Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 16, 1878, Page 11

WiiY IT FAILED. Stewart's Hotel for Meaning > Workingwomen. A Workingwoman Takes Judge itilton to Task. fensons Why the Gilded Palace Was Not Patronized. As for Pets, Sewing-Machines, and the Society of Men. To the Editor of The Tribune. CricsGo, Juae 15.—As 4 woman, and one of tre greatarmy of workingwoinen, Ihavewatehed riments carried out by the founders of Woman's Hotel, from its inception to on, with the decpest interest. Since e swift and hupeless downiall, T have marked wich pain the bitteruess of epirit which Judwe Riiton, the manazer of the enterprise, has mavifested toward the workinewomen of New York, because of the mortifying result of the irantic scheme that bad come under bis con- trol. - In the several interviews with him which {ave been reported for the vress, he has not coly extibited 2 petty epite and irritabilicy at the disastor that was pitiable, but be has not pesitated, by bis assertivns and insinuations, to cast a reproach upon womanhoud which every thouzhful member of the sex must keeuly feel sud resent. A few representatives of the women who sre sccustomed to deiiver their ideas and opinious from the platform, couvened a meeting 1 New York with the view of publicly cefending their gex from the covert and open aspersions with which Judgre Hilton bad assailed it. One esti- meble aud cultivated woman, promiuent among 1he educators of our country, took up her pen, snd, fo a rationsl and dixuified letzer to the New York Tribune, efectively replied to some of the offensive remarks of the chief adminis- trator of Mr. Stewart’s estate. Further than ¢ scon 1o attempt to set forth the ide of the guestion in this grave mat- ter, while the paragraphs conveying Judge iton's narrow and partial notions are travel- inr rapidly through the newspapers und fultill- ing their purpose in influenciog public senti- meat. i S LAST PETULANT QUTBURST, dated June 6, which is enjoying the beuefiv of a wide circufation, has o stirred my indignation that 1 ask for a little space in which to declare the impressions of mauny among the multitudes of women who are watching this contruversy, gsthey do all debates of important affaivs, in silence, but, with active intellizence and pro- found convictions. In the beginning I would make one personal remark aimed dircctly at Judce Huton. The man who can characterize— as he has done in this conversation witha re- porter on Juue 6—a classof respectable women w.th the low phrase *these female creatures,” tas an essentially vulgar soul, which would as- suredly betray him into impertinent words and roceedings in all of pia relations with mankind. wo sirnal proofs of this arc afforded in_ his trouble with the Jews at the Stewart Hotel in Saralora lust summer, and o Bi3 present dis- comfiture at the failure of an ambitious un- dertaking. As to the real reasons why.the workingwom- en of New York éid not gnuuuiza the gilded palace ostentatiously offered them in the form of a charity, they are easily found in the laws of Buman naiure, which secti to be quite bevond Judge Hiltow' power of comprehension, While the zrand hotel was in the process of building it was foreseen y every one gifted with fosiaht into the principles and ‘motives governing hu- manity that the effort it was dcsigned to con- summats SICST PROVE ABORTIVE. Homes for workingwomen were no new thing uuder the sun. They were already in success- ful operation, under various systems of man- asement, in several of our chief cities. But 1his was of colossal dimensions and framed upon & plau of princely magoificence. 1t was herald- ¢dl 28 & benevolent enterprise, with an aim and scope commensurate with the fortune of its originator, but it contained in its orgunization the germs of its destruction. Like too many of the social and financial fab- rics erected in_America, the fatal clements of shoddyism and snobbery were incorporated 1to its very foundations aud’ weakened and vitiated the whole structure. How false to the principles of truc republicanism, and how opposed to the simplicity that alone har- monizes with honest poverty, was this cost- ly edifice rivaling in allits appointments the residences of Emperors and Kings in other lands! It was inteuded to be the howe of hum- ble workingwomen whoare compelled o earry on the great struggle for existence sinzle-handed and slone, and how must its grandeur have mocked their mapy privations! Gentlewomen whoare reduced 1o the necessity of earning 1nur bread may cling to the title of lady and to the consideration that goes with it, but they siand on a level with the whole lost, plebeian and patrician, who gain a livelihood by the toil of the band or of the brain. Why should any oneof them desire or enjoy a home in a palace fit only for queens of rank or of fashion, dress- edin robes of _silk and velvet and leading lives of pleasurc? Every workingwoman of common sense and delicate feeling must realize how out of harmony with ker surroundings in the sump- tuous apartments of Stewart’s Woman's Hotel would be the plain attire and arniture pre- seribed by a parrow iucome snd a correct judg- wment. Itis an honor to American womanhood that the great majority of that cfass for whom the Woman's Hotel ~was_injudiciously desizoed recaznized the impropriety of accepting a home 100 fine for their condition, aud kept themsclves aloof from it. TUE CRYING EVIL OF SOCIAL LIFE IN AMERICA is 5aid to be the extravagance of women. Iow admirably was this so-called charitable institu- tion cafeniated to fasten a love of Juxury in its inmates! In how brief a time would a residence there so accustom them to rich fare and sump- tuous accommodations that o sudden chanze to the ordinary mode of living—a change lable tocome to sny of them at any hour— would prove as severe an ordeal as the actual €uscent from opulence 1o pepury! Jtis acknowl- edged that a luxurious life is enervating, and et its insidious effects were carelully provided loriu the most. ample measure by this i named charity to workingwomen. ~ The enter- prise deserved to fail, «ud all righr-thioking Jersons must rejoice that it did fail, for this Feason, it for no other .iudge Hilton expresses extreme disappoint- ment apd disgust that women were ot Jured to Lis splendid caravansary by its elegant cuisine presided over by Prof. Edward Schiecher with a Tus Of expert assistants. In this he shows his iznvrance of feminine nature. 1t is an ackrowl- edzed fact that women, as a rule, have wo par- ticular fondness for the pleasures of the table. Tueir appeti like their passions, are not gov- croing {o When Ieft 1o provide mercly for tkemselves they are not apt to take much trou- s cr incur much expense to secure a varied or Gainty diet. They find reater gratification in Ouser directions. And how fortunate jt is that Prof. Schelcher and his subordinates have not Lecen ailowed an opportunity to destroy the rel ish for simple, economival fare in some hun- dreds of the workingomen of New York! But Judee Hilion displayed perbaps the most astonisbing want of appreciation of woman's nature, and of the workingwoman’s needs, when he included in the code of laws ruling Stewart’s Hotel a probibition against the ad- anittauce of wets and sewing-machiues. TIIS DECREE DEALT A DEADLY LLOW AT THE INSTITGTION, 1t is to be supposed that the walls dividing tle apartmenis of a costly building like this in question would be of sufficient thickness to therefore it is impossid 10 discover any satisfactory reason why the in- mates should be forbidden the use of tieir sew- ing-machines and the enjoyment of such pets as are admissible in any orderly establishment. The rule savors of;tyranny, aud heuce is odious. Workingwomen are compelicd in most cases to do their own sewing, und the machine is their _Decessary ally in this