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I "White House Worries.
I The Presidency not .UnnyH a llcil or Hoc .
m - Just as tlio ruco for iho "Whit ©
S | Souse is at Avhitehcnt , it is profit-
fi jable , if not pleasant , to see what the
II .different occupants of that house
| tflunk of it after having resided in it.
In "IVhuhington's terms were of a nature
IB siofc to breed in him a sincere regret
IBfJia.t lie occupied the position. Ho
IB Tarns so pre-eminently the choice and
IB Jove of the united nation that no
IK friction of a serious sort occurred
IB during his administration , yet we
If 3mow Washington would have been
II aS could he have retired to his
I { Blount Vernon homo and spent his
I f aoH age in his favorite occupation of
I f farming.
But with Adams began the sharp
parfcy clangor ; and from his time
-dawn no president has had peace or
I : xcst ; most of them have lived in an
.srtinosphere little milder than a
tempest. I do not care to recount
- hc story of Adams' trials and
' ' -srrccmrs , as Avell as faults and errors.
w25ufc let us see how he went out of
IE office. He sat signing appointments
| l ± o ollice till his last adminis-
ra.tlve hour waned" Then , on the
t morning of Jefferson's inauguration ,
Instead of remaining to receive and
B-a Senior Ins successor , he ordered his
B Jiorses at daylight , and leftWashing-
"fon. He had been mercilessly tricked
B . : anGH > itterly opposed , so that he had
| 'Hostwhat heso much desired , a second
-tami. His administration had been
-Uoyal , strong and successful ; now ho
Jelfcthathe was driven from office
i vdxi'graced. That was the word ho
• aiSEd. He was retiring full of years ,
Ibnli not full of honors. Men whom
_ , t : se bad turned out of. office as un-
If worthy had been used to damage him.
Hi Yhat was worse , Hamilton was pro-
| Messing to be his supporter. Adam ' s
If $ * Jh that he AA'as dishonored and
H ] 2xninlliated. He lacked dignity and
H ] -reserve to conceal his feelings , and so
j 2se spitefully drove off and left Jefier-
Hl son to take possession of Washing-
Ton as if he were a conquering enemy.
Jefferson in temperament was pro-
9j vasdy the opposite of Adams. They
9. Trere equally ambitious , and equally
9 Batters of tyranny. In theology they
9 .aagreed , but in nothing else. Adams
9 Sked form , but Jefferson liked better
B T&e tlieatrical display of simplicity.
9 He bad his two terms in thepresiden-
9 .finl chair ; but , if we are to believe
9 J&Im , he always longed for the peactf
9 . .andretirement of a farm. "When it
9 < 3ame to a third term , he positively
9 declined. He had had his fill.
9 Toward the close of his second term
H Rewrote : "Five weeks more will re-
H < Esve me from a drudgery to which I
H am no longer equal. " Those familiar
H -sslth our history need not be told
H 'srhat Jefferson meant. It was a time
H = af great events. The president had
H sot moment of rest. He was cha-
1 tgxined , mortified , tortured again
B -said again. He never spoke of his
1 plantation without regret.
M If any American of the present day
B TFcre to select which one of the earlier
B -s/lministrations he would have pre-
B Shred as his own , it would certainly
B 22t be that of Madison. Yet I am not
B -sore but Madison , if now alive ,
H | ivould select his own to be repeated ,
B - * T himself. His abilities
B " jaare of the solid , not brilliant , sort.
B Mn was sober , able , honest , but not
B sjf an executive temperament. He
B "was not a man of prejudice or vio-
B jssnee , but it was his lot to administer
B lua season of bitter passion. New
B "England threatened secession. A ,
B . ladiculious war was fought , contrary
B \-sxt Madison's best judgment , and men
B vsrled for joy when the folly was ended
m inr a treaty of peace. Probably he
B Tsas not seriously disturbed by the
B machinations and confusions of his
H -Sane.
H Monroe's relation to the presidency
Murns peculiar. In some respects it re-
H -calls the administration of Washing-
H -ton. Although he made some enemies ,
H 22e ivas re-elected with but one elector
al ssl vote against him ; in "order that
H ace may be elected as unanimously
H = as was Washington. Monroe was a
1 zzsan of averages and intensely Ameri-
H • jxut. His special place in history is
M fe. connection with the Monroe doc-
H Xcine , which asserts our right to con-
H -aaol this continent as against the in-
H erference of an T European power.
H asliington ' s doctrine was , let the
H Waited States on no account meddle
H s. European affairs. Monroe supple-
H msatad this , and we will on no ac-
H coounlallow European states to med-
H odZe on tins continent ; "we should con-
H ; si3er any attempt on their part to
H -ssxtend their system to any portion
B - < aflhis hemisphere as dangerous to
H < onr peace and safety. "
H n administration of this character
H -rans likely to breed little evil and ill
H xtSI : and Mr. Monroe probably had
H sssrjileasant an official term as any
H - jgcrEsident before or since. It was
H imown as "the era of good feeling. "
H 35nt now comes the presidential cy-
H vilone. Gen. Jackson was a born
B Tsolitary commander. He was never
H .zcaything else. He ruled the country
B ton the same principles as he com-
B isanded an armj * . He brought in
B aore corruption than had ever been
B -cferjeed before ; and he made it a part
B of "his system. His cabinet officers
B rcre his generals. His foreign
H | imnisters were next in rank , and every
H posxjnaster was captain. He held
B xieaain personal obedience. Of
H -cs xirse uch a man had his hands full.
