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Show THE BEE. difficult roulades and rich cadences, triumph indeed! What is this stran 'a pain that comei and sheexecntes it faultlessly. Onj no her in the very height of her glory, moment her tones are. soft as the dte piicting her au.l making fame seem nightingales; the next breaking into incomplete? tumultuous fubiess. A kneel; on her door, and lmr maid h- The audience it hushed, and scarce-lcoma to hur, lute as it is, with a note, a programme flutters, and then She takes it .with listless lingers, bul bursts forth in tremendous applause. In the midst of it her eyes, half dazed suddenly jtr eyes bum and thocoloi surges back to her p.ilo cheek. It ii with the intoxication of success, wander over the house. In the pit, close merely a card a mans card but its back iu hasty linen to the footlights, they meet another scrawled with a lead pencil arc the words: pair a pair that bring back old assolm coma back to you iu the ciations, old thoughts, old memories, old May likeness that you knew? long before this great, wonderful It was signed simply, Donglas,tou-de- r achievement was dreamed of. and true. The last notes of the prima donnas And he came back to her on the mor-ocadenza die away in passionate thrillin tho old likeness, only with eyes ing. that were somewhat graver grown and Flowers are showered upon tli that had a streak or two like a stage; wreaths, pyramids, loose (hair silver artery running through it; and The lofty dome reverberbunches. ms ho held her hand and looked down ates with the wild npi-usLadies wave their lace handkerchiefs; glove i into her eyes tho successful woman suddenly found out what it was that Bplit asunder in their wearers en was lacking and why it was that the thusiasm. It is an ovation. Cries oj Encore! Bis! Encore! rend the air. perfect fulfilling of her ambition bail The is iu ag ;not satisfied her womans heart. The whole vast opera-hous." " , i lias Lome its fruit.' Your husband must boast French blood, in his veins, forsooth!- Have I, then, none in mine? Did you not mingle yours with mine the very blood of Pierre Duval himself? Ah, Marie, keep your vow to your dead father, and, keeping it, give yourself i - - i to me! In silent rapture Mari listened to the words; but, as her arms close-- , . clasped themselves about his neck, he ; knew that he had won his cause, and that she had gone over forever to the enemy! Saturday Night. A Coupon of 1776. : . ' i - Cornelius Holton, of 435 Fifth ave- due, this city, called upon Mayor Strong in New York yesterday and pre-- : sented for payment a coupon clipped from an old water bond issued by New York City on March 5, 1776. The coupon called for the payment to bearer of four shillings and was signed by Benjamin Blagge as clerk. Mr.' Holton said that it was through his wife, who was formerly the widow of Dr. A. Barnes, of Greenwich, Conn:, that he got the coupon. She had received it from her grandfather many years ago. Mayor Strong said there was no fund from which the coupon could be honored, so he referred Mr. Holton to the City Chamberlain. General McCook; knew of no fund from whioh payment could be made, so the holder was in turn referred to Controller Fitch. There the question of the citys liability was raised. Deputy Controller Lyons said that the issue of bonds iq question was authorized by the conn mon council four months before thq Declaration of Independence wa signed. He expressed the opinion that the successors of King George were the responsible parties from whom interest should be collected. So Mr. Holton returned to his home without his four shillings. Brooklyn Eagle. i - , r - ' Protecting Iron'Agalnst Kust. A new process for the protection of iron against the injurious action of rust has been suggested by M. Deninger, a, Dresden chemist. It consists of treating the iron with a solution of which forms a coating of of iron, uniform and impercyanide meable to water, and of such a nature as to protect effectively the iron covered. The operation, applied on a large scale, has already given good results. The following is the method adopted in practice; The solution is d mixed with a varnish, to which. has been added a little turpentine or benzol, so as to cause a very homogeneous emulsion, which can be The evap-- ! applied without difficulty. oration of the alcohol leaves the flaxseed varnish, which forms a coat protecting the cyanide of iron which is deposited upon the iron. There is no necessity, says the Industrial World, of previously preparing the iron beyond the removing of beds of rust too, thick to admit of the action of the ferro-- ! cyanide. . ferro-cyanid- e, , . . flax-see- y I rni CO UP INTO THE SUNSHINE. Dwell who will In the valley below, I go up Into the sunahlnel Free and warm aal glad Is Its play, Light and life are in every ray, Burning to brighter and brighter day, Let who will In the valley stay, I go up Into the sunshine! I Mists are down In the valley below, Shadow and cloud wave to and fro, The rivers go creeping, sluggish and slow, The verv winds have forgotten to blow. Dwell who will In the valley below, I go up into the sunshine! e. Down In the valley tread listless feet. The pulses move with a measured beat, The senses are steeped with a calm un- meet. The soul is lulled with an opiate sweet. Let who will In the valley retreat, I go up Into the sunshine! e Ledger. uproar. The singer, flushed with victory, reappears from the wings and bows her thanks and appreciation, then hurriedly retires. But no! They will noli have it so. She must sing again. The cries of Encore! are louder than before. i Oh, do you think she will not; come again? cries a lady, nervously, as the wild storm continues without On the golden summit the morning sings, Lllxe a glad bird pluming his radiant wings, The torrents flash like living things. Sparkling and foaming, the . rivulet springs. Every bright drop like ajoybell rings. I go up into the sunshinel f There in the veins the life currents flow, The heart with fervor is all aglow. ' Trumpet calls the wild breezes blow, The soul like a warrior would go Stay who will in the valley below,. I go up into the sunshLnel A Novel PlKtol. A curious story is that of an incident in the early life of Marshall Tidd, tho famous gun builder of Woburn, Mass., xvlio made liis first firearm out of a spike .sixty-tlire.years ago. When Marshall. was ten years old his father