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Proctor’B Last Essays. I A series of popular scientific articles, by ■the late Prof. Richard A. Proctor, the emi nent astronomer and author, will appear in the Morning News on the dates announced below. The article in this series upon “Plagues and Pestilence” was received only the week before the author’s death, and was written apropos of the yellow fever in Florida. Indeed, the whole series is Prof. Proctor’s last popular scientific work for newspaper publication. They are expected to attract great atten tion throughout the whole country, and will prove a valuable addition to scientific lore which no one can well afford to lose. They were obtainable by the Morning News only on account of its prominence in the ;world of journalism, and have an especial interest for the newspaper readers of the southeast. These articles, six in number, are upon the following topics: 1. For September 23. Plague and Pestilence. 2. For September 30. Learning the Stars. 3. For October 7. Our Two Brains. 4. For October 14. Famous Comets. 5. For October 21. Are Men Advancing? 6. For October 28. Great Telescopes. Postmaster General Dickinson is right when he says Mr. Cleveland is President all the time. Mr. Cleveland is also President of all the people. Is marriage a failure! One way to find out the truth of the matter is t<o observe the seedy-lookiug and sour old bachelor. Is bachelorhood a success! It is stated that the mysterious London fiend who is murdering women , in that city is believed by many to be an American. This is a distinction to which America lays no claims. The New York /Yens calls on the business men to take action in the campaign. They will take action fast enough. When the re t urns come in, the Press will wish they hadn’t been so active. Marriageable English noblemen, with or without fortunes, are said to be scarce. Young ladies who beloug to the “bong tong,” and who are able to pay for titles, have gobbled most of them up. The New York Tribune talks about “the Clevelaud-Hill unpleasantness.” As has been explained heretofore, the Cleveland- Hill unpleasantness exists in the imagina tion of the republican organs. Mr. Blaine to Chairman Quay, when the two meet in New York city: “Ah! senator, 1 trust “For God’s sake, Blaine,” interrupts Chairman Quay, “don’t u*! that word. Homebody might hear you.” A good many of the newspapers take a cheerful view of the fever epidemic. They >B3’ Unit it has about run its course in Florida, and that it won’t amount to much Jin Alabama and Mississippi. It is hoped that they ore correct. Monday will boa busy day in thi#city. The public schools open on that day, and \ young Savannahians will once more turn their attention to their books. Except during the recent rainy spells, the bo3*s and g'rls have had a pleasant vacation. Gen. Harrison's speeches seem to tie liber ally punctured by applause. This is easily explained. Gen. Harrison has adopted the plan of editing his speeches, and he inserts “applause, - ’ “great applause,” “tremendous applause,” etc., when needed to holp the heavy speeches along. The Persian minister w ith the long name I hasn’t arrived in Washington, but a letter has arrived there for him in advance, and it > is supposed he will put in his appearance after a while. The ministers name is liadje i Hossien Kouti Khan Motained el Versari. i If he will drop his H’s, also hi* K’s, he will got along betior. General Manager Jeffrey, of the Illinois Central railroad, speaking of the northern ; travel next winter, says: “Yes, I think the travel to Florida will be lessoned to some extent, although there would be ready no danger in people going to their accustomed resorts after the epidemic is over." Ot course there would be no danger. If another bliigard styiuld strike the north this winter, it would flhd a great many of the people tf that section away—ia Florida. i Chandler at the Crank Again. Evidently Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, was not satisfied with the way in which Senators Erarts and Spooner have managed that old concern, the southern out rage mill, lately, for when his resolution look ing to an inquiry into the methods of the late Louisiana election was taken up, the other day, he resumed control of the machine with the determination to turn the crank at a livelier rate than ever. He is hardly satisfied with his effort, however. In fact, he must feel that his attempt to grind out campaign capital for his party was a dismal failure. It was effectually blocked by Sen ators Gibson, of Louisiana, and Reagan and Coke, of Texas, w’ho showed up the political scavenger from New Hampshire in his true colors. They told him in plain language that his efforts were part of a political programme; that his charges of political murder and in timidation in the south were false; that he himself did not believe them, and that the country is tired of hearing him reiterate charges that have tieen exploded long ago. Of course every citizen who understands the political situation in the south knows that these southern senators are right. The rebuke would have been felt keenly by most men, but it is doubtful if it had any special effect upon Chandler, who has been shown so often that he is wrong as to be by