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j\,:v MS, BAitor and Pub. ttMSom i >"{ * if^" < Xc 1 0f' WOMAN'S Wit MM oo * osnnlbol lataL tatUMs as*. 5* • « **m5B3 lie* the Boweree Wm wInc* X «*• bam and vlmjni nioed. : fortboooi •oStbom, w cigar. "His beta* In was a mere coineldiMic& probably taw never casta thouglt about me. I mast walk this non- •eoNout of my brain." i| As Dibbs left tbe room he passed, Iat tbe door, a late guest being ushered into a solitary dinner. With a certain revision or feallng he red- i | ogaized bis fellow-traveler. Tbe ob- | ject or his thoughts: The earliest train for Cologne next morning saw Bibbs' departure from Brussels--an alteration in his usual program, which always included a day or two in that bright capital. 1The closest scruting of tbe train did not discover his bugbear: there was Ho sign of him at Cologne. A tranquil night in his accus­ tomed hotel restored Dibbs' mental balance. .Reverting to his usual habit, be took his way by boat up the Rhine. Spending one night at Mayence, the following found him at the Three Kings in Basle, his last baiting-place before Lucerne. in the pleasant coolness of a moon­ lit night, he sat on the terrace of She hotel overlooking the Rhine. His Blind was as undisturbed as the peaceful scene around. Suddenly he became aware of the presence of an­ other man on the terrace, and to Dibbs' eyes were abruptly revealed the face and figure of tide mau with tbe black whiskers] The shock was tremendous; its suddenness was too touch for him. All the clear reasoning by which he Mr Pbrtman Dibbs was a prosper- had convin ed himself of the ground- ous, elderly gentleman, of quiet j lessness and folly df. his alarm at ways and fixed habit-. A small cir-! Brussels was now overthrown and cleof familiar friends supplied all J swept out of sight He was shad- his social needs; he concerned him- owed by the man below! That was self little with the rest of humanity, j beyond a doubt. Whoever he was, the secret of the diamond was known _ up to anraff, * Andthqr««rt «*!; mo. either boll®4 orbraiaod, For tlMJT kaow that I'm too tough." with a oonfldent air, ; to meet, And Uwr siaed him up right Nn •a naoob too tough M> est, VlHBtiMxdd King's dMgbtor, op spake sbo, la tbo tongue of her native land. JUBd Said. "LMI pa, you'd hotter lot mo Toko tbii tough young man in hand." So oiound Jack's neck hor arms she flung A'd cooed like a springtime dove, And the ullonnao who, though tough, 1 young. Soon found himself much in im OtOlMk andateatar woman's wileo. For he saw not her aim, And under the influence of bar «mll«% Quite tender be beeamo. i' . ' • Bo theyoookod him up in the Down there on the sea-washed shaNt And under tbe influence of her smiloa. Quito tender he became. "* So they cooked him up in the holiest art, Down thero on the sea-washed shorn And the maiden, of course, received, the heait, Wbtch the same he had given her boforo. Indianapolis Journal. ' GOT IN AT BRUGES. ! belonging to the class who can live , ;side by side in the same street with i m fellow-creature all their lives,with- j oat so much as knowing him by j sight. i Among Mr. Dibb6' fixed habits j was a yearly tour. But be did uot; ttake it, like most people, in the sum- j :mer months, but in the early spring, i In is--, when March came round, j ibemade tbe u^ual preparations for j }»: 'his yearly tour in his customary way. On the evening before his de- j parture, an old city friend, Mr. Gold- i smith, dined with him at his house in Harley street When about to leave, Goldsmith drew a small case ! irom his pocket. j I "I brought this with me, on the | chance that you were going to i iLucer&e. You WJII do me a great; -% (favor by giving it into my brother's : bands there. It contains a brilliant of such rare value tbat I could in- j Cm/ trust it to few--there is no risk, as j '! > ,, no one will know you have such a j thing with you." "Anything to oblige a friend," pyf said Dibbs, lightly; "I would take the Koh-i-noor as a travel i ng-com- : pinion under the same circumstan- The two men were standing at the Study window, the blind of which Imppened to be up. While in the ;«ct of placing the case in his pocket, | * Dibbs1 eyes wandered to the stieet At that moment tbe light from a lamp in front of tbe door struck on the face of a man standing there?