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SWEDISH COUNTESS TEACHES RELIGION OF KARMA. - I •lie Wa» a Driolrd frloml of the Late Mine. Hlavalsky the former Head of the Revived faith Soon to Return to Europe. UK BLAVATSKY (luring the last year* of her life . had no more inti- 1 mate friend than Co unto** Con stance Wachmelst er, the lady who Ih Just now teach ing American (Un dents something of . the esoteric cult. . The oonntess. as was Mme. Hlavatsky, Is a cosmopolite. Tne efflorescence of continental and insular society, widely i traveled, at home In a Syrian desert or in a Paris salon, she has all the faset- 1 nation that perfect repose can give, j Her great devotion to theosophy springs from pure altruism, based upon » deep conviction that the occult philoa- | ophy Is the only true philosophy, and that the religion of Karma is the only true and efficient religion. She Is the widow of a great Swedish diplomat, and her social position In Kurope was of the best. Hut she has spurned the world's folly to work for the world's good according to her own ideas of what that good should be. It was in 1885 that she was first attracted to Mme. Hlavalsky by a mystic mes sage from the inner world. At that time she was living in Stockholm. Not long ' -- 'TT:— ■ m: i ' COUNTESS WACHMEI8TER. afterward she Joined Mme. Ulavatsky, and they moved to London from Ger many. Until the death of the author of "Isis” the countess presided over what was called the theosophical household . She was a sister and min ister to the founder of the tbeosophic school, and had more influence over the strange Russian than all others com bined. She has been ever true to the ethical teachings of theosophy, and re gards with pain the schism in the so ciety—a schism that was certain to come even in spite of all that even the leader herself could have done to pre vent it. American theosophists are in sympathy with that section of the so cety represented by the countess. She will remain in this country until spring, and will then return to Eng land. Our Agrirulturp. The annual report of Secretary Mor ton of the department of agriculture gives a hopeful view of the condition of American farmers. More than sev en-tenths of all the farms in the coun try, according to Mr. Morton, are en tirely unencumbered by mortgages. Our exports of farm products last year reached the enormous total of $570, 000,000, a considerable increase over the preceding year. Of live meat ar riving in Great Britain during the first half of the present year, we supplied three-quarters of the cattje and nearly one-half of the sheep. There is an increasing demand in England for American horses. The secretary at tributes the saving of two million dol lars in the expenses of his department during the last three years, largely to •he improved personnel of the service under the civil service rules. Who Shall I'ut the Hill.,' When the Anglo-Egypt Ian expedl ■ Mon for the re-conqueat of the Huilnii was equipped, money for the expenses of the enterprise, to the amount of two million and a half dollars, was taken from the Egyptian reserve fund. The Krench ami Husalan commission ers of the public debt of Egypt prompt ly protested against this proceeding, which had the sanction of the Eng lsh. Oermaa, Austilan and Italian com mtsaionera. The matter was carried fr>>m one tribunal to another, and re . ntly the highest Egyptian court de uled that the money was Improperly appropriated, sad must be refunded by th« Egyptian government, The llrit .»h government ha* mad# the amount good, and will advance whatever fur her sum* may be necessary This pro reding will make tb# expedition prim arily nn English affair. % Mt<u|al«f4 the new llreater Hr public of r« uiral i Vnnn-4 »otupoee.l of ffal«ad<<r, Nt. tr a* aa and Honduras has been form ] V ally |e snUcI by Ttesldrni t'leve : tad. and Mr J II Modrlgue* ap i painted minister to ibta country by ibe 1 met of ibe new autnameui baa beea m- tally welcomed The ptesideal «x pressed grailffeatloo ai Ibe union 1 which bed been effected, and a hope I that II was ibe precursor of a .