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A CHANCE FOB A KING. DENMARK'S WEST INDIA POS SESSIONS FOR SALE. A Chana* for th* Multi-Mllllonalra to •aenra a Kingdom of HU Own—Coaid Form a Brand Naw Nation—Chanaa to llaooma a fotantata. E N M A R K offers an opportunity to three ambitious men who possess sufficient money to obtain kingdoms. Not very large ones, to be sure, but annh an the Islands of St. Thomas, Santa Cruz and St. John form. These Islands IJcn msrk offers for sale. She would prefer to have the United Stales buy them, but In case that proven Impossible, there will be a chance for others to acquire the property. There Is little likelihood that Uncle Ham will purchase these three sections of the West Indies, so the Islands can practically be fairly considered as In the market. It will be no ordinary real estate pure base, this bargain In Islands. Cities, towns and villages are Included In each Instance. The purchaser could go there and he a king, or an earl, or a baron, like those of the feudal days. He might assume any title he liked and there would he no one to gainsay him. He could hold court and knight his friends; could build a navy, design his own flag, arid, If he chose, call himself a king and his island the kingdom of amwn oi rouruo, iu 11 jiiuimmi r,uciH( i with the approval of his subjects; lie "could cruise about In one of his war ships and be the recipient of all sorts of honors that fall to royalty's lot. Per haps, should he meet him, the Prince of Wales might call him "dear old chap," and thus add the capstone to his monument of greatness. This Is the second time these islands have been on the bargain counter of nations. Their first appearance In this role was In 1868, when a proposition to the United States to buy them was re jected. The present offer to sell Is due to the fact that Denmark is too poor to afford colonial luxuries. It costs $IS0,000 a year to maintain the govern ment Of the Islands, and it has been definitely declared that this expenditure must cease. The people of Denmark object to a European power securing control of the Islands. Neither Is the proposition to give them liberty regard ed with favor, as following the forma tion of a local government, the first step taken by the Islanders would, It Is believed, be a petition for an English protectorate, as most of them are Brit ish by birth, descent or sympathies. Suppose a rich American should de elde to buy one of the Islands — Bt. Thomas, as that Is the largest and most Important. After concluding the pur chase from Denmark he would find him self the possessor of an Island thirteen miles long and four wide, of great scenic beauty and containing a population of 13,000. He would only be 1,300 miles from New York. His kingdom, or what ever he might be pleased to call it, would be found to lie directly In one of the great arteries of ocean commerce, and the harbor, at the head of which his capital city, Charlotte Amalia, lies, would shelter the largest navy In the world. If the new monarch cared to fortify this harbor he could almost bid defi ance to the world, for there Is no possi bility of landing an Invading force at any other point, as the island Is thoroughly protected by reefs which render navigation, even In a row boat, extremely dangerous. Thus, with fortifications at the en trance to the harbor, a small and well •rganlzed army and a liberal system of government that would bind the people to him, the transplanted potentate need bow his head to none. What more al luring prospect can be lmuginea ior the citizen who longs for royal honors and has heretofore found bis ambition checked by Insurmountable barriers? A H***utlfill l>e«fl. gome one relates an Instance of one •f the many noble deeds constantly being performed by that modern hero— ^ the doctor: ' "You'd better ask the doctor for his bill next time he comes," said a poor, sick minister to his wife. "I dou’t know when we can pay It, I’m sure, Hsa made a good many visits, but I hope he won’t have to eoine many times , ,re." The old doctor was a grim looking person, who said ns little as possible, and spoke In the gruffest of touts, but he hud kept his eyes open and was not naif as unfetdlng as he appeared At the next visit the minister's wife followed him out of the sick room ami timidly made her request, "Your bill?" said the doctor, glanrtng atoned the kitchen, then down at his boots. "Yes. air," said the woman. "Mr. Aries