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ACHANCElTORAKINa.
DENMARK'S WEST INDIA POS
SESSIONS FOR SALE.
A Chance for the Afnlli-Mlttlonnlre to
Secure m Kingdom uf III Own -Coold
Form a Hrand New Nation Chnnco
to Ileeoine n I'otoiititle.
BNMARK Offers
an opportunity to
t h ro o ambitious
men who possess
sufficient money to
obtain kingdoms.
Not very lnrge ones,
to be sure, but such
qb tho islands of St.
Thomas, Santa Cruz
and St. John form.
These Islands Don
mark offers for sale. She would prefer
to have tho United States buy thorn, but
In case that proves Impossible, there
will bo a chanco for others to ncqulro
tho property.
There Is little likelihood that Uncle
Sam will purchase these three sections
of tho West Indies, so tho Islands can
practically be fairly considered as in
tho market. It will be no ordinary real
estate purchase, this bargain In islands.
Cities, towns nnd villages are Included
In each Instance. Tho purchaser could
go there and bo a king, or on earl, or a
baron, like those of tho feudal days.
He might assumo any title ho liked
nnd there would bo no ono to gainsay
him.
Ho could hold court and knight his
friends; could build a navy, design his
own flag, nnd, If ho chose, call himself
a king and his island the kingdom of
Brown of course, to a limited extent,
with tho approval of his subjects; ho
could cruiso about in ono of his war
ehlps and be tho recipient of all sorts of
honors that fall to royalty's lot. Per
haps, should he meet him, the Prince
of Wales might call him "dear old
chap," and thus add tho capstone to
his monument of greatness.
This is the second time these islands
have been on the bargain counter of
notions. Their first appearance in this
role was in 1868, when a proposition to
the United States to buy them was re
jected. Tho present offer to sell Is due
to tho fact that Denmark is too poor
to afford colonial luxuries. It costs
$150,000 a year to maintain the govern
ment of the islands, and it has boon
definitely declared that this expenditure
must cense. The people of Denmark
object to a European power securing
control of tho islands. Neither Is the
proposition to give them liberty regard
ed with favor, as following the forma
tion of a local government, tho first
step taken by the islanders would, It is
believed, be a petition for an English
protectorate, as most of them are Brit
ish by birth, descent or sympathies.
SUppooo-n TlCll Anieilcall should OC-"
cide to buy one of the Islands St.
Thomas, as that is tho largest and most
important. After concluding the pur
chase from Denmark ho would And him
self the possessor of nn island thirteen
miles long and four wide, of great scenic
beauty and containing a population of
13,000. He would only bo 1,300 miles
from Now York. His kingdom, or what-,
ever he might bo plensed to call It,
would bo found to lie directly In one
of the great arteries of ocean commerce,
and tho harbor, nt tho head of which
his capital city, Chnrlotto Amalia, lies,
would shelter tho largest navy In tho
world.
If tho new monarch cared to fortify
this harbor ho could almost bid defi
ance to the world, for there Is no possi
bility of landing nn invading force at
any other point, as the Island Is
tnorougniy" protected by reefs which
render navigation, oven In a row
boat, extremely dangerous.
Thus, with fortifications at tho en
trance to the harbor, a small and well
organized army and a liberal system of
government that would bind the people
to him, tho transplanted potentate need
bow hlB head to none. What more al
luring prospect can be imagined for
tho citizen who longs for royal honors
and has heretofore found his ambition
checked by insurmountable barriers?
A Ilrautlfnl !od
Some one relntes an instance of one
of the many noblo deeds constantly
being performed by that modern hero
tho doctor:
"You'd better ask tho doctor for his
bill next tlmo he comes," said a poor,
sick minister to his wife. "I don't
know when wo can pay It, I'm sure.
He's made a good many visits, but I
hope ho won't have to como many times
more." The old doctor was a grim
looking person, who snld as Httlo as
possible, and spoke In tho gruffest of
tones, but ho had kept his eyes open
and was not naif as unfeeling as he
appeared.
