belong lug to -the tatder of the faction on the town side. ' ' Tak mv horse."' he safd hosoltablv. "Thar ain't none better anywhar, an' she'll carry you along six miles an hour all day." 1 wanted that kind or a horse, mil -there were reasons why I should decline It. l m much obllced." I ncdseo. "Out l won't deprive you of it." ' Tain t no aeonvin . Jist tax ner aionc and fetch her back when yer done." That waa too aoapltabio to be rorusea. "Really." I aooloaised. "I'd rather not tak her. I can get a horse at th hotel stable." "Why won t you take her?" he insisted. "She's the best In these parts." "Well." I said frankly. "1 will tell you why t won't. If 1 ride your bore she's going to ntaks more or less dust, and when some of these fellows along the road se her and can't see mo very clarly, they'll take me tor you and shoot m tuil of hows. That s wny i won i iuk hsr." Indignation flashed all over the man's face for an tnaimu. "Don't you let -that worry you." he said, with the most Intense earntii. "You take her. and by If any of them kills you I'll kill them!" Truth. THE NEXTJLEGISLITIBK. From th Philadelphia Press. So far as the people or Pennsylvania are immediately concerned not the least Important part of the elections to h held this year Is that for members of the legislature. Beyond the choice of presi dential electors and half a dozen com. mou pleas Judges there Is nothing ot general consequence but the legislature. Ther ar twenty-live state senators to be elected and th whol membership of the lower house, numbering 304. The twenty-five senators from the evu-nuin- bered districts elected two years ago for a term of four years will hold over ana serve durliur the next session. Th nw raambar. however, will largely give th tone to that body as coming mors recent ly from th people. In th prsut ssuat there ar only seven Democrats, and six of then will hold over, la th bouse at th last session the Democrats had but twenty-nln members. Thai Is no prob itlallflr whatever that there will be mol than on Democrat among the twnty-nv senators elected ueat November, whtoh wlll k-av th Mxt senate with th aam party division- as th on It succeaas. .Nor is there aiiythlnf lo indlcat a material ohanaa in th osrtv rDreentt!on in th house. The general political situation is not noticeably aiem-eni trom wnai u waa tao yar ago. Hut whether th Republicans are to have the overwhelming majority ot the laat session or something less, no one will pretend that they are not to have a majority, and therefore the full responsi bility for the character and acts of the next legislature must and will fall upon the party. The session will be one ot much more tbun ordinary Importance. Xot only will It have a successor to Senator Cameron to elect, but popular sentiment Is not unlikely to demand that long-lelayea justice shall be done in a re auoortloninant of th concresslonal. sen atorlal and representative district of the state. There win oertainiy no a mo mucn Important legislation to b considered. and Dosslbly sahie reforms, intruding the enactment of 4 law under which th stale can secur the benefit of Interest en the public numeys deposited with various banks. These are matters of Do sltlvs public importance, and call for th best ability and intelligence In handling them. Th election of a l'nltd States sena tor Is alone sufficient to nllst the caref ul consideration of the Deoule when they coin to the nomination of candidates for the legislature. The character of the leg islature will determine the character ot th senator who is In part to represent the state of Pennsylvania after March 4 next. The people should fully realis that the whole responsibility is upon them, und that the legislature Itself will be what they choose to make It, If they elot men who can be depended upon to eomilder first their wishes and who have a proper respect for popular sentiment, the people will nave reason to expect to o justly rep rmented. to have their own views re flected in the choice of a I'nited States senator and In all legislative action. If they do not do this they will exert no In fluence ana make no impression on any thing that is done. Vmv constituencies have besn humili ated, if not positively ditgraced, In th past by the character of th represents BRIEF LOVE STORIES. A11 the worjd loves a lovar, but the lover loves only one. Somervlll Journal. Mrs. Higbee How quiet it Is In th par lor! Hlgbee Yes, Ethel and her fellow are still there. Albany Journal. She I don't believe you love m at all. He-Why. KMiel, I'd die for you. She fnetulantly) That's easy enough to say; why don't you go and prove it'.' Phlladel- Dhla Times. Coolly Thought you were going to mar ry Miss Kostique. tiussie Going to awak her tonight. Jiy onawnces ar about even "How so, deuh -boy?" "She must say either 'Ves or 'No!' "Philadelphia Itee- ord. Father (to the anxious one) Do you think you can live in peace with my daughter? Suitor l am sure I can. Father That is more than we, foer par ents, were ever able to no. Tune ner, my son; you ore more than welcome. An