* . . . m. jk j.\ . . . . _ jt.i > > XJU-ti. JL.
H Ji. Pass Physician's Horrible
B * Discovery.
H TnatttLttttL CUeittmitL Enyulrer.\ \
H ( CEIAFTER IILco.msuED. . ]
H S wfcJjjiiIy as ! u ; tanned above her
H mxkm tit read , that rigid countenance
cewntct th * s jcret from the marble
JH fccsasc h ; atartcd ia afright he had
H s v rtl wmiething- and terrible ,
B fckis I bs of black crayon traced upon
HB afc * ttuit. siut around the edges of the
B % * • th * artifice employed by the
HB wobcr of die theater to enlarge the
B f * a * lgive titem a deep and velvety
ff sppeanere. Dipping a cloth Into wa-
B fee JfsaenL touched the face of the
B 4et ft * ? was rights the cloth was
H netted with black. As he continued to
B X s. * kjak with , amazement , he per-
B ei ot. u * atJing ia the discolored hair ,
m aammihmz that sparkled brilliantly.
JCeudttt closer , he uaw that the head
w * afurtrchi < l with , rows of pearls and
B gp 'Acn wiijiuns. half buried in the mass
B a curb LsiaX spread themselves upon
B Ike dUJuw. What did this masquerade
B soiean ? Whence came this woman
B p&ia&eal htm a courtesan * and this
B strange adornment which she had cvi-
B * tautlf been , too much hurried to re-
B au > re ?
B TUOir MISEnABLE AVUETCn ! "
B I e hixsed between his teeth , his arm
B rxtocd. his lingers clenched , as if he
B -would hare beaten the corpse.
BB lie felL into a chair , his head buried
B zs. his bondi < . it was with difficulty that
BB lus preserved even the power to think.
BB Dashed from the height of happiness ,
BB iepriyed in a few moments not only of
B a. beloved wife , but of the right to
B feosor hirr memory , it was one of those
BB H w whcli terrify and conquer the
B woost intrepid of souls. Perhaps , it was
, to s&eoGK. Ui work , that he owed his
Bj broken life , his wrecked happiness.
B Yool thai : he was to pits whole days in
hi& laboratory , his eyes riveted to the
Microscope , ab-orbed in his experi-
BB watf ? . never for a moment suspecting
BB tJtaC * unui and weariness could enter
BB Ms pencefuL home. lie hail failed to
BJ reweiuugr that thuy were evil couucel-
BJ ors and opened tlie door little by little
BB to bad thoughts , prurient curiosity and
BE pec&liaus temptations.
Bt What mattered his successes of yes-
BB terday , so much applauded ; the medals
BB conferred ujwa him ia ths college of
K pkr&Teons , or the fulsome eulogies of
BB xius press ! For all these triumphs of a
BB Bt-serable self-love he hail paid most
BE earlr
B Ftifi of these terrible regrets , there
B were moments , when looking upon the
H Ijsdy of Lis wife , stretched upon the
BE bed as if asleep , her eyes closed , and
E -aritk the chaste and honest expression
BB S99a fair face hab'tual to her , asked .
H SiUB.If if all that had happened were \
Bt jtoC a frightful dream ; it was impossible '
H thtt such. a. thing could have taken .
B AlaIt was not a dream , and yet he \
B kod cot even the power to avenge him- '
B seC or to punish her crime. It seemed !
B ta hhxt that if he could only have pun- '
B mked her in some way.no matter what. '
B it would have soothed his outraged
B • earc
B Bat if the dead had escaped him , the '
B TSxto-Z fcad not , and he should pay for '
B bet& . The coachman of the liacre \
B cfcoftld again be subjected to a rigid ex-
B aaelaatlou ; it would be astonish ng , in- j
B < Lz& & if he elicited nothing that would
B jfurnish him a clew. '
B ifechaps his mother-in-law could
B 5 ut iiwa to the way. In the mean I
B ti lie would search every drawer , .
B • etrery corner every article in the *
B xtomts. "Xhste might be a letter , a note.
B r a earner ; only a name would be c
B aough. and to learn that name Pascal J'
B arould cheerfully have sacriliced a limb.
B CHAPTER IV. } '
• STilhoot losing an instant he hurried ,
to theliracTcets , and. lighting the can-
I dies in the scones , flooded the room I
[ -with EEit. and in feverish haste comr
j&eaced Lis work , opening first a little j' '
ecrctarywhere Christine was in the : !