Jabor. How uncalled for it scems under the cirenmstances for Judge Hil- ton to deny it to them! 1n £o coing be nurrow- 1y limited the number of applicants for his great. charity. Nerr peéts! what womanwho has a semblance of heart but would give up everything sooner than the bird, the squirrel, the cat, ot the dog she Joves and chenshes? It is customary 10 ridicule the old maid’s devotion to her pet, but women were meant to be mothers, and to $it them for this destiny the instinet of mater- mty was implanted in their hearts,—the instinct 10 fove and care for some Jiving creature which 1hey can fondse, and caress, and watch over, sud wait upon, and £acrifice for, to the full extent of the guminating impul It is this inborn, mizpty, wastering compulsion that makes them 1aithfui and Joyal in service to father, brother, husband, aud children, oftentimes continuing THE CHICAGOv TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JUNE (6 I87—-SIXTEEN PAGE ‘11 thelr willing and unstioting ministrations n{mr they ceas: to be uecessary, or L'f:e“ob}:c“é of them have proved uncratefal and unworthy. When the legitimate subjects of this pathetic glevotion are withheld from women, when the 1ard doons of fate sets them apart from family tes, there is au aching void fn the beart that no oveupation, however ensrossing, can fill. Then hln_w gratefully is welcomed the dumd snimal, that, happening to cross the path, offers some uatural outlet for the craving affections and some comforting response to their expression! IN MY GIRLISU YEARS it was once my fot to ve considerably isolated while in_the pursuit of au apoointed vocation. A littie fox squirrel, searce old cnough to leave its mother’s ne ce given to me. 1t wwas a gentle playfeilow, and so tame that while it lived the only coufiuement it_knew was by a searlet ribbon tied abott its neck and fastened ¥ Wrist. During jts waking hours it was always with me. While I wus busy iu_my room i d about with the wonderful azility of its species, furnishing me with eudless diversion l_xy its merry habits and quick inteilizence. §f 1 sut too absorbed in my work to mind its lively sambols. 1t would spring to my lap and strive 10 pull away the book or the sewine, and, per- sisting until it succeeded, would then trist and prance about with the swift and graceful move- mentsonlya bappy, mmblesquirrel 1s capable of, Its delight was to cnzage me in a frame of romps, noiseless but incaleulably spirited, in which it would take the cireuit of the roum in bold, rapid leaps, alighting on my shoutder in cach round, and, flectly sweeping sufes around me, alter the manner of 1 squirrel cir- cling a tree-trunk. defy me o cateh it. I never couid, and_how glecfully it would laugh at my ihaes ¢ . eu theory that man is the only ammal who laughs. Aniwals ery; why should they uot lausn when the oceasion Warrantsd My squirrel bad caughr the trick of lnushng from human compano D, a5 it bad learned many ::;ug'.Llhcr way of rendering its emotions intei- rible. 1t often uccompauied me fn my waiks and e light, sitken_mauncle tirown round L K secureiy curbiug suy sudden tempta- Livn to stray from its owner. ~ 1ts habit on onr ting out was 1o plunge head foremost wto iny dress vocket, and, righting about in a flash,to thrust its “pose *through the opening, sud - there maintain 4 quies po- n, observing ull that passed before it with the ‘keens tisiaction. Wuen night came on it erept under the coverings down to the foot of my bed, and there, coited up inabull, remained motion) until morning. Wauld anything i the world have induced me to part from this charming little pett A mother would alinost as soou part with ber baby darding. My squurel aiforded me all the compsaionship 1 wanted, and I was content 1o be alone with it. It stoud to me iu the place of human refation- sbips which happened to be laci As it was with me then s0 is it with many a loucly woman, who has taken some dumb creature to her heart, and poured out upou it the wealth of love meaut by Lrovidence to be lavished upon the husband und culdren, that, however, the mischances of life have denied her. Would auy one of these women give up the fond, inno- cent delights derived from her pet for the sake of dwelling wnid_the chill splendor of the ‘Woman’s Hotel} Never a one so long us she Temuined true to lier woman’s nature. TUESE CAUSES 1 HAVE ENUMEKATED are quite enough to explain why the 50,000 workigwotnen of New York did ot rush to 1ill Stewart’s lotel us soon as its_doors were opened. Al hiad homes before, of one sort or another, some of then doubti ry poor, aud all of them inferior Lo the stately editice offered for their occupation, but still they were homes, aliowiug some the sweet and the essential priy leges of their pets aud thelr sewing muchine: some the quiet and Jdomestivity of family hfe; others a retirement aud simplicity congenial to their circumstances; and all a freedom—so dear to every bumun’ being—{row every restric- tion save such as are universaily bindiui for the sake of social peace and purity. Judee Hilton has iuan obnoxions manner ascribed the disaster that has overtaken the mamsoth Stewart charity purely to the obstl- nate determination ot women to _enjoy the so- cicty of the other sex. Most honest-hearted women will grant that o this lics one of the several reasous of the failure. Man is the eom- plement of woman ss woman is the complement, of man, and it is not wise nor ri¢ht for either 10 be separated 100 rigorously {rom the other. ‘The few out of the whole race of mankind who 1n the centuries past bave chosen to people con- vents and mouasteries indicate that UEALTHFUL HUMAN INSTINCTS bring men and women into friendly and family agsociations. Only where these are indulged with due safewuards does the full being of both exvaud and develop in perfect symmetry and cowpleteness. It is no reproach to women that they prefer not to be coufined by themselves in a sémi-nunnery. Although they may have no in- clination to meet gentlemen in any sovial rela- tiou, there is & universal instinct that revels agaiust dictation in this, as in all personal mat- ters. Yet homes for women trom which men are excluded are liberally sustained in New York and other cities, showing that causes aside {from the interdiction of male socicty wrought together iuthe failure of the Stewart Hotel. With the price of board set at $Y & week,—a sumout of proportion to the means of the average workinswoman; with pets and sewing- machines rigidiy probibited; with the exposure and publicity incident to a life in an immense and crowded hotel; with the showy glitter aud parade of an ostentatious waguificence clashing uiscordautly with tbe actual condition of the workingivoman; aud with a manazer wauting in the vice tact aud delicate iustinets, it is not pecessary to seck further for reasons why Stei- arv’s Wotman's iotel met with a quick collapse. Ner can it be doubted that in the end Judye Hilton’s coarse reflcctions upon the modesty and integrity of womanhood will receive the disapprobation they merit from just and liberal minds. A WORKINGWOVAN. PYRAMID-RELIGION. ‘The Latest Developments, Cincinnats Timies. When Prof. Proctor wrote, two years ago, on the “Religion of the Pyramidists,” tne sccond edition of Piazzi Smyth’s book, “Qur Inhert- tance in the Great Pyramid,” had been two or three years before the public. What may be called the religion of the Great Pyramid began with a small work by John Tay- lor, published in London in 1859, He examined the various measurements that had been re- ported, and deduced from them certain conclu- sions regarding the architectural deslen, of which the most important was that the hight of the Great Pyramid was intended to bear to double the length of the base the exact ratio of the dismeter to the circumference of a circle, and to ali practical purposes