awers. Small brother Pa savs he wIsIiuj you'd make hast and propose to sis Young man (delightedly) Then he is willing io let her marry me? Small brother 'Tain't that. lie says you won't come so often attr you have been, rejected. Amusing Journal. Askem Where's -th rich heiress you're enimircil to? Tellum You see that lovely girl In pink at the other side of 'the room? Askem Yes; I say, old man. what a su perb. Tellum Well, It isn't she. It's that grand old ruin In yellow sitting next her. Tld-Bits. . Thev were seated In the parlor eonvers Ing on the uncertainty of life. She The future Is a vant, unfathomable mystery to us, Isn't It? He Yes; all we know is that we have to go some time. Voice from the library It would suit the con venlenu of this household If you'd make it u little sooner than that. Klclunond Dispatch. WHAT IS WAR? War Is Impulsiveness. (It Is also . re gret.l Wur Is bravery. (It Is also the most Indescribable savacerv. War Is a glorious privilege. (It is also a lasting and bitter sorrow.) Wur Is the exuberant thrill of national pride. (It is also the solemn and serious tirob em of the tuxoaver.l War is the delimit tramo of noniD and pageantry (It Is also the rumbling of the doud wiiaon at m diiieht.) War is the brilliunt deed thut plants the banner upon -the frowning parapet, (it is also the tolling of the bell In the quiet churchyard.) War Is the mother's pride at the manly march of the beardless youth. (It is also the laving of a wreath upon the untimely grave.) War Is the wild glamour of a boyish dream, lit Is also a sea or desolation whose shores are lined with shattered holies.) Wur Is the grand parade beneuth the fluv consecrated by the blood or a mil lion heroes. (It Is also the wily ticket shot, the volley, the charge, the roar of conflict and tho desperate hand-to-hand death striiasle.) War is the spirit of patriotic song (It Is also, the signing awuy or the young lire, a one. beneath Htur.-. " Wur Is something we all like to talk about, tit Is something no experienced man wants to see, it it can be honorably avoided.) .MF.AMNU OP NATIONAL NAMES. Finland Is properly Fenlund, "the land of the marshes." I'liiguay was named from the river which flows through It. Bosnia Is so called because the Klver Bosnia flows throush It. Kcuador means "equator," an Illusion to lis geograpnicui position. Manitoba commemorates the Mantltou the great spirit of the Indlun. The Suhara Is so numed from the Arab! word s Kiilfylng "desert." Kgypt -to the Hebrews and ever since wus "the laml or oppression." The word Ceylon Is of Sanskrit origin signirying tne "isianu or uon. Jutlund was originally Juteland. or th land of the Jutes, a aothetlo tribe. ' Zanxtbar, more correctly Xan-guebar, slg nllies "ths coast of the nearoes." Jamaica has a name, of Indian origin It means ; tne country -wan spring," Preparing for Interrogations. ' General Agent "W have no place for you. ve couuwgivs you sieauy employ mm u yvu -nagr wuuuen less. Applicant (aghast) "Wooden less?" Ueneral Agent "Exactly ; w ar Intro ducing a nw corn cure, and our agents must -o ire rrem corns at any oostr Chi sag Bsoord. CCCULT FEATS EXPOSED Mysteries of the basket Trkk of India Laid Dare. MAGIC WITHOUT ANY SPIRITS Vary tttaate Mat bods I'soa to Prodaso sally Sarprlalag Effscts-Aa later sstlag Caaptsrof Fatly Revsalsd Orleatal Woadsrs. . The credit for the exposure ot the oc cult art of India, belongs to A. Kdwln Bond, a nephew ot Hon. Henry Bullan tlne. late American consul to Bombay. Mr. Reed lias lived many years In India, and speaks Hindustanee us fluently as Kngllsh. He devoted a great deal of time to studying the characters and performances of the fakirs. He won their confidence. He Induced a company of them to go with htm on a voyage around the world, giving exhibitions of their muglc. They had great success everywhere, before crowned heads and heads thut were not crowned. But he was sick of the business. The fakirs became cantankerous and mu tinied two or three times. They are hard to manage outside their own coun try, and Mr. Kood'ia the only man who has ever succeeded in doing anything with them. They struck recently in New: York, all but the faithful Nathoo, and so Mr. Rood concluded to go out of the business. That Is why he happens to se in Boston at present, and the other evening at 281 Columbus avenue he re moved the veil from Indian occultism for the benefit of the Olobe artist and reporter. First Nathoo performed the tricks. and after h had left the room Mr. Kood repeat U than, and showed the hocus pocua in ach. Mr. Rood saya that the reason wny the Hindoos are- such ex part palmsttrs Is thai their bauds ar formsd unlike those of any other human being, the- base of the thumb so lara and night that hey can hold any article in tne paun. trom a pea to an eac with out contracting a muscle, so that when tne back of the hand Is turned toward you it is impossible to see that any ar ticle Is concealed In the palm. . THE TURBAN TRICK. The first performance was one that has always been a poser to the amateur juggler, it was the