this time prdof against rebuke. This was demonstrated by his brazen manner of repeating the slanders. Is it not incomprehensible that Chandler should refer to the last Louisiana election to prove his charges? The fact that he does so is very strong evidence that he only wants a pretext for waving the bloody shirt That election is not open to the charge of being unfairly conducted. Both the demo cratic and republican candidates announced their determination to see that every quali fied voter was accorded the privilege of voting as he wished, and no obstaole was thrown in their way. The result was an unusually large democratic majority, and many colored people voted voluntarily for the democratic candidate. The country understands the situation. The democratic congressmen and press have explained repeatedly and satisfactorily that the colored voters of the south have long since lost much of their interest in elec tions, because they found there was no profit to them in electing carpet-baggers to ofHce, and because they are not as greatly affected as the white voters by the success or failure of any party. Why go over the ground again every time Senator Chandler chooses to make an exhibition of his hatred of the south, and of his mistaken idea that political capital can still be gotten out of the outrage mill? Will They Unite? The Tammany Hall democracy and the County democracy of New York city have been talking for some time about uniting on a candidate for mayor, but they have not yet determined to unite. Some days the prospects of a union seem to be excellent, but probably in a day or two afterward they will appear to be hopeless. One would be justified in believing that the factions don’t know exactly what to do. They ap parently would like to unite, but each is afraid that in the union the other will get the better of the agreement. Tammany Hall talks about running a candidate of its own against Mayor Hewitt, who is the candidate most frequently men tioned by the County democrats. Mayor Hewitt says he is anxious to retire, but at the same time he appears to be perfectly willing to give Tammany a chance to try its hand at defeating him. He announces, however, that if a candidate whom he likes can be agreed on by the factions, lie will get out of the way. It has been stated by both the Tammany and the County democrats that the ruuning of two democratic candidates would have the effect of bringing out the full demo cratic vote, and in that way increasing the vote for Mr. Cleveland. The fact, however, that the republican organs of New York arc greatly pleased with the idea of fac tional candidates, and are doing what they can iu a sly way to prevent a union, is suffi cient evidence that Mr. Cleveland would suffer from such a course. AVhenover in the past there have been several democratic candidates, it has been charged that mem bers of one or the other of the factions voted for the republican presidential candi date in return for republican votes for their candidate for mayor. In this campaign the democrats seem to be thoroughly united upon Mr. Cleveland, but with rival candi dates for mayor iu the field, the temptation of trading would be presented. Cleveland for President, Hill for governor, and a union candidate for mayor is the ticket that would obtain an unusually large majority in New York city. Another American girl has married a no bleman —that is, she thought she had until a few days ago. “Lord McKenzie, of Scotland,” some time ago made his appear ance in Flagtown, N. J., and it was not long before he had married one of tiie young ladies of the town, and had bought on time a $1(1,000 farm. The other day the “nobleman’s” brother arrived there, and di vulged the fact that the impostor’s name is Edward Hugh Dick, and that he is the black sheep of the family. The young iadies of Flagtown will be more careful in future how they accept the attentions of alleged noblemen. The esteemed radical organs which are offering Mr. Cleveland so much free advice concerning his future conduct in the cam paign are informed that the President is üb!e to pay for their advice when he needs it. He doesn’t need it now. Ever since he was inaugurated as President, ho has demonstrateil his ability to take care of himself, and on several occasions lie has shown that he is a better politician than any republican in the country. Bend vour advico to Mr. Blaine and Gen. Harrison, esteemed organs. Sympathy for the brute creation runs in the Bergli family. The other day, in New York, a niece of the lato Henry Bergh, of the Society fur the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was walking up Broadway, when she noticed a inau trying to make a lean h,rse pull a very heavily laden truck. The man was using the whip very vigor ously, and the horse reeled under the severe stress. Miss llergh called a policeman,who took the driver in hand. It was stated the other day in New York that Gen. Fisk, prohibition candidate for President, had withdrawn from t.ho race. Gan. Fisk was asked about it “No,” said ho, “it isn’t true. lam in the field till elec tion day. 1 have been ill for the past woek or two, and have sought the mountains for recuperation. I will renew my political work this week.” Another false republican rumor nailed. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1888. The V/hyo Gang. About eight years ago the whyo gang was organized in the Fourth and Sixth wards of New York. Its membership was Composed of men and youths from among the criminal olasses, and its object was to steal and to commit highway robbery. There was no peculiar form to be gone through with in order to become a member, and the only qualification required was the ability to get away with the property of other people. Even young boys, who had learned to steal, were adnutted to member ship, and were given opportunities of showing their fitness for places in the pen itentiaries. For a time the whyos held high carnival. They stole from public and private hoflses, robbed men on the street, and frequently committed murder. The organization waxed strong, aud became a terror to re spectable people. But after a while the members found serious obstacles in the way of a continuance of lawlessness. One by one they were arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary. Their ranks began to be thinned out. One of their numlier, Driscoll by name, was hanged a few months ago, and last month the leader, Owney Bruen, was sent to the pen itentiary for assaulting a saloon-keeper tie cause he refused to hand over to him money demanded of him. Now it is said that there are not more than a dozen of them left, and they have become so uneasy that they are rarely heard from. The execution of the law has caused them to be very much less zealous in their work than they were formerly, and in fact they have suspended operations for a season. They are without a leader, and they know the officers of the law are ready to take them in as soon as the opportunity is presented. There are plenty of men of this stripe in all large cities, though they may not be so well organized, or may be without organiza tion. A few brave and watchful officers can do much to bring them to justice, and to relieve from infamy the districts which are made notorious by the work of such men. Railroads In the United States. The railroads have been great developers of this country. They have done more, per haps, than any other agency to make it what it is. As it is the greatest nation in the world, so has it the most magnifi cent system of railroads. No other nation can compare with it in the number of miles of road, and, in fact, the mileage in the United States is not very far from being as great as that of the rest of the world combined Our roads possess superior advantages for long distance travel, and the cost of travel is less than in other countries. A first-class ticket in the United States costs one-half less per mile than it does in England, and may be purchased for less than second-class tickets cost in any part of Europe. The number of miles of railroad in the United States at the end of 1897 was 149,913, and the number of people employed by the railroad companies was 900,000. In addi tion, 300,000 people were employed in the factories, etc., connected with railroading. Estimating that each one of these employes must support three persons—a low estimate —there were in this country at that time 3,600,000 people dependent for a living on the railroads. The earnings of the compa nies were $33,000,000 greater than in 1886, and the passenger and tonnage traffic 15 per cent, greater. It is not unusual to hear railroad compa nies abused. They deserve, however, a great deal of consideration from the people. Of course, most of them make money—that is what the roads were built for, but they should be satisfied with reasonable profits. No city or town can have too many rail roads. They are developers. Savannah could very well afford to put forth greater efforts than she has in the post to secure additional roads. Ex-Congressman Converse denies in positive language that he has gone over to the republicans. Ho says: “1 am anxious for the success of the Democratic party, and wish to do anything in my power to .■nnble it to retain favor and keep in con trol of the government. lam a democrat, and my views on questions that have been made prominent in this canvass, namely, a tariff and internal revenue, are expressed in the national democratic platform of 1884, and were well known.” That is generally the way the pretended Hops of democrats to republicanism turn out. One of the most anxious of the republi can editors has entered upon a defense of the speeches Gen. Harrison is making, and states that the general “has not said a word which his political enemies can effectively employ as a target far destructive criti cism.” This may be quite true. Gen. Har rison has made B)>eeches at the rate of four or five a week since ho was nominated, and what has ho said! Nothing—absolutely nothing. Physicians in New York are not disposed to lieliove that Mr. Edison lias found a solu tion which will exterminate ttie yellow fever germ. According to the New York World, they laugh at his specific. This would seem to indicate that they know a groat deal more about the subject than Mr. Edison does. If they do, why don’t they go to work and discover a reined*’? Mr. Lovi P. Morton attended a barbecue near Poughkeepsie, N. Y., the other day, hut lie refused to make a speech. He ap pears to bo the only interested person in the campaign on the republican side who obeys Chairman Quay’s injunction not to talk. Ij}’ the way, Mr. Morton is the re publican candidate for Vice-President. The rumor that Mr. Andrew Carnegie is stumping Scotland for Mr. Blame is no doubt false, basely false. In the first place, it is doubtful if Scotland's vote would lie counted by the electoral college, and in the next place it is Mr. 15. Harrison, of Indiana, who is running against Mr. Cl veland. Mr. George Law, of New York, the man who gives away money so liberal!