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v'fl /'V, - PAin. jotnm* goli> 4wo#o thfl«Be!#laaon<Hm«^. parly left the Senate Chamber was m follows T*i«Y ARB WMlt> ti:> n Imposiiig Geremoniesiotthe V Capital City. POMP AND nlfletl Seaafc* Battao*. WWdrth Caro­ lina, who was a member of the com­ mittee before at Mr. Cleveland's in- ftngiiift1ion; with another Senator on hie left. Behind them was another open landau, in whieh rode Vice Presi­ dent-elect. Stevenson with a thin! mem­ ber of the inauguration committee. This coach was drawn by four white horses with black harness. The Marshal of the District of Columbia tod the Marshal cf the Sepresse Court. The Chief Jaatleea and Assooiate Jwtlcea. The Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. The Senate Committee on ArrttMptaents. The l>reald«itt mod the President-elect. The Vloe President and the Secretary of the Senate. The members of the Senate, two by two. The members of the Diplomatic Corp#. IINISTRATION 18 siteo <i (iv #: mm-' WIl'JWV Cleveland and Stevenson Placed at the Head of the Nation Amid Great Demo­ cratic Enthusiasm--Nearly Half a MIIHra ' Visitors in Washin(tnn--Chief Justice Falter Administers the Oath--Military Demonstration -- Gorgeous Firework* Dis­ play--The Inaugural Ball --Gen. Harcl- sob's Welcome Home. Democracy'* iJreat Day. R O V E R C L E V E ­ LAND has for the second time been in­ augurated President of the United States, and the, ceremonies attending his re-ac­ cession to the office were noted for more than usual pomp and splendor. These in­ auguration a ft a t r s are pretty big things, and this second inauguration of Mr. Cleveland was a little the biggest thing at the sort ever seen in this country, and that means, of course, the biggest affair of the kind ever seen anywhere, for no other coun­ try thaa ours, and no other city than 'Washington, can boast among its at­ tractions a quadrennial coronation by an outpouring of the masses and an outcropping of intense partisan ioy. Most countries have to be satisfied with coronations at rare intervals or presidencies assumed by proclamation, sans ceremonie, and the United States is the only country in the world tjiat can te depended on for regular inaug­ urations every four years, conducted with a pomp and eclat befitting party triumphs. While every inauguration has been conducted with appropriate dis- ' play, naturally great enthusiasm is called out when the victorious party :j has been out of power during the clos- . ing administration. It required months • for the people of Washington to prepare lor the event, even accustomed as they M are to arrange such ceremonies, 't' The capital city for this occasion was decked out as it never had been decked ' out before. The decorations wore superbly brilliant. All preparations for the event were on a great scale, and the straDgers who availed themselves of the accommodations provided were es­ timated at over 200,COO. More would have attended had the railroads been more liberal. These great inaugurals have three principal, popular features. One is the g« and parade from the Capitol down the avenue past the Treasury and the ; "White House. This occurs In the after­ noon. A second popular feature is the fireworks and illumination in the even­ ing, and Ifce third is the inaugural ball. These are the features in which the great crowds of visitors are in­ terested. The inauguration itself is not much to them, because so few are able to see the new President and Vice President take the oath of office. Only 1,700 people can be crowded into the Senate Chamber, where Vice Presi­ dent Stevenson was sworn in, and after the Diplomatic Corps, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, the Army and Navy, the press and families of high officials, and a few favored or influential persons have been accom modated there isn't any room left. As a matter of fact this year not one in a hundred of the people who thought their importance entitled them to admission were able to get in. There was more a* HI THE PRESIDENT AND THE TICK PRESIDENT. The march up Pennsylvania avenue took about half an hour, during which the crowds from one end of the line to the other rent the air with cheers upon cheers, When the procession reached the Peace Monument at the rear of the Capitol, the Chief of the Capitol police force, with his men, cleared the way to the Senate approach at the east, while the procession wound its Tray through the south portion * of the beautiful grounds, up by the House and along the east front of the Capitol to the Senate, where theT President and President­ elect left their carriages, and, each leaning on the arm of a member of the Senate escort committee, disappeared within the Capitol. Meanwhile in the Senate