-- :-;v a peculiar, dark face, with straight tllfi'C - black whiskers. • The man moved on; Dibbs drew ] tremity sometimes haa to him. Either chance or design had made him acquainted with it on that night in Harley street. The success of his manoeuvre in ' leaving Brussels made him repeat it, ! and besides, he was in a perfect fever | to get to the end of his journey and rid himself of the charge of the dia- | mund. His spirits rose considerably | as the hour of the train's departure drew near without any appearance of the "shadowed in the station. ! Dibbs remained on the platform un­ til the last moment then, with a fervent sigh of relief, he entered the ; railway carriage. Tbe train was just i moving off, when the door was sud- | denly opened, and a breathless porter ; dashed in a band-bag and a parcel of , rugs, followed by a still more breath- | less traveler. The door was shut, the engine shrieked the last depart i ing signal, the train moved from | Basle station. In one corner of the • carriage sat Dibbs; in another--the | farthest on the opposite side--sat the i man with the blaca whiskers! j A long journey lay before them, | and Dfbbs was unarmed. At this re- { view of tbe situation his heart sank; j he drew back instinctively into the j corner. His eyes suddenly met those j of the other man; a deep flush suf- ! fused bis face, which seemed to find in the others. Dibbs hastily took up Baedeker and affected | to read; tbe man opposite simul- 1 taneously did the same. | The tension was terrible; to remain ! inactive, almost impossible. Dibbs j had an inspiration, as a man in ex- Though he Dibbs. Do you fcnanfc Leroy, you aeigbbor in Harlev rtieet?" "Never saw the man ia my life. What's the loke?" "> rival adventure! In Switzer­ land, too, and culminating in a tun. nel--not sure that it wasn't the Olten one, also!" "Dear me! What an extraordinary coincidence!" '•In his case it was a lunatic, not a robber. He was shadowed at hotels and in trains. You must hear the story from his own lips; he's din­ ing here to-nights The climax is terrific. Shut into a railway car­ riage, alone with a lunatic, aforesaid lunatic armed with a revolver. A long tunnel, an exti nguished lamp, the lunatic drawling in the darknes# to the attack, an escape by the skin of the teeth Leroy had sufficie^, presence of mind to open the dooj; and pretend to get out* In reality crawling under the seat instead. The ruse saved his life. He supposes that he fainted in tbestifilng air, for when he was next conscious the tra;n had left Olten and he was alone in the carriage, from which all traces of the lunatic had disappeared." Bodkin was so eng ossed In telling the story, he aid not remark its curi ous and startling effect on Dibbs. Just then the door was thrown open, and the 'footman announced "Mr. Leroy." Bodkin, springing forward with effusion to greet the new-comer, led him gushingly up to Dibbs. "You two must know each other," he said. And they did. The recognition was instantaneous on both sides. With a (rasp, Dibbs stared in speech­ less wonder on the man with the black whiskers, while Leroy started back aghast on encountering the gaze of the lunatic!--Yankee Blade. SUPPED ON STAGE • I was not armed, he would pretend to I be. That might do something; pro­ duce hesitation or delay, at least | Accordingly he deliberately assumed ! a bold, even threatening demeanor, j Casting a truculent glance across the I carriage, he plunged his hand into his pocket, affecting to grasp an im­ aginary revolver. To his intense de> light the ruse took immediate effect The man opposite gave an unmistak­ able start, and shrank back into his corner. So far, so good. But how to Keep up the pretense? What to do next? At this crisis * the whist­ ling ot tbe engine suddenly distracted Dibbs. Good heavens! He had for­ gotten the long tunnel! They were coming to it now! His eyes, with a toaek hastily. "None of your peonle knew that you were giving me this commission? lie inquired of Goldsmith. "Not :a soul, my deer fellow; the matter is entirely between you and Qte. My bead clerk alone knows of ithe existence of the brilliant." '•What is he like?" "Like you--like me. Respectabil­ ity itself! What are you thing- lug of?" , '4Ias he black whiskers?" 1 "Grey as a badger's--white, even. But, bless my soul, what is the mat­ ter? What do you mean? Have you seen anyone?" • •A man was standing there by the l a m p - p o s t a s y o u h a n d e d m e t h e . . . jewel case. He was apparently look- ! Qu'clc» involuntary movement, sought . i . . .. . ! «K~ lnn.n T* A Tito Monl Cooked on Thnnder, Lightning Md Soow Furnishing the Fire. "Perhaps one of the rrost peculiarly | prepared luncheons ever laid before j hungry people was oue which we had j when we were snowed up in the theater | of a small Western town," said a the- I atricai man to a writer for the Pitts- 1 burgh Dispatch. "Upon this night, ! m the brief interval after the people ' left tbe theater, while we were dress- | ing to go to our hotel, a terrific | snowstorm, such as y'ou cat* only find | in the West, came up The snow 1 drifted against our doors and all ! about the streets, so that we had to j remain all night in the theater. Of | cou.se we got hungry, as actors will sometimes do, and we began a search for something eatable. We prowled * around the property-room and were | about to give up in disgust when one j of tbe company struck a box of beans, | which were used to imitate the sound j of rain. By shaking the box a stage rainstorm could be produced. We took this Tain,' as the profession is pleased to call it, but saw no way of cookin? it Some one suggested that the 'thunder' might be a good thing to cook it upon, in lieu of nothing better. Tbe 'tbundei* was a sheet of tin or iron which