H } Sy friends , " he said , "I presume
H 3 think it a mighty fine thing to
H l sn In this "White house. I • assure
H -roaiowever , that I find it a perfect
H * * I am dying , " he said on another
H strccaBion , "as fast as I can ; and they
H , aHlmowit , but they keep swarming
H acmnnd me in crowds seeking for
H -c Sce , intriguing for office , " This
H -rasas precisely what might have been
H sKPoeted. "To the victors belong
H ± fss spoWsY * aud the president had be-
I a > Tne a dispenser of the spoils. Be-
H Jb-5rni Jackson was the infamous but
H Kendall the father of
< z & ; Amos ,
. . 1 r r _ . . nfim aiiniiifwinww iwirtiiirir nri n mn
political rings. "With him wcro otherS
of the same sort. Jackson , no doubt ,
on his election , had some notion of
civil service reform , but it lasted till
his first burst of mission. Then • fol
lowed a wholesale discharge of all
public office-holders. Every place
was filled with retainere and parti
sans. The country was expanding •
commercially with immense rapidity.
All sorts of new questions , involving '
finance and internal policy as well as
nuliflcationcame up during Jackson's
executive terms. He was narried , no
doubt , but it was mostly his own
fault. Tho attempt on his life '
was the first effort to destroy
tholifo of a president. In his
last days he was tricked shamefully
by those who sought to trade on his
popularity. Ho idolized ; but he well
knew what it all meant. Ho had lived
as a commander ; he had given offices
as bribes. Ho had fought a good
earthly fight. There was nothing to
do but to forgive his enemies in a
lumD , join the church and look out
for his soul. This he did in due
order , and yet the office-seekers
hounded him into his grave.
I do not think Martin Van Buren
ever looked on tho "White house , with
ennui , and a desire to escape ; how
ever , we know that he detested the
very arts of which he was master.
He hated to pull wires with his nicely
gloved hands , but he did it marvel-
ously and won the title of "little
magician. " He was a politician of
perfect make-up that is , he was
thoroughly politic. "Nothingruffled
him. He was thick skinned , elastic
and tough. " He was never a states
man. He could cutely work up to the
presidencybut he could not control his
party or administer the government.
Poor Harrison did not live long
enough to weary of the White house.
But it is possible the terribly exciting
campaign killed him , for he lived just
one month after inauguration ; and
we had nothing left but Tyler. The
"log cabin candidate" was a clever ,
honest old gentleman from what was
then the far west , It was beyond all
precedent a noisy campaign , and
fought on a decidedly low political
level.
level.Mr.
Mr. Tyler was the first instance of
a vice president by the death of his
chief. The pro-slavery fight was now
well begun , and Texas was admitted
to enlarge slave territory and secure
the permanency of the institution.
So far as known Mr. Tyler , having
broken with his party , and having
no friends or faction to speak of ,
dropped out of office contentedly.
He was in tho "Whitehouscjustlong
enough to leave the Mexican war as
a legacy to his successor , James IC.
Polk. Mr. Polk very nearly raised
this mediaeval era of the American
government above the mediocrity >
into which it dropped with Van Buren ;
but not quite. Our presidents from
1840 to 18G0 represented mediocre
talents ; no great principles , and
abundance of compromise.
Taylor died atthe close of his year ,
and we know from his own words
that he far preferred the saddle to
the executive chair. - Fillmore , so
far as we can judge , enjoyed himself
in spite of the rough battling about
him. He had a temperament that
shed trouble as a duck's back sheds
water. I should liken him to a ves
sel riding peacefully in a storm by
means of the oil thrown out from its
deck. President Pierce was glad to
get free from the "White House.
Buchanan had more than a just
measure of trouble , traitors and
consequent obloquy. It would be
difficult to find a politician of the
present day who , able to look at it
in tlie light of history , Avould be will
ing' ' to take the presidency during
that era of political hurricanes and
hatred. I have taken no pains to
lookup any expressed opinions of
the executives of this era. So far as
they had ability they were to be
pitied ; it was only their mediocrity
that made their fate tolerable. i
In 1860 all was changed. Only gij j
ants were of any use , and only giants
were at the front. Lincoln and *
Douglas were intellectual equals , but I
in moral conviction and tenacious J
adherence to principles Lincoln was
eminently superior. From first to
last his life at the white house was
sad and burdensome. He carried a
weight that millions would have been
glad to share with him , but they
could not. I do not know anything
in history so charged with pain as
the state papers of Lincoln. "With j
malice , toward none , with charity
for all , with firmness in the right as
God gives us to see the right , let us
strive on to finish the work we are in ,
to bind up the nation's wounds , to
care for him who shall have borne ;
the battle , and for his widow and his
orphans so do all which may achieve ;
and cherish a just and a lasting peace
among ourselves , and with all na- ;
tions. " Endeared to the nation next
to "Washington , he left the White :
house a victim.
