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Stewart bills for 2155,000 spent on lawyers employed to beat off the cormorants who began to settle on the estate almost before the merchant prince was dead. The increase of cburch building, supeib In their architectural propor tions, iu all parts or the United States Las been amazing thus far this year. Mowtiere in the Christian world is as much money spent for cburch erection and Improvement as at present la this country. Tiie law regarding the employment of children in mills, passed last winter by the Maine Legislature, has very materiuliy increased the school attend ance in the manufacturing towns of tiie State. At LUboa Falls the in crease is about 10 per cent., at Auburn aud Naccarappa about o per cent. 1'kemuent Elect IIaueisox has followed the example of 1'reaident Cleveland in taking a newspaper m in for his private secretary. There is wuHlom in that, for, though an editor m.iy be no better qualified In other ways than a man of another profession, lie at leojt has experienced in dealing with troublesouid vb iters, who want what they cannot get and yet must ba placated. A distinction between heirs" and "relation" was marked out by Vice Chauce4!r Bird, of 2ew Jersey, in a recent will coae. The testator In his will proviied that his property, after his wife's !eV.h, should go to his "nearest le'atious," and the Vlci Chancellor decides Unit these are his brothers, aud that the expression ex cludes his nephews aud nieces from sharing m the division of the estate. kar the soda springs of Ashlaud, Oregon, there is a spring which emits a aras so poisonous ad to kill whatever may breathe it. and it U said that there u almost constantly a ring of birds, snakes, lizirds and small deer lying dead about It. The same deadli nes is claimed for a spring somewhere in Idaho, and in bolk it U thought that a concentrated form of carbonic acid gas is the active agent of destruction. General lie Cook has found a good use for convict labor, and that is for cutting a caual to straighten the Mississippi river near Fort Leaven worth, thus secunnz the sifety ol . thousands ot acres of bottom land now subject to cutting action of the river. Convict labor thus employed will do a good work without coming into com petition with free labor, because the work would not be done at all if day 'a wages had to be paid for it. There is a great deal of engineering work of this description in which convicts might be usefully and fairly employed. On e of the worst cases of Breach ot Trust and embezzlement recently dis closed was that of James E. Bedell, who robbed the New York law firm ot Barlow, Larocque & Choate and their customers of re ore than a quarter of a million of dollars, which lie spent In extravagant living or lost in specula tions. The sentence he received, twenty-Gve years and four months In tbe penitentiary, is in keeping with the character of hi? cri me, but it is much tc be feared that he will get out before the end of his term, through mistaken sympathy of men who remember him only when his reputation was Kood. In crimes of this kind, however, good reputation should count against the culprit rather than for him. Mr. 1'owderlt has been re-elected General Master Workman ot tbe Knights of Labor, the opposition to him representing only a fifth of the membership ot the Convention. Ilia most active enemies were outside, where they will stay. It is to be hoped that Mr. 1'owderly will now be able with his Increased powers to make the Order conform more nearly to his ideal than heretofore. In his published ut terances he has generally taken tbe right views of strikes, and has ex pressed a desire to make the Knights of Labor a respected organization, ad vancing the luteresU of its members and ot all workmeu by argument and educatiou rather than by forcible means which almost always fail of their purposes. Welcome then to Mr. Towderly, with his Increased power to build up a great and useful organ Uou. Charleston la having a merry time celebrating the reconstruction of the C!ty after the earthquake, which seems to have sUne.i up the city In more ways than one. An Industrial Issue of TT.e .Viks ami Courier presents an attractive picture of the city, its trades, manufactures and other enterprises. Over $4,000,000 was extended In build' lng enterprises the year after the earth quake, of which nearly ll.000.C00 was contributed bv other cities for the relief of property owners in distress Another million was expended in the year Just closed. For a city of C0.000 Inhabitants this Is a large amount of money to be used for rebuilding pur poses, and it Is easy to believe that the city has been transformed. According to Tiie iS'etrs and Courier, "the city has regained a volume of business approaching in many respects to the boasted trade of 1SG0. and this Las been accomplished by Charleston men and Charleston money." The city suffered greatly irom the war, and almost as much during the reconstruc tion period; then tbe earthquake gave it another set back; so that its present prosperous condition is encouraged and the outlook for the future bright. IortI. Keep nj Memory Green. My foet apprucli Ufa's weatern slope; AboTs ma beud Uis noonday skies, Ceyond us spreads the realm of hope, iScaiind, Ui land of memory lies; know not wbat the years may brio Of dangers wild, orjujs serene; Bat, taming to the r2.1t, I sing. "Lord, keep my memory green. 0 land of winter and of bloom. Of singing bird and moaning pins, Thy goMen light, they tender gloom. lliy vales aud mountains, ail are mine? The holy loTra of other years. With beck'nin bands toward ma lean. An. I whisper, through their falling tears, "Lord, keep my memory green." Dear Memory! whose unclouded gaze Can pierce the darkest wilds of space 1 see hrr morning watch-11 re blaze, 1 feel her breezes fan my face; i would not give the light she flings Across my future's landscape scene For all the pomp and power of kings "Lord, keep my memory green." Let Memory near my soul abide. With eye and voice to warn and win. Till Hope and Memorr, side by side, Shall walk above the tides of sin Till train ltle's western lakes and ril. The angel lifts the sunset sheen. Anil hans it o'er the eastern hiilx "Lord, keep my memory green." HOY'S BATTLE. 