In tho Inst throe years th United Btnteii have sold abroad fl.n 00, 000,000 more than they have bought. Medical men now regard typhoid fever ns a disease no preventable that, as one of thorn declares, "for every case of tqdiold fever mmiotunly ought to be hung." A writer In the Lnnoct snys thnt "there is undoubtedly a good drill in the open-air treatment of ooiistimp tion, hut tho vny it Is bring nt pros cut 'boomed' hy people with ready pens, Imt with no moilirnt training, is cnloulntod to niiiko men who nre ac customed to look nt things from n sei entitli1 slniidpoiiitrnlhor tlmn oritionl.',' A writer in the Medical New do-elm-en tlint Ameiicnis falling lu'liiud in tho mutter of pi ofossors' salaries. The class of touchers wh'i here got $2500 to $1001) rtvoive in England $1000 to gllWM. Scotch universities hnve clinirs worth from $70110 to $J0, 000 per milium, uud oven in Merlin tlioro nro professors who ruin from 810,000 to 615,1)00 n your. Athens mid Homo wim p not the prob lems thnt Now York nml Chiengo uro. Ninevnh never hud moro Minn 11110,00!) Souls nnd Homo ut tho height of it power hnd only 1,200,000. Tho mod em city hut sprung iii like ft mush toom. Whou Thomas Jefferson vena president thore wore only nix cities of 8000 souls in the r nite I Stilton. The government of the city of New York oloue in a singlo your costs more tlmn it (loos to maintain the city nnd stnto government of twenty of the Westorn states. The nrmy of employes in grentor thnii tho standing m-my of the UuitodHtatcs. The threo chief facts nliout Profes sor Hadley, the now presidoiit of Ynlo univorsity nre: Thnt ho in only thirty three years old; thnt ho is nut n cler gyman tho first exception to tho sup posedly ironclad rule nn to tho quiilill cntions of a preHideut of Ynlo; thnt ho is not a professor of Greek or Latin or philosophy or any of the so-culled "culturo" brnnehos of o.lu.ntiiv.i, but of political scienc'.tho science of gov ernment in its broad souse, which in clndos nil kind of pubtio notion. Thus olio of tho greatest mid most conservative of America's old univer sities hns nt o.io stroke broke from thoso lime honored trnilitinns. Tho new soet of F.noehitos in tho Itussiuu province of Astrukhnm is giving tho government coUHidornblo trouble. Homo of tho members hnve boon transported to Hiberin, while Inrgo numbers of others nro shut up in the prisons of tho district, w ithout the least doubt in their own minds that they nre being persecuted for rightoousuoss sake. Tho immense number of sects constantly springing up in liussin would be of Bomowhnt reiuoto interest to Americans if thoy did not mostly nil loan to tho idea ol emigrating hero in a body and setting up anion-.? us their tnbornncles, tho standards of their respective faiths. It is ensy to got the dictionary' opinion of what the word "vncation" menus;but somehow one shuts tho big, pretentions, thumb-rumplod volume with a sense of contempt for its inad equacy, wheu iu a splendid mist of ul luremeut (the true will o' tho wisp of every healthy imagination) wavers and shimmers that word's out-of-doors, midsummer meaning. Vacation is to nob. person a spa.'e to bj filled to overflowing with the essential something be calls delight. Many men of ninny minds, many vacations of many kinds. Iiut various ns the impressions of vncation mny be, one feature is common and steadfast; a change from labor to refreshment a journey eastward to the laud of morn ing and joy President W C. A. Hniumol, of the Andubou society of Baltimore hns compiled some statistics upon the loss of bird life iu this country that are really startling. In the last fifteen years the percentage of decrease in Maine has been 52; iu New Hamp shire; Massachusetts, 27; Vermout, 30; Rhode Islaud, 00; Connecticut, 75; New York, 48; New Jersey, 37; Pennsylvania, 6J; Ohio, 38; Indiana, 60; Illinois, 88, Michigan, 28; Wis cousin, 40; Iowa, 32; Missouri, 86; Nebraska, 10; North Dakota, G8; Dis trict of Columbia, 33; South Carolina, 82; Georgia, 65; Florida, 77; Missis ippi, 87; Louisiana, 65; Texas, 07; Arkansas, 60; Montana, 70; Miho,40; Colorado, 28, and Iudiun Teultory, 75, making a general average of 40 per cent. The figures were obtaiued from government reports and the rec ords of Audubon societies, aud, while a bird census is impossible trained ob servers oau at least compare presout with former conditions and work out fairly reliable percentages. PURPOSS. A fool who thonffbt hhntslt a srs Wi-ut op and down ths Uml Ami preached to mm concerning things Ho did not understand. II o might hnve served bsslde the forge With unexampled sklllt Un might Imrn ntilv turned the sward l'ou the sloping hill. MY MYSTERIOUS PROTECTOR, .A. HUtvy ol IJonl Tll'o. BY CHAKLEH J. It. HALCOMHE. 