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Show v'TT THE SALT LAKE TIM' E' ' S. " " 4 J VOLX "l2 PAGES SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, PHI DAvTj AN U A RV 0, 1801. lPAGES NO. 87. orations which delight thousand ol Americans. Arranged around on ros wood shelves are. several thousand s of handsomely bound hooks, em-bracing tho choicest of tho world's liter-tnr-tho library being especially com-plete ill historical works. Tim law col-lection in also largo and well selected. Here is Mr. Dcjiew's workshop, a private hall loading to tho reception room and allowing him easy access to visitors. In the roar is a smaller room, with shelve filled with political and general pamph-lets and files of iinporlimt journals. Returning to the hull, the reception room is reached, where abovo walls hung with Louis Seize gold embroidered satin are delicate fiie.tcs in cream col-ored papier inache relief. Tho furniture is mainly of tho Seventeenth century ! OF DR. DEPEW'S HOME. HE HAS FOR SOME TIME BEEN LIVING AT A HOTEL. i In the Meantime the Plaaterer, the Gla- - leni, the Decorator anil the Painter Have Ileen at Work, anil They Have Miide 111. lloune I'riirtiritll a New One. (Special CorntKponiliincM. New Your. ' -- Or. Channcpy M. Depew, orator, railroad president and candidate for the Republican prosideti- - tial nomination, hits just taken posses-sion of his home again at No. 43 West Fifty-fourt- h street, near Fifth avenue. For more than sis months Dr. Depew Jiff and embraces some rare pieces in carved rosowood. On a mantel is a wonderful j piece of mechanism in the shape of miniature locomotive, the machinery ol which revolves on a lever being moved. A cabinet of rare c testifies to Mr. Depew's tasto as collector while on his frequent visits abroad. A feature of tho interior is a broad open stairway, with elaborately carved railings, mounting which one reaches the sleeping apartment of tho family, now consisting of Mr. nnd Mrs. Depew and Chauncey, Jr., agou 11 years; Mrs. Depew's two little nieces (daughters of her dead brother, Mr. V. A. liegeman), and her mother, Mrs. William liege-man. Tho front room with bow win-dow overlooking the street, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Depew, is finished taste-- ! fully in delicate salmon color, with pspier mache frieze of a lighter shade and doors of terra eutta. The furniture is of walnut and Italian marble, the arrangement of the bow window being particularly elegttnt. i Dainty etchings and beautiful paintings iyii My.' MR. DErEW'S REMODEI.KD RESIDKNTE. was banished from his household by a small army of plasterers, carpenters and other mechanics, who took complete possession before the geuial doctor's de-- partnro for Europe early in the year. They held the place against all comers long after Mr. Depew's return, compel-ling that gentleman to tako' refuge with his family at' a hotel, Tho workmen have at last given way, however, and the improvements they wrought are so substantial and wonderful that Dr. De-- pew feels himself more than repaid for his temporary banishment His man- - j sion is practically a new ono. The big, brown stone building was formerly occupied by Burgeon General William Hammond, and was always dis-tinguished from the neighboring build-- : ings by its striking exterior. The differ- - ence has become more marked than ever now that it is crowned by an additional story. A Gothic gable now surmounts an additional bow window, with brown ' stone pilasters and carried capitals. The change is even greater in the in-terior than on the outside, as the house has been, in its main parts, entirely re-modeled and newly furnished. Entering-th-rough the heavy outside oaken doors, the first impression is of the ex-quisite taste with which the broad and . lofty hall has been furnished. There are old Italian chairs, a quaint ly carved card receiver and a mediieval suit of armor at the foot of the great stairway. A number of paintings, among others Gil-bert Stuart's portraitof Washington, are so disposed as to give the best possible effects. Tlm walls are finished in terra cotta, with gilt acorns iu relief, and the floor is A CORNER IN THE DRAWING ROOM. help make up the luxurious view which meets "our Chaunceys" eyes as he awakes each morning. His dressing room to the right is finished in flesh col-ors and is complete in all the conven-ience of the toilet. Adjoining it is a prettily fnrniPjd room with light blue walls and ceiling, where Chauncey, Jr., sleeps and dreams of political struggles in which he is as much interested as hit father. Educated at home, he has de-veloped a passion for political and his-torical studies, and always surpasses in knowledge of those subjects boys several years older than himself. It would bo difficult to picture a more charming room than that of Mrs. Hego-- man, with walls of old red and dado of olive green, the frieze representing scenes " from Fougera's tales, painted in antique style. The furniture is in rosewood, and the floor, as in the other rooms, of inlaid woods oak, walnut and ebony. j The sitting room opposite is a Japa-nese room, and is furnished in keeping with the general design. Walls and ceiling are elegantly decorated in Japa- - nese style, and the result is decidedly pleasing. An ebony cabinet filled with curiosities from Japan, and vases, fans and other curios of that country, make the room a truly oriental one. The third story was formerly devoted to the serv-- 1 ants' use, but finding themselves cramped for room Mr. Depew decided last sum- - mer to enlarge the building. This was done under the supervision of Architect James R. Ware, by whom another story was added and a bow window placed in the third story.