FASHION'S REALM.
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MAN'S WKAIi
Valenciennes 11m l- ' re
of the Moment -Startling Nov
elties In Cylltitf Dress A
Illui k Chip Hut. ,
OR a littla while yon can nso
Valenciennes, says a N'ew York
fashion letter to tho Chicago
Kccord. It is the fashionable
lace at tho moment, but it ix no cheap
that nothing is morn certain than thnt
it won't bo tho fiwhioti very long;
While tho fancy liiKt-", however, it is
lavished npon everything unsparingly.
Tbe summer blou-e in nil valeucie nucs.
I was looking yesterday nt a white
taffeta waist thnt belong in the trous
seau ol a Juno bride. The buck of it
im plain, but tho front was laid iu
tiny tuck, between which wero sot
rows of narrow insertion, edged with
Valenciennes thnt stood out iu frills.
The big sleeves were tucked and Iaco
garnished in the same fashiou, and
there was a white silk collur all s-tiut-tor
with lace rufllinps.
A white lnwn dress is another sum
mery example. It has a skirt eight
yards ronnd, with three lnwn rallies nt
the bottom. The top rultlo is headed
with valenoiennes ami all three are
footed with it. The waist is trimmed
in dointy fashion. Two rows of valen
oiennes are run together, to make a
tiny ruche, and Hve rows of niching
are thrown over tho blouse, bre telle
fashion. Little rosettes of laoe are
perched, upon tho shoulders like but
terflies. For summer evening wear novelties
are showing their heads on every hand.
A pretty cream-colore I silk, figured
with roses, is cnt with a skirt almost
ton yards round. The low bodice is
of white tulle, with a great bow of
black velvet on the left shoulder.
Thero is a very narrow black volvet
belt and the sleeves are tullo cascades.
Garlands of roses outcb up the draperies.
NEAT MORXIXa GOWNS OF SUMMER SILK.
Another artistic frock is of pale bine
organdie muslin, sprayed with forget-me-nots.
The skirt has four flounces,
eaoh edged with valenoionnea, The
full, pnffud sloevcs are tied with blue
aud white ribbons, and more ribbons
are used for shoulder bows, sash and
streamers.
Cyoling dress is getting brave. It
use to be gray, to avoid showing dust,
bat now it does not hesitate to be red,
beoanse it is no longer the badge of
an exercise, but of n fashion. A pio
tarnsvue cycler in Central Turk wore
a green tweed skirt, with white shirt
and leather belt, culls and collars.
Her red serge blazer coat shone oat
daringly with it twiukliug gold but
tons. To this she added red serge
kniokerbookera aud a soft red fe.lt hat.
She had red ribbons tied to her wheel,
and she looked as if life was good and
June the best of nil months of the year.
Less showy, but quite us novel, may
be, was a green cloth cycling suit, with
white silk blouso, all frills and fluffiness.
Over this came a green Figaro jacket,
faoed with white, and a belt and neck
tie of tnrtan red and green. No skirt
at all wai visible, but the knioker
bookers were so full you wouldn't have
lenown the difference until you got to
tho knees. At the knees they stopped,
and tartan stockings took their pluoo,
-helped out by soft cycling shoes.
CAHHMEIIE WORK.
The information that cashmere will
be highly fuvored will be resolved
with satisfaction bv niauv women.
There are few lubrios of iu kind more
dressy looking when stylishly made
Tip than silky French cashmere. Deli
cute women select even for summer
wear fine sheer wool gowns iu prefer
ence to those of cotton, and if the
material is all wool and never so light,
it oitu be oleaned ouoe and again and
appear as dainty aud fresh as the pret
tiest of eotton gowns before washing.
There is a wonderfully attractive
amount of riue beautiful wools now
manufactured, the range embracing
Frenoh veiling,, camel's hair, ohud
duh, trioot cloth, orepon, Henrietta
cloth, fayetta, many varieties of serge
nd English diagonals, Keyber bison
nd pilot oloth, ohallie, ourmelite,
orepaline and inoussuliue do luine.
a BIG CHIP BAT.