Poor Johnson ! Truly an accident- ;
al president ! He would have suffered [
no more had he fallen into the hands '
of the inquisitors of Torquemada.
He was harassed almost out of his
reason. His impeachment barely
failed. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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How Scripture Texts are Misapplied.
Dr Robert Wilde , who died in Au
gust , 1678 , bequeathed to the par
ish church of St. Ives , Hunts , Eng. ,
50 , the interest of which was to be
expended yearly in the purchase of
six bibles to cost not exceeding 7s.
6d. , each of which should be "cast
for by dice" on the communiontable
every year by six boj-s and six girls
of the town. There was also to be
paid 10s. yearly to the vicar for
preaching on this occasion a sermon
"commending the excellency , the
perfection , and divine authority of
the holy scriptures. " A piece of
ground which came to be known as
"Bible Orchard , ' , was purchased Avith
the 50 and income from it has been
ever since regularly devoted to the pur
poses set forth in the will. A few years
ago , however , complaint was made '
of the practice of throwing dice on ,
the communion table erected near the
chancel steps was , by order of the bish
op of the diocese , substituted. This
year the highest throw , three times
with three dice , was 37 , made by a
little girl , and the Bev. E. Totten
ham from the text , "From a little
child thou hast known the Holy
Scriptures. "
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Lynched But , Aide to Walk ,
That the bodies of the dead , even a
long time after the moment of death ,
do perform actions which have all
tho appearances of volition , are in
stances familiar to every student of
medical literature. Physicians , it is
true , assure us that in these move
ments the element of volition does
| not enter , and they have given to
this muscular movement the name of
"reflex action , " and this , apparent
ly , we are expected to accept as a
perfectly lucid explanation of a
phenomenon which , without tho
name , would be obscure. Enlight
ened by the term "reflex action , " it
must be discontented and exacting
curiosity that would not rest and be
thankful.
At Hawley's Bar , a mining camp
near Virginia City , Montana Terri
tory , a gambler named Henry Gra
ham , but commonly known as "Gray
Hank , " met a miner named Dreyfuss
one day , with whom he had had a
dispute the previous night about a
pack of cards , and asked him into a
bar-room to have a drink. The un
fortunate miner , taking this as an
overture of peace , gladly con
sented. They stood at the coun
ter , and while Dreyfuss was in the
net of drinking , Graham shot him J
dead. Within an hour after the
murder Graham was in the hands of
the Vigilantes , and that evening at
sunset , after a fair , if informal , trial
he was hanged to the limb of a tree ,
ivhich grew upon a little eminence
within sight of the whole camp.
The original intention had been to
"string him up , " as is customary in
3uch affairs , and with a view to that
operation a long rope had been
thrown over the limb , while a dozen |
pair of hands were ready to hoist
awajr . For some reason this was
given a single turn about the limb
at a suitable distance from the noose ,
the free end made fast to a bush , and
the victim compelled to stand on the
back of a horse which , at the cut of a
whip , sprang from imder him , leaving (
him swinging , When steadied his |
feet were about eighteen inches from j
the earth. I
The body remained suspended for i
exactly half an hour , the greater part
of the crowd remaining about it. i
Then the "judge" ordered it taken
down , The rope was untied from tho ,
bush , and two men stood by to low
er away. The moment the feet
came squarely upon the ground
the men engaged in loAver-
ing , thinking , doubtless , that
those standing about the body had
hold of it to support it , let go the
rope. The body at once ran quickly ,
towards the main part of the crowd , |
the rope paying out as it went.
With cries of horror the crowd ran
hither and thither , stumbling , falling
over one another , cursing. In and
among them , over the fallen , coming
into collision with others , his direc
tion governed by blin I caprice , the j
horrible dead man "pranced , " his |
feet lifted so high at each step that
his knees struck his breast. The i
deepening twilight added its terror
to this uncanny scene , and brave
man fled from the spot , not daring
to look behind.
Straight into this confusion from
the outskirts of the crowd walked J
with rapid steps the tall figure of a j
man whom all who saw instantly
recognized as a master spirit. This
was Dr. Arnold Speir , who with two
other physicians had pronounced the
man dead , and had been retiring to
camp. He moved as directly
towards the dead man as the'
now somewhat lejss rapid and
erratic movements of the latter
would permit , and seized him in his
arms. Encouraged by this , a score
of men sprang shouting to the free |
end of the rope , which had been drawn
3iitirely over the limb , and laid hold
of it , intending to make a finish of i
their work. They ran with it to
wards the bush to which it had been |
fastened , but there was no resistance ; i
the physician had cut it from the
dead murderer's neck. In a moment
the body Avas ljang on its back , AA'ith
composed limbs and face upturned
to the kindling stars in the motion- I
less rigidity appropriate to death. '
The hanging had been done well '
enough ; the neck had been broken by ,
the drop. Dr. Spier kneAV that a i
corpse AA'hich , placed upon its feet , i
would walk and run , Avould lie still
when placed upon its back. The dead
are creatures of habit.
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Military Efficiency of France.
The military ability of France , and '
her system of fortification , are splen- '
didly developed , especially AA'hen one
considers the shifting policies of the
war department under her peculiar
administration of republicanism. It
may be said , hoAA'eArer , that each new
minister , urged on by the national
feeling , has accelerated rather than
abated or suspended movement. !
