LADIES' DF.P.VKTM tYl.
OVK OK TIIK tATMt FADS.
One of the latest fiiU for rich women
in ti have a cast made of tho hfn1, the
ear, tho nose, or tho foot, as tho rase
may be, of course each selecting tho
particular feature which will best re
pay immortalizing. Tho linml in tlio
member which receives tho most uni
versal notico. A bountifully posed
white plaster hand resting on a velvet
drapery has n placo in more thnn ono
fashionable boudoir.
AN BVENIVO COIFFl'HB.
For evening tho fashionable coiffure
must ho "wavy." To meet this do
tURiiil n special little tongs is sold )y
tho lending hairdressers that on being
heated presses tho locks into tho most
delightful undulating waves. For the
Byzantine eoiffiire, which is in high
favor for evening, tho wnveil linir is
twistcil into loose eoils, from which
droop over tho forehead ntut down tho
nap of tho neck soft "Hull's" of linir.
The eoils nre held in pi nee by'iinmbcr
less pins of curious Byzantine pattern.
Young girls have ft picturesque fancy
for nvoiiliug "sot" lmir arrangements,
nnd I remark thnt not n few are eoax
ing tlieir "hangs" to turn bnek on
either side, showing the white "purt
ing" with a qunititly iretty effect.
New York Journid.
FASHION'S IS OIKT.'S NAMP.S,
Tlio most import mt change in the
naming of girls 1ms been tho growing
disinclination to give them more thnn
one mime, tho object of this being thnt
when a womnn murries she tuny easily
combine her full mitiden mime with
her new Hiiriiniue. A three-word ig
iiutnre is much prettier nnd more con
venient thnn one composed of four
words. Then, too, immediate recog
nition of her owu ns well ns of her
LuHbiind'H surname, nnd tlio conve
nience in genei.logicnl research and le
gill transactions, are two rensous of
eufticiont iiuportnnce to warrant tho
combinntion were there no other .
With this fashion in girl's names
lias come, as in boys', a disinclination
to use diminutives or pet mimes.
Mollies, Maggies, Katies nnd the var
ious feminine "ies" and "y" are as
Bonreo as their masculine counterparts,
Jimmio and 'Willie. Mary, Margaret
and Kntherine have taken tho phico of
the former and James and William of
tho latter. New York Advertiser.
Borsn nomx hp.aixn-o cmb.
Miss Louise Stockton of Philadel
phia, who has for some years had in
the New Century Club a literary com
mittee that has never fallen below 2 IK),
has started a plan for telling people
what they wish to read and where they
may find it. This new enterprise is
entirely her own, and she lias given it
the title of the Round Robin Heading
Club. The members, who pay a mod
est fee, will rend by subjects, and
these subjects are suggested by the
directiou, after being informed by
the reuders of their resources,
the time they have at their command
and their intellectual taste. They nre
given intelligent uud sympathetic su
pervision, and the schemes for the
preparation of papers and the forma
tion of classes bestow more benefit
than could be possibly gained by any
course of reading pursued alone. Miss
Htockton is coneoted with the Brown
ing Club and the West Philadelphia
University Extension, aud has been a
member of the New Century Club for
fourteen years. New York World.
DHESSINO A BHIDR.
Very heavy white sutiu is uied for
tho wedding gown. The skirt, which
is quite plain in front, has a flare
about tho lower part, tho result of
there being two full plaits on each
side of tho broad gore. In the back
there are two double box plaits that
fall fur down, sproad out aud extend
through the train, which is nearly a
yard long. The bodice is a pointed
one, lnood in tho back ; in high iu the
neck and has over its white satin col
lar folds of whito tulle, caught at ono
aide with a tiny buuoh of orange
blossom. The sleeves have enormous
pun's of the satin that reach
quite to tho elbows, and below that
they At in to the arms, and each comes
down iu a point over tho hand. Folds
of tulle outline this pbiut. Over each
shoulder is an eluborate epaulette of
orange blossoms. The bair is arranged
quite high and piuned closely aud very
firmly to the head, aud the veil, which
is fastened on under a wreath of
orange blossoms, extends to the edge
of the skirt iu front and over the en
tire length of the train at the back.
It is necessary in arranging this veil
to remember that while it is worn
over the face going np the aisle of the
church, it is thrown book after the oer. I
cmony, in such a way thnt tho bride
mny look her best when the veil is o3
her face. (New York Advertiser.
TOIf.F.T rr:'R-'.ti.
