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Editor and Pub ILLINOIS RIDING THE GOAT -v v '"'v "•> K tj~ t '"t'K '„ '.v: ""«/' • »vt-i/"* vWA •- ; "* - v?c' "' 'T'< ,* / - - • ).isV rouu«; Irishman, saucy and bold, Tiiumy O'Hooley, aa I hanre been Hfled he could, with perfect pro­ priety, .", nlist In the rank* of some secret so­ ciety. •. "'•. ' •• So looking around the right one to choose. That Rave large returns for very small ; dues, % A lodge I'll not name, it appeared to hia «? mind, y. ' Wan surely the very best one he could §*' " find. f ' ? T i m ' s p e t i t i o f t f o r m e m b e r s h i p q u i c k l y . was made, . And for fear that die matter might be long delayed. *• He said, "Now, b'ys, ye must do this up quick, fji ifi iNo tellin'Jjovv soon I may be gettin' sick, ?»t And wantin thim dollars ye promise to j ' ) , l a v e . • ; 5 , v . : ^ •5 3\> Kate an' the baby whin I*» in me f grave." ; / He was told to appear the next meeting night, VA ould be attended to of that lodge were full in a teriibe fix, (1» by the way of variety. Something icw to the ritual of their so­ la;.. ciety. **•. $0 the meeting Tim came, all dressed in his best, i And anxious to take his seat with the rest; ; , - B u t w a s m e t a t t h e d o o r b y a m e m b e r o r ^ t* two, L-.v','*'!*,Who said: "There's a ceremony you must ; go through. f B e f o r e e n t e r i n g t h e r o o m y o u m a s t t a k e off your coat, ' . 'for we hear you are good at riding- a 4- f goat." IV *Ride a goat!" exclaimed Tim, "What the divil is that? iiV, Tii surely some joke ye are now drlvin* £. v* at; ^ vi 1 kin ride on a horse very sthylish an* neat, \/ But to get on a gpat, what'll I do with me feet?" 1 - " But he took off^iis coat and they bandaged v-" his eyes, \ fut a belt 'round his waist, to Tim's great "i' surprise, l ' Then bade hint to enter and he quickly would so* • , ' S o w s o o n h e ' d b e R a i s e d t o t h e s e c o n d d e - K;. gree. A stout rope aad tackle were placed near H; Tim was raised from the ard he swung, a comical sprawling with all of his down! let me out!" he cried in right, :ss to me sowl that I came here lit!" The SS^quiekly slackened, and Tim ^ 0«jtne down plump !iv' & a big vat of water just fresh from the pump. **Och, murther; I'm drowned! sowl, 'tis a shame! He Katy's a widdy, an' don't know the same!" By me .Cried Tim in a rage, as he sprang to the sal. Tore ttuTblind from his eyes and rushed Vf, for the door, V. All dripping with water from his recent cold bath, '. He shook his fist at the cr^prd and gave »" vent to his wrath- *Ye dirty spalpleens! Til take by the throat " The first one that jokes me 'bout riding f the goat." 4 Then seizing his coat, he fled from the V, hall ^ And never was made • member atitH^v i: --Hoosier Watchman. /. J1 c FATHOM FIVE. 'or your thoughts, Mr. Arm- r folly five minutes your eyes have been fastened on that black lake with a total disregard of our pres­ ence. which, to say the least, is very un- ntary," and a pretty, dark girl her flower saucily at the laugh- regarding her. not intend to be rude, Miss rine, but you cannot expect me I'm sorry. What right have you to complain of neglect when last you cruelly lacerated my feelings double loss of my best friend my best girl?" look worn and heartsore, truly," Mand Katherine nodded mockingly at the ||" robust young giant stretched at ease on the veranda railing. f-*|, - "I know the worm i' the bud hasn't ^ begun operations outwardly, but never- theless my heart bitterly resents your •J-'} poet-engagement unkindness. As for i/h Jack;;--iaymg an arm affectionately ; across the shoulders of a companion on the railing--"he is about as interesting p| .vias the yacht's spar when his sweet- p heart's not by to applaud his witti- Mf/ cisms.** "Beware, Sir. Armstrong," Carrie v Ormsby laughed, "Miss Moberly medi- « * tates vengeance." | „ "It doesn't require much meditation," py. answered Katherine, scornfully, "to » know there is always a blockhead ai>\ | \• tached to a mast." |J?f\ opinion exactly," said the offend- m er< wickedly, "though I hesitated to air •» It before." v "Now, then, WU1, that's rather strong," and Jack Deering smilingly came to the rescue of his flushed and indignant betrothed. "Your fiancee is responsible, old man. If the romantic glamour has so quickly disappeared from her future lord and master--how's that, Jack--she needn't vent her disappointment on a harmless Individual like---" A hand belonging to the aforesaid "old man" quickly and effectively stop­ ped the flow of eloquence, while Kath­ erine shook the delinquent energetical­ ly until a muffled voice penitently mur­ mured, "I'll be good." "See that you will, sir," answered Miss Moberly, severely, and