chamberthe scene had been converted into an exam- pled setting for the historic scene which was to take place. The most distin­ guished men and women in this country had gathered in the Senate for the first acts in the inauguration. The Senators themselves w^re seated on the rjjgfet. ,.o^ Tha heada ofdgpirtwfflta. The General of the Army and the Admiral eft the Navy. The members of the late House of Representa­ tives, led by the Speaker and the Clerk. Distinguished guesto of the Senate. President Harrison and Mr. Cleve­ land at this juncture emerged from the great door of the Capitol at the rotunda and took their positions at the front of the immense platform erected for the occasion. This 0ASISTO/) « n|,.n A1 A doi * vi* n oi^itat ii/t vuo uux.M4i.cui9 OI thousands of people packed in the great park before the Capitol to break forth in one prolonged shout. Spread out before the occupants of the stand were acres and acres of heads. The vast assemblage might be likened to a great prairie grain field, but it was a surging wave of human grain. As far as one could see the people were packed like raisins in a box. Away down the streets in every direction the crowd surged, bayonets gleamed and brass buttons danced. Thousands of soldiers . -a™*-lngt6A Ciiole, * distak&fof _ by mean* *! eighty wamabotii iliwialaatote, ^each contaiali) pounds of composition. This tlon continued half an hour. ySfteen liumina- Itean- while the Treasury building was spe­ cially lighted up with two huge revolv­ ing suns. These were only a part of the fire­ work s, which cost nearly $6,000. The devices and " set pieces were: I. Equestrian statue of Washington, copied from the statue in Washington Circle. 2. Equestrian statue of Jack- eon, copied from the statue in Lafayette Park, opposite the White H ouse. 3. Allegorical figure of Columbia. 4. Pictures of President Harrison and Vice President Morton. 5. Pictures of President ^Cleveland and Vice Presi­ dent Stevenson, surmounted by the sentence "Public office is a publi trust." 6. The national colors, su4 mounted by the words "Good night." Bali and Banquet. The inaugural ball was a great affair. The enormous hall in the Pension Building will accommodate about 15,000 persons, but the number of tickets sold to the ball this year was limited to 12,000 at $5 per ticket. There were one hundred musicians in the main orches­ tra and sixty in the promenade orches­ tra. The floor manager had 600 assist­ ants, to each of whom was assigned a section of the hall. They were all in communication with their chief by elec- trio wire Every one pressed his button when the sets in his part of the hall -were filled, and ^hcr all had signaled, the floor manager started the music. The President and Vice Presi­ dent, accompanied by the Presidential party, arrived shortly after nlneo'clock, and were received In a manner in keep­ ing with the occasion. There was such an enormous crush that dancing was almost as vigorous an exercise as play­ ing foot ball, but all had a good time. It was determined that this Cleveland inauguration ball should be remembered for years as the great floral ball. The upholstery has always had most to do with making the Pension Offlde a beau­ tiful ball-room, but this year the great dependence was placed on the florist, in recognition of Mrs. Cleveland's fond­ ness for flowers. It was a perfect dream of floral art. The orchestras were stationed under two great arches built at the north and south entrance to the building, They were sixty feet high and thirty feet wide at the base. On one in incandescent lights was in \ sea»«2MB6 ftfld civic < J 1 EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITOL ON INAUGURATION DAT. , of the new Cabinet, waica oe- jfcmtd in the Senate. Th«M ftVAQtg kept in Washington many who would have otherwise hurried away. Haurriaon leaves Washington. Gen. Hsreison, escorted by a com­ mittee of distinguished admirers, left Washington by special train for his home, in Indianapolis, where a mon­ strous reception befitting the return of Indiana's honored son had been ar­ ranged. A bead was present at the dis­ embarking, «td escorted the party to VLOBAfi ABCH 19 TOM B AL L,-R OOMt the Harrison home, on North Dela­ ware street. At night a popular meet­ ing of a strictly non-partisan character was held at the State House, members of all parties joining in extending a hearty welcome home. Mayor Sullivan presided and Gov. Matthews delivered the welcome address. JiW* OS THE WAT TO TH* CAPITOU 0Y: pulling and hauling and scheming and cajoling than there will be for the offices which Grover will have to give out. But the public could see the new President read his inaugural address. Two or three thousand were able to hear him, and 40,00" or 50.000 were