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(APPLAUSE IN CHURCH.
A CHICAGO DIVINE ON THE
VENEZUELAN CASE.
Iter. Myron W. Haynes Says that Chris
tianity Demands that England Shall
lie Kehuked for Oppressing Weak
rower A Strong: Sermon.
PPLAUSE seldom
breaks out In
church. When it
(loos the pulse of a
nation is felt. That
Is what happened
In a Chicago church
during the heat of
the Venezuelan ex
citement Rev. My
ron W. Haynes of
tho Englewood
Baptist congregation stirred his au
ditors to applauso when he Bald: "When
weak humanity is wronged wo havo a
right to resent It, and I bellovo with
the force of arms." Much applause fol
lowed. Mr. Haynes preached from tho text:
"Think not I am como to send peace
on earth; I come not to send peace,
but a sword." Luke, ll, 1-32. Ho Bald,
amonn other things:
"Why do ministers who mistake
weakness for piety, Bay that war can
never be justifiable among civilized
nations? To say that a Christian
should nover engage In warfare, ex
cept that moral warfare which is waged
in his own bosom, is to say that a man
whom God has equipped with muscle,
brain, skill and a prophetic vision of
consequences should rest In supine qui
escence and allow wrong to trample
upon right; atheism and paganism to
Bupplant Christianity. It is tho most
pusillanimous twaddle, and is unwor
thy tho utternnce of an Intelligent man.
"I assume that wars are sometimes
Justifiable, and that a Christian may
bear arms and do no violence to the
Christian character. Wo are now in
tho midst of wars and rumors of wars.
Tho crash of cannon breaks In upon
ChrlBtmas cantatas. The echo of
Christmas bells Is drowned by the
buglo's war clarion. The cries of the
dying and outraged come leaping over
the sea and choke our Christmas mel
ody. In the midst of our peace an
themB we are forced to face tho awful
realities of war. Thousands of hunted,
trembling Armenians send up piteous
appeals for protection. Tho white
faces of the outraged dead look re
proachfully from tho shallow graves
which scarcely cover their shame, and
trouble the conscience of every decent
man. Hunted, oppressed, outraged,
butchered at the very altar of their
God, they turn their blood-stained faces
toward Christendom and ask: 'Is It
Christian to allow us thus to be mur
dered liko so many beasts In a pen?'
As tho waves of the sea ripple from
tho reefs at Key West they bring tho
echo of tho strife in Cuba, where a band
of patriots are striving to throw off the
yoke of a nation whoso whole history
has been one of oppression, bigotry and
shame, whoso annals are stained by the
names of such monsters as Pizarro,
Cortez, Phillip II., and tho infamous
Duke of Alva. What Inherent right,
what divine right, Spain has to demand
revenue from Cuba to support her in
dolence and profligacy, I am unable to
tell. Is it wrong for men to fight un
der these circumstances?
"I read in the daily papers that tho
paBtors of New York last Sunday In
dulged in wholesale denunciation of the
president's war message. They de
clare It would bo a crime for two Chris
tian nations like England and America
to go to war. Perhaps these gentle
men think the war of 1776 was a crime.
Perhaps they think our French friends
aided and abetted a crime when they
extended to the distracted colonies a
helping hand. If all this be true wo
ought to tear down the stately pile at
Bunker Hill, for it stands only to per
petuate tho memory of infamy. Will
tho Gotham preachers tell mo whether
our ancestors did right or wrong at
Concord, Lexington and Yorktown?
They may assume that we were fight
ing for liberty while tho present Vene
zuelan dispute is over a boundary line.
That makes no difference. Human
rights are Involved in the Venezuelan
dispute, and whenever human rights
are ignored liberty 1b assailed. Hu
man rights are human rights whether
In America, Armenia, Cuba or Vene
zuela. I want no war with any nation,
but I believe we might do meaner,
baser, more unchristian things than go
to war. What? Do a more unchris
tian thing than kill a man? What
can it bo? To stand by, as the Chris
tian world is to-day, and let tho bar
barous Turk murder men and outrage
woinon by tho thousands. It is a blot
on Christian civilization that wo allow
such atrocltios to continue. I bollevo
Almighty God Is on tho side of right.