wanted me to ask you for It, though we can't pay It just now. We'll pay It as soou as "Well, here It la," said the doctor. And he took out tits pocket booh and handed the astonished woman a f|t> greenback, and waa out of doors before w aba could any thank you. ths Klet>S I IsM at *««. A white electric light of one sandle power can he seen el sea at a distance ef one quarter of a tulle on a dark, fleer eight, and one utile cm a rainy night. In an eaaept legally clear auaoephere a while light of l.i candle power eaa plainly vlalble at a distant* ef threw mites, ends eaa of IT I candle pgesr was sees si Ive mils* SALVE IS LEGAL TENDER. All Adana F.ngagflcl In an Indnatr? Which la fcrallar. Adams, a small town among the bills of Jefferson county, this state, is fre quently styled the "salve town," says the New York Herald. It makes salve, lives on salve, speculates In salve and corners the salve market when It wants to. This product is pill up In two sizes In round tin boxes, one size selling at 60 cents and the other at 25 cents. When money Is scarce these boxes of salvo pass as legal tender In the vill age. One of the large lioxes will pur chase one-fourth dozen of three-for-a quartsr cigars and entitle you to a small box as change, or will buy drinks at the local bars, or will pass as one "ante” In a "50-rent limit game.” There are probably more than 100 different brands of salve made In Adams. There Is a salve for rheum a* tls, salve for eczema, salve for tan and sunburn, salve for scratches and bruises, salve for consumption, and so through a long catalogue of ailments, a separate and distinct salvo for ea''h complaint or group of diseases. H. O. Ilrown was the first to make a success of the business, and his neighbors and then the entire population of the town decided to try their hands. These new manufacturers started In honorably, however. They all met In conference, and a plan was perfected to prevent 4'iriHfimK coviifwiiiion An organization was perfected, to bo known as the Balvemakers* Protective league, and the agreement provided for the allotment of a certain number of diseases and ailments to each manufac turer, Thus, one salvcrnakcr was per mitted lo make salve for the healing of burns, scalds, tetter, itch and eczema; another for wounds, bruises, cuts, sores and ulcers, and another for croup, diph theria, lumbago, Jaundice and rheuma tism, The growth of the salve business opened up a new field of employment to the Idle persons ol Adams, which they were not slow In taking advantage of. All successful heuling remedies are strongly Indorsed by testimonials from those who have been cured or healed. The Halvemakers’ league solved this matter in a novel way. The manufac turer of the salve for burns would him self write, and have each member of ills family write, testimonials for each of the other members of the league, In ex change for testimonials from such mem bers and their families. This worked well at first, but now there are regularly employed testimonial writers, who earn good sums writing for the league. These testimonials are paid for according lo merit, and are passed upon by an expert duly chosen by the league for that pur pose. Digging for Cioltf• An old man entered a leading hard ware store In Washington the other day and bought some blasting powder, says the Washington Star. His white hulr hung low upon his shoulders, his beard drooped far down upon bis breast. He looked like a veritable Rip Van Winkle Just awakened from his slumbers. It Is not often that he comes to town and when he does he leaves us seon as his supplies are purchased. Up In the mountains the old tnan has a cabin where be has lived alone for many years, raising barely enough corn on the rocky land he owns to sustain his exist ence. For half a century he has been digging far gold and from time to time enough has been found In a little stream 11Im cnhln In nllrniil:iti< hln search. Hut there has never been sufficient, tc pay for opening up a tunnel and the old man has been digging one for fifty yearH. He works alone, for bo Is afraid to confide his secret to any man. From morning until night he digs, and when a rock Is reached that has to be blasted he buys all the powder that the money he can raise will pay for and when that Is gone must wait until another crop can be raised to procure a new supply. The old prospector will not live to make many more trips to Washington and It will probably never