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THE AMERICAN.
PICTUBISQUB CONGRESSMAN-
la Wif Wu t -' i
Army.
And so Cy 8ulloway ha com to oon
greos. lp In Manchester. N H.. wher lo
comotives and cotton print ar mad
fctd tht Merrlmac. everybody knows
Cy, uti the Washington Poat II U
t fee Inch Ull and probably will b
th tallest man In eongren. Ill heart
IiuNim th ret of hit body and a
thou (And men whom h ha befriended
would rise In all their might to
him from all harm. For twenty year
th Manchester people have bren aay
ing that som day Cy ahould go to con
greea. So her h I.
Well. In hU younger Jays Cy rather
wandered from th path that led to th
Church In which th rent of th family
worshiped. II had wild oat to sow
and be aowed them. While engaged In
tali occupation th salvatlon-anuy
people cam to town. They held their
meeting upon the afreet corner and of
oourw they gathered crowds. Thu It
happened that one day th pollc came
along and arreated them carried off
lada and lasses to the aUtton house.
Th news of th arrest cam to Cy aa
he aat up In hi barn of an offlre, and It
mad hi big heart feel and. II wasn't
religious, you know, but h had enough
ympathy to take In all th world.
"It doesn't aeeni to mo to b quite
fight," mused Cy, In hla quiet, honest
way. 'The people hav a much
right to worahlp God In their way as
I ha to worship him In mine. I think
I will go down and se them."
So down be went Ha told them that
he had some little reputation aa a
lawyer and If they wanted hi service
they were welcome to all he could do,
without money and without price.
They listened, thanked him, and then
thanked Ood. singing the doxology aa
he went away. "Curloua people," said
Cy to himself, aa he moved away
"There they were, as happy as If they
had all been at home. They said they
were In prison like St. Paul, but they
knew that the Lord would send
his messenger. Talk about faith In
Israel! They had more faith than I
hav seen In Manchester In all my
horn days',"
"" The next morning Cy waa true to
hla promise. He went down to the
police court, made an eloquent speech,
and had the satisfaction of seeing the
lada and lassies walk out of court
acquitted. Then Cy began to go to
their meetings; then he was converted,
and finally, on a visit to a little town In
Massachusetts, he met a salvation
army captain who Is now his wife.
That Is th story of Cy Sulloway,
who has come to congress.
THS QUESTION OP FELIOION.
Brill t I -see en
Matthew -roe a CrltkrteM
Ml.
W And a brilliant mathematician.
Prof. Clifford, launching Invectlvea,
which. If they wer Just, would pro
either that no religion at all has any
light to mankind's regard or that th
Christian religion, at all events, haa
none, aay on of Matthew Arnold
letter. II calls CbrUtltnlty "that aw-
ful plagu which haa destroyed two
civilisations and but barely tailed to
lay such promise of good aa la now
struggling to live among men. H
warns his fellow-men against ahowtng
any tenderneaa to "th lender remnant
of ayitem which ba made It red
mark on history and sdll lives to
threaten mankind." "The grotesque
forma of Ita Intellectual belief." he
scornfully adds, by way of fiuUh, "have
aurvlved the discredit of Its moral
teaching." Dut these are merely the
crackling firework of youthful para
dox. One read It all, balf-ilghlng,
half-amlllng. aa the declamation or a
clever and confident youth, with th
hopeleas Inexperience, Irredeemable by
any cleverness, of bis age.
Only when one la young and head
strong can one thus prefer bravado to
experience, can on atand by the Sea of
Time, and, Instead of listening to the
aolemn and rhythmical beat of Its
waves, choose to fill the air with one's
own whooplngs to start the talk. Rut
the mass of plain people hear such talk
with Impatient Indignation and flock
all the more eagerly to Messrs. Moody
and Sankey. They feel that the bril
liant free-thinker and revolutionist
talks about their religion and yet is all
abroad In It does not know either that
or the great facts of human life and
they go to those who know them better.
And the plain people are not wrong.
Compared with Prof. Clifford, Messrs.
