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J*. •""* . t* •: • : ,; •%•. • THE DUEL ON TH£ : : : MOUNTAIN/;'!> » »V ft-U ». V *V »** **t- »/* *U *<U »)V. #D-U »** 0>>M 0)M 0ilA »1 V »); "M / " ' • URING a visit to Ireland, I was one of a very jovial party at the bunting lodge of my cousin, Mr. Farrel, whose generous and social dis­ position was well known in the neigh­ borhood of "Hollow Glen." It was in September; the shooting season had just set in, and the entire party, with a single exception, and that myself, was composed of Irish gentle­ men devoted to the gun. Among those assembled was Capt Conan, who, I learned during the con­ versation of the evening, was about leaving in a few days to join his wife and daughter, then at Castlerock. Unrestrained by the society of the fair sex, we enjoyed ourselves exceed? 'ngly, and indulged rather freely in the contents of our host's wine cellar. The last thing I remember of that night is my making an effort to respond to "our visitor." The next I knew was, when aroused by the cheery voice of Jemmy O'Neill, my cousin's man-of-all- worfc, I found myself on the sofa in the smoking-room, whither I had been car­ ried some hours before. "Here's a letter for ye, sir," said Jemmy. "All right," I replied, reaching my hand for it He gave me the letter, then left the room. I felt I mast have slept a long time, as the son was streaming in at the windows; and, as the light seemed to aggravate my headache, I merely glanced at the superscription, and, lay­ ing the letter on a chair, proceeded to draw down the blind. My next thought was to take a bath; but, seeing the let­ ter as I turned from the window, I con- eluded I would read it first I sank into a chair and tore it ope: throwing the envelope on the tabli What was my surprise on seeing 'It begin: "Ify Beloved Husband " The next instant Capt Conan walked In and passed me in the direction of the fireplace. As he did so, his eye caught the letter. "You miserable, ill-bred puppy!" he exclaimed. "How dare you have the impudence to open my letters?" snatch­ ing it rudely from my hand as he spoke. "Hbak* /Mortoft,' Esq.--Sir: Capt Conan has selected me to arrange a meeting between you and him, that the affair of this morning may be honor­ ably settled. Have a friend, for you, to communicate #ithrltae during the day. Youri respectfujly, y "Rd^ert Sinclair." "Sinclair, as I live!" said my cousin, when I showed him the note. "Just as hot-headed as the captain himself. What are you going to do, Horace?" "Do?" said I. "What can I do?" "Why, fight or apologize." "Fight by all means, then," said i. "I'll never retract" "Who will "act as your friend in this matter?" "You, I hope. I know no one else I could ask." "Very well. I shall proceed direct to Mr. Sinclair. Have you any instruc­ tions." "None whatever, except the request that you will arrange the affair to come off soon; to-morrow, If you possibly can." My cousin departed on his mission, while I, to calm the turbulent feelings of my mind, took a walk along the base of the mountain. My mind was filled with the most gloomy forebodings, nor could I banish the thought of my la­ mentable fate--coming to Ireland on a visit of pleasure, to be shot down by an angry gentleman. I was roused from these gloomy re­ flections by the sound of a rapidly ap­ proaching carriage. I looked up and saw a horse and carriage come tearing at breakneck speed down the mountain road. "What reckless driving!" thought I. The only occupant of the carriage was a young and beautiful girl, clutch­ ing wildly the seat in front of her, not knowing the moment she might be dashed down one of the chasms of the mountain side. The anguish depicted on her sweet countenance went directly to my heart, and I resolved to make an effort to save her. "Why should I hesitate,", thought I, "when to-morrow I may fall a prey to the captain's bullet?" On came the frightened horse, and when within a few yards of me I in­ stinctively felt a desire to get out of Smarting under his insulting words, the way: but a glance at the fair being Sffl- la- > I sprang up and replied "In justice to myself, I deny having opened your letter intentionally. Fur­ ther," continued I, trembling with pas­ sion. "you prove yourself ill-bred and no gentleman by your vile language." "What!" he screamed; "no gentle­ man, do you say?" Retract instantly, air! Refuse at your peril!" and he ad­ vanced with uplifted arm. "I never retract," cried I; "but I re­ peat--no gentleman would speak as you