Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1896, Page 22

THE EVENING STAR, ‘SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1896—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, PUBLIC MEN'S REST Vacation Vagaries of Noted Ameri- can Citizens. SOME UKE 10 GO 10 EUROPE Others Prefer the Comforts of Their Own Land. ————e CAMPING V poe NE MAN'S MEAT is another man’s pol- son. The recreation some men take in summer would be death to many oth- ers. Summer _recre- ation depends large- ly on physique. It depends also on tem- perament. Some men find delight in a fashionable watering place. Some men want to spend the summer days as far from civilization as possible. Two examples of these contrasting types are Senator Brice of Ohio and Senator Frye of Maire. Mr. Brice seems to live for society. One eminent politician ventured the opinion two years ago that Mr. Brice’s dinners and receptions were given with a view to the Ohio Senator’s political ad- vancement. In what relation of cause and effect you look on these two is a matter of individual judgment. Is Mr. Brice enter- taining lavishly because he wants to make friends, or is he entertaining because his official position demands it? either of these is probible. Mr. Brice goes in for society because he likes it. ‘This year he has taken a cottage at New- port. This is a recreation possible to a very rich man only. Mr. Brice is a very rich man. He mafntains all the year around homes in Ohio, New York and the District of Columbia. Last spring Mr. Brice's wife and daughters went to Lon- don for the gay season there. They are back now and are living in their rented ho: Newport, where they give dinners and teas and other entertainments to their fashionable friends. Senator Frye’s Idea of Fun. Mr. Brice likes this sort of thing no less, ¢oubtless, than Mr. Frye likes his salmon and trout fishing. Mr. Frye took up salmon fishing in middle life, but he is a great enthusiast now and an expert in casting the fly. He has several summer recrea- tions, but all of them are simple and all ere directed to the acquirement of physical comfort and mental rest. Part of nis sum- mer is spent at Rangeley, in northern Maine. where he has a permanent “camp” or log house. Mr. Frye goes to Rangeley In the early summer for fishing and in the fall for the shooting for which the Range- SOCIETY CAMP FYE. is famous. He gets Into a pair nel shirt, and with head he fs perfectly amer he takes his nd, on the coast of has an unpretentious cot- y where I can get d be comfortable, 0 wrote a political mer Mr. Frye replied, now.” Mr. Frye returns to duties in the winter refreshed gerated. Senator Hale, does not He ts to be found in the at Poland Springs or Bar other fashionable New Ss; on the other hand. cares rothing for fashionable life. “I don't like furctions,” he says. Ard if he had his he would spend most of his summer land, reading law and doing literary nt a little place at Grand ot far from Portland, 1: his wife and « ishter wanted a a d he fs spending this sum- Reach, riding his bicycle and ne writing. He does not give much "s in the hot months. < get away from poll- t summer tries to now and then, but it pur- s him wherever he goes. He lives just outside the steaming city of Albany. His beautiful home, Wolfe Roost, ja the hottest pla d States in very 1 is a cool-blood- nd he tinds it very comfortable. much of the hot weather there. When he wants a chang: he goes to Nor- mandie, on the Jersey coast. Here Mr. Hill dips in the salt water once a day and spends most of his time on the hotel veranda. Senator Arthur P. Gorman of Maryiand has two joys in hot weather. He goes to once during the summer. uired the Saratoga aabit many years ago, when the springs were fash‘onable, and he has not broken !t. But most of Mr. Gorman’s summer is spent on his beau- tiful ‘y place near Laurel, Md. Mr. Gorman raises horses on this {a and gives them to his friends. The members of Mr. Clcvsland's cabinet have widely differing views on the subject of summer recreation. Before Mr. Carlisle government boats at his disposal for ng trips he speat his summer holi- n hot Kentucky. Now the entire Carlisle family goes traveling at public ex- pense ever summer. Mr. Olnay does Lot find much time to rest in the summ: » but toga at he gets change of air and scene at h's quiet r home at Falmouth on Buzzard’s not far from President Cleveland's Secretary Ka restful, Arbor Lodge, ecretary Lamont takes his to the seashore, and this year he has been on the Jersey coast, at Seabrigh Mame. The Hoke is, too, are trymg the Jersey is year, but usualy Georgia is ough for them in summer. Secretar rbert -hooses het months to make ‘inspection tour” on a gov- ernment vessel, and his two daughters usually accompany him. Postmaster Gen- eral W fi West Virginia restful af- Attorney Gen- . Who is not the glass of fash- pictured hen he came te takes his family to the movn- e hae not in public life enough to get out of he habit of working twelve onths in the year, and en to the law business which his partners are keeping alive for him tn Cincinnatt, Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island is a New er Newport is his permanent home. His colleague, Mr. Aldrich, has ac- quired the Europe habit. He went across last summer for the first time, and this summer finds him over the water again, this Ume accompanted by his entire family. Geuator Foraker is abroad this summer. Senator Gray of Delaware was one of the travelers abroad last summer. So was Sen- ator Lodse of Massachusetts. Both of thein are too busy with politics this year to think of going away, and one remains at his beautiful home in Wilmington, while the other is spending the summer ta his hotse on the point at Nahant, breeze swept and cooler than most of the summer re- sort: bis spare time is Recreation in Foreign Lands. Senator Daniel of Virginia has gone abroad, but he will be back in time to take Dart in the campaign. Senator Smith of Dew Jersey is one of the excursion!sts abroad. Senator Hoar went over the water last spring and has not returned yet. Ex- Speaker Crisp was abroad last year and has gone across again this summer. Vice President Stevenson is happiest at home. He went to Alaska last summer, but spent most of the warm months at Bloomington, which is hot little town midway between Chicago and St. Louis. This year he was at Cape May for a short time, and he has been visiting his recently married daughter in Kentucky. But Bloom- ington has more charms for him than the seashore or the mountains. Governor Morton has been c&mping in the Adirondacks this summer. Camping in the case of Gov. Morton and many other wealthy men means living in a handsome, well furnished frame house, attended by a retinue of