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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1894 Don’t You Expect to Get I' r «« nt for Bontebody tills Christmas? For young men -wa have' presents that cau be given a lady friend with- out tl ) e . least suggestive, hut If you resily tvU1i the ring, then we have a new cstsloguu which shows beauti ful designs at low prices. Young ladles, you cerialnly will not CHRISTMAS ny ci your “beat frfeod" has thown you dur ing tbe just year. A PRESENT bought from us does not cost much. Send for our catalogue before the rush Of holiday trado commences. Wo have nice things, too, that a gentleman can g vo his wife, or a lady her husband. rop us a postal asking tor our cata logue. now; don't delay. It 1b tsonit EREE. J. P. STEVENS & BRO., Jewelers and Wedding Stationers, 47 Whitehall St, Atlanta. Ga. A TALK ON OVERCOATS I Wo have too many. We want to convert them into the cash. Therefore, we will sell, this week— $10.00 Overcoats $ 6.85 . 15.00 Overcoats 11.26 20.00 Overcoats 13.75 We mean business. Call with the cash and you will get the goods. J. H. HERTZ Corner Second & Cherry FUNERAL NOTICE. The friends of Mrs. Catherin E. John- *r>n are invited to attend her funeral service at the Jones Home THIS AFTER NOON at 4 o'clock. 1). A. KEATING, UNDERTAKER AND EMBAL31ER, All Mulberry St., Macon, Gal Telephone* t Office, 4b?; Residence, 408 L. McMANUS CO GENERAL MW4I11B Tay Telephone Night Telephone ■ 238 - 232 Undertaking ) Establishment Next to Hotel Lanier. Day Telephone 436 Night Telephones.... 435, 178 EMPIRE STABLES, ■ (Timherlake's Old Stand.) MS and 520 Poplar. Livery Boarding and Sale First-class accommodations. TOM R. HUDSON, Proprietor. ACADEMY of MUSIC BARNEY FERGUSON Thia Time in His Brand New Comedy, “DUFFIE'S BLUNDERS.” One hundred per cent, funnier than “McCarthy’s Mishaps." Regular prices. Scats at Ludden & Bates music house. EVERYBODY SHOVED READ THIS. THE- 558 & 560 Cherry Street, MACON, GA., Having just bought for .pot cash thoir entire ttf ck. consisting of Chamber Suite, Parlor Suite. Carpets, Rugs, Minings, Oil Cloth., etc., ere prewired to eell to their customers' end tlis public in general this immense stock cheaper then cin bo bought in any house In the State. j t Rug parlor Suits, Terj fine, $20. 1 Antique C&amber M, 3 pieces, $10. Large -Arm Rattan Rocker, $1.75. Those goods can’t ho hutched in America for th'J p>n*r. h'jme.mVer. ail goo-la r,ur- chatcd here, uat ptr/iLV »Gi».’fc©!ory. mill bo exchange'*. the ffooo.PEW r'-nras cwrxi ADVERTISEMENT C:ac*<l in the clarr.:Ced cotuonae of The Telogrcph is 5-arc to trihg RESULTS HISTORIC EMORY COLLEGE. The Work It Has Dono nnij Is Doing for the Education of the Hoys of Georgia. S01IE DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES M.w Who (lav. Uv.o Honored In Kv.ry IVolk of Life-Help far Men With Lllrl* SI.out—Literary tocl- •llrl— S-.utl.nt-. tlodlss. Emory College. Dec. 2.—(Special.)— The recent great footbaci games and the prominent part which the stu dents of the University of Georgia have played In those contests have brought that institution Into general public notice, and well may Georgia bu proud of her state university. But there Is another co'.lege for young men In Georgia that, though perhaps not so extensively advertised in the papers, yet may claim equali ty with the university inevery re spect. Emory College, stale fin es tablishment, has been more largely at tended than any other Similar Institu tion in the state, a$d this year the attendance Is unusually targe. TJie members of the faculty have been chiefly Instrumental in bringing about the success of the college, ae a matter df course, and they, aided by the very efficient board of trustees, have left nothing undone to make the standard oif scholarship high, and a diploma from this Institution is some thing of which any young man might feel proud. Rev. Dr. W. A. Candler, D. D., Is one of the best educators in America, and, as president of tie college, has no superior. He and tt); other mem bers of the faculty are thoroughly In touoh and sympathy with the student body, and the whole college is more like one great family than a school where there Is a distinction between pupil and master. Recognizing idle fact that college Is Intended for the advancement of the young man along intellectual lines, and Knowing tnat u is of injury to stu dents no be absent from college even for one day, the faculty prohibits the students- leaving Oxford to Indulge in