'
For fiAre years iolloAving the re-estab-
lishment of the republic , the national
assembly ' spent much of its time in
supplementing the organic laws of
' 72 , which AA'ere copied in the main
from those of Prussia. Universal li
ability to arms , non-substitution ,
and the abolishment of paid enlist
ment , are the first features of the
modern military statutes. Liability
to service in the actiA'es or reserAres
extends from tAventy to forty years.
The annual contingent is diArided in
to tAA'o categories , the first serving
three in active army. Since Boulan-
' time in the ' and the
ger's reserA'e , sec
ond , only one " year in the years ; a '
the colors , and two years in the Avar
office and the subtle inspiration of
his policy is now becoming manifest ,
the enlistments have been localized.
In consequence of this concession ,
thousands of trained soldiers , armed
for reA'olution as Avell as war , are
caserned at their own firesides , Avhich
enables them to balance their inter
est between subjects of home politics
and trainings for national defence.
Licluding the Gendarmerie and Gar
de Bepublicaine , France has at pres
ent a peace footing of 525,711 men.
Deducting vacancies , absentees and
sick , the total Avould be 465,000.
Tho territorial force , officers and
men , is about 590 , making tho total
active 1,155,000. The German
authorities narrow the total Avar
force of France to something 1 < vj9
than 4,000,000 ; both Hennebert , and
Froment , Avho are perhaps the best
authorities on the subject , approxi
mate it at over 4,100,000.
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Sunstroke.
In view of the presence of the heated
term , special precautions are needed
to guard against sunstroke. This is
more properly termed heatstroke ,
since it ma } ' be produced , not merely
by exposure to the direct rays of'tho '
sun , btft by a high temperature of
tho atmosphere indirectly heated by
the sun , and also by artificial heat.
There are several forms or grades
of the affection. In simple heat ex
haustion , the characteristic symp
toms are sudden exhaustion , and
fainting , with prostration , cold
extremities and feeble pulse. In heat
fever there is an extremely high tem
perature , sometimes reaching , 108 °
or 110 ° F „ Avith hot skin and con
gested brain , and pulse full and
labored or quick and jerking. In
sunstroke proper , there is a condi
tion like shock , Avith failure of the
respiration , feeble circulation and
unconsciousness.
The attack is usually preceded by
certain premonitary symptoms in
the shape of feelings of uneasiness , de
pression and irratibility , headache
and intolerance of light , and a fever
ish condition of the system Avithout
sweating.
A point of special importance to bo
remembered is that heatstroke may
be produced by a much lower temper
ature Avhen a person is at rest than
Avhen he is in motion. Other predis
posing causes are physical oxhaus-
tion. mental worry , bad ventilation ,
crowded and filthy qutarters , intem
perance , gluttony and dissipation.
Newcomers in a hot climate are more
likely to suffer from it than those
A\iio haA'e become acclimated. At
tacks are more liable to occur after a
full meal.
The immediate objects of treat
ment are to reduce the heat of the
body , and in case of collapse , to stim
ulate the nerve-centres. The person
should be at once removed to a cool
and shady place , Avhere there is a
free circulation of air. A stream
of cool Avater may then be
poured gently upon the head-
back of the neck and spine , or tho
clothing may be removed , and body
partially immersed in' a bath , or
Avrapped in a shoot Avhich is kept moist
by frequent sprinkling. If the feet
are cold , they should be Avarmed by
hot applications. A phisician should
at once be summoned , and the subse-
quent treatment Avill be under his di-
recti on and supervision.
Taking mild and graAer cases to
gether , nearly one-half proAre fatal ,
and those Avho reAriAre , remain for a j
long time extremely sensitiA-e to the. ]
effects of heat , and are sometimes j
rendered hrvalids for life. j
In order to prevent an attack , one i
should observe great care to avoid !
exposure to high temperatures , and j
during the hot Aveather should liAre ; ,
temperately , abstain from all stimuj j
lantsAA-ear thin flannel underclothing
and light and loose clothing , bathe
frequrntly , and AA'hen necessarily ex
posed to the direct rays of the hot
sun , Avear a light and porous hat ' |
with a Avide brim. A Avet handkerj j I
chief placed in the hat Avill also , by
producing eA'aporation , reduce the
temperature. Portland Transcript. i
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iNotcd Hunchbacks. ' I
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Hunchbacks form a tolerably nu- ' \
morons rist , says a Avriter in the Gen- , ,
lleman's Magazine for June. There !
is " that brilliant soldier , the Marechal ! |
de Luxemberg , of AAiiom Macauley i I
AA'rites in one of his most finished
passages : "Highly descended and
gifted as he was , he had AA'ith difficulty
surmounted the obstacles AA'hich im- | i
peded him in the road to fame. If he
OAved much to vim bounty of nature
and fortune , lie suffered still more ,
from their spite. His features Avere
frightfully harsh ; his statue was di-
minutn ; a lmge and pointed lump
rose on sback. " The reader knoAVs
the. - ' .ibacked P ? * „ d of Shake
speare's powerfull drama ; but histor
ical research seems to ha\re delivered
the king from his burden , and to haA'e
sworn that he was only high shoul
dered.
