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HEAVEN UPON EAETH.
DUKE AND DUCHECS CARL
THEODOR OF BAVARIA.
Thejr Fat Their Llvei Doing Uood for
Othera Without ray or Trice Nnmcs
That TVI1I Shine In the World's His
tory. HE third of alx
beautiful and tal
ented sisters, the
Princess Maria Jo
sepha of Braganzn,
became tho second
wlfo of tho cele
brated Royal ocu
list, Duko Girl
Theodor of Bavaria,
on April 29, 1871.
Tho Princess In
very early years showed herself to be
more gifted than children ordinarily
are, and her sweotness of disposition
rendered h'er tho favorlto of tho family.
At an early age she showed great dis
crimination of character, and had very
strong likes and dislikes, though she
did not allow tho latter feeling to bo
often discovered. Her great character
istic was fervent gratitude to all thoso
who wero kind to her, and any little
kindness or sympathetic word wn3
thoroughly appreciated' hy the Princess,
even when she was quite a child, and
this charming trait she still possesses.
Tho first wife of Duko Carl Theodor,
the Princess Sophie of Saxony, died on
March 9, 1867, leaving him one daugh
ter, the Princess Amallc, who married-
DUCHESS CARL THEODOR.
the Duko of Urach on July 4, 1892. It
was not until seven years after.hls first
wife's death that the Duke made his
second choice, a choice that has ren
dered his homo life Ideally happy. It
was on April 29, 1874, that ho married
the Princess Maria Josepha of Bra
ganza, who was then only seventeen
years of ago, and ono of tho most beau
tiful and talented princesses In Europo.
The Duke, who Is eighteen years her
senior, is tho brother of the Empress of
Austria, and the head of the ducal
house of Bavaria, his elder brother hav
ing resigned his rights In order to make
a morganatic marriage.
No married life could be more simple
or happy than that led by tho Duko and
Duchess Carl Theodor, surrounded by
their five children, threo daughters and
two sons tho Princess Sophie, born In
1875; the Princess Elizabeth, 1876; tho
Princess Marie, 1878; Prlnco Ludwlg
Wllhelm, in 1884, and Prlnco Franz
Joseph, the godson of tho Emperor of
Austria, on March. 23, 188S.
The Duke and Duchess lead a very
busy, useful life, for the Duke has no
less than threo eye hospitals under his
charge, which ho has himself founded,
tho principal and favorlto of which Is
at tho Royal Schloss, at Tegernsee, in
Bavaria, of which we glvo views. Tho
others are at Munich and Merau, at all
of which places ho spends a part of the
year with his family. His Royal High
ness performs tho operations very early
In tho morning (In summer at 6:30), and
ho Is almost always assisted by tho
Duchess, who takes tho greatest Inter
est In her husband's work, and who Is
herself a very skilful trained nurse.
He also sees all patients early in the
morning, and, as may bo Imagined, the
poor look upon him almost with wor
ship, and have an equal adoration l'or
ROYAL SCHLOSS AT TEGERNSEE.
the beautiful Duchess, who soothes
them in their sufferings with the
gentlest and kindest of touch and
words, so that they speak and think of
her as an angel of light and healing.
The hospital at Tegernsee, which is
In tho old Royal Schloss, now the prop
erty of the Duke, can accommodate
sixty patients, each ward containing
from four to six beds. No fees aro
taken at any of the three hospitals, but
there are boxes in which richer patienti
aro expected to place a contribution,
the money being devoted to the deserv
ing poor of the place, Duke Carl
Theodor is the only royal oculist who
exists, and when he flrBt announced
his intention of studying medicine, in
order that be might spend his life and
talents In the service of tho sick and
suffering, every one declared that it
was an unheard of thing for a prince
of royal blood to adopt any profession
but that of arras.
The Duke, however, was wiser than
his generation, and preferred to heal
the sick rather than to Inflict wounds,
and his name will live longer and bo
.more loved by generations to cotno
than that of any soldier, however bravo
and noble his life may have been. The
Duko could nowhero havo foumi a
nobler and more unselfish wlfo thtm
tho Ducheqs, for Bho enters heart and
soul Into his philanthropic work, and
so thoroughly understands tho groat na
ture of her husband.