servants. After roughing {: in this fashion for some weeks the governor will return to his beautiful country home, Ellerslie, at Rhinecliff-on-the-Hudson. Here he will lead a pleasant, lazy life, con- sulting with the manager of his farm now and then about his fine herd of Guernsey cattle, in which he takes much pride. Gov. Morton gets up late at Ellerslie, takes a nap after dinner and goes to bed early. He goes to Albany once a week to look after public business. Ex-Senator Henderson of Missourt is a be- Hever in the virtues of camp life. He has a place in the Adirondacks, where Mrs. Hen- derson and he go every summer to “rough it” and gain health and strength for the winter of social gayeties in Washington. Ex-President Harrison ts another enthusiast about the Adirondacks, and he has a per- manent camp there. Senator Allison spends so much of his time in Washington during the winter that he finds it pleasant to be among his people in Towa in the warm months, and he is stay- ing in Dubuque this summer. Senator Teller usually spends his summers in Colorado, though he always pays a visit to his mother in Mlinois. Senator Jones of Nevada stays in New York so long as there is any interest in speculation. After that he goes to Santa Monica, Cal., where he has an interest in a summer resort. Ex-Senator Platt of New York has solved the problem of combining business and pleasure in the warm months. When sum- mer comes he moves to the Oriental Hotel, GOVERNOR MORTON AND HIS CALVES, Manhattan Beach, which is a one-hour journey from his office. Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt also sticks close to his desk in hot weather, and his only recreation is found in a sound, ccol sleep at his summer heme on Long Is- land. Mayor Strong of New York goes to Richfield Springs, where the mud -baths al- leviate his rheumatism. In Canada, where ex-Gov. Russell of Mas- sachusetts met death so suddenly, many public men find rest in the summer, and the delightful steamers that run down the St. Lawrence and up the Saguenay carry dozens of conspicuous Americans every year. The beautiful Chateau Frontenac, at Quebec, sees them—Foraker of Ohio, Kel- logg of Louisiana and others no less con- spicucus—and most of them find their way to Chicoutimi. All the Saguenay country abounds in fishing preserves, and two- thirds of the owners of these are Ameri- cans. Many other Americans have homes en the St. Lawrence. George C. Boldt of New Yi is one of these, and George M. Pullman is another. Mr. Pullman is -ath- olic in his recreations. He owns an island on the St. Lawrence and has a beautiful home there. He owns a flat in New York He has a very fine cottage at Long Branch. Not satusfied with the choice of these three resorts, Mr. Pullman frequently spends his summer in Europe. He has not been abroad for two years now because of the uncertainty in business conditions. Senator Jones of Arkansas will be in Washington this summer. His choice for a summer resort Is Hope, Ark., where he owns a plantation, but he will be busy managing the campaign this year. Candi- date Bryan has never known anything bet- ter than Nebraska during the summer, but this year he will penetrate the delighis of the Maine coast when he visits Candidate PULLMAN’S CASTLE REST. Sewall. Maj. McKinley has spent some of his summers at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, and one year he made the tour of the lakes on the magnificent Northland, but he says he will spend this summer grilling in Canton. Mr. Hobart was born at Monmouth, on the Jer- Sey coast, and that has been his summer home in the past. This year he has taken a little outing on Lake Champlain, but he will give most of the summer to campaign work in Paterson. Mr. Quay’s Piscatorinl Penchant. That energetic campaign manager, Sen- ator Quay of Pennsylvania, 1s one cf the sportsmen, and his favorite summer resort is Brigantine Beach, on the Jersey coast. Here he keeps a sailboat, on which he makes frequent fishing excursions. Tar- pon fishing 1s another of Senator Quay’s Yecreations, and he goes to Florida at least once a year to enjoy it. Senator Cameron 1s a good fisherman, though he is not so devoted to the sport as Senator Quay. Ben- ator Vest and Senator Blackburn are reg- ular visitors at Ocean City, Md., where Mr. Blackburn has a cottage, but they usually put in a few weeks at Atlantic City for sea fishing. Chauncey M. Depew now makes annual trips abroad. His summer jaunt to Europe has become a fixed habit. ‘In this country he could never get entirely away from business, and traveling, dining and occa- sional speechmaking are restful to Mr. Depew. They would be very wearing to some men. This summer Mr. Depew's trip was shortened by Mr. Vanderbilt's ill- ness. W. C. Whitney married so much Standard ol] money that he can spend his summers where he pleases, and usuaily he pleases to spend them abroad. Sometimes he is seen at Newport or Lenox. Will’am C. Endicott, who was in the cabinet with Mr. Whitney, leads a stmple SENATOR GORMAN’S COUNTRY HOUSE. Ife in his old home in Massachusetts. He has a big farm, and he goes ‘out on sum- mer days with a broad-brimmed straw hat on his head and superintends the work of his farm hands. General Russell A. Alger !s one of the foreign excursionists. Don Dickinson ‘kee to get over the water when he is not too busy keeping his grip on the democratic party of Michigan. Ex-Senator Palmer of world’s fair fame has a primitive home in the woods of Michigan, to which he itkes to invite a party of friends for shooting, loafing, story-telling and a general- good time. Tens of thousands of people now make an annual pilgrimage to the coast of New England from the interlor and go back in September or October refreshed and in- vigorated for the winter’s work. To those who go to Boston it ts only a day's sail to Halifax, and the land of Evangeline !s be- coming more and more a refuge for Amer- icans in search of coolness. Professor Alex- ander Graham Bell has a delightful sum- mer home in Nova Scotie. So has George Kennan, the Siberian traveler. This year George Gould has been at Ha-tfax, but his stay there wes only an incdent of @ de- Ughtful yachting trip toward the arctic regions. ——___+e+____ ARTIFICIAL SUNRISE. Electric Lights Used to Make the Cows Think It is Getting-Up Time. From the San Frazcisco Call. Dairyman Wilder, whore milk-producing establishment 1s about ten miles north of Santa Cruz, is one of the most ingenious men in all California, and has done what no other dairyman ever attempted. Every- body that has ever tried to milk a cow be- fore daylight knows what a job it is. Bos- sy Is generally of the opinion that there is a time for all things, and firmly objects to being awakened and milked when she thinks