A PEACE HYMNOFTHE HEPUBLICi
Ihcn' a Yol"o ni'rM tho Nation Ilka
mUlity eernn hull,
Ikirnc up from out t h i m ut h ward ,ns tlio ns
befern til" gn";
lis breath Is In th tr?nriiii)t: flag fn ! in tlio
lKwiiig "inll
As wo go sailing "n.
Tin a voo (hat w. rnriwrr Ix"-. err Its film-
in-m ofithixl ti now.
Mli.-ii it nuiu In bnttl Iinllonge, nnd w
llll-WlTl' I VDW Willi V'W,
With r-nr of mi nii'l lil f .w.rl and frivli
of row nod pr i-
A. w wi'tit ..! iintf "ii.
Oar li"pc ank, even a. w- saw tli" sun sink
fiunt nii'l far
T,:o Ship ..ffcuit" Wfiit kT-pini; through th
I'liii'lmif sniokn "f war
'I liroiik'ti Mii'-kivt mMnlKlit lup-liiiu'. all n-
elierred of mo n "r -tar.
Yet H.'iillnit. -rt 1 1 1 tr "li.
A 'i:n- win ipnk"1 lii" t"ii I nwak", with I if-
Id "d inpint war::.
Who Hal!;-! the tr.nl.lel wat'-rj, nil mi-!
itthc.l. iinni"rtal form
V" f.'lt nr Pilot's pr-n with Hi linnl
iipc-n I In1 storm
A we v"r.' -aiiiti,; 'n.
O vol-o "f avi"i luili'il to " r" this
ilawiiin of to-ilii;
O ilee- twain ii"W I'hnt a-"ti'', sing nil
f"ar nwny,
Sin f.- an t fx nr" friii.N, n nl !, the
I .. r 1 it Klii'l i they -
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.tann" White mill Itiley, at I.'.iii'vill" (.!.
A. 1!. Kii''atnpiiii,li!.
A Dcsucratc Undertakina;.
IT nt the
mil way tdn-
tiou tlio lull
i .i ..
ffy i 1 I rtuiiuiicii nir
tho laht time.
ivngmcer
Mat tern kiss
ed Lin wife,
leaped to his
engine, nnd
with n shrill
whistle the
train slowly
1 c g a u to
move. The
srt villaL'it it was
let.ving consisted of a few straggling
liotfiH, t he homes of the railroad men,
mi 1 tlic ma I itself was nscil j r i uei
I'u'.iy lor the, transportation of cattle
mil lrcight, for luit few travelers
passed through thirt wild region.
The distance to Delmano, to which
duee they were bouud, win u mutter
if nliout twenty-live miles, nud Mat
tern arrived there i:i tlneu hours, in
fpite f the darKuess nud disnreenWe
viiither. la the i arly evening h
hlrorii; wind had urinei, and till mid
night u iierfeet htirricnnu tiyn'. 1. Ah
nuu rs the trniu nrrived at Delniarie
the ludlrt Kitvu the ui'tial which told
tho employes nil nloug tho liuo tbnt
they could neck their rent, ah thora
were no nirfht tmiu. running qu VcaK
rood. ' 1
Mutter- rested for p ' 1 le whifannd
then,"., nfter the worV'i.1 . .'
lieeii k'iven to do, which ocuiipied hint
until utiout 11 o'eluc'u. LeuviO the
entue Btimding with ft low lire, us he
wah to return to the villno in nix
lioure, he pave the fireman I'rrrnisMou
to ko to the eti'ine house and pet a
little hleeji. He liitiiHcK concluded to
seek A rehtauraut that, ho had noticed,
was still lighted up, where, perhaps,
lie would find congenial e inipiiiiy. As
he was free tin next day, he could
tdct p then as loii'.; us ho please. I.
When ho came to the htat ion plat
form he met the trainmaster's assi-t-nut,
Mr, lloy, who rviid to him :
"You have just arrived in time ; I
was (,'oiujj to M'ud some one to hunt
you up; there is a telegram hero for
ymi. "
"A telegram for me'" nko I Mat
tern, looking Mtrprised. "Ven; jut
come iuto the watting room."
