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B. P. SOHWEIER,
VOL. XLVI.
SLIPPING AWAY.
TttT '-PDing away these sweet, awirt
like a " if on the current cast:
Willi i"-ve a bre.ik In tun rapid flow.
We w.itcu them at i.ne liy one they KO
Into Hit) beautitul nasi.
As st'.ent aurt swift as a weaver's thread,
Or an arrow's 11) injt gleam :
A, set as the languorous breezes bid.
Tint I ft Ihe willow 's l.m-r gi-l.leu lid.
Anil ripple ice glassy stream.
A I'cht as the breath of ibe thistle-down
As fund as a lover s die in.,
As ure a 111- llu-h In the fi shell's throat
A see' as I lie h.hmI bir.l's wo-nug note '
so tender and sweet luey seem. '
Ore after anoMier we see them pass
Ii,.n H e .Inn llichted stair.
We he ir the .uml of iheir steady trend
In ihe steps or the rent unes ion since dead
.v. beautiful and as l.ur. '
1 ,-!. r.ir niily a few ears left to love
MiVl e ,ite them In I--strife?
Slml! we traniole uinier . ur tuihievt feet
tii-.se ivaii' iful l)!o s..ms, rare and sweet
r) tlie Ousty ways of lifer
I: ere . re only a few siv.ft years ah, let
No envious la-ints he li-.ir,t;
M tk- !it--'s fair n.itti-i n of rare d-Mi-rn.
Aii I i! 1 1 - the ., e.i-ure with lovo'ssweet wine
i'.ui uetr an aury word.
BI ISABEL SMITHSON.
thin an Ttolmes (soliloquizing in
,;;.-trar don't believe ia lovs at
Cr-t -tjht. but I believe ia fate. I always
h ve behove. I in fnto Ten minutes
bjo t was on my way down town with
the fixe.l intentioa of going in that di
rection hii I ro other, yet here I am
riiliiif? up town, with not the vastest
i. leu ol stopping anywhere. What in
duced me to change my mini so sail
il. nlv? I have never done such an
errntip thing before. What lovely,
lovely eyes she has!
Conductor Ch'inge cars for Thirtv
fo'irtii street ferry!
l'unoan Shall I change cars? Per
haps I'd bettor.
A voice outside bananas! Ten for
a ( larter! Pnt 'em np in a bag for
yor?
Ihincan No I'll stay where Ian.
It is true, I saw Sissy Tomkyns in this
ear as it pa Re 1 me, bnt 1 wotil i never
run three blocks for the pleasure of
talking to him. Much more likely to
m i the other way. He is an nnmiti
gated ninny every one knows th.v. I
was immensely relieved when he got
off the car.
Voice at the window Ten for a
qntrter.
Duncan And thea I got this seat
directly opposite hrr. How fortunate!
V,ip there ever sn.-h a face? And snoh
be.mtifnl hair! The old lady m-.ist be
her grandmother no, I don't want
ban in us. We were so near her when
we were hanging on that strap together
that she heard every word wo said. I
could see that plainly. That's Tora
kyn's oeo virtue, he gives a person
such opportunities for being brilliant.
C'lr s on.)
Vi-ice in distance Ten quarter
bug fot or
Dune ,n It's fate that's clear. It is
a little l it k in t lie tunnel, so no 1
can !o k at Ler without her knowing it.
1 have never seen such a pretty profile
nor u,'h a lovely saiile. And what a
s- ft, sweet voice s!io I'sb! i could
listen to it all day. The old lady
seenis to be a sensible sort of party.
Why does she not drop her fan or her
handkerchief, or do something to give
me a chance of making myso f useful?
Conductor New Haven depot!
Duncan Nearly every one is getting
off the car. A little trip iu the country
wonld be agreeabl perhaps. No, I'll
stay in town and go np the avenue.
What is the old ludy saying to her now?
Something about the sheets.
Old Lady We innst not go 'too far
np, Dora. Yon will have to ask the
conductor. Looks round anriousty.)
Duncan raising his hat) Can I be
of anv service, madam?
Old Lady Thank yon. I want to
know where number Fifth Avenue is.
Dnrcan I am not qnite sure, bat I
will ask the driver, v Goes out on front
pla'form.)
Small Boy in the street Look ont
for de dog!
(Car stops and frighttned cur runs in.)
Small Boy gleefully) There he
goes! Mad dog, mad dog!
(Lady passengers scream and rush
oitth. other coor.)
Dora- Don't be frightened, grand
ma. Wait for me; you will fall
grandma!
Conductor Well, I never seed such
a stampede.
Passenger (to Duncan) The young
lady dropped her cape. There she
goes; you can catch her.
Duncan (taking it and rushing out)
Fate is with me I
Duncan Ilolmes (smoking in hi
room) Whuta race I've had all the
'afternoon with that fur cape! I dis
tinctly saw h-r and the old lady getting
Into a cab, and I ran blocks and blocks
to Citch them. Thero wns such a crowd
In the avenue that I could hardly keep
the cob in sight I knew it by the tine
curtain at the buck. At last it stopped.
I came up breathless making my best
bow, the door opened and two gentle
men got ont. There were two cabs
with blue curtains, and I had followed
the wrong onel What a dilemma 1
was in! I was determined to find her
before an advertisement for the cape
appeared in the pap;r, for I wonld not
relish going to her as if to claim"twen
ty dollars reward." 1 turned tl-e cape
inside out in hopes of finding some
clew to the owner, and in the little
pocket was a slip of paper with three
memoranda written iu a delicate, run
ning laid: "MotepapT, milliner,
Charley's slippers." Wow I envied
Charley, whoever he might be! Her
brother.I thought, and she was going
to order his slippers a good, kind
sister. There was nothing else in the
Focket except this handkerchief. I
a e kept it as a souvenir. There can
be no harm in such a theft as that.
