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J155ST15 JILNE IN EtlBOPE.
[ Scenes in Austria at the Famous
Sprinars of Karlsbad. .
A Grand .March iti which Princes Take
Tneir Turn with the Best
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. Special Correspondence.
KAKLSBAD , Austria , August 21.
Karlsbad is the most famous and bj
far the most curious and interesting
of European watering places. It if
away out of tho usual route of tourists ,
difficult of access and built up on tho
precipitous sides of the river Topel ,
which Hows in an irregular course
through the town. It is surrounded
by hills , which are wooded or culti
vated to the top and in and about
which are sixty English miles of love
ly ; easily graded walks and park-like
grounds , with comfortable seats at
short intervals aiid frequent "restaura-
tions" for the hungry or thirsty trav
eler. The houses "which line the
streets and are terraced up on the
hills are all "villas" built as lodging
houses and occupied as such at least
three months in tho year ; the rest oJ
the time they are probably closed in
part , for their owners would hardly
want to keep all of sueh roomy struct
ures warm during the long aud severe
winter months. Karlsbad has not ,
however , been entirely made , nor is
wholly dependent of its springs , cele
brated as they are , for its growth and
activity. The valley in which it lies
is narrow , but it is at tho confluence
of tho Eger and the Topel ( in Bohe
mia ) on the Prague and Eger line of
railway , and is surrounded by granite
formations , the highest of them above
the Sprudel reaching nearly a thou
sand feet in height , a'nd called "Eter
nal Life. " In the neighborhood of
Karlsbad , mostly in villages within a
few miles , are seventeen porcelain
manufactories , of which tho largest is
the "Hammer , " but all of which pro
duce beautiful ware , and the town is
also famous for its manufacture of
spun silk hose , shoes , gloves , pins ami
a lace the "Erzhebirge , " made by
the peasant women of the village of
that name of silk in its natural cream
tints , and being in fact Ihe silk lace of
Malta.
The most famous spring is the
Sprudel , a boiling spring which forces
np a large volume of heated spray con
tinually and is indeed the outward and
'
visible'sign of the column of boiling
water covered by Sprudel shell a thin
Shell at that over'which a large part
of Karlsbad is built. Its water is less
used" for drinking than for bathing ,
although some do drink it , but the fa
vorite fountain for drinking purposes
is the Muhlbrunnen , and it is along
Ihe interior sides of its miles of Col
lonade that the "grand" march takes
place every morning at an hour super-
naturally early out of Karlsbad , and
which consists literally of miles of in
dividuals of every kind and degree ,
their cup slung by a strap or carried
in their hand , working their wav to
wards the spring for their early morn
ing draught of its water , which is
warm but not hot , like the Sprudel ,
and less strongly impregnated with
mineral substances. Whoever comes
last , prince or beggar , must take his
place at the end of the line , for there
is a strong feeling which would quick
ly express itself should any injudicious
Btrauger , man or woman , attempt to
break the regular order of procession
in which it is said the Empress Euge
nie joined when she was in Karlsbad.
The place is indeed no respecter of
persons. Royal personages , equipages
with outriders , are a common occur
rence and everybody is too busy and
too much engrossed with their own
affairs to pay them special attention
except their own train of servants and
valets whoso business it is. Karlsbad
is in fact wonderfullytdemocratic. Of
itself ifcclaims upwards of 10,000 inhab
itants , but it entertains about 65,000
visitors annually , most of whom come
for the "cure , " and the place , while
apparently the freest in tho world , is
under such governmental superintend
ence that the.advantages are accessi
ble to the poor as well as the rich.
cleanliness , order and moderation as ;
to prices are universal , and if people
are imposed upon it must be by their ;
fr7' p fj ,75v5
own will and 16 : There are
about 800 houses in Karlsbad nearly
all let in lodgings. This mode of lite
is universal. In many of these houses
breakfast is supplied not dinner and
the third meal , also afternoon coffee ,
and are always taken at some one of
the "park" or "garden" restaurants
with which Karlsbad abounds , and all
of which are good. The average cost
of rooms is from 'eight to twcuty-fivo
llorins per week and according to size
and location. The higher tho situa
tion the more desirable , as the low-
lying houses are apt to be damp and
lack the advantages of air and view.
