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"A SONG OF THE ROAD." The franker walked with willing foot, And aye the Ranker played the riute; And what should muster Ranger play But "Over the Hills and 1 ar Away." Whene'er I hackle on my pack And foot It gaily on V o track. 0 pleasant ganger, long sinco dead, 1 hear yon playing on ahead. You go with me the s'df-same way Tho self same air fo-r me to play; For I do think, and so do you, It Is tho tune, to travel V For who would gravely set his face To go to this or tother place.' There's nothing under heaven so bluo That's fairly worth the traveling to. On every hand tho roads begin. And people walk with yea! therein; lint wheresoa'er ttie highways tend. Be sure l hero's nothing at tho end. Then follow you wherever hio Tho traveling mountains of tho sky; Or let the streams in civic mode Direct your cholco upon tho road. For one and all, or high or low. Will leid you where you wish to go; And one and all, go night and day, "Over the Hills and Far Away." Robert Louis Stevenson. PERILS OF CITY LIFE. X I'ewofthn Kxporlnces Kiicountered by Kur.tl Sitriiiii.rr. llenry (Jay Carleton In Now York World. CAREFUL and con scientious obsorver cannot but be im pressed with the su perb opportunities just now offered in New York city for Southern visitors to p;et into trouble, ibis is the season when prominent res idents in the great outlying district known as Way back, are coming to the cityon the'r tri-ennial toiir of inspection, and never before has there been such a brilliant series of man-traps yearning and yawning to embrace them. There is not tho si ghtest nan ire r that Col. Iliggins will make an investment in th:s year's crop of preen poods, for ho placed .'00 in those securities in 1HS.' and 2 in s.r, upon one occasion finding himself the p-oud possessor of a pr's-cd hr'ek and on the other bear ing jovoiis'y home a large bundle of vat -nt nn'it cine dodgers for which he had but little use. .Judge lVtershy lias no fear this sea so:i of being coyly led into a bunco enterprise for he has been caught that way hefoiv and on the oceas on of his last visit fell ii!t the lamentable error of wallowing his own wife's brother, who, b)- the o'd lady's instruot'ons, had introduced h iiself to tho judge upon tho hitter's arrival at the (Irand Central station. vajor Boggs launches himsu'f into metropolitan joys this yearw.thout any danger from the largo tropi al elephant which he encountered in the jungles of tho Bowery upon the occasion of bis last yisit, for not only did that sagacious animal cost him all his money, his sal vation and his silver watch, but likewiso ten days of sobriety, secludon, industry and repentance on tho island. The recent visir. of Judge Wheeler of Hard Times Landing La., was moro vivid with incident than is usual, and tho .fudge has carried back with him more recollect'ous and arnica, pleasant excitement and court plaster than falls to the average lot of a sojourner in tho metropolis. On the evening of his arrival the Judge armed himself with a copy of that powerful work entitled "Man-traps of Now York; or S;xlli Avenue by (las light," and started outto gather wisdom on that popular thoroughfare. SOMETHING WRONG. Thero happened to bo a sleet-storm in Krogrcss, and on Sixth avenue, near linth street, a few telegraph and tele phone wires wcro lying on the sidewalk in a loose tangle with a 2.OJ0 volt cur rent. The arc lights were out and tho Judgo stepped into tho iron web without seeing it but at onco his instinct told him something was wrong, and his sub sequent a.tivity and uproariom surprise gave great joy to tho beholders. Tho Judgo returned to the hotel by a short cut and employed two I ell boys to sit up with him tho rest of tho night 0:10 to hold him down and tho other to measure out tho bromide. The following morning after break fast I c remarked to tho clerk that ho had heard so much of the wonderful growth of this city, ho thought ho would go to the suburbs on Thursday and see her grow. ' t Ono Hundred and Thirthieth street h's attention was ar rested by the earnestness with which two large men wero digging a small hole in a broad Harlem rock. The Judge watched the procc-s for fully an hour, but at hist when tue blast went off premittiro ly and both men departed in forty dif ferent directions at once, he suddenly lost both lii 4 interest and his breath, acquired a largo sionn bruise on tho pit of his stomach, where he had no use for it, imd enjoyed twenty-four consecut've hours of great comfort