her stal­ wart lover released the suffocating cul- prit Tfce stay group occupying a small up­ per balcony of the Mackinac hotel hear­ tily enjoyed the daily skirmishes be­ tween the inseparables, as Jack, his friend, and his fiancee were christened. Katherine was an energetic creature a sharp tongue that did valiant •^Hfflce for herself and her lover, who let her select her own ammunl- r.r;Hpl£b alert and ready to do bat- phjliisany if Will proved the strong- Great chums the three, for to #£ frequent struggles the girl admired the quick wit and aim- •htny presence of tftw popular Arm­ strong, knowing the Strength and hon­ esty of character under the agreeable manner. "I'm afraid, Mr. Armstrong, you've forfeited your violet," a lovely girl cried laughingly, as Katherine defiant ly tucked the blossom into a button- hole, Jack being already adorned, "but I'll replace it with a rose if you give us a clew to the brown study.** Armstrong looked eagerly toward the speaker, and the color deepened in her cheeks as she turned to include the oth­ ers, saying: "You know I always used to wonder, at school, what Napoleon's i or Alexander's feelings were before one of their great battles, and now, per­ haps, Mr. Armstrong, the night before the yacht race, can tell something that will gratify my curiosity at last." "If Alexander's thoughts were as tin- heroic and practical as mine, Miss Ellis, it is just as well you were not clairvoy­ ant." And Will smiled gently at the statcir blonde. "I was only imploring old Boreas to send along a good south­ east gale strong enough to blow the an­ chors off the sailors' buttons." "I do not whistle, Mr. Armstrong, so cannot bring the wind to you that way; but if a song will propitiate Boreas, I'll help you with pleasure," and the clear* sweet \Toice rang out charmingly in the open alih „ "Give ra§ a freshening breeze,. boys, ,, , A white'and swelling sail; t A ship that cuts the dashing wave!; v'!. And weathers every gale/' '!; "Bravo, Marion!" Katherine cried ex­ ultantly; "now I am sure we'll win. Three cheers for the Nancy!" and she spun joyfully about amid the laughing applause of her frieds. "Will, stop staring at Marion and thank her pretti­ ly," and Katherine chuckled gleefull; as Armstrong started abruptly aud turned his eyes out toward the lake, away from, the lovely, flushed face so near him. "I'm afraid Miss Ellis does not real­ ize that a swift wind for the Nancy means second place for the Phyllis. You cannot serve two masters, yon know. Miss Ellis, and as the Phyllis' owner is inclined to be despotic I'll try to forget you sang for us." "Is it a case of hating one and loving the other!" Carrie Ormsby cried mali­ ciously. "It is a case of resented interference, evidently. I assure you, Mr. Arm­ strong, you cannot resent the song as much as L" And with a slight, haughty inclination of the stately head Miss El- lis left the veranda. The tall figure, walking so resolutely down the long corridor, never turned when a hasty step announced the pur­ suer. and a voice sounded humbly: "Miss Ellis, please forgive my detest­ able rudeness." "I have nothing to forgive, Mr. Arm­ strong," Icily. "It was stupid of me to sing unasked." "Oh, wait a. minute!" desperately. "You do not understand. I must speak to you, Miss Ellis. Do give me a chance to explain," and Will turned an anx­ ious face toward the haughty young la'dy, who, reaching her room, laid a hand on the door. She faltered an in­ stant, and he seized the advantage at once. "» , "Miss Ellis," breathlessly, "your song was the Wweetest response I ever had to a wish. Don't you know that I would spend my life listening to your voice, if such happiness were possible? But Katherine told me Grant sent to Chi­ cago for red roses for to-morrow, and I--weil," with a flushed face and dis­ tressed smile--"I thought of you wear­ ing his colors, and it wasn't comfirta- ble exactly," and he laughed forlornly. "But didn't she tell you I refused to have them?" The listless face was all eagerness now. "What! honestly? Oh, Miss Ellis! did you, really?" And the excited young man caught and held the small hand nervously tapping the door. "Well," with a tremulous laugh, as she found her efforts at release un­ availing, "red is not becoming, you see, and so I thought " , "You would wear blue?" joyously. "I hoped so, but nobody offered me a badge." "Will you wear my colors If I send them in the morning?" eagerly. "Yes, gladly." "And you surely want the Nancy to win?" "I should feel dreadfully If she wasn't victorious." "Then I have no fears." And Will jubilantly kissed the pretty hand, re­ leased it and turned quickly away. The sunrise gun on the old fort sounded a lusty greeting to the sleepy little village lying at its