Philosopher bcllere the frying pan
Am lien responsible fur mora tuiulde
thtn depair.
It In estimated i hut thore are less
than 10,000 paupers In tlie Japanese
Umpire, with iti population of 37,
00,0()0. Kx-Scnntor Kdmnnds of Vermont U
aid to have been almost tlie only ex
ception to the rule tlmt the Supremo
Court practice of a lawyer soon
lwlud et after lie become a United
State Senator.
Lucy Stone, tho advocate of fomnle
uffrairn, say Hint the women of
America ought to do something gen-
erou for the relief of unfortunate
Aim K. Dickinson whlie alio live,
am J not wnlt to expenil their money
on monument to her memory.
1 fitly Is offended nt tho franknots of
the German Chancellor for acknowl
edging luck of cnnfldonco In tho c 111-cit-uey
of tlie former country In tho
vor.t of wur. Tills frankness, the
3Sew York Mull niul Kxpress think',
tuny result in tho dissolution of thr
triple ullinnce.
"Murder will oui" is a pithy my
iiii!, hut somehow or other, philoso-
filiizos the San Francisco Chronlclo j
lit convey a meaning that results do
tint always justify. If any ouo tin a
doubt on this point let him review
unm of I bo iiiyslcroin murder cases
of recent years.
Of the 300 girls who luivc been edu
cated by Goorgo W. Child, the Phila
itelp.iia Philanthropist says that llio
teachers mid nursut and the graduate
ot law nud mediuino have all been
stircestful. The olocutionlsis luive
mimlu the most money and tho musi
cian mm salaries ranging from $.r00
to f.iUOO.
Iteporis from the natural gas re
gion in Northwestoru Ohio tad Con
tral nud Northern Indiiuia are calculat
ed to prmluce the impression that this
wonderful fuel is giving out. Maim
faetaiors, It seem, nro beginning to
e tho choap oil, also found in that
part of the country, in place of the
fas, mid with most satisfactory re
sults. 'They are having so many suicides
of late in Denmark that tho govern
ment proposes to pass a law requiring
that tho bodies of all suicides shall bo
iiit to tho dissecting-rooms of tho
an ivorsi lies. They have already got
such a law in Swoden, but It doesn't
appear to dissuudo pooplo from inak
tug away with themselves there wlion
-they tiiko it into their heads to do so.
An Important result of the recent
congress at Brussels, Belgium, on
criminal anthropology has been the
discrediting of the so-callod "criminal
type," or liuhilual criminal. The per
son who was born n criminal, and
must bo one nolons rolens, was sup
posed to have a smaller capacity of
kull than the average, a more retreat
ing forehead, tlie back of the bead
largo, the lower juw very strong and
pronounced, the ears often deformed,
the balr coarse and thick, tho beard
.scanty, and so forth. Dr. Tarnovakl,
of St. Petersburg, and Dr. Naocke,
from a very largo collection of data,
maintained tlmt there was no special
pocullurily in the physique or crim
inals, male or female, and the general
'tendency of the paper read, and dls.
eusaloni on the subject, was to regard
'crime as the result of social and
psychical ruthor than physical pecu
liarities. An eloctriclnn, who reeently vlslied
Helena, Is Tory enthusiastic about die
prospects for the future of that Indus
try In Montana. In suUtunce bo suldt
'We are on tho level of what will,
undoubtedly, be tho greatost period of
development over known lu this coun
try, and It will be largely in the line
of electrical lnventious and tholr prac
tical adaptation to the ordinary uses
of mankind. New processes soou to
be iutrodtiood in tbo market, will to
increase the electrical energy to be de
rived fioin coal, that the expense of
vanning plants will be greatly reduced.
JBut In tho Easlcru states, except in
tfavored looalitiea, the Item 'of fuol
-will always be an obelaole to the gen
eral use of eleotrioity. In Montana
and other mountain states we find our
widest fluid, because In all localities
where water power is abundant, elec
tricity will be almost as cheap as air.
The conversion of oold water directly
ilato light, beat aud power, with our
(present understanding, seems to be lb
.limit of eoouoDiloal existence. The
-autusrous water powers of Montana
will soon be aader barueas, and the
ergy developed will propel all rail
road trains as well a push tramways
lata public roads."
Hamnn flreatn?.
