Fiieeland Tribune. ruiuaim Eviur MONDAY AND THURSDAY. 'rilOS. A. BUCKLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE: Main STRUCT ABOVE SUBSCRIPTION RATES, One Year gj go Six Mftnfrha T,,, , 73 Four Mrtntha . ~ , , - 60 Two Months - 2S Subscribers are requested to obeerre the data following the name on tho labels of their papers. By referring to this they can tell at a glance how they stand on the boohs tn tfaft office. For Instance: Grover Cleveland XSJuncQG moans that Grower la paid up to June 28,186&. Keep tho figures in advance of tho present data. Report promptly to this office when your paper fa not received. All arrearages must be paid when paper is discontinued, or ooßecdcm wBI bu? made in tho Tlioso who think a woman Isn't trust ing and clinging enough should take a novice out skating on the ice. If the fiddler would do away with the credit business, the salvation of tho world could be accomplished. None of us would dunce If we had to pay him iu advance. Every time a woman thinks of own ing a cow, she begins to build air cas tles. There is nothing that will do as much toward nourishing hope in a woman's breast as owning a cow. When a man is sick, his greatest trou ble is that no one comes to see him, and he gets lonesome. When a woman gets sick, tile greatest trouble Is that so many come to see her that they make her worse. It Is related of the Princess Alix that when site was in Wales she put on a pair of corduroy trousers, a blue flan nel shirt, an old cloth cap and heavy miner's boots, and went down in a coal mine. If this sort of a person falls to manage a Russia u Czar, it will be rath er remarkable. When wo pass a chicken coop In front of a grocery store, and hear a rooster crow, in spite of the fact that he Is as miserable and unfortunate as a rooster can well be, we wonder what be is crowing about. Some men are the same way about bragging; it is In them, and must come out, whether there is any occasion for it or not. Tile career of Mr. William Cool:, ot Oklahoma, makes gay reading. Thwart ed in love, lie gathered a band of dare devils around liliu and took to the mountains. Thence be descended at Intervals upon the plain and robbed trains, banks and government paymas ters. His "army" grew with bis suc cess. lie perfected an organization which levied toll on a great territory. 11 is death was reported a number of times. Each time it turned out that it was not William, but the other man who died. To find this illustrious ca reer brought to n sudden close by a commonplace deputy marshal, to read of William "throwing up bis hands like a tenderfoot," is painful. It re calls the unseemly departure hence of Mr. Kipling's border desperado wlio perished under the weight of the ter ror stricken balm. No doubt we shall hear of William later, arraigned before the hanging Judge at Fort Smith and dispatched in a bunch of half breeds and squaw men. So passes the little glory of the world. A British butcher never, never will be enslaved! lie Ims put on the smock of war and whetted his knife and cleaver on the steel. Sir Albert K. Itol lit, president of the London Chamber of Commerce, Ims volunteered to lead him, and the ever-amusing London Telegraph has called upon the patriotic Impulse to rise "in the breast of every meat eater In the kingdom" ngaln.it the Chicago slaughterer. The way of it is this: Before tho Cliicagoans seeking a new Held for conquest invaded Brit ain the British butcher was accus tomed to buy his hoof reeking from the slaughter-house. The beef shrank when it was liung and to compensate the butcher he was allowed a rebate. When the Americans entered they were forced to accept this custom, al though by the time their beef arrived In England it had shrunk as much as It could shrink. No sooner had they become firmly intrenched than they :lo cldod not to allow the reduction; tho result is a patriotic roar from the Brit) Ish butcher, an attempt to boycott) American beef and tho establishment of great shops for the sale of American beef exclusively. One cannot turn a corner in London nowadays without confronting one of the familiar names of Swift, Morris or Armour. Tho mad dening aspect of the situation to the patriotic English butcher is that lie is unable to raise the loyalty of the "Brit ish meat eater." Whatever senthnen tal notions the British inn;' cling to re garding colonial advance and tho honor of the British flag and Its supremacy 011 the sea, they have nou< regarding the staple bftiiidntions without which empire Is a shallow dream. They will not have their beer taxed; they will buy their beef whore they can buy it cheap est and best. They flock to tlie Amer ican shops, and so sure are the Chl eagoans of their field that at the first mention of a boycott they announced that they would not sell beef to any shop that would