The majority are , however , well
situated with large , cheerful , airy
and well . furnished rooms , often
opening upon balconies and looking
out upon the sunlit heights above and
the curious blending of all interests
and nationalities in the life below. It
is the most facinating place one can
imagine , crowded with all sorts of
persons and nationalities , and the at
traction grows with every hour. Aus-
trians , Greeks , Servians , Hungarians ,
Roumanians and Russians mingle with
the more commonplace English , Ger
man and American , and preserving
more of distinction and indviduality of
custom and bearing than when we seo
them occasionally as tourists or travel
ers in our more remote regions. The
most singular costumes are to bo ob
served ; from that of the Thuringian
nurse all white , with her singular
headdress to the Servian lady with
her red , fez-shapped headdress orna
mented with gold , her gold embroid
ered jacket and stripped gauze shirt or
scarf. Jews abound just such as we
see on the stage as Shylock short ,
stout and bald , with long" " black , loose
gowns rather than coats , carpet or
cloth slippers , which hardly hold their
"
feet as they shuffle along"the street ,
and theairoflrving'sRialto so strong
ly about them that you wonder at the
photographic fidelity of the picture to
the original. Finely contrasted with
these are the tall and military looking
Austriaus , who as a rule are splendid
ly built both men and women. They
also .walk well , owing to military
training , drsss richly and in fine taste ,
though with much blending of fine
color. Half an hour ago in the Stadt
Park two tall Austrian ladies passed ,
dressed alike in gowns of cream satin ,
embroidered in front exquisitel with a
coppery mixture of silk and beads :
long black lace cloaks lined with dull
gold satin , and yellow satin bonnets
with sigrettes of lace and gold. This
was early in the morning ; but it must
be said that this is a most unusual
toilet at such an hour of the day. All
are early risers here. The longest
line at the Muhlbrunnon is to bo found
nt six and between six and seven a. m.
By eight the Collonade is emptj * . At
six the band begins to play , stopping
at eight , and from seven to eight tho
walks and promenades are filled with
the water-drinkers , who allow an hour
after the last glass to elapse before
they eat their breakfast. Many go to
the market platz to buy ilcwers ,
which are sold very cheap there
lovely roses for five kreutzers ( two ;
cents ) and a bouquet of roses , mig-
nionetto and for
forget-me-nots twenty
five kreutzers ( about 10 cents ) .
The breakfast is simple often , rolls
and coffee , for those who are taking
the "cure , " "black" ( rye ) or Graham
bread , butter , coffee with cream , and ' ,
one or two boiled eggs. The cost for j
this for two persons is set down day J ,
after day at onegulden , twenty-five
kreutzers (50 cents ) . The table d'hote
dinner at the majority of restaurants
the "Stadt Park" being one is one
J
ind a half or two gulden , florins , Jbh
ish being omitted from the bill of fan
of those put down for the cheape :
) rice. TlTis is sixty and eighty cents ]
not a high price for a coarse dinner !
of the very best . delicately cooked ,
and served as well as at Delmonico's.
