Chicago 1 henUhlor than ever be- j fore. In fact it is by fnr the health iest large city iu the Unitod States. There Is nn enormous demand ia New York for Fifth avenue property facing Central park. Only the rich can liny, when bare lots are held at from $4000 to $5000 a front foot. A Baltimore judge hns decided that n faith cure or a niiud cure doctor cannot recover pay for attendance on sick person. The judge rules that neh doctors render no service to their patients worth paying for. The committee in quest of a site for the proposed contagious hospital in New Haven, Conn., has finally se lected a lot in the rear of a cemetery. It is expected that these latest "ad joining property-holders" will not raise the customary objection. France and England are rapidly appropriating the unappropriated ter ritory of Sudan. Perhaps it would be more correct to speak of it as an occupation, since most of the countries affected have been claimed, for several years, as belonging within the French or English sphere of influence. A most stupendous book-making licheme in England is now set in mo tion by Lord Acton, namely, "The Cambridge Modern History." It will be published by the Cambridge Uni versity press iu twelve volumes, and will cover the period from the end of the Middle Ages to the present day. The first volume, dealing with the Renaissance, will appear in 1809, and in each succeeding year two volumes will be printed until the work is com pleted. Lord Acton's staff includes great array of historical writers, to whom different historical periods will be given. Says the Chattanooga Nows: It is bettor for. the country that most rich men's sons are like Fullman's, rather than Vanderbilt's. That it should be three generations from shirt sleeves to shirt Bleeves is a wise provision of Providence to prevent the republic from becoming a few princes of finance on the one part and millions of pau pers on the other. It is well for the majority of humanity that one gener ation is usually disposed to spend what the former generation accumu lated. Thus is the aver ago kept up and that approach to equality main tained which alone makes a republic possible. In connection with the announce ment of young Henry George that he pledges himself to carry on the work which his father began and his evi dent inadequacy to the undertaking, it is interesting, remarks the New York Times, to recall an observation in "Progress and Poveity." Mr. Oeorgo said that in his early life he bad been a printer, and that he in time had met a great many rapid printers and some very slow ones, but that the swiftest compositor he ever saw could not set type four times as fast as the slowest. He was of the opinion that there was not more dif ference in the mental equipments of men in other words, that no one man had fonr times the intellectual capacity of another. Whether Mr. George was right or wrong in this attempt at applying mathematics to the determi nation of mind is not material, but the implication that one can do nearly as good work as auother will have a ohanee to be tosted in the future career of yonng George. The expedition of the British war ship Imperieuse to Cocoa Island in search of bnried treasure is one of the most amusing incidents that bas ever happened on this coast. Here is the admiral of the British Pacific quadron taking his flagship down to an island off the Columbian coast and using bis marines to dig for treasure aid to amount to'thirty millions. The island has do harbor, and the risk of taking a large warship near its coast was great, bat luokily the weather continued fair and no disaster oc curred. It is reported that the marine fonnd a slate slab which the guide declared covered hidden treas ure, but the water poured into the hole so freely that the admiral grew weary of the work and gave orders to return to Victoria. It is reported that another party will soon start for the island. This Cocos Island treasnro is as mythical as other buried wealth along the Spanish-American coast of the Pacific, but every year sees new expeditions fitted out to hunt for it, There is absolutely no historical evi dence that gold or preoious stones were ever buried on the island, and none of the soores of treasure-hunter have even obtained a glimpse of the wealth they sought. WHEN YOUR EYES SMILE TOO. When your eyes smlla too when your eyes smile too, It's then 1 know your litilden henrt Is laugh ing out with you. It's often 1 hnro seen your Hps go searching up a I. oh. tin a stiille. And, oil, I somehow knew your heart was irrlevinif no l ho win e And tlm sky was (lark unit gloomy, and the bird-songs were so few, And tlm sun forgot Its shining till your eyes smiled too 1 - THE SUBSTITUTE. Hev. M. Pennell, pnstor of the First Society, Brookville, entered his house one afternoon iu July with an expres sion upon his countenance so