not display a sign to the effect that American hoof was sold there. The man who sells the host at the lowest price in any market is tho man who wins the trade. The Chicago packers can undersell the world. At the same time we should not fall to re cord our haughty defiance to the Brit ish butcher. We bid him do his worst. The American eagle and tho Texas steer, one and Inseparable, now and forever. .. i - WHEN THE SKIES CLEAR OFF. Tho prospects will bo bright"r, Tho burdena will bo lighter, An' the souls of us be whiter When tho skies clonr off. With swootor roses springing Au' swootor birds a'singia', Au' all tho bolls n-rlngln' When t ho skies clear oil! Tho silver—lt'll jingle, Till your fingers tingle, tingle; Old frien lb'll meet and mingle When the skies clear off. Au' trouble, like a feather. Will go sailln' out the weather We'll sing an' danco together When tho skies clear off! There's a sign o' light a-comin*; An' you h.'ar tho wagoa humraln'; You'll bo mnrchin' to the druuiniia* When the skies clear off. No mailer what's tho trouble-** It'll Lroak jest like a bubble, An' you'll drive In harness double When tho skies clear off —Atlanta Constitution. A MYSTERIOUS CLERK. N advertisement following I tenor appeared in |l\ one of tho daily jour nals of n prosperous am * rapidly growing American city some years since: jSbSSß.\\li\ .'ACCOUNTANT Tho /! A I IfiRV services of an accom f pllshed and competent =£3 person nro dosired by . l, io advertiser to take ' charge of tho hooks and Jg v " correspondence of a flourishing business. Liberal salary and permanent position is offered to one with proper credentials. Ad dress. A hundrod candidates for this placo presented themselves at the establish ment of Mr. Corlis, and among tho competitors thero carao a modestly attired person, who inoro than tho others seemed, at first sight, accepta ble to the proprietor. Tho address of this applicant was quiet and pleasant. Ilis wholo ap pearance that of an earnest, woll-dis posed man, who was desirous to get along in the world. lie brought with him and prcsontcd to Mr. Corlis a few brief letters of t from persons resid ing eastward, and exhibited a draft for a limited sum upon n responsible banking house in the town. His story was simple and straightforward, and his manners wero altogether propos eessing. Ho wrote a fair business hand, his credentials proved satisfac tory to tho not over-cautious Mr. Cor lis, and he was engaged. Ernest Maywood—for thus tho ap plicant signed his name—proved a tq,odel clerk. He must have been somo thirty yeurs of age wheu ho entered tho employ of Mr. Corlis. Ho might havo been fivo years younger, per haps. Ho reaped tho experience of forty, at least, for ho was cuuning in accounts, and his kuowelcdgo of tho ramilicatious of debt and crodit was extraordinary. His varied qualificat ions were quickly brought into requisition, and his em ployer very soon came to esteem him for his accuracy in mercantile mat ters, us well as for tho evcry-day good ness of character that marked his con tinually upright and honest course of conduct. Mr. Corlis had a daughter, his only child, in whom were centered all his hopes. Tho father thought ho saw in tho character of his new clerk busi ness qualities most desirable, and ho believed him to be a man of integrity and worth ; and at the end of a twelve month ho secretly determined upon bringing about an intimacy between Ernest and his daughter, with a view to making liira his partner in trade at tho fitting moment, and subsequently, if possible, to uniting his daughter with him in marriage. May wood had onco or twice been tho guest of his employer at dinnor, where ho had been introduced to tho fair and agreeublo Miss Ccrlis, and an evening or two had been passed by him at her lather's house; but nothing occurred to offer tho parent any hope that his employe had been affected in any wise by his daughter's charms. Thus tho months passed quietly by, Maywoou continued on in tho same plodding, indefatigable,untiring round of duty, always at his post, ever devo ted to his master's interests, and more than satisfying the expectations of the thriving Mr. Corlis, who was fortunate indeed in tho selection ho had made in his now confidential clerk. "Ernest," said his employer to him ono morning, "I voluntarily increased your salary, a twelvernontii since, bo causo you merited it, though you did not mention the subject yourself. Two years ago to-day, you commenced ser vice with me. The balance Rheot ex hibits a handsome profit upon tho last year's business, to which result you have largely contributed, directly and indirectly. I now propose to offer you an interest in tho business, and from this date, if you agree to it, you shall becotno a partner." The offer was a liberal one. Tho in- i como derivable from such a