Jtabitof keeping her correspondence. :
Jt was an exquisite piece of furniture ,
boay ; incrusted with foliage and ara- ,
kes < f&e5 of ivory , the body supported by jj
twisted columns. When shut a long
drawer formed the desk. The upper v
part of it. however , was divided and § ;
c&bdlvided into innumerable little
• drawees , concealed bv panels. He r .
' Senear it urelU for he had given it to his *
ftvr * ; as a wedding gift on the day jj
tie carriage contract was signed. As .
fctsaw it it thous1 ]
p bow wasgfilledwithja thous-
ad things which iu the depth of his
i p&ssSoaale devotion it had delighted
r kk to lay at her feet Neatly folded h
! Ik. th drawer below were yards and v
yards of magnificent laces Alencon as n
se as a cobweb. Valenciennes as broad n
aa yoar hand , and a garniture of point a
de Veaise fit for a Queen. He remem-
feered thai ; too , for he had bought it C
Suatself during one of his trips to Italy , fa
Is tfce upper compartments were jew- * '
el * , bracelets , rings of gold , cats' -eyes
acd emeralds ; her diamonds in their r
velvet boxes and pearls of wonderful l
tmtiRgs , and a hundred and one other c
eklBgs which touched him deeply. 'J
A moment sufficed him to run through P
> tkesc various objects , and again he saw °
Ike face of Christine smilmg and *
[ felasking as she expressed her thanks. e
He could even recall how her voice b
' trembled , and bow he a i
I tOTEI * HEU HAND AXD TEXDERLY KISS-
ED IT. I >
t Tke wardrobeaiand the dress'ng cases a
[ were all unfastened and the keys in the a
I Socks , but that proved nothing the ap- I
I pcarxKce of having nothing to conceal P
I was the best way to avoid suspicion. °
Hs opened one of the doors and eagerP
- * ' It * caHiied the contents. A blotting a
, , t c fell under his hand ; he searched
I 2&e { rackets , turned the leaves , shook it s
f vmfcntly. scrutinized the impressions of r
} 2keutkupon the blotters , add even ii
f placed It before tlie mirror in an effort tl
h ia reconstruct the words and bits of broo
| l fcea pkrascs. In another of the drawb
jr ks were p les of blank books , receipts , il
! | V jdls aani ads of papers , notes , invita-
'jt "Strut : , ffafor charity and a package o
fe a tetter * hound up with a ribbon. h
E "tkxte Ckem now , " he cried to lumS
§ v&L He feroke the string , the package g
WL fell apart the writing was his , the leta
K * icrsfckownA year ago the Govern-
K ? ae t kad sent him on a miss ' on to Syb
B" * ' * * * aavestigate an epidemic of cholh
wk ira ragbag there in a very fatal form , b •
B 9m wxs absent for two months. Even 1c
.
I.
I.t a
• UiS.U I I ' rl * V l | * t | O ) UIIMOC
Christine had never uttered a word tha
would have prevented her husband frotr
accepting the perilous honor. Even
mail had brought him letters bv tho doz
en. What hud he done w th those pagci
upon which she had poured out hei
heart ? Kept them ut first , and thet
he could uot remember. Slie , on the
contrary , had guarded roligiouslv everj
scrap that he iiad written her few
enough iu the hurry and part of hit
work. Bui this hoarding of lotteri
proved nothing either absolutolj
nothing. At that time , doubtless , she
was loyal to him. Ho scornfully scat
tered them upon tho carpet. In the
drawer with the letters were some en
velopes , each marked with a date anc
containing a faded flower. Ho hac
found something at last.
Upon the first of them , tho oldest ol
all , he read the date , January 26. 18 ,
the day that he was officially authoriz
ed to pay his addresses the day " thai
he sent her his first bouquet. He could
see it jet a great bunch of lilacs , tea-
roses and japonicas. She had taken
from it u rose and put it aside. She
had done the same with all that follow
ed those that he hail given her on fete
davs and the anniversaries of theii
wedding-day. Sometimes it was a
sprig of heliotrope , an azalan blossomj
or the velvet leaf of a camellia. They
were all there , these pitiful tokens ol
love and trust , lying in their shrouds ol
paper , dead dead as she who had so
tenderly guarded them ; dead as the
happy love of hours that wcro past and
gone.
It seemed to Pascal , in his jealous
fury , that every thing conspired to re
tard him in hisrighteous search. Seiz
ing the envelopes with passionate rage
he fiuug them into the fire ; some fell
upon the hearth , some apou the coals ,
and these slowly crumbled away. He
had certainly not been happy in his re
searches.