At the next visit the minister's wife
followed him out of the sick room and
timidly made her requost.
"Your bill?" said the doctor, glancing
around the kitchon, thon down at his
boots.
"Yes, sir," 6aid tho woman. "Mr.
Ames wanted ino to ask you for it,
though we can't pay It just now. We'll
pay it as soon ns "
"Well, hero it is," said tho doctor.
And he took out his pockotbook and
handed the astonished woman a $10
greenback, and was out of doors before
she could say thank you.
The JMectrlv l.lght at Sea.
A whlto electric light of ono candlo
power can be seen at sea at a dlstanco
of one-quarter of a mllo on a dark,
clear night, and one mile on a rainy
night. In an exceptionally clear
atmosphere a white -light of 3.2 candle
power was plainly visible at a distance
of three miles, while one of 17.2 candle
power was seen at five miles. ,
SALVE IS LEQAL TENDER.
All Admix Kncnicrd In nn Industry
Which I VrriitUr.
AdnniR. n. Rinntl town nmnnt? tlin hills
of Jefferson county, this state, 1b fro- j
quontly styled the "salve town," says i
tho Now York Herald. It mnkes salve,
lives on snlvo, speculates In salvo and
corners tho salvo market when it wants
to. This product is put up in two sizes
In round tin boxes, one size selling nt 50
conts nnd tho other at 25 cents.
When money is scarce theso boxes of
salvo pass ns legal tender In tho vill
age. Ono of tho largo boxes will pur
chaso one-fourth dozen of throe-for-n-quartor
cigars and entitle you to a
smnll box as change, or will buy drinks
nt tho local bars, or will pass as ono
"ante" in a "50-cent limit game."
Thcro nro probably more than 100
different brands of snlvo made In
Adams. Thcro Is a salve for rheumn
tls, Balvc for eczema, salvo for tnn and
sunburn, snlvo for scratches and
biulscs, salvo for consumption, nnd so
through n long catalogue of ailments, a
separate and distinct salve for on"h
complaint or group of diseases. II. O.
Brown was the first to make a success
of tho business, nnd his neighbors and
then tho entire population of tho town
decided to try their hnnds. These nw
manufacturers started In honorably,
however. They all met In conference,
nnd a plan was perfected to prevent
clashing competition between mnkers.
An organization was perfected, to bo
known ns tho Snlvemukers' Protective
league, and tho agreement provided for
tho allotment of a certain number of
diseases nnd ailments to each manufac
turer. Thus, ono Balvemaker wns per
mitted to mako salvo for the healing of
burns, scalds, tetter, itch and eczema;
another for wounds, bruises, cuts, sores
and ulcers, nnd nnother for croup, diph
theria, lumbago, Jaundice nnd rheuma
tism. The growth of the salve business
opened up a now field of employment
to the Idle persons of Adams, which
thoy wcro not slow In taking advautngo
of. All successful healing remedies are
strongly Indorsed by testimonials from
those who havo been cured or healed.
Tho Snlvemakers' league solved this
matter In a novel way. Tho manufac
turer of tho snlvo for burns would him
self write, and havo each momber of his
family write, testimonials for each of
tho other members of tho league, In ex
change for testimonials from such mem
bers and their families. This worked
well nt first, but now there are regularly
employed testimonial writers, who oarn
good Bums writing for tho league. Theso
testimonials are paid for according to
merit, and are passed upon by an expert
duly chosen by tho league for that pur
pose. Digging for Gold.
An old man entered a leading hard
ware store In Washington the other day
and bought some blasting powder, says
tho Washington Star. His whlto hair
hung low upon his shoulders, his beard
drooped far down upon his breast. Ho
looked like a veritable Rip Van Winlclo
just awakened from his slumbers. It Is
not often that he comes to town and
when he dora ho leaves ns soon ns his
supplies nro purchased. Up in tho
mountains the old man has a cabin
where ho has lived alone for many
yoars, raising barely enough corn on tho
rocky land ho owns to sustain his exist
ence. For half a century he has been
digging for gold and from tlmo to tlmo
enough has been found In a little stream
near his cabin to stimulate his search.