This bat, seen in a New York millin
ery store, Is of fine black chip, with
full Tarn o'.Slianter erown of "violet
ta" Velvet ; a huge rosette of the samo
ia placed on tho liht side quite at
J mm)
pair
niiAric rtnp rtvr.
the back ; on the left side are four
black feather, one stands upright,
two fall slightly over tho brim in
front, aud one curls over tho side.
Nt'MMPR nOSNKTS.
Loghorn hats will bo worn at ths
summer resorts, trimmed with black
ostrich feathers half long flat on
either aide, and large bunches of pink
roses.
For concert wear a large black poppy
forms the center of a toque, with a
circle of rhincstones near the top;
two pink satin ribbon rosettes ore
placed nt the sides of tho front, and at
the back a widu bow of ribbou has a
center of shaded pink roses.
A MOMENTARY FAD.
Cordings and pipings are a momen
tary fad and are, of course, seen npon
almost everything. Thoy are neither
artistio nor becoming, as a rule, giv
ing the wearer tbe effect o9 being
marked off into sections. It is sur
prising how many absurd fashions wo
men will adopt for tbn sake of nov
elty. Every little while this piping
and cording idea in some contrasting
color gets possession of the fashion
able mind and is carried to excess.
There certainly is nothing particular
ly attractive in the dress of a woman
which suggests the results of some
topographical survey with chalked
outlines and cross-lines.
A PRETTY PBIilSSB FOR A LITTLE OlBIj.
This is a child's pelisse in turquoise
blue faille. The back is formed with
two wide plaits. Cape with insertion
and laoe of muslin applique. Satin
Lima girl's pelirsi.
rnohe round the oeok and eufis. Hat
in fancy straw and laoe to match the
pelisse. Large bow of white satin
ribbon, striped with gauze.
The Alpine tunnel, thirty-four miles
east of Gunnison, Col., after remain
ing olosed five years, is being cleaned
out again for use. The tunnel is 12,
000 feet high, but there is one in the
Andes 1(1,615 feet above sea level.
Water boils very easily at this height.
FOR FARM AM) (URDLX.
rnir nortDRAfx pownrcn.
For some years a dry powder simi
lar to bordeaux mixture, that is, con
sisting of copper sulphnto and lime,
has been on the market tinder tho
naino of David's powdor. In 1S87 it
was unhesitatingly recommended by
tho departmont of agriculture for use
on potatoes. It has, howovcr, been
entirely superseded by bordcax mix
ture, ninco the latter is inoro econom
ical, adheres better to tho foliage, and
aocording lo tho experience of most
growers is easier to usj. Now Eng
land Homestead.
Tir.TV RAIStNO.
fitieeessful beef breeding must bo
along tho lines of the improved breeds,
and combined with the seienca of
feeding in order to develop early ma
turity with superior quality. These
aro tho advantages of tho improved
breeds for with all classes of stock fod
for meat the cost is grcntly increased
each succeeding yoar that thoy aro
kept ami fed.
Tho rival brcf broods aro tho Hhort
horns, Hereford, (1 illoway, aud An
gus, and their crosses, the first o
those, as tho Illinois Station has ro
contly shown, being far away tho most
popular. But whatever the breed se
lected, tho food is equally important
Xoither will do itself. It is only by
their union that beef raising can be
made profit ibb. The broad must be
one that will respond by good growth
to proper caro and feed. Tho result
will be early maturity and good quali
tity, for which the best prices will be
realized. This is tho kind of boof cat
tle that really pays. --New York World.
OnAFTISO WAX AND ORAFmO.
Wnx for covering tho onion of a
graft to tho stock is made of beeswax,
resin, and tallow, in equal parts,
molted together with as much linseed
oil (raw) ns will mako the mixture
plastic. Tho oil may ba added to tho
melted ingredient and a sample tested
by cooling, until the inixttiro is right.
