Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1895 — Page 10

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1895.

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monument a drove of town covrs surroundel It. The boom was at least a. bonanza for the town cow. Tho land laid off to become the flourishing business block. o,f a city now furnishes pasture for the subxn'r'.xf city bovine mildest of her kind. An electric railway connects Roanoke Kith i?Iem. Tract? of land north, of Sa lem were divided Into lots,. and other tracts south of Itomoko were likewise treated, and the two towns did their best to meet and become one. lint In this chapter they ar yet apart. Th most significant remark I LeaYd ma le about this era of speculation, which In Koar.oko they call "the late unpleasantness." was this: "That boom taught us coraething." V. K. KIEFEIt. Iloanoke. Va.. Oct. 1L nxnet tiox or i:f;mn. One of the Itlnckent Illota on npolrun'n Career. Prof. William 21. Sloane, in the Century. The scones of that awful night defy description. The castle of Vincennes was beet With smards Whnn finallv. at n hoi it nn hour before midnizht. the various members or the court assembled. Their lrcks were dark and troubled as they wondered who the mysterious culprit might be. Nono knew but Huiln. the president, the judge advocate and tavary, the destined execu tioner. In a neighboring room, wa3 the. duke, pale and exhausted by his long journey, munching a slender meal, .which he shared with his doe. and explaining to his jailer his doleful thoughts at the prospect , or a ions: Imprisonrwnt. It would be amel iorate"! if only he could gratify his passion for hunting ami surely they two. as pris oner and Keeper, mrght range the forest in company. Jiut at last he fell asleep irom sneer fatigue. Tho jailer. Hare!, a picked man who had kept puard over Arena and his fellows (who. it will be recalle-I. had been executed on unproven charges of conspiracy to as raroinate Itonaparte). was a sometime fiery Jacobin. He could not well encourage the expectations of his new prisoner, dreary as they were, for he had that very morning pu-pervisecl the digging of a grave In the castle moat. At midnight the duke was awakened and confronted with the judge advocate. Ileal was unaccountably absent. and the interrogatory so carefully prepared by the rude questions formulated by Hulin, wun the atu or a memorandum from Murat, the prisoner, in snite of repeated hints from the members of the court-martial as to the consequences, would only reply that he had a pension from Kngland and rwd applied to her ministers frtr military sen' ic: that he hopl to. tftrhritor hla cause with trooos raised in Germany from among the disaffected and the emigrants; that he hal stoutly denied any relations with Turrouriz or Iiohetrru and all knowledee cf tho plot to a??a$!nate thp f rrt consul Tie wi then called to the bar In the dimly lighted sitting-room where the com mission s,i t. To the paper containing questions he was Ironically permitted to affix a demand fcr an audience with the first consul. "My name, my stat!on, my mode or thought, and the horror of my situation." he sajd, "Inspire me with hope that he will not refuse my request." The revolutionary tribunal followed Its In stlncts; its members, knowing well the familiar statutes under which such bodies 'had acted since the days of the convention, but not having at hand the words or forms of a verdict as prescribed by the pitiless laws concerning those who had borne arm against France, left In the record a blank to be filled out later, and pronounced-their judgment that the "regu lar sentence" be executed at once. They were actually engaged in ecmrjosins' a pe titlon for clemency to the first consul when Savary entered the room and informed himself of what had been done and what th?y were then doing. Snatching the pen from Hulin s hand, he exclaimed: "The rest Is my affair." and left the room. ' It was now 2 In the morning of the 21st. 'Follow me." said the taciturn Harel. "and Kummon all your courage." A few paces through the moat, a turn of a corner, and the flare of torches displayed a file of troops not far from an open grave. As the adjutant began to read the sentence. the victim faltered for a moment and ex claimed. "Oh. Ood! what have I done?" Hut In an instant he regained the mastery of himself. Calmly clipping a lock of his hair, and drawing a ring from his'nmrer. he asked that they might be sent to the Princess Charlotte. A volley and in an instant he was dead. ' Tin: ship's wi:a!m:ss. Ilnge Ironelntls. Vnluernhle In Their Motive Power and I'crNoiinel. Captain A. T. Mahan, In the Century. . A war ship is vulnerable in two chief re spects in her motive power and in her per sonnel, n id imaginable that one might be wholly neutralized without materially injuring the other. The question, not only of io-aay, out or a century s standing, is. which is it better to attack !n order to subdue the ship? In' olden times the British habitually attacked the personnel, the French the motive power, and each was consistent; for the aim cf the former was to Insure decisive results, and that of the latter to avoid them. Each has had its advoeates. and consequently there is some thing to be said upon each side; but upon the whole it is. I think, fair to say that experience replies attack