-tuanli ■Utica of all Ibe elates uf I'eslrsl * I mat i s as one nation bar all purposes •f foreign re tat ions and intercourse UNCLE SAMS AUCTION SALE. .1 nmih I lli«|inMMl of AreuuiulMt ion* of the llewil Letter tlfllrr. One of the queerest ''institutions” of the national capital Is the annual tteur anre sale of the dead letter office. In which a vai accumulation of articles gone astray in the mails Is sold to the highest bidder, says the Indianapolis Journal. The auction house where It Is held Is continually crowded with excited men. women and children and beside It the bargain counters during the holidays are as havens of rest, for when Uncle Sam goes Into the Junk shop business great things are ex pected. As In the church-fair raffle, you pay a small amount of money and trust to luck to get back more than Its value. The articles, previously listed In a wholesale sort of way, are tied up In bundles of from three to a half dozen and "auctioned” for what they will bring, the average bids rang ing between 10 cents and a dollar. No body Is permitted to examine the goods before purchasing and no money is re funded to the dissatisfied. Kverybody hopes to pull a genuine plum from the pie In the shape of a diamond ring, a silk dress pattern or a silver leapot and. although comparative blanks are the rule, there Is always the possibility of a prize. For example, the auctioneer holds up one of these odd-sliaped bun dles, listed "Pictures, underwear, music, cigars, doing going gone for 90 cents to a dapper young gentle man who was caught by the word "cigar.” Me opens It on the spot, an unwise thing to do If one objects to good-natured ridicule and this Is what, he finds: Six cigars broken Into bits, so strong an odor (hat one wonders how a sledge-hammer could have done It; musie, soiled copy of "I Dove You, Mah Honey, Yes I Do”; underwear, a female 10-eent "Jersey"; pictures, col lection of newspaper cut*, designed for amusement of some small child. The lot would be dear at a quarter and Is of no use to the buyer. In the dead letter office proper that chacnal house which swallows nearly half a million missives every month, It is positively harrowing. More than forty bushels of photographs have accumulated there, awaiting the annual cremation. There are tresses of hair, enough to stjff a dozen mattresses, grandmothers' silver locks and babies’ golden curls, many no doubt cut from dead brows; and small sums of money which poor work men send home to feed their wives and little ones and servant girls save from their scanty wages for needy parents gone to Unde Sam's rich purse, not be cause the United Staten wants it but because the senders’ writing or or thography was beyond mortal ken. It is hard to realize that in this land of schools at the close of the nineteenth century there are so many people so ignorant or so careless as to send sev eral millions of letters a year without stamps, or addresses, or with addresses which no man can make out. People seem to be so intent on what goes Into the letters that they forget all about the superscription. It is estimated that $4,500,000 In drafts and $80,000,000 In cash is received every year through dead letters. A FLYING SLED. A Keystone State Invention That Is Klght In Season. The accompanying cut represent* a flying sled recently invented at Vin tondale, Pa., the propelling arrange ment of which Is admitted by me chanical experts to he very perfect, and a masterpiece of Ingenuity. To work the machine the operator sits astride It as he would a bicycle, with a foot on each lateral rest, that is secured to the knee of the sled. By turning this handle of 'he sprocket wheel motion is Imparted to the fan by an arrangement of friction bevel gears. * luunuivu uu cv u'nuajtcu frame that can be swung horizontally in any direction. The radius of the swinging frame is half the breadth of the sled, which allows the fan to be turned to a right angle, thus pulling the machine In the direction the fan is turned. The steering lever is shown within easy reach of the operator. Mov ing it to the right or left fully con trols the movement of the -ded. Side brakes are also provided that work In conjunction with or Independently of each other, to arrest the momentum of the machtue. or to assist the steer ing arrangement In making a very ab rupt turn. The inventors are .