Ths stars are myriad suns tlmt float
E''h on a luminous golden mote,
And each within his lltt'eplact
About the loneliness of space.
They Host and drift and swarm and swim,
In bum mi vlilon faint and dim,
And still bryond our keenest ere
They throng a million other skle.
Imagination fall, and thought
Ili-foro ths threshold halt illMritit,
While blaekly oVr the s.ilrlt brood
The terrors of liillnltiHc
And what' the earth? A satellite
That whirl ahou a cosmic mite,
A grain of dint Impalpable,
Of which all space Is sifted lull.
And here's a man upon ths earth
Who prides himself on wealth or birtn s
Who struts his little breath elate;
Ami cries: Heboid me, I am grrstl
llcorgc Ilortnn, in Chicago Herald.
A Plucky Littlo Woman.
BY CllAUI.KS tl. t.KWIS.
In I he building of tho first great
trunk linn of railroad arrom tho con
tinent upward of 10,000 men were
killed by tho Indium or met death
through sickness or accident. During
the first tin oo or four years of train
service trump nud tough and terrors
in nl o life a bniilon for nit train con.
doctors, and the small slaiion wore
entirely at their inwy. There were
plnniy of telegraph operator out of a
job who could not be induced to take
lone station at any saliry, and
tnmnlimet tliu company had to send
three moil to one station where there
was littlo or nothing tor ouo to do.
Louo Tine station was up in tho
mountains, just nt tho east end of a
long si retell of snow sheds. It was
thirteen miles from Dad Creek to the
west and eleven from Big Hock to the
east. The names of those stations,
togother with dozens of others, have
since been changed. At the dale 1
write of a man named Clark had tho
Dig Hock station. I bad Dad Creek
and a new ngent and operator had just
taken pitsession of Lone Due. That
station had been vacant for a weok
it baa been held by a young man
named Heed for about tluoo mouths,
but one night he was found dead and
robbed the work of the lawloss cle
ment then overrunning the West,
Tho first news I got from the new
agent canio from herself over the wiro
one day, and this Is what alio said:
'Allow me to Introduce myself as
Mrs. Iiadloy, tho new agout at Lono
Pino. I am just out from Chicago
Charming place this, and I know
shall like It. llopo to become better
acquainted."
I found out later on Hint she was
widow about 26 years old, good look
ing, well eilucatod, nud possessed
plenty of courago and common souse.
Just wbv she didn't do as most other
young widows do was no one's busl
ness but her own. Finding that alio
must earn her own living, she learned
telegraphy and came down tbo road in
search of a place. They didn't want
to give her the station at Lone Tine,
but she was so persistent that she was
finally installed. As at many other
stations, she had to gather her owu
firewood and cook her owu provisions.
and there were many sunoyauces to be
encountered.
Clark and I were both knocked out
to find that a woman had been scut to
Lone Pine. Had it been a man wo
should have expected him to take care
of blmtolf, but as it was we couldn't
bolp but worry. There was hardly a
day that we didn't have to drive some
tough out of our houses at the tnuzzlo
of a shotgun, aud both of us bad twic
been held up and cleaned out by
gangs. Her station was even more
isolated, aud though her sex might bn
respected by some, there were men
abroad as wicked as the old-time
piratos. In response to our inquiries
lie assured us that alio had been pro
vided with the regular outfit of
weapon by the company, aud that
she should not hesitate to shoot if sho
found it uecessary.
It was lu May when the little wo
man look possession. Iu describing
bor I did not say that she was little,
but suoh was the fact. Her weight
was not over 100 pounds, and she
looked more like a girl of 16 than a
wotnau of 86. I got a chance to ruu
np aud see ber one afternoon iu the
month, and found ber uicely settlod.
She had been more or less anuoyedby
roughs, but there had beau ao occa
sion to test her nerve as yet. I found
hor doublod-barrellod shotgun loaded
with buckshot and ber navy revolver
ready for business, and she assured
me that she should not hesitate to fire
upon any man who menaced her
safety.
I went home much relieved la mind,
Outside of the fraternal feeling so
, strong outside of the brotherhood of
the key, there was something la the
thought of that little woman belug
porchod up (here alone among tbo
grim hilt and wild forest calenlaled
to keep it in nil awake when he should
hsvo beon sound asleep In his cot. Tho
first iitarni enme ouo night early In
uiy. In tho foronoou of that day
wo very rough-looking men had
come up the truck from ttio west.
