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Here and there canals are being
abandoned as obsolete. But for every
such one two new ones are being '
constructed.
At last tho alleged bones of the late
Christopher Columbus have arrived |
in Spain. The Career of the great j
voyager may now be regarded as a
closed incident.
Why not drop the fruitless contro
versy over the ending of tho present
century, and take up for discussion
the far more lively question as to
whether the coming year,l!>oo, should
be written MCM or 3IDCCCC ? Tho
bewildering number of C's in the lat
ter would seem to make the former
preferable, its brevity giving it tho
soul of wit.
Ono lesson of the war with Spain,
not to be forgotten in a hurry, is the
alarm that was felt along the Alnntic
coast at the first outbreak of hostili
ties lest a fleet of the enemy might
make a daring and costly dash into
some exposed port. The elaborate
plan of coast defenses is even now far
from finished, although it is estimated I
that 3D),000,000 have been expended
upon fortifications within the past four I
years. The work thus well begun
should be vigorously prosecuted, I
[t is the cheapest form of insurance to |
the enormous wealth of our coast bar- j
bora and cities. The continuance of I
this preparation should be accompan
ied by dilligent instruction of the ar
tillery branch of the enlarged army.
With the extension of American
sovereignty to Porto Rico ami Hawaii,
together with the prospect of pro
longed American control in Cuba and |
the Philippines, new social and eeo- |
nomic problems have arisen to tax the
genius of our native statesmanship.
How to govern these new territories
iu away that shall promote their own
welfare and advance the cause of edu
cation and morals; how to imbue their
people with the true spirit of free in
stitutions and win them to the support
of popular government; how to har
monize the complex elements of race,
religion, custom and industry iu
all these islands, thus enabling
them to flourish in amicable unity un
der the watchful protection of the
United States—these, surely,are ques
tions which deserve and must receive
the most solicitous attention from the
responsible public leaders of this
oountry.
Governor Rollins of New Hampshire
wants all the sons and daughters of
the state to come "home" at least
once a year. There are many of them
iu Boston, where they have a flour
ishing organization of the Hons of
New Hampshire, and it was at a recent
meeting of this association that the
governor made his novel suggestion.
His idea is to have a week in the sum
mer set apart to be called "Old Home
Week, "and to make it an annual affair.
He would have every town and city in
the state make up lists of all its native
born sons and daughters living in oth
er states, and send them an urgent invi
tation to be present through the week,
which he would make a carnival week
with all sorts of entertainments. Iu
addition, ho urged as a part of the
program that every visitor should, dur
iugthe week go to the pluce of his na
tivity, and see what he or she could do
to assist in the improvement and beau
tifying of the place, and its general
upbuilding and uplifting.
Hn YVas That Brother.
oome time ago a well-known Irish
man was dining with Lord Hampden,
Governor of New South Wales. Wish
ing to pay a compliment to his host,
the Irishman commented upon the fact
that his excellency's family had all
been true to the cause of Ireland, with
one exception. We Irish never could
forgive that brother of yours who
sided with Caine for the Unionists In
the great division of 1886. We used to
call him the Brand of Caine." "Ah!"
observed the Governor, good-humor
edly, "I was that brother."
A captive bee. striving to escape,
has been made to record as many as
15.540 wing-strokes per minute in a re
cent test.
AFTER SCHOOL.
Alwnys at four o'clock on days when the sun shines worm,
He sits in his sheltered corner of the porch ut tho poorhouso form—
The schoolmaster, aged and feeble, unfriended and long forgot,
In his ufternoon dream revisits the places that know hitn not.
Once more he stands In the schoolroom, close by the open door,
To say good-bye to the children when school is dismissed at four;
When they merrily troop before him—the little ones fair and sweet—
(llow weary has been life's journey for some of thosobaby feet!)
Here's tho youth, pale-browed and ardent, fame's hero beloved to-day
And the rollicking lad so early 'ueath daisies hidden awav;
Ilere tho idle, mischievous urchins—lovoable, though so bad—
And the master is glad of the floggings they missed, which thoy ought to have had,
Then the girls--oh, the dear girls—their dear faces tenderly shine for him still,
As he sits on his bench in tho corner of the poorhouso under the hill.