able to look on, and those with sharp vision could eee his lips move. A large proportion of the organiza­ tions that were to take part in the pa­ rade arrive ! the day and night before­ hand and made a gay night of it. All the morning new marching club9 were arriving, and all the side streets were filled with Democratic societies pre­ pared to shout their throats raw for Cleveland and Stevenson. Meantime the committee and their aids were fly­ ing around, while marching bands Bounded the first notes of the coming carnival. At the Arlington Hotel Presi­ dent-elect Cleveland was an early riser, and as soon as breakfast was out of the way he and party found Senator Ran­ som and one of the Republican mem­ bers of the Senate committee on ar­ rangements waiting with carriages to conduct them to the White House. There the President was -waiting for them. About the same time Vice Presi­ dent-elect Stevenson arrived from the Ebbitt House, where he was quartered with his party. He was escorted by tlie third member of the Senate com­ mittee on arrangements. During the morning the members of , the cabinet visited the White House, and for the last time had short confer­ ences with the President in their ca­ pacity as cabinet officers before he de­ scended to the blue room to greet the Incoming President and party. The house was filled with tributes In the shape of floral pieces, eent from all jjlfcrts of the counti y. Z - • Drive to i ne Capitol. portly before 11 o'clock the presi­ dent and President-elect entered the carriage to drive to the capltol. They » Were seated in an open landau, drawn • by fouiv blask horses wearing white . harness. The President occupied the right-hand seat, with the President­ elect on Ms left, while facing them, with | ' their backs to the horses, rode the dig- tfte Senate, wftl the' tJemocratic side left clear for the distinguished people who were to adorn the occasion. Then came the arrival or the diplomatic corps, which was one of the very interesting features, as every diplomat who had a uniform or national costume wore it. Many ladies of the legations occupied the diplomatic galleries also. The next to arrive were the Justices of the Su­ preme Court and then came the families of the incoming President and Vice President. Then after a moment of waiting "the President of the United States was announced and entered, leaning on the arm of the Senator who had been attending him all the morning. He sat Just in front of the Vice Presi­ dent's desk, and at once the President­ elect appeared through the large swing­ ing doors and took his seat beside Sic. Harrisen. Inaugural Ceremonies. Mr. Stevenson's great moment had now eome, and all eyes were turned to him as he walked up the aisle to the fight and took up a position on the step at •the right of the desk, of which, in an­ other five minutes, he was to lecome the lawful incumbent for the ensuing four years. Then Mr. Morton said: "The Chair has the pleasure of an­ nouncing that the Vice President of the United States is in the Senate, and, if agreeable to him, I will now administer to him the oath of office." It was, of course, agreeable to Mr. Stevenson. Gentlemen In the position which he then occupied were never known to ob­ ject, and the presiding officer, with due solemnity, continued: "Youdo solemnly swear that you will support the Coqsti- | tutlon of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely and without mental reservation or evasion, and that you will faithfully I MTV CLEVELAND TAKES THC OATH. duties, of the office in about to enter, so help discharge the which you are you God." Now comes another of the momentous instants. The President-elect is about to be Inaugurated. The inaugural party left the Senate chamber to go to . the great inaugural platform in the order of precedence adopted by the Senate many years ago. Not until the people on the floor of the ehamber had been ushered out was any­ one permitted to leave the galleries. The press representatives were the next to go, and then followed the crowd of spectators. The order in which the the order to march, and in front of the grand old Capitol they made a spectacle that was worth going hundreds of miles to see, and one that was well cal­ culated to stir the heart of him who was about to assume the duties of the high­ est office in the gift of the American people. With the reverberating cheers from all of these, added to those com­ ing from the immediate vicinity of the great platform, the demonstration was so prolonged that it was some time be­ fore Mr. Cleveland C9uld begin his in­ augural address which he then delivered. When It was finished amid renewed cheers, which seemed to grow more ex­ cited each time, Mr. Cleveland turned to the Chief Justice