It often happens that a clever woman
Is domineering and unamtable, but this
Is not the caso with her, for sho has
tho Bweetest and most unselfish nature,
and Is always thoughtful and consid
erate to her attendants, who aro one
and all dovotcd to her. Her tact in deal
ing both with high and low Is unfail
ing, and she Is as great a favorlto with
all the relations of bor husband as with
her own family.
The Duchess has many Interests in
life, and ono of her chief hobbles is en
gineering. Sho lakes an linmcuso inter
est In machinery of all descriptions,
and, whnt is very rare in a woman,
thoroughly Understands tho subject. In
appearanco sho Is very queenly, with a
perfectly beautiful face, and lovely
oyes, full of expression, tho grcntnoss
of her soul showing plainly when she
speaks, but perhaps her greatest
charms arc her womanliness and the
tenderness that sho sbows to the poor
patients when sho is assisting her hus
band in a painful and difficult opera
tion. Sho 13 a most tender mother to her
own children, and was an affectionate
and devoted stepmother to the Princess
Amalie, who was Just nine years old
lat tho time of her father's second mar
riage, and who has now two llttlo
daughters of her own, born on Juno 22,
1893, and In September, 1894. Tho two
sons of the Duchess were born a long
time, after her threo daughters, and
their births wero naturally tho source
of great Joy to their parents. The elder,
Prlnco Ludwlg Wllhelm, Is six years
younger than his youngest sister, while
the youngest is ten years younger, being
only seven years of age. Tho Duko and
Duchess had quite given up all hopes cf
having a son when the elder Prlnco
was born, followed four years later by
his younger brother's birth.
Schloss Tegernsee is beautifully sit
PRINCESS AMALIE.
uated on tho lake of Tegernsee, almost
on the edge of the water. Tegernsee
Is a very ancient town, founded by two
brothers, Count Ottokar and Count
Adalbert, In the year 746. It 'Is now a
very pretty, quiet placo, greatly fro
qtiented by the Inhabitants of Munich,
who come there on account of the pure
ness of the air and the beauty of tho
scenery.
The ancient Schloss, which was for
merly a monastery, becamo a private
residence in the year 1803, and in J817
be e the property of King Maximil
ian I. of Bavaria. Tho King made it his
summer residence, and generally spout
several months thero every year. Now
It Is the property of Duko Carl Theodor,
who has nut It to a noblo use. and hn
made Tegernsee the center of charitable
work among tho poor.
The Schloss is a larco bulldlm? with
a beautiful shaded walk between it and
tho lake, tho church standing- almost
In the courtyard behind, and with a
background of wooded hills. It Is a
comfortable house, with numerous
beautiful old-fashioned rooms, which
havo been rendered very homelike and
pretty by the Duchess and her daugh
ters. The hospital 1b situated In one wing
of the Schloss, as the Duke finds it raoBt
convenient to have his patients under
his own roof. No royal duke and duch
ess In all Europe lead such truly un
selfish lives as the Duko and Duchess
Carl Theodor of Bavaria, and If only hh
example will be followed by those who
aro talented among the royal and noble
families of Germany, only good would
come to the Fatherland.
Southern Iloipltalltjr.
A discourse on southern hospitality
would be upon an old text; but as
most old texts are the especially good
ones, It would bo a pity quite to drop
thom. It has been predicted that with
tho abolition of slavery and the con
sequent difficulty of securing house
hold assistance, there will be a decline
of the old famed hospitality; that it
will not outlive this generation. Were
the heartiness of this virtue confined
to eating, drinking and housing, we
might fear that with Increased house
hold labor might bo decreased cordial
ity of entertainment, but there is a fur
ther manifestation than the mere at
tention to appetite. It's the being wel
come to what they havo, rather the at
tention to what they have, which es
pecially marks tho warmth of" southern
manner; wo hope It is long that we
shall know and remember this beauti
ful virtue. Womankind.
She "That was very pretty for Mr.
Iselln to kiss his better half after the
race." He "Yes, it was pretty; but re
member It was the other Hdff who won
the race." Yonkers Statesman.
THE PIPE OF PEACE.
A Matt-Carrier llii n nattier Hard Kx
perlenre With n Had Indian.