Will tho pauper no more remember these bitter and cruel years
Of cold neglect uud sorrow, their louliues9 and their fears?
80. he smiles in his peaceful dreaming, this day when tho sun shinos warm,
As they usher to him the stranger who visits tho poorhouso farm
Who comes with a hurried footstep and eagerly glancing eye,
Who kneel* by tho bench In tho corner, and calls in a sobbing cry:
"Wake up, dear old prof., professor, it's ono of your own boys—Hall!
You haven't forgotten me—Donald—the laziost lout of them all?
I've hunted you up, professor, from now I'm your own son Don;
My wife and the kids ure crazy to see you, so just couie on!"
But the schoolmaster gives no answer, the silver head downcast,
Gives never a sign or motion, though a strong man's tears fell fast
O'er those shrunken hands, meek folded on his old staff, truly friend.
Alone of all he had cherished, to stay with him to the oud.
Yes, all is over, boy Donnld, the love that has come too lato
Can only curry him sadly out through the paupers' gate.
So passe l tho soul of the master to the land long gone before,
To tho "homo and a hearty welcome," in life ior evermore.
—Janet L. Ohr, in Baltimore American.
808 MANSELL'SLION
BY JACK AUSTIN.
This plain, straightforward account ot an oxcltlng advonturo Is written from the point
of view of the ordinary person, and without " heroics."
©'feyW .-vvm ®SyS?!BQT weather hnd
§B7 £ .if A pj set iu and we
slLie J* Si wero trekking
r! a B Pan of
/oxeu from the
ffsSMfcT w-\ KJ Transvaal to
fB U; gift Angola, and
**lß, IS had reached the
k/Kott -yiwWSSpH O k or all g a
MBSKpWTfg River. Here
) ( -'lf' Ef our wagon had
J HI broken down,
aud wUilßt tUe
ffvila 'wtl repairs were 111
wfw progress a liou
of our oxen.
One of our three Hottentot boys had
just brought the news to us. Tho sun
had barely topped the undulating hor
izon, aud tho clear-cut outline was
fast emergiug into the haze and shim
mer which betokened a scorching day.
We had finished our early coffee, and
were now preparing to revenge the ,
loss of our ox. As it was Bob's see
ond lion aud my first, he, by virtue of
his experience, directed the process
of vengeance. "Come on," he said.
! "Don't talk as if we were going to
j catch a train," I remarked. "Aren't
I you going to take more cartridges'?"
| "I've got three, aud there's only
! one lion," answered Bob.
I felt that a Maxitn gnu would have
been a comfort; however, stifling this
vaiuwish.l loaded myself with a dozen
cartridges aud the heaviest rifle we
j had, aud announced myself ready,
jWe had not far to go. The Hottentot
had marked down the lion and its
prey, and we hoped to be in time to
1 spoil the enemy's breakfast, or at
j least to case some interruption there
j to. We soon entered the "elephant"
bush, and cautiously followed our
| guide. There was a strained intensity
I about this walk, which my seem unae-
J countable to a good many, and l-idicu-
I lous to the it may have been a
unique case and worth going iuto by
j scientists, or it may have simply been
: a case of fright disguised iu a cloak of
\ absorbing earnestness and sinking de
termination. However, we preseutly
| came to a grassy opon space, ou the
| edge of which the boy stopped aud
told us the lion was close.
| "Shake him up," said Bob.
I I thought this extremely silly. We
were not driving partridges. I fer
vently hoped the boy would not up
[ set or irritate the lion by shakiug him
up. It was not my idea of lion hunt
ing at all, and I said in a low, impres
sive voice, "Don't spoil sport, Bob;"
Ito Which he replied, "Rot!" (He
j often used that rude word to me. He
I bad been six weeks longer in the
country thau I had.) "Look here,"
! continued he, "you shall have first
j shot."
i "We've got to find him first," I
murmured,
j .Tust then the Hottentot crept baok
and told us he had located the liou
about thirty yards off; that it was feed
j iug on our ox, and refused to be
I shaken up. I thought it quite proper
! of the beast to object to this rat-and-
I terrier style of amusement; it seemed
| to mo so undignified in lion hunting.
| But Bob was not inclined to treat the
king of the forest with much courtesy.