unlike the look of w ariness generally there visible that his wife, noticing it, in quired: "What bas occurred Hint affords yon such evident gratification?" "You know I was wishing that I might have a temporary relief from my cares, but ws unwilling to take n vacation because of my belief that no church should, even for one Sunday, be without preaching?" "Yes; aud I know that you owe it to your people, not less than to yourself, to rest from your labors; so doing, you could accomplish much more. Have you decided to go away for a seaHou?" "Read that," he replied, passing a letter to his wife. She uufolded themissive.whose con tents were: C , Nr.w Yobs, July 13, 18. Dear Broth rr Prhhem.! You will le surprised lit hearing from your former class mate In Andover, between whom imd your self there has never been sny correspond ence: but a few words will render nil com prehensible. From my remembrance of your views respecting the duties of a pnstor. and from whnt 1 have heard of your faithfulness, I apprehend Hint you would Dot saerllhw whnt you, perhaps unwisely, regard the welfare of your people to your physical aud, of course, mental health and strength. A yuHiig man whom I considered very gifted has been studying with me for nearly two years ana would like to preaon a lew Hundays, experimentally. Provided you wish to be absent from your charge for a month or six weeks, my friend will gladly supply your pulpit during tbat time for no other oompensntlon thnn his board. If.how ever.you shall choose to make him n trilling donation, it will he very aeceitlble,as he has to provide for himself entirely. I shall be aliseut from home until the middle of September, so, If you think proper to accept my suggestion, plense write to Mr. Thomas Hmllh, JJoslon, whither he Is going to visit friend, on reeeipt of tills. With kindest wishes, Fraternally yours, William Ulake. "You will avnil yourself of the op portunity to recuperate your energies?" asked Mrs. Peuucll, having finished the letter. "I shall. It seems too much like a dispensation of Proviilcuce to be neg lected." "I am so glad!" Mr. Pennell went to bis library and wrote to Mr. Smith, mentioning the letter from "Brother" Blake and in viting him to substitute for him dur ing the coming six weeks. Three days later Mr. Smith came to Brookville. He was of the medium height, slight, pale-faced; had long auburn whiskers, worn a la Anglais, curly hair of the same hue; blue eyes, that were sharp, inquisitive, penetrating; regular, pleasing features; was evi dently not far from '25. The following Sunday he ocenpied a seat in the pulpit with Mr. Pouuoll, but took no part in the exercises, ex cept to offer the closing prayer. At the conclusion of the morning service the only one for the day the pastor introduced him to the more prominent members with the re mark it soon became sterotyped: "Mr. Smith will preach fur nvj while I am having the vacation which it appears to be my duty to take, and I think you will have no reason to re gret the temporary change." Everyone expressed his pleasure at knowing that Mr. Pennoll had con cluded to rest; no one doubted but that Mr. Smith would satisfactorily meet all requirements. Indeed, the newcomer had already done much toward securing the favor of those who were to constitute his congregation. "What a fervent prayer!" "How earnest he seeinsl" "He is destined to become distinguished," and other like observations might have been heard, sotto voce, from the elderly people. The maidens whispered to one another, "Did you ever see such side whiskers?" "What magnificent eyes be has!" "Isn' t he fine looking!" and ao on. The next Sabbath the subject of bis discourse was: "I was a stranger, and ye took me in. As a literary produc tion it was masterly, aud it was de livered in a manner that held the au dienoe spell-bound. When he descended from the pulpit an ola man, whose frame was bowed, whose hair was silvered by age, ex tended hi baud and said, tremulous- "Brother Smith, in more than 80 years I have never heard so exoellent a sermon as yours." "Thank you," returned Mr.. Smith "Your kind words are encouraging,' and a blush suffused hia face. From that time hia praises were on every lip. People who were noted Sabbath-breakers went tJ hear him; the prayer-meetiug had an attendance larger than it had ever before known; the "sewing circle," usually discon tinued through tbe bot months, was re-orgauized,andof it be was the tuov ing spirit The young men liked him; the young womeu married as well as ingle fairly adored him. With, refereuoe to the gentler sex Be acted oironmspeotly, being courteous toward all. but manifesting no favor itinat for an of them. In fortnight When ynnr eyes smile too whoa yonreyos nm I In too, Oh, the listen of the willows and the glisten of tint (lllW I Oil, tlm brightness of Ihn meadow and the lightness of the ariiln, And the mimic of thii llttlo winds that laugh along thn linn I Oh, the whier of the valley and the dorp- ness of thn blue, And ths glory Just of living when your eyes smllo toot New York Tress. 