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RELICS OF COLUMBUS.
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TON HAS A FEW.
Ideal Hint of llin DUroTerrr A Unit
tram HI Prison The Itlnit to Width Ha
Wm Chained Tho llrotun Door of tlie
Capitol.
(Special (Vnvapondrnce.)
Washington, Nov. 81. In tlio great
rotunda of tlio Cnplto) is n plaster me
dallion portrnlt of n uinti who will bo
such talked nlxnit during tlio next three
years. It In nn Imaginary portrait, for
tho subject Ima been (lend nearly four
enturles, and no nuthcntlo plcturo of
Mtn Is In existence. For tlio. (lrnt time,
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COLUMIIUB KKLIC&
Un rrnmo of Christopher Colutntius In to
be Intimately associated with n great
publlo event in tho chief nation of tlio
world which ho discovered. Tho Co
Iambus fair of 1803 will inako tho voy
ager's naino n household word. Ills
struggles and triumphs will bo recited
ta tho cars of millions of human beings.
The nations of tho Old World will gather
with thoso of tho now to do him honor.
All tho publlo memorials of Columbus
which this country has erected nro clus
tered nlmut tho rotunda of tho capital,
It Is a matter of proper prldo with Amer
icans that, though Columbus spoke not
flfce English tongue, and though ho nover
art foot on tho soil of tho present terri
tory of tho Unltod States, this country
bm not been slow to honor his namo and
Ms deeds In monuments of bronxo and
auurblo.
Tliis plaster head is ono of tho saddest
things I have seen in tho Capitol. Bad
r tweauso it is n bogus Columbus. Pity
''Ifcat tho head of tho real Columbus
of tho Columbus who lived in a land of
painting ami sculpture should havo
been lost In tho mists of tho past. Bad
Wcauso it reminds ono of tho great man
jeurnoylug back' to tho Old World, from
Mm New World which ho had discovered,
! chains. Sad because It brings to mind
MM death or Columbus in Ignorancoof
magnitude of his discovery, in Ignor-
) of tho fuet that ho had brought a
world under tho domain of civilisa
tion.
There is tuuch that U pathetic in tho
aareer of Columbus, and of one of tho
oddest incldenta of his life wo find a po
aaHar souvenir in the National museum.
It la well known that this institution
MBtalna personal relics of nearly all tho
great men whose names appear In the
history of North Amorica, and yet one
Is surprised to find something that was
associated with the person of tho very
Mrst European whoso feet touched these
shores. At first thought one is imprees
4 In much the tame manner as he fan
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sals be would be on coming upon a per
aaaal rello of Adam or Moses. Yet hers
Is a little bolt of rusty iron which held
Mm ohala which bound Columbus a prw-
in Baa ixxningo. Tbere is sotae-
sUrtliag in tlte thought of laying
upon physical object which has
Mi fha touch of the flash of GSluibtts,
tat there is UHla cause to doubt the au
sorityof . the relic. The b$H was ob
taiaed by Robert Moore, purser In the
awry In 1M4, and he guaranteed Its gen
ajaeness. Corroborative evidence, is
isund In the little bottle lying close by,
it contains small fragments of wood, and
Js marked:
"Wootl from the mortised beam in the
wall of the dungeon called the dungeon
f the prophets, in the city of San Do
aalago. To this beau was attached the
Mag from which hung the chain that
JmUI Admiral Christopher Columbus
staring his imprisonment by order of
francisco de Bobadilla in 1500."
Not far away stands n cross which ap
peals strongly to tho imagination of tho
average American. It is a simple piece
f wood which flashes history beforo
him like a Mash of fire, which carries
Mm mind instantly buck to tho most dra
static moment of tho career of ti conti
seat. , Think' of holding in one's hand
JIm sasTwhich Columbus held, and
-which", flaunted the flag of Spain when
-Mm diseovefer Brst plsaietf his' foot on
westfri t mm! ail took poeiscufllon in the
aaibe at 'Ferdinand and Isabellal Yet
Mwt Is what this cross purports to lie
aaade of. Unfortunately, there are somo
sioubta of its genuineness, and the mu
seum autltoritles not wishing to display
a parallel to the skin of the serpent
which tempted Mother Eve, which may
.he seen in a Chicago museum, nor to
the historic pair of Shakespeare skulls
"one of Shakespeare tlie boy, and the
other of Shakespeare the man" said to
,on exhibition at Stratford-on-Avon,
.;1mt ordered the cross sent into retire
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ment till further light may bo had upon
Its pedigree.
