Oarrieon 3ournal.
a d. cavuv, uiMiurNi.
BAKRI805, ... KKB.
The Mayflower log prove very con
ataalveiy that Got. Bradford to
have mmm very bad elk occasionally.
The Boston Herald complains that
Calve doesn't make a good appearance
in knickerbockers. Calves very often
do not
It ia mid that the berri berri has
broken out In Cuba. We don't know
what kind of disease that In, but it evi
dently la berri berri bad.
Bin Said ha abolished slavery in
Zanzibar. He seems to be a pretty fair
ruler, in spite of everything that has
been said to the contrary.
A boy In 8t. Joseph, Mo., has become
a confirmed drunkard by inhaling gas
oline fumes. He must have been pret
ty light-beaded at the start.
If Lieutenant Peary -insists upon
making another dash to the pole he
ought to be thoughtful enough this
time to send bis relief expedition
ahead.
An 8-year-old boy In Ohio is unable
to talk, but continually barks like a
dog. The buckeye medical authorities
are a unit in declaring that they never
sausage a case.
Weyler has not done well In Cuba,
but It remains to be prove! that any
one else could do better. The "pacifl
catlon" of a people lighting for freedom
Is a bad Job for anyone to undertage.
The editor of El Commerclo in Ha
vana wants to "spit in the face of the
United States 100 times." If he ever
tries tbjit he probably will be willing
to mark down that estimate to ninety
eight at least.
The De Moines Register explains
that "Millionaire Rockefeller rides a
wheel dressed in a black Alpine hat
and brown kid gloves, together with
knickerbockers and sack coat." But
what does Mr. Roekerelh-r himself
wear?
The chess-playing members of Par
liament were very much astonished, it
is said, at the strength and subtlety of
their congressional opponents, but they
would simply be paralyzed if they
should challenge the House to a game
at poker by cable.
Baroness Blanc left a vaudeville en
gagement in New York the other day
long enough to run into a police court
and testify that she was "likely to be
come a charge on the county and an
object of charity" because she is now
earning only $200 a week. Advertis
ing has become one of the fine arts.
While the Belgian government Is
changing the official clocks so that they
will show the hours continuously from
1 to 24, instead of dividing the day into
two sections of twelve hours each, a
conference at Paris has advocated the
decimal system as applied to minutes
and seconds. It would have 100 min
utes constitute an hour and 100 seconds
form a minute. Old Chronos will have
a good kick coming if both these sug
gestions are adopted. Think of asking
the time and being told it was 13:421
The Chicago policemen on bicycles,
whose duty it is to round up lawbreak
ers In the South Park system, appear
to have woes of their own that have
hitherto been unsuspected. It is re
ported of Officer Kilbury a very ap
propriate and comprehensive name
that having arrested a scorcher he
found when he came out of the station
that some one bad stolen his own
wheel, which he had left standing at
the curb. Then as he was crossing the
street bemoaning bis misfortune an
other scorcher ran into him and over
him, leaving him probably the most
thoroughly downcast policeman on the
force. After reflecting on these Inci
dents it is easier to realize the Sparta n
Hke courage required by bicycled po
licemen to stick to tine narrow path of
duty.
The changed conditions under which
Jews live In Great Britain Is shown by
the fact that the Jewish com m unity in
London has petitioned the chief rabbi
to alter the form of tlie prayer for the
Queen ued In the synagogues, that it
may be more in conformity to the new
er social conditions enjoyed by the He
brews there. In former times, when
the Jews were only allowed to live on
sufferance, the prayer offered was in
keeping with this service condition. It
has survived to this day ami contain
the words: "May the Supreme King of
Kings in his mercy put compassion into
her heart, and tato the hearts of her
counselors and nobles, that they may
deal kindly with us and with all Lsrnel."
For this has been substituted a more
self-respecting yet equally reverent
supplication, it 1 ajso significant that
tbe words "May be subdue nations un
der her sway"- bare llkewwe been
omitted. There to certainly an im
provement In the social condition of
the Jews In Englnnd from the days of
the Tudors to fJwt of D'lsraell awl a
Jewish lord maycr of London.