share of J tho profits would have quintupled! May wood's earnings. On tho part of his employer, it was the opening wedge for his futuro plan of marrying his daughter well, and to his mind. His decision—a declination—instantly, but frankly and kindly given, as tounded tho generous Mr. Corlis. May wood said he was content as ho was ! llis salary was ample, and was u full equivalent for his humble ser vices. Ho did not desire it increased. Ho had no uso for money than his piaco now yielded him. Ho had no wish to incur additional responsibili ties. Ho was happy, and if Mr. Corlis was satisfied, so was he. And there the muttor dropped. May wood continued in the perform* mo© of hio duties, and Mr. Corlis quietly awaited another opportunity to carry out his long-cherished plan in reference to bis daughter's prospects; while Miss Corlis lost no fitting occa sion to second lier parent's views and wishes. "Time flics with silent wings." A twelve-month passes swiftly. Another year elapsed without making any pe culiar change in the rotations of the parties about whom wo have written. The city where our narration dates was located upon the river, and upon its front street were situated the stores occupied by Mr. Corlis. Nearly three years had passed since May wood had been installed there, when a steamer came down, on its way to Now Orleans. A rival boat was in sight, closo be hind, and it was the custom for these craft to halt en route at the landing in front of Mr. Corlis's warehouses, to take or leave passengers. As the fore most boat rounded up at the lovee, her engineer neglected to "blow off* Ler surplusage of steam, desiring to retain it for a dash with his competi tor when he left this halting-place. The result of this neglect was the ex plosion of one of the large cylinders, by which accident a dozen persons on tho deck wero fearfully scalded. Tho sound of tho crash immediate ly drew a crowd upon tho levee, and shortly afterwards the shrieking suf ferers wero brought on shore. Mr. Corlis and May wood wero among tho first who reached the river's edge. Body after body—maimed and scathed tho river's edge. Body after body— maimed and scathed and blackened— was borne from tho boat, and May wood and his employer wero actively busy in their offices of kindness to the unfortunate, when tho figure of a plainly dressed man was brought out, writhing iu his last agonies, and fear fully mutilated. Mr. Corlis approached him as ho came forward in tho hands of tho tho crew who were removing him, and May wood followed closely upon tho steps of his employer. The fatally injured and dying man opened his cye3 us tho clerk camo up, gazed fearfully at him, and shrieking tho broken syllable, "May—l" expired 1 May wood started back, horror struck ! For an instant ho was para lyzed ! That face and voice—that last glance! Tho clerk was bewild ered, and rnotionlees as a statue—and the body was takou to the leveo. Maywood in tho confusion flod. Subsequent search for him proved futilo. Ilodlisappeared inatanter, aud all efforts to find him, or to learn of his whereabouts or his fate, wero alike in vain. After weeks of una vailing inquiry, the belief of his em ployer sottlod into no very satisfac tory channel (though ho feared that Maywood had either fallen from tho boat, amid tho terrible confusion, or that ho must have committed suicide,) and his plaeo was filled, in tho count ing-house, whilo tho business of tho establishment went on as before. What disposal tho bookkeeper had made of his surplus earnings, from timo to time, if he had any, or wheth er ho had saved any portion of his pay, was unknown to his late em ployer. Inquiries wero instituted, and all tho means at hand likoly to afford any light upon tho singular and sudden disappearance wero availed of —but to no purpose. Maywcod was gone! Six years, with their round of joys and sorrows, pains and pleasures, changes and fortunes, had. passed away, after tho accident relutdcl, wliou ono evoniug there halted before tho door of Mr. Corlis a carriage, from which alighted a lady and gentleman, who inquired if tho merchant were at ftome. They wero shown into tho drawing-room, and tho cards of "Mr. and Mrs. Erviue" were scut up. Tho name was not familiar, cither to Mr. Corlis or his daughter. "Ervinc?" said tho father, "Er vinc? I do not recognize tho name, daughter." Mr. Corlis soon after entcrod tho apartment, followed by his daughter, and tho Htrangers rose to pay thoir re spects. "Mr. Ervinc," said tho merchant, "I am happy to meet you. But, really, I do not recollect —" "No," said tho stranger, "I never had tho pleasure of meeting you be fore. This in my wife, however," ho added, presenting tho modostly-at tired lady who accompanied Lira. "She says you will probably recollect h< r." Tho lady advanced, offered her hand to Mr. Corlis