- Other changes in this story were also made, and the result has been tho creation of several handsome guest chambers, which will be furnished in harmony with the rest of the house. The main stairway has been extended to the fourth story, which will hereof tei be occupied by the servants. mmmMMf- - THE STAIRCASE. of inlaid mosaic in variegated colors. Turning to the right, the first apartment is the drawing room, an artistic tri-umph. The walls are finished in red and gold, with a particularly fine blue and gold ornamental frieze, copied from the celebrated Bayeux tapestry. The floor, of polished inlaid woods, is covered with rich Persian and Turkish rugs, some of them marvels of design nnd color. The furniture is chiefly, Louis Seize and Chip-pendale in various shades, but all har-monizing with trie, general tone of the room. Noticeable among the art works is the piece by Eadeua, which won distinction nt the Paris exposition representing Guttenberg, the inventor of printing, and an apprentice a present to Mr, Do-pe-from Joseph Pulitzer. Paintings by eminent American and European art-ists are memoirs, among them being some noted works. Curtains of corn colored embroidered satin hang from be-neath hammered brass grilles, and pass-ing through them the music room is reached.. Finished in gold and white, with furniture in tho same colors, this is one of the prettiest of tho many apart-ments in the house; and here at her grand piano Mrs. Depew is among liar- - ' monious surroundings. j At one side, in a glass case, is the Sevres vase presented to Mr. Depew by the French government ' to comment- - orate his oration at the unveiling of the Bartholdi statue, Further along on the same side of the hall is the spacious din-- ing room,' whtre forty guests can be seated The walls of dark red are in keepyig with the massive mahogany furniture, and annronriara nimttions ' A COZY NOOK. The most marked characteristic of the interior is the great elegance of the fin-ishing, in which to a profusion of beau-tiful articles is joined an artistic arrange-ment and a luxurious combination of form and color. Originally it had been intended to give a house warming early in November, but the workmen wi re backward and did not finish their contract in time. Therefore it will not be until late in December that the contemplated house warming will be given, and in the meantime all the artis-tic beauties of the household will remain covered up. He nr yJo h ns in . Ont3 of the wealthiest real estate men in Texas is Milton Sterrett, of Houston, a negro. He owns several large plan-tations, a handsome residence, and is worth $400,000. In the days before tho rrar he was a waiter on a rivea-- boat in Greek, Latin, French' and English form a frieze. A large mahogany side-board contains a display of rare china and porcelain, much of which is of his-torical interest' Crossing the hall the library, a large room furnished entirely after Egyptian design, is reached, where from the ceil-ing in bine, black and gold look down the sacred ibis and crocodile, while the face of one of the Maroulis watchut ' Xrom a painting the nrenarution of thoet ' V-t r,.f convenience to the home dressmaker. The price is from (id cents to $1.10 a yard, according to quality, and it cun be found in all colors white, pale blue and pink, gold color, cherry, brown and black. To use it so that there will bo no thick, unwieldy seams tho cottou should lie snipped ont along the edges, and when the seam i sewn it ought to be pressed down with a hot iron. Many ladies, particularly those who wear short wraps, jackets and loose cloaks, make a little sleeveless vest of silk, lined with this quilted satin, and wear it on going out It is a good pro-tector against pneumonia and kindred uflectiona. Ouvk Uarpeic HENRY VILLARD. " DRESS OF CHILDREN. OLIVE HARPER TELLS SOME INTER-ESTING THINGS TO MOTHERS. The Fuuiitleroy Suit It lire Gune Out for Hoy, and Scotch and RiiMian Have , Come In I)rMc. for Little Girl and Those of Larger Grontli. ' (Specini Correspondence.) New Yonic w. Tho time has gone by for Faun?roy suits, which har-rowed the souls of the poor little wear- - era, and now the styles for small boys have a leaning toward the Scotch and Russian, being alxrat equally- divided. The Scotch has a velvet cap, with the