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-omA Story of" the JYanooPrassiain, War. BY ROBHIT BO08ANAR. lununimtawiK' Tko fact that so kng tin kad passed nao Blanche bad received news boas bar father was betfnninR to caase hr very av anxiety. Tree, ha had waned Mr ttsas mivbt ecovr: ana as Bad beat at her not to be troubled be- useless Jk if at any time all communication between them shoald cease. Nevertheless, try aa ha would, aha could not keen eft" the horrible feats which oppressed her, and which deepened day by day. At the chateau there was nothing now to interest her, for eves her pattest had passed out of her hands. Blessed with a good eonstitntion, he had rapidlv gained Btnmgta, ana, eoorcung to toe gossip oc roe servants, n waa more ute o riant ores of Blanche do GevTolles than his fiya ares which cent tin at the ohateea. Bat at last, as he stood at his window watching the slim ftgar of the yoong girl a sue awvea up ana n the terrace. the troth came to him with startling vrridBeam. It was a terrible discovery, and in laaaa lost set' momenta brought dub al most much rain aa pleasure. Never theless, the trut h must bo acknowledged. and in aeknowledgfaif it, he knew that tsiancbe de QarroUe was littery to beBotne mere to him than his eottnsrv or his ma. vTast wastobedone? Should ho repay awoa wbb eu acuiowieuaw nar sw charity and venae goodness by rc--rjing. icomake r.er love htm, ana so arts r ail the honor and miserv whioh lore m eaosaf Whereas, if ha left ant now, he'eaud do so, he beHered, withunt canning her on single Aad yet how could he got He waa a taraoser. True.hevasnot strictlTJaaHed, for he had given his worn. Most he mma bib jiwvw, dwbuj weg as and leaTe behind him a tainted name I Blanche to think of T No; he cetdd not ao thas. Ho owed her mn.cn, bat ha tanked the courage to make aa gnat a "If I most not win her love, A least lot me be worthy of her esteem,' ha said. "Aa wall hat a ballet through my heart aa a woe or reproactt iron ner eyea, nar, strong man as I am, H weald kill as." Hnrriadly aesaeading he nude his way to iba terrace, bat it was empty. He in--attired for Blanche, and found that she had left the chateau, and had taken the paw which led to the top of the aHOSb Quickly following the path, he glanced an every hand for Blanche; but she was now be to be seen. After searching around the woods in every direction he waa aboat to return, thinking she might raw than be in one of the rooms at the OBVean, when suddenly he glanced toward the open door oi the little Chapel of Oar Lady and saw Blanche quietly issuing bom the porch. As she bad not nc tioed him he draw bank; for aha waa clo sly followed by and seemed in deep eonvevution with an elderly woman. They passed eleaa by Hartmaun; bat aahchhecoald not be seen by them he heard every word of tawirooaTbe -hag no other; sha waa praying bei indeed, than she before the altar when. oady a few weeks before, Bbstene entered the chapel by her father's side was talking rapidly, hissing her words into the young g-.rl's ear. "Ton do watt to pray for year father," she said; "yon, who even now are tending bne of Us enemies. W hat wool d he say if ha knew that while he waa fighting down fla accursed Gennani like wheat Us daughter wut gently tending one that ha -aright go forin again and join our f oesT" littering a ery,' Blanche, eovaied her tars with bolfflodSi as if to shut out the soand of the old womasrawroiee; but the hag. TOthing dannttd, and, perhaps, even ppHwonmn ner wwus, we bava' continned, bat at that moment Uhlan earae forward. Fixing his eyea ileroely npon the old women, he bade her depart; then ha tamed courteously to Blanche. ftmnlein," ha said, "may I hare aa . honor of contracting yon back to the chateau; or, if you wish to linger abroad, assy I nngerwith jjuJ It is not safe for roa to wander abroad alone; and though I am yaar ouantty's enemy I may ba able toproteet you. BetorerepytofcBlanohaglapcedUmidty around. Hart mans, DOtietng be look, saii: "Yonr tonnentar has gone,yoa see. I have marked bar face well, that I may never accept ovim a drink of water at her hands. Ah, fraulein. your coantij wuuten are not Hke yoo, more s the pity; ware it otherwise there would he no mora war." "She has enuan for bitterness," said Blanche, gently; -aba has mat two seas." "And you, fraahuu,' returned the soldier, tenderly, 'might have lost a father!" Tbagirl tornedaa egoaimd face to his. "Bae my father then fallen, monsieurr she said, m a a dee of such saparesasd agoay that rea ; the sotdWs bsarl. "Itrnst not,lraalein; ba aafctat the seat of war." "Ah! yea: he is at the war; bail to uod night an4 day to ssad . hi