-anguine of running on a clear stretch of Ice at the rate of *>0 or 75 miles per hour. On a public road in good sledding con dition a speed of 20 or 30 miles per hour may be reached with safety. The In PUtlNO rtl.Kli tenters also ' taint that their machine will be a boon to arctic etplorern. to a degree beyond their power of talcala t km. In the nbove cut tt w ill tie »be#i *#4 that, fur the sake of atmpili tty, the common turn of ated b mmI to show the details of steering and propulsion, but one may deviate from this and adopt any ornamental style of led an aa lo suit the moat enact t ag and fas I id tons tastes. **»< t *o 4 i t aodtmtna \ , urb'uv »«ped plant growing in tritons and other desert regions of the grent *»»tthwest p called ttur lauds t'andWatb k * §| |‘t«aaln ll In eatlmnted by natural tat* that there are not >••• than leekmi varieties of plant# sifted! bnewn and vtaattisd. ILATE MR. HEADLEY. WAS ONE OF THE FEW AMERI CAN HISTORIANS. Compiler of "Washington sn<f Ills llrn* ernls" an«l Other Notable Works. In rludlng I he Campaigns of Napoleon the First. OKI. T. HKAD ley, ex-secretary of state of New York anti a historian of some note, died In (bat city the other morning. While walking about hla room he fell, strik ing hla bead on the floor. Paraly sis resulted and a severe and fatal Illness followed. Mr. Headley was 82 years of age and was one of the few historluna pro duced by America. Ilia contributions to the historical literature of the United •States have a distinct value, while his writings on history of other countries are among the most entertaining works In a sometimes uninteresting Held. He began life In the church, but af ter a ministry of two year* he aband oned the arduous duties of the pro fession ^nd went abroad for bis health On his return he tried writing some sketches of bis profession, which were so well thought of that he determined to devote Ills life to literature. For a time he sal at the editorial table In the Mew York Tribune. After spending a long time lit the Adlronadcks for health he wrote a hook about life In the woods and mountains, which was ac cepted with a public gratitude equal TRA1NINC A DOC. Tli* I imt Thine *«» T*.u Ii Hint |« to |{*t rlr \ *. Never be too familiar with a young : <log. He must have a certain respect, not necessarily a feat of you; but he must learn to obey, says Harper's Round Table. Any intelligent puppy will learn bis name in a few lessons. Once you have given it to him never change it. Mind you this—when be has once recognized 3011 as being his mas ter, his one Idea is to please you and to deserve a pat on the head and a word of praise. Never tussle with him with a stick and never deceive him under any pretense. More dogs have been spoiled by their masters not play ing fair with them than one could reckon. Be honest with your dog and he will he honest with you. if you pos sess a gun, and your dog is of that kind which has inherited the scent for game, the first thing to teach hint Is to fetch and carry —that is, to retrieve— and this without chewing or mutilat ing the object which he brings. A way to break a dog of this is to lake an old | glove, put a few lacks with the points extending forward, and fill it full of cotton. He will find by picking it up j gently he can carry ll without dls 1 comfort, while if he attempts to worry | It the consequences are not agreeuble. I The lesson i* much better for him than j any amount of whipping and he will i remember it much longer. If you wish 1 to shoot over your dog. the next thing i Is to make him find the bird. To do I this the best way Is fo procure a live ' quail, which can easily he had from any bird-fancier; put It In a small cage and show It to the pup, warning him not to touch it. Then conceal the ; cage in a copse of fern or grass and j bring him carefully In that direction, j Never let him nearer than within four FLORENCE WALLACK. 