AFTER THE BATTLE. Sing banners and cannon and roll of drum! The shouting of men and the marshalling! Lo! cannon to cannon aud earth struck dumb! Oh, battle, in soug> is a glorious thing! Oh, glorious day riding down to the fight! Oh, glorious battle in story and song! Oh, godlike man to die for the right! Oh, manlike God to revenge the wrong! Tes, riding to battle on battle day— Why, a soldier is something more than a king! But after the battle? The riding away? Ah, the riding away is another thing! —[Joaquin Miller. THE NEW DOCTOR. BY TOM P. MORGAN. " Gentlemen," said Colonel Ferguson Prido, addressing certain other promi nent citizens of New Chicago thou gath ered in the single room of the combined real estate, loan, insurance and collection office and bachelor residence of the speaker, 44 wo are confronted by an epoch. Heretofore it bus been our policy to welcome immigration with open arms, so to spoak, but now the time has ar tived for tho exercise of discretion. What do you think, Fanshuw?" 44 1 reckon," returned Mr. Hank Fan elmw, scntentiously. 44 That's so," assented Mr. Ike Fos dick. 44 The new doctor will have to go." Messrs. Banning and Benson wagged their heads in affirmation. "Exactly!" resumed, the colonel. " While working for the advancement of our city as a whole, we must also con sider the best interests of its citizens in the abstract." "Shorely!" said Iko Fosdick, briskly. "Aii' we'll stand by Harry. The new doctor will have to go." "Mebby he'll try to cut up rusty " began Banning. "Let him cut!" broke in Fosdick. "We're able for him." As the ancient adage has it, two of a trade rarely agree. But it is rare indeed that one of any trade or profession is pos sessed of partisans so prejudiced that they will volunturily take it upon them selves to purge his path of professional rivalry. Equally unprecedented was the determination of these fivo prominent citizens of New Chicago—a settlement as yet tiny almost to insignificance, hut big with hope of future greatness—to deliberately deprive its census roll of an addition who might perhaps prove as prominent as themselves and a factor in the advancement of the hamlet toward that desideratum of all Western settle ments—a boom. Then, too, it was littlo short of amazing that Colonel Pride—a self-convicted legislator in embryo— should coolly turn back an untested comer in whom, for all he know, might bo the material of which active par tisans are made. Conflicting representatives of other proiessions would probably have been left to settle their differences after tiro good old fashion of tho Kilkenny cats,or otherwise as they might olect. Hut now that tho professional bailiwick of Dr. Harry Wakefield was trespassed upon, tho matter was not one that concerned tho young physician alone, but his friends as well. Should they stand tamely by while an alien interloper was endeavoring to possess himself of the position and practice rightfully belong ing to Dr. llarry? They emphatically '•'reckoned" not, Dr. Harry had "stood by" New Chicago in its direst need, and New Chicago, represented by Messrs. Pride, hosdick, Fanshaw, Banning and Benson, would "stand by '' him. Two years before had come tho timo of New Chicago's dire need. A poor wretch, in deadly terror of dying alone, had drifted thither and thrown himself on tho tender mercies of tho settlement. Ho had kept his ghastly secret well. Tho hamlet boasted no physician then, and it wus not till his malady manifested its deadly nature so plainly that tho tyro could not doubt, that they knew it wus small-pox. '1 hen it was too late for precautionary measures to avail; the seeds o£ the pes tilence had been sown broadcast through the settlement. Then ensued a little season of chaos—when despair reigned, the eve of a grim battlo before the pros pect ot which strong mon cowered for a little while and trembling mothers clasped closo wondering children and sickened with dread. But inaction reigned but for a little while, and then the strong men turnod squarely toward the issue. They volun tarily isolated the settlement from the world around and begin the grim battlo with the pestilence. hen had come to them young Harry Vi ukefield, a new-Hedged graduate from an Eastern medical college, who, while seeking a location in the West for the displaying of his maiden "shingle," had he&rd of New Chicago's extremity and hurried thither. What he lacked in ex perience he mudo up in will. The set tlement took heart, and presently the pestilence was conquered, but not until it had claimed for its prey more than one poor soul. And from thenceforth New Chicago called Harry Wakefield blessed, and his fumo soon extended all over the adjacent county, and sometimes a whole day s ride was necessary to bring him to a more remote patient. And now there had coino an alien in tent upon trespassing upon Dr. Harry's professional preserves. They knew lit tle about the new-comer, and cared even less. Iho rising sun of the morning upon which the conference was held in Colonel Pride's office had shown them, nailed to the door-frame of a modest cot tage, this sign: 44 J. L. Ransom, M.D." And that told them all they desired to know. So far as they had known, the only comers to the settlement within the last few days had been a young woman and an older one -mother and daughter they