It is then mado into rolls in warm
water, squeezed and worked until tho
whole is thoroughly incorporated and
mada tough. It should become soft
enough for use by tho warmth of tho
hand. It will harden on tho treo by
oxidation of the oil. Experts usually
mako their appearance on tho farms
in the spring to do this work, for the
common km in of 81 por 10i), they pro
viding th-ir own cions. This, how-,
ever, is not on advisable plan ; it is
better to buy tho cions of a known
nurseryman who may bo depended
upon for tho varieties chosen or or
dered. Tho grafts if of tho proper
age will bo.ir in three or four penrs.or
in two if they have fruit buds on
them. New York Times.
MI'LBKRRtES FOR MARKET.
The Downing mulberry is nn excel
lent fruit with a sprightly flavor, aud
in young thrifty trees it grows to a
good size for a mulberry, or about an
inch and a half long by about one-half
inch in diameter. It has boon grown
in private gardens for the past thirty
years or more, but we have never seen
any of this fruit in market. We pre
sume one reason why mulberries are
not in demand is that we have so
many better kind of borries coming
in at the same season, and at much
ohoapor rates than it would be possi
ble to produce mulberries. Mulber
ries ripen very unevonly, or a few at a
time, continuing fur a mouth or more,
aud it would be rather a tedious oper
ation to gather the crop for market
unless the treos were trained low
enough to admit of gathering the ber
rios whilo standing on the ground. A
mulberry tree or two in a garden may
add something in tho way of fruit for
tbe family, but wo doubt if there ever
will bo a demand for those berries in
our city markets. Now York Sun.
MC8HBOOM8 AND MANURE HTf-APS.
As grown in old grass pastures,
mushrooms aro' agreeable aud excel
lent eating, especially if oooked prop
erly and oooked fresh. Even as pro
duced artificially for the market, they
are ofton quite wholesome, if washed
clean aud oooked early. But, as is
well knowu, says the Linoat (Lon
don), mushrooms belong to an order
of vegetables of a somewhat low or
gouization, aud they grow and repro
duce themselves with remarkable ra
pidity when sown in decomposing
vegetable matter. Many growers take
advantage of this fact to cultivate
mushrooms on manure beeps heaps,
that is to say, not of ordinary
farmyard manure, but of the
vile and rotting filth of every
description whioh is gathered
together in large towns and
delivered to suburbon and oouutry
mushroom groweri by horso wagon or
train. Now, plants take up into them
selves tho vory stuff, modified, on
which they grow. Mushrooms grown
of matter of this sort seloct from It
those parts which thoy are able to as
aimilate. But tho arrangeinont of the
"cap" of the mushroom enables it nlso
to absorb the vapor of the manure,
which is a dangerous poison to man
nud other animals. Thus tho scores
or hundreds of radiating plates of
which they principally consist are in
prnctico littlo Imttcr than traps for the
catching ami retaining of more deadly
poisons still. Hcion title American.
A STRAW 8TAni.lt.
A valued correspondent says that
bo adopted a suggestion he saw in
these colums several years ago, and
made a stable of baled straw that has
proven the most satisfactory of any
atrueturo on his phiea. Ho made a
stono foundation of stones picked up
on the farm, raising it just a little
abovo tho ground; on.that he put the
first conrso of bales, bedding them in
clay mortoriis one would bricks. Bo
twoen tho first and socondrowof bales
he put two six-inch boards, one flush
with the inner and the other with the
outer edge, using clay mortar be
tween. After ho had tho inner boards
nn high as ho desired to nail anything
on the inside, ho used boards on the
outside only, putting one botwoen
each row of bales, making the
ono on top answer as a plate,
to which rafters and roof were
attached in the usual way. It this
case the whole structure was sided
with perpendicular board", nailed to
those between tho bales, inclosing it
all; but this is not necessary, sinco a
fow board sso used will givo the struct
ure all the solidity required, and the
straw will last for many years, even if
not protected. Tho roof can be ol
boards, shingles, or thatched, the lat
ter being the warmest This kind of
building is very cheap, aud is warmer
than any other kind of a building cau
possibly bo made. In laying the bales
joints should ba broken, as in laying
brick, and the corners bound in the
same way. Where straw is practically
worthless and a press is at hand, there
is no other building material so cheap
us bailed straw, and nothing regard
less of cost, that will so tangle up and
discourage tho cold of a Northwestern
winter. Farm, Stock aud Homo.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Nothing is gainod on tho far in by
rushing or fretting, but much is lost
when tho wear and tear on tho system
is considered.