A London toilet ap einlist hn b-:i
apparently revealing some profession
al secrets to an interviewer. Ho says
artlessly in the beginning that eye
brow pencils hive gona out since tho
idea was introduced from the East to
using a solution of Chinese ink iu rose
water, which he discreetly advertises
is absolutely harmless.
Then ho grows confidential nnd says:
"Perhaps you'll hardly believe it, but
ladies c.imo hero regularly to have
their eyebrows clipped nnd singed, and
then rubbed with petroleum, just as
you would go to have your hair cut.
"The receipt of belladonna and end
do cologne which we prescribe for
Indies afflicted with dump hands ha nl
so become very popular, aud prescrip
tions come in every day to be made up.
In tho summer months, too, wo are
busy making up freckle washes, a mix
turo of toilet vinegar, oil of lavender,
lemon juice, oil of cedar, and distilled
water being in special request. Agnin,
I may astonish you by tlu statement
thnt one lady customer of ours, a Ger
man, washes her face once a week iu
beer to keep away freckles."
Ho further testifies to the excellent
oflices of a special demising powder
oll for white hsir, and in a burst of
csndor adds: "Between ourselves, 1
mny tell you thnt this wonderful re
ceipt, sold at half a crown the box, is
simply common flour sc?nted with
otter of roses."
A bit of information which ought
not to ba withheld from women is tho
evidence that men take much pride in
tlieir personal nppparnuc:', tho dealer
displaying a box of "mustache train
ers," sold, of course, to mustache
wearers. These are little nets to bo
worn at night which fit over tlio mus
tache and fasten by an elastic around
the head, thus holding the refractory
fringe of hair iu correct position dur
ing slut-v-
FASHION NOTES.
Tho zouave is made of tho finest
point duchesse and also iu tho showy
point de Bruges.
Nothing is nicer for a spnii-invnlid
or a chilly body than a Jnpir.icse house
jacket of quilted silk.
Combs of gedd and shell encrusted
with precious stones nre worn beneath
tho horse-shoe curve of the cupote.
Velvet capes, dints, costumes ami
combinations will be worn for months
to come, and iu some guise through
tho entire summer.
A heavy cord is an excellent finish
for tho bottom of dresses ; it prevents
the wearing of tho material nnd makes
it stand out from the feet.
Tho Russian goldsmiths have a
quaint habit of engraving a quotation
from Homo philosopher, or a religions
motto, upon their dishes and spoons.
A new costume hns bishop sleeves
with cuffs almost in bell shape. They
arc excessively ugly, but new, and
with Home people thnt is nil that is re
quired. Something noft and sweet for baby's
toilet in a circular bag of crocheted
wool lined with the thinnest flannel,
through which sifts the perfumed baby
powder.
The self-opening umbrella is a boon
to the woman who is trying to solve
the question as to how she can hold
up her dress aud at tho same time
spread her umbrella.
Old-fushioued grass-cloth is revived
again. It is finer and more sheer than
of the old days. It comes in ecru
with fine white stripes, nnd is cool
and dainty for shirt waists.
Murderous looking daggers and
scimetors with hilts sparkling with
gems impale the lace at tho throat,
are stuck through hats or run through
the Psycho knot at tho back of the
head.
Returning importurs speak of the
favor that is just extended to ribbon
velvet trimmings iu both Paris and
London, with predictions that for
summer gowus of chnllies, China silk,
foulard, fayette, etc., it will be very
fashionable.
The truly (esthetic woman will wel
oome the sashes which have appeared
onoe more. They are worn iu tho
back, tied in the frout or on the side,
as they aro most becoming, and are
made of soft silk, satiu or moire, with
long ends fulling mostly to the bottom
of the gown.
Braids which are rarely ever quite
out of style, have taken on a more at
tractive form this season, and are now
beaded and spangled aud striped with
moire, like more pretentious trim
mings. Several rows are piuued to
gether, with an open burred effect of
beads', with one edge very much fuller,
lika a raffle.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
rrsssYi.tAStA cbii r.mnf.
