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6 TV riFE HKD 01,0110 CHIEF. ER1DAY, FEB. 7, 10. ri TIIKTIIRKKBKIiMOXTS POLITICS. MONEY AND SOCIETY THEIR AIMS. Ttitj Unln limit WI--1 of Thrlr rrly In Nmr York VtiA'iil On in n CluJIf mid III liiut-r .rn llroiuril Intlnrllitr. (New York Letter.) I IK LATH Au gust Belmont liiul a tliriiry of his own in In tho m:uinnr lu which his MUM uil,ht make a hii''. en's of their Ihrit. It w.is not a iiaual tliiory, but thn thioo brilliant Ilol iiinnt brothcis have llvuil consistently ii(i to II, mill, n . consequence, aro the mrii up hpc. Mr. Itclinotit told IiIh cons nut to unik along tltu same IIiiph, lint n play Into each other's lunula. They acre (o divide Hip world among them. .trh retain a sphere of hln own, and bap (lie vwiild at tlielr feet. A iwuiilerful work li in wlilcli these time ipniarkalilp lumbers arc necom ,p(lidilng. TIipIi- ainhltloiiH am bound Ims and their fiitnie promised to be ntoip brilliant than either llwlr shin lap past or tliplr spectacular present. Tin lr iianip? are on pvpry tonj;iie. Sdoitld (be UnurlKliliiK hpIiphiob in rhlch tbpy ate now engaged hiipcppi! mid llieio seems to be little doubt of It thoy will forni a triumvirate moro renowned than any ot p-corded in this "public. Thn brflllaul Belmont trio or broth mi is coinpoaod of Atiguat Belmont, Prrry llelniont, and Oliver II. P. Bel mont. Thpy are the only living sous of Hip Inlp Mr. ami Mm. August Bel innnt. and thpy have only one slater. ,S(tr Ib now Mrs. Samuel S. I lowland. Tbrfp I In ro lirotliPiH have selected on- itet.i separate spheres for their life jwnrk. August la ;i banker and the m.-ipnalp of the turf. Perry la a bank m iioinliinlly. ami the political power of the family. Oliver Ik a banker and Ihe society leader, whose fiinetlon It in 1" sustain Hie llelniont prestige in the Virlusivo eirelcH of the nio.st haughty nclnl act In (he world. Each hi other i a inaaler In IiIh line. August la a f.ilr sb-etl. active man, in the prime of Hie Like all the Helmontit, lie dreasea 4 O. H. P. BKLMONT'S STABLIC5. ,ln exfiulslto taste. Like all tho Bel inonts, he parts hla hair In tho mlddlo and wears u mustache It is not necea wry to speak of hla brilliant record as a financier. That Is well known to every one, becauae ho has had tho bur den of tho buiilneas to sustain and his snrccsa In all kinds of deals has made him one of tho powers of Wall street, ilo la, of course, a gentleman by birth and breeding; but that part of the fain ll program particularly concerns hla tu other Oliver, who recently took Mrs. Al.n tr.....lnl.lll .... l.l ...t "( .nil,. iiiiiii'l iiiii. tin uiu vue. It Aiigusl Ueliuoiit to-day ioIkiib f.ii- M vreme upon the American turf. His re- vnii luiri'iuiHes iiiivii i.uriy uazzieii the laleut. Moieover, It is due to August Belmont I liul the sport Itself baa not lireu literally wiped out of existence. TIip famous Clrny bill, recently before Hie governor of Now York, is known to every lover of liorsellesli. Its defeat ttould have meant the ruin of a noblo -.port. II Is no secret that Mr. Morton long hraltatod to sign It. Betting had long been a scandal. The fair fame ol agreiil slnto was seriously compro mised. August Belmont was untreated lij turfmen everywhere to Interfere nurt save tho measure. Ho personally Interviewed the governor and gave his PKUItY B13LMONT. luiilvliliial promise that his Influence ivnultl bo used to do nway with tho raoro objcetlonahlo Incidents of horse ,racltiK. After much conversation bo trccn tho two gentlonion tho bill was iencd, Mr. Belmont, to carry out Ills promise, instructed tho managers of tho paco tracks to put an end to tho passage jit money between betters In their tcr frilory. Ho furthoruioro Interposed to jwipprriw tho tax on tho bookmakers, ndlng at a blow a most pornlcloiiB evil So Immenso in his power that no dls (obodUmco of his orders has been com jnUf'jd by nny who received tUetn, The &i( f W V V' KM Zi&rM XffliV liable of AwriiHt Belmont I deemed r.!nolittrly Invincible. Ills sonsajtlonni p irchasea biat aunimer have becomo historical. II" paid $,11,000 for Henry of Navarre. Me Keeiircd Dorian for $17, 000. He bought Hastings fc" ".17 000 and Kpciian for $IS,fiO(). Add to I. in pie.stlgo by purchase the fact that bo ban been made picaldcnt of the racing coinmlFalon, which liaa itbaolutp power to grant or refiiae licenses to laco tracks; that ho la chalrnian of tho .Jockey club; that lie leads the Steeple pIiiixp nnfiociation; that