Tho man who knows and appreciates
just how aud when to use the roller
and harrow for the best good of his
farm crops is well abreast ot the best
thought of tho age iu tho matters of
soil tillage.
Do not plow ground now if it is not
dry. It will pay to wait a few days
longer and havn tho soil flue and in
good condition than to plow it too
soon only to bo compelled to do extra
work trying to break tho lumps.
Cover the henhouse floor with fine
straw or chaff and make tho hens
scratch in it for thoir grain. The
exercise will prevent an over abun
dance of fat, stimulate egg laying,
prevent egg eating and foather pull
ing. Do not attempt to fatten young pigs
but to develop bono and musclo in
thorn and make them grow. Figs that
uro mndo to grow rapidly when young
will make good hogs to fatteu.
Ground wheat has a large per cent of
protein for growth. So has wheat
bran.
Fill in tho vacancies in tho rows of
last yenr's strawberry plants with
young plants, so as to have them send
out runners nud fill up the gaps. The
samo applies to other varieties of small
fruits. Tho rows should bo regular
and well filled in ord.tr to save space
and utilize labor.
Tho weeds and grass are now ia
full sway on lnud that that has not
boen plowed or properly attended to,
A few days work on suoh fields at tho
proper time will save saveral week's
labor later. It will pay to cease all
other work in order to destroy weeds
when they are young.
Farmers should never disposo of
pure-bred stock to the butoher,as long
as there are other markets for them,
and should never soli such stock at
butcher's prices. A pure-bred animal
will always bring a fair prioa. As a
rule, thorough-bred stock is remark
ably ohoap eonsideriug the advantages
giiued by the use of sunh. .
Thought It Went Further.
Ha Well, what do you thiuk of tho
ocean?
She It is not nearly as large as I
thought it would be. Why it merely
extonds to the horizon. Truth.
A CHRISTMAS. DINNER.
A SOLDIER'S TALE.
An Escapade Which Roused and Alarmed
a Union Camo.
After Sheridan's army moved back to Win
chester, In tho fall of 1864. ths cavalry wss
picketing out soma five miles, ami had not
as yet mado wlntor qunrters.but wars getting
what comfort thejr oould out of dog-tents and
rail fires.
During ths early part of the fall our pickets
wars well oat to Mtddtetown. On this line
w became vory wall acquainted with ths
people living In tho vicinity. Although the
men were all tn the Confederate army, tha
Vermonters beoama very good Irlands with
tha female portions of tha community.
Christmas night, IHH4, three ol tha Vermont
cavalry o Ulcers wars invited to eat a Christ
mas nipper at ona of tba bouses near where
our reserve picket-pout used to stand. I have
forgotten tha name ot tha people, but tha In
cident seems fresh In my memory, and was
one ot tba lew real enjoyments of a soldier's
life.
Tha house to whlah tha olDcars were Invit
ed was soma four miles outside of our picket
Una. Itathar a ticklish trip, when ona might
expeat to llnd father or brother at home from
the Confederate army.
Novertheloss, those officers were bound to
have their Christmas supper, regardless of
what might ba outside the plukat-liues. That
did not woiry us ns much as bow wa wera to
pass our picket-lines out and In again.
Finally, we made up tbe following yarn to
relate at tha plckat-llnet Wa represented
ourselves as Custer's scouts, and we wera
going out to see If wa oould find where Early
wast that we might be gone until 12 o'clock;
to be sura anil tell the relief guards that wa
were out and would coma In about 13, so
they need not call tha OITloer of tba Uuard
when wa came In.