Some day, when we are both old, 1
shall hunt bor up again and give it back
to her, and we 'shall laugh together
OTor the mad-dog episo le. There is
melancholy satisfaction in the pros
pect. It is a pretty trifle daiDtily em
broidered in blue, with her name in
one oorner Theodora; a sweet, stately
namo, just suited to har. This shall
never leave me until I give it inlo her
own hands. When t hut time comes mv
hands will bo wrinkled and shaky a ud
my ba r whit-", her blue eyes will be
d m with years and her voice cracke.l
bah! what is the use of thinking of
it I don't believe in fate, but 1 be
lievo in love at first sight. Ah, me!
James is staying a long time. I told
him to ride both ways. What a mercy
it was that 1 did not carry out my first
plan of applying for informitiou at tlie
house in Filth avenue to which they
were going. I should have looked a
preoious idiot. I had made up my
mind to relate the car iucident iu an
ofT-hand way and to describe the two
ladies, particularly the old one, her
oft, white hair and gray eyes, and all
that, but any one, at least any woman,
would have seen that I was in love and
would have taken infinite pleasure u
enlightening me. I thank my luckr
ELS- thv butc
iinfli-. j . upirauon when with
more VL?-, k
it ; r" ana saw that it
r,aItftqn-1 1ewanf the maker',
name inside the collar. I dashed ove?
tJ a eleveJ. ight the next train.
2l? dTn wn- and "ed the fur
rier s shop jnst as it was closing up.
1 he proprietor was very obliging
looked into, and informed me that a
cape similar to the one I showed him
rtiri mrde ' week for
Theo W?'na- marriod
liEii . Be "ve e her address.
1 shall leave on Saturday, and join
mother and the girl. Switzerland.
Here is James. Well?
James It s all right, sir. The lady
described the cape exactly, so I gave it
to tier, bhe was very mnch obliged to
you, and the gentleman gave me five
dollars, sir.
Duncan Yes; very well. Now I
want you to pa k my Bmall trunk. I
am going to Knrope. And. James,
about what age iser-the gentleman
Mr. Botaa? Did he seem to be a fee
ble delicate-looking sort of a man at
all?
James No, sir. I took him to be
about thirty-six or aeven a little older
than yourself, sir
Duncan Yes. Now go. Fate is
gamut me.
III.
Duncan Holmes in hie n,nrrid
jifer' d-awing room two years later)
it was certainly a strange ooinoi
jrtenoe, to suy the least. Soon after
i reaching Geneva I saw in a New York
IPPef the death, "suddenly," of
i V i i liotan at the address to which
1 had sent the fur cape. Two weeks
ago I came home, and while attending
an afternoon tea, here at Margaret's,
i saw sitting in a corner, dressed in
black, Theodora. I went to my sister
I and whispered. "Who is she?" "She?"
t returned Margie, "in black? Oh, that
utiuu. roor aeari sue nan
only just left off her crape. Y'ou must
meet hor;-.she is charming." In an
other minute wa were standing before
her. Margie said, hurriedly: "Dor.
iiust is my orotner, uuncan Holmes.
jon have heard me speak of him,"
aui then flew off to greet a new-comer.
Ah, what a delightful balf-hour I
putsed talking to her. listening to her
voice, and looking into her eyes! She
is not mnch changed, though sadder,
than she was and 1 fancied once that
she had a dim recollection of me, bnt
that is hardly possible. She did not
speak of the fur-cape incident nor of
her husband. I have met her tw.'ce in
the street since then, and last Sunday
I went into church with her. She
promised me she wonld be here this
evening, and she has kept her word.
(His sister shoivs Dora in.)
Lora I am early, I see. Good even
incr, Mr. Holmes; are we the first
arrivals?
Duncan Xo; there sre several per
sons in tbo next room, but it is very
comfortable here.
Dora I have not been anywhere for
80 long that I feel quite strange.
D uncan Yet, a mnsicale is not a
formidable affair. Have this arm
chair, and I will take this one. Now,
I want to tell you a secret.
Dora A secret, Mr. Holmes?
Dnnean Yes; and to restore to you
a piece of property of yours w hich ac
cidentally came into my possession
two years ago, and which I have felon
iously retained und concealed until
now. Ohvou need not think this is a
joke, it is the solemn truth Have joti j
forgotten? I
Dora Have I forgotten what?
Duncan That we met two years
ago, yon and L There is reoolloction
written in your eyes, bnt you do not
quite place me.
Dora 1 thought T had seen you be
fore and heard you talk. Only yester
day 1 was thinking
Duncan Of me? Thank you. Now
listen. I came up-iown to-day in a
street car, and as we reached the tun
nel I heard a familiar voice which gave
me a thrill of delight. The wot da it
satd were unpoetic and commonplace:
"Bananas! ten for a quarter. Fut 'em
up in a btj for yer?" In an instant I
seemed to see yon sitting opposite me,
a sweet fajd old lady at vonr side.
She asked mo where Xo. Filth Ave
nue was. Do you remember now? A
hunted dog ran through the car and
you vanished from my sight. What is
the matter? There are tears in your
eyes.
Dora res; I recollect it alL It was
only a few weeks before my great,
great sorrow
Duncan Oh. pardon me. I did not
mean to grieve you so. Hark, the
musio is beginning. Shall we go into
the other room ?
