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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1894)
o T H b. AMERICAN 3 ji mi hi m vi. i?m;s to mv lllln. nfrt trlttl) ( !, I itw l I I Itt Omi Ilk .. ntt4 M 11,1 i-t. ) h.y.1r., tf i n nti i smote, .) ' t .... if tittH.ll1:tf W th (n..nt n . n ! i .(,.! .n It in- r t.pt I on . m,. tf!f il,,i.f tin t.t U'i l- .-, it . . it. ntsrtt, M i- fiUMtl 'h m smut. ..1e, i tt e!i-ll im l ft..n, Mini tin i nl. Wi, tnn rjf nit i, t. n ,ei.i,, . ted i n ll.i j ii(il . . hm Ii x .!,it t I Imn !.- Hi i ,.t.l tor the i.x. rims Int. i ii in( .( it. ml fit-r hi (.'ii plst in ti.!iit psrt h In Il1ti;ll Hit, tl'ttubil; til till" tilt-Hi til tritt. In lluiti,iiw )i win. I.. n( Hi thamli-r of dentil t si urn taiw.l tliit Hi spirit if the iliiiil -citi insr tk H unfettered flight, Abo lio Iiuiimi itmtr U left ntrn in. ill nfu r llm funeral, fur thr curl mm reason that tl.p spirit nmy tint Iw abut mil If iitmus to rot urn. If tin h-ui tuitwcntlur makes a wide iiii ilimr Im practicable, the il.Hir U lit least li ft ajar. In tlii same county shroud for th poorer people are rondo of hit cotton wadding, tobled over t tin rnrpsn In snowy masse. The rnfllu In linriii to the ivtn try by bc-iivr who linve t-cii trictids ol tho deceased. To hii earnest believer In th Christ bin WllKlnii, ime w hu h Knrili tlm Iniily BiiTt'ly thu rnnki'l of tlm departeil until, It ecnii MlmoMt w irked, tho atti'iition paid her to thU lifi'li'MD casket, llourn are pent In univeyanlH, and ilnulitlenn fatal eolda contracted cm tho nniilviTNarlen ol the mournful day of burial. Peoplo IiiiIuIko In riet with a morbid txtravaganco that la quite tin account a bin to the philoMophlo mind. They noem tu And luxury In woo. Aiyl who can won der, after all, when t lioexntnplo Is constant ly let them by the flrnt lady In the land, Lcr mujeMty the queen, who upends hours at tho maiiMoleum at Frognul on the an nivurMary ileal h days of those whom aim lovod In life, placing fnwh wreaths ou thu toiubn, holding direllke rellkrlinis aerv Icch, wcepiiiK nml making hemulf ami her family generally miticrablo. Naturally tlm queon'a exatnplo Is emu loted bythewifu of tho mechanic, who periodically and golemnly wends her way to tho grave of her deud, laden with flow rs, both natural and, likelier at 111, cheap artificial oiicm, covered over with ghiKM globes, than which there can bo nothing more ghaut ly. It la not the etiHtnm for the women of the better class housi'liohlg to accompany the body to tlm gravo or to bo Keen In the room where the collltl la placed. Tho fem ltiluu iiioui niTs of the Immediate family privately iuifnlgo their grief In their own rootim. Otttsidii friends of both exon lit teud tho funeral, but It In exceptional fur the ladles to g to thu grave, Of coiii'hi) this observance Is altered In tho cases of public characters. At Hut ob uqttlcN of Wllklu Collins a few yearn ago thuro were acores of ladles, who accompa nied thu procession tlrar to Kensal (Jreen cemetery, where tho great novelist uleeps, lu riht royal company, cliiso to Tliuck eray, Tom Hood and ot her famous writ ers. Tho employment of mutes Is fast falling Into disuse. Thcro are, however, tunny old fashioned people who keep up t his cus tom. 1 saw four of these paid mourner guarding t he door of an aristocrat lo mint mIoii In Mayfalr, tho street being for some distance thickly laid with sawdust to (leaden tho sound of passing vehicles. A If It mattered to tho poor dead Inmate! The mutes stand on guard for ft day or two, pending tlm funeral, and on the day Itself they assist In various wayn, These mutes date In Usage from tho ear liest ltomaii times. They wear long black "weepers," or streamers, about their tall huts, They usually spend their time lu seen I n r gossip, regaling themselves from tlmo to lime frmn suspicious looking flask lyly produced from Invisible p'"'-k'bi. When any ono passes by the house they relapse Into lugubrious sib nee, and when liy one enter tho housii they shed n few Judicious tears behind deep black bordered pocket handkerchiefs, At least wo must Imagine they do, because tlm handker chiefs go up to Ihelreyeswlth marlonotte llko unanimity at Interval. The funeral banquet, another Jtomati custom, observed with varying elaboratu uess, stilt holds Itsown. Komel lines a glass of sherry or port and u biscuit are tlm only refreshment provided. Hut, be It morn or less, It Is regarded that tlm guests at a fu neral must be sustained snuielioiv, Tho long time elapsing between death mid burial I certainly Egyptian, This may be accounted for from tlmohservaucii of I'lnbalmlng tlm dead, an excuse seldom aulllcleiit to explain tho delay of burial lu England. A week, oven 