They halted at my station, sized me
up, ami then demanded something to
eat. I might havo given the in a bite
had they requested Instead of de
manded; but when I saw that they
meant to pick a quarrel and havo an
xcuse for assaulting and robbing me,
I brought out the shot-gun and obliged
them to walk on. As soon a they
wcro out of tight I notified the little
woman at Louo Pine to look out for
them. Win replied that she would,
and up to 10 o'clock at night I heard
from her every hour, but tho tramps
had not put In an appearance. It was
11.110 o'clock and I was sound asleep
when I hoard Lono Pino cull mo over
the wire. I rolled oil my cot aud ran
to the Instritmout and askod what was
wanted.
Tho tramps are bore," was the ro-
ply.
"They are knocking on tho door
and inking for food ami shelter."
lint don't lot them In. Got down
your shotgun, lay It across the table,
with the muzzle pointed nt tho door,
and if thoy break in pull both trig
ger!" "They are cursing in and declar
ing thoy will set tho cabin on fire if
I don't open tho door," tolegraphcd
the littlo woman a moment later.
"If you opeti the door they will
murder you I You have a sliding
window to tho right of your door, if
I remmembor right?"'.
"Ye.'
"Take your rcvolvor, slido tho ah
back, and fire upon tho fellows."
"Out I may kill one of them I"
"That's what you want to do both,
if possible! It you show any fear of
them they will batter tho door in, and
then God help you!"
"It's awful to shoot"
Tlion cnino a break. I know that
tho follows wero making sumo demon
stratlons which obllgod her to act, and
during tho next sixty seconds I hoard
every beat of my heart. Then caino
tho tremulous message:
'I I've shot ono of thorn, and
w Ha l what shall I do about it?"
"Did you fire from tho window?"
"Yes."
"Don't do anything except wait and
watch. It you'vo hit ono tbo other
will likely miike off. If he trios to
get lu, however, givo him the samo
dose. Do you hoar him about?"
No; I think he's moved off, but
tha ono 1 shot is groaning aud taking
on awfully."
'Let him groan. You'll have I
train from the ouit in 33 minutes
Keop mo ndvisod."
I had two more message before the
tho train reached hor. Ono was that
the man had ceatod to groan and was
probably dead, and the other whs that
the other tramp had triod to burst
opou the door, but had bcou drivon
off by ber firing ono barrol of her
shotguu Into it from hor aldo. When
i ho train rolled iu a dead man was
found at tho door and a wounded one
lying on tho ground a few yards
away. Tlicro wasn't any inquest on
the dead. The body was carrlod a few
miles west and dropped Into a gulch,
and tho wounded niau, who had
dozeu buckshot in hi shoulder, wa
turned over to tho first lioriff. The
little woman's advonturo inado her
heroine for many weeks, and 1 was
not mean enough to let on that I had
been obliged t) brace hor up and
direct operations for a distance of
thirteen miles.
Everything went well at Lone Pine
until tho 13ih of Septembor. Thai
fall there was a regular army of
tramps headod for the West, and tbo
employes of ovoiy passenger and
freight train had to be armed to the
teetlk Iu some Instance the gang
took possoisloa of freight trains ami
ran them to suit their own conven
ience. The number of trainmen
killed or wouuded every week wa
something astonishing. Ou the 13th a
gang of twonty tramps seized
freight train at a water tank twenty
miles east of Dig Rock and and ran it
to the station. Thore happened to be
a big construction gang at Big Rock,
and they turned to and overpowered
the tramps and scattered them lu
every direction. It began raining at
S o'clock in the afternoon, and when
night fell It was a dark a pitch. At
8 o'clock a traiu loaded with bridgi
material aud accompanied by twelve
mechanic reached my station from
the west on its way to Big Rock.
Jnst as It cam in I got word from
Clark over the wire that a landslide
had occurred between him and Loue
Pine and no trains would be able ta
pas It before next day. This, yon
111 obierve, cut Lone Pino off on the
cast, and it held the bridge train at my
station. 1 turned in about 11 o'clock,
with the rain coming down as If
everything was to be drowned out,
and It wasjii't hnlf nu hour after mid-
ight when I was called by the littlo
woman at Lono Pine.
