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Show J -- - t LADY when the m&Itre d 'hotel dlscoven you, are not a millionaire or a fooL The story that Me. Smith tells aot PARIS THE RECREATION SPOT OP charmingly might better be entitled. ALL NATIONS. How Paris Amuses. not Itself" but "Others. Paris amuses Itself, as BosDull Care Haa No Place In the ton amuses Itself, soberly, decently, Thoughts of the Inhabitants Of ths cheaply to the main, or, at least, economically, sacrificing nothing to ostenGay Capital Many Forma of Amusetatious spending of money,' unless a ment good profit is within reach. For the foolish visitor painting the FrenchLa Belle Paris 7s the cry of the true man's beloved town red, the Parisian born Frenchman and echoed by the will spread delectable traps for hla civilized world of fur ts not the money, traps that work with uniform French capital the gay city par ex- success from every point of view, cellence? Generations have labored to whether hi immediate cash box results drive away dull care, and only the or In training unconscious advertising Frenchman has solved the problem. agents, who will spread the fame There is care and labor and striving abroad ia other gudgeons of the in France, as is the lot of human kind charms Tif"the ilty by tbe Seine. everywhere. But the Gaul, with hts It Is thus that the banalities of tbd numerous cafes, concert halls and small theaters earn a rich harvest. Thus at. say, the Rabelais, where the curtain falls discreetly upou situations so risque thaUeven the Rabelais must draw the line Yet there are many WHEIIE ALL IS PLAY in,, THE LETT E FC The Soldier Boy. Midler boy a blade, give la (air Dwnwoui fashion'd well; falchion ward. Who first the glltl-rl- p XV he first beneath Ae fury (ell, know not, but I hop know 'I That (or no mean or biriinf trad. Xo (uard no (reiinc base or low, I (ive my soldier boy a blade Cool, calm and clear, the lucid flood waa done; la which Ita temperingcootwork mood. ' Aa of calm, aa clear as Be thou w hene re It area the sun. For country a claim at honor's call, For outraged friend Insulted maid. At mercy a voir to bid it (all, I give my soldier boy a blade. The eye which mark'd 11a peerless edge The hand that weigh d Its balanced r T Anvlfand 'pinchers r It all happened la the corridor of t the post office. She purefc" if stamp and carefuDf upside down to the pppd left hand corner of an envelope, whre R would excite the cancellation e'srk to profanity. Because her corespondent 1 HIP lived In Chicago she was the envelope Into a slot pfirty deslg- nated New York CUv mat when her companion, a man, stopp4 her ' forge and wedge.and flame fiant banners, they pieented an array of martial splendor that waa not equaled, perhaps, on any other field. It was In marked contrast with other Ob the open plain battlegrounds. where stood these hostile host In long lines, listening In silence for the slg nal summoning them to battle, there were no breastworks, no abatis, no Intervening woodlands, nor abrupt bills, nor biding places, nor impassable streams. The space over which the assaulting columns were to march, and oa which was soon to occur the tremendous struggle, consisted of smooth and gentle undulations and a narrow valley covered with green grass and growing corn. From the position assigned me, near the center of Lees Ones, both armies and the entire field were In view. The scene was not only magnificent to look upon, but the realisation of what U meant was deeply Impressive. Even In times of peace onr sensibilities are stirred by the sght of a great array passing in reHow tnflintely more thrilling view, In the dread moments before the battle to look upon two mighty armies upon the same plain, beneath spread ensigns and bristling bayonets," waiting for the Impending crash and sickening carnage! Behind McClellan's army the country was open and traversed by broad macadamized roads leading to Washington and Baltimore. - The defeat, of therefore, or even the total lie Union forces meant not neces-rllthe destruction of that army, mt more probably Its temporary dis-- . rganlzatlon and rapid retreat through i country abounding In supplies, and toward cities rich lu men and means Behind Lee's Confederates, on the other hand, waa the Potomac river, too deep to be forded by hla Infantry, except at certain points. Defeat and total rout of hla army'meant, therefore, not only lta temporary disorganization, but lta possible destruction, .and yet that bold leader did not hesitate to give battle. Gen. John B. Gordon, In Scribner's. y j Maine's First Artlllsry. Major Charles J. House, clerk of the office of the labor commission, and Capt Horace II. Shaw of Portland have about completed the history of the First Maine heavy artillery, which waa mustered Into service in Bangor, August 1. 