believed—and it hud been rumored that they were to ocoupy alone the cot tage which now displayed tho offensive ign. No man had thus far been seen about tlie cottage. It was now supposed that, tho new doctor had arrived during the night and at once thrust out his sign. The women were probably his mother and sister. Further than this the promi nent citizens neither knew nor cared. A new doctor wus there. "An' the new doctor must go!" said Fosdick. And the others agreed with him. Tho women could stay or go, as they might elect. Ike Fosdick was for turning tho doctor out headlong und thrusting him from the settlement with scanty cere mony. But tho others were a triHe more conservative. It would be well to learn Dr. Harry's wishes in the matter. The interloper might possess paraphernalia that Harry would be glad to purchuso, and besides it would be but fnir to allow him to witness the downfall of his pro fessional rival. It was dull waiting, especially as FOB dick continually fretted to bo up and doing, and so they decided to meet afar off I>r. Harry, who was expected to be returning fr<"n au all night's visit to a distant patient. They did not moot him coming, and when they found him it was in a desper ate plight indeed—lying insensible and bleeding in tho grass-fringed prairie road. They understood the situation at a glance—his horse, frightened perhaps at a blowing tumble-weed or the sudden bursting of a jack-rabbit from a clump of iron weeds, had unseated his master and dragged him cruelly, and perhaps kicked him, before his foot, which had remained fastened in tho stirrup, had been roloosed. They bore him tenderly to tho settle ment, up the one short street,and knocked at the door beside which was displayed the offensive sign. "Looks as if the now doctor painted it himself," growled Ike Fosdick. The young woman—now that they saw her better the prominent citizens, knew that she was very young, but just out of her teens —opened tho door. "firing him right in," she said,briskly. They did so, and placod poor Harry on the bed that the yonng girl indicated. She began to examine his wounded head in a prompt, business-like way. "VVcwunt tho now doctor," said Iko Fosdick. hastily. "I am the now doctor," answered tho girl, without turning her head. "Mother, bring mo a basin of water, ploase. I ' should like to have one of you gentlemon reinaiu and assist me. Tho rost will please go. Your presence now would hinder rather than uid mo." Colonel Pride remained and tho others shuffled out, so dumbfounded that, for tho moment, they hardly know whether thoy wore on foot or horseback, as Ike Fos dick afterward expressed it. 44 A girl doctor! snorted Fosdick, pres ently. "Girls, as girh r, is all right; but as doctors—wuh! I'm a-feared Harry is in mighty poor bands!" The others were of the same opinion, but it seemed as if they hud done the best they could. They mused dejectedly over the matter till Colonel Bride joined them an hour later, with the information that Hurry's right arm was shattered, his head contused, and thut in addition to sundry nbrusions there was a possibility thut ho had sustained internal injuries. "Then he'll sho*o die!" growled Ike Fosdick. impetuously. "It's good-bye, Harry, poor feller!" "I do not know that," said Colonel Pride. "The young lady seem 9to un derstand her business." When the conference wus ended the others wont their several ways wagging their heads. For a woek Harry's life hung in the balance, and during that time the girl hovered over him it seemed almost con stantly, and our friends voted unani mously that it was to her constant and untiring ministrations, more than to his own constitution that young Harry owed his life. "Gentlemen," said Colonel Pride to the other prominent citizens, ono day after the crisis was over, "I have always maintained that woman should not go outside of her proper sphere in life; but —er— Well, there wore tears in her blue eyes when sho set tho shattered I bones in Harry's arm." | This was not at all to the point, pcr- I haps, but his hearers did not call him to account. " Visterday," said Benson, slowly—ho was never much of a talker—"when I sorto sa'nterod over to seo if I couldn't bo uv of some use, I hoered suthin' that kinder set me to thinkin'. I was tip toiu' around tho house as softly us I could, an' as I passed the open winder I heercd the girl pray in' for Harry—jest a homely, earnest prayer to her dear Lord for Hurry's life. I dunno as it's what you might call customary for a doctor to pray for a patient, but, sez I to myself, 'lf a doctor mixes prayer with medicine I I reckon the combination is hard to beat.' " "An' I say, added Ike Fosdick, "that if a girl wants to be a doctor she's got just as good a right to as anybody!" "I reckon she bus," agreed Hank Fnn shaw. "An'," continued Benson, in his slow ' way, "sho kept on u-pruyin' kinder us if she was tellin' her dear Lord all about it. llarry must live, not only for all that it mount to him, but the much that it meant to her, too. I s'pose she was that | tired and worn with watchin' that her courage had kinder given out, an' she | felt as if she must toll it all to some one, nn' it seemed, too, us if her dear Lord was about her only friend. I judged times had gone pretty hard with her, an' that if she failed to make a livin' start