the men. And the reason is much the same as a hundred years ago; not only is it imoossible to have tne men as well protected as the motive power, but the destruction of the men who handle the offensive powers of the shin makes the motive power rractically useNow the weisht which a' ship of given !ze can carry is limited, and must be distributed among several objects, of which gun power is one. and the question has to be met, how shall this gun power be sub divided among the different classes of gun? If your aim H the motive power you want heavy guns; for the motive power the en gine and boilers are given the utmost possible protection by position, by the thickest armor, by the ccal stowage, the protective deck, and so on. to pierce which great force is required. Hut heavy guns ' means few guns, and few guns mean fewshots, and few shots mean fewer hits; while of those that hit. if they strike ine protective system of the engines, etc., fewer still penetrate, a truth iong foreseen, yet very generally dropped out of sight, and which the. Yalu battle has singularly confirmed. On the ether hand, the weight e,f armor required to protect the water line adequately makes it impossible to extend by similar means aJequate protection to the battery spaces, except only those occupied by the heavy guns; an 1 even where these are adequately protected impervious, that Is. to th mirsl'.es from those higher guns technically called "rapid Are" there can b no quest !on that -their accuracy is singularly embarrassed. For that reason it is t-ousht to aim and fire them from an interior position he conning tower, for instanceplan of which it is enough here to say th.t. except for the heaviest gTJnc, It Is tending to fall into disuse. Considering the vast importance of securing the best practice from the heavy guns for I am not at all arguiiu? against them, only against their excessive number it be-iirT.-Mij iu ot a i tiTwn an j Keen i uotn all the other fire of the enemy. If tnuvoss 1 thus atrained a distinct and 1mmonse advantage is gained for the heavv guns over thoe of the enemy; for. If the Tapid-llre gur.s which have established their ascend ncy cannot penetrate the turrets they can greatly annoy the men in them, and may enter the gun ports. Thl superiority, if maintained, may result fn victory. It has long seemed to me that the mutual relations of the heavy and rapid-fire guns of a ship have a strong enalogy to a field battery of artillery and it Infantry supports, the latter of which at once protect and secure the efficient service of the former. However that may be. the rapiJ-fire gun of moderate caliber has just now rally established its position as the greatest offensive power in naval warfare. They Ate Crow. Buffalo Courier. "I've heard of people cuing crow," said . the chef In, a leading hotel of this city, "and one day. when 1 heard some of the clerks and guests discussing the crow-eating capacity of a certain politician. I said to them, 'Some day I'll make you fellows rat crow, and you'll like it. too.' Now crow is about as pleasant a dish as stale fl.-.h when cooked plain, but a good cook can disguise almon any dish and make it palatable. Well, about a week later I secured a couple of nice fat crows and treated them as artistically as any culinary knowledge would permit. Then I bribed the waiter to serve the crow bait to my clique of epicurean friends. They relished the birds, and actually asked for more Tell them the "crow a 1 Amertcaine" is all gone.' I said to the waiter. Sav. those fellows nearly kilird the waiter, and then they looked for me, but I was out of sight They, tried to look and feel sick, but it was a weak Imitation, and then they patronized the liar to the extreme limit. Fubseque.itlv they, admitted that the crow is a good ZiX if cooked by an expert." . - The Soble Heir. Truth. "Ah." said the burglar, who had once feen better days, "this reminds me of the day I attained ray majority." "How's that?" asked his partner, emptyIzz the cash box into his pocket. "I av comt In fcr ectzo money'

THE POTTER GOWNS

DAZZLING ROYAL Vi IU'LC, LACE A!VD JEWELS IX linil XEAV PLAY, Lightning Change Ilealretrir Her Doable Role Vlayn nt the? Local Theaters Thin Week. There Is a rhadowy Impression some one once said that fine feathers make fine birds, but whether or not true, certain it i3 that fin feathers attract the eye and thus enrage tho Intellect. Cora Urquhart Pot ter, who has recently taken the measure of the entire Potter family, from the Bish op down to the innocuous James Brown, assumes as much, anyway, and has pro vided herself with feathers, otherwise gowns, that startled all New York society when seen In her new play, "The Queen's Necklace." With Kyrle Uellew she has just closed a successful New York engage ment, and will soon be seen in this city in the great olay written around Marie An toinette. Her new gowns must be won drous when the New York gun devotes a column to their description.', The Interest ing article reads as follows Those who sit quietly in the orchestra and, enjoy the, unfolding of a play from the first germing of the plot to the epilogue at the end have little conception of the bustle and scramble- behind those noncom mittal screens just in front of them. In order that the action may be smooth and pageant perfect. This is the workshop, wherein she and her tiring maids labor unceasingly and effect astonishing results In an astonishingly short time out of a marvelous conglomeration of material. In the doublepart which Mrs. Potter-acts in "Le Collier de la Relne," so many entire changes of costume are required that two dressing rooms are hardly large enough for her rieeds, and the wits and fingers of two French maids are none too alert for the demand. 