The following gives tho -n-rnl condition
of farm work in Pnnylv inla during tlm
month of Mnn-h, ami thi e!Y ms of th s -vere
coM wave of the hitter pnrt of the nonth lip
on fnilt nnil growlinr crop, ns Issued ly the
U. H. lcinrtment of Aurl.-nltinvi
First three week very warm ami flm'i son
son unusually enrlyi spring farm work well
Ailvnn I: winter grnln mm grass look well;
nonsttlernlile oats sown: ninny potatoes p'nnt
eil; (Inmicfe to veg-'tntlon l.y cold Inst week
very sllnliti fruit Inn's not far enough nil vane,
nil to suffer from the frei-r.e-, germ bright nnil
green. The dryness nnil slow moderation ol
the weather has been grently In fnvor of all
crops, especially fniltsi outlook good.
Tnn wAiiMr.sr ox BKconn.
rtTTsnrim. - - According to the monthly
rneteorologt.-nl summary just complied l.y O,
1). Htevvnrt, local forecast official of ' the
Weather lliirenu, the month Jnt closed has
l.ecn Hie warmest Mnivli for wlilrh there Is
nny record liil'lttslmrg. The nvernge tern per
ntnro was 47 degree mid this wns only C(iinl
led l.y one March In !il years nnd that was In
1H71. The nvernge Mnr-li tcniM-mtun Is SS
degrees, So far this yenr the temperature
has Iss-u n 'otal of till degrees nhove thn
normal. The highest teinH'rature last month
was 7tl degrees nnd thn lnwst IB. The
total precipitation was 4.41 iu.-lie, which is
,'M Inch helow the normal.
sixm kscai-k rnoM thk iiexTirwnox jail.
IlrXTiNono - Hnmuel lingers, nil ex-penl.
teiitlery eotivlet, who was nrrested nnd
lironglit hen nltoat two ws-ks ngo for lar
ceny, esi nped from the county jail Wcilm-a-lay.
Sheriff Oaks was nl.v-nt nt the time,
nnd the Jail was 111 charge of a prisoner,
lingers eiilly hroke a lock from the door nnd
got out. This Is the sixth escape from tlm
prison since Daks has hud charge, a little
over a year.
rnnKsmv 1'Botkction axd rcnK water.
H Mitmnrno flovernor l'nttlsnn has ar
rnnged for n meeting of tho presidents aud
seiTotiirlm of various state hoards on thn
17th Inst., In tho Inteiw. of pure streams of
water slid the protistion of forests. Th
Stale boards of health, agriculture, geology,
game nnd llsh, and forestry will be repra
seiited. as old citizkn Kii.i.r.n lit as f.noisk.
Vxiiistowx.-Calvin Wllllnms, nn old
citizen of (lllphniit nnd nn employe nf thn
Pennsylvania Itailroad t'ompnny was strm'k
bv n train in the cut just south of Iirown-ll-ld
nud fatally Injured. Williams helv
build tln line ou which he was run down.
Ue will die.
Tnr.Y blew oct tiik oas.
llAnmsnrnn. Two tin plate workers, Wll
llnm llowen nnd John lludley, blew out the
gas nnd retlnsl ntlirove's hotel Friday uiglit.
Saturday morning lloweu was found dend
and Dudley unconscious. The latter wns n1
stortsl nfter a phystcinu had Iain-red with
ulin four hours.
oonr rnosi-rcTs rna rattT.
Hunntsncnn The Secretary of thn Btntn
Itoanl of Agriculture has received eneounig
ing reports in response to a elreiilnr letter to
loading fruit growers III Pennsylvnnin, asking
for Information ns to the effis't of the reisnt
cold simp ai the enrller fruits. Ais-ordiug
to the replh thorn will Is? nil average crop.
SKrtiETAnv Kimik of the State Itonrtl nf agri
culture has appointed Joseph II. Preston, of
lluoks; Nane P. Jaoksnii, Chester; Oliver I).
Shook. Ilorks; I). S. Illyholdor, Armstrong;
J. S. Thomas. Camhrln: W. W. Im-lio , Tioga;
nnd Isaac llarn-ttsnn, Adams, agents of the
Iwinrd to oolloet samplt-s of oomniercinl fertil
izer sold Iu the statu for analysis.
The bndy nf John Morris wns taken from
Oaylord mine, near Wllkeslmrre, on Tues
day. This makes the tenth victim nf thn re
cent disaster found, nnd throe are still tn the
mini). The body ot tlio ninth victim, Joseph
Olds, was recovered ou Sunday.
A spark Ignited thn roof nf one of n ro-v of
hrleks tenements Is'longiug to the Wheeling
Stool nnd Iron Company, nt IJonwnod. The
entire row of seven Houses was consumed, niel
the steel works was barely saved by hard
work. Loss 015,000', insured.