was shaken to make, the roar of heaven's artillery. We bent tbe 'thunder' so that it would hold the beans, but were at a loss for means of producing heat Our property man suggested that we use 'lightning,' a powder of iycopo- dium used for making flashes upon the stage, for tbe tlr§. We found quite a lot of this and with the ad­ dition of some *snow'--little bits of paoer used to represent the beautiful --we started quite a fire and suc­ ceeded in cooking the beans, which we ate with a relish. Kesolving it into stage parlance, we had used thunder,' -lightning,' and 'snow' to cook a lunch that consisted of 'rain.'" ing at us, and might have heard what was said." 1 -Then he must be in the street Ifill." said Goldsmith, throwing up Ui window and patting his bead out; •Dibbs did the same. The night was bright Not a soul was to be seen anywhere--the street was quite de­ serted. "A neighbor or a neighbor's butler. Me has gone into some house;" Gold­ smith withdrew irom the window. "In any case np one could have heard, nor, I should think, have seen us." Portman Dibbs set out next morn- ling for Liucerue via Brussels and the {Rhine, staying a few days at Ostend on the way. He took his plaoe in tbe undeniable comfort of a first-class ! carriage in the express to Brussels ' with a mind as free from care and I Uneasiness as elderly gentleman ever possesMd. • Nearly an hour had passed before Dibbs laid down Ills paper and glanced round the carriage. He was Ithlhklng of tbe parliamentary debate jhe had been reading, and not at all jof his fellow travelers, when, on a sudden, his eye caught that of the tbe lamp. Tt was not lighted! Entrapped! Doomed! Tbe wildest thoughts rushed confusedly to his brain. With a shriek tbe train plunged noisily into the tunnel, into darkness. Every railway murder of wbicb Dibbs had every read flashed before hjm with all the ghastly de­ tails. Absolute panic seized upon him; hardly knowing what he was doing, he tried softly to open tne doon It was.locked, however. His movements must have been heart!; there was a stir at the other end of the carriage. The fatal moment had come; the assassin was advancing to the attack. In the extremity of his terror, Dibbs sank swiftly on ,the floor and crawled under bis seat For what length of time he crouched there, bilf stifled and scarcely daring to tireathe. Dibbs knew not Agoby canhot measure time. A sudden and extraordinary rush of air made his heart first stand still, and then sent tbe blood cours­ ing wildly through his veins. Tlie far doo:* was swinging open! Some­ thing had happened! And what? His straining ears had detected no baan opposite curiously fixed on him. : ""tsIdeura^le and roar "Each becoming aware of the other's ' glance, withdrew bis at once, not, I (however, before Dibbs' attention had i toeen engaged. Was tbe man a com- j plete stranger, as he had supposed? Had he not seen the face l efore? And when? Where? The face was | peculiar, with straight, blacK-whisk-' era. With the suddeness of a flash ©tbbs memory waB illuminated. The 1 iman opposite was the same who had ! •tood in the lamp-light outside the I •window in Harley street. There was too doubt of it; no mistaking the un- usual face and remarkable whiskers. On a sudden impulse, Dibbs put his of the train through the tunnel; within all was silent^. He remained listening in intense excitement and amazement until the hope which had hardly dare to stir in his breast g.ew into vigorous life. He was alone in the carriage! He was saved! Deliv­ erance had come miraculously--why j and how, be knew not'. Tbe tunnel was coming to an end; light began to stream into the car­ riage. Cautiously and slowly Dibbs peeped from under the seat He was quite alone. rf pe uiM£«!<tisd-idisap­ peared. At tbe station, just' outside tbe The Compliment Chilled. There is an awfully bright woman, who has a great, good-natured and fairly eood-looklng husband, whu- dotes upon her. So far as his per­ sonal attractions go he never gives them a thought, but she delights in giving him credit for being the most conceited mortal on tbe face of the earth. Tbe other night sne took two frienus to the theatre--a mother and daughter--the former of whom has a great admiration for the hus­ band in question. Business prevent­ ed his accompanying the trio, but he proposed to get to the theatre in tjipe to escort tbe ladies home. The old lady looked around the house en­ deavoring to discover the young man, as the performance drew to­ ward a close, butber search was«un­ availing. "So," she said, when she gave it up, 'iie is not here, and 1 haven't seen a man as good-looking as he is here, either." This delighted tbe wife, and when she reached borne she told ber bus- band, when be arrived a few minutes later. "Tbat was very kind," he re­ marked, on bearing of tbe compli­ ment: and he added, "Did Mrs. B '8 daughter say tbe same thing?" ••Oh, no," returned bis spouse quickly, "she is younger than ber mother, and has better eyesight." Vot NottlMr MuMtt' Other. 