'TTVTVWVV'WTW'TVVVVTVVVsrtl Tho treaty port of Chofoo or Youlni, as the Chinese call it, is situated in tho province of Hhniitiing and on the const of the (lulf of I'eeliill, 'i'ho na tives of tho pla e, chiolly consisting of a fow inorelinnts nnd fishor-poopio, have built their houses on tho tint, sandy shore of tho benutiful liny, which Is overlooked and sheltered on the rnsl by n small promontory, some 200 feet high, that juts out beyond tho limits of the town, its summit being grnoed by several European resi dences; while the const line makes n semi circular curve towards the north and west. During the latter part of 18H8 I left Khanghui to make n sojourn of some months in Chofoo, which is desig nated tho "llrighton of China," be cause of its salubrious climnle, the air being invigorating, tho atmosphere dry nnd the sen bathing excellent. Hut the winters nre intensely cold nnd stormy, and I have known tho ther mometer to full 15 degrees below zero. The violent gnlcs nre usunlly accompanied by heavy snow squalls, and moro than once I awoke in the morning to llud tho house surrounded by n rnmpnrt of suow ten feet deep, through which my servants had to dig a narrow pnssngo before I could get out. In tho summer I usol to bo fond of Inking nn evening rnmble over the lofty clid's of tho promontory, which afforded a splendid viow of tho pence fill hiirbor, with its old-world junks dotted hero uud there, and the twi light scenes were often charmingly romantic and grund, for yon con d see the sun sink in a glory of color behind tho distant hori.ou, its expiring rays lingering upon tho fur-off hills, until they, too, faded iu a purplo hnze; whilo from soiiwnrd the lowly fisher men would cotno gliding homo ovor tho enim, shndoivy wnters, wilh the golden light of ovoning illuming their nmhor-colornd lateen fails. , - I did not always go nlono, for cue times ft vcnernbN) Chinoso gnn' leuinn, named Linng Ah Ton, n"c iipnnied ine. I.iko myself, he was u grout n.l mii or of Confucius uud l.ao tize, aud st heart ho was a staunch licpublicnu. His early day. hud been stirring ones, for during tho grout Tuiping rebellion ho had served and honorably won dis tinction in the Chung Wang's guard. Iiut thut wns n closed chnptcr of his lifo, only rovenled to the most inti muto nnd trusted friends, for, hud it boon known, his nrrest nnd dcuth would hnve soon followed. No ono realized tho l'otlouncK of Machoo-Tiii'tar rule mora than ho did, and his bright,ngo-shrunk eyes would light up with animation mid tho old wurliko spirit r.ikimllo within him whou ho spoko of tho long-gone days of the pnst or of thoso thut would surely come, whun tho people would again nwako to a sense of tho injustice douo them, and, shaking oft' the tight drawn bonds of tyranny, grasp the sword of liberty and, if uoed be, die for it. During thoso pleasant twilight strolls we often mot a sodun chair cur lied by two coolios and guurded by uu ehlorly amuh.as tho female nttcudnuts are called, iiut what most attracted my attention wus tho young and come ly little ludy w ho sat inside the con veyance. I could novcr got more thnu a transitory glance nt her through the small, gnuzu-covered windows of the ohuir, but that wus sufficient to make me watchful and expectant whou I passed that way; and in time, if no chair came, I was disappointed, and wont home fueling quite sorrowful. The ludy always sat upright and never seemed to look either to the right or the lo.'t; but onco or twice I fancied thut sho wus doing hoi' best to conceal a smile or u "shame-fiice," but hor fun was artfully raised as a screen, so I merely guessed that she laughed and blushed behind it. On these rare occasions I felt vory hnppy, though I never seemed to muke any further progress, and who sho was I could not Hud