But there were still tho armoiro and
the cabinet de toilette perhaps he
would find what he sought there. He
tossed the contents upon the iloor , over
turned the linens , tumbled the cloth
ing , threw aside the haudderchiefs , and ,
it is useless to say , found nothing.
Stay , I am wrong ; there was
SOMETHING IX THE BOTTOM OF THE
DHAAVKK ;
Something ho had uot expected to see ,
and which filled nis eyes with scalding
tears. It was a "layette. " a baby's
wardrobe , tlie tiny garments complete
in every detail. Mouths after marriage ,
Christine had hoped to taste the joys of
maternity. With what ardor , with
what fever of love she had worked at
these dainty vestments !
That hope had failed him also. His
throat tightened , he felt as if choking ,
but he quickly recovered himself ; noth
ing should make him . abandon his
search.
The clock on the mantle marked five
in the morning , but Pascal's excite
ment prevented his feeling fatigue.
Stretched upon her back , her pale form
scarcely distinguishable from the linen
of the pillows upon which she lay , the
dead woman impassively assisted in the
scene of disorder of which her chamber
had been the theater , the calm immo
bility of face and figure forming a
strange contrast to the surrounding
confusion.
Behind the doors of the cabinet de toili i
stte were heaps of dresses and piles of
iiousehold linens , and back in a corner i
af the shelf a jeweled casket. He had i
forgotten it until now , yet it was there |
.he invariably coucealed her valuables. i
Che key never left her ; she carried it i
n her portemonnaie , the portomonnaie <
vhich of course was in the pocket of the ]
iress she had been wearing and which <
vas now hanging across the chair at j
lis elbow. He rushed to the dress. Ho t
vas ashamed of the action. Nevcrthet
ess did not hesitate. He slipped his .
land into the pocket : the portemonnaie
vas there , and with it a piece of paper , s
t crackles beneath his fingers ; perhaps t
t is tho letter ! It is the letter the (
etter which had taken her out. It was <
he envelop only that she had throw in- j
0 the fire. At last , at last , he holds in t
lis grasp the clew that will lead him to f
lis vengeance. H s hand closes upon ]
t convulsively ; he unfolds it ; he stares
vith amazement and makes an angry
esture ; it is from Mad. Dumarais ,
Christine's mother. No matter , he will
ead it Nothing must be neglected I
hat will lead him to that man that i
can in the overcoat , with his hat over \
lis eyes , and whom his wife had kissed
n the streets of Paris. ' .
* * My dear daughter. " wrote Mad. \
) umarais , "good news has made me so r
lappy that my neuralgia has gone , s
vhere or why I know not ; perhaps
tever to return. Louis has just this j
noment arrived from Constantinople ,
is usual , without the least warning. (
le desires to see thee immediately. t
Come at once. What happiness it will
ia to have thee together ! Louis regrets ,
hat thy husband is absent at Yersailj j
es. but will breakfast with thee to-
ncrrow. He has a surprise for Pascal ,
he cross of the 'Grande Ordre , ' a de-
r
oration of honor which the Sultan of
T
Turkey has created for those eminent
ihysicians who exposed themselves so
leroically in Syria. When they knew
hat Louis was returning to Paris they
mtreated him to deliver it to his
irother-in-law in person. But say not ]
word , it is a secret until they meet. (
lowever , it is not all he brought He
las an assortment of gorgeous stuffs
.nd a superb Turkish costume for thee , c
Jso from the Sultan. It is a marvel , c
tell thee , and Louis intends thee to
mt it on before him , that he may judge
if the effect But come as quickly as
lossible. They brother will see thee to
carriage on tby return home. " I
Pascal could readno more. Tears
treanied from his eyes. Crushed by .
emorse , he fell upon a chair , regard-
og without seeing the scattered papers ,
he jewels , the clothes that his sacrilige-
ius hands had thrown upon the floor in
lind , insensate rage. His heart felt as
it would burst
Suddenly he leaps to his 'feet ; some
ne was calling him. Can he believe i
is ears ? Has grief made him mad ? t
iurely it is the voice of Christine that
alls upon his name , that speaks to him c
nd demands to know "what it is that
e is doing there. " Bewildered and j
llnded with tears. Pascal turns to be-
lold his wife gazmg tipon him from the .
ed. raised upon her elbows and casting z
ioks of terror and astonishment upon x
•
ia in wiiiuiMwmn'i immiiiiw rmvmmm ' 7T # gcJp at ' • < > g SW " S Sl la'gsA
*
i
the disordered riiuuilor , "d if ihuru had
been a robbery.