2Ir. Daly's private writing room has been pressed Into service, and new boasts unwonted decorations in the guise of gowns and mantles, hats, hoods, tiaras, jackets, girdles, feathers, fans and all manner of feminine flummery. In the first act there !s scant time for laying off the royal robes and donning Oliva'a gay apparel. All hands arp busy. .The make-up that suits the features of the Austrian princess will not do for the lightheaded, light-heeled Ollva. and the, actress adite to or lessens her powder and rouge, changes her lines and alters her demeanor, while one deft maid draws on her ptocklngs and th6 other adjusts her wig. The scarlet pettlcoatds fastened in place, the green ribbons reduced to order, the steeple crown hat tied under the chin, and Oliva steps forth in her high-heeled boots as different a creature as can be imagined from the stately queen of a few minutes before. "I -do all this, from the ground up, in just five minutes." says Mrs. Potter, smilingly, as she waits for her cue, and the dark-haired, handmaids smile in response even while thev lay out her purple gown again, just ready to be put on. . It seems but the twinkling of an eye before Oliva has finished her love making and is again in rthe dressing room, -being restored to the semblance of a queen. Oh, that royal purple velvet! The sheen of it and the richness and thickness! No French Queen ever wore better. The ermine only seems to set it off, and the canary-colored petticoat to bring out the hue of the purple. Despite the fact that the snow falls heavily on her at the Porte St. Martin on that night In 17SI. she Is overwarm when she reaches the dressing room and glad to resign her ponderous mulT to Clotilde. while ArHiree removes the fur-lined mantle from the slender shoulders. f "Take it off. ouick. Andree. she savs in French, "and get me into the white Kown as speedily as possible. There are some little changes I wish to make in the scene with the countess and the Jeweler about the necklace." THE DRESS OF OLIVA. Does that bow suit, madam?" inquires Clotilde, as she fastens the pink ribbon in the Queen's hair. Being assured that the aigrette is correctly placed, she hands over the white mits and fan. and searches about for the green silk apron, which has got hidden away In provoking fashion. "I can't churn without my apron nor carry the feed for my chickens" lauehs Mrs. Potter. "Hunt it up. quick. Clotilde. or find me another, . an1 don't forget the shade hat I wear when I walk in the grounds with the King." A systematic search is Instituted, and the important green apron, bib and all, is discovered underneath Oliva's black and white checked skirt. The maid of honor snatches it up, and all go to join the danc ers on the stage. It is the wonderful walking dress In which Marie Antoinette appears in the King's workshop that the maids lay out next, against her coming, the dress and the still more wonderful hat. with its stu pendous puffed green crown, and waving, brown-ipped plumes. That costume is a study. Who but an artist would have divined that Just that delicate touch tf white and silver was needed to heighten the ef fect, and that those particular shades of apple green, fawn and brown went well together, with Just a note blue in the knot ted sash, and a glint or coior in tne bro cade? . "Madame's hat Is not quite enough on one side." suggests Andree, retylng the ribbon on the Queen's staff. To tne right or lenr inquires tne wear er, solicitously, as uiouiue steps on to mark the general effect. "To the left." decides the critic, and the monstrous cart wheel, with Its becoming browm flufllness about the brim and tho nertlinsr pink roses about the crown, is tilted just a suspicion more to the left of the blonde curls. In less time than It takes to tell it, the promenade costume, hat. boots, mits, wig and all, Is cast aside and Oliva's Jaunty white satin vest, striped jacket, blue skirt and tall red hat are put on in, its place. This time it Is a distractingly pink lace-, flounced underskirt that is revealed when she capers and courtesies, and her' slippers and buckles are quite too- showy for the Queen, Involving another change ""from the ground up." Ollva is hardly missed from the dressing room before he Is back again to trv on the duplicate Tete dress which plays so conspicuous a part in the story. A beautiful woman looks well in all gowns. but certainly the French .Queen, the ad venturess and the actress, an tnree in one, annear to unusual advantage in this bil lowy brocade ball dress, with its spangled sleevps. rose-strewn skirts. and hint of black about-the corsage to accentuate the fiiimess of a rettv throat., "Madame's mantilla," reminds the "Madame s mantilla," reminds thoughtful Clotilde, handing over the fas cinatinsr black laco head covering, and An dree has the pink rose in readiness which Mrs. Potter is to hand to the Cardinal in atonement for past slights, when, as he thinks, she grants