Indianapolis Sentinel, Volume 34, Number 18, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 January 1885 — Page 10

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TJHE INDIANAPOLIS DAILY SENTINEL, 8UNDAY MORNING JANUARY 18. 1885.

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Tbooehfrom the toughs to which they're lng wenclinjinz. The Autumn leaves are dropping one. by one, let from their dust, new forma of beauty, prmgShall emile again in Strnmer's gentle sun. Tho'inh one by one the pearly drops of morning. From drooping flowers on viewless pintoni We'll ee them ye the gorgeous clouis adornWith glowing archea of celestial dyes. Though one by one the star are fai;n? slowly That all night Ige? kept vieil in the sky. The distant mountain peaks.'Jike prophets holy, iroclaim that morning's light and song are nigh. Though with alow step goes forth the sower weeping. And on earth's Up his precious treasure leave, Yet comes the haret. with its joyous reapin?. When shall be gathered home the ripened heaves. Though one by one the friends we fonlly cherish Withdraw from ours, the col J and trembling hand. And leve us sorrowful, they do not perish They yet ehalt greet ui in a fairer land. Yes, from all climes, where'er the faithful slum ber 'Neath acorching suns, or arctic saow and frost. Stainless they'll rise, in myriads without number; All. all, shall meet there shall not one be lost. rChambers Journal. Personalities. John Hall, in the Phrenological Journal, gives the following good advice about personalities: "Keep clear of personalities in general conversation. Talk of things, objects, thought. The smallest minds occupy themselves with personalities. Personalities must sometimes be talked because we hare to learn and find out men's characteristics for legitimate objects, but it is to be with confidential persons. Do not needlessly report ill of othera. There are times when we are compelled to say, 'I do not think Bouncer a true, honest man.' But when there is no need to express an opinion let poor Bouncer swagger away. Others will take his measure, no doubt, and, save you the trouble of analyzing him and instructing them. And as far as possible dwell on the good side of human beSiere are family boards where a constant process of depreciating, assigning motives, and cutting up character goes forward. They are not pleasant places. One who is healthy doeänot wish to dine at a dissecting table. There is evil enough in man, God knows! But it U not the mission of every young man and woman to detail and report it all. Keep the atmosphere all pure as possible, and fragrant with gentleness and charity." The Way to Wealth. "The good paymaster is lord of anether man's purse;" he that is known to pay punctually, and exactly to the time he promise, may at any time and on any occasion raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use. After industry and frugality, nothing 'contributes more to the raising of a youag man iu the world than punctuality and justice in all his dealings; there fore never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a dis appointment shut your friend's purse forever. Beware of thinking all your own that you possess, and living accord ingly. It is a mistake that many people a i. ii rar . wno nave credit lau into. 10 prevent this, keep an exact account for some time, both of yonr expenses and your in come. If you take the pains at first to mention particulars, it will have this good effect vou will discover how wonderful ly small, trifling expenses mount up to large sums, and will discern what might have been and may for the future be saved, without occasioning any great in convenience. In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words industry and frugality, that is, waste neither time uor money, but make the best ue of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do and with them very thing. MEUCHA XT OF VENICE. Rose Garfield Clemens, ia Literary Life. In Belmont there lived a lady of rare beauty, by came Portia. Her father, dying, bequeathed her a large fortune; also three chests made of gold, silver and lead. There were many suitors for fair Portia's hand, and the will of her father stipulated that the one fortuuate enough to select the chest containing Portia's portrait could claim the lady for his bride. Portia's fame was wide spread and she had many suitors among lords of high degree. In Venice lived B.issanio, who longed to win the fair maid of Belmont, but feared to make the attempt because he lacked fortune. Antonio was his friend a monied merchant of Venice, and a man generous of his wealth. To him Bassauio made known his desires and asked the loan of three thousand ducats for three months. Antonio told him frankly tha hi wealth was all at sea, but he could borrow the amount upon his credit. Ban eanio goes to Shylock, a rich Jew and money lender, and asked him for the loau of three thousand ducats, naming Antonio as his bondsman. Hav ing iul knowledge of Antonio's wealth, the Jew accepted the bond after much deliber ation. During the controversy Antonio joined his friend. The Jew was jealous of Antonio because he was like himself a money lender, and hated him for his Christianity. Antonio asked no interest upon his loans, and this had long since aroused the hatred of the Jew. Their hate was mutual, yet the Jew sasumed tha manner of a friend as Antonio ap proached. Antonio repulsed him with "dignity, but the Jew tili proflered his friendship, offering to lend the money vrithout interest, but with affected humor axked the privilege of taking a pound of flesh from the body of Antonio in case tha money was not returned upon a certain day two months later. Antorio accepted the offer and the bond was tinned. After the departure of Bas.anio for Belmont, Shylock's daughter Jessica, dtspising her father's acts, determined tu have his house, marry her lover and become a christian. She carried out her determination, taking with her many jewels of great value and forge sums of money, öhylock, discovering the theft, VZ3 rrild with rage, and mad with shame

became his daughter had fled with a christian. He suspected Antonio as an accomplice, and swore revenge, declaring he would have a pound of Antonio's flesh would cut out his heart to bait fish withal. Old Neptune favored the Jew, for Antonio's ship.- were lo-t at sea, and Basanio in the midt of his pleasures at Belmont, having won the heart and hand of Portio, received a letter from Antonio, who related hi misfortunes and told of hi approaching death in forfeit of the bond, saying at the clo-: 'If your love do not persuade you to come, let not my letter."