Moody and Sankey are masters of tho
philosophy of history.
Men are not mistaken In thinking
that Christianity has done them good.
In loving It, In wishing to listen to those
who will talk to them about what they
love and will talk of it with admiration
and gratitude, not contempt and
hatred. Christianity is truly, as In
Literature and Dogma" I have called
It, "the greatest and happiest stroke
ever yet made for human perfection."
Men do not err; they are on firm ground
of experience when they say that they
have praoilcally found Christianity to
be something Incomparably beneficent
Where they err Is In their way of ac
counting for this and of assigning Its
cause.
THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
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II IknM
eaa's Pregreaa.
8lbrla Is a Riin Canada,- larger
and mor populous, and. Ilk Canada,
It has a great future, says th Fort
nightly Review. It Is very rich In
gold, whll there ar whole hills of
graphlt (black lead) and lapis laxull;
coal can be picked up on th very road
near Nerchinsk, there Is silver In th
am district and there ar rich mines
of Iron near Nlkolaeefak. Siberia. Ilk
Canada, is rich In flah. On th Amur
river I was told that 200.000 puds of
th kits fish hav been caught within a
few week In August, when the fish
ascend th rivers, th pud (pood) being
forty pounds, that means 8.000.000
pounds of fish. In the Khabarofka
museum la a stuffed kaluga fish, weigh
ing thirty puds, or 1,200 pounds, caught
in th Amur.
The Ruaslans hav been struck by
th fact "that the prosperity of Canada
and Its productive activity hav grown
and continue to grow, with a rabidity
which appears to us (Russians) miracu
lous, and by us Inimitable. Just from the
date of th completion of the Canadian
Pacific railway from th Pacific to the
Atlantic ocean." (I quote from an
official report In Ruslan.) In 1S89
tbey deputed two engineers to observe
the'Canadlan line and Its conditions
and result. Attention In Russia was
drawn to the facts that Canada, a coun
try then of 4,000,000 people, had, by Its
own resources, without any pecuniary
help from outside, connected the two
oceans by an Iron road 4,500 versts
(3,000 mllee) long, over very difficult
and expensive ground for building, In
the short time of four years; that the
energetic population of Canada, 3,600,
000 In 1871, and only Increased to 4,300,
000 In 1881, reached 6,000,000
a year or two after the first
through train passed Winnipeg In 1S86;
that the quantity of grain carried In
Canada had Increased from 303,571 tons
In 1886 to 500,000 tons In 18S8; that In
places without population there had
arisen seven new towns, such as Van
couver, founded only In 1886, and hold
ing 9,000 inhabitants In 1891. It was
made known to Russia that "com
pared with those of the Canadian rail
way the technical conditions of the
building of the Siberian railway were
incomparably more favorable, and that
th cost of tho latter should not be
even 65 per cent of the cost of the
Canadian Pacific."
I THE AUTHOR OF "ATALANTIS."
She Aealerao Pease aa Ketadoty
la Me Day.
A writer-that floated high on u
rising tide of realism and In her life
Urn achieved both notoriety and repu
tation was Mrs. Delarivler Manley,
ays th Cornhlll Magaxln. Her Im
portance in her own world is attested
by th frequent occurrence of her nam
In contemporary literature and th no
tice taken of her by men of letter.
For ber tragedy of "Lucius" Prior wrote
the epilogue; in Pope's charming bur
lesque, when th baron carries off "th
sacred hair." be assigns to himself an
Immortality equal to that of Mrs. Man
ley's famous budget of scandal.
"As long as 'Atalantls' shall b read.
So long my honor, name and praise
shall live."
In Swift's "Journal to Stella" there
are noticeably frequent references to
Mrs. Manley not always compliment
ary, for he thinks 111 both of her spell
ing and of ber personal appearance.