do." "I »ay you shall, though, else I'll choke the life out of you!" springing toward me as he spoke. How this would have terminated I know not, for at this moment Mr. Far­ rel rushed into the room in time to catch him ere he reached me. "Hold, Capt. Conan!" cried Mr. Far­ rel, "Mr. Morton is here as my guest, and as such I consider It my duty to protect him from violence." The captain seemed to see the justice of this observation, but his fury was not abated. Turning to my cousin, he said; "Perhaps yoo wffl also consider it your duty to teach him some manners. He had the impudence to open a letter addressed to me, and instead of offer­ ing an apology, added to his misbe­ havior by saying I was no gentleman. Here is the envelope," taking it from the table, "plainly addressed to me, and I caught him in the act of reading its contents." "However that may be," replied my cousin, "as a relative and friend of mine, I demand that you treat him as a gentleman." "Out of respect to you and as your relative, he shall be treated as a gentle­ man," replied the captain, hotly. "So I Will begin by demanding an apology from him for opening my letter: also for saying I was no gentleman, and that he shall retract that remark." "Regarding the letter," said I, "I will say I opened it by mistake for my own. Regarding the remark, I shall not re­ tract it, and repeat--no gentleman In danger nerved me to the effort, and I threw myself with all my strength on the bridle-rein. But what was my strength compared with the force that resisted it? I was off my feet in an instant, but clung to the bridle with the tenacity of despair, for I well knew that to relinquish my hold would add to my danger, aethe carriage would certainly crush me beneath it , While I did not succeed in stopping the horse, I somewhat lessened its im­ petuosity, and was at length conscious of others coming to my assistance, and knew we were saved. I fainted from exhaustion. When I recovered I found myself at my cousin's hojise, my nerves badly shattered by the excitement and my body considerably bruised; but .be­ yond this no material injury had been received. During the evening my cousin in­ formed me that he had seen Mr. Sin­ clair, and had arranged a meeting be­ tween the captain and me the following morning at 8 o'clock on the mountain. where we were to flghf with pistols, at would use your language, and not apol- I thirty paces apart, one shot ooiy to be ftsT * . • ?gize for so doing. It is from you an apology is due, and, if given, will be accepted." "Enough," said be. "Mr. Farrel says you are a gentleman. I will soon prove him either right or wrong, by treating you as one. You will hew from me during the day," and be strode from the house without another word. "A duel"without doubt," said my cousin; "nothing less will satisfy him. How did this all happen?" .1 then told my cousin how the mis­ take had taken place. 1 left my letter on the chair and had taken ap the cap­ tain's, which Jemmy had left th'ire for him, believing it to be cay own. On learning what the captain had said to me, he thought .ne very moder­ ate in my resentment of th'e insult, and agreed with me that, it was from the captain an apology was due * "The devil of it is," said he, "the cap­ ital* is such a. good shot, he generally pops his man every time." "Pops his man!" said 1 "What do you mean?" "I mean tha^he will challenge you to !#'duel. and if you do not accept it 1 most for I demanded that you be treat­ ed as a gentleman. But come," be con­ tinued, "and see what John has in the dining-room for us; for my part, I feel as though a dozen of port would not quench my thirst" ;'.!;v'.(jlWhile discussing our wine, a messen- ^(«r came with a note addressed to me. *'From the captain, I'll bet!" said my '•' eeutln. "You must go it, my boy." I opened the seal and readas follow a: • "Heawnaf" s*Ml, "what suspense 3s this? Why don'the fire?" • - ant"*# -vm throwing hi# pistol tp ltr? Sinclair, ap­ proached me and extended his hand. "Mr. Morton," said he, "as it was who challenged you to this meeting, I would say nothing to interrupt the duel; but now that you have had your shot, I will say I could not bring my self to shoot at the man who had done me such an Invaluable service as to save* the life of my beloved daughter. "Your daughter!" said I, In astopish ment. "Yes," said he; *'lt was my daugnter whose life you saved yesterday, so to­ day I withheld my fire on that account Besides, I apologize for my rude words of yesterday morning, and admit I was wrong in using them. For preserving my beloved child, I thank yon from my heart and she herself will thank you In person ere long." As I write these lines now, a familiar form hangs over my chair, and, looking up, I see the same sweet countenance I beheld in the carriage on the eve o* the duel on the mountain.