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somerset. Pa
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SOMERSET, PA.,
OLD YEAR, YCU LIMP.
Old year, ym limp; you're rc-ttins; oidi
Voar heavl bald, your teetn arc few;
If yon can't mep aroubd more bold,
J ast c-t rujbt out; let in the new.
Conn?, hurry op there, stiff old lee.
We want a brisker step aud stride;
Tou ixc if you wuik.'Tl on pes
As if tne mi et of you bad liied.
You've carried me tbrouirb many a storm.
You've home me ou niid warmtb and
cold.
Ton"n ?ry. the inds have beat your form;
For me. the storau have mde you oid.
Ten. totter 00. 1 will not ncer.
Bit when you've p.-ed Iwjond tbe pale.
And when I smile on a new year.
I'll drop a tear upon your trail.
W. A. Huxiou in Yankee Blade.
ROSE JAITKEY'S LOVER
Was there a mailder little bit of beauty
in ail tne town than JaSreys W3sf
Mad in her love of d.-tncinit, of music, of
tiress, of lovers, of life! Not that she loved
the lovers, nor one of them, the let tnem
loveher and hover aro iml l.er for want of
better. But the one sue might, she conlJ,
the wouiil have loved only lxkeU on while
Sbe il.tiK-ed.
"Why Kbou'.dn't I dance," hheviid to ber
demure cotiiii M:irHTet, "because Uordon
Peiimons Khjaj dialers a tbe dancers?
You should see bis (JurdonV eyes as be
watxLes me lying ill Haydon Rtu's amis
in that new fi'ure, and fluatini;. Boating,
fl'wtins And I'm not really lyint; in bis
arms at all, you know, but taking care of
myself like a piece of cut steeL I don't
know why Gordon Penmore should luiike
it bisa.T.tirata;L Oh, bow I should hate to
be obetlieot to bi. whins to any man's
whims."
And before she had well ceased speakin?
the bttlc sprite's face was buried among
the so:a cushion, and she was shaking
with .iKitst of so)js. "Tbe idea:" she cried,
sprln-ioj; to ber feet the next moment,
'(.'ryin for all I am worth because itr
don I'enmore is is in existence! What
phoold I care f-ir the :reat arrow pointed
eyes? I will let him see tonight
And she did, as she danced at Mrs. Bad
don's bail danced as the waves dance, as
lightly, as Rayiy, ast;reie.sly. ihe stepped
suddenly stop;ed just where be stood, at
the conservatory door.
"It makes one airuost tjidiiy," she said,
smiling faintly.
"Quite," anid be frraveiy.
"Thanks, Mr. llotb. Now I am Koimr
to remember my promise for tiie rest of
thewalti iu favor of my cousin Martaret.
If you want to do me a favor you will r.,k.e
ber out. And I wiil stny beside Mr. IVn
mre till you brimj her here."
"You don't approve of all this, do you?"
she said. looking tip at Gordon.
"IXin't approve", be repeated.
"No, yiru iou't approve of it. And I
wonder what you are here for. Y'ou know
you are j:it as as wicked in cjuntua!ic
inj; tbe wrop;' by looking on as I am in do
ini it. Oh, whut a lovely air! lluwr can
you keep your feet stili?"
" 1 ou can't, be said, smilinn.
"Oh. if you only knew anything a!xnt
dancing," she exclaim'-d. "jou oiu.dn't
either. It is like having wius. Ah! that
air is simply delicious."
Weil, let us try it," said Gordon Pen-
more, 1 can waitz on occitsion. lt me
see if dancing is aul you say it is tout is,"
remembering bimseif, "if you wiil dum
the honor."
"Oh, liquor!" said R.ise, laughing like a
mischievous sprite. "You know you don't
rejfard it so at .iIL Vou look ax it almost
a a deraiiation. All tbe same, you are
d.inomu! And I wiil show you that you
have never d:iheed before." And then
Gordon Peumore, with Ruse in bis arms.
ber soft cheek flushing nnder b:eve, her
sweet breith warm on hi bemhtiir face.
ber heart tieatimr, so t lint be couid feel its
throbs, was weirlin in the maddest
waltz of tbe niyut. But wakimi from the
dream they were jut beside the conserva
tory door ones murr, and, neither exactly
knowing bow, tbey had wandered down
one of the dewy aiiey, and had pauseJ ns
if to Lreatue tiie bewildering, odors in the
shadow of a group of lemon tree. Nei
ther of them spoke, till slowly, as if drawn
by an unwilling fate, their eyes met in a
b.nt; deep c.uo-, and bis head bent, bis
arms were around ber, and their lips nut
in tbe Stroud sweet kiss of a passion that
beloiiuoi to the eteniilies.
When next morning Gordon Penmore
came, Koe crept into tbe drawing room
l.ke a guilty Child.
"I thought oh, I thought," she whis
pered, afier he had reassured her. "that
you you despised me."
"I shall never even despise dancin?
aain, now tbnt it has m'ven me you," be
exclaitne 1. "How could I dream you
loved me?" he stid.
hen he left her that day be left on her
hand a rim; of a straue and fragile set
tinp, that held an old mine stone of rare
brilliance. "It is the most sacred tuii! 1
have," be said. "It was my mother s be
trothal ring; it shall lie yours."
"Oh," she cried, "I am not jtood enough.
I am not half eod e!ioui;U for vou. You
should have chosen Cousin Margaret, who
is a saint, instead of a frivolous butterfly
bke me, whose feet are her wins:."
"Y'oa have wius,'" he said, "but they
are ane. wms. On, never spread theiu
to leave my arms."
And how be loved her, or seemed to love
her! He would have lavished tbe wor!J
upon ber; jewels and all costly things, bi.t
her cousin Margaret wouiil let her have
none of them, aud so instead he filled the
bouse every day with flowers. But h.r
dancins day were over. "After th..t
night," said be, "I can never dance aaiu.
Vou cannot repeat heaven." Nor could be
ever see ber thus in tne arms of another.
Ignorant of the crown that Il se bad b-
stowed ou his rival, Haydon Kotb still de
voted himseif to ber with tbe ardor th .t
comes from love and hope. And Gordon,
who was jealous of tbe wind that toueheu
ber, became nneasy and sometimes spoKe
corn:nRiy or bim. Sometimes he fpoij
tonningiy. and once be went out haviu
forbiddt-u Kose to recognize tbe persisteui
fellow wbeu next she met him.
