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HOW THE OBSERVANCES OF DECO
RATION DAY ORIGINATED.
II Win lii tlif tniilli Hint rinwor YVrrn
I lrt Mrrwu mi llm Urines of Solillir
ami tlir tneltlcnl I'nltril I'm Hi llm
I'orni, "llir HIlIP mill llm llrii."
Mn) -10, IStll, was not it tiny for sentiment
or ceremony In tlio United Hlntes. Never,
Indent, in the history of tlio kv1 republic,
hnil m ninny oxeltlne; event occurrtsl In mi
brief ii Unions llioiu mill novor itgulu, let us
hope, will there 1st so ninny sad and anxious
heart, Tim twin of tlio U'ItiivimI In tlio north
were, It is true, relieved liy tlio smile which
Krccteslthorctmnlnir hruvoi from nil irt
of tho south tlio Union soldier worn etuitlng
homo, to receive tlio lioitMKo of n nut tun mill
llvo ii mi honored class, w liilo thu poor Con
fedrrnto sorrowfully nought hi desnlntcd
homo with only wounds ami Rlory- for his
pay
At Inst there was prnce. Tint almost ex.
hamtcd nation breathed freely iiRnln mill
took necount of her hurt. OvcrrtOO.UOO men
had died on tho Hold ittul In tho IiokiIIuI
nenrly ftOO.OW) more wore disabled; I.OUO.OOO
hml bevn subtracted from tho virile force of
tho country, while wealth hml Uvn wasted
ami money toutvd out like wnter, In tho
morth there was inoiiriiliiK cnmicli; hut in tlio
outli overy second plantation win desolate
and tho commerce of overy wrt win dead,
ovcry family worn wood of woo, every llfth
house wns in iinIim, every third soldier had
uul to his unive, Tho nation n n whole
had hrcntliisl fn-rly hutu day when ft uxt
dont m assassinated, and tho khuuI ruvlmv
of '.W.OOO Union vvteniim nt Wnnlilti;t(iii, on
tho 'iMof Ma), un contemporary with tha
U'filiinliiK of tho trlul of tho conspirator. In
tliowiiitlinll huh umvrtiiliity, their chosen
lenders In prison, mid all proniliii'iit Confeder
ates in doubt of tlmlr future Verily, It was
no time for Decoration day ceremonies.
Vet oven that iiirly were tho boKluuliiK of
tho custom noted A few-southern Indira on
dllu'ivnt dii), mid nt widely nomrutod
point, had during tho spring held simple
ceremonies nt tho cemeteries and Kiirlnudesl
tho IiiiiiIm of their lamented heroo. Iiirly
In INM, liy u common Impulse, tho custom
wa adopted in tlio wititli x tho '.15th of Apill
was tho day selected, mid It remain tho
southern day Ut It bo noted that Decora
tion lny hnil It origin In tho Miitli, nnd that
It lint general otisorvnneo wns marked by
Homo touching IncldentH which tended to
soften tho animosities of tho lato war
At Columbus, Ml., whero ninny 1'tileinl
soldiers wore burled, tho Indie, In n
noble spirit of tenderness nnd hom for tho
renewed union, strewed (lowers upon tho
gnu on of both Federal and Confeslerntm,
nnd from overy part of the nation camo
wnrin eulogies. There were thoso who
sneered nnd disapproved thin womanly net
but Tho Vlckshurg Herald, then published by I
n Federal nnd odltod by n Confwlernto veteran, '
gn it this manly tribute, .
"Wo envy not tho narrow henrtedncia of
JournnlliU who can find fault with no noblo
ji nctlotu To our iiilud it iptak volume
for tho purity of woman' character. Our
ladled are not politician they an 'Jhrlntlan
wonieiu And while cngiiged In decorating
and prtorvlng tho grove of our iwldlor,
they thought not of wnrllko ttrife, nor of
vengeance ngalint tho dead They only
know, a they vlowcd thoso gollUiry grni
of ttrangera in n utrnngo land, thatthey were I
tlecplng far nwuy from homo; fr from
uothon nnd Utor, mid iw they dropped tho I
apriug rosea of our sunny cliino upon their I
silent resting place, It was with tho Chris
tian hopo that somo fnlr sister In tho north,
In a llko churlUiblo spirit, might not overlook
tho silent graves of our southern koiis which
ro scattered among them."