1862. The history of the First Maine heavy artillery la of special Interest from the fact that it lost more nmC than any other of the 4.000 regiments In the civil war, a total of 441, as against the second heaviest loser, the Eighth New York heavy artillery, with a record of 3G1. The loss of this Maine regiment at Petersburg was the heaviest of any regiment In a single action, the number killed and subsequent deaths from wounds being 242, against 20? In the Eighth New York at Cold Harbor. The Maine loss of 155 at Spottsylvsnla was the third heaviest of any regiment In a single action. There were 2 200 men originally enlisted in this Main regiment, 219 hailing from Bangor.The loss to the regiment during the Sfi days from May 19 to June 18, 1864, Inclusive, was 404 killed, 789 wounded and 15 taken prisoners, tnak tug a total lost In this short period of st ' light-weig- 1 i - ha-'t-- wls-dor- a ners. places like the Bodiniere, for example, that a Sunday school convention might All safely Include In its program. tastes are served The sober and decent enjoy their intellectual treats, the others enjoy the other kind, and are to be noisiest in comment at home, either in frank approval or In the facile criticism of the lapsed and reconverted. ' It is possible at the QuatZArts for a modest sum to hear Bonnaud sing. He has been secretary of Prince Bonaparte, been around the world sev oral times, and is an accomplished man in many ways; or to bear, to the old songs of France, Bataille, who haa been a successful lawyer and was onca secretary to the minister of the Interior; or to hear Georges TIercy, of the same type of man, or Paul Delmet, or Henri Fursy, or Mile. Odette Dulao, or Mme. Lawrence Deschamps. One may applaud and enjoy their talent and not be ashamed to tell of It. These are the bal masques, the side shows, the fetes des foralnes, and thee to-da-y Ksntucky Soldiers. "I remember bow shocked soms ol the boys from Ohio were on one of oni first scouting expeditions, says s veteran. "We were prowling along a ravine when the scouts or skirmish- era reported arnted men on the othei side of the stream. There was soms but before Instructions confusion, could be given ont of our men fired at a man who had shown himself well up the hill, and whose body a minuts later came tumbling down toward ua our scout had recognized a man who. as the leader of a guerrilla band, had burned the house of his father and driven the family from the neighbor hood, and had shot him through ths head. Thereupon the guerrillas scattered and our own men discussed ths shooting with many expressions ol disapproval. That I Ight several Kentuckians dls appeared from camp, and we learned later that they had joined some mes of another regiment, pursued the rebel guerrillas and had killed three mors of them. One day our company cams suddenly on a superior force of ths enemy and the order was to' retreat Borne of the men took to the wooda however, and rallying some of theli old nelghbora serving In other companies,, ambushed the rebels and drovs them back. As they put It, they wers In the service to fight the rebels, and If they couldn't do It one way they would another. Many men of thli character were In Wolfords First Ken tucky cavalry, And were notrlous fot their disposition to scatter over ths country on a march. - j nt (light-hearte- Tiara Is a Masterpiece ot-Sa- rk s, E Veterans Will be Welcomed. Referring to the coming encamp ment of the O A. R.the San Francle - bas-relie- f, Saved by Loving Wife - ' . y n-- e co Chronicle says: For the second time the Grand Army of the Republic will hold Its annual ercampment In this city. Doubt less also It will be the last rime. See enteen years ago the encampment mol here, and that body lg not likely tc revisit .any city at shorter Interval! Seventeen years hence there will doubtless remain some straggling retry cants of that mighty host. who. with fqebje steps, will wend their way t the appointed rendezvous once mors to meet their old comrades In armi and renew their vows of fraternity, charity and loyalty. But they