inter-ooiiegiate games of any kind. But -mere is si great aeal of interest munvtes.ed in outdoor sports among the students, and interesting and ex citing games of football are puiyed tbucween class teams. Each of the live classes, Inducting the sub-fresn- man, nos a team composed of wel-1- trained, stalwart fellows that make a flue appearance la the field. For loose who do not care to take part in euoli rough sport there is an excellent gymnasium ntted up with the latest improved apparatus, where pro fessors as well as students exercise their tnusdes. The gymnasium half on the campus faces Seney Hall, the main, building. In title building there are several reci tation rooms, fraternity bails, the of fice of President W. A. Candler and the college library. The latter is of untold benefit to the students of the college. The library now contains about 8,000 volumes, and the collection Is being enlarged and improved constantly. Through the aid of Mr. Claud Ben nett this library -ha3 been made the state depository of public documents. It now contains all the digests of tho laws of Georgia and the acts of tho legislature from 1S50 to the present time. On tho walls of .the library are hung pictures of the classes that have grad uated from tho coKege as far back as the sixties. And these pictures are of great value, for they point out what the college has done In the past for the young men of Georgia. Among these there are many of the most suc cessful educators In the country. Among those who graduated from the institution In ISit was the Rev. O. L. Smith, D. D.. who was afterward pres ident of Emory, and the Rev. George W. W. Stone, who was afterward pro fessor of mathematics, in 1814 gradu ated 'Mr. G. J. Orr, LL, D., who was for a while state school commissioner of Georgia. Among the graduates of Emory Col lege. who afterward wore college pres idents may be mentioned Rev. W. F. Cook, D. D., ex-president of the Mid dle Georgia, Agricultural College; Rev. L. M. Smith, D. D., ex-president of Emory College and ex-chancellor of the Southern University; Rev. IV. L. Smith, D. D„ ex-,president Emory Col lege and ex-ohdncellor Southern Uni versity; Rev. W. L. C. Hunnicutt. D. D. , president Centenary College, Louisiana; Rev. James R. Mdyson, ex- presldcnt LaGrange Female College: ltev. John T. McLaughlin, ex-presldent of Georgia Female College; Rev. J. K. Leake, ex-presldent Andrew Fe male College; Rufus XV. Smith, presi dent LaGrange Female College; Rev. J. XV. Held!, D. D., ex-regent of South ern University, and ex-presldent La- Grange Female College; Rev. J. S. Hopkins, Ph. I).. D. t>„ president Georgia State School of Technology; Rev. H. tv. Key. president Memphis Conference Female College, Jackson, Tcnn.: Rev. C. 'H. Carson, president Cedar Hill Institute, Tennessee; Rev. tv. A. Huckabce, president South Georgia Collegiate Institute; J. C. Dean, president Marlon College. CTln- ton, Ky.; Rev. C. E. PatlllOi president Reinhardt Normal College; the- late Rev. XV. c. Bass. D. D„ president Wes leyan Female College; the Rev War ren A. Candler, present president of Emorj- College, and others. Among other prominent men who claim Emory as their olma mater are Rev. Joseph S Key, D. D„ bishop M. E. church. South; Rev. Young J. At- oen. D. D., LL. D.. missionary In Chtoa: Rev- A. G. Haygood, D. D„ LL. D., bishop M. E. Church, South; Hon. R. U. IPvrdoman. state treasurer of Georgia: Rev. Welker Lewis, Rev. J. W. Lee, D. D.. author of the well- known book, 'The Making of a Mas:” A. Esa ' Professor r.t law m Columbia College, New York: Rev. R. J. BIgham. recently apnointed pro fessor of history In Emory College; Rev. D. Q. Abbott, superintendent Bibb county public schools; Rev. W H. Huntley, Jr., president Port G1h- son Female College, Louisians; M. Cal laway. Jr., Ph. D.. professor In South eastern University, and many others distinguished In the pulpit, at the bar nnd Id colleges. The most distinguished of old Em ory’s siumnl and her most honored son was the lata Justice L. Q. C. Lamar of til* Supreme court of the United States. Mr. Lamar graduated In UiS, H-.id all through his life reserved the lostareit feeling for his alma mater. A large portrait or the Justice la to be eecil In the library. Also on the vnIL of this room are hung the por trait r.fTBUbop A. O Haygood. Rev. f. 3. Hopltln*. George I Senary, Dr. Smith. Dr. Pierce. Rev. W. A. Candler and the Hta Senator Alfred H. Col quitt. Krowan? that there are thousands of young men In the country who have good mlnd3, good eotwoience. anil true ambWou. but «2>o taw tin! money, men Who are compelled to work their tvay tht\x>AU coneee, as far back an 1876 Pirafettur W. T. Dumas criginated a Plan for proourtng cheatf board for those who myJed «. In chut year ten yountf men to.