10 days, elapse between death and burial III England, They regard the American haste In this particular as not only unseemly, but al most Irreverent, Well, there I much to bo urged on both side of tho question. When an epidemic, rages, considerations of the public health must prevail. Indeed o careful of tho live of her people I Kng laud that the law often compels most ex peditious Interment. Tho season of year Io must bo considered. Funeral card are also going out of fash ion it well a lavish Moral offerings. It l frequently II request tu death notice that "no flowers" be sent, With well bred people there I little ostentation lit fuuer In, Huston Herald. dntlm anil lluut. When we speak of warm or cool clothing, we use us absolute a metaphor mi whim we talk of the sun going down or tho "rosy fingered dawn," Clothe can communi cate neither heat nor cold to thu body. Fur I not warm, nor linen cool, except a they nerve a conductor for tho heat gen erated by dm body Itself. Fur and wool are excellent nonconductor of heat that 1m, they do not allow the heat of the body to escape so easl ly as some other material mid the reasou why fur I one of the poor tst conductor of heat I not, a might bo supposed, so much because of Its thickness and weight n because of the air which 1 mingled with or conllued between It fiber, confined air being one of the most tffcctunl nonconductors of heat known, Philadelphia l'res. Ilnr Aililrnu. Old Aunt Fannin, who "doe wnshlii," live up In tho west end and has n very fair clientage. Tho other day she obtained au addition to the number, u i, after milking all necessary arrangements, asked the old lady for her address, "Van, air, colonel, mall 'dress, certainly, colonel. Well, I live on M street, in the raur of de alley, not far from do hydraut whur de boys play ball and across from do bureau" (brewery). Washington Pout. A HSU I. Xi l tf H ..! Iiioi.ii I trtiHt lialtli t iwii i if i !! I ' 't. I 4i fl f 1 1 I I I t 1 ,"11 11 l B1H j t H'tf -i ,' It I-I1 -fl J r f4 tt. .tn .-.j, k 1.1 a rr" t ; lnt . .r ti.v-i 'n (, ,.) jhrt t : !V- t-. .4anvt ..t (Vr .. ,t. ,i,n I t,i, t i i n ni t . i l I-1H. ! .l t I ! . K .ij .i(-H M !.' !! liliiiu (,.!ltii 4 l"',1 tri" ih ! I.iitt . ih f rMi-l. 1 .- tt. -it. w.-fi-t .- mi ,t i I rx.tiM !. !! t iliii- io i.lit ill it t f f i.i !..( -i"!!i'! il-w I ill i tl.ttr n.i'i.-tf (. .Iik 1 -r t, tiVmnM. i UV Htlktlfixi ' I A I t.. i.l .!,..! .i.rf, t In MJ 11 IW kltt.! I'iit r f (( tm .'. '' ' . In l! -iit fi ni in ', I i:ft tin n. i Ulrl'U I I -n. i, ,t t . .... I fi.n it-it.. .:! , h. i ti 'Ii ii : tlii tf III tt r If m l tl i- Ii i!:i. i-f ti p mt fi.i. I'hniii't' I iti (. turn l.ilKt wimi,, i,itt tt iiiiit t! t t iituHr j rtiit-m n (, 'sti r! ii ii It imnnl nIiiw !"i i lilljr I'tily niiiiiii.i r liir T I ! j li ft, niUit t'l l lillt, th Ufiilln iltil'f j rlnwnrt f iMii ij w itli lultaiijltk )ntiiri on t tn tllh kl) lllti ln tr-" i f ttil lull lili f.iit 1 Im.l iiiMHiiittittil tmui tut : llii-l in it V nt liti'i( Itul irnt!lv- i.f I tlm rl..iii Hint, iiialiK wi mur iih iil tint tolli Iii-iI lni. i Hut till lit mi'i w itli a tnltjlity hiiir Ilk tlm rvmlitiit nf tlio lu.nvi-iiii.it ilmk ! (rriiiii.h ilmiil, with tlntu iif jrllnw nml jtilft( k,ltK mnmhti fiiMi v rithlnit In mill ' out likf wrin iit nl i(iiii-, I'tiittiiiitf vlvl.l llnnhrs nf lltlitiiliitf, mmo nviT tlm MnlT n I qimrti r nf n titlln i nt of tun. It w im kIwii nl liku n Inimi tni, lt Irri yuliirly furim-it uppir Imlf rwulvliiK mpiilly whtln tho linviT riul nniit tin' I'll i tli nluiig a put lj n qunrti r of n niilo hlii. Hlitrtlnl ih I W.'IW, I coulil nut tiikp tny eyi' from thlNawfut lin'wiiucnif ih'ntruo tlon. Tint cniHh of tint liuiliHiiKH (lint (ilrui'k lllli'd thp air with flying uVlirK In which fniKini'titn of hiuiwi, f iirtitt ur, tws, f.'inniiiK t ii i 1 I'M ii'ii t m. lmyntiirkH nml toli'Kniph jmli's nil woro prxlloil hy n woiuii-rful, irrt'Nltit ihl ourri'iitof ruin iiiul (limistir. Eighty niil wiilo tlm ili-nth ili-nlltin py cloim nwi'pt hIoiik, hkirl iu I In' lilulT, hi nt itntrlppi'd fiiliNutt iiiul linrk frmn tlm Ititn, and now mid then nwuui 1- ilow n on mim farm. Ho Hiulili'tily iliit .lie hi iirni liurnt thiit ninny luul to lU'itwiili ll HpiTil to tholr cyi'lonit ci lliir, (In- only mifu rvfutfu from tlirMO ffiirful MtoruiN. AftiT a courKi! oflmlf a nillu iilonn tin1 blull tho fiintu'l nlmpi'il moiiHtcr hwitvihI totha rixlit. It. Hwipttlirouili hugn whctit flcliln, whi'ro It NimpiH'd oil tlm drooping houilM of tlm nltnoHt rlpmcd grain, mid tin. u tore on through tlm llttki villngn of WIlliiuiiNtown, traiiHfortultiK what was tho uinint'iit lirfofu "a lovi'ly villain of llm plain" ltitonMcfiiiHif drvHutiillon, IIoiincn, liariiH