Italy lias tbe highest murder rate of nnv L'uiiiitrr iu the world. Last year fifty-nine physicians in tho United Stales took their own lives against forty-live iu 1891. Joliu Morloy thinks tlmt there are "not above six Englishmen over 50 now living whoso lives tiucd, to bo written or should bo written." Michignn has two factories for wooden shoes which turn out about 351) )nir a week, nml find n steady demand. , It is said that many Americans are be ginning to find them useful. According to tho New Orleans Fio eyiuie, Venezuela is tho envy of nil the South American republics in point of finances. It has a single gold stand ard, and almost no public debt. They speak of them now as horso less carriages. "Before long," pre dicts the New York Tribune, "thoy will specify that it is a horse-carriage when a vehicle is propelled by animal power." It is said to be a bad habit for a mnn to put his linn Is iuto his pockets, but there is one habit, tho New York Herald pauses to remark, that is much worse, namely, to put his huuds iuto tome one else's pockets. The increise of suicides by poison continues and the revolver is growing in popularity among those who seek self-destruction. Statistics of this sort are gruesome things, but we must know what goes on in this sinful world. The Atlanta Constitution says: When theCivil War opened the wealth of this country was estimated nt $16,000,000,000. In 18'JO it reuched 165,00,000,000, and in cuso of a for eign war we should now be an undi vided people. The most roinarkuble fact connected with theso figures is that the United States accumulated three times as much wealth during tho thirty years ending with 1890, as iu the 230 years precediug 1863. Tbe Crimean war cost 2, 000,000, 000; Italian war of 1839, 8300,000, 000. Prusso-Danish war, $35,000,000 ; American Civil War, 87,400,000,000. France has paid nearly 83,500,000,000 as cost price of hur war with Prussia iu 1870-71 ; the Prn-si-American war ecst 8125,000,000. England's South African spat cost her $8,770,000, and her Afghan "breakfast spell," $12, 250,000. In short, the Atlanta Con stitution etiti mutes that since the open ing of the troubles iu the Crimea tho world's wars have cost,iu money alone, 113,265,000,000, or a sum which, if equally divided, would give to every man, woman and child on tho globe a present of a 810 bill. A writer In tho New York Horald 1 explains: The South is forging ahead I very rapidly. The year 1895 will be i memorable in its history for tho new ' enterprises which have been uudor- 1 taken. Perhaps the Atlanta Exposi tion did as much as anything to stir looal pride and suggest new business veutnres. I am told that the number of plants iu the iron producing dis trict has been greatly increased, and that capitalists have reaped a good profit. Cotton mill building has been, I know, greater than ever before. Over a million new spindles have been employed, and that muaus pluck and dash. Tbe total number of new con cerns during the last twelves mouths is a little over three thousand, as against a little more than two thotisaud for 1893. The South is not in the saddle, but it is on its foet, which is a mighty sight bettor. The Supreme Court of tho United States has mado ruling to the effect that when tho plea of insanity is raised in a murder oase, tho burden of proof of insauity is on the prosecution. Tho Court say that "if the whole uvidouoo iuuluding that supplied by the legal pruKumption of aunity, does not ex clude, beyond reasonable doubt, the hypothesis of insanity, tho prisoner is eutitlod to an equittul of specific offense ohurged." Whether or not this is good law nood uot, the Atlanta Constitution things, outer iuto the question. It has been laid down by the court of lust resort, it will be held as law in tho lower courts, and it really seems as if, instoad of helping to secure conviction more easily, it will tend to enooungo thqcontiiiuuuoe ' of the use of the iusnuity plun. The pica bus tended to lessen respect, for courts and juries, aud has worked to Vie detrimout of justice, and now iu the faoe of this ruling thtye will be mure determined effort niudu to have honiioide persons allowed to go free, on tbe ground that they urn lu'u.itics. .States will hnve to go more largely 'lito the expert business than ever. F2BRUARY TWENTY-SECOND. We hall thus, fair, Immortal Dny! Thon noblest In Time's calendar, Save that which ssw th holy ray Of Bethlehem's Christ -guiding Star! For thou didst give to earth, as then tt"aven gnvo Its richest gift, A life Hint should from burden