But there has never been sufficient to
pay for opening up a tunnel and tho
old man has been digging ono for fifty
years. Ho works alono, for ho is afraid
to confide his secret to any man. From
morning until night ho digs, and when
a rock is reached that has to bo blasted
ho buys all the powder that the money
ho can rnlso will pay for and when that
Is gone must wait until nnother crop
can bo raised to procuro a new supply.
Tho old prospector will not llvo to
mako many more trips to 'Washington
and It will probably never bo known
whether tho washings of free gold ho
has secured from .the stream camo from
a vein in the mountain where ho ha?
vainly spent his lifo or not.
I'tilp Iluritnrs In Maine.
Few people realize the extent of tho
pulp business In Penobscot county,
Maine. Some Httlo idea may bo formed
from the fact that tho mills of Great
works, Howlnnd nnd Montague furnish
a train load of pulp a day. This uw
slsts of from seventeen to twonty cars.
Penobscot county also lina mills at
Orono, Browor, Basin Mills and Lin
coln, In addition to tho three included,
in sending the amount of pulp men
tioned. Still there aro croakerB who,
instead of counting how many nro
holpod by this enterprise, sigh: "That
cuts oft just so many lnrgo logs in tho
future."
t'htiiiiplon nf Kir;! mil.
The office of Champion of Englnnd
was Instituted In tho reign of Richard
II. On the sovereign's coronation day
ho rodo up to Westminster hall on a
whlto horso, proclaimed the title of the
new monarch and, throwing down a
gauntlet or iron glovo, challenged any
who dared dispute his right to tho
throno to single combat.
Irtdnml Mimi,
Icoland moss Is a wall-known lichen
found abundantly In Icoland. It is
gathered in largo quantltios by the na
tives, deprived of Its blttorness by boil
ing in water, and thon dried nnd re
duced to powder, it Is usually used
with flour and milk, or made Into cakos
nnd in times of groat scarcity it forms
almost thoir only article of food.
At ft I Now,
He was a slangy Harvard man
And she a Wellesley maid.
Ho said, "Just have a seat on me,"
And promptly she obeyed.
ALMOST A TRAQED
The 8tnnmch-ltinii I rl on n I'ui of
Qtilnlur.
Lato last night n dejected-looking
man of middle age walked unsteadily i
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into a saloon on isiRimi nvcnuo, near
Fifty-third strcot, says tho Now .York
Journal. Ho was deathly palo and his I
hand shook ns with palBy as ho placed
a 10-ccnt piece on the counter.
"Glmmo some whisky," tho stranger
murraurca, in nusKy accents.
Whon tho drug was hnnded out, Ill
ram J. Bunches for thnt was his namo
poured himself n second mate's drink,
dropped a Httlo whlto pellet into tho
glnss and Bwnllowod tho dose nt ono j
Bulp.
"There," ho remarked, In what tho
bnrtcudor thought was a tragic mnnnor,
"thnt will fix me, I guoss."
Wiping hlB mouth on his wrist, Mr.
Bunches took n chair back of tho stovo,
burled IiIb faco In his hands, nnd ap
parently lost consciousness. It wns
thon that a noblo rosolvo flared up in
tho breast of tho bartender, who was a
huniano man In splto of tho scars on hla
fnce. Dashing swiftly Into tho strcot,
he whispered something to tho police
man on tho bent and then dashed back
again.
Protty soon the brazen clnmor of a
gong smoto upon tho night air. It was
nn ambulance arriving with trolley-llko
velocity. The door of tho saloon How
open, admitting n whale-backed young
man with a blue cap, spectacles and
handbag. He was the nmbulanco sur
geon. Behind him enmo tho driver and
n policeman.