Ttt paittameatary committee which
W tteesCjattag the Boots African
Mat i IA the !tloa of the le
CmAarjr hunter who caught a bear by
ta tU and was araid to let go. It
tia fta e against several snags which
Csz )m that Ixodes b backed
... ef oaanre waJch has pos
cr;, Crea the pegnackraa
'l-5txl ft & teak of
4 r ,
reaching the truth iiUmt the Jameson
raid, and the latest net In the luvestl
gntlng fiasco U that of the committee
In not compelling the production of the
very important telegrams now In the
possession of the South African Com
pany's attorney. These telegrams, it
is said. Instead of compromising Secre
tary Chaiulierlaln, as It was first sup.
Kied they would, Implicate, so some
Journals do not hesitate to assert, no
lens a person than the Prince of Wales,
who at one time held a nuiulter of the
company's f hares, lint who deposed of
t lie m when the exitosures began.
There is every evident that the inve.
tigation is going to fall to the ground,
the complicity of the Prince of Wales
and otlier high dignitaries preventing
the committee from doing its whole
duty in the year of the queen's Jubilee.
The English Judges have a way of
taking a hand in the examination of
witnesses and evidence which their
American brethren do not seem to
avail themselves of. At a recent trial
of a case for damages brought by a
woman against a dressmaker for the
alleged ruining of material in making
up a costume, the Judge said he could
not decide upon the merits of the case
until lie had seen the dress upon the
complainant. The latter was more
than willing that he should have this
advantage and was only restrained
with difficulty from making the change
In the presence of the court. When
she emerged from the retiring room
wearing the complained of dress the
Judge said he called it a very good fit.
He gallantly qualified his assertion by
saying that maybe it was the wearer
that caused that effect. He had lte'ore
him the fashion plate according to
which the dress was supposed to have
been made awl eomitared it critically
with tbe costume itself and pronounc
ed the latter an excellent copy of the
plate. Then amid brutal laughter a
male Jury decided against the com
plainant. This shows the necessity of
having women Judges and Juries, at
least for tboe causes which Involve
decisions upon matters of dress and
the finer feelings of women. What can
a common man be expected to know
about the fit of a dress? This Judge
probably did not know taffeta when he
saw it and could not tell passementerie
Xrvm pigskin.
The cacothes scribendi has seized all
class of English people and the presses
of Loudon are flooding the world with
literature the like of which Grub and
Fleet streets never saw lefore. The
chap-books and penny dreadfuls of a
century ago are multiplied in number
and intensified a thousandfold, and the
servant girls who once were written
for are now themselves writing. One
of these literary maid servants appear
ed in a court as plaintiff against her
mistress, who had dismissed her with
out the customary month's notice, and
the testimony was better than Dickens
or Thackeray could ever have Imag
ined. The mistress said that the cook
was of a literary turn of mind, and
that in her passion for novel .writing
she neglected her work, even to letting
the frying pan become hot upon the
stove, while the steak remained unpre
pared in the pantry and tbe children
sat hungry In the dining-room. The
title of this brilliant work was 'The
Vengeance of the Viscount." She also
spilled a bottle of Ink upon the table
cloth. The budding novelist explained
this by saying that she had an idea in
her head and that she was bound to
write it. In court she added to this
statement the assertion that she was
cot going to miss an idea for anyone.
She objected to her mistress pronun
ciation, especially her habit of drop
ping her h's, and she frequently said
to her: "Please speak English, ma'am.
I don't understand Whitechapel."
When she was awarded damages she
generously said that she would repay
the money when her book was publish
ed. The picture of the literary house
maid writing furiously upon "The Ven
geance of the Viscount" amid the over
turned Ink stand and her mistress'
dropped aspirates Is worthy of the at
tention of the greatest living novelist.
