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kill REFORM MOVEMENT'i.°s‘2§.:i:.-zssi: Elsiht’ziiliit’; won“ WHO GAEâ€"HANDLE A FOIL ed opponent, ro:TTt:::f up stream, and as STRIKE raou res SHOULDER. Em... nsli . mile or so without dreaming If uniting Were sun the restless llaly 1" 3mm“ “’0' "‘“Y 3"" “limb "mm" a Faithless Slain Would June In fact- mim- £0 fishing 01' limiting. “d Play “W? a p." innud or "I": .0 1.." a tennis in a way that wouldhave made their ’ soredecessors of a few years a o shudder. “nub “ mun": 8”" lDumb~bells, Indian clubs antgi gymnastic â€"_' _ gspparatus of various kinds are familiar to The physical culture 0! women is a sub- 5 more women in the present, day than ever ject that, starting as a fashionable before. lboots :f girls cshn goubjie tfbehmsfilve; v ' --,- ~ l“ into w- notsvvit teai ote an “a, has hauled the mgfny 0‘ . 3! filings, swarm up poles likaa schoolboy after real reform movement. Gymnastics 1 “pvt”, 0,. swing from mum to hand along a are taught in numbers of the schools and horizonnl ladder, The gymnasium begets colleges for girls both in Europe and Amcr- in love for OllindOOl' exercise that is always in. prinm 01mm for instruction in r beneficial, and when out-door exercise is ' ~ticable the mnasium is a ver ood physical exercises have of late been formed ' 1mm“ 8y y g in many of our large cities. Physical cul- substitute. or recreation has induced many fair physi- cal culturists to take up that mode of exer- cise which seemed to offer the most attrac- tions or to promise the most beneficial results. Bowling is the delight of some , women. Billiards attract quite a number i of others. Even boxing is said to have its adherents and proficients among the fair isex. \Vhether the twentieth century will l witness the development of the girl piigilist is AN INTEREST] NU l'ltOlllJ‘le. A Chicago physician is credited with intros duciug a set of boxing gloves into the fam- ily of one of his patients and the result was said to be extremely satisfactory. Although bruised foreheads and bloodshot eyes were the first evidence of the operation of the novel tonic, the children for whose use the gloves were intended are now the hardiest and healthiest set of youngsters in the neighborhood. The only girl of the family is nearly fifteen years of age, but, animated lby the example of her brothers, she went . . ] into training and in a very short time" turc goes hand in hand with dress reforinâ€" became champion of the household, despite the one hell”! 0" the other. Women find It I the thoroughly earnest efforts of her eldest impossible to fence, or turn soniersaults, or brother: 336d Since“, l0 hurl? lg: out- 5 climb ladders, or perform any of the other the ’3 one Of the prettiest 9"” s m Icago’ too, according to her fond father, and her unwanted feats that they are encouraged lsparring balms are multiplying her strength l0 attempt by the" mentors for the de' withoutin the least impairing her modesty velopmcut of muscle, so long as they are 9? her manners. Perhaps the time is com- “MM. ing when the idea of a manly escort Will be ‘ ' laughed to scorn, and the “big brother clad in the clinging petticoats and waist. \vill no longer be needed to avenge slights squeezing corset of their mothers. The “Poun- 315m? amply able to al'eufle hel“ . . s . f_ successful experience With short skirts, Bel . If duelliiig were yet the fashion many a buggy knickerhockers and loose blouses, woman might, substitute a challenge mr gained in exercise hours, will probably 611- the commonplace proceedings of thebreach courage the girl of the period to gradually 0f Promlse 01‘ dlvorce Sully“) ‘thh She d l - -. 