In July, 1892, Peter Schneider, who la
now a policeman In Clnclnnatl.met with
an adventure which ho will not soon
forget. Tho Second United States cnvi
nlry, to which he then belonged, wero
In camp nt the big bond of Milk river.
Schneider had been detailed mall car
rier between tho camp nnd Fort Asslnl
bone. On tho way coming ho met an
Indian nt Clear Creok. They
exchanged tho courtesies of tho ,day,
and the redskin, with treachery In his
heart, offered tho soldier the plpo of
peace. They smoked In silence on tho
roadway for a short tlmo. Tho Indian
asked for a chew of tobacco. Schneider
always carried a half pound plug,, nnd
pulled it out of hisockot. .The Indian
took his knife ami'cut off a small piece
from the corner, returning to Schnei
der, not tho largo plug, but tho small
piece which he had taken. The Boldler
wouldn't- have It that way, and com
pelled him to mako tho exchange. Thoy
wero still on apparently friendly
terms, however, and there was no occa
sion for any exchange of hostilities
Schneider asked thc-Indlnn for a nearer
trail to tho fort than tho one ho had
been traveling, and the Indian with
Whom ho had smoked tho plpo of peace
nhowed him the way. Thoy separated,
and when Schneider had gone nbout
fifty yards something Impelled him to
look nbout him. He saw tho Indian In
the act of drawing a beud on him.
Schneider protected himself by dodging
behind tho horse, slung his weapon
from his shoulder and returned- tho
fire of the savage. Tho latter fled, but
turned twice to fire.
Schneider also shot at him, and sud
denly tho Indian and his horse disap
peared from sight as though tho earth
had swallowed thom. Schneider fol
lowed, nnd stood horrified nt tho brink
of a precipice over 200 feet In depth.
At the lottom lay tho Indian and his
pony, b-jth dead. Tho treacherous sav
ngo, lu his hurried attack, had forgotten
about tho cliff, and in his flight wont to
destruction. Schneider took his saddle
and gun and reported the matter to IiIb
superior officers. He has tho saddle
to-day, ono of the trophies of .his so
journ among "the oneryest dogs on
God's green footstool."
Thin Mnii Never Wear lints.
Clinton Miller, of Bradford, Pa. a
florist gardener and quite nn Intelligent
man, cays the Buffalo Express, has a
strange hobby. He does not nnd will
not wear n hat. Not since a boy has
Miller worn any bead-covering other
than a short, thick-growth of natural
hair.
In tho Bummer, with the hot sun
pouring down upon his uncovered head,
Miller may bo seen walking around tho
town or at his work, with tho utmost
serenity of manner, aB If he never
minded It a llttlo bit. In the 'winter
It Is the same. Tho mercury may do
scend clear to tho bulb In tho ther
mometer, tho winds may blow and tho
snow may fly, but Miller never mlnda
It-and stnlks about bare-headed nnd.
without an overcont. The rain doesn't
feaze him, either. Nothing bothers thlB
man with the hobby, as far as tho ele
ments arc concerned.
Miller attended the New York state
fair last year, and was an object of
great Interest. It was very hot during
tho days on which tho fair was held,
and tho sweltering crowds tried to keep
cool with broad-brimmed hats, para
sols, umbrellas, etc., and Miller, with
his bare head, seemed to be tho only
person on tho grounds who did not
suffer from the heat. He gives ns his
reason for not wearing a hat that na
ture provided us with a head-covering,
nud-he says that it is foolish for a per
son to wear a hat or any other arti
ficial head-coverjng;.
"You say you don't seo how I can
stand it? Look at the North Ameri
can Indian. How does ho stand it, or
how did he stand It before the entrance
of civilization, which resulted In some
of them' adopting hats? See tho na
tives of far-off Afrlca'and other far-off
countries, who do not wear hats. Why,
you. can even seo tho foolishness of
wearing a big, heavy, cumbersomo hat
by looking at women on the streets with
bonnets as big as a silver half-dime.
They don't need any hat. Another
reason I do not wear a hat Is that it
produces baldness. If the people of tho
civilized world never wore hats there
would never be such a thing as a bald
head, unless brought on by disease. I
wouldn't wear a hat, and should be
glad to see every other man abandon
Ha use. It might 'be hard at first, but
they would get used to it soon, and
would be pleased with the result.
BETTER THOUGHTS.