'Hallo! two fresh 1' cried a mocking voice, this is a red letter day. The speaker was a huge fellow with t tangled mass of black hair on his bead, a cigarette in his month and an insolent swagger in his manner. Koy stopped and glanced around. Yes, there was another, and be looked like an Ameiican. lie was long and lean and lank, but looked eager and intelligent, lie was looking shyly and curiously into tlu studio ot the "Beau Arts." His si ay tweed suit was worn and seedy in the extreme. There was a real hunger 111 bis eye, and bis hands seemed to tremble as be still kept them on the half open door. The hall was a long one, and there seemed to be a perfect forest ot easels, from each ot which had sprinig a wild looking fizure. with unkempt looks and lancing black eyes and mocking grins. 'Walk in, gentlemen,' cried one voice. 'You weren't expected this morning, ur we'd have bad the studio painted.' Koy had beard something or the re ception given to a new student at tbe BeSux Arts, eo he kept his temper and bowed. Delighted to welcome a native of the land ot the great Barnum, cried another, seizing Hoy's hand and work ing it like a pump handie. 'How many scalps have you on hand?' 'Two new fellows a double treat. Here, monsieur. Interrogate the gentle men. But iirst let us give three cheers Cor the United States!' The cheers were given with a gusto, Dd tbe supervisor approaches Hoy. 'Thirty francs from you.' Boy reddens, and looks at bis com panion. It is rather hard for two free txtrn American citizens to be brow beaten in this way. 'What do they mean?' asks the other. 'It's a tax on every newcomer. 'Must we pay it?' 'I suppose so; It's a beastly shame,' 'But I cannot. faltered the other. I have only live francs in the world.' 'Stop ctiatterinz. new fellows,' cried the sutervisor. e're tnirsty.' Uoy felt a strange pity for the lank young man with the hungry eyes. Ouly live francs? Oh, I see; your remittance has not arrived. I never get retniitances,' faltered the other. Why. how do you live?' I work my way. A thousand thunders,' vociferated the supervisor. 'In the name of George Washington, how long must we waitr It s no use 1 must give it up lor the present,' said the young man. growing paler, and casting a longing look at the forest of easels. Stopl I will pay for you,' exclaimed Roy, with a sudden impulse of friend- mess to the forlorn Dting. -iou can give it back when you're able. He was unprepared for the tears that suddenly rushed into the cavernous hungry eyes of the hitter. 'Thanks. 1 uu have saved me; and if ever I forget it He held out one gaunt, bony baud that still trembled Iu Hoy's grasp. I believe the fellow is huuzry,' Koy decided, his heart melting at the thought. So, at:er the noisy crew nau a is pc sea of the feast and drank the bealtn of the two aud ot all their compatriots, Le invited his new acquaintance to dinner. aud they grew quite confidential over it- '1 havent a relative in the world but maiden aunt, who believes in my senilis and sent mo over here.' said Koy. 1 had some opinion ot myself at home. I thought 1 knew something of art matters. 1 am now certain 1 am a dunce. I've been here a jear, work lng with a teacher. I've been getting rid of all the old methods, and haven't any new ones. That's my condition at present. 1 have not even an aunt I am alone. I depend upon myself, and have lived so far, said the other, who gave Rov a somewhat battered bit or paste board. 'That is ray came, and 1 have a den at that number. I intend t go In for all the prizes, and if pluck and work can do anything I shall win. Yon have done me a service to-day 'Never mind that, interrupted Loy, looking at the card and reading thereou the name of 'Nathan Lang, written in a bold free band. 'We must stand by one another against these rhllistines. In this way a friendship Degan mat lasted through the year. One lowering night toward the end of it Koy Mather was making his way some nat eioohiuj through that ricturesqne tangle or streets called the Latin 0.aartier. He had iust received a letter from audi Koxie which he had stopped Dy lighted window to read. It ran as follows: Dear Koy I've got to tell you some baa news, aueie mu i uv es martin' of It. or puttin' of it off. But rrharS OV mis time, iou o a cum nut vonr fortune, and getting able to do without help. 1 hope you?ll keep to a straight and narrer pain, ana never deviate into painting them there Wermses and Dinahs which is a per vertin public taste, and didn't ought to L allowed. The bad news is that ventured all my little fortin' in an oil well, which accordin to our Deacon Joslah Slater was a running elgbteei tbousln' barrels a day. Well, it's run off all mr money, at any rate. There an old say in aUmt truth being at tbe bottom of a well, but that wasn't the one I reckon. Deacon Slater 'lows It was to be, an' It's no use a goia' agin the ordinances; but tain't clear to me as Tcovldence bad anything to do with it, and I don't know as 'twill be to you, and so I told him. He spoke quite feelin' about you, an' said if the paintln' didn't turn out a good job, there was the place as bookkeeper in his button factory as you could have at any time, and so farewell. Your lovin' unt, HOI ANN A MATHER.' Koy bad crushed this letter in his band, and walked on with tbe feeling that be bad nothing more to hope or expect in this world. He had, in fact. been working against hope for the last month, with a cold, despairing feelin? settling down upon his heart. He was one ot the competitors for a prize, but each day he passed his brush over the day's work with an angry vehemence, obliterating bis failures. I am a gigantic mistake,' be said to imself gloomily. 