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- to THE OMAHA "DAILY 1VE15 : SATITHI > AV , NOVKMUI2K M. 1SOC. , I < w MATHURIN. A TALE OF PONTIAC. UY aiM iiiT PAitKUt < fVp > rlKht , 18H , l.y Olllcrt I'nrUT ) You may nenir Mntliurln's story from al most nny tnlo teller In the province of Quebec , whoreccry parish lias Its profc- Blonnl raconteur , ami whore every man Is an amateur. Hut jou will hoar.It . told with most fitting Hjmpathy ami Imagination , at the- beating of the nax. In the little \alloy beside nalgrothe mountain That Is perhaps - haps because of the woman who tells it Ami when Antoinette Mormotte , who has a voice llle a bird. Kings aeno or two of the Bonn they call "Mnthurln , thn Master of the Srhool , " to the beat of the hammers upon the nax , the womin panic In their work ami weep-In a silly sort of way , without shame or reproof lien ; arc two \erees of the song with which Antoinette lined to play upon their senti mental heartstrings ronnnlPKoz-v oils Mnthurln , ! . < mnltro ( Vocolo Get alinablo liouio-cn-tniln , 13il plnislr inffole ; A tnblo. on tin gnl rcpns , Si hitiKiio nu tnrlt p.m Sur la Kiiudrlule , Ohl uo. Sur In gnuelrlolel Anil lectour , pisse mol Petto farlbolo ; l.o wait-to mo Bert do lot , f'ommtdo liouisolo ; i I'our rlmtsur lo t > omlro ennui , "t Jo Vorsllleiiiijourd'hitl Hur 11 guidrlole , j ' i'f i tJhI guo , , * 'Stir III g.iudrlolol ' Itic Inlo'wns told to me In the little \allc-y j one ? September morning. 1'ar and near one I'ontlac what > ou rail a colonel , with doron men what for , } ou link' To tr > the patriots. They will tnn' them agalng the wall and shoot them to death kill them dcadl U'hen they come , the Cure ho Is no In routine , non , not that day ; ho Is gun to another village. The HiiKllsh soldier h has the ten men drew up before the church All tht > children and all the wives they ciy and cry , and they feel so bad oh ! It I a pity "Hut the nngllsh soldier he say ho wll march them off to Quebec , and everybody Know that Is the end of the patriots "All at once the colonel's horse it grow \cr' wild , It raise up high and dance ou Its hind feet and \olla' ho topple him o\e baekwnids. and the horse fall on the colonc ami smash him , It smash him KO ho go ti die. Vcr' well , the colonel what docs ho do1 They lay him on the steps of the church Then ho hay , 'IlrliiR mo a priest , quick , for I go to die'1 Nobody answer The colone he say , 'I havn a liuwlrrd lns all on my mind ; they are on m > heart like a big hill Hrlng to me the priest ' ho groan llko that Nobody speak at first , then sonubody say the priest Is not here Tlnd me a priest , ' say the rolontl , 'find me a priest1' Poi ho link the priest will nut como because he go to kill the patriots 'Urlng me a priest , ' lie say again , 'and all the men slnll go free ! ' He sa > It over and oxer He Is all smash to plena , but his head It Is all right All at once the door of the church open behind him what jou think ? Kvorbod's heart It stin' still , for there Is Mathurln dressed an the priest , with a lectio hov to swing the censer. 1'vcrjbody say to hlm- ANU \THUUIN 1'KAY ALL SAMN AS I'HIEST. could * oehe ( swinging of the flail and the laughter of .1 ripe tmnimcr was upon the land Tlieie was a little Calvary down by the riverside where the llax Haters used to ha > their praKis In tin Intervals of their work and It was Just at the foot of this tint Angcle Uemvler. having Mulshed her prayer put hn ro-siry In hei pocket , wljwd her eyes with the hem of her pt.Ulco.il and nald to me : "Ah that poor Mathurln ! " I could not guess at first why she npolio so at the niomeiit , but presently It dawned upon mo that she had been pruning for the repojo of Malhutln'o soul , though he had been at least a hundred > ears dead and blio had never known him Hut tradition and memory nro av , cet to her race , and perhaps something In her own llfo that day had recalled to her the apoci > phal scripture according to Mathurln. Per sonic ejf these stories and Irgend.s lie as near to the heart of the race of Angelc as Job or Isamh He to your lives and mine , purlmim nearer because Angole and her inco arc ckbcr to thr honest earth from which good stories spring "Ah that poor Mithurln1 I wipe my ejea for him1" she said to me agiln. "Tell mo all about him , won't you , Mine Angtle1 want to IIIMI jou tell about It. ' I added , hastily for I saw that sbo would d < .spite mo If I showed Ignniauie of Mathur ln s stoiy Her vvmpith ) with Mathurln's inunurj was nil bit hei pleasure at the compliment ce.nvei'd In mv request wus alr.o roil"Ah" "Ah" It vas vcr' long tlmo ago > cs Mj giaii-muddor she remember , dit Ma thurln ver' v ell He Is not ver' big man , not so higgci us > > curs-elf Ho has a face oh not vtr' handxnme not