Porti witnessed the emotions of her lover as he rea l the letter, and at its con clusion wan ciirioiM to learn what "steal) the color from ISaanio's cheek." He told h?r all, and her womanly heart was moved with sympathy for her lover friend- She urired him to hasten to Autonio and pav the forfeit, even if the sum was six thousand ducats, and Baanio obeved. .-jhylock closed his ears to all entreat ies, and cried aloud that he would have his bond. In despair, Antonio urged his friends to let the 'Jew alone, and pre pared himself for death. His only wish was that his friend Jassamo would ar rive in time to see him pay his debt. The day tor the trial of Antonio came, and a tast multitude assembled in the court of justice. The Jew was alone and friendless. He swore he would have the pound of fleeh, and naught else. Bas?auio was present, and offered twice the sum he borrowed, but Shylock spurned the compromise. "The pound of llesh which 1 demand is dearly bought, and I will have it," cried the Jew. Portia's maid disguised as a lawyer's clerk entered the court, and presented to the duke of Venice a letter from Ballario, a learned lawyer whom the duke ex pected to be present at the trial, lhe . ij e T li. III 1 message tola oi uananos ninety, aim recommended a young doctor of Rome, who accom pained the messenger. The young doctor of Rome was the fair Portia in diszuise. lhe duke bade her welcome, and the trial proceeded. The alleged young doctor of laws informed the Jew that the law allowed him the pound ot flesh. The Jew was rejoiced, and Antonio and his friends were in despair. The youn lawyer further said, that iu secur ing the pound of flesh, if Shylock shed one single drop of Antonio's blood his lands and goods should be confiscated. The Jew, horror-stricken at this threat, Agreed to accept the six thousand ducats. The court replied that once he had refused the mouey offer, and his only course was to take the pound of flesh,but that in making the attempt to take the life of Antonio, the Jew was guilty of a serious crime, the punishment of which was that half his wealth should go to Antonio and half to the geueral government, and further, that the offender's life was at the mercy of the duke. The duke spared the life of the sniveling Jew, and willed one half his "wealth to Jessica and her lover, Lorenzo. The Jew retreated in sharne to his home to live a hermit's life. Later, three of Antonio's ships came back from sea, after long and perilous voyages, and brought him wealth and happiness. A Talk With Hoy. Detroit Free Press. A boy who has no desire or opportunity to learn a trade or select a profession may secure a fair, situation at many other things. A light and nearly always profitable business is that of confectionery, and it can also be started on a small capital. Here, too, one would do well to secure experience in an established bou-e. A confectioner must make the bulk of his candies to make any money, and as au ice cream parlor has become a recognized attachment, he must know all about ice cream. There is still another light and easy business which can be managed by a boy having a little capital. It is that of picture framing, but the boy who has no skill with tools can make no money out of it. There is hardly a village in the country without its picture framer, and cities the size of Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo support scores of them. The frames are now made entirely by large manufacturing companies, and are bought by the foot. A boy who cau handle saw, rule and miter-box, can do all plain framing. The stock can be had on three months' credit if he has proper backing, and he can have thirty to ninety days' time on chromos and encravings. For a boy who is clever with tools and machinery there is money in the manufacture of shelvesjbrackets.paper-holders, and other ornaments and conveniences made of wood. I know a young man who started in the business six years ago with a tread-power bracket saw and $1 worth of stock. His shop was his mother's kitchen, and he worked one entire week on a bracket which he sold for forty cents. I paid him a visit in his hop the other day and found twelve men and boys at work at the various niachinery.which was driven by a ten horse-power engine. He is now selling his work all over the United States and filling orders from Londou and Paris. That capital of $1 has grown to $20,000. I am not one who believes, with the majority, that boys have no heads for bu.-iness, and that they must have no thow until they reach their majority. But I tell you just a plainly that the boy who goes into business, either tor him self or in the employ of others, must make his mind up to certain things: He must b honest and truthful above all else. He must be on time, study the art of pleading, avoid all bid habits and keep himself free from all associates who would pull him down. Our best business men are our most upright citizens. Vice may be backed by tens of thousands of dollars, and yet failure will be men table. How Some SI. I. Live. An Enclish paper gives some of the curiosities of medical life. One doctor lunches every day at a castle where the household is very large and his chances for a patient excellent. He meets some of the best company in England, M 1 - - and chances a geuinea ior eacn alien dance. A very wealthy man near a large city cannot bear to be alone at nichf. so an eminent city physician gets $5,000 a year for lodging in the uou?e. One young doctor has $2,000 a year for looking alter the health oi an old iaay. She h.is tobe inspected three times a day, but is as ''strong as a horse," and so perverse that he has great trouble wun her.