Under date of Jan. 26. 1711-12. he
wrltea: "Poor Mrs. Manley, the autnor.
is very 111 of a dropsy and sore leg; the
printer tells me he is afraid she can
not live long. I am heartily sorry tor
her; she haa very generous principles
for one of her sort and a great deal of
good seise and Invention. She Is about
40. very homely, and very fat. An
earlier passage In the Journal testifies
to her readiness of pea: I forgot to
tell you that yesterday was sent to me
a narrative printed, with all the par
ticulars of Harley's stabbing. I had
not time to do It myself, so I sent my
hints to the author of 'Atalantls, and
she ba cooked It Into a six-penny
pamphlet In her own style." Of this
once well-known writer mere is
little good to say; her life was vlclou
and so are her books. Finding people
eager to read what was true or might
be true, she fed "the better vulgar
with a succession of scandalous
memoirs and very Indecent stories.
Her "Atalantls" (1709), a grossly Im
moral book, which satirized with mercl
less freedom many of the best-known
personages or tne aay, nau a gicai
vogue. Its prurient gossip attracting
readers with a taste for literary carrion
It brought the author within reach of
the law, but the legal proceedings fall
ed of their Intent, both retrospective
and prospective, and Mrs. Manley con
tinued to make highly seasoned reveia
tion about herself and about other peo
pie.
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ftv' tear Among Parrot Owim
Visitors to Paris cannot have failed
to notice th long rows of pslttacoou
bird displayed for sale on the quays
that border the Seine, for It by chance
th variegated spectacle escaped their
-eye their ears must have Informed
them of the neighborhood of the loud
voiced creatures. It seems, however,
that this nourishing Industry Is at pres
ent in danger, It not absolutely doomed
to extinction, greatly to the horror and
'Alarm of the syndlcat dea Olsellers,
Trot. Gilbert, physician to the Brous
sals hospital and chief of the therapeu
tlcal laboratory of the faculty having
traced several cases of Infectious dis
ease among his patients to parrots, felt
constrained to reopen the old contro
versy and so effectual has been his
demonstration of this channel for con
taglon that the love of the Parisians
for their gayly plumaged pets has un
dergone complete revulsion. The sale
of perruches has consequently dwindled
down to next to nothing and to make
matters worse the desire to get rid of
the discredited birds has led to ira
mene numbers being thrown upon the
market, causing an unprecedented glut
London Lancet
MlnlatnrM oa Dinner Card.
The miniature crate has gone so fai
that today even the dinner card haa a
miniature head tor ornamentation
Some cards are about tour inches
square and have In the upper loft-hand
corner a miniature bead In colore to
match the decorations. The name Is
written across the card In gold. When
the decorations of the dinner table are
In delicate colors cards are made of
ribbons harmonising In tint, about
eight Inches In width, with miniature
heads occupying the upper portion and
the name written vertically below. A
pretty Idea was carried out recently
at a reunion dinner given by a Scotch
family. In place of the cards there
were tiny booklets, decorated on the
cover with purple Scotch thistle and
the family coat of arms, the Inside
cover being used for the name of the
guest The autograph of each of the
party was written In each of the tiny
booklets and taken away as a souve
nir.
Malaa Olrl Pat Pic-
A Saco, Maine, girl has a pet pi
which she leads about the streets of that
town as other girls sometimes lead a
poodle. The pig Is young, and pretty
as pigs go, and wears a broad bow of
scarlet ribbon about its neck. It ambles
along contentedly as a poodle would,
except when its mistress' walks take
It past an Inviting puddle, when there
Is usually a sharp and noisy struggle
tor a minute or two before the porker
can be persuaded to pursue Its prome
nade.
Tha Climate of Africa.
Henry M. Stanley, the explorer ot
Africa, says this. In the Century Maga-
slne, about Its climate.
A for the climate, It Is no worse than
that found elsewhere In tropic lands,
The heat Is not so great as in India,
or as It Is sometimes in New York in
summer. Fortunately, the coast belt
on both sides of Africa, where the heat
Is greatest, and where the climate is
most unhealthy. Is narrow. In four
hours a ratlway train at ordinary speed
would enable us to cross It, and so
avoid the debilitating temperature. As
cending the sides ot the coast range
by the same means of conveyance, we
should In two hours reach a rolling
plain, which gradually rises In height
from 2,500 to 3,500 feet above the sea.