she should be asleep. Many cows will refuse to be milked to the extent of icking and lying down. All of these troubles have been Dairy- nen Wilder's, and not long ago he deter- mined to overcome them. In fact, it was recessary that he should, as he was often late in getting milk to his customers in Senta Cruz: It cost considerable money. but he has more than made up for the out- lay. At present he has one of the finest in- dividual electric light plants in the state, and his cows are as easy to milk as in broad daylight. When the electric plant was in position ard ready for work there were three big are lights over the center of the yard where the cows slept at night, and dozens of others fixed all over the different build- ings, the entire lot capable of producing about 10,000 candle power—enough to make the yard as bright as day. The plant was of the best quality, and everything was tried in the daytime before the surprise was sprung on the cows. It worked like a charm. The bright rays of the light had no sooner been turned on than the cows commenced to get up. Most of them looked surprised to see the day break so soon, but when the milkman ar- rived with his pail, they seemed to think it was all right, and stood perfectly still while being milked. The light also affected the poultry, for the cocks commenced to crow, and the hens went around hunting for nests. Ducks, geese, dogs and cats were all affected the same way, and the whole barnyard was awake at 2 o'clock in the morning. It has not proved a case of the animals getting used to it, for they behave the same way now after the artificial sunrise has been in operation for several months. Poor beasts, they are blissful in ignorance of Mr. Wilder's shabby trick. ——_—+e-_ Waterspouts of the Desert. From the Birmingham Post. The staff of each mine in West Australia usually makes “a camp” on the mine,which they surround with high fences of boughs to keep out the dust-storms or “willie-wil- les." These ‘‘willie-willles’ are more or less peculiar to the goldfields, and are really worth a few lines. They are water- spouts in sand. You may be gazing idly upon the mountains of dust and sand which go to make up a goidfleld's street,when rud- denly you observe a tremor in the dirt, two or three wisps of straw collect, a piece of paper wanders up, stays and watches the proceedings, more pieces of paper come along, the dust vecomes quite excited end Tises about a foot from the surface and twists around very rapidly in a spiral. The little piliar of dirt then moves slowly down the street or across the plain; it goes very slowly, but it attracts all the scraps in its Way and sucks them up. Each yard the “willie-willle” travels it gains power and importance. It moves very deliberately, but {t misses nothing in the.way of smali rubbish. After a few minutes it is four or five feet high, solid at the base and spread- ing out into a film of sand at its summit. The idlers watch it with a grin as it gath- ers force. It hums like a big top. By the time it has meandered a hundred yards in its zigzag it 1s fifty feet high and soaring merrily, and then woe betide the unwar9. To be caught by a “willie-willie” means that your very marrow is saturated with sand and dirt. You go in a clean and wholesome creature; you emerge a batter- ed, begrimed cripple. The “willle-willle” doesn’t trouble; it steadily grovels about for another victim. When it is strong enough it tackles a tent—away goes the canvas, spinning in the air. The contents of the tent are covered with dust inches deep—not nice, clean dust, but filthy, pu- trescent dust of a camp where cleanliness is the last consideration. Then the “willle- willie” gets outside, and dies away among the trees. They are sometimes 100 feet high, and then they do a good deal of dam- age. ++ The Bicycle Too Swift for the Poor Dog. From the St. James’ Budget. Was there ever, and will there ever be, Such a craze as that of cycling is today? In the words of Lewis Carrol’s carpenter, “I doubt it.” Take up what paper you will, look at any part you like, and you will find something or other about “bikes and bik- ing." I don’t care whether it’s the news Dart or the “ads.,” cycles, their construc- tion and destruction, meet the eye every- where. Take the first instance I came across; it refers to the cruelty of thought- less cyclists toward their dogs. The subject came up last Thursday afternoon at the an- nual meeting of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The re- port stated that a new form of cruelty had recently been brought to light under the action of the soclety, consisting of over- taxing the strength of dogs when running with bicycles over long distances at high speed. Some dogs would rather die than stop when following their masters, and this had actually happened without the knowl- edge at the time of their owners, who, nevertheless, would not be acquitted of blame for leaving their faithful animals behind, especially after they had seen the least sign of their distress. It had come to the knowledge of the society that hundreds of dogs had been lost in country places consequent on cyclists outrunning them on roads where no trace of the course they had taken had been left. Cautions had been Issued to bicyclists to leave their dogs at home or keep them in sight during their Perambulations. Very few dogs are capa- bie of keeping up with a fast bicyclist dur- ing a long run. Westerner and Southerner. W. D. Howells in Harper's Weekly. Thé city is sensibly emptier of its citi- zens, both to the ear and to the eye, and I suspect the belief some of us have that it is filled with strangers from the south and west is an illusion. We notice these be- cause their presence defines itself strongly against the vold, but they cannot be here in any such great numbers, though a dis- tinguished southwesterner has celebrated New York as the most agreeable summer resort on the coast. Still you do meet them in the street, now and then, and when this happens with me, I have a pleasure in their strenuously individualized type, which is very distinct. The westerner is not, indeed, 80 obvious as the southerner; he is of our own commercial civilization; but the elder southerner, after a whole generation of the common principle of American democracy, has still something feudal and lordly in his past. I like his swarthy tint, his white mustache and chin tuft, his countenance at once grave and suave, his bearing cour- teous but stately. I should like to speak to him when I meet him in 5th avenue or Broadway, now so eased of their throngs that we reed not jostle each other, and I have a feeling that he would doff to me if I took off my hat to him, and would not think my situation amis: I am not sure that I have