Che dinner consists of soupbeef a la
mode with vegetables , poultry or _
jaine , compote ( stewed fruit ) and pudsl
ding or dessert. This is the dinner for °
sixty cents. For eighty there are soup , V
Qsh , potatoes , roast beef , vegetables , t ;
joultry or game , compote and dessert , o
Kidding or "furschenbrucken , " a do-
iightfurkind of cherry pie , or pud- °
ling. If you do not wish to take ta- * (
ble d'hote , you can have a "Chateau-
briand" steak "entrecote" e
, or an |
steak , either of them enough for two
persons , for one gulden , fifty kreut- '
zers , and blumenkohl ( cauliflower ) , (
erbren ( peas ) or spinal ( spinach ) ,
for from 25 to 30 kreutzers each in
jood measure , not the meagre quanti n
ties our restaurats serve. A great fea d
ture * of the Karlsbad dietary is beef n
tea and eggs both are universally c :
recommended and in demand at every Cl :
meal , and are put at a uniform price.a <
Ordinary bread except a little of the °
3rust , soup in which ' there is flour or js
: ice thickening , potatoes , and all >
and starchvjfoods , are forbid-
ien to patients , aud also all raw fruits , slbi
ind of course puddings and pastries , bi
jxcept in the rare case of puddings
nado with cream and eggs and very u
iittle sugar , such as omelette souffle for tid
jxample. The preponderance of peo- d [
Die who come for the "cure" overordi-
iary visitors , and the strength and fc
peculiar properties of the Karlsbad fc
ivaters , which often exact a serious h <
penalty of disobedience , has had a hi
Perceptible influence on the general st
lietarv of the restaurants , dtscouragtl
nothose articles of food \ hich are j d :
forbidden , and monerating the cost of w
hose that are .recommended , so that p
joor as well as'rich patients can eat s <
hat which is most nourishing and ben 01
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eficial for them. On this principle
"Bouillon mit ei" ( beef tea and egg )
is kept at a uniform rate aud a nearly
uniform an-d most excellent quality at
all the restaurants. It consists of beef
tea , boiling hot , into which the fresh
yolk of an e g freed from the
white is broken. The heat stiff
ens and sets without hardening
it. It is brought in a pint cup
and poured into a deep soup plate ,
the golden globular substance making
a little island in tho sea of clear am
ber liquid which is distributed as soon
as the spooa touches' it. This dish is
furnished everywhere for 15 kreutzors
about 61 cents but bread is not
supplied for this sum ; a roll would
cost an additional cent. But the reg
ular patients do not oat the rolls , ex
cept occasionally the under or "kiss
ing" crust. They buy at the bakeries
Graham "brod"in 2 cent rolls , made
of whole meal and very thoroughly
baked. The crust is indeed so hard
that it is difficult to cut through it ,
and it may lay exposed for days , yet
tho interior will be as soft as at first.
The only fault of the making is the
use of too much flour. It is made too
stiff , as stiff as ordinary bread , which
whole meal or Graham bread should
never be , because it stiffens and thick
ens much more in baking than ordi
nary white bread. People are not a
bit proud , and they get tho starch ta
ken out of them in more waTs than
one in Karlsbad. It is quite common
at any hour of tho day to see the most
dignified personage walking along the
streets with a twopenny loaf in a little
pink paper bag in their hands. It is
said that Hon. Roscoe Conkling , who
is spending a month here , has been
met equipped in this manner , but no
m'eiuber of the New York portion of
the American colony believes it. Be-
Fore leaving the subject of the dietary ,
let me say that the great and uniform
excellence of the bread here , and all
over Germany and Switzerland , but
particularly Germany , is largely due
to thoroughness of baking the quick
action of the oven at tirst , which
closes the air cells and makes it so
sweet and fragrant of the wheat , and
the slow action of the heat later , when
the crust needs to be thickened and
browned. We ruin the best materials
in the world in America by cooking
them too fast , and with fires that are
blazing hot , but not permanently laid
and too quickly die out.
The Karlsbad waters are recom
mended for a great variety of com
plaints , but there is no pretence that
they can perform miracles or do their
work without time and serious atten
tion to diet and general habits of life.
Karlsbad is "early to bed and early to
rise , " and the force of example , of at
mospheric inllaence , is so great that
the most inveterate night owl will find
himself "following copy" and gaping
rudely if kept up.beyond the usual
nine or half-past nine "of the clock. "
The "summer" theatre , which main
tains a good companj' , begins its
performances at half-past four in the
afternoon , and is closed before it is
dark , or by half-pastseveii. The rigid
rules in regard to tho diet and habits
of patients havo been much relaxed of
late years , principally owing to the
recommendations efforts of a fa
tuous physician and leading authority
liere , Dr. J. Kraus. Dr. Kraus adapts
f the best and most nourishing food ,
ivhile absorbing the completely altera-
ive ; influence of the waters. This bill
f fare for diabetes includes "lish and
lesh in every form , except with sweet
r flour thickened sauce , craw-fish * ,
obsters , e < rgs , cream , butter in
lentv , spinach , asparagus , cauliflow-
sr : , French or kidney beans , coffee
yith yolk of eggs or rich cream , tea ,
jood drinking water , bitter beer
'pilsener ) , red wine , genuine claret ,
ind Austrian and Hungarian . wines. 11
io adds that all kinds of food not
nentionedare strictly forbidden. The
lirections for bread are giveu in a
ote , in which he says that this so-
alled : glutinous or Graham bread ,
ontains starch in injurious quantities ,
ind that a small , crustiy roll , or crust
f a roll , is preferable. Dr. Kraus
unacquainted with our "gluton"
read , made from health food flour.