1 -SO j, - °f Jltmi Vl 0t SCOt" ko* MM djfenish Ambassador, a man of the idea that in every university tbere should be a professorptsigtis, whose duty should be ta mafettjnen of various countries undetttatad each other by signs, thus doing away, with the tedious and laborious process of learning differ­ ent language* The Ambassador was one day lamenting to tbe King this deficiency in our university education wben be, for a joke, said that this Important branch of education was not neglected in Scotland; that Aber­ deen bad such a professor. The Spaniard at once declaied that be would go and see him. The King was ubabie to dissuade him; and find­ ing himself in an awkward position, wrote to the university and desired its professors to make the best of the affair ih some way. Scarcely bad the letter announcing the Ambassador's expected arrival reached Aberdeen when the Ambas­ sador himself appeared. The pro­ fessors had not had time to concoct any plan, and were at their wits' end. One of them chanced to re­ count their dilemma to the butcher, a waggish fellow, blind in one eye and quick at repartee. "Why, that's easy enough, "said be. "I could do it mesel', since 'tis but to keep still and make s gns." Well, it came about tbat the butcher was Installed at the uni­ versity as professor of signs, dressed in a professional robe and a flowing wig. Tbe Ambassador was presented to him. He took a survey of the butcher's face, and then produced an orange from his pocket Nothing daunted, the butcher thrust his hand into his coat pocket and produced a piece of oaten cake; which he showed to the surprised Spaniard. The Ambassador then held up one finger. The "professor of signs" held up two; whereupon the Ambassador held up three, on which tbe butcher clenched his hand and held it sternly in the air. On seeing this the Ambassador smiled in a most gratified manner, bowed profoundly and left the pres­ ence of the pretended professor. The Spaniard reported to the pro­ fessors, who were anxiously awaiting him, that the professor of signs was a miracle and well worth coming two miles to see. Said he, "I drew from my pocket an orange, signifying the richness of the country from which I came. He showed me a piece of oaten cake, indicating that h<s country produced the staff of life. I then held up one finger, meaning that there was but one God. He held up two, showing that tbere were two persons in the Godhead. I held up three to show there were three in the Godhead. He clenched his hand to show that the three were one." The butcher's version of the inter­ view was this: "Tbe scamp! what do ye think aid be dee? He stared me out o' counte­ nance first; after which piece o' im­ pudence he pulled from his pouch an orange, as if to say. 'Your poor country canna produce that!' I shoved my hand into my pouch and pulled out a whang o' oaten cake, darin' him to show anything like that Then what did the insultin' raecal dee? He held up ajte finger, meanin' that 1 had but aye e'e. I held up twa. to tell him he had only twa. He held up three to show that we had bu| three between us. I then clenched my hand, and was in sic a rage at the stupid man that gin he hadna Kane oot o' the room pretty a nick 1 wod hae knocket out baitb bis blinkers." Properties of Coflfoe. It Is true tbat coffee does not agree with some persons. It causes sleep­ lessness in some, nervousness in others, retards digestion in some forms of dyspepsia, and unpleasantly affects,the hearts of some who are troubled with nervous irritability, especially irritability of the pneumo- gastric nerve. To ail such the very best advice that can be given Is to let it alone. In many cases of indigestion pa­ tients complain of coffee "rifting" on them. If such patients will drink their coffee clear, or with only smail amo\int of sugar, and no milk, they will not be troubled with rift­ ing, nor with tbe bitterish taste that accompanies it. Milk or cream may be drank either before or arter the coffee without any ill effects. The reasons for th s seeming paradox are good and sufficient to the chemist Coffee is more of a tonic than a stimulant and only very slightly nar­ cotic, consequently is not harmful like alcohol or other narcotic poisons, and there is no great danger ot con­ tracting a slavish and demoralizing habit by using it Physicians generally agree that tt assists digestion, probably by giving tone to the nerves of the stomach and other parts of the digestive ap­ paratus. It relieves headache due to exhaustion in the same way. Those who are exhausted or wearied by overwork, loss of sleep, or wantot substantial * lnt« an« gratitude, be understood. With fanaticism they had •ew&led. tft» tilling up of the wells4s a d»eree of God, which it was useless for man to oppose. But wben this unexpeeted river foamed over tbe parched ground the joyful occasion was celebrated by singing, dancing and Arab "fantasias" of every description, and "The Fountain of Peace" was the name given by general conseut to the first artificial well bored in this oasis. Since that date numerous other wells have been sank in