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Lt bight, witt in tin little curtained room, Wfure the kv uuic -Giiiiied faintly clear, And nlver light came stealing through the gloom. Vou told the tsle tht Hirnen love to hear; You told it eil. with firm hand clasping mine, And deep ey lo ing ith a tender light. Mere acling? But jur prayer was balf-divine Lt night, last night. Ah. j ou had much to rtfer; wealth enough To" gild th future, and a ath i f ese For one irhov fty somewhat dark and rough; JS'f-w friends lit culm as fummtr et. And something (vsa it love?) to keep u true And make ü preciotM in each other's sight. At J trn, indeed, TV) heart reolve 1 knew. L.i't night, Un night. Let the world g. with all it dross and pelf! Only .r one, lik i'ortia, -ouli I nay. 'I would be trebled twenty turn s myself; Only for one, and i lar away; Iii Toice 'arne hack to rne, distinct an 1 denr. And thrilled me with the pain of lot delight The ja-eent laded, tut the pa.t win cloar, Lat night, lat night. If other answered as I answered then, We would hear less, perchance, of blighted liven; There would be truer womeo, nobler men, Anl fei er dreary homes and faithless wive?; IWauf-e I could not give you all my et, I gave you nothing. Ju.it,- me wa 1 right? low may thank Heaven that I toot the tr?l I.a-t nuht, last niht. itVHton Tranxeript. A Florida IHtitlpation. Cor. San Frnnoico Chronicle. 1 We say good night to Aunt Katy arid drive on. The ky U peculiar to Florida on such a nigbt a steel blue, with thousand of tiny fleecy cloud like daisies, flecking its bo-jom, and under which the moon looks and laugh like a beautiful face through a bride white veil. We puss through a lane, on the right of which we tee glimpses of water through clumj of young oak and come presently to the Jackson orange tree. All the Jacksons are out on tne porcn or the little brown house father, mother and babies and there hang the clustered orange, from three to four thousand, on that grand old tree. Uld: Well; perhaps twenty years have rouehened its bark; and after Jackson is dead, and his children, and his children's children, some body will pluck the golden fruit from those same limbs, for it ha seventy-five years yet in which to reach its prime. Jackson comes up, and with his hands full of silver goes back with baskets ana ladder, and prently we are paring and eating the luscious fruit. "Perhaps de ladies would like some cwf w r s Tanl'Ati onr a TWAntatinff Vila fU money. i f got u wia ten jinis, nve cents a stick." Of course we are all clamorous for sugar cane and keep the gentlemen of our party busy cutting the big Kicks into section. Maybe you don't know what a feast we had on orange? and suear-cane away out it the wild woods of Florida. Lincoln and III ARRsiu. ' Pittsburg Chronicle. Manager John Ellsler, of the Opera House, probably knew John Wilkes Booth as well as any man now living. He wa not onlj intimately associated with him in theatrical aflairs, but was also his partner in oil speculations. "Here are dozens of letters from Booth,' said Air. Ellsler this morning"They are in regard to our oil transactions. Wre operated on the bank of the Alleghany Itiver, opposite Franklin, and Booth wa there a great deal. In 18G4 he wrote to me to come to Franklin, and I joined him in July. We were there until he left to fill his engagements in September. I have always had one theory in regard to Booth's action. He knew Lincoln well, a od always spoke kindly of him. Time and again I have heard him allude to Mr. Lincoln as 'Uncle Abe.' They frequently met and had conversations. Booth was a man whoee word was his bond. He would sacrifice everythicg and go through fire and blood to keep a pledge. I have always tBought that he took; to drinking, and while in his cups joined some society or went into some plol; that lots were cast to decide who would carry out the plans, and that Booth was the man to whoe hand fell the assassination of President Lincoln. His regard for his promise led him to carry out the plot, and he would have done it if he had been deputed to kill his own father. About two weeks before the assassina' tion an Eastern company offered $75,000 for the property owned by Booth and myself. I wrote and telegraphed to him a great many lime, but got no answer. He was in Washington, but must have been so engaged in the plot that he cud not think of;any thing else. T1IK WAY TO