Tho chnritablo nnd triotlo hopo thai ex
pressed was not Immediately renliml; but
from many kindred spirits anno n warm re
sponse, nnd from tho pon of ono northern
woman came, when this incident was related
to her, that touching ooni, "Tho Wuo and
tho amy." I
Everywhere In tho south tho day was
looked upon as ono of had memories, nnd
peoplo of both colors maintained nn nir of '
iulet nnd mournful reelect. So highly was
this nppncinUM nt tho north that there was
general call for tho ndoptlon of tho custom,
and in May, 1807, In many pl.icut, decoration
lays were observed with appropriate cero
raonle. In 1B03 the southern day camo in
the cry heat und fury of tho lint election
under tho reconntructioii nets, and all tender
memories were Inid aside for tho tlmo. In
deed, all testimonies ngroo that that spring
was tho season of greatest bitterness over
known in tho bouth; and tho beautiful cus
toms of Decoration day would have been out
of place. i
In tho meantime, however, tho most nctlvo
Podornl soldier were organized In tho Grand
Army of tho Republic; that organization ap
pointed May SO as Decoration day. It was1
gcuernlly obsen wl and lias stead liy grown
In tho jwpulnr affection. On tho 6th of May,
1803, John A. Logun, commnnder-ln chief,
ana JJ. I. Chlpmnn, adjutant general of the
O. A, It, lisuwl from headquarters In
Washington tho lint general order for wsts i
and comrades to decorate tho graves of tho !
dead. It was n document of rare beauty and
most unofllcin! eloquence, concluding thus:
"Wo should cuiml thulr imiviw it It ! i,inr.l
Tlgllanca All that the consecrated wealth
and teste of tho nation can add to their
adornment nnd security is but n lining
tribute to tho memory of her slain defenders.
Let no wanton foot trend rudely on such hal
lowed grounds. Let pleasant paths Invito
tho coming and going of reverent visitors
and fond inournors. Let no vandalism of
avarice or neglect, uo ravages of time testify
to tho present or to tho coining generations
that wo have forgotten a a peoplo tho cost of
a f reo and undivided republic. If other eyes
grow dull and other hands slack, and other
hearts colli in tho solomn trust, oun shall
keep it well as long as tho light ana warmth
of life remain to us. Let us, then, at tho ap
pointed tlmo gather round their sacred re
mains nnd garland tho passionless mounds
above thorn with the cholcvit How era of
, spring time; let us raise abovo them tho dear
old flag they saved from dishonor; let us in
this solemn prosenco rcnow our pledges to aid
and assist thoo whom they hao left among
us, sacred cliarges upon a nation gratitude,
tho soldier's nnd sailor's widow and orphan "
Thus was this beautiful custom formally
established; each successive anniversary BiuU
tho peoplo more minded to olecrvo it, and in
many parts of tho land nil tho departed aro
remembered with offerings, nnd the day bids
fair to becomo our natloual "Festival for the
Dead." J. 11. Headlk.
One of tho good results flowing from tlio
beautiful ceremonies of Decoration day, Is
tho revival of family fellowship, the reunion
of hearts and hands nround the grave of a
commou relative We all know how easily
near relatives become allouated or embit
tered over questions of projierty; and how
envy creeps luwhououe is rapidly growl ug
rich and the other growing iwor. Hut when
they meet by tho grave of a brother or father
who served his country, and share in tho
honor accorded the relatives of the dead, It
tifteu buppens many affoctiug circumstances
how It -Unit the way Is opened for a com
plete reconciliation.
THE SONS OF ADAM.
Benator Haulslmry , of Delawnro, is the only
bachelor In tho sonata
Bouator Hherinan, whonlwuyi dresses well,
ties his own lu'cktla
Congnwmimn KelUy, of IVunsylvmiin, was
n proof render nt tho untm't of his rnreer.
.lolill .lu was tho only chief Justice Now
York state has el produced tin was n
olutiil in I1V.I and minis! sit years,
l.otil Annii'tin ,ortiH, nioii" tlmii Quis'ii
Vletni la's iiiiibiiwniliir nt X'leunn, now pre
sides omt tho IxHikkis'pltig ilenrlmeut of
winy i)iius millinery stoni
, Mntthi'w Aiuold drew iienslou from the
Urillsh t'MIIIM Tho kuisIuu lapsed at hi
death, but It Is umlrixUiod that (jlloeu Vlo
tnrln will linnskisl tocnntiiiiie the M'iislnii to
Mr Arnold' widow
K Si'iintor I'owell Clayton, of Arknnsas,
bus iiiailn nil his fin luno hIiioo the war. At
tlioelnv) oMioMllltl.vt lin liml Imnlly n ilol
lar In tho world, hut ivutisl mi nbaiuloueil
Aikansas plantation mid In less than ten
joumlmil mnilu tH,(XKl,(Xl()
Oeoigti I'muri Trnln hns contrncteil forn
Ill-turn tour, with the pnnlslou that twenty
or niiiiiiinlnuti-iof each lecture shall Uuhv
utisl to exploiting tho history and purposes
of thoelty of Oinnhn.
The KuiNror I'mleilek of (let tunny hns
directed thnt hemifter, In thoNorvlcoof the
Liithemn church, ho shall Iw prnyisl for not
In the old form, ns "his linjerlnl inajitty the
i:inHTor Fnslei ick," hut ns "thy servant,
rniiorick, ine emMror "
'rhojoungist cowboy In tho world Is Lo
gan Mullmll Hols only six jmra old, but
ho owns mid maniiger a herd of over 100
cnttlo In tho Clio) enno nation. He Iswoith
l.'.HMJIn his own right, nnd hUprollta this
venr will piobnhly n-ncli J.VKI
The llov (lisirgo lliirm. the famous o mi
gullst from tho mountains of Kentucky, Is a
man of Mrlklng npienranco. Hols now CO
jean old, is fully six feet tall, and hi
straight, vigorous form shows no sign of the
stoop that comes fi om ngiv His face shows
"I Kt'i of chariictet and earnestness In
every line.