out. Wbeuover old Liuug was with me when the chair passed I would ex patiate upon the charms of the strange young "Celestiul"ilemoiselle; but, al though politely attentive to what I said, nnd although his good-humored smite betokened nmusoiueut, he al ways remained disoreotly silent. Of course, it is not considered etiquette in Chinese society to mention the gentler sex, so my conduct must have appeared somewhat outre in his eyes. Nevertheless, it by no means tended to diminish or weaken our friendship, for, if anything, we grew more inti mate; and after I had concluded my eulogies on the fair daughter of Cathay iie invariably laid his hand on my arm and in a kin ), paternal mauuer ad vised me uot to worry myself. Thdtwintor mouths wore very dull and long, and I seldom saw the lady iu the sedan chair. My house was far removed from the few other Euro pean resldtmcos, boing situated iu the Chinese town. But it was roomy aud comfortable, being built on the bunga low system, and was inclosed in a large, tree-shaded courtyard of consid erable autiquity, with oue entrance through a lodyi gate, wher a watch l lies, today, bnalds a wall Whsrs weJs nnd I'rlnrs ruts, And none Is Mt Imhlnd to mourn The limn who wss a fool. Ye', though he mlsssri his sphere and Hns Ruin-nth no costly pile, He did not live In vain, heentisa Uo guvs ths world a mil". H. E. Klsir. ,AJkAA,AAAikkAAAAAl man wns stationed. Opposito my apartments, on the other side of tho enclosure, worn tho Korrnuts' offices nnd to the rihta small library, w bore I spent much of my leisure. While 1 was iu I liefoo the surround ing country wns in a very disturbed state.nnil missiomii ies coming in from the interior complninod of having boon robbed nnd ill treated by bmuls of des peradoes. Not only that, but tho sol diers in tho neighboring forts bocuuio very dissntistied nml unruly through being kept for n considerable time in nrreurs of wages, and one blqnk winter's (lay the news wns brought into the town that thoy had mutinied, mur dered their officers nnd joined a party of rebels which wns nppronchiug the port. As those disttr.linnccs nre common in China, and iiiTarinbly exaggerated, little was thought of tho mutter bytlio foreign residents, who half discredited the rumor. Hut tho Chinese showed symptoms of four, especially some of the lending shopkeepers, who closed their houses forthwith. Ilowovnr.tho day passed quietly and uneventfully, ami night sot iu dark and cold. Jleing nt thut time a regular corre spondent totho Hhnughni Mercury,! sut iu tho library during tho nvoning writ ingnn account of the distressed and agi tated slate of tho Shiitittiug province, owing to n recent inundation of the Yellow l ivor, which had destroyed the crops and sent thonsniids of homeless uud starving refugees into our midst, somo of tho poor creiituras actually dying nt our very doors. It must hnve been 10 nr 11 o'clock when I crossed from tho library to my sleeping npurtmeiit, nnd tho weather wus then bitterly cold. Snow wns bo giuiiing to full iu lurgo flukes. An op pressive stillnoss hung over the town ns if it wqio breathlessly waiting for nu impending ntoi mlo 13'uuk. Noong nftov getting into bod, how ever, 1 win nwiikeiio l from my first sloop by tho distiiut firing of crackers, ns I thought, nccompaiiied by tho beating of tom-toms. Thinking it whs somo "joss-pidgin" or procession, I took no notiro.f.ir, during the Chinese New Year fostivnl which iscelobrato I for suvnriil woeks.beiiifr tho one great national holiday mnrringes nml reli gions ceremonies becomo ("iiniuon, es pecially in the inn thorn regions; nnd ut night ono is not iinfro pieiitly dis turbed by the clnshing of gongs ami the playing of ilutes uud other instruments calculated to cheer tho heart of a true "Hon of linn" nnd drivd nu ordinarily constituted "hurbuiiuu" out of his seven senses; though, of coilrso, in timu his oars becomo ns reconciled nml accustomed to (huMentrungo noises as his homo does to tho peculiar odors which nssnil It. Tho noiso grew loudor, however, nnd stiemod to approach nearer nuil nourer. Lying half awake, I wondered nt the somewhat unusual medley of sounds, though I did not imagine thnt nny Ihing wns wrong. Dogs bcgnii yelping nnd burking, nod. presently I hoard shouts, whilo