here, it was all up with her, so to speak. An' sho prayed on an' on jest as if sho wus tellin' all her troubles to a pityin' friend, an' then her head dropped for ward on her hands as sho knelt by a chair, an'—an' then I come away." Colonel Pride, never of a retiring dis position, had, during tho days that fol lowed tho uccidont, made himself as fa miliar as possible with tho antecedents of the girl doctor. Her mother, a slen der, unworldly woman, had boon glad to pour the story into tho sympathetic ears lof tho colonel. Hho was very proud, in a meok way, of Jean, and full of quiet faith in tho girl's future. Tho past had been full of stern self-denial ami bravo struggling against privation, but she felt sure that Jean's triumph was not far off. Tho little widow and the fatherless girl had hoard ed their savings long and well bofore Jean could begin her course at tho medical college, and though mother and daughter practised self-denial to a piti ful extent, their little savings were well nigh exhausted ere tho completion of the studies. "And she worked, oh, so hard!" the little mother said, with moistened eyes. Then, when Joan graduated, they had put their two inexperienced heads to gether and decided that iu the West was to bo found the Held wherein .Jean would presently win a modest measure of fame and fortune. There were great oppor tunities in the West, they felt sure, and so thither they had gone, and by chance and the perusal of one of the grandilo quent and mostly foundationless boom circulars sent out by Colonol Pride, bad been led to seek New Chicago. 44 And here," continued the little widow, "wo have found friends, and .Jean will be appreciated, I feel sure. It has been a long, hard struggle, but I think brighter days are in store for us." Then Colonel Pride cuino away. 44 An' this," said Benson, slowly, 14 is the doctor we air goin' to run out!" 44 \N ho says so?" demanded Ike Fos dick, briskly. No one answorod. When next the prominent citizens mot in conference in Colonel Pride's oflice it was upon the afternoon that found Dr. Ha ry so far recovered that he had been able to leave Jean's modest little house and walk weakly over to his own office. Colonel Prido was reticent and ill at ease, Hank Fansluiw taciturn, Banning and Benson well-nigh dumb, and Ike Fosdick grumpy almost to pugnacity. 44 Gentlemen," began the colonel, awk 1 wardly, "we have canvassed this subjeo : thoroughly, and—er—ah —" > 44 I reckon," agreed Fanshaw. t 14 And—er—" continued the colonel. " have reached the conclusion that in I considering tlio interests of our fellow citizens we—er —cannot discriminate [ against the weak in favor of tho strong. i We—er " 44 Yep," encouraged Fanahaw. "The case stunds thus," went on the embryo legislator. "Standi thus—er—" "Stunds this a-way," broke in Benson, steadily. "Poor girl, tryin' her best to make a livin' for herself an' mother—kin do it, too, if it wa'n't for opposition. If she has to go —I—er—only her dear j Lord knows whut'll become of her an' the little mother! I—l " And there he stuck. I "But llarry," said Colonel Pride, in an ; almost uccentless way. | "llarry," added llunk Fanshaw. "I reckon wo love him!" And Fanshaw never spoke truer words. Love him? Ave! they loved him with the deep quiet love of strong men. "But " began Colonel Pride. "But Harry'll have to go!" uttered Iko Fosdick, sternly. And tho others wagged their heads. Dr. Hurry was not at his office when the prominent citizens, marching slowly and dejectedly, reached it. They shuffled solemnly ovor to Jean Hansom's cottage. At tlio gato Colonel Pride, the embryo legislator, hold back. They had decided to break it to him gently. "I can't tell him, boys!" ho said hoarsely. "I'll tell him," growled Ike Fosdick, with desperato energy. The cottage door was open. As they crowded up to it there was a flutter within, and Fosdick's astonished senses told him that ho would have been war ranted in taking oath that Dr. Harry's uninjured arm had been uround Dr. Jean's waist. •'Hoys," cried Dr. Harry, heartily, the while a decided dash of red shone in hit pale cheeks, but less decided than the red that dyed Jennie's faco, "I am glad you have come. We—l should not have told you for some time yet, but now you may as well know the happy news, for I know your congratulations will have the hearty ring of truth. Jeauie has prom ised to become my wife. I—" " Whoop!" roared the sphinx-like Man ning. "That settles it all!" l)r. Harry did not understand him, but was too happy to inquire. "Ladies and gentleman, or—er" began Colonol l'ride,grandiloquently, as Harry, right before thorn all, placed his hand in that of blushing Joan. "Er—er—dear boy and girl, we do congratulato you, and—er " "Come away, Pride!" wispored Iko Fosdick, hoarsely. "Come where wo kin all yell!" When next tho prominent citizens gathered at the ofiico of Colonel Pride that gentleman felt called upon to say something. "While I have always maintained," ho began, "that woman should not go outside of her proper sphero in life, "But her proper sphere is jest where sho blame pleases to go!" broko in Iko Fosdick. "I reckon it is!" agreed Fansh&w. — [Frank Leslie's. Finger Tip Evidence. Further evidence as to tho reliability of finger tip impressions for indicating character or establishing indontity, a subject that