But Rose d.d not mind. "Of course be
ilid not mean it," she said, when np in ber
room with Marirtret, as she combed otit
her long lovely hair hair like spun gold.
"He couldn't mean anything so unkind us
that. IXin't you see bow be is reforming
n:e. Cousin Margaret? I shall some dy
lie as much a saint as you are. He says 1
am an angel n'jw! On, no. he wiil come 11
rext time very likely arm ia arm w:ta
liaydou Kotn."
"He is com::ig to take us to tbe opera to
n'gbt, Cousii. Margaret," sue said, comit.;;
into tbe draatng room after luncheon.
"Oh, how har py 1 am! I am so happy ti.t
I feel a if e..,.ething were goin? to huj
peu! But I suppose," she added, "that it
is only becau-e I don't deserve him! He ti
so great and good and fine and nolle
ad" And then, with her hands clasped
above her bead, she was off all alone Ly
lerstif, swimming down the room in a
wain to the tnne cf her own caroling.
And suddenly a strong arm had stolen
around ber. a hand bad grasped one of
hers, and Haydon R tb. who bad been
shown in by the butler, was waltzing down
tbe room with ber.
Then all at once she sprang after some
thing that rolled away, and cried in a
piercing voice: "Ob. Margaret! my ring!
my ring! It is broken it has come off
tbe stone Is -one! Oh, what am I to
do? Oh, it was bis mother's!" she cried,
forgetting all about Hiydon's presence.
"He said it- was sacred. I mustn't tell
him; be will think I took no care of
It. And I was dancing!" And she was
moving everything, looking everywhere,
searching in vain for the stone and tbe
broken fragment of the fragile setting
wt' h it.
"It is of no use," thought Margaret. "I
won't have tbe child suffer so for the fe
hundred dollars another stone would cost."
And she came down and banded the broken
ring to Haydon Rolu, askiug bim to leave
it at tbe jeweler's and have it repaired, and
the stone replaced at any price before tbe
next noon.
A .... .
Rose descended dressed for the opera
then her lover came that night. There
was time only for Gordon to not a aiagn-
lar agitation and a heightened color about
Iter, w hi! she wept and laughed at tba
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1891.
music in a half hysterical way, and trem
bled as be handed her up the steps at last.
"Ob," she said, nestling a moment in bis
embrace as tbey parted in tbe dim dining
room, "nothiug couid ever let yon leave off
loving me?"
"No power in all tbe universe," he an
swered her.
"I shall have to tell hirn tomorrow,"
said Rose tearfully after he bad gone.
"Oh, tomorrow we may find it," said
Consin Maryarer, "and afford to laugh
about tbe whole thing."
A half hour afterward, as ber maid was
taking down the great coils of hair, some
tiling bright as any star was seen to bang
fixed in the meshes. It was tbe diamond
that ber rapid turn of hand and wrist bad
torn away from its slight stem of old
after it had cauubt in her bair. I
"Yes," said Cousin M irgaret, "we can
tell the whole story tomorrow, and I shall 1
bave a diamond to spare. Yo
know I had sent tbe ring to the jeweler's,
1
I UlUDtl
i ;.l tw n..i,v r
And tomorrow Oonton i'enmore met
Haydon Roth drawing on bis glove over j
au riu u jrn uis uiLje uOger.
"Where did you come across that ring,
may I ask?" he exclaimed, pausing directly
iu frout of tbe other.
And moved byth.it spirit of mischief,
H.iydon answered: "It belongs to a buly
with whom I was dancing yestenlav after
noon. I do not like to take liberties with
names; it is euoub that it waa given to
me by a lady.
iuanoiuer moment re wnuia hnve ex
plained his poor jest, but Gordon, bis faoe
as white as ashes, bad merely bowed and
passed on.
he had danced with another man and
against his wishes, and she bad given away
his mother's hug. He left that town that
night without a word. IIim waited for
bim waited one vear, waited half a score.
If he were dead, her heart wis in the grave
with him, aud whether be were dead or
cot sue could not know.
....
It was a wintry nittht In one of those
islands that are the outposts of our north
ern coast, where a person still young, still
beautiful, but with a strange still sadness
In her beauty, ho had chanced upon tii
place in its summer radiance of smiling
seas, had come again torn ike a borne the
year round, to teach tbe children of tbe
lisbermen and to live the lifo of a Sister of
Charity among tbe dwellers ia the fishing
nuts, h.iif ur.:twixl and half primal rock.
the had ber dead Cousin Margaret's for
tune, and she spent it. with ber own, on
liitse people, bat she pave them more than
money, for she gave them ail herself, read
ing to those that could follow, talking to
tbos that wouid listen, working with
them aud for them, aud Undiug her only
cheer and consolation so.
It was tbe last night of the rear. A
group of tbe yon tig giris bad come down
to Kuse's oitiage to bring her their gifts of
shells and seaweeds anJ were lingering
there, v lien suddenly in one of the awe
struck silence came tbe sharp report aud
roil.ng echo of a gun.
Ia a moment men were running to the
boats, tbe women thronging to tbe shore.
the young giris and chiidrer., and Rose
with them, were building a bonfire on the
chfTs. Dimly could le diw-erned oa a di
tant reef the dark outline o?a uugeMeam
ship that hail struck the reef with tre
mendous force, bad broken in two, and
with a f.-iit'ntful rapidity was settling to
ber fste. ith rot- about them the fish
ers wad.d and swam out; thrown back
breathless, once again venturing; at length
one awful streaming billon-, seeming to
soar into ininair, and thru throw them ail
together in a mass upon tne shore.
It was more than an hour that the auld
wives of tbe place worked oa thu uacon
scions being whom the se.i had cast up,
and whom tbey bad taken into tbe nearest
cottage tbe cottage where Itse dweit.
At length a long shiver ran tbroiigh
his frarue, aud be opened bis clouded eyes
and murmured something huskily and fell
into a deep sleep.
It w.-ss au hour or more afterward that
be awoke. The others ha I a,l gone, dis
missed by lur. Rose sat at bis feet, liv
tinet ag.iin:-& the sapphire vault of the
moon lighted sky seeu through the uncur
tained w indow, aud only a low gleam if
the fire now ;.rid then failing across her.
