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    THE DAILY BEE-THUKSDAY , JANUARY 15 , 1885.
COUHCILJUIFFS
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS ,
OOMFOET'3 ' STRONG BOX ,
Comity Trcaanrcr 1'oltcvln
and I > , O. Jolinaon Mnilo Ills
Successor.
Crawford county has had a lively llttlo
wrestle ever the position of county treas
urer , A vacancy being caused by an ex
ception to the rule that ofllco holdora
never resign. The Bcllolin gives the
following dotaib , Brother Keith , of
coureo , viewing malleiB from a domo-
cratlo standpoint :
The general pupllo was aatoniobod last
week by the resignation of County
Treasurer Poltovin. That the atop tras
contemplated ft long time ago was evi
dently known in republican circles. It
is alleged that Mr. Poitovln accepted the
oflico with the understanding that at
the expiration of his term ho waa to
stop aaldo a d moko room for the aspi
rations of another republican. Were It
not a cirefully gunrdod secret among
our rcpubllcin brethren , wo mlht add
that some of the forces that mdo poaul-
bio Sir. Poitovin'a election -wore gener-
ntod by this understanding. Bo thnt no
It may , Mr. Poitovln has seen fit to re
sign the oflicp , alleging Inadequate pay
for the oxttn labor required under the
now l.trr , la the reason. Astdo from the
prospects of re-election and legislative
rtllof , thcro is llttlo to ranko the oflico
attractive to any man who would not
violate the spirit of the hfr by speculat
ing on the financial roaourcea of the
opunty. Mr. Poitovln haa been an ofli-
ciont and painstaking official , no has
labored diligently , and faithfully guarded
the interests of the oflico. With no
public dissatisfaction , and against the
Importunities of the republican loaders ,
ho has taken a stop somewhat embar
rassing to the gentleman whoso original
plans of " .succession" are temporarily if
not permanently upnot. As a mattor'of
course the gentleman selected by the
board to fill the vacancy will bo nomi
nated by hla party next foil.
Aside from the question of competency
political considerations wore weighed by
the various wings of the republican parly
in the selection of a successor to Mr.
Poitovln. Every member of the board
felt like a nations ! convention filled with
motions , amendments and hypodermic
Injections of political udvlco. They lived
through the ordeol , howovor. One wing
of the patty , embracing tlio ohninimi ot
the board , Air. Schultz , Mr. J. P. Miller ,
Mr. Schlutcr and others , favored the ap
pointment of Mr. L , T. Carr. Whllo
not a candidate , in the sento of making a
personal effort to sccuro the position ,
Mr. Oarr was warmly urged to accept
the oflioo by a largo number
of men prominent In the
circles of his party- The personal oppi-
eitiou of Mr. Chamber * , however , scorns
to have been fatal to Mr. Oatr's election.
Another wing of tha party , under the
leadership of Mr. J. Frd , Meyers , was
equally aiixioua to secure the appoint
ment of Mr D. 0. Johnson , deputy
postmrster. Three ballots Wore token ,
resulting In ilia election of Johnson.
"Wh.Uo Onttmbora opposition to Oarr made
his appointment impossible without a
domoeiatio vote , Schultz's adherence to
Oarr made Johnson's election depend
upon , the name conditions Itoth demo
cratic members voted for Johneon on the
final ballot and made possible his elec
tion.
tion.iiad
\iiad the democrats elected their ticket
last fall no doubt eomo compatcnt dem
ocrat could have baon chosen to succeed
Mr. Poitovm. lu vlow cf the existing
circumstances there was at first some
reason to believe that one republican
vote might l > 3 secured for jsnmo [ worthy
democrat , and Mr. I. T. Roberts was
urged to become a candidate but refused
to enter the field. Mr. Ciarlcs Bnllock
withdrew his candidacy , and thus with
neither of these gentlemen In the field ,
the democratic members of Uio board
were actuated by no party cansidorations.
That the democratic parJy of this county
were unable to control the selection of u
treasurer la another evidence of local ira-
potency , resulting from political sclf-
abuao last fall.