Dora No, thank you; we can bear
very well. Are you fond of music?
Duncan Yes; vtry. That felloT
plays well, too.
Dora I am so glad yon thought
dear grandma had a sweet face. It
suited her character einctly. 1 nearly
died when 1 lost her. and now I
am quite alone.
Duncan Is sho dead? I am shocked
to hear it. 1 had no idea you were in
mourning for her. (As'.de.) Where
on earth is Botan, then?
Dora Your face shows you are
grieved. Thank you. 1 remember
that you very kind that day. (Singing
begins.) That is a fine voice, bat I
am very tired of the song. Are not
you?
Duncan I do not know it.
Dora Not know "Marguerite?"
Duncan yes, yes; of course! Par
doc me, I was thinking of something
else. 1 am glad we are not to have
another vetse. Jt is time I restored the
rest of yoftr property to you. This
handkerchief has been all ever Europe
with me.
Dora Did I drop it In tbo car?
But,. no; yoa have made a mistake It
ia not mine.
Duncan Not yours? I found it ia
the pocktt of your fur cape, and it has
your name. Look Theodora !
Dora Indeed you mistake. My
name is Dorothea.
Duncan I do not understand. Did
not my servant go to your, house in
Seventieth Street?,
Dora No; he could not have done
so, for I have always lived in Madison
Avenue.
Dnn"an Bat he saw your yonr
Mr. Botan.
Dora Who can yon mean? 1 have
no brother, and my father has been
dead for tonyears.
Dnnean Bat but do you mean to
say yoa did not lose your far cope that
day?
Dora Mr. Holmes, I assure you I
never lost a fur cape, for I never had
one. I begin to understand nw. The
la ly wao sat next me in the ear had
one on her lap.
Duncan I see, I see; I wan on a
will-goose ohae. But tell me, what
lm .nil, namftt ' TVf.rmA aaIIaI w.n
A1 J W - - C - -WN. JVU .
Dora Botan.
THE OON8TITUTION-THE UNION-AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
MIFFLINTOWIN.
Dora Here is my visiting card In
her card-basket look!
Duncan Miss Dorothea Houghton
Miss Dorothea Bougton! Miss!
Well, well, what an absurd mistake I
made! Was there ever such a stupid?
Sissy Tomkyns himself could not have
none worse. Let me explain from the
beginning.
Dora Hark! A duet.
(Tenor sings.)
'For one brief space we met.
looked on tbee au i loved, and lovod thee
Duncan Tbat is just my cae.
Dora It is not politi to talk during
the singing.
Duncan For two years I have loved
you hopelessly, Dora Dorothea.
V hat say you?
Dora Hash sh! Listen!
(Soprano sings).
'Look, look In mine eves.
And ask, and ask no mote."
Frank Zctfic's.
MARK WELL, THIS MAM.
H. Is Felix UcGlennon, and I. lb. Auihm
of Comrade. "
A good deal of popular Interest ha&
.Teen excited In this country recently
regarding the authorship of a number
of popular songs,
Including "Com
rades," "That Is
Love," -Oh, What
a Difference in the
Morning!" and
others of a siru-
1 1 a r character.
Although, to the
highly critical
musical mind,
vent h'olc-ciox. these songs are
beneath criticism, they have obtained
enormous sales, and have done much
to lighten the cares of millions of per
sons. Therefore, It can be said truly
that Felix Mcdlennon, author of
the songs referred to with titles,
and of hundreds of other (xipular
songs, is a public benefactor. This
young man he Is only 33 years
old Is a resident of Ltidou. He
was born In Glasgow of Irish parent
age. He is thoroughly domestic in
his tastes and habits, and he pos
sesses a modesty which has not been
impaired by his extraordinary suc
cesses. He has extraordinary facility
in the creation of popular songs. He
has occasion frequently to compose
an air in the short space of Ave min
utes. He has reduced 6iig writing
to a science. Curiously enough, like
Stephen Foster, the late Charles A.
White, and other noted composers of
popular songs, he has a very limited
knowledge of the theory of music.
He cannot play on any musical in
strument. He manages to pick out
with his right hand, on the piano,
the air of his inspirations, and often
composes twenty or thirty songs a
week.
That McGlennou has a very corn
fortable income may be gathered from
the fact that Frank Tousey, the 2?ew
York publisher, has paid him no less
than 2.000 during the past two
months for American copyrights.
"Mock ot the Old aud Feeble" has
yielded Mr. McGlennon for the
American rights not less than $300.
He has received, besides, sums vary
ing from $-0 to $250 each for a dozen
other compositions in manscript, in
cluding two comic songs that are sung
by Johnny Carroll and Harry Kernell,
entitled "I Handed It Over to Riley."
and "He Came, or the Unwelcome
Guest," and several other unpub
lished works prepared for Mr. Hoey.
of the Parlor Match Company, Tony
Pastor, Maggie Cline, and others.
The popularity of this prolific
writer's productions Is indicated by
figures of the sales of eight songs,
aggregating nearly four million copies,
sold In England and America:
"Comrades-
"That Is Love"
"Oh, What a Difference In the Morn
ing" "HU Funeral's To-morrow"
"I've Worked Eight Honrs This Day. .
"Woman, Lovely Woman" 1
"You Know a Thins or Two" v
1,0 io.OOO
(S6O.C1UO
7:0.000
60&.OU
A).000
'Mock Not the Old and Feeble"
Total s,io,ou
THE ARTISTIC TOP.