he la at the head of the Morris Park aaaoclatloii, ami tho ramifying nature of IiIh Influ enc Is iipparptit, It hnii been truly oIihci'vpiI thai It la doubtful If there ever lived In iny land ono man with bo much power over racing men na August llelmont. He Is .i most painstaking horseman. He looka after nil details himself. When hla colta go tluoiigh their paces he looks on, with hia coat off, hla watch AUfiUST BELMONT. In one hand and his camera In the other. It is nnderatood that Mr. Bel mont will send IiIh best blood to Eng land In ISM, although he will not stato definitely hla Intentlona on thla point. Socially, Mr. Belmont Ib well sup ported by a charmliiK wife. Mrs. Bel mont la veiy Inlliientlal in all society affairs. As hpr husband has n person ality that la n trlllp aggrosalve, she niiiat win tho lieiirts. Mr. Belmont la emphatically a man who must bo obepd. Not long ago he picked up hla coat and found some dust on It. He spoko sharply to hia valet about tho matter. The man tluew the coat on the Moor and indulged In some un seemly language. August Belmont went nt his Korvant with both lists, and tho contumacious fellow fled. He re paired to a Justlco and swore ovt a warrant for his master's arrest for as sault; subsequently, however, ho went back to Mr. Belmont and apologized, and nothing moro was heard of tho matter. Perry Belmont Is Hip political man in Hie triumvirate. He la ono of the moat Inlluentlnl leaders of tho democratic paity In New York. Perry resembles August gioatly. but hla hair Is thicker, and ho looks much younger. Ho Is n romarkably brilliant talker and has most winning miuiiiera. Ho could hnvo been candidate for lieutenant governor with Hill on tho ticket of ISOi. but ho declined the honor. Ho nnd Hill are close friends. Perry Belmont gavo tho M-nator a dinner some tlmo since, nnd great slgnlucnncn was attached to it. The democrat a want Perry Belmont to run for governor of New York stato this year. Whitney would llko him to do It. The statement that a deal to this effect has been made within tho party lines was denied by Mr. Belmont lately, but ho Is known to be llko Barkis at any rate. Vhenover the democrats hold a big convention in New Yoik, Perry Bel mont Is asked to address It. Ho Is the Oopow of his party. The last gather ing attended by him was tho Now York stato convention. Ho was Its tempo rary chairman. Ilo made a speech that v.ns thunderously applauded. l'"ew people outsldo of New York can understand how powerful Perry Bel mont la politically. Ho is n.mcmber of the party's state committee; ho Is a leader of the Unanro committee. Ho has chnrgo of tho party machinery In New York county. He passes on the credentials of delegates to nil the state convention!!. Ho supervises tho dis bursement of the campaign funds. But ho does ouo thing which no other demo cra. lu this broad land-not oven Mr. Cleveland has been ablo to do. Ho Is very powerful among the reform or Cleveland democrats, and he is a power amoftg Tammanyltos. Bosses come and bosses go, but Perry Belmont stny3 all the time. There Is a llttlo bit of unwritten his tory which Pony Belmont helped to make, which puzzled hundreds of thou sands at tho time, and which has novcr been told. It w 111 bo remembered that Theodoiu W. Mets refused to run as an Independent In 1S93 for tho olllco of comptroller of Now York. Why? Ho could certainly have been elected. Ho would liavo seemed a republican en dorsement. Everybody was bcgglnc "--p hlm to run. But he declined. Porry Belmont told hlm to decline. The Bel monts, It Is understood, are practically flac.il agents for the city of Now York. They have raised Its credit nH high us that of any city In the world. They made Theodoie W. Myers, and put hlm lu the comptroller's olllre. When Tam many nominated another man, the lead ers of the organization went to Perry Belmont and asked hlm If ho meant to ruin a good man by nllowlng Myers to i nil Independent. They told Mr. Bel mont that na a democrat ho should stand by the democrats. Mr. Belmont rnnllnil Hint tin vvnnlil atlnls In ilmmi .lm stuck to hlm. He stuck to Tammany, nnd Mr. Myers was withdrawn. Turn many would do anything for Perry Bel-, nioiit. So would tho Clevelnnd men. I HIeliaid Crake r Is n keen Judge ol ! men, and ho once said that ho believed t Perry Belmont would become president of tho United States If hu lived. Perry Belmont !a ambitious very ambitious. There can be no doubt that he wants to lo governor of the Empire