I'm sorry to disturb you," sho
said, "but 1 fear I'm going to havo
trouble."
"What' wrong?"
"A number of those tramp who
wero bounced nt Big Rock today have
reached here and taken poaslon of
two empty freight cars on the aiding.
Tho wliolo crowd Is half drunk uud
raising Cain."
"If they have shelter and some
thing to li Ink thoy won't bo ept to
bother yntt tonight. However, I'll
it up with you for a whilo for com
pany's sake. Aro your firearm load-
od?'
'Ye. The gang appears to havo
four or five revolvers, aud two ballot
have been II rod through tho window."
"Well, don't show nuy light, and
you had bettor bunk down on your
cot. Tlie fellows will got over their
hilarity pretty soon."
It was five mlnuto before 1 heard
from her again. Tlie englno of tha
freight train was standing almost op
posite tho door, and during tho hilar
val I went out and roused tho sleeping
engineer anil llrmiiaii and told them
what was going on at Lono Pino. It
things got desperate with the little
woman I pioposcd to tako half
Inzen of tho mechanics anil go tip to
her rolief. When sho called me again
sho said :
Ono of the gang has routed mo up
aud demanded whiskey nud somothing
to oat. When I ordered him awav be
made threats of what llicy would do."
"Don't get slinky," I replied. "It's
probably a bluff. Construction No,
8 I lying hero, and in enso you need
help a lot of us will come up on tho
cusiue. Wo'll have a clear road and
can make it in f! ft eon minutes."
It was seven mlnuto before she
callod again. Tho locomotivo had
been fired up, and tho flroman hud
gone back to the caboose nud routed
out six mon who had ro vol vers, and
thoy were ion Jy to make a dash with
us.
"You renioiubor the old cabooso car
at tho end of tho sldo track?" queried
tho little woman at Lono Pino.
"Yes."
"Well, they havo mudo a bonflro of
It, and It's blitzing away evon In llii
rain. Thoro are fourteen of the fol
lows and tho toughest lot I'vo ovor
scon. I think they mean Id attack tho
hoitso. Hadn't you bottor conn up?'
"I don't want to tako tho rcsponsi
billty unless it is positively uaccssary.
You are ex pec tod to stand thoin off if
you can. cio ouo will blame you If
you wipe out the whole gang. Talk
right up to them if they come to the
hoiie."
Tlirco or four mliiulcs slipped away
and thou sho announced that thoy hod
given her live mlnuto in which to
surrender, and that one of tho empty
freight cars had been fired.
"They can't sot fire to the houso
with the wnier falling like this," I re
plied. "You have a stout shutter nt
tho window, and thoy cm only attack
by way of tho door, if at all. Thoy
can't shoulder It in with two burs
auross It, and If thoy bring up a bat
torlng rum you want to lire ou thorn
through the lower panels."
What wa to be the last message
came about teu minutes laior.
"They brought up a boain," tole
graphod tho littlo woman, "uud I gave
hem tho buckshot through tho lower
panel. I think I hit three or four,
'Some of them are now tiring ii.to tho
house, while other aro brluglng up
firebrands to burn me out."
"Coming don't give up!" I rat
lied off to her, and thirty seconds later
the ougiue was moving away with our
crowd. We had a wet track, but
clear ruu, aud aftor the flrt two miles
we simply flew. "Ve had soma fear
that the fellows might huve turned lb
switch or pushed a freight car down
on the main track, but uo such Idea
had occurred to thorn. We wen
through two miles ol snow shedding
like a rockot shooting along a tube,
aud whan we popped out at the east
em eud we wero among the tramp.
Tbo two oar were blazing away, and
a Are had just been started in a third.
Firebrands were piled up against the
house at three different places, and
three or four fellows with revolvers
were blazing away at tho door and
window.
Before the engine had come to
top we dropped oH and began shoot
lug to kill, and in five minute we had
oleaued out the gang. Perhap yo
remember the way that certalu news
papers pitched Into us about that
aflslr, catling It a massacre, aud bowl-
lug for our arrest. Thar were four
killed and seven wounded. Three
men were hit when the little woman
fired through the door. I know what
beenmo of tho killed, for I liulped to
bury them, but the wounded wore
tnkoii Knst thut afternoon.
