STYLESJX CANES. African Walking Sticks Are No Fashionable. Many Novelties Manufactured From Imported Wooda So many persons carry canes nowa days that the manufacture of tbis ad junct to dress has boonme quite an im portant American industry. It is trne that moat of the unfinished sticks are imported, but hundreds of people are kept busy preparing them for market. Teople prefer wood of foreign growth. Fashions in canes change with other dross and for several years the only proper stick to carry has been of nat ural wood. These sticks are treated while growing to givo thorn a knotty appearance. Xo one in this country could afford to spend the time in watching and trimming sprouts, but in the rural districts of Europe there are many people who enrn a livelihood in canestick growing. There is reported to be ono wood grown in America for walking sticks, and that is Irinh blackthorn. Accord ing to an old ennomnker, the introduc tion of Irish blnckthorn in the United States was begun by a native of Now Jersey, who a few years ago brought somo roots over from Ireland and planted thcin. The roots sprouted easily, and it is now said that "Jersey Irish" blackthorn sticks are superior to those from the Emerald Isle. But as blackthorn it decidedly out of dnte, it is possiblo that the Xow Jersey arti cle will not cut much of a figure in cauo manufacture for some time to come. The moBt popular wood for a year or more has been what is known as tho Congo oak, a stick supposed to come from tho valley of tho Congo, but tho bulk of which is imported from Hungary and other countries of Europe. It is tho cultivation which makes tho Congo oiik canes what they are. All sticks are marred while growing, so as to have tho regular lino of knobs, that gives the cane its valuo. Theyoro imported straight, and nro bont and trimmed in this country. A wood that holds its own through all tho changes in style is the French ad reletto. Among tho other foreign woods now populnr are Scotch firs, Madagascar swamp wood and English ash. The sweet-scented German and Scotch wcxel is gutting out of date. Many cane sticks are now imported from the West Indies, Central Ameri ca and tho fortile rogion of the Ama zon, and are finished under various names. China and Japan have also furnished their share of canes, in a variety of bamboo sticks, which nre considered choioo by many people. In New York city there are over two hun dred small shops where those sticks are bent, stained and trimmed. There have been known a number of noted men whose hobby was the collection of all varieties of canes, and it is said that Lester Wallack ool looted (luring his lifetime several hun dred of the finest and rarest kinds. The most valuable of all woods for cane-making is said to be Afrioan oak, which only grows on the edges of the desert, and so slowly that it takes years for the wood to become the sizo neoessary for a cane. There are re ported to be bat half a dozen oanes of it in the United States. The constant tendency of the Amor can mind to have some new, requires cane dealors to continually bring out new sticks. A new taking style of wood is shortly expeoted. New York Advertiser. Carrier Pigeons For tho Kavy. Professor Marion instructor of modern languages at the United Stutos Naval Academy, who has oharge of the pigoon loft there, says that Socretury Herbert is entirely in favor of the system of the use of carrier pigeons in the navy and that it is the hope of those interested to have car rier pigeon ootos at all onr naval sta tions. Seoretary Herbert got an idea of what could be done by pigeons while on the last trip on the Dol phin. Professor Marion has invented n method of carrying messages in small aluminum wator-tight oases attached to the legs of the birds. This devioe it is thought is a great advance over the present method of attaobing the message to a tail feather of the bird for frequently the feather is pulled oat and the message lost. Captain R. L. Fhythian while Sup erintendent of the Naval Aoademy, took the greatest interest in the work and experiments of Professor Marion, and other officers at the station have paid similar attention to it. Captain ' Pbythiau believes that the experiments which have been made with homing pigeons at the Naval Academy have demonstrated that the birds can bo mado valuable in carrying communica tions from vessels operating near the coast, and