il men Th Wrongs of thraldom lift A life so frrent In lis expnnsn, Porn for their suro deliverance, That fnmo upon her pngn boast none. More irlend to mnn thnn WAsuiNOTeN! Hall, honored Dny! since eneh return Again recalls his priceless worth) While Freedom hole's aloft his urn Before the peoples of Ins earth, And cries: Behold the sacred dust Of him whom heaven gnvo To have our holy cause In trust, Ami mlno from bondage save! O'er all the greatness of the past The glories of his life sro cast And yo and yours shnll smile upon The growing fame of WasiiikotohI Hail. ble.scd Pay! A Nnttrn feels Its great heart warm agntn to theej And, 'mill the bells' lond clanging peals And thunder of artillery, Our grntitude more deep shall grow, Anil Ood ' asked, that He May moke us better yet to know The worth of Ubcrtys While in tho cot and mansion fair, On laud and sea aye, everywhere Millions ol hearts shall Join In one To bless the name of Wasmimotox! U. Biolnord Williamson. WASHINGTON'S CIH JUMP. by rr tm wos a cnAnMiNO rmr.R. In a pretty little village in Virginia there lived, in 1775, a rich and eccen tric old farmer, whose daughter was declared to be tho loveliest miidou in Ml tho country round. The beautiful Annette was eighteen years of age, and, of course, had many suitors for her hand and heart. On her nineteenth birthday tho old man invited all the youth of tho vil lage to a grand haymaking frolio, and they came, amoig them a dozen hand some young fellows who were known to retain a tender regard for the, fair girl, whose natal day they had come to celebrate. By noon the barns were filled with the fragrant hay, and oil were ready for tho feast of good things that bad been spread nnder the shady branches. . "Now, my lads," said the old man after the banquet was some time over, "I've got something to say to you. It seems that a good many of you have been casting sheep's eyes on my An nette. Now, boys, I don't care any thing about money or talents, book laming or soldier laming. I can do as well by my girl as any man in the country ; but I want her to marry a man of my own grit. "Now, perhaps yon know it, and perhaps yon don't, but when I was a youngster I could beat anyone in all Virginia in the way of leaping. Look hero!" lie held np as bo spoke three hand some medals. "And all of them won in fair fight," he went on, "besides which I got my old woman by beating the smurtest man on tbe eastern shore. "Now listen; I've taken an oath that no man shall marry my daughter without jumping for it. There yon have it, boys ; yonder's the green, and here's Annette. The one who jumps farthest on a dead level shall marry her this very evening." Soon all was in readiness for the contest. The . signal was given, and the young competitors, stripped of their coatr, stopped forward. "Edward Grayson, seventeen feet I" cried one of the judges. With a long ing glanoe at the prize he could uot win, he left the grounds. "Dick Bolu.len, nineteen feet!" Dick, with a little laugh of satisfac tion, replaced bis coat, and joined the onlookers. "Harry Preston, nineteen foot, three inches!" "Charlie Simms, fifteen and ooo- balf feet !" "Hooray for Charlie! Charlie wiDsl" cried tbe crowd with good salured sarcasm. Charley grinned, threw . off bis disappointment with a slight uplift of bia shoulders, and was soon creating roars of laughter with bia wit, which was far more nimble than bis legs. . "Now for Harry Carroll I" shouted tbe spectators, and Harry stepped for ward amid great applause. Carroll was tbe athlete of tho village, and be was to general favorite that every one wished as well as anticipated bis success. Moreover, be was a band some youth, and it was well known that between him and tbe beautiful Annette there existed a strong mutual attachment. "Iweuty-one feet and a half, A magnificent leap I" cried the judge, "Hooray for Harry Carroll I Harry wins!" - Now, just before Harry bad leaped, and while everyone's attention was fixed upon him, a stranger bad en - tered the throng unperoeived. He was a tall, gentlemanly young mas, in a military undress -look cost, ItASf lNQTOS AS COMMANDER-IS-CRIEf. . , , e rX wSsswaaaissMSsaMsasiiMsswi I mmmm-mmmm-mmmmmmmm From the portrait by James Tenlo, painted from life for David C. Clay pool, of Philadelphia, editor of tho Daily Advertiser, tho journal chosen by Washington to publish his Farewell Address. In this picture Washington is represented in the uniform of Commander-in-Chief. Tho form is woll ilrawn, the lace serene and dignified, the costume truly rendered. At the