How It Can Be Made to Drir a Or. at
Number or Charming Figures.
Take an ordinary spinning top, flat
ar nearly so on Its upper surface,
weight It with a flat and perfectly
balanced piece of lead, which extends
out over the top on either side, and
In the projecting surface of the lead
bore two holes.
In one of these holes insert a match
or twig and In the other a feather,
long enough to sweep any surface od
which the top spins.
Then smoke a plate over a lamp
until the surface of it is covered with
a light layer of soot, and next set the
top spinning on the plate.
The feather trill draw a great num
oer of curious images, rings and ara
besques some of them excessively
Intricate before the tcp ceases to
spin. These arabasquc3 and rings
will correspond in number to th
revolutions of the top.
Daft on the Merit, ot Water.
Bulwer Lytton, the father of the.
Lord Lytton who has Just passed
away, was a profound believer in the
efficacy of the water-cure for every
body, but in particular for overworked
literary men. Whenever he was
tired out and felt the need of recu
peration, he would go to a water-cure
establishment for a few days, drink
water iu unlimited quantities, and be
sweated and soaked until he had lost
half a dozen pounds in weight. When
he felt sufficiently reduced he would
go back to business or pleasure, gen
erally with a horrible cold, but under
the conviction that he had been
greatly Improved by the treatment.
He even wrote a pamphlet or book on
the subject, In which he assumed the
ground that water would cure any
thing if a man only took enough.
THE TISTOTCil.
JUNIATA COUNTY.
BLACK HAWK HEROES.
sOME OF THEM ARE YET WELL
AND HAPPY.
t'he Monument Frected In Commemora
tion ot the Bloody but ItecLtve tonlllct
Foueht Over Sixty Y.ar Ago Cause of
Mi. YV ar.
Some of the survivor..
HERE stands a
f;w miles from
Freeport, 111., tine
only Black Hawk
war monument.
It marks the spot
whcie the decid
ing battle of the
great w a r w a 9
fought, and was
erected by the cit
izens of Stephen
son County in
V 'commemoration
-TO of that bloody con-
flict. Xearitsbaoe
have been gathered the bones of the
toldicr dead.
The monun:i:t is located In Kent
Township, writes a Freeport corre
fpondent, and marks the spot where
the battle of Kellogg's Grove was
I'ougltt. It was there that a handful
f whites, under the brave Colonel
Dement, pitted themselves against
ffic Indian warriors and won a signal
victory, the first of the war. The
monument was dedicated Nov. 30,
lSi. and has attracted many tourists
to view the historical spot.
Nearly every one has heard of Ben
11 ie Scott, the brave little drummer
b y who fell in that war. He was
but 16 years of age,
and was a prime
favorite among the
poldiers. In one of
the battles in the
western part of the
county he was killed.
was killed. vsSv .J
being sev- A $5m )
1 the body V KY''J
uod-thlr.-ty V , I k
lold ier's. '
his head bei
ered from
by the blood
fi ,A A r 1
burial was given the bkhokk.
remains, and a grave Apple uiver. 111.
was dug between two young oak
trees. When this last kind service
had been performed a thoughtful sol
dier companion took his jack-knife
and with It cut deep on one of the
trees beside the grave the initials
"B. S." Fifty-nine years have passed
away, and that soldier has long gone
to his reward. Little did he imagine
the lasting monument he was engrav
ing. One who saunters through that
quiet grove to-day will see those two
letters standing out In bold relief.
The part cut has grown much faster
than the tree, and now the outline of
the initials extends several inches.
The letters are plainly visible a long
distance oil, and have created addi
tional Interest in the brae boy who
T1IK Bi.Al'k HAWK MOM KENT.
cheered his comrades on v ictory
with martial melody.
Kou to Hlsh Places.
Many who engaged iu that conflict
have lisen to high distinction. Three
became Presidents, Zacharian Taylor
and Abraham Lin
coin, Presidents of
the United States,
and Jefferson Da
vies, President of
the Southern Con
j ieaerac
C( if-7 Govern
federacy. Geueral
lodge rose
distinction of
S y jsy Governor or Wis
i consln, Delegate to
w. o kivitt. al- Congress, and Sen
banv, hx. ator for twelve
years. A. C. Dodge, of Iowa, was e
Delegate to Congress, United States
Senator and Minister to Spain. Col.
G. W. Jones, of Iowa, was a Delegate
to Congress, United States Senator,
and Minister to the South American
republics. Judge Sydney Breese, of
Illinois, long a United States Senator
and Judge of the Supreme Court of
Illinois, and many others might be
named.
Early Troubles with Black Hawk.
The causes of that war were some
what remote. The great ordinance
of 1787 gave to the territory north
west of the Ohio River a civil govern
ment and provided that good faith
should be observed toward the In
dians; tbat their lands and property
should never be taken without their
consent, but that they should be
treated with Justice and with hu
manity. Accordingly a number of
treaties were made whereby the In
diads sold and ceded portions of their
territory. At last, on Nov. 3, 1804, at
St. Louis, a treaty was made by Will
lam Henry Harrison, then Governor
of Indiana Territory, with the Sac
and Fox Indians, whereby they sold
to the United States all that cotn
try lying south of the Wisconsin
River aud east of the MisssissippJ,
which included the Rock River" and
ill its tributaries. At this time
Black Hawk was a chief of the Sac
ind Fox, and dwelt at Rock Island,
where were the graves of the Indians,
and, according to their legend, the
guardian spirit of the Sac and Fox
dwelt in a cave. Soon after Black
Hawk, who possessed much cunning
and ferocity, denied the yalidity of
the treaty, as he had not signed it,
and said that the chiefs who did sign
it had no authority to do so. He as
sisted the British in the war ot 1812,
and In 1816 himself signed a new
treaty confirming the treaty of 1804.