has of late attracted a great deal of attention, has boon compiled and published by Dr. d'Abundo. After ex amining tho fingers of seven idiots he found that tho markings on tho tins of all the fingers on each hand wore identi cal, thus showing a marked difference between those of idiots and of sane people. The thumb tips of ono idiot had the same markings us thoso of his fingers. There was a noticoable smooth ness of finger tips in all idiots. In ono case there was a perfect resemblance be tween the markings on tho lingers of an idiot and 011 thoso of his mother. Out of twenty cases of imbecility, in four only was ono sort of tracing found on all tho fingers, in tho remaining sixteen a ten dency to repetition asserting itself to a considerable extent. In hemiplegia, when tho lesion was of old standing, a distinct smoothness of tho finger tips j was noticed, which provoutod the obtain | ing of good impressions. A prominent medical authority is of tho opinion that, from a medico-legal point of view, thoso researches may ultimately have an im portant bearing on crimes of a sanguin ary nature. For instance, if druwings wero taken of tho impression of a hand bathed in blood tho markings would bo most clear, more especially if tho crim inal had not merely laid his hand 011 any papers, but bad actually lingered them. Tho evidence of crime would bo still more valuable if the criminal hud any peculiar ity of finger tip impressions.—[Courier Journal. Prehistoric Canals. Prehistoric irrigation canals in Ari zona are really worthy of more notico than is usually given them. The Salt and Gila ltiver valleys are intersected by a vast network of these canals, which untcdute, at least, tho arrival of Coro nado in 1552, for 110 mentions these ruins and tho traditions of the Indians regarding u once dense population in this region. Modern engineers cannot improve upon tho lines of those canals, nor in the selection of points of diver sion from tho rivers. The first irriga tion canal in this section, the one that has mado Pluenix, with its present popu lation of 20,000, simply followed tho lines of ono of these old canals. Thoir extent may bo appreciated when it is said that in the Salt Hivor Valley alono the land covered by these canals once aggregated over 250,000 acres, and the canals themselves, with their laterals, must havo exceeded 1,000 miles in length. This country is filled with pre historic ruins, with walls of stone or adobe, and almost every acre contains fragments of pottery, shell ornaments, stone implements and othor remains of a population which can only bo estimated in its aggregate. —[Engineering News. An Impromptu Dress Coat. 44 About eight years ago," said Auditor Josoph Brown to tho St. Louis Chronicle, 44 1 was in London, England. Ono day I bought a stall to soo l'atti at the Royal. A stall corresponds to our boxes. When tho evening came I took tho ludies around and walked in at the door. But I did not got fur. 4 You cannot eomo in here,' said tho doorkeeper. 4 Why not?' I asked in surprise; 4 hero are iny seat tickets.' •Well, you cannot enter,' ho replied, de cisively; 4 your coat is a frock, and noth ing but dress suits are allowed.' 1 ex i postulated. 1 told him that my hotel was a long way off and that tho ludies would bo greatlv disappointed. I was an Ameri can und did not know tho rule of tho the atre. ! THE JOKER'S BUDGET. JESTS AXI> YARNS BY FUNNY MEN OF THE I'RESS. Cold—Hicks Mixed—Lie Down To gether—An Unfortunate Accident — Did He Get It, Etc., Etc. COLD. As clear as a blue-white diamond Was tho chilly winter air, And the stars all coldly glittered Through the brunches gaunt and bare. Tho turkey was snugly gathered In a ball on the topmost limb, Tho moon shone down on the bull-dog, Who leaped and burked with vim. And the poet thought, in his bed-room, Of the melody of tho spheres, As he shivered and drew his ulster Around his musical eurs. HICKS MIXED. Mrs. Hicks (reading aloud) —As the curtuin went down on tho last act a thrill run through the audience Hicks—Who is A. Thrill and where were the detectives? LIE DOWN TOGETHER. Wool—What do you do when the lion gets his back up? Animal Tamer—l lain him with a club. Wool—And then, I suppose, the lion and tho lain lie down togethor? AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. Mrs. Sittup (angrily)— What excuse have you for being out so late, sir? Husband—-Excuse (hie) —why, I had a tip-top one when I loft tho club, but I must have lost it when I fell down. DID HE GET IT? Waiter (to departing guest)— Sir, do you know you remind mo strongly of the at the capture of Granada? Guest—How's that? Wniter—You givo no quarter.—[Brook lyn Life. A PARADOX. If white bo "all the colors combined," And bluck their "absence" be, Then aren't tho whites tho colored folks, The blacks from color free? —[Century. NOT A CLOTHING STORE. Old Gentleman (in stationery store) — How do you sell foolscap? New Boy (politely)—Wo do not sell clothing, sir?—[Comic. SHE WAS FORGIVEN. Young Husband—Why, my dear, this pudding is burnt black, llow did that happen? Young Wifo—l'm sure I don't know. 1 looked at it just before you camo home and it was all right. "But I've been homo two hours." "Dear me I I thought it wus only a few minutes."—[Puck. BECAME SO AFTER HEARING HIM. Gentleman (in the cars) —This is a very pretty village. Lecturer (in next seat) —It is, indeed. G.