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VOL. I The loss of life by the recent floods the Chinese provinces is placed nt 100 I 000 . In South America one sees grout field, thickly covered with oats, which have not been sown, but growing spun- t a ueouslyj _______ A professional swindler who was rent recently to,Blackwell's Island, New York city, boasts of having been arrested fifty- five times during the last nineteen years. Now that Brazil is a republic, perhaps her coffee will have a finer flavor. Rio coffee, an exchange alleges, made in North America is not as good as it might be. During 1889 slightly over a hundred million dollars’ worth of gold lias been dug from the earth on tho four con¬ tinents; the largest quantity came from Australia, California and South Africa. Thc striking bakers iu London have succeeded in reducing their working day to ten hours and, as a result of this, the master bakers intend to add a half¬ penny to the price of the fourpeuuy loaf. Here are a few dates just now of pe¬ culiar interest: liTli—The United States of America. 1824—The United States of Mexico. 18';i—The United States of Columbia. 1864—The United States of Venezeula. 1889—The United States of Brazil. European powers are casting lots foi Africa,and Africa is not allowed a chance in thc game. Civilization preceded by appropriation may be a gain to (he resf of humanity, but, in the opinion of the Detroit Free Press, it is a little tough or the Africans. George Kennan, the well-known write! on Russia, in a lecture in New York city, us an instance of the severity of the climate, told his hearers how he froze mercury in a bullet mold, and then put ting the bullet in a rifle, fired it through an inch pine board. Some Italian observers have been re¬ cently testing the senses of criminals, and they find these duller than in tlie average of people. Signor Ottolenghi, in Turin, found last voir a less acute sense of smell in criminals, and he now affirms the same for taste, which he tested by applying hitter and sweet substances (strychnine and saccharine) in dilute so¬ lution to the tongue. He finds also the taste of the habitual criminal less acute than that of the casual offender. News has reached San Francisco of the attempted murder of Count Okuma, .Min¬ ister of Foreign Affairs for Japan. The Minister had returned from a cabinet meeting and was about to enter the gate of his residence when a political enemy of his named Kudishma Tsuneki, threw a bomb at him. The missile struck the top of the carriage and exploded. The Count was severely wounded in the right leg and slightly in the hand and face. It was found necessary to amputate the leo-. Thc would-be assassin killed him- seh'. It is safe to predict, says Detroit Fret Press, that more bio id will be shed'ir Africa within the next ten years than anywhere else in the civilized world. A• the natives begin to appreciate the scope of the plans of England, Germany, Bel¬ gium and other powers, the hostility now shown is certain to increase aud thc col¬ lisions to grow more frequent. Of course the blacks have no chance of ultimate success, but their great numbers, their inherited disregard for human life and tho remoteness of tlie invaders—for such they must be called—from supplies oi reinforcements,, will serve to make thc contest more nearly equal thau at. first blush seems possible. This later carrying of the war into' Africa will have a terri¬ ble issue. In the deliberations of the internationa, maritime conference at Washington, one resolution was insisted Upon, the require¬ ment, namely, that iu a fog, mist, or falling snow, vessels shall go at a moder¬ ate rate of speed. Positive legal require¬ ments in this direction, according to tlie New York Obsercer , are badly needed, for tho recklessness of steam vessels at such times is continually on thc increase, The argument of the ocean steamers that there will always be a possibility of a col lision in a fog, and that on thc whole thc steamer running thc fastest will have thc best chance of escape, entirely ignores the chances of the second vessel. If it is a fishing smack or coasting ship, such as are most frequently met in the foe banks, the probability that it will escape entire destruction is very small, and di- minislies in proportion to the speed oi the colliding vessel. Still another point often overlooked is the fact that when a ship is wrecked by the larger ves- if the second ship is sailing at full there is uo chance that it can be topped