Brief Sketch of Hi Antecedent, Career and Character. Special Correspondence.) New Yoiik, Dec. 4. So many and so contradictory stories have leen circu-lated and printed about Henry Villard during tho panicky condition-o- f Wall street that tho general public, terming its opinions as it does from what it hears and reads in the newspapers, must bo greatly puzzled as to tho antecedents and character of the man. He has been a prominent, often a leading, financier in Europe and this country for six-teen years, and more than half that time has been a power in the monetary market of America and Germnnv. ! v i FOB TTIR LITTLE ONES. I traditional heron's plume, a kilted skirt I and a little Inverness topcoat, with . several little overlapping capes, a rathoi pretty but most enmbersne garment. ; The Russian costume is made nsually of velutina, with a little blouse shaped overcoat belted in and bordered with fur of some description and belted with tho same. There is a cap something the form of a polo cap, bnt deeper, and this ! has a wide band of fur. The little trousers are gathered in at the knees and a lovely pair of top boots are worn with it, just such as any boy would feel himself a bigger man than his father in. The coat is sometimes lined with fur, but is not so healthy as when lined with fleecy Jersey flannel, which makes it both light and warm. The outside material can be of cloth, serge, cheviot, tweed or camel's hair, as well as of velvet. The distinctive features are its blouse shape and belt and borderings of fur. Any mother can make this easily. No other overcoat is to be worn with it It is suitable for boys from four to eight years old. It is very difficult to dress a little girl ' in a short winter garment without hav--' ing her look like an overgrown doll baby. The picture of the little sister shows how one looks, but as there are as many ideas as mothers I present this, saying it is made of dark blue serge, trimmed with velvet of the same hue. There is no warmth or protection to the lower limbs ,in guch a garment, and the little wearei 4 . should have warm woolen drawers ex-- I tending to her feet, and leggings besides in the coldest days. The quaint Greeny way picture gowns' and cloaks and hats are still the best and He was born iu the old cathedral town of Hpeyer in 1833, the only son of a civil judge who afterward became a justice of the supreme court of Bavaria. One of his two sisters died early, and the other is the wife of a general in tho German army who not long since represented tho Bavarian government at the court of Berlin. His family is distinguished and related to some of the most influential personages in tho empire, where he en-joys the highest esteem and favor. He was carefully educated, having been grad-uated at the Gymnasium of his native city before 17. AVhile studying at the University of Munich he became so dis-satisfied with the political oppression (his tendencies had from the first been democratic) prevailing in Germany at that time that he immigrated to the New World, where some of his more liberal kinsmen had preceded him. Eighteen when he arrived here, and bent on mak-ing a place for himself, he assumed the name of Villard his own being Hilgard lest he should bring discredit on his family by s. He achieved suc-cess so much earlier than he had antici-pated that he found the resumption of his patronymic extremely inconvenient. He has, therefore, kept tho name of his adoption, making no secret of the fact, familiar to all his friends and most of his acquaintances. Iu the west he showed a strong bias toward journalism, and speedily master-ing English became correspondent, one after another, of the leading newspapers of the republic. His service was most valuable. He formed intimacies with the principal public questions and men tf the day, and exercised a potent influ-ence privately and publicly. On the oreaKing out or the war he joined the army and furnished admirable accounts of many of the most memorable occur-rences of the strife, and won wide repu-tation thereby. At 30 he married Miss Fanny Garrison, sole daughter of Will-iam Lloyd Garrison, the apostleof eman-cipation, and soon after went to Europe. where at intervals he has since spent much of his time. He continued to wriu for the daily and periodical press until 1873, when, as he was living at Weis-bade-he interested himself in Ameri-can securities, and so formed the ac-quaintance of many prominent bankers of Frankfort and Berlin. This led to his return to the United States as their agent, and to his protectipn of their in-terests in certain defaulted bonds, also to his organization of the Oregon Rail-way and Navigation company, by which he and his intimates made a great deal of money, and which has paid dividends from the start, j By this time (1879) he had gained broad fame as an able nnd brilliant financier, and his completion of the Northern Pacific road and his adminis-tration of its affairs gave him a national and transatlantic reputation. He