NICCEKI). Philadelphia Post. J The true secret of success is in being master of the situation, and strong in the consciousness that you can do at least one thing well as well as it can possibly be done. This applies to every calÜDg and every condition of life. There is always a demand for skilled doctors and lawyers, as well as for skilled artisans and workpeople, and so there. will be as long as the world lasts. Tbey always have as much as they can do, and as the busiest people invariably have the most time, they can always contrive to accomplish twice a much as others. The outcry about over-population, and about the ranks of every profession and trade being overcrowded, is partly owiDg to the fact that the legions of the unfit stand idle and iacapable, waiting for luck or good fortune to come to them, but not knowing how to set to work and conquer fate for themselves. A happy or fortunate chance, or combination of circumstances, may present itself, but if we are to take advantage of it, we must have clear visions to perceive it, energy to pursue, and skill to improve and make the most of it. There is no time in life for lounging about and taking things easily; if we intend to succeed, there is always something to be done, and when that is finished wmethiug else crops up, or grows out of the previous piece of work. Another essential element of success is briskness a very diflerent thing from the hurry which has given rise to the expression, "the more haste, the less ppeed." Things that are done briskly have a crisp freshness about them that is worth a good deal, and the worker is left unfatigued, and ready to go on a cram. The consciousness of "somethlne at tempted, something done," as the poet puts ft, gives him new nerve and courage, and he goes on rejoicing as a strong man to run a race.

Thoroughness need never be impeded by prompt and swift action, and although "slow and sure" has passed into a prov erb, it is not oue of universal application. Punctuality also goes a long way towards insuring success, and the time saved by it is marvelous. Life contains twice as many possibilities for those who finbh their task at the appointed moment, and begin again without the waste of ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, as it does for peraons who yawn and look around them, and occupy many precious minutes in getting up the resolution necessary for the next.

There is nothing so inspiring as suc cess. It brings the merry heart that "goes all the day," and even if its arrival be tardy, we know very well whether we have deserved it, and all things come round to those who can but wait. There are very few circumstances over which man has no control ;. he can to a great extent order his own life and take care of hi- owu health, and, as occupation is eminetly healthy, the busiest people rejoice most in this best of blessings. He can refrain from telf-indulgence, and always keep himself well in hand and ready for anything that may turn up. He can act in the living present, and the habit of his doing so will ensure hi doing to in the future. People do not grow weary of well-doing when they see what it leads to. and he who aims at the moon fhoots higher than his fellow who merely aims at -h sparrow in a tree. Let us set one goal before us in whatever we undertake, and (skill, promptitude, and reliability will surely conduct us to the winning-post, and enable us to realize the substantial pleasure of fuccess. How "Until" Learned to Ufte tbe As soon as the American boy is born and has been a few times flogged, and has played truant once or tovice, he thinks it necessary to smoke or to chew. The first superb experience he has is that of getting sick over tobacco. I can well remember when my mother sent me ou a certain occasion with a small tin can, such as was then up to our manufacturing quality, to bring some milk or cream home to flavor the coflee. An elder son of thunder had given me that afternoon a small piece of tobacco carefully knifed ofl his plug. He recommended that tobacco as entirely innoxious, and the proper thing to begin upon. As I went along with the milk-can I nibbled at the tobacco. There was something in it indulgeut and enticing, yet not wholly wholesome. By the time I got home with the milk Buch movements were going on in my head that no battle I have ever seen matched with them. I got down on a log for they were making a new well in the yard and put my head over the grass and struggled to lope my stomach. I have often lost it since with one-half the exertion. My mother came out and sympathized with me; my brother, who was of harder material, said I had been chewing tobacco. We made a majority against him of one, and it was decreed that I had a delicate .nature, fine tastes, and was entirely above chewing tobacco. But I have never since bad an encounter with tobacco in that form. A little later on J tackled the cigar. The first cigar didn't make me sick, and that wa.