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1G THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 20 , 1803-TWENTY PAGES. TAKING A "PEEP AT NORWAY' ' Coast Scaneiy with a Perspective of Glacier-Gapped Heights. TORRID HEM OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN Balling I'n t OrotTHomo iKlnml * nnil Throne Mistily 1'lorili On tn tlm Northernmost City of iuroic : | , with Jtn Sqnattj i nnil Stonoli ol i'lsh. d , 18)1,1 > v Ed jar T , . traftemnn.1 LONDON , Oct. 5. ( Correspondence of TUB BEE.I At the outset of thcso brief sketches of Norwegian scenes and folk , there Is a trong nnd Irroststlblo Impulse upon mo to make the sort of confession fo\v trnvolors In foreign lands arc very willing to do. 1 have no Norse blond In my veins. 1 urn not a Norsu scholar. I have not \\n \ < \ tlm time to even cwually read the scant lltcr.ituro of travel iu Norway. I never possessed n guide book to that country. I have acquired only a four hundred words and a few score sen tences ref the Norwegian Inmtuago , and those compulso rlly through temporary exi gency ; and my wanderings In this land of wondrous sterility and marvelous fertility , of dreadful heights and awful depths , of savage grandeur and sunniest no'oks , have only comprise ! throe short runtway trlpi from the British sldo of the North sea. Yet so much can bo scon In so little tlms In Norway ; Its scenic wonders are so impressively - prossivoly and startllngly masses ; its gov ernment and sDshl systam are so plain and simple to the stranger ; nnd above all , Us people are so responsive , hospitable ana kind , und so llito a good book set opan bofora your oyca for reading ; that out of the little op portunity I have bad for observation and association , when I look bade to the stern north land and its crags , valleys and homes , there Is such a sense of panoramic complete ness of sight , scene and feeling , the task of iromlnlsccnco has In It something like the loader pleasure of tolling about olaen scones fend friends. HnJoUla Mountains Itosldo Thunderous Spa. This Is no doubt true for two reasons. Ono is that Norway's scenery Is as tremendous , If that word may bousod.as . that of Swltzsr- land , balng vaster In extent and Inllnitoly more varleJ. When you look upon snow capped mountains above the clouds , a few thousand foot of altitude moro pr loss , In particular Instancss , are almost Incompre hensible to sight or mtndj and nearly all of these majestic uroscntments of inert nature In Norway have thataddedpowerfully weird ( asclnition of Immoulato contiguity with a florco and thunderous sea. Indeed , I am not lura but it would b3 a true statement that , considering the many of ten soundless fiords piercing her entire wostarn coast almost to the Swedish boundary as arms of the sea , which they truly are , there is no portion of Norway's measureless and transcendent iconic glories 'which is not Intensified In charm and sublimity by this uecullar marine Influence and effect. Because of this , In whatever land you may have stood In uwo before tlio uplifted , ragged ribs of our good old glebe , thcsa Norway mighty heights and chasms remain clo.irostsharpest and longest In the over-changing photographs pf the traveler's memory. rienslni ; Clnr.icterlsilci of the People , The other reason Is a purely ethical one. You cannot bo among the people of Norway , know them never so little , and lowe them without having gained that most blessed of all consclousnoss to the traveler of having come uponaplacoin the universal human allotment which Is sturdy , conulno and truo. There Is a directness without affront , a simplicity without ignorance , a sturdlnoss Without niggardliness , an houesty without assumption , a penlality without effusiveness , liospltality without truckling and a piety without pretense , about these folk , miuuto , opecllle and universal. Your liking for them trows with every new experience. In the Latin countries the sunshine of entrance dazzles you with anticipation over fading to the darkest shadows of Insincerity. In Norway the greeting is ns quiet as the silences of its land-locked fiords ; but every successive experience is as llghtful and as- BUI Ing as each new scene from the strong stone ways leading to her .glowing upland dnlcn. And so your heart takes root where your feet have trod. My Hrst visit to Norway was made from Hull to Bergen and thence on a