seen any of the ladies of his family on the street, but you may identify them by their charming accent at a pretty hotel where I sometimes stop in my sum- mer visits to town. ——_+e+—____ . Love’s Eccentricities, From an Exchange. She—Darling husband, look at our sweet baby; ain't he sweet? Which do you ‘spose he loves most, his papa or his mamma? He—Why, his mamma, to be sure. She—No, he don’t; he lkes his papa best. He—Well, have it your own way; I really think he does myself. It was then the trouble bega: ~ ——+e-—_______ Gauging His Standing. From the Chicago Evening Post. ‘You say he’s a nobleman of high.rank?” “Very high?” “Very.” “What's the total number of his scan- dais?” NO MORE TIGHT GLOVES They Give the. Hand an Ugly Shape in Time. Next te Tight Shoes, Close Fitting Hand Gear is Thought to Be Most Foolt brs The latest article of wear dear to the feminine heart that the health advocates have set the seal,of their displasure on is the tight-fitting.giove. This will be ‘distressing news to many women who wotild willingly deprive them- selves of expensive lingerie in order to wear gloves that make more outward show. Women pride themselves on exhibiting a neatly gloved hand almost as much as en- casing their feet in shoes which are ruin- ous to the natural shape of the feet. If they were content to merely have the glove neatly gloved hand almost as much as in- deavor to force their hands into smaller sizes. In doing this they are perhaps un- aware that women of the stage who pride themselves on the appearance of their hands when ungloved, as well as when in- cased in costly gloves, do not approve of pinching them with tight gloves. Kern- hardt and Terry, who are fameus for the beauty of their hands and arms, wear long, loose-wristed gloves. Miss ‘Terry has a large hand, but it is in proporion to her figure, and she does not squeeze elther into tight compresses. Next to wearing tight shoes and tight corsets, the habit of squeezing the hands into tight gloves is perhaps the most fool- ish of feminine weaknesses. And yet in- terviews with prominent giove dealers all Prove that about two-thirds of their cus- tomers will insist upon purchasing gloves from one-half to one full size too small for their hands, and resent any remarks that the clerks may make that would suggest the abandonment of this hobby. “Why, we are even forced to suggest smaller sizes, and make delicate remarks about their tiny hands, in order oftentimes to secure their favors,” one prominent dealer stated, smilingly. The wearers of tight gloves are not al- ways ignorant people, by any means, but they are invariably of a vain and shallow type who have no regard for artistic beauty and are martyrs when it comes to physical suffering. For there is certainly nothing much more uncomfortable in the Way of dress than tight squeezing, ill-fitting gloves, with buttons straining io their ut- most tension and with the palm fairly bulging out in a mass of almost purple flesh which has been forced into this un- natural position. ‘Women with very long fingers nearly always buy short-fingered gloves,” another glove seller stated, “and then when the sharp, pointed nails have cut through the ends of the fingers, they bring them back with all manner of complaints end there 1s absolutely nothing to be said, if we wish to retain their custom. A very fine quality of kid is always more flexible than a cheap quality, consequently a lady who wears a number six in a $1 glove can frequently wear a five and three-quarters in a $2.50 quality, just as one can wear two or more sizes of shoes in different makes and have €ech fit satisfactorily. It is mostly large, fleshy women who persist in wearing tight gloves. They have had small hands origi- nally, before they gained their superabund- ance of adipose ,and because they wore number six gloves ut eignteen, they insist upon wearing thi at forty; and although the terrible préssure on the flesh and blood vessels makes the hanis clumsy and be- numbed, they will not relinquish this bit of feminine vanity.” Tt is @ well-known fact that women who Possess the Whitest and most beautiful hands. always wear loose gloves. To keep the skin soft ‘and pliable, the blood must have perfectly free circulation and this cannot be wien the wrist is encircled with a merciless band of kid and when thumb and fingers ure cramped inte un- natural positions, —= > see. THE CHILDREN’S EYES. Sight of a Large Proportion of Pabiic School Pupils Defective. The growing use of glasses by people who are in-tMelr’prime ‘amit should pos- sess good eyestght -has been the subject of much discussion.* Oculists claim that with proper care and treatment of such troubles, giving nature a chance to assert itself, !mperfections in vision can be reme- died and “overcome, so that the use of glasses can be done away with after a time. Acting under authority of the school board, and with the direction of a com- mittee of oculists, the Baltimore school teachers have been testing the eyesight of the children of the city’s public schools. The eyes of 53,067 pupils were in this way examined by the tests ordinarily used by oculists, and the results are interesting end suggestive. - Nine thcusand and fifty-one pupils were found to have such defective eyesight as to make school work unsafe. Forty-three per cent of the children were found to be in the enjoyment of normal vision, but cu- ricusly enough the percentage of defect- ive eyesight steadily decreased with the age of the pupils. The percentage of nor- mal vision was found to be as follows in the different grades: First grade, 35; second, 41; third, 47; fourth, 49; fifth, 48; sixth, 48; seventh, 54; and eighth, 56. No explanation is of- fered for this improvement in eyesight with age and the use of eyes under schoo! conditions. Until such’ explanation $s given it might be argued either that the eyesight of the race is deteriorating, being worst in the children latest born, or that there are defects in vision which are rem- edied either by nature or art. At least one definite conclusion was reached. It was found that many black- boards and maps in the ‘schools were not placed in the proper light, and the re- Port of the oculists recommends yearly ex- aminations hereafter of the pupils’ eye- sight and that a uniform system of ad- justable seats and desks be adopted; that these be regulated to the height of the children. English Ten Cozies. In Engljsh country houses the table for 5 o'clock tea is usually a rather large oval mahogany or rosewood one, of the sort that used to be popular in American par- lors twenty years ago as center tables. On its polished surface, resting on an embroi- ered doily, stands dally a bowl of fresh flowers, and when the tea service is brought in, at 5 