tbe same region with equijaucfeeasi and if possible, with a greater amount of astonishment aor! witb 17 ft|» fir joiQtng. •• ^ r. Bird Hnlolde. We all know the story of tbe little tomtit who died "all for love of a cruel little hen." Keko, who, as he himself declared, "knew the bird in­ timately," tells the story in that pathetic song of his, "Tit-Willow:"^ "A sob and a sigh and a gurgle be gave As be flung fiinneif into tbe bl.lowy wave; * And an echo arose from the suicide's grave: •Oh, WiUow, Tit-Willow, Tit-Willow.'" And yet, in spite of the lord high executioner's assurance, some of us may be inclined to regard the tale as myth rather than history. Let tbe incredulous, then, turn their at­ tention to this incident-, related by a credible witness. Affidavit will be forthcoming if demanded by tbe public. Tbe Oak street car, which Is yellow, with neutral-tinted mules, was coming along at its usual brisk rate, and was already not mor6 than five yards away, when two sparrows flew down fioiu a sidewalk tree The fussed-at one deliberately sat down on the car rail, but this only made the fusser still more violent She ruffled up her feathers and bopped about cheeping at her companion, who, neverthelessi continued to face ap­ proaching death with the sang frold of des /air. Soon the swift car had moved over those brief intervening yards. Tbere was no sob, no sigh, no gurgle, and a little crunch and a wild, heart-rendering "cheep" from the desolate widow-sparrow, and then she fluttered back to a trea to look out for another mate. It is no part of the chronicler's duty to Interpret facts. The facts in this case of domestic Infelicity speak plainly enough for themselves, alike to the naturalist and to the sociolo­ gist--Louisville Courier-Journal -• The Waiter's Scheme. The absent-minded man is unlucky about getting into predicaments, but, like the cat of nine lives, he gets out of them with rare good fortunes A man who can't help forgetting some things had an experience the other evening which is not common. He had taken some friends to tbe theater, and afterward they went to a hotel on Fifth avenue for supper. When the waiter orought the bill tbe host discovered an error of 50 cents in the addition, and handed it back to the waiter. The waiter apolo­ gized, took away the bill, and shortly returned with it While the host was scanning, the items a second time he ran his band in bis pocket for his money. A blank look came over his face, and be said to tbe waiter: "1 have forgotten my money, key, and everything. Will you explain to the cashier, and tell him that 1 will send a check to-morrow? My name is " "Oh," answered the waiter, "never mind about that I'll pay the bill, sir." This having a waiter offer to pay one's bill rather stunned the host but, as be was not known to the hotel, he thought the wisest thing to do was to accept the propo­ sition, so he took the waiter's name, saying: "All right, Ernest, I'll come In on my way down town in the morning and hand you the money." "You needn't trouble to do that sir," said Ernest, "you could hand it to me the next time you come in." The next morning wben the forgetful man went to the hotel to reimburse the waiter be gave him a "fat tip," of course. That was what Ernest was counting on.--New York Tribune band to feel the jewel-case in his ' tunnel» Dibbs--alighting almost be- breast-pockef, as he did so, bis eyes * met those of the stranger fixed on blm with a peculiar expression. By a chain of reasoning, of which lie felt half ashamed, Dibbs, before teaching Brussels, decided on chang­ ing bis usual hotel, the Bellevue, for the less-known Nassau. Setting out for the latter, be lost sight of bis fore tbe train had Gtoppedr-- changed his place for one in a crowded j second-clas-i compartment A few hours later the brilliant was safely tranferred trom his charge into that of Goldsmith's brother at Lucerno, * * * * # * Dibb's adventure made quite a sen­ sation on bis return to London. He geUew-tmteler on the crowded plat-, was the hero of the hour in bis circle f „ ! Whfetber or not be related tbe cir- Slatty of habit as a j cumstances exactly as here set forth, j need not be mentioned. His friend ; Bodkin, among others, gave a dinner party in his honor. Dibbs, with his usual punctuality, was the Urst of itly renouaoed. Dibbs was te.at tbe^Nassau, simply be­ lt'was not; the accustomed Discontent with himself was the result iiT'if|ve made of my- the guests to arrive. "By the way," Bodkin said. cbaf- Great Men in Small Places. "I bave been reading biographies lately," said D. E. Dean to the corri­ dor man at the Southern, "and it is very noticeable that the men who at­ tain prominence are usually from small places or trom the country. The cities naturally absorb the great­ est talents in the professions, in com­ merce, in art In music, and in the drama, and yet a roster of the men prominent in public life will show that four-fifths of them are from country places. Consequently it is evident that out greatest men are never heard of and take no part in