Should tho Columbus qundrl-ccnlonulnl
exposition bo held In tho capital city,
visitors will hero find tlio career of tho
discovcror epitomised in n most curious,
most ndmirnblonnd most enduring form.
It is n bronro door tho great bronxo
door which hangs nt tho eastern entranco
to tho rotunda tho door through which
n scoroof presidents havo paused on their
way to tako tho oath of ofllco. This door
Is justly considered onoof thn attractions
of tho Capitol. Visitors long linger over
It, interested by tho novel effect of tho
pictures inadoof lines raised from n flat
surfaco, pleased with tho graphic or
trayal of tho llfoof Columbus, to bo com
prehended ut a glance, and sometimes n
little startled on soeing n men) child tako
ono of tho iKMidcrotiH doors in each ham)
and swing them to anil fro. Tho weight
of tho two doors In SJO.OOO potindH. With
their casing, also of bronze, and superbly
carved, they measuro nluo feet by nlno
teen. They were modeled In Itome, In
18M, by an American, llnndolph Itogors,
mid wero cast In bro nzo nt Munich in
1800. Tho cost to tho government was
$28,000.
It is n work of nrt, which must bo not
only seen but studied to bo appreciated.
There nro nlno panels, four in each leaf
of tho door and ono in tho (ransom, rep
resenting In alto reliovo tho leading
avonts in tho career of Columbus. First,
tho enthusiast Is examined beforo tho
council of Salamanca respecting his
theory of tho globe, which Is rejected.
Next comes his departure for tho Span
ish court from tho convent near 1'alos,
and In succession his nudlcnco at tho
throno of Ferdinand and Isabella, his
departure on his first voyago, landing on
tho island of San .Salvador and taking
possession in tho namo of his sovereign,
an encounter with tho natives, trium
phal entry Into Barcelona on his return
to Spain, Columbus in chains, and final
ly, Columbus on his deathbed. Embel
lishing tho borders are sixteen statuettes
of patrons and contemporaries of tho
admiral. Among theso nro Popo Alex
ander VI, Ferdinand, Isabella, tho arch
bishop of Toledo, an early patron of Co
lumbus: Charles VIII of France, n frloifd
to nil maritlmo enterprises: Lady Boba
dilla, n friend of tho admiral's (likeness
of Mrs, Rogers, wlfo of tho sculptor);
Pinzon, commander of tho Pinta, second
vessel in tho flrat fleet, to cross the ocean;
Columbus' brother, Bartholomew: Dal-
THE I'lCTUIlK IN TltK KOTUNDA.
boa, discovcror of tho Pacific ocean;
Cortex, tho conqueror of Moxico; Pizar
ro, conqueror of Peru, and Amerigo
Vespucci, tho voyager from whom our
continent derives its name.
Just outside tho bronro door, on tho
eastern portico of tho Capitol, Is tho only
statue of Columbus in tho United States.
It is a semi-colossal group, representing
tho discovery of America. Columbus
holds aloft a small globe, on tho top of
which is Inscribed Amorica. At his
side crouches an astonished and awe
stricken Indian maiden looking up into
thofacoof tho admiral.' It In said the
armor which tho flguro of Columbus
wears la truo to a rivet', having been
copied from a suit in tho palaco of the
discoverer's descendants at Genoa.