• • She lives she is not dead ! " He
drags li mself to the bedsideand buries
his lace in tho pillows.
"Pardon me Clnist' ; pardon roc.
my wife. " ho hoarsely murmurs , his
body shaken by convulsive sobs , a Hood
of I oars pouring from his burning eyes.
The explanation between them was
not long. Christine , after humoring
tiio fancy of her brother to dress and
coif her in the Sultan's present in a
true oriental style , had been conducted
bv him to the i-egular station where
they had expected to fiiui a carriage.
But it was not until they had gone
the length of the Rue do Harve that
ihey had met the liacre. Siie had re
fused , knowing how fatigued ho must
be from traveling , to allow him to ac
company her. Once in tlie carriage she
remembered nothing more.
It was now Pascal's turn to iclate
liow she had fallen into a syncope un
der the combined influence of fatigue ,
nervous excitement and the action of
tho cold upon imperfect circutalion.
This svneopo had become Ietharg c in
character , indeed , almost c italeptic.
Believing her dead and blinded bv a
mad jealousy , caused by the mysterious
conditions under which he had found
her , ho had dared to outrage her by the
most odious suspicions. A life of re-
pentencc could not atone for his fault
Christine , however , refused to listen to
his self-reproaches. The madness of
her husband was in her eyes but the
natural outgrowth of tho affection he
boro her. and she forgave him with all
her heart
But all the same , Pascal was not
cured of his jealousy. You can not cure
; uch tilings. Still , the fear that he had
sufiered proved a warning to him. He
devoted himself to his wife moro than
her had done even in the days of their
parly wedded life. Tho academy suf
fered , it is true , the loss of many in
teresting lectures and treatises , but , to
finish like the stories in the fairy books ,
Pascal and his wife were happy forever
morq.
The Ballet Ceutrifugally Considered.
A not too entertaining caller at the
sanctum was relating , the other morn
ing , his opinion of the opera as given
on the evening previous. He alluded
to the vast amount of talk concerning
tho morality of the ballet with which
the papers have recently been filled.
"I haven't any opinion on the sub
ject of the relation between the ballet
and ethics , " he was pie ased to observe ,
while the editor concealed a yawn be
hind his hand , "but I have discovered
what is the most awkward predicament
in which a mortal can be placed. "
"And what is that ? "
"Why , if the premiere dansensc in
dancing a passeul should turn a
pirouette so fast that one of her legs
should fly off from centrifugal force. "
"Nonsense ; she'd only have to stand
on one toe until somebody brought it
back. The situation is not nearly as
awkward as was that of T. the other
evening when he found he had just in
troduced Mrs. X. to her divorced hus
band ; or as that of P. when lie fonml
himself at a dinner party assigned to
Miss Y. , by whom he had been reject
ed two days earlier. "
"Why , those tilings. " tiie visitor ob
jected , "are iu the common " experience
of social life , and all education is a
training to meet them. Civilization is
made up of a series of exper ences
that train a man to accepting this sort
of unpleasantness but the dancer can
have had no experience that would
enable her to preserve her countenance
and her coolness in so novel a situa
tion as that of being suddenly and
unexpectedly made into a uniped , and
"If you will excuse me , " the editor
said , with brisk rudeness , " 3-011 are
talking precio is nonsense and 1 am. or
aught to be very busy. Do you mind
giving somebody else the benefit of
four original and startling ideas , so
that I cau finish my copy before the
foreman comes after my heart's
blood ? " Boston Courier.
. *
A Mouth Bet.
A New Yorker from Congressman
Burleigh's district took a trip through
Vermont lately , and met ex-Gov.
Underwood. They and some friends !
sat down to plav poker , and after a
iew rounds the New Yorker and Gov.
Jnderwood both had good hands.
Fliev bet for a while , and the Governor
"
mid : "I raise you $10. "
"Where's the money ? " asked the
New Yorker.
"That's all right. " answered the
Gfovernor ; "wait till the hand is
jver. "
* "That is a month bet , is it. Governor ,
irid you don't have to put up till the
iiand is played ? "
"Certainly , sir. "
"Then , Governor , I see you S10 ,
md raise you the whole State of Ver
mont"
The game ceased. New York Sun.
A Eemedy for Her.
"Mother , " said a boy , "Mrs. Ging
ham appears dreadfully dowdy , of late ,
ioesn't sbe ? "
"I do not think she appears so well-
Iressed as she did before her husband
lied. "
"We must attribute it to her being ,
ill broke up over her loss. "
"I guess so. " ,
"I know that I will
of a remedy sug
gest to her. "
"What would you prescribe for a wo
man , whose frame of mind has been sc
terribly disturbed ? "
"I would merely tell her that she
sught to be re-paired. " Pretzel's :
Weekly. •
m 1 1
It Was a Babbit.