Here the climate Is sensibly cooler,
and the white man may safely work
six hours a day in the open without fear
of sunstroke, though he must not count
on Immunity from fever. In from ten
to twelve hours, the traveler by train
would meet another steep rise, and
would find himself from 5,000 to 8,000
feet above the sea, on the broad cen
tral plateau of the continent, which
varies from 600 to 1,000 miles across.
It is in this section that the great lakes,
snowy mountains and tallest hills are
found. Here we have cold nights and
a hot sun when the skies are not cloud
ed, though the air In the shade Is fre
quently cool enough for an overcoat;
and It Is on this immense upland that
the white man, when compelled by cir
cumstances, may find a home.
Gala Dey 'or a Vataraa Eqolo.
There is a horse in Greenville, Ohio,
that has been drivea between the town
and the railroad station to carry the
mall for more than a quarter ot a cen
tury. A few days ago the people of
the town turned out and celebrated the
veteran mall carrier's 34th birthday,
Both horse and wagon were gayly deco
rated.
A Man Who Neer Knew Tain.
tit Paul Eve. a Georgian physician,
records a peculiar case of a man who
never knew pain. ur. ve anew
man personally. The man. who was
about fifty-six years of age at the time
ot his death, was a lawyer, strong both
m mind and body. During a political
campaign, not liking the appearance of
a flnaer which had been Injured In an
affray, he at one ampu a ed It by biting
It off. He had at one time an uicer on
a toe which resisted treatment for three
years, he told his physician that
from first to last It never gave him any
pain. At another time he had an ab-
cess In his hand, Involving tne wnoie
forearm and arm, which became
enormously swollen and threatened
his life; the lancet had to be freely
used, vet he suffered no pain. He said
he felt no pain when his eyes were
operated on tor cataract; and Dr. Eve
vouches tor his statue-like Immobility
during the second operation.
A Bamboo Cbnrch Organ. -
A bamboo church organ is reported
to have been built in Shanghai, and it
la said to surpass organs made ot
metal. As bamboo can be obtained ot
all dimensions, from the thickness ot
a pen to pieces of a foot in diameter,
this natural material costs little more
than the simple labor, and the notes
are beautifully soft and pleasant to
the ear.
Kilting a Grant Buffalo.
Mr. William Astor Cbanler, In his
book, "Through Jungle and Desert"
soon to be published, gives the follow
ing Incident regarding the killing of a
buffalo In Africa: "One morning, after
I had been some days at Nglri, I set
out with twenty nen to procure meat
for the camp. The sun had not yet
risen, and I was pursuing my way close
to the belt of reed which surrounds
the swamp when I saw In the dim light
a black object standing close to the
reeds. My men Bald it was a hippo.
but as I drew nearer I could distinguish
the outlines ot a gigantic buffalo,
broadside on and . facing from th
swamp. When I got within what I
afterwards found by pacing It off to be
103 paces, I raised my .577 to my shoul
der, and, taking careful aim at the
brute's shoulder, fired. When the smoke
cleared away there was nothing in
sight Knowing the danger of ap
proaching these animals when wound
ed, I waited until the sun rose, and
then cautiously approached the spot.
The early rays of the sun witnessed the
last breathings of one of the biggest
buffaloes ever shot In Africa. Its head
Is now In the Smithsonian Institution
at Washington, and, according to the
measurement made by Mr. Rowland
Ward, Plcadilly, London, It ranks
among the first five heads ever set up
by him."
Th Hair Mam Through Two Centuries.
Repeated domestic afflictions are
telling their tale on the Iron constitu
tion of Sir Smith Child, the veteran
baronet of Stalllngton haU, In the Pot
terles. Sir Smith has lost both his
wife and only son during the last few
years, and Is now lying In a precarious
condition at his house near Blyth
Bridge. Sir Smith Child Is Mr. Glad
stone's senior by one year and for
many years he sat as conservative
member for north and west Stafford
shire successively. The Stalllngton es-
tate came to him by marriage. His
late son also added by his marriage to
the acres which will in time pass to the
seed baronet's grandson, also Smith
Child, who Is now a boy of 15. The- at
fectlon of their family for "Smith" as a
Christian name Is ot very long continu
ance. There has been at least one Smith
Child In every generation for mor
an two centuries. London Star.