so more hand some n.s } oum mm' Ills clothes thev hang en him all loose his ball , If is all some iiay ; and It blows about him head He Is clean of the face no beard , no , nosing like elit Hut his eye , oh , ni'ideu ' his eju' It Is like i real which > ou blow In jour Innd vvhev ! All blight Mj gran'mud- eli-r she say 'Volla1 You can light jour pipe- with 'he ejes of that m'sleu1' Slit itnnvv Shf sav tliat M'slcu' Mathurln's ojen thoj shine in the tlaik My Rran'fadder lit fa\B 'ic not need anj lights on his carriole when Mnthurln ride with him In the dark ' Vralment , It Is all vtr1 true what I It'll > ou all the time If jou cut off Mathurln at the chin all the way up , jou would sjy tli- > top of him It Is a illicit All the way down from ! his neck , If vou lut It stan' . oh lu la Just no better as joursel' or my Jean Jion' ' Ho Is a ver' good man Only ono Ind ting he do Th.it Is vvhj I praj for him , that la why evcijbody piay for him enl > one bad ting. Saprle" If I have onlj ono ting to saj Clod have mercy for , I tlnk dat vcr' good I do my penanto happj Well dat Mathurln him use to teach the school rho euro ho Is vcr' fond of him All the leetla children , bovs ind girls , they all Eiy , 'f"ist ban Mathurln1 He Is not v.er' cross , non' He have no wife -no child , Jimt live by hlmsel' nil alone Hut he Is ver' good friend * , with t-\eijbodj In I'onMae WJun hi > go 'long the stiect evervhuly snj 'Mi , there go the good Mathurln'1 He laugh ho tell Btorj , ho smoki ) a leetla , lie tal.e .1 lct\JIi \ whlto vvlno beiiln' the door that la noting non' 'Ho hive In the parish five , ten twenty rhlldri'ii all call Mathurln : ho Is gn.i-fadJer with them jts So be go about with pluit > of sugar and BtUKs of c.tiuH In his pocket Ho never forget onto ! lu ago of evcrj lectln child whlth tall him god-faddcr He have a biatn that work llko i elmK Mj frnn- faddei he say dat Mathurln have a machine In bis head. Jt nnKi' the words , nnko the thoughts , 111,11 o the flno eptcth llko the Cum make the gran' poetrj oh > es' "When the king of Knglan' go to all on the thione. Mathurln write vei' nlco vtiso to him And bje and hje there iomo to Mathurln a letter volln dat Is a letter ! It hnti miie , two , three twentj stalsf and the king lu > .saj to Mathurln , 'Mcri.1 mllle fols -M sliu' . You are \cr' polite , I thank jou I will keep joiii versos to tell me dat my Trench subject * arc all lo.val lll.e M MaHiuiln. ' Hat Is vcr' nito , but ho Ic not proud non' Ho wilte six vents for mv KMII mudder lie-In1 iwt Is somethhiG H" wiiit two vcreiN for the King of Kuglau' and he wile six Mimes for mj gran'mudder , jcu nee1 He go on so , dla week lint week , ill * , jcar dat > oar-all thp tlmt- . "Wtll , bjc and bjo. thtro Is trouble li 1'onlluf. It Is ver1 srcat trouble. You hee there Is a flrfht agal.ist the Mng of Knglau' . and dat is too lad. It In no : Ills fault He U vet' nice man It Is the bad nun who make the IHWH for tin king In Quebec" " Well , cue day , all om the louutiy tverjbodj' UKo him gun , and the Uetla bullets and eay. J will light the aoldlcr of the king of Knglnn' llko dtt ! Ycr' well , there were tnrnty mtn In I'ontlac , ver1 nice men-you nil ) find their nnines cut in a stone on the tburch ; and then , three times as big , \on ulll llnd Mathurln' * nari'e ! Ah , dat IE the ting ! You see , dat rebellion jou Kngllsh cull It we rail the Wnr of the 1'atrlot well jou ran rail It what } ou line , quolle Jirfrr- chrc1 The King of Unglan' anush blip patriot war all to p'lt-ccs Then there are Kn rui-n of the twenty come back to 1'onthi v -r' orry They nre not nappy , nobndj It hippy" All tuclr wives cry. nil thtir cbll'Jrtn they ate afiald ! Some prodt [ > i > aj vli t fools jou arc : others bay jou are no good , but everybody In hla In-art U vir lorry all the time , "Ver' well , bye ana bye there come to self , vvhnt Is this' Mathnrln Is dressed ai the prltst alt I that Is a sin' It Is a- saprle' It Is what > ou call blaspheme" "Tho English soldier he look up at Math' urln ami saj , 'Ah1 n priest' ah , M'eleu li Cure" "Mathurln look down on him and sny 'M'aieu , it la foi jou to confess your sine and to have the ofllcc of the church lint first , as jou have promise Just now , joti must give up these poor men who have light for what they tlnk Is right You will let them go five this moment1' 'Yes , sir , ' Fnld the nngllxh colonel , 'thcv hliall go free Only give me 'he help of the church at mj last ! ' Mathurln turn to the other soldier ? and BBJ 'Unloose the men. ' The colonel nod his head and say 'Unloose the men ' Then the men sro unloose and they all go avva > , for Mathurin tell them to go. "nvcrjimdj Iser' afraid becos of what Mathurln do Mathurln ho Ray to the soldiers Lift him up and bring him In the church ' Thtj bring him up to the stops of the altar Mnthurln look at the man for a while and It seem a If he cannot speak to him , but the colonel aj 'I have give jou my word Olvo tie comfort of the church before 1 die' He Is In vcr' great pain , so Madmrln ho turn 'roun' to everjbody dat stan1 by and tell them to saj the prajers for the pick nverybody get him down on his kneta and say the prajor ; everjbody say " 'Loid. have mercy Spare him , oh lord , deliver him oh Lord , from Thy wrath ' And Mathurln he pray all the same as the pi lest , vtr' soft and gentle. He pray on and on. and the face of the Kngllxh soldier It pot ver' quiet and still , and the tear drop down his cheek And just as Mathurln saj at the last dat his , s.lns they are forgive , he die Then Mathui'in. as he go awav to take off his robes , he sajto himself. 'Miserere mel Delia miserere mel Dens" ' "So dat Is the ting that Muthuiln do to save the patriots from the bullets Ver' well , then men thej go frie , and when the governor at Quebec ho hear the truth ho say It H all right Also the English soldier die In peace and happy lecos he tlnk hla sins nre forgive Hut then there Is Math- uiln and his alii to pretend he Is a prlcat" The Cure ho come back and there Is a great trouble' "Mathurln Iser' ijulet and still No- HATHU1UN IN HIS SCHOOL body como near him In his house , nonody go near to the school Hut ho hit alone nil diy In him school and ho vvoik on the black- boar' and ho write on the slate , hut theio lane no thlld como beers' the euro forbid any one to speak to Mathurln Not till the no\t Sundajthei < the ture send word for Ma thurln to como to the chuith Mathurln como to the stepi. of the altar , then the cmo s-xy to him ' 'Matlu.rln jou have sin n great sin If It was two hundred jears ago jou would bo put to dentil for dat' Mathurln ho snj ver' soft 'Dat Is no matter , I am icadj to din now 1 did It to save the fathcis of the thlldein and the husbands of the vvlxes. 1 uiil It to make a poor sinner happy as ho go from the world. The aln In ir.lno ! ' "Then thu Cure ho say , 'Tho men nro fret ) Unit Is good , the wives have their hus- bancln and the chlldern their fathers Alt > o the mm who confess his alns the Rngllah soldier-to whom jou say the words of a prlcut of God , ho Is foiglvo The Spirit of Clod It was upon him when ho die , betos' jou speak In the name of the church. Hut fur you , blatphemcr , who take upon you the holy thing jou shall suffer ! 'For ' penance all jour life jou hhull teach a child no moie ! ' "Ah1 M lt > Otiro ho Knon dat IB the grea'eit penance for the poor .Mathurln ! Then he eet him other tings to do , and every Sunday foa whole jc.ir Mathurln come on his luiii'i" nil the way ti ) the church , but the Cure * ay , 'Not jet jou forgive. ' At the end of the ) ear Muthurin he look to thin , so white , jcm can blow him through , Uvery day h go to him school and write on the blackboar' and niPiK on the slate and call the roll of thi ) sihool , Hut there In no aiuv.c.for there Is no child Hut all the time the whus of the men dat have save , nud the chlldijra , they pray lor him. And bjo and bje all the village they pray for him , they are so sorry. "It Is so for two years , and then they say that Mnthurln he go to die. ll\ > cannot come on hid knees to the church , and the men whose life ho sa\e , they come to the Cure and ask him to take the penance from Mathurln. "Tho Cure say 'Walt till next Sunday' So next Sunday Mathurln Is carry to the church he h too weak to walk on his knees. The Cure he stnn' at the altar and ho read a letter from the pope , which say tint Mathurln his penance Is over and he Is forgive ; dat the pope himself pray for Mathurln , to nave his soul" " "So Mathurln all at once he stan' up and his face It smile and smite , and ho stretch out his arms as If they arc on a cross , and he saj , 'Lord. I am ready to go' nnd he fall down Hut the Cure catch him as ho fall , nnd Mathurln say. 'The children lot them come to mo that I may teach them before I die ! ' And all the children In the ehurclJ they come close to him , and ho sit up and smile at them , and he say " 'It Is the class In 'rlthmotle How much Ls three times four' ' And them all answer. 'Three times four Is twelve' And ho sav ' .May the twelve Apostles pray for me' Then he ask , 'Class In geogrnphj- how far Is It roun' the world'1 And they answer , Twcntv-fonr thousand miles' He sav. 