' 'AadJ pray that ynk prayer may be granted. Tow father u varr dear ta you, 6 benot? ' "Heaianihavain&aworkl.For a time the twowilked on in silence; then ftey paused, with their faces turned iaward the sea, and the soldier spoke Ton bava never experienced, a great, sorrow, fraalein? be said. - "Sever, until nry father Uft me iagoto the war, monsieur. Wobave always lived . together at the chateau, and lad a very peaceful life, natU tho war began, and he was taken fromav "And then yowwers left aleae? Tea have heard from him, of eoarset" . "At first, almost deity; but for several eek now I have ant heard one weed. And latterly," she said, "I have had terri- . Me dreams,' She nauaed, glancad heaitaringly at Urn; sban, resssnred by the lookenhia faca, she cop tinned: ' - "roa several nights now I bad dnanted thai jay father was with me no here at the ebateaa, but on some lonely pbin and eaeb tissa wa hare been togather b hes placed bii hand on my head and mursnured: "Godbleseyoa, my poor Blaaehei' And, bring far a moment hot hahsmat seU-posssoslun, the covered her face with bar hands and sobbed bitter. The soldier waited until the violence of bar grief had passed away.. Than he aaid: "Ton bava more canes thin I &nwbtto hate mennd mine. I have abused your ebarity by remaining so long. I will send ward at once to your aalossra to remove me to Fecamp." Prying bat oyssoafekrj.Blaraihi turned

"You are not strong enoagbtofev aanv"I have no right to linger; I have brought desolation to yonr home." "AhS do not talk like that. As well say I bad desolated your home since yoor sistor has lost a brother, yonr mother a son. It at the warthis terrible war, which I frajr may soon and, Biota yon are la trouble, you are no longer my taemy unless, indeed, your band had gainst my dear father, "And then, fraalein even then yoa would aainbuer to mav as yoa did . when X layat yonr marey?" ha aakad, eegcrly. With a startled cry she drew back and gased half-fearfally into his eyea. Then, as he made a movement to approach bar, aha wared him back. "You ihottid not speak so tone," she said taming sway. In a moment he was beside ber. "Ton mast not go," he said, "yju most not leave me like thie. I know I lave offended and wounded you. HoWMnld itbe otherwise? Bat you ntast say yoa forgive ma Hist yoa do not despise me. Bad I been able to bear your contempt X should have broken my parole, I think, and slunk away, bearing my atdret with' me; bat .ba

me. And now Sho stood very still, but did not answer him; and he eoald not see her face, for it was turaea away. "Franlein," he murmured, "yon are not angry with mer l might hare known could not be otherwise, yon are so beanti fnL But tou yourself have said, 'Why sbonld we be enemies? ' Will you not let me rat jew nana, xramemr "No, ntonsienr, I cannot, " "Then yon do not forgive .me? Ton, whs showed such dmne mercy when 2 had eommitted offenses asainat voar conn. try, eannot forgiro now that I have comnuoa an omenss against yonr In a moment her hand was extended. He took it and kissed it. then it hastily withdrawn; and before he could ntter another won! the gin had left him, and was hastening with rapid steps todHAPTKB X. xaa rAoa raa wooaa. Scarcelv had Blanche left the soldier's aide whan a wild cry of voices, followed by the sharp sound of firing, came from ma viiiaae. Jianmaan nastenea to toe hill-top and looked down. The whole place was in commotion; wreaths of smoka were aonung from the house win dowa. While down the further bill-Bida galloped a troop of calvary, halt concealed in tea eavaaa raised ty ma norses nooxs. uartmaaa recognixed them In a mo ment. Thaw were Uhlans. A aeena too common in those days followed. The few straggling Franc Tirenrs who occupied the place were speedily pat to Sight, but the armed villagers from rout ana windows oonttnuea tne saumisn. As the TJUans galloped along they rode down the affrighted men and women who still lingered in the streets; then, pansi sing with in tne maraet-Ptaee. tnev aimed their pistols, at the naareswho fired at them from above. The firing grew fainter and fainter; only every now and then there waa the crack of a rifle and a wild snnea or cry. Dismounting, some of the Germans forced their way into the boose to uneartn the hidden enemy, loose they found had short shrift. Scarcely knowing what ba did, Hartmann descended the hillside. Troops of panic-stricken men and women rushed past him, making for the shelter of the ctilfa. He was standing close above the nurnwav. when he pereeivea lust Delow him a seatterad group of cavalry follow ing tna rugilives at a aara gauop. as they came np they reined in, wild and won oust- ana ne neognizea brotber omcei V ogel, who with them when ne nrst en countered Blanche da Gavrolles, Be hailed him in the German tonaue, ToaaJ looked up and ottered aa amazed cry. Hinuaell It m Hartmann alive! Bartmaan nodded and descanded to the rosd, where he snook bands with his oom tbandec have you been?1 growled YegeL wiping his brow. 