him the midnight rendezvous. AS MARIE ANTOINETTE. "I can keep this gown on a good while now and take a breathing spell," the actress says with satisfaction as she dresses for the fourth act, the act in which she is altogether the Queen,, and only, for a very brief moment of forgetfulness, the woman. Three times does Andree adjust, the "blue velvet tiara with Its falling lace, its stately plumes and Jeweled ,clasp, before she Is satisfied, and Clotilde puts Just a shade more powder on the blonde curls before she loops the gleaming pearl3 about the Queen's neck. The robe hangs superbly, and in coler it is the genuine Marie Antoinette blue so much sought after. The maids are loath to lay aside these favorite habiliments I and put on the simple little silk brocade cross kerchief of muslin which Oliva wears 'at the Countess's country house. Ollva, piquant and smiling, is Just stepping out of the retiring room when she remembers to wipe some of the rouge off her cheeks. ' "I can't appear at breakfast so very rosy," she explains. "It is not quite natural; but my Flippers and stockings are really the most important part of ; this scene, after all." putting out one irreproachable tan foot. "And madame's lace ruflles, when her skirts are disarranged," puts in Andree,

"they show much. "Of courre, and the skirts are very much disarranged, naturally, since I am carried out of the room in an officer's arms, kicking desperately," laughs Ollva. Time presses again in the dressing room during this act. for Oliva, but a moment since in breakfast dress, must don her flowered "brccad again. to flout the Queen's enemies. The change is made, however. In a marvelously short time, and she has taken her peep at the court ai.d is again in the hands of her assistants, to be dressed for the final scene of the last act. It is orange colored velvet that she wears hU toe cranes .with a hint of pln in . - v . '

the shading and a right royal robe it Is,

trailing its long length behind her. The nat accompanying it is entirely black and entirely beautiful. The broad brim is turned up in a variety of odd ways and looks weil from every point of view, which may oe lermen a success for a nat. "Get me into my street eown. drls " rays the Queen, as she returns, flushed and raaiani irom xnumpn. "ana do get me a glass of nice cool milk. I'm facsred out." "This is my third this evening," she an nounces, looking over the brim of her g.ass.-"but It does me good, and I love It." The velvet robes are hung away behind their protecting shrouds, the pearls are laid in the case, the wonderful necklace which for one ecstatic moment lay about the fair throat Is locked up in its casket. the fans and gewgaws put up for the night, and the dressing room, erstwhile so bright with form and color, is left to Its season of darkness as mistress and maids . wheel away to rest. LOCAL PLAY HILLS. IIo V "A Milk White Fins" In a Xcvr Dress at Knellnh's. "A Milk White Fla&" that scored an early success in ihis city, comes to En glish's to-morrow night for a second en gagement. Without much question, Chas. H. Hoyt is the .most prolific and fertile writer of American farce. Hejs not only prolific, but he is rapid in the products of his brain. Hardly a season passes by that he does not give the theater-going public one or two new plays, and the name of Hoyt has become a guarantee that any play that bears his i.ame as author - will please the public. The popular pulse is a delicate one to, feel. A great many dra matic authors place their literary , finger on it, and. feeling its beats, go and pre scribe for the patient public, and in the majority of case3 without success; but Mr. luvl must assuredly be possersed or a more delicate touch- than the others, be cause in every case that he has felt the public pulse he ha3 prescriDca enectuaiiy and successfully. His "Milk White Flag" Is the embodiment of burlesoue. satire and opera. It Is a good-natured satire on militia. The com pany .which will present "A 2Iilk White Flag" here consists of fifty people, artists in their line. Bright and witty dialogue in Hovt's best. vein, exquisitely funny compli cations of situations, gorgeous costuming and a military band are the component parts of this strong attraction. mere w:ji be a Donular Wednesday matinee. The change to English's this season is made, to accommodate the special new scenery carried bv the company, which shows to better advantage on a. larger stage. Dnrr)- la "The IllnlnK Genprntlon." The amusement lovers here should accord William Barrv. who will be seen in his greatest success, "The Rising Generation," the last half of this week at English's Opera House, the encouragement which his merit as an actor undoubtedly dessrves. Mr. Barry may be fairly considered among the best comedians. Indeed, ' in his por trayal, of the role of the American Irish man, who retains his warmth, the wit, the native humor of his . native land, he Is al most peerless. Mr. Barry's Irishman does not affect the unnatural sentiment or ro--mantlclsm which so often discolor and spoil renditions of , such characters. There is no aiming beyond the character. It is the common man, hasty of temper and not lacking in the gros-sness which necessarily belongs to such a person. Mr. Barry is surrounded by a large company, and among them, are his daughter. Miss Lydia Barry, whose singing is the gem or tne musical numbers; Miss Eva Vincent. Joseph Davis, Samuel M. Forest and that clever comed ian. James M. Manning. The musical numbers and specialties introduced by the members are new. The scenery in ine Rising Generation" Is attractive. Clara Morris In. Three Plays. The announcement of the coming of that great emotional actress, Clara Morris, is always welcome news to theater-goers, and, therefore, It I? doubly pleasant to again re ceive her after an absence of two years. For the present season Miss Morris has selected plays that have won her fame, and given the characters in which she stands pre-eminently alone. Miss Morns comes to the Grand Opera House on Friuay and Saturday next, Oct.'