Our story passed currant with tha pickets,
and wa were soon trotting gaily to our sup
per. When wa reached tho bouse wa found
a private of soma regiment who had stolen
outside without story or permit, The night
was quite dark, and after making our horses
as secure nud oomfortable as possible, wa
wera royally welcomed by tba lady of tha
house and her daughter. Wa could not well
stand picket and enjoy a meal at the sama
time. Ho ma concluded to get tho meal first.
The lady assured us II her son, who was Iu
ths Virginia cavalry, should eome borne, even
If accompanied by soma comrade, aba could
guarantee us from capture as her guests.
Wa began our supper, which, for nn Im
poverished country swept by both armies al
ternately, was elaborate. Our ever-ready
revolvers wera close at band. Wa bad beeu
enjoying the feast for a few minutes when a
rap at tha door was beard. Wa bad trusted
somewhat to tha Instinct ol our horses to
warn us ol the approach ot sny ona, but this
was a complete surprise. Wa at once took
position with revolver In each band, and
allowed the lady to open the door.
behold three charming daughters of tba
South lllo in unbeknown to them that wa
were there. Tbey bad come out altar dark to
make our hostess and daughters a call, not
daring to leave their home in daylight. Wa
at onca tbrew up our bands aud cried sur
renier. Alter our supper the ladles ssng for us and
wa enoyed a lew bours most plensantly, al
though the Indies would sing nothing but
Southern souks. Wa wera not particular
wbat they sang, as our objective point was a
square meal.
The time rapidly slipped by when wa must
return to camp. Hero was a new dilemma
bow wera wa to get the private Into camp?
Well, we started on our return, and on the
way concocted tha story for tba pickets.
We" were duly challenged at the plcket-llue.
One man riding ahead up to the picket,
nsked them II they bad been Informed of
our being out? 'Y'as; that's all right." Hut,
say, we have bean near Cedar Creek and cap
tured one of Enrley's scouts, and we are
taking hlin to Custer. "All right; pass In."
We wera not long iiimakiug our camp from
the plcket-llue. 1 beard ona of tba reserve
pickets remark:
"Those scouts must bava rode like ta
have gone to Cedar Crock aud back in four
bours."
Wa scented a commotion on the plcket-llue
when tha olllcer heard our story. They
started at onca for Custer's headquarters to
see if wa wera honest. Wo were not there,
but they reported all tho same. Custer bad
no scouts out, and we must be tbe enemy.
"Hnarcb the camp!" Wa wera not long In
unsaddling aud crawling Into our dog-tents,
even pulling oft our spurs while snoring.
We were the first to Inquire what the rumpus
was, and was told of our coloring the lines.
If they bad thought even to lift soma ot tha
blankets on our bones they would bava
readily discovered the horses thnt bad been
In use. Hut wa did not suggest this test, and
good luck again shielded us, aud our horses
gave no signs as they muuehed tbelr hay.
H. A. Ci.ahki, Co. F., 1st. Vt. Cat., Willow
Lukes, a. D.
A Gay Scene.
No more brilliant scene enn be Im
agined than a dancing pnlnee Iu tin
Islo of Man nt what may bo called high
tldo. The floor Is linineuHp; four ot
five thousand young women are dnnc
Ing on It; tho young men In tennis
flannels and colored scarfs, the
young women Iu light muslin and
straw lints. You sit In tho gallery nm)
look down. Sometimes tho white
lights In tho kIiihm roof nro covered
with red and blue nud yellow, and
those tints nro cast on to the dancers.
This simple nrtlllco is astounding in
Its effects. Tho mere sense of size
and the presence of so much life must
count for n great ilenl. You have to
witness tho scene In order to realize
Its extraordinary fiim-liiatlon. The
low buzz of tho dancers' feet, the
clang and clash of tho brass Instru
ments, the boom of the drum, the
quiiko of the great glass house Itself,
ond the low rumble of tho hollow
floor beneath It is like one thing only
thnt I can dream of or Imuglue a
battlefield set to music.
Trials or Tourists.