that the pigeon service should be established on a recognized basis. Last summer birds were taken aboard the Monongahelin and tho Bancroft on the summer crnise of the cadets and during the whole period only nine birds failed to appear, or less than ton per cent of the entire number. Somo of these nine birds are accounted for by the fact that they wore liberated from the ships off the mouth of Deleware Bay, and mistak ing it for the Chesapeake with whose waters they had beoome familiar had flown directly np probably to the vic inity of Philadelphia, and so wore lost. Professor Marion docs not claim that his birds are infallible, but ho objects to certain statements made by Joseph Lugnol the pigeon expert at Paris. M. Lugnol said that the pigeon could not fly at sea further than 200 kilometres, or about 123 milos ; that at a greater distance from land they would refuse to leave the ship and that they became sea sick. Professor Marion replies that his ex periments have been attended with greater success and that iustcad of 200 kilometres the flights of his birds have in several instances been as long as 200 miles over the ocean, with a Fpeed somewhere near thirty miles an hour. New York Sun. Beasts as Mind Renders. "Do you think animals communi cate together?" was asked of Hugen beck the lion tamer. "They put their heads closo togcthor and seem to have a sort of sign lan guage. They express such simple thoughts as 'I'm tired,' 'get out of tho way,' 'htand back,' 'are you well?' quite plainly, to my observation, among each other. "Tho lnngtiuge of animals seems quite plain to mo," continued the fa mous lion tamer, earnestly. "Men have a considerable ability to com municate facial expression and ges ture, but school themselves to repress theso natural expressions of rage, fear or friendship, and say by oral lan guage what their wisdom dictates, often quite tho opposite of what they feol. Animals on the other hand nro too simple to make believe, and this gift, which men misuse, is their regulnr mode of communication. Notice how quickly a dog scents rage or sorow in his mastor's face. We can't see the expression of a lion's face except of rage, but his companions can. "I have also thought that animals have the gift of thought reading in stead of power to speak. Did you ever see one animal fail to understand another? I never saw such an instance. The range of their thoughts is limited. I do not think they can read men's thoughts exoopt very imperfectly, bo cause they are bo extensive aud com plex beyond their comprehension. I am inclined to think that what we call mind reading is mere survival here, and there of the lost sixth senso whioh was probably common to primitive man, and which animals possess to this day." Kansas City Star. Tlio Slaughter of Elephants. In Berlin a number of African trav elers, colonial politicians and scienti fic men have formed a "Committee for the Purpose of Taming and Pre serving the African Elephant. It is computed, acoording to statistical data of the exports of ivory, that no fewer than 50,000 to 60,000 elephants are killed every year. The committee say that being so, the time is not far dis stant when the last elephant in Africa will have disappeared. With such prospect in view, the committtee have decided to put a Btop to this mischievous slaughter. By taming and maining the last represen tatives of a fast-dying-out animal would the committee hope to pre serve unimpaired the enormous power that the elephant is known to possess, so that he may be of still further use to mankind. The German Colonial Company have already devoted a large sum of money to this purpose, and now the Colonial Department ot the For eign Office have augmented this sum by granting a liberal allowance. Lon don News. Big Prlcei for Postage fctamps. A Brattleboro 5 cent postage stamp, black on buff, was sold for $500 re cently in London. Three St. Louis 10 oent stamps brought $90 and $95 apiece. Other prioes were : Mold ivia, 108 paras, blue on pink, 8155 ; Spain, 3 reals, red, of 1851, $105 ; of 1852, $100 Tuscany, 8 lire, yellow, $130; British Guiana, 8 oent, green, $100 and $120 ; two 4 cents, primrose, $300 each, while an 8 oent green and a i cent orange on the same envelope fetched 6000. . LATEST FASHIONS. DIFKKRfiXCF.S tlKTWF.K RSC LI3H AND KItEXCH MODKS. The French Woman's lint ts Perched on Her Korehrnrt, While Her Kni Hsh Sister