- my ruin. A large row of brick houses has since cone down my throat on account of the failure of that cigar to do its work. The . second or third cigar plunged me into a condition of curious intoxication, where I was drunk not only in the whole upper story, but it appeared to me that 1 nau tne drunks of a mur dered man all condensed there. Never theless, such is the depravity of human nature, 1 preserved smoking, and occasionally do it now. Bill Xye'M 1'hiloNopuy. The. Ingleside. To the young the future has a roseate hue. The roseate hue comes high, but we have to use it in this place. To the young there spreads out a glorious range of possibilities. After the youth has indorsed for an intimate friend a few times, and purchased the paper at the bank himself later on, the horizon won't seem to horizon so tumultuously as it did aforetime. 1 remember at oue time of purchasing such a piece of accommodation paper at a bank, and I still have it. I didn't need it any more than a cat needs eleven tails at one and the fame time. Still the bank made it an object to me, .and I secured it. Such things as these harshly knock the fluff and bloom off the cheek of youth, and prompt us to turn the strawberry -box bottom side up before we purchase it. Youth is gay and hopeful, age is covered with experience and scars where the skin has been knocked off and had to grow on again. To the young a dollar looks large and strong, but to the middleaged and the old it is weak and inefficient. When we are in the hayday and fizz of existence, we believe everything, but after awhile we murmur. "Vhat' that vou're givin' us," or words of a like character. Age brings caution and a lot of shopworn experience purchased at the highest market price. Time brings vain regrets and wisdom teeth that can be left in a glass of water over night. A State Governed by Women. Boston Republic Among the colonial possessions, or, more correctly, dependencies, of Holland, there is a remarkable little state which, in its constitution and original costume of its inhabitants, surpasses the boldest dreams of the advocates of women's rights. In the Island of Java, between the cities of Batavia and Samarang, is the kingdom of Bantam, which, although tributary to Holland, is an independent state. The sovereign is, indeed, a man, but all the rest of the government . belones to the fair sex. The king is entirely dependent upon his fetate council. The highest authorities, military commanders and soldiers are, without exception, of the female sex. These amazons ride in the masculine style, wearing sharp steel points instead of spurs. They carry a pointed lance, which swings very gracefully at their side, and also a musket, which they are able to discharge at full gallop. The capital of this little state lies in the most picturesque part of the island in a fruitful plain, and is defended by two wellkept fortresses.

Ufe on tbe L?ve. Cor. Portland Transcript. The levees which skirt the riverfront of New Orleans aflord many interesting lights to the observer of human nature, both in the day time and at night. The lowest scum of the city make the levees, in the vicinity of the cotton-boat landings, a place of resort and a place where they can lie out in the warm rays of the semi-tropical sun and bathe themselves in its glory to their heart's content without molestation from anyone. Along the front of the levees, which

slope gradually to the water's edge, the negro element congregate perpetually, day aqd night, and as soon as one of the monster Mississippi cotton-boats makes a landing, they rush to it in their desire to help roll off the bales of cotton and receive therefor a small amount of money and a large amount of plasphemy from the mate, who is proverbial iu the region of the Mississippi for the inventive faculty of originating new and horrible invectives, which are hurled at poor Sambo in massive and unheeded quantities. This is not tbe best of their efforts to get the negroes' latent and sometimes never-resuscitated activity into play. I have often seen one kicked clear into the river, upon which he would arouse himself sufficiently to swim in upon the levee and return to his work, it is needles to say, with renewed energy." Ttief Hypocrisy of 1'oitvrtitloiinlUiii. New Orleans Picayune. The world is so old, men as a rule are such inveterate imitators, literature is 190 apt to shape itself in the inolds of the schools of the day that a voice perfectly natural and fresh surprises &hnot a much as it delights us. The ancients enjoyed an advantage in that they wrote before the great art of writing ill had been invented, says Lich tenberg. There are standards of ta.te, cannons of criticism, decrees of authority that the prudent and tbe worldly-wise will never dare to defy. A genius, brave iu the consciousness of his strength, may now and then venture to set them aside; but mediocrity, however ambitious, will always copy. The case would not be so lamentable were this insincerity and intellectual timidity confined to literature. Conventionalism rule? the world. In the conversation of these who are ordinarily called cultivated people