iu time to rescue tho survivors. | law restraining tho speed of vessels in Vg* is a law in the interest* oi humanity m eotsmon senso- V*> r TIIE I ENTERPRISE By bond purchases since August, 1887, tnoro than $80,000,000 has been saved the country. United States Senator Frye says that he is convinced that (he Pacific railroads can eventually pay their debts to the Government in full. The annual report of the crops of South Carolina, for the past year, shows that tho corn crop was 20,000,000 bushels, which is more by several millions than for any year since the war. Some Missourians hung John Barnes in ettigy and thought they had the funniest sort of a time, but lie took them to court for slander and made it cost every one of them $100 or more, and their grins re¬ sembled the gates of a graveyard as they handed over the cash. The first statue erected in this coun¬ try to a workingman will soon be uu- veiled in Sacramento, Cal. It is in honor of E. J. Stevens, late Master Mechanic of the Southern Pacific Railroad, who had for years been in charge of immense railroad shops in Sacramento. The funds for the monument were contributed en¬ tirely by workingmen. A young man was bitten by a dog nearly a year ago iu Philadelphia, but the wound soon healed. Ill-advised friends constant!} talked to him about the prob¬ able outcome of the bite, so that he actually thought he had rabies, aud only recently died from the fright consequent from this idea. The verdict was death due to “spurious hydrophobia.” Iu buying Sunol, the famous California three-year old, with a record of 2.10 a, Robert Bonner is said to have paid the highest price ever given for a horse in this country—or over $105,000, tlie sum paid for Axtell last summer. As the owner of Maud S, Rarus, and other fliers, Mr. Bonner has, Harper's Weekly thinks, a very neat fortune locked up in horefiesh. Collegc professors, civil engineers and magazine writers arc directing public attention to the subject of country high¬ ways, and the Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, has gone so far as to provide for the free instruction iu road engineer¬ ing of one person from each county in that State. The Baltimore Sun, which is agitating tho question iu Maryland, points out that the power required to draw a wagon weighing with its load one ton ou a level macadamized road of broken stone is sixty-five pounds, which is increased to 200 pounds on a common dirt road. Professor Ely, of Johns Hop¬ kins University, estimates that poor roads cost the farmer on an average of $15 per horse; and Professor Jenks, of Knox College, Illinois, argues that with good, permanent roads freight could often be hauled ten miles or wagons cheaper than it could bo taken one mile on a dirt road to a railroad station, unloaded, put on the cars, and carried to its destination. Of the social influences of good roads lie says that “a large part of the mental in¬ spiration of the farmers depends on their ability to attend church, lectures, con¬ certs and social gatherings at a distance, anti really good roads, by enabling them to go so much more easily, would doubt¬ less raise the whole intellectual tone of the farming community, besides keeping within the healthful influence of the farm many who are now forced into the towns. ” The denouement of tho Brazilian revo¬ lution is a new thing in history, and “shows,” in the judgement of thc New Yo*k Post, “how commercial is the age in which we live. An Emporer who ab¬ dicates for a large sum in cash and an annuity is an absolute novelty in polities. .Leopold, of Belgium, made a speech in 1848 from his palace windows, giving notice that he took the throne to ac¬ commodate the Belgians, and was ready to leave whenever they were, dissatisfied, but he gave no hint that he would ex¬ pect compensation in money, either in a lump sum or a pension, Amadeo also abandoned the Spanish throne in disgust, but made no terms. In every other caso that'we can recall, mor.archs who have quitted their thrones under duress have gone off without any settlements, if not after a fight. The arrangement with the Emperor of Brazil will, therefore, prob¬ ably constitute a most useful precedent, which many monarchs will think of with secret satisfaction. King Humbert, of Italy, makes no secret of his readiness to retire from liis Government, whenever the country gives unmistakable proof of a desire to try something else. After wiiat lias happened iu Brazil, he would undoubtedly expect a retiring allowance