state. But ho Is n young man. He can afford to wait; ho never runs the risk of ruin. The party would Joyfully nominate hlm ' next year, but he would not take n noni-1 Inatlon unless ho were sure of election. I And when n man becomes governor o( Now York he Is as likely as not half I way to the presidency. And Perry i Belmont la very ambitious. Ho usually I wears a black frock coat, a high col-! lar, a daik puff tie and a high hat. j His hair Is thick nnd curls Into two long , locks over his forehead. He Is a born J illplomnt, a mighty force in a mighty ' triumvirate. I REMARKABLE DUCK. It Can sl.utn mi loo iiiut r-H lt Wine for NUM. Krom the St Louis fSlobo-Dcmnerat: There Is a remarkable duck In the Philadelphia zoo lake, which will prob ably prove tho only one of Us class that ha.i ever been discovered. It Is a large, snow-white bird, whose plumage Is so luxurious that It would fill a good sized pillow. Its wings, when spread out, cover an area of 4 feet 7 Inches by .T6 feet. The wings are very peculiar, being Jointed very close to the body. This enables It to bend them in such a way as to form a tent. In terrible winter storms in Its native laud It llnds this very useful. Those who watched this wonderful duck noticed that a peculiar growth was forming on Its feet. As the weath er grew cooler the growth grow more and moro pronounced. It appeared to be a thick cartilaginous substance, which gradually extended. It looked like another toe, nnd It was thought at llrst that tho bird was going to bo malformed. But Instead of stopping when the growth reached tho size of the other toes It kept right on. It grew to be about six inches long, and the end of It took a curious turn. Instead of turning down like a claw, It curled up nnd round In n picturesque loop. Then It gradually hardened. The duck had s'.iatcs on. The peculiar formation was Just llko tho "skecs" of the Norse men. Moio than probably tho "skees" weie actually patterned after this growth. 'I heap skates wore Invaluable to the duck In his native land, where Ice nnd snow, with heavy cms'., cover the face of the earth and tho deep. Travel by swimming was largely tied up by this Ice. Wnddllng afoot was slow and tedious, so kind nnturo provided a better and quicker way skating. All tho duck had to do was to spread out his Immense wings, stand tlrmly on his skates, and, whiz, ho would go spinning over tho surface of snow and lco ut a high rate of speed. With the npproach of warmer weather these "skates" fell off and the feet are sim ilar to thoso of any other duck. M.irrlml Mr n mill Vniniii l'llrt. Whatever may bo tho merits of the cose, ono side or the other, there aro two reflections that can be made on this now fashionable scandal. Tho llrst is, Is It not time to cry halt to tho very im prudent, to say the least, actions of our young mnrrled men nnd women? When I said that at Newport and at places of that kind last summer epry married woman and then I mndo tho honor nblo exceptions had a cavalier and her husband was paying attention to some other mnn's wife, I was brought roundly to book for tho assertion. Thoso llttlo tlirtations' may bo pla tonlc In character. Thoro may bo no harm nt tho time, but when people are Idlo u nil hnvo nothing to do but to eat, drink and bo merry tho old proverb of Satan can lead naturally but to ono con clusion. I presume ns long as this must oxlst In society, ns long as wo must closo our eyps to tho fact that our sins will bo visited on tho Innocent, let us adopt tho convenient motto of doing what wo will but avoid being found out. This latter theory of discovery Is tho capital crimo In society. There Is no doubt of much laxity of morals and of too much Indulgence In waters which aro strong. It Is an old story but It Is Indeed true. Man of Leisure in Now York Commercial Advertiser. Wllil I'lgrnn.. "What became of tho millions of wild plgconu?" asks a coi respondent. Hunt era found their roosting places year ago, and killed them with the polci nnd fed them by wagon loads to fat ten hogs, before tho young could fly. Thoy wero destrood nu effectually as tho buffalo. Nmrr Worn it Ntrkllo. A worthy successor to tho erstwhile sockless Socrates, Jcivy Simpson, is Judgo Martin of Atchison, who, accord ing to the (Jlobo, novor woro a necktlo in his llfo but once. Tho exception was when lie was married. Tho devil baa hold of tho boy whoso father Is a moderate drinker. Ilum'u Horn. rHEC0L0iNEIS STOJiY. ES," said tho colonel, giving his