1.... ,1 ., ,1 U a now has recourse for satisfaction when n Opt wglemb ( “as a “a,” [on n ,le betrayed by faithless man. Hundreds of other hand, the young' lady who starts in ladies to-day at the dress end of the combination and ! l CAN HANDLE THE FESCIKG FOIL AT IT "01‘ AND HEAVY. arrays herself in the divided shirt and new or duelling sword with a skill that many a angled gowns advocated by the pioneers of 'gflglnllfifi byg‘me times fnlélhf ha"? envied- dross reform, will be recommended physical 1 e e'l‘eley Au‘let’m club m New . . _ York has a ladies’ fencing class, many of‘ were!” “3 a means 0‘ "3"""8 long'negle‘3t" whose members could hold their own with ed muscles to perform their natural office I some of the best known amateur swordsman of supporting a form hitherto dependeu fihiheaiogmryii and ‘29 13mm“ 9f “'0?” ‘ . . , I c ence s cons an rowmg. .x- upon the “la and ugh corset’ ercine with the foils is a. gagital thing for rm; comm: [dull-Ibo“ xxn sass I reducing superfluous ndvoirdupois andinuk- ing the body supple. Actresses discovered that fact long ago, and the stage favorite, whose beauty charms all who meet her and for whom time seems to have no terrors, l admits that most of her health and endur- 1 ance is due to fencing, which she learned I some years ago and practises daily. i Another well-known actress attributes the lsuppleness for which she is noted to the i same exercise. It is in numerous private houses, however, that the clash of the foils is awakening an echo that will soon be I ringing throughout the homes of the land. Matron and maid fence together, the one to avert stoutness, the other to attain agility. Women prominent in society, in science, in literature and in art are among the devotees of the foils. Attired in suit. able costumes they luuge and parry in a way that would captivate the hearts of all the world, if the world could only witness their bouts. Men, however, are strictly barrred from such exhibitions, and nothing is more abhorrent to lady fencers than publicity in their diversions. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".â€"___ " A Compliment" Two old school-fellows met,'tiftceii years I after their graduation, and fcll,‘_liguratively, derived, according to the dress reformers, from the novel costume, will also be likely to awaken women to it sense of their physi- upon each other's necks. “ “'ell, Well,dcar old Smith!" said lilrecn, “ How glad i am to see you 1 What days . those were 1 Ha! ha! Smith. you were the stupidest fellow in the class." "Yes, Isupposo I was.” “And here you are now 2 Why," (look-- ing him over.) "you haven’t changed a particle 1" l a l l o ' ? cal posailiiliiics..iiu‘. regular healthful exer- ‘ The Sadie“) wall- cise may become a form of recreation as ‘ winter with the fair so: as with men. slo the young army officer. Tue lady was seeking to be disagreeable ormons strides have already been made i f "Certainly, madam. I did it by making pieces. " ’1 J: its just enough to give zest to the search.l " ~ . . Capt. Kidd is supposed to have planted aé “I suppose, she‘ remarked. With a faint few hundred thousand dollars there and a i in the direction of athletics for American lancer, “that sometime in your career you number of other pirates used Florida‘s soil l women. and although it has been left for l have beaten a retreat.” the physical culture " craze " to popularize systematic exercise, especially in the world , blush. of society. numbers of girls have of late 5 wealth. There have never bee finds, but a number of small 0 That beats a retreat all to belief that there are large sums hidden seems to be universal." _‘â€"-â€"--â€"_-â€"â€"_.__â€"â€"__________ WORTHY OF LOVE. Lord Clyde Wu Simply a Brave. Plufit l’nsellsh Man. Lord Clyde, who did splendid service for that they are dung anything ex traordinsry. England during the early Indian Campaigns. was the son of a poor Glasgow carpenter, and attained his high position, after he re- ceived his first commission, neither by genius nor by the accidents of fortune. He was simply a bane, patient, unselfish man, devoted to his duty ; and therefore it was that his soldiers loved him, and his country rewarded his faithnt service. Although, he was stern in rebuke when there was oc‘ casion for it, his gentleness to his iuen won their lasting love. During one engagement a regiment, con~ 01-00mm, the chance m become especi_ trary to orders, made a dash at a tollhouse ally proficient in some one branch of sport occupied by the enemy. and 089"!th It. .lustly indignant at this