--Chicago Journal. SAID DON rut t' AN OLD VIRGINIA DOCTOft. He Was Far in Adrance of His Time in Medical Practice. Dr. Charles Everett, a Virginia physi­ cian who died in 1848 at the age of 81, must have been as lonely in the prac­ tice of his profession as "the voice of one crying In the wilderness." Doctors In those days had little faith in the healing power of nature; their pills were large, their doses nauseous and freely given. But Dr. Everett, whose practice extended over eight counties, anticipated the medical teaching of the present day; he held that the physi­ cian's aim should be to help rather than coerce nature, and that medicines ought to be administered by the hand of a miser. Thomas Jefferson and Dr. Everett were neighbors, but politics separated them in social life. A jocose remark, made by the ex-President in his last ill­ ness, pushed them still farther apart. Dr. Everett had been in consultation with two other doctors, and as they en­ tered the sick man's room Jefferson looked up and said, "Whenever I see three doctors together I generally look out for a turkey buzzard." Dr. Everett immediately withdrew, highly offend- ed. The Doctor was a keen observer of human nature, and often used the knowledge he had thus gained for the benefit of his^^ients. Mr. E. C. Mead, in his "Historic Homes of Virginia," tells how the wise physician once, by his acquaintance with the working of a man's nature, roused a patient to con­ sciousness. A notorious old miser named Jones had fallen into a stupor from which nothing had been able to rouse him. Dr. Everett was called in, and made several futile efforts to rouse the old man. Seeing the county sheriff passing by, and recalling his patient's ruling passion, he went out and hastily sum­ moned the officer to his help. It was arranged that the sheriff should enter the siick man's chamber and drop his saddle-bags on the floor, making them rattle as though they contained a quan­ tity of specie. "Mr. Sheriff," said the Doctor, as soon as the jingle subsided,"bow much money diid you say you had collected for Mr. Jones here?" Before the official could reply, the old miser stirred, and in his eager, Weak voice cried, "How much did he say?" Dr. Everett must have found many patients who appreciated his advanced medical opinions, for he left a fortune amounting to more than twe hundred and fifty thousand dollars. He was also in advance of his neighbors as to slavery. His will directed that his many slaves should be freed, transport­ ed to Liberia and settled there in fur­ nished homes. One thousand dollars in money were also to be given to each family, in order to start them in their new life. His nephew, to whom the estate was left, becoming convinced that the slaves could find no suitable home In Africu, took advantage of a codicil to the will, and settled them in Mereer County, Pennsylvania. EVIl. OF ANONYMOUS LETTER®. very exchanged "Under the circumstances, though," said he, "I am justitied in having the matter postponed until you are better prepared, and will see Mr. Sinclair to­ night for that purpose. "Not at a.li," cried I, "that would be ascribed to cowardice. Anyhow, I will be all right to-morrow." The morrow came, and, true to our appoint meat, Mr. Farrel and I proceed­ ed to the spot indicated on the moun­ tain. We were accompanied by a doc­ tor, in case his services might be need­ ed, and Jemmy O'Neill, who drove the car. Though not yet 8 o'clock,, we found the captain and Mr. Sinclair awaiting us, I noticed that the captain was ex­ ceedingly pale, and regarded me closely as I approached. The preliminaries were soon over, and each of us took our stand, and had the pistol given us. No effort at concil­ iation was made. The signal for firing was to be the discharge of a pistol by Mr. Sinclair. Mr. Farrel stood to my right, encour­ aging fhe, Mr. Sinclair about midway* l>etween us, to my left, while the cap tain and I, with arms elevated, and pistols presented at each other, awaited the signal Bang went the pistol, and the next instant, though scarcely conscious of It myself, I discharged mine. As the,' smoke cleared away 1 beheld the captain standing just as be was before I tired, and still holding his pis* tol presented atm^ - i S 4.