in the hospit d. His chief object in visiting cw York was to seo tho vast commercial inter ests of which he had read study tho wys of transacting business and endeavor to arrivo nt tho truo causo which has nv di this city a greater financial center th in II. ml Times. Tho Judge is a profound thinker, a keen observer, and when ho gives entiro judici il attention to any subject absorbs like a bread poultce. is plan was to sec the handling of mere h indite among t he w .o csale men. and thus be able to mako a stat stical comp.iri. on, which lA if w would bo moful in promoting commerce in Hard Times, His lirst experieuco : was in the dry-goods district on Frank lin street, where in backing out of tho way of a two-ton box, which came down tho inclined piano with great violet. co and rapidity, he inadvertently sat down upon another box, and carried away upon his no-v light brown ulster a neat reverse of tho address which had just been stencilled upon it in a thick and clinging ink. He then went down to Park place, noar tho North river, and in stepping across a now toboggan slido just laid from a dray, was assault ed by a largo corpulent barrel revolving blithely down, and a minute later had an opportunity of admiring tho really excellent ambulance system which pro vails in this city. HE LOST INTEREST. When able to sit up tho Judge was driven to a hotel on Forty-second street, whero he slowly convalesced. Finally, being able to" return home, ho be thought him that it would bo of inter est, as a farewell study of New York, to travel a few blocks on tho elevated road. Hard Times Landing has no elevated road yet, and there are pessi mistic persons living in adjacent and envious towns who say that sho never will need one; but tho .Uulgo is a man of forethought and considers that even if a town to-day cannot support two bobtailed cars and four mules, tho day may come when elevated roads and ' even a steam-heating company ma' be ' public necessities. i The Judgo entered tho city at Forty I second street, ami boarded tho elevated i road at Sixth avenue. Ho desired to j go to Twenty-third street and asked tho HE (JOT THERE. brakeman to inform him when that thoroughfaro was reached. Then ho sat down by the door and listened to the Volapuk announcements mado as follows: 'Thirty um vAAr!" "TwonnyAAP!" 4T wo n n yaap a at!" AteoyAAf!" Tho wcro all new streets to tho Judge, so ho sat waiting for tho an nouncement. Other stations dashed by. "N1-1 1! Lrcakycrnceks T ' Tho Judge got to be uneasy. FiuAuiun-n-p?" tChumbiizz? Tho train took a short I urn to tho left and then one to the right. "Fork FLACK!" The Judgo I egan to think something was wrong. He addressed tho brako nian. "Sa', youn; man, whero is Twenty third street? ' "Between twonny-seckt 'ntonny fourt step lively." "But-" "Are yer goin' on er ofTP" "I want to go to " "Waal, whadder yer loafin' fer?" Hero the train began to move again. "How far up is Twenty-third?" "Trco mile. Other track. Git ofl der platform. Old Beeswax git on thar." Tho Judge re-entered the car and got his valise. Then ho proceeded to tho rear of the train, got thero just as tho train stopped, threw open tho gate, got his coat-tails wedged in and soon was in motion again. His subsequent experience was brief but emotional. Partly by tho assist ance of tho guard on tho station, who seized h m by tho heels, ami partly by his ingenuity ;n unbutton ng his coat and letting that esteemed garment go, ho escaped the nece-s'ty for continuing with that train; but ho had a long and somewhat heated discu-sion with his rescuer, during which he acquired somo knowledge of elevated railroad etiquette and likewise tho acquaintance of a cas ual o'liccr of pol e?. It took nn hour to smooth matter down, and then tho judgo crossed to tho uptown side, waited for tho welcome cry of "Strain fer Hollum! ' zot aboard, was carried to Fiftiftth strict before ho suspected ho was near iwcnty-tmru, and nnaiiy walked down, fully impressed with tho merits of tho system and its advantages to strangers in the city. Judgo Wheeloi has returned to Hard Times and is going to write a series of HE MOVED. powerful letters for tho influential jour nal of which he is one of tho six owner: ners and ono of tho seventy subscribers, detailing his experiences and remarking that with the sudden eruptions incident to tho farcer f the sto 111 heating com pany, tt.o occasional Tailing 01 a iew tons of t-ig iron from tho elevated road, tho dropping of I re-proof safes from seventh stories from t rao to timo and the intricate snarls of travel and pro fanity which occur with pleasing fre quency on our principal thoroughfares, combined with tho fact that ice and compound fra tuns are underfoot and electric wires and pneumonia overhead, tho attractions of "ew Yor.t as a winter resort for southerners cannot bo too highly prized. lie Was Used to It. A rather shabbily dressed man with a Jargo book under his arm, inserted his noo under the orifice through which railroad tickets at tho union depot at Austin aro sold. What can I do for you?' asked Feto Lawless, tho gen'al tickot aent. 