THE PRIZE NOISE.
Mora Than
Keren Bot Can Make
Cyclone.
"The worst sound I ever heard," said
the man In the corner, according to the
Detroit Free Press, "was the cry of a
screech owl in the woods of Maine. I
was only a boy at the time and It was
vears before I could sleep a night
through without dreaming ot that aw
ful scream."
'My experience Is that there Is noth
lng on the face of the earth can make
a worse noise than the cry of a pan
ther,", said an old hunter belonging to
the crowd.
"Gentlemen," said the only Detrolter
present, "I once lived across the street
from two parrots, and I give you my
word of honor that they made more
noise of an ear-splitting, heart-rending
description than any other critters
under the sun."
I ain't thinking of live-objects," said
the man who had been reading, "but If
It comes to an ear-splitter I call the
game on a calliope! The first time I
heard It It knocked me clean foolish."
Then you've never been In a tor
nado and heard the noise of all
noises?" said a western man with an
air of pride.
"Tornadoee. cyclones and earth
quakes don't count In my experience.
I waa visiting a family where there
were twelve children," said the solemn
looklngchap.speaklngfor the first time;
there were seven boys and five girls
and in the morning when I was getting
my best sleep there came a racket that
made me think of the end of the world.
It was those seven boys racing down
the attic stairs in their thick-soled
boots and it may have been sweet
muslo In their parents' ears but It
nearly gave me nervous fever! To tell
the truth, I haven't quite recovered
from It yet"
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Th American Hawkshaw win go
down into literature outside ot in
dime novel and the detective story, for
be has a newspaper of his own, says an
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list of class papers is published monthly
at Indianapolis by the veteran detec
tive, Capt. Webster, and It Is devoted
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Its news columns are given over to a
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rewards, with a veritable rogues gal
lery of pictures and descriptions of
crooks wanted," while the latest
swindling schemes and methods of de
tection are fully explained tor us
crime Investigating readers. It Is In
teresting to read that "if you want to
succeed as a detective you should un
derstand hypnotism."
"Do you need bracelets In your busi
ness?" queries a dealer In patent nip
pers, handcuffs and dark lanterns.
Mustache, whiskers Just the tning 10
change your appearance when shadow
ing," suggests another advertiser, wbiie
"skeleton keys to opon 5,000 desks,
drawers, trunks and padlocks, set ot
six," are offered to the profession at $1.
It Is rather grewsome to learn tnat
$100 spot cash buys a pair of thorough
bred English bloodhounds, only iu
months old, and already keep a cold
trail better than most old dogs; best
Investment a sheriff or special officer
can make." Also, "for 2o cents you can
learn how to detect counterfeit money."
The most novel article Is a brief
treatise on "psychology" as applied to
crime detection. The departments of
Police Pickings" and Secret-Service
Snap Shots" contain suggestive Items
all the way from the fact that "the city
council of Colfax, Wash., has decided to
reduce Its police force to one man" to
the statement that "New York has
ninety-four policemen to the square
mile."
In an article on the future of the de
tective service the detective writer de
clares that "dime-novel writers have
done amateur detectives more mischief
than anything In existence, but remem
ber truth is stranger than fiction.
The editor estimates that the "aver
age earnings of private detectives are:
First year, $850; second year, $1,500;
third year, $3,000." He says: "It all
the detectives and police In the United
States should lay off for a month every
citizen would have to fix up his house
like an arsenal to protect his family
and property."
Detectives are advised to "keep a
watchful eye on the stranger, whether
he Is a suspicious-looking character or
not"; also to "study human nature. We
can learn as much from the people we
meet as from the books we read!" "The
faculty of remembering faces Is one
that can be cultivated. In the detective
business it can be turned to account
very day."
u is very simple. If he is a dud
he will be unable to think of anything
to say. If be Is a prize-fighter he will
be unable to stop talking." Washing
ton Star.