o'clock, its pretty impedi- menta finishes the setting out. No English tea table 1s complete without its cozy, the bishop’s cap being the popular shape. A pretty cozy, made for service with a dain- ty tea set of pale cream china, flecked with arbutus, was of white satin, embroidered with the same flower, and edged with band of pink velvet‘@nd lined with pink silk. To make one, ‘eut two pleces of the requir- ed size and shape, embroider or paint them first; then seam together at the rounded edges, and edge with a band of velvet of a harmonizing color, or, if preferred, a heavy silk cord. It must be thickly wad- ded and lined >with silk, quilted with a thin layer of wadding, The silk cord is sewn over the seam, with a loop or pompon at the top, to lift the cozy. —— 7+ e+ lee Fruit Dishes, The hollow! blocks of ice which are used to Mldqthe raw oysters of thc dinrer court ‘Ww appear as supporters of the fruit“afflugcheon or breakfast. At a recent luncHtorf.one at each end ofsthe table held respectively hothouse grapes and pears an@ Reaches. They stood in ow * tins veral sizes” longer These tins were painted green and hidden in moss, into which ferns were plentifully thrust, producing a beautiful effect of crystal imbedded in greens. A more artistic frult dish could scarcely be devised. ————-+ee. The Four-Leaf Clover. ‘The Irish maiden gathers the shamrock and puts ft in her shoe, firmly believing that the first man of her own condition in l:fe that she meets, or ®ne of his name, will be her future husband. The American girl finds a four-leaved clover, and laying it near her heart, re- Sees lent tor famelandiene for wealth, And one for a faithful lover, And one to give you glowing health, Are in the four-leaf clover.’ Pit PROFITABLE IMAGINATION. A Valet Who Got Money by Weaving Yarns About Prince Victor Napoleon From a Paris Letter. A fraudulent valet has just been arreste1 for robbing his mistress of various consid- erable sums of money under extraordinary circumstances. The old lady,who is eighty- three years of age, and lived in rigid seclu- sion, is a most ardent imperialist, and the dream of her life is to witness the coming of Prince Victor Napoleon to seize the reins of government. Among others in her service was a young man of twenty, of Prerossessing appearance and pleasant manners, who acted as valet de chambre. He speedily won his way into his employ- er’s favor, the more so as, on ascertaining her political tendencies, he declared him- self to be an enthusiastic Bonapartist. One day he rushed into her room with a cock- and-bull story that Prince Victor had en- tered France, but had been arrested and cast into durance vile. The old lady, who knew nothing of what was passing in the outside world, readily believed the tale, and handed over without demur several hundred dollars, which were to procure the release of the unfortunate captive. Having once successfully tapped the golden source, the valet did not scruple when in want of money to come forward with some extraor- dinary narrative relating to Victor Napo- leon and his supposed wanderings. In fact, even the young pretender never went through such a series of marvelous adven- tures as were accredited to the descendant of the first emperor and retailed for the benefit of the too confiding dame. First the prince was figuring as candidate for the municipal elections, and funds were needed to placard the fact about the tow On another occasion the bearer of the fi mous name was the victim of a distressing accident, and a certain sum was required to pay the surgeon's bill. One day the poor old woman was thrown into a tremendous flutter of excitement by the announcement that four princesses would honor her with their presence at lunch. A quartet of dam- sels did, in truth, turn up, but they were not of royal descent. Toast after toast was drunk to the prince’s health and welfare, with the old lady’s champagne, and the fair visitors, who hailed from the height of Montmartre, departed, having created by their “imperial” bearing a profound im- pression on their credulous hostess. But Nemesis at length overtook the craf- ty menial and a male accomplice. They were found one evening in the gutter quite overpowered by copious libations, or the heat of the sun, as they put it, by the po- lice, and taken into custody. Although speedily set at liberty, the large sums of money found in their possession aroused the suspicions of the commissary of police, who caused searching inquiries to be made about the couple. The truth leaked out and the two scamps were rearrested. The valet boldly declared that his mistress had given him large sums of money to send to the price, but as he did not know the lat- ter’s address, he kept them. He would have been a fool, the prisoner declared, to have given the money back, and no one similarly placed would have done so. The Police official disagreed with him on this point, and the two accomplices are now at the depot awaiting a further turn of events. ———__+o+____ He Nailed His Sister Down. From the San Francisco Call. Tommy Teale was just six years old. To- day was his birthday, but instead of having @ good time to celebrate such a grand event he had to take care of the baby. His mother had gone out on some errands and left him all alone with his little sister. Tommy felt very badly to think such a thing had to happen on his birthiay, and besides, little Nellle cried a great deal. He did not know what to do with her; of course he loved her dearly, but did not enjoy taking care of her when she was fretful. As he stood at the window Ned Brown came out to play on the sidewalk. “Come out, Tommy,” he shouted. “I can’t,” shouted back the little prisoner, “I've got to 'tend the baby.” “Shut the door tight, then she can’t get out!" screamed Ned. Tommy thought it over. He knew more about babies than Ned Brown did. He thought Nellie might burn herself on the stove, or pull the cover off the table and break the lamp, or some other thing that bables seem to love to do. Ah! a bright idea came to Tommy's head. He ran quick- ly to the closet, got the hammer and tacks and then went over to his baby sister and drove three tacks right through her pretty little dress, fastening her down tiglit to the floor! When this was done he ran out of doors as fast as his little fat legs could carry him. In such a hurry was he to get to Play that he neglected to shut the door ughtly. In about an hour Tommy’s mother re- turned, and much _to her surprise she found her baby daughter out on the top step! both her chubby arms and her dimpled neck were bare, for she had no dress on. Her mother picked her up and carried her into the sitting room. There was the lit- tle frock, nailed to the floor, in torn con- dition, showing how