public life. My explanation of this condition of affairs is that in the country the man of brains is marked by reason of the contrasts he presents |vhen compared with his fellow-men, While in the city he is on an equality with hundreds, and even thousands, of others aud there is no contrast to brinit him out. It is rare to even find a Congressman living in the larg­ est town (n his district, and there are only four or five Governors whose homes are in the metropolis of tbe States which they govern. It is a fact that I have never seen men­ tioned and tbat 1 never thought of until accident led me to investigate mm «hn in I uiiLii aouiueui* leu uie w * r*® •» ffc* itoi* Exchange coMce a bracer tbat is in every re-1 sp ot superior to wine, beer or alco­ hol In any form., Soldierd found it to be their best friend on the weari­ some march, or on the field during the excitement of a prolonged en­ gagement --Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. >; •The Fonntain oft»eaoe.*?/*!'\ A strinklng evidence not only" of the advantages which the native Algerians have derived irom the French possession of tbelr country, but of tbe ease with wbich large areas can be rendered productive by means of artesian wells,is seen in the oasis on wbich the ancient town of Toug- gourt is built In 1856 th's, like many other oases in the desert, had become more or less uninhabitable, owing to the old wells havings become filled up, and the water necessary for the irrigation of the gardens reduced in amount. The consequence was that the people began to mfgrate in search of more hospitable quarters. These fact be.ng brought before the Algerian authorities, an attempt was made to tap the supplies of waier which were known to underlie so large a portion of Northern Africa. After five weeks ot persevering labor the confidence of the engineer was rewarded by a water deposit being In Dreams* ' ^Wbat is the stuff tbat dreams afo made of? While under tbelr spell the moral sense is completly over­ turned. The mental powers frolic in freedom from the reins of reason, order, etiquette,or even of the Com­ mandments. I have one or two ex­ cellent friends who assure me that their consciences are occasionally awake in sleep; on tbe other hand, a great many more confess that their own experience entirely corroborates my own observations. For example, an admirable and most kind-hearted lady informs me that she palmed off a counterfeit coin on a beggar, and chuckled at the notion of his disap­ pointment A distinguished philan­ thropist. exercising for many years bigh judicial functions, continually | commits forgery, and only regrets the i act when he learns that he is to be ! hanged. A woman whose life at the food will find in I time of her dream was devoted to the instruction of pauper children,seeing one of them make a face at her, doubled him into the smallest corn pass, and thrust him through the bars into a lion's cage. One of tbe most benevo­ lent of men deliberately ran his friend through the body with a knife, and even after recalled the extreme gratification be had experienced at seeing the point come our between the shoulders of his beloved compan­ ion. Other crimes committed in dreams need not be here recorded, but 1 am persuaded that if we could but know all the improper things done by the most proper people in their sleep with the utmost sang froid and completely unblushing ef­ frontery, the picture would present a diverting contrast to our know­ ledge of them in their conscious howrs. . The Popular Maa» • - The popular man is a conservative cipher: a compound of selfishness and good nature. And the more popular he Is the less he does for the public. The.wan qf deeds idses pop­ ularity with' ea^h performance, for sharp contact wjth an opponent and his overthrow begets enmity.--Clu clnnate Commercial-Gazette. A fttetofa ^ porlm* Trot JU|L,_, ton Univ<w|^ $*s bete a series of e^rtniw^ his ,0tiMren with a view to out tbe origin of rigbtrbandedaesa. There is no apparent scientific m. son why a Aan should use^one hand more tban another, or why the mus­ cles, of one arm should he «trbnger thin those of another. A number of theories have been advanced to ac­ count for tbe phenomenon. One of the most plausible is the people be­ come right-handed from the manner in wtSSife they are held and carried wben small children. The mother catries the child fn such a way as to leave the right hand ftee, and from this early experience tbe babit is ac­ quired which runs through its whole life. It is also a curious fact that the observation of animals fails to show an uneven development of the muscles of limbs on one side of the the body as compared with those of tbe other. Monkeys especially are known to swing freely by both arms equally well, although this is a point that Prof. Garner might well have studied in the jungles of Africa. The experiment made by Prof. Baldwin of Princeton, extended over a period of many months, beginning while the child was an infant This, however, was only in regard to ob­ jects placed at