"That's a rabbit , I suppose ? " quer
ied a young lady of a stall-keeper at
Jie Central Market.
"Yes'm , bnt how on earth did you
ome to know it ? "
"Why , I've been studying natural
iiistory for the last twelve years. "
"La me ! but what eddication does for
people , to be sure ! Come down to
morrow and see if you can tell a squir
rel from a fox. " Detroit Free Press. 1
Native I . .uiauY0rd3. .
Why wo accept and uso words with
out really know.ng their meaning is a
question no ono can readily answer ,
but that it is done daily is easily proven.
No doubt many will feel surprised when
they find many of the words we call
slang are from our nativo Indian lan
guages , and have such d rect and per
tinent meanings that we would never
uso them again as we do. to or about
people , after they have been explained
to U3.
This was called more forcibly to
mind than ever , through a visit made
Hon. Elijah M. Haines , of Waukegun ,
III. , who is ono of the few intelligent
and learned men that have been devot
ing their energies to investigating our
native North American Indian lan
guages , or , as they are called by the
uninitiated , "jargons. " There is no
doubt but many "have used the word
skeezucks. Now , note its mean ' ng.
This word is from the Pequot dialect ,
one of the New England tribes , and ,
according to liberal translation , means
"domestic spy" a person who is look
ing or spying around through idle cu
riosity , or a sort of Paul Pry , and
really the plain form of the word mean
ing the eyes.
Hi-us-ty-cu-tusi or Giustycutus , ia
Trom the Chinook language or jargon
Df a tribe inhabiting Oregon and Wash
ington Teritory , and means "big chief , "
di * "big chief of the ranch , " or "big
man of tho household. " and , bringing
it down to the vernacular of the present
day , "Big Indian. "
We have here in Chicago a celebrated
political club called the Calumet. The
invitations , letter-heads and all printed
matter pertaining to the institution
liave on them an Indian's head with
; he pipe of peace close hr . Now , the
zenerai acceptance and beAef is that
; his is an Indian word , and meant to
signify the pipe of peace , as smoked by
die Indian tribes of North Americans a
token or sign of peace and friendliness
: o the visitors and strangers , and in
: heir councils.
This is not an Indian word , neither
Iocs it by itself signify pipe of peace.
L'he word calumet is Norman French ,
md siguilies a reed , which the Nor
mans used as a tube to their pipes ,
md as they had no other name Cor
aipe except this word calumet , which
: elated only to the tube ofthe pipe , |
; hey called the whole thing calumet
The Ojibways , of the Indian tribe *
Dhippewa ) s , which is the general stock
angunge of the Algonquin group , 1
lsecl tho word "opoygun" as tlie name <
) f the iipe , in which they placed to
bacco for smoking. The } ' had no i
jthcr name for the pipe , and made no '
listinction in any class of pipe for use '
n smoking , by name. The smoking i
) f the pipe did not as . is asserted and *
jelieved by many , refer to peace. The 1
ict of smoking might be in token of I
joace or in confirmation of a declara-
; ion of war. (
Pipes for such occasions , whether 1
.hey related to war or peace , were (
irnaraented as a matter of taste or to <
lesignate them as pipes for state occa1 1
iions. T
5fou w 'll bear in mind that , notwith-
standing the introduction of the word
Dalunict to the Indians by the Norman 1
French , they continued the name {
• 'opoygun" for the pipe. (
The Norman French , who were , t
imong the early explorers of this J
jountry , did not then use the word I
; alumet by itself alone as a designation '
> f the pipe of peace. They called it s
• the calumet of peace , " or as we f
.vould say , "the pipe of peace , " so l
; hat it will be readily seen that the
ivord calumet means simply a tube or * >
pipe. Robert M. Floyd , in Boston '
I mirier. 1
. I
Failure of the Grocer Poet. j
The announcement made some davs "
igo that Nelson Goodrich Humphery , j
.he grocer and poet , of Leroy , 111. , had c
• ailed in business , fell like a thundert :
jlap on all lovers of the pure and un- &
idulterated essence of poetry. It ; .
jeems incredible that the gifted author
jf the subjoined poetic gem , which ,
may be found among a hundred others
jqually beautiful in his volume , "Ran- .
lom Shots , " should ever be allowed by
ais countrymen to go into bankruptcy. . .
