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Show e c ate Pate en 4 SRR y BEEN ERE Se mania Se That BARTIMEUs. Ended WESTERN It. ever produccd have shone their brightest when some incident or impertinent question drew them out. The eloquent and erratic Tom Marshall, of Kentucky, was With roseate splendors when the day is done: The shadows soft and gray, the pearly light Of summer twilight deep’ning into nizht. once delivering an address in . Y. As was 5 usual, he began tone of voice. Someone Buffaio, in a low in the rear of T cannot see to keep the narrow way, And so J blindly wander here and there, Groping amidst the tombs, or. helpless, stray Through pathless. tangled deserts, bleak and bare. Weeping I seek the way I cannot find— pen my eyes. dear Lord, for I am blind. the hall yelled *-Louder, louder.” several times. Marshall stood the interru;:tion some time, then advancing to tle front and oft I laugh with some light, thoughtless jest, Nor see how anguish lines some face more dear. And write my mirth, a mocking palinipsest On tlotted serolls of human pain and fear And never see the heartache interlined— Pity. «) Son of David! I am blind. trump to waken the quick and the ¢cad, then, I suppose, some d—d cuss from I co not see the pain my light words give; The quivering, shrinking heart I cannot see; So, lictht of thought. ‘midst hidden griefs I live, And mock the cypressed tombs with slightest glee; Open ry eyes, light, blessed ways to find— Jesus. have merey on me, Iam blind My useless eyes are reservoirs of tears, , Doomed for their bli.:d mistakes to overflow; To weep for the thoi atless ways of wandering years, Because | could not see—I did not know These sightiess eyes—than angriest glance kind— less Light of the World, have pity! I am blind. —Robert J A Burdette Trade in Christian Advocate. in Dog Skins. It is weil known that in many districts of Manchuria and China there is agreat trade in dog and goat skins, which are employed in the manufacture of robes and mats; but it is commonly supposed that the skins are remnants of dirty and filthy animals which abound in those quarters. The idex, however, is a mistake, for the business of rearing dogs for this pur- pose is well established and is as systematic an industry as sheep farming. There are countless dog farms scatter- ed over the unknown regions of churia and Mongolia, where twenty to Manfrom 100 dogs are reared every year, and where “the inhabitant is e¢- teemed according to the number of dog skins in his possession. It is probable that the most beautiful doe are to be found in 1 these countries, for the ter, wherg the exceeCingly low 30 degs. temperature of win- thermometer Fr. below falls of the platform, he raised “his i impressi ve voice to a tone a everybody; could hear, and said: hen the lest preat day comes and the a Gabriel Llows his Buffalo will yell louder, louder.” ended further interru;.ion.—iit. Globe-Democrat zero, produces a The prices A of American American Women’s women haye Feet. medce Paris their second home for so long that there is little to be said about their cemeanor here. They are great favorites with dressmalkers, and especially admired for their little feet. The French shoemakers say that they shave down the lasts of even the ae i: 21 Women to fit the Leautiful Ars .i.i..s icot. A well arched foot looks Letter i.. a boot thanin a shoe, and it is sad to see a foot cruin Ce up ina tight sleet and a too high heel, a_perfect piece of Chinese deformity. To do Americans justice, they = not have to squeeze thcir feet to make them look small, and the only advice to give them is to go to England for their walking shoes and to learn to walk more.—Paris Guide de la Moce. Men’s Dress Don’t Suit Her. ‘The Anglo-Indian official swelters in scarlet cloth under a tropic Sun the Japanese wears a tall hat under his tulip trees; wheat the farmer in a rusty of Illinois cuts his surtout: the Italian peasant perspires in a cheap ulster; the English statesman snores under a black chimney pot; they ure allas ill clad anc as thoroughly uncomfortable as mcn can be. Who will teach truth that the man who is dressed them alone in the supreme is well! dressed keeping with his sta- tion and his occupation, and tha while male cress is as senseless, as ugly and useless as it at present is, i prate of the taste or ta boa si dom of 8 SON le COOe The Anousa “‘seerecy of the grand ee to of the wis- Law. jury cham- on earth,” of is trade from staled at Newch wang last £40, 000-—London Remarkable ‘Deal’? in Coal. A coal dealer in the suburbs of Boston, relates The Budget, was called upon at his office by a poor, hardworking woman, and requested to senda basket of coal to her home. ‘‘Wedo not delivcr so small a quantity,” was the merechent’s reply. ‘‘It is our invariable rule never to deliver less than @ quarter of a ton.” “But I cannot pay for so much,” was the pitiful confession, ‘‘and I have left my little children at home in a fireless room. What am I to do?” “Well,” returned the dealer, a kinalier light beaming in his eye, ‘‘I cannot depart from my rules as to the quantity.” Then, turning to his clerk, he continued: ‘Jc ohn, have a quarter of a ton of coal sent to the woman’s address as soon as possible.’ “But I cannot pay for so much,” she expostulated. ‘‘Teiready understand that you can’t, so I will charge it to the children. Give yourcelf no :ore uneasiness about the debt than they will be liable todo. Good morning.” A Suecessful Inventor. ‘ We wish all American inventors could reap as bountiful a harvest of fortune as Liiram Maxim, of New York, who has received $850,000 for his last production, the quick firing gun, in Englend. ‘the first Maxim essay, the small one barreled nutrailleur, has not been 2 sUCCOSS except in theory, the tromencdous discharge of 1,000 shots per minute soon being too much for any single bore, however excellent of design or materiel Maxim may be fairly «ececunted a prospective millionaire, beving previously to his ordnance 1tiventions received some $100,C60 in the United States for his clectrie lighting pitents. Heis still a young man, <ud resides at Thurlow Lodge, which he has purchased, about twent miles from London. Theold mansion, surrounde:! by very fine grounds, is one of the historical Enelish houses, having becn the property and home of Lord Thurlow, the great Hnglish chancellor.—Army and Navy Journal. A Substitute for Jute Bale Covers. The new plan of using a cotton fabric for covering cotton bales instead of jute is finding favor at the south. The cotton cover, it appears from vations representations, is the most economical, tucsaving being equivalent toa gain of sixteen pounds of cotton per bale, The Maginnis milis, of New Orleans, and the Lane mills, of New Or Jeans, allow ten pounds extra weight cn every bale, ot cotton covered with the new cotton bagving. in their finding of the indictment, He asked me whether I had learned concerning it. I replied: ‘‘No, butI can readily find out for you from Mr. ——, your townsman,” indicating a efaD id juror stamding on the opposite side of the street. ‘“‘Oh, no, you must on sk him,” rejoined the anxious member of the court; ‘it would be an indictable offense for you to assk him, or for him to tell you.” ‘I don’t propose to ask him, but to get him to tell you,” I replied. “I will pass Over and engaze him in conversation, and then you come up and call me aside and repect ou question loud enough for him to hea: It took but a few minutes for me to aoe the rural grand juror in conrsation rezarding the crop prospects of hi iS neighborhood for an ‘‘Argus” item, znd then the magistrate beckoned me full off a few and repeated his part of the Sey. I replicd that I had heard two versions: ‘“‘One, that they wore unanimous, wand another that they stood nineteen to four.” ‘You're right the first time,” broke in the bucolic grand juror, ‘‘we were unanimous about it, and don’t you forget it.” I have not.--Albany ArOS. Narrow Escape for ene Child. I was the witness of a street scene the other day which might have resulted very badly for the youngest person concerned. Two women were walking with a little\girl between them, each of them having her by the hand. All three started to cross the street, when a hack came along ata brisk pace, whereupon one of. the women hurried in front of the horses while the other held back, but both retained their hold.of the child, and the consequence was that for a moment she was held in the path cf destruction, her feet scercely toue bing tre eround, her little arms cxtended-ctiathe pole of the carriage threatening eee her. Fortunately, at last one of these dangerous guardians let go her hold, cess the small girl was hauled out of danger by the other. It would be well, perhaps, if, whenever a child is thus made to serve as a connecting link between two grown persons, the responsibility of guarding her should “rest with one alone. —Boston Post. Fairy Rocks of Nova Scotia. “greatest show in Bridgeport, Conn., the offered better facilities than could be found elsewhere. The reason for the exhibition was the approaching substitution of “electricidg,” for hanging in capital punishment. & Bailey placed the entire men- agerie, which is now in winter quarters, at the service of the scientists and detailed twenty keepers to assist in the work. Among the visitors were Dr. A. W. Jackson of..No. 15 West Sixteenth street," Dr. F. G. Welch of No. 140 West Forty-second street, Christian E. A. Greenbeck, the electrical expert, and John C. Orford, the superintendent of the Bridgeport Electric Light company. The instruments emploved were a powerful battery of forty-two Leclanche cells and a resistance box of 100,000 ohms. The experiments began at 11 o'clock inthe morning and continued till nightfall. The first animal used was a savage baboon, which fought head keeper George Conklin and three keepers furiously, and was not brought into subjection until he had severely bitten one keeper on the shoulder and torn the clothing off the arm of asecond. When secureiy tied,a sponge that was used at ing a resistance of 8,000 ohms, began to act queerly, and within half an hour showed symptoms of hydrophobia that the keepers were compelled to kill him. The wild carnivora showed a keen sensitiveness to the electric current, manifesting every systom of rage and distress when a single cell was employed. Their resistance y is high, varying from 8,000 to 10,000 ohms. <A wolf to which current was applied haunches and cried elephants proved tion of the day. a mild sat upon its piteously. The rent until twenty-eight cells were used, when until forty cells it grew smaller were reached, almost when it seemed to disap- The animal became lethargicand comatose, looking for all the like a man overcome with strong drink.