mill otlii'r IjitlldiiiKH with ih'Mtroyuii and human Iu'Iiikh carrlud through Mpaco UH If tlll'y WITH Imt fl'Hl lll'fM. Many llvi'u wi'ru limt and nutny liomim literally Hwupt from tint fucu of thu i-arth. Thuru with iiiany lulruouloiw twapi'ii. A hohy 10 month old wan dlwiovrri'd by tho roadHldii wivcral humliitd yardnnway from tlm Iiihihc, mhIi'ip nml iitiinjiiruit. An old lady til) yiam old wan r.aiTlod ntiillu from ln-r homo and lod'd nafnly til tho wldi'NpiTiulliiK liriiiirlii'H of mi oak trm, utihiiit. A family of nix HiniKlit rrfiiKM In a Ntuall Nparti iindiir llm xliiirn; tlm Iiouno wan carrii'd away with tint mtlu cxcrplloii of that portion, and tlm family iHrapi!l In jury. A hound wan cotnplnti'ly NWi'pt away, hut tho family cat ami her klllium under tho porch wero not illNtttrbi'd. John M. Btuelu In Ht. Nloholan. lie I. Iked KiiKiir fane. After slorle of fighting an old soldier like to tell stories of foraging and of eat ing. A Confederate chaplain, Hov. J. II. McNellly, thu relate his own exploit tt t he owner of a sweet toot In When (ieneral Hood started on hi cam paign Into Tennessee, lu the fall of 1H0-I, tho sorghum was Just ripening in tleorgla, nml wo passed dally great Held of the sweet cane. Wo found It delicious to tlm taste and chewed great quantities of It, wallowing the Juice and leaving thou mind of dry quid spit out by thu way, Htevo E wa our commissary er grant anil had peculiar advantage fur gathering the ftorghum. Every day lie furnished nut with ngood supply of stalk, and I marched and chewed nml threw aside the quid all along tlm way, Htevo declared that "the parson bad chewed n sin nk 101) yard wide through the state of (ieorgy." After the war wnt over Hlevn was rid ing wit h an old comrade In Dickson conn ty, Tenn., when they passed a 1U item field of Norgliuiu In line condition. "Wouldn't wo havoi'iijoyed that during the warf ' said the second man. "Yes' said Hteve, "bub If you'd turn the parson tu on it he'd chaw It up lu a night," Youth Companion, Couraifn. Courage Is resistance to fear, mastery of fear not absence of fear. Except a crea turn be part coward It Is not a compliment to say It I luitve; it I merely a loose mis application of the word. Consider the flea, Incomparably the bravest of all the crea ture of (Jod, If Ignorance of fear wer courage, Whether you are asleep or awake ho will attack you, oaring nothing for tho fact that In bulk nml Mtrcnglli you are to lit m a lira the massed a rude of the earth to asuckllug clilld. Ho live bothilayiind night mid nil day nml night lit the very lap of peril and tho Immediate presence, of death, unil yet I no mom afraid than I thu man who walk t lie street of nelly that wa threatened by nil earthquake 10 omittirle before, When wespeakof Cllvo, Nelson and l'uluam it men who "didn't know what fear was," w ought nlway to add the Ilea and put him at the head of the procession. "l'udd'nhead Wilson' Calendar" (Mark Twain In Century). The llmittiit ('iid'ci! 1 1 mi an linujiur, A worthy citizen went to town and call ed at three cafe In the way of business. On returning home ho discovered ho had left hi umbrella behind. Hu forthwith trudged back, determined to Inquire for hi gamp lit the three establishment ho hud visited during tho day. Quito unsuccessful at, tho first, nobody bad seen anything of hi umbrella. At the second he fared no better. Ho arrived at last lit tho third, where hl.i umbrella was returned to him. "Ahl" ho exclaimed, grasping It with feverish haste, "you peoplo are far more honest at this cafe than at the two oth er I" Tiiblette des Deux Charentes. Mutual. Mr. Nuwed I want to confess some thing to you, dearest. I deceived you about my ago. It Is more than I told you. Air. Nuwed Then I may as wull recip rocate, darling, I deceived you about my Income, It 1 less than I told you. Lou ton Judy. iiiiii4 t 1llt I t M Jl I l I n. i, t t : I ' i nt ni f . . t ii It- I1YM1 I I . I II I .. lll'l. lfllt H lk . .1 . I . 1- '!,. l".'nl tl :l t .- I I.I In Vi k t t 9 -,t .111 " t 't 'tl LI t Ik Ht.f . v in it i f t 1 A1 I I I n ... 1. It. ,. H t. I s, I ...... I'li'l t '1 H' ' ' I I . . 