'We gave yoa up tor oean, - " I esc led, as you see-" ' ""Tell, there is no time to be lost. Wa must get oat of th as we came. Mount ap behind ma; there, give ma your hand. "I eannot. I am a nrisoner on narole. "Parole or no parole, now is your chanoa. Come before the French devils return apoa us in foroe"It is iamossttile. answered Hartnu-nn. "Awsqr with you. I shall not break my As ba spoke a large body of French in fantry ware seen approaching alona the highway at the rear. Bartmaan tamed and hastened ap the hilhtida under the shelter of some trees. He heard the word at rommsnii, then the clatter of horses' hoofs and the Gennans had disappeared. Fortunately for him, he was not perivad by soldiers ef the advancing body. They passed by rnndty, every now and then pansing to dra at the retreating In a few minutes Hartmann reached bis former pains of vantage, close to the little chapeL Hare be paused, and, looking down, saw the French soldiers throng inn the market nmca. while the little bodv of German cavalry, now sadly decimated. niopea unm tney reacnea iu xartner riibto. He entered the irate and cassed into the shadow of the woods. As ba did so ha beard, a aound aa of a foot crashing the bmshwood amoBPthe trees at bis side. Hanaaaedjurd looked in. the direction of the soondfbnt saw nothing. Be assured, slowly tin till be came in stent of the chateau. Behind and on each side of him the woods stretched dark and gloomy. Close to him was the trunk of a fatten tree; be sat down, thinking. 'Suddenly be seemed to bear a soand again, aa of some one znovina in the wood close to him. He turned bis head, and this time saw, glaring from the foliage, what seemed a pair of human eyes. ' ' The next aawnout there was a flash, a sharp lamors. B staggered to his feet, and, ' wita a lW cry of pain, fell forward upon hai face. CHAPTBVK XX. luscnfi viart. The abas was heard from the chateau. Soma of she servants, standing on the terrace, saw the German fall; bat folly a quarter of an boor elapsed before anyone came to his assistance. Then old Hubert, tramhringlike a leaf, and looking on every side of him as if fearing a vagrant bullet, came cautiously to the place, followed by several women. Aa they bent over him in horror, afraid to touch him. House! tbe kaaaer came striding along the path I he wa aca josnao.snem, uaneaary enough, "Halloo!" he erled, gruffly, "what is the "Sea far youae!, answered Hubert, trembling in every limb. "It is the Ger. man! Some one has settled his business at laes." Hbuael knelt down, raised the prostrate form and turned the pale face to toe light. The eyes ware glazed and half-closed, and a thin drop of blood was oozing from the bearded Hpa. "He is done for, as you say," muttered the keeper. "How did it happen?" No one could tell; all the servants knew was that they had noticed tbe German sitlar down the woodland path, and saw him start ap and fall fimnl- ' with the reDort of a ann. Tbe smoka came from the trashes yondarl" cried Hubert. . "Some one is in hid. Xba keeper, without hesitating a moment, ran off in the direction indicated, and waa soon forcing his way among the trees and pushing aside the branches. He came back, looking pale and agitated. no oae it were: nut taera fighting down yonder in tbe village, and perhaps some of our people picked him off aa they want by." "Ko doubt," enewered Hubert; "but what is to be done?" As be spoke a scream arose from tbe "See, be is moving!" they erled. Hartmaan's eyes had opened as be lay face npward, and he was moving Us bead from side to aide. Hon eel want white as "Yes, he Uves! but it is nearly over!" tbe keeper cried, eagerly, as if tea wish were father to the thought Just then another figure joined tbe group Fsther Andre flushed and breathless from hastening to the ebateaa with news of toe skirmish in the village. Directly ba saw the state of affairs ha ordered the German to be carried instantly into the ebateaa. They carried him slowly to the house, Father Andre himself assisting. As tbey entered the hall with their burden Blanche met them and uttered a cry of horror, "Who has dona tola?" she demanded. "No one can tell," answered toe cure. "There has been fighting yonder; tost is alt I know." "Ha is deadr aba moaned, bending over him. Her tears fall upon his face. Then carefully and silently they carried him an-stasm and laid him upon the bed. Tbey bad sosxcely done so when a light foot waa heard upon the stair and Pr. Hoet entered the room. "What is the matter here?" ba demanded. Tbe story was soon told. Bending over Hartmann tbe Doctor made a hurried ex"Thb is an agly business, I fear there it no chance far toe poor fellow this time,' He has been shot through the book; the ballet i lodged in the pleura, done to the heart,''

fear of yonr eontempt held I have scoaea.