death of Mr. Claypnol it was purchased, with the original manuscript of the Address (which Air. Claypnol by Washington's permission had retained), by James Lsuox, and is iu the collection founded by him in tbe city of New York. who had at that moment arrivod on horseback before the inn. fie was just in time to witness Carroll's great leap. The first burst of applause over, the spectators Awoke to tbe stranger's presence. The man's handsome face and easy address attracted the eyes of the maidens, while bis manly and sinewy frame called forth the admira tion of the young mon. "Mayhap, sir stranger, you think you can beat that," said Charlie Simms, remarking the manner in which the newcomer scanned the arena. "If you can outleap Harry Carroll you bent the best man in the colonies." "Is it for amusement you are pur suing this pastime?" inqnired the youthtul stranger, "or is there a prize for the winner?" "Tho sweetest prize man ever strove for," answered one of the judges. "Yonder she stands." The stranger casta respectful glauce at tbe blushing maiden and his eyes looked admiration. "Are the lists open to all?" be asked. "All, yonug sir," replied Annette's father, with interest, bis youthful ardor rising as be surveyed the pro portions of the straight limbed young stranger. With a smile the newcomer threw off bis coat, drew bis sash tighter around his waist and stepped forward. Annette looked anxiously at Harry, who stood near with troubled brow and angry eye, and tben she cast upon the stranger a glanoo of piteous en treaty. All hearts stood still as tbe young man bounded forward. "Twenty-two feet and an inch!" Tbe judges' words were reooived with murmurs of surprise and wondor. Not without a feeling of pity for poor Harry, all crowded around tho new victor, offering bitu their con gratulations. The old farmer ap proached, and grasping the young man's band exultingly, called him bis 1 son, and said bo folt prouder of him than if be were a prince. Resuming bis coat, tbe stranger sought with bis eyes the prize be bad, although nameless and unknown, so fairly won. She leaned upon bcr fa ther's arm, pale and distressed. "Annette, my pretty prize," said the viotor, taking ber passive band, "I have won yon fairly." Annette's cheek became paler than marble, she trembled and olung oloser to ber father, whilo her drooping eye sought the form of her lover. At the words of the strangor Carroll's face grew dark and determined. "I have won you, my pretty flower, to make you a bride tremble not so violently I mean not myself, however proud I might be," be added, with I gallantry ; "to wear so fair a gem next I my heart I think there is a favored ' youth among the competitors who has a higher claim than mine. "Young sir," he continued, turning to the surprised Harry, "methinks you were the viotor in tbe lists before ! me I strove not for the maiden, 1 though one oould not well strive for a fairer, but from love of the manly . sport in whioh I saw yon engaged. You era the Tiotor, aad,ai mob. with the permission of this worthy assem bly, you receive from my hands the prize you have so well aud honorably won." The youth sprang forward and grasped the strauger's hand with grat itude, and tho next moment Annette was weeping from joy upon bis breast. The place rang with tho acclama tions of the delighted people, and amid the excitement the newcomer withdrew, remounted his horse and rode briskly out of the village. I Passing on several years, we find that Harry Carroll has become Colonel Unrry Carroll, of the Revolutionary Army. One eveninj the Colonel, after just roturning from a bard campaign, was sitting with bis family on the piazza of his handsome country bouse, when an advanoe guard rode up and announced tbe approach of General Washington and suite, who would crave the Colonel's hospitality for the night. That evening at the tablo, Annette, now the dignified, matronly and still handsome Mrs. Carroll, could not keep her eyes from the faoe of ber il lustrious visitor. Evory moment or two she would steal a glance at bis commanding feat ures, and balf-doubtingly, bnlf-as-suredly, shako bor bead and look again, to be still more puzzled. Her absence of mind aud embarrass ment at last became evident to hor husband, who inquired affectionately if she were ill. "Isuspeot, Colonol," said the Gen era', who bad been some time with a quiet meaning suailo observing the lady's curious aud puzzled sorntiny of his features, "that Mrs. Carroll thinks she recognizes in me n old acquaint ance. The Colonel started and a faint