During Mux O'lUill's visit In this country
ho received lettew from a niimberof would lie
prominent eoilo In vni ions partsof tho conn
tiy suggesting that in co ho couchidisl to
w rite n book about tho United Status ho 111
wriKiiato In it tomo refeivuco to them, nnd
to make this easy for him they Inclosed it
laudatory sketch of tliolr lives.
Otto Hegtier, tho now piano piodlgy, ovir
whom Ixmdon Is going Into raptures, is said
by careful critic to lie gaining tho henrty
approval of professional pianists. Ho looks
ioungerthnn his nllegisl 11 i cars, and is n
pretty boy with curly blnck Imlrnnd intelli
gent face. For six jenrs ho has been receiv
ing careful training from Hans Huber, of
Hone).
Tho number of artists who wield tho pon
a well ns the brush Is Increasing overy day.
To the list, which has for somo tlmo Included
the name of Frank D. Millet, Howard l'yle,
OeorgoH. Houghton, Kenyon Cox, Joseph
I'ennell nnd William II UUison, may now
Is) added those of IMwIu Illashflold and
Frederick A. Urldginnu Mr I'ennell nnd
Mr Illashlli'ld nre nbly assisted by their
wlvrn, mid It Is hard to tell whero ono lays
down tho kmi nnd tho other takes It up.
Mr. (Hailstone received an honorarium of
100 guinea for tho niiiuuscript of tho Inst
brief essay with which he favored an Ameri
win mngnflne. Tho Sago of Huwardcn has
got higher pay from several American eri
oillcals than thoy ever gave to nny other
writer. A few dajs ago tho editor of n
monthly arsenal of brains made him nn
offer which overtops nuy thing yet sent to
him. "It Is not for his thought," tho editor
imld In explanation, "but for his noma"
Ilecoutly, whllo in social converse with n
filend, lilsmarck, in answer ton question,
remarked that In tho course, of his long and
eventful llfo ha had never mnt with but ono
thing that really inystiflod him. "1 cannot,"
he wild, "account for tho fact that a group
of wnx figures never by nny chnnoo look nt
nn objoct thoy nro supposed to bo interested
in, or nt each other." This little revolntlon
of tho man's keen observation exhibits tho
spark that has made him a great statcainnn.
CongrcfcMiuiii Charles O'Neill, of Pennsyl
vania, is tho only man In congren who wv
soually knows and can call by numo every
voter in his district. If he receives n letter
fromn person ho does not know, tho first net
after ills arrival Inl'hlladolphlnlstocnllupon
that penon and mnko his acquaintance.
Kvery now family that moves into Ids dis
trict is at once looked up, nnd overy ono that
moves away rocelvos a Gods)ced from thi
congrensuiiin.
John Wheolor, a toll collector of tho Tltu
vlllo and PlciUniitvlllo road, has mado from
tho caudal nppuudngo of n orclnostiuealerua
IH-rfectn whlstloasovor vvnssceiu Itlsmudo
entirely of tho skin of tho curly nfterpnrt of
a pig, nnd it Is as hnrd ns nickel nnd has been
ixilished till It shines. Mr Wheeler has
miido nov end of these eccentric trifles, wo am
told Whether ho is now dovotlug hU
leisure houre to the ovolutlou of a silk purso
from n sow's ear Is not suited Mr Wheeler
is a nutivo of ono of tho eastern states that
of tho wooilcn nutmegs, wo boliove.
The llov Dr II II Murray doesn't boliove
In the church fnlr, and iu the lost Presby
terian Quarterly sas so at length, giving
reasons for his unliellcf. "It seems strange,"
ho saj s, "that those who would think It be
neath them to turn jieddlen, restaurant
koo)on, etc, yet think thoy nro honoring tho
church In thus degrading her. What a state
our poor church must be in when she Is
forced to tako to selling oystora am! ice
cream for a living! What minister with an
atom of self ruqioct would tolerate a propo
sal to ralso his salary in such n way? With
nil our dime readings, ice cream festivals,
oyster suppers, concerts, etc., every one of
tho benovolcnt cause of tho church Is lan
guishing for tho want of a proper support."
Waters of tlio lleml Sen.