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"He breathes still," be continued. "Bring mo hot water and some linen quiokly." It waa Blanche herself who harried away to seek what was required. With a faca white as death, but seemisgly otherwise unmoved, she stood calmly by while tbe Doctor did his teirible work probed for the ballet and dressed the wound; and when all was over the Doctor and Blanche stood facing each other, while the young officer lay motionless upon the bed. "Tell me the truth, Dr. Hu.it," said Blanche, in a terribly calm voice. "Tor think he most die? "Yes, I fsar'so now." "Tell me what to do, " persisted Blanohe, "and I will watch." Dr. Huet led her quietly aside. "Keep watch, then, through the night, since you are quite determined. Now, take this phial. It contains a valuable anodyne, which has already, as yoa have Been, greatly soothed the ' patient. Give him ten drops of this ten drops, yoa will remember? in n little water ever thirty minutes; that m to say, twice in the hoar." "I understand ten drops." "Yes. If you should sea him sinking suddenly doable the dose give twenty even thirty till he breathes as easily as he is breathing now." "I understand." "If you should miss one dose, or qui bis side for only one short hoar, I will not answer for bis life. If yon should fall asleep" "I shall not sleep," said the girl, firmly, as if under inspiration, "angels of love will be watching with me. If my weary ayes should close for a moment,' their holy wings will touch them tenderly and brash them open. " He looked at ber quietly for a moment; then he said, shortly: "Good night, Hademciselle Blanohe, and God bless you ! " "Good night, Dr. Huet. You will coma in the morning?" "I shall be here early that is, if yoa do

not send to me daring the night to say that our patient is dead." And he left the room. Blanche turned to the bed. Hartmann, who was still unconscious, was moaning and muttering to himself in the German tongue. The girl's ayes filled with tears. Quietly approaching the bedside, she took the hand which lay upon the coverlet an.dpreesed it to her lips; then, fearful lesfha should be sinking, measured ten drops of the anodyne, and gently, yet almost by fores, placed the glass to bis lips. He drank unconsciously, and after a few minutes bis breathing grew calm, and he lay as if in a deep sleep. The old housekeeper entered the room on tiptoe. 'Yon will not remain here, mademoi selle?" she said. "Go to your bed and rest. I will watch here till morning." Jfat Jlianeae--wes firm: having once made up her mind to do her duty, she was resolute to fulfill it. After a little time she dismissed Dame Fevereau for the niaht. first seeine thst everything was placed ready in the sick-room. Not without many protestations did the old woman yield; bnt at last, seeing that her young mistress was resolved, she unwillingly took her departure. The night-light was placed burning in tbe shadow of the dressing-table; ihe phial containing the anodyde, with a couple of glasses of water, was set ready, and Blanche seated herself quietly by the bedside. to aa coaxtavan. . A FreBcfaman'fi Impressions of America. When one thinks of what the Ameri cana have done in a hundred years of independent life, it looks as if nothing ought to be impossible for them in the future, considering the inexhaustible resources at their disposition. America has been doubling its popu lation every twenty-five years. If im migration continues at the same rate aa it has hitherto, in flftv Tears she will have more than two hundred millions of inhabitants. If, during that time, Europo makes progress only in the arts and sciences, while the social condition of its nations does not improve, she wi'l be to America what bar barism is to civilization. While the Holienzollerns, the Hapslmrgs and the Firebrandenbnrgs review their new troops; while her standing armies me costing Europe more peace; whilst the .European debt is more than $25,000,000,000, the American treasury at Washington, in spite of corruption, which it is well known does exist, has a sui-plus of $60,000,000. W hilst European governments cudgel their wits to devise means for meeting the expenses of absolute monarchies. the Washington -government is at a loss to know what to do with the money it has in hand. Whilst the European telegrams in the daily papers give accounts of reviews, mobilizations and military maneuvers of speeches in wldch the people are reminded that their duty is to serve these emperor first and their country afterwards, of blasphemous prayers in which God is asked to bless soldiers, swords and gunpowder, the American telegrams announce the price of corn and cattle and the quotations on the American stock exchange. JUappv country that can get into a state of ebullition over a Presidential election, or the doings of John L. Sullivan, while Europe in trembling asks herself, with the return of each new sprinjf, whether two or three millions of her" sons will not be called upon to cut each other's throats for the great glory of three einperors in search of excitement. America is not only a great nation, geographically speaking. Tlie Americans are a great people, holding iu their hands their own desti ny, learning day by day, with the help of their liberty, to govern themselves more and more wisely, and able, thanks to the profound security in whioh they live, to consecrate all their talents and all their energy to the arts of peace. The well read, well bred American is tbe most delightful of men ; good society in America is the wittiest, most genial and most hospitable I have met with. M. Benan, wishing to turn himself into a prophet of ill-omen, one day predicted that, if France continued republican, she would become a second America. Hay nothing worse befall her ! "Jonathan and Hit ContinentMax QIUU. Took Only One Trick. "I have seen some pretty remarkable whist hands," said the drummer, as he began to deal. "When I was making my last trip to Chicago I saw one man hold all thirteen trumps." "That's not unusual,'' remarked one of his hearers. "Not at all, but the curious part of it was that he only took one trick." "How's that? "Why, he trumped his partner's ace first time round and his partner got up and threw him out of the window, concluded the drummer, as he turned up a two spot, Harvard Lampoon. Haw te Remain Young. Take frequent recreation. Preserve the feelings and habits of youth. Keep free of intense excitements. Keep a des r conscience and lead a life void of ofi'enge. Insist upon an abundance of regular sleep. Avoid exooises of all kinds, whether work, pleasure, eating, drinking, A man can not long keep young who gives up all the active, health-giving exercises of youth. It is the intense excitement, the excitement of social life, the ball room, tne theater, ana the various forms of fashionable dissipation, that idly.

IHE PARIS EXPOSITION.