'Ocod It Is not so far to Oed ! .The school Is over all the time. ' he say , and that Is onlj all of poor Mathurln Ho Is dead "When the Cure lay him-down , after ho mnko the sign upon him , he kiss his face nnd say 'Mathurln , now jou arc a priest unto God1' " That was Angele Ttouvlcr's story of Ma- tburlii , the master of the school , foi whom the women nnd the children pray In the palish of Pontlac though the school has been dismissed these hundred jears. TAM : or \ Ticr.u. Klnil AVorils iind I'nHorlimiHi- \V T ' t Ni'lt'NN. lion , the plinte , that great , gaunt , lenn , ojnl Hengnl tlgor nt the Zoological park , ins recently distinguished hlmscU In n nannrr both romnrknble nnd sagacious , rc- atts the Washington Post. Since the pirate was tnkcn from his nntlvc Jungle , where his thief occupation In llfo consisted In proving iltnself to bo nn nctlve member of the man- cater species , his opportunities for dining > n succulent steaks of the genus homo have iecn reduced to a minimum bj the Iron jars of the cage , which ttinflncH him and ils nmbltlon Hen has never taken kindly o captivity , nnd long brooding over his mls- ortune made him morose and sullen to n degree that rendered him decidedly uncom panionable. Unusual nnd extraordinary efforts were nnde for months bj the keepers to sweeten ho disposition of the pirate , but Kind words mil choice porterhouse steaks never pleased ilm In n surly and ungrateful manner he icccpted what ho got , and kored his thanks n the vicious manner habitual to him. \ftcr months of earnest effort by the kecp- rs to make friends with the plrnte , the nt- empt wns pracllcnlly abandoned , although hey treated the man-enter with < ns much ellcatc attention ns ever. A few dajs ago one of the keepers went o the cage to eee If Hen was behaving him- elf , and ho was struck almost dumb by the hanged expression on the face of the brute "ho vicious , dogged appearance so common o the pirate was absent , nnd In Its plate hero was an oxprebslon o ! perfect satlsfac- on. and a gleam of subdued triumph Hashed rom his usually fierce ejes. Hen was sit ing on his haunches , gazing through the mrs of his cage to the elk paddock across 10 creek. "Hen , how do you feel todaj ? " bald the coper to him. The pirate , for the first known time , gave ils tall n friendly swish , and actually linked bis cjcs In a kindly manner , and ion , as If remembering his situation , again csumeil his old surly appearance. Ignored it keeper , and prostrated himself for n ecp The keeper quickly Informed his associates f the changed manner of the pirate , nnd all ondered. At flivit It was suggested that Jen was sick , hml a toothache , or had Bwnl- owed a green apple , but his. cxcl-lloht ap- ctlte snowed these conclusions to bo Incor- ect. That daj' , as ho docs every dajhe te five pounds of moat moro than the noulo on aid In the adjoining cage After much ellberatlon It was detoimined to keep n " ( f ujc on me pirate , and to note- his ap- earanco for the next two or three dajs 1110 follow Ins day Hen nccmcd nervous ml moro than usually Irritable , and he row- more mirly as the hours came anil ent. At night , when It became lime for Im to go to bed , his conduct was ns ugh s his surroundings would permit The ue\ ay the reverse happened , nnd ono of tin' ' eepcis sold ho would make an nllldivlt thai c s.iw the pirate laugh Ho was almost ontlo for an hour The raj story of the hanging moods of the pirate betamc reator. and after consultation It wan do- Hied that Hen should not ho left alo.io for minute , and his every aetlon should be atched The keeper kept close wntth all Ight. but discovered nothing When tin un began to climb up from the horizon the irate left Ms sleeping apartment ami oalthlly made his way to his cage , and lose to the Iron bars. Presently the keepei opt watching as If his life depended on the esuit. In a few minutes the pirate got up , ocked carefully about as if to sco If any no was obfiuving him , and , appaicntly Hat- slled that the eoant was clear , ho began owlj to walk about the cage with his nose lose to the Iron bars Presently the keeper aw him s ck his great torguo through the al and ulll It pick up a grain of corn that ait boon , with some others dropped by the mil who fed the fowls Hen next lay down 1111 his face near the bars , the grain of corn Irtctlj in front of him Ho was evldentlj altlnij for something to happen , nnd ho Id not have to wait long. Presently the watching keeper noticed ireo largo ordinary rats leave the nntulopo ouse and slowly make their way toward the nth tlmt leadb to the fowl jard The rats ere In search of food , and the'y found some lalns of. eoin that hud been spilled. In enrolling for moro they made their way to ho front of the pirate's cage A moment ater one of the rats discovered the grain imlcr Hen's nose. Ho cautiously made for t , and Just as ho was about to secure the orn. snap went the Jaws of the plruto. and ml lat went on n vojago of illbcoverj down ho Kient throat of the man-eater. The cap- ire and destruction of the rat had been so iiultk ami noiseless that his two tom- panloim VMTO Ignorant