< Its resistance was then: determined and found <o be 8,000 ohms—a surprisingly large figure. When re- leased and put back in his cage “the baboon became wild with rage and attacked the nearest ‘keeper, inflicting a dozen painful though not serious. scratches upon him. A tame seal was next ae upon. It came from its cage at its keeper’s call and entered the circle around which the electricians were seated. It allowed the The moment the current was applied it snapped viciously in every direction. Thescientists sprang left and trunk. When a few cells the huge beasts did not seem to perceive the fact, but when the full battery was apblied they rubbed their legs together, caressed servant and keeper alike, and squealed their apparent pleasure. ‘Their resistance varied according to the points chosen for the application of the current, but averaged 11,000 ohms. No odder sight was ever seen than an elephant, with mouth wide open, with onescientist holding a sponge on the huge tongue and a second ap- plying another spenee to the root of his tiny tail. Speaking of the experiments, Dr, F. G. Welch said that so far as demonstrating anything fof value on the capital Sablenmant question they were of little value. seems mere folly to discuss the value of the ‘electric current in the matter of capital punishment. It is a perfectly simple thing to make it instantaneously fatal if properly applied. Yet the Bridgeport ¢ xperiments were novel and mosy interesting. “Phe effect of the current upon the elephants was surprising, rd their demonstrations-of delight when receiving its full force very amusing. We used the ele phant Tom Thumb, the one Jumbo saved by throwing it off the train. The more we gave itthe mort the elephant seemed to like it, and it would have been interesting then to have applied a higher power than we possessed.” electrical fluid. The gnu, or horned horse, did not take kindly to science. When one of the servants entered its cage it attacked him so savagely that three keepers were obliged to goto his assistance. The animal showed a resistance of 11,000 ohms, and seemed paralyzed the moment the current was turnedon. ‘The other ani- mals of the same class behaved in a similar manner, lower much displayed resistance, the 7.280, the 5.080 ohms. The but oryx eland a much registering 7,000 andthe nyighau monkeys like little children. behaved very The moment they felt the current they screamed and seemed to be undergoing agony. When the wires were removed they appeared puzzled, and in three cases took up the electrodes asif to study them. A large blue monkey was so interested that when released he seized the large sponge of the electrode and in a second was tear ing it apart as if to find the current in- side. The resistance varied from 5,100 to 7,050. Thesea lion and hippopotamus were dead failures like the séal, count of the wetness of their on achides. The Smithsonian institution at Washington has sent an expedition to Nova Scotia The former displayed irritation at one and secured fac-similes of the ‘fairy rocks,” cell, while the latter took the full force on whicli are curious hieroglyphic characof the batter without wincing. ters, evidently very old, which may throw some light on the history of the early discov- | The dogs were operated upon in the eries of America. The markings ere cut in “game manner as_ those experimented upon a rock of highly polished slate, and the| fe society last fall, inta eu is about a Seton of an inch deep.| ‘with the Medico- means of aback entrance, and when dying. The man wastaken to the hos- pital, but his senses never returned, and there is no hope of his recevery. ~— >—~<—~iite—> Se eae Bismarck's Warning, terview the During an in- turned upon conversation England’s state of preparation for war against the combined naval forces of France and Russia. Prince Bismarck, it is reported, advised Lord Charles that an Anglo-French war was nearly as possible as one between France and Germany, and that if the Boulanger clique saw a possibility of beating England by a sud- den attack, they would prefer that risk to taking the chances of the terrible re- sults of a defeat by Germany. Prince Bismarck declared his readiness to conclude a defensive alliance with England. He told Beresford to strongly represent to.his government the urgent necessity that England should put her house in order. Charged With Attempted Blackmail. William Cavanaugh, for the last six years assistant secretary of State, KanSas, was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging him with blackmail. Last Monday State Printer Baker received a letter containing a copy of a bill cutting down the fees of the State printer about 25 per cent. Accompanying the bill was a oes saying that unless Baker inclosed $600 in ati envelope addressed to “John‘ Baltimore, City Postoffice,” the bill would be introduced in the Legislature. Baker sent a decoy letter, which was called for by a messenger from the. State House, who was immediately taken into custody,and said he had been directed by Cavanaugh to get the letter. Cavanaugh admitted having sent the letter, and was at once arrested, but a hearing will not behad until Monday. The affair has caused a great sensation there, Cavanaugh being one of the prominent politicians of the State. — Railroads and which will result in the death of Etrenne Deschamps as well. Juliette was only 13 age,a handsome developed for her age. who New Peru, under engagement to the Chilian government to superintend the survey ing and construction of rai:way lines from the coast cities to the interior and well points adjacent to the Argentintine is:a public. girl, is a native of France;has lived in Orleans for five years, and been on intimate terms with the Dietz