weed the reminis cent draw, "Hint Is an ugly scar Xan tliua has across hla race, but though he lias seen action and proved himself as bravo as a Hon, he didn't get that wound in Initio." The boys who know tho colonol's story-telling abilities, drew their chairs closer and put themselves Into a listen ing attitude. The old man drew his cigar again and went on: "We wero camped at a small town near Lexington that week; It was near the end of tho war, nnd whllo wo had not been doing much lighting for a month or more, our marching had been rather continuous and arduous. Xniithus thon was a lieu tenant In the fith lnfontry, nnd a braver or more daring follow never wore the blue. Ho was the envy of all tho young ofllcor3 and the Idol of tho soldiers. He bad the manners of a Chesterlleld and the daring of a itobin Hood. And It was the combination of these two qualities that got hlm Into trouble and brought hlm the scar that makes hlm look so (lerco nnd military. "Near where we were p.-imnlnir wax tho mansion of n wealthy old Kentucky farmer, a supposed unionist, but who really was lu sympathy with the con federacy. In addition to other very dc Blrublo commodities he poasesacd a pretty young daughter and from the (list time Hint Xniithus saw hpr it was all over with hlm. Ho fell desperately in love nnd availed himself of every opportunity to go up to the big house, ' as we called It. And it wasn't long until i the llttlo Vcnnblo girl Vennblc was j her father's name. David Vennble it ! wasn't long till she was as much In love with Xanthus as he was with her. "Those who were on the Inside watched the affair conutnntly and won dereil how it would turn out. The little girl had n couple of brothers, who for HIS HOUSE WAS the sako of policy treatpd Dick Xan thus' visits with respectful considera tion, but they weren't blind and they hated hlm lu hln blue uniform ns 'the devil hates holy water.' They were big, brawny follows, who wero only stay-at-homes because their principles would not lot them enter tho union nrmy, and their own mid their father's interests Kept them out of tho confederate ranks. "Wo warned our young lleutonant that his visits to the Vcnnblo house would bring hlm into trouble, but youth and especially youth that Is In love la headstrong, so ho went on his way just as we expected he would. "Finally, ono day, when things had uppii going on In this way for bohio tlmo, Dick nsked the colonel for leave on tho next night. Old Tom Baker was colonel of tho reglmont thon, and ho was a good-hearted old codger. Ho winked knowingly as ho gavo tho young lieutenant leave and warned him not to get Into trouble. "A quarter of an hour after Lieut Dick Xanthus had cantered away from tho camp a half-dozen of us young fel lows wero summoned Into tho colonel's presence. Wo foil ml hlm pacing hack nnd forth tho length of his tent, with u look of mock sternness on his kindly face. Ho nddresspd us as follows: 'Oen tlemeu, tho discipline of this camp, It must bo confessed, Is rather lnx. Con tinued sojourn In peaceful territory nnd consequent immunity from danger hnvo brought nbout this result. I hnvo nl lowed myself to glvo Lieut. Xnntlni3 leavo to go outsldo the lines to-night, nnd It la my Imprestson that ho has gono to tho Vcnnblo house to carry off tho daughter of thr.t household as n bride. Now, whether his action Is right or not, It Is not for us to Bay, but a man In lovo Is liable to encounter great dangers In accomplishing his end. But,' said the colonel, with a twlnklo in hla oyo, 'nil this is notthcr hero nor there, nnd Is of no conscquonco to you, My purposo in assembling you togothor la to send you out aa a rcconiioltering party; go out nnd roconnoltcr, no matter whero or what; don't do nny thing rash, hut should you happen to find nny rol dler or offlcor of tho United States in danger, give him protection. m M ' S0 H&r JrVV ( M1VCb I "Tho colonel turned to his writing, and we knew that we had received our orders. Not a man who did not under stand, and wc turned nway with smiles on our faces nnd n great thrill of sym pathy In our hearts for the comrado who was braving danger alone for tho sake of tho girl that ho loved. "It was but the work of a few minutes to swing Into the saddle and go gallop ing uwny In tho direction of tho Ven nble household where wo knew our rc ronnolsnnco would bo most valuable. "It was a cold, clear night, ono of tho kind that puts spirit into n man nnd makes hlm fool like bounding over the ground. Wo