}’ when he gets on a spree, has been heard from again. He is perfectly sober this time, and he offers to give if 10,(XX) to the campaign fund if Mr. Roswell P. Flower is nominated by the democrats for mayor of New York. Has Chairman Quay rea l the speech Mr. Blaine is to deliver in New York to-day, and did he run his blue pencil through all allusions to trusts? Mr. Blaine’s speeches nppeir to need a good deal of revision before they are delivered, and a good deal more after they are delivered. After this any thing may be expected from the republican falsifiers. They stated the other day that Gov. Fitzhugh Ltw, of Virginia, had declared iu fuvor of Harrison and Morton. Gov. says the statement is “perfectly absurd." CURRENT COMMENT. Is It Possible! From the Philadelphia Record (Dem.) There are 20,000 revenue reformer* in Phila delphia to-day who have recently been recruited from the republican ranks. Only Proper Precautions. From the Mobile Register. The people of Savannah deserve much credit for their conduct during these troublous times. Although the nearest city to Jacksonville, there has been no panic, only the proper precautions. Not a Conquering Hero. From the New York Timet (Ind.) Mr. Blaine will come to New York, then, where more than in any eastern city the real nature and effect of the baleful conspiracies known as trusts are thoroughly understood, with the bad odor of his defense and apology as to trusts clinging to his garments. He will come to a community where he has a considerable number of followers who have been discouraged and alarmed by his curious course. Another Curiosity. From the Boston Herald ( Ind .) Showman Barnum isn’t offering to sell his real estate this year in anticipation of Cleve land's election. He has learned the folly of that performance. He thinks he sees dire calamity in the Mills bill, however. Its passage, he thinks, would envelop Bridgeport In industrial darkness, and close up all the manufactories there. The tariff bugaboo appears to have been engaged to travel with the greatest show on earth. Yes, How Many? From the New York Graphic (Ind.) Now comes Murat Halstead and accuse* the Old Roman of having pnblicly declared that “this is a white man’s government.” Goodness gracious! Yet just wait a moment. How many negroes have the republicans nut in any sort of a paying office in slates which the grand old partv controls? Did the republicans of the north ever Dominate a bltck man for congress? How many of them have been made members of the legislature or even common eounciimen in the biggest republican towns? Have any? BEIQHT BITS. “Can a young man marry comfortably on $5OO a year?” asks a correspondent. Yes, he can; but he will tie deneed uncomfortable after ward.—Burlington Free Press. A German newspaper in Newark, N. J., runs a beer saloon ill connection with its establish ment. As it is published in the forenoonl it must have a head on it every morning.— Yonk ers Statesman. “Ah, ha!" said the physician, “30 per cent, less deaths last week than I expected. By the way, how much medicine did I leave?" "About half as much as usual, sir," replied the attendant. [of ' Farmer —Hi. there: Can’t you see that sign —"No fishing on these grounds?” Colored Fisherman—Co’se I kin see de sign. Is culil i, boss, hut I ain't so ignorant aster fish on no groun s. I’m fishin’ m de crick. — Texas Si/lings. Landlord (mountain resort house) —Well, sir. I trust that inhaling our mountain air will en able you to return to the city with renewed strength and vigor. Guest—Can’t tell yet; it all depends on the bill.— Life. “The really efficient laborer,” says Thoreau, “will be found not to unduly crowd his day with work, but will saunter to his task sur rounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure. ” That is the way the office boy usually does.— Somerville Journal. Brown (to Sarcophagus, the undertaker!— What in the world induced you to settle out at BlankvfUe? There’s hardly a dozen families there, I’m told. Sarcophagus—True; there are not many peo ple there, but t hen there are three grade cross ings within half a mile of my house.— Boston Transcript. Mistress— Did you buy a stamp and mail the letter. Bridget ? Bridget—Oi did. mum, an’ here’s the change. Mistress—How much did you pay for the stamp? Bridget -Wan cint, mum. The boy said he had ’e n ail the wav from wan cint up, an' its not the likes of Bridget O’Toolihan wot goes about wastin' money.— Few York Sun. “And what do you think of my last novel, Mr. Fogg?” “It shows wonderful improvement over your first one, excellent as that was, Miss Verigush.” "Do you really think so, Mr. Fogg? You are sure you are not flattering me?” “Not at all. It took me six months to get half through your first novel; and, only think I I fin ished your last in just five minutes by the watch.”