When the llnlo woman opened Hi
oor to us alio had Iter revolver in tier
left baud, because one of the stray
bullet had passed through tho palm
of hor right. Hlio had also been grazed
on tho shoulder, and two bullets had
passed through her clothing. Kite had
fired both barrels of the shotgun and
even bullets from the revolver, nud
wns doing bravely wlion we turned
the scales. And did sho continue at
Lono Pine? Oh, no. A division su
perintendent fell In love with her, re-
aroused tho louder passion In Iter
reast, and awny sho went to seitlo
own ou tiio i'aclllc slope nnd becamo
nobody that. U, sho couldn't bn a
heroine any more. fNew York 8un.
Methods of Vultures.
In the mouth of December, as our
party wore ascending the gorgo which
leads to l'otra from tho Wudy-cl-Ara-ball,
ono of our camels suddenly
dropped down dead. This na lu the
evening, and we relumed to our camp
without succeeding iu our object, that
day. Dut early next morning wo
started again for Petra, and on reach
ing tho carcass of tho dead camel In
tho early dswu we found about a
dozon vultures congregated around it,
soiiio of which bad already gorged
themselves and were almost unable to
fly. Now, when tho camel drop pod
down, nono of thea birds wore In
Ight; but here next morning, while
he carcass was quite freili, thoy had
swooped down on their prey. There
could have been no smell of carrion
from this carcass; but it might easily
havo been within sight of a bird sour
ing at an elovntioii which would have
rendered It invisible to a traveler; at
tho samo time, an animal of the size
of a camel lying motionless on tho
ground would havo boon oasily vlsiblo
to a viilluio whilo out of sight.
In order to account for the assoin
bllng of n group of vulture lu so
liort a llmo as is hero indicated,
while none of Ihcso birds were appar
ently wilhiu sight, wo may suppose
that the bird spread themselves at
wido Intervals throughout an exten
sive district and at n high aliliudo;
each bird soars about, keoping s
steady gnzo on the ground for tho car
cass of some animal, at tho samo time
being within sight of bis follows. As
soon as prey Is sighted by one ot the
group ho swoops down toward It, and
this action is a signal to tho othet
birds that a meal is to be hud where
the bird dosconded, and they all flock
down accordingly. "Whoresoever
tlie carcass 1 thore will tho caglos
(vultures) be galhored together."
The Spectator.
A Vol I no- Machine.
A mochnulo of Rochester, N. Y'.,
named Myors, lias perfected an auto
matio electricat voting machine appli
cable to tho Australian method, which,
predicts tho Boston Transcript, Is,
perhaps, destined to remove tlie only
defect of that othorwlso admirubls
sysloiu. It it si in ply a mechanical
electrically controlled dovico for re
cording votes; all tho voter uoods li
the name of tlie candidate whose elec
tion he dosire', togother with ths
ability to read, the power to dis
tinguish color or the tense of touch.
As everybody poscto at least one ot
tho io three latter requisites, it is saf
to say that any man who know foi
whom he wishes to vote can do so
without tho possibility of a mistake.
This ballot inaohlno is a slieot steel
booth, five foet square and soveu feel
high. Ono foot of space is set off foi
tho secrot inochanical counter by
solid steel partition. Tho votai
know the standard doslguatlng colot
of hi parly bullol; be has examined
tho nominations published iu news
papers and on tho chart at the polls
After qualifying, tho voter enters tlx
ballot machine. If the voter I illiter
ate he pushes in tho nob having lh
same color as hi party ballot. H iv
dono to ho simply goes out of the exit
doors. Oponiug the outer exit do on
return tho knob iu readiness for tlu
next voter. Wheu tlie polls close tin
count is made and registered plain'
iy lu figure. The first trial of thli
machine was made at Lockport, N.
Y., and the way iu which it super
seded bralus aud watchfulness led to
its almost immediate adoptlou In
numerous sections of this State.
Gallantry Wins.
'I do not ask you for much," h
said.
"You ask my hand," sbe replied.
"Yes, but it is so small, it seeuii
like asklug nothing."
With a pretty blush, she placed It la
hI.-fNw York Pre.
TOR THE HOI SE WIFE.
niK tsE or Ti nrnsTiNE.