of his own crea­ tion, and said: "I am now prepared to take the oath prescribed by law." The scene that followed awed the multitude into stillness. It was the •cene for the right of which many a man in the crowd had fought. It is the crowning scene in the life of any Amer­ ican citizen, and no doubt the significa­ tion flashed over many a man and woman there. There was the true illus­ tration of the great Aup;ican rallying cry: "Of the people, for the people, and by the people." As the President stood there and looked out on the people he was to gov­ ern, he saw representatives of every branch tbat makes this great nation. People of every degree and conditio^, and for the peace and prosperity of all these, and many more, he is responsi­ ble. There were brilliant uniforms, and up the street w#s a detachment of artillery, whose cannons thundered forth as he bent to kiss the Bible and for the second time bound himself to be the father of the nation. Then the crowd on the platform and the crowd below broke loose. There was no re­ straint to Democratio ardor. Thfe cheers almost awoke the dead on Arlington, where many a man sleeps who, only four years &go. stood on that very same platform and listened to Benjamin Harrison take the same oath. The people crowded about the newly made President, and it was with difficulty that he escaped their congrat­ ulations and reached the shleter of the capitol, where he prepared to j<oin tM procession already forming. The Great Parade. Now came the great military dem­ onstration of the dpy. During the fore­ noon the military companies at thfelr convenience marched to the plaze be­ yond the eastern front of the Capitol, and were there assigned to their various positions In line. They were drawn up in front of the vast throng and the civlo societies were also assigned places there. As soon as the oath was admin­ istered Mr. Cleveland was escorted to his carriage and took his place in the line. The procession then started, re­ turning to the White House by way of Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. Cleveland and those whom he had Invited then ;from a reviewing stand which had been erected in front of the White House honored the military and civic organiza­ tions by saluting and being saluted. Fourteen Governors, accompanied by • heir staffs, participated in the parade and marched at the head of the troops and political clubs from their respective Slates. The Governors wore the black clothes Of the civilian, but the members of their staffs were in full uniform. In­ cluding them there were nearly 3&000 men in line. Fireworks at Nlgbt. y* Shortly after sunset occurred of the most dazzling and extensive illu­ minations ever attempted. It was nothing less than a simultaneous light­ ing of that great thoroughfore, Pennsyl- Stevenson." Placques of ivy sprayed with roses and other flowers were displayed on a field of pure white cloth. With the placques were displayed ar­ tistic arrangements of flowers of every conceivable variety and hue'. Em­ blazoned on escutcheons was tho coat of arms of the United States, and of every State in the Union. Surmount­ ing the arches were immense trop­ ical plants, while on the corners of the facade were flags of all nations. The green and whito style of decora­ tion prevailed on the balconies, but there are eight immense columns in the center of the hall, eaoh twenty-six feet in circumference and ninety feet in height, upon whieh the skill of the florist was exerted with a view to making these most imposing displays of the florist's art. The great feature of the ball was the reception heid for a short time by the-President and Vice President. The Trees and Mountains. All readers of Prescott's histories must remember with pleasure his glow­ ing description of the successive zones of vegetation that are encountered in passing from the sea coast to the cen­ tral highlands of Mexico, and of the astonishment of Cortez's soldiers when they looked down from the cold moun­ tain slopes into the flower-decked val­ leys below. This ranging of vegetable life around mountains recalls the cir­ cles of animal life, varying in species with the depth of water that surround the islands of tropical seas. It is interesting to observe what heights various kinds of trees and plants attain. Of course these heights vary with the latitude and the prevailing con­ ditions of climate. But even in the equatorial regions there are many mountains, like Kenia and Kilimanjaro in Africa, or Chimborazo in South America, that rise far into the region of perpetual snow, where vegetation practically ceases to exist. There Is not much definite informa- tlon in the pages of travelers' books concerning the elevation which par­ ticular varieties of plant life