feet Every morning it thundered out Uncle Sam's welcome to the coming day, and when in winter the small island was cut off from outside communication by the thick ice, it boomed friendly encour­ agement to the imprisoned inhabitants that spring would soon be at hand with its train of ships passing in com­ panionable proximity, and its host of pleasure-seekers, doing Its best to trans­ form the simple, primitive spot into a fashionable garden for fitf^enjoyment of the "Summer Amusement Com­ pany." », The narrow strait separating Round Island from Mackinac is alive with gaily-decked craft rocking about in a manner that bodes little enjoyment for any but a seasoned tar. Tiny steam yawls chase between larger and more cumbersome vessels, and make futile attempts to sink the red buoy, which marks the opening stake. The Jaunty yacht serving as Judges* boat is crowd­ ed with mariners bold, who hide under smart caps and blue flannel toggery a cowardly longing for the dull, tame shore. The san$ls are lined with people, who cover the ramparts of the fort and fill to overflowing the broad gallery of the white hotel. Up In the little cupola over the red roof, an anxious group of faces watch the desultory movements of two sloops drifting so aimlessly about th® small basin. At last a preparatory gun from the deck of the official launch gives timely ending to the maneuver­ ing, and having signalled for readi­ ness she steams away to form the outer wall for the start. The Phyllis and j Nancy, with reefed mainsails staunch and taut in the Jieavy breeze, and sin­ gle jibs puffed out like large balloons, slowly swing around and advance -to­ ward an iiuaginary line drawn be­ tween the gaudy sinker and the wait­ ing launch. The Nancy has a slight advantage over her opponent, but is coming so quickly with the pretty white side touching the water that a , A... . great throb of fear sttre the Interested audience. Will she be too soon? Must the race be lost before starting b# a wrong time calculation?' Every face Is turned Imploring!; to­ ward the saucy steamer so heedless of the catastrophe, and eyes are strained to catch the first flash of powder. The Nancy actually leaps across watery space, widening to two lengths the distance from her rival, and heads so near the line that a sickening appre­ hension of defeat stirs the nervous group on the hotel roof. All at once a bright glare greets the view, a resound­ ing report arouses the imprisoned voices of the island, and with an in< stant of grace the pretty yacht flieft across the line, followed some seconds later by the Phyllis, and the race Is on.' But why does the Nancy steer so madly toward the Michigan shore? Can't she see her rival stealing toward the little red buoy dashing in the break­ ers before Sheboygan ? Has she na care for the yearning eyes and anxious hearts that follow the contest with fearful dread? Ah! Captain Will, have you no pity for the girl in the tower, whose white hand crushes your violets to still the furious beating of her heart? Still to the eastward she points until directly opposite Sheboygan, when, helm shifted, she bears down on the old lumber town, and the wisdom of her sailing plan is apparent. The Phyl­ lis, in to the southwest shore, requires a fourth tack to round the stake, which the Nancy's superior windward strength has enabled her young com­ mander to reach without further ef­ fort. The test now is one of speed, and her wily master hopes to pit the old geometrical axiom of the single straight line against the shorter, though intricate, angle of his rival. ike great white birds they sweep across the water, the beautiful out­ spread plumage glistening with silvery brightness. It is a royal struggle, with victory to the swift, for just as the steamer's throbbing engines cease puls­ ing the Nancy with wondrous speed darts across the line, welcomed with noisy clamor by the fort guns. The race is won, with 30 seconds gain from the outer buoy. • • • fc'Ut*"" "" "Then you really forgive my stupid blunder last night, and promise never to taunt me with It In the future!" "Oh! I'm not going to perjure my soul with rash promises at this early date, my dear fiance," with a little ten­ der smile, "but just at" present I for­ give you freely." Armstrong's glance was suspiciously bright, and a troublesome throat pre­ vented immediate reply. It came at last, a low, wondering voice whisper­ ing humbly: "Sweetheart, how is it you care for me?" "Do you question my taste, sir?" Marion answered, With a tremulous effort to be playful. "Perhaps it is be­ cause I admire handsome men; per­ haps, who knows, because you are tall and strong and masterful. I'm afraid I haven't had time yet to discover a reason. That I'll tell you in the morn­ ing. To-night I am only conscious of one fact," raising her eyes trustfully to his, "I love you, dear, with all my heart!" The music from the distant ball-room came fitfully to two figures ensconced in a corner of the veranda. Tireless promenaders marched back and forth incessantly, but <tbe girl's head was turned away from the restless exercise and the brilliant starlight shone in her blue eyes fastened so joyously on the handsome face bent toward her.