—Very intelligent people, too. L.—Yes, they aro—now. I lectured thero lust week.—[New York Press. A NATURAL IGNORANCE. Stranger (in low tone) —My friend, I'm looking-for a place whero I can buck tho tiger. Is thero a faro bank in town? Resident—-I don't know, sir, I'm the Mayor.—[New York Herald. THE TIME TO LAND HIM. "I wonder if sho is attached to me!" lie said, "or is her kindness just a whim?" And she perceiving ho was all at sou, Quito deftly landed him. —[Now York Press. A CONVINCING SHOE DEALER. Irato Customer —Those shoes I bought for my boy last week aro worn out al ready, and I found a thick piece of puste board in tho solos. What have you to say to that? Dealer—My dear sir, tho pasteboard is put in to keep tho feet from touching the ground when the leather wears out. You wouldn't want your little by to catch cold and die of consumption, would you?—[Good News. NOT THAT HE LOVED C.ESAR LESS. Johnny—Ma, may I take tho baby curriugo, I want to play with it for a little while? Mother—Well, Johnny, I think you might ask to take baby too; you know that tho new nurse bus not arrived yet. 1 am afraid you don't love your little brother very much, Johnny. Johnny—Oh, yes, I do, ma; ho shall oome too; he'll make a splendid fireman. Billy dubbins has his mother's olothos lino, tho carriage will bo the firo engine and thero'll bo about twenty boys to pull. We'll make things hum! EASILY ANSWERED. "What would you do if you wore in my shoes?" asked Miss Livewayte, of Chicago. "Get a pair about seven sizes small er," replied Miss Blecckor,of New York. —[Epoch. A PLEASANT MISUNDERSTANDING. "This minco-pio is delicious," said Cadley to Mrs. Noorich. "Have you the receipt for it?" "Sir?" said tho lady, indignantly. "Receipt? No, sir, I havo not, because I havo not yet received tho bill."—[Har per's Bazar. NOT ON. Dolly—Oh, yes, I quite believe thore's a fool in every family. Don't you? Tho Captain—Well—er—my opinion's rather biased. You see, I'm the only member of our family.—[Comic. NOTHING BTRANOR. "They say that Dandio ill uses his wife." " Sho might havo expected it." " Why ?" " He had tho reputation of hoing a lady killer before sho married him." A NATURAL PHENOMENON. Young Mr. Dolley—Why so sad, Miss Amy? You used to bo happy as the day was long. Miss Amy—True, but tho days aro getting very short now.—[Epoch. A GIVE AWAY. Chappy—Do you—aw —know Miss Budd ? I should so like to be presoutod to her. Miss Willoughby—l don't believe sho d take you. # SWEETNESS. Miss Askin—Wl*it kind of a sack is that which Miss Dasher is wearing now ? Miss Sweete —I don't know what an imal it comes from, but sho calls it eal. A 006/# LOOKING LABB. I "I must pauso and reflect," she said in response to the gentleman's marriage proposal. "Ah, my dear Miss Marie," he said with beautiful courtesy, "one so bright as you does not need to pause in order to re flect." Ho got her, of course.—[Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. VEKY SMALL. Dumpsey—Blobson's wife is very small, isn't she ? Popinjay—Yos; you would hardly be lieve it, but I have heurd it said that she goes through his pockets every night. CONSISTENCY. Ho began his speech with " Thoro's no use talking," While a look austere he wore, And there, up and down the platform walking, He talked two hours and more. —[New York Press. INFANT ECCENTRICITY. Sho sang a longthy lullaby With many u trill and shake; The baby went to sleep, perhaps, But the neighbors stayed awake. HE UNDERSTOOD WOMEN. It was during a domestic misunder standing. "If you had some women to deal with," sho said. "But I do not want any othor woman to deal with," he said. "If I oould havo a million other women for the asking I wouldn't havo them. I want you only." The quarrel stopped right then and there. A WESTERN ELOPEMENT. "As I was saying, the rival overtook them and then the knot was tied." "And he did nothing to prevent it?" "Certainly not; he urrunged it himself —under the right ear." TIIE MATTER WITH HIM. Flylight—What is thero about mo you object to? Jessie—Your presence. Flylight—Do you think inc too tall? Jessie—No, too short. MUCH TOO LONG. Dimling—The duel has had its hour. Tatling—That is too long. Dimling—What do you meun? Tatling—A duel requires only two seconds.—[Judge. HER JOKE. He (looking up from his paper)— The largest barometer ever made is in Paris. It is forty-one feet five inches high. She—Gracious! I wouldn't like to be under that barometer when it falls. What a Man Can Live On. The French infantry soldier, in time of peace, is given the following rations weekly: Fifteen pounds of broad, throe and one-third pounds of meut, two und a half pounds or hurricot beans, with salt and popper and one and three-quarters ounces of brandy. This is just übout threo pounds of food a day. The Russian soldier, in time of peace, is given the following weekly rations: ►Seven pounds of black bread, soven pounds of meat, seven and seven-tenths quarts of beer, one hundred and twenty two ounces of sour cabbage, the same amount of barley, ten and a half ounces of salt, twenty-eight grains of horserad ish, the sumo amount of pepper and twenty-six and a half ounces of vinegar. This is over four pounds of food u day t such as it is; but the nutritious qualities of the cabbago