Is Very l'rlin-lvoos:-Ing Deauttful Utuuscs. THERE is stilt an enormous difference between French anil English styles, and where one woman can wear the lat ter with gratification to herself and friends, another looks much better and prettier in Parisian-made gowns, says a Paris fashion letter to the New York Journal. To begin with the hat, the French woman wears that right on the top of her forehead, her hair is dressed very wide at the sides and very close to the nape ot her neck in the back ; her skirt is extremely full in front, her iscket left open, and quantities of rib ions and laces adorn her neck. Her English shiter, on the contrary, is very prim in appearance ; the bat sets far back, showing an expanse of fringe in front and large coils in the back I the fullness of the skirt is only in the back, and the blouse is invari ably of simple detail, with a neat box plait down the front, guileless of lace. Speaking of blouses, I saw some genuine beauties in the shops yester day, and accordingly send you some SOME TRETTY PARISIAN BODICES. cuts of my favorites, being sure you will appreciate the novel and dainty affairs. Iu No. 1 you will see a bodice of violet velvet, with an original tront of waved violet chiffon, the baok cor responding. Vandykes of ecru guipure, now laid over violet velvet, now falling loosely over the chiffon, enrich the blouse and delight the eye. In No. 2 there is a large collar of white ruuiliu and lace, over a Chine silk blouse, shot-gray and red, aud showered over with tinny black spots. No. 3 is exceedingly Parisian in tone, made as it is of soft heliotrope surah silk and tan lace insertion. The front is a mass of tiny tucks, broken here and there by a band of insertion. It is of the pouch order and fastens at the side, while the back, which cor responds in trimming, is close-fitting. Puffed elbow sleeves are held into the arm by a twist of silk. Pale belotrope surah is also used in the make-up No. 4, which boasts of a box plait and zouave jacket of lace. No. 5 is quite a novelty in black stockinette, with apricot silk sleeves and note the daintiness collar, box plait, dotted with groups of three small buttons. The design may be repeated in white or any colored silk. In No. 6 the bodice is of shot-rose and fanoy surah silk, spotted. The oiroular yoke is trimmed with two bands of tiny gathers, which almost resemble a necklet, and the collar band is fulled at the sides. There is no doubt that alpaca is to be a very serious rival to crepon as a fashionable fabrio, and many dresses for ordinary wear are made of , this material. In all cases the lawn collar, edged with lace, is an enormous im provement to an alpaca coat. In gloves tho latest thing is a cane colored chevrette, finished with Victor points, blaok or self-colored, aud four largo pearl buttons. Lavender aud white kids will also ba muoU worn. CAPfiS AND JACKETS. The capes are shorter, fuller and jauntier than ever and stand out over the voluminous sleeves with grace and dignity. The ones to match the dainty mm DAI NTT CHIFFON CATC lace bats are ot aooordion pleated chiffon with ruohing around edge and neck and yoke trimming of the finest jetted lace. They come midway to the waist and the front art slightly 1 pointed, long ends of ribbons com pleting the dainty effect. Very hand, some velvet styles full sweep military or pointed fronts nre finished with shorter capes of hand cut jet passe menterie or medallions ol jet with a satin ruche on edge and neck. Sun set moire capes are likely to be worn to somo extent with skirts oi the same material, and combined with chiffon and jet they are very handsome. In cloth appliqued on satin or silk the designs outlined with jet are many beautiful examples, both in black and plain colors, and bead and jet em broidery are also seen. Jackets come in plain and mixed materials, the full sleeves slipping easily over those of the gown and are stylish and serviceable. They are worn as short as possible and very full at the back, and lined throughout with plain or brocaded satin, the ro vers and collars trimmed with heavy embroidered linen or Russian lace. WAtSTS OBOW IS BEAITT. Nothing seems to affect the popu larity of the ever-lovely fancy waist. Its economy is doubtless ono good reason for this, for with one smart skirt and several dainty waists a num ber of striking toilets may be evolved at comparatively small