Lord Lytton , in his "Last of the ' ;
Barrons , " has adopted the modern
vieAV. "Though the back was not
eui'A'ed " he " shoulder
, says , "yet one
was slightly higher than the other ,
which Avas the more obserA'able from
the eA'ident pains that he took to dis
guise it , and the gorgeous splendor ,
saA'oring of personal coxcombry
from AA'hich no Plantagenet Avas ever
free-that he exhibited in his dress. "
The great minister of Queen Elizabeth ,
William Cecil' Lord Burleigh ; the
German theologian. Eber ; our glori
ous deliverer , " William III. : the fa
mous general of Spain , the Duke fo
all "crook-back. "
Parma , these Avere -
The poet Pope had a protuberance
both on the back and in frontand , one
of his sides was contracted i
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A Fashionable Fnvclopc. ! !
From the New York Sun.
Even in a business way it seems to
be profitable to practice the very
latest feminine fancies. One of the
second sized hotels at one of the sum
mer resorts is filling up faster than
usual , and Avith a higher grade of
social pretentiousness. Three or
four swell families haA'e already ar-
iTred , and the landlord says that
more are to folloAv.
"And I can tell you AA'hy , " said an
expert. "His clerk caught on to tlse
fact that the very newest notion in
stationary was an em-elope Avith a
flap so arranged that it fastened
just under the corner upon Avhich the
postage stamp Avas placed , and thus
it closed the letter Avithout afty guiu-
ming or sealing. The use of these
envelopes had not extended beyond
Fifth avenue , where they had only
been in vogue a month or so. The
clerk suggested that the season ' s
circular for the hotel be sent out
in such envelopes. That Avas done ,
and it is a fact that not less than
eight or ten rich families , AA'ho Avere
undecided which hotel to go to , were
brought to a decision by that trivial
device. "
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Dividing tho Spoil.
Tho satisfaction of seeing justice
meted out to a mean person is so
great , that A'erj' often a man Avill un
dergo much sufferinghimselfif by that
means punishment may be brought
to the guilty one. Men of this char
acter seem to read the' Golden Rule
after this Avise : "Do unto yourselves
as ye Avould that men should do unto
others. "
The Marquis de la Seales , a very
wealthy nobleman , had invited his
neighbors to a grand entertainment ,
and proposed that the feast Avith
which he serA'ed them should lack no
delicacy that could bo obtained.
Some of the guests Avho had arriA'ed
early for the purpose of paying their
respects to the Marquis AA'ere present
in his chamber AA'hen his steward came
in and said that a fisherman had
brought some of the finest fish in all
Italy , but demanded a most extraor
dinary price.
"No matter about tho price , " said
the Marquis ; "buy the fish , and pay
him his money. "
"So I Avould , " said tho steward ,
"but he refuses to take mone3r . ' *
"Then what does he Avant ? "
"A hundred strokes Avith a Avhip ,
and he saj's ho Avill not throw off a
single blow. " Tho Avhole company
I hereupon ran doAvnstairs to seeAvhat
! sort of a fisherman it Avas Avho de-
j manded so singular a price for his fish.
j "These ars beautiful fish , " said the
i j Marquis. "Come , my man , Iioav
much money do youAvant for them ? "
"Not a penny , my lord , " said the
fisherman. "I Avill not take money ;
if you Avish to have the fish you must
order me a hundred lashes on my
bare back , otherwise I shall apply
elsewhere. "
"Rather than lose tho fish , " said
the Marquis , "we must let this fel
low haAre Avimt he asks. Here ! " he
cried to one of his grooms , "pay this
man his hundred lashes AA'hich he so
! I honestly demands , but don't lay
i j them on too hard ; don't hurt him
i i very much. "
The fisherman stripped for tho
Avhipping , and tho groom prepared
to do his master's bidding.
"Now , my friend , " ' said the fisher
man , "keep the account correctly , I
beg of you : for I don 't Avant a stroke
more than is my due. "
i The AA'hole " company AA'ere aston-
i ished at the braverv Avith AA'hich the
j man bore the infliction , until he had
j ; rcceiA'ed the fiftieth lash.
Then he cried out :
"Hold , my friend ; I haA'e my full
share of the price noAA\ "
"Your share , " exclaimed the Mar-
quis ; "what do you mean ? "
"I haA'e a partner , my lord , to
whom I promised a full half of AA'hat-
ever I got for my fish ; and I think
your lordship Avould say that it
Avould be a shame to deprive him of
a single stroke. "
"Who is your partner ? "
"Your por.ter , my lord , aa'Iio keeps
the outer gate ; he refused to admit
me to the grounds until I had pro
mised him half of AA'hat I should get
for the fish. "
"Ho , ho ! " said the Marquis , "that
is the sort of business , is it ? Well ,
you haA'e had your pay , and hoaa' ,
indeed , your partner shall haA'e the
other hall : "
Tho dishonest porter received the
payment in full measure , and tho
Marquis sent the fisherman aAA'ay
AA'ith a handful of money.
Care of the Eyes.