'How much dots a ticket to Dallas cost?' Seven dollars and fifty cents. Well, I've got all but tho soven dol lars.' 'That's hardly enough.' 00k here, "my friend, I'm a book nnront ntnl I rnt nil Pil Into n. little famo o? poker and 1 want to get out of town. Now, if 1 stay hero I 11 have to drum, and I m a terror. I've talked lots of peop, do into the lunitic asvlum. You don't want me to talk you silly, do you?' Suppose yon try. In the inteiosts of the people of Aus tin you want to help me leave this town. My staying here a week will retard its growth ten years. 'So vou really aro a book acrent. What book are you sellingi-' A galvanized smile spread over tho man s face, like a lot of butter on a hot batter cake, and in a sing-song voice- ho remarked: 'I am oflering thcpubl'c, in seventeen volumes ". r.llumblebeo's Observations in Falestine." a book that should bo in every household, a l ook that not only contains the iews of the learned savant on what he saw in the Holy Land, but numerous speculations and theo ries about what he did not see, alto gether forming a complete library of deep research, puro theology and chaste imagery I am not selhiig this incom parable encvclopadia. but :tm f.iving it away at a ridi ulou-ly low liuure" he ngent pan ed. 1 'e expected that the ticket agent would ! bored, but ho was not. On the contrary l.e seemed to b , :i mused and pleased. "Hadn't you better g.vo me a ticket, instead of having me talk you to death?" Talk me to death! Why, man alive, I like to hear it. Say that over." "Say it over?" queried tho bewilder ed book agent "Yes; 1 was a book agent myself, before I went into the railroad busine-s and what you say is mu ic to me. It calls back ' hallowed memories of the past and makes me want to go on tho road ag:vn. Whv. man alive, I could listen to ou all day. I wouldn't havo you leave Austin for anything. Co -no around every day, and "we will swop experiences.' The book ngent closed h:s book with a bang, anil laded away liko a beauti ful drca'n in the direction of a saloon where they set out fre lunch. He had met his match for once. (Jroundless Superstitions. There arc thousands wl.o believe St is healthy to rise early in the morning, whereas it is a hygienic crime for a man to get up before he wants to. Tho de sire to sleep late in the morning is ono of nature's most emphatic intimations that moro time is needed for repairs. For a man to go to work in the morning in a sleepy semi-co'iiatoe condition, is simply gradual suicide. T ere is anoth er popular delusion that a man should stop eating while he yet hungry. Ho m'glit as well stop breathing before his lungs wcro tilled. Hunger is the bar ometer that tells the state of the stomach. A man is never hungry unless he ought to cat. There is another delusion that night air is unhcalthy-as if anyone could get anything but night air at night. Thero is really no air so unhealthy as day air bottlod up and kept until night. Thero has been no way discoveroJ for preserving air like huckleberries by bottling. Yankeo Blado. The Luck of Women. Women are exempt from military service, from serving on juries, and oh, inestimable freedom, from the possibility of election to tho city council, to tho legislature or to congress. Of course women pay taxes, but theso they can cscapo by selling their property and giv ing to tho poor. Strange as it may ap pear, the burdon of paying taxes is ono from which nobody seeks immunity in tho most obvious way. When women own property they outswear men in their frantic eflorts to evado tho asses sor, and they havo been known to de clare upon their sacred word and honor that their household furniture was not worth mentioning, when it would tako tho wealth of a Uoihschild to pay for tho rug on which they stood whilo tak ing the oath. Chi -ago News. The I'oem Will Live An j way Somo of tho relatives of tho lato Bar bara Vrietchio in Frederick, Md., re cently sent John G. Whittier, who immortalized