F.lhkr Smki.t.kb's Lutohorsliop nt Greens
burg mid the houses of Thomas Wi-stword
nnd A. I.. Wnlkor, were burned, Loss
t.t.onn; insurance 1,200. The lire caught lu
biiieltzer s bed while he was asleep iu it.
Tlllt Wnrron diamond rol bery mystery of
two years ago has boon cleared up y the
Hailing of tin- gems In the cellar of Mrs, Fred
Mori'l,, thnlr owner, It being supposed the
thief dropped the:u lu his tllglit.
Ax unknown mnn wns killed near Smith
field, by the tlrst n gal;ir train. Moiidnv, over
the new branch of tun llaltlmoro nnd Oiiio
railroad from L'niontowu to Morgautowu.
The body of Pan W. Morgan, a victim of
the (laylnrd niluo disaster ueai Wllkesbnrro,
wns H-covensl Friday. His was tho
twelfth body taken out ol luu mine.
Kate ConvRE, nged 5, of Coward's alley,
in the Sixth ward, Pittsburg, died from
drinking a lot of whisky her parents had
carelessly left within her reach.
A riTTsni Bo, Khexanoo ft Lake Ebie
freight train was wrecked on a curve near
thn Greenville fair ground and Holly Crtws,
a truiumun. was killed.
At Bonver Falls Joseph IVvisoo, a Hungar
ian laborer, drank spirits of amonln, mistak
ing it for alcohol. He may not recover.
Jacob Fiurrs, nged 37yi-ars, and his two
horses were killed by being st-uok by a Bal
timore and Ohio train near ltockwoixl.
H. M. Tbatheb's barn, near Titusville,
burned with 17 head of live stock. The loan
U 2,&00; Insurance 01,000.
JcnnE Hki.l at Hnllldayshurg refused to
license hotels that have buconie dnuklug re
sorts for trainmen.
The Joy radiator works at Titusville have
declared a cut lu wages ot from 10 to IS pet
cent.
The State convention of the People's party
will be held at Hurrisburg Muy 1.
Da. A. H. Fulton wns struck by an express
train aud killed near lllalrsville.
ItrronTS from Altoona are to the effect that
the cherry and peach crop on both sides of
the mountain have been ruined by the severe
weather.
Oeoboe Wilsox had both legs out off by
fulling uudur the wheels of a train at ltoches
ter. He died three hours later.
Geoboi W. Atkimsox, a stove dealer at
Dotsou, Ki'Dowell county made an assign
ment. Assets aud liabilities not known.
Mas. Rachael Fosteb, of Webster, was
fntully burned by hr clothes taking lire from
the grate while dusting the mantel.
The postofSoa at Nittany, Center county,
was entered by burglars, who cracked the
Safe aud secured over 4O0.
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Indiana Railroader's Herolo Efforts to
Bav His rmlly.
At Keutville, Iud., the home of John t
Price, a Nickel Tiate Section foreman. u
discovered on fire. An oil lamp exploded la
tua Kiicuan, in nail ao hour, the frame rest-dem-a
wss In sshea Af ri., ...... i
a from bla slumbers and basteuud to n-suua
uw woo aim mur ennuren. He earned bla
wife and Infant ehlld from the burning build-
ilnr. but f huv w,m iu.-ii.iu i.ui . ,
-,. j . J wiisnai iuu way
not reoover. Three children, aged 4, t and i
respeetively, weresuOociited by beat beoro
Ulkt fMtUHF AnuIHa Nuuu, . I m. . m
rusaaated him from uettiuu at their dead
bodies, and they went ouruud to a orlsp. Mr.
t-liVi Will IMH iuullu .-.J '
" u-iu, IIU4WVi.
THE BTATE'B FINANCES.
How ths Mon-y Was Disbursed Durlnt
tho Fsat Year.
Ths annnr.l nport of Andttor-Onernl
Gregg will be ready for distributing In a few
weeks. A summary of reoelpts from all
Soureea for the jenr ending Sovemlsr 80
Shows a total of 014.2111.727 Ml, which added
to the bnlam e of 011,0110,04 1 05 from lsfll
glv-s 0l",2.Vi,:l7'J H4 ns the sum total on the
debit side nf thn state's lodger. The total
payments for the year wore Ob'l.4'2:I.O.it 77,
leaving a bnlain'e nt the end nf the llsoul yi'OI
Kovemlier :H, lS!i:l. ot 0S.s:lO.:tOS 67.