-- Pennsylvania Grit FOOLED NATE SAULSBURY. T HAS been stated, and very truthful­ ly, too, that women as a rule dress to please men. Certain it Is that more thought is given to a toilette which Is to grace an assem­ blage at which both men and women are present than for a function which resembles an Ad- a m less Eden. In so dressing women forget in striving after effect to be particularly careful In the matter of detail, and, after all, it is the men who are the greatest crit­ ics in this line. They appreciate a pleasing ensemble,. but they are likewise more than quick to note any little defect and thereupon judge the whole costume accordingly. In a large shop where imported cos­ tumes are sold the writer waited her turn to be served. While she was do­ ing this a young saleswoman began to dress up one of the figures used to dis­ play the gowns. In a moment up rush­ ed the head of the department--a man, let it be stated--a«d said he: "Miss that is over and they turn to face the realities of life they feel that they are being abused. Her household duties are heavier than when she was at home, her husband is not the singing lover who filled her heart with Joy and her days are not as thickly Interspersed with picnics as when she was a girl. As she thinks over this she become® more and more deeply convinced that she is a much-abused woman; that hus­ bands are not half as nice as beaux and is quite certain that she never would have married had it not been for the men. PresainK Dreues, In the front window of a modest house on one of our side streets appear­ ed some time ago a sign announcing the fact that ladiei* dresses were pressed there. It suggested a new field of en­ terprise for women of small capital and good business sense. The woman who attends to the work is a sad-faced little soul, and when asked about the busi­ ness she said: "My husband was a tailor, and from him I learned to do the Work. I used to 5 help him press men's trousers, and after he died and I was wondering how I could make a ll,ving aud take care of my little ones the thought came like an inspiration that I might perhaps do dress pressing. You see the result," pointing to a heap,of stylish gowns that had just been brought in. "Sometimes the owners of the tailor-made dresses wear them to me and throw their out­ side wraps over their shoulders while they wait for them. The suits come up from a room below good as new in shape, and the wearers thereof go out looking spink and span new, and come again in a week or so to be made new over again. It is profitable, and I won­ der that no other woman has thought of trying it All one needs is a pair of pressing irons, a place in which they can be heated, a pressing board and a pair of skillful hands."--Chicago Times. A Fault in Piano Playing. A well-known paino teacher says that cue of the most common faults in piano FIVB IMAGES ON ONE PLATE. An investigatting photographer has re- nearly a right angi«J cently produced a queer result with mir­ rors, i. e., he has taken five distinct photo­ graphs of oue head, five different views of it, with one exposure. The subject is placed with her back to the camera. In front of her are two mirrors, forming both mirrors reflect the subject and each re­ flects an image which the other has re­ ceived, making in all five heads. The different angles give different views of the head, and the result is apparently a group of five. An Imitatirn English Swell Who Had Never Heard of Buffalo Bill* "One day there came jiito my office in London," said Nate Siiulsbury to a writer for the New York Sun, "a very imposing-looking man about six feel two inches in height, and wearing a monocle as if it had been glued into his eye. He. looked me all over and then said: "'Aw--I say, is there, aw, anyone who can show me around a bit -you know? I represent the Graphic.' " 'Well, you look it' said I. " 'Yes, aw, I er-wanted to do a bit of pictures and writing about the show, you know.' ' 'Well, I am at your service,' I re­ plied. 'I am sorry that Col. Cody is not here.' " 'Cody, Cody. Col. Cody,' he said, and who may he be? 1 say, I don't know the fellow.' 