of some kind. Thc Sultan, too, who lives ir. hourly dread of being driven out of Constantinople, will probably now hold out, wheu the crisis comes, for a few millions in the way of salve. Nothing could more completely extinguish the old mediaeval idea of ‘divine right,’ A right which can be appraised aud extin¬ guished by dollars surt ceuU cacmot be divine ” CARNESVILLE, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 6.1890. SUNSHINE IN THE HEART. . Let us carry our sunshine with us ‘. footsteps tend, ' "i ever our Tu li dark he the clouds above us. ; And gloomy the path before. Lot the joys that we onoo have treasitff A joy to the' present lend, And the hope of a gladder future Console till our griefs are o’er. What matter then if skies bo dun, If in our hearts still shines the gun! Let us carry our sunshine with usf A wounded heart it will cheer, That forgets that the sides are glowing, •So long has their light been veiled; And a word, if in kindness spoken, While smiles on the face appear, May strike the full chords of sympathy When all other efforts have failed. IVhat matter then if skies be dun, If in our hearts still shines the sun? —George Birdseye. HIS FIRST CASE, a doctor s story. It froze, and it continued to There was lacework ou the panes of the most exquisite beauty,and icicles of crys- tal dependent from the eaves of my house. The trees were so covered with fairy frostwork that when the sun shone the eyes were dazzled, while the mind wonder. was—no, ought to have been, tilled with I say ought to have been, for mine was not. Iu fact, I was too ill-tempered at that time,and the mere it froze the worse my temper grew. I walked up ami down my little surgery to keep myself warm, and abused everything and every¬ body, myself w»rst of all. I abused Long Pogis for being the prettiest and healthiest place that was aver situated twenty miles from a town ind railway station, and called myself an idiot for buying a practice in so out-of- the-way a spot, and thinking that I, a young doctor, would he sure to get ou. ButI had not “goton,’’for I had been there a year, and so far had found that <ny practice really was to practise pati¬ ence, for no one would give me a chance in medicine. Not but that there were Jonty of people about; the trouble was chat either they would not be ill, or, vheu they were ill, they would go to old Doctor Robson at Tunston, twenty miles way, when they might have come to me tnd been cured for "half the money. I was not what is commonly called “hard up,” for I had enough money left to last me, with economy, for another •ear; but I was sick and tired of the ter¬ rible inaction, and of being pitied, or iaughed at, or treated with contempt, as chc new doctor. Iu such a frame of mind I ought to have sensibly set to work to heal myself oy prescribing exercise i»nd fresh air, and forced myself to go out, instead of sitting indoors studying, and fearing to leave home in ease that long-expected patient should come, as come he would, I was sure, directly I went out. I walked to the fire and poked it that frosty day, and then I walked to the Window, rubbed away a little of the ferny ice pattern, and looked out. Two ruddy-faced young fellows and three their sisters, merry-looking girls, evidently Were walking sharply by. fjw * k ““ “Off skating!” I said aloud, and thrill of pleasure shot through me. Well, why not? I had a splendid pair of nearly new skates, which had been ground and oiled before they were put away two seasons before. The ice was perfectly safe, the sun shone, the sky was blue. In imagination I began to glow and feel the blood throbbing in my veins as I heard the hollow, metalie ring of the black ice, and saw the puffs of white dust fly at every stroke of my “They re going up to the big sheet of water on the way to the hall. Lord John is in town, and the baliff has given them leave. Hurrah! I’ll be a bov again for a day, and skate as I used to skate. It’ll do me good and-” A second thought struck me, and I brow myself in my chair with my fore- head ail in lines, for I caught a glimpse c/re li f gl f 6 ' “Self-denial, < John , Russell!” I said. “Master yourself, for so sure as you go skating somebody will come and want you. Stop at home and study up, ready for the patient who will come. Your surgery s weak yet Of course it is! 1 roared, angrily, asi spoken in answer “So to somebody who had would yours be if ybu had no practice!” I jumped up and went to the a^an, or a party of young men were going by talking