Norwegian coasting stc.imcr in and out of the ( lords nlong the wondrous coast to Vadso. The next gave mo time for interior wanderings In tho.Hcrgcn nnd Hardaiipcr districts ; and the last afforded opportunity for knowing the scenes and people roundabout Throndhjcm ; while some- considerable laud journeys were made toward the Ostordal from the north nnd into the llalliugdal from the west. When the coast tour was madu 1 had no intention of over seeing Norway ngain and every islet , eras , llord , town nnd lauding was an object of eager interest. I am not suio but this method of visiting Nor way has superior advantages to the traveler whoso time is limited , as his diversity of observation Is extraordinary ; while at the tame time ho is pr.ietlcally at ease within , or upon , his floating iun. Tourliti. In the first place , you are rortain of most Intelligent and Interesting company. Nearly all the oftlccis of those coast steamers speak English , and a more Jclnd-hcartcd , loqua cious and almost benevolent set of seafaring ing men is not to be found. You are con stantly ncrccably surprised by the pleasant character of your folio w-passongers. English "outers" are predominant , and those uro the very cream of tlic Eng'ish people hard- worked editors on a brief vacation , sensible , quiet fellows who iloo and dream und beam as though the slight surcease from the bick erings Gi'nb Lane were till but an earthly heaven ; bevies of splendid , peachy English Kirls fresh from some seminary and accom panied by teachers not a bit ashnmod to bo fcay und young again ; grave naturalists Broadening their vision from the cullies of Ucmpncad Heath and the hollows of Ep- ping Voiest ; ( tutors and their wives who are rarylng thu usual run over to Paris to n lark imong the dnlcn and llordsnnd genuine Lon- ion actors nud actresses are among the inest-mlndoit folk you will meet In nny Jour- soylngs ; wise old and young geologists , who , Instead of fanning the hard human strata fou would imagine , are the simplest , sunnl- tst and most fcympathotlo of men ; substan tial Americans who euro to bee something of the world ouuldo of Now York , London and Farts , to Whom , bless them for their quick Imprrsslvuness , everything Is "Wonderful wonuertul wonderful 1" English country curates , Highland free kirk ministers , rubi cund-faced Catholic clerics , all the best of friends in thcso picturesque waters , and Tlolug with each other In these true and coed human amenities which their wallcd-in Christian pulpits forbid. Then there are real and mako-bollovo artists , the genuine * ones working earnestly at outlines which are put modestly away iu their portfolios , the others tolling you all about what wonderful work they will have when they got time to "fill them in ; " ama teur photographers with wrinkled brows and faces of importance and weariness ; ichoolmnsleis from America and England bound to work off mutty epochs of history upon the polite if uot always enthralled listener ; Lapp merchants from Yadso , pac ing the dock as if choked In the , to them , sultry climate of the lower Norway coast ; Uiosu most lonesome and wabegono people you can qvcr muoi In foreign lands , the cyclers in faded knickerbockers and droopIng - Ing visors , that 0119 always feels like privately asUlng into apartment or state room 10 accept a change of clothing ; rural Norwegian deans , on visits to ailing com municants in lonely coastwise parishes , and scores moro from many lauds and climes In tstoaUhlng variety of nationality , station and character , but all In the grandest good humor nud cheer'ly ' ulivo to the mutual gains from commonality and good fellowship. Cniirmoii * Extent ol Uoanllluc. H Is only the fringe of Norway that can fctlhus Ihieaded bit by bit , but whut a mlshty fringe it Isl Did the reader over think for h moment what the Actual coast- Una of Norway must hot The subject caino up on shlpbdrml , nnd aomo people capable of close calculation , and who think before they venture opinions , conceded It might bo from 2,000 to 0,000 miles. MY curiosity led mo to speak to the captain about it when oppor tunity offered. "Well , " ho replied cautiously , "tho same question tins boon repeatedly asked mo over since I have been In the coast service. The main coast line is upwards of 1,200 miles long. Tliero nro nearly 1,000 Islands In the 'Skjncrgaard' ( outer coast protecting islands ) with fully ' 1,0X1 miles of coast-lino , from Bukkon fiord to the North capo nnd around to Warangor llord , in the Arctic ocean. 