A decidedly plcturesquo rnngo of bills, of
uo mean proportion, stretches along each
kldoof tho sea, which averages six to ten
miles In width and Is about forty-six miles in
its length north nnd south. Tho waters
closely bntho tho foot of thoso bills and
stretch towards the south In a beautiful,
mliror-llko sheet, clear as crystal and bo
wltchlngly blue in color Tho :cno ts by no
means one of dcsolatlou, although no busy
city or hundsomo villas line its shores, uo
white wlngod incseiigcrs of commcrco sail
its placid waters. Tho consciousness of tho
fact that this Is tho Dead sea, whoso waters
uo living thing Inhabits, and that stately
buildings aro not upon Its borders, nor grace
ful ship upon it bobom, these preconceived
reflections, nnd not it visiblo self, glvo riso
to tho cudles! descriptions of tho unspeakable
lonolinoss of the Dead sea.
Wo put off our clothln and most heartily
enjoy a swim in the Dead sea. It Is a most
peculiar nnd Indeoribably pleasing sensation,
not to bo able to sink. Uolng In feet fore
most, that Is walking, we could not duck our
heads. Lying on our backs, with arms
folded across tho breast, or hands forming a
cart of pillow for tho head, wo floated, llko
so many logs, upon tho sui face of the water.
Foreign Cor. Dotroit Free Pre,
"tfeUUUr
Tim ttrnnnt Drnillnrb.
The recent deadlock will long Imj remem
bered In congress. There hns lieen nothing
llko It since tho Democrats tried to ile
fivit tho counting iu nf Haven, which was
broken bvHH-nker Hand ill declining to en
i tiirtnlu nny further llllliustei lug. lie ordered
tint clerk to inform the senate that the house
was tend) to pmc-iss! w ith Uie count, mid it
was through him Hint the dtadluck was bro
ken An limn nftei this IIaes was declared
to have tvis'iusl a majority of the electoral
1 vnliw, and bo wns thus mado president Just
iwn uiivs isiioio ilialilM urm was ended.
Theio wnsndeailliH-K In the Forty-IKtIi con
gress on n dinifstcd election, ami tho Fort)
Klxthdiugii'Hsilleil in ii deadlock
During I lie ri nt fill two wis'ks under con
sideration tunny night sessions were hold, Mini
the Capitol at night Is line of the great sights
of the wot Id Sentisl about .'XW feet above
tho river on the heights of Capitol lllll.it
an lo scon for milt mound liKiklng like nil
llliltulnuted templo Its I.IKX) windows
blare with light, n spiral form of binning
JcUrun up Into tho dome, and the whole
look llko a great golden cross with u small,
yellow snnkn hoveling Iu the air nhovo IU
The low from the front nt night Is miignlll-
punt. Mtiiiitlliii.il.. II. i. I.I.I.UI j.r il....
I Nlonnl llbrnr), one ms-s spread out before
I him n gient, black, Inverted sky, In which
iiioconsioiiaiioiisoi star liencnth vlo with
thoMoof tho dark blue llriuniiieut overhead.
Washington, the City of Magnlllcent Dis-
lanti-s, is iigiitcsi from one end to the other.
Ixing line of Jets mark out it
broad avenues, Cu-wents mid ring
of llnma mo seen hero nnd thoro In tho place
of the numerous circles, mid constellations of
I light show Its squai ivs mid star lit park.
lVnns)lvaulanveuuo Is the milky way across
I this black sky, ami tho ml light of stieet
can, hetillc and cm riages lilt here und there
over It like the will o' tho wlipsof the Dismal
nwainp The great Capitol building at a
night session I nil nbliute. A thousand giubes
burn In tho lobbies and pnssages. mid their
mellow light Uithes tho polished umible into
ii softer glow. Statuary hall iKtcomes nlivo,
nnd the nimble flgun of the muu of tho past
nro vivified. Tho minting show brlgliier
und lietter, mid liy gaslight rocahontn loes
her civinemwi as she looks out of tho paint
ing Iu tho rotunda, mid the stlirnoK of tho
statues vnulshort. Carjieiiter' Iiett-r.
VMilln Hut enr.
"Thl is 'white hat jonr.'asvvo call tho
presidential )enr," wild a Suite streot hatter,
"and tho manufacturer and dealer aro pre
ixiiing for the abnormal demand the former
by tinning out immonso quantities of cheap
white hut mid the latter by getting in their
orden for stock early. White hats an n poli
tical liadgovvoro Unit worn in tho Uiveloy
campaign. Thoedltor candidate set tlio fash
ion himself, but hi generally rusty looking
tilo wasn't exactly imitated. Tho well to do
among his follower wore a white silk plug,
n good ninny brushing tho fur the wrong i
way. This hat was ns exteiisivo as it wan
eccentric It cost from f 0 to ?0. Tho salo '
of white hat each presidential year there-i
after show ed a steady increase. In tho lust
campaign enormous numbers were sold.
Why, 1 llttod out three big club in ono day
It I tho member of tho organizations that '
are formed, chiefly, who wear white huts.
Still, Individuals who will not join iwlitical i
clubs tako this method of showing foalty to '
their party. 1 notice that a big vv lilto hat i
trado affects the fall trade. Whyf Beeauso '
many of tho white hats, when tho leaves bo-1
gin to fall, go Into tho dyer' jotnnd, as black I
ones, are mudo to last until Christmas."