4 ho was as popular as a clergyman could desire to be. "I should like to nek a great favor of you," he said to Mr. Campbell, president and cashier of the local bnuk, a "pillar" of the church, as they sat iu conversation one evening. "Do not hesitate to a-k any favor which it is in my power to grant," was the reply. "It is not exactly the thing for nn bumble servant of the Lord to wear this ring" extending his shapely white hand, whereon sparkled a large diamond. "It indicates a tnste for display that, not commendnble with the rich, is reprehensible where the wearer is poor and fitting for the vo cation that is to be mine. I do not wenr it as a matter of display, how ever, but because it is an heirloom, from which I have been unwilling to part in the seasons of my direst need. The people cannot know my motive iu having it appear upon my person and will probably misapprehend it. I would ask, if you are willing, to give it a place iu your safe at the bank." "Most assuredly. Carry it there iu the morning, aud I will deposit it where it will be secure." "Thank you. My mind is relieved of a grent responsibility." The next morning he went to the batik and sow his ring placed where Mr. Campbell convinced him it would be "secure." After nn absence of five weeks Mr. Pennell returned to his charge, aud Mr. Smith went from Brookville to a small village in Mniup, whore be had engaged to preach for a short tinio, he said. Tbore was a wide and deep regret at his departure, and now a few of the church member especially those who had joined under bis administration freely expressed their wish that the 'lay preacher might continu.i to sub stitute for the regular pastor, who, such remarks reaching, deeply grieved. Finnlly mntters settled into thoir former channel and moved on peace fully for the greater part, though not without an occasional disturbance such ns the parish hud not known prior to thn advent of Mr. Smith. Toward the close of Heptomlier a pnnio was created in the place by the rumor thnt the hank had been Imr glarized to the amount of nearly $00,- 000 a rumor that proved true. The dny that this announcement was made Mr. Smith again came to Brookville to obtain the ring, w hich he had thought it best should remain in the safo while ho was away. Despite the gloom of those who had siillere 1 by the burglary, they wore glad to see him aud, learning bis loss, were so sorry as to almost for get their own. "Though the intrinsic value of the ring was considerable, I valued it chiefly because it hud been iu our family so many years handed down from one', to auother generation," bo said; "but my los does not deserve mention with Hint which some of you have experienced. It does make me feel a personal interest in the affair" this to the directors and depositors "and I would suggest that you at once telegraph to New York for Mr. oue of the most expert detectives in America. I regret my inability t re main and learn the result of your in vestigatio'i. If you succeed in re oovering the stolon property, I shall appreciate your kindness if you will express the rim at once to me at Rochester, New York." Mr. Campbell promised to do so, Mr. Smith thnnked him and was gone. The detective named was summoned by telegraph and within 1'2 hours ar rived iu Brookville. Tohim the pros ident stated all the facts iu the case, of which the officer made a ineiiioran dum. Then, as iu verification of these statements: "The door of the bank was locked when you reached it?" he said, inter rogatively. "It was," returned Mr. Campbell. "The safe was also locked?" "Yes." "The windows were fastened as usual?" "They were." "Who knows the combination that you use on your lock to the safe?" "No one but myself." "Have yon ever committed it to paporr "I have, and the paer is now in a sealed package, held by my attorney and to be opened only iu case of an illness that renders mo unconscious or my death. " "Do yon know that the package has never been tampered Willi?" "I suppose that it has not. Will learn shortly," and he wrote a note which be sent to ' bis attorney. "No suspicious person has been seen in the village recently?" "Not that I am aware of." The officer began bis examination of the premises, frequently referring to bis memoranda. Meanwhile sealed package was handed to Mr. Campbell, who, opening it, said: "The paper is here, unmolested.' "Are you sure that you have never actjwentaliy disclosed the combination to anyone that no ono hns been neat yon when you opened the safe?" "ibe only person who has ever been near me when I opened the safe, with the exception of the officials, is the gentleman who substituted for our pasttT this