A New York man has recovered the
price of an overcoat lost by him last
winter In a Harlem restaurant. The
coat was handed by its owner to a
waiter, but was missing when the
diner had finished his meal. The court
apparently held that the waiter In tak
ing charge of the garment made the
house responsible for its sufe-keeping.
It will be seen that this will not prove
a precedent in eases where hats or
coats have not passed through the
hands of employes of the house. Tbe
recovery of damages for property
stolen in this way from frequenters of
city dining-rooms Is very doubtful. The
restaurants most extensively patron
ized do not make provision for tlie
safety of diners' hats or coats. Indeed
they positively disclaim responsibility
for those articles, and signs to that ef
fect displayed In the most alarming
type are to be seen upon the walls.
This Is one of the causes of indigestion
among city men. Thy rush Into a res
tatirant for their midday meal and
hang their hats and coat upon pegs
more or lews convenient to their seats.
Ever mindful of the lack of responsi
bility of the proprietor, they swallow
their food, thinking not of whet, they
eat, but of the chance that wheu they
have finished they nitiy find bartered
tiles, or maybe no tiles at nil, In place
of their slHc hats. They either do not
eat enough or they eat improperly, and
Indigestion results. Undoubtedly phy.
slctana would bear out this statement
Restaurant keepers say that they call
not afford to establish coat rooms at
wMch easterners may cheek their gar
ments and receive them again when
the meal Is finished, and Americans
hare become too used to the habit of
spending not more than Ifteen mlu
utM at their noonday mrri to bother
with checking their hats.
BLUE AND THE GRAY
BRAVE MEN WHO MET ON THE
FIELD OF BATTLE.
Thrilling Btaris of the Beballion
OldBoldleraaod Bailors Kelate HessN
lacencee of Life ia Caaap and on
the Flcld-Incidenta of to War.
A Fa mo an Scoop.
'The first time I saw General
Grant," Col. W. H. Holloway, the well
known editor of tbe Indianapolis Jour
nay, says, "was early In June, 1861.
I was then private secretary to Gov.
Oliver P. Morton, of Indiana.
"I purchased the Indianapolis Jour-i-al
in the fall of 1804, just previous to
Sherman's march to the sea. One
morning several officers of Indiana reg
iments arrived in Indianapolis, on sick
leaves, and informed nie that Sherman
had burned Atlanta, taken a large por
tion of the army, and cut loose with
out baggage or transixtrtation, except
for ammunition, and had started for
the sea, txpecting to live off the coua
try, their motto Iteing, 'Salt water or
hell.
"He said they had left an ample force
under General Thomas to take care of
Hood, and proposed to cut the Confed
eracy in twain.
"I waited patiently until nearly 3
o'clock in the morning for some news
of the movement by telegraph, bat
nothing came, when I realized that I
had a tremendous 'scoop' and wrote a
brief account of the same, which was
double-leaded and put at the head of
the first column on the editorial page.
"When the Journal arrived at Cin
cinnati the Associated Press agent sent
the account to the press of the country,
giving the Journal credit. It was com
mented m by nearly every leading pa
ler in the country, but generally dis
credited, because the news came from
Indianapolis, which place they declar
ed was not a news center.
"They argued that if such a move
ment had been contemplated it could
not have been kept quiet, and pome In
timation from the same would have
leaked out at Washington, or would
have come from Nashville, Louisville
or Cincinnati.
"Editors did not seem to remember
that the telegraph offices at those points
were under the control of the military
commanders, and no news regarding
the movements could lte sent from
those points without Iteing first ap
proved by the commanding officer of
the iMist.
"When the New York papers arriv
ed In Washington containing the In
dianapolis Journal's account of the
great march there was great excite
ment, and Charles A. Dana, Assistant
Secretary of War, telegraphed Gen.
Hovey, military commander of the Dis
trict of Indiana, ordering him to in
vestigate the sources of the Journal's
Information and report to him at once.
"When papers arrived at the bead
quarters of the Army of the Potomac
Gen. Grant was both astonished and
annoyed.