were a light-hearted set, happy as could bo In our mission, nnd we laughed, chatted nnd Joked as we galloped along under the bright, star lit skies. " 'It's rather hard lines,' laughed Stetson, 'that an escort of hnlf a dozen men has to be sent out every time a fellow wants to go and see his girl. " 'It would be harder,' said Bates, In reply, 'If the escort had to go all tho way with hlm nnd listen to nil he Bald to his sweetheart.' " 'It would bo rather hard on the fellow,' ndded Tedsbury. " 'Not half so hard as on tho lis teners,' retorted Bates. " 'You'ro a fraud, Bates; a cynical, tin- matrimonially Inclined fraud, and mar ried at that,' said one of the men. "'Married? That's the reason he Isn't matrimonially Inclined,' answered another. " 'By George!' exclaimed Stetson, ir you don't change your opinions you don't deserve another letter from your wife and I hope she won't write to you.' "Bates sobered very suddenly. 'Well,' he said, 'this little love-making has to go on. I suppose. I remember when I wan making love to my wife.' '"Old .Jim Bundy died on Sunday.' broke out the chorus of live Irreverent voices, entirely drowning Bates In cipient narrative, and wc all whipped up our horsea to keep pace with the sudden indignant spurt which he took. "S'etson was Just remarking, 'Well, there don't seem to be much use for a reconnolterlng party to-night; here's one place where the course of true love CAKKYINO DOUBLE. secnia to run smooth. when the clatter of horses' hoofs broke upon our cars, "Wo quickened our pace to the edge of n clump of poplars that commanded a view of the road. Even before wo saw his Hying horse nnd his face gleaming in tho moonlight we know Instinctively that It was Dick Xanthus and that he was In trouble. "Wo saw that his horso was carrying double and wo smiled oven ns wo halted and drow our sabers, for tho nolso of pursuers sounded closo upon tho clatter of his horse's hoofs. But thought we, ho will soon pass our lino and then wo will Hash out and put his assailants to flight. Wo wished to take no rash measures. "On they enmo, pursuer nnd pursued. Tho llontonnnt was very nenr us, nnd we could see him looking dnwh Into tho fnce of tho llttlo Vcnnblo girl, when, to our surprise what should ho do but whirl suddenly nnd go charging back straight Into tho faces of his pursuers. "It was nil dono In a moment. Wo saw his saber flush upward; and wo heard n woman scream: 'Don't kill my brother,' nnd saw tho naber lowered; thon there was a flash of another steel nnd Xanthus dropped from his horse. Just ns wo dashed up nnd surrounded tho two Vonnblo boys. "Tho girl was on tho ground beslilo her lover, weeping and trying to stnunch the How of blood, whllo her brothers stood by, mad enough to end It nil with her; but wo took them nil snfo Into camp. Of course, wo couldn't do nnythlng with tho follows they wero only protecting their own. But thoy had to consent to tho marriage of tholr sinter with Xanthus; for, as you know, he did not illo of his wound. "A saber-stroke, did you say? No, that's tho unromnntlc thing nbout the wholo affair. A sabor-stroko would hnvo had tho right tono about It, but thoy nnd cut our lieutenant with a big corn-knlfo!" Old ii the Scr lii'. "W. Hnspll Wilson, president of tho IhivldiTO railroad, a part of tho Penn Fjivania tysiom, Is probably the oldest railway president lu tho world in act ivo service Ho la SO years old. WAKED THE WRONG MAN. How .John Win llolilinl to Vnr Timothy Mc(,'nrtliy. Two men named McCarthy died about the same time at Bcllevuo hospltnl re ecntly. says the New York Recorder Ono had been baptized Timothy nnd the other John. Timothy was an unfortu nate without home or friends, while John wiib described by his countrymen ns a "daccnt man," with plenty of "da cent friends." He lived with IiIh honest wife nnd family at 510 West Korty-slxth street before he was carried off to tin hoBpltal in the hope of saving hla life. There was grief among tho respectable wcll-wlahers of John McCarthy when It was learned ono morning that he had died at the hospltnl fiom tho effectn or n necessary operation, and tho feelings of thoso good people were expressed loudly enough to leave no doubt ns to tho general esteem In which John Mc Carthy was held. Poor Timothy Mc Carthy, who died almost at tho Banii moment, had nobody to mourn for hlm. It wna on a Sunday afternoon that the friends and neighbors of John McCar thy assembled at his bouso to do honor to the dead. The corpse