was most general fashion for children, and it is hard indeed to pass one of the deal little wearers without wanting to stop and kiss the sweet little face. Dark green flannel or velvet with a fur bordering, and a green beaver felt hat covered with fluffy plumes, make of a little girl a very bud, all rosy and pink, and a picture of beauty. Brown cloak and hat make one look like a cuuning little sparrow, and, in fact, every new color on a dear little girl makes you think of some other pleasant thing. For larger girls different shaped gar-ments are necessary, bnt good taste should make them simple in form, grace-ful and loose enough to permit of growth as well as free movement. Those who have growing children should remember that often when a child is between twelve ami fifteen he or she will out-grow a garment in three mouths. Allow-ance should be made for that sudden growth in length and in the length of the sleeve particularly, for it looks much better to have them rather too long at first than to see five or six inches of bare wrist showing later. A very pretty dregs for a growing girl is made of plaid wool, made on the bias, The sleeves, of velvet or velutina. being full, are naturally rather longer than the arm, and if tho young wearer out-grows it a Himple band of trimmino, lengthens the bottom and a wider cut! answers for the sleeve. The old device of letting down tucks is at best a poor one, as the places always show. The best place is to lengthen the dress from the bottom. Avery pretty redingote fora little girl of from twelve to sixteen is made of dark at the acme of his renown and pros--j perity when, at the close of 1883, he lost the bulk of his' fortune, estimated at r,000,)00 or sffi.ooo.OOO, and resigned the presidency of the corporations he had controlled. At this time he was vigorously attacked by men who had suffered by the decline of the securities he had managed. But his friends have always claimed that he acted in the most honorable manner; that he sacri- - Seed $1,000,000 trying to protect his friends, and that he was the heaviest loser of all by the downward course of the market. Broken in health by his long labors and hard struggle, he went abroad with his family for rest and recuperation, and remained two years. The Germans retained complete faith in his abilities in spite of his reverses, and evinced their esteem and admiration for him in every way possible. They bought more and more largely of the Northern Pacific se-curities, and when he came back to New York he was again, through them, the controller of the road. He returned to Wall street, and had more friends than before. Now that the stocks known as tho Vil-lar-the Northern Pacifio, the North American, and the Euison General Ele-ctrichave materially declined owing to the reckless speculations of Loudon, Vil-lard has once more been assailed. But his admirers hold that he is as untainted as ever by any just reproach. He may be too confident, too sanguine, they say, but ho has stood firmly by bis friends; he has not disposed of his securities; he has not acted a double part. V'illard'a return to America, leaving his family in Germany, is due to the fact that he be-lieves his presence here may do good. Paul It Cleveland. FOR YOUNG GIRLS. prnne vigogne, wi :h sleeves of velvet in ' a darker shade. Hie little Medici collar and pointed belt are of the same. Down the front is a double row of little dark amethyst buttons, round in shape. The j mime ornament the sleeves. The design is a pretty one, and if the i weather is very cold a cape of the same ' material or of Astrakhan or any other fur can be worn; or a drab coachman's cajie can bo also worn. A simple prin-cess dress pattern i tb" stvle of flip redingote, and can be cut by it, only one allowance must bo made for the thick lining which should be 'put in. There Are silk, satin aud farmer satiu linings, quilted neatly with cotton, to be bv the yard This is a very great PAIR WOMAN'S SMILES. UNDER THEIR INFLUENCE THE VOT-ER ABANDONS HIS PARTY Ilnw Mm. Hellumy Ntiirer t'undurteil Iter Hiubiinrt' t'anvitm fer Cunere and llronulit lllm In a Winner Lady Oliuielilll and Mr. Glatlntone. The presence of woman in the field of politics is a part of the evolutionary process that has been going ou over since Susan D. Anthony beguu to agitato tho right of her sex to suffrago. During the recent campaign three or fonr hundred ladies of New York farmed an organiza-tion mid worked assiduously to prevent tho of Mayor Grant. Who can estimate (he power they wielded through husbands, brothers and sweet- - hearts at the polls? How many women throughout the country took sides on the McKinloy tariff., studied its features and helped to bring about the results of the late lively campaign? j Fhe directed hor special efforts to the thon-sim- Iid elth--r )Houally or (hroustii their f:it tiers oed a ilflit of prmit-ud- to the old man Among thorn whom hn tried to i) to vote 'or Mr. fnirer was an old fanner of Ktandi Democratic fait li. Without