very hard baby must have struggled to get away, and of course it had to be put into the ragbag. Tommy came in soon after, and was very much astonished at what his mother told ht never did see such a baby,” he said. “TI thought you only wished to keep her out of mischief, and I felt sure the nails would do that! Tommy's mother shook her head, as much as to say, “I never Jid see euch a boy: ——_+-0+____ The Dog Was Its Own Witness. From the Chicago ‘Tribune. One of the main witnesses in a case in Chicago recently, which was to determine the owrership of a valuable Great Dane, was the dog himself, who apparently knew several oifferent languages—at least he an- swered one of the parties to the suit when called in half a dozen foreign tongyes, but when the other side called him in plain English he paid no attention what- ever, seeming to be more interested in the doings of a fly traveling up and down a window pane. There were two parties to the sult, named Radell and Hines, and each of them some time ago lost a dog resembling the one in qucetions and when Mr. Hines found this one in Mr. Radell’s possession there was trouble. When the case came to ‘ria} Mr. Radell claimed the dog because he had lost one just like him, and because the animal had come to his store and mani- fested the utmost familiarity with the sur- roundings. He called the dog in English several times, but no attention was paid to him by the animal. Then Mr. Hines whispered 2 word in Spanish, and the dog bounded to him. Again was the call re- peated, this time in German, and again the dog manifested joy. For the third time the animal was called, this time in French, and he answered it by almost knocking Mr. Hines over in the rush to him. Mr. Radell once more attempted to win the dog’s attention by calling him in En- glish, but the only answer he received was a stare. This closed the case, and Mr. Hines was told to go home with the dog. —_—__+ e+ Japanese Music. From the London Spectator. Japanese music is crude; there are no written notes to go by in playing, nor has the singer any “Do, Re, Mi” to play by cbservation, imitation and practice, says an exchange. Instrumental and vocal mu- sic are always taught together, and by the same instructor, who is either a lady or a blind man, who has received a musical degree. The singular method of practic- ing by a young lady intent upon cultivating her voice is thus described: During the winter the girl in training clothes hersel‘ ecmfortably, takes a samisen—a banjo with @ squere body, played with a plectrum of Ivory—and ascends every cold night the scaffold erected on the roof of the house for drying purposes. There she sits for hours, sitting and banging away, until she can endure it no longer. Upon coming down she is so hoarse as to be unable to utter a word. This training is persisted in until her natural voice has been acquired, which can be heard in a storm. The girl screams her worthless voice out and away. ——+e+—___ The Road Remained in Its Place. From the Philadelphia American. A gentleman traveling in England some years ago, while walking near a railway, encountered a number of inzane people in charge of a keeper. Nodding to one of the lunatics, he said: “Where dces this railway go to?” With a scornful look, the lunatic replied: “It doesn’t go anywhere; we keep it here to run trains en.” A NEW ORLEANS GIRL'S MARRIAGE. The Precise Status of a Morganatic Bride. From the Atlanta Constitution, Left-hended or morganatic marriages he- tween American gtris and illustrious for- elgners are excecdingly rare, the daughters of Uncle Sam being, as a rule, far too high- spirited to consent to a matrimonial union which does not place them upon a social equality with their husbands. The first instance was that of Miss Mary Esther Lee of New York, who, on marry- ing morgsnatically Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg - Augusten- burg, was created by his friend, the Em- peror of Austria, a princess of Noer in her own right. This title she bore until sev- eral years after the death of Prince Fred- erick, she married the German generat Ccunt Waldersee, since when she has been known by his name. The second case is that of Mies Elise Hensler of Boston, who, on contracting a morganatic marriage with the late King Ferdinand of Portugal (grandfather of the present king) was created Countess of Edla. The third case must necessarily be that of the New Or- leans heiress, Bertha Lewis, who was led to the altar in London on August 24 of lest year by Prince Charles Isenburg- Birstein, unless he himself has at the time of his marriage surrendered all his rights, prerogatives and status as a prince of his hovse, just in the same manner as Count Pappenhetm was compelled to do when he married Miss Wheeler of Philadelphia. This union of Prince Isenburg has until Tow attracted relatively little attention, but s 8 destined to come to the fore in connection with the somewhat sensational sult for unpaid commission which is being brought against the prince ny the broker who placed him in communication with his American bride. This is the first occasion on which an action of this kind has ever been brought in regard to any of these 80 called international marriages—that is to say, union between impecunious nobles of the old world and wealthy daughters of the new world. But it by no means fol- lows that this is the first case of a failure on the part of bride and bridegroom to Pay the stipulated commission to the ne- gotiator of what is in nine cases out of every ten a purely commercial tra ‘action. Morganatic marriages are but litile un. derstood in this country, where they ap- Pear to be regarded in the light of some- thirg immoral. The position of mor- ganatic wife is perfectly respectable. Her union receives the sanction and the bless- ing of the church, and the only way in which it differs from an ordinary mar- riage is that the troth is Plighted wiih the left hand instead of the right, and that the rights of the inferior of the two contracting parties are limited. s Indeed, the word “morganic,” derived from the Scandinavian verb ‘morgyan” (to limit) implies as | much. Thvs a morganatic wife has no right to her husband’s ‘title or fortune. eis not permitted to charge the en- talled family estates with a life interest in her behalf. She is deprived of the ap- Panage ordinarily reserved for the wives of her husband's family. The children of the morganatic union are subject to the same disadvantages as the mother and should the father die without specially pro- viding for them out of his savings or pri- vate and unentailed estat » they would be left perniless, Moreover, the party of superior rank in a morganatic union is perfectly at liberty during the lifetime of the other, and