and his daughter, and said: "Purely, Mr. Corlis, you have not forgotten me?" "Maywood!" cxclaiinod fathor and daughter together. "You ate right," said tho lady, calmly. "But how is this?" asked the mer chant. "When did this chango oc cur? A woman!" "Sit dcJwn, my dear sir," said tho lady, calmly, "and I will at onco un ravel what must have seemed a most mysterious proceeding, in your esti mation ; but which, under the circum stances, could not be otherwise. "Nearly twenty years ago I married a man of whom I know too little, and who proved himself utterly unworthy of the confidence and love of her whom ho grossly deceived, before and after our union. His habits were dissolute; he soon became a confirmed inebriate; our prospectively happy homo shortly became a scene of continuously riotous dissipation ; his littlo property, with my own, was squandered, and, boforo iivo years had passed, wo were home less, penniless, friendless. "When I could no longer bear up under tho cruel treatment to which I was subjected, I mudo a final appeal to him. In his drunken wrath he forced ma violently away from him, and in despair I tied from tho sccuo of my early miseries. 1 adopted my maiden name of Maywood, procurod tho letters of credence which you have seen, and having acquired a knowl edge of books and accounts in earlier years assumed the habiliments of tko rudor sex, behoving that I could thus better earn a sustenance. "I came here, entered your service, saved a few hundred dollars—and you remomber tho terriblo occurrence which immediately preceded my dis appearance?" "Tlio accident on tho steamer?" "Yes. We were hurrying about among tho wounded, as you recollect, when the figuro of one of tho dying sufferers approached us." "Yes, yes, I remember." "That man was my husband." There were tears in tho eyes of tho little coterie who listened to this sin gular talo of woe. "I recognized him, and ho balfpro nouncod tlio namo of Mary, my bap tismal nurao, as I hurried about amid the frantio crowd on that fearful oc casion. Stunned with tho recognition under such circumstances, bewildered by tho trying position in which I thus suddenly found myself placed, and fearful of tho results of exposure, I kuew not what to do, or scarcely what I did. "Ho did not survivo tho accident, howovor; and, two hours afterwards, in homely fomalo attire, I claimed his unfortunate remains. None recog nized me in my plain apparol, and surely nono could suspect that tho veiled and humble woman who fol lowed tho corpse to its last resting place was iu fact tho bookkeeper of tho well-known Mr. Oorlis. "I left town forthwith. Through your kindness and liberality I had been able to lay by a considerable sum of money, and I departed for the West, and, once more among total strangers, I continued the resumption of the habiliments and habits of my sex. With the means at my coin maud, I continued to live quietly and respectably, until some two years ago I met this gentleman, who olforod mo his hand. lam now Mrs. Ervine, and this is iny husband, ¥ir." As may well bo imagined, a happy reunion succeeded this denouement of the long-timo mystery which had shrouded the sudden disappearance of Mr. Corlis's bookkeeper. And the reader may bo assured that Mr. and Mrs. Ervino were not only very wol como in the rich merchant's family, but that tho newly woddod pair bo camo tho future fast friends of "May wood's" former employer and his ex tended social circle.—Now York News. A Dog's Intelligence. G. Rugg Thompson, tho six-year old sou of Dr. Thompson, of Glens Falls, is the ownor of a largo St. Ber nard uamod Nero. Tho animal has a light-brown coat and weighs about 150 pounds. Nero is an unusually intelligent dog. He has a great head for mathomatics and can add, sub tract, divido and multiply with sur prising celerity. Let a certain num ber of persons enter a room. Then lot half the number depart, and Nero will notify Lis master by barking bow many there are loft in tho room. Should others enter tho room after Nero has notified liis master of tho number present, bo will quickly and accurately indicate tho new number. Some of tho problems worked out by this eaiiiuo wonder would provo diffi cult for a ten-year-old boy to demon strate. Au interesting example of Nero's ability as a mathematician is shown when a series of figures run ning from one to nine is placed on a blnckboaid. As each figure is set down, either in rotation or at ran dom, tho dog will signify by a bark the number. On one occasion Nero entered a ho tel with tho doctor. A number ol guests were standing, sitting, or mov ing about a room. When asked how many persons wora present, Nero de liberately walked about until ho found four mon behind a counter. Then he sagely trotted back to his master and announced the correct number, fif teen. He informed his mister how many of the number wero sitting and how many standing.