diel, and he was apprenticed to a shoemaker. On tho day when the Boston & Lowell Bailroad ran its first train through Woburn the boy was one of the spectators.;. Ho picked up a spike, and the idea ocourredto him that it could be fashioned into a pistol barrel. A blacksmith cut off the ends of the spike, and Marshall then bored it 'on his brothers lathei He found a piece of hoop iron, and fastening one end iu a vice, made a spiral of the metal. Wher ho got tho shapethat seemed best ho made a tool to cut tho inside of tho barrel. This pistol barrel was mounted on a stock that,ex-tend- s tho entire leugth of the barrel. in The hammer is very a design, striking percussion cap nip pie. He sold the weapon to anothei boy for $3, ibnl it was lost sight of foi e response. , She must. Shecannot refuse. But what is this? The cantutrice has laid aside every gem, the flashing 0099000000003000000000000 Fame And a Woman's Heart, fires are gone from her bosom, from, her hair, her arms she in shorn of al her ornaments and the white flesh gleams bave and creamily above the fall of her lace. Stepping softly, she comes to the very edge of the stage. Then she folds her hands npon her breast, and, without accompaniment, sings a simple ballad that stirs every heart in the o ST VIRGINIA NILES LEEDS. o o 0090030000000000000000000 had chosen. Fame was to be her. part and she would dedicate audience.' Could you comeback to me, Douglas, herself to her art.! Douglas, The goddess of In the old i;kenpps that I knew, the laurel wreath I would be so faithful and loving, Dougshould take thej las, teres Douglas, Douglas, tender and true. of and place penates, and she comes into tin A tender would live alone face of the expression prima donna, as she sings, for fame. So she and her eyes,' seeking out a certain 'studied diligently with the finest mas-;- 1 spot, dwell there. The rich trills am ters until her rich voice was culti-- j roulades of the operatic pieces fade vated to the highest point and she' and grow dim beside the almost pain- could hold a mighty audience in thrall. ful sweetness of the simple ballad. There had never been, a moment of Her very soul seemed to rise and fall discouragement throughout the long with the ebb and flow of the strain. II process, tedious as it seemed, for, was replete with gentleness, sadness with ambition spreading the sails and and an infinite, unconscious longing. glory at the helm, the course was al4 There was scarcely a dry eye in ths ways fair and promising' and the audience. Those who had sweet, haven close at hand. liad Many lender memories were living theca sought her hand since success hadj over again, while those across whose shone upon her, but stm had dismissed path no shadow as yet had fallen realthem all with a disdainful shrug.' ized 'suddenly and acutely what tragij T lere had been one in days gone by life might have in store but why speak of that now? She hadj possibilities (for them. declined him of her own "qveet will None understood the apparent only another small sacrifice on the al-- j change in the mood of the singertar of her ambition. And now she it was not a mood at all, only in the zenith of her success. She) possibly la trick, a coup de theater, put on iu makes her debut on the greatest stage, 'coquettish affectation after her ovation, in the world for there is no one quite so proudly There is a rustle and hum among; vain and maniere as your truly great the audience, and programmes flutter artist. like the wings of white birds. But when she was at home alone A hush follows the hum as the pri-m- a -- in her splendid apartment, amid the donna floats toward the footlights.' tany trophies of her success, the Her beauty is resplendent in her inger knew it was no affectation. and satin and thd laces, gleaming Yet what was it that xvas lacking? splendid jewels that sparkle like q ere were gems, there flowers, all thd thousand suns on her bosom, neckj otive offerings of success and the lad and arms become her well. er of fame to which she had aspired, And her, voice ah! with what rich, lie had climbed to the very topmosl wild, perfect melody it rings out! IJ iund, yet something wa3 lacking. throbs, it quivers, it swells in a very She hears again tue thunder of heaven of harmonious sounds. the music throbs like hot wine The piece she has chosen is an opi veins. Ah, yes I that was a L eratio selection with flute-lik- e trills. HE . old-fashion- i nearly a quarter Color Blindness. j it and It - pre-- j is still iq i . g h ! ! to-nig- ; -- One century. the Troubled "Waters. Tho steamship Gera, of tho North German Lloyd. Line, which arrivei hero yesterday, tried a novel metho to quell the waves whichwer threatening tho ship during a severej storm. Instead of pouring oil on the' angry waves a combination of oil an sofc soap was used with success. Th ship left Bremen on January 1, and oil January 6 encountered strong headj waves came up to jthe gales. T promenade deck. Captain Miessel had on a board a quantity of soft soap and some heavy lubricating oil. He ordered the soft soap and oil .be poured out through two three-incoutboard drain pipes and after continuing this for three hours the result was that tho sea became comparatively calm in the vicinity of the ves; sel. Duriug the storm one of the vessels firemen hal both legs fractured and two other sailors and one steerage passenger received slight injuries. The Gera had on board eight cabin and 2d5 steerage passengers. New York Tribune. Soft-Soipin- - ap-laus- of a ed day a friend got track of sented it to the maker. working order. - - It has been scientifically proved that a womans color perception much exceeds that of a man, while men, as a rule, have a keener sense of smell. Womens training in the details of dress doubtless accounts for much of this superiority; Men, however, who were almost color blind have yet shown surprisingly good taste in the selection, of dres3 goods for their women folks. While on this subject of color, one may mention that a popular lecturer on dress advised women to wear street gowns the color ox their hair, house gowns the color of their eyes, evening toilets the tint of their comHousewife. plexions. w Jonsiilerate. a gift, not an acquireOratory ment, said the proud politician as he sat down after ail hours harangue. . I understand, said the matter-of-fachairman. Were not blamin you. You did the best you could. i.3 ct e, Detroit Free Press. 1 |