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If a piniiiiiH'iit Itslinit i-muiti tit thft I iiltttl Miitin oiiaxl-.it nint On' nenjqiii )-r I'tirniibiii Id lmt t no-iiU, tt W Imt lung Is'fnto be Is I ii -at I by IliillMII lut'lidl mill W hi) l-Uhil to In' ti l!imMitilv i lil bnrrnssnl nnd to loive In aid fmui abroad of bis llbi-r.iliij nml beiievoli iit c. A I inn h tourist bus the tMmp rvM l ielu tt frmn his roiiipatt lots, and so It Is all IimhikIi the Itnt. Tint profi".iUinl In in.irt are rinse read its or mutuary notices, ami lien a Hum of prtutiliieiu'ii In Ihn foreign n inny dies til family ts pctci-iil with Import unities tiy ie;u;ais fnnu that country. Nut very long itn a well known New imk liter chant, died, ami his obituary not leu run tallied the Informal Ion that bit bad Is-en born In a cert alu tow n of Holland. As soon as t he Doleh group of benders got hold nf this fai t tiev overran the member of bis family w il Ii claims for charity and assistance. All professional beggar tu New York read the published newspaper ac count of accidents of an unusual charac ter, mid n liru some member of a family has met his death lu a peculiar maiim they profess to members of the family to have siillered from M similar nlllleliou and hope to st iinillate their generosity. These mendicant go about their work of nluiNgetl lug systematically. One group does not Interfere with another. Fads learned by one member of a group are at tlm earliest, opportunity communicated to the others, mid thus, almost automatical ly, thesu bcgK'irs descend from all parts of the city ou a common uhject of attack, They evade tho provisions of the law re garding mendicancy by prosecuting their (lemaml within door mid not ou tlm streets, They nro careful about this, for thedlstluetlou which many person would not observe H a vital one lu law. The great majority of New Vork profes sional beggars are Intemperate, mid tlm larger it moil nt of what may bo described as their earning I expended In drink, Thl fact does not comport very well with their own known system nml precision lu securing victim for attack, but It can bit easily explained when It I staled that the best orgaiilwd group of foreign hum men (llcanls come from eoitntrie wheru drink ing In general, hut Intoxication I rare. New York Hun. I'lipi! I if list Mill ltd. Daisy wa Indignant. That was evident by tlm manm r lu which slut straightened up her shoulders and then proceeded to spitefully phi buck all the stray curls that fell around her ears, Tlm gentle girl had tact enough to let her severely alone until the wave of Indignation had rolled by to ll certain extent. Then she said ! "Come, now; let's have It out. Tell little sister all about It," "I suppose I'm a perfect goose to care," Daisy said, "but, you see, papa slick to Id old fashlobed Idea about 'early to bed, early to ilse,' anil when I have caller he use various method to tell them to go homo at. reasonable hours, Along about U:il(l o'clock he usually inarches into the parlor and says, 'liood night.' At IMA lie returns and fumble wlili the lock on tho front door, Ten o'clock I thu hour for him to lower llm gas lu I hit hall, and after be does that ho cough loudly ami tell me lu a very distinct tono of voice that 1 mustn't forget to turn out the gas lu the parlor. If my caller don't take thl hint by that time, papa come In about IS min ute later and says; 'Daisy, your mother want you to take nil tlm plant out of the window. Him Is afraid they'll freeze,' and then he ib-lllieralely gue over to the radiator and turns oil' the steam. "(If course It I very embarrassing nil around, but my older callersaro becoming accustomed to It, nod one friend says that no regulate in watch by father's visits. It wouldn't do a bit of good to ask papa to cease tho lit tle custom, because he ha made It it habit, Just like winding up the alarm clock and fastening tho window every night It I part of hi routine. work," And the gentle girl said It was a post live shame. Chicago Jtccord. After the Dinner. One often hears something funny by simply keeping one' ears open, I over heard a well known Union club chappie ordering n dinner lit Delinonlco's for quite a largo party. He was most careful about getting everything Just right, but tho most circumspect thing of all that hu or dered wa tlm whispered admonition to thu head waller, "Ami be sure to see that the bill I not brought to tho table after dinner," Thl was surely a great piece of consideration, not only for himself, hut for hi guest, .There 1h ulway un nwk ward pause atevery dlnnerglveii In a pub lic restaurant when the bill I presented. Tho guest all try to look as If they hadn't eaten anything at all, while the host, a bo runs hi eye down t ho long list of Items, wonders how the deuce they could have uteu so much, New York Hecorder. I.a,w mid Juallun, A learned judge who I famous for bis pointed sarcasm, especially on hi own profession, finding himself belated on (lie way to the Hi rand, called ncabnud bade tho driver make for the roval court of Justice quickly, "Where lire theyf" said the man. "Do you miuiii to say," said the Judge, "you don't know where too law court aief In tlm Strand, of course," "(Hi, that's quite another matter." was the reply, " Sou alil thecourtsof Justlcel" "Well," rephi.l his lordshiu urlmlv. "perhaiis we do dispense morn of tho one than of the other there," Irftndou Hun, A Ki iiiliiilitr. PorterDear llerr Huron, would voti lie to kind a to put it dowu lu writing that you haveu't given me a tip this time, else my wife will think I've gone and sis ut It lu Urluk. HeiuMcholdur Guuurul-Auzciger. i t . 