But theso are by no means all the Co
lumbus memorials of which tho rotunda
boasts. Conspicuous among tho eight
huge paintings adorning tho walls is the
"Landing of Columbus at San Salvador,"
Oct. 18, U03. John Vanderlyn, of New
York, was the artist, and the govern
ment paid hltu $10,000 for his work. In
the foreground is Columbus, planting in
the sand the royal standard, of which
fragments are said to bo in the National
Museum. Behind him are his officers,
the two Pinions, Eacobedo, the notary;
Sanchez, the government Inspector; a
mutineer, now in suppliant attitude: a
cabin boy kneeling, a friar bearing a
crucifix, a sailor kneeling in veneration
for the admiral, and on the shore
other sailors giving expression to their
joy on reaching land, or contending for
glittering particles in the sand. From
behind trees and bushes the natives are
looking out with awe stricken faces.
Tlie chains which bound Columbus,
the armor worn by him, the signatures
'which 'he made, still exist. How un
fortunate it is that no likeness of his face
has MTvlve4ayJw 'judgedby a look at
these figures in bronse, plaster, marble
and canvas. The Columbus who landj
THE ONLY COLUMBUS STATUE,
on our shores In bronze has a teardless
.face, while tho Columbus of the painting
Is bearded like a patriarch. The. Colum
bus of tho statue on tlie east portico
bears small resemblance to the Colum
bus of too rord.alllon within the rotunda.
Walter Wellman.
Thtj Catch Right On.
It doesn't tako nn American long U
catch on to any sort of situation. A De
trolter goes to Germany, remains two
weeks, rtnd returns to report that there
will bo no war In Europe for tho next
live years. It would have taken any
other sort of a man a month to make up
his mind on n matter like that. Detroit
Free Press.
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iltlWlIIIlilitiili1
LUCKY BOSTON AUTHORS.
HOW "LOOKING DACKWARD" AND
"THOU SHALT NOT" AflE SELLING.
Who the XVrltnr of tho tatter Hook Re
ally Is HI Anawer to Ilia Uuettlon
'Io Novrt Writing I'ayT" with Art
vlen to AiplrfttiU to I.ltarnrjr Fnmr,
HprcUl Oorretponilonce.)
Boston, Nov. 21. Seated nt n tablo
In a restaurant tho other evening, tho
writer saw tho man who wrote ono of
tho two great literary successes of tho
year in American .fiction.
"Well, how Is 'Thou Shalt Not' sell
Ingr" I asked.
"Flret rato," was tho answer: "tho
American Nows company tolls mo that
my look and 'Looking Backward' nro
tho only books that aro selling to amount
to anything."
Tho speaker was tho man who, under
tho assumed namo of "Albert Boss,"
wrote that much discussed book, "Thou
Shalt Not," nnd a companion novel,
"Ills Prlvnto Character." In that as
suined liatno thcro is nn intentional pun
on tho namo of tho sorics in which both
novels wero published, tho Albatross so
rics. At first tho novel "Thou Shalt Not"
was pat forth to tho reading publlo
anonymously, It was not long, how
ever, beforo thcro camo n demand to
know tho namo of tho author. With
tho success of tho book assured, it was
deemed advisable to still keep Ills per
sonality n secret whtlo seemingly satis
fying tho demand for tho author's namo.
Ills real personality is now for tho first
tlmo mado known In print in this arti
cle Ho is Linn Boyd Porter. Ho is n
man of about IM, of medium height and
stout, with a frank and cheery manner.
His pleasant bluo eyes light up with a
siullo when ho meets you, nnd tho chang
ing expressions of his fnco, which aro
unconcealed savo by n short mustncho,
show most unmistakably his plcasuro in
meeting old or new friends. Ho lias
served an apprenticeship of many long
years in newspaper work. For years ho
was editor of The Cambridge Chronicle,
and latterly ho has been ono of tho night
desk editors on Tho Boston Herald, from
which ho resigned when his book bo
camo n success.