of It A moment later rat No a approached the coveted eorn and disappeared through the name channel hlo piedeccbsor had gone. In less than two minutes the third rat shared the barno fate The keeper rubbed hlu ojes nnd pinched hlm- telf lo make certain that ho was awake. Hen waited for half an hour for moio rats to eome , nnd , IIH If convinced that his day's fun was ended , ho got up nnd walked mound wearing the same contented expression on his fate that eanvasback duck gives to an epleiire. and It was the same expitbslon that had Ilrst attiacted the attention of Iho keeper. The mjstery was explained Since then the keepers nio careful to bee that no corn Is scattered near the pirate's tago for they do not want him to eat rats. H is not necessary to call n doctor for a cut or bruise ; get Salvation Oil , only 25 cts wvvi-un 'i < M ni'cii roii I\HTII. At Iii-iiNt , tin.liiiilliir Mmlc Hold to SIIKK < 'H < That. The Janitor had conducted her through the building , and she seemed not altogether displeased with some of the apartments , saj s the Washington Star. "I hope , " she said , "that none of the people ple here keep dogs " "Pome of them do , " replied thu truthful emploje. "Are there any children ? ' * "Them ain't nny ute of Insist In' on folks belli' born growcd up" "The style of the decorations doesn't exactly please me. " "Thej'ro all brand new , and Prn afraid thu landlord wouldn't change 'em. " "Does an j body In the building play the piano ? " "No , ma'am. Hut two or three people Is ' " learnln' "That's too bad. I dislike noises. 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Her mother , Marie Leonora , who was very careful of her complexion , had her nutdu bring to her dresnlng room bottles of dew that she might bathe her face In It In an ovll hour when poor Clirlstlna'H tongue was burning with thirst she discovered the bottle of dew and eagerly drained every drop. After this each day the bottle was emptied and Christina no longer thirsty. The maids were accused of indulging their complexions and a gcn > eral unsettled condition ensued lint one day little Christina was caught In thu act and a sound flogging was administered by the mother and another drouth prevailed. This Hogging only added to tin- many disagreeable memories whlcn Christina over cherished of her mother , who never foi gave her for being a girl. Her more generous father , whose heart was quite as much set upon a eon and heir , soon recovered from his disappointment and lavished affection upon her Christina from being a homely child grow to be a handsome woman , notwithstanding thu misfortune of ono shoulder being lower than the other ; but this defect was micccss- fully concealed by high sleeves , which first set the fashion which has been so largely patronized On hearing mild In the Cathollo church , ' -Ho that morrleth doeth well , but ho tint does not doeth bettei , " she at once announced that this was the icllglon for her and nt no time of her llfo would she bo persuaded to break hei vow. This qiecn gae to Sweden the first entire peace she had enjo > ed foi elglitj-seven > eais In the face of opposition of church and state she bestowed upon Germany ono of the gieutest blessings she IIUH to be thankful foi by terminating the thirty > eais' war. " * * I cannot dismiss this matter without deprecating the tendency , so con spicuously Dpotallvo among us to degrade marrlago to the level of commerce , " writes Hev Charles II l > arUiurst , 1) I ) , In the Novmnbor Ladles' Homo Journal. "IhlH Is not denying that there nro material consld- eratlom that In this matter , as in all othcra , requlro to bo rcspecttd. A poor joung nun many Ing a poor joung gin , with only the prospect that their llfu will become moro and moro complicated as tlmo goes on , Is a fool. 1 have had affectionate- couplet ) wait upon mo to be married and then ask mo lo tniHt them for the marriage fee. I think that wo who nro clergymen ought to refuse to mniry applicants who cannot Hhou to our satisfaction that thcro U no likelihood that either they or their passible orfspilng will ever come upon the tovui Nor , on the other hand , does my objection Ho against any amount of contingent assets with which either or both of the contracting parties may thunco to bo endowed. My only con tention Is that In every marriage not es sentially unholy the basal element Is love , and that marrlagm which arc 'arranged , ' marriages which mean , first of all , an af fair of perquisite * or a baiter In commod ities , are a distinct Infraction upon the spirit of the so von tli. commandment. The voluminous displays with which vvu know fiilch unions to lut ) sometimes celebrated or.ly aggravate the > niUchlof , and operate to teach our joung people In all conditions of llfo tlmt