'I threw up both hands, at that. I bad spent thousands of dollars to give I.ondon knowledge about Col. Cody. I had filled the town with such advertis­ ing as it had never seen before. " 'Col. Cody is Buffalo Bill,' I replied. "'Aw, y-a-s. I say, does he speak any English?" " 'Well, ho speaks a little.* " 'jjorn in America?* " 'No, in Patagonia.' " 'I-er--say, is he dangerous?* " 'No, perfectly harmless.' '"Dear me, born in Patagonia. Is that New York?' "I looked at him in despair. It was a hopeless case, and I was wondering what to do with him, when he dropped his monocle and English accent and said'with a grin: The drinks are on you, old man.' '"Iftey were, too, for I had known him several years ago as a New York ijewepaper man." / Encourages Electrical Progress. France has for some time past been specially active in the application of electric power to canals, a fact due probably to the importance and extent ofIher canal system. The latest snc- cefBful trial reported is one on the can- al-boats of the Havre-Paris-Lyons com- ie, in which a transferable electric r and rudder combination is used, lie the motor has been driven by nt from storage batteries. The ,1-boat having a length of thirty- eight meters and carrying 180 tons, is driven at a speed of eighty-five centi- eters per second; an increase of 40 r cent, over the speed with tow hors- wliile the electrical energy consum- was about 4.6 horse-power. At times a speed of one meter (three feet three Inches) per second was obtained, ft Is now proposed to employ also a tjrolley system as on the Bourgogne inal, and to let the feed water that aintalns the levels at the proper ] leight operate dynamos generating the : lecessary current. Prance has always >een foremost In the application of ectricity to navigation. Blank, is it possible that you would put on such a handsome gown over such a soiled petticoat?" The writer then noticed that the fig­ ure that was being arranged in the most exquisite evening creation had on as a foundation for all that silk and lace a petticoat which may have been white once, but which at that time was sadly bedraggled. The man who had noticed tty>£ turned to the writer and said: "Isn't that just like a woman?" Now, sisters mine, was he truthful or was he not? We have but to question our own inner selves to answer this query. It is humiliating to admit that in our de­ sire to please with the outer semblance of elegance, we are apt to slight the loose button on the shoe or the frayed Soignee on the petticoat Innate breeding shows in these trifles and the genuinely refined woman would as soon think of going out with a dirty face as to slip on her outer gar­ ments over petticoats that were not spotlessly white. If you cannot wear silks don the plainer fabrics with the knowledge that even though you are not regally cloth­ ed you are at least well groomed from head to foot There Is no elegance in silk attire that covers untidy linen and soiled lace. Be dainty; be scrupulously neat, and you will possess a beauty far more potent than can be attained thrrugh thec. medium of shoddy finery.--Ex­ change. ' Arc; Women Abused by Men? It seems to be a fact that a majority of women, married or single, believe they are abused by the men just be­ cause the latter happen to have control of business affairs, run politics and do the courting. The woman of marriageable age who is still living at home feels that men are not doing right by her. She naturally wants to marry, have a big wedding, go on a tour of the Eastern States or Western, as the case may be. But she has to go OP waiting because no man asks her to join him in these festivfles. For this reason she feels that she Is an abused creature. The old maid who settles down to earn her own living just hates the men, because they allow her to wear her finger-nails off scratching for bread. The sight of a man walking comforta­ bly along the street, or driving, or even lounging around some resort causes her indignation to rise to the top notch. Why do they thus continue to abuse her? The shop girl wonders why the boys do not gather round her and ask her to choose one of them to be her defender and supporter. She is quite certain that she should not be permitted to live by the sweat of her brow, and the whole of the blame Is placed on the young men who are earning money etyough for two and spending it for their own comfort • Married women are the loudest com- platners and their complaints are gen­ erally against their husbands. It is all right during the honeymoon, but when playing is the practice of playing the two hands out of time with each other. Nine players out of ten permit the left hand to lead the right when the two" should strike the keys simultaneously. It is a sort of swagger that produces a very inartistic effect. Of course there are rare cases where this dilatoriness of the right hand may be legitimate, but