-gan housekeeping in a Kiltie six-room voting*, among them Profeaa-jr Duma® Mmaeiff, the Rev.- Konntvh -McLi-xi oral Che ltev. George R. t/oehr. now a ■mtarlonary In Chuns, and othevs. tftj are no.v In different flclda doing good work as educated men. For three yen:a che experiment was ceoDucted in ithe little bouse, and It proved a great -sucotsv from She be- giohwu CD I the preaer.it, not teas Chan 550 young men of limited -means haviKJ found tn the ‘'helping halls" Che solu tion of itheir prctolcm ar.-l have been cmuWlad to Hake a collage bourne. Three of (be iurges! house* In Oxford ere now us.il tu "helping holla.” These halts are under the direct control of the 'prcaMc-tat of -the college. wi» ap points managers who are riwtrsC'Me to bfcn. The bat's sire always filled with t-atblDJous younj men. and every year three --hall' men h'.m-e won dJulrac-tlon In callfwe. to her class bonoro. prize medals or Hite-,ary ooeicity pof il'r-ne. But that brings us to a notice of the Ktanvry socldtlm There are two mich aooltr.Oin coronuccte-d iwlfo i-Jho college, Fow and PM Gumma, and almost every ■lirlurt 4* a merribeeof onti or the other. Bcijh have 1'inje hallo on 48t» ca«i,pus. oiturartive without and comifo-.'talbly end tantHy arranged .ndlh'In. The ddbatca on the qu^tlona of the day ore held ev ery Salturdoy morning, in which a great dfril of inti-re* is token by the young ora tom. and many of the memTuere de- VUV»J torn 'forruful and logiio.il dtibaitecs. The Influence for good exeilted by there aoeleUrs cam batddy bs overrent- utiKed. Durtmg each ooltegre year sev eral l»:er-eoU»slate debaites are hftQd in one of the hills, and civ-son debaters from 'oho two slooletleo are pitted against each cither In the dlsowo^kin of some of issue of itbe day. Another dwaniizatlon nf greult impor- tanre from a literary ellUmlolnt la the Current T-tplos Club. I-n 'this club the mairtberdiilp 'is 'IilmS5.il tto Hft-een. and a high atn'rtdad ia required. It Is consid ered quite tin honor to ibe a member of this sooMty. And p-rhaipa tho moat lmq»rt«nlt Pactb in college We 'to the beta sluier-fo Is the Greek Latter 'Frelternllty. A ebu- domt will do more for h!s fmcernl'ty tihnn be will for anythin? «B*e on earth. In turn college life lit lakes Che place of eh'e 'home, and a lb«>y will work v/dttti all tho power be may ,possess tn order to oinfer an alldtt'.onaJ honor on bis fra ternity. ' , __ There are semen fraiterniitles at Em,- ory. aill in more or less flourtshlng eon- dltibn. They ao the PM Delta TOrta, •Whloh is the largest oolleso fraternity in the world; Ithe Ohl PM. She Delta Tau Omsiga, Ithe Gipnat Atplhd. Epsflob, tho Southern Kaipipa Alpha, and the There Is aliwaws a friendly rivalry among the fraternities that keeps ev ery men alt work, un 'Is of greait good to the odlFige ait lanyo. The fraitcimWes eaah year publish an attrtW.vo anirtual colled ithe Zodiac. Tha Mst yeair'o edition oc'.lread er/ccy- -n'm? of Its kind sviHten out by any Southern collage, and tih'a year the id- ltom will leave tWhiing undone lb enake the Zodiac a euccecg. VALDOSTA’S ENTERPRISES. The Behoofs Keep Pace with the Indus trial Advancement. Valdosta. Dee. 5.-(Speclal.)-Keeplae pace with to« business enterprise, Val dosta’s educational advantages con tinue to improve. Through tho efforts of our representative, Hon. w. s. west, in the last legislature, Valdosta se cured control of her owns cbools. and a most excellent system of city schools has been established, under which the Valdosta. Institute, with Professor XV. s. Graham as principal, is now In a more flourishing condition and lias a larger enrollment than ever before. On Monday Professor Ward of Montgomery, Ala., will open a school of shorthand and bookkoeqlng in rooms over the Merchants’ Bank, nnd In the future Valdosta proposes to give her young men both a thorough nca- • domical and business education. Pro fessor Ward and school will meet with a cordial reception, and no doubt a llberaC patronage. Mr. B. W. Bentley, the hustling man ager of the Valdosta Ted Company and Pork Packing Company, leaves to night for Cincinnati to complete ar rangements for the pork packing es tablishment. The Detection of Forgery. Dr. P. Frazer Is tho designer of a sys tem