"He ordered that all copies of morn
ing paiters seized and brought to bis
headquarters to be destroyed, but un
fortunately some of our pickets had
gotten a few copies, which they traded
to the rebel pickets for Southern pa
pers, which they sold to newspaper cor
respondents at good prices. It turned
out afterward that the rebel authori
ties received the first news of Sher
man's movement through the Journal's
article.
"Two days after the publication Gen.
Horace Porter, of General Grant's
staff, walked into my office at Indian
apolis, with an order from General
Grant to proceed to Indianapolis, and
require the editor of the Journal to
furnish the names of his Informants,
and all the facts In his possession re
lating to the manner of obtaining the
Information, or arrest and hold him
for further orders. I was in a dilem
ma, and I did not want to give the
names of my Informants, as they as
sured me they had It direct from Gen
eral Thomas, but that It was not given
In confidence.
"I Informed General Porter that Gen
eral Hovey, the military commissioner
of the District of Indiana,1 had receiv
ed a telegram from the War Depart
ment calling for the same Information,
and Inasmuch as the same parties had
talked with General Hovey. he had as
much Information about the matter as
I hod.
"We called on General Hovey, who
handed General Porter the telegram
from Assistant Secretary of War
Charles A. Dana, and. after reading
It carefully, he said: The War Depart
ment ranks General Grant The tele
gram lets me out.'
"Of course, when I published tlie
newt,, I had no Idea It would be re
garded as 'contraband.' but concluded
I had a 'scoop,' and used It for all It
was worth.
"If I remember correctly, General
Porter told me the details of the great
march was arranged by cortr-spond-ence
between Generals' Grant and Sher
man, he carrying all the letters that
panned between them, and that tbe
first knowledge the War Department
had of the movement hey obtained
from the Journal's account as publish
ed by the Associated Press."
'dmlral Brown,
Admiral Brown, who has Just been
retired froni the navy, and Is said to
be the man who fired the first and Inst
shot from a warship during the late
civil war, will make his home for the
rest of his life In Indianapolis. The
Indiana town tins nominally always
been Ills residence, but owing to his
duties he has only been there but a
short time since his graduation nearly
flftr years ago. Notwithstanding that
fae, some enthusiastic admirers talk
of nominating him for mayor. He can
not be said ta have very pronounced
pollt'j tl convictions, for he never voted
but '.he lu his life, once for Grant
and once at a local election. This does
not necessarily mean that he would
not make a good mayor, but It seems
strange that any one should think of
putting hltn In such at Important po
sition. His long service lu the navy is
a very honorable one, but It has natur
ully put him out of touch with affairs
on land.
Had Mich Mor-r to Barn.
"When Burnisde made his mud
march onto Fredericksburg we men In
advance bad some gay times," remark
ed a veteran of the civil war. "It was
a long time before the Johnnies would
let us cross the river, but when we did
get across we made the fellows who
had been shooting at us for the past
three hours get right up and dust for
safer quarters. The infantry soon fol
lowed us and took up their position
along the river toward Falmouth, while
we skirmished through the town.
When we came to the Planters' hotel
we just walked in and took possession.
Everybody had deserted the place and
we did just as we pleased. In going
through one of the rooms I came across
three bundles of Confederate notes.
Each bundle was labeled to contain $5,
000, and as I held them aloft I shouted
to the rest of the men that we now had
money to bum. They laughed and I
thrust the notes Into my pocket. The
Johnnies had tr.'ien or destroyed every
thing to eat km as for liquor there
wasn't any In the towo.
"After satisfying ourselves that there
was nothing further to be had in the
Planters' hotel we sallied forth and
walked up toward the home of the
mother of our country George Wash
ington's mother. We had had no
breakfast and it was now close onto
noon. One of my companions had
some coffee in his haversack, so I
thought we might have a little coffee,
if nothing else. Well, we got the coffee
out and then discovered we had no fire
wood. There was some tall swearing
Just at that time, for the Johnnies
hadn't left so much as a match behind
them.