—Troy Times. The First Patient. A fow days ago tho littlo son of n well-known physiciun was entertain ing a playmate at his father's house. As children will, they ransacked evory nook and oorner of tho building. Their curiosity led them to explore the recesses of a closet in which the doctor keeps his instruments and othei personal effects, among which is 11 complete skeleton. Tho strango boj was frightened when ho first boheld the griuuiug remnant of what ouc had been a humau beiug and started to run away. Tho doctor's sou, how ever, had soon the skeleton so often that he entertained for it only that feeling of coutoiupt begotten by familiarity, and in a littlo while suc ceeded in so allaying tho fears of hin compunion that tho youngster began to handle tho thing aud rattle its dry bones. "Where did your father get it? ' ho finally asked. "I don't know," was tho reply ; "but I guess it was liis first patient, for lie's had it an awfuJ long time." —Butto Miner. Mixed Up the Babies. Oilbertiau humor has beeu exem plified by au incideut at Soutbport, England. Last week births took place in two families living iu the same house, lu one ca.so twins arrived and ono baby in tho other. As a joke tho throo babies wero placed iu one bed to make the father of tho twins be lieve that his wifo had given birth to triplets. Everything passed off pleas antly and satisfactorily until tho "lark" was explained and tho busi ness of restoring tho infants to their respective mothers began. Here a serious difficulty presented itself, foi tho attendants were unable to say which was which. The 'identification has not yet been satisfactorily estab lished.—Chicago Herald. THE FASHIONS OF OLD QUEER CUSTOMS OF OTHER BELLES AND DANDIES. Breeches So Burge that They Served a a Storeroom unci Were Homctimce Stuffed with Bran —Patehee uu Adorn menta—Other Enormities. Sty lea that Were. If some of tho dandies and beauties of other days could only return to us in the flesh and wearing the habiliments of their age what a sensation they would create! Imagine a dandy of the reign of James I. of England walk ing into your home with breeches large enough, if extended, to shelter a mod erate-sized circus; or a fair daughter or i; i - We rciul finciiam. of "petticoat breeches" tied above the knee, ribbons extending up to the pockets, ribbons hanging all about the waistband and shirt hanging out from the opened vest front. We read of breeches "almost capable of a bushel of wheat" and of alterations which bad to bo made in th (■ It r1 t is h ■ House of Com- r/ mous to afford \ a (1 d i tional ae- -tv, •£,l eouimodatlons Mm** X*\ for the mem- Wmff.. sGV J hers' seats, it ~?/ is related of a jßSilwi dandy of tlio w, ' , time that oil ris- lag to eon<'liiili''|pjS{^v£ mony be had the misfortune farhion of the . to damage his " patches." i breeches by a protruding nail in ids' clialr so that by the time he gained the> door the escape of bran was so great rnJ to cause a state of complete collapse. BreccliCH us a Storehouse. A law was made "against such as did so stuff their breeches as to make them AN ALSATIAN IJELLE. stand out, says an old authority, "when a certain prisoner was accused for wearing such breeches contrary to law lie began to excuse himself of the offense and endeavored by little and little to discharge himself of that which he did wear with them? be drew out of his breeches a pair of sheets, a brush, a glass, a combe and night caps, with other things of use, saying, 'Your worships may under stand that because I have no safer storehouse these pockets tfo servo me for a roomc to keep my goods in and though it be a straight prison yet it is a store house big enough for them, for I have many things more yet of value Within them.' And so Ids discharge was accepted and well laughed at, and they commanded him that lie should not alter the furniture of ills store house." A Dundy of One of our illustrations is of a dandy of 1040, taken from an old print. He wears a tall hat, with a bunch of rib bon on one side, and a feather oil the other; his face is spotted with "patch es" and two love locks liang down upon bis bosom and are tied at the ends with ribbon. The vest is left partly open, and the shirt protrudes. Ills breeches are ornamented at the knees, and his mi" ' ) MASKS OF TIIE REIGN OF CHARLES 11. legs are incased in "boot-hose tops." "The tops of ids boots," says an old record, "were very large, fringed with lace and turned down as low as Ida spurs, which Jingled like the bells of a monice dancer as he walked." The patches referred to in the abovo description were introduced in the sev enteenth centnrv. nrobablv from Ara bla, where a hlnck mole Is considered 11 beauty spot. Hence those iu England to whom nature had denied the