tho cruckor tiring grew more like tho irregular dischargo of musketry. Huddeuly 1 heard tho lodge gate opened, for it wns n Inrgo iron ono with crenky hiuges.niid then f ot stops hurriedly pussed my window,nud tho front door wns unlatched. Tho lump iu my room was burning low, so, jumping out of bed, I put on my dressing gown, and hud just done so when I henrd voicos iu tho passage, and some one knockod sharply upon tho door. Wondering who it could bo nt that unearthly hour of the night mid fear ing, from the increasing clamor out side, that somothing was amiss, I un locked and opened tho door. Imngiuo, if you can, my blank timuzoment nt beholding my mysterious heroine of tho sedan chair, accompauiod by hor nmah. Heeing thut they lookod in tensely excited, J nskod them iu; uml ns they advanced the attendant, who seemed fur moro alarmed thnu her companion, produced a bundle and with trembling hands opened it, re vealing a complete outfit of China man's, clothing, w hich sue t dd me, in "pidgiu-F.nglish," to put on at ouce, as the rebels were close at hand and her mistress had come to suve my lifo. The young lady herself could not speak English, but, although much embarrassed, she made signs for me to hurry, as there was not a moment to lose, the urgency being interpreted by pointing to the minute hand of my clock. The awful din of firing and yelling was beginning to grow so alarmingly audible that I felt convinced of the danger aud awkwardness of the situa tion; but I could not help admiring the unselfish courage sud presence of mind of this noble youur girl who, at the risk of her goo 1 name uud life, hud coino out through the darkness aud suow to save the life of nn uukuowu "barbarian." Naturally, I felt more pnzzlod and more anxious than ever to know who she was, for I felt certain that she wss of gentle birth. However, just then was uo time for indulging in idle con jectures or inquisitive questions, and going behind a screen I quickly at tired myself iu the disguise. Then snatching np tny cash boi, diary and few other articles of value, and arming mvself with a stout ebony stick, I told ths in I was rea ly. The large, tlMiintloss eyes of the young girl now Hushed and beamed is sue hnlf drew n large, clumsy look ng horse-pistol from the boll-shnpod loove of hor irown nnd. accomnniiiod by her maid, led the way into the darkness, Tho nlRbt wns fnvornble for our escape, being pitchy durk, nnd the snow wns becoming deep upon the ground, so that our footsteps were not heard ns we passed down the path through tho courtyard, which wns do sorted, for my cowardly servants hnd nlrendy Hod, without even waiting to warn me, A dingy lamp wns burning outside the lodge gnte, which wns wide open, for the old watchman hud evidently nbandoned his post after showing my rescuer tho whereabouts of my room. The uproar wns now quito bewilder ing nnd seemed to proceed from ovory qiinrter of the town, though this wus no doubt due to the adjacent olitl's of the promontory, which gave buck n multiplicity of echoes. Crios, yells nnd shots seemed to bend ns oil' nt each corner ns my guides led the wny through nn intricate maze of buck streets and narrow, tin t nous alleyways, where mangy dogs din-led out from dark corners and snapped at my legs, and sovornl times we collided with unseen persons. We were cautiously proceeding nlong n dimly-lightnd but apparently de serted lane, w hen suddenly tho nmah gave a cry of alarm ns a mllluu darted forward. I could see at a glunco, by his rod tiirget-murked jneket, thut he wns a soldier, and Chinese soldiers aro generally the most dangerous characters, being the rnkiugs nnd scrapings of tho whole empire. Out ennin the old horso- istol which might hnvo sent us nil to eternity if it hnd been discharged, besides bo-, triiying us to the I'hilistinos. Ho 1 yelled out something in Chinese and thou nttiickod tho rascal with my henvy wnlkingstick, which soon placed him Inns de-combut. Not waiting to nscortiiin whether his skull wns cracked, we lied on, turning sharp oil to the left. After procoeding some distnuco, we passed through n low archway and, to my surprise, entered old Liang Ah Ton's privntn rosidoncn, which w us n vory snug and secluded ono. I soon learned that he had gone south to