are not very great. Dr. Pavy, perhaps the most eminent authority upon diet, says that the aver age man in a state of absolute rest can live on sixteen ounces of food a day; a man doing ordinary light work can live on twenty-three ounces; and a man do ing laborious work needs from twontv-six and three-quarters ounces to thirty ounces. This is food absolutely free from water, and it must be rcmombered that everything we cat contains moro or less water, so that from forty-eight to sixty ounces of ordinary food are neces sary to healthy existence, according to tlio work in which a man is engaged. Professor Sir Lyon Playfair, another great authority, gives tho following as all that is necessary for a healthy man to eat in a week : Threo pounds of meat with one pound of fat, two ordinary iivo cent loaves of bread, 0110 ounce of salt and tive pints of milk; or, for tho meat, iivo or six pounds of oatmoal may bo I substituted. This sounds like starva tion diet, but Sir Lyon Playfairgenerally knows what he's talking about. A consensus of authorities states that a man can live on the following amounts of various foods, if he wishes to confine himself to one alone, which, of course, is a practicable impossibility; the amounts given being thoso required for one day: Cheese, 1.156 pounds; potatoes, 5.068 pounds; oatmeal, 1.281 pounds; bread, 2.346 pounds; loan beef, 3.532 pounds; milk, 8.021 pounds; cabbage, 12.02 pounds; sugar, 1.505 pounds; HUBS' bot tled alo, 9 bottles; Guinness' stout, 61 bottles.—[New York Journal. Greater Than Niagara. The latest visitor to the Grand Falls of Labrador is full of the grandeur of what ho saw. llenry G. Bry ant, of Philadelphia, and Professor Kenaston, of Washington, started from New York last .June to reach thoso falls, the existence of which at the time was little moro than traditional. It was not until threo months afterward that their eyes wero gladdened by a sight of the groat falls. Mr. Bryant describes the falls as truly magnificent. The roar makes conversation almost impossible, and they are more than twice as high as Niagara. Anaroid measurements wero mudo, carefully checked by othor meas urements, abovo the falls. The river makes down for 188 feet at an angle of thirty degrees over its rocky bod. Tho abrupt descent of tho water is 316 feet, and the river here is from 150 to 200 feet wide. The column of mist that arises is very striking and can bo seen at a great distance. Tho banks are ex tremely rugged. Photographs wero takon. Tho return journey to the coast was made in seven davs, while it had taken one month to roucfi tho falls. — [St. Louis Republic. The Number Sereu. Tho Hindoos believe in so von man sions of all created spirits, the earth be ing tho lowest of these, while tho seventh and highest is tho seat of Brahma. The Moslem pilgrimage is at last consummated when soven circuits have boon made round tho sacred stone of Mecca. Tho astronomers tell us of seven greater planots, tho alchemists dealt with soven metals, and we all of us rocognizo seven days in each week.—[Chicago Times. THE LADIES* 1 MARQUISE BEGGING BREAD. Promonaders along tho Champs Elysees, according to Paris (France) papers, could see, until recently, a woman beg gar who was not clad in tho traditional garments of tho proletarian. Upon ex citing tho interest pf tho public she was taken to the station, whero it was discov ered that the woman was the Marquise do Lanorte do Grandsaigne. In her rooms tour dogs wero found. The noble lady received u small pension from rela tives, but declared that she was obliged to beg in order to feed her canine com panions. ITEMS ABOUT THE HAIR. Much has been said pro and con as to the effect of salt water on the hair. Miss Muntalini affirms that whoii properly ap plied, salt water is not only not injur ious, but is an oxcollent tonic. Bho says: 1 "If allowod to remain in a damp mass, however, it will cause the hair to full out. Tho strands should bo carefully combed after tho buth and not put up till per fectly dry. Tar soap rubbed into the scalp before going in helps to keep blonde hair light. A three-cornered handkerohicf of rubber is tho only means of keeping tho hair dry in diving and bathing. It should bo tied turban fashion as tightly as possible around tho head. The hair curled constantly in ono place ongendors a fover, which causes it to fall out. It is wise, theroforo, to chungo from topknot to Psyche and thence to Langtry as frequently as possible."— [St. Louis Republic. AN EXQUISITE COSTUME. The fashion for wearing gold and sil ver knots in jewelry has spread to dress trimmings. Beautiful metal bows of jeweled passementerie nremade for trim ming the lower edges of skirts and adorn ing trains. Tho jowolod pussementerie is mado to mutch with tho jowolod bows which are worn as actual jowelry upon the waist and in tho hair. A lovely dress of shrimp pink satin has bows and loops and onds oxtending all around the front of the skirt and around the train of silver passementerie. The pussemontorie is dotted with blue stones that look won derfully like turquoise. Tho waist of the dress is a shrimp pink brocaded satin, with a puffing of pink chiftbn around tho neck and around tho shouldors. The dress is sloeveloss. Upon the front of it there is a largo silver pin, sot with tur quoise, and a silver and turquoise neck lace is worn. In the hair there is a silver pin with a turquoiso in the end. Tho fan keeps pace with tho dress, for the sticks arc of silver, and tho outor ono has a series of bluo stones set in it.