. 18 and 19, and will open in "Camille." At the Saturday matinee "Miss Moulton." The one new t)lay Of her repertoire which sne will present on Sat urday evening is an adaptation of Dumas "Monsieur Alphonse," which she calls "Itaymonde." . - , ' Tnvnry Grnnil Opera Next "Week. A rare treat Is in slore for the amusement going public, of Indianapolis, beginning a week from next Thursday ' evening, when, the celebrated Tavary Grand "Opera Company will Inaugurate a three nights' engagement. It has a 'repertory ' larger than that of. any traveling company. At tho head of the company Is Mme. Marie Tavary, a star of the first magnitude. Born in Belgium of Russian parents, her debut in Brussels was most successful, and her career' since is so well known as to need no further mention beyond stating that her American debut was as successful as her triumphs in Covent Garden, London, and at tho Grand Opera, in Paris. Possessed of a charming personality, her marvelous voice has charmed music lovers the world over. As. an actress she is as versatile as she is clever. Mme. Thea Dorre is a cantatrice wdth a mezzo "soprano voice of peculiar charm. Her acting is dramatic, and in "Carmen" she appears to especial, advantage. Her large dark eyes and vivacious manners suit the part exactly. Mme. Lichter is a young prima donna who has won great success in the metropolis in some of the heavier operas. Her voice is a strong, clear soprano, and she is an admirable executant. She is young and beautiful. Bella Tomllnson, the leading contralto, is a famous Azucena in "Trovatore." Sofie Itomani and Suzanne Ryane are both handsome .and possess great histrionic talent. The tenor of the company is Chevalier Albert L. Guille. For years he was the primo singer at Portugal's court, and was knlehted by the King. His personality is most marked, and his voice. has a sympathetic quality, so rare nowadays. Sig. Michelena is another singer of note, and Payne Clark is a favorite tenor robusto. Max Eugene, who makes his American debut, is an Englishman, and sang with the Carl Rosa and Sir Augustus Harris companies in London. Sig. Abramoff, the basso, was immensely popular at several of the royal opera houses abroad. William Schuster, the Oaasso cantata, is a fine fellow, with a splendid voice. William Stephens, a light tenor, is .also with the company. Another feature is the enlarged orchestra and augmented chorus. Trro ShoTvs ut the Park. The Park to-morrow offers a lively comedy drama, entitled "Birds of a Feather," which will be presented by a company said to be above the average. Herbert Hall Winsiow has written several successful plays, and the Park attraction is said to be one of his .best efforts. The perilous journey of a young girl across the stage on a swaying telegraph wire is one of the most thrilling climaxes. A number of songs, dances and specialties are introduced without in any way Interfering with the plot. Pete Baker, the German comedian, is in the company; Miss Pomeroy has for years been a member of the Boston Museum Stock Company. Fanchette, the Parisian dancer, will be introduced during the action of the play. The engagement is for three cays. "Land of the 2Ildnight Sun," full of scenic effects, will be the attraction at the Park the last half of this week. The scenery and effects are strong. The play is fromthe pen of Edwin Barbour, who gives credit to Hall Cain's story. "The Bondman,". J or many of the incidents and characters' em- I bodied in his production The Empire's Dills. Of the plays depicting life in Dixie land none are more true to nature than Whallen & Martelle's "South Before the War." which comes to the Empire Theater for its annual visit to-morrow, Tuesday and Wednesday. The camp meeting and the landing of the Robert E. Le are striking triumphs of realistic stage art, bigger, better and more picturesque than ever this season, ihe company is composed of sixty people, the majority of whom are colored. although all the. leading parts are assumed by white artists, the negro beine used to secure realism, and in which he is allowed to show his skill in terpsichorean and vocal exercises. - The company has been ma terially changed and Improved, many new features and specialties being introduced. Among the old favorites are Billy Wil liams, the delineator of. tho negress on the stage; Ferry, the "frog man:" Billy Wolfe. the .eccentric comedian, and Miss Josie Earle. soubrette. Among the new features are Symonds and Rastus. who Introduce a rough, and tumble dancing' act. The "South Before the War'! has been seen in this city before, but never on so large a scale; The company aiso includes a pickaninny band. which will head the parade to-morrow at 11 a. m. Following the "South. Before the War," Ihe last halt of th .rtzzX Prof. Hcrttrt

Atbinl. the mrgiclan, and his company of entertainers. w;n be tho attraction at the Lmplre. Professor AlMnI is the inventor of all the tricks he Introduces, and boasts that no other magician performs any of his tricks, lie will also rive spirit manifestations, assisted by Mile. Do Valance, the "thought reader." Xotm of the'Stan-. "The Cotton King" at the Tark all next week is one of the most elaborate productions ever given in the popular-priced theters. - Augustus Thomas, the author of "In Mlzzouri" and "Alabama." is writing a play for little Gladys Wallls. He expects to have it completed by the holidays. Miss Wallis will play -Fanchon" here, with Frederick Paulding as Landry Barbeaud. The Kilanyi living pictures, a series of magnificent and thoroughly artistic living tableaux, posed by Herr Kilanyi, with the leading professional models of the four great capitals of Europe, London. Paris, Vienna nd-Berlin, will be- seen here for the first time when Bice's original "1P2" company comes next month. Mme. Tavary's success at Covent Garden was unusual. When she .was at Munich Edmund C. Stanton, then in charge of the Metropolitan Opera House, made her many offers to come to America, but in deference to the, wishes of Kin Ludwig she refused. In she finally aDneared in New York,

and her success was Immediate. Her voice Is 'a soprano of the highest range, and her skill in execution is almost without limit. AnOL'T. SKA SERPENTS. Dr." Theodore GUI Doubts Whether There Are Giant Species. Washington 'Star. '-'- "Is there such a thing as a sea serpent? Yes, indeed; there are many species of sea serpents well known to naturalists.". This was the answer given to a reporter by Dr. Theodore Gill, the eminent naturalist 6f the Smithsonian, to the question above. Dr. Gill Js known In scientific circles as the highest American authority oa fishes and other creatures of the sea. He has given much attention to sea serpents, and has revealed many ' interesting facts concerning them in h!s writings and lectures. ' Do you place credence in the many statements lately come to hand concerning the appearance of the monster sea serpent in Long Island sound?" "I do not by any means. As soon as I read the accounts ol the large snake found at Blackwell's island I told several fellow members of the Cosmos Club that it. was a large python, or rock snake. There are na monster sea serpents. There 1-i- no animal of gigantic size now living in the sea which could be properly classed as a serpent or even a reptile. There Is. however, an abundance of sea serpents in the eastern seas and along the Pacific coasts of tropical. America.11 . - - "There are enough of them In these parts to annoy and threaten the lives of sailors who frequent the waters, but they are very small creatures as compared with the sea serpents which w read about in popular literature. Most of these are known to scientists as hydridae, which means ?ea snakes, or. If you llkersea serpents. They include numerous families inhabiting the salt water estuaries and tidal streams of the Indian and Pacific oceans, from Mada gascar to the isthmus of Panama. aome of them are as much as twelve feet long. They are very poisonous, and I have heard that a sailor once bitten by one died within an hour and a quarter. They have conspicuously small heads and bodies. somewhat like the land snakes, but particularly thick in their hind half, and very compressed and flat, or oar-like,iat the tail. They live entirely in the sea, and when thrown upon shore are helpless and almost blind. These sea serpents are frequently seen in great i numbers swimming close to the surface of the water. "But Is it not possible that there are giant animals of this kind roving (he seas which have not yet been found by scientists?" es, there is a pcssibnity, but no prooabillty that such an animal still exists. It is possible that a giant selachian may b? found related to the frilled shark of Japan. This would have an eel-like body, fin back of the head, and if very, long would agree to some extent with the descriptions or the 'great sea serpent.' As a matter or fact, there was discovered not many years ago a small snake-like shark resembling the gray sharks found In the Pacific. This would have an eel-like tail and a fin extending from the back behind the head. 'Then there are also the ancient zeuglodonts, with their long tails and horizontal caudal fins, like those of the whales. It may be that one of these with a long neck still exists, having .outlived his ancestors cf millions of years ago.. During the geological period known as the eocene tertiary, which was many millions of years back, there were living in the seas zeuglodonts somewhat resembling serpents. Some cf these were perhaps forty or fifty feet long. but -none of them could swim in the water with vertical undulations or be adorned with tte mane, both of which are asso ciated with the mythifal monster. But, as I sum, uu ui 111J9 is melt? nuBiiuiu' , according to the laws of nature. There is no probability that any one will ever enjoy the sight of any of these 'possibilities.' "Now. suppose a summer tourist or su perstitious mariner should catch sight of a giant basking shark, such as