CHEODOKR STANTON VIEWS THE OHI3AT WOKT.D'S JFAIK, tome of It Most Notable Characteristics America the Only Great Country That Participate omelally la tbe Fair The Ktflel Tower. HEODOB E Stanton, the well-known newspaper correspondent, writing from Paris to the Chicago Inter Ocean, says of the World's Fair, now in progress at the French capital: The International Exhibition of 1889 differs from all of its predecessors i n France.England, Austria, and America m one Svery important aspect. Never was any of these great World's Fairs so far from ready ou opening day as was this one. Even now, a long time after the inauguration, much remains to be done before everything will be in its place. A notable characteristic of this exhibition is tbe conspicuous part in it accorded to the United States. America is the only great country that participates officially in the fair. The monarchical powers of Europe, even liberal England and Italy, which owes its unity to France, turned the cold shoulder to the Third. Kepublio, when invited to the Ohamp-de-Mars, where was to be celebrated tho centenary of the great revolution. While the people of these kingdoms are represented by worthy exhibits, the governments of these pouting kings have held aloof. But this silly conduct will only th zxrosmo A. Palace of TjCbsral Arts. B. Palace ot Hue E. Palace at Various Exhibit. P. Palace of T1-T2-T3-T1. Pternol Eiffel Tower. strenthen republicanism in France; for the world will soon perceive that the exhibition has been a grand success without the aid of royalty. Hence it is that the hearty co-operation of republican America, both official and private, has been warmly appreciated, and this appreciation has been shown in many ways. During the fetes which attended the opening of the exhibition, the stars and stripes were, after the tricolor, the most conspicuous flag. I noticed this in the streets of Paris and in the Exhibition buildings, and more than one Frenchman called my attention to the same fact. Another striking feature of the exhibition is, of course, the famous Eiffel Tower. A great deal has been written about this magnificent creation of engineering skill. But now that the structure is finished; that the painting and gliding has made its huge limbs more comely; that the masonry about its base gives greater solidity and neatness to its huge feet; that the green sward, the blooming flower-beds, the gushing fountains, and the winding gravel walks have beautified the surroundings, the tower has won the admiration of the most adverse critics, and M. Eiffel has become the hero of the exhibition. After the Eiffel Tower the most notable structure is the Machinery Hall, or Machinery Palace, its more high-sounding French name. The visitor has no idea of the size of this hall unto, he stands in the middle and tries to distinguish objects at either end, in front and behind him, or at the top of the finely arohed root An American, desirous of seeing how the United States is represented at this international competition, naturally turns first to this Machinery Hall. We know that we are great mechanics, whatever other merits we may have. Nor does the European world dispute our claim to this honor. And, although at this writing many of our exhibitors are still hiding their lights under a bushel, there are several American creations to admire in Machinery Hall. Edison's large and magnificent exhibit is the cynosure of all eyes. It covers more spaco than any other exhibit, even from France, if lam not mistaken. If we are to measure America's share in this exhibition by the space occupied, wa need not be ashamed. England and possibly Belgium are, I should say, the only two countries, with the exception of France, of course, whioh cover more ground on the Champ de Mara than the United States. Outside the machinery hall, America has sent many things which appear more striking on this side of the ocean than on your side. For instance, the carriage exhibits of two New York and Chicago firms cause much wonderment. The light hickory wheels astonish Europeans accustomed to heavy tires and spokes and hubs, which we would scarcely put under lumber wagons. But it is the buggies that cause foreigners to open their eyes the widest. These admirable vehicles are unknown in Europe. Typewriters are sold in France. But they are bought only by Americans and Englishmen. I have never yet received from a Frenchman a typewritten letter. So the typewriting stand is one of the wonders of the American section. American tools, American lamps, American rocking-chairs all are superior to the same articles manufactured in the old world, and consequently awaken more intercut than the displays of the New York and Chicago jewelers, who, however, do great credit to the artistic side of American industrial talent Cost of Armies. An ingenious writer has been figuring out the comparative burden of the national debts and war expenditure of the chief European nations and that of the United States. Taking . France and England together, he shows that thoy pay some 607,000,000 a year on the public debt, and $340,000,000 for army and navy, besidos giving up to military service the produotive energy of 780,000 able-bodied men. Estimating the value of this labor at $100 each, there is another $73,000,000 to be added to the annual charge whioh France and England pay for their armies, navies and debts. This, it will be seen, reaches the appalling total of $820,000,000 to be paid by a population only 25 per cent, greater than that of the united States, and one certainly very much less ' able to bear such a burden. As against this, we pay a little more than $150,000,000 a year for army, navy and debt, leaving $670,-

000,000 a year in our favor as compared with France and England together. That, under such conditions,1 this country must go ahead in the race for world supremacy as rapidly and as surely as European nations must fall behind, needs no prophet to foretell. Militarism and progress are not in these days convertible terms, THE PHYSICIANS OF CHINA, Their Curious Mode or Healing.