—[Now York Advertiser. PROTECTING TIIE BIRDS. Somo time ago several women in Eng land started a society, tho members of which bound themselves "to refrain from wearing tho feathers of any bird not killed for purposes of food, tho ostrich only excepted." Tho society grew very greatly in numbers, and its good in fluence is shown by tho lettor of a pro fessional fowler to a newspaper. A year ago, he says, ho was uskod to get 8,000 Kittiwako gulls, but this year ho has not shot one. The gull is a beautiful and useful bird, and tho fashion of wearing its plumage seriously threatened its ex termination.—[Now York Press. QUEEN CHARLOTTE, OF WURTEMHERG. Wurtemberg is not wholly without consolation over tho death of the late King William I. That ereatic monarch's consort, Olga, may have had the sym pathy of his subjects for tho treatment sho received at his hunds, but she never inspired their love. Tho now Queen, wife of King William 11., is more likoly to win and retain tho affection of the Wurtomborgers, for she is young, ami ablo and beautiful. She is tho second wife of tho King, whoso first spouse died six years before ho mnrried the present Queen. The latter is the eldest daughter of Prince William, of Schaum burg-Lippe, and was born in 18G4. Her youth was spent at Ratiboritz and Nachod castles, in Bohemia, whero her parents reside. Sho roceived, under tho eyes of her mother, Princess Bathildis of Aulialt, a most caroful education, eight tutors being ongagod to teach tho seven children—four sons and three daughters—of tho family. Thus Queen Charlotte became well read in German and foreign history and literature, an accomplished linguist, musiciun and amateur artist, but was also taught how to handle a horse and how to drive a pair of fiory Bohemian ponies, not to mention her great porsonal attractions and tho winning ways which endeared hor to her future subjects.—[New York Mail and Express. SPEAKER CRISP'S WIFE. Mrs. Charles Crisp, wife of the now Speaker of tho House of Representatives, is not at all well known to tho country nt largo or oven to Washington. Sho is a Southorn woman of Georgia birth,and was born and brought up in Ellaville, neur Amoricus,the Crisps' present home. Hor life was that of a typical Southern woman. Her father was a wealthy planter. When quite young she was married to young Crisp, and the pair made a homo in Americus, where they have lived ever sinco. Four children camo to demand Mrs. Crisp's care and she devoted herself to them and to hor homo. Whilo the Speaker's wife has an exclusive position uud ranks along with Cabinet ladies, it is not probable that Mrs. Crisp will feel like assuming it unless her health should greatly improve. Sho is very domestic in her tastes and is also a severe sufferer from rheumatism, which prevented her last soason from even roturning calls. Although her choice would lead her to re main in Georgia, Mrs. Crisp has always spent tho winters with Mr. Crisp at the Metropolitan Hotel, where she is a fa vorite with the Southern contingent. She is a well-informod woman, interested in her husband's cureer.—[Chicago Post. REVELATIONS ABOUT FALSE HAIR. Aro tho members of tho fair sex likely to bo harrowed by the revelations mad * by a French contempotary us to the methods by which false hair is prepared? It is not probable. They may bo ex pected to profess, in tho first place, in credulity, and in the second—if it be re quired—indifference. Tho story is that urtifioial chevclures aro in most Instances furnished not by tho "coiffeurs" who trade in human hair derivod direct from tho head, but by tho chiffoniers who sift out combings from tho " common or gar den " dustbins. These combings, it is stated, aro carefully cleuned, soparated, re-arranged and made up, forming tho busis of some very elegant combinations. It is possible that somo more than usually squeamish lover of false hair might bo disinclined to wear a dustbin product if she knew of it and could help it, but, in general, ignorance is bliss, and in the majority of cases, probably, fair ladlea do not inquire too curiously into the source of the "false" hair they use. Why should they? The mere wearing of such hair implies, perhaps, a care lessness as to the means by which it is obtnined. Besides, all the hair worn ar tificially is not necessarily "false;" it is not nocessarily even purchased. It often belongs quite properly to the head to which it is artistically applied. More over, incredulity in respect to the origin of false hair is not unjustifiable. The number of girls all over the world who nre prepared, for a consideration, to part with their luxuriant locks is, it would ap poar, lurgo, and it is not likely to be seriously diminished as time goes on. With many a maid it is hor hair, and not her face, that is her fortune, and the coiffeurs soon convince her of the fact. Assuredly the chiffonier is not, to the masculine half of humanity, a pleasant one; but it is readily forgotten, and it would certainly not bo allowed to stand in the way of a grande passion. FASHION NOTES. Silk braid fringes for wraps and drosses are the fashion. The