The revenue ni tiie commonwealth Is large,
ly derived from the tnxation of corporations.
Here am a few of th. mom important lb-ma
Tax on enrpnrntlon stook nnd limited pnrt
nerslilps, 0:l,M4,S(IS Hi!, tax on gross receipts,
of oori-orations t4'-'.0'lli Stl; tax on bank
st'H'k, 05;l0,'Ji'i 7!l; tax on n-t earnings nt
incomes, 07!,ti:ll, foreign Insurance compan
ies (all companies outside Pennsylvania)
04ll3,'i.")2 fill: lax on gross premiums, OH0..1SS
8il, municipal loans. 4t:i 1 .M-J ss; corporation
hums, 07ii'.M7'. till, tax on personal property,
0:l,5Oi.47ll MO, tax on writs, wills, deeds, etc.,
OI'l.'i.OM 74. tax on collateral Inheritances,
01.124,4011 t!H. Thn revenue from licenses
was 01,I.HS1 divided as follows -Mercantile,
0."s2,i,VI IS; wholesnln liquor,
04'22,2I i4; brewers, 01'2'J.SOJ 01; bottlers,
0ll7,4trJ fit): billiard, Otl.tiss III; brokers,
Oi'.l.'JIO 4S; aui'tlniieers. 01A.IU3 fi7; peddlers,
Ol.WH.M; theatre, circus, etc., OWiDI; eating
house, 0l'i,ss'l ft'2. The bonus on charters
niniiiiiited ti O'ill.OHO 0J and fees from puli
llo ottioers, 4-14:1.1 oil s:l. One lt-m of 0100 50
is oonselonis- money."
A summary of the payments for thn year '
lnton-sttng as showing whon tie- mull, ins go.
Last year tin-ox pens-s of the Mtitte govern
ment were Oi.100.WJ HI, whleh In. hub s nil
the departments nnd thn various boards, t
gethor with tin b-gisiatiire. Hut the oxim-ilssj
of the government of the i-ommonwoaltli n-p-resonts
less than on"-slxth of the total ex
penditure. It doe not liieluile the half mil
lion dollars n year to public sohools or the
vast sums paid for thrf miilntonau -e of char
itable ami reformato'-y Institutions, hospital;
ami asylums. The state tax on s-rsonnl
projs-rty refunded to counth-a amounted to
OHO.OIS.UO C.'.i. '1 lie national guard item last
year was l'.Hi.(12J HJ, whloh,of course. In. -bided
0114. 17N IM under a p'iul nppropriation
for re-ispiipping the soldiers of the state.
There Is also ehargod 111 the national guard
columu 07:17 75 paid under sx-opo nets of as
sembly to memls-rs of the guard who wore
disabled nt ll.imosl.-ad and in other servl-n
for the State. The e.XH-ns- of suppressing
thn Honest. 'nl riots was 0HI.IK5 to nnd It
enst OsJ.i'.'o 4ii lor voting booths and
compartments for the various counties. An
Item of Otil.o.V) M is w-t down for the lii.n-e-tlon
and suHrvlsion of oo-il iniu.-s.
It Is not a illnVi It matter to dis -over whore
the money gisw, the r-srt pn-s -ntlng every
item in the most rimple inaiiii -r. It shows
among other payments 017. '.'II !H1 for eon-b-sts
In In the last legislature over si-ats;
02I.OOO for postage stumps for the house and
OS.:") for the senate; 0215.20 7." lor public
printing and binding; 0 12.0 il 10 for printing
and distributing tlm "Legislative llo-urd;
04S1.21S IM for the ju.ll.larv: tin, l'l;t n-fuinh-d
to .1. M. Forsti-i.lato iiisiiranoe commissl-nor,
fis-s eollii ted for his own use nud paid into
the state treasury, lioforo the ground was
broken or a stone was laid for the now library
and department building OII.'.HW 14 was
SH'iit. Of this amount tin- nr'-hltoot, John T.
Wiiidrln, n-ooivod tll,2ilil 25 for prof.-ssional
servioos and the balance wont for advertising
ami tho expt-nsos of thn board of publio
buildings and grounds In visiting nud
examining plans and urriingomonts of libra-rb-s.
The present stats debt is 01,2Ss,0,ll 2S.
There Is also n statement showing that thn
commonwealth holds stook In corporations
worth on the fnee of the share 04'.7,4."4 112.