-ia «'V , No Anxiety About Herself. Among the guests at an old lady's re­ cent birthday party was her son. As the old lady was celebrating her centen­ nial and the son was eighty years old they made a remarkable couple. The mother, in spite of her years, was so strong and vigorous, both mentally and physically, that it seemed Almost in­ credible that she had rounded out a full century of existence, and her*son had been absent from her for several years. The meeting between them ha'd been very affectionate, and they had remain­ ed close to each other during the son's stay. When the time came for him to go he embraced his mother, saying, wistfully, "Well, mother, I suppose this is the last time I shall ever see you." The mother looked up quickly and as­ tonished. "Why, dear, what's the mat­ ter?" she askecf. "Don't you feel well?" Telephones to Hospital Betls. Telephones are to be placed In the wards of one of the Paris hospitals within reach of the bed ridden pf» tlerits, so as to enable them to com­ municate with their friends outside. Tht»re will also be an arrangement whereby the telephones may be switch­ ed on to a wire connected with a con­ cert hall, so that the performance may be enjoyed by the Invalids. ID you ever get an anonymous letter? Di#I you ever write one? It Is a habit that belongs to the young, though older ones have been known to relieve a petty spite in that way. To have a desire to write an anony­ mous letter that will give pain reveals a cruel nature. The young who have a desire to wreak petty revenge In this way should remember that nothing is worth considering to which you are not willing to append your name, says a writer in the Philadelphia Times. Have the courage to say what you have to say boldly if it really should be said, and have -the grace to be ashamed to wreak spite in the dark. The sending of comic valentines Is only a form of anonymous letter. If you wish to hold someone up to ridi­ cule to themselves, you select a valen­ tine that shows up some fault or weak­ ness in the most ridiculous manner. You mortify, pain or anger the recip­ ient in the cruelest possible sense, for there is no blow more keen than the'T blotv of self-love. Anonymous com­ munications are not worthy of consid­ eration, but they have more than once wrought incalculable injury. MISS HEWITT. Manages a Farm, Miss Sarah Hewit, daughter of New York's former Mayor, manages her father's farm at Ringwood, N. J., where she is known . as "the 'squire." In town she is a society leader. At Ringwood, on the farm, there is a blacksmith's forge and bench. To the farmers, hands and employes it is no strange sight to see "the 'squire," clothed with a leather apron, raise a horse's hoof, remove an old shoe, pare the hoof ami reset the shoe, or, indeed, fit a new shoe. Miss Hewitt never punishes a horse with a whip, and it is said that many a night she has sat up with a horse that was ill and ministered unto hlfii. To her is due the church, the sct-ool, .the training shop; to her influ­ ences is due the destruction of the wretched, joyless, ill-lighted log cab­ ins, and in their stead the neat frame houses, with their bright brick chim­ neys, their sunny windows and the gardens, gay with brilliant sunflowers and joyous scarlet geraniums, Has Her Brother's Courage. Lieut. Hobson's sister. Miss Annie, pj"t>ved herself a heroine by the way in which she stuck to the back of a run­ away horse at Jackson, Sfiss. Miss Hobson, who Whs visiting kinsfolk in the vicinity mentioned, had mounted a fiery Kentucky thoroughbred for a dash across the country, when the ani­ mal bolted with the bit between his teeth. The plucky girl stuck to her MISS HOBSON. seat and sawed the reins, while the ani­ mal turned corners that would have unseated an ordinary horsewoman. The, horse, after running several' blocks, was finally brought to a stop, with Miss Hobson none the worse for her experience. Street Car Magnate's Wife. Mrs. Charles T, Yerkes, the wife of the Chicago street, car magnate, who has gone to New York to spend his great fortune, is mistress of one of the finest houses in that city. When be­ ing built it attract­ ed much attention because of the $30,- 0 0 0 b a t h - r o o m which Mr. Yerkes placed in it for his wife. Mrsk Yerkes' home cost $700,000, the ground $300,- 000, furnishings $600,000, and an" art gallery with a collection valued any­ where from $500,000 to $1,500»00(X k? MRS. YERKES. Getting Rid of a