We quote from his poem on Spring : , j
And I heard tlie cattle lowius r
On the prairie , stiff and eold ;
And the rooster , he was crowing , T
But his voice was harsh and old. '
1
* * * * * *
And I saw two wives together
Making soap , and their tongue ? did use.
Talking there ahout the weather ,
And their neighbors did abuse.
For want of a beggarly § 4.000 a man ?
; vho can write like that is compelled to li
urn a large and well-selected stock of t
groceries over to the care of the sheriff ]
md go to work like an ordinary , hum-
Irum individual , to make a living ! It a
3 infamous ! Uhicago.Tribune. .
Stanley as a Smoker.
"I never allow the luxuries of civili
sation to demoralize me , and I never i (
? vas a gourmand. I shall ba happy
when I set foot once more on African 2
toil and I fall readily into my old nom-
ldic vrays of life. Tea , coffee , milk ,
.obacco , but stimulants seldom. Yes ,
icrc I smoke six cigars a day. In
Sirica I have my pipe and mild tobac-
jo. I did not begin to smoke , until I 1
.vas twenty-live , and could not grapple
with a pipe until I was thirty. Since n
hen I have always found tobacco a t
iolace and an aid to concentration. I t "
emember when on one journey down
; he Congo we were just about to enter
1 most dangerous country. I knew
; hat fight was inevitable and told my 3
men to make ready. I took an ob-
lervation , lighted my pipe and smoked
' or five minutes to settle myself for the "
iction. We were lighting for our lives I
i few minutes afterwards and the batI
; le went on for honrs. Livingstone C
lever smoked. " Pall'Mall Gazette. v
. r
"We have seen some thing * that were flat 1
'allures ; but the toboggan Is a flat success. J
Burling on Free Presu t
"You want more exercise. " ' But , docto _ , c
t'm a postman. " "Then you need rest join f
.he police force. " Xtm llhv.n Xetos. t ;
f
THE MORPHIA HABIT.
What a Chemist Has to Say About the
riishloimblo ICvlI.
It was in the window of an instru
ment-maker's shop a handsomely-
wrought silver box that , from its shane
and general appearance , might pas3 as
a receptacle for matches or for snuff.
That it was not intended for either pur
pose wa3 evident from tho articles sur
rounding it. A question addressed to
the man at work behind tho counter
brought him to the window , whore , af
ter adjusting his spectacles moro firmly
on his nose , he finally succeeded in
discovering the novelty referred to.
and drew it out with a hook-rod.
"This , " ho said , "is one of the newest
of my own inventions , and though it be
but a small thing , its price is a big
thing , or would be to some people. Do
-you know , sir , " he continued , "that that
little trinket is worth $2 ? And tinv as
it is it can do more damage than its in
nocent looks imply. This is a morphia
case , and though we do sell a few to
doctors , tho greater number of sales are
to people who are addicted to the mor
phia habit
"This little spring on the bottom of
the box opens the lid without the slight
est noise , and by pressing it again
when closing it will produce a similar
result" Here he gave a short exhibi
tion of how noislessly the act of open
ing or closing it might be done. "Now ,
\ou know , a doctor would not especi
ally desire such a case , but with tho
people who have formed this habit it is
essential that in indulging they should
not be noticed by others. As it is
frequently necessary for them to apply
it when on the street or while traveling
in tiie cars we must comply with their
wishes and make these cases and their
contents as harmless and innocent in ap
pearance as possible.
We have adopted the silver match
box shape and this noiseless catch on
this account
"In this first compartment , " the in-
strumentmaker ; continued , as he point
ed to the first of the three parts into
which , the box was divided , "the wires
for point ng the injector are kept , in
the second is a small vial of morphia ,
in the third is a dainty little silver in
jector , which looks more like a pencil-
case than the harmful th.ng it is.
Now , sir , you see how easy a man can
put the desired quanity into the injector
at home and when outside how easily
he can puncture his skin aud inject the
drug. "
This little lecture upon the quaint
instrument aroused the curiosity of the
reporter , and on his way home , late at
night , he stopped at a well-known drug
store on a prominent street to ask
something about the drug itself. There
he learned tiiat the usual amount used
by physicians in their practice , when
aecessity for a hypodermic injection
of morphia occured , was from one-
fourth to one-eighth of a grain ; that the
Irug was reallv tho active principle of
apium. and that its indulgence as a
habit was extremely dangerous , event
ually fatal , and that it was also a very
mostly habit.