of composite photography whoroby the tjpo of a person's writing, anil espe cially the signature, eon be to established as to constitute a comparative guldo for the detection of forgery. This system, which, since Its Introduction In 1880, has given valuablo results betoro various courts, bss now been modified, mid meas urement and tabulation, which compo site photography formerly established au tomatically by form, nro now determined by figures. By this method a given num ber of heights, breadths and angles of letters, and spaces betwoen them and be tween words, are selectod and measured In a largo number of undisputed signatures. The same elements arc then mensured in tho signature In dispute. Tho averages of all tho dements In tho genulno series are thon compared with the letter, and the comparison will almost Inevitably enable a corroct Judgment os to the genuineness of tho disputed signature to bo formed. Every minute variation or peculiarity Is recorded systematically In a column of measurements, and tho characteristics of Individual handwritings are dearly brought out with a degree of accuracy which makes the detection of any Imita tion an easy matter.—Pittsburg Dispatch. A FINE COMPLIMENT. And It Was Paid to a Famous Ballad Blnger by General Grant, A lot of show pcoploworo sitting aronnd ono evening swapping experiences. "Tho finest oouipllmont I ever had paid me,” said a famous ballad slngor, "was by General Grant You know, ho was not very fond of mnsle, and once, when wo happened to bo stopping In tho same hotel for a night, and after the performance, I was asked to sing for him. 1.11-1 not feel Tcry ranch like complying. In fact, 1 re- fused him at Drat bccauso I bad heard that muslo bored him dreadfully, and he only agrcctf to bear me because tho com mittee that was entertaining him included mo In the attractions. "About rr.idngbt in the parlor of the hotel, I met the genera), and shortly after ward I sat down to tho piano to piny my own accompaniment to a simple ballad I bad selected. Tho general sat near the piano, and I kept my eya on him so that I could tee If bo were going to be tired, nnd If so I was going to quit as short as I could reasonably do. At I sang, however, I be came Interested In the melody and forgot the general and tang straight through to the end. Then, as the last strain died away, the general rase suddenly, and as ha brushed bis hand across bis cjss he said, ‘Confound your musle’ and walked away. It was not quite what I expected, but It was the greatest oompllmentbocouldhavo paid me, and I told him to wbon later he came and apologized for havlDg spoken os be did. "—Detroit Free Frets. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powde* World’s Fair Highest Award, EVERYBODY IS JT IRK. Honey Will lie Slade Easily in Macon Dnriug the Next Four Wctks TnOUSAXDS LOOKING EVERY DAY For the Telegraph's Lost Word—DM You Find ll Yesterday I—Many Say They Did—Come Saturday and Get Hie Money, If You tVin. You never saw » thing take so in all your lib- 1s the Telegraph’s "oheap column" contest baa taken. Everybody seems to be looking for the lost word. Many Ray they have found those already given out. Maybe they hove; if they keep It up and get here first Friday morning with the correct answer, they will get the Tele graph's muiey. The Te.rgi.iwi regrets that a few people have formed an Idea that some one on the "luslde” will eunn this money. This Is entirely wrong, and to prove it, notice Is now given that no one in nny tray connected with this paper, nor their relatives, even unto the fourth degree of consangu.nlty, can contest for the prize. This is done simply 'o avoid any suspicion that might arise in the minds of some peo ple, and not tx> prevent a trick being played by anyone connected ( wlth the office, for it Is n» Impossible for any one in She office to know what the sentence Is unless he reads the "cheap columns” from dny to day, as it Is for an outsider to guess the sentence at the beginning. Only one man In tho Telegraph office knows what the sentence is, and no one else will know it until It la given in full tn Saturday's i«ue. But let It be understood that no one connected wth the Telegraph nor their relatives can contest for the prize. It can only be one who watches the cheap columns front day to day, and reads every word printed .therein. It may save you coufuslon If you remember that only ono word te printed each day this week. The sentence wl!l contain seven words. One of tiheso appeared somewhere in the cheap columns on Saturday, another yesterday and on« today, so if you have found these three you have only to find four more. 