mem ory of the past scorned to be revived as be gazed, whilo the lady rose im pulsively from her chair and bending eagerly forward over tbe tea urn, with clasped bands, stood for a moment, with hor lips parted, as if she would speak. "Pardon mo, my dear madam par don me, Colonel I must put an end to this scene. I have beooino, by dint of camp fare sua bard usage, too un wieldly to leap again twenty-two feet one inch, even for so fair a bride as one I wot of." George Washington was indeed tho handsome young utblete whose mys terious appearanoe and disappearance in the native village of the lovers is still traditionary; and whose claim to a substantial body of bona fide flesh and bone was stoutly oontestod by the village story-tollers nntil the happy donouoinent which took place at the hospitablo mansion of Colonel Carroll. Boston Globe. ' Washington and f.nlojctle. . A bit of traditional lore concerning Washington cud Lafayette has lately come into print which seems to be bettor founded and more distinctly traoeable to fact than is usually the case with traditions. It ia related by J. F. Blandy, and oame to bim with but one intermediate telling from La fayette himself, who told it at Elk Leading, Maryland, in 1824. When tbe British under Lord Howe made their descent on Philadelphia fa. 1777, disembarking at th. head of Elk Hirer from Chesapaake Bay, Washing ton advanced from Philadelphia to meet them. Early one morning he, ftccompanied by the Marquis du La fayette, made a reconnaissance from his camp nt Chestnut Hill, Delaware, in Mio direction of Elk Landing. Hero, nt a point whenos they could view the waters of Chcsnpeako Bny, tho two General stopped at n farm hotiso and asked if tlicy could obtniu tbelr breakfast. The hostesf, Mrs. Alexander, ap peared to be very glad to see them, and they wore surprised to find tho table already set with a bountiful and do gnntly prepared breakfast. Lafayette was as much enchanted as he was as tonished, as be afterward declarod, to find such a repast in the course of a somewhat bold reconnaissance. They bad begun to pa take of the meal, and Lafayette was eating leis urely, as a polite young Frenchman should do, when the mistress of the house stepped out for a moment. Washington touched Lafayetto with his foot under the tablo, and whis pered to bim ! "Bettor eat quickly; this breakfast was not meant for us!" Lafayette understood, and ate rap idly, but heartily. In a very short time the meal was finished. The two Generals rose, hastily but warmly thanked Mrs. Alexander, and took their leave. They had scarcely ridden away to a place of security whon, turning about, they saw Lord Howe and his staff ride up to the Alexander bouse. They had orderod their breakfast here, and Washington and Lafayetto had eaten it! Their chagrin, and the atl juish- ment of their hostess, who supposed that she had already served Lord Howe to a very hearty meal, will have to be imagined by the world, for no record is left of their remarks. Youth's Companion. l'OBTltAITS OP WASHINUTOX. Scarely Two of His Likenesses re semble Each Other. When General Grant died it was noticed that as many portraits of htm were placed on sale as there wore na tionalities in New York. In Hebrew quarters be was represented with an aquiline nose. Pictures for sale in Little Italy showed bim slender faced and with pointed . beard, while the great majority of bis portraits in Ger man quarters had something of a Teutonio look. This was not fanciful. Something of the same sort may be noticed in the case of Washington. Many of bis por traits bear absolutely no resemblance to each other. In early portraits he appears as a rough, burly cheeked young Englishman. In the Revolu tionary period French art ideas domi nated, and almost all the portraits T11B YOTJSO WASHINGTON. (After a painting by C. W. Poole.) paintod at this time give Washington the retreating forehead then fashion- able there is no other word for it ' in France, and familiar in most pic ! tures of Lafayette, Houdon's et itue : in Richmond gives something of this impression, i Lator on there was a stron; retnrn i to the English method, to whioh be ! longs the full length military portrait by Trumbull, perhaps tbe best in ex- istence. This shows a handsome, frank, manly and thoroughly English face. Most familiar of all Washington's lihoneaaos is that made by Gilbert Stuart. It is also, probably, one of the , worst Washington himself was much I pleasod with the Trumbull picture ! above referred to, and with two por 1 traits by J. Wright. One of