It Is a man's nature to hate
whom he has offended. Tacitus,
those
Opinion Is a medium between knowl
edge and Ignorance. Plato.
Beauty, devoid of grace, Is a mere
hook without the bait. Talleyrand.
Romance has been elegantly defined
as the offspring of Action and love.
Disraeli.
Just as you are pleased at finding
faults, you are displeased at finding per
fections, La valor.
I shall leave the world without regret,
for it hardly contains a single good lis
tener. Fontenelle.
Women cherish fashion because It re
juvenates them, or at least renews
them. Mine, de Prelzeux.
Who partakes m another's Joys Is a
more humane character than ho who
partakes In his griefs. Lavater.
It Is easier to believe In someone
than In something, because the heart
reasons more than the mind. Eunece.
Lovo In France is a comedy, in En
gland a tragedy, in Jtaly an opera, and
In Germany a melodrama. Lady Bles3-lngton.
UNCLE SAfttSOOKS.
THOUSANDS OF RARE ANO
VALUABLE VOLUMES.
Million of Them In itd ".table A
Mammoth Library Whlcji' WUl Con
tain ETery Publication latnert hj the
Public Trlnter.
OR tho first lime In
history Uncle Sam's
publications nro on
the market. Thoy
nro advertised, for
salo -at specified
prlocs.nnd anybody
whp wants thom
can buy them. The
new Bureau of Doc
uments wll Issue
a, . catalogue every
month giving a list of whatever, has
been printed by tho Government dur
ing theprovloun thirty doyn.
The most lmportnnt work'now, being
done by tho now Bureau la-the crea
tion of a library which will contain
ovohtually n copy of every obtalnnblo
book or other document published by
tho Government slnco lis beginning.
For this, purpose space wna set nsldo
originally for 10,000 .volumes. Alrendy
It is crowded, and It will have to be
expanded. Until now Undo Sam'a pub
lications linvo been a maze a literary
labyrinth through which a person bent
on research was obliged to grope with-J
out a clue. k
To mako the catalogue Is in itself a
grent labor, Inasmuch as most of tho
publications have no titles. Titles bavo
to bo made for them, nnd to do UiIb re
quires thnt they shall bo road. Ben
Porley Poore made a catalogue of Gov
ernment publications, but it was n
colossal failure, mnlnly becauso it was
chronological and not alphabetical.
Tho Chief of tho Bureau of Docu
ments Is F. A. Crandnll. Of his four
assistants, three of them, women, are
graduates of tho Albany Library
School. Library work Is a profession
nowadays, and students nro regularly
trained for it, recolvlng diplomas qb
In law or medicine, Mr. Crandnll'B
chief assistnnt is the antithesis of tho
typical librarian, being a young wo
man with benutlful blue eyes and a
complexion of peaches and cream. Her
nnmo Is Adelaldo R. Hasso, and sho
comes from Los Angeles, Cal., which
has ono of tho best equipped small li
braries in tlm country.
Tho Public Printer has orders to
send to this library one copy of every
document issued in tho future. Like
wise every executive department is re
quired to furnish to tho library a copy
of everything It publishes. Tho ac
cumulations of Government publica
tions now held by the departments are
to bo turned over to Uio Bureau of Doc
uments. These accumulations aro
enormous. The Interior Department
alone had half a million volumes, and
of theso Mr. Crandnll has alrendy taken
200,000. Tho accumulations nt tho
Capitol will remain where thoy nro for
tho present. There millions of volumes
havo been rotting for decades, riddled
Jjy bookworms, gnawed by rata and a
prey to an odd sort of fungous disease
to which books nro subject.
Many of theso volumes, being rare,
aro worth from $10 to $25 each. The
accumulations nro largely from tho
overflow of the Library of Congress,
nnd from books furnished to commit
tees and dispensed with. Improve
ments aro now being mndo In the stor
age of these documents. Many of thom
are being transferred to tho Maltby
Building, which is a Senate annex. The
ouiuui;,. jiua iuho iiircu a disused car
stable, In which 1,250,000 volumes havo
been stacked. The Houses has another
car stable full of Its own books.