"Rose is drd. then," be said. "And yen
are some mocking spirit in her form. On,
you cannot d-ceive me, though yon co.io
the curl out t.f the yellow hair, though y.u
put nun's cl .th ou that supple shape, lor
you wear my ring upon your finger, and
she never looked so tiil I broke her bean!"
"Y'ou are talking in your sleep," tut
said, bending forward and taking bis burn
ing hands. "This is Rose. Y'our Rjse.
Ail the rest U nothing now."
He gazed at her steadfastly a mortent,
the cioud clearing from his eyes, tbe op
pression from Ins brain. "Nothing"' be
cried, "nothing!" the words comug in
quick gasps. "I was coming back find
you. Out in the deserts I b id seen ny fool
Isbness. I had said: she is tutu! Sue
always was mine! She loved me! May
tbe thing be accursed that parted fs ring
or dance or childish freak or mtddened
temjr. I will never ask her. ikie shall
uever tell me' "
"Oh, there is nothing to tel"!" cried
Rose.
He held out his arms to her. "We have
lost ten years," be murmured. "We w.ll
have tbe rest of the threescore. Nothing
shall part us new. Oh, Rose"
"Nothing ehall part usl" sle repeated.
"The years have burned out my folly and
your "fury, liark! A new one is begin
Ling and our new lifa with t."
"It is our wedding peai." be said. And
then ber lover's arms werealiout tier as if
they wouid never b)seii md their souls
met at their iips. while thecal hedrai chime
of the island c!o-k toiled out over tue
waters tbe first hour of tie new year
Unmet I'resoott Spoflord ia Harper's lia
xar.
Was Columbus a Io?
I don't often langh ftttigbt in the
schoolroom, ' said a down town U-acher
the other day, font I liavs to struggle
hard 3 suppress ah siuuible smile some
times. For instance. I was instrnctinir
my class one day in the event just pre
ceding the revolutionary var. and after
I bad read aud explained the lesson I
began to ask questions a'; nt it. I asked
one boy to name one of tiie causes that
led to the revolt of the colonies a.iia -t
Great Dritain. 'Tea, he answered. That
was all right, so I said to another, a col
ored boy, by the way, 'Xame another
cause. After a pt;is he replied, 'Cof
fee.' "On the same day I gave my hoy. a
short talk about Columbus anj then
asked. 'Who can tell me the nationality
of Columbnsr A half doin hands were
raided, and selecting one of ray brightest
scholars I told hiia to answer. Judge of
nir snrprisa when he said trininpijuntly,
'Dago.' " Philadelphia Record.
Ioc May Talk Soma Day.
Profes-sor A. Graham Bell believes
that dog? inay be tanht to pronounce
words, and is now making scientific ex
periments in this direction. The same
opinion was expressed two centnrit-s
ago by no less an authority than Leib
nitz, who adduces some startling facts
in support of it. The value of such a
language as a means of enlarging the
animal's sphere of thought and power of
conception, and of giving a higher de
velopment to its inteiiectuid faculties, is
incalculable. Profeswor E. P. Evans ia
Pcpnlar Science Monthly.
Dietiaa aaw tha Complesioa,
Sometime, a strictly vegetable and
fruit diet, avoiding carefully all butter
and Tegetable fata, will purify the com
plexion when the most careful regime)
in bathing and all the prescriptions of
the physician are of no avail. Seen diet
ing need be adhered to for only a few
weeks and then one may back gradu
ally to one's ordinary diet, remembering,
however, that an abundant of rich
Ltries. cakes and sweetmeats, eateu
prouiwcoonaiy between meal tunes, will
teDd to ruia the rery best complexioa in
the world. Exchange.
THEIR FIRST NEW YEAR'S
GREETING PRESIDENT WASHINGTON
AND HIS W.'FE.
Haw aa4 Where They Meld Their First
BecepUoa Soma mt tl. Notable, fres
cos The. Splendor nt in. lret of the
Corals Tea and Cake, hat N Music
The first presidential New Year's recep
tion was held by Geueral Washington in
tbe executive mansion in tbe then aristo
cratic purlieu of Cherry street. Tbe boose
itself was one of tbe finest mansions in New
York. It stood on tbe corner of Cherry
street and Franklin square, near where
Harper's publishing house now stands.
it
wa tinilim. .11 iMtntial Ltpilpttina f
i "T V V . 1 , T ,ook,D1'
1 door in tbe center and broad light rooms
1 1 1.. 1 ' . II , ,
' stretxbing far back on both aides of a
lofty
nalL lo tne rtght were the drawiug rooms,
and here in stately elegance the tirst ladv
In tbe land received ber New Year's guest
for tue tirst time.
General Washington himself, always the
central figure, no matter what I be sur
roundings, stood beside bis wife. His
superb physique and bis noble face.
crowned with light brown hair, scarce
threaded with silver and illumined by bis
mild vet bri'liant blue eyes, gained added
charms from his ricb coat and breeches of
black velvet, but silver knee and shoe
buckles studded witb gems, his white
satin vest enriched with silver lace and
buttons, and bis hair, powdered, gathered
into a silk bg and further ornameuted
with a ribbon bow.
No less imposing was Iady Washington,
who, in gorgeous attire, received each
guest with dignified grace. Her beautiful
gown of white sntiu fitted her stately form
to perfection. Tbe long, pointed waist,
the elarwrafe train, the fichu of sheerest
lace, folded demurely upon the breast, and
the beautiful, becoming headdress are fa
miliar to every one. She also wore a neck
lace and stomacher of rare jewels.
It was not customary for General Wash
ing nor bis wife to shake bauds at their
reception, but on New Y'ear" day this
formal regulation did not prevail, and
after the elaborate courtesies were ex
changed Mrs. Washington extended her
mitteoed hand, heavy with gems, and
lightly but graciously touched the bamls
of her guest n. Krcmi 1 o'clock until 3 a
steady stream of b'illiant personages
poured tbrough the risims.
General and Mrs. Washington stood at
the farther end of the second drawing
room. A liveried servant at tne door re
ceived the nameof tbe guest and announced
it in trumpetiike tones. The refrain was
then taken up by a second "pampered men
ial" aud repeated to General Washington,
who in turn presented the cii.er to bis
wife, reserving his own aaiutat.ons until
hers bail been made.