" 'I've got It,' I cried, and I hauled
out the three bundles of notes I had
found In the Planters' hotel. My ex
pression was greeted with a shout by
my companions and we had money to
burn. We soon had the fire going and
tlie coffee cooked. Need I say to any
soldier that we enjoyed our coffee at
a price which seems rather high $15,
ooo. We were soon through and
marched back Into the town, only to
see our men trying to buy some 'to
bacco without money. How strange it
seemed; they had not a cent, while we
had money to burn and burned it
"Four years afterward I regretted
having had this money and burned it.
While in Washington In the winter of
'05 I bad the mortification of seeing an
advertisement for this identical pack
age of notes and offering 50 it cent, on
their face value for their return. They
were Virginia State bank notes, hence
their value. Whenever I hear that a
man has money to burn I think of my
$15,000 and shed a tear of regret that
I burned It" Pittsburg Chronicle'
Telegraph.
Hellca from War Taya-
Two Interesting relies have been sent
to the Chicago Tribune by Major Hen
ry C. Whitney, of Beaehmont, Mass.,
who was a paymaster In the United
States army during the civil war In
18(51-65. These are the original pay
vouchers acknowledging receipt from
Paymaster Whitney by Major General
John M. Palmer (since United States
Senator from Illinois) and Major Gen
eral H. G. Wright of money due on
salary and subsistence accounts. In
addition to their value as war relics
these old documents are of interest as
showing how the Federal government
provided for volunteer officers of high
rank during the rebellion. The papers
are yellowed with age and scorched by
fire, General Palmer's voucher bear
ing the marks of especially hard usage.
For thirty-two years they have been
packed away among Major Whitney's
effects, and now that they are no longer
necessary for the protoetlon of his own
accounts with the government he has
forwarded them to the Tribune for
preservation la Chicago,
General Palmer's voucher covers the
four months from Oct. 31, 1804, to Feb.
28, 1805, at which time he was on duty
as a Major General of volunteers, In
command of the department of Ken
tucky. For his own services General
Palmer was paid the regulation salary
of $220 a month, with an allowance of
$4.50 a day for subsistence. Besides
this, like all other commanding officers,
he had a staff of four private servants,
whose pay, clothing, and rations were
figured into bis own account, making
the total allowance for the four
months $1,748.02. General Palmer's
servants were; Jack Harris (white),
and "Jim," "Dick," and "Martin,"
black boys.
General Wright drew $450.02 as pay
and subsistence for 'himself and four
black servants for the twenty-four
days from March 1 to March 24, 1803,
when lie was In command of the De
partment of the Ohio. This was the
last voucher signed by him In that ca
pacity, as the following notation of
the document, In his own handwriting,
shows:
"Relieved from command of the De
partment of the Ohio March 25, 1S3
by Major General Burnslde. Appo'r.t
vieut as Major General revoked by
War Department letter dated March
24, iwa, In consequence of Its having
been negatived by the Senate.
"H. C. W,"
All the history of the war Is no
written In tbe books. There are many
Incidents of local Interest to be gath.
red from Inspection of records packed
away and long forgotten. ,
A St Louis girl baby, born during'
the great windstorm last summer, baa
been christened "CjrcJonla." . -
A FAIR DEPUTY SHERIFF.
WOMEN are fast rising to po
sitions of prominence and
responsibility In the West.
The latest of these to enter a field that
has hitherto been closed to the opposite
sex Is Miss Clair Ferguson, whose pic
ture appears In these columns. She
has recently been appointed deputy
sheriff of Salt Lake, Utah, and entered
upon the duties of the office last week.
Miss FergUHon is not one of those
"typical" Western girls who can handle
a gun or ride a broncho as well as a
man, but Is a slender young lady of
fair complexion and refined manners.
Her duties will not be of a dangerous
character, but will consist principally
in the serving of papers and notifica
tion of jurors. Miss Ferguson Is a na
tive of Utah, her mother belli i a prom
inent woman suffragist of that State.