Tha Instinct of tha Horse.
Every soldier knows that a hors
will not step on a man Intentionally.
It Is a standing order In the British
cavalry If a trooper becomes dismount
ed he must lie still. If be does this
the whole squadron is likely to pass
over him without doing him injury.
keep
Faminlua Taste.
Old Graybeard It's a pity to
such a pretty bird in a cage."
Mrs. de Style Isn't it a shame! How
perfectly exquisitely, lovely It would
look on a hat? Tid-Blts.
RICH MEN IN THE MILITIA.
Eddie Gonld Mow Enrolled Among- th
Empire State's Cltlsen Soldiery.
f.dwin Gould has now become A
recognized authority on matters
military, his connection with tho
militia of New York state having
added highly to the efficiency of his
own regiment. Personally Mr. Gould
is very popular with his comrades, a
fact which is in no way due to his
millions, for among th citizen soldiery
money does not count They are used
to plutocratio uniform wearers there.
The spectacle of a poor clerk in tho
capacity of lieutenant or captain
giving orders to men who have his
toric fortunes is common. William
Waldorf Astor and men equally well
off, or rather almost so, have been in
the ranks of the New York militia.
It is a very democratic, if well dis
ciplined, body. Many a friendship
between poor fellows and rich youths
has been begun in this way. When
the boys get together in the armories
a 920 a week salesman may be seen
lending 60 cents in small change
to a $5,000,000 heir. Or a society
youth may ask some struggling genius
why he has not called this past week,
only to be told that the genius had
been so busy trying to make a little
money that he couldn't Deruoc ratio
simplicity is maintained in all equip
ments. One man is not permitted to
sport more gorgeous military
trappings than another, for all are
kept to one standard of neatness,
cleanliness and military subordination.
J autre.
Justice and greed are eternal ene
mies. Selfishness Is the greatest ob
stacle to Justice. It is this that makes
one man take advantage ot the needs
of another to enrich himself. Rev.
J. S. Reager.
Arbitration.
In the bright lexicon of diplomacy
there's no such word as "arbitrate."
There are Intrigue, scheme, bribery and
coercion Indeed, all arts that play up
on the sordid side of men and nations,
and that use dark and tortuous secrecy;
but to settle an international affair
openly In the fair field of intelligent
discussion is an Innovation that a
statesman ot the old school regards with
suspicion. Rev. Frank Crane, Metho-
11st, Chicago.
Complimentary.
Doctor (to patient) It's a great won-
der to me, my dear sir, that you've
ever pulled through this Illness.
Patient So It is to mo but my wire
would insist uDon calling you In. Ex
change.
Deepest Gold Mine.
Th deepest gold mtne in the world
Is at Eureka, Cal.; depth. 2,290 feet;
deepest silver mine at Carson City,
NV.; depth. 3.300 feet
Meainrlng Starlight.
An English astronomer, Mlnchln, has
Invented an instrument which accurate
ly measures the quantity of light given
out by a star. Stars are designated as
being of the first down to the twentieth
magnitude, according to the intensity
of the light given out The magnitude
of a star is Judged by the eye. Anything
like exactitude is not obtainable or has
not been up to the present.
By the new Invention, Instead of the
rough designation of magnitude, num
bers are given which represent the
exact ratio one Btar bears to another In
light-giving powers. The star Arcturus,
tor example, has been found to give
seventy-five and three-quarters times
the light of Regulus.
This Instrument will be of use, not
only In astronomy, but In meteorology
also. The amount ot light which reach
es the earth varies according to the
state of the atmosphere. The Inventor
claims that in this way forecasts of
weather can be obtained which will be
far more accurate than those obtained
at present Exchange.
Religions Liberty.
Religious liberty Is the most resplen
dent item In Columbia's diadem. Let
not his Jewel be dimmed by narrow
mindedness and fanaticism. This Is a
free relletous country, and church and
.vnmmni with the aid oi tne ire
press, ar the powers behind the throne.