Then, again, Black Sparrow Hawjr.
in v
-sK r
PENNA.. "WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 31. 1892.
as he was pleased to call himself!
denied the treaty, and another
I was made in 1825. Nevertheless,
the Indians under Black Hawk, In
1 1331, in defiance of five treaties on
'the subject, recrossed the Mississippi
'from the west, drove away the white
settlers from Rock Island and vicin
ity, and establisl.e l themselves again
In their former abodes. Gov. Rey
nolds, with a body of militia, com
pelled the Indians to retreat across
the river, and the treaty of 1831 was
signed, Black Hawk and his follow
ers agreeing to remain forever west
of the great river.
War Mr a Inevitable.
III April, 1832, Black Hawk, with
all the force he could rouse, recrossed
the Mississippi from the west, pro
ceeded up Rock River, and thus burst
f jrth the storm of a dreadful war.
Rev. Barton Cartwright, a nephew
of the famous pioneer preacher, Peter
Cartwright, and who was a circuit
rider through the territory made his
toric, by the war, and who has prob
ably had the be3t source of informa
tion on the subject of any living man,
resents the assertion that the war
was an unnecessary one growing out
of an unprovoked attack on Black
Hawk by Major Stlllman's forces. He
says that Black IViwk's braves at
tempted to massacre the forces at
Stillman's Run while they slept. The
alarm was given, and the soldiers be
gan the attack which resulted in the
Moody war.
FAMED AS AN ASTRONOMER
Mrs. Mlna Fleminc Doing1 Notable Wort
at Harvard Observatory.
In the wonderful stellar discoveries
recently made by photographing the
spectra of the stars the women as
sistants at the
Harvard observa
tory have ac
complished im
portant results,
and one of the
most striking of
lh,--ie Id t ha rila.
iii coverv made bv
Mr9- Mlna rlem-
ing that variable
MBS. MIS A rLEMI.NO. " "
type may be
proved variable by the bright lines in
their spectra. The examination ot
the plates, the measurement of the
position and the brightness of the
stars, the discussion of the results
obtained from the plates and the
forming of catalogues from these re
sults have been carried on mainly by
Mrs. Mina Fleming and her assist
ants, at present numbering eight,
says the Providence Telegram. Mrs.
Fleming's brief reports of dis
coveries made by her are sent
to the Astronomischen Nachrich
ten and other astronomical journals
over the simple signature, "M. Flem
ing," bat her work is well known to
astronomers as that of a woman. The
extent to which it is appreciated may
be judged by an extract from a re
view which appeared last October in
the Observatory, the regular publica
tion issued at the Royal Observatory,
Greenwich, England: "It would be
difficult to say too much in praise of
the zeal and skill with which the
great work (the catalogue) has been
accomplished. The name of Mrs.
Fleming is already well known to the
world as that of a brilliantdiscoverer,
but the present volume shows that
she can do real hard work as well."
The Harvard OIservatory is the
first to develop a corps of trained
women .assistants, dealing with diffi
cult problems as successfully as men
deal with them at other observa
tories; and this corps of women, in
addition to doing thorough routine
work, has shown great capacity for
original investigations.
What to Do When a Horse Fall.
When a horse falls w hile draw ing a
vehicle:
Jump down and hold the animal's
head to prevent his dashing it about
to his own injury.
Loosen the check-rein (if you ar,
so foolish as to use one) and the parts
of the harness which fasten on th
vehicle.
Back the carriage so as to get the
shafts and traces clear.
Steady and support the horse's head,
and excite and encourage him, witb
hand and voice, to rise.
When you have got him up pat and
f urther encourage him, and see if he
is wounded or otherwise injured.
Let him stand still a short time
and recover himself, and then pro
ceed gently and with greater cauton
ban before.
No Wonder!
"7 n' n,i .1 . . ,1 . . a I nl n- i . . - .
j nvuuci iiujc 13 dinars lepic-
ented as haggard and worn out; the
i watch beats time, the sprinter beats
time, the band-master beats time,
the clock strikes time, trains run on
time, the foreman lays out time,
horses run against time, street cars
. run behind time, people threaten
awful things If they get time, at a
fight they always call time, soldiers
j mark time, only criminals serve time,
lew save or spare time and every
body now and then tries to klU
Mme. Harvard Lampoon.
Ft try Toy.
The costliest pocket knife made is
sold for $25. Its handle Is of solid
;old and it contains two small blade3
only a nail file and a miniature pair
of scLisors.
Bo-m Diplomas.
Bogus medical diplomas not of
fictitious colleges, but of reputable
Institutions are sold in New Y'ork
at from $300 to $500 each.
Welshmen In Konon.
Tftough Wales is deteriorating, and
even the language is dying out, there
is a colony of 50,000 Welshmen la
London.
Indecision Is the greatest robber on
the face of the earth.
Large means are no, necessary to the
development and exercise of benevolent
feellutrs. Monev may ba misused ia
ostensible charities, unless It is employ
ed both Intelligently and sympathetic
ally. Those who enjoy a love story simply
and gracefully told, with enough of
the sensational interest to attract with
out displeasing, will find Mrs. Rid
rlell's recent novel. "The Head of the
Firm," admirably adapted to their
needs, Mrs. Riddell does not write
perfunctorily, but put effort and
brains into all ber literary endeavors.
Hr popularity ia tha inevitable result.