In cases of chronic catarrh of tho
tomach he says "a simple diet is tho
lest , and all drinks that tend to cause
icidity or distend it by too much vol-
ime should be avoided. If , " he con-
inues , "a person whose stomach is
iseased takes 'two or three cups of
trong , sweet coffee with rich cream
or breakfast and eats besides three or.
our fresh rolls it is quite natural that
ie should be troubled a quarter * bf an
lour after with acidity and that the
tomach should , become swollen and
he breathing labored. " His proper
liet would be 'one cup of tea or coffee ,
rith very little milk or sugar , two
ieccs of water.zweihaek and finally a
oft egg. ' For midda } ' dinner bouilion
r strong broth of mutton freed from
fa ? , one tnece ofroast beef , or venison ,
the rusf of a roll , a small quantity of
Giesshublor or Sauerbrus water , or as
an alterative one glass of bitter beer
or eood red wine. For the supper a
piece of cold corn beef or lean 1mm
and the crust of a roll. For persons
who suffer from constipation or in
testinal catarrh he prescribes : "For
breakfast , coffee , tea or milk , rolls and
soft eggs ; for dinner , soup , white
meat , fresh vegetables ( not roots ) aud
stewed fruit ; for supper , white meat
and stewed fruit. "
The Giesshubler water mentioned in
one of his bills of fare is one of the
features of Karlsbad. It is a delicious
sparkling water of very excellent
qualitiees , curative rather than me
dicinal a delightful table water of
itself or to mix with wine. It is de
rived from an ever-flowing spring
about nine miles distant , si visit to
which is one of the most delightful of
the neighborhood excursions. The
owner of the spring , Mr. Heinrich Mat-
toni , is the owner of much of the prop
erty in tho vicinity of the spring , and
he has grcatl\r enhanced tho natural
beauty of tho surroundings by graded
walks and other attractive features.
The fine , wide nine miles of road ciit
through and about the mountains and
by the side of the stream called by
courtesy a river was made entirely by
Mr. Mattoni , or rather out of his pri
vate purse , at a cost of 800,000 llorins.
He has the reputation of a generous ,
public-spirited man , and has built up
a pretty village on his property , with
a picturesque little church , for tho
accommodation of his work people.
In front of the spring , which occupies
an elevated position , is a shady plateau ,
furnished with seats and small tables.
All visitors who seat themselves at a
table are waited upon by a Giesshubler
maiden in the p'eculiar dress of tho
spring , red skirt , blue bodice , white
cap and apron , who brings you a gob
let of the sparkling Giesshubler water
with a little bow and the information
that it is "gratis. " " Everybody drinks
at Karlsbad , and one misses it sadly
when it can no longer be procured
from the fountain head.
The baths are a great feature of tho
treatment , the kind , varying with the
condition of the patient. The mud
baths are , it is said , very agreeable to
take a statement which seems "to
need the test of experience. The mud
used for the purpose is not found in
Karlsbad but is brought from Franz-
enbd : : , a few miles distant. The pa
tient is placed in a reservoir with nu
merous other patients , his head resting
against the wall , his body covered
with a thick coating of tho mud ,
through which the water from tho
Sprudel Spring is made to percolate.
This treatment is applied to cases of
gout and rheumatism. The cost of
the best "saloon" individual baths is
nearly two gulden , counting in the
twenty kreutzers for use of a bathing
mantle , ten for a sheet , four for a
towel and ten for warming tho linen.
In the common bath of the "Cur-haus"
the cost of a bath is only five kreutz
ers.
ers.The
The shops of Karlsbad are a great
attraction to visitors. Tho principal
are on the Alle Weise ( old meadows ) ,
which is lined with them on both sides.