without obtaining either legal separation or divorce, to contract a Second matrimonial alliance with &@ person of his or her own station of life. Numerous instances of this can be cited in illustration. Thus Prince Christian of Sckleswig-Holstein, the son-in-law of Queen Victoria, and the guardian of the Present Empress of Germany until her marriage, was known to possess a mor- ganatic wife and a numerous family of children residing near Frankfort-on-the- Main at the time of his marriage with Princess Helena of Great Britain. ————+e- INDIA’S HOARD OF SPECIE. It is Gradually Being Put Into Active David A. Wells, in Popular Science. For a long period of years India Nas been characterized as a “‘sink-hole” of the pre- cious metals, or, in other words, there has been for many years a continuous flow of the precious metals—gold and silver—into India, where they have to a large extent disappeared, undoubtedly by burial under ground for the purpose of hoarding and concealment. The motive for this under the mcgul and native rulers was unques- tionably to escape direct plunder or confis- cation; but under British rule these hoards, amounting unquestionably to many hun- dreds of millions, are not taxed, mainly by reason of their inaccessibility, and partly by the recognized policy of the govern- ment to avoid direct taxation of active cap- ital, and encourage, by making safe its employment, the tendency of these buried treasures to come to light and enter into the channels of trade. And that this policy has been a wise one Is shown by the fact that within recent years there has been an increasing disposition on the part of the Indian owners of concealed treasures—es- peclally the Indian princes or rajahs—to withdraw from their hoarding places and invest them in government bonds, or other desirable, interest-bearing securities; and in this way a very great additton to the world’s active stock, the money metals, may be anticipated in the perhaps not-di tant future. Colored People Want a Park of Their Own. ‘ From Horper’s Weekly. The negroes of New Orleans, who num- ber 75,000, or about one-fourth of the whole population, have filed petitions with the several railroads to provide them with some park or picnic grounds where they can go of an evening. The public parks are legally open to them, but the race prej- udice is so strong that very few venture to go there. For the past few years Spanish Fort, where Gen. Jackson entered New Orleans, has been their chief resort; but this summer it was thrown open to the whites, and consequently closed to colored people. “‘Little Woods” has followed suit, and the negroes have nowhere to go. They point out that even in slavery days they had their special park set apart for them by the whites, and which still bears the rame of “Congo Square.” It has been re- christened Place d’Armes and Beauregard Place, but all in vain. It is still “Congo Square,” in spite of all the city ordinances, and the fact that the Congo negroes were crowded out a half century ago. One of the raflroads and some leading negroes are now looking for a quiet, secluded spot that can be used as a colored Coney Island. How Muskrats Breathe Under Ice. ‘W. Spoon, the naturalist, asserts that the muskrat when obliged to go beneath the ice from cne side to the other of a pond has a curious mode of taking along his air supply. Instinct teaches him to take in a deep breath before starting, but even this he knows will be insufficient for the trip. Accordingly ke halts occasionally and ex- hales the exhausted air from his lungs. This air, being confined by the ice in the shape of a bubble, and in full contact with the icy water, ‘becomes almost instantly re- oxygenated. When the transformation is completed tae wise rat again takes in his old breath, which is now a fresh inspira- tion. Thus rejuvenated he again dives out of sight and begins swimming for the other side, only coming up against the ice as often as it is necessary for him to refresh- en that valuable little breath of air. But few hunters and trappers are aware of the muskrat’s odd plans of changing his poisonous breath into a fresh inspiration, but those who are take a mean advantage. By striking a heavy blow on the ice the air is dispersed, and the little animal dies of asphyxia. Smoking Kills Germs. From Science. Smoking is a preventive of disease, ac- cording to a celebrated Viennese professor of chemistry. He estimates that the chances of a smoker catching diphtheria, smallpox, cholera or other contagious dis- eases whose germs are inhaled through the throat and lungs are, as compared to the non-smoker, one in twenty-eight. He as- serts that smoking tends to check the de- velopment of bacteria and to kill them. It is well known that smoking is forbid- den to physicians and employes in labor: tories given over to the cultivation and pro- pagation of germs of different diseases for experiments. Smoke kills these minute or- ganisms, and what applies to a chemist's workshop applies equally to the human GESUNDHEIT: The History Fanction Commonly Termed Sacexing From the Philadelphia Pres. Such a common everyday thing as snees- ing 1s not supposed to be rife with any special Importance or mystery, yet it is in- teresting to discover how many omens and Superstitions of olden times were connected with it. Superstition, that unknown, mys- terious fear which controls us in sp of our reason, clings to and directs us in even the most common acts of life. How many are there among us, clear-headed and prac- teal though we may consider ourselves, who do not connect some pet superstition with simple events, as the breaking of a tirror, the burning of an ear, the finding of a horse shoe or four-leaf clover, or the spilling of salt? And many a mother would rather her baby had the croup than lave him look tn the glass before he is a year old, or sneeze at an unlucky season. And in connection with sneezing alone there are more erally realized. This ts a simple act in Itself, and seem- ingly would give very little cause for super- stitioN. According to a popular definition, “sneezing is a natural respiratory move- ment, interrupted by a strong expiratory effort, expelling the alr through the nose with more or less noise.” This action may be brought on by the Inhalation of dust pungent vapors, or by the simple inspira. tion of air when the membrane is diseased or in an irritable condition, as in the case of cold. There ts also a spot in the head the touching of which will cause sneezing in many people. Barbers are aware of this fact, as their gentle manipulations are of- ten greeted with a round of sneezes. This is supposed to be caused by the touching of a small and extremely sensitive nerve which runs from the top of the head to the