' The class of people , " said the ex
perienced night-clerk , "who are fre-
miently found through sudden deaths
accidents that expose the truth
.0 have been addicted to morphia are
mostly men who are living in a high-
aressure style. The lower class , and.
fact , many of the upper class of
society , and "professional people are
forming the habit. I know a promi
nent druggist in the eastern stales
who used it steadly for years , and
tvhen he died suddenly from its effects
lis arms and legs were found to be
iterally blackened where the skin had
jeen punctured while using the in
jector. Every night someone comes
a here for it. We sell a greater
imount to ladies , and mostly young
adles , than to men. Who they are
> rto what class they belong I can not
ell , as they only go at intervals to one
itore , and in this business curiosity
.vould be a bad fault.
"It is hard to tell just how much
> no who has become habited to this
Irug can stand , as it depends mainly
lpon the length of lime they have
jeen indulging in it This is true in
vcry habit and the longer they use
t the more is necessary to effect them ,
l'he habit is evidently growing , and it
nay some day need legislation to pre-
reut it from becoming as popular as
he use of opium is in China. " St.
? aul Globe.
Worldly "Wisdom.
"What is the best thing in this
vorld ? " a traveler once asked , after he
lad traversed Christendom and returned
o his native town to enlighten the vil-
agers with his wisdom. "Liberty , " he
tnswercd.
"What is the most pleasant ? "
"Gain '
"The least known ? "
"Good fortune. "
"Who is the most happy man in the
vorld ? "
"The learned man who has riches
md knows the use of them. "
"The most importunate ? "
"The hard-hearted creditor. "
"The " most dangeroiw ? "
"The ignorant physician. "
"The most pitiable ? "
"The liar , who is not believed when
he tells the truth. "
Though some of these answers may
lot be approved , there is food for
bought in them all. Youth"s Compan-
on.
The Early Poet's Boom.
Young woman , listen to this : Tom
doore began to write poems when he
vas a boy of fourteen. Souther wrote
lis first verses when he was eleven ;
veats was a successful poet at eighteen ;
jcigh Hunt talked in rhyme at thirteen ,
Chaucer at twelve and Milton when he
vas only ten. And where are the } '
iow , Ethel ? Where are they now.
Chey aro dead. Go wash the ink off'n
rour thumb and help your mother pare
he potatoes. Ethel , if you would live
ong. I'll write the poetry. I don't
sareto live anv longer. [ P. S. In
act. Pd rather die than pare the pota-
oes. ] Bob Bitrdelte.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS. - 4 * 1
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Mary's Macaroons One cup of hick
ory nut meats , ono cup of sugar , three
tablcspoonfuls of flour , whites of twe i
ogrr ; } , anil a little lemom extract Drop /
on ' white paper and bake in a slow oven. j
Cinnamon Buns Reserve one quaii
of dough when making bread ; work in
a cup of sugar and two tablespoonfuh • .
of butter and roll half an inch thick. j
cut in largo biscuits , spread with sugai f '
and cinnamon. Let rise and hake.
Graham Muffins Ono pint of gra- .
ham flour , two tablcspoonfuls of melted , -
lard , two heaping tcaspoonfuls of bak- V v ,
ing powder , water or milk to mako a - J
batter just thin enough to run , a little .
salt Bake fifteen minutes in gem pans J
in a hot oven. 1
A favorite entree at a luncheon Is I
served of the largo French chestnuts , il
first boiled and then heated in the m
oven at the last minute. Thoy arc m
wrapped in a nappkiu and set before
each guest with a tiny pat of butter ,
some salt and a silver knife.
Trifles Three well beaten eggs , a \M \
a saltspoon of salt , flour enough for a j'fl '
stiff paste. Boll out and cut into very , fl
thin cakes aud fry in hot lanf. Spread | |
half of them with jelly or jam and cut ll
three round holes iu tho other half and | l
uso them for the upper crusts or covers. 1M
Applo Turnover Roll out tolerably /
thin a little piece of light pastry ; place | H
in it a large apple of good baking kind. {
pared and cored ; cover it well with tho f
paste and secure it firmly ; bake in a *
temperate oven. Four of these turn- S
overs , as they arc called , mako a dish ; fU
they arc good cither hot or cold. !