will nol be here. The fatigue cf so tong a joue nej will be Impossible at their great 1,208. age. Whatever honor San Franclscc During the three days battle of Pe- ever Intends to pay to the survivors o4 tersburg the second army crops, com- the great struggle for the Union lti posed of 84 regiments and four batter people must prepare to pay now. When lea, lost 59 commissioned officers, 14 the coming encampment, which Is tc .of whom, or almost 24 per cent, were meet here In August, breaks up wc office of the First Maine heavy ar- shall part with that body of veteran! tillery. In the two battles of Spottsyl forever." vanla and Petersburg there- - were a Confederates Aid Union Veteran. total of 746 members of the regiment A strange and affecting scene ra wounded. At the four engagements of was enacted before a court li Cold Harbor, Boyd ton Road siege of cently Ga. A man named Georg! Augusta. Deatonvllle was and there Petenburg was Moore arraigned before the court 113 wounded. of A total The greatest number taken prison- charged with burglary. lie waa i and was ers, at one time was at Jerusalem Union veteran lothe-Se- a. with Shermai It ' wai ' to tbeMarcb -wbetr-22 . Plant rnaiL- Juno In he stole to sui that claimed order went Off with the enemy. There are with food, for he was vary 637 survivors scattered over various ply himself and nearly 70 years old. H( ectleus of Maine and Massachusetts. needy guilty and threw himself oi pleaded a few having drifted to the west and of the court. The prestdlni south. The only field officers now liv- the mercy William Gary, was a Confed Judge, ing above the rank of csptaln are erate veteran, and the Jury was large Major C. V. Crossman of Bangor and of the same class of men Brevet Brigadier General Charles ly made up to a verdict of guilty The brought Jury Hamlin, reporter of decisions. Portbut recommended the prisoner to thi land, Me- - Argus. mercy of the court Thereupon th! - Gen. Gordons Contraband Bouquet Judge fined the prisoner $1 whlcl - As moved along the street a lit- Capt Smythe, a Union veteran an! tle gtrl, probably twelve years of age, the postmaster. Immediately tendered ran up to my horse and handed me a He waa anticipated, however, by Capt large bpuquet of flowers. In the cen- John W. Clark, 'sheriff, a Confederatt ter fit which waa a note in delicate veteran, who paid the flna, which thi handwriting, purporting to give the Judge ordered the clerk to turn over tf ambers and describe the position of the prisoner. 23r-48- to-da- "Hut, madam " "Yes. Only last week I sent a teeny-weenlittle bit of tissue paper pattern j ag for a babys cap to my cousin the same one this letters going to. and I put a two-cestamp .. . , . on he envelope 'tPn,H entre' Why, If this letter J' costs four cents, that one ought not to tha 5',r ,ettr 5ook bulky enough have cost a cent. This Is ten times more postage. ut "Why, no. she said, smlJrs ' put heavier. And the week before last I a twoceut stamp on It. du t you sent Martha a dress goods sample, and there was only a half sheet of see? Yes. but I am certsn its too paper, with a few words of wrltiDg In heavy, and he tuck the sealed missive the envexpe, and 1 put a two-ceIt hardly weighed anyIn hts hand. he stamp on It It Is too I think it's real mean to over thing I mail a continued. many 1 for charge letters and day. and have acquired tin kt n and j then icrlu that I pay full rates on ail guessing what Uncle Sam will . I may drop this in. may I not? am othe-sfur his services aa a earner The will government will not lose anyh quite positive that this letter four cents pottage. Get the stamp thing. yout fee, because it carries so mary Ilet-- letters for me clerk to weigh it for you." ' "Madam, if the other letters were she "I am sure you are won two-ren- t stamp was necessaid good naturedly; but ue ili test sea'el. a on no matter how light it sary each, the matter for an Ice ereansmia. w?