Tbe two parlors in which tbe reception
was held were large, long and lofty. Tne
ceiling were of white aud gold, as were
the paneled walls; long mirrors framed in
tbe same delicate tints reflected the beauti
ful gown, the delicate hue! cf winch
showed to admirable advantage against
the deep scarlet cushions of tne furniture.
All the beauties of the republican court
came in gorgeous attire to usher ia the
new year with wishes couched in courtly
phrase. Lady Kitty Duer. the daughter of
Lord Stirling, was one of the first arrivals
on that looggorm New Year's day, accom
panied by her soldier hilsoand. Colonel
William Duer. Lady Kitty, who was
neither very young nor very handsome,
was one of the sweetest looking women in
New York. Her tail and graceful figure
gained additional height aud grace from
ber beautiful gown of piuk brocade, full
ing in long loom folds from her shoulders
iu the back and opeuing in front over a
petticoat of white satin, from which it was
looped back with bunches of pink roses.
Her low cut corsage sho-ved to advantage
ber fine neck and shoulders, set in a frame
of rare old lace, and ber hair, drawn up
from ber forehead over a cushion, was
powdered and dressed with strings of
pearis held in place by diamond clasps.
The president of t he senate aud bis wife,
Lady Christies. Grirtin. next appeared on
the scene. Iiily Christina, who was rather
austere and gaunt in appearance, was re
served in manner and iu ill health. She
was not very beautiful nor very fashion
able; indeed, she was eminently plain and
a wee bit "dowdy," I fear, for she wore a
gown of gray stutl w ith a while silk ker
chief alstut ber presumablv thin shoulders.
and some plumes of funereal biack in her
hair.
A vivid coutrast to ber and her taciturn
lord were tbe secretary of state and Mrs.
John Jay. Mr. Jay was a most charming
man, of faultless manner, and bad, we are
told, "benevolence portrayed in every fea
ture." He dressed plainly for the times,
but with great taste. His coat of dark,
plum colored velvet, trimmed with gold
lace, his breeches of satin, his long silk
stockings of pale lilac, his diamoud buck
les at knee aud instep, made a most elegant
attire. Mrs. Jay, who was perhaps tbe
leader of social life in New Y'ort. was very
young, very leautiful. very charming, and
w hat we would now, for want of a better
word, ca'd "stvlisb."
She dressed always most showilr, but
with great elegance. Her costume now
lacked none of its usual splendor. The
long trailing robe of psie blue satin was
brocaded with large plush roses, so natnral
that one almost detected their perfume.
The very low corsaite was bordered with
superb gems, and strings of diamonds ai d
pearls were twisted in ber beautiful hair,
which fell in most delightful ripples about
her throat and shoulders. Her jewels were
among the most celebrated in New Y'ork,
and on this occasion she wore most of them.
Another notable belle ami beauty was
Mrs. Kufus King. Her fea'ures were
'faultily faultless." ber clear brnnjtte
complexion contrasted strikingly wi-a Ler
v;v! Jly blue eyeu, and her beautiful bla k
hair and fue teeth were famous for t:.eir
perfection.
Tbe women of tbe day inclined to the
most magnificent fabrics and to luxurious
dressing in all directions. Tbey wore their
hair very high 03 the top of the bead and
frequently c&vered ii with superb orna
ments. Many of them, instead of powder,
used a pomade to make tbe hair glossy.
and where tbe hair was of a biond tint te
effect was very becoming. Cosmetics were
little used, for several foreign noblemen.
ho even thus early began to have "Rec
ollections of America," comment on the
fact that tbe women were pale and had l.t
tle color.
Beautiful as was tbe dress of the belle of
a century gene, the apparel of tbe contem
porary beau was even more charming. If
a man could not be courtly and handsomei
in satin, soft lace, gold embroidery and
jeweled buckles, sorely he wss not worthy
the name. White siik stockings seem to
have lieen the favorite envelope for tbe ex
tremities, possibly because they apparently
increased their size. Coats were of every
color, even of reib ladeJ, ths litter
seemed a notaole favorite. The cocked hat.
effect. The cymbals are made of cast off
pieces of sheet iron, covered with a special
preparation to give them luster. Thus, by
using waste material alone, this popular
toy can be manufactured and retailed at
thirteen cents. At wholesale they cost
ninety cents a dozen. Over SO.000 of thes
playthings are sold each year by peddlers
and toy dealers.
Now, wuere do all tbe toys come from
Who maked them? Where are they made
During tbe Christmas and New Y" ear's sea
son it is estimated that establishments like
the Bon Marc be and the Louvre sell each
f iaO.OUO worth of toys, and the chairman of
tbe Parisian syndicate of toy manufactur
ers estimates that the total sales during
tbe holiday season are not far from !,Quu,
. According to recent statistics there are
in Paris alone nearly 500 manufactories of
toys, mostly situated in the districts of the
Marais. tbe Temple aud tbe Arci.ives. The
number of persons employed regularly in
the toy Industry from year's end to year's
end is about :J0,m.
Tbe manufacture of toys and playthings
had not achieved any considerable degree
of development in France before the year
17, when for the first time it obtained a
special classification at the Paris universal
i exhibition, twenty-two French exhibitors
He
ra
Bating been aaraittea. in 157?, at the
Paris exhibition, class 42, toys, numbered
134 exhibitors, which alone suthces to show
the progress made during ten years. As
for the statistics of tbe trade at the pres
ent day tbe custom house returns show
tbe exports to have risen to 10.ftW,i.iO,
while the imports are only H.OoO.OOUl la
these returns, however, are included cer
tain fancy good which are not precisely
toys.
The toy manufacturers each bave their
s;cialties, and generally deal only ia that
S(ecialty. Arms, armor and military
equipments for children were manufac
tured by forty-one bouses in IsTS. The
workmen earn from five to seven francs a
day, ami the women from two to three
francs. This branch of tbe industry ha
increased greatly since the war of 170-1.
and the French have now beaten all their
competitors, both in tbe cheapness and ex
cellence of their wares, although for a long
time they were closely pressed and even
beaten by tbe manufacturers of Nurem
berg and Belgium, particularly in tne ar
ticie of tin soldiers. These tin soUIhts are
made in tbe M-is quarter, where over
S.uuO.ouO are turned out each year, that is
to say, as many as all the European armies
united. One manufacturer alone at Bt lle
ville employs ai men and women, who
make nothing but tin soldier.