Each man ' s eyes differ from those
of his felloAA * , says an authority on
the eye and its diseases in the Mail
and Express. No tAvo pairs are
alike. Here are a feAv simple direct-
ions in cases of accident AA'hich it
Avould be Avell to folloAv. When a
cinder or any foreign substance gets
into the eye , never rub the eye.
Wait a moment , then gently open
and close the lid ; tho tears AA'hich
folloAv this operation AA'ill usually
Avash out the intrudingsubstance. .
HoAveA'er , should it refuse to go ,
turn up the lid under AA'hich the sub
stance is , and remove it Avith a soft
handkerchief. If tho substance be
comes in the cornea , or eyebail , go
to a physician immediately.
In bathing the eyes it makes no
material difference , as has been al
AA'hether rubbed to-
leged , they are -
AA'ard the nose or from it. It is in
judicious , hoAA'ever , to alloAV cold
Avater to enter the eye , as this act
may engender disease. It should
noAer be alloAved except under skilled
adA-ice. Do not use the eyes after
they are tired. They should be
rested , if only for a moment. Avoid
the use of the eyes Avhile traveling in
a railAA'ay carriage or in a poor light ;
Do not Avork AA'ith the head bent Ioav.
Use a sloping desk AA'hen AATiting.
NeA'eralloAv the light to shine in
your eyes Avhile Avorking ; let it come
OA-er the left shoulder if possible. If
this cannot be accomplished , wear a
shade.
Avoid the use of colored glasses ,
unless under competent adA'ice , ex-
cept AA'hen exposed to bright light ,
such as the glare of the sun upon the
snoAV or water. Then they may be
used AA'ith great benefit. London
smoked glasses , or blue , are the only
colors that should be Avorn under
these circumstances. Avoid holding
a book , AA'hen reading , too hear the
eye. as the nearer it is held the great
er the strain. On the other hand ,
do not hold it too far aAA'ay , as then
the strain is eA-en greater. Conta
gion is the most fertile cause of the
spread of external diseases , especially
granulated lids. This is most gener-
allvthe casein public institutions ,
Avhere children live together , and of
ten Avash themselves in the same Ava-
ter. Insolation is the only ihiOAvn
method for preA'enting the spread of
this disejise.
A normal eye should be perfectly
strong and not become easily tired.
It should not require the use of glass
es until the aire of forty-five has been
reached. By the use of proper glasses
they should remain strong indefinite
ly. A far-sighted man requires glasses
for reading much earlier than a man
Avho is near-sighted. When a person
does not need glasses for reading at
fifty years of age , it proves conclu
sively that he must have been near
sighted in his youth.
I
i urini i win ii in ii ii mi imi mm \ \ \t \ iri * r itTir t ri mrm
now a Vlg Caused u Wnr.
St. Nicliolna.
It all happened in this Avise : Tavo
citizens of Providence , R. I. , fell into a
most unseemly discussion on account
of tho laAvless trespassingH of a pig
OAA'ned by one of them. Tho ag
grieved party possessed a very fino
garden , in Avhich it Avas his custom to
spend his hours of leisure , weeding ,
grafting and transplanting tho
floAA'ers and vegetables in Avliich ho
delighted. But often , as he entered
his garden in tho evening , his curs
would be Baluted Avith a grunt and
rustle , and the fat form of his neigh
bor's pig might be seenmakinga has
ty flight from the garden in Avhich it
had been placidly rooting all day.
In high dudgeon the gardener
sought his neighbor and complained
of the pig's frequent A'isits , declaring
that a little time spent in repairing
the pig-sty would restrain the ani
mal's roving propensities. But to
this the OAA'nor of tho pig responded
that if his neighbor would keep his
rickety fences in proper repair tho
pig might take its daily airing Avith
out temptation , and thegarden Avould
not be endangered.
Repeated misdeeds on the part of
tho pig fanned the smoldering fires of
dissension into the flames of open
hostility. At last the crisis came.
The OAA'ner of the garden , rising un-
usally early one morning , discoA-ered
the pig contentedly nnmchingthe last
of a fine bed of tulip bulbs. Flesh
and blood could stand it no longer.
Seizing a pitchfork AA'hich lay near at
hand , the outraged gardner plunged
its sharp tines into tho hapless pig ,
and bore the body , thus fatally im
paled , to the sty , Avhere it mob the
gaze of its OAAiier an hour or tAvo lat
er. There-after itAvas AA'ar to the
knife between the tAvo neighbors.
Noav Avhat had all this to do with
tho Avar of 1812 ? The ansAver is
simple. ThetAvo neighbors belonged
to the political party knoAvn as the
Federalists.
Through all the outrages that
Great Britain inflicted upon tho
United States ; AA'hile seamen AA'ere be
ing impressed , American A'essels stop
ped on the high seas , and aaIiHo eA-ery
possible indignity AA'as being commit
ted against the flags of tho United
States , the Federalists remained
friendly to Great Britain and con
tested every proposition for the de
claration of Avar.
But the Democratic party Avas eager
for AA'ar , and as British oppresssion
because more unbearable the strength
ofthe Democrats increased. It so
happened that the election district in
Avhich the tAvo neighbors liA'ed had
been about equally divided betAveen
Democratic and Federalists , but the
latter party had al\Aays succeeded in
carrying the election. But in 1811
the owner ofthe garden Avas a candi
date for the Legislature on the Fed
eralist ticket ; but nOAA' , with his mind
filled AA'ith the bitter recollection ol
the death of his pig , he cast his ballot
for the Democrat. When the ballots
Avere counted the Democrat A\'as found
to bo elected by a majority of one.