Another slatenient give the cost of adver
tising the iner.-antlH. list for lso:i on the
basis of 10 r cent of the amount of liceuss
received tls year pn'vious. The total emouul
Oald for this advertising v;u 0:10.200 05.
Not Illown on by tho Wlnil.
About a year ngo tho telegraphto
dispatches contained an account of a
wind storm in Missouri, which not
only blew down houses and fences
and caused great loss of life, but ac
tually stripped tho feathers from a
rooster. Tho correspondent stated
that not even tlio pin feathers wero
left, and his description of how tho
rock next morn Ing strutted forth,
flapped his naked wings and crowed
with a somewhat-disfigured -but-still-in-thc-rlng
stylo caused considerable
merriment. It was reasoned that a
wind of such force would have blown
tho fowl to Jericho, and tho writer
was set down as a Munchausen.
Scientific research, however, sustains
tho story, but ascribes tho rooster's
condition to another causa A writer
In Dcr Mein der Welsen says:
"Among the most astonishing effects
of whirlwinds must be reckoned the
well-supported facts that, on their
cessation, birds exposed to them have
been found stripped of their feathers,
and ptople with every shred of cloth.
Ing torn from them. Tnese effects
cannot poslbiy be ascribed to the
wind. The force necessary would
havj sufficed to transport tho objects
away bodily. Numerous similar oc
currences were ob-crved In France In
the tornadoes which prevailed there
three years ago, and these were grad
ually brought under Investigation.
Over the whole region affected trees
were found rent In a manner which
could not possibly have resulted from
the wind. Ihe-e were, first, oaks
split down the center for a length of
twenty to twenty-five feet; second,
poplars and beeches for a length ot
six to twelve feet were shivered Into
sticks of uniform thickness (for ex
ample, a beech tree sixteen Inches
in diameter wai split Into more than
500 sticks a centimeter thick, two
centimeters broad and three and a
half centimeters long); third, On and
other resinous trees had their stcmi
cut clean through, leaving almost
even surfaces. These phenomena
and others of kindred nature can be
ascribed only to electricity.
Host Euapsl ths Blight
The Associated Press bas.through its cor
respondents In all thn counties of New York
In which fruit-raising is aa industry of
magnitude, collected data regarding the ef
fect of the reisMit cold snap. In the main trees
and vine wintered well. Only in a few lo
calities was there any considerable damage
dona by the cold weather of ths last few day
of March, and for the most part the injury
was restricted to the peach orchards.
Prospects of a Poor Maple dugar Crop,
Reports from ths nortnsra and western
sections of Maw Htnipsbire and from parts
of VarmoDt bailouts that ttvs maple-sugar
crop this year will ba a practical failure.
The abaeaoa of front la th ground and tba
soarotty and high waves of help ars said to
ba th causes. Horn cl tua bast orchard
will not ba tapped.
Tn wind bhnr a ealaadar Rom th wail
ot a Talar (CaL) nous and oausad tt to
knock off a botU of earbollo sold standing
on a shall over a baby's crib. Th bottls
struok tho oradl and broke, throwing th
aoW lato tlwoblM smooth, Tht doctors (sal
th baby will dl.
SOLDIERS' COLUMN.
POPLAR BPRINQ CHURCH.
A Msrylander Tells Wh? Ha Is, Grateful
to Col. N.B. McLsughlln.
WAS VF,R
much pleased
in rending nn
account of the
battle of Chan
cellorsville, to
see by a com
rade's report
tho soldierly
nianiierittwhicii
Col. N. It. Me
Lattglilin hand
led tho 1st
Mass., nnd tho
effect tho mov
metit hail tipou
his mind, mak
ing him forget
the stampede
:3
which wns going
on
towards the
renr.
I take great pleasure in recording
asimilnr ofl'iiir iu his front at Poplar
Spring Church, in which he received
his promotion to Brevet Brigadier
General. He enmp out ngniti ns Col
onel of tho TiHth Mass., and joined us
after tho battle of Weldon Bailroml,
and ns senior officer took command of
the Third Brigade, First Division,
Ninth Corps.
At the battle of Toplar Hpiing
Church the brigade was ordered to
support the advance of the Hecond
Division, Ninth Corps, and Col. Me
linuglilin massed the brigade in col
umn of regiment and took up a possi
tion in n thick brush or copse of wood
that hud been recently out down and
the underbrush hud grown up. Here
we remained in reserve await ing orders
while the fight wns progressing in our
front. Verv soon we lienrd thnt fiinii
lar old rebel yell, Ki-yi! Ki-yi! and
soon we saw the Heennd Division go
ing bnek completely broken up.