Mr. Johnson has assumed charge of
his duties and will no doubt labor dili
gently to maintain the high etiuding of
the oflioo and faithfully wear the onerous
responsibilities of his position. The two
Deuiaon banks are his bondsmen and the
county deposits will bo equally divided
between them.
To rrolitliltionlBtH.
To the friends of prohibition In Potto
wottomlo county : You ere requested to
rocot at Y. M. 0. A. rooms , Council
Bluffs , Saturday , January 17 , 1885 , at
3 p. m. , fdr the purpose of nppnlntlng
delegates to the state prohibition con
vention to moot tt Des Molnes , January
22. The object of the sta to convention
is consultation nnd tnoro perfectorganiza
tlon for the enforcement of the prohibi >
tlon law In our state. L. W. TULLK\H ,
Du. MONTOOMEKY , Secretary.
President.
January 13 , 1885.
FOUTUNE-TEhUING IN ENGLAND
Two Foinlnlno VotcctlvcH .Rotate In
Court Their Experiences wltu
a Medium.
On Tuesday , at the Nottingliam borougl
police court , before Mr. Butler and Air.
Drown , Bamh Ann Smith nnd Anne Lane
were charged with professing to toll for
tunes , niys the London Telegraph.
The clu'ef constable ( Mr. Stevens ) in
formed tha bench that the prosccutior
\\as instituted by thopolice in coiiscqueiici
of complaints which had Irccn made to
ilium ot the number of young persons
chiefly sorvaut girls who had been vie
iimized.
Air. U. II. Cockajno appeared for the
prisoners.
The brat wilucss called was Anna Dick
oiifnyi , who Buul she waa the daughter o
Inspector Diukensnn , of the Cro brigade
nnd was a boxmakcr , living ; on Join
fitroct. Oa Friday night she went will
Airs. Willmma to the house No 10 Cour
sttcct , hcro she fuiw the prisoner Smith
uho canio to the dour. Lane MU.I iiLsido
lying un thu sofa. Witness spoke t
Smith , who said : ' 'Do you want you
fottuno told ? " Witiusb-s said "Yes. "
Smith asked , "Do you want the ami * o :
the glnss { " and the \utmts said bho wouh
.JiaTo the gloss.
Air. Luckuyao Very sensible , lee
[ Laughter. ] Several sol'd ' ghias globe
were here produced by Detective Inspcc
tor AtlicrroD , and ilio witness wid thu ,
vero e'unilar to these which she saw at th
ptisonur s houso.
Witness continued ; The prisonc
Smith then told mo tlint I had been keep
ing company with a young follow who was
vjry da k Flo did not live far away , an
MO said I luul a very maul ing letter , bli
if < lmt was ight , and 1 said : "
t is not. " [ Laughter. ] She told mo that
. ' . went out to business with a light com-
iloxioncd young man , who was working at
ho Bamo place , who was always with and
always speaking to moand , I told her that
mi not right , ( Much laughter. ) She
aid 1 had another light compluxioncd
oung gentleman , who was very talllived
iomo dU anco away , and was very fond o
no. She asked if that was right , and I
saitl I did not know. [ Laughter , ]
The Ch'cf ' constable You mean you
id not know who hot ho waspnssionn cly
end 6f you or noi ? Yes. [ Ucnowcd
aughtcr. ]
Well , what occurred nftor that ? I
nkcd for the gloss ball , nnd Smith caid :
'You can look if you like , but yon will
not see anything if you do. 1 will lot
yon look , however , If you llko. "
Did you look ? Yes , but I did not aoo
anything at nil. [ Laughter. ] She asked
mo to rub It again , and I did so , but 1
iould not BCD anything and I gave it
jack to hor.
What then occurred ? Smith paid I had
> oen very ill for the psst few mouths ,
nd I told her that was co.
Did you piy Smith anything for
aving disclosed these "mysteries" to
ou ? Did you pay her any money ? No ,
Urn. Williams paid for both of us ,
Mr. Cockaynu Had you ever boon to
hla house before ? No.
lioTT was it you came to go on this
tartlcular night ? Was it not as the agent
of the pollca you wont ? No.