famous trick of cut ting and burning the turban. Only in ims case tne turban, waa a verv lona strip of muslin cloth. Nathoo first cut several pieces about five Inches lontr from one end. Then the trlp was folded, and he appeared to cut through the folds, thus making three or four pieces or tne strip. In reality, however, aa Mr. nood subsequently showed, he only cut off a small Diece of each end But In order to accomplish this he gave th cloth the appearance of having been oui into tnpee or four distinct parts. The pieces were deftly rolled into a ball panned and finally dropped Into Nahoo's uag in a moment when the spectators attention Is attracted elsewhere. Then the. ends of the cloth are set on tire, ap parently, although they are held In such a manner that In reality It is only the little pieces that are burned. When the cloth la unrolled It Is. of courae. found to be Intact, and no one ever thinks of measuring it to gee whether it has lost any of its length. Then came the "lota" oi water trick in which a small metal vessel, looking something like a cuspidor, seemed to i-uuiuiii ui euuiess amount or water. The deception is caused by a partition around the inside of the "lota" which has a small hole at the bottom to allow the water to pass through, and when the vessel is upside down the water remains around the side. By blowing through a very small hole drlled in . the side Nathoo could cause a fountain-like flow from the mouth of the vessel. Mr. and Mrs. Rood then held an or. dlnary white sheet for Nathoo to par form the popcorn trick on. He threw some dried raw corn upon the sheet, and taxing tne "suppiee," which somewhat resembles a dustpan, he began stirring tne corn, all tne while repeating his in cantatlons. Apparently the corn began to pop, anu nr. Kood subsequently showed that Nathoo'a "suolee" had a double bottom by opening whluh the nicely popped corn which had previously been placed there came out upon the sneet. A MIRACLE EXPLAINED, He then treated the spectators to the miraculous appearance of two live rab bits, and this Is the explanation of the miracle: Two rabbits were placed In a small cloth bag, loosely tied therein and put cn the floor. The small baske was then placed before Nathoo, who put upon It his rahmsamee, made out of cloth and leather, and resembling the cross between a crocodile and a boot Jack. After putting It on the basket, Nathoo spread a small cloth over, both, and then, after chanting a hymn, he re moved the basket with his left hand with the cloth still over It, and while calling attention to the fact that the rahmsamee is still there, deftly picks up the bag containing the rabbits with tne hand which he holds the basket bringing them around In front, of him quickly removes the rabbits, from the bag, places them under the basket. throws aside the cloth In which the bag Is concealed, lifts the basket and as tonishes his spectators with the sight ot the rabbits. After this came the famous mangoe trick, of which every one lias heard. It loked very strange and mysterious, but the explanation makes one feel like kicking himself for not having discov ered It himself. Nathoo took a small flower pot nearly filled with earth, and over it pluced a cloth, und showed In the earth a small, green sprout, which he had quickly put there by clever palming. The pot was again covered with the cloth, and Nathoo prayed some more to his little god, played on his hornpipe, beat his tom-tom, gruaped a small bag in wnicn tne mangoe bush was con cealed, brought It around In front of him, removed the bag. stuck the bush into the earth, took away the cloth cover, and there was the miracle right before us. It was all exasperatlngly simple. when Mr. Rood later did the tries; very siowiy. THE BASKET MYSTERY. Nathoo's last "miracle" was the great basket mystery, wnicli he successfully performed with Mr. Hood's assistance, This Is said to be performed by the aid of the ma hat mas, and In India is con sldered nothing short of supernatural This trick consists of putting a man Into a net, In which he Is tightly tied, and then laid across the top of a bas ket, about three feet long, eighteen In ches wide and two feet deep. A sheet Is then placed over all. and within ten sec onds the net Is thrown out from under neath the sheet. In which Is inclosed the turban of the Juggler, who has appar ently disappeared from the, basket. A moment later the cover of th basket Is removed by the conjurer who Is per- HOME STUDY. FOR TECHNICAL STO DENTS INCLUDING ALL READERS OFTECHNICAL boKS and PERIODICALS MECHANICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DRMING EXERCISES. .. H0ME.STUDY wakes a Hpeatty of teaching Its readers haw to make and ings. Sample Copy General . Debility.' That complete collapse of th entire system, when the organs improperly perform their funo tions, and as a natural result a cessation of nourishment to tho body ensues, a continual loss of flesh is experienced, and death from starvation is the end. This trouble is in every instance avert ' ed by the use of that greatest concentrated