it should be remembered that in gener* al it is reprehensible and should be carefully avoided. If the composer in­ dicates the simultaneous performance of the notes belonging to the two hands, lot not the slightest discrepancy be manifest. To play the two hands out of time with each other is to be not only inaccurate, but to appear affected. Shallow players resort to such devices to cover yp the lack of ability to play with expression. It takes the place of shading and phrasing with the super­ ficial. Muffs Are Small and Dainty. Muffs are fancier and smaller thnu they were last winter, and, like other articles of dresss are made of all sorts and kinds of materials--velvet fur, lace, feathers and flowers. Those sketched here show fashion's latest caprice in London. One is made half of fur and half of velvet, with the inevitable bow at the top. In the fur muff a boa would seem to have been turned to account both the head and tail of the animal being "en evidence." A border of Thibet fur trims a satin- lined black velvet muff, with a butter- ^ SENT HOME FOR HIS COFFIN. A Canadian Visiting England Cables • Curioua Request. * It is very seldom that a man gives lastructons how his body Is to be em­ balmed after death and sends across the Atlantic for a Canadian-made cof­ fin, yet such precautions have been taken by a well-known business man In the province of Ontario. The de­ tails, as related to a Gazette represen­ tative, are of more than ordinary in­ terest In August last W. P. Prower, of Bowmanville, who had been reeve of the town for eighteen years, and also for a long time Warden of the united counties of Northumberland and Durham, decided to take a trip to the old country for the benefit of his health, which bad been considerably Impaired for the last two years or more. Mr. Prower was an undertaker by trade, and a native of Devonshire, England, says the Montreal Gazette. His medical advisers thought that the air of his native heath would bring him back to health and strength. He was accompanied to the old land by his wife and family, and when rela­ tives and friends were expecting them back to Canada sad news reached Bowmanville, as well as a most sin­ gular request Mr. Prower, feeling that he had litt'e time to live, personally cabled to his brother-in-law,*few days Vince, to send over their foreman un­ dertaker, the dispatch enjoining the latter to bring with him embalming instruments. While the friends of the absent gentleman were making prep­ arations to send the man over to Eng­ land, another and more pressing cable­ gram arrived asking the foreman to hasten his departure, and also to bring a metal-lined coffin. As a ma,uer of course there was no time to lose, and Mr. Dennet came to Montreal on Fri­ day, taking passage on Ward the Do- tninion liner Vancouver on Saturday morning. Carrying out hlsrinaster's in­ structions, the faithful servant is tak­ ing over with him the coflln and othOr articles required, and the poor man' is pad enough in having to depart on such a mission. Beneficial Exercise. A man of ninety or so, wheto Mfced the secret of longevity, answered: Eat one meal a day, rise at six all the year round, never be out of bed at midnight, think of nothing in particular unless you are forced, and walk ten miles every day of your life. He may have been a wag, this old gentleman; most of us, happily or not are forced to think a good deal daily, and upon sub­ jects that are of very particular im­ portance. And most of us have inher­ ited from our inconsiderate sires a lamentable habit--not easy to be con­ trolled--of eating at least three meals ;a day, without mention of trifles, which, perhaps, represent a fourth. However, I for one allow that the old gentleman was very wise to recom­ mend a ten-mile walk once In twenty- four hours. It is the one item in his program that I attempt to practice in my own mortal capacity. Be the day fine or be it wet I go forth to face it reckless of umbrella. It seems some­ what idiotic, I willingly admit At first I thought so, but habit has now endeared the custom to me, and I would almost as soon sacrifice my din­ ner as my two or three hours' consti­ tutional. For walking Is a real pleas­ ure, though perhaps not of the acute kind. You don't realize how excellent a faculty it is until you have lost the exercise of It. Ask a gouty or a lame man what he thinks of it You may then be astonished to learn what a val­ uable power still remains at your dis­ posal. Her Noblest Duty. The forms of life are subject: to law, and a broken law avenges Itself by making an end of the law-breaker. The new woman will not continue long in tne land. Like other fashions, she is destined to excite notice, to be admired, criticised, and forgotten. The