Splinter. When a splinter has been driven deeply into the hand it can be extract­ ed by steam. Nearly fill a wlde-mouth- «m1 bottle vtrlth very hot water, place the injured part over the mouth and press it slightly The suction thus produced will draw the flesh down, and in a minute or two the steam will extract splinter and inflammation to­ gether _________ Truant Laws Enforced. The absence of a child from school In Switzerland, unless in case of illness, is punishable by a flue, the amount of which Is dally Increased. If it is sus­ pected that the child's illness, is sham­ med a doctor Is sett by the school au­ thorities, and, when he is convinced that the suspicion Is correct, the par- : ents have to pay his fee. When a man is noted as a bore, other men try to get by him without being seen Are Yon Jealous? After marriage jealousy should be striven against just as one battles with fever or any other kind of diseasf. It creates misunderstandings by "the hun­ dreds; it chills love, though it is a sign of love, and It makes the unity of thought and feeling that should exist between husband and wife a hollow mockery. It is the wife's part to cure this canker. Women are'so delicately sensitive and so wonderfully wise and diplomatic, that without throwing their cards on the table, and thus re­ vealing their hand, they ean force the game to go any way they will. Jeal­ ous husbands are very quick to see when their wives really adore them, and them alone, and the woman who is the victimized wife of a jealous man, instead of scorning his weakness, does well to be lenient toward it and ten­ der, remembering that her conduct alone is its cure, or, on the other hand, its aggravation. There are wives who argue falsely that when their husbands cease to be jealous they also cease to love them with the passionate fervor of the first few years of married life. Never was there a more absurd mistake. Of a truth, only the woman who has not known the pangs of jealousy would so argue. Jealousy has been known to kill people. -It saps the strength and weakens the vitality of the heart. So, though It does invariably imply love, it should be quenched by the sufferer and the object of his or her devotion. Love remains; be certain of It, and more truly it is love where the green- eyed monster has been killed. trouble or work, bat 6t an<l trou­ ble anticipated. Mental exhaustion comes to those who look ahead and climb mountains before they arrive at them, says the New York Magazine of Sanitation and Hygiene. Resolutely build a wall about to-day, and live within the enclosure; the past may have been hard, sad or wrong - it is over. The future may be like the past, but the woman who woriles about it may not live to meet it--if ihe does she will bear it The only tttlng with which she should concern hemelf ir to-day, Its sunshine, Its air, its friends, its frolics, its whol&stime work, and, perhaps, its necessary tor- row. Mar and Her Bis Boy. The woman in the picture is May Irwin, the actress, whose special fOrte Is "coon" songs. The strapping yofcng man next to her Is her son, Harry MAT IBWIK. BABBT IBWUT. Irwin. Harry has just passed his sev­ enteenth year, and as a birthday pres­ ent received an appointment to the United States naval academy in An­ napolis. Miss Irwin worked hard to secure the appointment for her son. , „ Cleaning Jewelry. Gola jewelry may be cleaned by washing it in a lather of warm <aap- suds, to which a few drops of sal Tola- tile have been added. This imparts brilliance, and the articles should then be dried with a soft cloth and ruftbed with a chamois leather. Silver jewelry should also be worthed in a little warm soapy water. It may then be polished with a very litfie of the best whiting or hartshorn powder and finished off with a soft leftther. Maltese silver ornaments of fiUgre work-do not require a powder to be used; they should be brushed wilh a small brush and soapy water, (tried carefuly and rubbed with a soft leather. After gold jewelry has been defined, it should be placed in a bag of boxwood sawdust, to be procured from a jewel­ er's; shake and rub the ornaments thor­ oughly in the dust, and they will look beautifully bright and clean when taken out. Chalus and necklets may be treated in this way. For Country House Callers A well appointed country house Is provided with the following con­ venience for visitors who arrive when the mistress of the house is out, or "not at home," or when important messages must be left At the inner door of the