English Buns One yeast cake , dis- iM
solved in a pint of warm milk , a pinch jlfl
of salt , add Hour to mako asoft sponge , jH
and lot rise ; add one tea cup of sugar , jlfl
a cup of butter , two t'ggs , Hour to make JyM
a stiff dough ; let rise , roll in a large . * fl
sheet , spread with butter , and cut in jjfl
biscuits , fold over , let rise again and /H
To Corn Beef Put thirteen pounds H
of common salt in a can and fill it al- ; l
most full of water , add three pints of RH
molasses and one-fourth of a pound of ' 'fl
saltpetre that has been dissolved on the- . | w
stove. Stir them together and when , 'jH
cold pour them over the beef. Tin ? tjH
smoked beef can be put in with it to * Al
pickle. | ] H
Rump Steak a la Mode Put a steak ! j9
in a saucepan with a sliced onion , a 't |
little whole allspice , two bay leaves. ' M
pepper , salt , a teaspoonful of browned 9 JflJ
bread crumbs or grated crusts and sufli- v |
cient vinegar diluted with water to i' ' l
cover it ; stew gently for two or three ' ' I
hours , according to the weight of the > ! |
meat The dish is excellent food. ! | H
Boiled Rice--After careful '
- - looking !
over and washing ; put tho rice into the ' jH
cooking basin of the double boiler and tiH
cover with water to the depth of three | jj J
inches , and boil two hours. A double i M
boiler lacking , place the rice in a bean raj
pot or deep earthen dish and put it un- 1 J M
covered in a kettle containing boiling V
water , covering the kettle. Tlie kcr- M
nels are soft but distinctly cooked in * M
this way , Jflfl
Cabbage Dressing The yolk of one jflfl
e5o tw" ° teaspoonfuls of oil , one of ' )
mustard , a little salt and three table- | * fl
spoonfuls of vinegar. Beat the j'olk i ' |
well , then add half tlie vinegar , the H
mustard , salt and a little white pepper , f H
Put over the fire and stir till it thick- jjBfl
ens , then beat smooth and add the rest IH
of thevinegar and oil. Butter will H
answer in the place of oil , but it is-not ) H
quite as good , as it congeals wfien cold. J H
Why She Ran Away. ) : |
A well known citizen had his wife ar- flH
rested on charge of running away from ifllfl
him and taking several valuable articles 91
( J
with her. jaH
"Madam , " said the judge , "the mere j H
act of your running away from your j H
husband is a violation of none other J H
than that great moral law and for H
which 3'ou. will have to answer before 'fl V
the Judge of judges. But as you have
been arraigned on a charge of taking M
j our husband's property , 1 would like jflflfl
to ask you a few questions. I hear j H
that you had a very pleasant home ? " j H
"Yes. sir ; very pleasant" the woman ! !
replied. Y& . ' H
'Your husband was very kind to ' > JBlfl
you , I understand ? " t ftfll
"Yes , sir : very kind. " -il l
"You left him , then , because yon jf ftfl
did not love him ? " j' l
4 Oh. no , sir ; I love John very much. ' * [ iftflfl
"What ! ran away from home whea i ftfll
you love your husband ? " 'fllll '
"Madam , will you please explain ? ' * f l
"I will try , sir. Some time ago Mrs. Iflflfll
Jeckleton ran away and although weIflflfll
all knew her to be as ugly as a night- ( ' H
mare , the newsoapers , in speaking of [ ' 1
the incident , said that she was handiflflH
some. A little later , Mrs. Brockrian. 'fllll
who has a hair mole on her face , is ' 9 H
cross-eyed and as yellow as a pest- ' | |
house flag , ran away and the newspa- H
pers said she was beautiful. These * |
facts preyed upon my mind. I had al- H
ways longed to be called beautiful , so , H
I ran away in order that I might sea t < alll
"
myself complimented.
"Madam , I suppose you are now sor- H
ry that you took such a foolish step. ' * / IflH
"Yes , sir. " ij l
"Sorry , madam , because you now see | H
the vanity and weakness of allowing . H
yourself to be so perniciously led iaflflfl
astray ? " I H
"No. sir.
"What ! not sorry on that account ? " | f < aflfll
"No. /IHlll
"Then why are you sorry ? " / ' 9JH
"Because the newspapers did not H
sneak of me at all. Arkansaw Trav- H
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How the Salmon Are Scared. H
It is said that since the opening of 'laflfll '
the Canadian Pacific Railway salmon | j H
are deserting the Frazier River. FormHflflfll
erly the salmon in the spawning season t
ascended the river by the million , and < H
they could be scooped out of the water I H
by the barrelful with any kind of vessel j H
large enough. The noise of the engine f J H
and the vibration imparted to the water i lflfl
by the trains running along the banks j H
are supposed to have scared them , and j H
therefore caused their departure. iSt * i 9flfll
York Sun. I H
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