expense. The style is also becoming to uearly every sort of figure, and is a happy medium between absolute evening dress aud the severity ot the street gown. Chillon continues to be the fuvorito material used. Its delicacy of texture and soft coloring nre peculiarly adapted to the effect sought after. A fetching chiffon waist seen recently had rn entire yoka of pearls iucrusted in gold, with perpendicular rows of the samo trimminr extending to the waist-line. A huge ruff of the chiff in, which was pale rose in color, nud fluffy sleeves completed the design. WAIST Or PLAID SILK. Another new waist was ol creamy white chiffon, with shoulder straps aud girdle of dark greoo velvet. Tue decollete corsage ha I a blouse effect and was charininzly trimmed with tabs of fruit-green moire antique, the wavy design being outlined with de licate pink spangles. This same trim ming added beauty to tho full chiffon bleeve. JTOB OUTING DltKSSEI. The outing dress, with jacket bo linf, is going to be made with the godet skirt very full, nud the bodice has a short ripple basque with two tiny pockets in the fronts aud the regula tion revert with turn-down collar. The vest of tbis dresi material forms a bi box plait iu the center, with several tucks at the top on either side of the center plait. If desired the vest can be oi silk, with stock collar, aud for warmer days a shirt waist can be substituted. IACHT1XO SUITS. Anything more natty or effective tbau the suits designed to be worn by the belles of the yaohts it would be difficult to imagine. Mohair and blue and white stripe duck are favor ite materials, and a fetching model jnst campleted is of electrio blue plurette, with jaunty Etou jacket and blouse of corn color satin rhadame, CAMEOS AND CORALS AOAIN FASIUONABLK, 'Cameos and corals are both coming agaia into fashion, and she who ha a big oval oameo had better have it set at once as a belt buckle. Curlew Tou Expensive. A resolution has beeu - introduced In the Salem (Moss.) Board of Aldermen to disoontiuue the ringing ot ttie oar- few bell, on the ground that this is a meaningless custom entailing an' necessary expense. Boston Herald, The Hester ol the 81 aire. No living man, says the New York Advertiser, is better qualified to spoak on "Dramatic Art" than the veteran actor, Joseph Jefferson, whose portrait is given herewith. He leotured on that subject recently before the col legians of Yale. Mr. Jefferson con- JOSEPH JEFFEnSON. demned in strong terms the practice of Yale and many colleges giving no attention to pure dramatie art, and of giving farce comedief, such as "Mr. Napoleon," the play now in prepara tion by the Yale secret societies. Mr. Jefferson looked on the custom as a sign ot degeneracy. How Brick Tea Is Made. Great quantities of tea are exported to Russia and Mongolia every year in the shape ot bricks, writes Frank G. Carpenter. These are made ot the lower grades of tea and of ten dust. The leaves are ground up and steamed and cooked until they nro soft aud mushy. They are thou put into molds about the size of an ordinary brick and are pressed into shape, so that they become as hard as chocolate cakes. The finer varictios are molded into small cakes, in fact, of just about tho size of the small cakes of sweet chocolate which you buy in the candy stores. I visited several of the iac tories in Haukow, which make this kind of tea, and the process was even less appetizing than that which I de scribed as to the ordinary tea. The factories, in the first place, nre very warm. The steaming tea is bandied by dirty coolies, nud is sweetened by perspiratiou. After the bricks nre finished they nre carried by boats up the rivers aud canals to Tientsin, and from thence go on camels into Mon golia and ou to Russia. There are about sixty bricks in one package, and they are so arranged that they can be carried ou camels. This brick tea takes the place of money in many parts of Asia, and iu Mongolia it passes as currency, each brick being worth from fifteen to twenty cents. The Mongols divide a brick into thirty equal parts. They boil it with milk, butter, sheep fat aud salt, using camel dung for fuel. I visited one of the largest of the brick tea factories in Haukow, and I met Russians there who were making fortunes out of shipping brick tea to Russia. Some of the factories employ more tbau s thousand bauds, aud the business is almost an great as