'Have your ons.wer In early Friday morning, but not before 7 o’clock. If no correct answer is turned In by 10 o’clock Saturday night, then the new contest, which will have begun, will be doubled In the amount of money offered; or, In other words, If no one finds the sentence this week the money off»red will bo added to that to be offered next week, and the win ners next - week would receive $20 In stead of M0. Every one .Should go to work to <xtrn the Tclcgmpit's money. Itomcmboe it Is $10 oveiry week from now until Christmas. This money will come In nicely, and uot much work !h involved ln earning It. Listen to the plan: Reg nalng Sat urday morning and from then an tot eno week foe TVlogniph will insert someiwliere among Its "Cheap Column" advertisements a lost word or word opt of plnee. By watching foe cheap cot umnn reieh day for ono week and rood- Ing carefully every advertisement there in, 't will bo no difficult matter to find the lost word. Seven of these words will form a sentence. To lliiismite: Suppose om Saturday morning the Tel egraph prints In its cheap column an ndvertl-tcmeint like tho following: XMAS TRIX—The time Is short; prices fowl'Judicious the place Is here. And then on Sunday suppose you see the following: WATCH the columns of the Telegraph advertising for our special holiday offerings. And again on Monday you find this one: WE do not hide our light under ti bushel. Our store is always, there fore, always crowded. And on Tuesday you See this: WE find that It pays pays to tell the public what we’ve got. On Wednesday- you may see some thing like this;. LOST—An opportunity to Increase our a trade by Inviting the public to visit our store. On Thursday It mAy take this form; OUR holiday trade Is good, because good we advertised our goods. And then for the last day, Friday, say something like this one: JUDICIOUS advertising always pays a dividend. If you are a careful reader you have found tnat tho word ’’Judicious’’ was out of place ln the Saturday ad; on Sunday you found that Important word ''advertising" out of place; on Monday you found "always": on Tues day "pays”; on Wednesday "a”; on Thursday “good”; on Friday "divi dend." The week has been oompletcd nnd you have found one word each day, which when put together form the sentence -Judicious udvertlslng always pays a good dividend," which Is u maxim true as gospel. If you have been quick, you have 1-uehcd your sasreer to the Telegraph office ut the earliest hour possible Fri day morning. If it was the flint cor rect answer received, you will read In Saturday’s paper tho pleasant an nouncement that you have received $5; if the second correct answer, that you haw received $3; and If third, 12. Of course, the sentence which begins Saturday will not be the some as Hie above, and probably nothing like It; aont attempt to guess until you have rend carefully oach of the seven apers beginning Saturday and con cluding with Friday morning’s Issue. “ ngifhe flratiu this con test, don t be discouraged, for the Tele- graph Intend* to keep It ud. Mnvh* Indefinitely, but taikalnly for four weeks—until *40 has hem distributed In this way among the Telegraph's most careful readers. * P Now, get ready; the contest will h». "chii a ,! Urd ? y mo ,7 nln *' Til*" ranch the cheap column* every driy for one era^ k ’ B w2J roa , IT '® y fln<1 Yourself p.ov- ThLgS! * beUtr oa ,hln you No answers Will be received 7 o’clook Friday morning. Announce* menta of winner* mad»*jn gaturdnv'M *P r Simply Write youTS.StrCV postal card, or endow) In envelope ad dressed to Advertising Department Telegraph.” Bring to the businMsof- flee any time after 7 o’clock. The hour at which it la received will be .comma on the back of the -a>d o? enl?fo$ and »t ( o'clock Friday night. Dec ? th q, “ n "" er » will be examined. Why*** fh* Telegraph do this? I*** * l ? wer ** easy—simply to have the cheap odumoa" or this paper well read. Or, In other words, to en able Its advertisers to get the best re. n £ f h * lr •OvwlsemVnJT* That the plan is a good one everv sd- ertl««r *?'l recognize and the Tell graph will be repaid for it* effort in THE :: DANNENBERG :: CO., LOW PRICES THIS WEEK. NEW CAPES—We received by express ou Saturday Iasi Cloth Capes in black, tan and brown. If you want this style f urment we can suit you. Will get in by express Tuesday 60 lush Capes to sell for $10 to $15. COATS—One and fifty new Coats worth $6 to $10, this week for $3, AU of our fine Coats marked down 25 per cent; for this week. BLANKETS—You will need Blankets, so investigate our price list. Blankets for $1. All-wool Blankets that have been $5, now $3.50. 