floral panier and the peasant bodice, made wholly of small roses, ac companying ball toilets, are short-lived absurdities. The latest style of arranging the hair for full dress is the "Mine, do Sevigne." The hair is waved over the head, then ar ranged in easy braids at the back with a cluster of light curls falling from the centre of the knot. Some very beautiful cloth fabrics for winter wraps have raisod designs in shaded velvet. Rough-surfaced cloths fifty inches wide show flecked effects in fine brilliant colorings. Venetian cloths appear woven with fur or shaggy earners hair borders. Sleeves are being made with wris trimming to fall over the back of the hand, as they were in the days of the Pluntagenots. The fashion is decidedly the thing for women who have largo hands and wrists. The coat sleeve, how ever neat looking, is, in its severity, in imical to broud wrists and hands inclined to bo rod. One of the novelties of the winter is the Russian blouse of cloth or vol vet belted closely and edged with fur. This new blouse is a long, straight guTment of simplest shape and belted all around, or eUo the back may bo fitted and the front left without darts, its fullness, confined by the belt, giving a blouse effect. Simple and lovely evening dresses for young girls are of soft white Japanese crepe that has deep crimson crinkles and a very soft, silky surface. They are made with a baby waist, with two frills of chiffon falling from the low, round neck and caught up high on the shoulders. The skirt is round and full and barely touches the floor. Bretelles appear upon many of the new toilets designed both for children, misses and slender matrons. Bomo aro made of the dress goods, others of bengaline, surah, etc Bretelles of laco, velvet or silk aro seen that aro a mere point at the waist-line, widening to almost cover the shoulders. Thence they pass to tho back of the nock in full flowing plaits liko a Stuart frill. The handsome robe dressos of ladies' cloth, ombroidored along the selvages, or trimmed with applique velvet and bits of fur, aro reduced to at leust ono-third of their original prices, and are commenda ble purchases in all tho rich winter dyes, and in the more dolicato tints of golden brown, dove color, Suede, chamois, beige, fawn, and turquoise bluo. Queen Victoria still wears a hat, that is, when she chooses. She appearod in ono about a month ago in one of her daily drives; "said headgear," writes an American lady, "being a sort of drab brown straw, adorned with a feather which had onco been white, but which tho smoke and fog of London had just as thoroughly demoralized as if it had bobbed and nodded upon tho head of tho lowliest of the Queen's subjects." The chief novelty in gloves lies in tho new shades mado for exening wear, which includo ficelle and heliotropo, and the new tones of drab and beaver intended for day wear. Foremost among them aro imitation buckskin gloves. The antelope is a newer kind, and several new forms of gauntlets are drawn in at the wrist with elastic, and have pricked seams, which means that tho neodlo is passed through tho two edges, and tho leather is not overlaid as in pique sewn. A variety of pretty things is done with striped silks. An example is a dress of white and orango striped moire, with which orango velvet is used. The skirt front is of the moire, with tho stripes meeting in Vs down tho middle; the skies and train aro of velvet. The corsage is a corsolet of bias stripes with a half open drapery of white lace above; on this drapery are short roundod Spanish jacket fronts of moire. Tho laco sleeves aro very full, and terminate just above tho elbow. Letter Writing. Letter writing is of groat antiquity. Tho sending of letters by post was orig inally estaldishod by tho Roman em perors for safo and spoody transmission of public documents and in modern Europe by Louis XI. of Franco for the same purpose. The first approach to a regular postal system in England was in the time of Charles 1. Stamps for letters were first tempo rarily usod in France in the time of Louis XIV., and ditferent dovicos were afterward used in Spain and Sweden. In 1840 the postal reform was first put ia operation in England, and first used in the United States in 1847. Two values only wore at first issued—five and teu cents, bearing respectively, the por traits of Fruukliu and Washington. In 1845 they wore withdrawn und one cent and throe cents introduced, and now wo enjoy the privilege of sending a lettor all over the United States for two cents.— [New York I'ress. (Juccr Ways of Japanese Pupils. When a Japanese pupil comes to a Chinese character in his book which he does not understand, instead of marking it with a pencil, he tears off a minute piece of red paper with his teeth and places it alongside of tho difficult char acter. After his teacher has explained tho passago ho brushes tho red paper away. A sheet of this paper called hidoshi, "Chinese" or "foroign paper," is to bo found among the specimens of Japuneso paper in the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.—[New Or leans Picnyuno. AN electrician says the timo is rapidly approaching when a ship will be able to telegraph to either shoro of the sea she is traversing without cablo or any direct connection.
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