It happened that our regiment was
in the rear lino and on the outside of
the brush, where we could get a full
view of the stampede, the bad rflect.i
of which I was afraid would demoral
ize a lot of recruits who lind juat
joined our regiment and had never
smelt powder before. Must of these
were drafted men nnd substitutes, who
outnumbered tho vctcinns of my com
pany almost two to one. We ' never
had nny time to drill them iu battalion
movements.
I was in a dilemma, fcoring that we
might bp called upon to execute mime
ditlicitlt maiiiivcr in deploying the bri
gade under tire, which might throw
them into roiif'ision. At the satno
time wo w ere ordered to keep up Nome
of the "lighting H00 regiments" that
Col. Fox mentions, who were in our
front, and manifested nn inclination to
drift to the rear; so, witli looking niter
my own men nud playing provost to
the "ililll fellows," wo liu.l our hands
full; but old Napoleon Bonaparte Mc
Laughlin, bless his memory, got us
out of it in a beautiful manner, nud
earned n great deal more than tlio
empty title of Brevct-dencrul, for ho
gave the t'omnitiud to deploy by tho
"Bijiht flank on rear lmttul'hui,'' nud
of course we stood fust until the other
regiments hud uncovered our front,
thou we also moved by that flank until
we got clour of the brush; when ho
gave thn command, "By the l,.ft
Hunk, Double-iiiick, March Cliurgo
bayonets," which brought us face to
fi'.'je with the rebels, who wero about
12011 yards away.
Then the boys went for them with a
nihil that dinned them to lace-aboiit
before we got close enough to cross
bayonets with them.
What made mo grateful to him was
the moral efl'cct that it hud m my new
men, who proved to be good soldiers
afterward, not requiring mo to look
after them to Keep them up to their
work, Besides, it enabled mo to pet
the laugh on my brother olliivrs, who
had ridiculed tho nppcnrauco of my
new men when wo drew lots for thorn,
some of them comparing them with
l-'n 1st a It's militia. We hud drawn lots
for tliem, aim most ot my men were
couutrymcn, whose clothes did not fit
them, while the other olliocrs secured
a lot of city substitutes, who were np
in their tuiletti and hud their clothes
adjusted to their handsome forms.
But I told the Colonel, who led in
the raillery, tliut I wuh very well satis
fied with my portion, and if I could
but pull them through the first fight,
and hold them in liuo until they re
covered from the "nervous shock" that
affects most men iu their Hist battle,
I would hp sntiHtied, and would nt
exchange them for all the city bum
mers thut they could find.
The event justitied my expectations,
and for which I have nlwavs felt
thankful to Gen. N. fl. McLaughlin.
J. F. Caiixf.ii, in Xulionn! Tribune.
ABOUT UNCLE S IM'S BOLDIERS.
Interesting Information Found In the
Army Inspector's Reports.
Thero are many curious and inter
esting features tucked awny iu the
general jirosy reports of army inspec
tors. For instance, the average height
of soldiers reported during the las',
year differs but iitilo from thut of the
preceding year, but a decrease is not
d in the range of extremes, which is
this year from S feet for the shortest
to 6 feet i inches for the tallest man
ia the army. This range is found in
the Twenty-fourth iufantry (colored),
which also in the preeediug year
claimed the tallest man in the army.
For the cavalry the figures are 76 and
61 inches, and for the artillery 76 and
61f.
The soldier has an average interval
of eight days between tours of guard.
Regimentally the greatest number is
reported in tho Niuth iufantry, where
the days between duty have averaged
thirteen. Tho lowest is five days, in
the Third cavalry which hns seen a
great deal of service along tho Mexl
ienn frontier during the year. It cot
$75,000 a yenr to secure recru.'ts for
the army. It costs ff.".ri,0()il a year tn
pny tho 1(51 privates now ou the retir
ed list.
There is n falling off in tho number
of married soldiers in the nrmv, to
which Condition the authorities are
opposed. There nre now in the army
1.H03 mnrried soldiers, 1,200 of whom
hnve their wives living nt the military
posts with them. It seems thnt per
manence of station has a tendency to
mnrnnge. inns tno percentage ot
married men at Willett's Point where
tho engineer corps is permanently
stationed is found to be 1211.5. In tho
artillery arm it is 9.4, in the infantry
H.8, nud in the cnvnlry which is most
frecpiently on the move 7.5.