1'ho fiords cutting Into mainland , Bomo from 80 to 100 miles in length , each \vth smaller fiords , some shorter , some longer , reaching In every direction from the larger fiords , must Uavo ns great a coast-lino ns the 'Slcjicrgaard.1 We don't know as wo are right ; but wo never have boon able to figure Norway's ncliml coast line at below li,000 miles. " That Is nearly one-third the dis tance around the globe. Scones of Desolation nnil Ornmloiir. In this summer time trip alone the Norway coast for there is practically no night in Juno nnd July the traveler's sight may fnlrly bo said to rest upon coast scenery one- half the length of this vast distance , The entire course is ono of over-changing sconns of desolation nnd grandeur , qu Outness and beauty. Nothing could bo quainter In the Netherlands than the rod-tiled city of Bergen which goo 1 Klnsj Olaf founded , reaching out to commerce nnd the sea its Ion ? , low rows of huco-roofcd warehouses , Its narrow streetsIts odii looking red homes , Us peaked roofs and paule.l ends , all climb- ins the steep hills and forming a warm , almost Flemish picture against the hard old mountains behind. In a moment ftltnost It is shut from sight , nnd then the Interminable maze of islands again. Now wo are at the very edge of ono whoso verdurelesi top nnd ragged teeth could bo leaped upon from shluboard. Then a little aruhipclagu Is threaded where folk llvo by fishing and farming ; the nets and gear lining the rugged shores ; tiny strips of grass or grain showing hero nnd" there be tween black angles of rock : nnd lowstrongly , built habitations , often with sod roofs , are clustered wherever place to sot them can bo found. Hero men , women and children me barefooted , barelegged , biucbroastod nnd barcarmed. Tncy scorn content , and as wo pass they wave their hands and smile. Marrow OlmunoM nnil Comities * I'lurcta , More than once wo pass thro.ugh clnnnels so narrow between upraised faces of Island walls that it is shadowy nnd dark upon thn steamer's deck. Myriads of sea fowl dip and plunge at us , as if to descend upon the ship , and shriek deafcningly for the moment ary intrusion. Some are gulls , with their hoarse , strangled curglo ; and men nnd women standing aft against the sail excitedly " citedly throw pieces or" bread for the fam ished fowl to wrangle over in mid air , laying wagers as to the greatest number of "throws" taken by the gulls before the broad touches the water ; the sport often awakening almost bitter rivalries and be coming dangerous to purse and person. Again wo sail close beneath a beetling shore- side cliff whoso leaden-colored wall rises sheer Into the air for more than 2,000 feet , and whoso edge cuts the sky above appar ently ns level and sharp as the cdgo of a dressed block of black marble. Seaward , countless Islets rimmed with foam form pur- Dlo reliefs in settings of spotless white. Countless fiords are passed. Some have wide , low-lying mouths. Others show close , black walls reaching to the clouds. Through the latter a sheen of light carries the eye to the purply , almost shadowy haze above the sonndlcss waters beneath ; and so far as can bo seen there are here but t ho waters beneath , the mighty encircling walls and then the 'clouds and the ilrmament above. But through many , most tantalizing glimpses are caught. Strange , pointed boats are plying across the silent waters of the fiord. A villauo seeming to rest upon the water itself shows beneath the face of a towering cliff. An upland dul entrance is indicated by the pinkish mist which , show ing above the fiord edge , hints of deep , swift streams or slumberous , silent lakes beyond , with pleasant valley lifo around. A great stone road wi'nds In and out like some huge scaly serpent , but always upward. Upon its outward reappearing curves tiny chalets oeein poised. Far in some faintly senn pockety recess Is a tint of green. The red and brown splatches upon It are mountainside - side peasant homes. That pun"of white like a mammoth fleece of wool , ten , twenty , perhaps thirty miles away , is where a river leans from un indiscernible gorge. A thou sand feet higher , but nearer on the Herd sldo , Is a penciling of wavering white a wateriall pounded by the air's resistance into hesitant waving