tho venerable lady in verso, a number of tablo articles which formerly belonged to Mrs. Frietchie, Mr. Whittier acknowledged tho receipt of tho articles somo "days ago, and stated in his letter that he had become convinced that his poem cnttled "Bar bara Frietchie" was based upon a sup- fosed incident that had no Joundation, ut that ho was glad to know, never theless, that sho was a loyal woman. Baltimore Sun. In the City of Brotherly Love. Tho meanest man on earth has been found. Ho is a m 11 owner in this city, whoso namo it is not necessary to givo. His father died last week, and he at- i tended tho funeral in company with his only brother, whom ho employed in his null at SVJ a week YV hen pay day camo tho younjer brother found that tho time lot in burying tho father had been deducted from his wages by Ida brother. Philadelphia Press. THE FIRTH OF FORTH BRIDGE. A Gftrnntie Kiittlneerltiir YVorlc Two t-pnnaof Over M'veiilpeii Hundred "et Knrli. The construction of tho Forth bridge has reached a stago at which it Is pos s.blo to estimate with some degree of accuracy when tho gigantic engineering work w 11 bo completed, and the timo given by tho resident engineer Is toward tho end of next year. Describing tho progress of tho work, Ihc Scotsman Bays that tho hugo "straddle -legged" structures which aro reared upon three largo piers wero practically completed before tho end of tho year. These riso to tho great height of three hundred feet above high water mark, and form tho points iVapptii structural basis from which the "cantalevcrs" are being built out on cither side. Tho term cantlev crs is applied to tho wing-shaped btiuictures which shoot out from tho largo pier-towers and reach toward ono another across tho great spaces that havo to bo spanned. Tho building of theso cantalevcrs has at present reach ed a most interesting stago. From the summit of tho lowering pier structure arms aro being stretched out on each sido into mid-air. Theso aro each com posed of two pairs of hugo booms, con structed on Iho gider or lattice work principle, and project sheer above tho waters, which aro full three hundred feet below. There is not tho slightest under support: tho whole fabric relios upon tho strength of tho ties which bind it to the top of the cantalever towers. Incredible as it may appear, theso top members havo built out tho to tho distance of feet, and seem just now to hang in a precarious posi tion like the ash upon a half smoked cigar. It is n this part of their work that tho designers and contractors claim that they havo vindicated tlu soundness of their calculations. It was in tho springing of theso top members or amis, and carrying them out unsupport ed the necessary distance, (hat cavillers and detractors of tho scheme havo chiefly prophesied falure. Yet from both tho Qtiecnsberry and Fife pier structures these serial platforms have been built out, two from each, without a hitch, to tho distance of 125 feet. They now await the rearing of a temporary column which is running up from below, and which will form a sup port, enabling them to bo carried still further out till they meet the lirst per manent supports tho c oss struts or tubes which spr ng from the bases of tin pier-towers, tho lower arms, meantime, have been proceeding even iii'.i 1; rap dly. These aro immense! tubes which pro! tide outward and upward, and along with tho pressure exerted bv the weight of the spans is carried back to the stone piers. They havo been carried out to the distance of fully 100 feet. It may be explained hero that the top arms, which aro constructed on the g rder system, aro tho tension mem bers that i to say. aro subjected to a pull by the weight of the structure which they support, while the lower arms, which are of tubular construc tion, are tho compression members, and bear the down push, as ;t were. Theso lower tubes have been built out in exactly the same way as the upper ones that is, w thoiit auy support from underneath. The workers to-day aro practically standing upon their labors of yesterday. As soon as afresh round of steel plates is uddod to tho tubes or r.n aditional gr.der section riveted to the top arms, the platforms, with their freight of men, cranes, and other mechanical appliances aro slid out cor respondenlly, and a new piece of work is begun, which again when completed, will givo tho necessary standing sup port for a further extension. Indeed, this is characteristic of tho wholo of tho work at tho bridge. Kverv pieeo of work done becomes tho basis of another