breach of discipline, Lord Clyde rode up to the regiment, which was largely composed of Irisnmen, in order to reprimand it. At each attempt to speak, however, in voice was drowned by the command. “ Three cheers for the cmnmander-imchief, boys l” and the answering cry ; and he rieres, a French town some twenty 3 P8130118]. Morrison, an English traveler of the sev~ enteenth century, while at Dantrjc,Prussis’ says he “saw a mill which, without the help of human hands, did saw boards. It had a great iron wheel, which did not only drive the saw but which did also book in and turn the logs onto the saw." Dr. John Dee must have seen a similar mill at Prague. .01. it he says: “ I saw me a mill at Prague of which Iverily believe the devil himself was master." . The great French comic singer, I’aulus, should be a rich man. In addition to his income as a performer and the proceeds of l his liver is out of order he attends to the i matter personally by reducing himself to a his vineyard, ho is the proprietor of the music publishing firm which issued (to name no others) the two famous songs, “En hymn, and Pere la Victoire,” of which nearly 500,000 copies have been sold at 50 centimes each. As the expenses of produc- tion are covered by the sale of the first thousand the profits must be enormous. The Rothscliilds, by mutual consent. in sist on keeping up a very charming custom. They own five beautiful chateaux at Fer- miles found it literal“. impossible to gal-n a heap south of Paris, and here all the members of iug. llis stern countenance gradually the family meet together once a year. ‘ ‘ ' l n v relaxed, and at length he turned away with . Ml“ Ml“ know‘eB'Wllo Lame Var-l "early alaugli. His personal courage was beyond re- proach, but at the siege of Lucknow be displayed an involuntary nervousness at which he was instantly irritated. fire was going on, and he was meanwhile talking to a young officer, from whose being elected state’s attorney of Montana, has just been paid a fee “$10,000 for effect- ing a settlement in a. lawsuit involving large mining interests. This is probablythe high- A heavy est fee ever paid to a woman lawyer. An Engiishinan, at. present at a continen- mother he had that morning received a “‘1 watering Place! finds that at the termi' letter. A shot whizzed by ; the ensign dodged, and involuntarily Lord Clyde did the same. The next moment he assailed the iinlucky lad in the most furious manner, declaring that this unfortunate example had caused him to do a thing he had never done be- fore, and of which he was deeply ashamed. He ordered the ensign never again to duck at a shot, and thenâ€"invited him to dinner. One cause of his popularity was his facul- ty for remembering names and faces. One day', while he was inspecting some troops in England, an old man in plain clothes, came up to him, and said : “Sir Colin, may I speak to you? Look at me, sir. Do you remember me ‘2'" “Yes, I do,” was the immediate answer. “\Vhat is my name '3” Lord Clyde told him. ~ “Yes, sir. And where did you last see me '3" -, “In the breach of St. Sebastian, badly wounded, by my side." “Right, sir l" - f‘I can tell you more. You were No. â€" in the front rank of my company.” N o wonder the old man was overjoyed to see a commander who had so faithfully kept him in mind. Although this good soldier had a. hasty temper, he was never known to fail even momentarily in thoughtfulness for the weak or weary. One night when he had dislo rated his shoulder, he had thrown himself on a. crazy bedstead, brought to the camp- fire to feed the flames. He rose for a mo- ment to give some order as to the disposi- tion‘of troops, and a tired Beloochee threw himself at full length on the bedstead. He was speedily jerked off by one of his com- rades, who said : . “Don‘t you see, you fool. that you‘re on the Lord Sahib‘s cliurpoy ‘5” “Let him lie there,” said Lord Clyde, quietly. “Don’t interfere with his rest.” And he took his own seat on a billet of wood. ' KILLED BY FLYING MISSILE. _. .ln Einployc Attempts to Adjust it llelt WM: a Stick When It ls Caught and Thrown Back Willi Terrible