"Lazy pig," he muttered, and
straightway made for the spot indi
cated by the boy. The grass was
knee deep, aud formed a patch of
about half au acre iu extent. We
went on for a couple of minutes, and
I began to hear omiuous rustlings all
round. Then the boy stopped aud
pointed to a spot in advance of us.
Wo looked iu that direction, aud
whilst wo stood listening, a grating
kind of noise with a twang iu it was
distinctly audible. Going ou a few
steps we distinguished amid the grass
tho hiud legs of an ox, hoofs upper
most, waving iu the air, and half-a
dozen paces farther disclosed the situ
ation entirely. There was our dead
beast exteuded on its back, aud be
tween its hind legs lay the liou feed
ing ou the vital parts of the poor an
imal.
At first we only saw the lion's
shoulders, on account of its head be
ing low down; but Bob shouted,
"Get up, you thieving villain." I
thought Bob was mad. Slowly the
brute raised its head and looked at us.
It was rot a taking face, nor was it
exactly a handsome one. It was reek
ing with blood, and from its jaws hung
Dortious of torn flesh, which it wa
trying to secure more effectually by
working its tongue round the outside
of its huge mouth. But it diduot ex
hibit much surprise or curiosity about
us. A slight glitter in its eyes, and a
deep hum witli a banjo discord iu it,
was all the brute thought necessary for
the occasion, and thou down went its
great head again. I felt the snub,
and Bob said something about a lion's
cheek taking the cake, but I was be
yond modern proverbs now, and
looked upon this horrid animal as a
personal enemy.
It was very annoying to be mado to
feel small by a Hon in such a filthy con
dition. We didn't get a roar or half a
one, nor had he taken the trouble to
lash his tail; he had indeed barely
acknowledged our presence, and then
goue on with his meal like a company
promoter. It wasn't lion-like—at least,
not book lion-like. I could see Bob
was very much annoyed nt being con
sidered such small fry. He said he'd
go round and get a Hank shot, and
told me to stay where I was and not
let him pass me; whilst the boy was
scut around to the other fluuk to
chuck a spear at him. So it looked
as though Mr. Liou was to bo inter
rupted, and possibly annoyed too.
Meanwhile he continued Ins break
fast, making a nasty noise as he
did so.. Bob and the "Tottie"
departed, and left me standing very
quiet, and trying to look amiable
in case tho lion looked up and thought
of inquiring into my business. I kept
my rifie close to my leg, too; in fact,
I went out of my way to keep the sit
uation peaceful. In a minute or two
the lion did look up—and at me. I
smiled; tlfh lion returned tho snluta
tiou, somewhat grimly, it is true, but
it was a decided return all tho same.
I felt a kind of modern Androcles.
It was somewhat trying to liang on
to one set smile, but kindness costs
nothing in cases of this sort. As I
was considering whether it would be
safe or nice to speak pleasantly and
give the smile a rest, a spear whizzed
just above the lion's bead, transfixed
the left hind leg of the ox, and stuck
there. That Hottentot had destroyed
the situation. Where was Bob and
his flank movement? The lionlookod
at the quivering sphere, and the ex
pression ou his face changed to one of
annoyance, with a tiugo of sadness.
I read his thoughts. lie was disap
pointed with me. Ho connected me
with that spear, and put mo down as a
humbug.
This was vexing because it was so
true; however, sentiment on each side
had gone, more particularly when a
second spear went through "the lion's
fore-paw. Up went his head, and a
snarl of such intense malignity came
from him, that almost before I knew
it I had sent a bullet at him, which
went through the loose skin at the
back of his neck, 1 aimed to hit just
behind the oar, and cau't to this day
determine why I did not kill that
lion. I forget what exunse I made af
terwards; it was a fairly good one, I
know. We were now in for it, and
no mistake. The wounded beast was
in a horrid temper about one thing
utul another. It sprang out, so as to
get a clear idea of the situation, and
seemed to gather impressions that I
was at the root of the whole business.