When the neA\iy-elected legislator
took his seat his first duty Avns to
A'ote for a United States Senator ,
lie cast his vote for the candidate ol
the Democrats. AA'ho AA'as also elected
by a majority of one. When thi-
Senator took his place in the United
States Senate he found the question
of AA'ar Avith Great Britain pending ,
and after a long and bitter discus
sion it came to a A'ote. The Demo
crats voted for Avar and the Federal
ists against it. As a result of the
voting Avar Avas declared again by a
majority of oneote. .
Marlborough's Brothcr-in-LaAV.
A brother-in-hiAV of the duke ol
Marlborough Avas Avorking AA'ith a
pick and shovel as a common laborer
on the NeAvYorkaqueductthreej'ears
ago , and his AA'ages AA'ere § 1.50 a day.
His name AA'as RenshaAA' , and he had
married Miss Lucy Price , of Troy ,
N.Y. , a sister of Mrs. Lillian Hamer-
sley , AA'ho was married to the duke ol
Marlborough bA' Ma\'or IIoAA'itt. It
AA'as AA'hile a student at the polytechnic
institute at Troy that Mr. RenshaAv ,
AA'ho came from Baltimore , became ac
quainted Avith Miss Price. One day
Lieut. Henry Craven. aaIio aaus then
construction engineer oftheaqueduct ,
AAas sitting in his office at TarytoAvn ,
AA'hen a A'ery tall , poA\erfuHy built and
handsome young man entered aud in
troduced himself as Mr. RenshaAv , say
ing that he was an engineer of expe
rience and wanted to get AA'orkonthe
aqueduct. From the references Avhich
he presented Mr. Craven saAvthatMr.
RenshaAv Avas a first-class civil and
mining engineer , a graduate of some
ofthe best scientific schools , .and a
man Avho had already had much expe
rience in railroad and bridge building
Mr. Craven told the applicant that he
Avould like to haAe him on the aque
duct , but that the engineer corps Avas
then complete and there Avasnoopen
ing but he Avould keep his address in j
case anything should turn up. Thr !
young man AA'as not to be put off in j
this fashion. hoAA'ever. lie said hr
Avanted Avork and could do anything. I
"I am A-ery sorry. " said Mr. Craj j
"but the arctakj j
vern , only people Ave - -
ing on iioav are common laboreres. " j
"All right. " said RenshaAv. " 111 go
to Avork at that , if you 'll take me' " ,
It took Mr. Craven several minutes '
to recoA-er from his astonishment at I
this reply. I fe greatly admired the '
young felloAv ' s spirit and said Avith a
smile : "Very AA'ell. then. Your pay j
Avill be a1.50 per day. Report to- ,
morroAV morning AA'ith a pick and
shovel at the shaft nearest here , and
the superintendent AA'ill put you to ;
Avork. * ' j
The folloAving morning RenshaAv , in
a pair of blue OA'eralls and carryinjz
liis pick and shovel , reported for AA-ork ,
at the mouth of the shaft , lie Avas
put to Avork shoveling in a gang ol ,
Italian laborers.
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iwi ifci'Miimii i mw MIIB TOTinn 111 i J . w H
Woman's Greatest Power. nM
In an open letter to Miss Frances [
E. Willard , published in the Christian
Union , Mrs. Caroline F. Corbin , of lB
Chicago , giA'es some practical reasons / ] |
Avhy Avonmn should not giA'o up tho ( ffl
influence AVtiich she iioav possesses in Ufl
the homo for the uncertafnity of po'Ifl
litical power to be gained through JM |
the ballot-box. Her clearly expressed \U \
views agreo with those of most | | H
Avomen who have giA'en thoughtful , „ / H
consideration to tho subject. After (
shoAvingthe physical superiority. of | H
of man sho says : | |
"Has nature , then , given woman ' {
no redress for this state of subject- S
ivity to tho physical preeminence of " H
man ? Yea. verily. Her powor is jf H
dominant in tho realm of morals ; V
but it i ' b true , tho Avorld over , that < S
the higher tho evolution of moral ' , H
poAver tho more perfectly is it eman- | J | H
cipated from the methods of forco , jf H
tho more entire is its reliance upon t * V
the higher , purer methods of love. it
Loa'o , then , is the secret spring of tho < ' jfl
Avoman's control OA'er tho man. . ! ! fl
Those A'ery tides of strength and ' fl
virilty by AA'hich the destiny of tho j | jH
Avorld is accomplished break in help- Jx < H
less subjection at the feet of the Ufl
woman Avhom he loves. By an in- | * jH
exorable hnv of his naturo he must jH
seek tho constant refreshing of his JH
manhood at her hands , and ho Avill * H
render her just tho return forthis jfl
inspiration and uplifting AA'hich she lH
demands. She may , too often does , • ) i f | H
throw aAA'ay her scepter altogether , f jH
ignorant of its Avonderful power ; or Rfl
she may seek her compensation in ' jl
gold or luxury or fine apparel , but ! t9 |
that is her oAvn fault and the misfortrfl |
uno of both honor , integrity , high i'fl
purpose , noble living , then indeed is III
the Avorld blessed in tho Ioa'o of these | jfl
tAvo. Aye , and so is God honored , < 1H
for it is the order in Avhich He has set 419