did beur it. Following this was a number of other conclu- sions, such_as that the length of the base side was equal ib pyramid inches to the number of days w a solar year, that the pyramid inch was the one-teo-millionth part of “the semi-polar diameter of the earth, that the pyramid cubit was the same as the sacrad cubit of the He- Dbrews, that the hight of the Pyramid typities the distance of the sun from ‘the earth. We 1 never gcen Mr. Taylor's book, “Tho Great_Pyramid, Why 1t was Built, and Who Built It,” but we infer from what we have resd of its character that the general conciusion . Taylor drew was that the Pyramid was the work of a man who was divinely inspired, just asthe writers in the Bible were iuspired, ana that the object of the Pyramid was to furnish {he world & system of aniversal meteorology. Succeeding Mr..Taylor ecame Prof. Smyth, the Astronomer-Royal of Scotland, snd tormerly a Fellow of the British Royal Socicty. Mr. Tay Jor's work was directly bequeathed to him, and in 1864 Prof. Smyth, in company with his wife, spent four months and more at the Great Pyra~ mid, 2oing over the measurements with the ut~ most care. The results of his investizations wero published, in due time, in 8 book cntitled «Life and Work at the Great Pyramid”” This was afterward followed by Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid,” the first edition of which +was published about 1867, the second of which was published in 1574, and _the third last Sep- tember. Prof. Smyth held not only to the re- sults of _the Taglor examnation, but he went further, and fn the second of his two books he announced a new discovery. This was that the Pyramid related to the future as well as to the past,—in other words, that it was prophetic. There had been hints, apparently, that such o character was clmmed for it, when in 1885 o young lsraclite of Scotland wrote to Prof. Smyth hat if the Pyramid were really a monument of inspiration some distinctive proof should be af- for.ded of this fact by a peculiarity of building. To make plain the nature of the proof it is ne- cessary to say that the entrance passage of the Prramid runs down at an angle of about 26 de- prrees for some 4,446 inches. At a distance of 985 inches from its beginuing an ascending pas- sawe begins, which continues for 1,542 inciies. This passage suddenly eniarges into what is called the Grand Gullery, whose lensth is 1,851 inches. it was the belief of the Prramidists that the first passage wasintended to memorial- ize huwman history from tlie date of the dis- persion of mankind; that the first ascendiug ae was intended 1o typify the era of the Fenieh dispensation, and the Graud Gallery the era of Christianity. There were various other passages, of which we have not the space to make mention. We have given above the chlef. Now, said_Mr. Menzies, if the pyramid be the Tesult of Divine inspiration, we must look back Jrom the beginning of the Graod Gallery, and 2,170 inches—2170 being the date assizned for the construction of the Pyramid—{rom that place there must be found a line, or mark, or something which will indicate that 5o many Years were to clupse between the time when the Pyramid was built and the birth of Christ. Sure enough, thev counted back, and then s mark was found, *made as by a master-hand,”” and Prof. Smyth says he was ‘‘appalied * when he discovered it. In this scheme, 1851 years is set as the length of the Christian dispensation. Two things oceur tothe reader: firat, that it must be conclusively shown, to_make this line of value, that the date of_the founding of the Pyramid was 2,170 before Christ; and, second, that if this theory be correct the system of universal meteorology which, according to the tirst of the Pyramia religionists, was the object of the Pyramid's construction. was delayed so long in it5 revelotion as to make its announc ment of comparatively little value. ~ Lor if, Lnuwrdlnz to the Pyramidists and Mother Ship- oo, The world to sn end shall come 1n eighteen hundred and eighty-one. the pyramid system of metcorology will be of very little service. It was not revealea until 155%, and_did not come to general attention il 136: It does not seein that inspiration would have been wisely employed which kept the inspired meastres seceet till within four or tive years of the destruction of the world. In'a word, just in so far a3 the prophetic or Messianic character is imposed on tue Pyramid, 50 far does the theory which first attached to the Pyramid cease to be of practical value, Now an examination of the third editition of Prof. Smyth’s book, ““Our_Inheritance in the Great Pyramid,” and a comparizon of it with the sceond editlon, punlished in 1874, shows that whereas in the' earlier investigations the meteorological theory of the Pyramid was _that which received cilef attention, the prophetic charzeter is that which i now dwclt upon. the edition of 1874, the Messianic sizniticance is made of less importance. I the cdition pubd- lished last September, therest of the buok leads up 10 that, and chief weight is given the pro- phetic indications. lie srowth of this belief is seeu by varfous First is the circumstance that 8 third jon should be called for so_ soun after the publication of the second. Ttis an expensive book, but its expense has not prevented its sale. Second, the Philadelphia house of Porter & Coates fus printed u work by the Rey. Joseph Seiss, D. D., entitled **A Miracle in Stone.”” in which a_rendable swnmary s given of Prof. " Sinvth's book, and in_which” also the prophetic nature of the Pyramid is urzed by varipus con- siderations and” colcidents which escaped at- tention of the Astrunomer Royal of Scotland. Third, A Chicago irm has besun the publi tion of a monthly neriodical, entitied, Qur Iest, which “is _devoted to *‘the Great Pyramid, the Second Coming of Christ, and the preparation of the Chureh.’” Fourth, it beinz nssumed that Melchizedek the builder of the Pyramid, the attewpt to 1dentify him has been made. _The first hypoth- is was that he was the King of Salem, or rusalem, then that hewas an angel, next that he was Job, and finally, Commander R. N. Tracy, R. N., angounced his belief that he was Christ, a belief that in his third edition Praf. Sinyth gives clear evidence of his futention to accept. It is curious to nate also the assurauce of support these later writers'tind in the prophe- cles of the Bible. Daniel and the Revelations of St. John are quoted by taem with especial interest, and they deduce from them the same conclusions they had afready arrived at In their study of the 1881 Inches tnat make up the length of the Grand Gallery. Were Prof. Proctor to write now of the reliy jon of the Pyramidists, he would have to account of this chanwe in position. He must be interested in that peculinrity of mind which jeads many men, who reject thie doctriue of the Inspiration of the Bible, to pin their fith to the fusiration of su architect. By the very nature of things, the architect can only express in more ocenlt symbols what could liave becn cx- ‘pressed in words, But the more oceult is seized with sreater readiness than tlie written letter. It is & good illustration of the way credulity and skepticism join hands. But it must be borne in mind that far as Prof. Smyth and most of the other writers are concernéd, they approach the subject from the standpomt of re- mote belfevers in the Word. Still they appear to attribute to the Pyramid 2 bigher and more aceurate inspiration than to the Bible. They have no skepticism. ENGLAND AND TURKEY. Hints at a Protectorate. London Times, June 1. The one fatal blunder in the Treaty of Paris in 1556 was that it provided no effectual guaran- tee for better government on the part of the Porte. It accepted certain assurances on the part of the Sultan, which' promised all that was desired; but it provided no means whatever for insuring their fulfilment. Turkey has pcen let alone for twenty years, and the result is the dicastrons collapse which provoked the war of last jyear. Our Government twould, therefore, be acting reasonably i it recoemized that for the future this laissez jawre policy with respect to Turkey must be abandoned. 