I wasn't smiliug now.
At this moment, however, it caught
sight of the Tottie, who wanted to get
his spear out of the leg of the ox, and
who was dodging around in a highly
suspicious manner. His behavior
caused the lion to reverse his judg
ment of me; he, as it were, bound mo
over to keep the peace for a few min
utes, whilst ho attended to the Tot
tie's affairs. That meant a lash of
the tail, a deop growl, a crouch, and a
spriug. Iu mid-air, a bullet from
Bob broke his fore-paw, or the nig
ger's skull would have been smashed
in, hard as it was. Instead, however,
of this happening, the lion came full
bounce against the uufortunate man,
and crushed him to the ground.
There they got mixed up in a strug
gle, which was too much tpo one
sided.
Not a sound came from the black
chap, but the lion was humming a
nasty tune. Bob and I fired; the
smoke hung low—we rushed to get
clear of it, aud saw the lion limping
off iuto the bush with the man in his
mouth. Ho had seized him by the
hip, and every few seconds gave him
a vicious shake.
We followed as quickly as possible
—I thought this was really something
like lion hunting, quito in accordance
with the very best traditions of my
youth. In a minute or two the beast
stopped, dropped the man, and
gripped him afresh by the upper part
of the left arm, gnawing it and suck
ing the blood. We heard the horrid
crunching of bone above the snarling
and snuffling. Bob said, "I may hit
the heathen, but he'd be killed anyway,
so, "Bang! A rattling good shot,
smashiug its way into the lion's skull.
It was all over; the huge beast
lifted itself up, its mouth half opened,
and then the lifeless mass collapsed.
We pulled the body clear of the poor
Hottentot, and found him terribly
mauled. Bob took him in hand, and
managed, with odds and ends of gar
ments, to stop the bleeding, after
which we got him to the wagon. He
lived three days, and spent most of
that time telling the other two how it
all happened. He seemed to feel no
pain, and Bob said he was doing nice
ly. But the next morning, when we
were nt our cotlee, we were told casu
ally that he was dead. It appeared
that he had somehow started the
bleeding again, and had refused to al
low us to be called; so the poor follow
lay there in the darkness and let his
life's blood go from him tnl his life
went too. Bob said he would have
brought him through if he had been
culled, but I said I didn't think it
possible, because tlin bones were so
crushed, and one couldn't sot crushed
hones. Bob, as usual, when I ven
tured an opinion, remarked, "Rot!"
And so ended the adventure.—Wide
World Magazine.
FACTS ABOUT SHOOTING STARS.
Question Whether or Not the Phenomenon
is Losing in ltiehncsn.
The present state of science does
not admit yet of our kuowiug whether
the contact of the shooting stars and
aerolites lias had any effect at all on
the earth's motion, says a writer in
the Cliautauquau.
But we cau assume that in the pro
cess of time the amount of shooting
stars and meteors will decrease. Fdr
any given group of the former it is al
most certain that it was once more
conspicuous than it is to-day, and that
it is growing less as the periodic re
turns pass on. Of course in this as
sumption we must take into accouut
variations of density at different parts
of the steadily moving current, varia
tions which can produce showers
that are now more dense and now
more sparse. For this reason the
constant enumeration of shooting
stars becomes quite important, since
this alone will teach us whether or
not the phenomenon is really losing in
richness, and if it is to what degree
and under the sway of what laws.
When a shooting star breaks into
flame in our atmosphere the residuum
of the combustion remains iu the air
and can be found in what is known as
atmospheric dust. The virgin suow
of the polar region was often seen to
bo spotted with traces of dust which
contained particles of iron. Like
particles are found on church towers
and elsewhere. Among the minute
bodies that dance in the sun's rays
there are certain particles of shooting
stars. The sands of the African
deserts when examined by a micro
scope present traces of very small iron
particles which seem to have been
subjected to a high temperature, and
the Challenger 011 its remarkable trip
in the Atlantic found at times in its
dragnet fragments of magnetic iron
which wo have every reason to be
lieve fell from the sky. Sir William
Thompson (Lord Kelvin) aud Richter
have eveu seen in the aerolites the
disseminators of the germs of life
throughout the universe.