Are you sure that before you wont yon
id not BOO a police officer ? Yea.
The bench asked witness If she wont to
do house of her own free will , or did
nmo ono prompt her to do so ; but the
witness did not answer.
Mr. Cockayne To put it plainly did
ou not go to this house as a spy for the
lolice to see what thcso people wore about ?
) , yes , sir.
You know you went there for the pur-
loses of the police , therefore I presume
ou were not deceived at all by anything
.hat . was done there you know it was all
iiimbug ? Yes. [ Laughter. ]
Mrs Ann Williams , who accompanied
10 last witness to the pri oner's house ,
aid Dickenson went tip-stairs with the
irisoner Smith , whila she remained with
-ano. The latter asked witness if she
oulcl have her planet ruled. Witness
xid she would see about it perhaps she
vouljl in timo. Piisoncr said it would
011 her the truth , and it would cost her
8 puieo. When the first witness came
own-staits she went up to the prisoner
Smith , -who put the glass globe into her
lands. Witness Living looked through it
or some time , and said she found she
joiild see a figure , and handed it back to
mith , who then told Jior that her ( wit-
ess1) ) husband was in a very prosperous
ay of business , that she had ono little
jirl who would bo taken ill , and that she
witness ) would soon have another one.
Laughter ] Witness paid two shillings to
mith for herself and Dickenson.
Mr. Cockaynu Smith didn't tell you
nythlng unpleasant which at all apset
'our ' mind ?
0 , no.
You , In 'act , got a vary pleasant tire
linings' worth ?
O , very. [ Laughter. ]
You wont to the honso at the instiga-
on of the police as a oort of lady ds-
ectivo ?
Yes. ' '
Did you ask to look through the glass
> all.
all.I
I s&id 1 was not particular whether it
was the ball or the cards. [ Laughter. ]
Did you nay to Smith , " 1 will give you
a shilling ? " No , I asked what the glass
would bo and wnat the cards would be.
She said the glass would bo ono shilling
nd the cards six pouco , and I had the
; lass .
And you wore well satisfied with what
ou gDt ?
0 yes ; qnlto.
You know very well when you wont
bat it was all nonsense ? Of course I did.
And you got n shilling's worth cf fun
out of it ?
laid , [ much laughter. ]
Detective Inspector Atnerton said , in
lompany with tno other officer ? , ho wont
o N. 10 Court ntroot on the previous
light. Ho knocked tit the door , which
was opened by the prisoner Lanr , who ,
JB soon as ho saw T/itueeo , ran through
.ho . house up stairs into the back room.
Witness followed hsr and found her with
.ho . prisoner Smith and Mrs. Dlckonson.
fo the latter witness remarked that lie
upposodsho was having her fortune told ,
ana she said she waa , but hud not finished
yet. Witness told Wdrron ho had a
varrent for hit ) arrest , and ono for that of
Staith , and ho read them to the prison
ers. Lane aald "I never told fortunes , "
ind Smith remarked , "nor hive I I
lave never told one.1' Witness asked
.hem to hand to him the glass which they
iad ueed , when Smith said : " 1 have not
got ono , end have never seen ono. "
Looking found the room , however ,
witness picked up near the fireplace a
slack leather hand-bag , In which ho
found a small-sized Hclid glass
ll. Ho said to the prisoners : "You
anvo a larger ono than this ono nome
where , and you might ai well lot move
vo it , as it will save mo searching the
Siousu. " Line then tcok a big glass ball
from the pocket of her dress and ou
looking underneath the sofa witness
found a canvass bag containing another
of slmlliar siV.o. Ho said to Lane : "You
lave some cards somewhere , and you
might as well let mo have thorn. " Lane
thereupon took a very dirt-looking pack
From her pocket and handed thorn over
to witness. Ho then took the prisoner
to the police station.