O twelve or hirteen years I have been a resident of the United States. Some years ago I d e t e rmined to study the profession of medicine, and when I gradn a t e from the Long Island College Hospital, as I exi peot to do next March, I will have the honor to be the first Chinaman to practice medicine in this country according to the English methods. Of course the system of medioine pursued in tho western hemisphere is far superior to that which prevails in China, and the more intelligent part of my countrymen freely confess this fact, and are now willing to employ the practitioners of tho modern school in preference to the followers of the ancient Chinese method. In some respects, however, the old method contains the element of common sense; in the oaseof a fever, for iristance, they give the patient a decoction made, out of certain kinds 6f herbs. This causes him to perspire freely, and the fever will be quickly diminished. Tho system of medicina (if it can be called a system) practiced by the Chinese must seem very curious to tho inhabitants of the western hemisphere. It is somewhat startling to learn, for instance, that in China any man can pursue the profession of a physician; no special education or diploma is necaivavsnn. Am. C. Dcsalx Gallery. D. Bapp Gallery. HaoMnes. 1. Pavilion of the City of Paris. Anv man that thinks he is eeneoiailv empowered to cure diseases. hangs his sign out and waits for poticniis. If lie is successful and Has plenty of patients and makes cures, nobody questions that he is a learned man in his profession. The medicines of the Chinese have been handed down for many generations back. A largo number of their medicines are taken from animals, not less than 91 kinds; from fowls and birds, 34 kinds; from bugs, worms, snakes, shell-fish, turtles, flies, etc., 9!) kinds; fruits, 40 kinds; of tbe cabbage, turnip and melon families, 62 kinds. Chinese druggists generally have on their shelves from 600 to 1,000 different kinds of medioine. The Chinese medical writers do not know of Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood; they make no dis tinction between venous and arterial blood. They do not believe in the existence of a stomach. They think that the internal viscera is a sort of tree, the root of the tree being situated in the pelvic region. According to their theory the seat of intelligence is not in the brain, but is measured by the size of a man's heart the larger his heart the more lntolugeuoe he is possessed of. ihe seat of a man's affections is located in the liver. ' The department of surgery can scarcely be said to exist in China. A few of the native physicians have been taught 'some of the principles of operative surgery by some of the foreign physioians. They have no surgical instruments and none of the excellent contrivances which modern science has provided for the relief of injuries, deformities, and diseases. Their surgeons set broken limbs. Not long ago a specialist in this department, Leon Jack, arrived from San Francisco and opened an office in New York. When a man's arm is broken the bones will be united, washes and salves will be liberally applied, then bandages, and over all the dried, stiff bark of a tree with the concave side fitting to the arm, bound tight; in such a case nature generally assists in the cure and the arm will be sound and strong in a few weeks. ; J. C. Thoms. The Yalue af Short Wards, We all know how to talk, and there is a certain quota of words put on the tongue of every man just as the song is given to the canary bird or to the robin. But beyond the song thase birds cannot go. And beyond the natural speech, or the words whioh nature gives to every one, the illiterate human being cannot go. His vocabulary is limited until he become a student. Then it begins to widen, and there is no boundary line to its possibilities. Tho writer who imagines he can give additional emphasis to a composition by the use of large words is greatly mistaken. The economy of the reader's attention is absorbed in understanding and applying these big words, and there is little of the mental energy left with which to digest the idea whioh these long words contain. The picture which is brought before his mental vision is therefore dim and uncertain. If the writer would give more prominence to the idea and less to the verbal frame; in other words, if he would use simple language, whioh by contrast would bring out the idea, be would not only economize his reader's! mental energy, but would benefit him-: self by making himself more easily understood. The mind is not able to do more than one thing at a time and do it well. It cannot delve into the mysteries of a many-syllabled word and comprehend the thought in a proper manner at once. Does the man say that he cannot write a book or an article with little words? Then he is very wrong. If he knew how many little words are in the speech of the land he would not say that he cannot find those small words. And it may be said that these small words have more force than the big words, because the soul of the tongue, or it would be more fit to say speech, is to be found in the short words more than in the long. In this all tho men who write on words think as one. They feel that the very life of he thing is shown in the short word, xhere is no long word that will take the place of buzz, sour, roar, splash, acid, scrape, sough, whiz, bang, rough, smooth, keen, blunt, thin. Each of these words is like the thing whioh it sets forth, and so it is more strong and ! helps the brain in its work. Silence is supposed to be golden; but if you go home and your wife finds a long golden hair on your coat sleeve, the chances are there won't be much silence,