some distance from the body of the child, and wnere it bad to reach out for them. When objects were placed near the cblld it used both band equally. More than 1,000 experiments of this kind were tried by Prof. Bald­ win, and when the objects reached for were near its body it used both hands about an equal number of times. In stretching out, however, it almost invariably used its right hand. From this he argued that the tendency is inherited. Left-handed children are, it is said, generally de­ scended from left-handed mothers or fathers. Those that are right-banded learn to shake hands more easily than left-handed children, who have to stretch their arms across their body in an awkward fashion to per­ form the act P.of. Baldwin thinks that the right-handed function has some con­ nect.on with the power of speech. They both belong to the same lobe of the brain, and before a child learns to speak It has been observed that it endeavors to express emotions with its handa There are some people who are neither left nor right- handed, but who can use both hands equally well, even in writing, the musdLefjiji either arm beingthesame siza . -Stories of Vanoe. Tbe late Senator Yance used to say (according to Kate Field's Wash­ ington) that his liveliest campaign for the Governorship of North Caro­ lina was that in which Judge Settle ran against him. They stumped the State in joint debate. All the white Democrats turned out to hear Vance, and all the colored Republicans to hear Settle. On one occasion, Vance was informed that some young ladies desired to testify their devotion to the Democratic party by kissing the Democratic candidate for Governor. Nothing loth, Vance descended from tbe platform and kissed a dozen or so of the young beauties, and then paused long enough to turn around toward his competitor and shout: "Settle, I'm kissing my girls; now you kiss yours." When he married the second time, he said to his wife on their wedding-day: "My dear, I'm a stubborn fellow, and you may anticipate trouble. Now, in the be­ ginning, while I am submissive, 1' want to give you one piece of advice. If you follow It, we'll get on mighty well. It is this: Make me do Just as 1 darned please." A newspaper man, who was about starting for a rather out-of-the-way portion of Vance's own .state, was asking him one day wnat kind of accommodation he was likely to find. "They'll give you some of their fried hog and eggs," the Senator repled. "That's better tban nothing," said tbe news­ paper man. "I don't Know--I don't know," tbe Senator answered, in a dubious tone: "I've tried both." A:̂ AW ih" trbtifjle may always | sure of «y to pa thy. A Strange Discovery In Africa. Unlooked-for things have been found In unlikely places, but there has probably been no discovery more remarkable than that of Balzac's dressing gown in tbe possession of the King of Dahomey. Monarchs a:e rarely literary, and his dusky majesty, one would think, was the very last of them to bave set much value upon the personal relic of a novelist, however distinguished. Nevertheless, the French found it In the royal apartment at Abomey. There were some ingenious theories founded upon this circumstance. One of the Amazons, it was thought murht have been a novel reader, and had sent to Paris to secure the in­ teresting memento, and on the affair coming to the knowledge of her sov­ ereign, had hastened to say she had purchased it for his own shoulders. For, indeed, he always wore It upon state occasions, It was not a dress­ ing gown such as literary persons in this country are wont to wear (of second-class flannel, worn at the edges), but of purple velvet embroid­ ered with gold. As a matter of fact it bad been given to Balzac by some of his admirers, and after bis death had been bought by a dealer in curi­ osities, who had placed itt with other showy articles, on tbe West African market It is sad to think how a plalo tale will "put down"-- that is, destroy--the materials of a fine romance. --Illustrated London News. ' Perfect. Some beautiful and oerfect camel, lias were displayed in a florist's win­ dow, and two old ladies stood looking at them in manifest delight "Aint that a handsome sight?" said one, at lenntb. "I guess 'tis," was the reply. "1 aint seen uothin' like afore sence we left home. 1 can't think of notbin' to compare 'em to." "Nor 1 neither. Why, they're every mite as handsome as wax ones!