food product; Bovinine Retained by the weakest stomach, readily assimilated, new flesh and nerve tissue is created, the blood is enriched, the vital organs re sume their natural functions and a return to health is the result. In this connection, Dr. M. W. Van Denburg of Fort Edward, N. Y says, "I have used Bovl-. nine in cases of extreme debility where no other food would be tolerated and with very satis factory results." Physicians everywhere tell the same story. forming the trick, and who. after ar ranging the sheet loosely over the bas ket, stamps on It and sits down In it Af ter this he gets up, places the lid on tha basket, binds It tightly with ropes, and then with a sharp Btick or sword pierces the basket viciously on all sides, through a smal hole In the center of the top. This always convinces the specta tors that the basket is empty, and greatly puzzles them, for previous in spection has satisfied all that no trap door or secret passages are used. - v nen the man Is placed in theiet he Immediately loosens the cord which runs from top to botom, and when It la loosened It allows him to get out through the side, leaving his headgear In the net. Ha laces this together again with the cord attached, ao that it may be examined after it is thrown out, leaving no trace of his escape from the) net. Then, while the cover la being re- , movea, tne juggler in the basket curls himself around the edge, with his feet folded closely backward against his -body which allows ample- room for tha assistant to stand and alt In the basket. During the sword thrust he lies with his knees drawn tightly against his chest, changing positions so as to allow the sword or stick to strike the four sides of the basket. After this ordeal of dodging swords or sticks, and after the mysterious incantations by tha chief Juggler the basket sems to take life and rolls about, and after the covet Is removed the occupant Is pulled out. r- SNAPPY STORIES. A Clever Bit of Hcpsrtee-Th Parso oad th Choir. This storv waa told a.t a. WjufhWirta . dinner the other evening by a wan re cently returned from England: An extremely ipretty and young Now Yorker, backed by many golden oharms, went over for the last Dondon season. . On day at a mant garden party, where, several roya-i'tle were present, she at tracted the notice of the prince ot Wahxi, W ho asked to have her presented. During -the conversaUon which followed the at- -ten tlon of his Royal Highitess was ut- traottxl by seeing Mis Y glance at hef left arm, where ih wore a very handasma bracelet containing a tiny Jewel-atudawt watch. A little annoyed whan tie inter cepted the second downward glance, ha said: "Pretty bracelet, but I don't Ilka watches on wrists." "No." said 'Mis Y , with a demur little smile, and arching her pretty y brows. "I believe your Royal Highness prefers clock upon Etockliigst" 'And for tli remaindor of ttntA aeasoq Miss Y carried all before Iver. Wash I us ton Star, Housshold Repartee. The lady was making some remark about the kind of clothes some other la dim at church had on, wheu her husband remarked: "The finest garment a woman can wear is rne mantle oi vnariijr. "Ves," she snapped, "and it's about tha only one some husbands want their wives to wear." Tid-Bits. Mean Thing. Miss Fusdey (hurrying into doctor's of ficei "Doctor, look at Vhls. Why ar these wrinkles coming around my eys?" Doctor (busily) "Became, you ar get ting old. Two dollars, please.'' Now Yo.-fcT : Weekly. IP WE UAD NKVtK MET. If w had never met. But, like two stars In orbits chained, Pursued divergent paths, orduliird By, unkind fate, would Joy be gulnec If we ihud never met? ' If we -had never met, But, like two birds, whose silent ni;ri Is contravened and In the night Ded us apurt, would lire seem brlf i; If we ihad never met? If we had never met. But groping as iu'hoodniaii bllr'.. Had passed, would other heart '' mind Await beyond for us to II nd If we had never met'.' Arthur Chapman, In it.: hangs. Uf.H BONM.T. Her bonnt a Just the sweets' t tiling Jt flouts le world as the oi-a by, It's tied c n by he nweest, strUigj . I'd like to be 'that string, "ut "Myl The bonnet might noi be it thing do swet, It I should 'be -tile string. Her bonnet's Just the sw test thing, " It llips a bit uliovo -hereye. The birds UIib blid I'egll to sing: m .. ... ....... Hiu,. 1.1 They think It's duybreuf and, "Oh, myl' Her bonnet's Just the : eetest thins. irs jusl oecauae wiit a It roofs Just in ihe : lS44llllf bv. uulu.t hull And eves una montn. They think it's nprlt 'lie birds will alngt r wnen bus is nire puHilng by, It s Just because sue 1 want That bonnet. . "un, my; "White rose ot row:" Why be shy? About the awectesf bonnet's string Th in, I tihH l.icis J ll sigh and sigh Kor Hod's whit J rose, that makes mit-liiir A,,,t .l .i.i.,-., u fol the birds,-u. i J I Just want that hddiet, but "Oh, myl" wiuaia rage vartsr. AN ELE.WIENTARY JOURNAL read Meebaf cat and Architectural Draw ent freCtin application. Address HOME STUDY, & 829, $cranton, Pa.
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