I do not caro a fig for tho Monroo doc
trine only as It bocomos tho expression
of a great principle what ought to pre
vail. If the Monroo doctrine says that
England shall not bo allowed to train
plo upon tho rights of the Venezuelan
republic, then I say hurrah for tho
Monroo doctrine. If, on tho other
hand, It says wo must not Interfero In
Cuban mnttors, but permit tho Span
iards to trample upon Cuban rights,
then I say avaunt, Monroo doctrine.
Let us enunciate a doctrino that will
Bupport the rights of the children of
men overywhero on tho faco of God's
earth. I have no undue longings for a
fight with England. She is a good
fighter. Her people havo many sterling
qualities for which I havo profound
respect; but there are some reflections
which arise before me as we stand
faco to face with this mighty people.
When I call to mind the fact that she
forced opium Into China at the mouth
of a cannon against the protests of the
jSi!fUtih
wisest and best of the Chlncso citizens,
thus debauching a nation for trad;
when I remember that sho sacrificed
Genoral Gordon, one of God's noblemen,
rather than sacrlfico her own aggran
dizement; when I reflect that she has
power to at once put an end to Ar
menian atrocities, but dllly dallies on
account of Turkish trade and tho 500,
000,000 Turkish bonds hold by English
subjects; when I seo her rapacity In
seeking to rob a llttlo South American
province of her rightful territory, I am
led to bollevo that this country might
bring far more reproach upon Itself
than by resisting with arms such gold
worshiping, trade-monopolizing, Justice-denying
people.
"I cannot bo forced Into tho belief
that God expected no Christian to tako
part in wars. When personal insult Is
offered it is Christian to bo pacific,
tranquil, forgiving; when weak, help
less humanity Is wronged we havo a
right to resist it, nnd, I believe, with
forco of arms. Only by this course
shall evil doers be made to shrink and
bestial natures bo conquered. How ar
dently wo all desire peaco; not a shame
ful peace, but a glorious peace!"
THE WOMEN OF ARMENIA.
llrlght, nnd llard-Worklng Many Wll.
Ilecome Doctors.
Mdlle. Dcglarlon, tho youngArmcnlan
lady doctor of whoso history our Vien
na correspondent lately gave an ac
count, delivered a lecture In that city
last night before an audience composed
chiefly of persons Interested In the
question of woman's higher education,
says tho London Dally News. Her sub
ject was "The Women of Armenia and
Their Mohammedan Sisters." Our cor
respondent telegraphs: "Mdlle. Mar
garltt Beglarlon did not hesitate to op
pose Prof. Albert's assertions as to tho
Inferiority of women, as far as tho Ar
menians arc concerned. She said that
when an Armenian looks around him he
can certainly not say that all ho sees
Is man's handiwork, for It is rather
woman's.
Tho products of industry which havo
made tho country famous silks and
wools, carpets and embroideries are
all made by women In Armenia from
the treatment of the raw material and
the designs to the final processes of
manufacture. No male Armenian claims
to havo had a part In this work, nor
docs he dream of looking down upon
woman as an inferior being. There Is
not a single proverb In all the dialects
of tho country that ridicule woman,
though thero are Innumerable ones In
her praise. Armenians say: "Let wom
en learn all they can they will bo so
much moro useful, and we will marry
them all the moro willingly." Dr.
Beglarlon mentioned that women wero
now to be admitted to tho Petersburg
university, and promised herself great
results from this liberal concession, as
hundreds of families, whose girls had
passed through tho grammar schools
and seminaries In Tiflis, declared they
should send them to study medicine,
and so obtain relief from the terrlblo
dearth of doctors in Armenia.
No Trlmmlne Nrodod.
Pat Clancy was Intemperate to a
marked degree. In vain did Pat's
friends tell him ho was killing him
self; ho continued his downward courso
until the grim enemy brought him up
with a round turn.
For the widow Clancy, who wbb in
consolable, tho only comfort was to sco
that tho final ceremony was as elabor
ate and costly as possible. To this end
Mr. Muldoon, tho funeral director, wait
ed upon her to carry out her wishes
as profitably as possible. His deferen
tial manner was only surpassed by hl3
business-like questions.
"An' how many carriages would yeeB
be havln', mum?" ho inquired.
"Arrah, they can't be too mony fur
Pat," was tho answer.
