Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 24 April 1896 — Page 8

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have lived and loved and suffered All that "In the Beginning" was mine to do and he %ben I have "passed within the veil fotever.

No more this earth and earthly things to see then I have cast off mortal garb and garment, When I have crossed the threshold of life's portal, £fhen I shall take on a new being closely

And see and know of spirit realms immortal "Then I shall halt for rest in lone God's Acre, Where tender memories are on fair breezes borne, ^Fhere hearts break forth in fonteof tears o'er* flowing 1 And deap affections ruthlessly aro torn, Jfhere flowers mingle close with dust and ashes

And sadly pass away the gathering. hour3— \et these words follow'' earth to earth'' recital

He lovod most dearly children, home and flowers. —Good Housekeeping.

COWAED AND HERO.

1 It was the 16th of -Doccmbcr, before

tion-Tay.

I tell you thie Is true. I am an old Ifcrump. I have been nine years in the service and six with the rank of sergeant, and •the number of young soldiers I havo ^'trained and oommandod "right about {'.face" Is incalculable, but never havo I •e«en men mar oh like these, shonldo? to Shoulder, as exact as If drawn by a line, hind that, I tell you, in two feet of mud. WSapristi, but it was superb I

I was jubilant and yet a little vexed to )eeo how well the Bcamps cotald keep step .'•when they chose. Ah, well, I had nothing 'to complain of thst-day. Halt! Well, not a bit too soon, I thought, and yfit a droll place to halt in. No'matter." I filled my jftsipe and looked around to sea where we were. Riceflelds to the right, to the left, |»nd behind/ps a¥-thiok slush made by our (•trampling feet. A little*corporal, who has tonguo well hung—indeed, too well hung j-—called out to.me: "Sergeant Bertrand, Sergeant Bertrand, iuo need to light your pipe. Wait awhile I they will light it for you/".

The jaokanapos! As if "I didn't know f^ve would soo® be under the fire of the enems I Suddenly I heard them calling the roll" of my company and saw my bravo fellows break ranks and-trot like rabbits I across the riceflolds to .meet the baggage ^master, who was returning with a great package under his awn.

Letters! Now, I apk you, was this a good time to distribute letters? Thore they wore running like so.many/madmen. I was the only one to remain1tranquil. It Is true, I have no one to writejtovme),no family, no friends, nobody—$11* alone ^in the world,

like an old 'bedr. HeaVsphelp me I At last I see myljtfisn return^b their (••'places, holding up!their hands to'koep tho letters from being^ojlcd by the water, and carefully, as df* they mn# guarding the last words and testimony-of*theii dyin]g mothers. Ah, Jacque bas^a letter! "Nows from home^Jacquo?"

Jacque is the sergeant of my company. I am ohiof of tho flrsb eeotion, h6 of the second, a handsomo young fellow, with a bright, boyish faoo, a beardless Chin and cheeks as smooth as a girl's.

Nevertheless I hold a littlo grndge against him. It -is*-always voxing to see these brats of 23"proipoted alongsido of an old trooper like.me But for all that ho is a nice boy,• rtQd tho^oaen would go" through lire and water' for*-him. Ho is well connected, of good family, and often rocoives 1 otters with tho seal of tho war department. But that is his business, nob mine.

I watched him out of tho corner of my cyo as ho ran through the lotter. Then I saw him wipe away a tear, a littlo tear, which glistoned on tho end of his eyelash. I pretended not to see it, oven joked a little to mako him laugh. "What has she written to you, Jacque? What says my fair lady?"

Ho turned to mo without a smile and gravely said: "I havjO no lady fair, Bertrand. It is frota my "mother." "Ah!" I felt as if I had made a fool of myself and said no more.

Bub Jacque continued "Do you see theso letters, Bertrand? It would be better not to reoeivo them, in times like theso."

That was my opinion, as l)javo already I said. It itfas nob good to allow,them to break ranks, tho scamps fche^ ask'nothing hotter. But out of poiitenosB'to Jacque I said: "It is always plfeasait ta,.reoeive good news fronj home,.no'maffcter where. I hope you had,'nothlng.dlsa'gr02ablo."

Jactjuo shook Ms'head. "Oh, no, to tho contrary!" That was all. Really Master Jacque was nob talkative this morning. His oyos were fixod on the horizon far away, whore there was nothing to bo seen but a bit of blue uky. I wondered tfhat he could see ovor tliero. "Forward, marchI" I repeat at last "Forward, march!" for my section.