- The government does not run "Done! If the letter goii;h that ledger arcourt8 of debits and credits two-ceIf you stamp, I will triutd cn mail weight with its postal have to put another stamp on it, you patrons. treat. Mlml. "My brother is a politician, and If She went to the stamp endow and you lot this letter go with one stamp, genius for precision, has resolved to the letter was weighed, j have one place where one may at all maybe " "Four cents. said the (flffk. The postage on this letter will be times exercise the dull specter of "What? You must hat made a four cents, madam. lives that must at some stage knit ita mistake! she exclaimed. "There's "And must 1 really put another brows; where life may be gay and not much In It. Weigh it Stain. joyous In any measure, from the sostamp on it? The clerk gasped, but a4 here was "You must, or the person receiving ber, sedate pleasures of the steadyno one else waiting to react the win- it will have to pay the extra postage." going, to the wildest fantasies of the dow, he weighed the lejter tgaiu and Dear me! Why didn't you say that foolish spendthrift. All are served at One might have at first? I knew one stamp would Paris, whether bright or dull, rich or very carefully. thought he was weighing (Did dust. carry it, and she turned from the poor, sordid or spiritual, banal or not Four cents, exactly, he nnmunced. The French have alwaya said so, window and pushed the letter Into the She pouted. ' Then the )out was slot reserved for foreign malls. Then and the world makes the fair succeeded by a smile sweet trough to she faced the man who was with her. 'city on the Seine its play-yarAmuseovercome any one but a teller of "You men think you know every- ment has there become a fine art -- stamps, thing; Como and buy nie that soda," How It is done becomes therefore she said. all she "It's anyrfcht, Well," said, nowadays worthy of a serious study. F. Berkeley Smith has ventured, not how. I have a large correspondence, But you did not win it. I did. Dd frequently send letters that are My letter will go to Chiperhaps a very serious attempt, but a d cago, and I did not have to put anheavy enough for a two-cecommentary by one evistamp, I always put that Mad of a other stamp on It. Philadelphia Led- dently having a full knowledge at first hand of his subject His "How stamp on them. So the government ger. Paris Amuses Itself, published by Funk & Wagnalls, bears on Its face the Impress of the real observer, who tells not how It may be done elsewhere, for that would need a Parisian tradition to make possible, but how Paris The tiara which the executlre com- growing at the base and developing meets the task of amusing. mittee presiding over the fativltiea Into full flower at the summit. Of ths "What shall we do next? says the the jubilee of the medallions between the cartouches, weary new arrival In Paris, and Smith commemorating pontificate of Leo XIII, presetted to three represent the three Popes who shows what he may do. There are the the Holy Father, Feb. 20 last aa an occupied the Papal chair for ths long- cafes, open as the air, where the passexpression of exultant joy from the est periods, viz., St. Peter, Plus IX, ing throng may. If It will, appraise whole Catholic world. Is the fork of and Leo XIII; two of the medallions your menu, or envy your appetite. a promising Bolognese artist, a cer- also contain the dates and dedications There Is everything to see, often too tain Augusto Milan!, an engraver who while the third presents the figure of much for sensitive souls, but art is not both Jn the conception ae an angel. All are of 6ilver lattice or all staid and prim, and why the art of well as in the execution of the same, grille work, and the same may be said amusing? The restaurants tempt for has shown himself to be an artificer of the medallions in the upper part, the evening, glittering or not, as the of the first rank. The tkra consists which present the figure of the Re- purse may prompt the choice. Here of thin plates or leaflets of silver, deemer and the seal of the holy year good taste and refinement rule; there, worked together after the manner of at the back of the tiara. they do not, and. having dined,. there fish scales; Its form is ovoid, slightly The three crowns, arranged one are the smart circuses, permanent and pointed at the apex, the whole being above the other, are executed In full complete like the Cirque Medrano, the surmounted by a cross which rests relief and maintain the heraldic char- Nouveau Cirque, the Cirque dHlver upon a diminutive globe, representing acter of the tiara, being further ornanot the draughty temporary world of the world, which is perforated with mented with garlands of flowera and canvas the rest of the world delights atarlike holes so as to resemble a foliage. In the respective bands are in. There is a choice of "pops from zone of the firmament engraved the following mottoes: the small Bouia-Boulthrough the The silver ovoid