1t will not be enough to establish an independent Bulgaria north of the Balkans and a semi-independent Bulgaria south of them, to maintain the ‘furkish communica- tions with the west of the Penmnsula, and to obviate the_entire predominance of Russin in Armenia. If nothing elseis done, the ditliculty will inevitably recar in snother twenty years, or, perhaps, in another five or ten. Nothing can golve the Eastern question pernanently except some such arrangement as will nsure #ood government within the Turkish domin- fons, and at the same time, and by virtue of the same agrecment, confine the advance of Kussia within certain definite limits. 1t may, thercfore, be expected that soover or later there will be & distinct recognition of this necessity. Its urzency will be greatly agira- vated by the changes which the war bas render~ ed necessars. Though Russia will consent to leave Turkey with a footing in Surope, it will Ve amere footing, and she will henceforth be almost entirely an Asiatic Power. Any further advance on the part of Russia would threaten the whole existing fabric of government and or- gauization in Asiatic Turkey, and the danzer thus becomes too imminent to be disregurded. Whenever an attempt is made to provide an effectual remedy for this weakness, the only re- source will be found to be one of the nature weare now indicating. Noinfiuence can insure good ad- ministration in Turkey but that of & Power whose authority fu the East is zenerally recog- nized, aud which is capable of asserting the claims of justice at any point where they may e disregarded. Lussian authority for this pur- pose, whatever its intentions, would necessarily be imperfect. Its asscrtion would assume the form of Iucessant encroachiment, and would thus iovolve continusl disturbance and war. En- land alone, by virtue of her maritime power and her possessions in India, is ina_position to exert this legislative authority over Turkish ad- winistration, while at the same time it is a mat- ter of deep interest for her to avert ansichy in the Eust, and to obviate unaue Russian aggrand- izement. These arc the conditions of the problem, and if they bave been calmly aud comprehensively considered the course dictated by them appears clear. We must be prepared to assist the Porte in the better ad- ministration of its remaining territories. f this is to be done, we may ask for a guarantee that Russia shall for the future be strictiy con- fined within.the limits which the Congress may assign to her in Asia, no fess than in Europe. We desire nothing for oursclves, except it be, perhaps, a position which will the better enable 1 to exert the authority we are now indicating. All we claim is that a tinal bar shall be placed to the disintegration of Turkey, and that, as a nDecessary consequence, therc shoulé be a direct- ing fuflaence at the Porte. Such plans are momentous and difficult; but some detinite scheme of this nature offers, we believe, the only hope of a satisfactory solution of the East- ern question. B —— Denth of 3rs. Thomas Corwin Cinctnnatf Commereial, June 12. The veoerable widow of Thomas Corwin died suddenly at the old family home in Levanog, O., carly yesterday morning. For some time she had been in fecble, but not seriousiy i, bealth, and only withio the last fortnight friends vis ing the family, who had not scen Mrs. Corwin for some years, expressed the thought that she seemed likely to tive o dozen or more years, and others had also noticed that she has recently seemed unusually bright for one of her years— nearly 83. It 15 probable, however, that her appearance of comparatively good condition resulted from the resolution and wiil she bad to keepup. She was mnoticed to be quite cheerful and Dbright on Sunday, and was about as well as wusual when she retired, though she spoke of indigestion. Dur- fng the night she called to oue of the family, complaining of pain, but no alarming symptoms were noticed for several hours. Then her son, Dr. Wiltiam Corwin, was summoncd, and very shortly, without distress or a struggle, sie passed quickly away about 5 o'clock. Mrs. Corwin was a daughter of Dr.Jobn Ross, and was born July 19, 1795, at West Chester, Pa. In 1819 ner father moved with his family to Lebauon. Oan the 13th of November, 1822, she was married, in the room in which she died, to Thomas Corwin. The- five children, four daughters and_onc son, born to_them are still living. Mrs. Corwin, was rearcd in the faith of the docfety of Frienas, but soon after her mar- riaze joined the Baptist Church. and died in that communion. She was a woman of stronz relizious faith and truly pious life, yet not a dogmatist nor illiberal. ‘The prominence of her distinguished bus- band, however gratifying to her pride and affec- tion, bad little influence in weaning her from quict Jife in Lebanon, and durine much of his active public service she remained at their home, caring: for their children, and keeping a haven of rest for him in his days of relaxation trom officiul duty. Perbeps in no other mansion in the State has there been dispensed more generous or genial hospitality than in the larze oid house which was the home of the Corwins. The most dis- tinguished men of the laud, during the honored hnsband’s active aays in political life, were s there, enjoving the rare gepiality of the and the true housewifely skill of the hostess. ¢ GOSSIP FOR LADIES. “ONE KISS BEFORE I GO.” “4The scent of the June roses 13 borne upon the breeze, And idly swings the hammock Beneath the leafy trees; The sun-beams throuzh the branchzs Arc gancing to and {ro: One kiss, I pray, my dacling— One kiss before 1 w0, “It may be months, my dearest, Befare we meet againi They may be fall of sorzow They may be fall of pain; But 1 would feel supremely blest And happier, [ Know, 1f you would give me, Corling, One kiss before I go. Wherever T may wander, On land or on the rea. The thonzht of it will éver prose A source of joy to we; 1t will 611 my very being With an ever-present glow, 1t you will give me, dearest, One kiss before I 20" Stie placed her arms a-kimbo, And gave u kind of snort: Indeed,” suid she, **If [ kuow myself, 111 do nothing of the sort! The longer you deiny It, “Che spoonicr you grow; And 1 guess, if you are going, You'd vetter et up and go!™ Cimicaco, 1678, Frasis M. WoLLXERATH. OUT-DOOR SPORTS. Detrott Free Press. The season has now arrived when ont-door sports are apropos. The caternitlar has left his den, the m nito has turned over in bed and uttered a warning shrick, and big zreen worms are skylarking around on shade-trees, and bet- ting on their chances of dropping down behind a man’s coat-collur. An iuteresting lawn game Is played as fol- lows: - At the supper-table the wife remarks: « James, 1 want $10 to fix up my summer silk. Don’t go away without leaving it.” James makes no reply, but manages to slip out of the house unseen. . He is stealing softly eross the lawn to jump over the fonce at the cormer, when his wiie comes rushing out and exclalin: imes! James! see here!™ 1le begins to squint into a cherry-tree and talk about moths. *You_ wulk buck here and hand over thst cash, or I’ll send for my mother to come and stay all summer! "’ According to the rules of the zame, he turns aud looks at her, and mutters to himself: “That wilts me!”’ . “The ides of your skulking off like that!” sho continues; When he advances, hands out the % X," and. if he cau_convince ber that he had as soon give her £20 as §10, he wins the ame: i B othier out door ame s played between 10 o'clock in the evening and midnight, 10 order to avoid the heat of thesun. It is played sito- gether by married people. Nine o’clock ha arrived, and the busband ot having reached home, the indienaut wife nails down the in- dows,locks all the doors, and goes to bed feeling as if she could smash her partuerina minute and a half. Along about 11 o'clock Charles Ylenry begins to play his part in the zame, * He is suddenly seen uuder the kitchen windows. He seeks to raise it. He tries another and a otier, but the sash won't lift. Then he softly tries all the doors, but they are locked. The rules of the game allow him to make some re- marks ut this juncture, and it gencrally bezins to rain about this moment. As he gets under the shelter of the garden-rake, be muses: Nice way to treat me, because I found a stranger on the walk with a broken leg, and _took him to the ‘hospital.” As the rain comes harder. he boldly climbs the front steps and rings the bell. Afier about ten minutes the door is onened, @ hand reaches out and pulls him into the ball, aud the game goes on: &, u vile wreten!" “Jai whaz mazzer,~whaz iz it, jar- linz *“Don't darling me. Here it fs almost day- lght, aud DIve shivered and trembled, and brouiht on & nervous fever which may carry me to my grave!”’ “ Jarling, I found a leg on the sidewalk wiz broken man, and—1" This zame is always wou by tne wife, Another, and the fast out-door game to be described here, is called “ Waking for Her Darling.” A woman waits for her husband to spade wup & flower-bed. The Eastern question absorbs_his whole time. She goes out to wield the spade herself. The game is very bricf. She tries to dig in the spade by pressing with both feet a¢ ouce, and when she zets up and dashes inte the house ele realizes that she rolled over three times and barked her nose against the iron vase, and that four earriazes were right op- posite the house at the time. S$he may have a &peech to detiver when her husband comes to dioner, but the busbaud wins the game—~it I8 50 in the rules. WAS IT A WOMAN? ‘Tuscarora, in the State of Nevads, has lately been the scenc of a most remarkable occurrence. A person known as Samuel M. Pollard courted and marrled a young woman of good family and reputation named Marancy Hughes. Maraucy, after living with Pollard six wonths, weot back to her parents. Sae stated that Pollard was a woman, who, from motives connected with her previous career, had assumed male attire, and marrfea ber partly as a cruel jest, and purtly in order to better mafntain ber assumed character. Maraney also said that Pollard had deterred her by threats from previously making known the facts, and when some doubt was expressed as to the truth of ber astonishing story, Marancy went before 2 Justice of the - Peaco aud made aflidavit to it. She also urged the authorities to prosecute Pollard. Meanwhile. Poilard stoutly asserted that he (or she) be- longed to the inale sex, and averred that his wife had left him for other reasons than those put forward by her. The public, at first, in- credulous, gradually became convinced that ;\!:\r:m{? s statement was correct. In order to settle the question, Pollard was arrested on a charge of verjury in having sworn falzely when tbe marriaze license was obtained. Tuscarora wasin a fever of cxcitement, as women are scarce in that mining town, and the prospect of an addition to the ranks of the favored sex was anticipated with anxicty. But. whatever hopes existed were dashed Ly the reconciliation of Marancy and her husband. They met. in court, they enibraced, Marancy wept, aud they walked off arm in arm without a word of explanation to the wondcring oflicers. But still the Tusca- rorans believe that Pollard is a woman, TIE WIDOWER AND TIIE WIDOW. Buato Express. When Mr. Thomas Thompson was courting the widow who became his sixth wife, said he, taking a pinch of snuff and looking wise, ** witl tell you what I expect of you, my dear. You are aware that I have had a good deal of matrimonial -experience. Ho-hum! it makes me sad to think of it. My lot in the cemetery is almost full, and I may truly say that my cup of misery would be running over at this mo- ment if it were not for you. But to business. I was sbout to remark that Jane, my first, could make better caflee than any other woman iu this world. I trust you will adopt her recipe for the preporation of that beverage.” » My first husband frequently remarked? —~—heran the widow. . “And there was Susan,” interrupted Mr. Thompson. *Susan was the best mender that probably ever lived. It was her delight to find abutton off, and, as for rents . coats and things, I have seen her shed tears of joy when she saw them, she was so desirous of using ber needle for their repair. Oh, what & woman Susan was!" ¢ Many is the time,” began the widow, ‘that my first hus "— ) “With regard to Anna, who was my third,” £aid Mr, Thompson hastily, “I think her forie above all “others was in the accomplishment of the cake known as slapjack. I have very pleas- ant visions at this moment of my angelic Anna as she appeared in the Kitclien of a frosty ing, eaveloped in smoke and the mormng sun- shine that stole into_ the wiudow. or tearing to my plate a particularly nice article of slapjuck, with the remark, ‘That’s the nicest one yct, Thomas. Eat it while it’s hot.” Sometimes, 1° assure you, my dear, these recollections are quite overpowering.} He applied his handkerebief to his eyes, and the widow said, * Ab, yes. I know how it is myself, sir. Many is the time that I sce inmy lonely hours my dear first hus '~ e “The pride and the joy of Julia, my fourth, and { may say, too, of ‘Clara, my fifth,” inter: rupted Mr. Thompson, with some_apparently uccidental violence of tone, “lay in the art of making over their spring-bonnets. 1f you will believe 1t, my dear, one bonnet lasted those two blessed women through all the happy years they lived with me. They would turn them, and make them over so many, many times! Dear, dear! whata chanzing world—what an unhappy, changing worid 1 _*Isny g0 to mysell a huudred times a day, sir,"" said the widow with a sigh. * 1 frequeute 1y remarked to my first hus P—. “Madame!” eaid Mr. Thompson suddenty and with great sternness, “oblige me by never mentiontug that cheap man again. Are younot aware that he must necessarily be out of the question forevermore? Can you not sce that your continual references to him sicken my soul! Let us have peace, Madame—Iet us have oeace.” “ Very well, sir,” said the widow, meekly. 1 beg your pardon, and promise 2ot to do it again.” : And they were married, and their lives were as bright and peaceful as Mr. Milfer's sundown seas. THE BANKRUPTCY BUSINESS. Cincennatt Seturday Night. “Boggs,” said Mrs. B., suddenly, the other evening, looking up from the paper she was reaging, “why don’t you go into bankruptey and have some style about you?” “Go into baukruptey?’ repeated Boogs, “ what fo; “Because fvls the fashion,” replied Mrs, B. “Everspody who is anybody goes Into bank- ruptes now-a-days. Our neighbors are all get- ting the start of us. Here's Sorgs, who lives across the street, he is in the list to-day. Now we have lived in this town a good deal longer than Sowss has. Why couldn’ you have got your name in ;e papers as well as het? 1 don’t want my name in the papers in that way,” said Boggs. f “Thaus the way: always behind eversbody else. We never could hold our own along with our neighbors.” “ But we couldn’t hold our ownif L went into bankruptey,” persisted Borgs. L nsense,” erled Mrs. B. “Don’t the Squigwses, who went into baukruptey last sum- mer, just as well if not a_little better than befored Now, Boogs, do oblige me by buying a fie.” “Buying a file? What for®" “*8o that you can file your petion. Do it this very day and it will be_in the morning papers. ‘Then your wife and children can _hold their heads up with the best of ’em. Somchow I reel that weare under u sort of cloud now. People Jook at us as much as to say: * Tnere’s something the matter with the Bogzses. . . . . Then vou won’t become o baukrapt to maintain our social posltion?” “ No I won't,” said Bozes, bluntly. “Then 1 give you due nntics that I shall re- celve or tnake no more calis. L shall give up our vew in church and take the chiluren out of school. 