inhabits the north seas? These often measure more than thirty feet in length. It Is frequently the case that they travel In pairs, one following the other. The front portion of one and the hind portion of the other -of these ap pearing above the water at the same time would be sumcient to scare any unsuspect ing observer. I remember hearing Prof. Simon Newcomb. our eminent astronomer," telling how he -once thought he saw the V2ritable sea serpent off Cape Ann. But the supposed monster resolved itself Into a school of porpoises, one following the other. A REMARKABLE IMPOSTOR. A French Malingerer Who Deceived Doctom'for Yenrs. Paris Correspondence London News. For ten years Delannoy has deceived the greatest French doctors. Dr. Charcot and others, and his "miraculous cure" at Lourdes is on record as one of the most Irrefutable proofs of the supernatural virtues of thkt shrine. It baffled the critical mind even of M. Zola, who mentions this, to him, inexplicable case, in his book on Lourdes. Delannoy was from 1877 to 1S81 a warder In the Paris hospitals. Ills experience of hospital life led him to the conclusion expressed in "Little Dorrit," that the ideal state of happiness in this world is that of a patient in a hospital. He had become acquainted with the symptoms of many diseases, and he determined to sham some infirmity. After some consideration he selected paralysis. He was admitted to the Salpetriere Hospital, made famous all the world ove by Dr. Charcot, and he played his part so well that Dr. Charcot himself diagnosed without hesitation a case of incipient locomotor ataxy. In January. 1SS4. he entered Dr. Callard's ward at the Hotel Dieu. In 1866 we And him at the Xecker Hospital, where Dr. PJgal gave him blisters with red-hot Irons on both sides of the backbone. In 18S6 he became Dr. Ball's patient at the same hospital. .This physician's course of treatment, draughts of belladonna and soothing Injections of morphine, was so delightful to the patient that the latter remained In this -ward for a whole year. He left the hospital cured, but returned in 1SS7 to the Necker Hospital, where he found his old acquaintance. Dr. Rigal, and his terrible blisters. The false paralytic did not relish such rough treatment, and he soon left this inhospitable establishment, and tried the Hotel Dieu, . where he was wkh Dr. Empis. In January. 1S. Delannoy returned to the Necker Hospital, remaining for one month the patient of the uncongenial Dr. Rigal. whS confirmed the former diagnosis, and continued to ply him with red-hot tongs. On March 28 he tried Beaujon, in July the Charite, in October Lariboisiere, and paid another flying visit to the Hotel Dieu, where he was looked after by Dr. Bucquoy, Prof. Germain See, and Dr Duran Fardel. After this Delannoy became the patient of Prof. DujardlnBeaumetz at the Cochin Hospital. The false paralytic underwent rather unwillingly the drastic treatment by hanging. This consists in hanging the, patient by a collar so that only the tips of the 'toes touch ground. This, when carefully .done. lengthens without breaking the shrunken spinal marrow. In the space of two months Delannoy was hung up fifty-eight At length the tormented patient fled. He sfms to have been disgusted with doctors, so he bethought himself of a new profession, that of the sick man healed by mlrarle. On Ausrust 19. at 9 a. m. (vide Zola op. clt.. he arrived at Lourdes in the most p'.table condition. He was carried -to the Virgin Mary's grotto, kissed the ground and remained a long time prostrate before the Holy Sacrament displayed at the altar. Suddenly, as he related a few hours later to the boamjng fathers, of the grotto, he had an extraordinary feeling of an inner force that impelled him, almost in spite of himself, to stand, walk, and drop the crutch with which he was hardly able to crawl. Thi pilgrims accompanied him, singing hymns of praise. Ia the evening one of those stirring sights, a torchlight procession of pilgrims, was seen threading its way up the zigzag paths of Massablelle..in rejoicing for the miracle. Delannoy was placed In the foremost rank. The day following he was medically examined In the presence of Mgr. Berchlalla, Archbishop of Carliarl and Primate of Sardinia, and by the Bishop cf Hebron. The symptoms described by the healed man 'were found to be those of locomotor ataxia, and it was found that they had disanneared. The annals of Notrd Dame de Lourdes duly recorded this miracle, to J which M. Zola has attached; permanent celebrity. t Delmnoy returned to Pari as J

an honored guest of the national pilgrimage. The chaplln of the Charite Hospital In Tarls telegraphed a few days later to the fathers of the Lourdes grotto: ."Doctors here ftaggcrcd by cure of Delannoy. Have seen him four times - this week. Walks like a country postman." In 1SJ0 the fathers of the grotto appointed Delannoy overseer of a home for invalids awaiting miraculous cures at Lourdes. The reputation of this mlraculaus cure had spread over Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia. From. all these parts of .the world Delannoy received rich presents, with prayers that he would intercede wdth the Virgin (he being a persona grata) for the recovery of the doners. Alas! in August. 1SD1. Delannoy decamped with 400 francs robbed from the fathers. He returned to Paris, was admitted to St.