nostril, and is much more sensitive with some than with others. Sneezing is now considered a favorable and healthful action, and ts courted by peo- ple who believe in its efficacy by looking intently at the sun until the desired action ‘occurs. Consumptives are said never to sneeze, and many an unfortunate victim of this disease gauges the probability of his recovery by this standard. The old custom of saying “God bless you" when a sneeze !s heard, ts of ancient ¢ and still prevails in oriental countries. In the time of St. Gregory the Great, at a cere tam season the air was filled with an un- wholesome vapor of malaria, which so af- fected the people that those who sneezed were at once stricken with death agonies, In this strait the pontiff is sald to have de- vised a form of prayer to be uttered when the paroxysm was seen to be coming on, and which, it was hoped, would avert the stroke of the death angel. Sneezing is mentioned tn works of myth- ology, and it is said that the first sign of Ife given by the cunningly wrought image of Prometheus was a lusty sneeze. Aristo- tle, in writing of this subect, says that those who thought the seat of the soul to be in the brain looked upon sneezing as “one of the most sensible and manifest operations of the brain.” Sneezing has been thought lucky or un- lucky, according to the day of the week on which the action occurs. According to the old jingle from the Lancaster folk lore: ~ Sneeze on a Monday, you sneeze for dangery Sneeze on a Tuesday you kiss a stranger; Sneeze on a Wednesday, you sneeze for @ letter; Sneeze on a Thursday, for something bet= ter; Sneeze on a Friday, you'll sneeze for sor row; Sneeze on a Saturday, your sweetheart to» morrow; Sneeze on a Sunday, your safety seek: For the devil will have you the rest of the week. In ancient books we find many references to this act, as in the Odyssey, where the sneezing of Telemachus is accepted as a pleasing confirmation of the words of his mother, just at a time when she ts de- nouncing the riotous gormandizing suitors, and praising the valor of Ulysses: uperstitions than are gen- She | spoke—Telemachus then sneezed aloud, Constrained, his nostril echoed through the crowd; The smiling queen the happy omen blessed, “So may these impious fall, by fate op- pressed!” Great results often grow from small acts, an example of which is seen in the time when the fate of the whole Greek army was decided by so common and natural an occurrence as the sneeze of a soldier, While Xenophon was delivering his famous address to the army. urging his compan ions to be firm and bold, and while they were undecided as to whether resistance or retreat were the better part, a sounding fneeze was heard down the ranks. This omen wi it once accepted, tents and all superfluous accouterments burned, and that retreat (since so famous), with all its hard- ships and dangers, was begun. An old proverb sa; “Two or three sneezes be wholesome,” and there is a prd- verb to the effect that when a patient has sneezed three times he may be discharged from the hospital. Even where sneezing is considered @ favorable omen, the time of day is some- times thought to determine its good or ill effect, as a sneeze which takes place from noon to midnight is thought to be auspi- cious, while one occurring from midnight to noon is quite otherwise. Among the many superstitions concerning death we have one in regard to this act; thus, if one sneezes for three successive nights it is accepted as a token that a death will take place in the family, or, if not death, that some other dire calamity will befall them. It would certainly be more sensible for intelligent people to take the common sense view of the subject, and look upon this sneezing simply as a “sign” that we are catching cold, and as a “warning” to move out of a draught; yet many will cling to these other “signs” and “warnings” of the superstitious. ——_+e. VAGARIES OF THE MEMORY. One Man Had to Get Drunk in Order te Remember. From the St. James Gazette. Men heve been known to leave home for @ few days, commit some serious crime and return, quite oblivious of what they had done. Very interesting is the case, so com- mon among soldiers who have fought a battle and who when it is over cannot re- call the events for several hours. The same thing happens to those who have es- caped from shipwreck and to aeronauts who have just descended from the clouds, This is the temporary loss due to strong emotion. Then there are curious examples of temporary loss of memory owing to fe- tigue. Sir Henry Holland when Gown a mine in the'Harz mountains and suffering from fa- tigue completely forgot his German and could not remember a word of it until he had rest and refreshment after ascending. We all experience this in a less Sometimes it is an injury which causes the blank in the backward gaze. An English rofessor once received a violent blow on the head and at one forgot all his Greek and a musician lost all memory of music from the same cause. Mr. Whymper in his book on the Alps tells how he fell over a frightful precipice, 200 feet high, with the result that his past was for a time wholly blotted out of his memory. The most singular cases of memory loss are in connection with language. It is quite common in our hospitals to see a sick German unable to speak a word of the English he had thoroughly mastered. A clergyman some time ago lost all recol- lection of words, but he could still remem- ber the letters of which they were compos- ed and could express his ideas freely by spelling the words. An officer suffered from a slight attack of apoplexy and as a result forgot all but a very few words. When he tried to speak he merely uttered nonsense, but if a book or manuscript were handed to him he read it with perfect propriety. One of the most extraordinary of all memory losses is when a person for- gets how to write with his right hand, but still has the power to do so with his left hand. In such a case after he hes written with his left pa eae he can copy it with his . When the memory of words is gradually lost it invariably progresses in one par- ticular order. First the proper nouns, then adjectives, and this stage is followed by failure of power to recollect events. Very many people suffer from the first degree; excessive smokers, for instance, it is said, sometimes find it difficult to recall proper names. Drunkenness is a well-known cause and there is the very curious case of a man who mislaid a package while drunk, forgot where he had put it when sober and had to get drunk again to find tt. ———_ +e-+-—__- Weather Statement. ‘The heat has been so great that we a informed (on excellent authority) that “bus drivers all over London have been ebled to light thelr pipes on thelr Aes