Certain libraries aro legally desig
nated as depositories for public docu
ments. Each Senator and Representa
tive haB tho right to nntuo one such
library. The libraries thus selected re
ceive the publications of the Govern
ment regularly. Tho .latter aro sont
also to overy ono of tho Stnte and Ter
ritorial libraries, to the libraries of tho
executive deportments and to tho mili
tary and naval academics at West
Point and Annapolis.
Many libraries complain that they,
have been obliged to go without books
which private persons obtained through
their Congressmen. The. now law re
quires that 500 copies of every new
publication Issued by the Government
Printing Office shall be sent to the
Bureau of Documents for distribution
tp tho libraries.
Mr. SpoKord, Librarian of Congress,
In a recent article In the Forum, says
that Uncle Sam's printing and pub
lishing cost 14,000,000 per annum. The
Government Printing Office employs
more than 3,000 persons, at wages of
about $2,900,000 annually. In 1894 there
were printed 40,883,593 copies of. public
documents, A single report ,of tho
Secretary of Agriculture required more
thun 1,000,000 pounds of paper. The
reports of the Secretary of Agrlculturo
are the most widely circulated.
Kronoiuy,
It Is a duty to be economical. At tho
great .feeding of tho 5,000 from bread,
miraculously furnished, the Christ
commanded that all the fragments be
Baved. He was more careful than mnny
n servant who will throw away slices
of good bread and many a slatternly
housekeeper who will let bread mould,
rather than- take care of It, although
the household provider may be break
ing his back and heart in trying to
keep tho wolf from the door; but the
Lord of all, who could produce bread
by tho ton with a prayer, saved all tho
pieces. Economy Is a duty, a very Im
portant duty; it should be taught to all
and bo practiced by all.
If, Satan ever laughs. It must be at
hypscrltes; they aro the greatest dupes
he has, Colton.
J3
THE. RESCUE.-
i ' .
How Ua1tlmor Oriole Fart-d Illi Ma'tr
from Death,
Threo pnlra of Baltimore orioles
built their nesta In tho boughs of the
elniB shading a largo garden. Though
on scpnrato treos, they were, nil closo
together and tho birds wore all on very
good terms, In other trees round about
and in tho shrubs and busb.34
bononth wero nests of othe,r
birds robins, bluebirds, bluckblrdS,
chippy blrd8-what Mpt. Botweoh
these outsiders nnd , tho . orioles
thero was cdmmonly peace, though thq
blackbird occasionally got Into troubfe'
when ho ennio too near the orioles'
nests. Accordingly, when on a certojn
morning, tho birds of all kinds wero
found to bo In an uproar, ncrcamlntf iml
flying about In' n stnto of wild excite
ment, tho gardener ran to see whnt ailed
tho feathered crowd.
The caueo of the trouble was soon dis
covered. One of" tho tlehuiro oriole
wives had caught hef boad In tho sharp
angled fork of a tree limb and there she
hmiff.WlqUorJnj; amlunnblo to help bor-,
eolf. Tho bird community had tiBPom
blcd In fortje and had they been en
dowed . with ordlnnry human tea
con, , thqy " could not ' have been
more oxcltc'd, more -'frco with
their 'advice or lew capable of of
fering any, jcnl assistance. Beyond
dabbing from place to place hnd scream
ing, tho birds, other than tho qrloles.
dfd nothing; but tho two slstora of tho
prisono riot only flashed about nnd
screamed,, hut occasionally ono of thom
would catch tho trnppdll bird by a tall
feather 'rind glvo hor a yank. As ft
Happened, thin pulling only seemed to
wedgo the unfortunate bird the tighter
In tho fork.
To tho spectator In tho gnrden tho
fate-of tho bird seemed sealed beyond
help, nnd befcauso of this ho looked with
astonishment on the three male orioles,
nil of' which wore seated closo together
where thoy could seo tho hanging bird
nnd not qnij of which fluttered a feather
or made a move.
But Juot.ns tho gardener was corn
el udlng that "the female must die, one-of
tho male .ofloles, presumably the mate
of the prisoner, flow to the plnce, whero
sho va hanging, straddled tho fork,
grasped her- by tho hack of the" neck
with his bill, and, bracing himself, gave
n mighty tug thnt .pulled her free. Then
ho dropped her. Instantly recovering
herself, sho flew to ft nenr-by limb and
began arranging her badly rumpled
clothes. New York Sun.
HIS CAP WON HIM THE RACE.