be known whether the washings of free gold be has secured from the stream came from a vein In the mountain where be has vainly spent his life or not. I’utp Huntnfaa In MbIiii1* Few people realize the extent of the pulp business in Penobscot county, Maine. Some little Idea may be formed from the fact that the mills of Great works, Howland and Montague furnish a train load of pulp a day. This con sists of from seventeen to twenty cars. Penobscot county also has mills at Orono, Brewer, Basin Mills and Lin coln, In uddltiou to the three Included, In sending the amount of pulp men tioned. Still there ure croakers who, Instoad of counting how many are helped by this enterprise, sigh: "That cuts off just so many large logs !u the future." I It ttu|iliMi «»f I mu* I > a»•! The tilth e of Ch ampion of Kiuduml was Instituted In the reign of Ittehald II. tin the sovereign s cornual ton day he rod* up to Westminster hall on a white horse, proclaimed the title of th i new1 monarch and, throwing down a j gauntlet or Iron glove, challenged any who dared dispute his right to the j throue lo single tomtat, le«<aod Mims. Iceland moss Is « welt known lichen found abundantly in Iceland. It la I gathered tu large ijuantltles by the na tives, deprived of Its bitterness by boll* j tag In water, and then dried and r* I dueed to powder. I* I* usually used with flour and lullk. or mads Into • ■•k«* and In times of great *« sntty It forms almost their only article of food 4s ti Is Sow He wae a slangy Harvard matt And ohw a Wellesley meld He said, "Just havw a seal ua uit," Aad promptly she obeyed A GRAND ODD WOMAN. THI DAUGHTER OF "OLD IRON SIDES" AT EIGHTY. *h« Warn* In III* 'Naith lhi> "U-«r«n Horn Mannar,'* ttin Slurs anil strips* — Ths Mot liar nf a Olaliratail raiallf—> liar tinning Vaara. ELIA T. 8. PAR nell, the celebrated and venerable wo man who was struck down by the hand of a ruthless assassin some months ago, and who for so mo weeks past has oc cupied a private room In Trinity Hospital, New York, should be regarded as one of the most truly great women of our time as well as one of the most versatile and highly accomplished. Della T. 8. Parnell just escaped being born In Independence Hall, Philadel phia, In 181ft. 8he was the daughter of Admiral Btewart, familiarly known as "Old Ironsides." Her mother was a iudor of Boston, so that the subject of our sketch Is descended from a "royal line” through both parents. Through her father's love for the sea and fondness for change, she traveled extensively. Her mother was her con stant companion and her only Instructor In early childhood. The ablest teach irs were secured to develop her num* But the self xacrlflclng mother (eared a aecond marriage might not be con ducive to the happlnexx of her children. Thla waa the only reason why she did i not encourage the suit of the earl of Carlisle, and In Inter years had reason ! to regret her foolish stand. But the disappointed earl wnx somewhat con soled when he became convinced that of her many suitors tha fair widow gave him the preference, and the cele brated pair became life-long frlenda. The earl sought her council and advice In affairs of atate, which he often com municated to laird Palmerston, then prime minister of Hngland. At the time of the Mexican war she advised the withdrawal of the Kngllsb troops from Mexico. rthc la-came so skilled In the affairs of state that aha acquired the sobriquet of "Tbs Fair Am liassadress." About twenty years ago Della T. 8. Purnell advised her son. Charles Htew art Parnell, to enter Irish politics. Tbo undeveloped statesman did ao. and was elected to parliament. How he be came the ldoll/.ed leader of the Irish people the "Uncrowned King" Is still fresh In our memories, although we may forget that It was through the power and patriotism of hla mother and sister* that Influenced public opin ion In hla favor In this country. The late Irish lender had frequently re marked: "That the women of his fam ily possessed all the genius." Fanny Parnell, the poetess, dlsd dur In if Hip hnlirhf t\t I hr* ntflfullnri ititrnft time after the Ladles' Land League had been organized, in which tho "silent women" of Ireland became enrolled from Maine to California. They de manded from their Kngllsh foes home rule for Ireland, and for the first time patriotism and self-sacrifice of the working women of Ireland became gen erally manifest. Hands were organized and led by Della T. H. Parnell, and