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The Future of Steamboatlng. FVom a profusely illustrated articlu in the Century by Charles Barnard wo quote the following; "It is not easy to predtot what is to bo tho future of this great boating interest. Wa have over twenty thousand miles of Btos&i navigation, we have original and enter 'rising boat-builders, and an enormous i "aveung public. We have had in the past a phenomenal fleet of steam

boats, pytiouIarly on our Weston' i rivers, and yet the business has ber .a greatly depressed, and there mto few.ur boats afloat .to-day than twenty Jmm ago. Moreovt'r, and this is the 'ost serious matter of all, our canal s are being abandonca' by year, male Europe spends pVlions on can-ahi and water-ways, while .Franco is trying to make every little att'eam navigable, and England is trying to turn he interior cities into sea-ports we permit our canals to fill up or fo.iushiy givo them away to impecunious r.'tilroada for road beds. Is it wise? Are We pafa in trust ing all our freight business, ifi rnilfoi,c5 corporations? To-day w can, if the need come, send gun-boat s inland from the Delaware to New Yor k Bam If we permit the railroads to de: itroy tlse. busi ness of the canal betw- see ur ship yards and our navy-yards, w may be sure that in every Europe oat war office the fact of our folly is c utefully noted for futais) reference. Ooce Groat Britain lrwgbt a great bp dtie to destioy the vAaeSCsmto that con nects the port of New York with the br tck door of New England. Saratoga wa $ fought to destroy a vital water roub i. Fortunately, the English generals i rho planned in London thus to cut the country in two failed, and yet to-day are are abandoning our canals and see our great internal steam navigation syste: ex decay without a thought of the consequences. "On the other ban d for there is a brighter side to every picture thero is a disposition among tine traveling public to demand larger, finer, and safer bo3ts everywhere. We are being taught by English tourists vho visit us how to see our own country. We may complacently talk of our limited trains and all that. Every foreigner who visits us asks first of all for our steamboat rout es, because our lake, river, and Sound boats are known of all the world.1 Dangerous. In scientific matters one cannot always trust the evidence of his own senses.. A little colored boy and his father stood watohing, in awe-struck admiration, the progress of an eleotrio car. As it finally disappeared in the distance, and they turned to walk away, tho loy inadvertently stepped upon the rails forming the track. Instantly bis father pulled him aside. "Don' you know no better'n da!;? cried he. "You might ha' had a shook, an' died in yo' tracks." "Sho, dad! dat cyar's a mile away by dis time," said the lad, scornfully, but his father looked at him with an expression of pitying wisdom. "Ef you don' learn no mo'n dat at school, it's time yoa stayed at home," said he. "Don' dey send 'lectricity way over to England on a cable?" "Yes, dad." : 'UPon' folks get killed when Ughtniing comes down onten deoiouds, millions ob miles?" "Saltan surer "And yet you say de cyar's more ':a a mile away, and dere ain't no danger! 'Idge Blossom, you jes' keep off'n dam rails !" And the boy, overawed by paternal ; wisdom, gae the death-dealing track a wide uercu, Criticising Minister. "Bigbujenp may be a good enough iiermonizer," said Whackby, refering to the Rev. Mr. Bigbump, "but he's a nxval coward." " What da you mean by that ?" asked Cooler. "I mean fihat he doesn't wade into folks enough he doesn't dare to," "Wade into what folks?" . "Well, for instance, Deacon Flugritt abuses his wife like thunder, bnt you never hear Parson Bigbump pretch against wife-beating. He preaches against the Mormons and the Wh itechapel murderers, but doesn't dare to hit Deacon Pluggitt" "You don't goto church all the tune perhaps Mr. Bigbump has preached against the deacon's abuse of his wife when vou were not there." "I know better. He hasn't the cour age. "But, by the way, the deacon hasn't eot any wife." "Never mind. Bigbump wouldn't dare to preach against him if he hud. The principle's just the same. A entle Hint, They were returning from the thoater. "I am .troubled with a slight sere throat, Miss Clara," he said, "and I think it would be wise if I tdiould but ton my coat tightly around my neck," "I would, indeed, Mr. Sampson." re plied the girl with some concern. " At this season of the year a sore throat is apt to develop into something serious. Are vou doing anything- for it?" "Not so far," he replied. "I barely know what to ao, "I have often heard papa say," shyly suggested the girl, "that raw oysters have a very beneficial effect upon such a trouble." Heio York Sun. Anions Xrrors Buinous to Health, One ef tbo most inisohievOus and most earn. mon is the lndleorlmtnate and too frequent --. of purgative. Buoh medicines if well eboiien and seasonably resorted te, are certainly uaelol. bnt many p.raons seleot the wont, fly from una te the other, and employ tnem when there is ne ocoasion, or tfceir utility ha ceased. To eetta. Hah on a permanent basis a tegular oonditiot. of the bowel, the finest alterative Is Hbatattur'e Btomeett Bitters. It Is botanio in origin, an d a sate snocedaneom for those objectionable) drrgs, calomel and bine pill; it doe not gripe or dreneb the bowels like the ordinary evaeuente, and It not only reforms Irregularity of tbe hnbli of body, bnt romedfaa the Uordor and taac-dv-Ity or tne liver auu uK-iaw-, wuion usually company that oonoiuon. luieunmtism, Sidney trouble, malarial complaint and nervoasaeaa i remoroa uy we outers. An Interesting Product, Oxalo-molybdio acid is a new sub stance, possessing peculiar properties, which has been discovered by M. Fichard, a French chemist. When lry the crystals may be preserved unchanged without special precautious, but if moist thoy quiokly become col ored in sunlight. Characters written on paper with the solution remain in visible in a weaK ugnt, out turn to deep indigo in the sun's rays, though t . i e - . 