— Boston Transcript. “Did you make these doughnuts, Mandy, dear?" "Yes, darling, I hope you like them.” “Well, perhaps mv taste has ehauged or my jaws have limbered up or something, but they ain't much like the doughnuts my mother used to make,” “Aren’t they? And 1 tried so hard (tears) to make them nice?” “Nice: by George, Mindy, if my mother had made snob splendid, puffy dongbuuts as yours. I should have died iu my early childhood of an overloaded stomach. Thanks to the sagacity of the dear, old woman, it took two hours and a half to wear out one of her uoughnuts.” Springfield Union. PERSONAL. Mrs. Ashmead-Baxtlett. wife of the member of parliament, always dresses in ultra aesthetic garo, and makes her children look like some of Kate Greenaway's pictures. Emperor William of German}’ is a monarch of the old style, fond of war and the chase. He lias abandoned sham battles for a while and gone to Hubertusburg on a bunting expedition. Sir George Elliott, the English admiral, says that tile ideal battleship possess Hqualifications ranking in this order: 1. Seaworthiness: 2. Guns aud armor; 3. Handiness; 4. Coal endurance; 5. Speed; 0. Light draught of water. The Burnham house, at Round Take. N. V., lias been purchased by Mrs. Newman, wife of Bishop J. l\ Newman, for $13,000. The building is to be converted into a borne of missionaries who return to this country for rest. Col. L. Fontaine of Canton. Miss., has trained a pair of pat bears so that he drives them double to a buggy, lie occasionally appears on the streets with them, scaring the horses half out of their wits. The bears amble along at a pretty fair sort of pace. Mr. Jackson, husband of the late Helen Hunt Jackson, was married recently and is now re siding at Colorado Springs, Col. He married a niece of his lirst wife, and there is stilt a Helen Hunt Jackson. The grave of the lirst Mrs. Jackson, known as “H. H ." is literally covered with visiting cards left by tourists who climb the mountain near Colorado Springs to visit the last resting place of this noble woman. There seems to be a ducal epidemic ranging in society at present, and for the benefit of the young ladies of Pittsburg who are afflicted with this malady, the subjoined list of all the unniar ried >vailaide dukes left is given. It would he well to commence operations at once for most of them are quite old and cannot wait much longer. Duke of Somerset, born Dec. 30, 1810; Duke of Richmond, horn Feb. 37, 1818, widower; Duke of Grafton, liorn June !i, 181!!. widower; Duke of St. Albnns, born April 15,1840, widower; Duke of Devonshire,born April 47,1 SUN,widower; Duke of Rutland, born May if, ISIS; Duke of Argyle. born April 30, 181:8. widower; Duke of Portland, born Dec. 38, !85T; Duke ot Buoking iiamand Chnndos, born Sept. 10, 1833, widower; Duke of Westminster, born oct. 18, 1835, widower. When Mr. Newdcgate, for more than forty years member of parliament for North War wickshire, died, it seemed as if his honored name would disappear. Mr. Newdegato was not married, and there were no heirs, direct or collateral, bearing bis name. By a curious coin cidence, his father married the "daug jter of the heir to a w ealthy baronet named Sir Roger New digate, and the late member, wit b a considers hie property, was heir to the double name, his full style being Charles Newdignte-N’ewdegate His only living relations were members > ( Ills mother's family, ami to one of these Gen. Now (ligate, c. H . Mr. Newdegato has left Ids prop erty. stipulatuigthnt he shall change the “l” for nn ■ (•." aud shall henceforward be Newdlgate- Nswdegate. The General has accepted the terms, aud will henceforward sign his newly spelled name. I ran across Jesse D. Grant, the youngest son of Gen. Grant, in a hotel corridor uptown a few days ago, says a New York let ter, when he told ine t tiai he had been for nearly a year located permaneatly at San Francisco, where he is en gage liu promoting n number of mining enter prises liis family is there and his visit to New York was only u flying business trip. There has been a great ueal of newspaper talk about the resemblance of Col. F D Grant to Ida father, and to some extent there is a resemblance, but old men who knew OeiL Grant In Ids younger duys say that Jesse is the exact counterpart of bis father, and g ves general promise of closer resemblance than any of the Grant ooy*. O il. Grant ia u larger man than his father was, and both the colonel aud U. N. Grant, Jr.. “Buck” Grant as lie Is liest known, have black hair aud whiskers, whereas Jieso has the sandy c im plex on and hirsute growth of his father. An Ecstatic Moment. From Life. “George, dear.’" she said, shyly—they had only been engaged a week —“can you recall the happiest moment of your life?" "Yes, indeed:" responded George earnestly. “Was it—er lately, George?" she almost whis pered. “Yes, only last week—" “Oh. George!" “When I won SSB for $5 on a place horse.” The Proper Kind. From Fuck-. Quibble (entering the office of his friend Coke) —I say, Grotius, my correspondence is growing so lately that I’ve got to get a type writer. What kind would you recommeud? Coke—l'm-1 believe your engagement to Miss Jones was announced a month ago? Buibble— Yes. oke—Then, Puffy, my