A Denver jorkey'n Inecnloiin but tn
porUiunntlko Trlrfc Win.
At a trotting rnco recefttly- In Brigh
ton, Col. alt the neighboring towns
had u candidate entered and feeling
ran high. A Denver sport, who was
Jockey as well ns ownejrcntered tfio(
uvBi. ui ma bu iiik, unu uougni up every
pool on, his steed'. It was n race' for
blood from tho start, nnd when the
Denver man got off In tho lead he cut
across tho track and took tho rail fence
before tho other jockeys wero fairly
under way. He held fits advance
around tho turn and along tho back
stretch, but as ho made tho last
turn and squared away for home
his nearest competitors began to gain
on him. Down the long stretch the
threo horsea came, each Jockey driv
ing tho -rnco of his life, Tho excite
ment was Intense nnd big wagers wero
being-hurriedly made. Tho Denver
man was still In tho lead, but thoy were
crowding him fast, and tho daylight
between the three wao growlnir less
nnd less -ovory Instnnt. Ho lookod first
at tho wire and then at tho horsea be
hind him, and hla visions of scooping
the pool-box began to fade. There wus
only ono ehanco left, and that wao a
very slim one. Ho remembered that as
he was turning into tho homo-otrotch a
sudden gust of wind had nearly car
ried away hla cap, leaving It barely
hanging on the back of his head.
Leaning back until ho almost fell out
of tho sulky, ho gave his head a shake.
It seemed an ngo before the cap fell off.
Tho gaudy-colored bit or silk fell di
rectly between the two horses belling
him. Thoy shied slightly ond broke.
Before their drivers could bring them
to their feet again tho Denver man wti
under the wire,
TEXAS SIFTINCS.
It seems appropriate enough for a
whisky Arm to go into llquld-atlon.
Because a man is a dwarf Is no ex
cuse for his belngishort In his accounts.
A Texas miser' keeps1 everything un
der lock and key,,und he even bolts his
food.
"I'll seo you later," as the boxer oald
when his opponent hauTcloed both his
peepers. , t -
What others drink distresses a tee
totaler more' than it -does others, fre
quently. ;
A handsome female photographer
ought to do a good business with her
taking ways";
It Is as easy for some men to be witty
as It la difficult for some to bo other
wise than dull.
"Never play at any gamo of chance."
The man who hides four aces In his
sleeve observes this rule.
A -courtesy 'or kindness on the part of
a stranger should be received In the
spirit in which it la meant.
"It is absurd to say that a slnglo
swallow doesn't make a spring. Fire
a Btone at one and see if It doesn't.
Sailors are not fond of agricultural
Implements Usually, but they always
welcome tho cry of "Land-hoe."
Somo men divide their lives between
trying to forget and trying to recover
from tho effects of trying to forget,
"Castles in tho air are walled In by
fancy," remarked the poet. "Faith,
I'd prefer a rnlc fence," said Pat.-
A boy who Is frequently chastised
both by his-, mother nnd his graud
mbther, sptfaka of them as "a spanking
team." Texas Sittings.
.A HERD pF DRUNKEN S.TEERS.
7ir&Ba"l.ft)hornii Intoxicated hr ftottca
Apple.