11 C we aoiution usuu in u-tKwc-iui uuaifeoted. A sheet of paper dipped in the solution and dried m the dark will g ive a very sharp blue print when exposed behind a photographio negative. Water instantly bleaches the color, so that a moist pen may be made to writti in white on (a bine paper. Gentle hi at, however, changes tho blue to black, end fixes tho color. A soap that Is oft Im fall of water, twothirds Its weight prubnbty: you pay seven or eight oents per pound for water. Dobbins' Eleotrio Soap Is all soap, and the etore tho cheapest and best. Try Dobbins'. " "Is THBKa anything that will keep Jut drafts?" asks a correspondent. Xhare may be, but we have no desire to use it. Let the drafts come in. Burlington fire l'rta, Bhakstsarb would not bavo asked "Wnirt'e in a oameP if he had tried to wrwtle with the titles bestowed upon his pat orabide, A xovno nun biting his nuulsolie is a east of Mown id the nwid,"Jacwiler W-.fc'-areu. A wstko young lady from the Xeast-Ssllie BetOf.-, Fa3 lierall,

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Helejna, Montana Territory, was found' jd under interesting cirourantanoes. Four gold diggers, in 1864.. were on t'aeir way to Kcotsuai, British Colum"ftia, when learning that all tho good olfims there were exhausted, thoy re- " twed their steps to a valley where they ' Jttonmpod a few da vs before but where thoy failed to find gold to any paving extent. This valley they named "Labi Chance Gulch." They sank two holes to bed-rock and were rewarded bj' finding $3.60 in dust in their pan. Tho news rapidly spread and a camp was formed. One of the miners call! the place Helena, in honor of one ol! Homer's heroines. T be business thoroughfare of Helena lies directly where th3 first pan was mined, and befora thu place was abandoned to luerchanliii ovef $30,000,000 in dual, was dug from tho earth. It Daegn't Fay ' ; to use uncertain raeuns when suffsrinc; front disouflosof tho livor, blood or lunipi. sueh as biliousness, or "liver complaint," skin diseases, scrofulous sores or swellings, or from lung sarofula (commonly known as consumption of tbe lungs) , when Dr. Pi.orcO'U fioldon Medical Discovery is guaranteed to cure all those affections, if taken in time, or money paid for it will be promptly refunded, 800 ofvebed for an inouroMe cote of Catarrh in the head by the proprietors of Di-, Sago's Bemody, Not Late. "Am I too late with my poem. Mr, Editor?" "No." "Thank goodness! Fm dronchfd through, and look at tbe ton of mud on my boots; but I got there in tiime, eh? Oh I by the way, I want a foot-note to the poem " "There's a foot-note over the dcor you seem to have for(rotten." -Eh? Whafsthnt?" "Use the mat." Chicago ledger. Montana's Free Lands, The -Streat Beservation of Montana, thrown open for settlemcntby the President last May, contains 18,000,000 acres of laud, all legible for entry far free homes, under the United Stfton Land iaws. It extends for three hundred miles East and West, and on m average of one hundrod miles North and South. If you intend going to Montana rnmember that Tmi Wisconsin Ciotcbai. is the direot line between Chicago t.nd fit. Paul, making ilose connection at St Paul for all points 'in Montana. Solid through trains with Pullman Palaco Bleeping Osrs and Unrivaled Dining Oars are run between Chicago and St. Paul. For othei information, pamphlets, etc., address James Babkeb, Orenera! Passenger and TicketAgent, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An Injured Man. Mr. Footehujit (husband of a popular actress) 1 desire to due my wife for a divorce on the ijround of non- sup port. air. ivooisacx -xes. sir: 1 think we can make out a capital case. air. jeooteught And l want to put in a special claim for darctagos say $10,000. Mr. Woolsack What for? Mr. Fooelisht For dainatrs done to my constfoucion by my drinking with newspaper men to get good notises i!or her.- JXeta York Truth. Soap was first mentioned by :Pliny, which proves that it's an historical fye-Vw iVr Meat. Do You Have that extreme Urea feeuw, iansaon with oat appeute or atroneth. Impaired diiRwUon, and a general feeling f misery H In ImpoMlliio to describe? Bood'H f iaremiurllln ',g a n ondeifnl m dl eta for creating an wneUte. promoting iignstton. and toning np the wholo system, itlviug strcattb and activity in place of weakness il.i debility. "I take Hood'a llarsaparUla every year a a trade, with moat satlifaecerr results. I recomnuind Hood'a Sarsaparllla to ail who hava that :nleerabl ttred feeling." I, Fasvsus, U) Brld;e Street, Brooklyn, S.T. Hood's Sarsapar lla Sold by all drnggtst. $1:alxfor3. Prenaredoatr hyCZ. HOOD k CO. Apothecaries, LoweXSiaai. IOO DoseajOne Dollar

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