'There's nothing left for me but to go back to the button factory. There's nothing In me. I can't get up the ghost of a conception for a picture. My hgures look as 11 cut out of pasteboard, my skies are like Aunt Boxanna's bluing, my rocks are pasty. Heighol 1 could almost wish d lived in those wonderful days or magic and wizards, ir any obliging gentleman in black should appear now and say, 'Koy Mather, you shall have your heart's desire for the paltry con- ideration of Halloo, who are you tumbling over?" A fierce 'sacre came from the ad vancing foe, but the next moment it was changed to a greeting. A sallow faced, dark eyed gentleman in black topped suddenly, and then said: 'It Is Monsieur Mather, eh? Ahl you come, 1 suppose, from your friend ahl the poor young roan cut down ike a flower ' What do you mean?' cried Boy, rec ognizing a fellow student- Is it that you ask me? W hy, 1 thought It was with you, Damon, and wbat you call the other? 'Never mind! What is the matter with Lang?' Oh! he is dying; that is alii' Roy turned away and walked rapidly. He had been so occupied with his work, having a studio of his own now, that he had hardly thought of Lang for three weeks, and his conscience smote him. But certainly Mather could not be so desperate, or his friend would have let him know. He made his way up the dim stair way, meeting no one. vv nen ue pnsnea open the door of Lang's room there was no light or any sound save a bait smothered moan from the bed. He found a match after awhile and lit a candle. Then he called his friend by name but there was no answer. ne took the light In bis baud. ' A horrible fear was clutching at his throat as he walked toward the bed; for the moaning had ceased. And at the first glance it looked as if the shadow that lies in wait for all of us had indeed crossed that threshold, and laid a dim hand upon one aching brow. He is cone, poor iellowr thought Koy, 'and no one beside bim to hear hl3 last words or to bold bis band In the supreme moment. Ferhap3, though. there may be some faint pulse or lite. It I had some stimulants ' lie bathed the cold face with water first, and then looked about for soma thing stronger. Iu doing this he eaw an easel, and upon 1 1 stretched a unishea picture. that even in that faint and dim light g'owel with life and power. There was a tall headland, pine crowned, draped with dainty ferns. Above it the misty air seems like amber, the sky is of melting gold. Below, the sea. with its emerald light and foam crested waves and llame opals of lizht. And where the reeds seem to thrill with the wind stands one like a lily queen, A miracle of snow and gold. It is (Miranda on her island. She looks at Koy with fearless, but Innocent tender eyes. She lives! It would hardly seem miracle if she stepped forth and touched his band. Ahl this is genius, lie recognizes It with a groan. And the man whose cunning band has done the work Is lying there deadl It is nothing to him now, that he would have won the prize. W hat are earthly laurels to blm. who sees the amaranth's deathless bloom? What are all the triumphs or the toil to one on whom a new day dawns in the lanl where there shall be no night? 'I must take care of this picture,' said Koy. 'He would have given it to me, and it will not do to let it fall Into the bands of " He had rolled it up with this thought and hearing the door open turned to face a virago. 'bo, some one at last. And how is it that you make your way into my bouse, and ask no leave? The doctor it is who has forbidden?' 'The poor fellow is a friend of mine. and if you will get a little wine, I think be is in a faint.' 'Wine? Ahl but dear. Does be not owe me City francs? And he was to pay with bis grand prize, and here he has escaped died out of pure malice- to cheat me. But I will have all all he has had the grace to leave. Typhus. too; that frightens my lodgers. Ah, 1 am a lone woman, and have no one to Lake my parti' Typhus I' cried Koy, looking at the bed with a fear for himself seliishly springing up in his heart. . 'Here, take this, and 1 will send some wine for him.' He o fie ret the woman money, and then stooped once more over his friend There was no pulse. "Thanks; monsieur Is a gentleman. exclaimed the woman. 'I will do all for this friend; but he will not drink the wlnel Oh, nol the poor youth has entered the habitations of the blest and needs not the wine any more now. Monsieur must think of his safety; the lever is very bad.' Koy did think of his own safety, ne could do no more, and why should lie risk bis life? He went down the stair way once more, and with tbe picture under bis arm. Lang had left enough in his room to pay funeral expense?. and that was all that remained to be done. There was no reason why Roy should go there again. He convinced himself of that fact on his way home, yet he could not rid himself ot an un comfortable feeling of guilt. Toor Lang,' he said, half enviously, 'there was no mistake about bim. He bad the hidden fire. If his mantel could only have fallen ou me. If I could only win this prize, the money would keep me a year. And who knows wbat another year's work would do for me? Oh. the irony of fate! To me it is all Important; to blm It is worth nothing, and bis genius is dead with him. At that moment a subtle voice seemed , to whisoer: 'But his work lives after him. It 1 may still win the prize.' Hov felt as if tbe voice came from without, and turned and looked about j him. He saw the rolled up picture lying on tbe table, and thought there could be no barm la taking one more look. He stretched it upon tbe easel, and gazed at it with envy and delight. 