1 I ti i. ! p i f Im;v i.kim m; n.vss. i it t ' so i aso tu W tt ! illiiiiliotil utii lit )iilt in In lt..ii, t Imiiiih Ii I tn Ut.i In k 1 1 1 1 , vtiti ! ,.n.tiitwt It I , ! t 1 1 liniiM, I - 'i et 4 IL. I I ' t l "l I t , f. t ...4 I s-.. I 1 ' li. n!ti I .-1 4 tt It..- . t.t-u ,1k Itnl.l l I I O;.. tu n it i HI i...ili, .'i i-. nt i. I . V 1 . H I'.,' II., .ii i ii - it., In I N f I H ll !-,ti--ii r "iv titi i hii-v ,V . i. u I t I i lilt. I n ' t"l- IS St ( ll ,.'.i,.. ill t' T I I- . ' II-1-, l-H t I 1 I- ll till I I I lilt ll'' tt.-tn.tp t . I 1 IlK S .I'-l'l t olk b- tut a I- On is, mini i , t s on- ot i i.i t. ii .it. i f a . , .iiii iinti l-n, .-. Will ! , ' I. I -.'lt,, l.j ' ,. . llltll t be iliult pits I, isil i', tit n, I I tin k i r boil.tn, iMnttnw, He , fnttii.l tn licit- ll flil lt It" In 1 In l l Stx.t SI1 lUlIlT, (t H bit ti mi Httnl.tr t . tk Ii f u n. I mi duly SI limn n tint 1 I" iv in, nl-. i t -nt I,, t til n , tie . w till a ph ut iiu I supply i.f I ol at'il 1 1 tbl n ati r, n-p l.iwt-l nod Mm king In ii .In. 1 tin Itnftity I Out linniit of tint lisluhm luniM, iIu iilIi lluut are iiinny M'sllm-d st-tMil llm t ll y up a far a H ub in, slid Out biisiiii-i Is log nil i-xret-dlngly pmlil tile tine llii tr itmi) lu r I t iiiistiint ly In erensliiu. It l ll inistnkit In sipHiit the I'Muiim house be nbnibi of llm Itnmp, 1 but, I here sin plini' w heltt sni ll pi'lsnns ran Hint a haltiing upon Ihn pit) incut of a small sum Is li ne, but I hey do iml frequent tint Imlulioj bnuses. 1'licy are lint IVaiili'd either by I he proprietor or guests. The chief pat ion if the lodging house Is I he cheviiliir d'lniliisi rie, ago any w here fnnu to to CO, ibe iii.ijniity being iiiiileMO, Hard lime do nut a Hi it hi railing, nor do llmiiiclal stringeiiclesdimliiihli his Income. Ho I Invariably decent ly dressed, mid If ever be misses a meal It Is imt for tlm reason that the meal Is not waiting for him, A ronvei sal inn w Itli olio of them give a fair Idea of bow they live, llewasambl din aged man, with lint appearance of it clerk. After u preliminary talk ho told tho Mory of bis lite, "I was born hero lu New York," he said, " I I years ago. At 15 I wa put at work ami learned n trade. Fur L'.l years, or Up to my fort let ll year, I Stuck to It and never expected to do anyl hlng else. 1 had, of course, such amiiNcmoiit a the average worklugmaii ha and was, I sup pose, contented with my lot,, 1 lived with mi old widow lady, w ho wa Just like a mother to mo, and beyond being Inordi nately foml of reading I was, I have no doubt, jii- t like any of tho horny handed son of toil In Ihn city hero, I never had the faculty of saving money, and w hen four years ago I was sei,ei with Inflam matory rhcuiniii lam I wa obliged logo to a hospital. 1 slnld there two months, During my slay my landlady died, and I drifted In hero. I hail never even so much as heard of ti lodging house before, but 1 1 1 1 1 1 i In stilted me, and 1 soon got to like It, Man I a gregiirlnus animal, and when one Is lonesome, a I was, I horn Is an Inde scribable cliiinn about such a place as t his, I fell In wliii an old fellow who had some very queer Idea about life that Is, they Were queer til luelheu, Jbt t bought tills country lucked one great i liariu, and that wa it ielsiito class such as Is to ho found In every count ry of Europe, It didn't lake Ii I in long to convince inetbat ho ivasrlghl lu everything ho said, mid 1 enrolled my self a one of hi disciples, Tu mo It seem ed a lino thing to have nothing to do and all day In which to do If. I hud llltlo money when I came, but I never had much. "Quest Inning mo ono day a to the amount of my earnings, 1 found, upon computation, that my average wages for my k'ft years of lahorwcroahout "a week 'Well,' said the old gentleman, 'It will bo no trouble for you to get lit least that much wit limit working, nml, mind you, mi Income of fH a week without being obliged to work for It 1 n great deal mom than tho same amount gained by labor,' a fact which I have often found to be true. I then entered ll regular course of tuition under hi pildoiieo mid after it short time wa able to go without assistance, My lodgings cost rl.fidaweek ami my board f:.', for which I had three good mud a day, I take only two now, and my dinner cost imt not id fig. I have a few hundred dollar put by mid have ample tlmo