Fort Scott special to St. Louis Globe
Democrat: A herd of Texas steers, liter
ally Intoxicated on the fermented Juice
of rotten apples, la au emergency not
contc-mplnted by the nuthdrs of the
Kantiaa prohibition law, and Its seor
eral amendments; yet such a spectacle
wns recently witnessed by the chief of
tho metropolitan police force of this
city and tho nhorlff of Bourbon county,
who have explicit Instructions fronl the
department of tho state to rigidly sup
presB tho uije of Intoxicating liquor by
the people 6t thoir respective Jurisdic
tions. Patrick Gorman, nn extensive slock
feeder, a few days ngo 3hlpped to his
ranch, ten miles northwest of this city,
a herd of wild steers from t!ie plains
of Tqxa. During their first night on
a Kansas ranch they stampeded
through the lino fonce of tho pastnro
Into an npplo orchard of tho Alf Cleal
farm. The uroiirtafrult jjeason
mede-tt unprofitable for "Mr. Cleal" to
gather but n small per cent of his early
apples, niid tho burdened trees Jtfffl
dropped their ripened fruit to tho
ground full threo layers deep. Tho ap
ples had rotted and wero lu a stnte of
fermentation that mnkes thom .a. most
Intoxicating foaBt for cattle. Until tho
next morning tho beasts glutted them
selves, nnd were found In a condition of
Inebrlocy that paused them to conduct
themselves with that bolstoroiiB hilari
ty In which man Is want to Indulgo
when overcomo by the effects of Kansas
"applejack." Tho effect of tho fer
mented npplo Juice was as varied In tho
cattle as it would have been In aB many
men. Some of them bellowed and con
torted In drunken debauchery, others
were on their muscle and dangerously
vlcjoiis, whllo somo of them laid help
less nnd harmless. Their demonstra
tions attracted the neighbors for milea
about, nnd when the facta becamo
known In .town crowds of poople drovo
out to witness tho revelry of a 'steer
beer garden." They were rounded up
and corrallod with much difficulty by a
score of experienced cattlemen. Not
unlike human drunkards, the effects of
the dissipation on some passed off soon,
while othera wore In the "sphering up"
process for two days.
WHEN JEWS HAD THREE EYES.
A fitrnnce Tradition Held hy Hebrew
Llvliur In tho Orient.
The Jews of eastern Palestine nnd
Asia Minor havo n queer tradition which
has survived from ancient times and
tells of a remote period In their his
tory when overy fully developed Is
raelite was equipped with threo per
fect ejve. Tho two main optlcB, nccord
irig to this curious old-tlmo legend,
were situated in tho front part of tho
h$ad Just as Jewish nnd other eyes are
to-day, but tho third tho ono that
made tho early patriarch a monstrosity
was located in tho back of tho head,
Just nbove tho napo of tho neck in tho
edge of the hair. This wonderful third
eye In mart was not "ovoluted' out of
existence, ns usoless organs generally
are (according to tho Ideas of tho pro
gressive scientists), Imt was closed by
tho divine injunction on the day when
Mosc3 wna givon the tnblea of stone on
Sinn!. You romomber that God's com
mnnd on tho day that the tables wero
renewed was to tho effect that no man
should be seen in tho vicinity of tho
holy mount. (See Exodua xxxlv,, 3).
The bellovorB in the three-eyo tradi
tion says that Moses supplemented
God's command by ordering the faith
ful who wero encamped In tho valley to
turn their heads from tho mountain.
ThfK they lidy-lmfc took good or t.
uncover tho eye that was situated In
tho back of their head. Moses, notic
ing this show of duplicity on tho part
of his followers, asked God to close tho
third or rear eye, and since that day
the Israelites, in common with tho re
mainder of humanity, havo been forced
to depend on two eyeB only.
Doth Troll or nud Cable.
A mther iiulquo device la In use by
a Ran Francisco railway to overcome a
25 per cent grade on an electric line.
Thero are two tracks on this grade for
cam going In different directions. On
the grade there Is a conduit like that
for cable roads, and it contains an end
less cable passing over pulloya at the
two endB. An up-going and down
going car aro attached to this cablo
by men stationed at the grades, and
the two cara then work together by (he
use of their own motors, the one going
down hill assisting the jine which Is
going up. The Bystem was tested a few
weeks ago for the first time, and was
found to operate successfully. It has
since been working to perfect satisfac
tion. It waa found that tho power of
the down-going car is far more than
is necessary for hauling tho ascending
car under any possible conditions of
load.
Xervoiin Children.
The mother says that this child Is
nervous. He should never hear this
said of himself. He will soon learn to
me the expression as an excuse Tor
naughtiness. Train him to regular
habits of life, secure for him simple,
wholesome food, seo that he gets plenty
of sleep, that his nerves are not dis
turbed by teasing by others, and in all
probability he will cease to inaulfest
nervousness, especially if he never
hears older people talk about being
nervous. Womankind.
Will Try to Walk on the Wnter.
Benton Ridge, a sinnll village near
Flndlay, Ohio, Is In a furor of excite
ment over meetings which are being
held nightly by a band of faith curlsts.
Ono of the converts is building a large
tank, which ho will fill with "water; and " -anorlie'r
convert proposes Jo php tJwij '
souudness of bis faith by attempting to '
walk on the water.
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