Shoes , gloves , spun silk hosiery , silk
lace , pins aud needles , Bohemian glass
and porcelain are special manufac
tures , and Bohemian garnets are also
very fine , and Comparatively low
priced. The most distinctive orna
ments however , are made of Spruclel
stone stone over which Sprudel wat
er passes and by its powerful action
kind of oxi
produces a many-colored
dization , which is probably heightened
by artiticial means. It is really too sol
id and weighty for ornaments , but it
makes excellent and curious knife
handles , and the like , and is certainly
distinctive and different from any thing-
else in the world.
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It is perhaps wrong to have givn tho
impression that there are no regular
hotels in Karlsbad ; there are several
excellent ones , but they are more ex
pensive than lodgings , and not so well
adapted for patients , and therefore
are not frequented by tho majority.
Nine-hundred lodging houses to half ci
a dozen hotels tell tho story. The cia
cost of living at Karlsbad , very com ir
fortable , for one person , man or wo li
man , during the season , may be reck
a
oned at from § 12 to 15 per week. aec
A visit to some of porcelain manu
ec
factories is always made , as it not ecT
only affords an opportunity of seeing
a magnificent collection of the famous
sf
Austrian ware , but of visiting the lit
tc
tle native villages and seeing the peas tcni ;
ant population in their homes. One
ir
of these manufactories belonging to irT
Mr. Sch awl be , a banker of Karlsbad ,
works altogether for New York , and inL
all its productions are sent there.
The cure of a patient is not consider
ed complete by a month of treatment ; w
very often he is told that he must re ,11T
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turn , and he is always sent somewhere
else to some more quiet , less excit loni
less for ni
ing and disturbing springs
" . " in Switzer t\ ;
his "after cure. Regatz , tw
land , Gastein or Wildbad , in the Black tsl
Forest , are places usually recom sld
mended , and therefore my next letter d <
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ready being called for bjthe Lafayette , Qa. , 6V
Messenger , in anticipation of a cool fall. 6VW
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The oyster industry is now
on a bis scale in France.
/Rather Lose Life Than .Limb. .
Prom the Boston Herald.
Miss Lena Solyel is a Swed.e , 22
years of age , employed as a domestic
in the family of Mr. Adams , 223 West
Newton street. About 9:30 : o'clock
last evening , whilereturningfromRox-
bury on the East Boston horse car ,
she alighted at the corner of Tremont
and West Newton streets , when a
Brooklyn car going the opposite di
rection ran over her left knee and
thigh. She was taken to the City Hos
pital , where it was decided that _ sho
could not live unless the injured limb
was amputated. She positively refus
ed to have it taken off , arguing that
she was poor and friendless , and had
rather die at once than be a cripple
for life. She was perfectly cool and
collected , and , although suffering se
vere pain , seemed as calm and reason
ed as philosophically about the remov
al of her injured member as if it was
on * ' > f the most trivial matters possi
ble ' the physicians have no au
thority to force her decision , she will
probably die , in case she does cot
change her mind.
A Wise Young Fiancee.
New York Cor. Philadelphia , Kecord.
I know of a young man who has a
tenor voice that , if it is heard in pub
lic hi New York , will set the people
wild with delight. Some managers havo
heard this young man , and have made
him offers of a contract for as long as
he will sign it for $250 a week ; but
this young man has refused the offers ,
and is singing in church and at an oc
casional concert. Knowing how scarce
tenors are , and knowing what an ex
ceptionally fine voice he has there is
no one of the Italian opera who is at
all to be compared to him I couldbut
wonder why he was not singing in
some of the light opera companies , and
I toolc the pains to ask those who
knew him what the reason was.
The answer was soon given. The
managers wanted him , would take him
in a minute if they could get him , but
this young man is engaged to be mar
ried to a young woman , and this young
woman made him promise that he
would not go on the operatic stage.
She would rather they would live on
§ 50 or $60 a week earned off thestage ,
than to live on $250 or $300 earned
on the stage.
Wise young woman , I said to my
self ; although you are not of the stage
you know its effects upon the average
young man. You know if your fiance ,
with his beautiful voice and his fresh
young face , should appear before the
footlights he would be subjected to
temptations that it would take a pret
ty strong man to hold out against ;
and you prefer that he should not be
in temptation's way. Not only are
the temptations at every hand , but
there seems to be something in the at
mosphere of the stage that takes all
the moral resistance out of a man's
character and makes him an easy vic
tim to his surroundings.