During our talk, ho became rather
mora communicativo on personal mat
ters than is his wont, and for tho first
tlmo openly acknowledged that ho was
tho author of "Thou Shalt Not." Ho
also gavo several Incidents relating to
tho early history of that book which
havo never been told. Aspirants for
literary famo nnd resulting fortuno will
bo interested In this story of n phenoni-.
cnally successful novel. It Is now Hear
ing its ono hundredth thousand, nnd its
sale is mado moro reraarkablo from its
being tho first work of an unknown
writer. I tell tho story just as ho told
it me.
i'I wroto tho story," ho said, "nearly
threo years beforo it was published. In
order to secure perfectly leglblo manu
script I dictated it to a typewriter, after
which I laid it carefully away in a bu
reau drawer. I often took it out and
read it over, nnd I nover doubted that it
would bo a success if it onco got on tho
market; but I could not muster sufficient
courage to offer it to any publisher. At
last, when going on a pleasure trip to
Now York, I took tho manuscript with
mo, determining to mako ono desperato
effort to overcome; my timidity. Tho
next morning I walked to Twenty-third
street, nnd with many misgivings as
cended tho elevator, to tho office of G.
W. Dillingham. I nover felt mora re
lieved in my Ufo than when a gentle
manly clerk informed mo that tho pub
lisher was not in.
" 'Hero Is somo manuscript that 1
would Ilko to havo him read,' " I said,
laying down my littlo package. Tlio
clerk took it, Informing mo that it would
probably bo returned at my expense,
which I did not doubt In tho least. If
such had been the story's fate, it would,
very likely, have been relegated to tho
bureau drawer for another three years,
but within a fortnight I received a letter
from Mr. Dillingham, accepting tho novel
and proposing a royalty, which was as
generous, I believe, as is paid by any
American nouse to Its authors."
It is not likely that any anonymous
novel has ever had such a rapid rise to a
great circulation in this country, for tho
first editions appeared, as stated above,
without any signature whatever, and
with no especial advertising or other
means of attracting attention. When
the second novel was issued last August
.there wore advance orders for 30,000 cop
ies. Moro than 80.0CO more havo been
sold since that time, and tho demand for
both "Thou 8halt Not" and "Ills Private
Character" compels nt tho present time
tho printing of 4,000 copies a week. They
are sold from Bangor to San Francisco
and from Galveston to Montreal, and the
demand bids fair to continue.
Whilo thus talking over his success,
Mr. "Ross." as ho still prefers to be
called, let out tho fact that hois en
gaged on and lias nearly finished n story
which will bear the peculiar titlo
"Speaking of Ellen." It treats of the
labor question, and In it is interwoven a
lovo story of tho kind which has made
lib pen famous. Ellen is tho chief of
tho spinners nnd weavers of Rlverfleld,
nnd the "contest of intellect" between
her and Philip Westland, agent of the
corporation, in which, of course, the
girl comes out victorious, makes a story
which, as rapidly outlined by Mr. "Ross"
In his impetuous conversation, must bo
of absorbing interest.
The writer asked him tho question now
so" frequently raised:
"Does It pay to writo novels?"
In,reply, he said that his income, tho
first year of his attempt in that direction,
exceeded tho salary of n United States
cabinet officer and equaled tho combined
amounts paid by the state of Massachu
setts to Its governor and council. In
other words, it amounts to about $9,000
a year for tho first year. Ho will put his
money to good uses, too. Ho hi receiv
ing propoEaU from prominent publishers
almost dally, whilo requests for his au
tograph aro sent from nil over tho coun
try, Tho best of tho wholo matter, too,
is that his head Is not nt all turned by
his sudden olovntiou from compnrativo
poverty an a newspaper man to affluence.
Moro widely known than he, becauso
his personality ban been less concealed,
Is tho author of tho other and greatest
success of tho year, Edward Bellamy,
whoso novel "Looking Backward" Is
now In tho ono hundred nnd sovcuty-flfth
thousand. It will havo reached and
passed tho two hundred thousand limit
Iwforo the end of tho year. It Is now
selling nt tho rate of 1,500 copies a day,
or 0,000 copies a week. Tho author's
royalties 011 these nro nt tho usual rato of
10 percent, on tho retail price. This Is
flvo cents n copy on tho paper edition,
which, 011 the sales of 0,000 copies a week,
amounts to tho snug Incoino of nt leant
MflO. This extrnordinnry sale, unpre
cedentod slnco Hnrrlet Beecher Stowo's
"Undo Tom's Cabin," to which, by the
way, this book has been compared, has
only been In full swing slnco tho first of
July. ,
Although having known him for over
n year and meeting him many times, 1
could not help being struck when nt n
dinner, 11 short tlmo ago, nt which he.