boy. If you don’t want to have a little breach of promise case of your own on the calendar.you’d better get a boy of 18 or so. Seeking the Beauties of Nature. From the Detroit Free Frees. "Are there any objects of special interest in this locality?” asked a party of tourists of an aged rural resident in Missouri. The old man reflected a moment and then said: “Ain’t been to see Sile Dagg’s set o’ triplets, hev you ? All boys, an’ ” “No," hastily interrupted the spokesman of the party, “you don’t understand; we’’— “You'd orter go an’ see Bob Peterson’s Berk shire shotes; they ain’t but three months old and they weigh"— “We are looking for"— “I do’no but I got a little curiosity of my own back here in the shape of a punktn that weighs nigh onto 60 pounds an’ is still growin'.” “You don’t understand; we are looking for beauties of nature: choice bits of scenery, etc." "Oh, scenery? vVal, I do'no es they is any seenery ’round here; I never heard of it if they was. But I tell you them shotes of Bob’s is wuth’’— Bnt the tourists had gone on. An Irish Love Song. Oh! the leaves are green. And an epierald sheen I)o the fragrant fields now wear; And the lark’s sweet song Rings clear and strong, And swells in the balmy air; Bright flash the streams, The sunshine gleams. But my heart is sad to day, For my thoughts must roam O’er the ocean's foam, To a lover far away. He’s away afar— 'Neath the western star, In "Minnie's" fertile land: Beyond the sea He toils for me- True heart and stalwart hand. The war and strife Of a strange new life, And the city’s pomp are vain. His heart e'er strays To the olden days And the first fond love again. And the time rolls by. And I grieve and sigh In my lonely village home; But sadness flies When my dreams arise •if the cbarmi ag days to come; For my iover bold, With bright red gold. Again will seek our shore; Sweet bliss and joy Shall, without alloy, Be mine for ever more. —Michael Kavanah. Penelope’s Words of Comfort. From the Chicago Tribune. "Penelope, can t you say something to soften the blow?" implored the young man. “Oh, Philip, Philip! ’What can I say? It is all over between us.” “That doesn’t soften it any," rejoined Philip; “that’s what you said before.” And the unhappy youth looked mournfully at a 810 volume of poems he had presented her a few months before, and heaved a sigh so deep, so profound, that it made his shoes perceptibly tighter. "Penelope.” he continued, “when a young man builds all his hopes on the promise of a young woman, and that young woman deliber ately goes back on that promise, it knocks the props, as it were, out from under his hopes, and they come down, kerswash! You may have a perception;sotne time, Penelope," he added, with increasing gloom, "of the feelings of a human being standing by a wreck of this kind and look ing at the debris of his own happiness." “I couldn't help it, Philip," sne replied. “I have become satisfied that we were not made for each other. We should not be happy to gether. We’ “It is because I am a mugwump?" he de manded. “No. Phillip, it is not that; I think, with proper nursing, you would recover from that in time. Neither have I any objection to your personal appearance, your position in society, your habit*’’ “My habits!" he exclaimed. “I hope not. Penelope Witherspoon, I never in my lire took a drink of anything intoxicating, never chewed tobacco, never smoked a cigar, never went to a circus, and never was in a ball room. I don’t drink tea or coffee, eat peanuts, chew gum, read novels, swear, gamble, lie, use snuff, play check ers, sit up late at night, go to theaters, eat be tween meals, nor read Amelia Rives. I never kissed a young woman in my life” "So far as my experience goes." asserted Penelope, retrospectively, “I can certify that you have Dot, Philip," she added, with a glow of tender womanly sympathy on her face, “you asked me to say something to soften the blow. I think I can foresee a great future for you. Your habits have fitted you for a shining ca reer.” “In what capacity, may I ask?" “Asa SSOO-a-week freak in a dime museum!” A Surprise for the Fencer, FVom the Albany Journal. A young bank clerk in Albany is wiser than he was a year ago. In the bank where he was a clerk anew man was given a somewhat in ferior position. The newcomer was a small, slight framed Frenchman, whose English was decidedly lame, but who so seldom spoke that it made little difference. The senior clerk had a decided penchant for fencing, aud compared with most fellows of his age and position was unquestionably a good swordsman. In addition to this he was a most insufferable braggart, ami his military accomplishmeup was his one topic of thought and conversation. He had about him a very patronizing air, which he proceeded to infftet upon the inoffensive Frenchman and his familiar slaps on the back evidently dis pleased the stranger. Finally, a particularly emphatic thump between the little French man's shoulders produced as response a sting ing slap in the face which left tbs red mark of a small hand sharply prominent against the otherwise deathly pale face of the young Ameri can. Speechless with rage, the young man found his desk, and shortly afterward, through a friend, challenged the Frenchman to mortal combat. The latter apologized; in fact, did all in his power to undo the mischief of his hasty blow, in vain. ‘’Nothing but blood can wine out that insult,” the young man said, haughtily.’ The details wore arranged, the Frenchman, as the challenged party, choosing rapiers. Greatly to the surprise of the hot-blooded young chal lenger, the cashier of the hank, who knew’ the Frenchman well, acted as the latter’s second. The day came, and the hour. The principals stepped to positions, saluted, and the blue blades crossed with that smooth, gliding sound which is music to the ear of the true swords man. The Frenchman, whose familiarity with his weapon was evident at the start, confined himself at first entirely to defease, turning his opponent's point with grace of movement and absence of fear or nervousness which were poe try in action. The young man grew bolder, his thrusts began to have an air of ferocity which seemed to anger the Frenchman a trifle, and turning asido his opponent's thrust he made a quick lunge, and the young American barely parried. Another quick thrust and turn of the wrist were too much for him; there was a sharp snap and the top button of his coat flew across the room. Angry at this evident trifling, the but ton's owner made a spiteful lunge, which wus quickly purred and the next button was snap ped away. One aftrr auoti.er the shining but tons on his natty blue-braided jacket were cut off by the Frenchman’s ready p ,mt. Decidedly “rattled "at his opponent s skill and the irre pressible smiles of the seconds and surgeon, the young clerk now, witli greater rapidity and less caution, made fieroe lunges, any one of which would have driven the sharp rapier through the hi sly of the cool Frenchman, while the little man, quietly parrying, witli the sharp point of Ills weapon stripped the front of the young man's jacket to ribbons The contest had lasted souie twenty minutes when suddenly the Frenchman caught the swiftly-advancing point of his opponeut, turned it aside, slipped his own sword quickly down along the other's blade, turning It with a quick wrist motion so that it iiartly wound around it. and with a sharp wrenching raotiou tore the weapon away and sent it llymg across the room. Then he saluted, threw his weapon down and left the room. It subsequently transpired that the foreigner was and is—a member of a onco noble French family, a captain In the French army, aud bis teachers have been some of the best swordsmen in France. The young Amer ican has not challenged any mis ellaneotis for eigners sinot tnen, an I is less inclined to talk of his experience or skill. ITEMS OP INTEREST. A woman has been elected superintendent of schools at Johnsbury, Vt. Her name is Miss Belle P. Small, and she is a graduate of the New Hampshire normal school of Amherst. While conveying a prisoner from Meriden to New Haven, a Connecticut policeman fell asleep, and his charge, though handcuffed, picked the bluecoat'* pocket* aud then jumped out of the car window and escaped. Engine 810, of the Union Pacific road, that is now employed In transferring cars across the Omaha bridge, has a record of having run 1,140,- 625 miles. It has been in use for twenty-five years, and was one of the first locomotives used west of the Missouri river. The best paid drummers traveling for Chi cago houses are five men in the grocery trade, who receive salaries of from SB,OOO to SIO,OOO a year. There are perhaps 100 traveling men in the Lake City who make $5,000 a year, but the average is sot above $4,000. Wilson Waddingham of Savin Rock, Conn., is said t* be the largest land owner in the United States. He is belived to own over 2,000.000 acres of grazing land in New Mexico and else where, and he has also made large investments in real estate in western cities. There was a very old trunk at Castle Garden, New York, the other day. It arrived with William Behrens on the Fulda, and had the date 166? carved on it. The trunk is of black oak. Mr. Behrens is bound for Monticello, la. He said the trunk had been in his family for 220 years. A citizen of Danbury, Conn., who was troubled with sore eyes, saved some snow from the great blizzard of last spring, melted it, and treated his eyes with the water. His eyes were cured, and now a friend of his, who is threat ened with blindness, is using the water for his eye trouble. A 5-year-old boy of Auburn, Me., was to spend the afternoon at tliff house of a young woman who, he heard his mother say, had been married four years. He was advised to take some playthings for fear he would not be con tented, and his answer was: "Well, if her hus band can stand it to live with her for four years, I guess I can stand it one afternoon. ” The people of a church in Belfast, Me., report a singular coincidence last Sunday. Just as the pastor was reading the words, “I beheld the spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, ana it abode upon him,” a beautiful dove fluttered in at the open door and alighted upon the rail ing of the back gadery. It next flew to the pulpit, and, after resting a minute, perched upon the speaker's head. Being brushed away, the dove flew down beside the Bible, and finally, near the close of the services, flew out through the open door at which it had entered. In an obscure little town in Mexico