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THK GIFTS O? THE SEASON.
"Flowei sand fruits are always nt presents:
flower-, beeau e thejr are a proud assertion I
that a ray of beauty outvalues ! the mil. ties
tvf the world. Fruits are acei-,Lible gifts, be
cause they are the flower of commodities, and
d It of fanUst.c values being nttacbed to
hem. Emekson.
When one thoroughly loves one's
plants and gardens, tenderly cherish
ing and tending them as a fond mother
does her clnldroo, the flowers will be
carefully fed, protected and cared for
fo tbat they will grow and flourish, a
delight to all beholders. Such a one,
too, welcomes all suggestions and in
structions upon the subject, and is not
averse to giving her own experience
for the help of others.
Oar ideal flower-lover, too, is ingen
ious in the anacgement of flowers for
decoration; I er table is never withont
its bouquet of flowers in their Beason,
and abe gives away her plants and her
buttonhole bouqnets with lavish pro
fusion, rejoicing that others may share
in their beauty.
Mot long since at a pleasant lunch
given by a lady of artistic tastes, yellow
lilies were the chosen blossoms, and
were arranged with no green but their
own leaves in glasses of various height
nJ sizes. In the c-ntre of the table
was a bank of moss into which fern
fronds were thrust irregularly, and
among the ferns the lilies were
grouped. At each plate was a spray of
lilies and grasses tied with long, yellow
ribbons. Yellow lamp shades were
I used, and the glass ware was of a faint
'golden tint that assisted in making an
effect as of sunshine.
It will be remembered that it was at
a rose table tbat Mrs. Stanley eat
down with a few friends the day before
she sailed away over the stormy At
lantic with her explorer husband. On
this occasion the centre cloth was of
pale mauve with roses in small silver
baskets tied with mauve ribbons.
A large, low round bowl of Japanese
china makes a pretty receptacle for
short stemmed flowers which, alternat
ing with green leaves float around on
the water giving a cool effect worth
seeing in this, toe heated term.
I The gipsy lilies of the field make an
attractive decoration bnt must be loose
ly grouped in a way corresponding to
their vagrant character. The white
Nicotiana is a starry, fragrant flower
very attractive in rooms both from its
beauty and its fragrance.
A LIVIXO VA3B.
t We clip Irom an exohange the pretty
idea given below for makiDg a charm
ing floral ornament:
I This process of ornamenting vases is
by no means new; bnt, as the thing is
still far from being common, and as it
may give some one a new idea by
which to beautify the home, we have
deemed it worth while to give an exact
representation of it fo as to show the
results, and to indicate the means em
ployed to obtain it, which are most
simple. Though any kind of vases
can be used indiscriminately, tbote in
nnglazed terra-ootta are preferable,
being porous. In such vessels the
water with which the vase is filled per-
colates constantly through the sides
and moistens the plants which are fas
tened to its surface. This kind of
vase is, however, not indispensable,
for we can ornament all kinds, whether
in glass or metal. In the lutter case it
is necessary to prepare the surface so
as to convert it into a sort of soil,
which it really presents an operation
which is easily managed by the aid of
a piece cf cloth or flannel which is
fixed by means of a packthread or thin
, iron or brass wire. This being under
stood, the means employed to grow
the seed mnst next he described.
j If a porous vase be used it is filled
: with water or, better still, left in a
pail of water to soak. After a lapse
of twenty-four hours, when the water
has thoroughly saturated the vase, it
is laid on its side, and the
seed sprinkled slightly over the
surface, taking care to tarn the
vase in different directions, in
order that the whole surface may be
well oovered with seed. This opera-
, tion determined, the vase is placed in
a dark closet for some time, and, if
possible, under a glass frame so as to
preserve humidity and facilitate germ
ination. When the plants are de
veloped, and in case they get detached
A LIVING VASE.
from the vtse, they are secured by
passing ronnd, in different directions,
a little packthread or fine wire, which
soon disappears under the vegeta
. lion.
j If a non-porons vase, after having
well soaked the cloth which covers it,
, the seed is sown upon it and the tame
I care is given it as hs already been in
1 dicated. When a porous vase is used
it should be kept constantly fall, ns it
is the water filtering slowlv through it
that feeds the lants which cover the
ides. If that be insufficient to insure
, vigorous growth, the vase must be
I watered, taking care to pour the water
: cautiously, so as not to detach the
' plants.
COMMON NAMES OF FZOWTES.
I This topio suggests to me mnch
pleading reminiscence, says a writer
in Utc' Magazine:
; Those interested in plants who can
recall thirty years or more in this re
gion have the experience of seeing an
unknown, wilderness of towers chris
tened. Pioneers naturally bestowed
names already familiar, and thus it
happened that several plants frequently
received the same name, as different
individuals fancied resemblance be
tween the new and the old.
i The maiden who kept district school
could, as she pa said from one neigh
borhood to another, wear "pinks" of
every hue, culled from different or
ders. The names rose and lily were
also liberally used with various dis
tinguishing adjuncts. After these there
were multitudes nameless, and all had
liberty. Many of these local names
were of more significance than the
ones generally accepted. Moccasin
flower ia certainly much more appli
ilte$$
cable to the inflated form of the cy- I
pripedinm than lady's slipper. Our
shootiog star is recognized for dodeca
theon coeadia, and our Indian paint
brush would be more real than Painted
eup for castillein. A rose by any
ether ine" would lose mnch of it
ondcaribg association, so would pansy
and lily of the valley, but, Teally, I
think the use of a name which "makes
all the world akin" much more tiesi
ab'e.