Jacque, nO d6ubb, was still dreaming and did not hear tho oommand, for I heard |the lieutonant behind me say, "Ah, well,

Sergeant Jaoquo, lagging behiud already?" Jacquo said not a word he 6imply ropeated, "Forward/march!" in a dragging tono as if he wero weary—that is to say, it was notvthe tone a Frenoh sergeant uses when ho commands "Forward, march!" 'They novor mumble those two words, but •shout thorn out with enthusiasm. What is 'tho matter with Sergeant Jacque this morning? Ho is not liko himself.

Ah, that was a rough day, I tell you. When night came, wo wero still in the water, but up to our waists this time. And all around us little fioldpiecos were spitting fire, liko so many demons. But wo marchod steadily on until we wore within 50 meters of tho citadel. Not a jgunshofc, not a movement tho rascals were .•saving their powder until we wero noarer.

I said to myself: "Wait, old fellow. You jwill havo something to warm you up by [and by. -Don't tja discouraged."

Whon, behold, wo wero again commanded,to halt. Tho captain stepped in front of the ranks nnd demanded in a low voice—all jthe same it was distinctly understood—"a ,'subofficer willing to undortako a sccret and dangorous mission!"

Naturally I stepped forward. Now I, have the misfortune to bo a littlo t-oohvol) appreciated by my captain, an old tough skin liko aiyself, who had been my lieutenant in Africa. "Not you, Bertrand. I know you woll and when I want you I will'find you out.: Just bo kind enough to remain quiet,"-

You see, some officers will not grant you the least favor. Then I said to myself, "This is Just'the thing for Jacque."

Tho ?aptaln seemed to be of the same opinion, for he stopped exactly in front of him and repeated under his nose, "A snbt offioer willing to undertake a dangorous mwsion.*'

It was plainly to be scon that he was •making advances to Jacque, and you will think I am mocking you whon I tell you my line rellow lowered his eyes under tho aaze of the captain and said not a word. You may be sure tho captain was angry, for you know it Is not pleasant to make

Ivances to any ono and have them thrown in your teeth. I heard him sneer under his mustache, "Well, ho means to take good care of his ikin."

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Ah, it was rough. Jacque turned as red is a beet. Unsaid not word, only when the captaiiihhd passed bo ralsod his eyes jmd fixed them on that bit of bloo sky far #way on the horiaon, whero I oould see nothing—nothing at all.

Then I said to myself,."Well,jnj^fino fel 1 aw, ot^E^feoiiibd lyvaixx^varOT."

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the mire of the riceflelds, the water up to our knees. I knew well we should get used to it, but it was worrying all the Jsaino. Nevertheless we marched steadily %n, as regular and attentive as if we wore An drill.

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vision" was chosen ftirthls expedition. He returned without even a scratch, the jack' anapes, when my poor Jaoquo—

Well, we set off again. There was no lagging behind this timo. About 250 meters from the walls the scoundrels gave us a broadcast in tbo face. Sapristi, bow it rained 1 The balls fell to the right, to the left, in the riceflelds, making a "fliofioc" as they struck the water. We an swered back, but it was like firing in the air, tho rascals were so well protected by their walls. This fusillade lasted only about ten minute], but I shall remembor it along time.

However, it could not continue In this way. Tho bugle sounded tho charge, Sapristi! That musio always sends shiver of gayety through me. Behold us running with fixed bayonots, like mad men! But as I have already noticed the gateway of the citadel opened upon a high embankment scarcely three meters wide. To enter that we must climb the narrow ascent and push in two by two under a terrible flrej and that, too, through a pali sade of bamboo which the rascals had oon structed to bar the way, already narrow enough.

Ah, it was sufficiently difficult without that cursed bamboo., and heaven only knows what it cost us! I saw my two lieu tenants fall, the adjutant.of the battalion and many others. Impossible to pass that cursed bamboo. My captain raged like a demon.

At last he commanded, "A section up there!" This timo it was very serious. No time to hesitate all who climbed there were suro of certain death.

I think the Captain must have retained some spite against Jacque, for ho turned to him and said, "Go up thore, sir, and tear away that bamboo."