and laughing, and carrying thc skates but one, who had a gun. .' As 1 reached , , tlie window I shrank luck and lelt the blood tingle in my cneeks, for one tall young fellow, whom I recognized as a gentleman farmer’s sou, looked at my house aud said something to his companions, at which they all laughed. “Ah me!”I said to myself. “They are pitying the poor doctor, when, per- haps, that fellow with the gun will shoot himself, or half a dozen of them will go in and be half drowned, or—who’s that they’re talking to in the chaise? Oh, Old Morton, the veterinary surgeon. Pity I was horses, not brought up a vet! Plenty of toring, cows, pigs and sheep want doc- but no people.” Thc skaters went on, and I took down abook which, off and on, I studied all day, going deeply into the construction of joints and their muscles, aud uues- tioning myself i how I should proceed if at any time was called in to attend a pa- tient with a sprained ankle, knee, wrist elbow, or dislocated limb. Just as I resumed my seat after lunch tho ^ skaters came back, evidently to their own dinners, and just then Mrs. Dinton ca.iie in to clear away. “I knowsd would be, sir,” she said, "The pump—.it’s froze hard. 5 ’ “Restore it* circuiatjpu with a kettle cf Wiibtf water, Mm, Platan,” I «Ud, “and have it bandaged with liny bauds.” ^ “Why, sir, any one would think that .ton were a country gentleman, instead of from town. That's just what I was going to do.” I went on reading; Mrs. Dinton went ^ italkiug. i “They tell me some of the young people’s got a whole bundle of torches from Tunston, and they're going to skate I 'do to-night by torchlight. And oh, what you think, sir? Marly, the carrier, tells me that the old doctor over at Tuuston’s ill in bed with gout.” “Humph! Might seud for me to help him!” I muttered to myself. “And that he has got a local demon down from London to help him." “Ah what?” I roared. u Well, sir, I thought it strange, but that’s wlmt Marly said.” “No, no; locum tenons, Mrs. Dinton.” “No, sir; he said local demon as plain as plain, and Dick Marly’s a very careful man. You won’t go skating, sir? I did dusty your skateses.” “No, no, Mrs. Dinton. Too busy thanks. “Poor old fellow! Gout? Well, he " ill not. want me,” I said to myself, and I read till the sun set red over the hill, and then till the mist was gray, and the j night set in as it does set in during a : January frost. ■ As I sat over my tea in my eosey, warm i room, and listened to the humming of tho frosty wind outside, I turned in my party! chair i to listen to a merry chorus, as a went by ray window, and the clink of a j pair of skates told me what their mission j ! must be. 1 read on for perhaps an hour, quite in j good spirits, and was mentally treating a very bad sprain successfully, when Mrs. j I Dinton bustled into the room. 1 ‘A letter for you, sir. i Man brought j it from the Hall, sir.” “From the Hall?” I cried, excitedly, “Islie waiting?” i ' “No, sir; he’s directly?’ gone again. Said you j was to come on j I opened the envelope with trembling I ! fingers, and read, written in a bold clear | j lam ]. “Mr. Russelt: Come on to the Hall di¬ rectly. Leg "badly Lord fractured. John has met Bring with an accident. your instru¬ ments’” 1 ‘Lord John!” I exclaimed. 1 ‘I thought his lordship was iu towu.” “I did hear as he was expected down at any time, sir. Is anything the mat- i ter?” i “Quick, “Leg Mrs. broken!” Dinton, I said, hurriedly.! my coat!” “Bless us and save us! Poor, dear man! He’s, slipped on the front door- J steps as sure as I’m a sinful woman, and 1.1m with a hopeful o servants, aud not | to think to throw down a shovel of ash! j Here’s your comforter, sir.” I slipped the things mi, stuffed band- : ages and splints into my pockets, a bottle ! or two in Others, and then caught up a \ cupboard. long mahogony box from the sideboard j 1 “Oh, for goodness sake, sir, don’t say as you’re going to—” “That’s all, I think!” I said, breath- j lessly. “Don’t sit up if I’m late.” Tlie next minute, without hearing Mrs. I Dinton’s reply, I was out iu the frosty night thinking possibilities. of tlie task I had iu hand, aQ d the sSs■■ 25 villi it. ™Mj li»l» staini„g tho |>,m . ! snow, I could see other lights down iu i » Hollow to my left, and hear shouts as j the smoky torches of the skaters glided 1 here and there. I almost ran the rest of the wav, and kept expecting to see the illuminated J windows of the old FJizabetluui Hail; . but all was dark and still, and when reached the place, I was saluted by the baying of a dog and a man came out of | a y«>'d to my right with a lantern, while 1 h,m ' ~ ,ta «*■«■»i stab ^’ j Who a there? I “I-Mr Russell, I said “Will you ■ sb,) ' v > ni; the way up to the bouse?” “Yes, sir; but there’s no one there, j I sir. Mr. Bennet and old Sam are in the tables What is he there? ’ I said ! «“ d mi 8 b ty bad ” then - Ho ' V ' dld thc aCC1 . - dcat , ” c f. ur? .’ ! ‘Well, sir, that s what , . f 1 can ,. t make . out, said the old bailiff, whom I m recognized, as he led me toward thc “No business to ha’ slipped up «* b « dld ; 8 tbrec da >’ s slncc b <’ ' va f™" gb ° d ' . ‘What?’ I said, as we entered the stable "here a group or people were standing in front of a stall :‘ Ib ‘ d blra "ell-roughed” said the ai 1 ’ “My good , man!” m T I exclaimed; 1 • 1 ai “has “«>* Lord John broken 1m leg? ’ f ’ V r ’ 7? r6e and only fetch- , • “8 * h> ad < wood; and a fine taking 1m lordship will be in, and the young la- dl f. too when they pome down, for he s a fine old favorite o theirs. Morton says there’s atld t* 1011 nothing the kennel for him after but we’ve tho pole-ax, took off j his skin.” and “Here,” taking the I said, letter unbuttoning my coat | from my breast. j The old bailiff opened and read the letter “Some by the one’s light been pf having tho lantern. with j sir—hocussing a game you of you.” f skimped my foot and made a snatch at the letter, white with rage and disap- i pointment. j “Which I call it a shame, sir. It’s j because we alius callci the old horse I Lord John.” j “Give me my letter and let me go.” “Stop a moment, sir,” said the old mao, taking out a letter which he read aloutl: ' ‘ We’ll mindand shut the gates after we’ve S ’ * * baU b ° off tUc 1C ° by I “Yes, I thought so, sir. One of Mr. Mark Winsev’s games. Look.” I snatched the twp letters and com- parcel them. There was no doubt about • it, I had been hoaxed by thc practical Joker of tho place “if I had him hero,” Jwld, fiercely. “I'd howiwhlp h-w." “And servo him right, too, sir. It's too had to a gentleman; and it’s liko him as called wolf in the fable. P’r’nps some day ho’ll want help and it mayn’t come.” “Well, Master Bart,” said a rough voice, “the sooner the better, 1 say.” “Oh, don’t say that, Mr. Morton,” cried a woman. “Poor old Lord John!” “Well ’tis a bad job, Mrs. Benuet, but, the sooner lie’s put out of his misery the better." “I’m ’fraid so, Mr. Morton. Poor old chap, then!” The lmlitT went into the stable when a good looking cob was standing on three legs, and the poor brute turned its head round and uttered a pitiful whin- nying sound, while I looked on. “If you’ll fetch the pole-axe, Mnstei Bart, I’ll soon do it,” said the harsh- voiced man. “Is the leg badly broken?” I said. “Well, V no; not what you’d call badly broken, “Couldn’t you set it?” “Set it!” said the vet contemptuous¬ ly; “who ever heard of setting a horse’s ’ have, 1 said sharply, for Ins tout annoyed me. , "Ihen d better set it, . , said, you no 8 sneer, “I will, I said. “ ’’ ” a ‘ * “Does your master set much store bj 'his horse?” I said, “Store by him,sir?’ cried the bailiff “Why, Miss Lydia will break her heart a hout it. His lordship wouldn t lose him for a hundred pound.” said, “Shall I try and set the leg? I “Shall you try, sir. Will you? For auswer 1 took oS coat > and thu veterinary surgeon laughed. , I need not tell how did it. _ you we Suffice it that I did set that horse's leg ‘hat night. The poor animal seemed tc understand what was going on, and rubbedtis muZ7j « a S niust ,n >' baml as 1 patted aud talked to him after the he was hoisted U P aud sbin S from stable ia ^ erS- As I went home at about eleven, I was stopped half-way by an excited group, who hurried me to one of the farms, where I found another patient awaiting me, lying groaning^ ou a mattress. said. “How did this happen?” I “We were just leaving the ice,” said one of the party, “When Mark slipped and fell.” “Mark!” I involuntarily replied. “Yes, sir, Mark Winsey.” I meditated for a few moments, as I recalled the balifi ’ 8 words aad tbe “ 1 - took oft my coat once more, and with a great deal of show placed my small ma- b , « , box °“ the ,, fa™ „ k , »tehen , table, , ,, *‘4“ lcave the room ‘ X 8a,d ’ but three. 