Mr. Cockayno You did not nek thorn
to toll your fortune ? . No. [ Laughter. ]
Probably jou returned the compliment
and told them what their fortune would
be ? I did. I told tl em that they would
bavo to go to the polite station. [ Loud
opplauto ]
Mr. Coskayno submitted there wni no
evidence * against the prisoner Lane , but
the bench h'tld otherwise. In reference
to the prisoner Smith , Mr. Cockayne , on
her behilf pleaded guilty to the offbnte ;
but It wavrldlcnlous to suppoio that ( he
people In ill's ' instance were "taken In'1
by tha pilsnncrs , because they went to
the house knowing that the fortune-toll
ing beslness w s "all bo h , " The woman ,
m fet , fell into a very nblo trap which
h d been laid for thorn by the police. ,
The bench , after brief consultation ,
remarked that there waa no doubt that
'his sort of thing was very prevalent in
the town , and there was also no question
that such poisons ai the prisoners did
decoy young persons into their house *
jiid obtained money from them In a very
improper manner. Un this occasion tht
bench had decided to inflict a line , al
though they almost thought tbo offenee
A-as ono which was deserving of imprie
OLiuent. The decision of tha bench wet
h t the prisoners each pay a line of JL'3
jr bo imprisoned for ono month.
Official returns show a remarkable lu-
jreaso of suicide in Fiance. Flvo yean
go tba number par 100,000 Inhabitant ?
v 3 17 ; it is now ID Hanging and
Irowuing are most populir , and next It
' vor are firearms and charcoal furaei.
April , Mav and Juna are the favorite
months of the Parisian suicide.
TUB rLEaSOHE3 OF N1OB.
Tale of n FrcncliIConlUlcnco Operate
of Lapidary Talent.
The watering places and summer ami
winter resorts of plosaro nnd hoaltl
seekers nro frequented by crowds ot cos
mopolltan adventurers who cater to the
lappincsa of scandal mongers , nnd to the
despair of too confiding shopkeepers , A
stranger of distinction or so reputed
arrivon at Mco , briugincloltors of recom
mpndatlon. Moreover , as La Brnycro
s id most jndlciouily , play with largo
stakes cxalto n man. It was by sklllfu
iractico of thin profound precept thai
"Count A" worked his way Into "ocloty.
Luck attended his play. Ono evening
whllo nhnflllng the cards ho displayed
with noma affectation n magnificent dit-
moiid , which attracted the opecial ntton-
Ion of ono of his companions.
"Count , " ho remarked , "that's n fmo
stone you have thoro. " l es , " replied
ho count culcsaly , "tho size and bril-
iancy of this diamond have before now
orapted many collectors. I have had
overal goad offer3 for it ; but nftor you
lave examined It I'll toll you why I have
always refused to ecll It. "
Ho took off the ring , slipped it on
? rlnco W'd finger , and wont on with the
; amc.
The prince , who Is an accomplished
udgo of proctous stones , looked at the
diamond closely , turned It on every side ,
and was confirmed in his opinion that ho
iad Holdom soon ono so perfect.
"Woll , " said the count , "do you BOO
why I have refused to part with my
ring ? "
"No , I don't. "
"Well , " continued A , "because that
tone is false. Don't bo surprised ; it isn t
csa beautiful for that , and it has deceived
> cforo this many amateurs of your ability ,
nnd not a few jewellers oven. I've seen
lomo persist in their delusion even after t
iad assured them that I should consider
t an abuse of their confidence to value
hat stone at over six thousand ftancs ,
hough it would bo worth thirty thousand
f it were genuine. "
The game was just over , nnd the
count walked away with the diamond
lashing.
D.iys succeeded each other , aud every
imo that Prince W. mot the count ho
could talk of nothing but the diamond.
Tha prince said often : "Thero are pcoplo
who would bo willing to have their paste
ewels believed real ; I am go.ting to
, hink that you are of just the opposite
disposition. "
The count would smllo and change the
subject. His friend wai poisostcd with
ho dcsiro to fathom the mystery ,
"Will you lend me your ring until to
morrow morning ? " said ho ono afternoon.