In a moment Mattern held the des
patch in his trembling hau Is.
"Special! '1 he trainmaster nt Pol
iiiuno wili please inform Mii'-jiueer
Mattiru that his child is Heriously ill
v ith diphtheria, lr. Lodeli is absent
on a journey, nnd other help not to
lie had. Ask Mattcru to brini; a jdiy
niciau from DeltunuD with him when
Lo returns early in the iiioruini,'. "
"My child my poor little Charlie 1''
groaned the father.
"There is nothing you can do but
wait and hipe for th! best," paid Mr.
ltoy, philosophically. "Lie down nud
try to sleep Icr a few hour-i. I ahull
have to lock up and leave you. Uood
uight. I hope everything will turn
out nil right." Aud with that ho went
away.
Out in tho darkness stood Mattern;
tho htiirm ra 'ed, an I tho raiu beat in
his fact'. Half-past eleveu ! Was his
lioy liviiiK yet? Would medical help
Im of any avail tho next morning:
I'ull well did he know tho dangerous
character of tho illness against which
Hcicnca has not yet found a remedy.
Only by quick an I prompt attention
can danger bo averted.
After a few minutes of deep thought
Lo suddenly turned uud fairly ran to
the house of Pr, Sardo aud rang tho
bell. Tho doctor appeared nt as open
window above aud asked tho liainu of
his caller.
"Mutineer Mattern," was the an
ftwer. "My child has diphtheria and
is in great danger. "
Pr. Ssanlu threw tho door-key out
of tho window, haying:
"Open tho door im.l comoup; in
tho meantime I will dress invsell."
Mattheru felt around iu tho dark
ness for the keyhole, aud a few min
utes later idood before tho doctor, a
young man, who was comparatively
new in tho profession.
"Give mo a description of your
child's condition, ho that 1 can take
tho necessary remedies witu mo; in
diphtheria cases otto must uso all po.t
hible despatch. Vou live hero in
town?"
life
'No, doctor," Mswerod Mattern
ami with harried breath Lo told his
story.
"You say the train does not return
till tho morning?' laid tho doctor
rather impatiently. "Why, then, did
yon call mo at thin time of night?
What do yon expect me to do iu the
meantime?"
"Coma with me, doctor 1" cried
Mattern, great bead) of pempiration
ntnrtiiig out on hi forehead. "You
can save my child if you only will.
At tho station stands my locomotive
under team; if you will coma with
mo I will take you to my homo in nn
hour's time, and my boy will bo
saved."
"Are you mad? Now, nt tho dead
of night, when everyone is ftHleep,
without nignnls or information of any
kind at tho stations to be paused, you
intend to run your locomotive for
twenty-live miles I Why, man, at the
first intermediate station w-o should
jump the track because the switches
would be turned wrong.
"Indeed, doctor, there is no dan
ger, believe me. At all of the stations
tho switches will bo turned for tho
train that is to leave first in tho morn
ing, nud ns that is mine, yen need
have no fear about coming with me."
"Hut tho cronings are not closed,
nndnsnoono expects a train at this
time, we might bo tho cause of a great
deal of harm to passing teams."
"No, no, I know iTJcry inch of tho
ground, aud shall exercise the great
est c.iro when we coma to tho cross
ings. And besides, who would be out
iu weather like this?"
"Hut whet you propose doing is
against nit rules nnd regulations; you
will loso your position, besides boing
responsible for all that may happen."
"Whnt do I care for that if I could
only save my child? You can do this
for mo if you ouly will. On my knees
I beg of you to como with luel Oh,
have pity on mo !''
The doctor yielded.
Like Fotno wild spirit of the night
the solitary engine sped through the
stormy darkness. Mattern had not
awakened his fireman for th reason
that ho di.l not wish to create any uti
tieceseary excitement in tho engine
house. When tho do2tor hud taken
his place Mattern threw n can of oil
ou tho fire iu order to put the engine
in quicker motion, and they were soon
llying nlong nt a fearful speed, which
was only lessened as they passed the
first station, which they did without
accident, as tho switches were t.iruod
iu tho right direction.