It is bub jusbice to say that he did not wait tc to toid a second time. Touching his cap,-with "All right, my captain," he started at a quick run. In passing me he drew a paoket of letters from his pocket-. "Take care of this for me, Berbrand. And in the twinkling of an eye he was up with his section. "Tear away this. Throw that into the ditob." He was as tranquil as if superintending a squad of soldiers on fatigue duty. And all tho time tho enemy were pouring Upon them a deadly flro, the balls whistling, tearing the bamboo, plowing up tho ground, every now and then crushing in a shoulder, carrying away an arm or breaking a leg.

Heaven, what a sight! They were all left there, all my comrades—Jacque among the number, but he was tho last. Just as tbo work was finished a ball struck him between the oyos. As ho raised his arms to shout a great "Hurrah!" he fell dead, face foremost.

Perhaps it was not vory proper what did next morning, but truly it was too much for me—that'paoket of letters that Jaoque gave me aa^he went to his death. I could not keop-tlieiti.

I thought: "A boy who acts liko a coward, afad'a fpw.hours after dies like a man I It is unnatural there must be something undor this."

And I felt I had the explanation there nnder my hand in those letters. They burned me. It was impossible to keep thom. Ma foi! I oould not. Then then I drew out tho packet.

Upon my word thoro was only ono letter, tho one he had received that morning. Nothing else. Ah, blood of blood, what a letter! He was right, poor boy. Ono ought not to receive a letter like that just before a battle. As for mo, I cried like a baby and was scarcely ablo to read it for the tears in my eyos. It was from his mother, and here is what tho good woman wrote to hor'boy as she ended her lotter: "Now, my precious Jacque, take care of yourself for my sako. Remember you aro all I havo in this world and if anything should happen to you I would surely go mad. It is truo tho time passo3 very wearily when one is waiting, but I try to bo patient, to forget the present and only think of tho future when you will return. Above all things, my precious boy, be prudent. Do whatever«you are commanded to do, like a brave soldier, but do not »xpo£# yourself unnecessarily. I forbid you. No, no, my darling Jacquo. I forbid you nothing. I implore you, boforo entering into any engagement, to think of your mother, who is always thinking of you, and do,..not risk too much. Promise mo this, will you- not? And remember, a man is not a coward' because ho loves his mother."

Tho lotter fell from my hands. I understood, all now. Ho had thought of his .mothtir, the brave boy, and waited until he was dircctly commanded to go. And, no doubt, that morning when he was looking far away to that bit of blue sky where thore was nothing to bo soon he was thinking of his mother and of that promise he had sworn to keep.

And that is why Sergeant Jaoque, who died liko a hero, with his face to the enemy, was considered a coward twice in ono day.—From tho French.

The Poison Finder.

The poor man lay groaning in bod with the blankets pulled closely round him. It seemed hours since he had gone thoro in tho vain attempt to got to sloop after he had tired himsolf out walking up and down tJie floor.

Ho had tho toothache. At lasb he could stand it no longer. With a mighty resolve he jumped out of bod and stumbled his way into tho kitchon. Standing on a chair ho groped about tho top shelf of tho cupboard in search of the bottle. Ho searched in vain. Although ho knew it was there ho couldn't put his handg'on it. It seemed to him that he had handled every blessed bottle at least a scoro of times. In tho midst of his swearing a briliir.nt idea struck him. Ho remembered that laudanum was a poison. Hurrying back to tho bedroom he went to the crib and dragged forth tho baby.

Onoo moro ho stood on tho chair. This timo he had the baby in his arms. He hold tho littlo thing up until her tiny little fingers touched the row of bottles. The sorrowing man watched the little hand travol lightly over tho vials and then suddonly clutch at ono. As ho took it away from tha baby a smile of satisfaction lit up his faoo. Iho label on tho bottle read, "Laudanum—poison.''—Pearson's Wookly.

Denver's experiment with a wcrman as garbage ton tractor has proved a failure. Mrs. May B. Piekerell took the contract at so low a figure that she was oMig'.sid to charge the hog men $3 each for the privilege of collecting the refuse. They refused to cio so, and the garbage Was not been removefl. Ccnssfluerotly, Mayor iMteMSuVray revoke:! the contract.

Scrofula

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ClUSEOF- GRAYHAIR

JHE COLORING STUFF EITHER GIVES OUT OR RETROGRADES.

Terror, Grief, Anxiety and Dissipation Affect th4 Hair—Some Interesting: Cases Belated by a Doctor Who Has Investigated the Subject.