There turned up nt Hamilton, In the
Bermudas, the other day, a company of
levernl hundred British tourists, Includ
ing 81r Arthur Sulllvun and nmny mu
slciil nnd literary folks of some dis
tinction. They wero a. sorry nnd be
draggled crowd, nutl their appearance
wus partly explained by tho fact that
they hud left a six weeks' washing
ushoro nt one of tho far down Islands
ami hail come away without It, so that
everybody was ut n low ebb of linen.
They were cheered with the hopo thut
the Iiritlxh cruiser Blake, whoso cap
tain had promised to fetch up tho miss
ing Kat'iueiitH, would soon a r tlve Iu tho
harbor. This hope was disappointed,
for tho exetirsonlsta left on schedule
time, n few hours before the arrival of
the Wake with their linen. Those that
saw them at Hamilton uro wondering
how they looked oil reaching tircat
Britain. . .
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Important Measures Considered by Ow
Lawmakers.
TtrsstiAT These Bouse bills passed finally
In tha annate:
To prevent the Issuing of tradutent tat re
ceipts. 'lo authorize foreign glue companies to
maintain buildings and establishment In this
slate.
For the mora Immediate care and support
of indigent insnne persons committed on
criminal charge less than felony.
To Increase tha bonus to ba paid by cor
porations on tba renewal of their charters
and on being bareafter Incorporated from 1-1
to 1-3 per cent.
To authorize county commissioners to
sell to actual settlers and convey unsettled
lands.
To legalize dehorning cattle.
To lis standard weight of bushel of elovet
seed at 60 pounds.
House bill to prevent purchase of salt pork
sugar cured ham and dried beef outside of
Pennsylvania for any tbarltabla Institution
receiving state aid.
Mr. i'llnn amended tha House plumbing
bill by grastly abridging It and requiring
piumi.ers In second clnss cities to ba examin
ed, licensed and registered.
These House bills passed finally:
To prohibit adulteration of milk by addition
of so-called preservatives,
Making approprlsllons to Western Peni
tentiary. Eastern I'enltetitlnry, ConnnllsvllU
Cottaue Hospital, to National Hoard, Pan
yllln Hospital, mate Hoard of Health, Chick
nmaugn.CnattnnoogabattleUnlds commission,
Merer Mtate Hospital, to adjutant general's
department to continue employment of two
muster roll elerks;lor maintenance of indigent
Insane.
To authorize sale of lands where channels
ot navigable streams hava been abandoned
for purposes of navigation.
To provide that none but citizens of the
United Htnte shall be employed on uublla
buildings.
Wedmisdav. Tha bill creating ths offlcs
of deputy auditor general passed finally In
tha House to-day by a vote of 16:1 to 2S. Tho
House bas completely reversed Itself on this
measure. Three weeks ago It was defeated
by a vote of 69 for to DO against. It was sub
sequently reconsidered and remained undis
turbed on tba calendar this morning, when
It was called up by Mr. McClaln, of Lancas
ter, and passed finally altar it bad been fully
explained.
The House concurred In tha Renata amend
ments to the bill providing that none but
citizens ot the United States shall be employ
ed In the erection of any public, work. Tha
Senate amendments provldn that tba pro
visions ol the act shall not apply to any pub
llo work on which ths cost thereof Is met in
whole or part by assessments for benellts.
Iu the Hen ate to-day these House bills
finally passed: To give half tbe dues under
tbe oleomargarine act to the dairy and food
commissioner instead of tba lulormer ot vio
lations of tbe law.
The House general revenue bill was re
ported atllrmatlve.y with amendment to re
duce tbe lax on foreign building nnd loan
associations from i par cant, to 5 mills. Tba
House bill passed finally to prohibit exhibi
tions of physical or mental deformities In
certain public places.
Last day Tbe senate burled the Judgesj
pension bill to-day. It bas been given a
special order for llnal passage, Its friends
having some hope that they might get it
through, but when Henntor Orady moved
tbat it ba recommended to committee there
was no dissenting voice.
'J he senate also ended the life of the new
revenue bill which has saused much time and
money to get together. It was referred to
tbe committee, whence It will never emerge.