Is divided Into three concerts of the Champs-Elyseeopen-ai- r MAXIMUS DIVINO INTERRIS INRE sections by three golden crowns placed the Concert des Ambassa-deur- s SACERDOS. one above the other, and is the bands and the Alcazar dEte; the which run between the erowns are NESCIVUS ERRANDI FIDEI MORV-MQUmusic halls, like the Folles Marlgny, MAGSTER. friezes displaying olive branches, ladthe J ard In de Paris, the Foliee Ber- en with berries, bundles of leaves and OMNE REGIS CHRISTI fASTORUM PASTOR OVILE. twigs, lndiscrinately Interwoven, which cover the base with leaves and ' Between the uppermost crown and fruit the surmounting globes runs a perNow, In order to maintain the shape forated zone rendered necessary In of the tiara more nearly In conformity order to lighten the weight of the with those already In existence, and at tiara, which turns the scale at exactthe same time constructing It wholly ly a kilo. Mllanl could In no better of metal, instead of brocade as heretoway have overcome the great difficulfore, Milan! conceived the notion of ties which presented themselves, and ornamenting It with a light and rich his work does great honor to Italian s art. The tiara Is estimated to be consisting of decorative Interlaced with ollvw twlgn worth IM.OOO. Jewelers Circular. nt s Before Antletam. As these vast American armies, the one clad In blur and the other In gray, stood contempla'irg eat li other from the adjacent Haunting; their de- t. 1 no-tlir- Remember, by loose heartfelt strait)!, I gave my soldier boy a blsde William Maglnn. must owe me some money, and this letter can go to help even up the Thats business, isn't it?" The clerk grasped the little ledge In front of him to keep from falling. two-cen- : An1 tiil th gleaming nmord remain, So. when in duel I low am laid f the Union fortes of Vv nxuiawlle, to ward which I va sdvainrg. 1 carefully read and reread this strange note. It bore no signature and contained no assurance of tripathy fot the Southern cause hut it was so terse. and expIU It a Its terms as to The compel my confide! re day we were !b front of Wrights llle, and from the high ridge on which this note suggested that I halt and ex- amine the position of the 1 t ion troopt I eagerly scanned the pnpet with, my field glasses In uWr to verify ths truth of the mysterious mmmui.lcs tlon or detect It misropiesertatlona There. In full view before us, was the on town. Just as descrlhtd the banks of the Susquehanna Tiers was the blue line uf s. lin-rguarding the approach, drawn Up as Indicated along an Intervening ridee ard at ross the pike. There was (he long bridge! spanning tie Susquehanna and conneotlrg the town with Columbia on the other bank. Most impoitant of all there was the d,p gome or ravins running off to the right and extending around the left flank of the Federal line and to the river below the budge, Not an Inaccurate detail In that note could be discovered I did not hesitate. therefore, to adopt its suggestion of moving down the gorge in order to throw my command on the flank, or, possibly In the rear, of the Union troops and force them to a rapid retreat or surrender. The result of this movement vindicated the strategic of my unknown and judging by the handwriting female correspondent, whose note was none the less martial because embedded In roses, and whose evident genius for war, had occasion offered, might have made her a captain equal to Catherine. Gen. John B. Gordon, In the July Scrib- A strange incident happened not long ago In London. The master of the house where it took place bad been very ill for many days, struggling with a malignant disease. Complete rest was the only panacea for the sick man. Sleep uninterrupted sleep might possibly ensure bli It was the critical hour and the critical moment of tho disease; life trembled in the balance like a fading candle. A breath mignt extinguish It. His anxious, loving wife, scarcely daring to breathe, was sitting watchfully by bis bedside. She was Quite alore. for her servants, exhausted by Tong and constant watching had left her to seek a brief res- - for their weary frame's It was past midnight; the door of the chamber was open for air. In tho sllness of the night she heard a wludow caiitlons'y opened downstairs 'mu she dan d not move lest she sbou'-- awake her husbhnd from .that We caving sleep StiH she llsteaed. bm wlihout taking her eyes from the sleeping Invalid She heard cautiously approaching footsteps