"Keep It n week , if you llko. "
The prince took it to a jeweler and
asked him if ho had over sjou so good an
mltation.
"An imitation 1" cried the tradesman
'You are laughing at mo. That's cno of
ho most beautiful stones I have over
oen. "
"Is it worth moro than C.OOOf ? "
"It would bo cheap at 30,000f. "
"It's owner says it's paeta. "
"He's joking. "
That same evening the prlnc3 returned
ho ring , saving : "If you ever decide to
soil it , lot mo know bcfora you offer it
elsewhere. "
Eight or ten nays afterward Count A.
iniiounccd his departure ser Italy.
"Aro you going to take the ring away
with you ? "
"Well since you have set your heart on
it , " said the count , "tako it. But mind
; hat yon remember it is false , whatever
elsa people may say. 1 admit that the
mutation is admirable , and for that rea
son it has as a curiosity the value which
is not less to me than 0,000 fiancs. "
' Here you are G,0JO ( francs. "
"I icpcat for the last time , you are pay.
ing very dear for paste diamond. "
"Perhaps so ; but I do it with my eyes
open. "
"All right ; hero's the ring. "
And the count pocketed his three hun
dred Napoleons
The piinco returned to liis jeweller and
exclaimed in triumph :
"I have the diamond. "
The lapidary looked at the ring again
and said ; with a shrug , 'That diamond
is false. "
"Whit do you mean didn't you tall
mo just the opposite.
"I told you the truth ; that isn't the
same one. Show mo the other ono. "
"But that's the only ono 1 have. "
"Woll. a aiistako has been made or
else you've boon cheated. "
The prJnco with dejected air went to
walk under the palms of the public gar-
Hnn. Ho met A , who said to him.
You don't wear your ringl"
"Because" exclaimed the prince , "the
jewelsr' told mo that the stone io false. "
"But you knew that before. "
"Ho assures mo , too , that this stone is
not the B < uno that I took him thu other
day. "
A assumed a stern air. ' 'flow
now , sir , " oald he , "what do you mean
by this nonsense ? You wished to buy
my diamond , und I rufinod to soil it. 1
have told yon from the first that it was
pa&te. You thought I was mistaken , nnd
that you were buying for six. thousand
francs a stone which , if it were real ,
would bo worth six times that , "iou set
cut then , to speculate , as you thought ,
upon mistaken honojty. I hateto think
It of you. However , wo have no cause
For discussion. I admit that I have sold
you on Imitation diamond ; you say so ,
too. Wo ogreo perfectly. Good day ! "
BtagojN'oinH do rluiue.
Boston Journal ,
Hero Is a list I made out the other
day during on odd hour , just for my own
amusement. It glvua hrat the name
under which the artitt is generally
known , and after thot.tho real name.
You see , hero it Is :
Miss Rose Eytlngc , really Mrs. G. H.
Butlt-r.
Miss Rose Temple , roallyMrs. ] Jones.
M BS Clara Morris is Mrs. Harlott.
Misi Kato Olaxton , or was bo for a her
divorce , Mrs. Doro Lyon.
Mrs. F. S. Chanfrau'a maiden name
mil Henrietta Baker.
Pauline Marklmm'fl malden name wet
Margaret Hall ; the afterward bccinio
BIrs. McMahnn ,
Adelaide Nellson was Mrs. Lea.
lima Do MuriVa has alx realjrumcs , for
she marriol live time * , No , o being a
Mr. Hill.
Mdllo. Pauline Lucca , really Baroness
Von Walhofen.
Mis-i Lcona Dare , known at homo as
Miss Bridget McCarthy.
Henri Laurent , tenor in comic
is the assumed name * of Homy L. Gisling ,
Oliver Doud Byron , recently ncifo m-
mg at thp Howard in this city , has trans
posed his naiuo from Oliver B. Duud.
Miss Matiu Wainwright bora the un
pleasant sounding name of Miu Slaugh
ter.
ter.ML
? ML Kitty Blanclianl , as slio once was
called , is no * under her real name ol
Mri. McKee Rankin.