to Indulge my taste for reading, mid In tlm four year that I have lived In this way I have enjoyed myself," " I hen you make your living, a you call It, by begging)'" wa linked, " I bat lit about (he truth of It, I have u certain number of place to go to regn larly. I am well known In thorn all, mid my 'pension,' which varlc In amount nun Ml rent to fA, I paid tu inn without quest Ion," "You never beg on tlm streets, tlienf" "Never, I would die llrsl." "Am there many engaged In the same wat Ion C" "Yes, tho 'leisure class,' a my old friend called n, I rniislmlly being re cruited, but It I n (use wheru many are called, hut few chosen," "Ilow Is thatr" "Well, as In other walks, especially of professional life, while t hero I plenty of room at thu top, there is nonoat nil nt the bottom," "What paillriilor qualification do you consider requisite for success in the cull Ingf" "Knowledge of the world, suavity of manlier, nerve mid patience, In short, Just what goes to miikii lip the successful man lu any business," "About bow many of you are there In Now York nt present," "I haven't, any Idea, but should lliluk tlm number not far from lO.oou," "Will brd time tend to Increase the niituhcrf " "Undoubtedly." "Then It will ultimately bo n moro dif ficult mat ter to collect your pension!1" "I don't think so, It, will be simply a question of the survival of the fittest." "What clas of men drift Into I bin sort of lire," "All classes, speaking generally. I should say professional 'mlslli,' or men who have mistaken their vocal Ion, pre dominate, Young men who have left home on account ol parental restraint ami men w ho have gone wrong matrimonially also furnish n great number, petty thieves, gambler and that sort of people, contrary to thu general opinion, form n very small Dk'liorily." New York Post. llrnken lli lirleil, A lady bad just lost her husband. A tentlemaii living next dour, on calling to ten her, found her, to Ids great surprise, I 'laying on the harp mid said: "Dear tucl expected to llnd you III deep distress," "Ahl" ihn hidy pathetically replied, "you ihouhl havt teen me yesterday. " Arle- qulu. itHUiii, tiit.ii nsitv r.s t tt-n , !),, t,.t tt4 I H) In lfc ti tt. t . msj4 '!. i . ... n, l.,- ti O , It . . , ( ... 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I bat pin dIu 'i 111. ni s II eiuiuh it I t-r a b nt I is mil .iiii t.ily tn tsiine alter tl, ami Iben lo t) on i i nn inn i tun thing, iitity m.rt ti iti rver t'linie f.,r tl )tt tu the lito year l it bail It. lie a mug. He ritiiio tn mid 'kis bis lni rnilinl lol HW lilltt. Then hi n)s: '"Wl.nt d y' want fr Hi' pin with Hi dinky ilmk ou If "'Tin nl) live dollar,' I unld to pint. bliu, mul it did thu ti ii k. '"Holly g besiibl. Hlsidbbsiv.iulil slainl that, f don't t'lnk.' "'Wlmrit mi geltln It fort I asked lilm, but be said ll wa none of my d d business ami did a sneak. I followed Llm around tho miner nml saw him talklu t a military look in old man. When they spotted inn, they slid. That's tho lust oiler I had for It, One of these day 1 11 get there, though. "Hern's ll couple of pin I'm kecpltl,' hn cunt hilled, opening a drawer ami Ink Ingoutii Delia Upsllon badge and a ( bl Psl badge, " I hat menu the lowest si e lu the life of two pretty smart men, O'li of 'em was a Hamilton college man en I the other, I think, went to William, They got up against, Hut horse ami pawned ev firyinmg to gel iniisiuic to net. j uesi badge were Hie last thing they pawned, and Willi that liny lilt n winner. That gave 'em enough for n start, ami they put up a faro bank for Hut llowery, imt far from hero, ami wero plllu up Hie rod. when t hey got n tip and Ilew t lm coop Just in tlmo to escape a police raid. I got hold of the badges, and I'm frcc.ltt to them as nil Investment, One day those fellows will make their pile, and then they'll come bnck and pay anything I ask 'em for them pins," "Have you got any inoro curiosities In this lino beside tho southern badger" In quired tho reporter, "I did have ono that I wouldn't have taken HDD for, but I lost, It, I never could understand what became of It, but 1 su peeled two nice look In young chup, who came In here ono day to look nt badges, of lilt lu If, for 1 missed It ii lltllo after they went. Anyway Itwa n corker. It wa n combined Psl 1 ami Alpha Dolt pin, madu very small, mid set with emeralds and ruble. The Alpha Dolt slar nml ore cent cut right into the Psl U diamond, tho star setting lu thodlainond. itwa very small, ami a beautiful pinna of work My theory of It wa that probably two col lege buy, n Psl ll and mi Alpha Delt, got luck ou thu same girt, nod shn wouldn't wear the pin of cither of 'em, notwantln to show favor, so they bad n comblnal Ion pin