'After all, it would harm no one,' be thought, I would have done anything for htm living. I would not have deserted him on a barren island or thrown blm to wolvesl I would not. save myself In any way at bis expense. But now, if I can save myself without injuring bim, why not?' And then commenced one ot those unseen battles on the battle ground of the human heart, where no banners wave nor trumpet sounds tell of victory no muffled drum of defeat, but where tbe destinies of souls are outlines de cided, and all Is lost or won for time and eternity I o three days passed, and one day. Impelled by an irreslstable force, Koy turned into tbe street where Lang bad his humble room. But as he reached the corner he saw a coflin borne out. and turned shudderingly away. It was all over, then. He could do his friend no barm, even if be won tue prize through him! Koy painted no more his iaeffective pictures. Kach day he gloated instead over the magical Island, with Its wind wept ferns, its lambent skies and luminous air. .acu day be looked into the blue eyes of tbe island queen, and felt assured of his own triumph. It was a time ot fever and unrest till the final day, when, mounted iu a frame that had cost his very last franc, he sent the picture to the judges and sat down to wait. He pawned bis watch and lived upon the proceeds while be waited, lie did not sleep well any more, bis old buoyancy had deserted bim. ne took a step forward. There was time, and he would save himself yet. V hat matter ir chaos came arterwardr Ue would have done bis duty. But how could be face those ranks of spec tators and tell his crime? He faltered and fell back it was too late. He beard a hum of voices. Some one was speaking, but be could not distinguish the words. He did not know till some one pushed blm forward, and a voice said In bin ear: 'Look alive, old fellow! It is your name they are calling. 1 our picture has taken the prize, and no wonder. How you have blossomed out. It's no more your old style Koy felt bimseir pushed over toward the platform. Was there no help? He made a strong effort to speak as he met the smiling faces on every baud. 'It is not mine,' be managed to say. 'There is a mistake.' A great burden seemed to roll away from him at these words. He could lift his head once more among his fellow men! He was no longer a per jured cheat! A murmur rose on every side. What did it all mean? The professors stared at him and at one another. - " - 'What does it mean, then? Why are you here? Let the painter of Miranda come forward and claim the prize. 'You're fading away, my boy,' one of bis fellow painters said, on meeting him the morning of the decision. 'And what has become of your chum? He was always ethereal. Has be sailed away like thistle dowu on a puff of wind? I thought he was painting foi tbe prize?' So he was,' stammered Kay, with a guilty flush on his face, 'but sickness and ' 'Your place, messieurs,' cried a s'.ern voice, and Koy felt relieved. lie was trembling, nevertheless. He felt giddy, as one who stands on the verge of a precipice. He stood by a window and could catch a glimpse of blue sky, and one ileecy, wind swepi cloud. Could any one look dowu from those shining battlements? he wondered with a vague shiver. Could one know tbe griefs and joys, the temptation and triumphs of those left behind? His head seemed in a whirl, as if a hundred wheels were turning there. He longed to stop it all for a moment that he might think. Koy shuddered. From what pale ranks of disembodied spirits would they call back the artist of the prize l I will explain.' be began. But the words were frozen on bis Hps, for before him, pale, gaunter than ever, hollow eyed, purple lipped, with slow and wavering steps, be saw his friend appear. I am here, a hollow voice said near him. 'I was ill, and my friend sent the picture for me.' Koy heard no more. The excitement of the past six weeks had done their work. At that voice from the dead for so it seemed, he staggered and fell! When be came back to bis senses, Lang bent over him kindly. 'You're all right now, old fellow,' he said. I ought to have given you warn ing. I'm just able to bu out.' Don't take my band. I am a swin dler," cried Roy. "You don't know. 1 meant 'But you didn't. You were brave at the last, in the face of all! I say you are a trump. Come, never speak of ii again. Let us take a studio together, and IU stand the expense out of the prize, till you do something really coi. Work will do it, old fellow.' Koy did succeed at last. His battle had taught bim something. Remarkable It scovcry. A discovery ot much arcbaxriogisal interest was recently made in the Alge rian Sahara. M. Tarry, who has been carrying on work iu connection with the proposed Trans-Sahara Railroad, bavin? noticed a mound of sand in the neighborhood of Wargal, bad the sand dug up, and discovered the top of a dome. This naturally aroused his in terest, and getting bis Arabs to dig still deeper, he found underneath the dome a square tower, then a platform of masonry, and finally a complete moeque. Continuing the excavations. M. Tarry soon unearthed seven houses In perfect preservation, and came upon a subterranean watercourse. At the last news nine houses bad been disin terred, and M. Tarry was getting additional assistance to clear out the precious watercourse, which be de scribes as sufficient to Irrigate a small iorest or paims. it is well-known that the Sahara was at one time much more populated than it is now, and its trade much more extensive, but no one seems to have supposed that cities bad been buried under its sands, at least so recently as since the introduction of Moham medanism. lue isew lor pool-rooms were closed up by the authorities recently. SHE MAKES US TIltED. How Some Women Act After M Aing; a Seventy-five Cent Pnrcha ic. "l'ou niav send It to my address. please," said one of those wound-up women to the clerk of whom she had Ixiught two spools of thread and a yard of dress goods to match a sample, "and don t fau to cet it there to-day or I can't have tbe dress finlstued to-mor row, and I want it " 'What street did you say?" asked the clerk. ""It would be the greatest Imd ot a disappointment ir I didn't get the (roods to-day. I speak of it because you know sometimes you don t get goods there when you say you will, and if I thought there was any