Unllalo Dill is the Hon. Wm. F. Cody ,
I'eVfts Jack was John Omohundro. Wild
Bill was Win , Diclot.
Mdllc. Chiistino Nilsson bore the real
name of Mrs. Uozaml.
Mdllo. Jenny Liml boto the teal name
of Mrs. Goldsmidt.
Al co Dates' maiden name was Alice
Merit.
Mdllc. Marie Rozo is Mrs. Henry
Mapleson , son of Col. Maplcson , the
manager.
MissMaudo Branscombc , really Mrs.
Stuart.
Miss Emily Molvlllo has ns her maiden
lame Mhs Emily Jonee , She afterward
jccamo Mrs. D < ; rby. Melvlllo was her
mother's maiden name.
Lydla Thompson , really Mrs. Alox.
Henderson.
Miss Ada Gray Is Mro. Charles Wat-
kins.
kins.Oen. . Tom Thumb waa Mr. Charloa
Stratton.
Mr ; . William Anderson was Miss
Snphomla Jefferson , cldcat daughter cf
Joseph Jefferson , Sr.
Mrs. Daniel E , Bandman's maiden
name was Miss Allco Hcrschol.
Mrs. Lawrence Barrett's malden uamo
was Mary F. Mayor.
M. Blondln , the ropo-walkor , had as
its name Erailo Gravolot. *
Mrs. George 0. Boniface's malden
name was Miss Hofforning.
Agnes Booth's maiden name was Mar-
an Agues Land Rookcj ; she became Mrs
? orry , the second wife of Henry Perry ,
and afterward Mrs. Booth , the third wife
of J. B. Booth , jr.
Gctorgo N Christy was George Har
rington.
Mrs. Edward L. Davenport's maiden
uamo was Fanny Viniug ,
Matilcm Heron waft Mrs. Robert
Stoopol , ( divorced. )
Lnnra Kceno's maiden name was Leo ,
she married a Mr. Taylor.
MM. Clnrlcs Kemblo's maiden name
was Miss Do Camp.
Olive Lof-an was Mrs. Wirt Sykos.
Fanny Morant is Mrs. Charles Smith.
Rachel , the great tragedienne , was the
contracted stage name of Elizabeth Rachel
Felix.
Sebastian , ( the circns rider , ) bore the
full name of Sebastian Valcl Mora.
Mrs. Jenny Van tfsndt'a maiden
name was Jenny Blitz.
Mrs. Frank Lawlor , waa , before mar
riage , Joslo Mansfield.
Emma Nevada , the talented young
singer , is the daughter of Dr. Wlxom.
she assumed the name "Nevada" from
the state as Albini assumed her name
from the city of Albany , N. Y.
Henry Lae , the now loading man to
Fanny Davenport , la really Hoinrlch
Rosenawolg.
Miss.Fortoscuo.who had recently boon
wrought prominently forward on account
a suit for broach of promise against Lord
jiarmoylo , the son and heir of Earl
airo , Is really Miss Flnnoy.
n. FAVOKED
Rheumatism Cured by the Uoillng
Mud-pools of New KcnlamJ.
lornhill Magazine ,
The Maoris , with a faith born of long
experience , bring their sorely-tried rhen
na'ic friends from far nnd near ; and well
ire their pains rewarded , for many who
lave been crippled for years are hero re
stored to comparative comfort and health ,
Wo saw ono poqr lad who literally lived
"n a mud-pool , just like ono of the African
; nudfishcs. Ho was suffering from an
agonizing hip disease , and his friends had
carried him fiom afar to try this blessed
emedy. Ho certainly obtained relief
'rom ' lying in tha muddy water for , hours ,
jut , in his weakly state , ho very naturally
"aintcd ou being removed , so his kindred
ihought the best thing they could do was
: o build a hut over the pool and keep him
.n it permanently. So there he had
already lain for months , and would prob
ably remain until lip died.