Force. Striking lllm on the Chest. A despatcb from Toronto says zâ€"VV. J. Spence, employed at the shingle mill of Craig d: 00., Duudas:street, was killed while attempting to adjust a belt in the mill on Monday afternoon. The belt running from the main shaft; to theinachinc of which Spence had charge slipped from the pulley, and Spence attempted by means of a stout stick to replace it while the machinery was in rapid motion. The stick became entangled with the running belt,. and. being jerked violently from bpenceva feets owing to the remedy he used, which hands, :passed over the pulley and was thrown back again with terrific force, , striking Spence fairly on the chest over the l left lung crushing the ribs. I ONLY LIVED A FEW MINUTES. 1 He fell as though struck with a rifle ball ' and when his fellow-workmen picked him up the blood was gushing from his mouth and nose in an alarming manner. ‘Dr. Mc- Connel was hastily called, but before he could reach the unfortunate man death had resulted from the internal hemorrhage caused by the blow. The only mark left by the flying stick wasa large lump, direct-- ly in. the centre of the chest, showing the! spot where it struck. Spence was 39 years , of age, and resided with his wife and seven ; children at “3 Perth avenue. A most ; pitiful scene took place when the stricken ': {widow reached the hotel and beheld the? lifeless form of her husband. She was re- strained from doing herself violent injuryl only by the strength of a police officer who : was present. ' .___..~_._...-. *._.__.. Seeking Treasure. 5 “ It is remarkable how many people live in Florida for no other rzirposc than hunt- l iug hidden treasure," said a traveller-Hi and when a couple of miles from his home was bitten on the ankle. He at once startedforhomeandon the way chewod and swallowed what tobacco he had. i and another mark made with it around his nation ofbis sojourn there he is expected to tip first the chambermaid (female); second, the assistant chambermaid (male); third the head waiter; fourth the waiter who brings coffee to the bedroom in the morning; fifth, the waiter on duty at dejeuncr and dinner; sixth, the head porter, and seventh, the page who goes on errands. During the last year Lady Some‘rset at;- tended 115 meetings and ‘27 conferences, traveled over 8,000 miles and spoke in twenty counties to about 200,000 people. Though Sarah Grand is a queen among the literary lights of London, still, like every other woman, she has her troubles. Mme. Grand is much annoyed by the pink tint of her nose. Nothing she can do will ehaugcits rosy glow,though she is emphatic in declaring that she never drinks anything stronger than tea. The Sultan of Turkey has not only how l bred the University of Pennsylvania by conferring the insignia of Commander of the Osmanic Order upon Curator Hermann V. Hillprecht, of its Babylonian museum, - but has bestowed a highly deserved com- ‘ pliinent upon one .of the most erudite l Semitic scholars of the day. ,i A German journalist who visited Bis- l marck recently says that. the (ix-chancellor has aged very much in the last few months. He cats with difficulty, can hardly hold himself-erect, and speaks only in a tone so low that it is hard to understand him Some one told Pacliman,tlie distinguished l but eccentric little Russian pianist, that he was generally supposed to be of helirew I l descent. “Non!” said he proudly, “ my father was a Cantor at Odessa, but my mother was a Turkey ; I am a pianist.” A man in Topeka. Kam, is a member of forty-one secret societies. An “ornamental china cup, out of which Napoleon took his last drink at St. Helena,” was sold at auction recently in Paris. An examination of the manufacturer’s mark shows the cup to have been made in 1840. It may be remembered that Bonaparte died at St. Helena in 1821. The dimensions of the celebrated Heidel- burg tun have been exceeded by the “ Blather Cask,” built for the Blntncr Brewing Company, of Munich, which is 105 feet in diameter and 51 feet deep. At the inauguration ball 275 couples took part, and at; one time there were people, I exclusive