"Thnt'a hini behind tho stove," tho
Imrto'nder whispered, hoarsely. "It's
poison!"
Hnndlng his bag to tho driver, tho
surgeon grabbed Mr. Bunches by tho
back of the neck and landed him
sprawling in tho sawduBt. Then ho
knelt gently on the chest of tho pros
tratc man, opened tho bag In one tlmo
nnd two motions, nnd inserted threo
feet of rubber hose down tho throat of
Mr. Bunches. Tho eyes of tho victim
popped out ns ho fought and strangled
nnd tried to speak, but tho surgeon
knew his business. While tho bar
tender, tho driver and tho policeman sat
on the head and legs of Mr. Bunches,
tho doctor hooked on tho stomach-pump
and tho operation was soon over.
"What did you take, my man?" tho
surgeon asked, as tho suicide sat up
limp nnd weak and gazed vacantly at
the lunch counter.
"Didn't I pay for that drink? ' ho
replied, dreamily.
"Yes," hazarded tho doctor, "but
what was it you took?"
"Quinine. I've had tho ager for sovon
weeks."
STRUCQLES OF OENIUS.
Accident In the Udltor'n Kzporlence
Simplicity of UroittiiFRK.
Tho praises of tho robust Independ
ence of genius look well in print and
roll nlcoly from tho tongue; but tho
genius must yoke himself with caution
and wear the bridle of hypocrisy unless
ho havo tho courage to father a deaf
muto and starve with It, says Now Bo
hemian. It Is truo that "Thanatopais" first
tried its wings in the consocrated at
mosphere of a "standard magazine,"
but "ThnnatopsiB" was only a fledge
ling nt tho time. The wings wcro
thcro, but not tho broad pinions upon
which that poem soared Into Immortal
ity. Accidents aro not to bo escaped, but
that particular magazine long Blnco
closed tho door upon tho possibility of
nnother such accident. Tho history of
periodical literaturo affords so fow llko
instances that this may not enter seri
ously into tho question.
To Bay that this Is designedly so Is
unfair. The editor Is a man of business,
and ho Bays that ho is tho best friend
of budding genius. That ho is unable,
until the bud has been protty well de
veloped by tho careful hoeing nnd
watering of some one else, to dee'do
whether It is going to bo a Chinese Illy
or a pansy; thnt he cannot alwayB tell
the scream of tho eagle from tho cluck
of a Brahma hen, or a winged cupid
from a furnlturo van, 1b not his fault,
but tho misfortune of his readers. Tho
sun Is not tho only luminary capable
of dazzling tho eye.
Thcro is something about a great
poem or story If may be its simplicity,
its directness, its want of "stylo" that
peem to plnco It beyond tho range of
tho "educated" taste. Water is flat
and insipid after long Indulgence in
wino; n course In grand opora does
not always enhance npprccintion of the
simple music and sontlmont of the bal
lad: humor Is dulled by contrast with
tho keen point of wit; tho mlndkoyod
up to the tension of the psychological
puzzle and rhythmical contortion is not
tho host condition to recognize tho
beauties of the great simple truths of
life and death.
ltritoni and Tinnr.
Recont experiments on tho continent
of Kurone hate demonstrated tha no&ai-
bllily of a baritone becoming a tenor, !
by the simple notion of Inhnlatlons up
on tho vocal chords. In tho oaso re
ported tho baritone went through a
course of inhalations, beginning with
benzoin, going to caffeln and chloro
form, nnd ondlng with curacon. On
th other hand. It is said, tho voice is
deepened by iuhalntlons of volatilized
Norwegian tar.
The Itnot on tli Other Foot.
In hunter's loro tboro Is an ldoa thai
tho Jackal Is the lion's provider; thst
he locates tho game and takos the lion
to it. This Buporstitlon has no moro
foundation than is found in tho fact
that after a lion has slain his quarry
the Jackals always attond and wait the
conclusion of tho repast, in order to
plok up the leavings.