Who" I suggest, to the astonishment
of my "help," whos-i knowledge of
Fnglis'i does not inclnJe the name of
fruit enrrant", that perhaps s e called
them "ribes," I am happilyunderstood.
Whn tne good Germun who occasion
ally comes into my flower earJen, de
lightedly meeting "my choicest" a old
fiiendB, says ''reseda?'' it is a pleasure
to be able to show him my mignonette.
Many scientific names are more har
monious to the ear than our own
harsher English. In fact, there are
bnt few botanical names which could
not be learned as easily as verbena or
geranium, or gladiolus. Think of
pickle-plant for the graceful othonna;
of liverwort when we have hepatica; or
Dutchman's breeches for the delicate
dicentra. I am glad, in these instances,
to see custom following the lead of
science, and were w e once accustomed
to them we should find other equally
pleasing.
THS IMANTOPTLLUU'.
Concerning this handsome but rarely
cultivate1! flower, Kben Re&ford in the
Ladies Home Journal says:
These beautiful Cape bulbs are close
ly allied to the Clivia, and belong to
the Amaryllis family. They are among
the most desirable of this class for
room decoration. Yet, they are not
often seen in the collections of ama
teurs because the idea is prevalent that
they cannot be depended on for flo
ers. Judging from my experience,
they are much more reliable than any
of the Amaryllises. My plants produce
flowers regularly.
The leaves are thick, leathery in tex
ture, and dark-green in color. Thcv
are evergreen, and the plant, like the
Agapanthns, seems able to keep on
growing all the year ronnd. The bulbs
are qnite small, but Bend out a great
number of very strong, fleshy roots;
therefore the plant must be given con
siderable pot-room. It likes a soil
trade np of turfy loam, rotten manure
snd some sand. The roots are inclined
to come to the surface of the soil, bnt
it should not be inferred from their
appearing there that the plant requires
shifting to a larger pot. Give a semi
weekly application of liquid manure
wbeu buds appear. Jt is propagate!
by division of the roots. Oblige it to
rest somewhat in Summer by keeping
it rather dry. The flowers last a long
time if not kept too warm. They are
shaped like those of the Valotta, and
are of about the same size, and are
borne on stalks about a foot in height,
from four to six in a cluster. In col r
they are a reddish-orange. Old plants
will become so large that they require
large pots or tubs. When in this con
dition they are charming plants for the
decoration of the greenhouse and con
servatory. WORLD'S FAIR NOTES,
All of the great World's Fair build
ings, except two, are practically fin
ished. A portion of the interior fin
ishing and decoration is all that re
mains to be done on most of them.
On the Manufacturers building and
Machinery Hall work is being pushed
sixteen hours a day, and they are fast
catching up with the other structures.
Two of the cannon, which, it is be
lieved, were at one time mounted upon
Christopher Columbus' flagship were
received at Chicago recently. The
cannon are of the ancient and clumsy
pattern of such guns turned ont in the
fifteenth century. Nothing bnt the
body of the guns remains, the wood
work, of course, having rotted away
centuries ago. The gnns themselves
are almost worn to pieces and are not
much more than huge chunks of rust.
Indeed, the cannon are pnt on the
"scrap iron" list in he custom house
papers. These histo'io old pieces have
been secured for exhibition at the
World's Fair. One of the naval officers
who was detailed for work in connec
tion with the Co'UTibiati Exposition
f iund the relics at o le ot the West In
dian islands, 'lrauition and substan
tial proof showed that the cannon had
been used in a fort erected by Colurr
bus' son, and that they were brought
from Spain with Columbus' fleet. The
ruins of the fort are still to be seen.
New York will have one of the finest
State buildings at the World's Fair. It
will be 90 feet wide by 200 feet long,
and three stories high. Inclusive of
donated material and decorations the
structure will represent an expenditure
of more than $150,000.
Just back of the New York building,
at the World's Fair, in a depressed
area, will bespread ont fl it an immense
topographical map of that state. It
will be 36 feet long and 26 wide, and will
show the mountains, forests, rivers,
towns and all the great natural and
artificial features of state scenery.
Accommodations for musical enter
tainments at the World's Fair have
been decided upon, and the construc
tion of the necessary buildings baa
been ordered. They include a recital
ball, seating 500 people; a musio ball,
with accommodation for 120 players,
300 singers, and an andience of 2,000;
a festival hall for performances npon
th i largest possible scale, with 200
players, 2,000 singers aud an andience
of 7,000. The music hall will contain
a fine concert organ, and in festival
hall will be placed an organ for chorus
suppcrt.
The Marquis de Lncaze. of Pari?,
has a portrait of George Washington,
made bv Stewart, an American painter.
which he offers to lend to the World's
Fair at Chi ago. it was taken to
France by his wife's grandfather, at
one time minister to the United
States. As the portrait is by an Ameri
can artist, it cannot be exhibited in
the French section, but the Marquis de
Lacaze offers to send it over if the
government will pay the charges,
which it undoubtedly will do.
The $60,000 World's Fair appropri
ation which Greece has made will be
devoted in large part to the prepara
tion for exhibit of reproductions in cast
of the many famous specimen of an
cient Greek art, now owned by the
government These casts, it is an
nounced, will be presented to one or
more American museums after the Fair
closes.
Costa Rica's pavilion at the .World's
Fair will be surrounded by gardens
ornamented by a profusion of tropical
plants, and in the galleries of the
pavilion will be placed more than 3,
000 beautiful birds, many of which
have very gorgeous plumage.