The grayness of the hair commences at the hair bulbs, where the cells aro produoed, and rises upward to the tip. It is caused by a deficiency and the degeneration respectively, of the pigment matter. The coloring stuff either gives out or retrogrades. The chemist can perform the samo for you in an incredibly short time by simply soaking your raven or auburn locks removed from the head in alcohol or ether.

An instance of accidental hair bleaching In Switzerland came under my notioe. A peasant boy had undertaken to rob an eagles' nest of Its young by hanging over a mountain precipice, his comrades dangling him on a rope. To protect himself against possible attacks by the old birds ho carried a long sword.

The boy had captured his prize and was about to be pulled up when the parents, of the little ones, attracted by their brood's cries, attacked him with olaws and beaks To ward them off the young fellow struck out with his sword, and, porceiving a certain pull in tho rope, saw that he had hit tho hawser, which hung only by one strand.

Tfcrror seizod him. He might be plunged in tho abyss every second, a prey to the ferocious feathered fiends. Thoro seemed no hope whatever till his friends, by a quick and well calculated action, sucoeedod In landing tho seemingly doomed boy safely, and a drink of kirch soonjrevived him. But When he took off his cap to throw it, in joyous fashion, into the air it was seen that his abundant brown hair had turned White from root to tip.

Landois of tho Groifswald clinio had a patient suffering from delirium tremens who saw rats and other animals constantly running about him. He was extromely nervous and when on the fourth night of his arrival in the institute ono of the physicians entered tho ward suddenly, ho -became so torrifled that ho wrapped himself up In his blanket whilo his teeth chattered and his limbs trembled. Noxt morning it was seen that threo-fourths of. his hair on his head and beard had become gray. Dr. Virchow among other authorities investigated the case and gave it as his opinion that degeneration of tho pigment matter had nothing to do with the change.

Medical reports set forth that patients suffering from diseases of the nerves In tho head become gray at the very spots where pains manifested thomselves. This change in the majority of, cases took place slowly in some cases it occurred overnight.

Dr. Eeinhard noticed soveral cases in which parties suffering from consumption experienced a change in the color of the hair from light to black he also told of a blond who lost her liair after Khving had typhus fever. After several months a new growth of hair appeared,, but it was jet black.

A young man 18 years old, serving in the German army, had been discovered in tbo act of hazard playing by his chief. He fearod dishonorable dismissal and spent 20 days in dreadful anticipation. Whon finally hia case was passed on, his colonel decided not to punish tho young follow on condition that he.promised never again to touch a card. After it was all over I cut a bunch of hairs from tho culprit's head to subject them to microscopical investigation.

In this connection it should bo stated that tho growth of hair allows of measurement day by day. At an average young peoplo's hair grows at tho rate of 15 lines (19 lines mako one inch) per month, but there aro exceptions. My young friend's hair, according to previous investigations, grew only at the rate of one-fourth of a line per day. Taking this for tho basis of my examination it wa3 easy to determine on what partioular days .'certain"portions of tho hair, which ,I cut from his head, had formed. I.fotmd that, beginning with the particles, formed on4 July 5 and terminating with tho formations of July 24, tho hair h$id changed'from brown to reddish and light bluish tints, inoreasing in intensity until, Uhder tho microscope, it appeared almost a yellowish white.

Tho youijg.'man's diary showod that during that period ho had gambled, losing etoadily. Consequently his nervous esciteinent grew apace. On the 24th it reached its height, and then he found himsolf vis-a-vis with I^mesis, personified by his superior officer. Aftex*that followed period of quiet resignation, during which tho hair assumed its natural color, but as tho day of judgmont grow near in the socond week of August tho tint changed again from brown to brown yellow and bluish groen. The inferenco is obvious.

A gentleman of xny acquaintance received on Oct. 16 of last year news that his only son was suffering from a fatal malady. On Nc*\ 4 tho patient was declared to bo out of danger. iTivo days later I out a bunch of hair from my friend's head, and after conducting preliminary investigations similar to those in tho case of tbo young soldier I lot tho microscope tell tho story. Tho formations from the root upward, covering a period of five days, were entiroly normal. Thoso formed between Oct. 16 and Nov. 4 exhibited tho following tints:

Black blue turned red, red turnod yellowish broftn, bleed orango alight yellow. Though our knowledge of tho barometer qualities of tho hair is crude and unfinished, yet ifc furnishes not only direct proofs of the existenco of mental and physical infirmities, but also inuircctly denotes a person's hoalfchy condition.

