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AN expert accountant testifies that
he found :a the books of the lata Mrs.
A. T. 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.
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