possibly of your m getting there I'd " hat number, please? "TaXe it with me, but I'm going to make a great many other purchases and I cau't carry this very well; be sides, I'm not cure I'll get there as soon as " "What streot. ma'am?" "O, List iZ street, and be sure you write it plain for once I ordered some goods here and you sent them to lit th street and I didn't get them for Uiree full lays, and f you should make sect a mistake to-day X don't know what I should do; for, as I said before " 'You haven't given me the num ber." "O. haven't I? "Well, it's 1729. and he sure that you don't write titrty-nine as a clerk did once, and we'd just moved to that street and no one knew us aud such a time as the driver bad. It's seventeen-ftceiitv-nine East 172d street, and " there were about two chapters more of it before she bad run down and out. Estelle'a Hair. It was all the beauty she had, that hair of hers. It fell down to her knees in ripples and waves. She could coil, twist and braid it and make it more beautiful each time . it was a golden brown color, and Adolph fell in love with it. Estelle was au actress of very minor parts and Adolph was far above her in the profession, well paid and hand some. The hot days of Summer were ap proaching, and the theatre was to be closed for repairs and improvements. Only twelve nights more of the "Golden Goose" and then those who would or could might rest for a while. The leading lady, Mme. Laporte, who was to be queen ot the fairies in the next piece, bad given the small fry a glimpse of her in street attire at rehearsals, and had condescended to say that she would "give five guineas for that little creature's nair." iters was the same color, but whose chignon she snorted no one could say. ' One night Adoipu escorted Lstene home from the theatre, and an hour afterwards some one was heard groan- near the bouse. Lstelle knew it was Adolph by instinct, and with the landlady's sons lifted tbe prostrate form from the pavement and brought him into the house. A doctor was sent for, and the poor, bleeding, sense less soul was cared for as well as could be. Bobbers bad set upon him and had taken from him his pocket book con taining 30 in bank notes, his watch and loose valuables; ttiey had broken his leg and cut bis head open in the struggle. It was a long time liefore Adolph could tell how it happened. and then be conQdei to Estelle that he had not been remarkably economical and all the money he nad in the world was in his stolen pocketbook. Estelle had just 11; that was soon expended In medicine and rent. The theatre was closed and there was no body to cail upon. Tbe landlady began to demand her money, and threatened if the monev was not paid to have Adolph sent to the hospital. This, as the doctor informed Estelle, would be a very dangerous matter In Ado! oil's present weak state, and that he should not bi removed lor two weeks vet. Estelle went up to her own room and went, The old woman would turn him out. and he would be lame for life. It would rulu bim in his profession. While she was weeping the comb fell out of her hair, and its silky weight fell upon her shoulders. "I'll do it," she said. "Anything sooner than be should suffer so," and putting on h-r hat she hurried to the street where Mme. Laporte, the lead ing lady of the coming season, bad her headquarters. She was soon in madame's presence. and letting down her hair all in rip- pies, she said: "Madame, you have said often that you wish you bad my hair. If you will give me five guineas I will cut it close to my bead." "Five! I'll give you ten for it. Such hair can't be had. But you'll repent It. child." Litelle was firm in her purpose, and in tire minutes more madame bad Ls- lelles's hair aud Estelle ten guineas. She sent the package ot money to Adoloh by the landlady's boy. "Tell him it is from a friend," she said. And Adolph received it as a gift from the gods, attributing it to the gener osity of the manager. He paid the landlady, aud had some wine and ieliy. In the dusk poor cropped Es telle crept in and sat beside bim. After this she never went near bim when it was light enough for him to see her. aud even then she tnulll-id her bead in a kerchief, sue bad iooKea in a glass just once, and saw such a ulaln little creature, with such a smooth little round head, that she did not look ajaln. And be was angry at her neglect, and never guessed what he owed her. But tbe broken bones knit, and strength came back, aud be re covered surprisingly; and the manager came back again to town, and all bis troubles were over, and when the new fairy niece was advertised ne was readmo take part in it. Estelle was at the theatre the first day of the rehearsal. The first object that she saw was Mme. Laporte. the leading lady, with Estelle's hair on. fastened by a myste rious band or comb, so that one would have sworn it grew upon the leading lady's scalp. She looked as though she had never met Estelle before. She walked towards the entrance and met Adolph. He started, looked at her aud held out bis hand. "EsteUel" he cried, "have you been ill?" She shook ber bead. "What has happened to your hair?" he asked her la a lower voice, though the leading lady heard it. "I cut it off." said Estelle agaia. "You've made a frigbt of yourseir," said Adolph. more candidly than po litely. The davil must have tempted you to get rid of your only beauty. Such bair as yours! Great heavens!" Lstelie threw bis band from her and ran away. Adolph stood stariug after her, and then and there the lead in z lady caught him by the arm. She was richer than Estelle. but she bad a heart; for she marched blm into ber dressing-room and there, with ber Dae It against the door, took off Es telle's hair. "That's where It Is," she said laconically. And Adolph stared in wonder. She sold it to me," said the lady. I found out why. My doctor t"ld me he attended you. Tbey were going to turn you out of bouse and home at tbe risk of your life, and she cut ber hair on to pay tbe landlady. You'd been making love to her. of course, and ehe was silly about you, and now you snub ber for It. And she has not told you a word." And when the door was opened he departed, hot tears In bis eyes, and something in his throat choked bim in search of Estelle. He found ber in a little room under the eaves, flung down upon the floor, sobbing as though her heart would break, and took her in his arms. Whatever he had thought or meant, he thought aud meant only what was noble and hon orable now. "Estelle. my darling." he said. don't cry sol I did not conceive that that Hew could you make such a sacrifice for a fellow like me? I've just found out. 1" I'm not crying for my hair." she said. "It is better to lose it than that you should have been lame for life a great deal better, even If it is only my beauty. And you hate me and think me a fright." 