The doctor sat down in a corner nnd
tried to finish his broken nap, nud
Mattern divided his attention between
keeping up the tiro and reguMing tho
speed of tho engine. Had Dr. Hardo
any idea of tho danger he was iu La
would not Lava thought of going to
sleep.
Tho last station was passed in safety.
There were ouly seven miles morn to
innke. uud they would boat their des
tination. !n4' bending down tos his work
Ma. n suddenly felt the engine give
a'Jiiu, A terrible cry followed Mat
iVi n atrnug up and looked about him.
15y the light of tho engine ho could
see that they had just passed a rail
road crossing. Tho next woment they
were again Hying along in tho dark
uesH aud storm.
"What was that?" asked tho doctor,
who had been roused out of his sleep.
"Oh, nothing very likely a stone
or other Ntibst'iuco that became fast
between the rails," answered Mattern,
with choking breath. "In a low
minutes we shall be there."
lie slnckeuod tho speed of tho en
gine, lut ho did it mechanically, as if
in a dream. That fearful cry almost
made his heart stand still.
He cuiil. 1 well imagine whnt had hap
pened. Some cart or wagon must
have been crossing nt tho time his eu
gine came tearing along in tho dark
ness lino some spirit of evil, and no
doubt ho was tho causa of a terrible
calamity; if not, what was tho mean
ing of that sudden jerk, followed by n
heartrending cry? Thero was the
station. Mattern could only seo dimly
through tho diirkncis, but know the
shape of tho building too well to bo
mistaken. Ho stopped the engine nud
took the path to hit home, followed
by the doctor.
Through tho window ou tho sonon l
floor ho could see alight shiuiug. Very
likely it was thero his child was lying,
wrestling with death; nud to save this
child ho had perhaps killed and
wouu led how mauy others?
He groaned aloud. Slowly ho
drugged his weary feet up tho stairs.
His wife opened tho door ut his
knock.
His boy was still living. Mattern
saw his nslicu fa -jo and heard his
rattling breath. In his ears sounded
again the awful cry that ho had heard
a short time before. His uorves, that
for hours ho had kept under control,
gave way, now that he had reached hu
destination, aud ho fell to tho tloor iu
sensible. It was late tho next morning whou
tho engineer regained consoiousncs',
although ho could not yet collect Lis
thought, very clearly ; a rackiug hi att
ache preveuted this. His limbs
seemed immovable and heavy as lead.
Iu tho room iu which he found him
self, aud which ha recognized a their
living room, a deathlike dtillness
reiguod. He tried to lift his head,
but in vain ; ha full back ou t'ja pillow
with a groan. Ilia wife hoard him
and camo iu, but with a face pale with
weeping.
"Hutu 1" he whispered.
"Oh, my dear husband, how thank
ful I uiu to sea yon conscious oaia I"
she cried,
"How is the boy? Is he still alive?"
"Oli, yes, thank Uo.U- Had you
come nu hour later it would have been
too 1 -ite, but the doctor thinks he in
past all danger now. Ho has just been
called to look nfter some people who
vera hurt at tho railroad crossing.
A ujuu is mid to be killc.l.aud two wo-
men nnd one child badly injured. Try
to sleep a little now, dear husband J
that will be yonr ber.t mo lieine. I will
call yon when tho doctor return."
Sho kiwed him nnd went into th
next room where the child was sleep
ing.
One person dead, threo badly hnrt,
perhaps fatally, nnd through his fault I
lie had Lad no intention of doing this ;
nil ho thought of was the siring ol
his child ; but had he n right to under
tako such a fearful responsibility
when ho knew what terrible consa
quencis might follow?
Ho roso in despair ; he could not
enduro to lio still ; the air of tho room
almost choked him. In his cars still
sounded that fearful death-cry. With
trembling limbs he made his way into
tho bedroom, lloth wifo and child
were sleeping. Ho looked nt them
silently, nnd bitter tenrs si reamed
down Lis cheeks. Wblit would become
of those he loved so dearly?
Slowly he went dowp the stairs; Le
could not meet tho eyes of Lis dear
ouex, and without a word ho cpened
the tloor nnd was out on tho street.
Thero lie stood for lomc little timo;
the fresh air seemed to do him good.
Tho town clock struck 7 it wn
enrly yet. Mechauically ho turned
his steps toward tho engine-house ; he
wanted to look alter his engine, an was
his daily custom. Ho nrrived nt tho
shed ; Lis engine was there no doubt
brought thero by some of his co
worker.". He locked at it sorrowfully,
nnd ns of old began to rxatumo it. It
struck him that something might have
becomo broken during tho ride.
Suddenly he heard a, loud laugh.
One of tlio workmen, whorfo duty it
was to take out the ashes and start the
fire, had come up behind him and now
said, jokingly :
"I suppose you want to sec your
roast ?"
"Roast?" lie asked. "What do you
menu?"
The jthcr :::an laughed more than
ever.
"It must have been n p'ctty good
bump. I only wonder thai the en
gine didn't j ii i ii l the track. The front
wheels were full of hair. I denned
tho wholo thing and dragged tho car
cess away. The ash box was full ol
bones ; it was a pity, on account of
tho beautiful antlers."
So sayin-.', the workman brought
out of au old shed where the firewood
was kept, a number of the broken
piorcs of n deer's antlers.
"There, you see, tho poor fellow
fared badly ; he did l ot expect to be
disturbed iu his roomings at uight
t i in o by the appearance of n locomo
tive, jle was ju-t nbout to pass the
crossing, nud, Irightenod by the light
at tho trout of tho engine, stood stil',
aud so you ran him down. I unci:
cases a deer sometimes nets more
stupidly thau a sheep or a calf."
Matttm leaned ngniust one of tho
wheels of Lin engine to steady himself.
So the cry ho had hoard had been the
cry of a dying stag! Put, neverthe
less, there Lad been au accident,
where souio ono wait killed nnd other-?
wounded. Was Lo awake or ouly iu a
feverish dream?
The talkntive workman seemed to
guess his thoughts, or perhaps felt like
giving him new of which ho seeinod
to be in ignorance.
"Engineer Keel was not ns lucky n
you. This morning iu taking out tho
early train ho ivus unfortunate enough
to run against a fanner's cart, nl
though it was not his fault. The man
who was driving seemed to be iu n
hurry, and ha I taken th. responsibil
ity of opeuiiig th-i gates, so as to cross
before the coming trniu, when he was
caught by the engine. Tlio accident
might have been much wor-ie, but Keel
quickly sl ielieiie 1 speed when ho smv
tlie open gates. If the train had been
going at lull speed nothiug c mid have
saved tlieui ; as it is, one woman ha I a
fool brokeu, another an arm; the
farmer aud one child were only slight
ly stunned, and tho horse escaped
without injury, nlthough they wero
tiling far into it ditch ; tho wagon, of
con mo, is all brokeu to pieces. Mr.
Mattern what nils vou? Let me
go!"
Tho man ha. I causo to bo alar me 1,
for, like ono bereft of his sens-'s,
Mattern Lad suddenly thrown his arms
around him nud kisso 1 his coal black
ened fane, crying uud laughiug at the
same time.
Mattern, ou account of going
against all instruction, was taken be
fore an examining committee and
lined ono mouth's wages, but other
wise was not puuishe 1, ns it became
well known why ho hnd done such u
desperate net. As for Pr. Sardo, no
blnmo was atUcliol to him; ou tiie
contrary, his humane, dead brought
hiui cousio. ruble practice. lit-Dits.
rossi'ni'i!L"i ot K.r.nie Cnlliii-p,
Tho plant yielding a very strong
white tiore, widely known in com
merce ns ramie, was introduced into
this country mauy years ago and wide
ly distributed for experimental pur
poses. It was found to succeed admir
ably iu moist, rich soils nil through
the Middle and Southern Status, but
was not quito hardy iu tho North.
Tho difliijulty, however, uud cost of
extracting the fibre from tho stalks
has preveuted the cultivation of this
pi nit extensively, and tho people are
waiting for somebody to iuvcut a
machine that will overcome the great
obstacle of what is termed decortica
tion. From a recent bullctin'Mevoted
to tho subjeot, by Direotor V, C.
Stubbs, of tho Louisiana Station, we
learu that quite a number of uow ma
chines for this purposu havo beau
tested. Ono is reported to Lave
worked 10)0 pounds of greeu stalks in
sixty-llvo minutes, nnd several others
wero nearly ns otllciotit, but thero n
probably something ns yet needed,
for the report of their trial closes
with the reiuarU that "the outlook for
obtaining a succe-nful ramio machine
is regarded nspromiiiug." New Yorlt
Svu,
WOMAN'S WOULD.
PLEASANT MTEKATtKK FOK
1 K M I N INK K K A U E K 3.
A VELVETY FACE.
Alwuy soften water before nning.
A little borax, a bit as big ns a pea,
will pive your faco'bath a velvety
feeling, very ngreeable. Philadelphia
Inquirer.
A Mrs SFAWf.
There never was a period in fashion'
history when lace was so generally
and so profusely used for trimming.
'J'ho vnrieties of laco are many, somo
"created" to meet tho present de
maud, nn l given nil kinds of fauciful
names, some quito ridiculou.. For
instance, there is a "sunshade" lace,
which to put upon any other article
would bo heresy iu fashion nnd ttyle.
MTF.nAnr ladies w swFbrv.
In Sweden they encourngo literary
lkdics, instead of making fun of thorn.
Fropen Seliua Logerlaf, tho Swedish
writer, Las just received from tho
King the sum of (100 crowns, and
trout Friuco Fugcno 400 crowns, ns a
royal acknowledgment of her excellent
work, and as a menus to enable her to
take a vacation abroad. Sonietimos it
pay to bo a subject iu au effcto mou
urchy. DISHAINS FASntOX rtATF.S,
rrineess Hcleno of France hns tho
courage of her convictions. Fashiou
lecs rot exist for her. Jn placo of
loilowing the dictates of fashion, tho
Princess nppropriates to her own stylo
of beauty aud her owu mode of life
that w hich is tho most comfortable and
the most seufible, There nre no Oodet
sl;irts or leg of mutton sleeves for her.
Instead of that her gowns nro rather
scant nnd her sleeves almost straight.
Her toilets nre nono tho less becoming
und ninrvelou; though no matter how
simple her toilet, the Princess gives it
something of her own nir of diatiuc
tioa. New York Prcs.
not Fon vi:k sr.w womas.
A profession that even the new wo
man may not hope to mva.li, though
it is said to yield a yearly fortune, is
in the hands of Mies flung, n Chinese
woman of soiuo fifty yenrs of n'.'e. Sho
is tho most experienced nnd best
known foul hinder iu California. As
her nrt is a necessity iu nil Chinese
families where thero is nuy desire for
social recognition, her services nro in
demand from Sun Piogo to Victoria,
though she makes her headquarters iu
Sim Francisco. It is only the wealthier
Chine.se who can afford to employ her,
for sho charges from $SD() to sflOOO to
undertake tho supervision and respon
sibility of the whole operation. Xew
Orleans Picayune.
TRAINING GIUI.S FOIt FARM WOItK.
An educational experiment that has
been watched with more than usual in
terest, is the "girls" school of agri
culture, in Minnesota, nnd now that it
is pronounced a demonstrated success,
it is to be hoped that other States will,
ns soon as practical, establish similar
schools. Cookiug, cunning, sewing,
dairying, fruit aud llower culture,
household , chemistry aud entomology
are branches of education taught, and
there can be no doubt that a scicutitio
knowledge of how to do these things
in the best way, will, by lightening
the burdens ol the farmer's wife, do
lunch toward makiug that most natural
of nil lives more attractive to farmer's
daughters. Womankind.
uo::r. womks PAiNrrrrt.
The increase e,f women painters in
Furopo has recently been attracting n
considerable amount of attention. The
tiii-u painters nro iu great consterna
tion, us they nllego that theirs practi
cally is thu only profcsiou, excepting
tho st.igo, which is oocii to women. Iu
1S7.1 tho number of women who ex
hibited works nt tho Salon in the
Lliumps JJvkocs was ol.'. this veiir
the number line tnoro than doubled,
no fewer than "ol women exhibiting.
Ou reckoning the number of works
exhibited, the increase ! artistic activ
ity of women is even more remarka
ble. Thus, only since lust year, the
number of their uuited contributions
to tho Salon has more than doubled.
Xew York Mail aud Express.
HOSPITAL FOR UICYCI.KR4.
There is an emergency hospital In
vi n Francisco for the beuetit of bicycle
riders who are reckless or merely un
fortunate aud come to grief through
the thickness of their steel horses. The
physiciiiu iu charge is of aneientitlo
turn of mind and has collected nil sorts
of interesting stutibties, uueordiug to
the Argonaut.
Ninety per cent, of the men who are
injured succeed in saving their faces;
almost without exception they bear
the murks of their talis upon the palms
of the hands, tho kueas aud the legs,
below the knee.
Women, on tho contrary, possess a
fondness for bruising their faces nnd
prefer their noses as a part to bo
umashed. Wheu they do bear marks
of mishap ou their hands it is in
variably ou the baoka of thoir hau da
rather than tho maiden.
This is queer, as a woman naturally
would thiulc of her face. It shows
that the man when tailing instiuotively
throws out his hands to break the
force of the blow nnd draws up the
legs uuder tho body so tho bruut of
the blow come on the knees. Wo
ueu, ou the contrary, make little or
uo effort to save themselves
In roller tkutiug the facts are cx
nctly opposite. Women Btrngglo whoa
they fad aud men uo not.
a rncnv acnuAX custom.
Ono of tho interesting functions of
tho up-to-date betrothal u tho hbop
ping expedition, where the two moth
ere and father-in-law to be, with their
respective eon and daughter, go out on
an appointed morning and bring home
a broom, a carving knife and fork, a
salt cellar, Bible, a brass door
knocker, a candle stick and pair of
bellows. This is a revival of an old
German ouitom of presenting a young
pair with what were considered the
emblems of those virtues that go to
make np a perfect household. The
shopping party is concluded by a
luncheon to the united families, and
nowadays, iustcad of spreading forth
the wedding pifts for inspection the
day of the ceremony, tho bride's
mother, two days beforehand, issnes
cards for au informal evening recep
tion, where the presents nro exhibited
in the drawing room. As every ono
of these nre received thanks should bo
immediately rendered in the brido's
handwriting nnd at onco nnd recently
has been issued tho edict that good
form commands the bride to address
all her own wedding invitations nnd
personally superintend their posting,
scaling the envelope flaps with white
wax, showing tho impress of her ini
tial alone, wreathed with tho tiny
orange blossoms. This seal is a little
souvenir that falls to tho share of her
mother, just as her white silk wedding
stockings nre given to her yonngost
sister, and from her private purso sho is
expected to send a fee to the cook who
bakes her wedding cake. Atlanta Con
stitution. fashion: note.
Tarasol covers of black lnco nro
re much in demand.
Very littlo jewelry is worn this sea
son except in full dress.
Most styles of evening bodices ad
mit of short empiro pufi sleeves.
Tho narrow, double rnfflo is used to
a largo extent iu the decoration of
thin frocks.
Plain black baquos nro worn with
fancy skirts, nu old-time fashiou btp
pily revived.
A flaring-brimmed hat of shirred
white muslin is trimmed simply with
cluster of roses.
A few yard of new laco nnd crisp
ribbon transform nu evening toilet
into n fresh-lookiug gown suitable for
nuy occasion.
It is probaldo that tho brovl-toed
shoo will ngaiu bo with us; at least n
look nt manufacturers' samples indi
cate ns much.
Tho newest setting for diamonds is
white enamel. This enhauces the
brilliancy of tho stone nud thu tcttiU3
hardly shows.
Handsome English mohair. oro
coining over, ntul they will be greatly
used this season for stylish nud dur
able walking suits.
French alpaca is very beantiful in
texture, nnd is so glossy aud silky and
hangs iu such beautiful folds that it is1
a delight to artistic eyes.
A gown of white alpaca has Turkish
embroidery of copper and gold ou
either side of the blouse bodice, which
opens over a frout ot white chiffon,
Artitlcial dowers form stock collars
for wear with best dresses, nnd show
rosebuds, daisies, violets, roses, lilies
of the valley nnd buttercups. Artifi
cial orchids are also used.