of waiters, musicians, etc., on the % floor of the cask. I 1 New Cure for Snake Bite. As is well known, the copperhead is one I of the most poisonous snakes, yet J. C. ' Trout who was bitten by one three miles ‘ from Trimble, experienced no serious ef- is an uncommon one. He was out hunting. \Vheii hel reached his house some fresh red pocoornl root was produced, and with the milky} juice which exudes fromit a stripe was made : around his leg just below the knee. The; legswelled up to the mark and no further: l but it finally became so tightly swollen and l painful that the juice was washed oil'l thigh. The swelling gradually climbed up i to the new mark, giving him relief, and he ; recovered without using any other remedy. 3 â€"â€".â€"~â€"~â€"-.â€"â€".â€"_â€"- E On Even Terms. 5 Baron Haussmami, the celebrated French l administrator, who may almost be said tol have made l’aris anew city, used to relate l the following anecdote by way of illustra- ‘ ting the feeling of many country gentlemen 5 toyi'ard the prefecis - j' One of the gentry entered the prefect“: ; office, having some complaint to make, and i proceeded to state his errand in a pretty " lofty tone, and without taking off his hat. 4 The officer was equal to the occasion.- I “ Wait a moment," he said and he rang “From the stories told 59. would seem that a be” A “"“l‘ answered the Bu'n' ‘5 there must be mi I one of dollars in Spanish dou‘oloom hidden along the Florida coast. Some of these have actually been foundl as a de sit bank. There are 0 l 1 "I in". nlldum,"lic admitted without a have iii-:1 there for twent pe p c w w . ,. to find treasure and hsv K “Ah. indeed? \\ ill you tell me how you [Lemgelr years “gone in " for outdoor recreation tdid it?" with a vigor that has probably already} brought its own reward. In England the an advance. majority of healthy young women think so in their search for this vast y years in order 5 tion chair. s impoverished l please. n any large 3 able it is! I couldn’t sit in it {or five inin- i met, and the nice. ’ mans. I “Bring me my hat," said the prefect. i The hat was brought, the officer put it - "10”" “me- on, and turned to his caller. "Now," said he, “I. will hear you." i ""“" l For Callers. ' Upholstercrâ€"Madam, this ion fine recep- Our latest design. Try it, i i Mrs. Societyâ€"Dear me! how uncomfort- Upholstererâ€"That’s it exactly, madam. You see, it is intended for callers. Revenant de la Revue," the Boulangistl ! still known by EWHAT UNGLE SAM IS AT lITEldS OF INTEREST ABOUT THE BUSY YANKEE. Neighborly Interest In Illa l'10")=~-n.“ tors of Moment and lllrlh mill-cred 5 from Ills Bally Record. 3 Patrick O‘Leary, in whose cow-shed a lhistoric eow kicked over a lamp that is lsaid to have started the great Chicano tire lin is“, died in that city 'on Sailiirday lnight. He was 73 years old. Edison, of electric fame, has a certain I disbelief of doctors generally. \Vhenever vegetarian diet. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes’ death has been attributed to various causes, but it is interesting to note that the official certifi- cate of death , signed by the attending physician, gives the cause as old age. The Amelia Bloomer, who in 1351. while editiuga temperance paper at Seneca Falls, N. Y., began wearing the costume that is her name, lives with her husband at Council Bluffs, Ia. In an address before the German Catho- lic societies in New York, Father Schweu- inger said war against capital was justifi- able if an employer could cast oil a work- ; man as he would a worn-out machine. Mr. Kurino, the new Japanese Minister ‘ to \Vashiugton, is said to be an American in all but birth. He wears the clothes common to a gentleman in this country, including either a Derby or silk but. According to recent statistics there are about two thousand women practicing medicine on the American continent, among whom are seventy hospital physi~ cians and ninety-six professors in the schools. An ox with a‘natural knot in the middle ofits tail belongs to Zeke Clotts, of Mobile, Ala. Several surgeons have attempted to untie the knot, but their