There has been nn increase in the
funds in various army organizations,
nnd thero is now on hand more tlmti
8100,000. The inereuso in tha funds
is nttribnted to the greater prosper
ity of post exchange. The soldiers
during the year have on deposit with
the army paymasters nearly half a mil
lion dollars. The number of deposi
tors, enlisted men Is.nenrly fl,000. Tho
artillerymen make tho largest depos
its. There are twenty-eight regimpiita in
which one or more of the organiza
tions keep company nnitnals, consist
ing of cows, pigs or fowls. Thero are
nearly fi.OOO horses used in the United
States nrmy. The life of usefulness
of the horse for army purposeo is but
little over seven years.
Musical Vibrations.
I, for one, believe that we are on
the eve of a great era of applicable
force, and that tho wasteful methods
of steam and electricity will be rele
gated to a desuetude such as has
overtaken tho stage coach.
The grounds of my belief are based
not wholly on hearsay, but chiefly on
a curious experience. A tew days ago
a young man living In the vicinity
of Boston took mo to his room and
showed tno an apparatus which ha
had himself constructed with amaz
ing ingenuity and skill. Tho funda
mental prlmuiii mobile of this sim
ple machine wns musical vibration.
I have no right to describe the ap
paratus, but the force produced In
an Incredibly brief Interval of time
by means of a fiddle bow was so enor
mous that there seemed to be no way
of measuring It, and the chief diffi
culty in the way of practical appli
cation lay In tho regulation of this
force, which If directed lull upon a
liutmiu being, tho inventor believed,
would Instantly vnporl.o bis body.
A single drop of water confined In a
hollow stell tube wan resolved by a
smnll fraction of this possible energy
into a motor capable of running an
engine if properly applied.
It Is well known to all scientific
men that a cubic foot of atmospheric
air contains Intent (if one might use'
tho term), nr In suspension, force
enough to kill a regiment. Musical
vibration seems to set frco a portion
of this energy, and Its resources are
infinite. If nnco they can be reg
ulated It will be tho simplest and
most Inexpensive way of doing all
manual work, for It will require no
bent.
Tho young man who thought out
this wonderful series of apparatus Is
self-made, not having had great ad
vantages of cducutlon; but for pure
genius, 1 think, whether as a prac
tical Inventor or ns a thooretlcal ex
perimenter, he wilt take high rank
among the grcafof tho world. Bos
ton Transcript.
Telephones for Kvcrylioily.
. Expiration of tho patent on ths
magnet telcphono places a very use
ful piece of iii'vhiuilstu at the fro
disposal of American householders.
Magnet telephones aro not common
ly used as transmitters, but are con
venient and satisfactory for talking
over shoit routes. The lapse of the
patent which protectod them Is hard
ly likely to have much effect upon
the general telephone systems of tit
les. People who wish to be in com
munication with many place or many
icoplo will doubtless keep the service
which they have now. But for prl
vuto Unci connecting dwellings with
ono or two points tbu magnet tele
phones will answer very well. It Is
a very common experience for famil
ies to have one or two places wltb
which it Is a special convenience to
be able to t ilk. Near relatives or
Intimate friends often deslte to be so
connected, but do not care for a tele
phone for generul use. The mugnet
telephone will fit such cases, and has
now the great recommendation that
It can be bought outright, so that
tho first cost of It Is tho only outlay
that it Involves, and eve a that will
not be great. Tho mugnct telephone
will be especially useful In the coun
try, where tho matterof stringing up
a wire is a duiple thing, involving
no electric risks, and Ba invasion ot
property. Harper's Weekly.
The Dower Cheat.
In Holland the dower cho:t once
formed a part of every bride's equip
ment. Less portable, hut more sight
ly than the "Saratoga" trunk, it ful
filled Its purpose with grace and dig
nity, passing down as an heirloom
from generation to generation. The
modern chest la an easy thing to se
cure, but these the up-to-date girl
holds in disdain; her chest must be
really antique, ot carved cak of Eos-Hull
or Flemish muko, or elaborately
Inlaid with niarqueterle ot colored
woods and dated or initialed with
figures and characters eloquent oC
other times and manners. There are
very few of the genuine old-fashioned
"dower chests" to be seen on this side
of tho Atlantic. One ot them in this
city Is a very massive affair, weigh
ing several liundiod pounds. Buffalo
Commercial.