Hhanghiti for n few days and thut it wns his only daughter wlio hud trampled upon tho rigorous customs ol her people, end. at tho risk of losing hor liieliud saved mine. Nor hii 1 sho done so u moment too soon, for I afterwards learned thnt di rectly 1 hnd left tho prnmisos thoy wore nssnilod byn party of marauders, who literally turned my npartments upside down nnd generally sacked the building. The other Europeans who lived out of town ware much alarmed and took to tho customs boats; but the Taotai nud his troops attacked the rebels uud suci o:ded iu driving thorn buck inland, where thoy committed awful depredations. When the old gentlomun returned homo uud heard tho story ho wns not a littlo surprised uud shocked, bill ho wns u broad minded, enlightened mull of tho world and uu unselfish father, nnd when 1 explained the circum stances of tho case uud asked for the lmud of his plucky duughter, ho smiled Kood-hiiinoredl,v,guve his con sent and blessed us. He did porsist, however, that we should be wed no cording to tho fashion of thu country, so we woro married correctly in tho Chincso custom nud afterwards in the English. l'oor old Liang hns long sinco gone to rest with his honorable forefathers on the western hills, but his duughter is with mo still, aud never for one moment have I regrottod tho ovout which made her mine. A moro noble, cheerful -and faithful helpmate and companion could not be found iu this world; nt least, so I believe, and more than onco since that dark winter's night sho has presorved my life by watching over mo aud attending me in dangerous illness, whon I wus far from my country uu I people. World Wide Mngnziue. lU'AlrimidHs In Mnn Iunr. The population of Han .funn nnd its suburbs in estimated nt about 'in, 001), and probably within tho narrow con fines of the town itself, which is com pressed into a very limited space be tween the great forts on the seaward sido and the battlements of the harb.ir, live over 20,000 souls. Tho principal honse portion of the town consists ol well-constructed ns far as the walls go double-storiod buildings, with now and then one rising to three floors. In the moro squalid portions of the city (one can wulk all over the town in an hour) the houses ure but a story high, aud in a single room an entire family aud more eke out an existence in the semi-darkness of the one-windowed, ill-ventilated apartmeut. Tho storekeepers aud business men who do not live outside the city, iu the pretty little suburban towns of liayamon, Hau Turoe and Bio Fiedras, usually live over their stores, on the second floor, A town resideuce with a front yard is unknown, and the only bits oi green to be seen are iu the gardens of the governor-general's palace, the Casa lilanca, or iu the inner courtyard, measuring a few square yards, of some of the more prosperous merchants. Harper's Weekly. Tim 8niHllrt Match. The smallest watch in the world wns undoubtedly thut exhibited iu Berlin at the Watch exhibition. It was of fine gold, the size of a pea, viz., 6 1-2 millimeters in diameter, or not quite a quarter of an inoh, aud its weight, including the case, was only ninety-five centigrams, or not quite the one-two huudrod aud fiftieth part of pound. The price of the curiosity is 82000. THE REALM Nrw Tonic City (f-tnoelnh flnlmiM, elTeets are a special feature of the licht Slimmer Downs, nml & itimI variety of funey yoking, ready tucked TORE WAIST. and alternated with stripes of lnoe in sertion or embroidery, is in evidence. The oue shown on the figure iu the large engraving is the type that is most popular. The home dressmaker does well to take, advantage of those pretty funoies, which, although add ing to the cost materially, enhance the effectiveness of a waist in this stylo and also simplify the making. JSP Kif JS455 wfffi ffi mm COMBINATION COSTUME CONSISTING OP YOKE WAIST AND STEAIGIIT OATH liKKD HKIKT. As illustrated in the accompanying small engraving white I'ersian lawn is the material chosen, the yoke, collar and sleoves being of valcnciounes luco insertion and fine tucking. Whito French taffeta ribbon is used for the sash bolt, which is gracefully bowed at the left side. A lace-edged nich ing of lawn three inches wide outlines the yoke and passes over the shoul ders, where