efforts caused the animal such pain that they desisted. Mrs. ll. F. Pierce,of Rock Springs. \Vyo., claims that she is a daughter of Jay Gould, by his first wife, from whom he was never divorced,and that she is legally enti- tled, to the estate of the late railway mag- note. The City Council of Urdnd Haven, Mich., has decided to enforce the Sunday law and the police have ordered the closing of all restaurants, livery stables, cigar stores, news stands and drug stores on that day. Grace Hamilton, aged sixteen, has been granted a divorce at Muncie, Ind., from M. Hamilton, aged seventeen. Gracie says her linband was too young to take care of her and she could not take him home to her parents. Enoch Pratt, of Baltimore. who is in vig- orous health at 86, and the active head of l several large corporations, wanted to give Baltimore a library, and so has spent 51.- 300,000 without troubling his heirs With the business. At the conclusion of her 100th birthday a few days ago, at Topeka, Kain, Mrs. Katherine Roberts wore a gown made for her when she was only 18 years old, “a blue and white orgundic, short waist and short pulled sleeves.” ‘ Miss Carrie Blood, of (.‘harlestown, W. Va., is a close student. of natural history. To add to her store of information on this subject she was attentively studying the formation of a snapping-turtle, when it bit off the tip of her nose. ' Mrs. (ialt Smith. a New Yorker, spends every summer in Ireland, where she has quite a fine castle, in which she entertains a succession of house parties. Her castle has no less than 75 bedrooms, to say noth- iiig of other sumptuous apartments. At Nipzig, Iowa, a watermelon vine grew and extended one of its branches into a hole that had been cut in a large hollow basswood tree. At last accounts a melon had formed on the was which was too large to admit of being removed through' the opening. Err-Lieutenant Governor llockmycr, of' St. Louis, believes that if he sends 11,000 mocking birds to Europe to learn the night- ingale’s song they will remember it and teach it to their olfspring, so that in it few years the mockiuubirds in the United States would all be niglitingalcs. A “ circle fish” was caught near Key \Vest on Saturday. It is without scales and. propels itself through the water by taking its talc in its mouth and truiidling, with the aid of nine fins, through the water at a high rate of speed. The " circle fish” cannot be caught with a hook, but is easily taken with a. net. ‘ The farmers of hlilasteru Michigan are complaining that under the new tariff Cannâ€" diau farmers can briugcablmgcs across the line without duty and sell in competition with themselves, while the Michigan far- mers find aduty of 25 per cent. confronting them if they choose to take their calibnges into Canada. Thomas H. Hood, known as the “Hoosier , Blue Man." died the other day at Jefferson, Ind. His skin was as blue as an indigo bag. The false complexion was brought on many years ago by taking large doses of nitrate silver as a cure for epilepsy. He was cured of the malady, but the remedy turned his skin blue. Senator Plumb, shortly before his death, made the prediction that the time was not for distant when every acre of corn land in the United States would be worth 3ND. While the wheat growing area of the world is as wide as the circuit of the globe the corn belt is clearly defined by certain con- ditions of soil and climate which bring it [within a fixed limit. Herman Gottsclmlk, of New York, owns the oldest and most valuable coin in the world. It is one of two "holy slit-kale” now in existence, the other belonging to the British Museum. They are relics of Solo- 870 much more perfect in Mr. E (iottsclmlk’s coin that the British Museum once offered to exchan c and add $1,000 cash, but Mr. Gottscha I: refused the offer. This "holynhekel'" was exhibited at the “'orld's Fair. W... Social Evolution. Miss De Fashion (a few years flannelâ€"- “You are wanted at the telo hone." . l’ Mn. De Fashionâ€"“0h, dear ! I presume it's Mrs. Dc Style, to return my telephone call. I hope she won’t talk long." .. s4“..-- gm- . a»; I