advance. The point, however, of this great work of of engineering which is of pre eminent interest, and about which spec iilat on and prophecy aro most busied, is tho problem of bridging over tho two great spans of 17, 10 feet each, which ex tended north and south of Inch Garvic, Tho largest Tav bridgo spans aro just 215 feet, so that tho proposed spans at Qneensberry will bo seven times as long Tho largest span of anv bridge in this country is that of the liritnnna bridge. over the Menia strait, which is 400 feet in longth, or somewhat over a quarter of the s zo of tho rorth bridgo spans. to throw a single span a cross such a space as 1.710 feet would, even under ordinary conditions, bo a tremendous undertaking. But in the present case the difliculties are Incalculably enhan ed, because tho wholo distance has to bo bridged over without anv support from below. Tho water is two hund red feet doep on each sido of Inch Gar- vie, so that it is impossiblo to found temporaty scaffolding or piers upon the sea bottom, nor can any device of pon toons bo of practicable service. The problem, then, comes simply this to join tho Inch Game pier with tho north and south piers (each 1. 10 feet apart) by simply building straight out across tho waters, at a height suflicicnt to al low the largest ships to pass freely up and down the rink It is tins that ex plains whv the imnienso "straddle-leg ged" towers which are tho prominent features of tho structure just now, have been reared ns high ns 3G0 sect. Theso great spans will never bo entire that is, the two hams will never be joined. Lach half of each great span will hang entirely by its own supports on tho main p'ers. Owing to tho largo expan sion ami contraction of so immense structure of steel under tho charges of temperature, it would end .merer tho fabr.c were II actually joined. At certain point in tho central viaduct (as tho 150 feet high glider structure along which llhn train passes is called) tho plates will overlap each other, so that tho shrinkasro caused bv tho cold may not mako a gap, nor tho expansion In tho hot weather causo "bucklinjr." Tho extreme variation in tho length of 1,710 feet spans under alterations of temper ature may not exceed nine inches, but provisions Is mado for eighteen Inches. The weight of ono of tho spans will bo about 10,000 tons. Iho hearlest possi bin addition from trains if we take the extreme case of two coal trains standing sido by sido in 'the middle of the span, and weighing four hundred tons would bo only 5 per cent of dead weight. In this way it is estimated that under a passing train tho bridgo will stand as still aim linn as it tho train were not there. Wind is much moro serious calculation than tho trains as with tho maximum pressuro (fifty-si x pounds per squaro loot) tho largo spans bo subject to an additional side pressuro of two thousand tons. Iho widest margin, however, has been left in all cases. Thought It Was a Cyclone In the oflico of a prominent lusibor- man at La Crosse, tho clerks havo ar ranged one of theso perforated chair seats so that a hose runs to tho bottom of it from tho steam radiator, and by turning a thumb screw, livo steam is sent under tho chair with such force and noiso as to frighten a man out of his boots. Tho boys tako great de light in getting friends to tako a seat in tho chair, and when tho steam is turned on they burst a bag behind tho victim, or tip over a scuttle of coal, and ho thinks the house is coming clown, One day last week they fright ened a livery man till ho almost faint ed away, and then they telephoned for tho cheif of polico. Ho went to tho oflico thinking there had been a rob bery, or that they had a clew to tho Tascott murderer. W hen he camo they sat him in tho perforated chair and whilo ono proceeded to mako a short story long, tho other turned on the steam and dropped a tin pail of broken Hasy. 1 he ch ef thought it was a cyclone, and with ono hand on li s pants, he got. down on his knees and w:is aboip to oiler up a prayer, when he caught silit of tho fellow turning oil" the steam, and he chased him down stairs and half way to North La Crosse. Thero was a ladv selling books around town, and tho boys decided to frighten her if she showed up. She camo to tho oflico one morning to can vass for the book, and sat down in tho chair, and was just pointing out some of the illustrations to tho proprietor of tho oflice, when tho steam was turned on ami tho paper bag was exploded. Tho steam struck tho bottom of the cha'r and fairlv howled, and they ex pected the trirl would go clear to the ceiling at least and yell nine kinds of murder, instead of doing this sho turn ed to the radiator, took hold of tho thumb screw and said. ' Permit mo turn off this steam. It is verv unheal thy to have steam in a room liko this," and sho turned it oil' and continued, "as I was saving. I efore th s young man turned theloe on me, this book is one that no family should be without."' Kvery last man in the office subscribed for her book, and when sho went out they noticed that she wore an oilcloth over her bustle. She was onto their scheme. 