1 was ““Willingly obeyed, and then I kncltdown and exaramed tUC H ‘-> ured mau * “Leg fractured,” I said, “just below tlie knee. Hah! a bad case. ” There was a faint groan from my pa¬ tient. “Lucky for you, Mr. Mark Winsey,” 1 said, “that I’ve been iu practice to¬ night.” and the There was another groan, young man looked at me wildly. “I’ve set Lord John's leg, sir, and I’ve followed out your advice in the ^ •«*** -» '“H" “ ■«*>•* “ l “'“ 1,11 “Surely I ought to know best what to do iu a case like yours, sir. There, ] shall not hurt you much. You are toe f ung ft “ d «to'.t-lieartcd to need cliloro. * ,m J' You-friends will hold you. Be ’ moment'” '' he 1 whL'iicred 1 , ■>’’. ' ' .b t / ' d which buSlbutiit ,.t j < t Hi bTa man, w . .. rontemntiblp ihinir ,ng to do ’ and— -And I beg yours, my lad. I am ?j being so mean as aud f ghtc n you in revenge ° for P k . n y l ‘ 1 ' „ liT ” j,,, “.Wt ^ar 0 it,” I said. i j wiU not hurt you much . ]t j, a si ple fracture, and soon .hall be quite well.” “Thank Godl” I heard him. whisper to himself, ’ “for my ^ mother s sake!’’ ‘ ^ j and r believe he kept ; ml tvv be(;amo the best of * ( ^ Lord Jo , lo thc disgust of old Morton, the veterinary surgeon, anil thc delight « of Miss Lydia, / Lord John's dftu hl ’ tho hor8 g !eg bone knit to- gct h cr ft nd ho i iv cd for five years longer, with 8omeh only ‘ a.slight l limp. always seemed ow th t fr 0st y day to be the turning -foI’ point in my career, fox , uulooked results of Mark’s ^ jok(J made me gooc1 friends at (j u u d within u few months I was possessor } of a respectable ‘ practice, ‘ ’ M hh tho succ edil)g '7 y ar8 hal d;] " increascd ,„y ew( / t Companion. Powdered Milk, Powdered milk is prepared by reducing fresh milk, after having removed a por- tion of the cream, in a vacuum-pan, to the consistency of ordinary condensed milk. Granulated white sugar is next added, to render the mass sufficiently friable, and tho temperature is lowered some twenty or thirty degrees. The con- tents are then removed from the vacuum- pan, and distributed in lumps, or rc- dueed to a powder. It is claimed that powdered milk possesses excellent keep- iug qualities, even in moist air at high temperatures. -------- A Kentucky Industry, The happy and fortunate breeders of { gt horses in Kentucky can now trace th» interesting history of their industry' back tnrougb a full century. The first lacing meeting was held a hundred years ‘ horses famed ego. Now Kentucky industry are has been tlie world over. The faithfully fostered, with magnificent re- cults The Kentucky home is not an ac« eldeat or tho product of a lew ywu*,~ Frederick {Ml) WnH* SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. A Paris paper says that in some French laundries boiled potatoes are preferred to map for the cleansing of soiled linen. An electrical instrument has been in- rented which is designed to remove the pain incidental to the extraction of the teeth. Running makes a person warm because af the inhalation of an increased amount of air, causing the blood to pass more rapidly through the lungs. Variations in the fall of snow have from recent observations in the Himalaya Mountains been found to exercise an im¬ portant influence on the monsoon rains of Upper India. A company in France is experimenting with a system which has as its object the automatic winding of clocks, watches, etc., at long distances by using the or¬ dinary electric wires. Experience has shown that brick tun¬ nels and drains cannot be made water¬ tight when exposed to considerable pres¬ sure, as water is forced through not only the bricks but the cements and mortars. A small codfish will produce nearly two millions of eggs. A single pair of herrings, if allowed to produce undis¬ turbed and multiply for twenty years, would supply the whole woild with an abundance of food. Large deposits of ice, believed by some to be relies of the glacial period in this country, have been discovered in Idaho. They are embedded in earth and over¬ grown with moss, which lias prevented them from wasting away. Saccharine is beginning to be felt by the beet sugar manufacturers as a very dangerous enemy. It is stated that in Germany already s much saccharine has been made as to render tivo thousand tons of beet sugar supeiilous. A new substitute for tobacco is being introduced. It is a mixture of British herbs—the particular plants are kept se¬ cret—and smokers who have tried the compouud declare it to bo deliciously fragrant, slightly exhilarating and withal soothing to the nerves. The trustees of the British Museum have lately acquired a collection considerable or Cor- ean books which possesses interest and importance. The books, which are contained in over a hundred volumes, consist nmfnjy of Corean edi¬ tions of the classics, of native historical works, and of novels. Close observers have remarked at the comparatively rapid fading of blue flow¬ ers. II, Molisch, a German chemist, af¬ tercareful study, declares it attributable to the action of alkalies on anthocyan. “Small quantities of alkalies,” he says, “turn the purple anthocyan blue, while larger quantities render it green, yellow, and finally colorless.” The Rev. Dr. Henry C. McCook, in some notes on the defensive power of ants, has observed that in some species not remarkable for physical courage, outwitting a high degree of judgment in the enemy has been developed. They even build their formicaries differently, with a view to concealment when they know they have a warlike species in the vicinity, than when they feci sure they are free from disturbance. As the conditions sire set forth in J. B. Bailey’s work on “Modern Methuselahs,” moderation in eating, drinking and liv¬ ing are conductive to long life. Persons ina comfortable position and of average intelligence enjoy better prospects for a long future than those at either extreme. “Earnest and ungrudging exercise of the mental powers appears to bo no bar lo old age, and at times to favor it; but, as i rule, while a moderate use of the facul¬ ties tends to health and endurance, ex¬ cessive use of them has often, directly or Indirectly, had a reverse effect.” Due to Steam anil the Telegraph. Have you ever stopped to think of thi enormous saving to producer and consu- mer alike, in other words, to the world, is directly due to steam transport and the telegraph? Take sea transport alone. Take a single illustration. In the old sailing ship days teas had to lie ordered from China about a year before they were wanted. The losses at sea were heavy and had to lie provided against by order¬ ing so much more than was needed. Now there would be long delays at sea, which had to be provided against by carrying increased stocks in the warehouses, and again whole fleets arrived together, to the confusion and cost of all concerned. The stocks carried at both ends, thus increased beyond anything known to the merchant of to-day, were in turn subjected to all sorts of loss, damage and deterioration. Thus tea became stale, hop3 musty, rats ate the corn and wheat, and a politic con¬ vocation of weevils made merry in the rice. Altogether the actual destruction of products and values in this way must have amounted to an enormous percen¬ tage of the whole. Twenty, should you think? Now that is all saved. Neither does one people starve to death while another groans under an unsalable sur¬ plus .—New York Tribune. The Sharp-Eyed Man at the Big Hotel. Did you ever notice when you went into the corridor of a big hotel a quietly dressed, unpretentious man moving around among the people? He looks at everyone who comes in and every who goes” out, not At boldly, but he indifferently, looks longer apparently. but ho some rarely attracts atten¬ that others, tion. If your eye meets his, however, you are startled. There is something keen about his glance for which you are not prepared. It strikes you then that he is watching you in particular aud you feel an uncomfortable sensation, almost one of guilt. If you look his way again to assure yourself that you are not mis- taken, he is not noticing you. His eyes ire wandering aimlessly, it seems, around tlie corridor. Of course ho did not glance at you, but watch him carefully when you go out agaiu. There is just the slightest movement of his head to¬ ward you. Ha would know you if he saw you again anywhere. That is |iia business. llo ju tha hotel dtitectivo.w ifmt York QWlmnt. O MEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN. The reign of velvet this season will 1 all powerfully fashionable, Entire sleeves, vests and yokes of fut are features of many winter costumes. Nearly one-half the 487 doctors of medicine of Boston University are women. The demand for bead necklaces is so great just now as iu many cases to ex¬ ceed the supply. The jersey waist is a feature of many stylish costumes of the popular tartan and striped fabrics. Milo. Popeliujthe accomplished young Belgian lawyer, has a sister who is a successful pharmacist. Dr. Karolina Widerstrom, the first Swedish ladydoctor, has just commenced practice in Stockholm. Some new silver bangles made abroad havo all kinds of tiny musical instru¬ ments dangling from them. Tho long-waved astraelian fur, called Caracal, is a close rival of the tightly curled Persiana