Life in Siberia.
The five years that I spent in
Siberia were for me a great education
in life aud human character, says
Prince Kropotkin in the Atlantic. X
was brought iuto contact with men of
all descriptions; the best aud the worst;
thoso who stood at the top of society
and thoso who vegetated at the very
bottom—the tramps and the so-called
incorrigible criminals. I had ample
opportunities to watch the ways and
habits of the peasants in their daily
life, and still more opportunities to
appreciate how little the State admin
istration could give to them, eveu
though it was animated by the very
best intentions. Finally, my exten
sive journeys, during which I traveled
over fifty thousand miles in carts, on
hoard steamers, in boats, aud especial
ly on horseback, had a wonderful
effect iu strengthening my health.
They also taught me how little man
really needs as soon as he comes out
of the enchanted circle of conven
tional civilization. With a few pounds
of broad and a few ounces of tea iu a
leather bag, a kettle and a hatchet
hanging at the side of the saddle, and
under the saddle a h'-uket, to be
spread at the camp fire upon a bod of
freshly out spruce twigs, a inan feels
wonderfully independent eveu amidst
unknown mountains thickly clothed
with woods, and in winter time.
Siberia is not the land buried in
snow aud peopled with exiles only,
that it is imagined to be, eveu by
many Russians. Iu its southern parts
it is as rich in natural productions as
are the southern parts of Canada; and
besides half a million of natives, it
has a population of more thau four
millions asthox-oughly Russian as that
to the north of Moscow.
Overcame the Obetacleg.
When Mary Gregg's rich uncle died
in St. Louis he left her his fortune ou
condition that she should never
, change her name. Mary had a sweet
-1 heart whose name wasn't Gregg, but
, after the old man died the youug fel
; low had his name legally changed to
1 Gi egg, and now Mary has her money,
1 h-;r sweetheart and her name.
FOPULAR SCIENCE.
The nstronoiher, like other people,
sometimes finds what he is not look
ing for. This is especially likely to
happen in making photographs of the
heavens. Many asteroids, and occa
sionally a comet, have been unexpect
edly found in that manner. It now
appears that a small comet, known as
Chase's, was thus accidentally photo
graphed on at least four plates which
were exposed in November to catch
the Leonid meteors. The comet hap
pened to lo near that point in the sky
from which the meteors appear to
radiate, and although it was invisible
to the eye, the faithful sensitive plates
took note of its presence.
A Gorman medical writer thinks
there is nothing improbable in Hero
dotus's story of the dumb son of
Croesus who suddenly found his
speech when he saw a Roldier raise
| bis sword, and exclaimed: "Do not
kill Croesus." Medical records, ho
says, contain well-attested cases of
dumbness cured by sudden fright.
Hysteria and epilepsy also have been
thus benefited. A physician in a luna
tic asylum not long ago cured a hy
pochondriac by sending him a num
ber of violently abusive postal cards.
The anger at them and the eagerness
to find out who wrote them diverted
the patient's mind, and he improved
rapidly.
At the time of the discovery of the
Philippines in 1521, there were found
in the islands the brown Malayans
who are now in the great majority,
and the small black Negritos, of
which ouly about 10,000 survive. Dr.
Brinton, of the University of Penn
sylvania, believes that these two races
are etlinographically distinct, and
that their ethnic and historic rela
tions oiler some interesting problems
in anthropology. For example, the
Negritos believe that if one of their
people dies it is due to the black art
of t :ese Malayan adversaries, and
they endeavor to slay a Malayan in
his place. The anthropologists and
ethnologists of Europe are awaiting
with interest the results of investiga
tions which they expect that Ameri
can scientists will 2>iosecuto in the
Philippines.