She has been well educated and Is very
popular In Salt Lake City, where she
resides. Previous to her appointment
as deputy she had been a stenographer
In the sheriff's office.
How to Grow Grace'ut.
Describe a circular movement with
each arm twenty times in succession.
Extend the arms forward, outward and
upward thirty times In succession, tak
ing eight or ten deep Inspirations be
tween each series.
Execute a circular movement from
the waist, swaying the" upper part of
the body slowly around, the hands rest
ing on tbe hips, thirty times.
Extend the leg as nearly at right an
gles with the liody as possible twelve
times each side, taking eight or ten
deep Inspirations between each series.
Extend and bend the foot twenty
times each side; perform the gesture of
reaping or sawing thirty times; bend
each knee rapidly thirty times; take
eight or ten deep Inspirations.
Ha J hc the arm swiftly and rapidly,
as In the action of throwing a lance,
twelve times in succession; throw, out
both arms simultaneously twenty or
thirty times; take eight or ten deep in
spirations. Trot on one spot, resting the hands on
the hips and lifting the feet briskly 100
to 300 times. Take eight or ten deep
Inspirations.
Jump with the hands on the hip and
the head and body erect fifty to 100
times. Take eight or ten deep Inspira
tions. If necessary a brief rest should
be taken after each exercise.
The English Nnrae.
Nowadays the French nurse Is little
seen, unless with very jtoor folk. In her
place with the children of the rich Is
the English nursery governess. She Is
apt to be rather gaunt-looking, but she
Is certain to lte a woman of gentle birth,
gentle manners and with sufficient edu
cation to answer until the children are
ready to go under a regular governess.
This autocrat of the nursery brings
with her, In addition to a perfect Eng
lish accent, pronounced English Ideas
on the subject of children's parties,
sweetmeats, baths, clothes, waiting on
one's self, lessons and spanking. In
this last art she Is an adept She
teaches the oh I Id re n that they must eat
and eat projierly, and they learn, very
early In their acquaintance with her,
that she obeys King Solomon's order,
and Is not economical with the rod. She
Is absolute monarch In the nursery.
Women a Interior ' pcoratorH.
The decoration nnd furnishing of the
most successfully, completed great
houses of recent construction have been
absolutely dictated and supervised by
the women most Interested, aud there
seems no reason why the woman dec
orator has not come to stay. She Is dot
ted Id pairs of girl bachelors ninong
the larger cities of the country, aud,
though the firm is apt to dissolve after
a more or less brief existence, It Is not
due to lack of business, but rather to
the quick opportunity which seems lo
offer for the formation of iternwincnt
partnerships under n consolidated firm
name. There are those to whom re
verses of fortunes have forced to use
their taste and talents In this most
womanly of occupations, and these,
having once found the pleasures of self
help and Independence, are the pillars
of the profession.
Novel Dlahwaetw r.
A housekeeper, who Is noted among
her friends for (he scrupulous neatness
of her establishment down to the small
est detail, sayt that she has discovered
that the beat sort of dishwater la a
MISS CLAIR FKIIOVSO.V.
whisk broom. This she esteems far
altove the ordinary soft dishcloth or
the twisted cords sold In the houseftir
nishlng shops. Two such brooms, kept.
resiectively, one for plates and pot
tery, the other for metal dishes, al
ways hang over the sink in her kitchen,
and are in daily use. An cstecial rec
ommendation Is the ease with which
they are kept clean, a moment's hold
ing under the running faucet washing
away every scrap which may cling to
them, and an occasional dipping in hot
water, to which a little washing soda
has been added, keeping them perfect
ly sweet.
PnmethlnT N r w In Cnrtn'na.
Little curtains for the summer cot
tage can be made of Swiss muslin,
either dotted or plain, and those with
ruffles ten inches wide and hemmed at
both Hides make exceedingly dressy and
very effective hangings. The ruffles
should be put on with a puff and nar
row heading, lying on the curtain, and
a ribbon of the prevailing color of the
room run under the puff. On this puff
at intervals of six Inches from the cen
ter of flower to center of floor a large
daisy, without foliage or stem, sewed
on accurately, or a wide-open wild rose,
gives a most fascinating result.