lives a lineal descendant of Montezuma 11., the legal heir to the A ztec throne. Senor Montezuma, as he is called, indulges in no idle dreams of the restoration of the ancient empire, and quietly accepts the meager pension allowed him by the government. In contradistinction to this the heirs of Cortez receive immense revenues from the estates of the Marquis del Valle (Cortezt and live in grand style. There is also living a de scendant of the Indian Emperor Chimalpopoca, who is a civil engineer of much ability. ! |Mount St. Elias promises to be the future mountain-climbing center of this country. A traveler who has returned from there, after failing to ascend to the summit, reports that his party, after surmounting great difficulties, reached a hight of 11,500 feet, and were then compelled to abandon tbe enterprise. The ascent was covered with ice mounds, strewn with boulders. The party were at one time knee-deep in snow, and at another were wading through icy waters fed by giaciers. He believes the mountain cannot be ascended without the assistance of trained Bwiss mountaineers. The packers with the party could not climb. German papers announce that, though suffi cient money has been collected for the Heiue monument at Dusseldorf, the structure will not be raised after all. The cause assigned is the opposition to the movement in high quarters. The London correspondent of tbe New York Times thinks "this evidently means Bismarck or the emperor, and is no doubt due to Heine's free-thinking sentiments in matters of govern ment as well as of religion. That opposition should be made in any quarter to a testimonial to the people’s poet of Germany is altogether remarkable, and. though the pajers say little, the fact cannot fail to arouse widespread indig nation. A parmer by the name of Oter, near Glen town, 0., has a young bull terrier. The other day a large eagle swooped down on a hen with chicks. The terrier, seeing the danger, ran to the rescue, as the eagle started skyward with a young chicken in its mouth. The dog jumped and caught the eagle by the tail. This, how ever, retarded but little the upward course of the bird, and it was not till the tail gave away as the eagle soared over an oak that it was freed of the plucky dog, which dropped unharmed into the prongs of tbe oak, 50 feet from the ground. After a great deal of difficulty, the terrier was brought to mother earth. There is a bald tailed eagle near Glentown now. Some month* ago a Lawrenceburg (O.) miss, the daughter of a farmer, while packing eggs, wrote her name, age and address on the shell of one of the fruit Three or four weeks after she was surprised to receive a letter from a gentle man connected with a produce commission house in Boston, Mass. He told her that tbe egg upon which she had written her name came into his possession. In concluding his letter the Bostonian gave his name and references, and asked the young lady to correspond. The girl accepted the proposition. In a short time pho tographs were exchanged, and it is now an nounced that the couple will shortly be mar ried. He has been west to see his intended, and “he finds her exactly his ideal." News from Dr. Nansen. Greenland explorer, up to July 17, fcas jiist been received in London. He left Iceland June 4, and five days later came in sight of mountains to the north of Cape Dan. but there was too much ice to land. So he turned back and spent a montn seal fishing with poof result*, and ha.l to shoot his pony, which he U6ed to carry packs up the mountains, because he had no more food for the animal. On July 17 he returned to within sight of Cape Dan and found a place at Inigsallc. where a landing seemed feasible. Nansen’s letter was brought back by the sealing vessel Jason, which he had then quitted. He hoped to get across to the west coast of Disco Bay by Sept. 1, in time to catch the last of the Danish vessel* then leav ing. In Jcne last an interesting archaeological dis covery was made at Sonderby, on the west coast of Jutland It consisted of about thirty urns of clay, found in a moss at a depth of three feet. They occupied an area 4 feet wide and 10 feet long. Formerly there was a shallow lake here. Most of the vessels rested upon rough stones, but there was no trace of stone wails or roof; they varied from ato 8 inches in bight. In most of them lay ashes and remnants of cal cined bones, whilst the bottom was lined with some reed-like kind of grass. Some of the urns had lids, but others ap|ieared to have been placed in the earth open. Most of them were very simple in form, with smooth sides, but on some of the larger there were three knobs at the sides and attempts at rough ornamentation. No metal or stone implement was found. In the same moss some huge oak trunks were also due out. " One of the oldest customs in London is the tolling of the liell of St. Sepulchre's, Holborne, on the occasion of the execution of a person in Newgate. The necessary funds to maintain this practice were derived from a rent charge upon certain premises in Smithfleld, and known as Robert Downs' Prison Charities. This fund has now loan scheduled by the charity commis sioners as a charity, and a scheme lias been de vised for its future administration. 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