Some of the boiling mud pools are horribly
ribly repulsive. They lie In great natur
al pits of craters , and , as you stand on
; ho brink watching the surface of the
black boiling mud slowly upheave with
a dull gurgle and then burst into a form
of a monstrous bubble , you can scarcely
repress a shudder at the thought of how
ono slip of the foot on that greasy soil
night plunge yon headlong into that
: iorrlblo pool , therein to bo hopelessly
.ingulfed. The very sllonco with which
[ t works Is ou element of horror , con
trasting with the noise and energy of the
clear boiling lakes and the roai of the
steam-clouds that escape from a thousand
fissures In the rocks and from chasms allover
ever the mountain sides.
There la , however , ono mud-lako in
which interest predominates over horror
It is an cxponso of half liquid grsy
mud , from the surface of which rise u
multitude of small mud volcanoes
really miniature ? , not more than thrco or
four feet in height , but each a perfect
me del of an ideal-conical crater , like
Yesuuua , or nny other volcano of grace
ful outline. From each little summit
comes puff * of white steam , and then a
small eruption of boiling clay , which ,
trickling down the surface , gradually
builds up the tiny mountain.
The Maoris not only absorb this mud
externally , but they take largo quantities
internally. There are several places
whore a thick dark mud exudes from
fissures in the rock , and this they have
discovered to bo edible , and cat large
linndfuls with the greatest appreciation
One boiling mud-hole Is known as the
porridge-pot in consequence of this pecul
iarity , and the natives who visit it swal
low tuongh to satisfy an ordinary ap
petite ,
What with mud-pools nnd mud-volca
noes , and ono large volcano of pure sul-
[ ) htirand columns of steam rising on every
iido from the wollibaked hills , nnd from
'
the Bu'rfaca of the lake what with muddy
colored boiling pools , nnd the silvery
whiteness of snowy terraces , Rote Maha-
na is , in truth , such a center of marvels
as to seem to belong to some creation other
than these steadygoing world on whoso
tolid surface wo live our commonplace
iives.
iives.The
The sulphur volcano rises from the
brink of the lake , very near the so-called
"Pink Terraces , " which , in point of fact ,
are distinguished from the "White Terra
ces" by n most delicate tinge of palo sal
mon color , like reflected sunlight on snow.
The sulphur volcano produces a most start
ling otl'cct of color ng in contrast with the
vivid blue of sky and lake. It is certainly
yellow" just the color of bright primrose
and the great _ column of steam nscend-
ing from itji pnnirow-hued , and all the
water near it is thtiB tinted , while the
n cks far and near are coated with a deposit -
posit of pure sulpher.
Johnnie Splan , the well-known turf-
nan , tells a gcol ono on himself. When
ho was out in California driving trottore ,
( IH mot a lady several times , who finally
tail to him : "Mr. Splan , I hardly
bought it was possible. Why , do you
know that if I didn't know you were a
horsem&n 1 should really take you for a
gentleman. "
Dr. Mary Walker said a few days ao
to a Washington interviewer that she
vould wear pantaloons or nothing. The j
doctor must be lot alone. )
Hnubici.
FliilaJclphia Hscord.
No man or woman , no young person
who has put away playthings , ah' uld bo
without what is usually called a "hobby.1
In other words , every adu t ought to have
in av. cation ns well as * vocation. It cat
bo maintained without foir of disprool
that an intelligent human being cannel
attain to that elcgroo of content , that approach
preach to happiness , which is possible un-
css ho undertakes , for hisown delctation ,
-o know something nbotii some other mater -
: er besides the ono which affords him his
tlni y bread. 1 hat this hobby , this avoca
tion , shall bp , is worthy of consideration
) f every individual , for upon the charnc-
: cr of the hobby largely depends that of
, ho life In a scnso/ovcry 0110 lini n
lobljy. Dissipation , drunkenness , vice
) f every description , are often tlio hob-
jics of the ignorant and _ depraved , and
also , to their sliamo be it spoken , of many
of the educated and intelligent.