boon of n black mole eudeavored to Imitate I it by means of black silk and paste. Our Illustration of this fashion repre sents a lady of the latter part of the seventeenth century with a star and two half moons, a circular mark and n Coach, coachman uud two horses, with postillions, upon her face. Patches were even made a symbol of political allegiance, Indies favoring the Tories patching the right side of tho face, while those who adhered to the Whigs patched tho left side. After 17(i(i patch es on tho face were discontinued. Masks Were the Fashion. Masks formed another fashionable decoration for the face, half masks and whole masks being optionally used. The masks, when not worn, were suspended to the side by a string; when used they were held in position by the teeth by means of n round band fas tened on the inside. During the reiga of Charles 11., of England, few ladies visited tho theater unmasked. Hoops, which were an extension of the "padded or false hip" of the fif teenth century, did not come into very general use until toward tho close of the seventeenth century. A paper of a little later period speaks of a chair maker, "one William Jingle, who con trived a chair six yards and a half in circumference, with a stool in tho cen ter of it; said vehicle being so contriv ed as to receive the passenger l>y Open ing in two in the middle and closing Sill WILI.IAM RUSSELL AND A DANDY or 11)4(1. when she is seated." The same Jlnglo "Invented a coach for the reception of one lady only, who Is to be let In at the top," and the paper continues, "tho said conch bus boon tried by a lady's wom an, in ono of these full petticoats (hoops) who was let down from n bal cony aud drawn up again by pulleys to the great satisfaction of all who beheld the sight." Ono of our illustrations represents nil Alsatian (French) belle of 1727. The most singular feature of this beauty Is the coiffure, which consists of an enor mous three-cornered edifice of satin, lace and jewels, stretching out on either side fur beyond the width of the figure und standing up In n point in front. Two of our illustrations, that of Sir William Itiissell and that of Lord How ard of Effingham, deal with tho time of Elizabeth. In the representation of Sir William Russell tho Immense ruff worn very generally at that time Is shown. A railor against the vanities of those days says: "There Is a certain liquid matter which they call starch wherein the devil laid learned them to wash and dive their ruffs, which being dry will then stand stiff and Inflexible about their necks." Imagine a British! lord of to-day dressed like Lord How ard of Effingham! Did Not Say " Hysterical Governess." A correspondent asks me why 1 havo called Charlotte Brouto "a hysterical governess." But when or whore did I over wrlto such nonsense about "the Vestal of Haworth"? If I err not, the accomplished Shirley brought this charge against me In Good Words. I read it with amazement, nt Dlngwnll, and forgot about it. The only article tlint I ever wrote on Miss Bronte, I think, was in Good Words. Looking over it, I see that I did soy she was :i governess, and expressed the usual re gret for tho unhappy lives which arc too often lived in that underpaid and dltUcult profession. One catches an echo of many laments In Miss Bronte's novels; her materials are Inevitably derived from her experi ence. But I find nothing about "hys terical governess." I'eople have called Jeanne d'Arc "hysterical"; genius and hysterics have points of contact But I did not even sny that, as fur as I am aware, and If I am to bo accused of do ing so, by Shirley or any ono elso, I must ask for documentary evidence. "No other Is genuine." If the thing can be proved, I shall recant and bum my fagot; if it cannot be proved, per haps the myth will bo withdrawn. No body can remember all tho foolish things ho may have written, but this particular folly, I fondly trust. Is be yond my power.—A. Lang, iu Long man's Magazine. Joseph Addison. lie was a celebrated English writer, born 111 1G72. His first poem was pub lished iu 1003. He went to the Con tinent ill 1000, and ill 1701 published his best poem, "A Letter from Italy." He returned to England in 1703. lie had been In tho diplomatic service on tho Continent, and on his return had a good position In society; In 1704 lie oh-' tulnod a government office, and In 1710 entered Parliament. He wrote for tho "Tatler," and contributed largely to the "Spectator," writing most of tho "Sir Roger do Coverly" articles. Ho wrote for the "Guardian," and in 1713 brought out his famous play, "Cato." He wrote little of value after that In 1710 he married the Dowager Countess of Warwick; in 1717 he became one of the principal secretaries of state, which post ho resigned In March, 1718, and lie died in June, 1719. lie was hurled In