Rev. L. Winter, Heorew, oroonja
Thibetan Women.
The women are as tall as the men,
much more fully developed, and fre
quently quite good looking. But the
iron rule of fashion forces them to
hide their rosy cheeks under a thick
coating of teu-Ja, a black, slicky paste
made of catechu. This is to preserve
their complexion from the cutting wind
so say those who are matter-of-fact,
but others tell a different tale. More
than a hundred years ago there lived
at Lh'asa a great giant named Demo
Rinpoch'e. who did much to restore the
purity of monastic life, which had
greatly suffered under the licentious
rule of the sixth pontiff of Lh'asa, Ts
angyang Jyats'o. Canon law says that
when a monk goes abroad he must
keep his eyes fixed on the ground some
little distance ahead of him, looking
neither to the right 'nor the left; but
the rosy cheeks and bright eyes of the
women caused the lamas to lorget tnis
law, and great disorders ensued. Demo
Rinpoch'e then commanded tnai no
should eo abroad unless her
face was well besmeared with black,
this became the fashion
throuehout the whole country.
Time and again I tried to induce me
elrls in the houses where I was stop
nina: to wash their faces clean, prom-
laine them beads and other ornaments;
but in vain. They said wey wauneu
tnlv when the feasts came around
some four or five times a year.
The Penetrating Intellect.
The detective stood looking down
ha street for a clew. The man who la
always at hie elbow taking stenograph-
Ic notes of his conversation tor puDii
cation Inquired eagerly:
"Do you see anything?
"Yes. There Is some one standing on
that sunshiny corner."
"Zounds! So there is!"
"He is either a dude or a prize
fighter."
"How do you know that?"
"He is smoking a cigarette. In five
minutes I will tell you which he Is."
"Impossible!"
HOTEL GUESTS.
Women Who Wilt Have What They Want
and Men Who Won't Register.
The average guest at a first-class
hotel puts his fist on the register and
takes what the lord of the rooms gives
him meekly and uncomplainingly.
There are rooms and rooms, just as
there are hotels and hotels; and when
the hotels are crowded it takes an ex
perienced and determined man to get
the best or a woman. o hotel cleric
has ever stood up before the onslaught
of a lovely female bent on having a
front room lighted on two sides and.
not higher than the third story. But
there is another class of the dwellers
in tents the men who never register.
Every hotel has them, and Washington
hotels more than any other city. There
it means the game of politics. Tha
man who wants an office, and is afraid
his rivals are going to put up combina
tions against him, will sup into his
hotel and tell the clerk that he does
not want to be seen or put on the book,
and the clerk tells him that it is all
right. In some cases such actions
would be rightly regarded as suspi
cious, but not in Washington. Tha
leading hotels will average two a day
during the first year of a new adminis
tration; after that they drop off to two
a week, but it is a peculiarity of Wash
ington hotels.
Taking a Bath Wlthont Towels.
Many people will be surprised to
hear that a great number of our pro
fessional athletes look upon a cold
bath, without the aid of towels, as
their principal aid to health. The
method is to take a cold sponge bath
every morning immediately upon
rising and then, while dripping wet,
to draw on one's flannel singlet
and pants. The bather then starts
walking up and down his bedroom at
a smart pace. He is soon bathed in a
delicious perspiration, and in about
five minutes finds himself deliciously
fresh and as dry as the proverbial
bone. His underclothing is perfectly
dry as well, and he can finish dressing
at his leisure. Clnquevalli, the jug
gler, equilibrist and athlete, ascribes
his years of unvarying health and his
muscles of iron to this method of
bathing without towels.
Tons of Petrified Fish
In the northwestern part of Colorado
there is a aregion oseveral hundred
square miles in extent which is liter
ally a vast deposit of petrified fish of
all sizes and shapes. These fish beds
shale, containing fish remains are
about 150 feet in thickness and extend
np and down the Green river for a dis
tance of 150 or 200 milen. .
The American to Jan. 1, 1897, 50c.