Ten years ago nearly ail the high priced
doll babies used to come from Germany.
They were stirf in form and h.deotis 10
color. Oueday a Parisian lady bad tne
idea of dressing one of these miniature I .a
bies with all the elegance she bestowed
upon ber own person. Since that tune the
full dressed Parisian doll U-ihy has crowded
all the lolRter red Gretcbens out of tne
market. Tbe Germans themselves are now
obliged to buy their Mock of porcelain
heads from the ceramic establishments at
Montretiil and St. Maurice, where tal
ented designers and skillful modelers are
constantly employed. Some of the most,
celebraud sculptors do not disdain to
model beads for the leading firms. Pans j
is still a center for i-lie.-in dolls. mv!e i.v
workwomen who earn only taenty ort.nr
ty cents a day.
Of metal toys watches, kitchen utensils
and similar obje-ts there were seientv
nine manufacturer in 1-7H. The pay of
the men is six to eight franc a dav and of
the women two to three franc. More than
1,'JJ) workmen are employed in this de
partment of the industry, w hich was for
merly the monopoly of Germany. The
manufacture of these objects in France t
gan about 14i. l 1.7 the trade in these
articles rem hed l.SW.Jno franc and em
ployed 10 workmen. At present tb trade
exceeds 4.0HU.)'ju of franc pr annum. The
chief article in this section i the nice cent
toy wat-b ami chain, invented by ac tmelot
named Herinnt about IsiV. This iLrhaut
now lives comfortably as .1 retired trades
man at Belleville, enjoying an income of
fl.UM a v.-ir giincd by selling tnea
watches. This bine cent watch is how
popular ad over Ihe world, and its price
ha been reduced even to one cent al
though it passe tiirouirh twenrv ei -lit
pair of hands liefore it reaches i.iecu
totner's. One manufacturer of toy wati-he
at lari employ !V) person, and his Imsi
nes amounts to f Um.uno a vear. which 1
eqnivalent to saying that he turns out
, watches a day at prices varyiug from
fonr cents to three dollar a dozen.
Besnb- the workmen who try during
their idle hours to invent some toy that
ill have a run during tbe hoiidav season.
there are kind hearted men l.ke Mur-rr's
hero. Schauunrd, who are c'nt'.nu.ilv
seeking to find some new kuirkknack f -r
the amusement of children. There is a
bale old geutleman in tbe Temple quarter
who has spent bis life in iuventiug tovs.
and particularly those of noisv kirnL
which, a we all know, are in high favor
with children. This amiable old gentleman
is also the author of tbe double sided iron.
let, in which you think yon drink when you
don't, tubber lizanis and slugs, which
youngster and others cau surreptitiously
slip into the salad bowl, etc. All inventor
try to produce an article that will Lave an
immense vogue, that will be tbe tov of the
ison, but w hile we find each year au in
finite variety of curious objects, it is rare
that .my of them strike universal attention.
In looking back for the hist thirty vears
there are only two that bad an immediate
and prodigious xpularity Pharivin's .-t-
pems ami the Kotiian (Question. The idea
of the serpent came 111 a simple and unex
pected manner one day to a young cheiu-i-al
student wfcile be was watch. ng the
combution of a product in the laboratory.
himself, as he s-iw the fantastic-. I t'i'ix I
maile bv the burning prwluct He c. -!
eied some little pvramids. who:: ot 1" i
needed to be Lighted to start o? "1- J
that wouiil piease me boys," lie said to
serpentine course, and sold the :!? to !J
pyrotechnist, wLo promised hirn a vers- I;
mall royalty. Tn yo?:ng chemist '.hongut i
bat px-rhapi he misb gain er;or:g M
olfer cbamp igne o:.ce or twu-e t. I.:
; ii. .e
Thote cotnpiir.ions Three dtvs .'.-
.vhp;
wherever h? rff.x. he found s-jme one who
wa playing with ::e little pyramid, aud
at the end of en-.h nin'.h. for a long nV.'.e
afterwanl. his mod-st inoe wis in
creased by several thousand traces as h.s
hare of tne profits.
Tbe inventor of the Roman Question did
not beuetit by his discovery for a great P
wui.e. 11-? 11311 no rej;i.siereu irauernara
,.:t it. 1 . 1 1 , .
for it.and n i.iiitatiun wa simple enough
(or any hardwire 'leal?- 15::; ifir.tig the
first tewdysof its appeartcce be mrist
buve msde a sina.l fortune. The pu.z!e
consist e,l in fini.ng the way cf separating
wo pieces of iniu iti the sCtpe of aa iler-
rogation iHiii.t. Is was very amusing
and irritatir. to discover tue trick your
0 discover tue trick your- e
.as f he late Mr. Ludsii'iry I
tcii your frier.d si ru e
self, and pie.ising,
woiini say, to wat
with the
very ea--y
prjliletn. which 'is nituriliy f
when you knew how it was done, j
like tcese two crszs has siri'e
Nothing
appeared. r a is Cor. Nw York Sun.
Ituwery rawashop.
The pawnbrokers' sales -.bops have held
me beforptheir windows manv atid manv
au hour since hild!itil, and today when
I pause before one 1 feel a keener toin-li
of the impulses cf yontU than auyt'uing
else can bring hark tome. There isiunch
hnmbugin the Bowery, br,t thi-re is no
humbug in what these stores disj lay. Pa
thos ar. 1 tragedy are constantly exhibited
and emu'ted on every block of that throb
bing avcune, but it all seems to me as
nothing beside the tragic and pathetic
tales that are told by the goods in these
store fronts. Tiie Tanity of man i f.-!t
by every poor stranger who is knocked
about and j tiel by the crowiis that
throng the pavement, but for a eennon
npon vanity I know no text ia ail Neve
York like thei content of on of tiiese;
windows. Julian Ra!p'a in Century.
Fossil guella Near ltoston.