folds of mist hundreds of foot before they touch the rloplolcss Herd where they fall. Above and beyond all this , blending into indistinguishable threads and lines of sky and cloud , are ranges of eternal Ice and snow. To the Northernmost Cities In Uurope. And so , on nnd on and almost endlessly on challenged by thcso strange , wild and beau tiful scones , you may go tirelessly , habita tion , comfort and pleasant companionships , all yours ; past sturdy old Throruinjeul , the northernmost city of importance in Europe , with the wild and racing Ned , tearing nnd bounding from the mountains in majestic "waterfalls , outlining its curious , almost island site , and Its crumbling old cathedral towering ubovo its red reels and peaked gables ; past Bode with its sod-roof huts and barn-liko modern buildings ; past TorghoH- tau with its world-famous rocky tunnel ; nast the marvelous ' 'bird mountain , " Rvoirholt , n strange , weird , perpendicular promontory of clny slato. where millions of white sea fowl cluster like wreaths and strings of pearls : past the far north Lofodon islands , around which huddle countless Norwegian fishing smacks , nnd where moru than 20,000,000 cod are annually taken ; 'round the bleak , black , drear and dreadful North capo , Its mossy back stranculv lisrhtcd bv the vollniv litrht. of the northern sun , and finally sweeping past uteasuroless heights of brown , bare stone , over backed by glacier Holds untrod den by foot ot man , and the vast mouths of Porrangor and Tana llords , black and dun and awful as the entrance to Vnthole's Eblls , you skirt the desolate peninsula of Wariak- Niag. and , snillng from the east out of the Arctic ocean , flout gently through the somber Wnrrlngor llord , dropping anchor before Vadso , the northernmost inhabited place in Europe. S < ] imily Ilummia with Hiiltlts Ilite lloastg. Hero are perhaps 2,000 souls n ho subsist almost wholly upon thu Industries connected with the whnlo fisheries. You will find Finns and Ivipps in abundance , but all the commercial dealings of the place are carried on bv Norwegians. The entire country roundabout differs little in appearance from the eastern shore of Labrador , ns I recall It. Everlasting stone iu every conceivable formation stretches back in forbidding mountain roaches to the frozen silences of Nowhere. Humans , squatty or thin , are clad llko animals , have faces like animals , nnd habits like boasts. Hero and there are seen tufts of sickly grass , brittle- moss and trees gnarled , stunted , tempest-blown and frozen into utter Insignificance. Everywhere is the nauseating stench of fish in every stage of omnipresent oflcnslvcuess. But overall the often burning rays of the sun which hero , Iu its brief days of fudelcssness , seems more torrid and deadly than I have ever felt its power In Cuba or Algiers. True , . you have actually seen the midnight sun. To mo the spectacle seemed a sorry show , and not half the glory in it of a sunslolo , timely sun of the zone of homos sinking be hind the landscape of a gentle English shire , or a sweet New England vale. Eixuu L. WAKEMAN. With nerves unstrung unit heads thatacho Wise women Bromo-Seltzertiiko. Beatrice Democrat : The Falls City Jour nal Is ono of thu souiid republican papers that bollevcs that the rejection of Judge Maxwell by the republican state convention would be a blunder , nnd probably cost the party the olcotlou of a supreme judge. There are quite n number , however , that would rather bo defeated without Judge Maxwell as n candidate than elected with him , The No 0 Wheeler & Wilson with its ro tary movement , is the lightest running machine In the market , and is unequalled for speed , durability and quality of work. Sold by W. 'Lancaster ' & Co. , 014 South Six teenth street .Blue Springs Sentinel : Judge Max we 1 has made a record on the bench that is equal to any , und to debase hlin because he hud the manhood to sinlto corruption will recoil upon the fellows doing It. Jf u little more horse souse worn injected into thU campaign the party would not lota anything if admlu- iitered. THE ELF and THE DOLLAR A nprlto of small dimensions bolnp tired of olflsh piny , Loft Ins hidden nookory for mlvonturo far awny ; J3utohnngo of Inncl made chixMjro of hourt , and transformed this elf complete , For unllko the way of fairyland , ho found ho had to oat. AVE you everything you nccil to nmkc you