Chicago Herald.
Joiirmillstn In Jnpuu. I
Y. Otnkl I tho uamo of a Jnnnnese lour. !
nalUt who was recently banished from Tokli
and from Japan for having printed iu his
newspaiwr somothlng that did not pleoso the
mikado. "Liberty of tho press," ho says, "I
a priv ilege which Japanese Journnlists bavo
not yet secured. Tlioir business is transacted
under excessively sovoro regulations, nnd
woe lietldo tho unlucky scrllie who venture
to criticise tho government through the col
umns of his pajier. The obnoxious passage
no sooner meets tlio eye or the olllcial censor I
than ho hurries to tho ofllce, seize und bum
tho edition, nnd frequently suspuuds tho pub-:
Mention of thoaor for weeks." Mr. Oznki,
vvhoMi wipor Is The Court nnd Country, is
nlso president of tho municipal council of
Toklo, but that fact did not bnvo him from n I
sentence of three years iu exile. Phlludol-'
plila Time.
Mis Alcnlt's Prlrutn I'jipurs.
Despite the fact that the lato Louisa M.
Alcott ordercsl thot all her inunuscrlpta nnd I
Mipcra lie Imrned after her death, somo very
interesting material has been selected by the
remaining members of tho Alcott family for
publication in n biography now Isjing written
and shortly to be published. MKs Alcott'
chlof aim In ordering tho destruction of her
papera was that no part of her private and'
extensive correspondence should kxj print,
und this wish will bo curried out in every
particular. Ilut n number of other paper, '
unpublished nnd most Interesting, will be i
given to tho public Thc&o inauuscrlpU nre
scraps of autobiography which doubtless tho
author herself wrote for publication nt somo '
tlmo, as they were found neatly tied in a '
jwjknge apart from thu pnjxin which she
delrcd should bo destroyed Now York
Graphic. i
Hull righting I'rolilblteil In Mexico. j
Gen. Gonzales, formerly presidont of tho i
Republic, aud now governor of the state of
Guaunjunto, has taken u bold aud decisive
stop iu decieeing thu suppression of bull
fighting in thut state. Ho declures that tho
sport Is demoralizing und leading tho pooplo
into habits of wastefulness and disorder, and
that tho employment of largo sums for con
structing bull rings and maintaining them is
entirely improper iu the present state of civ
ilization. He doclares that educational intcresta and
manufacturing cntorpilsca suffer from tho
use of so much money In this barbaric sport,
nnd that habit of public order and economy
are destroyed by It. Accordingly he orders
tho summary prohibition of bull lighting In
his state. Now York livening Sun.
Tito Cliluesn In Chlruco,
Tho Chlnoso colony In Chicago consist of
S,000 souls, of whom only two nro women.
About ono hundred of them nre morchants,
several cf whom have fortunes of from $100,
000 to n'00,000. Four firms, dealing in ten,
coffee and Chinese groceries, have uti aggre
gate capital of 1500,000. Now York Evening
World.
It is ofllcinlly nnnctincod that all foreign
Jews in Odessa, numbering 10,000 families,
chiefly natives of Austria and Koumauia,
will le exjielhsl shoi tly,
A Philadelphia llrm of soap manufacturers
have n kettle that holds 471,000 iwiinib of
liquids nnd six kettles that hold 160,000
ounds each.
Fairfield Center, Mo., is n villngo that must
bo popular with look agents. There Is not a
dug owned In tho place within a tuilo of It.
A violin made of clay Is now on exhibition
In Derldi. It is suid to have a strong and
full tons,
POISON FOUND IN CANDY.
Nlliiils 'Irats 'Unit ('nil Uo Applliil lij
Any Oirn Who Nii.in.rtn ills lli-nler.
The Ikwii-iI of health has not Interfered
often Willi llut fitfilinriu tnrufif .....ult. it. M...
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... - . .. , inwiin Miu luiviuiib i iiimy is very
frispiently adulterated Is well I.iiowii, mid
thero can lm tin ilmitit ilmt iun,i.ii ....! i......
lerelicu would lw wholehomo. It Jiould lie
doing InJitstliit to many confeetlniiei to sa)
that tho ptnetlco Is almost uiilveranl, and )et
ono Is teniptisl tos.iy It, forthn proH)rtlon
of adulterated confectionery that Is sold Is
ver) huge miiiimihiI with the punt. The
subject has not escissl notlist, nnd Dr Dl
son has i oconlly given somo kjIiiI or Inter
esttoovet) candy enter, nnd hns ilicribed
somo simple tests that limy bo easily und ml
vniitngeoiisl) apillisl befnro eating any sun
pts-teil candy He describes tho ailulUra
tlous ns being of thrisi kinds, thoso for bulk,
those for color ami those for flavor.
For bulk, In order to Increase thoprollts,
the confectioner will use terra alba, kaolin,
ground quart, whiting mid stnrch. These
Dr hdsoii declares Injurious, though not
iKjisonous. Ho advises that a little of the
Misiected candy Ihi dlssolveil In cold water.