Twenty-one specimens of f -i! shells
have been found in the vicinity of r"s
ton. Some of these fossils were fonnd
in the Madly river, ou the liordir of
Brookiine; some have been fonnd in the
dredging of tbe Charles river near tiie
Back Bay. Srae t.f the oyster shell
are ten inches long. Other specimens
cotne from South Boston, tiiiuway be
tween City Point and Castl i-l.m L
None cf these) are now existing nurth of
Cape Cod and bnt few north of New
Jersey, except in rare case. PUili
delphia Ledger.
Japwaes Festivals.
Tho Japanese festivals are easily re
membered: First cf first month, the
new year; third of third month, feast of
dull, for girls; Fifth of fifth to. .11 to.
feast of flags, for boys; seventh of sev
enth month, the day for the god and
jroddesss of love, Tonabota; ninth of
ninth month, the "escape to tiie tnon-i-tain,"
the feast of chrysanthemums. The
Litter is not now generally ol-erved.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Few trades have increased so miwh of
late) rears as that of the secondhand
clothes dealer. A short time ago there
were not above one or two in esich town.
Now they may almoet be counted i,j
dozen.
k
WHOLE XO. 2109.
TOYS 10K TUE NEW YEAR
HOW
THEY ARE SOLD ON
STREETS OF PAR.'S.
THI
The Little Booths Ahwf the Bowlevanla,
The Ways f the Vealere Woewerfal
TarietT of Clrioat Article Their
CicspMM Fharaoh'e Serpewts.
From Dec. 2 to Jan. every year the
city of Paris becomes one vast fair. Police
regulations of all kind. are relaxed; beg
gars aud barrel organs have free run of the
capital; in the open space swings, ear
rousels. roundahouts, shooting galleries,
and somnambulists' consulting cabinets
are installed. Along the grand boulevards
and maiu avenues interminable lines of
wooden booths are erected- Sellers of ail
kind of useful and useless objects begin
to 11 tbe air with their cries, and to gather
obstructing groups in front of their dis
play of m:scel.aneMis merchandise.
The orlg:tiof the Little booth U almost
as nl. i as the custom of giving Christmas
and New Year's presents, but it is only
since 17N that toxse erected on tbe boule
vard have been sufficiently numerous to
constitute special fair. Since New War'
day of lsai they have not ceased to make
theiranuual visit exc-pt during thewinter
of 117U-!.
Permission is given each year for erect
ing tnee Loth, from Dec - to Jan. 6 on
the boulevards, the quays aud the public
jxpiares, with tne except.on of tbe P!.k
end niie and tbe Place de la Concorde.
The princtiia spot is, of course, the main
(oiiievard from the Kistile to the Made
leine, where ataxic Vl of them are ptaord
ti both siiie walk. of the thoroughfare.
Some 4i or i more are scattered about
in other part of the city. From tbe lfci
tile to tiie Place de l.t ILepubliqiie la the
favor te locality for the orange; vender,
and fmni that point to the Madeleine the
os, trinkets, knickkmu ks. etc.. known
iin.li-r tbe generd nnme of tb Article de I
Par:, reign supreme.
The maximum width of each booth is
vght feet, and a space of three feet is left
l..rw,.n each roiis! ruction. No Imh,( b -nn
i-e pl.in-d within a huudrrd feet of a store
xelimg tiie same article th.it is to lie ills
played by tiie temporary dealer. Tbe oc
tipaut of the booths pay uo tax to tbe
-i;y. Wbeti the weather is good the net
profits during the fortnight vary from "JIM
to ) francs for each booth, varying, of
course, witn the nam re of tbe inerchan
dise. The permit is given by tho police
trommtssioner of each quarter.
Reside the permission given to oceti-
pantsof lnof lis, acertaiu number of licenses
re granted to the ramelots or street ped
llers, who squeeze into corners by the tree,
where there i not space enough for a
boom. They i.ave a portable table or stand
and fold up their apparatus at night like
the Arab and quietly steal away uutil the
following morning. Ihe cameiot are nu
merous at al! seasons of the year, but dur
ing holiday time it seems as though bun-
dreds of them had sprung up out of the
grouiKt like the ragpickers tbe street
peddier are mainly recruited from tbe
large r.as who have no trade and are
obliged to turn their hind to anything
which will give 'hem a living.
the corr.er or streets closed for repairs
are the favorite piace for the peddler, and
be ha only to set up bi table and begin to
arrung" his stock iu trade to have a crowd
of iuler see what he has gof. Giam-iog
around he suddenly exclaims: "I may as
Weil rum niy;l! today as tomorrow. A
man miMrii, mustn't be?" and then be
.starts i.lT with Lis !xniinent or story about
what be has to sell.
Tne boniment is tbe great card for tbe
,"edJlir. Someirnprovisetbeirstory: others
recite. The article to be sold can change,
but never the boniment. Sme of the ped
dler try to amuse 1 heir crowd by trliiig
;nusiag yarn, and then by a clever tran
ition praising the article t b-y have to sell
Other try tocatch customers ly awakett
ing their curiusiry. Several use tbe pa
triotic dmlge of 'encouraging home Indus
?ry,"iind a:l endeavor to prove that the
object they ofTer is sel l as an advertise
ment, and consequently below cost.
These peddlers travel over the country,
vi-iting all tne fair. Tbey have their
-special boteis 111 H the principal places.
During the New Y" ear's fair in Paris speci
mens of ail these itinerant venders, hotb
n-gular and irregular, may he seen, some
having booths, otiier operating with a
simple table or tn-.y, and all dealing a a
ruie 10 ' ,i,;'t 0,st . thirteen,
twenty-nine or thirty-uine sous. Such are
tiie trliiioiia! prices, just one rent less
l' the nsuiil pn.-vsc' other men.
The object Sold ill the booths along tbe
'boulevards defy enumeration. Y'ou may
find everything there from egg beaters and
potato mashers up to casts ot the Venus of
M.lo. of Houdon's "Kiss." ami of Mme.
Recamier, and between these two extremes
are bonlsin. nougat, musical instruments,
bird r.4l!s, tillers, American popcorn. Swed
ish cut lery, books, artificial llowers. mir
Trs, visiting cards, but above ail toys of
ji'.l km is, dolls, dolls' furniture, tin sol
lier and more espcut!ly very cneap toy.