W. I). Howells and Rovcral other au
thors nnd newspaper men wero present,
by tho difTerenco between him nnd Por
ter. They aro two of tho most success
ful authors of tho year, and yet how dif
ferent In looks, In stylo and constructive
method. In fact, they seem almost an
tipodal, yet tho great public enjoys
both. It seemed to mo that tho samo
personal differenco found a parallel in
tho subjects of their novels nnd tho man
ner in which they wero treated. Porter's
personal outlines havo been already
given. His novels nro a succession of
pictures, devoid of plot, nnd nro realistic
and Kolncsquo to tho vergo of nnlmnlity.
Boll amy's novels are, on tho contrary,
of moro or less Intricacy in plot, and,
liko himself, of n delicate, sensitive
organism. Of about tho medium bright,
Mr. Bellamy is rather slender In build,
Ills dark, gravo faco is illuminated by a
pair of kindly gray eyes, which havo nt
times a shrowd, and occasionally quizzi
cal, look about their corners. His fore
head is largo and finely formed. ' A
heavy, drooping mustncho covers his
mouth. Ho talks in a warm, sympa
thetic voice, which immediately com
mands attention. In manner he is quiet,
nnd liable to bn introspective. His whole
appearance, when in repose, Btnmps him
as tho man of Imagination. Any ono
who has rend his shorter stories of re
cent date, "To Whom This May Como"
and "A Positive Itomnnco," or his earlier
works, "Miss Ludlngton's Sister" and
"Dr. Heldeuliof's Process," must admit
that in him is present n delicate, playful
and exuberant imagination such ns is
possessed by no modern nuthor slnco
Hawthorne. His "Looking Backward,"
considered simply as a work of tho
imagination, commands the respect oven
of tho enemies of its theories.
Ho has often told tho writer that lie
had never read any look on social ques
tions beforo ho wroto "Looking Back
ward," and hcliovcd that ho nover would
havo written it if ho had rend them, for
his mind would havo then been confused.
Although comparatively wealthy now,
ho is not happy, as ho is n long and pa
tient sufferer from that old fashioned
New England disease, dyspepsia. On
this account ho will tills winter take a
trip to Cuba for several months. Ho has
orders for n number of books that bo
cannot yet seo his way to write, nnd is
now engaged .on a dramatization of
"Looking "Backward." ' -This winter ho
hopes to writo a work which shall pre
sent in didactic form tho social theories
contained in that book. He is now about
00 years of ago, and lives with Ids charm
ing family in tho old homestead ut Chlco
peo Falls, Moss. An enormous mall
comes to this littlo postofflco for him
from all over the world. Many of his
literary brethren in and near Boston have
expressed a great desire to meet him, nnd
wero ho in good health he would bo over
loaded with courtesies from them. In
vitations havo also come across tho sea
from England from several prominent
literary men and artists asking him to
como over there. Already "Looking
Backward" (a pirated edition, by tho
way) is selling there very rapidly, 10,000
copies having been disposed of at the
shilling rate.
Like Porter, ho has served in news
paper work, having been for eight yenrs
actively engaged on Springfield 'and
Now York papers. He, in addition, has
been admitted to the bar, but has done
but little practicing. Both men are of
old New England stock.
Such is a hasty pen picture of tho two
most talked about authors of the day,
and tifo men wlio, with bdUone or, two
notablo exceptions, are making the most
money out of fiction.
"Docs novel writing pay?"
With Bellamy making $20,000 a year
and Porter fO.OOO, what is your answer?
Cykus Field Willard.
Couldn't Part with That.