1 shall close up the house, give out that we have gone into the country, and we will all live in toe kitehen, ILwe can’s do like the rest of folks and be somebody, there i3 uo use urying to live.” DANGERS OF PROCRASTINATION. Danbury News. We were passing two girls who were leaning over a fence in mutual converse, when ope s2id to the other: “ [ have got something to tell you.” “ What is it wus the eager foquiry. ©0b, Ican’t tell you now. But I'll telt you some time." What_a common thing this is amoug young girls. How often it is heard, ** [ liave some- thing to tell you. Icun’t tell you aow. but 1 will some time.” Why not now! Wy some time? Little does the careless utterer of these words realize their sad import. Some timne may pever come. Delaysure dangerous. W should never put off antil to-morrew what we can do to-duy, for the morrow may never come. Vhat we have got to tell our fricuds should be told them now. Ouoly o short time ago this same re- mark was made by one young girl to another. She sald: ** Oh, I've zot something to tell you.” “What is it «Qh, 1 wou't tell you now."” Why not?” pleaded ber companion. «QOh, L can’t. But DIl tell you some time.” Thus they parted. They never met again in this life. Within twenty-four hours the pleader was taken violently ill, and was soon dead. What her friend Wanted to tell her was that she was to have a dress trimmed with navy-blue but she put off the information to another time, and she who thirsted for the words died, 2nd never knew what was to take place. SHE NEVER DOES. Cinginnail Breakfost-Table. In a barbershop discussion, the other day, one of the disputants said: *1am getting tired of this eternal harpiug about the finer sensibill- ties and virtues of women,—they're not & bit abead of men. Take a comwmon [nstance,— charity, we will say. When a man's generosity i3 touched in the right spot, he shoves bis hand right down into his brecches-pocket and_ gives alms. Doesa woman ever do thati No, sir, never!” and, with fa_triumphant, self-satisfied look, he put on his hat and went out, leaving. the other party crushed and dazed. FROM TWO POINTS OF VIEW. Ausnn (Nev.) Revellle. AMr. and Mrs. Squibbles and the visitors were sttting in the parlor and the olive branch was sleeping sweetly in ar inner room, from which the door opened intothe parlor. * Yes, ma’am,” paid Squibbles, * there is something about babies that appeals to the finer feelings of our pature; an indefinable presence which softens and makes our hearts go out towards them; o subtle in- fluence which recalls—for God’s sake, Maria, o in there and strapzle that brat, or do some- thing to make it shut up, so that a man can hear hirmsel! talk in his own bouse.” FEMININE NOTES. Definition of a muff: A thing that holds a young lady’s hand without squeezing it. It is said that eating onions will prevent the lips from chapping. Most girls prefer the cbaps. The woman who maketh a good pudding in silence is better than she who maketh & tart reply- . A good boy may not become a handsome’man, but a nice bonnet surely becomes a pretty wornan. ‘The 1nan who dreamt he dwelt in marble halls woke up to find hat the clothes had been pulled off from him by his wife. , : A recent Issuc of the Detroit Free Press con- taiued an advertisement of * For Sale—A piano by o lady with wodern legs.” ‘Women Lave no_taste for solitude, however elegant. + . . Few women banker after s hermitage,—uniess, indeed, it is to be shared with a hermit.—Graphic. A load of sawdust went into a New Jersey town recently, and a man who stood on the sidewalk exclaimed, * There must be going to be a Lydia Thompson troupe here s0on.” Any decent-looking and respectable man can get a wife for the asking who will stay by him; But nothing short of cash will sccure 2 hired irl, and then she is not liable to stay over two weeks. The name of Stewart will go down to poster- ity, not as that of onc of the New Worlds milllonaires, but us that of the man who thouzht he could keep an old maids’ hotel withvut allowing cats in the rooms.—Ezchanye. Two sisters conversing about 8 concert which had taken place, the younger of the t¥o,who had been present, was asked if Miss X—, one of the singers, was encored. Her youtbful fancy must bave been drawn in anotber dircetion, for she replied, * Uh, no; she was in velvet.” A Connecticat lover, youngz and enthusiastic, who sang aod’ played for nearly two hours be- fore the house of his' lady-love the other even- ing, was electrified—that is, shocked—after & short pause, by a_cordial *“Thunk yon,” grace- Tully ‘prononnced ny the “other fellow,” who appeared at the drawing-room window. A seraivny-lookiog tndividual cameinto the office this morning to advertise_lis wife, who iad lefc bim, that people should not trust her ou his account. e asked tho bookkecper the price, and when told said, iu some surpris “Ts that sof Why, that’s what I paid to adver- tise my first wife. 1 thought prices might have come down."—Danbury Neot. In the gpring the maideu’s fancy Turns to thoughts of making hay; With a matrimonial view, she Flirteth mucn and plags‘croqust, But the souny tn does 0ot tumble, And, with mercenary slew, o considers that it's cheaper To pay board fo: one thap two. —London (Ont.) Advertiser. She stood before o foshionable taflor's win- dow. It was full of nobby black suits. She gazed at the glossy swallow-tails and trousers Wit the expression of one Jost in_admiration, and o far-away look came mto her eyes,as thourh she was dreaming of Augustus’ wed- ding- She took a handkerchief pensively from her inside pocket, and softly wiped her lovely brow and cheeks with a light, dabbling motion. She ias puttine rice-powder on her face with her handerchief, in the convenient ;li[mrwmndu by the black cloth against the CURREN T GOSSIP. ‘THE DANDELION. A baby bud. be peeps abose the mold; ‘Then stretches ont his hands to gather gold. His many friends, the bees, swarm fast and thick, With fiattery and love, $ill he grows sick, And they have drank his substance; then they fly, Lesving him, gray-haired and alone, to die. MirLis C. PoxeRor. MULES IN THE MINES. Sulro (Net.) Indegendent, The heat In the Sutro tunnel for several thou- sand fect from the face is very considerable, ranging from 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and feels all the hogter for being partly deprived of oxyzen. At the face where the menare at work Lwo streams of fresh air, generated at shaft No. % two miles away, and 1,043 feet above the tun- nel Icvelcare constantly discharged, one from the blower, the other from the compressor- pine, and thourh the air at this poiat is 103 de- erees Falireuheit, the air is qulte comfortable. One switcl-mule 13 employed on each shaft, which is used for bringing a car at a time from the switch—a thousand feet back—to the face of the header; ft istben taken back with the loaded car to bring other empty ones forward, in which manner trains of fifteen or tweuty curs are made up. This mule, from the time it is unhitched from the empty cars, and while it is waiting to be hitched up to the one belng loaded, manages (o put fts nose up o the air-pipe, and Keeps moving its head up and dowu, in order to et all the air possible in the few iminutes allowed it. One dav lust week 3 man in charze of the switch-mule was seen coming out of the tunnel, in the middie of his shaft, and on fuquiry why he made