If kaolin or quart? has Ik-oii usul It will
settle to tho Ixittom of the gluss. If whiting
(ground chalk) is present, n little acid will
mnko tho solution effervesce. If there is
starch, n drop or two of tincture of iodine
will tin it the solution tit -i bluish (.olor
Dy binning n llttloor tho candy nnd mix
ing tho iislie In water and a little chloi ido of
barium a white cloudiness tuny lj pi educed,
lfltls, them Is protiably tot ra alba iu tho
candy Adulterations for color, he sa)s, me
some of them harmless, nniUomo highly In
jurious. Ho recommends thut a little of tho
cundy lie illpiied in alcohol. If tho color is
dlssolveil out, dip a white woolen yarn In tho
solution. If tho ) at n is eoloied, tho mini-
teilltloil is tirobnblvn coal Lnr nninr- If t l.l-
. ..u ....., ,....v..,...r..V..II.. Ill I,.-.
Is usl It mil) contain atrenlc If the alcohol
.v,. . .....j numuii nieiiic ii mo nlcoliol tlio nest work, mm thoiefcro to tho Itest ninii
does not lemovo tho color, put n diop of ' hood Nn mini can affonl m do miv thine
M tWMMIIllfltii tit iinl.ui.... I.. I...I .. I II as . . "
ii) itoeniorilo or calcium In solution on tl...
cundy. if thocoloi rades out It is probably
hut titles. The commonest jiolsim iwcd for
color is chrome yellow, which Is a very dan
gerous pnlMiii. Four nmmnuia on tho ennuy.
If it tut us rod it contain turmciic, which Is
hm tnlcs.
Dissolve somo or tho candy In a clear turn
bier or water Hold thl in the sunlight nnd
look nt tho water against n blnck background
ir it look yellow green as seen against tho
black, und yellow when hold to tho light, It
Is harmless. It conUilns lluoiescoln. If
these results nro not obtained, don't cat tho
candy It probably contains chrome yel
low. Again, dissolve a bit or nny suspected
chocolate or brow u coloi od cnudy in a glass
or hot water and keoir any burnt umber is
left In tho bottom undissolved In the form of
a brown, gritty residue, ir so don't cnt tho
candy No simple test I known by which to
detect tho presence of Prussia nefd, final oil,
oil of vitriol, wood alcohol and rancid but
ter, all of w hich, w ith some other ingrcdi
cuta, aro bometlmes ued to glvo a pleasant
flavor to the candy Ilut ir tho candy was
bought from a reputable llrst class dealer,
and nny of It Is left nftcr all these teste nro
applied, you mny eat it without serious up
prehensions. New York Mall nnd Express.
Diamonds (liiunletl Ingeniously
When tho French crown Jewels were sold '
by miction last beuson it is woll known that I
tho llnest and inot historic of tho gems, In
cluding tho famous "regent" diamond, were
reserved, and these may now bo seen in the
Louvre, In tho gallery called nfter tho well I
known suituo of Apollo, which is such a
prominont object iu it, Ueforo these price
less gems wero exposed, how over, a commit
tro of skilled ofllclnls and exports wasap
K)Inted iu order to decide on somo plan for '
tendering thoir loss by then virtually Im- '
possible. And thl 1 w hat tho committee do- i
imm ujiuiii iiiu juneis aro exiiiinted In n i
showcase, thu gins plates or which aro ex
ceptionally thick, and tho iron rramowork of
which is abnormally strong, and an attend
ant litis been apKinted to specially keep
watch over the precious oxhlbit all dny long.
Should ho have tho slightest cause to sus
loct any visitor or visitors ho tins only to
touch a button easily within his reach, where
upon the gins case promptly disappears
from vlow and sink into a specially con
struetod shaft, over the top of which tho
sumo automatic machlnory cause thick cov
ers, formed of thick metal plates, tocloso
with a sharp snap. Tho ingenuity displayed
In carrying out this plan Is remnrkable, and
tho fact that the clockwork upiNiratus ban
cost closo upon 800 w 111 convoy somo Idea
of Ita complicated character.) London
Figaro.
A Curious I.lclitiilni; Stroke.
Tho lightning's freak huvo been strangely
Illustrated in Ilurko county, where tho fluid
struck one of the cabins on McMustcr's place.
Tho house, a small, one room cabin, waa oc
cupied by an entire family of soven. Tho
house aa struck ux)ii tho cone, tho current
running along tho edgo of tho roof for sev
eral feet, thence to tho Inside, w hero It ran
down tho studding, which wus about six
Inches In dluiueter, tearing It into splinters,
this within two feet of tho head of a bed
occupied by two children. These weionot
oven shocked, but tho lightning Hashed across
thu nix feet Intervening between tho other
bed, occupied by tho mother nnd thleochil
, i , ii ,........ j
dren, setting tho bod clothing on Are and i
uivpralv llltrtllllf- f linw. nf flu. ,.l,il.lK... I... I
severely burning threo of the children, but
mo moiner was lett unharmed Thenco tho
current ran into a chest under the bed, set
ting Are to tho clothing in iu Tho eldest
boy, 13 year of ago, hasn't tho smallct ves
tige or skin loft on his buck from hi neck
down, and Is jicrfectly raw, whllo the noxt,
u boy somo 5 years old, has tho skin burned
off from tho small or his back to his heels,
and his hand Is terribly burned. Tho third,
a baby, 1) years old, has tho skin burned off
rrom tho hips down. Atlanta Constitution.