attain, and what there is is proportionately the more valuable. The results reached by Doctor Hett- ner in his explorations of the Cordillera of Bogota, which forms a part of'the Andean mountain system in Colombia, have recently been published, and among these are some interesting state­ ments about the tree zones on those mountains, It appears that their slopes are cov­ ered with a primeval forest in which palms attain an elevation above the sea level of about thirty-three hundred feet. Evergreen oaks begin to appear at about lifty-flve hundred feet, several hundred feet higher than the summit of Mount Lafayette in the White Moun­ tains, and are found up to the limit of the continuous forest, which is at about ten thousand feet. The valuable cinchona trees, from which Peruvian bark is obtained, show considerable hardihood, their range of elevation on the mountain slopes run­ ning from forty-nine hundred to ninety- five hundred feet. It is an interesting fact that another tree, which furnishes a most valuable product for the use of man, the camphor- tree, is found in Japan on the slopes of mountains, and like the cinchona, ex­ hibits much hardihood and ability to adapt itself to climatic conditions. The camphor tree, in fact, flourishes in the lowlands as well as on the mountains, and often attains a gigantic size, the trunks being sometimes as much; <•*' twenty feet in diameter. Ridiculous. Garlyle told once of a lawsuit pend­ ing in Scotland affecting the succes­ sion to a great estate of which he had known something. The case de­ pended on a family secret known only to one old servant, who refused to rc- Pwssm Who are KU!ed is 'cease«asW» at . Absentmlndeduuss. ' "It is doubtful if so many people, who are run over on railroads, or jump from precipices and bridges, commit suicide, as is generally sup- rosed," said a physician, recently. "When a man or woman steos in front of a train, or walks off from some steep place, it is ten to one put down as a case of suicide. You will notice often that 'no cause could be assigned,' and-also, 'never had the person been in better spirits,' etc., and then all the friends go to raking up the dead man or woman's past to find out the cause. "Now, if the dead could speak we would find that many of these cases are due to absent-mindedness," the doctor continued, "or fits of Absorp­ tion or abstraction. In fact, a re­ cent caper of my own leads me to suppose this to be true. I was stand­ ing on the platform of the elevated station at 67 th street and 3d ave., waiting for the down train. I was very much worried about a patient who was not getting along as well as I had expected, and 1 was wondering whether or not I had better make certain changes in the treatment. Thus absorbed 1 heard a train ap­ proaching, and mechanically started to step aboard, when I suddenly felt myself violently pulled back. Hooked about surprised, and saw an excited man facing me and the people look­ ing curiously on. "What do you mean?" said the man angrily. "Were you trying to kilt yourself by jumping in front of the engine?" , I had nearly walked off in front of the train and for reply I quickly jerked myself away and stepped aboard, but my whole body trembled with mingled sensations of fright and shame- That incident set me to thinking. Many people are subject to sudden rushes of blood to the head that for the moment confuse them. A person thus affected may suddenly drop down or mechanically continue walking, according to the strength of the attack. In that condition one may have also a partial loss of the will, which may cause cue to do queer things. Bilious and dyspeptic peo­ ple are also liable to dizzy spells, and amid the rush and whirr of business such folks may suddenly fall or stum­ ble forward without seeming reason, and be recorded as suicides."--New York News. !"7 • 1 • 1 **"'*•••£•-i-,* A: Hint to tbe Speaker^ ,. Doctor Hildrcth, in his "Memoirs of the Early Settlers of Ohio," de­ votes a chapter to Abraham Whipple of Rhode Island. He was born in 1733, and was one of the first to take a band in the Revolutionary War. In 1786 he was elccted a representa­ tive to the Legislature from the town of Cranston. The advocates of the paper-money <system were then in power, and had chosen Othniel Gorton, a clumsy old man, for Speaker. Gorton was in the habit of keeping a large quid of tobacco in one side of his cheaks. ,Most of the debaters were on the opposite side of the hall from that on which Commodore Whipple sat, and the Speaker's face was commonly turned that way. Once in the course of tbe debate Whipple had cogitatcd a speech, which he waited for an opportunity to de­ liver. At last, out of patience, he rose and called, ' 'Mr. Speaker!" The Speaker, whose face was turned the