comfortable ? As you look a round your home , do you not think ot some one , or MANY THINGS THAT AH 15 MISSING ? Would it not be an advantage to you if you could supply yourself with the missing articles by the outlay of a very small amount of cash and a most liberal time to pay the bal ance , PROVIDED YOU AHE NOT CIIAUCED ONE CENT TOR THE So with nn empty stomach , this willful little ACCOMMODATION ? THIS IS THE OFFER WE MAKE YOU. We do Iloonrnstlio dollar mighty nnil Initcml of Turk. not ask you to experiment , but to INVESTIGATE , compare OUR acting r.isli , In the hard rnrly tit work. morning started with a mason PRICES , which are marked lower in price than any other house iu the Io assumes n ( iniiid-IlUo cutcncm and ho city , and the goods we olTjr you WITH THE LARGEST CASH STORES u\\iiy l In .the city. .If we did not believe you would come back we would not ask you to do this , but we know YOUR VERDICT WILL MEAN YOUR PAT RONAGE. It Is impossible in the limited space wo have at our command to itemize or give you a tithe of what can be found In our NINETEEN DEPARTMENTS. We think it will suffice to say that we can furnish you EVERYTHING NEEDFUL IN HOUSEHOLD GOODS from u clothespin to a parlor suit. THE PUKKTITURH DEPARTMENT SfiiU ! In now complete and embraces all the newest tilings to be found in this broad land. All the woods , mahogany , curl } ' birch , bird's-eye maple , cherry , sycamore , and last but not least , the beautiful antique oak , which in late years has rapidly replaced walnut , which was once so fashionable. Chamber Suits , Center Tables , Rockers , Parlor Suits , Stands , Wardrobes. Office Furniture , and almost everything which can be imagined in the way of furniture is shown in almost endless variety and at prices by far lower than clesewherc. For instance , a nice hardwood chamber suit with 22x28 beveled mirror only $16.50. But , lllvo tunny wordly mortals , ho finds It ImrJ to Keep , He lii"i ! boeoucs a flmu.otor nnd hastens to For It scorns to want to leave him wltn a very THE CAE.PET DEPARTMENT luvuaU buddun leap. To i < iu\ontnll furthorinlsliaii ; ho thlnlcs the Is the largest in the city , and embraces all the leading makes of Ingrain , cuah btoroslil bu buit. Tapestry Brussels , Uody Hrusscls , Velvets , Moquettes , Axmiiibters , Wil tons , etc. , in fact , anything that you can see in any first-class carpet ' house. Without nice carpets no home may be said to be complete. We PEOPLE'S have long been a leader in carpets , but this FALL eclipses all previous efforts. Heavy purchases on our part give us the advantage of heavy dis counts. All these we share wijh our customers. Every roll Is selected' from the manufacturers with that same care for durability , design , har mony in color , etc. , that has made the People's Mammoth Installment House famous. No house in this city sells one-half as many carpets as they do , which In itself speaks well for their department. Good brands from 4Sc per yard. Nice Ingrains at 35c. THE STOVE DEPARTMENT Caps the climax this fall. As far as tho-teyo can see , are displayed all the latest patterns In stoves , embracing hard coal healers , with ovens attached and without , Boft.co.il stoves , oak stoves , parlor cooks , Franklinitcs , laundry stoves , cast and steel ranges , etc. , all marlced at a uniform low price for which the People's Mam moth Installment House Is now eo well known. Their cook stoves have "patent kickers"oven shclves"nevor-wcnr-out-lids"patent all lirobacks.und , . improvements Anfotlicr Idea strikes him , und , like a brainy Dut It finds his bubble burst and his plans all Rene to sm.'tsli. known up to date. Anyone intending to purchase a stove should bo sure to visit llttlo man , For Ills dollar''nmkcd but lltt'.o show In the their grund display of stoves. Every steve is warranted and guaranteed to give Ho skips nround to old "J3I5-1317" to try the pluce they acll for cash. satisfaction or money refunded. Credit Plan. It is better to enjoy the comforts of It is better to enjoy the comforts of life by the investment of a little money life by the investment of a little money With a Reliable House , than to With , a Keliable House , than subject yourself to a life trial of Slavish - to subject yourself to a life trial of Slav ish Economy and Want , in a ish Economy and Want , in a vain vain attempt to save the large amount to the attempt save large amount necessary