'i Florence Wallack (Sewell), a grand daughter of Lester Wallack, will t hort ly make her debut, modestly but hope fully, In a minor part. In support of a well known star who Is to present a sprles of plays at Wallack's Theater. She is now about 19. She is not with out some stage experience, gained, however, in amateur theatricals, aside I from a five weeks' engagement re ci ntly In a small part in support of a foreign star at one of the local play houses. Miss Wallack is slender, rath er above the medium height, decidedly fair, with blue eyes and of a type which has furnished many de lightful actresses to the American and foreign stage’ to that which was accorded his first work. His first dip into history was taken with the production of “Napoleon and His Marshals.’’ The book was vigor ous. brilliant, fascinating even. but. was not considered history by the critics, who argued that Mr. Headley had sacrificed accuracy to splendor of style. His next work of any consider able importance was "Washington and ; His (lenerals,” a hook that met with great kiudness, but which fell under the same shadow that overclouded the first. Apart from the hpyeroritlral opinion as to correct detail and cau tious study, these works were ably written Condemned hv the critics, they were read largely by the public, and so far back as forty-four years age hi* book* had reached ait Issue of 80®, Iftfcl. t HKAIU4IV M inlwntw II* *»«*• It til (*«•*)• font MwmW* »k« link I llbk U *lill |*IM *11) >m*4 ikiwifl ■•Ml • t«M*i i* I 41 III It*. til IoImimI fk*f» ll* *t* • ImIi It Itbi'l* it* • tut i<*4« i u it or five feet of it; then speak to him encouragingly. Under the influence of your words he will become all atten tion anil a dog thus properly broken will never "Hush a covey” unless he runs Into them by accident or when he is carried away by excitement, under which circumstances he will show con trition. CiirldUn I of I huh In (ipriiMU)’. Every visitor to Japan is impressed with the many curious uses lo which fans sre put. The umpire at wrestling and fencing matches uses a large fan shaped like a butterfly, and the vari ous motions of this fan constitute a laiiKnage which the combatants fully understand and promptly heed. Men slid children, as well as women, use fans at all times. The servant girl has a list fan made of rough patter to blow the charcoal Hie with or use us a dust turn; the farmer has a stout fan to win to w his grain, and mho!her variety Is made of waterproof paper t hlch can lie dipped la water, wad creates great outness by evaporation without wet ting the clothes Moons st lo*«i It*elks. The deepest shall in the world la that of the Hed Jacket, one of the lathe Huperloi cupper mines where a depth of .ten feet has tnen f*.hed the deepest shaft la the In tied Kingdom that el the Ashton Us* t'oillery, near Manrhea'er. which tw IMS feet deep, hut ««ing to the depth of the iwds soma erf the workings of this cot tier hare r«»tbed t two feel, whilst •he drwcpsst working* of the fVadtetoa *Vtit*tr In th* sauce distent hare at • siwad 4.10* feat withe mgh the shaft la j agger I woo feat deep, |C|«r Jocks a hen th* Ityahs li Hut ecu have to ! <«ile a hi- h ta In the eight, they hats j two egl-at Icecaps at Mil gtrea is them I tes diog thtre water, and ha whesaa , tump s*u due grst is f* sset eg he Ml hr «twer | WINS ROYAL HONORS. ARTIST SARGENT. THE AMERI CAN. FAVORED ABROAD. I'romolril to Kruulwr Mfnibrr* , • hip In the Itrlllfth Aonlemjr Hume of r«U N ot m 1*1 e Port rail Prodm t lon« of Prominent Prni»iia on ( rhyn*. OHN 8. SARGBNT. the American artist who ha* Just been promoted from as sociate to regular member of the British Royal Acad emy. has been painting many years. HI* flrst exhibited work was shown In the salon of 1877. It whs a portrait of a young lady, and cleverly done. The following ! year he painted h group of Usher girls on the shore at Cancale. In 1878 he ex- j hlhlted ‘'Neapolitan Children Bathing,’’ I and In 1883 "Bl Jales.” Following these Mr. Sargent'* work was a series J of triumphs, which placed him In the flrst rank of painter*. In 1883 came "Children's Portraits" and In 1884 "Mme. Oantherean." In 