her two daughters, who showed they were worthy of so great a mother. From the time of the Land League movement Della T. H. Parnell worked with an en ergy that was superhuman to place Ire land "among the nations"- when tho "epitaph" of llobert Km met would be written and the tomb of the "subllmest patriot" no longer remain "unln scrlbed." When Charles B. Parnell was arrested and thrown Into prison, his patrlotlo but then aged mother temporarily lost her equilibrium by the shock. She speculated In Wall street with her own cupltal, where she hud hitherto been successful In her ventures, determined, If possible, to supply her family with funds for the "agitation" and to help develop "Irish Industries," and, above all, to make her son financially inde pendent, that ho might carry on bla gigantic work with freeuom and liberal ity. Hut bla Imprisonment rendered her temporarily unfit for business. She lost $20,000 |U Wall street! All the ready capital she possessed! After which she mortgaged every acre of ground she owned - and lost again! Then came the death of the gentle poetess, Fanny Parnell, the "Parnell DARK DAYS FOR BURNS. Vila llslr»(l for F>trmlii|—An UnforB* mil* < liolro. As It la always darkest before the dawn, the year which waa the most i critical In Hums' life, and which was ; destined to give lilt th to tils bettsr for tune, opened with peculiar and unmit igated dreariness, says the Fortnightly i Itevlew. The Kilmarnock edition of 1788 appeared while the poet was "skulking from covert to oovert” to , avoid the Jail, with which Jssn Ar mour's father threatened him; Its raison d’etre was the earning of sufd i dent money to pay his passage to Ja maica. Having "pocketed, all expenses [ deducted, nearly 20 pouuda," Hums took a Anal farewell of hla friends. In deed— "My cheat waa on my way to Green ock when a letter from Mr. Blacklock (of ICdlnburgb) to a friend of mins overthrew all my schemes by opening up now prospects to my poetic ambi tion." Hla fame was, In fact, spreading rap idly. Farm laborers and servant girls expended their hurdly earned wages on the purchase of his poems, and the I name of "The Ayrshire Plowman" be gun to he noised among members of ; wealthier and more cultivated circles. ! The first person to extend him the right ; hmul of fellowship was DugttWl Htew | art; the second was Mr*. Dunlop. Their ' friendship came with all the charm* of I a novelty, which Is yot not strange, hut | supplies a long-felt though Jndeflnsbl* j need, while, In the latter case, Burna* proud rind Independent soul was gratl ! fled liy the knowledge that the obllga j tton was not all on his side, but that Mrs. Dunlop and her friends had reaann i to be Indebted to the poet's spells. After two winters spent In Edin burgh, which seem to have given the ! poet more disappointment and disgust 1 than gratlfleatlon, llurn* married "hi* ! Jean," and settled at Ellisland, an up land farm on the Dnlswlnton estate, sis ; miles from Dumfries. To this Ellisland period, I. e , from 1788 to 1791, most of the unpublished letters to Mrs, Dunlop belong. They are chiefly Interesting as Indicating Burns’ real view* on hi* ex cise post and his dlstHstc to farming. There were Imd times In the eighteenth as In the nineteenth century; and In a letter of March 26, 1789, we hear Burna raising the farmers’ customary com plaint: "Madam, I had two plan* of life be fore ms—the excise and farming. I thought by the glimmering of my own prudence the excise wo* the most sllgl- | ble scheme, but all my great frlenda, and particularly you, were decidedly, and therefore decided me, for farming. My master, Mr, Miller, out of a real, though mistaken benevolence, sought me Industriously out to set me In this farm, a* he said, to give me a leaas which would make me comfortable and easy. * • * I was a stranger to th* country, the farm, the soil, and so ven tured on a bargain that, Instead of be ing comfortable, Is and will be a very hard bargain, If at all practicable. I am sorry to tell you this, madam, hut It Is a damning truth.” In Csrucs*. We found Caracas to be a Bpanlsb Amerlcun city of the first class, with a suggestion of the boulevards, and Venezuela a country that possessed a history of her own nnd an academy of wise men and artlsta and a Pantheon for her heroes. I suppose wo should have known that this was so before we visited Venezuela, but as we did not we felt as though we were discovering a new country for