One of the physical phenomena that
is attracting considerable attention is
what is known as "flicker" caused by
the more or less rapid succession of
illumination of different degrees of in
tensity. This phenomenon is being
applied to photometry and the study
of color-blindness, and one of the
most iniportaut parts of the investiga
tion is to ascertain under what condi
tions the flicker vanishes. In some
experiments recently performed with
a disc half-black, half-colored, placed
in the different colors of the spec
trum, it was found that the highest
rate of rotation was necessary with
the yellow, decreasing with the colors
on either side; the rate being the
same for the deepest visible crimson
and full green. With a variation of
the intensity of different spectra, it
was found that an increase made
necessary a more rapid rate of rota
tion.
Methods of rendering the nitrogen
of the air available in agriculture are
being considered on account of the
theory held by certain scientists that
the amount of this element found in
the earth is being exhausted. A
process to accomplish this end has
lately been proposed by M. Moissan
in connection with his recently dis
covered method of producing pure
calcium. The plan suggested consists
in bringing the calcium into contact
with nitrogen at a high temperature,
when the metal changes in color from
white to yellow, until it takes fire at
a low ion heat and burns, forming a
bronze-colored nitride. If this cal
cium nitride is thrown into water it
decomposes with effervescence, pro
ducing ammonia and calcium hydrate.
The metallic calcium is produced by
means of the electric furnace, the
nitrogen is free in the atmosphere,
and the ammonia obtained can bo
used for any of the agricultural or in
dustrial compounds in which it is de
sired.
"What CHUMPS Colds.
Contrary to the n-evalent opinion
that colds and cong arc due entirely
to tho severity of toe climate, or to
Home unexpected cliange in the
weather, they really arise, in very
many eases, from pure carelessness
cud want of thought.
Colds are not inevitable, but could
often be avoided if people would only
use their ideas of common sense and
be reasonable.
The custom of muffling tho neck
very closely with furs or similar pro
tection is extremely dangerous. If
thoughtlessly left off r. severe cold is
sure. A light wrapping, sufficient to
exclude cold wind, while permitting
ventilation, gives the best protection.
For iustauce, if one sits in a heated
room while paying a visit, or during
the services at church, without re
moving any of the many wraps which
have been donned for tho cold at
mosphere out of 'doors, the result is
almost sure to be a severe cold, con
tracted by the sudden change from the
heated room to the cold sir.
Sleeping in badly-ventilated rooms,
wearing at night the underclothing
which is worn through the day, late
hours, loss of sleep, greasy food
and irregularity of meals all tend to
weaken the system to such an extent
as to render it quite incapable o(
resisting the changes in the weather
or any exposure to disease. While
we all advocate cold and well-venti
lated sleeping apartments, wo nt the
same time must condemn the cold
room for dressing in the morning. It
is most unhealthy, and a delicate per
son might receivo such a shock as to
result in fatal injury.—Dietetic and
Hygienio Gazette.
J UN'S WORLD. |
. LADY CURZON IN INDIA. .
What It Means to Be a Viceroy's Wife
and the Social Demands of Vlceroyalty.
Under the title "The American
Girl Who Leads au Empire," Edward
Page Gastou writes interestingly in
the Woman's Home Companion of the
responsibilities undertaken by Lady
Curzon:
"It sometimes devolves upon the
wife of the Viceroy to give audience
to a uativo Maharajah alone, when it
is her duty to advance and meet him
on the threshold, and duly wave him
to aseat, afterwhichher American tact
prompts her to speak of the satisfac
tion it is to see him in her home, to
inquire after the health of her distin
guished guest and his family, and to
pay him all the usual complsments of
the season. As the ladies of thevico
royalty generally make it understood
that they can accept no gifts of value
from their subjects the exchange of
tokens is confined to photographs.
"Two thousand guests are some
times present at the state balls, when
the viceroyal party is conducted by
an imposing procession to and from
the assembly, which is opened by the
quadrille of honor at about ten o'clock.
After this Lord aud Lady Curzon hold
a reception, and the warm climate
makes these wearing events upon the
host and hostess. That the social ad
ministration of Lady Curzon will not
fall behind those of her predecessors
was evidenced by orders for thirty-five
thousand invitations, programmes and
cards of various sorts given in Lou
don previous to her doparture for In
dia.
"One of the delicate duties of the
lady of the viceroyal mansion is to
learn the rules of management gov
erning the native servants, for these
have their places as unalterably fixed
by caste as persons in higher stations.