Introducing herself ahu presented every posaihlo plea for her husband, but the old farmer merely shooIt hi bead. Kbe dlacowirod ho wo French, and argued villi him In hi n.Uivo tongue. Thin lunched a oft place in his lie. lit. Bin-- found out that he w as one of the wine makers her father had lirounlit from France and enabled to get the farm he then occupied. When she announced that the was Maria, the daughter of old Nick, tlm man nlnumt dropped to his knees In the exuhrriiiu1 of his Joy. Not only (lid he cml iwlile party fealty, hut he iwed all lila Influence to (tain voU for Air. Htorer. Thus Micro was hardly a family who owed their home to tho generosity ot old Nick Lontfworth that the daughter did not hco in pcrion and plead for RUe port for her huslvind. It ia aaid that tho eanva.ia cost her $i?,tXH); but the result wan seen on eleo-tio- n day, when a Democratic diatrlct considered safe for 5.00 (rare a Republican candidate a majority of 2,00u. Scores of other women may bo men-tioned who have left a strong impress in the world of politics. To Lady Randolph Churchill, an American girl, and tho daughter of Leonard Jerome, of New York, is due tho of her husband to tho house of commons. Mrs. Gladstone has more than once boon heard ou the same platform with her "Grand Old Man," and she always makes a personal canvass in his behalf. Mrs. Governor Pickens, of South Caro-lina, formerly the beautiful Lucy of Texas, vas a famous helpmeet in election time. On one 'Kcasion a rough but gallant member of the legis-lature was present at her reception, She beckoned to him to take a seat by her side, bnt ho excused himself on tho ground that he had been eating onions! Disappearing from the room for a mo-ment, on her return she again called to him, adding, "Major, you needn't have any hesitation; I've been eating onions, A J - too. lne old tellow sat uowu, and siie poured a flood of eloquence into his ear as only a woman knows how, winning him completely over. "By Jnpiter!" he remarked to a companion, as ho left the mansion, "tho man who wont suppoto tho husband of sech a purty woman ought to be kicked out of his deestrict." If space permitted it would be pleasant to recall episodes iu the political careers HON. DFM.AMY STORKR. One there certainly is who in her own quiet way turned back a Demo-cratic tide, defeated u popular candi-date, elected hei husband to congress in the face of what; seemed hopeless odds, and who has illustrated the superb gen-eralship of whijh woman is capable in whatever sho undertakes, especially j when the man she loves best is inter-ested. Her homo is iu the suburbs of Cincin-nati, a part of tho First Ohio district, iu which tlio normal Democratic majority .has frequently run up to 4,000 and 5,000 Uhd'never fallen below 1,600. The Demo-- crats nominated for Congress Mr. Otway Cosgrove, a brilliant young lawyer. The Republicans selected Bellamy Ktorer, also a lawyer and the son of a distin-guished jurist now deceased. " Although h MirrAJ ihi not rich himself, he had married the daughter flf Nicholas Longworth, the ' heiress of immense wealth. Now the name of Longworth is as familiar to the people of Ohio and the west as a house-- , hold word. The original "Nick," as he was famil-iarly called, emigrated from Scotland to Cincinnati early iu the century, when was known as Losantiville. Trading with both Indians and whites ' he acquired a large amount of real es- -j tate, then wild and unproductive, but which as the village expanded into a 'city became of enormous value. This land desconded to his son, also named Nicholas, by whom immense vineyards were established. The men he brought lady chtrchill electioneerin. of women like Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. Eliza Hendricks, Jessie Fremont, Dolly Madison, and others whose names are familiar in the United States, for they all illustrate the new influences at work in shaping the policy of t he nation. Felix G. de Fontaine. from Europe to assist in their care ho treated most generously, and hundreds of poor people by his kindness became owners of their homes, prospered and raised large families. Growing up among those was his daughter Maria, and it will be seen later on how she turned their friendship to account. When her father died he left $10,000,000 to be equally divided between her brother and herself, and by natural de--I velopment and judicious investment her own share is now worth more than that sum. Without going into the details of her life, Maria Longworth, having married Mr. Storer, decided during the present year to run her husband for congress. He reminded her of the large Democratic majority to be overcome. That didn't matter to her; sho merely told him to get tho nomination and she would at- -' tend to the rest. Storer was nominated, and she did "attend to the rest." Inde-pendent of the Republican campaign committee, his wife established a bureau of her own. Naturally they didn't lika this, for they had expected to see soma of Storer's money