Annes Asylum as suffering from persecution mania. Six months later he paid another few months' visit there wdth a cloctorls certificate of mental debility, and left, having stolen a sum of 1.S0O francs from the hospital pharmacy. At length. In May," 1KU, the police arrested him. Delannoy was examined by two doctors. He endeavored to play the parts in which he had so distinguished himself of paralytic and madman, but it was too late for shamming. The doctors reported him to be a malingerer of astounding. skill. Delannoy Is fifty-two years of age, and his face has that mixed expression so common among French peasants of -candor and cunning; ne might bo a gardener. He was sentenced to four years', imprisonment by the judge before whom he was tried, and to ten years' police .surveillance. THE COWBOY'S COSTU3IE. It Is Made, Xecessary by Ills Peculiar Life and Duties. . Harper's Magazine. The cow puncher's legs must be defended from the thorny miles of the Rio Grande, the thousand mongrel scrub3 that lace their fcristles together stin" over the country the mesquite,- the shin oak, the cat's claw, the Spanish dagger, wide spreading, from six inches to ten feet high, every vegetable vicious with an embroidery of teeth and nails; a continent of peevish thicket called , chaparral, as we indiscriminately call a dog with too many sorts of grandfathers a cur. Into this sawmill dives a wild steer, through paths and passages known to himself, and after him the pur-, suing man must also dive at a rate that wou;d tear his flesh to ribbons if the blades and points could get hold of him. But he cases his leg against the hostile chaparral from thigh to ankle In chaps leatnen breeches, next door to armor; his dally v bread is scarcely more needful to him. Scon his barbaric pleasure in nnery sews tough leather, fringes along their sides, and the leather flap of the pocket becooes stamped with a heavy rose. Sagging in a slant upon his hips leans his leather belt of cartridges buckled with Jaunty arro gance, and though he uses his pistol with murderous skill, it is prettj-, with Ivory or mother or pearl for a handle. ills arm must be loose to swing his looped ropj free and dror its noose over the neck of the animal that bounds In front of his rushing pony. Therefore he rides In a loose flannel shirt that will not cramp him as he whirls the coils; but the handkerchief knotted at his throat, though it is there to prevent sunburn, will in time of prosperity be chosen for its color and soft texture, a scarf to draw the eye of woman. His heavy splendid saddle is, in its shape and luxury of straps and leather thongs. the comrdetest instrument for night and day travel, and the freighting along with you of board and lodging, that any nomad has so far devised. With its trappings and stamped leather, its horn and high cantle we are well acquainted. It must stand the strain of eight hundred pounus of live beef tearing at it for freedom; It must be the anchor that shall not drag during the furious rages of such a typhoon. For the cattle of the wilderness have often run wild for three, four and five years, through rocks and forests, never seeing the face of man from the day when as little calves they were branded." And some were never branded at all. They have grown up In company with the deer, and, like the deer, they fly at the approach of the horseman. Then, If he has ridden out to gather these waifs from their remote untenanted pastures and bring them in to be counted and driven to sale, he must abandon himself to the headlong pursuit. The open easy plain, with its harmless footing, lies behind, the steep valley narrows up to an entering wedge among the rocks, and Into these untow.ard regions rush the beeves. The shale and detritus of shelving landslides, the slippery knobs in the beds of brooks, the uncertain edges of the Jumping-off place, all lie in the ruad of the day's necessity, and where the steer goes goes the cow puncher too balancing, swaying, doubling, upon hln shrewd ponv. The noose uncoiling flies swinging through the air and closes round the throat or perhaps only the hind leg of the quarry. In the shock of stopping short or of leaning to circle tho rider s stirrups must tc lon and his seat a forked pliant poise on the horse's back; no grip of the knee will an swer in these contortions: his leg must nave us siraigm ienui, a. ievtrr oi inuscie and sinew, to yield or close vise-like on the pony's ribs; and when the steer feels that he 13 taken and the rope tightens from the saddle horn then must the gearing be solid, else, like the fisherman floundering with snapped rod and tangled line, the cow puncher wdll have misfortunes to repair and nothing to repair them with. nee A BIAS'S AGE. He In as Sensitive an rt Woman About It Young: at FlftyGrange Homes. "One of the things that I have learned by experience and observation." faid a philosophic tramp, "is the fact that mcst men who have begun to accumulate years like to be thought still young, I have often turned this knowledge to a substantial account. Take, for example, a man cf fifty; fifty's nothing. I'm fifty myself, but most men of that agft are pleased if they are taken for younger men, and some are greatly pleased. Time and again' I have addressed a man of that age with 'Young man It doesn't always work, but you would be surprised to know how often it does work. "Of course, you use some discretion about this. There are men whom you might profitably so address in the middle of the aay, tney are so vain cr so yieiaing, put my usual course Is to ose that form at about dusk, or In more dimly lighted places; then circumstances help greatly to give to the speaker an air of sincerity. Many and many a nickel has come to me In response to a request so begun, and I have also in such cases the satisfaction of knowing that I have conferred a pleasure upon the giver." The Poetry of Matrimony. 'Max O'Rell, in North American Review. The French wdfe's constant aim is to be interesting to her husband. She multiplies herself. In turn she Is his friend, his confidante, his partner in business, his chum, and, if I may use the word in its best and most refined sense, his mistress. She Is forever changing her appearance. For instance, you wdll seldom see a French married woman wear her hair in the same way longer than three or four weeks. She knows that love feeds on trifles, on illusion, on suggestion. She. knows that, when a man loves his wife, a rose in her hair, a new frock, a bonnet differently trimmed, will revive in him the very emotion that he felt when he had held her in his arms for the first time. She also knows that the very best dishes may sometimes become in sipid If always served with the same sauce. She understands to a supreme degree the poetry of matrimony. I have heard men say that matrimony kills poetry. The fools! There is no poetry outside of it. 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