marrlueu may bo reduced to a species of tralllc , differing from the deal ings on the stock on produce exchange only In so nio of the uletallH with which the bargain U consummated , Smh examples are distinctly alien lo the cutlru genius of thu Institution of uiirrlago , " Victor Hugo's 'granddaughter Jeanne- . who , It will be remembered , was divorced from Alphonao DuAirtet'H BOII a year ago , In purchasing some lialidsomo eowns In > lovv of her marriage to the eon of the late Dr Charcot. Ono of her richest gonnn IB of black velvet , with panels on cither side of the front breadth , completely covered with Bhluuncrliig co'juo'a feathers. The bodice U almost cr.tlrcly covered with similar feath ers , which Is relieved with a > eke of Hus- slan lace There Is a deep border of mas- slvo feather trimming around thu bottom of the skirt. Of course , the slieves and ceinturo arc ofclvct The brilliant hues of the rainbow will fade Into insignificance beside the effulgent rajs from this gown when seen under an electric light. The Archduchess Marie Dorothea , the flnuceo of the Duke d'Orleans , among other beautiful wedding gifts , will receive a pres ent of four magnificent gowns , which have been especially manufactured at L > ons by the order of the ladles of the Orleanist party. One Is a whlto duchcsso satin , with ornamentation of rich Hours do Hi , with silver stamens and pistils , another govvr. Is n black duchcsse satin , the brocade being of roses and spra > s of larkspur , beautifully shaded In the natural colors. The gown , which will pet oft her beauty to the best advantage , will bo a rich \el\ct. the shade being "vln do Bordeaux " with great depth of tone Tor the fourth one thp ladles decided upon a groundwork of manse biochp satin , embroidered with t-prajs of carnations nnd half-blown roses of Mnrechal Nell , eli pink and jacqueminot. Some recent Investigations and results un dcrtaken by scientists ha\e a certain slgnlfl canro to women In these rushing da > s It has been discovered that fatigue engenders a poison which Is not only recognized , but classifiable. U Is of the same nature ( is "curare , " Into which the Indians used to dip their arrows with such dradly effect. I ! the blood of a fatigued animal Is Injettoc Into another that Is fresh and unthed. the latter speedily fihows all the t > > mptoms of grcnt weariness When this poison Is cie.i- ted more rapidly than the blood . -an cany It off or when we grow so tired that we do not lest out before beginning again , the s > stern - tern feels the strain severely. "Died from overwork. " under this now Intelligence. should read "Died from an c\cess of fatigue poison. " The moet conspicuous woman before east ern society Just now Is undoubtedly Miss Beatrix. Iloyt , the woman golf champion of America. That ono Is able to do something better than anybody elho In Notth America Is , Indeed , a distinction \\orth boasting about Miss Ilojt Is the daughter uf Air and Mrs William S Ilo > t , and Rr.indd.iugh- tcr of Chief Justice Salmon I' ' "hnso. Miss Ho > t Is learning the prlco of fame It Is said that since her \lctoiy on ( he golf 11'iUs of the Madison Golf rlub < iho li is had at lea-it fifty rcquoats for peiralsslon to " > vrlte her up" Miss Hojt treats her oonsplculty as a Joke , nnd thinks "It Is all right Jolly. " The Dana Natural History society of Al bany , N Y , was organised as far back as 1SGS , and It Is composed of women whnso object Is to cultivate an Interest In thn study of nature An excellent library has liccn gathered together b > the membcrH , and many rare and valuable epeclmenj form n flno museum , of which the association maybe bo proud. Scientific meetings are held once n month , except during the cummer , nnd social meetings arc held whenever the "X- ccutlvo committee d6tcrmlnca Men may bo elected honorary members but they can have no voice In the business meetings , and can attend the session * ) only by Invitation from the president Mtes Mary I'roctor of this city has been Invited to lectuic for them next Wednesday evening on "Ihn Flowers of the Sun " ' club called "The A Chicago woir-an's , Daughters of the Sun , " hus taken up a course of study of every country the sun Bhlnos on. They go Into the details of geology , meteorology , astronomy , history , Clitics , literature and art In each land under consideration Mrs Mary HmorHon Haven Is president of the organization , which In now 15 years old , being the llrtt womau'R club on the West Sldo In Chicago. The Is limited to thirty A young woman of the upper clans In Otr- many has to work against tbo fixed 14cr uf the pasting generation If she can K for the poor and do regular elmnty woik like that done by the churches tu-r pa rents cannot rseo what moro nhe could aik to