made, That.' the only theory I can think of. Anyway 1 wouldn't hnvo lost It for a good deal, for I'll bet It 1 the only combination fraternity plu ever made," New York Hum, How l urlliqiiiikeii lleiieril Time, Man long ago found out that In order to get nt many of naturn' secret he must contrive some plan of watching her nt wnrkwhlloho himself slept or was busy with other occupations. The numerous automatic Instrument I hat wa now po scsn, such as thermometer that register Willi n pen the variation nf tcmpeiatnie, wit bout Interrupt Ion by day or night., have been Invented to supply thl want of a Sleepless e) u lu Ilia service of silence Among Hot hilei-t of these Intention I one devised In Italy in mul. ii earthquakes nml earth tremors iccoid, lu clock lime, the Instant of lb, Ir own occurrence, A selsmogrepli Is an Instrument In Which II delicately suspended pointer marks I lie i me 1 1 In i ions il mi In any shaking of Ihn earth' surface, Dr, ( 'alien m ha re cent ly added to t lie seismograph a roiilrlv- mice by liieiiusiif which i veiy iurl hqlialiit shock mokes, together wlili Ihn lelllale drawing ol itsown osclllat Inns, a photo, graph of the face of a chronometer, there by recording Its exact time of occurrence, Thl Is i llecled wlih the aid of an n candescent, cb-etrle lamp, miiiiecird with A Circuit wlili h I only closed u hen a shock Affecting the seismograph cause n lever to form Hie elect rie connection, The face of Mm chronometer I thu brilliantly Illu minated fur the fraction of n second, mid llm position of tl band I photo graphed upon a sensitive plate exposed for the purpose, The Instant (he shock I over tho Inst rnmetit automatically adjust Itself lu readiness for the next disturb ance, Willi such Ingenious: care I tho earth being studied by mini near the close of the nineteenth century! Hut ihere I no doubt Unit our ancient mother will hove nil abundance of problem left for Solu tion when llm twentieth century, ton, bear the footfall of t successor, Youth's Companion, "but i liem lie Klllfilia." Jenny nml Ned wi re discussing the beau ties of Tabby's new kit icon, "Now, Ned, why are llu-y all born tngeiherf Why aren't some older llinii tlm other, llkoyuu and me, you know?" asked Jenny, "Well, It's easier for the Lord to make A lot, at, once," "Weil, botv doe bnihi It?" "Oh, bo take (lust and cover It with fur and" - "Hut he don't make babies like that." "Well, babies aren't kittens, nro thevf The Lord takes more pain with n baby, lie only make one at a time, but when he want kliten lie Just says, 'I,et there be kittens!' and there are kittens," Jenuy wa satisfied, New York Advertiser. A (lues. "Did you find out what that woman wu hollerln about 1" said Furuier Corn tosel's wife w hen the old gentleman re turned to their room lu the hotel, "I nsked the clerk," be replied. "What did be snyf" "He said it wa '11 Trovalory.' I didn't Ilka to show my Ignorance by nsklu morn questions, but I reckon maybe It's ther luslety nam fur toothuche." Washing ton Star. W Stl till IN tU fJidtll l - . .i , . 1 ui i4 i . i , a i t , I, t Mil I - . 1. i l IX i I. , t 1 ' li k t t., If 1.1, I . . . I I . tl, Ht-f .i f' I . t, f I I I I 1 ,i . , I.I . I I I- 4. . ' i , i H- ) ft t I ft'? ,1 I h - If 1 X tHttltitl l. .m li. W if i w t I I ft.) I i.lt- ?'i I l I I .. . le.l sls Wo . nl kl t t ti t i nf ). If , .- xi Hi ,i t V i l t N I . . I If.. I till t . t .1 - 1 1. I ii' :i-,. 1.1. , l,,.,' " ,K I H I -I IN 1 ". 1 I,. I., ti 1 1 t-e-t.. I .!,. . B t i-f, , ni t ... nil , t f I.- i -. siol if , .Ii. mi M I t t in It --l. 1.. . tl--.i t- Sli-I ts I '. I.) I'll il I'.- Is t .11. It 14(1,1 t-Mim .,1 I t i-. wit), t.iit t"l ttfti I . .1 Do . if i I n t lent ts n blot (nil iti lint hoiiti'ti ni, I leni i n. tlinin in I it nf : .,., I . t, In tmlt so ti.,tir Two l.i.tlt Inlet lk 1 tt , Ibe , . It- t or ttiintimk eirnlti soil ktnit Itl-tl HU bint 1st II t"tig ststilt 111 S t lit itf "Pn Mil nut tt.tfs nil nib bl nniihl bit ttentlt, nint !' km p t'U lOOi ling slftnl slin ily lln-itl,! 