Dthers , not depraved nor densely
gnorant , yet either from want
> f i nergy or want of acquirements , not
snowing wlnt bettor to do with them-
selvaa , have simply an inclination to idle
away tlio hours they can spare from busi-
icas , wi li , perhaps , a game of chance or
ikill to kill time. Otheis again , with the
same distinct idea of bencfittiug the body ,
follow the healthful , but ( n themselves , as
isually carried oil , not highly intellectual
mrsuils of boating , fishing , gunning , pe-
lestiiauisni , swimming , etc The lost set
of hobbies is that of tbo respectable ,
steady-going , healthy-living and wcll-ed-
icalcd class ; yet oven these do not i each
to the full enjoyment and full benefit of
n hobHy. 'J ho man who can nianngo n
facht and is , in a general way , fond of the
ica would find his pleasure , ' quadrupled
were ho to study the ttibes of beings , so
mliko those of the land , which pcoplo its
surface and its depths or fly over its broad
expanse ; nnd the woman who eiij ys a
quiet walk through thu fields , admires the
woods and flowers nnd gazes with admira-
; ion at the sunset , would find herself in a
lew world wo o she to learn the structure
and uses of the plants she passes by , or
ho form and the habits of the birds
and the insects that people woods and
ields.
The noblesthobblosaro science and art ,
and thry are also the most nsaful. They
.each tholr votaries the Insufficiency of
luman effort , for whoever sat down to
draw or paint wood , glen or distant view , ,
andscapo or seascape , the features of the
mmaa face , the contour of the figure , or
even ono of the humblest animals , with
out feeling , after his best efforts , how
vastly nature excelled ; aud who , after
? onrs of patient study of the structure
ind lifa-history of plants aud animals , of
ho wonders of the world's crust , or of
.ho grand mysteries of the vault ot
icaveo , haa not at last confessed the ox-
rome littleness of human knowledge ?
Yat while ouch hobbies tend in one direc
tor to check man's pride , they yet give
lira the purest satufactiou. To bo intimate -
mate wild , nature in all her moods , to
reproduce on canvas her beauty and
; randeur , to make her ours , while BO
nany ethers are strangers to her is no
hts a purer source of pride
: kau to be the conqueror of
a country or the winner in a finan
cial gamble ? To know the lives of the
mxls of the air and the fish of the sen to
cad the tciinon in the rocks and the
woks in the trees , is not this a purer
ilcasuro than to bo the spoiled favoii-o of
'or unc , yet without an in ores1 in life ?
Ilio s udy of mankind , the evolution of
socio'ies and na ions , is ono of the noblest
of sciences , and is s raf ily married to art.
Its Into student is not satisfied with por-
ng over the pages of printed books , bub
visits tlio scenes celebrated in history , and
studies tha remains that have come down
; o us to show how life wenton in the days
hat have passed away. Li'enituro ' i'self
s not wor liy to bo called a hobby. Mere
jook collcctingand moro book knowledge
vie but second-hand and second-ato
iibs'i'iitcs for acquaintance wi'h '
ho things they treat of. The
s'udcnt ' of zoology out of door should ba
; ho ntudcnt of zoological boobs whenever
10 wishes to learn of other climes or of
others' knowledge ; the student of
geology needs books and charts to supple-
nont hla field knowledge ; the artist
student must learn of the works nnd the
ives of other artiste , and ttius each book
that Is worthy of being n book falls Into
Its place as a supplement to studies
which relate to nnture , living or dead ,
pait or prfisent. Thu usefulness of the
[ ntelecl ual hobby is not confined to the
Interest it gives to existence , the power
it confers ta get away frcm the cares and
vexations tihlch surround the Ufa of
every ono of UP , but extends also to the
practical muttorof a livelihood. He who
liis art , science or the knowledge of
human history and progress for an avocation
cation may find , if in some Hlorm his
work Is taken away , that his hobby will
jcoomo hia work , and feed himeolf on
those dependent on him. The man or
woman who knows but ono mode of
rnaklug a living may starve , however well
10 or she may know that mode.
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LYNCHUDno , January U. Four larga to-
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