'Hate you: do I look as though I hated you? I fell in love with your hair; but It is you I love. Forgive my rude words, darling, and tell me I may love you always aud have you for my very own some day my own dear little wife!" Chilian Soldiers. Ave know more, perhans. of the pro gress of Chili than of any other of the Spanish-American countries, through its overwhelming triumph over Feru in the recent war. No other country has been supposed to be endowed with so large a share of the pushing, graspinz and arrogant spirit which is regarded as characteristic of the 1 ankee of the North. Mr. Curtis's account of the Chilleno character is extremely inter esting. He gives them credit for great bravery and endurance; a bnanisa tenacity and an Irish wit, lie iiuds much resemblance between the Chil lenos and tbe Irish. They are alike in their patriotic pride, their reckless bravery and their vanity. The Chil leno will not endure a siege nor fight at long range, but as soon ss lie sees the enemy be fires one volley, drops his gua and rushes in with his curvo. This is a lon curved knife, which he carries as a dagger and uses to cut throats. He never fights with his lists and never carries a icvolver, but ia a quarrel springs wita this knife at the throat of bis enemy like a blood hound. At least one or two throat- cutting affairs are to be found in every day's paper, and ou feast days 01 carnivals tbey fill columns. The awful scenes ttiat took place on the battle fields during the war with Feru are said to have been without a pareliol iu modern warfare. N ine tenths of the dead were found witli their throats cut. and the Culllenos took no prisoners except when a whole army surrendered. They ask no quarter and give none. Tbe fear of the Chilleno knife had much to do with the subjugation of the more humane Peruvians. It follows that tlia Chilleno eoldier is not easily disciplined and has a great talent for devastayia. Everywhere in Santiago Is to be seen tbe plunder of the late war statuary and fountain-), ornamental street lamps, benches of carved stone iu the parks, and nlmo-l everything that beaut ilie3 the streets. The ships that Carrie 1 troop) lo li t war came back laden with piano., j::c -ures, f urii'tiiie, boohs aud iiiiiiim-T.il.it household articles stolen from homes of the Peruvians. They took lamp-posts, iron fences, images from the cemeteries, altar equipments ol silver from the cliurcl.ei, even steeple clocks everything, in fact, they could reach. They .stripped th etligies of the caints ot their embroideries and jewels. and even carried off statues of Wash ington and Lincoln to set them up Iu the courtyard of the l'ostofflce in San tiago. These things have done much toward the adornment of Valparaiso as well, which exceeds any city in the United States of the same population (125.000) in the beauty of its shops am' the display of luxury. Methods t tlio "Key l-tlci. A dangerous burglar is the key Utter, because from the very nature ol his operations he is rarely ever discov ered. He is not considered a fits: class man by the professional cracks man because he is as much of a sneak as he Is burglar. Wholesale jewelers, furriers, and other firms who fre quently have their places of bu-siiii-sa in up;er Ptories of houses are selected as victims. The key utter usually op erates ia eantrs of three. He will a:- proac'u an employe of the firm to be victimized carrying a tin box or a valise and pretending to have an office in the Bxxne building. Politely he asks if the !rs3n approached lias a key to Dt the box or valise, he himself having lost the "opeu sesame." 1 11 nine cases out of ten a bunch of key is produced, and while the key litter pretends to try them his "stalls" ot assistants coinj in ami divert tbe at tention of the employe or business man long enough to permit the man who bad tbe box te as many impres sions from the k7s on the bunch as are considered necessary for the subse quent robbery. The impression is generally taken ou a substance made from fresh beeswax, oil, and lamp bla-k. From these impressions the expert key fitter readily makes tbe keys required. The balance ot the ope ration is easy. The Hypocrite and 1IU Son. A farmer, whose cribs were full of corn, was accustomed to pray mat tne wants of tbe needy might be supplied. But wheu any one in needy circum stances asked for a little of his corn, he said hs had none to spare. One day. after bearing his lather pray for the poor and needy, his I1UI9 said to bim: "Father, I wish I hal your c ru." "Why, my son. what would you do with It?" asked the father. The child replied, I wonM. answer same of your prayera," Physical, Maalal, Moral. The division of man's nature Into physical, mental and moral has been found so convenient for study and dis cussion that it has sometimes beer strained too far. While quite allow able to conceive of such division by means ot an imaginary line, having length, but neither breadth nor thick ness, it is very different thing to make any real separation between them and to push them apart from each other. Some persons speak as if there were no necessary