necessary to pay cash down , and yet not to cash down and sary pay , yet not re receive a single advantage in return for ceive a single advantage in return for your privations. "Success yowoiltlusmen. ! " lie cries In Joyful elco , "Look here , your privations. Why con tyon liurnt jour money where ten limes one : uo ten ? " Terms Motto If the goods are not On a bill of 810 , batisfactory and ono dollar cash THE CHEAPEST FURNITURE , CARPET AND STOVE HOUSE IN AMERICA , as represented , como to us and nnd ono dollar 1315-1317 wo will allow all . * Jjlt.ilijt , . reasonable I in.'fi ' ouch week. Special Inducements to Parties Just Starting Housekeeping. Open Wlondrw and Saturday Evenings Only claim 3. Watlilnglnn Star. Ho took his dally paper , Hut uuupuncd let It Ho. "I vrowlor If they'll ) present all , " Ho murmured with u sigh. "Tho warcloud over TJuropo , And the German Wllllu'd freaks , ' And tliBbouthorn revolution How I' volomied for them all , for weohkl And Peffor and his whiskers , Ami thu Bllvor kpeakur's wall , And thu homicidal fury Of the trolley on the rail. Ilow I love , dear chums , to sroot vou , How you help the hours to llyl" And lie ga/ud upon the paper And uuopenou lot It Ho. itisr.iuiuus. The Bolivian government has ordered the archblblion to soil tne tuonastrlos and invest the proceeds In government securities. At the Episcopal Church of the Atonement in'Brooklyn vrouion members of' the choir now \voar borcttas and surplices. The novr order has boon criticized as an innovation , but Dr , Wellman , rector of the church , nay It is merely a return to unciout pustoms. Hev. John Hall of Now York , while visiting Chicago , preached In the pulpit of his son , Kov.-i 1'homas G. Hall , at the Fourth Presbyterian church in that city. As the father and son stood slnginc from the same hymn book the resemblance In form and feature was , it is said , striking. The latest statistics of the Salvation army show that their work is established in twenty-thrco countries , in twenty-one dif ferent languages , has lorty newspapers with an annual circulation of 4:1,000,000 : copies ) they also report U.07Q stations , 10,810 ofltcers , and , estimate that they reach not loss than 7,000,000 persons every week. The will of the late Calvin T. Sampson of North Adams. Mass. , the wealthy shoo manufacturer and flrat Importer of Chinese labor , contain * the following bequests : To the American Foreign MUitouary society , $10,000 ; to the Uaptlst HomuMUsion society , $100,000 ; to the Stetson university of Daland. Fla. , 13,000 ; to the North Adams hospital the use of (15,000 ; to the North Adams Bap tist church , for specific purposes , * 10,000. Rev , J. M. Palmer told the members of the African Methodist Kpiscoual Minis terial association in Philadelphia last week that as the word Adam meant clay , or rod earth , tie was of the nrm oullef thut thoflrat man had a complexion between that of white and black. Ho also said that the bible rnaJe no reference at ull to wbitu men. Nearly all hU hearer * steined quite eager to agree with him In the opinion that the colored man can boast of an ancient ancestry. The death of Dr. Philip SohafT of New York , eminent as a theologian and doctrinal writer In the Presbyterian church , is an nounced. Dr , Schait was ono of the most learned of men , and , while rigidly orthodox , was Influenced by that Impulse of charity and toleration that distinguishes the true Christian. Ho wrote many nolomieal and controversial works , and was ono of t ho com mittee appointed some twenty years ago to supervise the new revision of the script ures , Where are the Lutherans of this country ? Pennsylvania has the most , 20'J,093 ; "Wiscon sin comes second , 103,040 ; Minnesota third , llO.li'J.