I know many women who bavo lived through all sorts of distress nnd troublos without a hair in their head changing color, whilo others likewiso affected turned gray at the sides and tho fore part of their head at an early ugo and in a short timo.

What does it prove? Simply that tho first mentioned parties retained thoir equilibrium, their joyous disposition, whilo their friends gave way undor tho burden.—Professor Pohl, M. D., in St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Kansas.

When yon talk about there being a better state than Kansas, every potato winks its eye, Gvery cabbago shakes its head, every beet gets red in tho face, every oatfield is shocked, every onion gets stronger, the rye strokes its beard, tho corn pricks up its oars and every foot of ground kicks. —Sumnaerflold (Kan.) Sun.

Uncle Georco Is a Brute.

She—Marry John Smedler! If there wasn't anothor man in tho world, I wouldn't have him.

Uncle George—Considering the opportunities that would give him for selection, I think you are right.—Boston Transcript.

Anjfoulcme.

A broad, isolated hill about 200 foet in height, with two winditife rivers near its baso ia hill with almost perpendicular sidos and a platoaulike top, covered closely with buildings and edged with trees—this is Angoulome. In Roman days it lay within a triangle formed by the thrco chief highways of these western districts, left aside when, with their customary directness, the great roadbuildere of antiquity connected Perigueux,Saintcs, Limoges and Poitiers. For this reason Ausonius wrote of ifc, "Iculisraa devio ac solo loco," and today we cannot suspcct that Rome ever valupd ifc-unless we,. look under^ronnd o?'

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prasbr^ed prOvo thKFli'wai^ah important plaoe to Wo Romans and its strong position kept it itoportant through all the waxTing centurlea which stretched between the oollapse of their power and the firm consolidation of the modern kingdom of France.—M. G. Vall Rensselaer in Century.

WAR AND commerce

The Lesson Taught by the Conflict Between France And England. War with Franca Opened in 1798 and was protracted, with the exoeptlon of the short break due to the peace of Amiens, for 23 years. We started with 16,073 ships, of 1,540,000 tons, manned by 118,000 men, and with a navy of 141 ships 6f the line, 156 frigates and 129 small vessels. We had to deal with a thoroughly inefficient enemy, disorganized by revolution and distraoted by intestinal quarrels. From the first hour of war our military superiority was unchallenged. The declaration of war, however, caused a very serious contraction of trade. There were many failures, and a temporary loan of £6,000,000 was necessary to avert panic. This measure had a most salutary eifBCfr, and only £3,855,000 was applied for. Early in the struggle tho attack upon our commerce began. Ships of war and privateers of all sorts fell upon it. Row boats put off to merchantmen lying becalmed in the ohannel or under the Forelands and carried them by boarding. Suroouf in the Bast' Indies swept into his not not only helpless sailing ships, but also largo and heavily armed Indiamen. In 1805 the Roohefort squadron got to sea and took in five months 4 warships and 42 merchantmen. "In 1810," says The Naval Chronicle, quoted by Captain Mahan, "signals were out almost every day at Dover on acoount of tho enemy's privateers appearing in sight." In 1800, tho same authority tolls us, there wero 87 large French privateers in tho channel ports of Franco alone. From first to last the French captured 11,000 ships, with thoir cargoes, worth £200,000,000, a toll of 2a per cent at the very least on our trade.

At first sight this loss does not look particularly heavy, and it certainly had no effect upon the issue of the war. It was only so much property destroyed that might, if spared, have added to our wealth. We annihilated Fronch trado, so that Napoleon could not oven sond a cookie boat to sea, as he himself confessed, and we captured no less than 1,031 privateers, carrying 9,400 guns, manned by 69,000 men. Thus we lost an average of 650 ships a year and took less than 55 a year of the depredators. Neutrals, it will be observed, lost by poaoe and gained by war. From 1790. to 1793 the average clearance of neutral shipping was under 200,000 tons.—Nineteenth Century.

LORD DUFFERIN'S CURIOS.