111 bill St list nxliulrsl. I lluillV, On- lltlld blew ket-mr sliilig the b il l oi I e ii. mid llm sumi' IhuiI mi nnr innif fiiitllli iiiiiinentl inn i-ITil, Us rlbtt A ball Hint tlti iiwei Hiiattl lint stimiri. An oi l guide n ho w n will) us lilCUslfd Hull W let the horse tskettielr u n xi ny nit Hie bike. 1 1 sis'ineil fiK'Hsh, but it agl'is'ib Mi it. tog Out horse sinnrt clip with the w hip, w were surprised to sen them tutu m il 111 llm left met start nlT In lint cnsl. We thmiuht tlm t, this would lake Ii farther Into Hie lake, but suliinltlttil, mid In half an hour the I rem along Hi batik loomed up through the storm, nml we were safe. A liorsn knows by Instinct what a ti t it ii doubt and quest Ion In such time." Hew 1st mi Journal. IVIml (isiiiltlliiK I. Wagering, lis such, Involves necessarily no element lurouslsltllit with the best (ill I -tenshlp or I he most exalted sanct ity. It, make no dilTerenco to the rsseutlsl fea ture of llm net, whether It, I done by Mo te or Joshua lu tho distribution of the promised bind, by n modern board of ohtirch trustees In providing ngalnsl the oliance of loss by lire, or, to go a little further, by a professional gambler who toll pool on a race, Tho essential fea ture lire nlway I he same. Hence it would seem that tn a getierlo sense gambling or wagering or betting, or by whatever name the transact Ion lie called, I any t ransac tion lu which a valuable "thing" I slak ed to become tho property of n party to the contract ou the determination of a fu ture mid uncertain event. Hut usage lu thl our day and generation mid with the people niunug whom wo live ami move mul have our being ha attached to the word "gambling" n illlleient sense from that which It had lu the beginning. "(Jumbling" specifically ri present not only tho Idea of disposing of properly by wager contract, imt also the adilliiuniil Idea of excess, lb call up the Idea of thrift lessness, of vice, of ruin of Hie mor al character. -Key, T. A, llcmlrlck In Donahue's Maga.lmi, Misplaced ( luil lly, "Dun of tint most amusing cohcn of mis placed charily," said C. l, llrock, "wa nun on Hauiucl 0. Cuppb of thl city, or nt least It Is told upon him, ami I believe It to bo true, One day a v ouiau appeared lu great (llslres and told him Unit her husband had died, sho had procured a cheap pine colllu, but could not bury him, Hud her children were starving, He went Willi her to the house, and Him sight that ho saw wa worse than liuagtmtllou could have pictured, Tho pine colllu wa there, containing her husband; the children were th'Te, crying fur food; tlm cupboard was empty. The wealthy philanthropist could not bear the m I k tit., and placing lu her hand w hat money ho had lu hi pocket, tin Inconsiderable amount, by the way, hu beat a hasly retreat, After hn had gone n short distance lie missed his gold headed cane, nml recoiled log that ha bad left It lu the widow's room he went back after It, The man had emerged from the colllu mid was engaged lu counting tho money when Mr, ('tipples entered. Not a word was said upon either side, Hie cane wa procured, ntid thu philanthropist, went hi way,"- HI, l.otilslilobc Democrat, Wui'iifil by I'linlii, Here Is a curlou llitle story told by a solicitor. He had among hi client a few years ago a notorious company pro moter who, n linalicliil i, Hah ciimo to Ki n f. due ilny, happening to pus by it i a! loner s shop, 1,1 at i cut mil we at (met ed by a portrait of Mr. , the well known barrister. Mr, w attired lu wig and gotMi, mid In hi hand hu held n paper on w hich I he solicitor' sharp eye caught Hie name of hi client. Ill curi osity aroused, he purchased the photo and proceeded to decipher Him word of Mr, 's brief, speedily illtieoverllig that they Indicated that a warrant was "out" for the arrest of hi client, lu n few hours tho man of finance wn out of England, to which country bit bit imt since returned. London (ilob.i. A Siniill lilaiier Willi llnny Tnnt, Those w ho look upon Ilia "annual dlu lier" a nil annua! nuisance will be Inter ested o learn that we nru by no mean so loquacious lu these day a were our fore father. The iii an of Miim hesler Informed the "old boys" of the Manchester (irniu mar school last night that at the gather ing of n. IB there were lit toast solemnly Jiroposcil In the presence of tT gentlemen, on i'ii-sioium in-niii. aiiiirnpriaiciy enough, was one Drink water. Maiiches- ter .News, Mr. W. Ix. Clifford may be said to have been liudvard Kipling' literary god. mother. It Is slut who introduced lilui to the Inst London society, lb r black rat Hunt tie remain it living proof of the fa- mou story teller regard for the author of "Mr. Keith' Crime." Malllard, a famous French preacher of thn early day of the IKteciilh century, preached vt Itli hllteriics HKillnst the ex travaganceof tlm women of hi day. "Thu poor are starving," said be, "while some of you women have two or three gown apiece," An n pnni Is the royal standard of Per sia, (iao, a Persian blacksmith, raised a revolt which wn successful, ami bl lentil rr apron, covered w li b Jewels, Is still U-, Id the van of (Visliiu iiruile. For many year the Chinese havt had nn Irrigating machine, consisting of a trough nml nn endless chain of buckets, which carry the water up an Inclined plane. In the year 12.1 there was but on Ion hnmeopnthto physician tu tht United CtaU's. Now tbvin aro upward of 10,000.'