other way, did not hear him. He raised his voice to its utmost, "Mr. Speaker!" Gorton started, and turning to the Commodore, said, "I hear*vou." Thereupon Whipple began: ?'I wish. Mr. Speaker, you would shift your quid of tobacco from your starboard to your larboard jaw, that it might give your head a cant this way, so that you could sometimes hear something from this side of tho house." Then he went on with his speech. I m & i i BAU. » THE PENSION BUILDIxtG. inau«i;bai. i •74 Presidential party left eatly, and after ' that the stream of departing people continued to Increase, while the danc­ ing proceeded with some degree of pleasure. The banquet was one of the greatest held on any occasion in the country. Therewas no dancing after mid­ night because of Sunday. The big ball, however, was not the end of the inauguration festivities. On JMopdSy, in the East room, President Cleveland gave a general handshaking, which . was at­ tended by several thousand people. veal it. A kirk minister was sent to tell her that she must speak on peril of her soul! "Peril of my soul!" she said. "And would ye put tbe honor of anauld Scottish family in compe­ tition with the saui of a poor creat­ ure like me?* Professor C. S. Barqext,| of the Arnold Aboretum, Harvard University, has returned from Japan, where"^>e has been making «• of the butniny ml the Island* . ' i vi, The Jewel-Pointed Tools of Egypt. A year's study at Gizeh has con­ vinced Mr. Finders Pet-rie that the Egyptian stone-workers of 4,000 years ago had a surprising acquaintance with what had been considered mod­ ern tools. Among the many tools used by , the pyramid-builders were both solid and tuhuiar drills and stiaightand circular saws. The drills, like those of to-day, were set. with jewels (probably corundum, as the diamond was very scarce), and even lathe tools had such cutting edges. So remarkable was the quality of the tubular drills and the skill of the workmen that the cutting marks in hard granite give no indication of wear of the tool, while a cut of a tenth of an inch was made in the hardest rock at each revolution and,a hole through both the hardest and softest material was bored perfectly smooth and uniform throughout. Of the material and method of making the tools nothing is known.--Shilling Journal. »' • Myriads of Rodent Scavengers. A man just from New Orleans pays there is one peculiarity about that city which is never talked about. "It is," he said, "a city of rats. New Orleans is below the river bed, and it is at all times low and damp. The city is not clean, and large wharf rats multiply in the business portion of the city in great numbers, and the pests swarm about in droves. The people of New Orleans contend that the rats are good scavengers and help to rid the city of refuse matter, don't think there is a cily in the world, not even New York or Paris, that has as many rats to the square mile as New Orleans." --Atlanta Journal. • How They Fatten^Urldes In Tunis. A girl in Tunis, after she is be­ trothed. is cooped up in a small room, with shackles of gold and silver upon her ankles and wrists. If she is to be married to a man who has dis­ charged, dispatched, or lost a former wife, the shackles which the former bride wore arc put upon the new bride's limbs, and she is fed till they are filled up to the proper thickness. The food used for this custom, worthy of barbarians, is a seed called drough, which is of an extraordinary fattening quality. With this seed and their national dish, cuscusso, the bride is forcibly led, and many actu­ ally die, under the spoon.--Eastern ' . ' v - y * r : i . . . - w . . . . . niliad*jpin#B Possesses Urals XYVif ' * em to the Brave f'aptaln. £ Cafe fully treasured irt tho library of a well-known Philadelphian is a long case of read leather, heavily padded and strongly secured. Inside ;f\ this case rests a seabbord containing a sword, which Louis XVI of France presented to Paul Jones, after the>v latter had caused the Serapis to haul ! ̂ down her colors by a tremendous fight * ^ with his frigate the Bonhomme ; 4 Richard. - ^ That battle, which historians say was one of the most bitter naval en- counters ever recorded, occurred Sep- ; ̂ temher 22, 1779, off Flamboroagh,. ^ on the northeast coast of England. Soon after the sun' went down thati*"**^ evening the Bonhomme Richard sighted a strange frigate bearing down ^ upon her. In those days the naval 7; commander bad to be ready for action at any moment; so when the stranger hailed the Bonhomme Richard Pan! Jones' crew were prepared. They waited until the newcomer was within half a nistoi shot, and 'K then discovered her to be the Serapis. Then and not until then the AmeTi- / can commander ordered a'broadside* ty It was returned, and before the