A Fine Collection Gathered From Burma and India. "In addition to the Burmese and Indian curios, Lord Dufferin has a very large collection stored in Clandeboye. Of these thoro is quite an armory of Burmese weapons, boaiitifully carved bronze guns, small oanfions and curious gilded standards, with the favorite Burmese crowing cocks occupying the place where our western eyes are accustomed to see tho eagle. These trophies of rather barbaric splendor aro, however, less interesting to many of us (unless, indeed, Lord Dufferin is present to act as showman, whon everything is invested with a fresh charm by his Iprdehip's delightful descriptions) than soma, of the other art treasures soattered about tho home of the Dufferin family. On tho great staircase, in a position where it must arrest the attontion of every one, is a fan painted by Princess Louise and presented to the Marchioncss of Dufferin by tbo royal artist. The subject of the painting is,o skating party in Canada, vory delicately and brightly colored, and so ^animated in effect as to suggest a sketch taken on the spot. The one legged effect of so many skating pictures is avoided by tho introduction of children's figures in picturesque Canadian skating dress. 'Lady Dufferin's boudoir is a perfeot marvel of tasteful and brilliant coloring, every portion of wall and ceiling being painted in soft Frenoh shades of pink and green, blue and gold, with panels of terra cotta, all executed in accordance with the taste of Lord Dufferin, who is a great lover of oolors, and seems to be just a littlo Fronch in his predilections. At tho head of tho grand staircase is a. large painting of thoso three beautiful' Sheridan girls that is enough to send any modern woinan^ into fits of downright despair, so lovely aro tho faces of thoso oxquisito sistors. There are no such eyes as those nowadays —Irish eyes of the doepost blue,, with.suoh heavy black oyelashoa and their long, dark ringlots that would go far to spoil a stylo of good looks loss perfect than theirs. Thore is also a vory interesting portrait of the present marchioncss in the oostumo of white satin worn by her at tho celebration of her sliver wedding at Simla."—Modern Society.

The Telegram That Went Astray. "I was talking to a man in St. Louis rocontly," remarked an old time tolographer, ''whose reputation for accuracy is unsurpassod, and ho told mo an unusual as woll as an oxtfaordinary tolegraphic error ho had made, or bull,' as wo call ifc. Ho rccoived a message addressed to'Dr. E. W. Glasco,' and there being such a physician it wds delivered to him, but thi doctor saw there must bo an error and returned tho mossago to tiio company, and it was corrected. Now, what do you suppose was the correct name in that address? That mossago should havo read 'Drew Glass Co.' The error is easily made, and thore is not a week passes but what I hear of something of this sort."— Washington Star.

Mnie, Ii.irtet.

Who over hears of Mine. Bartct on this sido of tho ocean? Yet she is said by competent critics to be tho rival yf Bernhardt and by far tho suporior of other popular French actresses, who, liko Jano Hading and many moro, baso their reputation upon beauty first and art afterward. Bartct unfortunately prefers the honiago of Paris to tho acclaim of tho outer world, and consequently we are denied tho privilege of seconding tho Paris verdict.—Boston Transcript.

A Corn Cure.

The following remedy is an effective euro for corns: Take a lemon, cut off a small piece, then pierco it so tho too may be inserted with the corn. Tie this.

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tightly at night, so that it cannot movo, and in the morning you will iind that you can remove a considerable portion of tho corn with a blunt knife. Make two or

Satisfactory Explanation.

Winterbloom—Don't you think §200 is rather high for a tailor made gownF Von Blumer tells me his wife! paid only $150 for hers.

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lira. Winterbloom—True, my dear, but she got hers beforo I got mine.—Harlem Life.

Tho term "blue stocking" is as old as the year 1400, at which date in Venice a eooiety of literary ladies and gentlemen was organized, tho members of which as a distinguishing badge wore blue stockings.

"As tight as Dick's hatband" originated in the days of Richard Cromwoll, son of the great Oliver, who,, in the humorous parlanco of the time, found tho crown so tight that he could no^put it on bis hoad.

Of what use are forms, seeing at times

WORMS FOR BAIT.

of the Way* In Which Fiahermm Are Able to Economise Labor. Some fishermen don't like to dig worms for bait. In the first place, it makes their backs ache, and, again, It takoa time. There is also difficulty in 'finding where the worms axe, especially in dry seasons, when the worms bore deep for moist oarth, which they must have to live. On the other hand, if the earth is

wet that one

fiflji squeeze water out of it the worms drown. They prefer rich soil, about the mouths of drains, places where tho chips of Wood have rotted, in barnyards about the outhouses, and they may be found under planks and logs.