In the bedchamber service there is
not one or two brisk chambermaids to
do up a room as in Amerioa, but the
various items in the nlmost tritliug
work aro dividedamong seven or eight
men-servants, and this is the rule
throughout an Indiau establishment.
Lady Curzon's body-servant stands or
sleeps outside the door to her room
constantly, and when she goes to
drive alone another attendant rides
in tko carriage with her, aud at any
time would give his life for her pro
tection."
Our Bruve Names.
The daughter of Secretary Long
and three of her fellow students at
Johns Hopkins Medical College spent
their vacations nursing the sick and
wounded. Mrs. Enuis, n colored
woman from the Freedmun's Hospital
at Washington, went to Santiago with
the army and has been there ever
since nursing the colored soldiers.
She is ono of the humble heroines of
the war and is just as much entitled
to the thanks of Congress and a medal
as Miss Barton or Miss Gould.
And what compensation is there for
Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, of New
York, who not only faced disease aud
death in the hospitals of Fort Monroe
and Montauk Point all summer, but
'j.c.vo her only daughter, a beautiful
girl of nineteen, whe was still more
precious to her than all of Miss
Could's millions? The National So
ciety of the Daughters of the Revolu
tions will erect a monument to com
memorate tho heroism aud sacrifice of
Rubina Walworth. Her mother was
ode of the three founders of that
order and she was the grandchild of
tho late Chancellor Walworth, of New
York.
Who will erect a monument or pro
vide a gold medal in honor of Sister
Mary Larkin, a sweet nun from Em
mitsburg, Md., who died of yellow
fever, or offer n similar tribute to tho
heroism of another bravo volunteer
nurse who died at Chickamauga?
Fifteen hundred contract nurses
were employed by the medical corps
during the war nnd there were about
151) volunteers. The exact number is
not known, because their names were
not upon the rolls. Twelve of the
contract nurses sacrificed their lives
and the three volunteers referred to
died in the harness. This is a re
markably small percentage only fif
teen out of a total of 1650 who en
dured the olimate, the hardships
and exposure to contagious diseases,
but among the living as well as the
dead are many yet unhonored and
unsung whoso services deserve spoc
ial recognition.—Chicago Record.
The Tailor Made Suit.
Some of the smart tailors are mak
ing two coats for each suit and this
the customers who give the orders
consider an economical plau. One cos
tume of Amazon mauve-gray cloth has
a close-fitting skirt, which flares out
at about the height of the knees into
a dozen tiny flat flounces which at
first sight might be taken for tucks.
The edge of each one is ornamented
by a piping of dark violet velvet. The
coats are a direotoire and a short
sncque, respectively. The first is cut
with a long-tailed basque, reaching
nearly to the bottom of the skirt, but
giving no indication of its existence
in front. The broad revers are faced
with violet velvet of tho same hue as
that employed upon the skirt, and
this in turn is covered, or nearly so,
by an application of white ribbon
braids in the shape of true-lovers'
knots; the gantlet ouffs and the tight
fitting sleevos are similarly faced and
embroidered. The vest, out in pne
with the coat, is of velvet, braid-em
broidered also ahd the smart aud
•daiuty oravat is of lace and fur, min
,gled with violet velvet. The edge,
pockets and revers of the coat aro
piped with violet velvet, the flaps of
the pockets are of velvet, with a single
application of the ribbon braid em
broidery in the shape of a true-lovers'
knot in tlie centre. The sacque coai/
of cloth, intonded foe wear over a
blouse, is very short, reaching only to
the waist. It is double-breasted, has
one of the new funnel-shaped collars
and rather email rovers; collar and
revers are faced with voilst velvet. A
mannish little outside pocket, high np
on the left-hand side, shows peeping
over its edged a pale mauve kerchief,
edged with lace, and a cravat of pur
ple velvet, shows at the throat when
the high collar is turned down.
The Favorite Flower.