ourselves. It was In teresting to And statues of men, of whom none of us had ever beard, and I who were distinguished for something else than military successes, men who had made discoveries In science and medicine and who had written learned books; to And the latest devices for comfort of a civilized community and with them the records of a fleroe strug gle for Independence, a long period of disorganization, where tbs church bad the master hand, and then a rapid ad vance In the habits and customs of en lightened nations. There are the moat curious combinations and contrasts, showing on one aide a pride of country and an eagerness to emulate the cus toms of stable governments, and on the other hand evidences of the southern hot-blooded temperament and dislike of restraint. Harper’s Magazine. Itatttl AiilK’ II*.t«U 1'ut to (/««. One curious fact about an ant Is that the grip of Its Jaws or mandible* Is | retained for hours or even days after ! death. Knowing this fact has enabled | the Indians of Brazil to put the heads j of dead ants to use lu their simple sur I gery. The sides of a wound are drawn ! together and the necessary number of I large ants are held with their heads > to the ridge directly over the gash; when their jaw* come together on the ! plan* wh«4rt< ihw *kif| tut* bwa htpurnt* ! ml the Irmet'I'B li' .nl la ptiuheU off nu4 li ft fliitHluR to ihe aatrered akin, whl< h I hoy holt! topothi'r until the won ml la j perfeutly healail .St, loiuia lt<-pnblla. U»tioprtio t»H4 fur tuami U nmon. ,- v il anil monogram futi i urn a notion of tba MNtoal unm it a yi.tup miini, Mill • I in i fUftl ahlta or tlellvitoly tinted fun I* erle- ted. utnt th* gay iwala aro arranged niton It with ohat mate may be If mo)„mrama art hoarded, It la three that tim-orala lu 4ti*ml of the aa* ImpitanlaiM. A 'trip ' fan n*»«ua the nmr4 of a winter Jour' Bay, b«4 bolUa on II* atluha Iba pratly linpriaia altb arblvh all brat «laaa ho tala bow atamp their at*||M«t>, If a Kurepeen trip baa beea undertaken to Btiiob tba batlar, aa that Ineuiew eieom* akip anti other eReellte Inaipata To present a further apiead wf aear lot ferae ail tb« avbool children IB anew, Mo, bad io »ulmil lo a bath of oar* knitted walar the other eteniag. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON VII., FEB 16—THE GREAT HELPER—LUKE 7s2-l6. OoMen T«ill "Thuf Ulorlfl«t«l Clod. Hag ing m UrMt I'ruphiit IIm Corn* Among IV* —f.itk* YllO -JNU K*l« Ing th. Il««<l, UK L.BMON FOR today conma th. .««• ond month of th, great Ualllean rnln iMtry Ghrl.t and hi, A poet lex. Midaum mer. A. D. 28. Place., ('up'iiiMom and Naln. Tllicrlus I'm our emperor, Pontlua Pilate gov ernor. Jean* now thirty-two yi ni* old. John the Itaptl.t hi III held a prlaouer hy ll.rod at c.atle Macharu*. Incited hy the trlhonna and New* giver* of Pagan dom the Ignorant people believed that th, trlliiini'H and herald* were telling th, truth. They could not ecu that they war, the mouthpiece, of th. Pagan Monarch, who dreaded the overthrow of their »ya tem of government m in tarred from tha tcaching* of Je.it*. lie taught eipiallty. They laught Inequality. Vet the peopl, believed the tribune* and liegan to < .amor fur the execution of tha Radio.nu r Tha text of loduy'a Icxhoii I* a* follow.: 2. And a certain centurion’* aervant, who wiih dear uulo him, wa* .leg, and ready lo die 3, And when he haul'd of Jo.ua, he «ent Utllo him the elder* of the Jew*, he aoeehlug him lltal he would com. and In al hi* aervant. 4 And when they came to ,|e*ua, they beaought him Inaiunlly, Maying That ha wa* worthy foi whom he ehould do thlat t. For he lovoth our nation, and he hath built o* a Hynagogiie. 6. Then Je*UH went with them. And when lie wiih now led far from the hnu««. Ilia centurion edit friend* to him, Maying unto him, leird, trouble not thy»elf: for I am not worthy that thou ahouldat anier under my roof: 7. When fore neither thought I tny.elf worthy lo come unto dice; but any In a word, and my *ervarit ahull he healed. 8. For I niao am a man ael under au thority, having under me MOldler., and I gay uulo one, do, and he goeth; and to anolher. Come, and he coineth; and ta my aervant, l>o ild*. and he doeth it. 6. When Jean* heard theae thing* lit marvelled at him, and turned him about, and Raid unto llie people that followed him, I have riot found mo great faith, no, not In l«rae|. 