tho Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. ir the children would stop growing so fast, tho rest of us wouldn't feel so old. January is tho greatest shopping month of the yoar. Camphor placed next to furs will mako their color lighter. Wodding outfits can 1)0 hired in New York for so much an hour. Lillian llussell is said to possess tho finost collection of turquoises in tho world. Among your odd piooes of furnituro ( you must have a carved antique oak spinning chair. Of 15,810 girle in tho public schools of St. Louis 55(17 were dark haired and 10,273 light-haired. Mrs. llavcmeyer, tho sngar king's wife, omploys sixty servants and pays her boss cook SIO,OOO a year. When my lady shops or goes skat ing she wears tho heaviest gloves made, with huge bono buttons aud big clumsy fingers. Miss Cora Shecp-in-tlio-Woods, a Sioux maiden, has, under tho influence of civilization, become Miss Cora Bell AVether. There uro twenty-four women taking the graduate course at Yalo this year. Among them is ono from Rudcliffo College. The death of Miss Prances Mary j Buss, at tho ago of sixty-sevon, re moves ono of the educational piouecrs of tho day. Tho Kov. Lydia Sexton, who for fifty-six years had been a preacher in Washington Slate, died recently, aged ninety-live. Miss Cora Bcuneson, a graduate of the law school of the Miohigau Univor • sity, has boon admittod to tho bar in Massachusetts. When Sophie Lyons, tho noted shop lifter, was arrested in St. Louis u much thambod copy of "Trilby" was found in her possession. Mrs. Isabella Boechcr llooker attri butes her good health in her old ago to tho fact that sho omploys an electri cal masseuse at least twice a week. It is tho privilege of ono of tho no ble ladies-in-waiting to tho Qucon of England to oxtraot tho seeds from tho orango Her Majesty intends to oat. 4 Mrs. Arthur Staanard (John Straugo Winter) is very superstitious, and always carries two scraps of gray fur insido tho fleck of her dross as a talis man. Thero is no doubt that big sloevos aro going out. Tho Pnncoss of Wales aud tho Dutchess of York have all thoil gowns mado with very moderate sleeves. A colored woman in New Orleans is about to take her degree in modicino, and will bo tho first woman to practice iu that city with a degroo won in Louisiana. Mrs. L. E. Castle, of lowa, who is serving as justice of the peace, was elected to that position because the ticket had her initials instead of those of her husbaed. The ox-Empress Eugonie, of Franoo, has recently visited Queen Victoria at Windsor, and the two ladies wont out shopping together in tho quaint and t. drowsy old town. A woman who wus to play Lady Macbeth in a Topclia (Kan.) amateur show refused to go on because sho couldn't havo big sioovos for her slcop-walking gown. "Patti can oat more candy in loss timo than any human being I have ever seon," is ono New York woman's verdict regarding tho sweet tooth propensities of tho diva. Tho nppomtment is announced of Carrie Licbig as a division surgeon of tho Northern Puoific at Hope, Idaho. This is tho first woman physician to bo appointed in tho railway service. M. E. King, of Churlcstou, Me., has two youug daughters, aged respec tively ten and twelve yuurs, who havo broken a two-year-old colt to wagou and sloigh without tho aid of any one. f Miss Ida Lockwood, of Munice, has lately been commissioned Deputyj County Recorder in Delaware County,, Indiana. .She has boon a clork in tho olliou for olcveu years, and is the first woman deputy iu that oouuty. Queen Louise, of Doumark,is ono of tho oldest European monarch!. Sho is seventy-seven years of age, but is quito youthful in appearance. Sho was a princess of Hesse Cussell and like Victoria sho has boon a good mother. Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, D. D., of Philadelphia, has reeoivod diplomas for the ministry, law and medicine. She is Vice-Presidout of tho National woman buffragists, has an orotund speuking voice and is ono of tho most aggressive tulkors of her sex. Professor Porter's elaborate investi gation of tho weight of women seems to show that during oarly girlhood brunettes weigh a trifle more than blondes, but that after they havo at- ♦ tainod womanhood thoro is no signifi cant difference iu their weight. Ono field in which woman has not yet attained great prominence is pilot age. Miss Elizabeth Polhcmns, of San Diego, Cub, is qualifying herself to remedy this deficiency. Sho ox* pects in eight montnsto pass examina tions admitting her to the company of ocean pilots of tho harbor of San Diogo. Mm. Elizaboth R. Parker, of Phila delphia, deserves tho thunks of all women. Sho has invented a trunk that can bo raised to any desired height for convenienco in packing and unpacking, doing away with tho back-breaking and the kneeling posi tions necessary in packing ordinary trunks.