summer." "How did be happen to be near you?" "He came here to leave a valuable ring that wns his for safe-keeping." "lou opened the snfe in his pres ence, and he unsuccessfully tried to open it aftor you?" "Yes," In absolute astonishment. "Describe bis personal appearance." Mr. Campbell did so. "That is all for the present," re marked the o IU cor. Fonr days elapsed, during which the detective seemed to give the'Vase" no consideration, devoting his time to conversation with this, that and the other one on any subject except the burglary. Then he went to Mr.Camp bell. "Your description," he said, "of the gentleman who substituted for your i .I . , i . , i pastor nun summer inuieti no niceiy with the description of a burglar who has 'operated' in the West that I at once made up my mind that the two were Identical." Mr. Campbell gave a start. "Leaving you I called on Mr. Pen nell and learned the name of the cler gyman by whose reeommendntion Mr. Smith came here. To this minister I immediately wrote. The reply is " reading a letter: C , Nsw York, Oet. 2, 18 . Drab Rir In answer to yours. Inst at hand, would sny i I know no one by the name of Thomas Smith. never had a student, never wrote to Hrother Pennell. The even ing before I left home, last July, a young man. In all respects like the one you describe, called on me and asked Innumerable ques tions ooiioerning brother Pennell so many anil so strange that I wondered at them. I Intended to write brother 1'. about this man,' but neglected It so long that I deemed It best not to write at all. Wish now that I had, as It would have prevented the Imposi tion which has been practised upon an es teemed oo-wurkor and his people. lours resiiectrully, William IIlakr. Mr. Campbell was too much aston ished to speak. "Probably this man Smith or whatever his name may be learning that your bank did an immense busi ness, resolved to burglarize it long ago," continued the officer. "Just how ho chanced to adopt the clerical role I cannot sny; but, having deter mined upon it, he could easily find the name of some one who wns your pastor's classmate at the Theological seminary by consulting t ho catalogue of the institution for various years. Fortune favored him in selecting Mr. Blako. He had never corresponded with Mr. Pennell, but was thoroughly versed in his ways. This circumstance enabled Smith to write to your pnstor, with no fear of detection by reason of the penmanship. The time of writing wns also opportune, as Mr. Blake was on the point of leaving home, and Mr. Pennell could not write to him con cerning the would-be substitute. "The ring it mny or may not have been worth something was the ruse by which ha gained a knowledge of your combination. When yon opened the safe lie learned the number thnt you used, and his unsuccessful at tempt to open it after you was a mere 'blind.' Of course, to obtain au en trance to the building wns an easy matter for him. I shall this very day go in pursuit of him, and my advice is, sny nothing of whnt I have told you to anyone except the directors, more than thnt I have obtained a clew to the perpetrator of the deed, until you hear from me. " Early in December he received a telegram from tho detective at New York, which contained the single word "Come. He went to that city, where he found Thomas Smith, lins various other names, iu custody, who made a full confession, quite substantiating the officer's uppoNitions,and restored all that he had taken from the bank, rave a hundred dollars or so. When Mr. Campbell returned to Brookville with the stolen property everyone was astonished; they were more astonished on learning the true character of the "lay preacher." "His first te.t should have been, 'I was a stranarer and took ye in,' " fa cetiously observed oue of the church members whom Mr. Smith had espe cially pleased. Since that time no one of bis flock has expressed any desire that another than the Key. Mr. Pennell administer to his spiritual wants, Ktrange Ircss for Hliiiiiese. A London daily hns this reference to an old photograph which thn Siaiu Free Press points out some of its rend ers may have seen: Twenty-five years ago there was a photograph on sule in Singapore representing the oousorts of the king of Siain iu Highland array. There were thirty or forty of them in kilt and philabeg and ostrich feathers, with a piper on each flank. The mon arch aucestor, we presume, to king Chaulalongkorn had lately received a Scottish gentleman, who thought it fitting to don his national costume for the ceremony. His majesty was so struck that he borrowed the accoutre ments, set hia tailors to work, equip ped all tbe harem and sent for a pho tographer. The funny old print ret ours to memory when we read the preseut kiug's admiration for the dress of the Magyar nobles. He is not likely to parade his wives therein, but he bas ordered