as a black trimming fur. Mrs. William Astor has paid $3000 for a set of sable consisting of a long boa, a shoulder cape, a muff and a pair o! wristers. Laces and nets will be iff constant use for. evening gowns during tho winter, and entirely new invoices are now open for inspection. Miss Charlotto Robinson, an English artist, enjoys the patronage of Queen Victoria and has the title of “home art decorator to Her Majesty.” The rich, cashmere-colored bead trim¬ mings in leaf patterns, now so popular, aro most effective when outlined by an edge of finely cut jet beads. Oriental jackets, which arc sleeveless and heavily braided with gold or silver, are worn with the long black silk trained dress with “stunning” effect. While the skirts of ordinary dresses aro increasing in length, trained prin- cesse gowns and court trains are some¬ what shorter than last winter. Miss Grace King, the bright New Or¬ leans novelist, is a statuesque beauty, twenty-seven years old, with brown eyes and hair, and striking features. Parisian fashion writers predict a re¬ vived of the old-fashioned long veils, which completely cover the face and sometimes fall to the waist line. Ohocolotc could never supersede tea iu conservative England, but it is used more than formerly. At afternoon tea it is served hot iu winter and cold in sum¬ mer. The Queen of England has had her Christmas and New Year’s cards arranged in a scrapbook. The. inscription: “To my dear grandmamma, ” appears on many of them. The Russian Government accuses fe¬ male physicians of being addicted not merely to revolutionary opinions but also to “sentiment and manners unworthy of their sex.” Ladies who have collections of expen¬ sive, but for some time past practically useless, ostrich feathers, will have ample opportunity to display them during the coming winter. Olivo Schreiner, author of the “South Africau Farm,” is a sister of Miss Schreiner, who has made herself con- spicuous as a temperance advocate in South Africa. A new gray fur has appeared which is as soft ns chinchilla, yet is more silvery and of firmer fleece. It is especially effective as a garniture for wraps or gowns of silver blue cloth. Mine. Carnot, wife of the President of France, personally superintends the edu¬ cation of her children, with the Italian governess speaking Italian and English with the English governess. Minister Lincoln’s daughter, who is now eighteen, finds life at tho English court very pleasant. She is described as a young woman of fresh, girlish beauty, and amiable, winsome manners. Young ladies of the brunette type favor costumes of the new black laces, in Chantilly and thread aud rose poiut de¬ signs, combined with pale yellow or orange armure, for dressy evening wear. Bomo very long “costume cloaks,” with skirts wholly untrimmed, have a waist point simulated by a band of fur or Vandykod passementerie band, from which dangling fringes fall in graduated lengths. Genuine Indian chuddah cloths are among the choice woolens used for dressy carriage and visiting toilets. They come in exquisite colorings, and often with handsome borders in camel’s hair shawl devices. “Velvet cioth” is a plain cloth with vcivct-like surface, which is extensively used for rich cloth cloaks. It is to be had iu silver blue, vieux green, fawn, mahogany, copper, Eiffel and amaranth reds, aud as many as a dozen different shades of brown. Florenco Marryat, the novelist, is stoutish, thoughtful-looking, and im- petuous-maunered. She has written in all some fortyiSeven novels, and she be¬ lieves in spoo.is. She once owned a newspaper and she stills owns a lap-dog, which she carries about with her. French walking coats of faced cloth, in heliotrope, dark peach color, chest¬ nut brown aud myrtle, are literally cov¬ ered with tone upon tone of Russian soutache braid, in palm and scroll de¬ vices. They are usually fiuished with a deep mousquetaire collar and cuffs of Alaska sable. We are informed by an English jour¬ nalist that in Paraguay “the lady of the house, as she comes, clothed in soft rai¬ ment and flashing gems, to meet the stranger traveler with mouth upheld for the formal kiss of greeting, spends removes from her cheek the quid she her days in chewing.” A specialty novelty in fur, known as the “basque pelerine,” has the fronts beautifully fitted over the bust, like a basoue, and pointed, while the back is a round cape. It is especially handsome when made with the b&'xq v *>«f and back of «e&r§klui and the high Per % #ld*4 sn4 w trod «oUftv of