smaice cleared away the Serapis was hope­ lessly entangled in the Bonhomme Richard's rigging. But Paul was la for a, flght, ana he ordered his men " j to grapple to the Serapis. . , By the time this wa> accomplished the vessels had drilted alongside each other, and there they lay, their can­ nons' mouths touching each other, as the calm moon looked down and satr the men fighting with broadswords and pistols,marlinspikesand muskets, while the cannon belched, the wounded shrieked,the dying groaned- But on went the tight, the sea suck­ ing in the life-blood that trickled into it. Oh! it was horrible! And at last, when 11 o'clock had nearly come, thp Serapis hauled down her colors. Paul Jones was victorious in one,0 the most dreadful of naval encoutitr ers. News of the great struggle quickly sped far away, and, shortly after the victor reached France, he received word that King Louis XVIhad heard with wonder and admiration of his deeds. The whole laDd was talking of him, praising or cursing according to each one's opinion, f But dn a cer­ tain day those Frenchmep, who cursed Jones and called him a pirate, held their tongues. For Louis XVI him­ self selected a magnificent sword,and sent it personally!to the Yankee Com­ modore with the expression .of admi­ ration and well wishes. 1 ! ; Paul Jones received; before and afterward many gifta fijom those high up in the world's affairs, but none of them did he value more than this sword, which is preserved here in Philadelphia. ' Upon his death it was given to Robert Morris, who in turn be­ queathed it to Commodore Barry. The latter gave it to the present owner's grandfather, who was Paul Jones' Lieutenant in that uerriflg naval encounter. . ' ' The sword is long and keen, of ex­ quisite workmanship. The upper half of the blade is heavily enameled and chased, and upon It are engrai^ two legeuds. One reads:'-- - Vive Le Roy! And the other, which Is last under the hilt, is as follows:-- Lous XVI, Rewarderof theValiShfc Defender of the Freedom of the Sea. The hilt itself is of solid gold, a mass of intricate engraving and chas­ ing. Herewith are published sketches of the sword and a fac-simile of the . signature of John Paul Jones.--Phil­ adelphia Press. ; The Color of Gold. 1 - » *Jtost people suppose," says an sayer, "that all gold is alike when re­ fine:!, but this is not the case. An experienced man can tell at a glance from what part of the world a gold piece comes, and in some cases from whatpartof a particular gold district the metal was obtained. "The Australian gold, for instance, is distinctly redder than the Califor- nian, and this difference In color' is always preceptible, even when the gold is one thousand fine. * "Again, the gold obtained from the placers is yellower then that which is taken directly from quartz. Wljy this should be the case is one of the mysteries of metallurgy, tor the placer gold comes from the veins. The Ural gold is the reddest found anywhere, "Few people know the real.color of gold, as it is seldom seen unless heavily alloyed, which renders it red­ der then when pure. "The purest coins ever made were the fifty-dollar pieces that used to be common in California. Their coin­ age was abandoned for two reasons-- first, because the loss by abrasion was so great, and secondly, because the interior could be bored out Und lead substituted, the difference in weight being too small to be realiiy noticed in so large a peice. These octagon­ al coins were the most valuable ever struck." ^ Only One Mistake. "Are you the editor of the ^lf»* zard?" y The caller was a stranger with his „ hat on the back of his head and a broad smile on his face. * . "I am sir," answered the man at the desk. - '•Then it was you, I presume--ha! ha!--who wrote that notice of my daughter's wedding--ha! ha!--that was in the paper this morning?" $' "Yes, sir," !*aid the editor cordially, but with some misgivingsJ i "It was a l l r i g h t , w a s n ' t i t ? " 1 ' . " ' • < ' 4iO,yes! It was a good job. ' An excellent Job! Ha! Ila.' It was all rAfht --you don't mind shaking hands Wfith me?" ; i i • "Certainly not!" "It was alt right, i'isaid thc*s*aiV? ing strariger, jerking him oirt of bis chair in the excess of his handshak­ ing zeal. "It was all right," be add­ ed, slamming him against the wall. "There wasn't anything wrong with it at all," continued the affable caller, grabbing the editor by the collar, pushing kim backward ovef his chair, catching him by the heels, hauling hhu round the room, upsett­ ing the furniture with him, and fin­ ishing by jamming him in the waste- basket "There was nothing the matter with it, sir, except that my daughter wasn't married at all, Goadmoruing!" m '•M ,V; •K'i i • . m 1 - a ' > I, . I '•m -'t £'It .Vs* -k H&'rte •n%t: