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Show .the fads of society SAVAGE NATURE VERSUS THAT FOUND IN CULTURED MAN. of tha Chapa ron Who Dooaa't Foil Chapa roa Craza for Ciolf la AbuIu( Tha Debutant Ha Make Dor llow Without Formality. It seems odd that the long centuries of progress in human enlightenment and the great continual advance In science have bad bo little effect on the Individual that he la still born with the game savage, untrained nature, the same unmodified passions and instincts as the aboriginal man of the desert or wilderness, and that It Is only bis surrounding and the circumstances of his birth that change him and develop him Into a refined, intelligent being or leave him an untutored savage, says th$ New York Tribune. The child of the most Intellectual couple In the universe If taken at his birth and placed In a family of ignorant, degraded beings would grow up not one whit better than hlB foster brothers and sisters, while the generations of culture which distinguished his forebears would leave no appreciable marks upon his character; that Is, he would be no more likely to rise superior to hie surroundings than would any one of his associates. It Is curious, too, that man alone seems unaffected by the development of his propgenitors; and that the lower animals should retain the evidences of their pedigree under new and favorable conditions, while a human being, gifted presumably with a soul, will exhibit no trait that entirely distinguishes him from his fellows. We must perforce, therefore, come to the unflattering conclusion that personally we have no individuality; that we cry, but the individuality of the latter Is more appreciable to every one. One of the most bewildered Individuals under the new order of things appertaining to country life Is the chaperon. Formerly she had her charges more or less under her wing and supervision. If she took a party of young people to a near-b- y country club for any special diversion she had them all more or less together, or, at least, she knew their whereabouts. approxlmaaiely Now, however, scattered over a three-mil- e golf course, she la practically helpless, What are you doing here all alone T said a newly arrived member to a friend whom she found sitting alone In solitary state In the recepclub. "That is tion room of the C am I what asking myself, was just the rueful answer. I was asked by their parents to chaperon a party of girls and young men who wanted to come out here to play golf, and I have not seen a single one of them for hours, while certainly, as far as I am concerned, It Is not over and above amusing to sit and knit here by myself! Golf is no worse than bicycling, returned her friend. Because I am fond of cycling I am in great demand as a chaperon on moonlight nights; and for supper at one until the round-u- p of the houses I never see my charges. But I am wiser than you are, for I always see that I have an attendant Well, returned th8 squire myself. golf matron, It Is all a farce, anyway, and In my opinion the sooner Mrs. Grundy allows these and most capable young women to take A care of themselves the better! of a vista elastic of stretch turf, green aflame and trees and undergrowth purple distances, a crisp, invigorating air that renders exercise a pleasure and a game that gives It zest what wonder that the golfer Is happy in these autumn days! Nor Is his contentment lessened when, after his long ject, recalling each stroke and playing the game over again in recollection. The tea and the buttered toast and the jam being disposed of, the coterie breaks up and members thereof prepare for the drive home; the various traps are ordered to be brought up, and well muffled In thick jackets and capes, the happy golfers drive over the country roads through the now keen and frosty atmosphere to their respective homes, with appetites only whetted by the slight refreshment of tea and toast and entirely ready for the late- and substantial dinner that awaits them. IN THE ODD CORNER THINGS Italian Students of tho Crlaao of Harder Freehs of Sloop Wilkin So Omnipresent Skeleton A Wonderful Indian Boad. Mnsle In the Ain Bhould you ask me why this warfare, Why this dreadful strife and bloodshed Twixt the red man and the pole fac I should answer, 1 should tell you; - THE SOUTH IN LITERATURE. In the northland. In the plneland. Thomas Mellon Fage, Joel Chandler Harris and Other Lights, With new economic ideas, with an development of her natural resources, with a more flexible Industrial system, a more rational attitude toward manual labor, and more enlightened methods of public education, there has come a literary Inspiration impossible before, and the year 1870 has more than made amends for the year 1830, says the Suwanee Review. The words which Sidney Lanier wrote to his wife In 1870 may be taken aa reflecting the new energies of the a thoutime; Day by day sand vital elements rill through my soul. Day by day the secret deep forces gather which will presently display themselves in bending leaf and waxy petal and In useful fruit and grain. Hardly were these words written before Irwin Russell opened a new province to American literature by his skillful delineations of negro character. Two years later Maurice Thompson is hailed by Longfellow aa a new and original singer, fresh, joyous and true. In 1875 Sidney Lanier attains national fame by his poem on Corn" and the six years of life that remained to him were to be filled with bursts of Imperishable song. In 1876 Joel Chandler Harris annexed the province which Irwin Russell had discovered, and Uncle Remus quietly assumed a place in the worlds literature of never filled until humor and folk-lothen. Two years later Miss Murfree, better known as Charles Egbert Craddock, set all the magazine readers Dar- wondering at the genius that could find literary material in the Illiterate mountaineers of East Tennessee. The decade closed with the appearance In literature of George W. Cable, whose Grandlssimes is ranked by not a few as second only to the Scarlet critics acThe next decade witnessed Although the Italians as a nation feats. Whoever looks upon the Letter.' are rather indifferent horsemen, the companying illustration would think the advent of Thomas Nelson Page of y. cavalry of the Italian army has during the feat depicted an utter Impossibility Irglnia and James Lane Allen of the lost few years cultivated the art of Mr. Page's Marse Chan and Meh Lady not only presented the riding horseback to a much greater extent than heretofore. The Improveelation of master and slave in a new ment was mainly brought about by ght, but furnished at the same time the creation of the high school of ipose of the latent, though perhaps equitation for officers of the army at intentional, injustice of Uncle Tor di Qulnto. This Institute has oms Cabin. The historical value, achieved remarkably results within the south of stories like these, to the few years of Its existence. Of nothing of their literary charm, ty course. It Is a model riding school, as ennot be easily overrated. Mr. Allen, only such officers of the army who l his Region of Kentuc-are already good riders are allowed to added another state to the south-r- n enter. The number Is also limited to literary union, and spread a charm one officer from each regiment, and in f a storied past over a region that return for hlB instruction an officer ad long ago led Henry Ward Beecher Is course the Hereafter to me the twenty- through having passed ) say: bird Psalm shall read: 'He maketh compelled to servo as regimental ridpastures.' ie lie down in blue-graing master for one year. In this way a certain number of exceedingly efficient instructors are secured for the A Use for Liquefied Air. Italian army, uud as a matter of fact Is It reported that a new use has the efficiency ofthe mounted soldiery found been for liquefied air, the possihas considerably Increased within the of which have been matters of bilities few last years. discussion among scientific men for n It Is a specialty of the some time. According to the Mining school at Tor di Qulnto to train men Reporter, a discovery was made recent- s A DARING FEAT. ly by which it la now practical to use were it not taken from liquefied air in underground work, such an Instantaneous pho- as mining, driving tunnels and sinking It Is said that under proper tograph, being one of a shafts. conditions the liberation of air from series made with the can be effective In generatthe liquid klnematograph But even a d m 1 1 1 1 ng the ing power with which to run drills under pumps, hoists, etc., while picture as authentic, cool ground, can air also be supplied in the one would certainly deepest mines. The liquid air can alwisdom the question so be used in freezing soft ground, of submitting both man and beast to the making tunnel cutting less hazardous and tedious. If there is any reliabilchances of danger to ity In this reported discovery, and its life and limb that evisuccess can be practically demonstratdently must be IncurIt will make a new departure in the ed, red when sliding down of work named, and once again lines such a steep and long make the genius of science the soul of incline, the weight of Industrial progress. the rider being added to that of the animal. Evidence, It Is little short of a miracle DOWN CLIFF, AT DI QUINTA I don't know whether you were In that the horse comes down safe, but and horses for work In very difficult yet this miracle is carefully practiced the army or not, said the street-ca- r territory. They make horses clmb almost every day at Tor dl Qulnto, conductor who had been instructed not steep slopes, and, what is much more and the sliding down act performed to collect fares from soldiers. '"You That's a Important in case of war, let them by any of the officers there without Its haven't your uniform. It's quinine. slide down almost vertical hillsides ever having happened that either man fact. But taste this. Yes. Watch me swallow It These, or embankments and similar daring or horse was hurt. he proceeded, as he smacked his lips; that ought to be proof enough. When are roughhewn by circumstances to fill tramp Is ended and the short afterman can eat a handful of quinine a a certain tiny space in the world's noon Is dying, with clear, cold skies, without a face the chances are growth, not much more Important than stained with red with sunset, he about a making hundred to one that he has with fellows his around the that of the coral insect that, dying, gathers in one of Uncle Sams camps for been acIn fire the club been house dishas and to what log big Its adds grain while. Washington Star, complished by other atoms. And the cusses with unflagging interest the a with won lost and battles a discussion so only consoling thought connected Short Work, Ihls supposition Is that very small called by courtesy, for to an outsider bewas In the hospital only to Ethel It of not or Yes, consist it whether appears all monologues individuality, Why did she leave so comes highly developed, helps In the delivered at once, every one speaking three days. building of the world of men, as the of his or her game, and no one, ap- soon?" The chief surgeon proposed parently, listening to what the others to her, and she came home to get her coral aids In founding a continent Cleveland Plain ready. From the life of an insignificant are saying, it being suffleent, appar- trousseau atom to a person Is a long ently, to dwell upon the beloved sub Dealer. the chieftain. With his warriors around him. Battles for his ancient forests And the ashes of his fathers. Fierce In war paint and In feathers All the brave and sullen red men Lie In ambush, waiting, waiting, For the coming of the pale face. ever-increasi- ng j, ' V While the eun looks down upon them. While the silent stars behold them, the chieftain. In the melancholy forest Whispers to his fearless brothers Words of mingled grief and comfort. Oh, my brothers, thus he halls them, Last of all the mighty nation That has melted from the mountains And the pleasant valleys, like the Snow of winters. If our time hae come for dying ... long-forgott- en Let it be at least In battle. Fighting for our old traditions, And the ashes of our fathers! And the north wind In the pine tree, Like the toothless crone In sorrow. Sobs and whispers as it passes: up-to-d- ate "Where are all the mighty chieftains. Light of foot and brave aa eagles. Who In years no more remembered Chased the red deer In the forest And the bison in the valley? They are gone as leaves In autumn,, But. alas, no pleasant April Will restore them to the woodland; They are faded and forever! And the wave upon the pebbles Bobs and mutters ss It passes. Like an old man In his sorrow. Grieving for the days of boyhood: "Te are stout of heart, my children. But your valor cannot save you. For the pale face is too greedy And his rifles are too many. He has neither heart nor conscience. For the promises he made you. Are aa prairie grass In autumn. And hie lust to own your birthright Is a lire that knows no quenching. re Italian Cavalrymen Peculiarly Expert in ing Riding. the hero. In his ambush in the pine land Calls unto the warriors round him: In the sunlight, In the starlight, I have heard two voices calling; One la Death and one Dishonor, And I know which you will follow I Let us die like heroes, fighting For our ancient home and birthright And the ashes of our fathers; That the chieftains long since perished May receive us without sorrow In the Islands of the blessed. In the kingdom Ponemah, In the land of the hearafter! George Horton. Ken-ack- Italian Student of Murder. y, Blue-Gra- ss AND CURIOUS AND EVENTS. QUEER ; j ss well-know- . The Italian politicians of the sixteenth century were the poisoners par excellence. They made the distillation of deadly potions the study of their lives. The famous, or rather infamous, if it be better, Council of Ten of Venice had In their constant employ men who knew how to make poisons, and men who knew how to administer them without being detected. The council, with the three Inquisitors of state, had under consideration at one time 91 proposals for the assassination of people whose actions were supposed to be Inimical to the Venetian state. Among those whose killing was secretly and coolly considered for political reasons were the Emperor Slgismund, Mattbius, Corvmus, Marsillo Carrara, Filippo Maria Visconti, the sultan, Charles VIII. and Pope Plus IV. Records of slate extant show that the council appointed a committee, the members of which were to inform themselves of the most cautious and secret manner by which It will oe possible to put to death, by means of poison or in other ways, the bitter It is not known enemies of our Btate. whether the ten advertised for bids cr not, but an ancient document shows that one John of Ragusa, on Dec. 14, 1513, sent an assassination tariff to the council, declaring in an accompanying letter that he would work wonders In killing anybody by an InOn the success vention of his own.of his experiment he was to. receive 1,500 ducats for life, In addition to a set sum for each killing. John agreed to assassinate the Grand Turk for 500 ducats; the king of Spain for 150 ducats, exclusive of traveling expenses; the duke of Milan for CO ducats; the marquis of Manchua for 50 ducats, and hla holiness tire pope for 100 ducats. The council of ten entered Into an agreement with John, but death cut hie career short before any of his victims had sufficiently offended the Venetian to deserve removal. Some of the famous poison distillers of this period were Peter Paul of Padna and Nlchele del Nlevo. In the village of Puvlgnago there were who were simthree of the poisons." called "those ply There was a celebrated poison distiller at this time by the name of Michael Angelo Salamon. This choice character distilled his poison from the people stricken with the black plague. He undertook a contract with the oundl of ten to Impregnate crest - poison-maker- s, bolts of cloth with his deadly concoction, sell the cloth to Turkish contractors, snd thus spread pestilence and death through the whole Turkish army. The council spoke of this proposition as a most virtuous one, but feared Its failure. Subsequent events proved their fears were not groundless. These Italian experts In deadly concoctions made poisons that were slow or rapid In their, effects, and poisons that killed by the touch. Three handsome seals, beautifully cut, were sent to the king of France as a present. When the package was opened It happened that the three slaves who handled the pretty trinkets fell to the floor In convulsions and shortly expired. Then the seals were picked up with a pair of tongs and thrown Into the Seine. " Chin Wadding Froeonlon. The Chinese place a significance upon every color, and in connection with a wedding, red obtains a mysterious Importance, the next bridal color In value being gold. At a besends his trothal, the bridegroom-elec- t sweetheart a tfalr of bracelets, fastened together with a piece of red ribbon or cord. The bride and bridegroom drain two wine-cuat the wedding, which are also connected by a red cord. In Northern China the attendants wear tail felt hats, and each hat has a red feather stuck upright in 1L The attendants also carry the wedding presents. A sedan-cha- ir bears the bride herself. In South China a sedan most wonderfully glided Is used by the wealthy classes, and It Is decorated with what at first sight appears to be brilliant Inlaid stones, but which are In reality the glossy feathers of the r. cloth of A handsome glowing red with trimmed borders Is also thrown over the chair. In the ease of the pooper classes, red is also the prevailing bridal color, and a chair of ordinary carved wood, painted a bright red. Is used. Above the door of the chair a kind of charm Is placarded or hung upon a red cloth. Tha chair Itself Is sent by the bridegroom1 accompanied by what corresponds to our best man. This functionary brings with him a letter written in yellow or gold upon red paper, praying the lady, to enter and take her place. Men dressed all In red and carrying red parcels' containing the presents fall Into the procession. Other bearers carry boards and banners, Inscribed In golden letThese ters upon a red ground. banners tell the pedigree of both parties. Behind the bearers come other . attendants with long poles on are hung very handsome lanterns. The bridal veil la of bright crimson hue and her dress regal gold and scardeep-roote- d, ps klng-fishe- let Freak of Sleep Walker. physician gives an account of an Irish gentleman who swam more than two miles down a river, got ashore and was subsequently discovered sleeping by the roadside, altogether unconscious of the extraordinary feat he had accomplished. Frofessor Fischnell of Bale writes of a young student of Wurtemburg who used to play while fast asleep. His knew of his propensity, and when he began walking threw bolsters after him, which he always eluded, jumping over bedsteads and other obstacles placed In his way. A gentleman was once discovered at 1 o'clock In the morning in a neighbor's garden In prayer, evidently under the impression that he was In church, but otherwise in a deep sleep. g A young girl given to was In the habit of imitating the violin with her lips, giving the preliminary tuning and scraping and flourishing with the utmost fidelity. It puzzled her physician a great deal untl he learned that when an Infant the girl had lived In a room adjoining a fiddler, who often performed upon his Instrument within hearing. A well-kno- hide-and-se- ek fellow-studen- ts sleep-talkin- A Wonilarfnl Indian Bond. Harvard student who has Just returned from a bicycling tour of India thus describes the road from Lahore to Calcutta: It is twelve hundred miles The material of long and Is level. which it Is made is called kunker, and If you turn that word Into 'concrete you have an idea of what It Is like. The road is hard and as smooth as prepared pavement, and there la no dust When I first got on this road with my wheel and enjoyed the luxury of easy traveling I said. 'This Is magnificent, but I suppose that In a short time it will become gritty and uneven.' I went fifty miles, one hundred miles, two hundred miles, five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, and It was always the same, with not even the smallest stone to give a Jog. Almost the entire way Is lined with a double row of majestic trees. The concrete road runs like a long, white ribbon down the center. Along each side of the kunker are loose soil tracks, over which the native bullock carts creak along at. the rate of two miles at hour." A An observing boy the other day defined a pedestrian as a feller that gets run over by a bicycle." New York Tribune. |