- , followed closoiy by Illinois with 114- 450. In only these four states nro found more than 100,000 each. Four ottior states have moro than SO.OOO each. Eleven have moro than 10,000 each , nnd they uro found in about every state and territory. Tliero are no Lutherans in Vermont , but the rest of Now England has 10,457 , of which 543 are found In "Llttlo Khody. " Hov , Dr. GeorRO Dana Boardman. paa- tor of the First Jl.iptist church , In Philadel phia , had an experience last wcok which comes to few men. It was nis privilege to preach the sermon on the centennial anni versary of the founding of the church of which his grandfather was tlio pastor In the first decade of this century. The event oc curred in Nortli Llvonnoro , Mo. , where la still standing what Is known as the Board- man house , in which Dr. Uoarduian's father , the distinguished missionary , George Dana Boardman , was born. THIS 1-iizt.u of n The total mileage of now railroads in this country for the llrst nine months of the year was 2,040 , Pennsylvania leads with 301. The total for the entire year will not exceed 2,500. The Bethlehem Iron company shipped last week sixty-four tons of plato for the battle ship Malno to the national proving grounds at Washington. The plates ate 8xJ5 feet and twelve inches t hie If , Tlicso platen are the llrst service plates that have boon Harvoyized and their trial will consequently be of interest. Photographers have lately introduced a pencil for use iu retouching negatives which is raplaly-revolvod by a small electro motor , so that the point or the pencil spins , and is rubbed on to any spot by simply moving the point gently over In any desired direction , thua doing away with the necessity fcrtho tiresome , confined motion of the operator's hand , Although iteel pens are made in tome hundreds of varieties only n small number of pens attain great popularity. Pens of fanciful form have been patented nsraln nnd again , only to fall of public reception , and It Is exceedingly dlnicult to make a place for nny pen that greatly differs from the few forms now widely used , A downtown stationer who was retailing pens far bijlow the usual market price , said , In answer to u customer's question : "Yes , they are good pens ; but they are not known to thu public and they cannot bo sold at market rains iu largo quantities. " A now brlcic baking machine Is to ho noted among the recent inuchaiiic.il novelties. It is a simple contrivance , consisting of a table covered with Iron brick moulds , to which an electric current Is applied , the table being eight hy fourteen feut , and holding 1,000 moulds , Joined together like pigeon holes ; each mould is the sizeot n iirlelc which has been prcssoil but not baked , and each has a cover so fitted as to follow the brlcic as It Is shrinks. The bricks are taken from the presses and placed In the moulds , the cover adjusted , and the current turned on. The iron sides of the moulds form the ' resistance , " and the bricks are virtually Inclosed by walls of lire ; the bricks having shrunk to the proper size , the sinking covers of the moulds automatically turn oil the current , the baking Is done , and the bricks are dumped. Uno of the most interesting series of 'ex periments lately inuild In regard to the best methods and principles to bo observed In the construction of smoke-consuming or smoko- preventing arrangements , lias bacn made by Mr. Sonnett , the well known naval engineer. His conclusions are that , Ural of all , an ado- ( ju'itu volume of air must always bo Injected anovo the fuel ; that the gases from the co.it and the Introduced air must bo thoroughly agitated ; the gases from thu coal after ad mixture with the air should be depressed nnd distributed In contact with the Incan descent mass of fuel ; contact between the gas from the coal and the holler plates should bo prevented as much as possible uutll after uamixturo with the injected air , adequate space boim ; also provided for the expansion of the gases ; when average coal is used , the volume of air injected upon the top of the fuel should bo equal to at least one-half of the volume admitted through the bars ; nnd , Dually , considerably moio steam should lie present in the furnace than can bo obtained from Vho hydrogen of the coal. To carry out tbrso requisitions , an apparatus has been contrived , according to which steam from the boiler is tlrst superheated and then passes to an injector ; from tbo latter the steam and air pass to a deflecting pluto lust lusido the ( Ire door , and In this way the current is completely distributed oyor the surface of the fuel. There are 110 women lawyers in the United States , nnd eight have earned the right to practice buforo the supreme court. Mrs. Clinker I understand , Mrs , Vaulters - ers , that your son is golnsr uo rapidly In col- logo. Mrs. Vatiltors Yes , Induod. Ho's already broken the high Jump record. Professor Williams of Johns Hopkins uni versity says that thu practice of Im/jng nt collogu is an ancient ono. Ho came across an old rule at