liberty which she invokes will be fatal to her. If on men's selection of their mates the future depends--and they are still, by force of numbers, able to choose--what likelihood is there that an untamed Marcella--still less the scientific Evad- ne, and the "savage viper" with chlor­ oform on her toilet table--will attract either Hercules or Apollo? Who would bind himself to spend his days with the anarchist the athlete, the blue-stocking, the aggressively philanthropic, the political, the surgical weman? And what man would sub­ mit to an alliance which was termina­ ble, not when he chose, but when hia comrade was tired of him? Such, are not the ideals' to which he has looked up or the qualities that win his affec­ tions. The age of chivalry cannot die so long as woman keeps her peculiar grace, which is neither rugged strength nor stores of erudition, but a human nature predestined to motherhood. She is called upon, In the plain language of Mr. Carpenter, "to bear children, to guard them, to teach them, to turn them out strong and healthy citizens of the great world." And she has a di­ vine right to all that will fit her for so noble a duty.--The Quarterly Review. THESE MUFFS ARE SMALL QUISITE. AUD fly bow on top. The last is intended for dressy occasions. The band in the cen­ ter is fastened with a Rhinestone buckle. Feather aigrettes appear on the left side, while on the right the vel­ vet bow forms a cushion, as it were, for a bouquet of flowers. Safety from Lightning. ^Persons are seldom killed by lightning In or near large cities. Statistics show conclusively that the safest place dur­ ing a dangerous thunder storm is in a 4arge city within hailing distance of a lofty building. It is believed that this immunity from risk results from the inasslve iron and steel frames used in the construction of very lofty office 'buildings. Modern electricity with Its countless wires has completely driven put the lightning conductor and demon­ strated Its usefulness. But twelve, six­ teen and twenty-story buildings con­ structed on the iron-frame plan will draw lightning from an immense dis­ tance. It is probable these buildings are struck quite frequently, but the im­ mense area of the conducting surface and the great depth of the foundations prevents any damage being done, and no one is the wiser. High Price fbr a Coin. An English coin of the reign of Charles II. once sold -for $2,500, the highest Beatrice Harraden, author of the ma­ rine night line, is delighted with "the way American girls behave about a single coin ever brought men." Similarly the girls are delighted | _L_ . with the way the men behave about ' them. An English peeress, Lady Carlisle, Is training an entire staff of women to .take charge of the grounds of her ex­ tensive eptate In York. ' Annual Circulation of Bibles. The Bible has an annual circulation of 10,000,000 copies. When a woman says nothing when her husband quarrels, he regards it a> the worst kind of talking back. I J afcii ' " f i '•Mf THE FIRST STEAMBOAT FARl|f1|J-ift*J Fulton Wanted tf/Bny a Bottle of Win»s * # • - yqr>4 With It, but Couldn't Aftttrd It. ; "One of the most interesting incident|> of a business nature connected wit|j • „ <<3 Pulton's steamboat enterprise was thf first steamboat fare paid to him," said Uncle Joshua. "The narrator of thUjf?.'; who was also one of the actors in thj|t •' scene, says: 'I chanced to be at Albanj,, r oh business when Fulton arrived tihe«*#4< * in his unheard-of craft which every- v 1 \ *v body felt so much interest in seeingfr :v / Being ready to leave and hearing tha|s^ 1 ^ this craft was going to return to Nevf l York, I repaired on board and inquired (v , f o r M r . F u l t o n . I w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h f , ' " cabin, and there found a plain, geutlc*-, , ^1 • manly man, wholly alone and engaged in writing. >' " 'Mr. Fulton, I presume?* " " 'Yes, sir.' . . • , ' Vv ; "Do you return to New York witlk " * this boat?' ' 'If " 'We shall try to get back, sir,* ' , 'C J- " 'Can I have a passage downy-*, * * ' S- " 'You can take your chance with vS^f{! sir.*' , > "I inquired the amount to be paid*' " •.-- and, after a moment's hesitation, a sum,, --I think $6--was named. The amount ^ in coin I laid in his open hand, anemv^v w i t h h i s e y e f i x e d u p o n i t , h e r e m a i n e d , , r t so long motionless that I supposed therf " might be a miscount, and said to bims ^ ^^ 'Is that right sir?' ' ; "Y'»$»« "This question roused him as from |r' , « kind of reverie, and as he looked up t#',. ,. me the big tear was brimming In eye, and his voice faltered as he saldl , 'Excuse me, sir, but my memory wall \ 'j - '44 busy in contemplating this, the first p«M cuniary reward I have ever received from all my exertions in adapting. steam to navigation. I would gladfy ' c o m m e m o r a t e t h e o c c a s i o n o v e r a b o ^ | f / | tie of wine with you, but really I am to# , • poor even for that just now; yet I we may meet again when this will ^ be the case.' v ,1; "His voyage to New " rk was swferg cessful, as all know, aua terminated without accident "Four years after this, when the Cle#!:® mont had been greatly improved an|l :, ' her name changed to the North Rive$« ?