his appear- ance at this unusual hour, he suid he bad come out after auother mule to do the switching, for bis regular switch mule had becomne rebellious, and utterly refused to doany duty. He de- clured the mule was standing io front of the air-pipe, near the face, and no amount of coax- ing, whipping, or pulling could fuduce it to leave, and he was compelled to start out after another mule in order to permit the work to proceed. After a few hours, by dint of foree, the refractory mule was brought out, half a Quzen wmen being required to puil and push it along. It has since been put to work on the outside, lor it would be useless to take it in_at switchinr any more, for it would repeat the same periormance at each shift. The intelligence of mules is dis~ played in a remarkable degree when used unders ground aud In dangerous olaces. They erradu- ally learn to understand every comaiand the driver gives them, aud in the header when the sigoal “fire” is gven, they instautly wheel arourd, with their bucks toward the blast. One daya mule neglected to wheel quite around, but stood at right augles with the tunnel, snd, thioueh over 400 fect trom the fave, a rock four frehes in diameter struck it in the side, making an ugly wound, from which the intestines pro- truded. He had to be tirown oua llat-car, taken out, and shot. A curious freak sbout mules is that when anything touches thetr beads they dodge; while touching burses’ ears makes thein throw upthelr heads. For this reason borscs cannot be used underzrouud, for they would svon break their sikulls, while mules never ser injured in that muouer. Tne switch wales, wien the men are catiny, o {rom man to man begging for sometling to eat, and they will eat cooked meat, ples, drinlk cutlee,—in fact, take anytbing the men bave. Ouc of the mules, when the wmen are not look- ing, i3 in the habit of upsetting the men's luuch pails and belpiug bimself witbout leave. They have also taken to drivking ive-water, and are noy satistied except they get their reguler allowance. The mules which pull the rock- trains are driven three or four tandem, each haviog a torch upon its bead, which keeps bub- Ding up and down s they move along, and they Dresent a very novel appearance as s=en from & distance in the dacknoess. All the wmules in the tuunel sork_ eighi-hour shifts,—thesame as the men, Notwithstanding this short duty, they pidly wear out, and it is a pity to sce them panting and blowing in tae confiucd air, with verspiration streamidg from them. The mules have 2 cloth fasteucd to their bridles, which is a1 over one cye before ihey emerge into day- Jight. ‘This cloth is removed after ti the tupnel on the return trip. The object is to have them reserve one ood eye to see frowm, for the uncovered eye, exposed to duylight, 1s in- capuble of seeing anythne for some time after entering darkuess. Whemever it is neg- Jected to bandage nn cye on the outside, the mule stawgers and tumbles sbout iu the darkness, and refuses to go ehead. - The mules, of course, all have their names, sud Jane, Nell, Luce, Fan, Tom, Bill, Jack, Frank, are sure to be among the lot. One inule has been facetious- Iy christened Susan B. Anthouy. They are great tavorites with the miners, especiually when underground, and they auswer the call of their nawes like pet dogs; and, strange to say, in that heated atwosphere they soou lose their proverb- ial tendency for kicking. The driver geuerally stands on a’smail piatform in ibe rear of the tirst car, and, since he coula not reach the mules, driven in tandem, witth a whip, he shies small stones with the greatest dexterity, of which he has o zood supply before him. TWwo trains gen- erally follow, one behind the other. for should an accident happen frown caves, breaking of wheels, or of cars getting off the track, one Griver ussists the other in overcoming the difli- culty. The most durable mules are those with short legs, larze hodies, compactly built, and weighing about 000 pounds. There are alto- gether about thirty mules employed in the Su- iro :!unnel, thongh a greater number is kept on hzod. A BEMARKABLE FAMILY. Lenvemcortn Times. On North Fourth street, in. this city, the ex- act number of which it isn't necessary to point out, lives a woman who haa four children. There {sn’t anything particularly remarkabie ahont this fact, as there are probably hundreds of women in the city who are possessed of a greater number of offspring than that, but when it is made known that each one of shese little oues represent s separate aud distinet aaton- ality, it must be ackuowledged that it is sume- thing out of the usual order. The mother is » mulatto, Dot uncomels, and s not yet past. the summer of _life. Ope of the children claims 2 Spaniard as her father, and in the black, sparkiing, and revensetul eyes, can he plainly discerned the characteristics which distingufsh the Spaniard from other men; another one claims a son of Erin as the causc of igs havini made its appear- ance lu this world, and certainly it would take Lardly more than a passing casual glanee to Getermine at Teust one-balf of its parentage, as the reddish cast of complexion, and the curly golden hair are sufficient indications; the third is fatbered by an American, being nearly white, and possessiug the national charnetenstic—pu- nacity—with an _inclination to get into a fight at every opportunity: the fourth is coal black, couldn’t have been a shude darker if direet Trom Liberis, and s as happy as a clam. Fromali that could be learneq, the mother supports the faroily. there being but one of the fathers in town, aud be not providing for bis offspring. ¢ OLD MAN HONEST.” Cincinnati Commerctal. The following stors is from the Golden Ruel Pilot, ulitule paper published on the Golden Rule. It revives the story of #Old Man Hon- est,” as Mr. Atkins bas been called by some of his friend: “There 15 o curions case Aoon to be brought against the Adams Express Company. The feltowing will give some idea of the foundation for the suit: In the year 1864, I A. Atkins, re- siding in Cincinnatl, on Third street, between Sycamore and Main, on going home one nfght about 9 o’clock, saw Iying iu the middle of the street, at the corner of 'Third and Sycamore, a small linen-covered valise. On picking it up he found it required all his strength to carry it Having taken it to his room and opened it, he found it was almost filled with zold. silver, and oonds. ‘I was so worried,” said Mr. Atkins, *over having such a larze amount of money in my_possession that I could not sleep. On ‘counting it in the morning I foucd it amounted to a little over $100,000. Not wish- ing to retain what did not belong to me, I began to think of some way h{ which I might return it to its owner. [ knew that {f T made it known that I had found such a large amount of money there would be a large number of claim- ants, and [ might be decetved futo giving it up to the wrong person. So f just advertised in one of the papers that I had found a valise, which the owner could have by provinz prop- erty. Strapge to say, no one answered the ad- vertisement until tbe eighth day afterward, when two men from the Adams ess Com- pany’s office called and claimed it. I made them descnbe the valise, and also give a list of its contents. Therc befug still sume doubta in my mind as to whether it would be right: to give it up to them, I refused, when they gave me its whole history. It bhad T A e AR T T N S T s been brought to' Ameria by an En- glishman “named J. C. Barker, came here to speculate, and is now resid- ing somewhere in Georgia. At New York, thinking it too much onev to carry, he gave iv fato the charge of the Express Company, and on leavinz New Orleans by voat for Cincinnati did the same thing. The valise was the last thing taken off the boat, and, its valug not be- ing Known, it was throwa