1883 Mr. Sar gent went to l»ndon. and Ills canvasses exhibited year after year at the Royal Academy excited great Interest and were the subject of wide discussion. Among the most notable are the Misses Vickers, Miss White, l,ady Playfair, Mr*. Playfair and a portrait group which he called "Carnation, Idly, Idly. Rose.” Mr. Sargent came to America in 1887 and again In 188!!, and the re sult* of these visits were a numbber of portraits In his best vein Mrs. Mar JOHN S. ,SARGENT. quand, Mrs. Bolt, Mrs. Eliot Shepard, Mrs, Jack Gardner, Mrs. Kissurn and others. The French government pur (hased his more recent canvas repre senting the Spanish dancer Carmen dta. Mr. Sargent’s art Is commended for precision, truthfulness, utmost fidelity of sight and ability to record what Is visually perceived. In his panels for the Boston public library and other panels he has opened a new held for himself, which has only served to bring him more honor. Itlcycllng and Women'* Keel. It Is curious to see how the bicycl ing craze ha« already altered the size of ladles' boots. Year after year doc tors have been preaching against the high heels and the compressed toes of the French shoe. They have preached, but they have not been listened to; and all sorts of little limps and shuf fles have got to have a kind of vogue, and girls have treated their toes as disrespectfully as If they were their waists. And now comes the bicycle and sets things right. The myth of the very small foot Is being exploded. In deed, It was most Inevitable that It should. When you see almost level with your eye a thing you were accus tomed to look at far beneath it, you get a true idea of Its size. A girl's foot on a pedal, now a common wayside objeci, shows .hat good-looking girls have fairly proportioned feet. There has come a reaction against the Chi nese deformity and a sympathy with nature. You cannot pedal with a foot like the castor of a pianoforte. If you uo i ikk your me or, wuai ik more thought of, your appearance. Ami an fashion rurshis In where physicians may not I read. Hut the doctor* bear no malice. Indeed, they order the bi cycle for their patient*, many of them being surgeons us well a* physicians. Westminster (Issette. truirulwu Or|>lt»it*. Some Idea of the frightful extent of Turkish cruelty may be gained from the report of the Tolled State* consul st Krteroura that the number of Ar menian children who bate been made orphan* by the massacre* la ratlmnted st 6U.IMW. lirltlah, Uem.ni and Amer ican missionary and charitable socle lies are establishing orphanage* for these unfortunates, and the British government, through Its ambassador at Constantinople, hr trying to settle a number of widow* and children ciu the Island of Cyprus The consul mentions cm* city In the province of Krseiouw • h*r* not a single adult male Arm* nlan wsa left alive, Itw Hruwwilt taw. It t* auuuiinc«t| that, *• ig* r*qu**, wf Ksipsiw William ih* Herman mili tary uurt will reop*n ihc < .** of | iett tewani llarwn tan tiros* ait a ig* unk(. *»•* at ago** **ni*ao* for killing an artisan in a sir at Cartarag* g«» g**n the weswstsm of severe riHhlMs, In and aut at th* retwgetag. fhn* ai* . uaMMiag .«po«t* aa •• id* vmptrw s ] purpose in th* matter tin* p (gat | he revets tge *.• u**.l *>gt.->r and gopes for sum* advantage in kim fr»m a new inanity, swot gw ikat g* regards a* la adequate the sentence imposed gy tge military tribunal wgieg <«b»»rt him NEW WORK FOR WOMEN. W«‘4rlnc Mlk**n FaltrUt with tlir lluiift Loom I'liMMiii ami S*r«>#|t. An English Adman, a Mrs. Bayley, has discovered a new industry for wo men. or. rather, an old one revised, in weaving artistic-patterned silk fabrics by hand. Power looms, she says, are unable to produce these fabrics of the high artistic merit of whlrh the hand loom Is possible. For rich silks «11s. Hay ley asserts that the hand weaving Is a cheaper and even quicker mode of weaving than power-loom work, and that since country Arms over England cannot obtain the requisite number of hands lo produce the work that Is or dered In consequence of the revived de mand for costly silks, she says that haud-lonm