that ot shipping tea to Europe, New l ulled Mates Army Cap. Herewith is presented a picture of the sew cap for the United States Army, a cap thut seems to be a much more sensi ble piece of headgear than the one whioh it will displace alter July 1, as to of ficers, aud after January 1, 1390, for enlisted men. Those among army officers who see no necessity for a change criticise the new cap as being devoid of what they term "military smartness," but none of them bus as yet attempted to assail the cap as a practical piece of wearing apparel. Among the advantages it has over the present headgear the most oonspiou ous one is that it will stay on the bead without beiug held ; another advan tage ii the sloping visor, which affords grateful protection to tho eyes. Washington Star. Governor Mni-ril' Foreho tin?. That Governor Maryil did not ex pect to live long is shown by his own words. On the day of his inaugura tion, as he rode to the Court House, to take the oath ot office, he remarked to Governor Reynolds, who was the occupant of the carriage with him : "Governor, this is a great day to me. It is the proudest moment of my life, bat I will not live long. Mr. Watson will be Govornor." Governor Reynolds told a few inti mate friends of the new Governor's remarks, but they never were made Sublic until now. Wilmington (Del) ews. Cup id on the Ocean. Michael Albrecht, a well-known and highly respeoted German, died Tues day evening ot heart disease. There is a flavor of romanoe conneoted with the marriage of Mr. Albrecht. Ho met the lady who subsequently became his wife on the steamship on which they were both passenger for America, It was a genuine case ot love at first sight, and after a short and vigorous courtship the young couple decided to get married at once. So in mid ooean the ceremony that made thuw oue waa performed. Portsmouth Tillies. IIIMMII II " jT.fl BRONZE BUTTON BUDGET. SAW THE INSULT. Otn. A. 3. Smltfa Paid the Johnnies fot Their Temerity. There Is much that has not been wrlttei about tbe late elvll contest. Let me narratt en little Incident tbat I know to be true. Bom time in July, ISM, Gen. A. J. Bmltb sod bis guerrilla were ordered into Mlsslfr lp.pl to retrieve a dire disaster tbat happen ed to Geo. Bturgls about a month pravloua Being oo the duty ot scout from a mile to mil. -and-a-bnlt In Iront ol Geo. Hmlth's com mand, sad, a I ttppoed, not tar from tbe Johnnie, I balled In front ot planter' bouse, dismounted and went to tbe doer, saw a newspaper on tbe center table, naked it I could see it, picked it up, aud law tbat It wa Ibe Mobile Iteg liter, and But more tban a day old. It had In the flrt column, In bis; litters, "Ibe Advance ot Old lirunkeu A. J. Bmltk Into Mississippi to Get What Geo. Bturgl s liecenlly Got. I took tbe paper and did not even think to tbank them lor It, Mounting; my ebnrget I rode to the b-d of the column, and, (a luting the Oeneinl, mid: "General, here I soinelblngof Importance to you." He read the paracrnph. While reading II his eyes lalrly glistened and bis cigar rolled torn one side ol bis mouth to the other. As be handed rue the pspar he remarked: " tbetn. I'll show tbein It I atn drunk." Now, comrades, you who were there at Tupelo ou Uih Hth and ISth of July know bow "drunk" Gun. A. J. Hmith and bU Guerrilla! were. Alter the drat charge the rebels kHiit In a flng ot truce, nuking permis sion to vara lor their wouuded and bury tbeti dead. Gen. Kmltlt sent them word that b bad men to attend to that and whip them, loo. Aud 11 be didn't, 1' II leave It to all Ibe surviv lug comradis ol his old command. Now, I hove not told this to maka myaell out a horo, for I'm not I was wounded by a hcll Iu I he second charge, and In tbe third ami last charge Gens. Forrest and Cbaltnera were almost used up. lil t I do believe my getting hold of tbat pa per aud having Geu. Huillli reud It put him uu b.a mettle; or, In other words, made him mad. 1 claim the honor, nlso, of being tho first man to throw up my hat after tbe llrst rebel charge and repulse and cheering, Bmitb'l whole Hue ol Guerrillas following suit, E. 11. 