outside of legitimate expenses, and a few of them therefore felt little interest in the election. Mrs. Storer didn't euro. In a businesslike way she gathered trusty lieutenants around her, asked what was required and royally honored the requisition. Then she began a littlo personal can-vass "all by herself.'' The ward poli-ticians wero invited to dainty suppers in j MR. LONOtlORTH'8 DAUGHTER. "the grand mansion on the hill," where they talked over the situation with Mr. Storer, while the wife, taking a conveyance, started out on a sixial campaign among the old friends of her father and brother soliciting votes for her husband, "because he had married a Longworth." For every one she had bright smiles and winning ways, and what else was to be expected than that they should go to the family altar and renew their allegiance to old Nick Longworth, because they had been bi-- i daueb"r M;iri-.- ' ne, too, had been held in loving re-membrance as much through loyalty to her generous father as for the gracious manner in which sho had continued the good work. In describing this part of her remark-able campaign a correspondent savs: iLM YEAliS A MAKlAb. A MAN WHO HAS BEEN INSANU TELLS HOW THE FEELING SEEMS.' tie Explain HI Peculiar Hallucination. ' lteean M lining Over Immortality Hi Fad Wa to Get Klch by ltalalng Bad-ish- e All Men Keem to Belli Kiiemle. I was once insane, and I often mnsa over my experience. There are of course many kinds of insanity. Some mental disorders take place so gradually that even tho closest companions of the vic-tim are at a loss to remember when the trouble began. It must have been this way in my case. One evening, after an oppressively warm day, a day when I experienced more fatigue from the heat than ever before or since, I sat on my porch fanning myself. "This arm that is now in motion,'' I mused, "must on of these days bo dust. I wonder how long will the time be." Then I mused upun the evidence I had of immortality. I could do things that other people could not accomplish. I had gone through battle after battle, and though bullets sang and struck around me as thick as hail, yet I remained uninjured. I had passed through epi-demics of yellow fever. My idea gained strength as I mused, and I was convinced that I should live forever. No, this can not be, for death follows all men alike. Yes, I am to die like other inon, and I believe that it is my duty to make the most of life; to make money and enjoy myself, and to educate my children. I wanted to be rich, and I began to study over an imaginary list of enterprises. THE EAMSII SCHEME. At last I hit lon radishes. Peopla must have radishes. They should be in every shop. They could bo dried and sold in winter. I would plant fifty acres with radish seed, and people all over the country would refer to me as the "radish king." i would form a radish syndicate, and buy up all the radishes and travel and be admired. I hastened to the house to tell my wife that she was soon to be a radibh queen. At the breakfast table I said, "Julia, how would yon like to be a radish queen? "A what!" she exclaimed. I explained my plan of acquiring great wealth, and during the recital she be-- , haved so curiously that I was alarmed,. I feared that she was losing her mind. Finally she seemed to nndurstand. She agreed with me, but told me not to say anything more about it. After break-fast I saw her talking earnestly with her father, and I know that she was ex-plaining to the old gentleman how she intended to pay his debts when I be-came known as the radish king. The old man approached me with much con-cern, and told me that I needed rest and that I must not think of business. He was old and sadly worried, and I promised him that I would not think of business. Pretty soon I went out to in-spect my radish kingdom. Looking round I saw the old man following me( From the field I went to the village. I f approached a friend and 1 told him how" I intended to become rich. Ho seemedj grieved, and I saw at ?nce that he was) contemplating the same enterprise. It seemed mean that he should take advan-tage of me and 1 told him so. He tried to explain, but he made mo so angrjr that I would have 6trnck him if my father-in-la- had not come up and sepa-rated us. . ( CtniED AT LAST. ' I tried to calm myself, but could not.' Those who had been my friends proved ' to be my enemies, and I was determined to be avenged; but before 1 could exe-cute my will I was seized by several men. My father-in-la- did not attempt to rescue me, and I hated him. I was taken to prison. My wife came to see me, but she did not try to have me re leased. I demanded a trial, but no law yer would defend me. j Then I realized that the entire conv munity was against me. I became bo wroth that my anger seemed to hang over me like a dark cloud. It pressed me to the floor, and held me there. Mea came after a long time and took me away, I thought, to aoother prison. One day a cat came into my cell, and I trirdF " to bite her. She made the hair