"A sphlendld casket, OI Bh'pose?"
"The folnest money can buy."
"What kolnd uv trlmmln's, mum?"
"Uv what?" Mrs. Clancy turned a
shade paler.
"Trlmmln's, mum."
"Trlmmlns, Is It? Dlvll a wan will
Ol have! dlvll a wan! Shure, wasn't It
trimmlne what kilt poor Pat, the de
lirium kolnd?" Boston Budget
Tho Opera Hat In Paris.
Tho attempt of the director of tho
Comedlo Francalso to forbid tho wear
ing of hats by tho ladles in tho or
chestra stalls Is extending Itself to
tho other Paris theaters. Tho Opera
Comlque and one or two other houses
havo made similar regulations. But
the ladies aro up in nrms. They threat
en to boycott all tho theaters which lm
pese restrictions on their attire. As
a result of their iro their hats and
sleovoB are larger than over. At tho
opening night of a new play at tho
Porto St. Martin latoly tho hats and
sleeves wero so enormous that a lead
ing critic began his article next day
by snylng that he had geon nothing
of tho piece, of tho sconory, of tho
actors, or of tho coBtumos, and had
seen nothing but hats nnd sleeves.
CouvlrtiHl of lining it Mold.
That some of the laws framed by tho
old Now England farmers may bo mado
to apply at the present day, was fitting
ly illustrated In Judge FInletter's court
of Philadelphia recently, when a Mrs.
Mary Wost was hold In ball to keep tho
poaco for two years and orderod to pay
the costs of the suit, on tho charge of
being a common scold. Tho woman
had previously been sontonced to un
dorgo an Imprisonment of ono month,
but tho Jiulgo reconslderod this, and
rendered the judgment above stated.
A White Crotr.
A pure white crow was caught on
Toxada island, British Columbia, a
few days ago. It was taken from a nest
In which were several black crows.
LOCKED UP BY WOODPECKERS.
Fate of a (Irnund Onl That Had Taken
rnM-nsloii of Their Home.
Although tho woodpecker Is Indus
trious, provident and peaceful he Is not
to bo trifled with or tyrannized over
with Impunity, ns the following Inci
dent will show, BayB tho Portland Press:
A companion and I on an August day
not long 8inco pitched our camp at a
spring on tho table lands of tho rldgo
dividing OJal from Santa Clara valley.
About tho spring stands a largo grovo
of llvo oaks. In one of theso not far
from tho tent door a pair of woodpeck
ers had, for years, no doubt, made tholr
dwelling place. Somewhat shy of us at
first, the birds In n few days paid llttlo
attention to our presence. It has fre
quently amused us of a sultry after
noon as wo lounged upon tho buffalo
robes laid on tho shaded grass to ob
servo the birds, with whoso labors tho
warmth appeared to havo llttlo to do.
We had camped there a week or ten
days when before daylight ono morning
wo heard a commotion about tho homo
of our staid neighbors. Our attention
was attracted by their shrill outcries
and the whir of their wings among tho
branches overhead. It had no sooner
grown light enough to sco than wo
pushed back tho flap of the tent door
and peered out to ascertain the cauBO
of disturbance. It soon became appar
ent that a little tecolote, or ground owl,
at the approach of day had taken lodg
ing In the hollow occupied by the wood
peckers, to their consternation. But
the return of day brought courage to
the rightful owners and they resolutely
set about finding means to eject tho
Invaders. They tried bluffing awhllo
about the only aperture to tho
hollow tree but to little purpose other
than to causo the tecolote to peck at
them when they appeared to be about
to thrust themselves in.
At last, finding that neither threats
nor entreaties were likely to be effect
ive and resolved that If they wero to bo
deprived of their homo It would bo tho
last of that tyrannical owl, the wood
peckers brought presently from an
other part of the grovo an oak ball of
tho size of tho aperture and, driving
It tightly Into the hole, withdrew to an
other hollow tree, leaving tho bird of
prey hermetically sealed up. After
several days, when we started to return
to San Buonaventure, the ball was still
In tho hole and the woodpeckers, set
tled In their new home, wero going
about their business as If there had
never been a tecolote.
A Dear'a None,
A sportsman's life was once saved by
his knowledge of ono of tho physical
peculiarities of the bear. Gen. Hamil
ton, who tells tho story In his "Sport
In Southern India," was out on a bear
shooting expedition with a brother of
ficer. The beaters drove tho bear from
his hiding-place and a shot from tho
officer threw him on the ground; but
ho got up, with a grunt, and made
off.
As tho bear passed an open bit of
ground Gen. Hamilton again fired but
mlesed and tho beast turned on him.
When he was within a few yards tho
general gave him tho other barrel. As
this did not stop him Hamilton stnrted
to run but tripped over a rock and fell
fiat on his fncc.
The bear was upon him Instnntly nnd
tho sportsman, looking over his shoul
der, saw Into tho bear's mouth as tho
brute made a grab at him. Tho animal
caught him by the thigh and pinned
him. Knowing tho bear'B nose is very
sensitive, Hamilton hit him several
hard blows on the nose. The bear, un
able to endure the pain, let go, and
before ho could get hold again, Hamil
ton was up tho hill.
His companions ran up nnd killed the
bear by a ball through his heart But
tho bear's claws had laid open Hamil
ton's thigh to tho bone and ho was In
bed for a month.
SOME POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
After all, love does not appeal to a
woman's heart like cut glass. Atchison
Globe.
It takes a young man many years to
distinguish himself from a genius.
Adams Freeman.
It must bo that bicycle bloomers aro
cold on the there are very few of them
to bo seen these bracing days. Denver
Post.
Mincemeat Isn't mado right unless
you havo a headache within two hours
after eating the pie. North East (Pa.)
Breeze.
Tho woman who Is not afraid of a
man would have been a hard citizen If
she had happened to bo a boy. Mil
waukee Journal.
That nmbltlon costs hoavlly Is evi
denced In tho fact that thero Is to-day
but ono living ex-prosldont and vice
president Boston Globe.
Ll Hung Chang wants moro mission
aries sent over to China, but they
haven't finished killing those they al
ready have yet Rochostor Times.
The sting of n boo, according to a
scientific journal, Is only oncthlrty
socond of an Inch long. Your Imagi
nation does tho rest Philadelphia
Record.
Tho first gun in tho battle betwoen
Groat Britain and the United States has
boon flrod. A Jersey poot has trlod to
make a rhyme of Venezuela and influ
enza. Yonknrs Statesman.
Tho man who Is always cheerful un
der the greatest stress of adversity gets
along pretty well hlmsolf, no doubt, but
he Is a great trial to his posslmlstlc
neighbors. Somervlllo Journal.
Why Is It that "lines" always causo
so much trouble? Thero was Mason
and Dixon's and now our friend Schom
burgk's, and then thoro's tho clothes
line which always makes a man mad,
and "a few lines" that people send to
the newspapers under tho Impression,
heaven alono knows how they get It,
tbat it Is poetry. Minneapolis Journal.
BEAUTY AND TALENT.
STAGE WOMEN CONSPICUOUS
FOR QOTH CHARMS,
Itrrtha Urel-hlon foremost Among Them
Maxlrun Elliot lias Charmed London
and tlostnn and Xrw York l'oo Hose
Korreys and Her Had Allllrtlon.
(Boston Letter.)
HOSE WHO HAVE
soon Olga Nether
solo since she ar
rived In America
this fall, notlco one
thing especially,
and that is, that
whllo more beauti
ful than sho was a
year ago sho Is
moro tho beauty of
the theater. This
evolution takes place In every pretty
woman who adopts tho theater as a
profession. It Is as unavoidable) as that
hor face should grow in mobility, her
figure In flexibility. Is It always an
Improvement? Aye. there's tho rubl In
Miss Nothersole's case tho chnngo Is
very marked. It Is nlmost like grow
ing a domestic flower In a hot-houuo.
Bh Is far moro striking. Sho even has
acquired an air of youth that sho
lacked before In n marked degreo.
Miss Nothersole's roles thlB year will
bo even more exacting than they wero
last "Camllle," "Denlse." "Cannon!"
Could any actress bo moro unstrung
by any lino of parts?
"Denlse" Is to America a novelty, for
BERTHA CREIGHTON.
Although It has twice been tried here, it
was neither tlmo a success, a result that
may easily bo put down to tho attempta
mado to fix It over.
It was Jan. 19, 1885. that "Donlso"
was produced a,t tho Comedlo Francalso,
where It was given ono hundred and
seven times that season, mnklng a great
success, with a cast in which Mile. Bar
tet played tho title rolo, with tho
charming Relchomberg ns Juvenile,
and Worms, Coquclin alne, Coquelin
cadet, Got, Blanche Picrson, and Paul
ino Grainger all in tho cast.
Two American actresses havo trlod
"Denlse," both hampered by poor er
slons. Thero was the production at
Daly's theater, Now York, ten years
ago, when Clara Morris played "Den
lse," supported by Joseph Hnworth, nnd
a lator production at Palmer's, when a
version by Will Stuart ("Walslngham")
was called "Fair Famo," and Linda
Dletz played "Denlso." Still few In
New York even remember cither ver
sion, and, until Miss Nethersolo's, nono
has been seen outside Now York, and
as the play Is In Dumas' best stylo, In
tensely lntcreetlng nnd brilliant in con
versation, it ought to be a great success.
As a matter of history, It may be
noted that Miss Nethersoio gavo her
first performance of tho part Aug. 28,
at Birmingham, England, and also that
Slgnor Ventura onco read the play in
French at Chtckering hall, In Boston.
Boston has had at ono time this sea
son tho opportunity to admlro soveral
young, pretty actresses. In Novem
ber, there wero In town Amy Busby, tho
pretty girl who onco played with Crano,
and has lately been the herolno of "The
Fatal Card," enjoying the long run
which closed November 16, at the his
toric old Museum; Bertha Crelghton,
who first camo into notice as resem
bling Mary Anderson, and Maximo
Elliot, who was the most plcturesquo
American actress in London last sum
mer; for that matter no player of tho
year was more pictured than sho was,
several illustrations of her appearing In
ono issuo of one of the weeklies.
In theso days, when actresses aro few,
MAXIME ELLIOT,
and the ranks of really promising onos
very thin, anything as supremely
protty as Amy Busby cannot pass with
out hopeful notice. Indeed, ono be
comes Indulgent as well as hopeful, for
It can hardly bo said that Miss Busby
has yet shown any special aptitude fov
real acting; but sho certainly has shown
the ability to become, so far as tho hale
of her pictures aro concerned, a very
popular little lady. Yet there has been
good reason to be hopeful about Miss
Busby, for the actress who can make
Constance Neville, In "Sho Stoops to
Conquer," Interesting, and sho did hat
two years ago, certainly has Just claims
to tho possession of nn actresses' moBt
delightful characteristic, personal
charm, tho quality thnt 1b tho very
foundation of tho success of nctrcssrit
llko Ellon Terry, Julia Marlowe, and
even Sarah Bernhardt
Miss Crelghton Is not very generally
known, and tho resemblance sho Is said
to boar to Mary Anderson Is not so
striking ns at ono tlmo appeared to bo
In pictures of hor. ABldo from hor pic
tures, It can hardly bo said to oxlet at
all.
Miss Crelghton became conspicuous
lately in tho dramatization of "A So
cial Highwayman" that tho Holland
brothers produced, In which she played
Elinor Durnham, tho girl whoso purity
proved fatal to Courtney Joffroy'B en
joyment of his daring and rather vulgar
career.
But tho third of November's beauties
was tho most dazzling of all. It docB
not seem as If It was as long ago as
May 4, 1891, that, as Miss Fleetwood,
tho Kentucky heiress of "John Need
ham's Double," Miss Elliot first ap
peared In Boston, In support of K.S.Wtl
lard, at tho Tremont theater, and that
same season wo flaw hor also as Felicia
Umfravllle, In "Tho Middleman."
MIbb Elliot Is n Rockland (Maine)
girl. She traces her descent back to n
mixture of Irish and Spanish settlers, a
fact that accounts for hor beauty ivnd
temperament.
Miss Elliot remained with Wlllard
two seasons; during tho Bccond sho
played tho trying role of Sophia Jopp In
"Jutlnh," Beatrlco Sehvyn In "A Fool's
ParadlBo," and Lady Gliding In "Tho
Professor's Lovo Story."
Sho was then engaged for tho big pro
duction of "A Prodlgnl Daughter," und
played Kate Malcolm in "Sister Mary,"
with Julia Arthur and Leonard Boyno.
In September, 1894, sho Joined Daly's
forces, making her dobut as "Heart of
Ruby," In tho adaptation of Judith Gau
tlor'a talo of old Japan, ono of tho moor
exqulslto productions ever glvon in tms
country.
Among the best work sho has dono
with Daly Is Sylvln In "Two Gcntlomon
of Verona," nnd llermla.in "A Midsum
mer Night's Drcnm." In tho latter
part her beauty, In Boston and London,
created a real excitement. Sho Is a
stntoly brunette with great reposo of
manner and lends an ncceptablo dignity
to many a part sho can hardly bo said to
play well.
Thero has not been for many a day so
sad a enso In the nnnals of things theat
rical, bb thnt of Rose Norroys, whoso
pretty face Is tho last of tho list Poor
Genlo NorroyB for only on tho stago
did the name Rose stick to her, a name
derived first from a part In which sho
was a success. When a young woman
Is afflicted by a disaster llko hers, from
which It seems almost impossible for
any ono to rescue her, tho very fact
that tho victim la still young and pretty
and has been as dainty as tho dnlntloBt
of her kind, serves to cmphaslzo tho
caso pitifully.
Tho bright faco has lost Its expres
sion; tho protty girl has known tho ter
ROSE NORREYS.
ror of a nlghtJn tho streets, shelterless;
and oven now Is In Bomo retreat pro
vided by tho charity of fellow-workers,
In hope that the doctor's verdict of
"probably Incurable" may be reversed.
A French Statue to Newlon.
The French seem to bo ahead of every
nation In the honor which they pay to
great men, especially great men of sci
ence, and this honor Is not confined to
their own countrymen. A number of
streets In Paris aro called after emi
nent foreign savants, English and other,
and monuments are oven erected to Il
lustrious foreigners. For Instanco, tho
municipal council of Paris has decided
to erect a statue to Sir Isaac Nowton,
and In doing so It honors Itself. With
so many of our own famouB men of sci
enco, dead or allvo, waiting In vain for
public recognition In this noblo manner,
It 1b hopeless to expect the lord mayor
or tho county council to reciprocate the
compllmout nnd honor tho groat Inves
tigators of France In this way. London
Globe.
Vandiirhllt Is Stlntcy.
A lady In London sent Froderlck W.
Vanderbllt laat Christmas a green
onamolod snuff box with a medallion
on tho lid. It was apprnised In tho
New York custom house to bo worth
$33.75 nnd tho duty was fS.75. Mr. Van
derbllt did not pay tho duty and tho
box was sold last week as unclaimed
customs packages for ?27.50.
l'ortrnlt f I'oiilionlu,
Honry S. Wellcome, the woll known
American merchant In London, has
presonted to tho senate of tho United
Statoa tho portrait of Pocahontas,
which was In tho woman's building of
tho world's fair. It was painted In
England after hor conversion to Chris
tianity and her marriage to John Rolfo.
Jefferson's Heply.
To a boarding school miss who met
Joseph Jefferson at a tea tablo and be
gan to talk to him about Sabbath
j breaking, tho actor said "Ir I wero a
fisherman I should never fish on Sun
I day, but being an actor, I can rest both
i soul and body by fishing."
PRISONERS ON THEIR HONOR.
Kaij to Muring If the orfloer Has Their
Hoot Wilt.
Jasper Ramey, one of tho moonshine
ere now In Jail hero, walked twenty
mllcB to glvo hlmsolf up to tho rov
onuo officers, says tho Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
This is not uncommon la
tho mountain counties. A number of the
deputies who make periodical visits te
tho counties of Ptko, Knott, Magoffin,
etc, havo little troublo in arresting the
men they aro after, whllo other officer
have to fight for their lives.
It Is told of ono of tho deputy mar
shaln that whenever ho wants a man
he simply writes a letter to him Inform
ing him that an Indictment has beon
returned against htm and that ho
wants to met htm on a cortnln day
at a neighboring town. Some of tho
lotters wind up llko this: "I also havo
warrants for soveral of tho other beyi
(naming them), and I wish you would
eco them and tell them that I will bo in
on nnd for them to be there."
It 1b said that many of tho men make
tholr appearnnco nt tho placo nnd tlmo
designated.
Several deputy marshals who go to
tho top of tho Cumberland for prison
ers occasionally lot tho men "tend tholr
cropB" whllo they aro under arrest. Tho
officer goes through tho country, meets
tho man and says:
"Tom, I've a warrant for your ar
rest" "All right; I've been 'spoctln' it."
"I know you've n big crop, though,
and as court don't moot boforo Octo
ber, you enn 'tend your crop, nnd como
up to Loulsvlllo Just beforo court
opens."
Then tho man would return to his
work nnd nt tho appointed tlmo ho
would bo In this city ready to answer
to tho chargo against him when his
caso wob called.
Several months ago ono of tho old
est of tho doputy United States mar
tihalB In Kentucky walked up to tho
door of tho county Jail nnd asked for tho
Jailer. Ho was Introduced to Mr. Wntta
nnd said:
"I havo threo 'shiners' that I brought
from Magoffin county. Ab wo camo on
tho train I left my 'mltlmuses in my
saddlo bags and when wo camo out of
tho coach I forgot my saddlo bags. I
want to know If you will let mo put up
theso prisoners In Jail hero without tho
papers? I will get tho 'mltlmuses' la
a fow days nnd It will bo all right and
proper."
Jailer Watts told tho man ho would
nccommodnto him because of his bad
luck. "But where aro tho prisoners?"
said tho jailer.
"Oh, thorn! Well, thoy'ro out In towtt
somo placo. Wo camo in yesterday and
I told thorn they might knock abou,6
tho city until I arranged it with you
for them to go In here. I'll go and loolc
thorn up and bring thorn In." ,
In about an hour ho returned with
threo typical mountaineers, who said
they had enjoyed looking at tho Bights
of tho city very much. They had never
boon In Loulsvlllo beforo and thought it
a great eat to bo able to "rldo thar
frco," ..sn though they camo as pris
oners. Human rrdlgrees.
Tho effect of pcdlgrco is a great puz
tlo, becauso caroful attention to It seems
to reflno somo families without in tho
least refining other a dozen castes In
India aro equally old nnd careful of
descent, yet only tho Brahmins and
Kshetroyas aro clearly aristocrats but
if thero Is any truth in heredity the
descendants of tho reigning houses,
onco compelled to exert themselves,
should bo men and women of special
forco. Those houses havo kept at the
top of tho world for nearly a thousand
years.
Tho objection that thoy havo Inter
married too much, oven if it 1b true,
which Is doubtful, except where some
taint has entered tho blood, would dis
appear In two generations of plebeian
marriages and tho consciousness of an
cestry does not of necessity weaken
character. We doubt If tho popes have
as a body been abler men than the
Hohenzollerns and tho popes have been
the picked men of a priesthood count
ing thousands and havo had as many
opportunities of action and of display
ing themselves as any line of kings.
Tho Spectator.
FOR WOMEN ONLY.
Tho theater bodlco grows more elabo
rate. Green roses are much seen In big
black velvet hats.
Seal and monogram fans are a fad
among very young women. They aro
mado by decorating a plain white or
light colored fan with tho monograms
and seals used by different friends.
Tho newest fancy laces for trimming
dainty evening toilets and sopnrato
waists for silk nnd satin, for tho win
ter, vlo In dollcacy and dainty beauty
with tho costly hand-wrought designs.
Now empire cloaks of cloth or black
naoro moire hang straight and looso
from yoko to Bklrt horn. The yoke col
lot and full sleovos aro of black velvet,
richly spangled and Jetted, and edged
with narrow fur.
I In mending a tear In delicate fabrics,
j If ono's hair Is of tho right color, it Is
, much better to uso It in tho placo ol
throad. It will make stitches that ara
almost Invisible and tho darn will
scarcely show at all.
A Parisian fancy In the way of a fin
ish to tho neck of a gown was of black
and whlto striped ribbon, made first in-
to a draped collar with a large bow in
tho back. Then on the other side of
tho front wero sewed little ruffles of the
ribbon edged with lace that Is to Bay,
cut your ribbon, such as the collar is
mado of, In half, sew on a narrow Val
enciennes around the two points, frill it
and sow it inside your collar so that
the two points In front will come a little
back of the chin on each Bide and stand
up on either side of the face.