the souls of men and Avomen , as He If ( S
has set the stars in theirs. As mother- , J * ' 9
sister , Avife , friend , woman holds or i | S
may hold the destiny of man in her * | 1H
keeping. It is her office to supply V
that subtle inspiration which , acting < fl
through his Ioa'o , nature , purified and , | M
ennobled by her influence , Avill , by ft i M
God's grace , redeem him from his j M
besotting sins and make him the Avill- fe M
ing servitor of t he being AA'ho embod- ijCH
ies his highest ideal. This is nature's lit I
method of giving control OA'er man v JM
into the hands of woman , and the ' | fl
history of human life is made up of J S
instances Avhere it has been a poAver i | fl
in ( he hands of good women for vile , " * j9
and destructiA'e ends. You propose S
to enfranchise all AA'omen , the bad as H
Avell as the good ; but AA'hen the former S
class find that the new method of i 9
control is less effectual than the old , 9
it appears to me to be a foregone 9
conclusion that they Avill fall back 9
upon natural methods , and then you . 9
AA'ill have an element introduced into 9
politics Avhich Avill tax your reform- 9
atory poAA'ers to the utmost and in a 9
manner you haA'e not anticipated , 9
and beside AA'hich intemperance AA'ill 9
seem a minor eA'il , beeuse it will at- 9
tack the A'ery foundat.on of the homo 9
"Nor is there any need of this un- 9
natural and round , about method of 9
reform. The experience of the last 9
tAventy-five years has proved that 9
Avhatever legislation is demanded for 9
the amelioration of the status of 9
-
Avonien , or for the protection ofthe 9
home , can beprocured far more speed- /m /
ily and effectually by means of the '
votes of men than through any ad-
A'antage AA'hich might be gained by
woman suffrage. ,
t
"It is your frequent plea that .you '
Avish to see mother Ioa'o and mother - .
aaimIoiji applied to affairs of state. '
So must aa'o all of us , as Avomen Avho
Ioa'c our race. But I realize tAvo
things first , that much of the Avis-
dom that noAV rules in legislative
halls is truly that Avhich has been in- \ '
culcated by mothers in quiet and ob- , -
seure homes , and second , that to
transplant the root of homelove and t
influence to public life Avould be as
fatal to it as to try to force the rose , ' ;
of Cashmere rich , fragrant , beauti
ful , instinct AA'ith life and sAA'eetness in
its own native valley to groAV on '
cold Alpine heights or on the arid ,
AA'astes of the desert. God has not
so ordained its nature and destiny. \
Woman must utlize her Avisdorn con- " -
cerning public affairs by first apply
ing it to the hearts and consciences '
ofthe men AA'hom God has placed
nearest to her , and so vivificil and
energized bytheirmasculinestrength ,
it shall be laid upon the altar of the
state , the pure and perfect offering of
these taa'O AA'hom Almightv God has or-
dained to be one , " '
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Longest Bridge in the World. j '
Washington Post : GustaA'e Lin- >
denthal , the designer ofthe projected
bridge across the Hudson KiA'erat !
Noav York City , is in Washington
looking after the legislation asked of .
Congress.
"The Brooklyn bridge , " said Mr. \
Lindenthal , ' "Avill be of small conse- ]
quence in comparison AA'ith the struc- J
ture Ave propose. The latter AA'ill be '
the largest bridge in the Avorld. The
middle span AA'ill be 2,850 feet long
and the end spans 1,500 feet. We
propose to start at the high ground , '
on the Jersey side , Castle Point , and. }
land in NeAv York about Fourteenth 1
street. We will haA'e six raihvay ' ' I
tracks , and passengers from any •
part ofthe country AA'ill be brought t \
to a comfortable station in tile heart { I
ofthe city AA'ithin reach of the ele- i
A'ated and surface roads. This AA'ill .
'
obA'iate the necessity of ferrying pas-
sengers across the river , frequently j
at great risk from fog and ice , and
landing them in a most unattractive I
part of Noav York. " , | .
"What is the etimated cost of the > j
structure ? " ' * '
"The bridge can be built for § 1G- , u j"
000.000 , and Aveshall haA-e no trouble | { • '
in raising the money. The investment * * \
will necessarily yield a handsome prof- j .h
it. for the business transacted will be I
something enormous. The whole ' * - \
matter has been thoroughly thought "r J (
out. and by men fully competent to • f , , r ,
the task. Among the incorporators ' \ j
are James AndreAA-s and Henry Fladd , . / *
experienced engineers , both of Avhom. j
enjoyed the intimacy and confidence f J
ofCapt. James B. Eads during tho < 1
of his life. So t J
latter years you see it -j
is not " the scheme of irresponsible ' , \ : j
visionaries. The surveys have been i \ v < ,
made , and the plans adopted meet ' Ui
Avith hearty appro A-al of all the part * , \ j ,
ies interested. " ' '
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