* THERE is one good thing about the man with a trouble on his mind; he doesn't break into your office with wbistle or song. be OAUTIOX is sometimes too near- Miss Isabel McGalloii in a public school. SI triead who was nsrvous Stoe knew tbat be wis "Hi tier, but every time fee T propose be stammered iMt' and became so emharravsed felt obliged to change tlie t _ Tbe yonng man realized bis and was much humiliated thereby. N ight after night he went to Miss Mc Gallon's house determined to ask her lf she would not consent to give up teiubi|K M&09I and become bis wife, and fight after night he made a frost o t̂** operation. One day last #iielt be was passing afoag the street on which the school In wbich Miss McGallon teaches is situated, and he felt that if he could see the object of bis adoration at that time he would bave nerve enough to ask the momentous question. He thought tbe matter over and became firmly convinced that he was equal to the emergency. There was nothing tofdo then but tbe experiment and he walked boldly into tbe school and asked to see Miss McGallon. The janitor escorted blm to ber room. She had a lot of youngsters in front of her, deep in the mysteries of decimals, when the young "l^n came into tbe room. She came graciously forward to meet him. He blushed a bit but bis tongue did not go back on him "How do you dob" she said witb a charming smile, "to what am { in­ debted for the great pleasure of this visit?" Tbe young man grasped ber band. "Miss McGallon--Isabel," be said, fervently, "I have called here this morning because I have something on which depends my happiness for all my future days. I want to ask » "But." Interrupted Miss McGallon, "if it is so important as that would it not.be better if we were alone?" "Yes, but I beg of you not to turd a deaf ear to me because these chil­ dren are here." Miss McGallon smiled again. Then she walked to the desk and rang a big gong three times. At the sound of it the child re nail rose and marched out of the room. "That," she said as-she turned to the astonished young man, "is tbe fire drill. Now, if you hustle, you will have time to say what you want to say before they get back." And he had just received the betrothal-kiss as the children came trooping through the hall on tbelr leturn. --Buffalo Express. An Artist Porter. It would be interesting to knew thelilstory of many of the beautiful or strange faces which find the r way onto artists' canvas, and become famous pictures. An amusing, story is told of the way in which a well- known French artist secured a model for one of his finest paintings. He was extremely shabby and un­ tidy in his dress; one day as be walked slouchily along the street he heard a woman's voice behind him call out "Here, my man, can you carry a bundle a little way for me?" The artist looked at the lady for a moment; and discovering that she had a most beautiful as well as sing­ ular face, he did not explain tbat be was a gentleman, but said, "Willing­ ly, madam," and followed her into a shop Tbe bundle was large and beavy, but be lifted it to his shoulder, and followed the lady along the street. At last she mounted to the second story of a house, with the tired porter close behind her, and began to fum­ ble in her pocket for the money to pay him. "Pardon me," safd the artist*, courteously, "I am not a porter.' I am an artist; and instead of money I will ask a favor of you, madam--to allow me to make a copy of your face. "The bundle was very heavy, and the compliment you paid to my dress was somewhat mortifying; but I shall consider myself well requited if I may send a portrait of you to the next exhibition of the academy." The favor was granted after some hesitation, and in this way the artist came by the subject for one of the most exquisite pictures ever painted by his brush. It is said, however, whether true or not that from the day on which this little episode oc­ curred, dated a decided Improvement in his personal appearance and dress, and he never again figured on the street as a porter.--Youth's Compan­ ion. A Rare Stone. Among tbe numerous costly pres­ ents given to tbe Duke of York from the Indian Rajahs was a bezoar stone. The bezoar, bezuar, or beza was a stone procured from the kidneys of the cervicubra, an animal partly deer and partly goat, found in Arabia. This stone was supposed to have been formed of the poison of a serpent which had bitten her produce. In tbe middle ages it was believed to be a potent charm against plauge and poison. The Persians call it Pad-zahr or Bad-zabr--expelling poison. The Duchess of Edinburgh and her brother, the Czar of Russia, each possess a bezoar. That belonging to the latter belonged to the Emperor Charles V. and is mentioned in the inventory after his death dt Sustl thus: "A box of black leather lined with crimson velvet containing four bezoar stones variously set in gold"1--- one of which he bequeathed to bis Gentleman of tbe Chamber to cure bim of the plagua--Public Ledger, fl Shaving a Gold Coin. Becently in Baltimore an interest* log case was up in tbe United States District Court A man named Joseph Foster was on trial for shav­ ing gold coin. His pretty little wife was also implicated, and it was she defendants' counsel were specially trying to save. To sbow that the woman was not strong enough to work the shaving machine tbe lathe was brought in and put in operation by a mechanic. What was of gener­ al interest was tbe machine's opera­ tion. In two minutes the operator took 75 cents' worth ot gold from a $10> piece, and then rimmed it so^ttr. would pass current unless weighed^ r THE greatest trial! n the world 11 to bave a trouble on your mind and a guest on your hands. at tbe same time.