vestibule, and generally behind it, stands a small japanned metal rack, containing a pad of writing paper, a whole pack of blank cards, two well sharpened pencils, a pencil sharpener and an India rubber. By providing these conveniences the waiter does not have to leave the house door unguarded while he goes to search for a pencil and scrap of paper on which to set down the message. Neith­ er will he be obliged to charge his mem­ ory with the names of visitors who find themselves without their own cardan- Baltimore News. fC3 II <4! Remodeling Hints. A waist of black or dark satin, silk or wool which has grown too small may be made over into a pretty peas­ ant's bodice by cutting it low, square both front and back, with just a strap over the shoulders and no sleeves. It should not meet in front by three inch­ es at the top, running to a point at the waist line, and it should fasten with a black silver lacer. Wear a white waist and sleeves of thin stuff under the bod- Ice, and the whole, when worn with the black skirt to match it makes a piquant, pretty effect A princess may be made fresher look­ ing by adding a panel in the back from the hem to the collar. The panel slopes a trifle narrower at the waist, and is crossed its entire length by a lacing of cord to match the dress. In remodeling a'sleeve too long, al­ ways shorten at the waist after the top Is fitted, else you may get the el­ bow out of place. The skirt must never be shortened from the top, lest you throw the gored seams and darts out of place, but first finish about the hips and belt and then trim what is not needed frofti the bottom. Advice for Worrying Women. It is trite advice to tell women to take every day as it comes, to avoid remorse over what ls^done, and fore­ bodings over what is to come, but it is no less valuable advice. Nervous pros­ tration is seldom the result of pre&t. For Old Lace. Very fine old lace can be beautifully cleaned by being sewed in a clean piece of linen and laid ail night in salad oil. Next day boil it in a large pan of soapy water for a quarter of an hour and rinse in several waters. Dip Into su­ gared water and pin on to a strained cloth to dry.--Commercial Advertiser. to the Witter of • Great Tho«Bkt Is He Who beads It Well. "It will surprise every girl who has not already grown to a realization of her shortcomings in this direction to hear how little of the author's thoughts she brings out when she reads aloud," writes Katherne Junker man, giving instructions on "The Cultvatlon of the Speakng Voice" in the Woman's Home Companion. "The monotony of her voice will surprise her, too. and her throat will grow tired. She will stum­ ble or hesitate at unfamiliar words, even though she knows their meaning thoroughly, just as one who reads mt> sic readily will mlsplay it from lack of practice. Of course, yon think you understand about what yttu are read­ ing, but when yon read aloud you must not only do this; you must make it clear to the listeners. The eye travel more rapidly than the voice, so that it is easy to read a few words ahead and get the meaning before the voice needs to take up the words. By doing this, continuity of expression is insured,, consequently continuity of thought on the part of the reader Is possible.. "It is a very rare thing to hear a good conversationalist who does not read well, and they are the first to ac­ knowledge the help their reading has afforded them. In reading aloud new words are brought to us, and we fa­ miliarize ourselves with them, and also with the mechanism of pronouncing them, so that the risk in using them when we talk Is small. In reading graces of expression and new ar­ rangements of words come to our no­ tice, and we can acquire them; depth and versatility of thought grow to be ours by assimilating the thought of others, and that most desirable thing of all, a large vocabulary, also becomes ours. What girl has not stumbled and blundered vocally seeking an apt word to express her thought? And who among us has not listened to the ex­ travagant 'How perfectly lovely!' ap­ plied to all sorts of things, from the newest in shirt-waists to a snow-cap- caped peak of the Rockies? If girts read aloud more they would acquire a bet­ ter idea of the value of words, and use them more appropriately." m Rtyltsb ?hoes. T*ie most stylish shoes for golfing, bt> eyefing and the street are made with the "bulldog toe." "Heroes of the Middle West," by Mary Hartwell Catherwood, is full of romance and power. It Is said that the sales of "David Harum," by the late Edward Noyes Westcott, are averaging nearly 1,500 a day. Eden Phlllpotts, author of "The Children of the Mist," has brought out a very successful comedietta called "A Golden Wedding." "Each Life Unfulfilled" Is the title of a novel by Anna Chapin Ray, a grad­ uate of Smith College, and the author cf "Teddy, Her Book." Dean Farrar has written a book which he entitles "Texts Explained," and describes as helps to the under­ standing of the New Testament. "The Rejuvenation of Miss Sema­ phore" is an absurdly funny story by a writer calling herself "Hal Godfrey." It deals with quack advertisements. "A Double Thread" is the title of a new novel by Ellen Thornycroft Fow­ ler, author of "Concerning Isabel Car- naby," which Is to be published short­ ly. Lord Charles Beresford's book Is to have the title "The Break-Up of China." This might seem, at the first glance, to make against Lord Charles' policy for keeping China Intact. What he refers to, however, Is the process of division which has been threatening China. Mtss Braddon is stilt at the age of 62, as industrious as ever, and a new novel, "The Infidel," which has been promised for publication soon, makes it sure that 1899 will not go by with­ out a novel from her pen. Since 1862, when she began to publish in book form, she has skipped only two years, and the total number of her novels since she wrote "The Trail of the Ser­ pent" in 1860, comes to fifty-six, in­ cluding the book almost finished. A book of the musical memories of Sir Arthur Sullivan will be published during the early summer. It is being written by Arthur H. Lawrence" under the authority, of Sir Arthur Sullivan. Naturally, we may expect the volume to give us, more or less, a history of the Gilbert-Sullivan operas. But It will also be a general picture of the English musical world of our own day. Sir Arthur Sullivan has known all the not­ able figures associated with modern English music. Drawn at Night. The architect and his friend the builder were driving back to the for­ mer's office. They had been out to the edge of the city to look at some work on which they were engaged. As they drove by a certain house the builder looked up at It proudly, saying, "There Is a house that I built myself. I not only built it but I drew all the plans. Every bit of work in it Is mine." The architect looked at the house and smiled in a provoking way. The build­ er noticed the smile and looked at the house in a new light. "How hard I worked on that!" he said. "In the daytime I had to do something else, but every night I would sit up late draw­ ing on those plans. I drew on 'em every night for a month." The archi­ tect looked at the house again and smiled once more, and the builder saw him. Again he turned his eyes toward the product of his brain, twisting his neck to squint at it after the carriage had passed it. Then he looked at the architect with humility. "It looks as if those plans were drawn at night doesn't^ it?" he said, and there was pathos In his voice.--Worcester Ga­ zette. Cramps' shipyards at Philadelphia now employ 5,000 men. American exports of manufactttfed goods now average $1,000,000 a day. The dally shipments of oil from the Indiana field? amount to 36,lll barrels, and the runs from the wells, 9,304 barrels. Preparations for the erection of the $15,000,000 steel plant whieh is to' be located at Stony Point, near Buffalo, N. Y., are in active progress. The recent advance in wages, equiv­ alent to about 20 per cent., enables the street car men of Pittsburg, Pa., to now earn $2.50 a day of twelvd hours. During the month of April the Amer­ ican Federation of Labor issued thfi&y- three charters aside from the charters issued by its affiliated national unions. The printers in the government print­ ing office at Washington will receive an increase in wages of 10 cents per hour, the Increase to begin with the next fiscal 'year. Duriftg the first week of May over 2,000 neWvjuembers were added to the Tobacco Workers' National Union. One union tobacco firm ia^ Brooklyn*. N. Y., used 2,000,000 blue labels in the- month of April. The largest tin plate factory la the world, the Shenango mill at New Cas­ tle, Pa., Is to be operated in its entirety by electricity as soon as the necessary machinery can be Installed. The mo­ tors will be used in all parts of the plant v.. J. R Sovereign, ex-grand master' workman of the Knights of Labor, now publishing a labor paper- In Idaho, was refused a seat as delegate from a "workingmen's