Turpontlno lias nearly a many use
la the house as bornx. It Is good for
rheumatism, and mixed with camphor
sted oil and rubbed on the ehest I
ono of tho best rcmodle for bronchial
colds. It Is on excellent preventive
sgalnst moths, although naptha i
prefomblo, the odor leaving much
sooner; it wilt drive away ant and
roaches, if sprinkled about the shelves
Slid closets, a spoonful Into a pall of
warm water cleans paint excellently
and a little In the boiler on washing
day whitens tho clothes. rNew York
New.
rt.F anino wiiitk nvnn.
There ore many Inquiries of how to
clonn white goatskin rugs. They can
bo cleaned by washing or with naph
tha. Wet a small part of a rug with
naphtha and rub with a soft cloth un
til tlmt space Is clean; thou clean
another place, continuing until the
entire rug lias been treated In this
way. Hang lu tho air until tho odor
has disappeared. Tuko care that no
gas is lit in the room while the naph
tha I boing used.
To wasli tho rug put Into a tub
about four gallons of tepid water and
half a pint of household ammonia.
Let tho rug soak iu this for about ou
hour, sopping Jt up and down iu the
water frequently. Itiusc In several
topld watortatid hang on tho line to
dry; if possiblo lu a shady place. Se
lect a windy day for this work. Even
with the greatest care tho skin will
becoino hard when washed. Rubbing
It betwecu tho hands tends to soften
it, or it- may bo folded lengthwise,
tho fur sldo in, and t lie u be passed
through the clothes-wringer several
times. This, of course, should be
done only when tho rug is dry St.
Louis Republic.
HOW TO DAItS 8TOCKINUS.
Tin secret of successful darning
lies in "running" tho thread of tho
liuriilng cotton so fur on each side of
tho hole, that It docs not Immediately
fray and pull out of tho good. Take
a long thread of .laming cotton to be
gin with nnd run it at least half an
Inch along tho goods on each side of
tho hole. Continue tills until the hole
Is snugly covered. Now cross these
threads In the regular darning stylo,
taking care that tlie samo precaution
Is obsorved. A largo hole requires a
patch. Such holes almost always oc
cur lu tho heel, so that In Iroiiting of
tho method of mondiiig the in It is safe
to lake the hool for a model
From tho body of nn old stocking
cut a kite-shaped pioco about five
Inches long nnd four inches across.
Turn the stocking wrong side out and
lay tho kite upon tlie lioil so that the
long, pointed end run up the back
and the lower rounded part is at the
base of tho heel. "Run" down the
centre of the kilo with a stout linen
thread, taking rather large, looie
stitchos. Now "run" in the same way
across tho kite-shuped piece, letting
the thread be very slack. Next sew
the patch tightly to the heel by stiich-
lug it around Iho outldo. If deftly
dona there will be nelthor wrinkle not
crease. Patches made of material
other than bits of old stocking art
apt to bo harsh. Now Yvrk World.
KKUI'R..
Milk Sherbet Take one quart of
.ilk, tlie juice of three largo lemoiii
and ouo pint of sugar. Mix ami
freezo the same as cronm. Tlie mils
will curdle by the addition of tbs
lemon, but come all right iu the frees
Ing process.
Hard Gingerbread Two cup o
molusse. two-third of a cup of but
ler or lard, one'half cup of wiirm
water, two teuspoonfuls of sndn, on
of ginger, fl iir to roll of soft n yoo
can; wot tho top with milk nnd sifl
sugar over before bilking.
Oyster Salad Clean one pint ot
white colory, nnd cut Into fltio pioces,
season with salt; parboil one pint ol
oysters, drain, and when cold mlj
them with a French dressing, add th
oyster and celery, cover with a way
onuise dressing, aud garnish with
pickled barberries.
Ham Toait Melt a small piece ot
butter lu a stewpan unlit it is slightly
browned; beat up one egg aud add to
lu Put In as much finely minced ban;
a would cover a round of buttered
toast, adding a much good gravy as
will make It moist wheu quite hot.
When all the Ingredient are iu slit
tho:n quickly with a fork. Pour upoe
the buttered toast which may after,
ward be cut la to any shape desired,
and serve hot
Two hundred and eighty-nine bull
fight took plaoe lu Spain during tbt
past ye '