connection between them as it each might be cultivated without improving the others, and each might be neglected without Injuring the others. A splendid physique, they say, does not make the mind stronger 01 tbe conscience more tender; a well trained mind does not give rebust health or hrm principles; a good heart and a righteous life do not make a fine intellect or a vigorous body. While this is true literally, it is one of those half truths which, taken alone, give anything but a true impression. - So intimately connected are these three parts of human nature that no one ol them can be really Improved without the improvement ot the rest, and neither can be left to wither without deteriorating them alL We are beginning to find out, through the teachings ot science, bow dependent are both intellect and char acter upon physical health. Educators are ceasing to expect good results from stimulating the young mind at the ex pense of the body. The feeble frame and tbe pallid cueek are no longer sup posed to be favorable to fine mental ac quiremenls, or to moral and religious development. Yet we still have much to learn in this matter. Day by day we are proving how dependent we are upon sound health and vigor, not only for our happiness, but for our useful ness in the world. But tbe necessary care, training and self -discipline to ob tain this boon are very far from occu pyibV tbe high place in our thoughts and hearts, which they deserve. To disobey the laws of our physical nature is too often condoned when it should bv severeiy censured, simply because men do not appreciate bow largely it eutert into and influences for evil both the me mental powers and the moral char acter. So with the intellect; its efficiency extends far beyond what we call the mind itself. It enlightens mankind as to the best wavs ot living; it teaches bim how to take care of that body which which must be kept healthy, and that character which must be kept pure. It would. Indeed, be far better, it. in all educational systems, this en largement of the province ot the mind were more fully provided for. It may be that our present curriculum pays too exclusive attention to mental disci pline, and too little to tne results to be attained. It is good to have a tool wel made, finely tempered and sharpened to keenness; but it is also good to see that that tool i-a used skilfully and ap plied to Its legitimate purposes. The well trained mind is exercising a pow erful influence upon all character and conduct. It is ever searching out v Ua should be done, and why it should L done. It is opening up the laws which underlie human society and happiness, and claiming obedience to those laws, It is constantly guiding emotions aud feelings into right channels, so that in stead of being wasted in mere ebulli tion, they may conduce to the real good of society. It is also frequently discovering new aims and belter methods. A recent writer well says "The man who recognizes new duties, above those he has been taught to ob serve who sees beyond the circle of conventional obligations the dim forms of new claimants on his heart and ser vice, is a moral inventor, an enlarger of human life. Those who saw the claims of the slave were such; those who see the claims of animals are the same, uow many more such are sun to be seen!" If a healty body and a vigorous mind are thus interdependent, aud together powerful on the character; wbat shall e say of the beatt and conscience those forces which we call moral? Without them, both mind and body would soon become a wreck. The capa city may exist, and the knowledge and Judgment to guide that capacity may be there; but uuless the desires are aroused, the enthusiasm awakened, the emotions stirred, all will be cold aud inoperative. Duties may present them selves clearly and strongly, but unless the heart receive them and the con. science enforce them tbey will remain undone. While sympathy without wisdom will often lead astray, the wisest scheme of philanthropy without sympathy would be barren and sterile. There is constant action and reaction, aud the closer the co-operation between these three parts of humanity the higher will each attain, and the more perfectly will the welfare of tbe whole individual and of society be main tained. rubhe Lt'l.qer. from New York to London by Kail. People will, instead of risking the dangers of an Atlantic trip and the horrors as well as lor the purpose of saving time, leave New York for Lon don via Portland aud St. Petersburg, and thus will be exempli lied more fully the great speech ot senator Benton, when, in pointing from Washington toward the Pacific, he exclaimed: "There lies the east; there lies India!" There are now two lines of railway running eastward from St. Petersburg toward tbe Ural mountains, one ber mlnatlng at Ekaterinburg, and the czar has lately approved of a plan to build a railway continuing from the Ural mountains to the Pacific ocean, u distance of about 7,000 miles, includ ing the 1,500 miles already constructed from St, Petersburg to the UraL This road will have its eastern terminus at Yladlvostock, which is situated at the furthest southern extremity of Rus sian territory lying on tbe Pacitlc coast, on that side. This, of itself. will much shorten the trip from St. Petersburg to American Pacific coast, ports, superinducing as it will, a line of steamers from Yladlvostock to American ports, across a much nar rower portion of tbe I'acifl'! ocean than that of tbe course ofgthe steamer now plying between Vancouver and Yoko hama. But in a little time, comparatively the route will be all rail from St. Petersburg to New York. The gener ation now growing up will make the trip. Old Barnum Is still taking an ac tive part in racing. He won at Wa- verly on November 13th. H. W. Clark, Mendota, I1L. has become sole owner of tbe trotting mare Nellie V., 2.20, having purchased the Interest held by u. lograbam. KEWS IN BRIEF. A cigar dealer In Manheim. Fa.. has a rooster which can