weaving can be carried on with profit In ladle*’ own home*. From four to five dollars a we« k can easily be earned by hh.v woman In this work. Mr*. Hjylry says, and that Is In Eng land. The same work can he produc tive or better returns in this country. The suggestion Is not made merely for working girls. Mrs. Bayley believes that there is a paying field in the pro duction of high silken fabrics that Is worthy the attention of cultivated wo men of small means, who would And the work not only lucrative but attrac the. In commenting upon Mrs. Bay ley's proposition, the I try Hood* Chron icle of this city says: "It is not so many years ago since women, strong, healthy English, Oertnan and Frenclr women, worked hand looms In Pater son. They operated both shaft harness Mini Jill Ijliuril JIJUIIIM, VAIWiVIII* IIHII'B" patterns and superb satins, swinging the stiultle by hand and working the harness and jacquard by foot power. Almost every mill then of any size boasted of a hand loom department. Hand l(x.n;s vere also to be seen In many of the homes of these foreign weavers. At that time the hand loom weaver looked upon the power loom attendant as little better than a day laborer, or part and parrel of the ma ehlnc he was attending. It Is time I hat, the old hand loom weaver pos scHsed much more knowledge of the Intricacies of the jacquard and loom detail lhan Is known by the power loom weaver to-day, many of whom do not understand the formation of the Darby chain. The hand loom weaver always declared that he 'had served his lime at weaving’ an I 'wound quills' for a year or two before he was permitted to 'pick a warp’ or ’throw a shuttle.’ The advent of the power loom signaled Hie degeneration of the hand loom weaver. Many of the old hands have developed Into loom llxers, but the ma jority are simply 'minding' the power I loom -they don't call It weaving.” WOMAN CIVIL ENGINEER. Miss Murlun h. I’arhir In In the Van at "New Women.” Miss Marian S. Parker of New York enjoys the unique distinction of being the only practical woman civil engi neer In this country. She Is a slight young girl, apparently about 20 years of age. and has a womanly, graciour manner, that makes her very charm ing. Miss Parker seems quite uncon scious of the fact that her peculiar po sition as the one woman in her profes sion makes her Interesting. 'Really, there Isn't anything to tell," ! she replied to an Inquiry. “I made up my mind to be a civil engineer, studied { for It,and am now working bard for promotion. It was the most natural thing in the world, for I just followed my inclinations. I wouldn't do any thing else. At first,” she continued, “I thought to study architecture, for 1 plans and designs have always had a great attraction for me. Then, as I i became more and more Interested In mathematics, I realized that branch of i science would he more to my liking. 1 Civil engineering was just the thing, i so at 15 1 began earnest preparation.” Very probably Miss Parker Inherits i her liking for problems and all such i mathematical things from her father. who Is a prominent patent lawyer In ' Detroit. Mich. In the office where she I is daily engaged, Miss Parker has her desk, table, and high stool, just as the other assistants do. For the past year i and a half she has been employed on i V ^ MIA A MARIAN A, I'AKKKH (hr Attar hotel, mo* in pro «m ol can nsi>i. {inn Abe bet » orbed om nil parte ut the etruvtttre det*ill*g end deelg* lug eud *Uu utablag tb« «bup draw ing# el din*# Tbeer Uei are the t>ltttt lor the worhwta to Itilbiw, and i Mtuet be ebtvilotely r«“t I not to (be HMialleet fraction ol aa l»<b Tbee* bate to be proved and < b*. h*d. every • aUolatUMt being gear (tier the muhiiI tlNte bv *M oetNMNM# HMd i*10101 civil •MgiMeer due Hetkri t.*« .utweliaMM (<e»a Inttooted wttb tbtt doty the •otb i* *d * •iiAUw! aetore, and in volve* great reepwotihiUt) ..* ig* port ol * hoe ter la given I to do Kill eta t .«« IM« #mv>.»i .1 a<« . *1 *»< led u another ol the thing- •*« * *«>iw*ilave* railed upon to * about* **•!«• * I itOft t Wtnatatd pt*««r Mtade wttb (bo • an* «» an eg • not !•«*• * Hit • e*