Some Keantr Hint.
Do not wash the face In bard water.
If possible, use filtered rain water, but
as tills Is not easy to get soften the
water by artificial menus. Half an
ounce of California borax, three ounces
of almond meal, and three ounces of
finely ground oatmcnl -may be mixed
together In a cheesecloth bug and drop
ped in a ltowl of water. This will soften
it, and the complexion will le found
much improved In consequence. An
ounce of powdered orris root may lie
added to the mixture, giving it an odor
of violets.
Kmancipated Woman.
Knit socks are now sold at f cents a
pair. Our grandmothers would spend
a couple of days knitting a pair of
socks not so comfortable as these, for
In turning the heel they would leave
ridges, while the machinery-made sock
Is seamless. Woman, Iteing thus eman
cipated from the knitting needle, turns
her atteutlon to Delsartlnn exercises,
to cooking schools and to lecturing. She
develops into a superior intellectual and
spiritual being. Birmingham Herald.
linergetic Women.
The other day when the women of
Rockford, III., "ran" the trolley cars -
they realized a handsome sum lu conse
quence for their aid sociey. Last win
ter this society helped to support the
families of 000 unemployed men. The
cars were packed froni early morning
until 12 o'clock Saturday night, and the
men who paid a $5 bill for a ride of two
or three blocks were voted "angels."
the Will Hc n Minister.
Miss Marie H. Jenney, daughter of
Colonel E. (J. Jenney, of Syracuse, has
Just completed a four years' course at
the Mendvllle Theological Seminary In
Pennsylvania aud has declared her In
tention of becoming a Unitarian min
ister and of taking a charge next year.
Miss Jenney Is said to be not only a
pretty but a stylish young woman, with
a charming personality.
Farmer Verdi.
Verdi, the musical grand old man of
Italy, Is evidently of opinion that a
man in his eighties Is In the golden
prime of life. Two or three years ago
he gave to the world Ills delightful
opera of "Falstaff," just to show how
copiously the fount of Inspiration may
flow In the soul of an octogenarian. At
Genoa, he rides the bicycle. His real
delight, however, Is In pastoral life at
his country place, like the poet Horace
on his Sabine farm. Verdi's farm is
In the nelghltorhood of Plncenza. On his
recent birthday his eighty-third the
patriarchal composer was seen at 5
o'clock In the morning at the weekly
market In town, whither he had
brought some sheep to sell. He also
wished to buy a cow and some vegeta- f
bles, and so spent the entire day among
the agriculturists and traders of the
market-place. It was like a chorus
scene In one of his own operas. At 0
o'clock In the evening he Invited his
bucolic friends to the Inn and treated
thein to a rousing supper, at which
vino rosso flowed Ills-rally, and the
company roared put the Italian equiva
lent of "For he'4a Jolly good fellow!"
-Ieslle's Weekli
Created by tfe Trade Winds.
About the nirtlle if the century
Lieutenant M t Main, the Ameri
can hydrogra' fr and thjcteorologlst,
advocated a rniof gJtatioii as
the chief cause ofwe(iiicurrcnts,
claiming that difference In density, due
to difference In temperature and soil
ness, would sufficiently account for the
oceanic circulation. This theory gain
ed great popularity through the wide
circulation of Maury's "Physical Geog
raphy of the Sea," which Is suld to have
passed through more editions than ony
other scientific liook of the ihtIimI, but
It whs lly and vigorously combated
by Dr. James Croll, the Scottish geol
ogist, In his "Climate and Time," and
latterly the old theory that ocean cur
rents are due to the trade winds has
again come Into favor. Indeed, very re
cently a model has U-en constructed,
with the aid of which It Is said to hav
demonstrated that prevailing winds
In the direction of the actual trade
winds would produce such a current as
the gulf stream.-Harper's Magazine.
Birmingham, Eng., makes 7,0OO.00O
pins dally.