A pretty idea for a nun's-gray crepon
gown is n cnpc-collar of primrose
moire cut square in the hnck,clougatcil
in frout and turned dowu on tho
shoulders nfter tho manner of a Maria
Stuart berthe.
The gauzy lawns, besprinkled with
tiny llower designs, wero planned for
use over silk of n shade to match tho
dominant color iu tho design. These
drosses nre not pretty if tho least
tumbled, aud they won't go to tho
wabhtub.
All kinds of trimmings have been
brought out for tho bag fronts, which
aie oltcu repeated on tho back of tho
bodice, nud are frequently carried out.
ns consecutive strings of jet and cord
uttached to side trimmings of the
same, between which they droop.
Thero n a crnzo just now for tho
use of folded ivory lace, the gown
being enriched by a fall of such laco
set on the shoulder at the urmUvlo
nnd falling in front of tho bust lie...-,
but not over it. All sort of modifi
cations of the trick of uo outlining tho
figure nro indulged iu.
The success ot the fancy satin boots
embroidered iu bends is not nt all
assured, nlthough tho wily shopman
gives them his hearty iudorseiueut.
They are to be worn in placo of slip
pers. The heels are qui'o high, the
toes silver tipped nud ornamented
with tiny silver buckles.
Duchesso gatiu continue to bo a
great favorite for evening toilets and
for dress nccossories. It is popular
for threo very good reasous. It is ex
tremely pliable, yet is very rich nnd
heavy in e fleet, quite uuliao many of
tho soft satins now in use. It has a
lustrous surface, nnd again, it wears
better than most of the bating now
manufactured.
Judging by manufacturers' samples,
there will be great uso made this sea
son of pretty checked goods in two
contrasting colors aud two different
weaves. The checks vary in pattern
from the piu-head or shepherd's
weaves to those from half au inch to
an inch and a halt wide. These checks
will appear iu satins, silks, all-wool
stuffs, nud silk nud-wool mixture.
Crepons will not lose favor yet. On
the contrary, they are likely to be iu
high vogue tor the sousous to come-
gnuffra, creped and relief effects with
high raised designs will be among the
novel patterns that will take the lend,
not, however, to the forsaking of the
plainer crepous which very many wo
men prefer. Thu haudsomo crepous
are high-priced, and tho inferior
grades soon show wear, the cheap,
priced varieties being a most undo
sirable and unsatisfactory purchase.
A Rillroftd Car Cliitrc'i.
As a novelty, the mission chiirt, s
the form of a railroad oar. snni, .
was exhibited nt Camden Station h,.
ing the reoent Baptist convention, LJ
ut-eu treiip!u.
When the cable and trolley etc
placed the horso enrs in Ilnltirr.ornii,
- -!: .11 'IUI-
pmu oi soiling oiii oars at low prices
was adopted and the cars were to
a variety of uses. They have hr,
. 1. I.,. 1L. . 1 . 1 . U'-eIl
iiimio mio ine cauins oi Uouseboati
hj),Amlinl.llnM .Tni .h I i. h nl . '
I'oinmuillMUUUIIDlIT lUUUU lUUQII. nnls
stables and, chicken coops, but it hau
remained for the congregation of the
First Colorod Baptist Church o!
Mount Washington to get two old car-
una iorra mom into a cnurcu.
Tho congregatioi in good wcathct
numbers about fourteen. There arc
nine or ten members, 'and somo o'
thorn usually take acquaintances to
the servicof. They Lave Leen wnr
shiping in Cornelius Jones's shoe idiot,
iu the western end of Mount Washing,
ton, but tho accommodations heroin.
sufficient, and for somo timo tho little
band of llaptiats wero trying to get
other quarters. 'They did not hve
enough money to build a church, ivetj
of tho plainest kind.
Finally they heard of tho mission
car, and the idea struck thotn n
good one. They knew old street car
were a drug iu the market aud eouM
bo bought for a song, so a committee
went to seo tho officers of the City sn,i
Suburban Railway Company to lenrn
what sort of a, di! could bo mule f?r
a car or two. Tho cojimitiij t
eooded beyond its expectations, f0r
tho compnuy made the congregation
present of two of the oldeight-wheolol
cars vrhich wro tuoil on the Lake l'.o
land Elevated llailwfly.