family for nearly two years past. He took a fancy to the two httle girls—Juliette aged 13, and Lamance, aged 9—made them pres- out for their usual promenade Wednesday at 1 P. M., and after a long walk and rambling through the squares they reached Dr.. Deschamp’s dwelling. He girls to enter his house, and when they reached his room told Juliette to he down on the bed and_ rest herself The story which follows was told by Lamance, the only survivor. “When Juliette was lying The lines will silver mines, and ery, will be admitted The White Caps White Caps ance at North say that he was to about her father to commit suicide, and then locked the door behind her. The little girl did as she was bidden—hastened to her home—and her story so alarmed Mr. Dietz that he went at once with a friend to Deschamp’s house, but it was some distance off, and it was three-quarters of an hour after the of duty. In Indiana. Manchester, line of the Wabash and Dr. W. H. Clair was appear- Ind., on Western assaulted the road. on the principal street of the place and ordered to leave town. The White Caps beat Clair over the head and shoulders with nized someof his prosecute them. and free have made their Deschamps asked her to smell his hand- it, told her to hurry home settle- Nearly sixty engineers and over 3,000 laborers will be engaged for service in Chili next autumn. The road will probably be 2,500 miles in length. kerchief, which was evidently saturated with chloroform, for the next minute she was fast asleep. He tried to prevail on Lamance to smell the handkerchief also, but she declined to doso. He then opened the door, shoved Lamanece out of the Agents are now on the coast negotiating for nearly 10,000,000 ties and other timber. All articles, including machin- clubs and then fired bed Re- penetrate to the facilitate one of wound. on the ‘ ment of the country. ents, and often took them out walking with him in the afternoon. They started the In the Argentine Republic. A corps of American railway engineers left Chicago an Monday for Coquimbos Deschamps really is,a man of goed address and handsome features. Dr. Deschamps, asked small by the door was unlocked from within the body of Deschamps and Juliette were: found lying on the bed, the girl stone dead from chloroform and the man A Shocking Tragedy in New Orleans. A dispatch to the New York Swn from New Orleans says: “A phenomenal tragedy is that by which Juliette Dietz dentist over 60 years of age, but well preserved, looking much younger than he could not be as- not +> both. of its wet coat, conductor to the would - years of resistance door Lord Charles Beresford. the were employed creased the seal gnawed at the wires and succeeded in disengaging itself from on account acting asa the through lost her life Wednesday, The but Both the Emperor and Prince Bismarck have held long conferences with right, upsetting chairs and writing ma terial, and leaving the amphibian master of the field. When the current was in- certained the water summoned, yield to their united efforts. The policeman finally got admission to the house the sensation in every instance, except when a strong current was passed experts to fasten one roll of copper wire around its neck and a second around its tail flippers. little girl had left it before they reached it. They found the door locked, and beat on it in vain. A policeman was to be the star attracThey actually enjoyed “We had too small an electric power,” he added, “and it gave out in the midst of the experiments. We should have the end of one wire was forced into his had enough strength to have killed mouth and asecond sponge was fastened something, and this we had not, though to one of his paws. A cur vO | = Culment (OF tWOr] aamibar of animals qero at : Onn dic. cells was passed through the simian and posal. [ I believe there is talk of making was promptly resented by a fierce atthe experiment over again, and I should tempt to break the bonds and escape. like to see it done, though for my part it The irritation increased with the cur- world Times, con- place having been selected because the large number of animals confined there square, canis the skins of eight animals, being quoted at 14s. 6d. The year scientists yesterday of the Barnum & Bailey ber” is another legal fiction that is easily penetrated. An instance is as pear. tlle: A justice of sessions was ¢curious to learn whether the gra nd jury ina noted case had been unenimous of through the base of the brain and show- ducted a series of electrical experiments upon the animals at the winter quarters obtained are, however, very unprofitable, a full sized robe eighty inches value party Barnum Beauty to: magnificent coat andsisin. hat Louis and with the same results. One, after having a moderate current passed Wild Beasts Bewildered. Some of the greatest orators the world I would receive my sight; my clouded eyes _ Miss the glad radiance of the morning sun, The changing tints that glorify the skies WEEKLY. is THE ~ sil, ile, 5a revolvers at him, the bullets inflicting a painful Clair claims to have _ recog- > A shock assailants and will <t>— <I> of earthquake was felt on Monday at Bolton and Manchester, Eingland. IDR. There was no damage. GAY Hpesle was arrested in FEre- donia, Kansas,on Monday, on a charge of swindling. His method was to request notes from his patients, which were not to be paid until a cure was effected. He » would then negotiate the notes. It is thought that he has realized about $45,000 by his operations. CORY ANE |