the same old cut and dried opinion, the same old stock of silent quotations, and set phrases even, are reported ad nauseam. One might suppose that people got their talk as the parvenu does his manners, out of a hand-book of etiquette. But now and then we find a child of nature who is not afraid to speak right out hes or her own honest and simple opinions, and however crude, however wide of the mark they may be, we are alwaXs charmed, for then at least we have found something genuine, original and natural. The Senator Daupbter. Cleavland Leader. She came into the three-cent car as it was going up Pennsylvania avenue with a full load of passengers, and without a word of thanks plumped herself down into a seat politely given her by a young colored man. 8he had diamond in Iter ears, a sealskin cloak upon her back and beneath this shown out a dress of flowery velvet brocade. Her bangs were cut in .je latest edition of fashion's dictates, and her nostrils dilated almost contemptuously as she pressed her drefs carfully away from the cheap threadbare but clean coat of her colored neighbor. She evidently thought herself on a plane many degrees above him, and when she handed him her change in three coppers I noticed that she was earful that her hand should not touch his. She held it so far off, indeed that one of the pennies dropped, and, falling between the close, net-like crate of the floor, reposed serenely . a copper island in the midst of a sea of tobacco pit. The young lady with an angry glance looked up at the man, and said, "Can you pick it up?" He politely stooped over and made the attempt, but it was impossible. As he touched the coin, it tdid further into the filth, and without sayiug a word he reached up and paid the young lady's fare out of his owu pocket. As for her, she noticed that the coin was still there. She glanced at it and jaid nothing, not even a thank you. As the car rolled on the passengers silently 3rew comparisons, and I can tell you they were not in favor of the Senator's daughter. Holding a Dnffalo'M Tall. Youth's Companion. Artemus Ward' said that whenever he saw a rattlesnake's head looking out of a hole, he passed respectfully by at a proper distance, reflecting that ''that hole belongs to that tmaik." If the two gentlemen who figure in this adventure had taken time to think, they might have concluded not only that "that tail belongs to that buffalo," but that the whole yard belonged to him and wisely kept the other side of the fence. A buflalo bull is, as a rule, a safer animal to admire at a distauce than to pat on the back. The Manitoba Free Press says that tbe other day a party, consisting of Mr. Henry Kelley, merchant of St. Louis, Thomas Brown and J. M. Ross, drove out to Stony Mountain to see Redson's menagerie and view the premises generally. the buflilo attracted Mr. Kellv's attention particularly. In an enclosure was an old bull, solitary and alone. Mr. Kelly thought he would like to fraternize with the monarch of the plains and pat him pleasantly on the back. He accordingly leaped into the enclosure with a cheerful smile, and approached the gloomy brute with an easy nonchalance that made him the envy of the spectators. In the meantime, Mr. Ros and Mr. Brown, on (he other side of the fence, winked unostentatiously at each other and waited for developments. Presently they came, Mr. Kelly loafed dreamily up to the bull, called him a pet name or two, and patted bira on the back. It is said that the majestic animal actually turned pale at Mr. Kelly's audacity, but the report lack confirmation. The buffalo eyed him for a moment or two with stoical indifference, and then made a lightning pass at him

with his horns, one of which pierced Mr. Kt-lly's leg and ripped off about six inches tjf cuticle, together with a little raw flefrh. The scene was instantly changed, ilr. Kelly struck for the fence at a Maud S. gait, and the bull gathered himelf together for another charge. In the meantime, Mr. Brown, fearing mischief to his friend, leaped recklessly into the arena and seized the animal by the tail. ThU distracted the bull's attention from Mr. Kelly, and gave that gentle

man time to climb over the fence. The trouble now was to get Mr. Brown out of the dilemma. The bull was getting warmed ud. and had a decidedly bellig erent aspect. Mr. Brown dared not let goof the auimal'fe tail, because the bull would instantly hare turned the other end towards him. in which case Mr. Browu felt that the situation would be exceedinely awkward. S he hung on to the tail, and every time the bull turned, Mr. Brown would turn also. Meanwhile Mr. Ross, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Red son and 5ld John took up reserved seat on trie lence ana en couraged Mr. Brown to hold on, as it was only a question of a day or two when the bull would oecome urea out. Mr. Brown did not require much en couragement, however. He felt that the necessities of the hour were uch that he could not afford to let go. He asked for help, but the audience ou the fence only