full-looped bows of tho ribbon are placed. The waistr is ar ranged over fitted linings thut close in centre front, tho full fronts aud back being gathered at the top and applied to tho lining at round-yoke depth. The smooth round yoke is included in the right shoulder seam, joined to the gathered edge of front snd closed invisibly at the left shoul der. The full fronts can be closed invisibly in centre front or cnt with out a seam, joined to the lower edge of yoke and closed at shoulder, arm's eye and nnder-arm seam. The fulness at the waist is drawn down tightly in back, while in front a slightly bloused eriect is stylishly maintained. The standing collar is shaped with fashionable points that rise np behind the ears aud are cut away in centre back. The closely fitted sleeves are correctly shaped, with wide upper and narrow under portions, the scant fulness at the top being collected in gathers. The mode is also suitable for waists of silk or fine woolen fabrics, in which yokes and sleeves of all-over lace, shirred, puffed or tucked chiffon may be inserted. . Narrow frizzed satin ribbon applied in evenly spaced rows forms appropriate trimming for yoke and sleeves, and great elaboration may be displayed on waists of net or . lace with splangles or incrustations I of laoe or embroidery, with molting of moasseline or ribbon on yoke and sleeves. To make this waist in the medium size will require one and a half yards of material thirty-six inches wide, Nsw Clown. That Cling. "Glove-fitting" rightly expresses the appearance of the latest gowns. They cling so closely, respond so OF FASHION. readily to every movement of the fig ure that they seem a part of It. Mode are more exacting than ever before, since they demand perfect figure with almost fragile slenderness to demonstrate their leading charms, but thore nre msny and pretty modifies lions which retain the necessary Ohio and still make the styles possible to) women of all sizes. Thore are varied opinions as to tho becoming qnr.litios of the new summer gowns, according to the degree In which the special figure resembles tho favored model of fashion; but while we are deciding tho question to our satisfaction the wheel moves on re gardlcss, passing every point between the two possible extremes of extrava gance and economy once in a period of years. A costnme such as is shown iu the large engraving is very popular. The yoke waist and the skirt with straight gamers lorm a combination that i" difficult to surpass, Hcallops also are seen everywhe anil anywhere tnatan edge is prese eil which can be cnt in scallops. is a favorite mode of finishing overdresses and the bottom of nil jackets, and some of the rnfiles J cut in scallops. Ton may have 1 deep or shallow, as yon fancy. trim them round with rnchingsi sertions, or knife plaitings. Ane feature of decoration is laeing w line shk cord over a contrast! ngool Narrow openings np and down the bodice are laced across with cord either matching the gown in color or iu some paler shade of the same color. A Stjllnh Skirl. The handsome combination shows in this stylish skirt is of Venetian cloth in a rich fawn color, the Bonne portion being liberally showered with, chenille polka dots in a slightly darker shade. The trimming that outlines the head of flounce is of silk and chenille, to matoh cloth and dots, ornamental straps being buttoned across the placket in centre back. The skirt shows a new variation of a popular style, consisting of an upper and lower part, both circular shaping. T".i upper portion is fitted closely by darts over tho hips, and laps closely at centre back. The flounce form the lower portion, which is shallow at the sides and widens to deep point in centre front and back. While a combination of material is a fad of the present moment, the skirt may be as stylishly made all of one fabric, broadcloth, oovert and Venetian cloth taking the lead among: plain, smooth-faced dress goods. Braid, gimp, passementerie and plaint WOM.x'a SK1BT. or "frizzed" ribbon in satin or vel vet will form a fashiouable decoration that may be applied in many ways. To make this skirt for woman of mediant size will require four yard of material forty-four inches wide. C !f . V. 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