'ce'e's Sui. Origin of Mince Vic. A writer in t he H77e Awake says that it is to the Saxons that wo are indebt ed as tho originators of mince pic. Be foro their conversion to Christanity they were accustomed to make a kind of stew or porridge, consisting of a mix ture of everything held sacred to their gods, as tho llesh of birds, animals grains and drbd herbs which had been gathered at the full of tho moon. Among these latter wcro rosemary, pen ny royal, mint sage, and moley tho latter a kind of wild garlic. This was partaken of at tho sun festival, or win ter solstice feast in honor of Woden. This porridgo was retained as a Christ mas dish when the solstice fer st was colcbrated on the birthday of our Lord and called Christ's Mass. Long after this m xturo was baked in a crust and. jocularly called Woden Pio whence doubtless, came the similar Warden Pio of tho North of England harvest festival. With some improvements in tho way of fruits and llavors beforo unknown tho Woden pie came to be, in the Mid dle Ages, tho great Christmas pio cel ebrated in English song and story, sonu of which have come down to us in the form of nursery rhymes and ballads. TheJ Saxon kings and nobles always had a pie upon their Christmas tables, sometimes so large as to fill the width of tho board. They wcro often used as a means of presenting gifts, money or jewles being hidden in them or for af fording an agreeable or amusing sur- firisc: as when once, on tho trust being ifled, a beautiful little child sprang out and began to suijr. It is quite possible that tho song of tho "Four-and-twentv blackbirds baked in a pie," which has come down to us from timo immemori al, may bo in reality founded upon fact. When the pio was ojCDC(l tho birds began to Bin?, Wasn't ihat a pretty dlsb to set before the King? Gabriel's Horn. As illustrating tho need of intelligent church services in tho South, I record tho following facts, which wcro related to mo by those who know of them per sonally: A colored preacher of tho "old-t mo" sort preached on the Judg ment Day. Ho arranged with a worth loss follow to halo himself In tho wood just outside tho church with a dinner horn, with instructions to blow upon it at a certain signal. At tho awful hour of midnight, when, by entreaty and ap peal and frightful figures of speech, tho preacher had worked the pcoplo into a frenzy of exci lenient and terror, ho cx cla med; "Listen, I reckon I hoar (iabriel getting ready to blow now. Do last day am upon us, do judgment am right here; wh'ar you sinners now? Lis ten." Just then thero camo a fearful blast upon tho stillness of tho midnight air, and tho scone that followed can bo imagined. Ilelter-Bkelier over the benches and over each other the terri fied people scramblod for tho mourn ers bench. Tho preacher boastfully told afterward that "dar want scarcely ono sinner but what wah affected." American Missionary. Kentcky school teacher (to Infant clas) "Ym, dear children, the i-mncl can po seven days without water." Clusi (In cliorunl that all!' Xtu Yok .Suit. PEARLY FINGER TIPS. Waahlnutoii In u Great 1'lure for Muulcurex and Vine Hand. Tho members of the French legation have tho best kept hands of any men in Washington. This is on tho authority of a local manicure, as sho addressed herself ar tistically to tho reportorial linger nails. There's hardly a man in tho embassy whoso lingertips aro not as brilliant as mother of pearl. They go to tho mani cures as regularly as to barbars. Why shouldn't they? Manicuring is a French arl, and patriotism alone would lead them to favor it. In this city men aro better patrons of manicures than aro women. Tho art sto des mains drew aside a porcnpinequill portiere and showed a liansouiely furnished apartmo.it in which several well-known men wero awaiting their turn at tho manicural cushion. "Th s is our smoking room," sho said "Our art has found such favor among the masculino element that it was necessary