fill her tlnii ) In themldillo ( Imstjca It IB somewhat Icua difficult to net a start , and a number of women have already Le- como prominent for the progress they ha\t made In the ease of nil of them It Is nut what Is often called emancipation that t'icj want They do not cnre to be allowed to do evcrjthlng tliat men do , the } only want nn opportunity to use Intelligently what fac ulties they have , to divide the field with n.on , dclng that for which they ma > be most fit. Mrs Arthur lloutllller Is ono of the flnU woman In America to enter upon thi. making of book plates She has done qulti n number of armorial designs , the tlrs which she completed being a gift to her bus band , and was a fac-slmlle of the coat o aims of the Ix > Houtllller family. She ha made several for the libraries of gentle men In New York , and this Is the Urn Instance of a Cincinnati woman undertaking this branch of art In England ro > al womci frequently pay Jli.BOO for a book plate by u leading artist. Stories of celebrated beauties are clrcti latcd long after the beauty has become enl a iciiiembrance , and are often ns Interestln as anecdotes of great geniuses They ar quite as likely to show the frailty of buinn nature "My uncle John , " relates a relativ of ono of the people Interested In this storj "was a childhood htorj of the bcautlfi Miss Kmll > Schomberg of Philadelphia Sh wad a wonderful ! ) beautiful woman. I ha\ seen painted poi traits of her , and nothln uald In praise of her beaut } could bo to strong M } uncle as .1 } oung man went t Paris to study his profession , and comln home brought with him n } oung Spanlan with whom he had become acquainted. 1 wa > at a ball when the Spinlaid wat. firs Intiodiiced to Miss Schombcrg < > he was on of her ov > ii most appreciative admlicrs am lecelvcd as her due the compliments uf th } oung foreigner , which were made in th effusive mannci of his country 'HiIng } ou filend to call , John , ' she said gracious ! } tapping my uncle on the shoulder with . fan. 'llosa\s I'm beautiful Dut oven jon who ! MVO Known mo so long , do not apnrecl ntu in } chief beauty Come tomorrow at 1 o'clock , nnd s > ce If I am not right ' Th } oung mtn were oij. hand prompt ! } The servant ushered them Into the reccptloi room , where the } oung beauty mt The meaning of her twmctvhnt enigmatical re mail ; was madn plain. The joung uoinai did not rise to receive hei guests , and as they approached they cnvv two small bare fret re ting upon the deep sapphire blue velvet fushlou , which btought out more fully tholr delicate beauty. 'Jhe skin was HKo c\pulsito whlto satin , and the nails llko polished sea shells They vvuo very beautiful my uncle oild absolutely , \ < th- out blemish Only a woman inordinate ! } \aln iotild have given such an unconven tional exhibition , but at least thcro > vas e'.cuso for the vinlty. " A etory of self-contiol under what are supposed to bo the most tilng circum stances to which n woman can be subjected conies from Covlngton. Kv. At a recent Fiinor.il there of a man v. hose circle of fi lends was Riilllclent to fill his residence with mourners , a } oung woman , -u paid member of a choir of u largo Cincinnati I'hurch , wns present to lender a song , fehe blood In the hall , near the atalruay , anil , va singing without musical accompaniment , ilonc , and In full view of many of the isEi-mbly Suddenly fiom somewhere hopped n ( Inv mousii on the open boo ! > she told In her hand. Not a moilon by the binder ho'iajcd Its presence. It rolled from tliu look to thu floor , nnd , unwnvcrlng , her strong notes filled the loom to the hint line it the last ( Uanin of the hmn She sat lown , nnd only then showed that nho had jvor seen the little creature by Instinctively Ira v , Ins her Hklits closely about her feet is her glinco sought the floor It was a nnr-.clloiiH exhibition of self-control or con- .entratlon of thought. Which ? The Lewis Avenue Congregational church if llrookbn will receive Into Its membership ttr nnd Mrs. John Dudley Dubc. two natives From Kululnnd They came hero last Juno 'rom Nntal , and nro both Btudylng In the Jnlon MIrHlonary 1 raining Institute , Ilrook- yn Mm Nubo Is taking n general course it Iimtrucilon , und hoforo returning to her frlciui homo Intends to learn the domestic utH of towliiK , dritujiiialclng , millinery and 'ook'iJE , and also something of medicine ? llii hat. f auret volte , which she Is cultl- .iltlng. and U of great asxlitanco to her IIUH- jand In winging for the audiences before A tilth ho Rpoiil 8 and whom ho ondeavorn to ntoroKt in mliv'iionary work In his native and MIK Dube , uhoiio maiden name was Noku ela Millma , was the daughter of parents ivho had embraced Christianity In the mix ilon station In Natal , and had naturally