10. And they that were aetit, returning to the hnu*e, found the aervant whola that hail been *lck. lit AHU 'W |wn II" that he went Into n city called Nuln; and many of hla dladplea went with him, and much people, 12. Now when he cam* nigh |o the gate of the city, behold, there waa a dead man carried out, the only eon of hla mother, and ahe waa a widow: and mueh people of the olty wae with her. 12. And when the l,ord paw her, he had compassion on her, and aald unto her, Weep not, 14. And he came and touched the bier: and they that hare him stood still And he aald, Young man, I say unto thea, Arise. 1$. And he that wua dead aal up, and began to apeak. And he delivered him to hie mother. 16. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet la risen up among ua; and That God had vlalled hla people. Dock of apace forbids the Introduction of all explanatory notes from today's le» aon, Tha moat Important ones are as fol lows: 6. "Then Jeaua went with them," aa ho would answer any call of help. But moro than thla, the plea of the Jewlah delega tion showed that thla centurion had faith, and waa prepared to receive larger spirit ual blessings. "To him that hath shall he given,” "He wua worthy" In thla sense, not In the aenae that Ills gifts deserved the blessing asked. Ho he fell himself, "1 am not worthy." Hla humility was as great as hla fallh. The I wo naturally abldo together In the same soul. 7. "Bay In a word,” showing the un usual greatness of the centurion’a fallh. The centurion'a faith was "an Invisible highway for the saving eagles of Hie great Imperator."— I.ange. 8. "For 1 also,” like Jesus, but in another sphere, "am a man set under au thority." He had power, Indeed, hut It waa authorized and delegated power, pow er derived from Ihe powers above him, such as the tribunes or chief captalna (Acta 21: 31) of the legion. "Mark the , centurion'a conception of the position of Jesua, aa authorized, and therefore au ' thorltatlve."- Morlson. Dr. Horton ren ders thla phrase as referring to the au thority that la upon him, ‘T am vested with authority," "authority la put upon me." "I say unto one, Oo, nnd he goeth.” My word la all powerful In the ranks which 1 command. Military service de mands Instant, unquestioning obedience. Tne centurion believes that Jeaua has auch power over the unseen forces, over dis eases. over angels and spirits. #. "Jeaua . . . marvelled." He was filled with admiration at the centurion'a fallh. No such faith had been manifested before anywhere, and now 11 appeared not In u Jew, but a Gentile. Only on one1 other oocaslon la It aald that Jeaua mar* 1 veiled, and that wua at the want of faith where 11 was expected (Mark 6: 6). In the reiiort of Matthew (8: 11-13) follow* an earnest warning to the Jews, and com fort to the Gentiles, baaed on thla fact. 10. “Found (he servant whole." r« stored to health. The nutliorliailve word had gone forth, ua the centurion had expected. 14. "Touched the bier," of wickerwork.— Kdershelm "II was carried above Ihe heads of Hie bearers," and so easily touched "Touching the hler was a sign to tile bearers to atop, which (hey at once dhl."— F. W, lllce, D. D. "Young mail arise*' Thla was the wortl of ixiwer, which recalled the aoul to lh« tiody. like the voice Itmt OH Ihe lesuIIcc tloii day all llie di ad shall hear and obey Ik "lie delivered him," lietler a* K, I*, lie save him To his mother " Mhe hod lost him, and Jeans save him bach, inada a present of him, as It war*. W. 'And there tain* a fear on all. A reverential awe, not tenor, hut a sense of voiainnltr In the presence of one wha was a me**<’ii|f*r front Ood, and had such power to *nfore* his words 'A ureal prophal l* risen up aniouu l»* * They .ltd not say that he was the Messiah, tut certainly he ram* from <1011. amt what he shoo hi say atsoit himself must oa true ' tlod hath vtan, V hts p, nle," I toms near to leach. to help, to deliver them THh AUlHtma. t'rl’io I* said to hat* written llotdo SUH 1 'rusts* lu all months t'owpvr retjulrsd thr*« dap* for tha prudnet ion of ' John tltlpU '* Motley look ttla year* to writ* TIM •lie* of the Hutch Hc.tuldlc' ileurg* Kilot la aaid I* hat* wrllton " Middhsmareh" In four mom ha i:u*eii« Mu* r*uolr*d *i*htwn month* la prod tie* tb« Wsttletiod J*w.