fly, butj I killed her. . I don't know how long I remained here, but one morning the sun rose and shone in at me through the window. It! ' seemed to bo the first time that I had seen tho great luminary for months. A mist cleared from before my eyes. My brain began to work, and suddenly I re-alized that I had been insane. I called the keeper, and when he saw me he ex-claimed, "Thank heaven!" and grasped tny hand. ' I was not long in putting on another suit of clothes ami turning my face to-ward home. A physician said that I was cured, and everybody seemed bright and happy at my recovery. I went home My wife fainted when 6he saw me and learned that I had recovered my mind. 1 asked for my little children, and two big boys and a young lady came, forward and greeted me. ' 1 had been in the asy-lum twelve years. Pearson's Weekly. Noted a a Desiyner. Clarence Banks, son of a Georgia but reared and educated in Spring-field, O., is somewhat noted as the only colored designer in the United States or as f;ir as heard from in the world. His history is quite romantic. Sev-eral years ago the school authorities of Springfield of-fered a prize to the pupil who should get up the largest number of original designs, and tho prize was won by a little CLARENCE BANKS. Kill, who made twenty-three- . When this was told in the colored school of that city a colored boy promptly declared that he could produce twice as many, aud to the amazement of the teachers he did it. Some of his designs were so nnique and original that they were widely ex-hibited, and he produced many more for wall paper, oilcloth, glass windows, book covers, etc. which wero exhibit-ed at the New Orleans Cotton centen-nial. The bov's mother. Mrs. Sadie Banks, a caterer, soon saved money ' enough to give Clarence a term at the Cincinnati art school, where he won high honors. He then went to New York, where he has done some very good work, though prevented by his color aud age he is now but 18 from getting a first class position. Clarence is of pure African blood ex-cept for a trace of Indian, as his mater-nal grandfather was a chief of the Dela-ware tribe. The Indians often exhibit great skill in designs for their mocca-sins, canoes and other articles, and the Delawares are among the foremost in that line. Clarence's father was born a slave on a plantation near Macon, Ga., and located in Springfield soon after the war. An Old Man'i Queer Ailment. It has long been supposed that certain kinds of diseases are the peculiar affliction of infants and children. Yet the ailments sometimes break over their limits and assail the constitution of those to whom age was thought to have brought immu- - nity. A recent unfortunate is Mr. George C. Gardiner, of Huntington, L. I., who is just recovering from a severe attack of whooping cough. Mr. Gardi--! tier is 72 years of age, and is not at all pleased at the idea of being bothered with a "baby" illness. African Wit. Stanley told a friend a story which illustrates tho African's quickness of re-tort. "I was talking with oue of the Ugangas," said Stanley "while a monkey the native had tamed was jumping from limb to limb of a tree near by. In a spirit of fun I said: 'You aro not so very much unlike monkeys. You Ugangas speak to each other after a fashion, and the monkeys make signs to each other. They understand each other, and that's all you can do when you talk. Neither you nor the monkeys know anything that is going on outside of these great forests.' "The Uganga man thought for a irnv ment, and then ran np to themctukey, that had perched on a low limb near ns. Bending over the monkey, the man bler on the monkey's back, separating the fur , as a furrier does in exhibiting a skin to a purchaser. Then he turned to me and pointed with a triumphant gesture to tne monkey, saying. 'Monkey skin whiteji ' Uij-n- ga man's black.' " New York Sun In the Crimea a small catacomb has been found at Kertsch, tlio walls covered with frescoes showing Greek gods and acenes from ancient Greek life. There it) an inscription in antique Gretk letters. ' ber is trebled and quadrupled in a long list of the moreelaborate establishments, but these in their turn do not reach the enormous retinue of an English aristo cratic meuago. To be able, therefore, to slip in a trained maid for a few hours or a day or two would often be of great value to an American mistress, and it would seem that some of tho various women's em-ployment societies on this side of the Atlantic might introduce the service with success, New York TLiars, ' ilutl a ui'nre. "You know I met you in the post-offi-the other day?" he queried "Yes." "And you introduced me to a friend of yours?" "Yes." "Well, I hadn't known him ten min-utes when ho wanted to borrow $20 of me." "Of conrse. That's why I introduced him!" Detroit Free Press. I Barbers were formerly also snrgeons; that is, so far as blood letting was con-cerned The stripes on tht poles are emblematical of the bandages used in biittog np the arm after blood letting. |