A fow of us had arrived early at Sun
day evening Ecrv Ices in n church In an
Ohio town, when tho minister was taken
with a tickling in tho throat. After
coughing for sevornl minutes ho asked if
nny of us lind n trocho. A young fellow
and his girl occupied close quarters hi
ono of tho seat 1, and his thumb nnd
flnarer went down into his vest ocket at
tho request.
"Ah! Thomas, 1 shall be greatly
obliged." Mild tlu good man ns he ad
vanced. Thomas fished 'Jp a lozenge with some
red letters on it. started to hand it to the
minister, but changed his mind and
dropjied it haul; into his pocket.
"Welly
"You M-e, sir," whispered Thomas, as
ho rose up, "I'vo only got ono, and 1
can't wut with thut. It says: 'I love
you' on It. und I'm going to slip it to
Sarah ns boon 11a you folks stop looking!"
Now York Sun.
Crusty Bo careful, waiter, your
thumb Is In tho soup,
Waiter I don't mind It, sir;' Pm used
to It. Epoch.
DEARD9 AND GOOD HEALTH.
Mrllrnl Authority' Testimony to I'roTM
Tlmt Thity Aro Useful.
Wlint mcdlral arguments can !k adduced
In favor of wearing tlio lienrdt
Tho weight of tlio ov'drnee, wiys Dr. Fer
dinand Becgcr hi Medical Clnwilcn, seems to
prove tlmt tlioo who wenr tlio lx.nrd aro lees
subject to cold, soro throats, bronchitis,
coughs nnd consumption than thoo who
shave. The Jvn, Turks and certain tribes
who never Miavo nro comparatively free
from tlieno disorders.
Dy glancing nt tho exciting caufx-s ot thorn
nfTcctlons, It Is soon that sudden checks to
perspiration, In conscqucnco of oxpostiro of
tho throat and neck to cold, rnuk first in Im
portance. Is It strango that tho public cjicakcr, who
habitually cxorclws tho iihikcU-s of Ills throat
In crowded nnseinblles, and then seeks tho
0cn nlr with tho porosof this teusltlvo part
ojcn and relaxed, should bo n sufferer from
bronchitis, catarrh, soro throat nnd other
disorders of tlio respiratory npimratuaf Is It
surprising tlmt tho public, who dally romnlii
for hours in ovtrhoatod apartments, or in at
toiidnnco tqion publlo meetings, should con
tract colds, coughs and other pulmonary dis
ansosf A considerable portion of tho throat
Is usually kept snugly cnvclocd hi a hand
kerchief or cravat, thus docuring a f reo ojxhi
ing ot tho orcs so long as tho individual re
mains In the house, and an abrupt closure of
them whenever he enters tho open air.
Theso throat lMiudngcs aro so admirably
arranged ns ventilators that tho slightest mo
tion of tho bond or tho act of senkhig when
out ot doors allows n current of cold nlr to
como in contact with tho neck, so that, If
tliero U no protection from a board, a cold Is
pretty certain to ensue. Another Important
olflco which thoso nock ligatures perform
consists In making such pressure uon tho
iuicrllclnl veins or tho neck as to Intorfcro
materially with tho return of blood from tho
head to tho trunk, thus giving rlso to head
aches, vertigo, congestion and occasionally
to cplleBy. This remark Is especially appli
cable to xrtou! of sedentary habits or to
thoxo wuoho occupations require them to pass
much tlmo hi bent and constrained positions,
llko writers, students, etc
Every man who reads tills will bo sure to
mako himself an exception to this rulo, and,
to fortify his position, will place himself In
an upright posture and Insinuate his two fore-
lingers with cam between his throat and tho
ligature alluded to; but let this samo mnn
watch himself narrowly for twenty-four
hours and ho will find himself half strangled
twenty times during this period, on account
of tho different positions ho will bo called
upon to assume
Musicians who are accustomed to blow
tqiou wind Instruments rarely slinvo the
upper and lower lips. Excrlctico teaches
them that a mufctncho and Imperial enlmnco
materially tho strength of tho llw and on
ublo them to accomplish moro than tboy
would bo ablo to do if deprived of thorn.