untie shoe strings. The first directory of tbe city of New York was published in 17S6 and contained but Slii names. A mass of clam shells embedded in sandstone has been found at a depth ot 1UU reet near Forest v II le, CaU Tbe temple of Apollo, at Delhi. the most splendid temple dedicated to that deity, was built 1JC3 B. C. The diamond tiara presented by tbe Duke of Aosta to his bride cost $35,000. It contains 1,150 stones. The baton used by conductors ot concerts is said to have been intro duced into England bv Spohr in 1320. Apologies for Christianity were addressed by Justin Martyr to tbe Em peror Autonius Plus, about A. D. 104. -The first sheet of plate glass man ufactured in the United States is still doing duty in one of the show win dows of a store in Pearl street, New Albany. The occupants of au Astoria, Ore., hostelry fish from their bedroom win dows and haul in their suppers from the surging waters about tbe hotel foundations. Cardinal Manning will soon give his views on teaching religion in the public schools. That Is a point on which Protestantism and Humanism will never agree. A university is said to have been founded at Bologna by Theo-losim about 433, but the real date of tbe establishment of the University ol Boulogne was 11 10. Sieaking of Helva A. Lock wood, correspondent says: "In literature she loves works ou science, history and biography best, the writers of such works being her favorites." An industrious Maine boy recently sold over twenty pounds of lead to au Augusta junk dealer. It was rine balls which he had dug from the em bankment back r.f tbe State uiilltlJ practice targets. A raft of piles is being constructed at Norfolk, Va., 011 the Berkley side ol th river. The raft will be 000 feel long, 23 feet beam. It will be lu six sections, coupled strongly together with wire. It is to be towed to Bos ton. The Russian Government ba grauted an anuual subsidy of 111,001 rubles to a private llrin who contract to run a line of bteumers between the Russian Pacific ports and Corea.Japan, and China, the vessels iu time of wat to be at tbe disposal ot tbe govern ment. Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the authoi ot "Robert Eiamere," is described as a small, slight woman, with a colorless face, soft, thick, dark hair, which she wears without frizzle or curL Her. nose is large, and tier eyes, tnougD small, are black and pittrcing. Martin Wiles, bathing master ol the Mohican House, L-ike . George, while digging under the roots of a big cedar not far from the beach, found a quantity ot Indian weapous, evidently of great antiquity, and portions or a human skeleton, which crumbled Into dust as soon as exposed to the air. The weapons were arrow heads and stout hatchets of curious desicu. An iuflueutinl paper of Buda Pesth, Hungary, advocates a reform in the upper house of that country, making titles of nobility descend only to the eldest son, and having them in separable from a seat in the House, English fashion. The reason is fau t as tic enough that so-called barons and dukes have been killing themselvef lately because they had no money to support their dignity. A woman 111 North Galnsvllle, Fla., saw a little bird flying ia and out of a back window of tier bouse, she watched it and saw it pass through sev eral rooms to the front parlor aud dis appear ou a "whatnot" in the corner. There the housewife found a nest with four eggs lu it. They were not dis tuibed, and at last accounts the bird was trying to batch the little eggs. Tbe etymology of tbe word honey moon is thus given iy a good authority: Among the northern nations of Lu- rope there was an ancient practice ol newly married couples to drink metheg lin or mead, a kind of wine made from honey (bydromel) for thirty days after marriage Hence the term honey- mouth or honeymoon. Attila, tin Hun, drank so much mead at his wed ding feast that he died." -Accord inz to the R-Jtnau Catholic returns for InSS, there are in England and Wal-H 2,14 priests, as asainsl 1,723 in 1S75, serving 1,304 churche. chaels and missionary stations. Ic Scotland there are five Msliups and 331 priests, serving 327 chapels, churches and stations. The estimated Catholic population in England and Wales is 1,354,000; in Scotland, 220,. 000; in Ireland, 3,001,000; total, 5.04L 000. A young man at Vlnalhaven, Me., who attended the firemen's ball put on the Hherift's coat by mistake. V hlle escorting home bis test girl' he found a pair of handcuffs In bit lockel, anil the young woman trieti tuem on. Unfortunately they snapped and locked, and the bauds could not be withdrawn. The girl nearly sprained her wrists trying to extrlcati herself from her embarrasMnz position. and did not succeed till the sheriff ar rived with the key. The display of pretty faces and elaborate toilets in Kelmoulco's be tween 12 and 3 o'clock even lay is remarkable. There it no otner piace 111 rue woric where women of indubitably correct position feel at liberty to lunch with out escorts. Every day at Delmonico'i there is a good deal of wine and cordia drinking and more or less of an ex hibition of flushed cheeks aud unusu ally bright eyes; but the bounds ol decorum are never passed, and the Ijeauty show stands to-day. as it hai for many years, absolutely without 1 rival. The Zsmrfon Ololc prints a stroj from the diamond fields. A KaOli was suspected of being In possession ol uncut diamonds, and was pursued by officers of the law. When they cam up with him tie had just shot one ot his oxen. Then they proceeded tc search him. They ransacked hit scanty clothing, they combed hii woolly bead, they tried ail the usua processes, but never a diamond did they find, and finally they had to ret In discomfited. Then the Kaffir proceeded to pick out from the dead on carcast all the diamonds with which bis gun had been loaded, and which be bac fired into tbe unfortunate beast whet be saw the officers approaching. i-- b Place, nn-""' tm
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