union" of Gemv Idaho, at the session of the Western Federa­ tion of Labor at Salt Lake City. Contracts have been awarded to a Pennsylvania firm for the construction of six steel bridges on the line of the Transsiberian railway--making in all' eighteen bridges which this company has undertaken for the same projcct At Schweinfurt, Bavaria, is one ot the largest of the world's manufac­ tories for bicycle bail bearings. The two factories there, belonging to one firm, turn out annually 2,000,000 gross of these little steel, halls, and employ 600 men, working for a day of ten' hours' duration. LAW AS INTERPRETED. The presence of all the directors of a corporation at a special meeting is held, in Troy Mining Company vs. White (S. D.), 42 L. R. A. 549, to fnake the failure to give proper notice of the meeting Immaterial, although the stat­ ute requiring notice Is mandatory. ., - The statutory lien of a corporation upon its stock for the debt of a stock­ holder is held, in Aldine Manufacturing Company vs. Phillies (Mich.), 42 L. R. A. 531, to be one which cannot be fore­ closed in equity unless the remedy by judgment and execution is mad equate. The damages which a florist ipay re­ cover for Injury to plants by Scaping gas are held, in Dow vs. Winnipesau- kee Gas and Electric Company (N. H.), 42 L. R. A. 569, not to include any in­ jury to his business reputation on ac­ count of sales of damaged plants, as that Is conjectural and too remote to be allowable. The conversion of a public highway into a pleasure driveway, frotg which loaded vehicles are excluded, is held, in Cicero Lumber Company vs. Cicero (111.), 42 L. R. A. 696, to be within the power.of the municipal authorities and not to constitute a taking of property without due process of law or for pub­ lic'use without compensation. For the death by exposure of an In­ toxicated passenger who was carried past his station and put off against his wishes at the next station and then driven out of the depot late at night, when the weather was stormy and dangerously cold, it is held, in Haug vs. Great Northern Railway Company (N. D.), 42 L. R. A. 664, that the rail­ road company is liable in damages. Describing lands as "lying on the south side" of a non-navigable river, which Is also named as a boundary, Is held, In Hanlon vs. Hobson (Col.), 42 L. Rt A. 502, to convey land to the cen­ ter of the river. The question of the effect of bounding a grant on river or tide water is discussed, with a careful analysis of the decisions, in a note to -thiajijcase. , Standi Up When Trying on Shoes, "People would find less difficulty with> ready-made shoes," said the experi­ enced salesman, "If they would stand up to fit them on instead of sitting down. Nine persons out of ten* par­ ticularly women, want a comfortable chair while they are fitting a shoe, and. it is with the greatest difficulty yott can get them to stand for a few mlnr utes, even after the shoe Is fitted. Then, when they begin walking about they wonder why the shoes are not so com­ fortable as they were at first trial. A woman's foot is considerably smaller when she sits, in a chair than when she walks about ' Exercise brings a larger quantity of blood into the feet, and they swell appreciably. The muscles also require certain space. In buying shoes • this fact shoul4 be borne in mind." The Vaatness of London. The vastness of London Is becoming more and more striking. The real Lon­ don is comprised in what is called the Metropolitan police area, and in that area there is*a population of 5,633,900, which is as great as the combined pop­ ulations of four great capitals of Eu­ rope--St. Petersburg, Berlin, Paris and Rome. Already London extends eigh­ teen miles from Charing Cross all around, and the mind cannot grasp the idea of the London of fifty years hence. In its streets, houses, workshops, riv­ ers, 66 persons die from various kinds of violence every week; so that nearly The average poor man Is not more 3,500 men, women and children every The wise man knows enough to con- he dpesn't, know. 1 1 L . id?-, firmly convinced of anything than that one has to be mean and dishonest li^ order to get -rich, There never was a greater mistake. An* honest man Is one who admits that his baldness Is due to old age, and ! settles down and forgets her ambition not to sicknesa^^ „ year meet their deaths from accident; negligence or design. The discovery by the neighbors that a girl had a promising voice, costs her father a thousand dollars before she .'73K' A 3 . • o" #'