A GRAND OLD WOMAN.
THE DAUQHTER OF "OLD IRON
SIDES" AT EIGHTY.
Mie AVwnU to !! Nvtl1t the "llrnven
Horn llniiner," the Stunt mid Nlrlpei
Tho Mother of a IVtohrnted 1'e.mlly
Iter ('lnftlng Yrnrn.
ELIA T. S. PATU
ncll, tho eclobratod
nnd vonornblo wo
man who was
struck down by tho
hand of n ruthless
n s s a s s l n some
montliB ago, and
who for b o m o
weokB past has oc
cupied a private
room in Trinity
Hospital, Now York, should bo regarded
as one of tho most truly great women
of our tlmo na well ns ono of the most
versatile nnd highly accomplished.
Delia T. S. Pnrnoll just escaped being
born in Independence Hall, Philadel
phia, In 1815. Sho was tho daughter
of Admiral Stewart, familiarly known
as "Old Irousldes." Her mother wns
n tudor of Boston, so that tho subject
of our sketch Is descended from n
"roynl lino" through both parontB.
Through her father's lovo tor tho Boa
and fondness for change, sho travolod
extensively. Her mother was her con
stant companion nnd her only Instructor
In early childhood. Tho ablest teach
ers wore secured to dovelop her num-
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erouB talents, nnd mother nnd dnughtor
resided for a term of yonrs In foreign
lands to fncllltato tho studies. Especi
ally In Greek and Latin sho excelled,
speaking French, Spanish, Italian and
German very fluently nt nn early ngo,
writing in nil four proso nnd poetry.
Sho studied tho dances of different
nations under tho famous Mmo. VeBtrls,
and becamo a charming dnnsousc, whllo
at tho same tlmo sho mastered harmony
and composition in music. A raro so
prano volco, flexible and sympathetic,
led her to Blng tho songs of nll nations.
Her general knowledge Is not to bo
wonderod at when It Is known that
from her Infancy tho child was a pro
found student with wondorful applica
tion. At tho ngo of 17 Delia T. S. Parnell
mndo her debut In Washington. A
fnlr girl, with oyes of deep sea blue, a
tall supple figure, full, but classic in
proportion, and universally pronounced
"beautiful." Charming In manner
and conversation, gonerous, bright nnd
Joyous nnd amiable "n daughter of tho
morning," said tho aHtrologlsts, "and
who would soon become tho reigning
hello of Washington."
Sho wns the leader In nil lnnocont
sports, entertainments and chnritnblo
enterprises. At this time Mr. John
Parnell came from Irelnnd to visit
Amoricn, and proceeded to Washington,
where, by his fine presence, clegnnt
bearing nnd charm of manner to say
nothing of his "blarney" ho wooed
and won tho incompnrablo Delia Tudor
Stewart, losing no tlmo In transporting
his fair and gifted bride to his grand
and romantic homo at Avondnlo,
County Wlcklow, Irelnnd.
Ono year after the maternal duties of
Delia T. S. Parnell began, nnd contin
ued for over twenty years, In which
tlmo sho horo cloven children John
Howard Parnell, now a member of Par
liament, being tho eldest; ChnrleB Stow
art Parnell, who lived one year too
long; Emily, Henry, Fanny, Annn,
Theodosla, nnd others.
Mrs. Delia T. S. Parnoll had a house
in Dublin, where she rosided during tho
Dublin senson, whon tho Irish capital
was known ns "Delightful Dublin."
Sho also hnd a "salon" In Paris, and
MRS. PARNELL IN 1SUC.
wh nftou an honored gueet of Napo
leon III. and Empress Eugenie. The
night sho held her "salon" it was
crowded by the colebritios of Europe.
This romarkablo woman was a magnot
that attracted to her sldo tho great and
poworful, and wns considered ono of the
fow brilliant women, ovon in Paris,
who shone par-excellence ns a hostess.
After the death of her husband tho
fascinating widow had many suitors,
among whom was the oarl of Carlisle,
then lord-Ileiitonant of Ireland. "Your
attached Carllslo," ho always signed
himself when he wrote to tho beautiful
widow.
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But tho solf-sacrlflclng mother feared
a second mnrrlngo might not bo con
ducive to tho happiness of her children.
Thin was the onlj reason why sho dirt
not entourage the suit of tho onrl of
Carlisle, and In later years hnd reason
to regret her foolish stand. But tho
disappointed carl wn somewhat con-
solod when ho boenmo convlncod that tunc, opened with peculiar and urimlt
of her many suitors tho fair widow I lgntod dreariness, says tho Fortnightly
gave him the preference, and tho colo- Rovlow. Tho Kilmarnock edition of
brntcd pnlr becamo HfO'long frlondB. I ngo nppoaretl whllo tho poot was
Tho cnrl Bought her council nnd ndvlco J "akulklng from covort to covert" to
In affairs of stnto, which ho often coin- 1 avo(i tho ja( wlth wnicu jcan Ar
munlcntod to Lord Pnlmerston, thon j niour's father threatened him; Us
prlmo minister of Hnglnnd. rnlson d'otro wnB tho onmlng of Bufll-
At tho tlmo of the Mexican war she ci(,nl nioney to pay his passago to Ja
advlscd tho withdrawal of tho English miiicn. Having "pocketed, all expense
tioops from Mexico. Sho beenmo bo deducted, nenrly 20 pounds," Burns
skilled In tho affairs of stato that sho i took a flnnl fnr0well of his friends. In
acqulrod tho sobriquet of "Tho Fair I jce,i
AuioasHndress. ..My ch0Bt wnB on niy wny to Green
About twenty years ago Delia T. S. ook whcn n loltcr from Mr Macklock
Parnoll advised her son, Charles Stow- (of Edinburgh) to n friend of mluo
art Parnoll, to enter Irish politics. Tho ovcrlhrow nll my BCi,Dmcs by opening
umiuuio.uu HuucHinnn um o, nun
oloctod to pnrllamont. How ho be- I
camo tho idolized lender of tho Irish
people tho "Uncrowned King" Is
Btlll fresh In our memories, although j
we may forgot that it was through the on U0 purchBB0 of h,B pocms nnd tho
power and patriotism of his mother mmQ Qf , AyrBhlro riowman" ho
and Bis ors that influenced public opln-j to ,)0 nfl J a members of
on In his .favor in this country. Iho wcnllhl d moro ouUlvatod circi0B.
Into Irish leader had frequently ro- ,. . . . . , llm Min ,ht
mnrkod: "That tho women of his fnm
lly possessed nil tho genius."
Fanny Parnoll, tho poetess, died dur
ing tho height of tho agitation somo
tlmo nfter tho LndloB' Land Lengtio hnd
been organized in which tho "silent
women" of Irelnnd became enrolled ,
from Mnlno to California. Thoy do- ',,"" Tl ., Z, SiTni, if
mandod from their English foes homo I fl,C(1 lho knowledge that tta o obllgo
rulo for Ireland, nnd for the first time 1 " no1 n n ' B dc' J"
patriotism and self-Bncrlflco of tho Ir- D"nloP ad " Ml J? S"ft
working women of Ireland boenmo gon- to Jo indebted to the P1""8
orally mniUfest. Bands were organized ' Af or two winters spent n Edta
nnd led by Dolln T. S. Pnrnoll. and her br?". which seem to voBVon
two daughters, who showed thoy wore ! f,00' moro disappointment j an J sgust
wnrthv nf nn Unnt n mother. lOrnm " gratification, BlirnB married his
lho tlmo of tho Land Lengtio movoment
Delia T. S. Parnoll worked with nn en
ergy thnt wns suporhumnn to plnco Ire
lnnd "ntnong tho nations" whon tho
"epitaph" of Robert Emmet would bo
written nnd tho tomb of the "subllmost
patriot" no longer romnin "unln
scribed." When Charles S. Parnell was arrested
and thrown Into prison, his patriotic
but then nged mother tompornrlly lost
her equilibrium by tho shock. Sho
spcculnted In Wnll street with her own
capital, where Bho hnd hitherto been
Buccossful In hor ventures, determined,
If possible, to supply hor fnmlly with
funds for tho "ngltatlon" nnd to help
dovolop "Irish Industries," nnd, above
all, to mako her son financially inde
pendent, that ho might carry on hU
gigantic work with frcodom and liberal
ity. But his imprisonment rondcrod
her tompornrlly unfit for business. Sho
lost $20,000 In Wall street! All tho
ready capital sho possessed! After
which sho mortgaged every acre of
ground bIio owned nnd lost ngalnl
Thon camo tho death of tho gontlo
poetess, Fanny Parnell, lho "PnrnelJ
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FANNY ISABEL PARN.L IN 1870.
commission," tho "Parncll-O'Shca
scnndnl," tho death of tho "Irish
leader" and tho disaster of tho Land
Lcnguo movement, nnd the hopes of tho
Irish people hopelessly blasted, It
seemed, for all time.
The Parnell fnmlly were now in com
parative poverty, ruin nnd Ignominy,
and the aged mother in sorrow nnd woe.
During tho administration of General
Harrison tho venorable woman wns
voted a pension of $150 cvory threo
months, with which she has'endenvored
to pay off somo of her creditors, econo
mizing greatly to do so.
She prides hersolf upon her tnlont for
cooking, nnd can make forty different
kinds of Koups. Sho also excels in noe
dlewnrk, riutsnuiklng and tnpestry.
ThiB groat woman claims that Bho
rendered very valuable sorvlcoa in help
ing to oloct Grover Cleveland to his first
term, when tho scales barely turnod in
his fwvor, for she Is nn orator of raro
ability, perfect delivery, olegant In ox
presttlon, nnd she knew how to ufo It
for Clevoland.
The daughtor of "Old Ironsides" Is
now In hor SOth year. She can sow
and rend without glasses, and Is still
deeply Interested in the world's polities.
Her daughters and sons wish hor to
Join thorn In olthor England or Iroland,
but her heart Is in Amoricn, and sho
withos to die undor the Stars and
Stripes. At preseut sho contemplntos a
visit to England and Ireland, but from
tho Trinity Hospital sho will Join
friends in Treuton.
Kpongrd Thrlr WliUky.
Two tramps in a neighboring town
hit upon a novol plan to got somo whis
ky. Thoy wont into a snloon with a
gallon Jug nnd had it filed with liquor
and offerod a dollar in payment. Of
courso tho bartondor rofused to ac
cept tho monoy and omptied tho liquor
back into tho bnrrol and tho tramps
took the Jug nnd departed. Later they
wero Been to break tho carthern vessel
over a stone and squcezo out over a
pint of liquor from the sponges which
had been placed on the Inside.
I ww if?
1 1 i , 1 in.
DARK DAYS FOR BURNS.
Ill
Hatred for Farming An Onforra-
nale Choice.
As It la always darkest bofor tho
dawn, tho year which was tho most
critical In BuniB' llfo, and which TU
destined to glvo birth to his hotter for-
,, ncAv prospects to my poetic ambi
tion."
His fnmo was, In fact, spreading rnp-
lillv ljntm Inlmrnfo ntwl Dnpvnnt crlrlH
.-.,,, ,,,. ,,nr,v oripnoil WftnM
u maw uinun vu uavv w .-0
hand of followshlp was Dugold Stnw-
art; tho Becond was Mrs. Dunlop. Their
friendship enmo with nll tho cljnrniB of
n novelty, which Is yet not strango, but
supplies n long-felt though indefinable
- - ". Burrf
'', "..,,',"",';., ' .h.
Jcnn," nnd Bottled nt Elllslnnd, nn up
land fnrm on tho Dnlswlnton estate, six
miles from Dumfries. To this Elllslnnd
period, 1. o from 1788 to 1701, most of
tho unpublished letters to Mrs. Dunlop
belong. They nro chiefly Interesting na
Indicating Burns' renl vlows on his ox-
clso poRt nnd his dlstnsto to farming.
There wcro bad times in tho eighteenth
ns In tho nineteenth contury; and in a
letter of Mnrch 25, 1789, wo hear Burns
raising tho farmers' customary com
plaint: "Madam, I had two planB of llfo be
foro mo tho excise and farming. I
thought by tho glimmering of my own
prudonco tho oxclso was tho most ollgl
blo schomo, but nll my great friends,
and particularly you, wero decidedly,
and thcreforo decided mo, for farming.
My master, Mr. Mlllor, out of a real,
though mlfltnken benevolence, sought
mo Industriously out to set mo In this
fnrm, nB he Bald, to glvo mo a lease
which would mako mo comfortable and
easy. . Lwaa ft.atranEorto.tha.
country, tho fnrm, tho soil, and bo ven
tured on n bargain thnt, Instend of be
ing corafortablo, 1b and will bo a very
hnrd bnrgaln, If nt nll practicable. I
nra Borry to tell you this, madam, but
It Is a damning truth,"
In C'lirucm,
Wo found CnrncnB to bo a Spanish
American city of tho first class, with a
suggestion of tho boulovards, and
Vonozueln a country that possessed a
history of her own and an academy of
wlso mon and nrtlsta nnd a Pantheon
for hor heroes. I suppose wo should
havo known that this was bo before wo
vlBlted Venezuela, but aa wo did not wo
felt as though wo wero discovering a
now country for ourselves. It waB in
teresting to find stntuos of men, of
whom nono of us had over heard, and
who wero distinguished for something
olso than mllitnry successes, men who
had made discoveries in science nnd
mediclno and who had written learned
books; to find tho latest devices for
comfort of a civilized community and
with them tho records of a fierce strug-
glo for Independence, a long period of
dlsorgnnfzntlon, whero the church had
tho master hand, and then a rapid ad
vance In tho habits and customs of en
lightened nations. Thero aro tho most
curlouB combinations and contrasts,
showing on ono side a prido of country
and nn eagerness to omulato tho cus
toms of stable governments, and on the
other hand evidences of tho southern
hot-blooded temperament and dlsllko of
restraint. Harper's Magazine.
Di-iiil Ants' Ilenda l'ut to U
One curious fact aboui.AiuaJl.t-U-ifant
tho grip of its Jaws r mandibles Is
retained for hours or oven days after
death. Knowing this fact has enabled
the Indians of Brnzll to put the heads
of dead ants to uso in their simple sur
gory. The sides of a wound nro drawn
togothor and the necessary number of
largo nnts nro hold with their hoods
to tho ridge directly ovor tho gash;
whon their Jaws como togothor on tho
plnco where tho skin has boon separat
ed tho insect's head Is pinched off nnd
loft clinging to tho severed skin, which
they hold together until tho wound la
porfoctly healed. St. Louis Republic.
Monogrnin 1'hiih for Young Women.
Seal and monogram fans are a notion
of the moment among young women
still in thoir teons. A plain white or
dollcntely tinted fan is selected, nnd
tho gay soals aro arranged upon It with
what taste may bo. If monograms ar
hoardod, it is theso that decorato in
stead of tho wax impressions. A "trip"
fan menus tho rocord of a winter Jour
ney, and holds on its sticks the pretty
Imprints with which all first-class ho
tels now stamp thoir stationery. If a
European trip has beon undertaken, so
much the bettor, as that Insures steam
ship and othor effective Insignia.
To prevent a further spread of scar
let fever all the school children In Saco,
Mo., had to submit to a bath of car
bollzed water tho othor evening.