mocked, and ieeringly mentioned that thev would call bacfc alter luucn and sec how he was petting on. Finally, the now infuriated animal and his tormentor approached the fence. when Mr. Brown, to the utter dipguet of the spectators, suddenly let go the tail and passed over the fence like a ftrcak of lichtniiuz. He was saved, but it t"k about a quarter of an hour and a little of something ele to restore mm to nis nor mal condition. r.xiK'Hmoiit With Irafuew. Nw Yoik Tribune "Are you engaged in exeiiments other than those which vou are making with the.telephoae?" "I have here," answered Prof. Bell, unlocking a loug, shallow black-walnut cae, "something w hich may be of inter est. It is an instrument for accurately measuring the hearing capacity of the -human ear, and is. as you see, composed of one stationary and one sliding coil, between two horizontal rods, on one of which is a graduated scale reduced to the metric system. A telephone re ceiver is attached to the instrument, and the current is supplied by a magnetoelectric machine, which has a wheel composed of alternate sections of conducting and non-conducting surfaces, by means of which the current U rapidly and regu larly closed and opened. A musical sound is produced, which the telephone receiver communicates to the ear. Hold ing the receiver to the ear, the operator moves the sliding coil from the station ary one, and as the distance between the coils iucreases the sound grows fainter and fainter, and finally is lost altogether. The scale on the side rod marks the point which the sliding coil had reached when the sound ceased to be heard. If a standard of normal hearing capacity can once be obtained, it will be an easy matter to measure the exact capacity of every ear which is tested. L very element by the use of this instrument is calculable. "Have you attained a sufficiently ac curate standard ot hearing? "Not vet, but I hone to soon. This week I have been making a number of tests in the public schools of Iew lork. I have a standard of abnormal, but not of normal, hearing. I find that this in strument will be of great use in the public sehools. It is estimated that 10 per cent, of the school children of New York city have slight defects of hearing, and that one per cent, of this number are so deaf that they derive no benefit from the usual methods of instruction. The scholars know, of course, when their hearing is bad; but the teachers, as a rule, do not, and often think a child dull when it is only deaf If tbe teachers were aware of the infirmity and understood it, the pupil whose hearing wa defective could always be given a position in the room and classes which would enable him to profit by the instruction which he is now, in many cases, losing. I find a great difference in the hearing capacity of people. Some persons can hear equally well with both ears, but most persons have a greater hearing capacity in one ear than in the other. The hearing capacity ranges from zero to an abnormal degree of acuteurs. By testing the ears of several hundred persons I will be able to reach an average capacity of hearing which I can safely take for a standard." "How was vour attention directed to this subjectr "At a Convention of the teachers of deaf mutes, held in New York, I was made chairman of a committee which was appointed for the purpose of devising means for testing and measuring the hearing capacity of mutes. It has been discovered that a very large number of persons who are classed as deaf mutes have, in reality, considerable hearing capacity. I have been able to discover this latent capacity by means of this instrument, and when it is found that a patient can be made to hear it is not a matter of great difficulty to develop the hidden power and to teach the patient to hear and speak, though, as a matter of fact, hearing is not necessary to speech. I mean by that that deaf mutes can be taught to talk, that in several countries of Europe they are treated so successfully that more than 65 per cent of them learn to use their vocal organs. In the United States this matter has been neglected, and only 14 per cent, of deaf mutes are taught to speak. It is my hope that this instrument will be a powerful factor in the restoration of speech and hearing to a multitude of persons, and I am extremely anxious that it may become of use to school children and to teachers. There are probably 1,400 children in the public school 3 of this city who on account of defective hearing should be given special advantages. I trust my invention will be instrumental in discovering them. The most fashionable evening costume, according to an exchange, is a bracelet of violets worn above the elbow. We are glad that our society belles are beginning to feel the need of some adequate clothing. Burlington Free Press. Thought is always busy, and when it moves only in a useless circle, it is more wearisome, because more uninteresting, than when it marches with steady and elastic tread to -a 0f knowledge.

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