Last ve.tr the novelties were so coiled me
cbamcal toy w hich you wind up with a
string to set tiieiu going. Such are a
nurse pushing a lrrambulator. a baker
an 1 his cart, a lady witb ber parasol, an
-osrric carriage, two waitsers, two tire
men ligiitinga d'lei. etc These toys are
Jill mane of tin. and a very simple mechan
ism causes tnem to move over a plane sur
.f.ue ui;!i comic simulation cf moving
limbs, or, like the duelist., to lunge at
'a(
tb
acu other with furious swonl for two or
ree minute, w hi.e the impetus of the
trmg
,!'ac.e a
price fi
tring and spr.ng lasts. Sue n toys are all
a cheaply as possible, and vary iu
ram tbirtiri cent to thirty nine
cent.
As an instance of tiie economical way m
which they are man u fact tired we w ill take
well known thirteen cent toy. the uie-
harin-al rutin: t setedoii a little car. which
in lii'-tioit makes the animal beat a poi r of
vnio.iL. First of all. the wheel must be
jicrfectiy round in order to have tiie rotary
movement of tiie av.letree make tue two
tone strike regularly. If rnese wheels
were cut express, y ti.ey would co-t double
the price of the toy itself; so. necessity be
ing tne mother of invention, tiie toy uiak--rs
concvivtsl the idea of getting them
ready made by purchasing tiie waste
piece of wood from tbe cruel stand manu
facturer. Tbe top of tiie ordinary cruel
stand are cut out with a punch: thi ap
erntiou leave a r :;t ;-.ro r-u::'! pa-jes
d wi1 where til- oil and viuegar rue's
rest and t o stna.lr-rcircii.ar piece where
the stoppers r j '.wed w hile te rosier
are in Use. The irnall pieces serie for
the front w! ee; of tie raboit's car and
the larger ime ;i r the hinrl wlieel. 1 ha
axletns ) nu-le f-otn tbe waste umbrella
bundles, frc-ra tbos that are not perfectly
straight.
The nbbit himself is in eardhoard, and
coverwl wi'a refuse skin that tbe furrie-.
t:iuuot u-e. Tocompiete the illusion the
animal must have eye, and ordinary shoe
Bails sis:ii'!y varnished give the desired
enriched with goi.l lace aud cords, was at
e.aborate as the headgear ot a "tailor
made' woman of our times. The vest,
usually of white satin, frequently heavily
embroidered with gvld. silver or colors,
always ornamented witb noticeable and
often valuable button, had long flaps ir
entire length, and was, after the coat, the
most pronounced article of attire.
Unfile of lace, fine as that worn by
"their sister., tbeir cousins or their annta,"
fellaliiit their well kept band and adown
tbeir snowy shirt bosom. The widest
latitude in ecl or and fabric was permitted,
and though Geuerol Washington, Mr. Jay,
Rol-rt Morris and other distinguished
nieu confined themselve to biack, white
or scarcely visible colors, many of tbe
celebrities of the day wore hue as vivid or
as delicate as the most dainty debutante.
Mrs. Washington never requested her
weekly visitor to be seated. Indeed, all
tbe chairs were removed from the room
and only a sofa remained, and before this
the stood. On thi New War's day tbe
usual custom prevailed throughout the!
aftertifion. From -I until 6 there was a!
temporary lull in the arrival, and General
Washington and his wife improved the
momentary quiet by partaking of some
alight refreshment.
Shortly after 8 o'clock toe stream o
callers began to flow again, and the guest.
weo now came ia sp.ecoa auire, sarpas '
tag that of the aftermsjn. reouAined for
long periods, as tbe seat bod been replaced
in the Minn liierewn never music at
the usual Friday receptions of Ijdy Wash
ington, rtor was an exception made on this
more important occasion. The saddled
t.-.ue of tne courtly gallants, the pretty
rippla of laughter from even prett.er bps,
and the continuous rattle and rumble of
arriving and departing equipage alone
broke tbe silence. Hut one innovation was
made in favor of New Year's. Kefresn
Btents were served at 7 o'clock, and though
to us whs cftea "e.ew with a critic's eye"
a party supper of gitse, raUUs, terra j.a,
c yitcrs, ices, etc, ad i3-z:zz.zi. tlia -rof-fe.'ed
eatertA-oSica: look verr s;aple. i-j
sixy'.u'ity provoked r..i coinaio:::. Ieaar. I
cc??e. tiua caifl al r'.a a case wr
servel.
The Washington nieuai waa f tiue-1 for
its china, its silver, its glass aud Linen.
The family pUt. most cf which descended
from the C list is side of the house, was
nuvgnidcent. It had been brought to New
Yora by Mrs. Wascington, aud 00 her ar
rival was all melted down and reproduced
in more elegant and harmonious forou.
Each piece d .splayed the arms of the Wasa
ingtons, and much of it is atiil in the pos
session of the Custis family. The massive
salver, 2!:,' inches long and 17; ; wide, U
oval and perfectly devoid ot a l ornamen
tation, save a riiu ot "beading" at the outer
edge. I'pon this were er-ed a and coffee
in cups of cobweb fineness, o thin that the
liquid within showed from without its
exact height in the cup. Two men serv
ants, dressed in plain livery, passed the
cups that cheered but surely did not in
ebriate. Though hot puueue. saugaree
and wines of every sort were drunk in
great quantities aud at ail time. Lady
Washington seems to have been as unwill
ing to serve them as wa one of her recent
successors.
Imagination can scarcely paint a more
charming scene than ber parlor trust now
have shown. Ou whichever aoie one
looked beauty aud wisdom, birta and
wealth, bravery aud distinction marked
the brilliant assemblage. There was a
stately dignity and breeding, an indescrib
able atmosphere of eiegaoce, tnat were
surely part of "the grace of a day that is
dead." for we never see thera now. Al
though music enlivened the reception the
guests were not without occupation. Con
versation had not then brc.nne a lost art,
anil oa such occasions a th.s it reached its
highest perfection. As S o'ciiMik struck.
Lady Washington rose, an.!, stepping for
ward with a complacent smile, said, "The
general usua.ly retire at 'J o'clock; and 1
always precede him." arid witu the deep
and gracefal courtesy ta.it. with otner
beautiful thiug. h i, fallen into til liuiiio
of desuetude, she w:tfnirew, and the first
presidential New Year's reception was a
thing of t he past. Home Journal.