on the stairs they drew nearer and nearer; still she moved not Indeed she scarcely breathed, so Intense waa her anxiety. There was a pause of a moment to which no sound was heard; then a man with his face disguised stole quietly into the room and confronted the patient watcher at the bedside. She saw her husband's danger that was all she thought of. This man was a burglar. Anticipating the design of the daring Intruder, she pointed to her husband, and, pressing her finger upon her lips to Implore silence, held out to the robber her purse and her keys. The man, Uh a revolver ln hht hand," gazed upon her In silence. To her great amazement he took neither pnrsa nor keys. but. placing his weapon to his pocket, went noiselessly ont of the room. Whether he was terrified or charmed hv the courage displayed by the dovo'e t wife cannot be known. He lett even more silently than he had come, departing without robbing a house sarcufied by such strength of affection. In the Bar Du Heldec. the programs, for It appears that of vaudeville artists are Americans, English or Austrians, and In Paris the lady billed as "Miss Daisy Smith, Queen of the High Wire, will appear In London aa "Mile, Daigle three-fourt- Smythe, Relne du Fllle de Fer, Herald. Links Past and PreaenL A man who sang In the Rev. Patrick Brontes choir In Haworth has Just died, and the circumstance has direct- ed attention anew to the fact that Charlotte Bronte's husband, the Rev. A. B. Nlcholls, Is still alive. He lives near Banagher, In Kings county, Ireland, and is described as a hale and hearty octogenarian. The author of Jane Eyre died forty-eigyears ago. Though Mr. Nlcholls married again, he reverently observes the anniversary of the birth and death of the famous woman who was hfs wife for a brief and pathetic period. Last Stage Coach Driver. J. P. Hilton of Watertown, Mass., enjoys the distinction of being the last man to handle the ribbons over the last stage coach on the line at the time the Knox & Lincoln railroad was completed. The stages discontinued their route as fast as the railroad advanced, and the last drive waa between Waldoboro and Rockland. Mr. Hilton landed the coach at the stables In Rockland and returned home to the next morning by rail. Mr. A Popular Chanteuse. the stage gere, the Casino and the Olympia; Hilton was employedon years. then the Opera, the Opera Comlque route for twenty-siand the Bouffes Parlsiennes; smaller The New Jersey Skeetamoblle. but more serious, musical affairs like (he Concert Rouge; the shows and cabarets of Montmartre and those in the left shore, like the Noctambules and he Grillon; the cheap and decent suburban theaters, as well as the expendecent-Pala- is sive aodnQt-fi- o Royal and Rabelais in the heart of the city; the daring. Independent Theater Libre, the original Theater Antoine, the scenic displays of the Chatelet, light comedy at the Vaudeville Interpreted by Rejane, the divine Sarah to her new theater, and the historic Francais the list Is well nigh endless. The Paris restaurants restore"; Aerial navigation will probably be they are not merely places where one solved by the evolutloa of the mosgets something to eat. The choice Is quito. endless. Here is the place, tghere the cnef resigned a year ago because the Unhurt After Sixty-FoFall. proprietor put prices on the menu. As Fred Worrell Tell sixty feet from the f Paradise, Indeed. one could tell beforehand belfry of St Luke's church at Ches"Ah heah dat Sam Spahks am gotnc if, forsooth, a "filet dours a la Francois ter, Vt, to the ground the other around teilir. people dat ha had a sto- whether day Joseph" would be worth f.10 or f.20 while at work painting. No bones lon of paradise. Yet even to these ex- were found broken and not a served. when "Yeas sah. he dreampt dat ha waa scratch restaurants there is to be had waa to be seen on him after he was sleepin lr. a watermelon patch a hoa-mil- quisite menu with prices taken home, and trouble from lameone way en 'fifty lie other " an edition of the that la apologetically handed to you ness was alt thgt he suffered. Wia-cass- x ot Compliment Exchanged. "You are a peach." said the callow ard good to eat " youth, "You also are cood to eat, responded the maid in blue Am I a peach, too?" "No. a lobster. Just as In London or New York what Is on the bill of fare as Chateaubriand aux becomes to Paris pommes soufflees "Steak and fried potatoes. Thus does Parts Amuse Itself. Boston es |