Iu order, however, to make a test of its value
as a revenue producer, tho auditor-general
will for tba next two years keep two separata
statements of the receipts that coma Into tbe
olllce; one statement will ba kept acoording
to tbe system provided for In tha new nnd re
jected revenue bill, nud the o'.ber uuder the
existing law,
Tbe house to-night was the constant scans
of turbulence and hilarity. Tba members In
dulged la all sorts of pranks Incident to tba
Inst ulgbt of the session. Amid a continuous
babble ot vtdces, the loud explosion ot large
and small fire crackers, lbs burning of red
lights In corners, and various other methods
of making a noise, the house passed some aud
defeated other bills on the calendar. Among
those rejected was tha Andrews bill providing
for the building by the Pennsylvania railroad
company of a fence aloug lis lines In Craw
ford oouuty,
Ths house got Into a wild turmoil over the
bill making It uulawful for for foreigh build
ing and loan associations to establish offices
or to employ agents In this state, Tbe bill
was on Its llnal passsgo, but tba bouse de
feated it
The bill to tax bear 34 oents a barrel was
smothered In an obscure corner at the re
quest of tbe administration clrolos.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
'XTin ftsfcop of London bas Joined the rankf
I tho womun suffragists.
Jules Vorno, the Frenoh novelist, though
In bis seventy-nintU yew, works for five of
six hours a day.
One of tho German Emperor's recant pres
ents to his sons was an exact model in clay
of the battlefield ot Sedan.
Tha Chinese Emperor rises at 4 every
morning nnd studies English and Manchu
until 5, when ho breakfasts.
Nasrulla Khan, the second son of tbe
Ameer ot Afghanistan, nrrlved In England
and was shown distinguished courtesieH.
The chemist Hunsen, famed for his dis
coveries in soeotnm analysis and a hundred
other acientlflj matters, Is in his eigbty-fiftb
year.
Trinee George, of Omece, has tha distinc
tion of having saved more lives at the risk ol
bin own than uny other member ot a royal
bousa.
The Illuminated manuscript eony of the
Oospols sot to Oladstona by the Armenians
is said to be liner than anything In tna
British Musev-n.
Twonty-flva years ago James J. mil, Pres.
Ident of the Groat Northern nallroad, was a
freight clerk on the steamboat docks of at.
I'uul, Minn., at a salary of tiO a mouth.
Philip D. Armour, tha Chicago packer, la a
victim of dyspeisin aud lives on bread and
milk. Occasionally he allows himself n
baked apple for breakfust as a great indul
gence, Balllngton Booth, Commandor-ln-Chlof ot
the Salvation Army In America, and his wife,
have ronounoed nlleglanca to Queen Vie-'
toria and baoome citizens of tha United
Stales.
Count Ito, tha first of tha oriental diplo
mats. Is ona Japanese statesman who did not
eomaota noble family. Ha began his ca
reer as a telegraph operator, without uny ln
fluential friends or connections.
It Is said that tha estate of Oaorga W. Van
darbllt in the mountains near Asheville, N.
C, has already oost its owner 4,0OO.0t0, and
it la believed It will require 43,000 0J0 to
bring It to the desired perfection.
John La Farge, whom Franca bas signally
honored by appropriating to hU pictures an
entire room at tha Champs da Man salon,
is sixty years old, though ha looks much
C inner. Hinoa the death of Inneas he baa
n the dean of American artists.
. rrofeawrB.ibconk, of tha Chicago Collage
ot l'liyslcluns ami Burgeons, nn eminent lung
specialist, was born totally blind. His mis
fortune has rendered bis sense of hearing
peculiarly acuta and his diagnosis by tba
Stethoscope axceptionally suojeasful.
Count Bonifam da Castellans, who mar
ried Miss Anna Oould, daughther ot the lute
Jay Oould, bus bought for 000,000 ground
on tha avenue Bnls da Boulogne, lu Taris, on
which he will build a palaoa. Ha Is buying
raoa horses in England ami France, aud U
tormina an unrivaled stable.