1'ook, Horgentit, Co. C, Utb III. Car. Green Uuld, loa,.lu Naliouul Tribuue. A nr.MiniHiExc e or UMroLX. Pergeaut Disbrow of Company H. Second regiment. District ol Columbia Volunteers sends tho following remlniseuee ot President Mucolu to tho New York Press "Cainpllre:" 'I remember a little circumstance that took place duriug the Into war, white we were en camped ou Meridian Hill, and which caused mucn merriment among those who wituessed It. While sluing nlongslde tbe road wltb a number of my comrades, President Lincoln rode In a saddle up Fourteenth street, on bis wav to the Holdler home, where he usually pent a part of the hot summer months. His hostler came Irom tbe opposite direction, and tbey met near where we were silting and pro. ceeded to change horses. Tbe hostler bad very short legs and the Protldent very long ones. We nil laughed to see the President letting out I he stirrups and tbe hostler short ening bis. ' Old Abo observed our umuse meut, and m he mounted khe Joined la out laughter aud rode on." THE DEAD AT AXDEnaoMV II.LE. A monutneul Is to be erected by tbo O. A. R, Iu memory ol the Union suldlers Lurlei at Alidur-oliv.lla cemetery. '1 here urn upward of 80,01'u Unlou soldiers Lurled In tbe ceme tery, Kxotirlun are run from all parts of the Houtu on tho occasion of the annual Memorial services, under tbe auspice of the G.A. It. The speakers on these occasion are the old oldier who have survived. Macon is the nearest city to the famous ceme tery, aud Macon people eucourage tbe G. A. R. in It efforts to erect the monument. Prominent G. A. It. men In all parts of tbe lulled ritntes nre being asked to belp tb en terprise. Elaborate preparation are being made for the exercise on Memorial bay, the 80th of May. aud the local post about Macon are tuklug active itep toward tbe monument. MEMORIAL DAT IX MEW TORE. From all present indications tbe neit Me morial dav parade will be the largest and most Interesting ever seen in New York. A majority ol tbe city posts bare already slgnl lled tbeir iutention to turnout wltb lull ranks and Ibe various veteran association are coming into line. Hhoiild there be enough of tbe latter, tbey will be formed in a division of their own, whicb wltb tbe American Ouard, the National Guard, tbe Cburcb Cadet, and tbe usual number of aocietlea, will make aa Ire poaing display. Orand Marshal boberty will prollt largely by bis experience of last year, and many Improvements will be added this year. It I said tbat many organization from nearby towns are seeking for places In tbe line. Major JJoherty will soon announce bis staff and then work will commence In earnest. The member of the Colorvln O. A. R. en campment have under favorable onusldera tlon a proposition from liepnrtment com mander Rollins for the erection In the South of a homo for indigent nud sullunng veteran ot both sides. Allen Cannot Inherit. The Illinois xiprumo court ba- affirmed a decree eutertid by the Bangsmon county 'jourt In the cine of Egnn against llyan. Trie caau binges on Ibe alien land act. John Eagan, a former wealthy resident of this county, left a will giving all bis property to a nephew in Ireland. Two nephew living In this country petitioned to have tbe wilt set aside, uuder the plea that Ibo devisee was an alleu aud could not inherit tbe property, and that tbey, as next of kin and citizens of the United htates, wera the legal belrs. The court granted tbe petition and entered a de cree in tbeir favor. Find Cars for Revenge. liny E. White, who olalms to bave ricb relatives Iu Cluclunati, acknowledged In court at Chicago, that ba bad been guilty ol setting fire to lr-ight ears In tbe Punbaadl yard at Weal Pullman. Detective Johnson arrested Wblte iu tbe yards in tbe neighbor hood of near tbat bad been Just set on Are. Wblte ald tbat his reaaoa for setting dra to the property wa tbat he had been prevented from riding on the car or crossing the yard. A Bonoon Lost. Alt doubt tbat tbe schooner KaUEeny was lost in Monday's storm wa removed wheo the tug Charm, of Kenosha, pioked up wreck age bearing the schooner' name. The Kelly tell Cheboygan Monday Bight for Chloago, with a i.trgo of ties, Captain Hateh and a crew ot five man. II Is bow believed that tbe entire orew waa lost, as the wreckage found by tk Charm ladtoatea that the boa was pounded to pieces. Thrilling BallaHooa OtrewUr, The Fra Methodists of Monaoa, Pa. , created quite a eeaealioa by distributing hand-bills containing tbe following i "Awake, Awake. Procrastinatar, awake! You say lime enough yet Wkaiy Time enough yet, wba you are staadlag on the very brink ot bell? Your coffin may uow beat tbe undertaker's Othoev Get a owv on, Slide, Kelly, sllda.