In Africa the heads of tho natives are fur
nished with such perfect non-conductors in
tho form of wool that the nuwt. Intense rays
ot their tropical sun cannot penetrate It sulll
clently to produce any deleterious effect ujkii
tho parts underneath. In this Instance tho
hair Is not merely useful, but absolutely in
dispensable to tho preservation of health, and
Iierhaps life. In cold latitudes tho hair, by
this non-conducting property, servos admir
ably to retain tho heat of tho body and to re
sist tho injurious action of external cold. lit
temperate and changeable climates nothing
is better calculated to guard tho throat and
chest against sudden chocks of perspiration
than tho beard. Clergymen and other public
speakers troubled with hoarseness should al
ways lot their beards grow.
But, asks tho advocato of shaving, If theso
viows are Just, why are not females fur
nished with beards!
To this tho reply of tho medical gentlemen
is that women's organization proves that she
is designed by nature to act in a different
sphere. With a fragllo body, a dollcato con
stitution, a xeusltlvo, timid and shrinking dis
position, Instead of the courage, resolution
and self reliance peculiar to tho inalo, it
would manifestly bo a twrverston of tho do-
signs of nature to subject her to tho outdoor
occupations of tho other sex. If a. man ex
cels iu Intellectual and physical strength,
woman is his superior In everything tlmt per
tains to the affections. If man, with his
rough nature, can couteud Micceskf ully against
tho sovere trials ot active life, woman, by cr
gentleness, her purity and her lovo is capable
of strewing his path with flowers, of watch
ing over the tender years of his children, and
of Inclining him to higher and hollar aspira
tions. The appropriate sphere of tho "wcuker
vessel," they say, is evidently a domestic one,
and her vocation is within doors, where
beards and other manly appurtcnaucos would
provo superfluous.
Cured Her Freckles.
Mlfecs Llla Jordan and Emma Elwood, of
this county, a few days ago were at tho Junc
tion of tho Coiydon branch and the Air Line
railroad, and had occasion to cross a deep ra
vine, over which was a very high and long
trestle. They ventured upon the lofty struc
ture, and with careful step managed to keep
safely upon the cross ties until they bod reach
ed about the center of tho trestle, when, look
ing ahead of them, they saw a train coming.
What could they do) If they should turn
back the train would overtake them before
they could get half way off, and to Jump
from the trestle would bo a doom equally as
horrible. Bo tho thought came to them that
nothing could savo them from an untimely
and awful death but to swIdk under the
treat lo until tha train could pass.
' I hey hastily got down between tho crosk
ties, and, looking their tender arms around a
girder, they swung off under tho trestle a
hundred foot or more from tho ground lielow,
while tho train went thundering over them,
almost blinking them from their grip for life.
When the train had passed over, tho girls
hod barely strength enough left to drag them
selves back upon the trestle and complete
their Journey. When they reached homo
their faces wero deathly white. When they
recovered from the fright it was found that
tho freckles had entirely dlcapicarod from
the faco of one of the ladles. Corydon (Ind.)
Cor. Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Our Oldest Commodore.
Tho olden commodore in tho United States
nnvy is Joseph II. Hull. Ho was bom in 17W
and was appolutod midshipman hi 18111. Ho
is a nephew oMbu Capt. Hull who command
ed the frlgato Constitution when she captured
the Guerriero. Commodore Hull performed
gallant service during tho Mexican war and
the war of tho rebellion. Ho was in com
mand of tho Philadelphia navy yard from
1804 to IbtW. Although U) years of age he is
halo nnd vigorous nnd enjoys uieotlng old
friends. Detroit Froo Press.
Tho queen regont of Spain has returned to
Madrid, after a few weeks at San Bobostlan.
Before leaving she presided over tho annual
fete of the "bathing womon," and, after
watching the graceful national dances which
formed the chief feature of tho festivity, the
queen asked 0110 of the women: "Who has
taught you to dance so welll" to which the
woman, With ready wit, replied: "Dame,
tnadame, tho good God himself. Ho Is a
remly teacher, and not expensive, either."
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