Sho Wuuted the flowers.
A tew days ngo a Boston lady was in
formed by her servant girl that a box or
flowers had been lert nt the door tor her
Doing occupied nt tho tlmo, tho lady told tho
servaut to open tho box, spriuklo tho flower
with water and put them on tho ico, adding
that she would attend to them when she
w cnt down to tea. Tho box really contained
u now spring lint which had been ordered,
but dm forgotten nt tho time tho servant re
ported tho arrival. Only tho flowors were to
be seen when tho box was o(ened. Tho
sorvant followed her ordors explicitly, and
tho How or were so thoroughly drenched thu.
rrom a "perrect love or a bat" It bucumo
a limp and worthless muM or discolored rib
bons and straw. Chicago Herald
A New Armored Cruiser.
Tho government Is to undertake at the
Brooklyn navy yard tho construction on Its
own account of a llrst class armored cruiser
at a cost, excluding armament, not to excoed
$3,500,000. The cruUcr will bo named the
Maine Now Orleans Times-pomoerat.
Church In llm Hock,
There U a natural rock house In Bwaln
county, which Is used as u church. Kent
havo lieen placed In It by citizens of the
vicinity and regular service conducted
Mouut Airy News.
Mr. t '! H. Clmnt.
Of tho living wives of presidents Mrs.
Ul)sses S. Grant lends ns quiet u life as nny
Sho has gono to Florida now vv ith tho family
of ex-Oovei not UOaiiil Stanford, with whom
Mio Is Verv lutimnle She ha of lato 1msii
...... ... .
1 ..hltl....
' "iuiii luiiiiiii'iMiers, lieu till rreil
Grant was asked if rIio meant topublisli them
I In n luuit I... .....li.ut il.n I M .. ... i i.. .t...t
leiuliilseenees. When Col Fred
In nltook heieplliil thnt hcrwoik In that
WIIV WHS entlrelv 11 tnnllor nf liniintui mill
that there was mi certainty as yet whether
It would ever lie printed It is sure thut sho
will not lack opKi limit v Uncounted pub
HsheiMiiiv biddeiN for the tnuuuM.rlpt, but
thev are told that she has nothing to Mill.
The probability Is that Mark Twain' llrm,
having done so well for her and themsclvcH
In the Issue of Gen Grant' memoirs, will lie
able mid willing to outbid Iholr ilvnls.
Jiovortholess, when Ulysses S. Grant, Jr ,
I went Into The l'osuioolitan Maguzlno ns
, vice president mid stockholder, It was thought
In literary elides thut Mrs. Grant would
help him liv putting her reinliilscencew into
thnt periodical. Col, Grant denies strenu
I ously that his brother Is being Imckod In nny
other wa tlmii by u loan of money from his
mother, und tho nuthorlisl assertion is thnt,
although Shan's of the stock stand In young
Ulysses' name, he Is ti listen for her. Thnt Is
nlegnl technicality to protect him n a bank
I nipt from the Giant & Ward failure. My
careful prediction Is that Mix Grant will
! publish something within tho year. Clara
Hello In Chicago Tribune
slioiilil tin 1 1 lis llmt.
very common for vounc men.
It is very common for young men, 1
think, to determine the quality of their
work by the price which they mo paid for
It. I only get, say hitch n one, ft n week,
and I mn sure thnt I am giving M worth
of service; if my employer vvanu more, lot
him j my more; if he wants better let him
give iM'tter wages This Is sncIuiih reason
iug, but It is false, mid it is ilestiuctivo to
the liest work, and thoiefcro to tho Itest man-
less well than hi Is-st Ho wlm nluma
strives to do Ids lsst wotk, in tho very pro
cess of sti iv lug, vv ill grow better nnd lietter.
Not only will ho gtow more skillful In thnt
particular workmanship, hut ho will bo bet
ter oqulpptsl for other workmanship. This
is an absolutely universal law, it is tho abso
lutely universal road to promotion.
The man who is careful to glvo nothing
more than ho gets, rarely get more than ho
gives. The man who works for his own
sake, who puts the best part of himself Into
ovcry blow that ho stilkes, who inlxe nil
his work with brain nnd conscience, who
studies to render the largest possible service
regurdles of tho coinieiisatloii which it
brings, sooner or Inter will And Ills way on
nnd up. The wot Id Icarus his worth and
cnlls him to higher service. Nor is this nil.