Editor and Proprietor.
NO. 37.
KEWS IN BRIEF.
-There are now 250 lepers in Louis-
lana.
Really beautiful turquoises are very
rare.
The Ameiican gonsebernes require
pruninz evry yr ar.
The New Testament was first
printed in Irish in 16 2.
Jewelers report that gold dollars
are ex remely scarce.
There are certain antelopes which
never visit drinking places.
Bib'es should be given a diink of
water two or three tunes a day.
Rtlbits siznal with their forepawa,
aud have regular signals and calls.
The only kind of fruit v. hich ap
pears to flourish In California is the
apple.
A New York man committed
suicide, recently because his Wife re
fused to support him.
In South America there Is a raca
of cats to which me wing'' is an un
learned accomplishment.
A Russian can plead infancy for a
long time as he does not come of age
till he is twenty-six years old.
One of the fine jewels in the pps
sesslou of the Shah of Persia is a pearl
for which one ot his ancestors paid
I075.O-3O.
The first wheat raised in the new
world was (own on the Island of Isa
bella in January, 1191, and on March
30 the crop was gathered.
A comp'ete buggv in sections was
not long ago shipped from this country
to Mexico by the parcel post.
It requires upward of 148,000 acres
of rich land to produce the sugar yearly
cons imed iu the Bil'isb islands.
The loco weed, which Is abundant
In Western Kausas, has a peculiar fas
cination for catde, upon which It
exerts an intoxicat'ng effect.
Sewell County, Kansas, his au ox
which measures fourteeu feet in length,
six feet ami a half higti, and, when fat,
weighs 4500.
A caoiel of the largest size has
been known to drink tt'ojx thirty to
fifty gallons of water and thn travel
without any more for twenty days.
Ciane?, storks and wild geese fly
fast enough to make the trip from
Northern Europe to Africa in a week,
tu. most of them rest north of the
Mediterranean.
C.vrot, the t'rench landscape artist,
painted only seven hundred sketches.
But twelve thousand "Corots'' have
been sold in Hotel Drouot auctions.
The largest schooner In tlie last
published Government list is tlie Gol
den Age, 17fi3 tons, built at Abbott's
Bridge, Ohio, in 1SI5, and balling from
Sandusky.
The Laplander sleeps In a big
reindeer skin to keep him warm. The
Ea.-it Iudlau also sleeps in a bag; but It
is not air tight, and is only intended to
protect him from mosquitoes.
Frau Probstl, who enjoyed the
distinction ot being the heaviest woman
iu Europe, has just died at Traubrlng,
in Bavaria, at, the a?e of forty-one.
At her death she weighed over 550
pounds.
Svedlsh women often work as
fanu laborers. Those that have babies
carry them on 'heir backs In a leather
bag, as squaws carry their young.
This plan permits the mother to use
both hands at ber farm work.
The longast speech ever made was
by a Roumanian deputy in support of
tlie impeachment of au ex-minister,
John Bratlano, when be spoke for
thiity-seven hours.
The Servians have a curious cus
tom of giving a partiugkiss to their
deceased friends berore dual burial, and
the observance of It his caused a seri
ous epidemic of dlphtl eria. The
custom has row been forbidden.
Tope Lo XIII. owns a pearl left
to him by his predecessor on the throne
of St. Peter which is worth $10J,0lO,
and the chain of thirty-two pearls
ownd by thi Empress Frederick is
estimated at $175,000.
On a re-ent visit to the Gobelin
Taperstiy Works President Carnot, of
France, discovered a magnificent piece
of tapestry irat had been bought for
the palace at Fontainebleau thirty yean
ago, but had not yet been delivered.
Berlo, a European bicyclist, owns
the lightest Dlcycle in the world. The
tires weigh two pounds eight ounces.
The rear wheel Is twenty-eight, Inches.
The maclvne is geared to sixty-eight
inci-es. The rat trap p"dila weigh
exactly twelve ounces
Citrons grow well In the West In
dies, and bear large crors in good soil
at - rluidad. The fruit is prepared for
export by simply cutting it lu pieces,
removing the pulp, piaci g the rind In
barrels, and covering with strong salt
and water.
A small station cn the Old Colony
Railroad lu Massachusetts bears the
queer name of Kenberma. It appears
that three children of summer residents
born in the place are named respective
ly Kenllwoith, Bertha and Mary, and
fin-t syllable of each n tme was taken to
form the name of the station.
GoM was probably the first metal
discovered Bnd used. It was mined in
Egypt and well known tn the Eastern
Empires 1800 yean B. O. It was
doubtless known and used in India
manv hundred years berore that period.
Few relics of antlq dty are so curi
ously Interesting as the charts em ployed
by ancient mariners, which have por
trayed upon them ever so many extra
ordinary monsters, horrible dragons
and terrific giants scattered here and
there.
Princeton, N. J., has two trees
which wrra planted previous to the
Deelarat ou of Ii.deiendence. The
sycamores in the Dean's yards were
planted in 1767, by order of the col
lege trustees, to commemorate the re
sistance of tha Stamp act.
You must measure the strength of a
man by the power of the feelings which
he subdues, not by the powet of those
which suhdne him. And hence com
posure Is often the highest result of
strength.
Owing to the great power posse s'ed
by the oyster a force tqual to 1319
times the weight of Its shelless body is
j required to open It.
It Is stated that among every 1000
oachelors there are thirty-eight crimin'
als; among married men the ratio is
only eighteen per 1000.
Edinburgh, Scotland, University ia
one of the chief medical centres in the
world. It was founded in 1853.
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