carelessls on op of the wagon. In drivine over the rough streets It was jolted olf. They told me thas the owner was at the Rurnet House, and was alinost erazy over his loss, and that he would pay me a suit- able reward. Upon their coutivued earnest so- licitations, and baving known them for some time, 1 allowed them to take it. I found out within a few months alterwards that one of the men had quit the employ of the Express Com- pany, and purchased a fann io Ohio. I invest: gated and learued that the Company had adver- tised a reward of $10,000 for the recovery of the valise. I had determined even then to bring suit, but was called uway from home on_busi- ness. Op returning I was taken sick, and have been sicic almost ail the ame sinve.” Mr. A.isnow huntiue up all the parties who knew anything of the transaction, aud, when he bus the testimony of all persons, will bring suit for the payment of the S10.000 and interest at & per ecnt. In all it will amount to about $18400. Mr. Atkins is 80 yeurs old, and wasa passenger, this trip of the Golden Rule, from Cincinnoati to Louisville. FIGUT WITH A BULL. Ot City Dervick. Late last fall Mr. Lardin, 2 man of wealth and an admirer of blooded stock, imported from England a splendid 2-year old short-horoed Durham bull at a cost of $2,650; also two Dur- hum heifers at & cost of 3350 cach. “El Toro ™ was censidered not oniy by its owner, but by all who saw him, as one of the most perfect specimens of his species ever brought to this sountry. Hewas tractable and s became atmost a pet with his master, who kept the 2,200-pound monster houscd but not ticd. Three Weeks ago Mr. Lardin, who weighs over 200 pounds, went into the stable for the purpose of puttiug a rope through an iron ting in the bull’s nose and tying him up. Placing his baud oun the animal’s horn, Mr, Lardin was about to reach down to seize the ring, when the bull suddenly threw up his head, striking M. Lardin just over the left eve with the horn uud kuocking him down. Turning with all the quickness of a rat terrier, the infuriated Urute sprang upon the prostrate man and attempted to gore and crash him to death. Luckilv Mr. Lurdin (el close to the wall of the stable, 6o thut the animal wus unable to curry out his purpose by reuson of horns strikiui the side of the building. The animal thee attempted to erush his victim by kneeling upon himn, but again the side of the stable pre- vented. ‘This failure seemed to madden him still fur- ther, and he threw his whole tremendous weizht acainst the side of the building in 2 desperate attempt to onve more use his horns. Fortu- R the boards stoodd the test, but one of bis horus struck Mr. Lardin on the left shoulder, and passing over his chest until reaching the breastbone, where but for the shelter atforded by the wall u death-wound wust bave been in- ficted. Lying as still as he could, while the bnll was buntiug with all his might, Mr. Lardin kept feeling cautiously for the rinz in the animal’s nosc, when a sudden movement brought it with- , and it was iustantly seized by tho desperate man. With o quick wrench deatih grip the dull found himsell instantly stiorn of strength. With both wrists alnost broken, both thumbs nearly dislocated, his body crushed and bleedivy, and nearly stripped of clothing, Mr. Lardin geered to bis teet and Jed the bull out of toe stable, across a lot toan_eight-rail fence, Here lLie pulled the Dbrate’s nose up after him as he elimbed untit he was ready to drop on the otner side, when he let 20 and run as fast a3 his legs could carry him. THE TODDYGRAPH. . New Yerk Graphic, «Qfficer Warlow, bring up Moses in the bull- rushes,” said Justice Bixby. officer brought up a seca-cucumbery- looking Individual, aud placed him at the rail- ing. “The officer fourd sou last night,” said the Judee, *lyinz in the builrushes round the Union Syuare fonatain, dead drunk. Whatbiave you to sayé " > Well, Judge, L'll tell von how it was,” salé the prisoner; ©{'m au inventer.” - ©Qf whati” asked his Honor. “#Qf the toddyuraph.”” “ What's thatt”? ' 43Why, you wind a eylinder with tinfoil,” said the prisouer, *“and drop into a Hquor-saluon acd talke a drink. You have the cylinder under your coat, and wheu the barkecper at't looking, you Dreuthe on the tinfoil; When yoi get out you turn 2 crank and repeat the drink you please.™ : ke very dangerous fuvention,” said his Honor. = 7 « By no means,” said the prisoner, *for it ruins the landlord’s business. One driok will last a week.” " Yes,” said his Honor, “but it kills the im~ biber.”” “But if there were no landlords tkere would be no imbibers,” said the prisoner. “That may be s0; buc what has all tals to do with your being found drunkiu a public park ¢yl tell you. Last night I was testinga new machine, and I think—[ won’t be positive —but [ think I turned the crank just once too often.” Very well,” said his Honor, *“Iwill send you up for ten dags. As you tarry in classic Black- well I sdvise you to turn your inventive Zenius to sowmething more useful. Invent a dmner- graph, for fnstance, so that 2 DOOF man can re- Peat ' square meal often. Millious vet unborn will bless you, and your name will go down to osterity along with Peter Couper aud Florence Sightingale.”” QUIPS, For The Tribune, A snare-holder: A plow. The first tanner: The sun. Asoft’s nap: A noodle asleep. Anjce thing: A Polar expedition. Ia writiog, millers use flonry lanzuage. A “clear” case: Jumoing a buil-bond. Bootless attempt: Trying to go barefoot. A pair of suspenders: A brace of hanzmen, To make s man feel sheepish: * Lam? him. A case of suspendered animation: A man ° with braces on. The man isn’t very hungry who avers that he is above bourd. In very warm weather the schoolmaster {3 the ouly man who keups bis collars straight. The discrepancy between pepper and gaod soflis: Oune is ground fiue, and the otheris fine grotnd. ‘The ditference between a goose and somemen is, that the oose never gets into hot water un- il it’s dead. Aggravating: To think up a good joke after 2etting to bed, and not be able. to recall a word of it next morning. Inquirer: No; ohotoaraphers are not always wealthy. They are men of mieos, however,and cogaze in 4 mien business. B “ I3 this air tight}” inquired a man in a hardware store, a3 he exawined a stove. * No, sir, ™ relied the clerk; < air never gets tight.”s He lost u customer. z Mrs. Sniffler, who is from the interior of Ken- tucky, persists in calling the Kecver of the bears at Uniun Park “‘a Var-tender.” Somebody should liquor for that. “Madam,” safd a physician to a patfent, *you have grown wonderfully thin of late.” “Yes, Doctor,” she replied, “Iam getting more and more emancipated every day.” By a Communist: What Is the difference be- tween procuring work and defrauding a whole- sale dealer! Oneis getting a job and the other is < getting " a jobber. Sentenced to be hung. * Leander.” said Mrs. Spilkins, the other morning, as the former was preparing to lease ‘the house, ** when commending my wood g"“"' tles, why are =2a like a wool-grower{” * Some- thini about sheep in {t, atu’t there?” queried Spiikins, “ Just ltke you!” she replied. * The answer is: Becanse you arc a she-praiser.” “ Knew it all the time,” chuckled Leander, as be slammed the door and whistled for 3 passing street-car, — CHAMPAGNE. The sparkling champagae, how tne senses it thrills? Hovw it soothes, for the moment, Hamanity's ills} Ie makes the weak stwonf, and the timid ‘more And drapes every scene in a glamour of gold; 1t makes the ola yoanzer. the coward more brave; Buz, alas? every freeman, a oeggar and slave. Toaugh it bubsles with besaty, and sparkles with life, Deat lurks in-1ts depths, aad conteation, sad strife, Till at last The sad truth we are forced to believe, That it bnbbles, and sparkies, and thrills, to de. cave. GRAST P, ROBINzUS. b L A B iy often” s |