Heidelberg university , where ho studied , printed In M'JO , loiblddlng the practice by the older students of shaving the heads of the now students and llljing their ears with wax. Prof. David P. Todd of Amhcrst college has already begun malting preparations for an expedition to Japjn with other scientists in Ib'.W to view the total ecllpso of the sun scheduled for August 0 of that year. The party will bo a higo ) ono and thu Instru- wiits numerous und of the moat improved kin Is. Mr , II. II , Hogors has presented to the Mllllcent library , in Fairhavon , Mass. , u col lection o.f autograph letters written bv seventeen of the presidents of tlio United States , They are all slnulo pigu documents , and are framed sopantely In oak , each with n steel engraved portrait of the writer. Mr , Hogcra promises to add autograph letters from nil the ether presidents as fast as ho he can obtain good ulnu'lo page specimens. The Unlvcrtlty of Chicago Ins secured the entire exhibit of taxt'lormy at the World's fair and will add It to us already largo museum. The collection embraces the most comuloto assortment of Atnurlo.m birds nnu nnlmalsovar gotten together , and for purposes of Instruction in natural history will Lm invaluable. The collection embraces a largo display of the birds and animals native to Minnesota. The course ot study In sowing In the Bos ton public schools is interesting for an ama teur of sowing to consider. To reaU of "thimble , emery , sclssora1 sot off neatly as articles of study , und to gaze upon a printed curriculum of "basting , baskstltchlng , over- casting , half-backstltchlng and combination of one running and ono half-backstitch,11 Is to roallzo most Intensely the advantages Boston offeis to her daughters. In the fourth year are taught , among other things , storking darning , straight and bias felling , whipping and ( towing on ruffles , hemstitch * ing , bllnastltching , tucKIng , if not taught previously , gathers oyerhanded to a band , bowing on hooks and eyes and buttons , eye lets , loops , and in the fifth year there , is a system of idrcss cutting by which girls are taught to take measures , draught , cut acd lit a dress waist. A scholarship of (200 Is offered by the Vassar Students' Aid society to the student passing the best oximlmition for admission to the freshman class of Vassar college , the examinations to bo held In .Juno , 1891. This scholarship covers one-half of nil charges made bv Vassar college for ono year's board nnd tuition. It Is offered ns a lolin , not as a imt , but no Interest Is asked and no date of payment is fixed. Examinations will bo held in Chicago , Denver , Cleveland , Cincinnati , St. Loul * . Washington , Louisville , Detroit , Omaha , San Francisco ; nnd , if nucnasary , arrangements may bo made for examina tions in other localities. Applications for this scholarship must bo made bofura April 1 , 18'JI. All applications nnu all requests for information must bo addressed to the chair man of the committee on the announcement of scholarships , Miss Jessie F. Smith , Hut- Hold , Conn 1'it.irit'a or mi : y It was night. The weather was hlttor cold. "Oh , Willie ! " said llttlo Oertrude , "wha shall wu dot Wo nru so poor that wo have no fuel with wlilch to cook a j > 3rt"rhous steik for our dear mamma. " "And It is of no use for us to try to borrow from the neighbors. " ' No. Tliero is nothln ? loft to borrow. " "Where. Is the cat ! " asked little Gertrude. "Hero , " replied Willie. "Put her up on the woodshed and twist her tall. " Wllltd did so , In a short tlmo the windows of the nei'ilibarhooil opened and bootjacks show ered clown. Gertrude gathered them up and said : "Uhoro , Willie , put the the kitty carefully awny ; wu may need her again when these bootjacks are burned. " * * * "Johnny , " said the bD.\'s father , "you should not Interrupt mo at the dinner table , when 1 tell that story about when I was la the war. Even if it is a long story nnd you have hoard It before , filial reaped requires that you bo patient. " "Father , " said the lad , after a uunuto of ellonc4. "What is It , my boyj" "Is 'filial respect' anything like 'senatorial courtesy. ' " Visitor So your name \VJnlfredl For whom were you named ? Little Win Jus1 for myself , so I'd know when I was called , * Teacher Now. HoljuTo , take four sllco of cake from six slices , and Tvbat will Ihora be loft ? IlebbU AJlckln' forme ,