> and when two other boats, namely, thf Cr r of Neptune and the Paragon had; been built, making Mr. Fulton's fleeter tlffee boats plying between New York and Albany, I took passage on one of i . these for the latter city. The cabin that day was below, and as I walked It length, to and fro, I saw that I was vei closely observed by one I supposed stranger. Soon, however, I recalled thp features of Mr. Fulton, but without < closing this, I continued my walk. "At length, in passing his seat eyes met, when he sprang to his fee< and, eagerly seizing my hand, exclaii ed: 'I knew it must be you, for your fes tures have never escaped me; and, though I am still far from rich, yet may venture that bottle now.' It wi ordered, and during the discussion h| ran rapidly, but vividly, over his exi rience in the world's coldness an< sneers, and of the hopes, fears, disap­ pointments, and difficulties that wer# scattered through his whole career o|u, discovery--up to the very point of hl§,1 final, crowning triumph, at which he ( fully felt he had arrived at last jSj^V "And In reviewing all these he saidfif 'I have again and again recalled thi(!; occasion and the incident of our first ii|fi, ( terview at Albany; and never have done so without renewing in my mind the vivid emotion it originally caused. That seemed, and does still seem, to m|^y to be the turning point in my destiny-- the dividing line between light an|| jJ darkness in my career upon earth, foi|?, it was the first actual recognition of mft lj H L usefulness to my fellow men.'"--Bo#*: t o n H e r a l d . • ' , f ̂ Failure or Memory. », When overtaxed, the mental poweH ; are apt to fail; but some lapses of men)* : ory are incomprehensible. A smaCl young cavalry officer was recently ex­ ercising his regiment upon the driA ground, when the familiar words 0$; command suddenly flipped from hit . mind, and the strenuous effort made t£b / recall them was utterly futile. In ot- der to recover his embarrassment ha was compelled to retire from command^ under the plea of Illness. The fugitiv* sentence came to him when he reached his rooms. An equally strange case #11 that of a well-known merchant whosa memory so treacherously failed hii)|M one morning after leaving home tht^t he was totally finable to locate his otii» • ces, and was actually compelled to i^' quire as to their whereabouts. AnotMjgi;; er interesting example is that of a pojjfc 1 ular novelist, who had nearly finished an Important work upon which he waif engaged when a sudden failure of men* ory deprived him of his plot and necei sltated the laying aside of the book f more than a week; then an assomatit of ideas recalled the missing and the novel was brought to a successful ... V f V f _ L » . • - ! v . . . . . . . Postofflces at Boa- go successful has been the system oi railway postofflces, that It has been ex­ tended to the transatlantic steamship* says Harper's. . This was begun unde* Mr. Wanamaker's administration at Postmaster General, but so far ma|t clerks have only been placed on Amef, lean ships running to Southampton and on the German ships that go Bremen and Hamburg. On each of vessels of the lines mentioned lar staterooms have been set aside and fife 5 • ted out for the use o. the postal clerkfcf ' ', Big racks of pigeon-holes stand up^ ^ against the walls, aud the mail-pouches > hang from stands in the center of the. . room. In these postofflces the clerkife. work from eight to Sen hours a day duft ing the entire voyage, distributing tbi>??v malls by cities and States, when com* ing this way, and by railroad linetv "i when going to Germany. On each ship •, there Is one American clerk, one Gets* ] f man clerk, and a German assistant, The American is in charge going eaefc> ward, and the German has charge ej|; ^ things coming this way. . ' a v < Use but Ijittle Tobaero, The people of threat Britain consume v .1 •,? t«ss tobacco per head than those of an|^ i other civilized country--only twenty ' "J three ounces to the inhabitant '* * t, • / ,„iV < "*-f An Atchison man who haa thirteen children wants to know if hia lucjt Would be better with fourteen. -• ' t •,...... • It is a very rare man who had the confidence of some womai|^' . u „ and invested her money, and lost it "5.1,"