to provide thii3 for our men patrons." "How do you account for tho pre dominance of men among your custom ers?' ' "I think it's because women learn tho arts themselves and pract so it at home. Miss Cleveland took a clever way of availing herself of the art. Sho sent her maid to bo treated. Tho maid was observing and imitative, and afterward dressed her lady's hand in tho most approved fashion. But Miss Cleve land didn't profit much by her ruse, for tho maid demanded the wages of skill ed labor, ami when this was refused her gave up her situation and opened manicural parlors. "It is surprising how pretty lingers please even Iho great of the land. Not long ajro a representative from 0110 of thei'iif Slates happened in my par lors. Washington civilization had pinched his toes, anil, in consequence, ho had a corn to bo treated. After I had placed h m properly on his feet ho paid mo liberally, and said he guessed ho would hurry over and see the Presi dent on business.' I glanced at his hands, each linger of which carried a much chewed nail. I suggeMed that he submit to manicuring, but hi didn't appear to understand what. I meant I finished off a linger for him. It look his fancy exactly, and now ho exhibits 10 glittering gems at his linger ends whenever ho removes his gloves." The finger-decorative fad iias prob ably reached a higher development in Washington than in any other Amer ican citv. At a fash onablo school in this city nail culture is almost a part of the curriculum, and the boarders are visited regularly by a manicure and in structed in the mvster es of ungual ad ornment. Mrs .James Brown Potior was noted, while in Washington so e'ety. for the I eauty of her linger lips, and did much to increase tho popular ity of this pecular art 'Mrs. Cleveland wields her own pol iseur des ongles. but a pubi c recep tion with its handgrasping always un does much careful manicural work. During Arthur's administrat ion a mani cure made regular visits to tho White House, anil from that time nail garni ture at the capital dates its largest popularity. Luck. "If the fce In the moon Wear a frown alas, Luck will be jioor till the monlh 6hall pass! If the face In tbe moon Wear a gmile why, tlien, Luck will It Rood, till it frowns asnln." 80 runs a ver?e That I used to say ; I have learned it, since, In anotber way: "If a face be marred Hy a fro ' n alas, Luck will l poor till the frown shall pass! If a smile be bi l-lit With a smile whv, Ibcn, Luck will be Kood till It frowns again." If the first be true 'Twould bo hard to say? Put the Inst, if you, Vou can prove each day. Wide A wake. Eyes Frozen Shut A singular effect of tho galo and snow, combined with tho cold, was to freeze tho eyes shut, then form an ice mask over tho faco. Tho wind would drive tho fine hard snow into tho eyes, causing them to water. The snow would mix with tho water between tho eye-lids, and the cold would at onco bind the lids together by an ice band. Tho repeated removal of this would inflame tho eyeball so that a film would form obscuring tho sight After this film formed, tho presence of tho ice was a relief to tho inflamed eye. Tho eye would soon bo frozen so closo that nothing but steady artificial heat would relievo it It is also a strange fact that those rescued with eyes and cntiro lower part of tho faco covered with tho ice mask did not suffer from frosted faces. Any desperate attempt to remove tho mask resulted in removing tho skin with it. The mask over the lower part of the faco was formed by tho breath from tho mouth and nostrils combining with tho snow. Many cattle that wero lost met their death through suffocation moro than through tho immediate severity of tho storm. Tho ico masks formed so thickly over thek nostrils and on their mouths as to suffocate them. Imagine, if you can, a frozen fog driven with the velocity of a hurricane. j The air so full of minuto frozen parti I cles which strike your faco liko pin heads nrcd from a musket that you cannot seo twenty feet ahead, and all this in an atmosphere from 20 to 50 de grees below zero, and you can then form as clear an idea of a blizzard as you'll ever euro to got. Its blinding, bowildering effect is first felt Tho in tense cold brings at first Iho pain of 'reezing, then numbness, then stupor, then a sense of blissful sleep, and closo upon its heels death. Dakota 1 orrcsponde uce. These patent clamp skates for girls may be all vcrr well, but tlm wnine men comn'ahi j that It doesn't take any time at atl to at them on. Journal of i-.aucauoti.