How to Manage Him.
Most men like to have their own
way , and my husband is one of them.
Now , he would really be a domestic
tyrant if he had a chance , and I should
be a most unhappy wife. But I take
care that he doesn't have a chance.
So long as I am aware of the fact that
he always "goes by contraries , " I
would be very foolish indeed to tell
him what I actually want of him. For
instance , when I want to accept of an
invitation which I know he would re-
fuseIremark with indifference : "Those
folks have invited us again , don't you
think , antifyou won't want to go ; of
course , they will have an elegant sup
per , but it will be the stupidest affair ,
and we shall enjoy the evening much
better at home. " Then he says very
decidedly : "Why , certainly , we must
50 ; Jones would take it as an insult if
declined. " Then , when I want a new
dress , I tell him that Mrs. Brown has
been terribly extravagant and bought
new velveteen , and I am sure she
doesn't need one half as bad as I do ,
but I can't think of such an expense
at present ; I shall just wear my old
flresses as long as they hang on. Then
he flares up and says I shan't do any
such thing ; he guesses he can afford to
dress me as well as Brown can his wife ,
and I must go right down town and
et a better dress than hers ! Well , it
uoes keep a woman a little sort of plan
ning and watching all the bime ; but
then , you see , it's really the only way ,
and it pays. Happy Hours.
.London Society.
Following is a picture of the upper
3rust of London society as drawn by
an : intelligent foreigner , who is record
ing some of his impressions of English
life ; in a book , published under the
ibove title. Any one at nil familiar
ivith the subject matter will acknowl
edge the correctness of the likeness. ,
rhe I. F. says : J
"London society is , in asense , stage-
struck. It takes the same sort of m-
erest in associating with the orna
ments of the stage as boys feel in mak-
ng the acquaintance of ballet-dancers.
Ehere is a certain prurient prudish-
less , a salacious inquisitiveness about
Liondon society. It loves to hover t
jver , or alight on , the borderland c
vhich separates conventional respect- h
ibilityfrom downright dissoluteness.b
rhere is nothing which it so dearly .
oves as a soup-con of naughtiness. I e
lever see that well known picture of ec
wo young ladies peering into a volume 1
vhich they have taken down from a 1t 1a
ihelf in the paternal library 'Forbid- t
len Fruit , ' I think it is called and e
eading in it things which make them
ilterhately smile and blush , without
ecpgnizing the pictorial symbol , the
ngraved allegory of London society.
Vhat , to it , is the mystery of holiness
comparison with the mystery of sin ?
iVho would not _ sooner contemplate
he lives of the sinners than the lives
f the saints ? London society is infi-
litely charitable , because its curiosity
mows no bounds. One of thereasons
vhy it welcomes actresses is that it
iiUTOunds them , rightly or wrongly ,
vith a halo of antecedents and envi-
onment which leave much to the im-
igination. "
An Aged Mnn Predict * the Day of IU -
Death nnd Arranges For It.
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Nyack , N. Y. , Journal. *
Valley Cottage is a way station on
the West Shore Railroad , midway be vi f
tween this place and Rockland Lake ,
It takes its name from the hamlet , and
the hamlet from the farm of John Ry #
der , who was long the mosfrprominenf'
man in the place. On the llth inst.
Mr. Ryder died , and under circum
stances that caused widespread com
ment among the vilagers. Mr. Ryder
died after prophesying for three days
that June 11 would be his last day on
earth. Mr. Ryder was a wealthy farm
er and a high official in the Methodist
Church at Ro'ckland Lake. He was
seventy-six years old , and his ruddy
cheek and clear blue eyes gave no in
dication of approaching dissolution.
He used to boast he had never been
ill a day in his life. Up to within a
few weeks ago he worked on his farm ,
going out to plow at daylight. One
day ho returned to the farmhouse and
seated himself in an arm chair. When
asked if he was ill he replied that-ho
was not , but said , "I have plowed my
last. Now I feel that as I have pass
ed beyond my threescore and ten the
good Lord allowed me , I shall not
live to see this harvest. God , Thy
will be done. "
His farm work fell into the hands ot
his hired men , and he mechanically re
ceived their reports. All day he walk
ed up and down the veranda , his head
tsunk on his breast , deep in medita
tion.