wn3 laid out In a fine casket and many willing hands wero lent to the preparations for the wake that begun at C o'clock on this particular Sunday evening. No wake In that neighborhood was ever better intended. The house was thronged all that Sunday night and nil tho next day nnd all Monday evening until midnight, with worthy people, who discussed nothing save the vhtues of John Mc Carthy, nnd had only ono lamentation In the world, and thnt was on account of John McCarthy's death. It w.w strango how people would go to the casket containing tho mortal remains of McCarthy again and again. It was strange, also, how surprised they looked euch time. If one was caught wearing a look of surprise, rather than ono or becoming sorrow, that one was quick to clonk his thoughts, lest the good fam ily should feel troubled. It would be the height of 111 manners to say that tho body In the casket didn't look a bit like It dlil when life wan in It. At a wake It Is better to speak only good of tho dead. Along about midnight on Monday, however, two young men left. the wake, and when they got outside they agreed that the corpse didn't look nny more like John McCarthy than It did like the mikado of Japan. Further, they declared they didn't believe It was John McCarthy at all. Thereupon thoy repaired fo Bellevue and found John McCarthy's body still on the Ice John was a big. husky fellow. The body or Timothy McCarthy hod been shipped to John's home by mistake Timothy was little and wracued. An exchnngo of bodlcn promptly followed. Friendless Timothy hail been waked thirty-six hours. There was only six hours left in which to wake John, for the funeral was to take place on the following day. NO WASTE OF WATER. O.mplo rrorn nl ruiMrtlni; Cold from Oru Wlilcli Kiitrx Million. From the Boston Journal of Com merce: It Is not generally known, even In California, that millions of dollars arc annually taken from rudo heaps of base-looking quartz by the flowing of wnter over huge piles of broken rocks thnt contain the precious metal. Tho process of robbing tho earth of Its gold has now been reduced to such n fine point that u gentle How of water over the oro gleans it of its golden treasures, nnd this works well In casea where tho old chloride ami other methods aro not so useful. The water used by miners lu bringing gold from piles of mlnoral-bearlng qunrtz Is charged with a simple chem ical, which has the potency to dissolve gold nnd hold it in solution. Tho spark ling liquid, which (lows over hundreds of tons of qunrtz, trickles through the mines nnd seeks its lovol. laden with gold, Is charged with a deadly poison, cjnnldo of potassium, a drug which fer rets out the minutest particles of the yellowish metal and dissolves them and brings the precious burden to tho vats for conversion Into refined gold again The cyanide process Is ns noiseless and unorrlng as tho laws of gravitation. Tho method Is based on tho fact that oven a very weak solution of cyanldo or potnsslum dissolves gold or silver, forming respectively auro-potasslc ey nnldo uml nrgcnto-potasslc cyanide. The solution Is separated from tho solid ma terial and tho gold and silver aro pre cipitated in metallic form. During tho last llvo years the process has been in troduced Into nlmost every gold Held in Cnllfornln and olsovMiero, and moro than $20,000,000 hnB been recovered by tho gentlo How of tho wnters charged with tho magical chemical. Precipitation Is effected by tho uso of fine pieces of zinc, so arranged that when tho rich waters flow over them the flno gold clusters In rich deposits ovor tho zinc, for which It has an affin ity. Tho gold deposits itsolf in tho form of flno dust on tho plates or zinc. SIllRilllir Apprtltr. Eccentricities of nppotlto as to quan tity and quality aro far moro common tlinn many supposo and moro extraor dinary. Two clergymen of Now Eng lnnd one a gourmand, tho other nb stemious were dining together. The iibstoinlous looked with wonder and horror upon his colleague Tho lady of tho house, delighted to see tho latter cat, brought on dish nftpr dish, until nt last his wondrous capacity was over taxed and ho exclaimed: "Madam, I cannot eat everything." Said tho other: "You surprise me." Not It .Mllliogllny 4,,j., Mnndy Ann-Say, Ilnstus, do Way down furniture stoio Is ndvuttlsln' inn hognny Indies' rockers Tor $1.57. Yo" got to glt mo one. Hnstus-filt ou nufun'. You ain't mi mahogany lady; you's ebony. Indiun npolla Journal. ": - vi "W '''" "ii'-w'Wf-r- "wt