Hy stirring himself up to do always tho best
that ho can, ho grows Into a jtower to do let
ter nnd ov er bettor. Lynmn Abbott iu Tho
Clmtitnuqunn.
I.I to Dors Not Mcal'.lilo.
Judge Dresser linn ruled that n live dog is
not Htenlahle in Maine. Under tho Mnlno
law a dog Is not subject to larceny, lieenuso
ho is not nn article of food, not mado by tho
toll of man, and not included in any other of
the clasKo of stealnblii iiiniw.rtv If..,. ,...
' tho hide of a dog Is stenlablo, beeauso It in
iiuiuo vaiuauio ny mo loll ot mnn. Thus the
owner of a dead dog Is protected liy law,
while tho owner of u live dog I left to his
own resources to protect his dog. This is
quite n premium on dead dogs. Tho legisla
ture has the jtower to make a llvo dog stealn
ble. If the legislature fails to do this tho
dog comes under the common law, and y ou
Kin mnko off with him, nnd, although ho
iswt his owner a small fortune, and was im
ported from Italy, you can't lie arrested for
stealing. Uut tho owner can bring a civil
notion either of trcsitass, trover or replevin.
Hawks are stenlnblo. Im-miui Huh- I,,..-.. n
1 "noble nnd generous nnture" and are service-
able to mankind. Hees are stealnble, bo-
cuuse they produce food. Chicago Herald.
'I lie Latest City Niilsunie.
1 huvo already growled at tho abuses to
w hich the "elite" directories nre being em
ploy ed. Tradesmen nnd women, artists,
readers, coin doctor and clairvoyants seem
to have eousplted together todirect envelopes
to one's ptlvuto ailditss iu nno's best girl's
handwiiting The latest nulsniico Is a vvonmn
who sells face towilers, of which sho incloses
kumplcs which smell aliomiiiably and scatter
all over your clothe when you break tho
envelope. Another is a Miss Lu Lu What,
or some such Intel rogatory artist, whowants
todoyou In crayon, iiMsholia douo you in
Inducing you to oik-ii u vciy enticing looking
note. This is nil rot. Iu nuothcr year no
ouo w HI consent to lie "elite" if thoy'ro to be
jx-steied to death by nil this slop shop ndver
Using by mail. Why don't such jiooplo use
tho noi)spaiKr and bo done with It?
"Tattler" in Now Yoik Star.
fuel) of llm limit Knlsei.
I Thcrovvnsn vest amount of klnclnesi shown
by tho conespondent who wtoto nbout tho
emperor's apis'iimnee lu his colllu On my
I way from Dublin to Berlin a journey by tho
way which I made iu the noticeably short
tlmo of thirty-seven hours I was btrtick by
tho fact that all the uowspnH?rH said the dead
kaiser looKeii horono nml happy, nnd that
thoro wns no sign of suffering to bo seen iu
his face. Ho was 01 years old when ho
died, and it seemed incredible to mo that
tho appearance of tho face could Imj as de
scribed, I joined n multitude, or nearly
100,000 peoplo, was wedged In, and
iu the course or seven bonis I camo to
tho kaiser' cnfllti. Tho face was sunken iu
nnd distorted. Tho upiier lip hud dropped
into tho mouth apparently. It was not as
usunlly desci ibod. Dlakely Hall's Berlin
IiCtter In Now York Sun.
mum iis iiuDiKiiin nuiii-i iii iu oo seen
his face. Ho was 01 years old when
. i tL i i. .....
Now htjlo of stationer).
"What are tho fashions in note paper
now?" asked n reporter of a stationer re
cently. "This Is n very popular stylo," said tho
stationer, ns ho pointed to a strip or paper
two or three feet long and four Inches wide.
"Great Scott!" oxuluimcd tho reporter.
"Ye, sir, you've hit It. It is called 'Great
Scott.' It folds up Into a small spneo nnd
looks very neat afterward. Another stylo Is
tho size and sIiiijk) of business letter papor
and it i placed in long narrow enveloiies.
Ladles use envelops to appear as much llko
a buiiinetM letter as possible. Tho ragged
edged iuier Is very popular, nud so is pupor
cut Into square sheets. In fact, anything
out of the regular stylo cnu lie used now,'
New York Mnll nnd Express.
I rrncli topper S) mill ate.
The French copjwr syndicate now controls
three-fourths of tho copjier mined In tho
world, nnd It profits for 18S7 aro placed nt
fSJOuVxX). The lnrgest American mines have
contructesl to dt-liternll their product, which
In lb87 was 177,11X),000 pounds, for three
years to come to this syndicate, and nt thir
teen cents n K)imd the payments will bo flSJ,
000,000 minuallv Tho profits of one or these
mines under thU contract will Imj Hi, 150,000,
and or ntiotlu r as large iisiiin Iu nil, the
French syndicate Uikea alxjtit f.'iO.OOO.OOO
worth of copper from the lending mine of
the world, and Ra profits will 1st on this from
U0 to a5 per ceut. Fruuk LctJlo'.
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