tbe latter j shows a slender man of middle age, I with long, soiutwhut ourved nose aud slightly sloping iorohoad, and a pleas ' aut smile; tho other a iat-stomnched, heavy-jowled and solemn-visaged Eug lishmau. There are scarooly two portraits of Washington whioh olovely resembles each other. The faot is, we do not know how tbe man really looked. New York Beoorder. qt'AIXT AXD CURIOUS. Exnctly 283,200 pntriots fought in the American revolution. Tho Icelander makes n considerable use of Arctic moss ground np into flour. A Pekin, China, wcoltly nowspnpor linn just tlninbed a serial story contain ing 2,04'J chapters. Thcro ara over 500 pieces in the $15,000 set of china used at tho Whito HotiHc, Washington. The Gittctibtirg Biblo in tho Brinlcy collection nt London oost a sum equal to about 810,000 iu United States cur rency. John Martell of La Cross, Wis,, according to his physician, is built wrong-sided. The organs of his body, including his hoart, are on the sido opposito to whoro thoy ought to bo. A recent high wiud started a Ferris wheel, which has been set up in the suburbs of Now York, spinning at a rate it never went before, and noth ing could stop it until the wind sub sided. A Cbillicothe (Ohio) man bet an other mnn that he (tho other man) could not shoot his (the first man's) hnt off his head without hurting him. He won tho bet, but it will hnve to bo paid to his heirs. While appraising the property of a docensod Indinnnpolis (Iud. ) grocor the other day somebody pullod open the drawer of a tablo ubioh bad just been appraixed at 10 conts, nud took out a bag, containing $1,700 in gold. Dr. Frederick Jackson.of Hartford, Conn., has been expelled from a Mnsouio lodge for betraying the se crets of a brother Mason. He testi fied iu court that the said brother had oonfessed to him ho had committed arson. It is slid that all the burglars' jim mies in London are made by one man who is well known to the police, but cannot be arrested, as his work is not contrary to law. Besides, it is very convenient to be able to trace his cus tomers. The new Cardinal Cascajares, Arch bishop of Valladolid, was a soldier, and he became a priest because a phrenologist after examining bis head told him that he would never amount to much as a soldier, but that if he would enter the church he would some day be a cardinal. Of European libraries only four have over 1,000,000 volumes, viz: Bibliotheque Nutionale, Paris, 2,290, 000 books, and 80,000 MSS. ; British, museum, 1,500,000 books and 100,000 MSS. J public library, Munich, 1,000, 000 books and 20,000 MSS. ; Imperial publio library, St. Petersburg, 1,000, 000 books aud G.000 MSS. Why tho'JIlrage Seeim Inverted. Lord Bayleigh says that tho delu sion of water appearing in mirages on hot, saudy plains, is due to the fact that the undisturbed strata of air near t f- s the earth is highly ratified. A ray o light falling very obliquely upon this strata, and being totally reflected, reaches tho eye of the observer just as it would if refleoted from water. The phenomenon is, striotly speak ing, one of refraction rather than re flection. Now just as the glass lens forms an image on the screen, so the crystnliue Ieus of the eye forms au image on the retina or sensitive baok pnrt of the eye. This retiua image ia inverted as all retina images are, and being projected to another strata of rnriticd air above, has tbe effect of making tho delusion perfect. Bayloigb further says that there has been much unnecessary speculation in connection with the theory of inverted retina images, the niymtiry being thiit we do not see all things inverted. lue train of tue matter is now look for something you never saw in a book wo do uot see the retina imnga at all, we only feel it. If we could see tbe image on the eye of some one else we would certainly soo it inverted, St. Louis Iiopuldic. A Chinese Proverb. Arthur H. Smith, in his wonderful ly bright, accurate, aud yet somewhat ui:s'endiug book culled "Chinese Characteristics," quotes the Chiuese proverb thut "one man should uot en ter a'teuiple, and two men should not look together into a well," adding, "Aud why, we inquire iu surprise, should uot one m m enter a temple alone? ' Btoausu the priest may take advuutuge of the opportunity to muke away with him! Two men should not guze iuto a well, for if oue of them is in debt to the other, or has in bis possession something whioh the other wants, that other may seize the oooa siou to push bia companion, into the well." Century. V
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