New Zealaad Holiday.
Tbe colonists of New Zealand, according
to Mr. Edward Wakefield, are a holiday
making people. There is aiumst an aver
age of one recognized boinliiy to a uioutu,
and it ia a common practice for all work
ing people to take two or more davs at
Christmas, New Year's ami Kaster, so a
to make an unbroken play time of t n ree or
four day, including a iind iy.
Tbe commonest ,,f hoo-!:iv amu.se
lueuts is the p:cm. Tne several trades,
sect aud sK-iet.'S have picnics of their
own, to which the punl.c are cordially wel
come on the payment of a small sunt to
ward trie expense of the entertainment. It
is amusing to the railway traveler to note,
as he passes through some pretty country
side, not one or two, but perhaps tifty dif
ferent pn-u.es in fiiil swing, each number
ing score or hundreds of guest. It has
be-n said, with much more truth than is
usually to be found iu epigram of this
kind, that "New Zealand people are Lk
cattle. You need ouly turu a number cf
them into a pasture and leave them alone,
and tbey will make themselves perfect.y
bappy.'
On a warm and teaiptitg New Tear's
day an enterprising burglar might waii
through a New Zealand city and he.p
biinseif nnd.turbed to the contents of
most of tbe houses. Dwelling atid streets
are alike deserted, and tl.eca-ua! sojourner
who does not understand t iewiy i f tne
place seeks in vain for someone to speak
to or somerlnng to do. IJr ii or 7 o'clo k
In the evening tbe streets ere i.vely wita
returning crowds. l'u.iu a Companion.
Taming Over s ew Leaf.
What shall be said of Nsvr Y'ar g'jod
resolutions They are eit'i .r co.ti iicnda
ble or con tern ptioie, according 1 1 their na
ture and their nurture ; .Lints whosvs
value depends upon the -td imi tiie v.l.
Good resolutions are ia or-ler a: al! times
surely, then, a: the bo t eg time. Wh
should not every man. woman and child
among us try to sped out noble words o:
red letter days Net Y'.-ar good resolu
tions need not be ephemeral .uey may tie
eternal. It 1 our fault if taey are like Jo
nah's gourd, that withered when the sun
waxed hot. There is no reason why they
cannot be like David' tree, planted by tue
rivers of water, that bnugeth forth its
fruit La its seasou. New Y'orn World.
Raiiaiaat ew Tesr'a Call.
The author of "The Ku-sian at Home"
reports a custom of tii.it people which re
flects credit upon tneir humanity, as well
as upon their g-Kl scu-e.
The Russian have invented a very in
genious niode of avoiding mere ceremonial
visits altogether. Those who not wish
to call on their friend at tne New Y'eur
semi three roubles to the poor, and ott
New Y ear's day the journals publish a list
of persons who have g;vn to charities th
money they would otnerv ise have spent
on card.
This i. accepted by every one as a polite
sad satisfactory alternative.
The Cenalaetor W,tbl Not KAiga.
Coknel Thomas F. Fisher teiU a st-rr
which is a gcuxl one. Among the Crs?
railroads built in the Unit- 1 St:;tes wa
a little line ain'iit twenty tniies ia
length. Iu the cmrse of titnt? a big
tnnuei line was constructed tlirt righ thu
Same conntry. The original line be
rame merely a branch. For many year
it was run in a cheap way, wita no
locomotive, one engineer and tvro or
three freight car.
Finally a u-w general uiiina ;t r was
ap;oint'l. He had b,-cn in tiie t.fEc
but a week when h: ; f"r tiie one
lone mndnrtor w ho hal held tha posi
tion ever sini-e therooil was bi'.'.t.
"I wonld lik-; to have y.'ir re:gt:a
tion."' said the general mati.ig.T, when
thf conductor appeared.
"My resignatioti?" it;.;Tiire-l the con
dnrt.ir in astonishment.
"Yes, sir; yours."
"What fi.r', prayr"
"Well. I want to mnkn i..tin cluing
and get Lew blixl in til" liiie," wa the)
genersl iiianigrr's rep!.
' won't resigti,"' answered t.he mn-
dtictor.
"Then I will be compelled toui-ff::;r.--
yon. r. step which fr yunr sire I hal
hoj.-d J wrrnld lie saved from taking."
" Y'onng tuan. yon will r.-.t dix-hargn
tue. I owa a controlling iitet-- 11: t.i
stocg nl tin. railrcd atid '. tiie presi
dent and Ixard of liirwt- tv I shiiil have
you fire.1.-
The old conductor did rea'ly own t:,
majority of tne st k, ;ind. as Uf. sa.d.
put iu hi ova board of ciirectors and
president. Atlanta C institution.
Al IHeal Htailoa.
In my experience there is nothing like
a gondola to pKiint from, rpe.-ia.Iy in
the sotnmer and it is the summer time.
Then ail these Ven-uan cab are guv in
their sunshiny attire, and have laid
aside; their dark, lt m I ci'iags. their
rainy day mackintoshe tri-ir felsi
anl have pa!lel over their shonlder a
frail awning of creamy white, perched
npon a debate iron frame work, witii
snowv curtain at sides and iaok, under
which yon paint in r-tati? r loiingt? Iqx-
urionsl v, drinking in the b auty about
yon.
1 have in my wanderings tried ail sorts
of moving thing to paint from; tartana
ia Spain, volautes in Cut,, br-a-1 saiie l
luggers in IJollaud. ronl-s in Mexico, and
cabd everywhere. One I remeiniier with
delight an old nighthaws ia Amster
dam that offered n:e m-t only its front
seat for my easel, its arm rest formv
water bottle, and a pocket in the ilcsii-fl-ip
for brtii'iies (I ata likely to expect all
these conveniences in evn tiie most di.
repntableof ca'os), bnt insisted on giving
me the ailditioual luxcry of a knot hoi-
in its fl.xjr for waste water.
But with all this a cab is not a gon
dola. F. Hopkinson Smith rn Scribner'.v
Electric headlights of about 2,j") csn
lle) power are now in general use on tho
railroads ia Indiana. They are very f
Torably spoken of by engineers.
In nailing on heels by the use cf ma
chinery one man and a boy cai heel 3cJ
pain of shoes per day. It would ruirsj
fire jaca to do this by has J.