Tho cars were removed to Stent
Run, nearly opposite the shop of Cur
nelius Jones, who is something of
carpenter nud general mechanic, a
well as a shoemaker, ami who ha-i m
dcrtakon to tit thorn up. At present
they nre propped up on treaties nn l
soap boxes, nnd tho interiors Iuti
been partly taken out. One si.io n!
each car will bj romoved nnd then the
two cars will be put together so ns l.i
mako.ono good-sized room. Tho rouf
will bo joined nnd Additional seats will
bo put in, together with a pulpit m
ono cud, nnd tho church will bo ready
for occupancy. Baltimore Suu.
Fish Hint lull I'imur l.
A book eutitled , 'Thu Fauna of tin
Peep Sea" treats of this phenomenon.
The author points out in n very vivil
manner an extraordlnnry danger ta
which tho deep sot fish nro liable. At
the great depths at which they live the
pressure is enormous about twj nni
a half tons on the square inch a!
depth of 1500 fathoms. It sometime!
happens that in tho excitement of
phasing a prospective meal tho unwurr
tish rises too high above his uul
sphero of life, when tho gases in the
swimming Madder expand and he u
driven by his increasing bnoya vt
rapidly to tho surface. If ho has 1)
gone too far whan consciousness of his
danger grows greater than his c.i;r
ness for prey, the nimclcs of tho boh
rany bo able to counteract thin, bat
above this limit he will continue t
float upward, tho swimming bin 1 ler
getting moro and more inflated as the
unfortunate creature rises. Death hr
internal rupture results during t!m
upward fall, aud thus it happen thtt
deep sea tish are at times found deil
tnd floating on the surface of th
ocean, Laving tumbled up from the
sbyss. Many specimens of deep w
tish which have been brought to the
surface with tho grapples havo liotu
dead, their lives having collapsed Jut
ins their passage upward from Hi-if
far-olf deep, deep home, Uroshlvu
Laglo.
The .Hoiking Iti id.
According to tho New Orloan
Times-Democrat, the most ramurkuMi;
thing about n mocking bird is its wy
of laying out a range. In the nuta;uu
it goes South und establishes itself lor
tho wiuter on a patch of (.'round that
will yield berries nud other Kim
enough to last uutil tho following
spring. The tract is determined re
specting boundaries with ns much ac
curacy as a mining prospector would
use iu staking out a claim. lVrhfti"
it may bo ouly fifty yards npiare, f
it may havo a length aud LrenJtli
as much us ono hundred yards, lue
space depends mainly upon tho fJ
supply in sight; but tho mocking bird
is a groat glutton nnd wauts ton iim
the quantity that would bo necessary
to keep him alive. Having laid out
his range, the owner will defend it
with his life, and no other fruit-wtnj
bird is allowed to enter it.
Ills Speech Cost I1U ?1 a Minnf.
At the yearly meeting of Friends at
Wilmington, Ohio, Edward It. Walton,
formerly a missionary among the In
dittus, o'lTjred to pay 5 if the meelm,'
wculd give him live minutes' timo tt
make a speoch. The meeting el""
the bargain nud Mr. Walton bogau hi
dollar-a-minuto discourse. At tuetn'1
of the five minutes paid for the cKri
called a halt. As Le was in the "-'J
die of a story Mr. Walton thjught
minute, then gravely and deliberate!.'
marched to the clerk's desk and llJ
down S'2 more and finished his ttor.'
iu the teven minutes paid for.
cago Tribune.
The Way to Slop DuelliiiJ.
A Mexican court has deviled atno-l
of puuishing duelling which will !"
haps bo more etlective thau the ll''
peualty. The survivor in a fatal 'w
in addition to throe years' impr1"
inent and a tine, is sentenced to I.'
the family of his victim )'"
for eighteeu years, to puy all cost
the victim's funeral and the cot
. . i. rt tia.l
court, IU lUH IttUU OI BUUU n J' V
as this, most men will conclud J: I
there is not enough honor in duelu-i I
to justify the risk Minneapol''1'7 !
bunt. . I