one for himself. It is in deed a strikiug costume so striking that one does not know whether to luugh or to admire when coming across a gentleman thus rigged out in the brand new, buatliug thoroughfare of Budapest. Vermont makeB considerably more maple sugar and syrup than auy other state in the Union. The average sugar crop is about 13,000,000 pounds, besides syrup, A Ileal "Miss lWvlahfllil." The case of Miss Havishirn, in "Great Expectations," has lately been paralleled iu England by a Miss Clarke, f Chatteris, in Cambridgeshire, who aas just died after 45 years in her jed. In 1852 she hail a disappoint nout in love, and forthwith retired to ler bodchamber, which she never left ilive. She was in comfortable financial liroumstannes, and found her chief di version in fancy needlo work. Argo naut. The llecomlngness of Fnr. What woman does not know the be somingness of fur on a cold crisp day, when the eyes are brightened, and the Kilor of the cheeks heightened by the itiff, bracing air? Fur, if selected to mit the wearer aud worn consistently, loes more to lend youth and freshness io the face aud general style than al most any other accessory of feminine Iress, and the woman of 45 who af fects furs to harmonize with ber gen sral coloring of hair, skin and eyes ran take many years from her usual ippearauce. Woman's Home Com panion. A Favorite Trimming. A favorite trimming for handsome doth dresses is muuve, reseda, green, luhlia, gray, fawn, etc., is a rather jeavy cream or ecru guipure lace which is employed for yokes, boleros, paulottes,and laid flat on velvet vests, spaulettos, cuffs and collars as bor lers. Very dressy gowns made with princesse backs are cut down in a iqilare at the front, with an inserted foke of guipure, the yoke bordered sith fur or with a framing piece of guipure which brondons out into spaulettes at each side, partly cover ing the small sleeve puffs. The seams it graceful princesse corsnges are de fined by a narrow cache point or gimp f passementerie which is carried lowu to the bottom of tho skirt. Woiitirtr New Occupation. Students of the drama will doubt less recall oue play atleast ia which the fortunes of a family, or the hero's life ind honor, were saved by a girl don aing a jockey's colors and riding the winning horse to victory. A case of this kind in real life bas just come to light in England, where a young woman of 18 had worked for six I nonths as a stable groom without her ! lex having been discovered. She be longed to a family of jockeys, was a I capital ridor and devoted to horsos. ! She induced n stable friend to intro I luce her under a masculine alias, and luring the entire time of her service I javo excellent satisfaction. A stable ' iccidont revealed the truth ns to her lex, but the owner for whom she : worked, in telling the story, declare 1 i he belioved it would be a great a Uan j Inge if young women could ride race horses, not only on acconut of their light weight, but on account of the j devotion the horses showed Jo them, Mew Ioi k t ress. Ilutter HupplmiU Flowers. Florists do not like the new fashion which decrees that butter, aud not ' flowers, is the proper gift to send to i friend, man or woman, about to sail for Europe. Butter appears to be rather a strange token of friendship, hut just now it is the proper thing to tend as a farewell offering to one about to go down to sea in a liner. The bntter is sent in the cure of the ship's steward, who sees to it that it is served at tha table on the numer ous or rare occasions when tue recip ient of the dairy gift appears in the Jining saloon. The gift is not sent as a rehV'tion. upon the butter served by the ship. Nor is it cheap Lnrter. in deed the butter is very expensive, for it costs from 00 cents to 31 a pound, it is the product of milk from the very best bred cows, i ive pounds is tue quantity usually pnrchased. That is sufliciont to last a passenger six or seven davs at sea or even more, if be or she becomes seasick. New York Comuiorciul Advertiser. Women In RwlUerland. The women of Switzerland are hop ing to arrange a congress of women from all the cantons, to take place during the exhibition at Geneva next year. They look forward to being able thus to lay a foundation for the formation of a national council of women not an easy thing to do whan one considers that the inhabitants of Switzerland consist of throe different races, with different languages and religious creeds. 