"I am tired , " he would say , when
any of the neighbors or his relatives
rallied him on lu's actions "Ishallnot
live long. Soon I will tell you before
hand the day on which I shall breathe
my last. " On Tuesday , June 9 , ho
called his family around him and sent
a servant after the farm hands , mean
while preserving a calm demeanor.
'
When all had 'assembled he said in
deep impressive tones : "My friends ,
my timo is drawing nigh. My sands
of life have nearly run out. But two
days more and I shall not be with you.
I have received a warning , and it por
tends death. My friends , I leave you r-
with a life , I hope , clear of .crime , and
with a hope and belief in the infinite
tenderness and mercy of the true and
living God. " Turning to a farm hand ,
he said , with energy : "Harness up my
horse and buggy. Do it quickly. "
When the vehicle was ready he sprang
in unassisted , and drove to the little
burying ground near by , owned by a
few of the old families in the neighbor
hood. Arrived at the graveyard , ho
looked around , and , running to a
mound where there was a pile of
stakes , he marked off the space in
which he wanted to bebtiried. Driving TV ,
home he did not spare the horse , and
when his house was reached he imme
diately dispatched a servant to Nyack
for a lawyer who had done legal bus
iness for him before. In the note he
said he wanted to draw up his will.
He also ordered tVw man to bring an
undertaker with him. The undertaker
came , and jokingly measured the old
gentleman. "Now give me your bill ,
I want to pay it now , " he said to tho
undertaker. The surprised undertaker
obeyed with reluctance , and the old
gentleman paid the money down. The
lawyer came after a second messenger
had been sent for him. The will was
duly drawn up , and after the instru
ment had been signed , giving the pro
portions to his children and grand
children , he invited the lawyer to
come to his funeral , as he was an old
friend of the family , and also to act
as a pall-bearer. The lawyer laugh
ingly assented to the proposition ,
thinking it was but a whim of his old
client. Mr. i'.yder then named tho
three other men he wanted to act as
pall-bearers. In the lawyer's presence
he named all the other details about
the funeral , and made disposition of
his personal effects and mentioned his
friends.
On the following day Mr. Ryder sat ,
in his old arm chair on the veranda
most of the time. During the follow
ing night he got up several times , and
his family heard him walking through
the house. He was in his place in tho
morning , and appeared to be in his
usual health. Toward noon he called
his family around him , saying : "My
friends , I am now going. Good by all ,
and God bless you. " He then lay
back in his armchair , and , gazing ten
derly at his family , gently closed his
eyes. His lips moved in prayer , and
once again no opened his eyes and
smiled , and again the eyelids closed
and all was still. Those around him
thought he was sleeping , but when they
called him he did not answer. He was
dead. New York Journal.
Gen. Nicholas Darnell , who diednear
Fort Worth , Tex. , recently , was a no
table figure in Texas history , having
entered public life as a member of the
first congress ot the old republic of
Texas. He was a member of the con
stitutional convention of 1845 , and
figured in all imoortant events.
A writer in the Tnbunesaysthat on
the evening of March 11 an astrologer
called at General Grant's house to see
him and find the exact hour of his
birth. He was not allowed to see the
patient , but prophesied that the gen
eral would not die in March , but that
on certain days he would be worse.
These days were March 12 , 23 , 22 , 2S
and 30 , and at these times his condi
!
tion wasin accordance with the proph ]
ecy.
ecy.President Porter , of Yale College , is ! i
engaged in supervising a revision of
Webster's Dictionary. The work is
conducted in his New Haven residence ,
and has been in progress for several
weeks , although the fact has but lately
been revealed. President Porter is
assisted by several gentlemen , among
them being Professor Ralph Williams ,
Frederick Allen , Yale class "of ' 83 , and
Mr. Dorsey Gardner , of New Haven.
Several months will be required for
the completion of the work , and there
will be many more additions than in
the last revision.
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