There are a variety of ways of getting thom. A small boy will get a canful fo» a quarter usually, but sometimes one has to fall back on his own resources. Some men, who know a wrinkle or so, go around with a lantern on favorable eveningsworm and slightly rainy weather is best— and find- the worms crawling in the worn or barren places or among the grass blades.

A man once told about another man who went to a favorable at night, and by lightly tapping the ground drove the worms from their holes. Ho was led to do this by the ourious actions of a woodcook he saw one warm spring evening. The bird, he said, would hop up and down for a minute or so, then 6top and turn his head to one side, apparently listening. Then he would strike his bill in the ground. The jar of the bird's dancing, tho man believed, set the worms In motion and drove them to the surface, or near to it, and so became the prey of the bird. It looks very muoh to a naturalist as if the man had seen a woodcock's lovemaking dance, but the jarring Really does drive worms up, and so perhaps the woodcock was gotting his supper.

After a rainstorm worms are plentiful, being drowned out or jarred out by the patter of drop9. Anew way of bait getting is something liko drowning woodchucks out of their holes. A writer for •La Nature says that ton grams of bluo vitriol (ouprio sulphate) put Into a quart of water and poured on to a favorable placo for worms will drive them to the surfaoe quiokly. It is also said that soapsuds will have the samo effect. The vitriol or soapsuds make the worms think a volcano has broken loose, and so they seek the surfaco as quickly as possible.—New York Sun.

LONDON'S SLD DIARISTS.

They Seem to Have Been the Most Ubiquitous Kind of Btuybodies. Tho diarist was always on the move, opened every/door through which he could gain admittance, listened to the talk of every circle and set down all that he observed and heard. As we read, the old London, which the fire swept away, rises from its ruins, as well as tho more stately city which so speedily replaced it. We see the river alive with traffio (nervous people dreading tho almost inevitable drenching as they "shoot the bridge") and feel almost as though present in person at the yaoht raoes, pleasure trips to Greenwich or "Moreclacke" and tjhe sumptuous .water pageants which are so picturesquoly described. The great palaces of the town and Its ancient churches reappear in their splendor wo aro jostled along the narrow streets, with their quaint signs, and pick our way about the dirty squares.

Tho life of the court and the city, tho resorts of the learned, the haunts of the loungers, the excitements on 'ehange, the civic functions, the royal masques and balls, tho "revels" at the Inns of Court, the festive dinners, the promenade in tho parks and public walks, tbo recreations in tho Mall, tho diversions of Fox Hall and Mulborry Garden, tho savago sports of the cockpit and of Southwark fair, tho cruel sights at Tyburn and at Temple Bar, the pillory, in Cheapside, the duels and street brawls, the accessories of tho restored tboater, tho humors of "Fops' Corner" and of Fleet alley, Slingsby's Lottery, Lely's studio and Noll Gwynn's dressing room, all move before us in living tints on the canvas of this marvelous panorama. We can watch our forefathers at church and market, notico thoir "company manners" and follow them into tho privacy of their homes. Tho customs of Twelfth Night, May morning and St. Valentine's day assumo a fresh interest when we seo how they wero observed by our hapless ancestors who had yet to learn that time Was money. We watch the hackney coaches ply thoir slow courso over tho stones, mark tho gleam of the link which oscorts belated banquoters homo at night and are rousod by tho monotonous call with which the sleepy watcfiman breaks tho dull silence of tho dawn.—Quarterly Review.

Snnbbins Upstarts.

Father Healy owed his chance of celebrity chiefly to Judge Keogh, himself a famous talkor, but if the connection holped him in society it chocked promotion in tho church. His social success made some jealousies, and almost tho only story told when his wit had a sting to it was of his answer to some vulgar people who asked how ho got on so well in fine houses. "Faith," said Father Hoaly, ''it must bo from my mother I got it, for papa was as common as any of you." Few peoplo would havo been rash enough to incur tho rebuff and Father Ilealy was not often seen rulllod.

She W&s Both.

Chicago girls havo tho reputation of having peculiarly long foet. The shoo dealers iu town aro so used to this characteristic that ft short foot creates quite sensation. Not long ago a woll drossod woman was being fitted with difficulty by tho obliging olerk, who, it would seem, is as observing as Cheiro, for he remarked:

Your instep is so high anil your foot so short that I think you must Hb cither an actress or a southerner." "Yes, "shoreplied in a deep, sweet voice, "I am both." —Chicago Post.

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