1 A society now existing in Geneva, with branches in other towns, has mueh tbe same spirit and aims as a national council. It is called L' Union des Femmes, and bas taken up the question of women's wages, of -co operative stores, of technical educa tion, of dress reform and woman's morul olevation. Connected with this union is the Society for Woman's Legal Bights, which only last year achieved a great step in auvauc by procuring for married women th right to dispose of their fortune o wages, as the oase may be, aud t bank the same uuder their own name, Louis Bridel, professor of law at th Usiwiity of Geneva, ha been wosj helpful in this matter, as iu all ques tions relating to women, iu which, aided by his wife,he takes the greatest Interest. Feminine education, as every one knows, is far advanced in Switzerland. aud the University of Zurich hasjnany ...... .... , - V numeu niuiieiiin, inoec oi wuom come, however, from other lands. It was here that Dr. Emily Kempin, the first lecturer of the woman's law class of the University of the City of New lorlc was trained. She had a long and hard struggle before being al lowed to practice her calling; but the fight has been a successful one, for she is now not only engaged in active professional work, but ia also professor-at-law at her alma mater. Now York Tribune. The Diamond Itlng. The diamond ring is general if not universal. It sits enthroned on the hand of young and old, rich and poor, and though it may not always be safe to test its genuineness, it glitters its very best uuder all circumstances. This passion for a bit of carbon is in born. One offers no excuse for the taste that can be gratified at a com paratively trifling outlay, for there are diamonds of such exquisite pnrity that cease to become mere ornaments, and are rather gems of nature to be won dered at. Man's fondness for shiny objects began with his creation; and though no mention is made of Adam wearing a diamond ring, it was Eve's A-cakness for a serpent s bright eyes that led them both astray and made the earth give up its treasure to grat ify their suddenly developed human vanity. Not many years elapsed after the expulsion, I warrant, ere Mine. Eve was ordering Adam to bring her home some of those bright peb bles to sew on ber new frock. To drop down to the present era, when diamonds are bought by the pint, it is not strange thnt everybody wears one in a ring or in his scarfpin. Some years ago the man who wore a diamond pin in his shirt bosom was regarded as the poison i Heat ion of vulgar ostenta tion but today he does more he wears diamoifd studs, a diamond scarf pin and the inevitable ring. There fore the other day when a car con ductor flashed a diamond ring on bia third finger, under my nose, I wasn't a bit astonished at the exhibition of his wealth, but silently wondered what fortuitous conditions had led hiin to collecting the public's fares. It was of no consequence if the stone was off color, for any lapidary will tell you a yellowish tint adds to the brilliancy, but it showed how human nature in sists on gratifying Us tastes, even at the expense of the necessities of life. But as a philosopher opined, when we all have bicycles, why in the world shouldn't those who can't ride one buy something thnt costs as much as the wheel? Why not, indeed? It ia matter of saving up. Boston Herald. Fashion Notes. Lace collars add greatly to the beauty of velveteen or ' corduroy dresses. Collarettes or boas of fur with mnffa to match are smart accompaniments to jacket suits. Plaid aud Roman striped ribbons are chosen in preference to plain rib bons for stocks, beiti aud tiiuiaiing purposes. Small patterned, self colored taffeta silks in beautiful evening shades are now sold in popular qualities at froni 75 cents to 31 a yard. Corded silks and ribbed woolen and velvets will be very fashionably used for handsome gowns.eutire street costumes, redingotes aud wraps thia winter. The oddest, but certainly not the prettiest, of new belts are of fiuted gold and silver, the outside enameled with a solid color aud etrewu with flowers of different tints. Velvet ribbons are to be especially fashionable this season for dress trim mings. Checked, striped and plaid -velvet ribbons are also in demand, and are exceedingly effective in brighten ing up street and house gowns. A smart blonse of dork brown cloth, ia crossed in front by straps of bright red cloth fastened with black military frogs. The belt is of red cloth braid ed with black, and the flaring collar ia braided with black and fastens in front with an ornament of steel. The fur blouse which will usurp the place of both bodice and wrap ia one of the leading novelties of the season. There are likewise fancy, blousea for very youthful wearers, made of Scotch tartans and plain vivid reds of many different shades, but somewhat toned in effect by their velvet trim ming. Facings, revers and vest of whits) or cream cloth appear on some of the handsomest cloth costumes for special wear. This is au easy aud most af fective addition to a gowu and always a becoming one. Some of these gowns show the white or cream portion bor dered with row of white and gold braid; other are almost hidden by aa intricate arabesque or vermicelli da ie'n ia band braiding. An