“ II••thorn* spettl from *u wuntha 10 • year In Hr* yomposlilan of oorh of hi* rowMMvM \ \ ' s MID). FANNIE HTKWAHT PARNELL erous talents, and mother and daughter resided for a term of year* In foreign lands to facilitate the studies. Especi ally In Greek and I/Ktln she excelled, speaking French, Spanish, Italian and German very fluently at an early age, writing In all four prose and poetry. She studied the dances of different nations under the famous Mme. Vestrla, and became a charming dauseitse, while at the same time she mastered harmony and composition In music. A rare so prano voice, flexible and sympathetic, led her to sing the songs of all nations. Her general knowledge Is not to be wondered at when it Is known that from her Infancy the child was a pro ! found student with wonderful applies 1 tlon. At the age of 17 Della T. S. Parnell 1 made her debut in Washington. A fair girl, with eyes of deep sea blue, a tall supple figure, full, but classic In proportion, and universally pronounced "beautiful." Charming In manner and conversation, generous, bright and Joyous and amiable—"a daughter of the morning,” said the astrologlsts, "and who would soon become the reigning belle of Washington." She was the leader In all Innocent sports, entertainments and charitable enterprises. At this time Mr. John Parnell came from Ireland to visit America, and proceeded to Washington, where, by his fine presence, elegant bearing and charm of manner—to say nothing of his "blarney"—be wooed and won the Incomparable Della Tudor Stewart, losing no time In transporting his fair and gifted bride to his grand and romantic borne at Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland. One year after the maternal duties of Della T. S. Parnell began, and contin ued for over twenty years. In which time she bore eleven children .John Howard Parnell, now a member of Par liament. being th« oldest; Charles Htew ; art Parnell, who lived one year too long; Emily, Henry, Fanny. Anna, Theodosia, and olhers. Mrs. Della T. S. Parnell had a house In Dublin, where she resided during the Dublin season, when the Irish capital was known as "Delightful Dublin.” She also had a “salon" In Paris, and FANNY ISABEL PARNELL IN 1870. communion," the "Pstrnell-O’Shea scandal," the death of the “Irish leader" and the disaster of the Land League movement, and the hopes of the ; IrlHh people hopelessly blasted, It seemed, for all time. 'I'he Parnell family were now In com parative poverty, ruin and Ignominy, and the aged mother In sorrow and woe. During the administration of General Harrlsou the venerable woman was voted a pension of |150 every three months, with which she has endeavored to pity off some of her creditors, econo mising greatly to do so. She prides herself upon her latent for cooking, and can make forty different kinds of soups. She also excels In nee dlework, dressmaking and tapestry. Tills great woman claims that she rendered very valuable services lit help ing to elect Grover Cleveland to his llrst 1 term, when the scales Intrely turned In tits favor, for she Is an orator of rare ability, perfect delivery, elegant In ex pression, and she knew how to use It for Cleveland. The daughter of "llld Ironsides” I* now in her xotb year, Hhe ran sew and rend without glasses, and Is still deeply interested in the world's politics, Her daughters and sons wish her to lain them in either England or Ireland, j toil her heart Is In America, and she I wishes to die under (Its Htsrs and | Utrlpes. M present she contemplates a visit lo England and Ireland, but from | the Trinity Hospital she will J«>io I friends In Trenton S|'U*«fi*tl 1 h*if VVliUSi, Two tramp* in a neighboring town i hit upon a novel plan to get some whis ky They went Into n saloon With a gallon )ttg and had it Hied with liquor end offered a dollar In payment. Of mures the bartender refused to no se pt the money and emptied the liquor hark Into the barrel and the tramps took Iks )ug and departed, loiter they wars seen to hr ah the ear them vesoel over a atone and equeese rut over a pint et liquor from the sponge# which had two* p'a< < i »n I he |#*lde. MII* I'.VH.NKI.U I.N IIN. wri often un hoiturtnl (trail of Kapo lit mol timpraaa Ku«<*ula Tbo nlabi ah* belli her "anion" It wad crowded by the calabrltloa of ICuropo. ThU remarkable woman waa a manual that attra«t«xl to her aid* tb« n«'i and powerful, an4 waa fonaiiUra.l on* of tbo Uw brilliant women. a van la »*arta, who abort* ptr-eiceltenie aa a bo»t»*a*. After lha death of bar buabau4 tb* faatluallon widow ha4 many anltora, amoan whom waa tbo earl of L'arltala, than bird lieutenant of Ira!au4. "Tour atta«b*4 t'arliele." bo alwaya aimed blmaalt whan b* a rata to tb# boauilfttl widow.