ibaadoned the native Zulu but ( or a fume house and heathen costumes for civilized modes of living Her grandfather obtained his favorite wlfo , who was the daughter of a neighboring chief , b } pa } Ing 100 cattle for her , and Mrs Dubo's grandmother was pur 1 chased for ten cattle , she being of humble , birth "ono of the peopleMr Dubo has been In this country before , having spent five } ears at Oberlln university His heiltli failed and he returned to hl native Hnd. That was four jears ago , nnd during that time , until he started for America In Mny , Mr Dubo has been engaged In teaching and preaching. What most struck a Gorman woman of the upper class on her first visit to thin country was not the social but Intellectual freedom hero. Miss von Cranncli. the daughter of theIlaron \on franach. and a member of one of the best known families of Gorman } , Is ono of the few who , through the permission of the national min ister of education and the consent of theT" professors , hao been allowed to attend courses In several of the universities , and one also of the few among the women In the court class of society who have deter mined to prepare themselves for cffci'tlvo work for the people Our social frcvdom. Miss von Cninaih said , Is much less than she had Imagined It Actual Ne-w York ; was not at all the Amerlcavof hei dreams. One class IriH strict conventions here , aa the same- class has ovcrwhero Hut what lm has found Is what tlie more Intelligent women of Germany In it he } ounier genera- Hen most wont for tliemselvca , freedom of thought and encouragement to think In Germany the women who are listened let seriously on any subject are few Tlie > exceptional ones , those who b } sheer ability have , won the first places foi Intellect In society , arc treated In conversation aa equals but the ordinary woman it Intelli gence nnd ambition to Know something how ever high her social rank , Is cither Ignored or tieatet ] with pollto condescension , as a ehllil. If bbc attempts to express Ideas about politics or soclct } "Here" Miss von Cra- n.ich tsald , "cvorbod } who wants to thlnlc Is encouraged to talk nbout her thoughts , however uninformed they may be , nnd thus helped to mature them America Is n good de-nl lool.cd to as an oxnmpli- } the wom < n who nro tilng for a changeIn Germiii } , nnd Miss von Cranaeh's .vcar hero his for Its objects to find out first , how the most Intellectual women In this coiintr ) Invci been educated and , second how they spi nil tholr lives after they mo educated I'hei flut answer of u good mtiny Is ' Ihev are not educated at .til , " but the icply shown a fnlluio to undcistaml what the Gi rinan women are locHng for which Is not m < .s- garlly the higher education strict ! } o > called but thei opportunities and the power of doing something In the world Iho ptiitr-mcnt of a re-cent ointor th.it Paris Is the queen of queens , In fashion .it Icnet has had n little setback by the fu t that the tioaaiau of the Princess liolenn of Montenegro was made cntlrel } In Vi enna The biidal train , twelveynids of whlto brocade , was adorned Its entlto length with marguerites done In silver The cou turier suggested ornngo blr onu ? for iblj decoration , but the prlnerss out of compli ment for Qutun .Maiguetlto , chose the flow ers of that name It Is noldom th.it sen I- ment Is allowed to enter Into the arrange ments of rojalty but there wcro several ad juncts lo this wedding out of the ordinary. The queen of Ital } furnished all the lai e for ( ho bridal veil It was the properly of Ca- tcrlna Cornaro , who wart queen of Cjprnu and Jerusalem In the ) fifteenth centiny 'I ho bamo queen gave the brldo a beautiful bl- cclo mnclo of aluminum and mounted lu Ijold and precious stones Queen Victoria hus two hohblcn whUh ho puisnes even now , depplto he-r feeble ness Ono U musle the other languages. \H a young jirlncenu her majesty was noted or her Hvvtot volco and her excellent loueli pen Iho piano It In not all oxnggcratlnn o nay that In both thran rcwpccts she VVUH nero than mi cxtraoidlnarlly good miiHl- lan Though rheumatism prevents hep ilalng now , she utlll retains her love for harmony , nnd enjoys nothing moro than a ttlet musical ovcnlng At least half a O4rn IJureipoan langiiagcii havci been niaa- crcd by the queen , and she bus luke-n prlclo l o In obtaining close knowledge of certain loriimn ellnlicla H IH we'll known , too , hat within recent ycnrs her majesty h.ri ucceodcd In acquiring moro than rncr * cqualntanco with Hindustani. The National Society of the Daughtera f the Involution hus recently pre'ne-nlcil Im Kato ItobliiKon of Carthage N Y vlth a handsome gold upoon Mrs Kob- iion , who ) H 67 jtars old , is one. of the 00 women now living whoso fatlit'rn u tbo Revolutionary war ,