The reign of the rosebud has already
commenced. Small as this crimson
tipped flower is, it successfully dom
inates every new fnbrio for spring
wearing. Challies, organdies, Swiss
muslins, ginghams and silks are
wreathed and speckled, spotted and
dotted with coquettish baby roses,
from the romantic moss bud to the
close-sheathed tiny button rose. All
this, of course, goes only to prove that
we are in for a piuk spring instead of
a lilac, violet or corn-flower blue one.
There is, indeed, matter for a pro
longed and undenially thrilling teacup
talk of coming modes already spread
forth on the counters. Abridged in
formation must make it known that
the favorite orgauio pattern is that of
a flue rose viue iu bud, and creeping
over a trellis pattern in faint green or
! pale yellow. Iu dimity and a beauti
ful new starchless muslin called Phili
piuo the prim baby rose is placed
formally inside a tiny check square,
or regular narrow bands of green run
in bayadere or perpendicular stripes
between straight narrow trails of roses.
The cloud-like Bilk muslins that
promise to be the most fashionable
summer ball gowns have full-blown
roses in two shades of pink or in yel
low and red ou their faint blue, deep
cream or lemon-tinted backgrounds,
and for the Easter bridemaids these
are going to bo the most fashionable
possible habits.
Quconly Even In Prison.
The author of "Foreign Courts
and Foreign Homes" relates a very
pathetic story of Marie Antoinette,
told to her by au old man who had
when a boy, during the days of the
terror, to take some water daily into
the room of the unhappy queen. The
boy did not know the rank of the
prisoner, as she was spoken of as Veuve
Capet, aud her daughter as Citoyenue
Marie! The first time he was gruffly
told by his uucle to put the pitcher
down. On entering the room ho
looked up and saw a pale, cold, steru
looking woman, with snow white hair,
standing bolt upright, facing the three
men and the boy as they came iu.
She started violently when the boy
entered, but said nothing. No doubt
he reminded her of her own unhappy
son separated from her. "Some
childish instinct mado the boy rever
ently bow his head to her, and if ho
had dared he would have doffed his
cap and bent his knee. In the guard
room he asked who this Veuve Capet
was, and was told a bad, wicked wom
an, who had been the curse of France.
Constantly he carried the pitcher to
her, and one day, when his uncle was
more drunk than usual, and not no
ticing him, he slipped three little
primroses, nvhioh he had in his hot
little hand, into hers. The queen
took them, hid them in her dress,
and burst into tears."
A Princess' Post Cards.
The Duchess of York has one of the
most interesting collections of post
cards on record. It has been contri
buted to by the sovereigns of every
land where post cards are used, the
German relatives of Her Royal High
ness supplying by far the greater
number, many of which are very
picturesque and artistic. Post card
albums are for the moment ousting
both stamp und autograph albums
from favor, and have the advantage
in both respects, inasmuch as they
supply the stamp of various nationali
ties as well as the autograph of some
friend or distinguished individual,
and, furthermore, a dainty bit of
scenery.
Tempting; Embrolderlep.
The summer display of open-pat
terned embroideries in lattice devices,
in Honiton effects, Venetian point
laces, edgings, and insertions in Hun
garian stitch, etc., is very tempting.
New Fashion's Fancies.
Overskirtswill be an Easter fashion.
Belts will hoof metal extremely nar
row.
Buttons will be extremely decora
tive.
Ostrich feathers will be a positive
rage.
Coiffures will be more wavy than
ever.
Ruffled braid will trim tailor-made
suits. /
Stocks will be of plain bauds, not
crushed silk.
Coats will be long in the back and
short in front.
Ruffles will be more plentiful and
fanciful than ever.
Golf capes will bo made out of vel
vet and worn for calling.
Skirts will be fastened at the front
right seam, and will hug the hips.
Wraps are cut away in front from
the waist line and very pointed at the
back.
Placket holes will be buttoned with
large conspicuous buttons, instead of
flying open.
Shoes will be less pointed and the
mode will be for the heavy morocco
and the calfskin.
Tight waists will be the fashion aud
the cutaway coats will replace the long
double breasted ones.
Hats will oome back toward the face
instead of getting further away from it
and will be very large.
Waists will button down the back
and over on the right side iu front
without being double breasted.