11-4 Blankets reduced from $6 to $4, 11-4 California Blankets reduced from $9 to $6.60. COMFORTS—Eiderdown Comforts tor $4. Good Cotton Comforts from $2.60 down to $1. DRESS GOODS—46-inch Henrietta that sold for 50c now 30c. All-wool Tricots that were 25c now 10c. Fancy illumi nated Serge worth 65c, now 30c, Covert Cloth, 54 inches wide, reduced from $1 to 86c, CLOTHING—Don’t, pass our Clothing Department. Bo sure to see the nil-wool Suit wo sell for $7.50, worth $12.60. OVERCOxVTS —See our stock of Stylish Overcoats, $7.60 to $12.60, worth just double. their behalf. Aa can be neen. It will be necessary for every contestant to read carefully word for word and 11ns for lino ln every advertisement In the "cheap columns" In order to feel cer tain that they have guessed the right words. It will be necessary in read every one of these advertisements ev ery day in tho week in order to form the complete sentence. Thus every advertisement placed In the Telegraph’s ’'cheap oolumns’ will bo read by Intelligent people, reiul carefully to see if tt contains tho lost word, and In reading the reader’s nlnd will become Impressed wltU whatever Is offered therein. The re sults of -this sort of advertising will bo promptand direct. It will at once cause he Telegraph’s "cheap” advertise ments to bo among tho most vuluable In tho paper. It will be well for merchants -who wish to get the benefit of this scheme at the beginning to get foelr adver tisements ready early Friday evening. They will be Inserted at the usual rate, with the positive assurance, ns demon strated above, that they will bo better read, more closely scrutinized nnd more effective In every wav than ever before. There Is money ln It, not only for foe contestant, hut for every mer chant who place* his ads In tho Tele graphs cheap columns. WAGNER AND THE DRAMA. The Highest Expression of "Thoughts Which Lie Too Deep For Human Words.” It la not essential to tho true disciple of tho Wagnerian drama tlmt lio should know tho solonoo, texture or struoturo of tho music. No call Is made upon him for this epeclnl knowledge, nnd It will not enable him better to understand tho trag edy or passion presented to him, though It may add to his admiration far tho genius of the author. At first the experienced musician mny oven And himself nt a dis advantage nt Balrouth, as Ids nttcntlnn mny easily bo too much occupied with tho form, and tho first Impression of tho wholo may lw somewhat woaknncd by the study of the detail. To some poople, who look exclusively for pleasure oud recreation ln muslo, the mero mention of Wagner’s nnmo calls up simply rocollootlons of clashing Instru ment* and loud sounding trumpets—mo les* nolso, as thoy are pleased to call It. Novortholnss, from a purely musical point of vlow, tho beauties and perfections of Wagner’s composition oro thoroughly well appreciated by tho concert going public, and It la unnecessary to dwell on theso qualities which bavo boon fully recognlsod for tome time post. But It ts not yet so fully recognlsod why tho Balrcuth theater shine* Uku a beacon, lending tho German art student to a truer apprehension of na tional life nnd character and of tho fiiUu- onco which art should havo In molding tho future dostlny of tho race. It Is the now muulcul drama which Wagner boa created which Is to lw tho highest expression of "thoughts which llu too doep for human words" and which •hall show tho “light that npvcr was on sea or land.” Tliogo whoso chief dollght lies ln tho Ideal rendering of boautlful muslo alono may perhaps bo dissatisfied by finding everything hero subordinated to tho dramatlo conception. Tho true In terpretation of tho drama must bo sought latbsgnateetposslhh, perfection of the wholo through tho Individual parts, and slight fallings Jn tho sconlo effects nnd hlstrlonlo notion or vocal nnd muslcai shortcomings nro scarcely porcolvcd by any ono who la wholly absorbed In tho reve lations made to them by porfonnnuoe* of •ueb msrvolous powor.—Nineteenth Cen tury. Chines* Swine. Tho American swlno of today nro very different from thoir English ancestor*, who a few centuries ago constituted ono of the chief hmireccf British wealth. The Improvement ln tho race Is largely duo to tbo Introduction of tho Chlnoso nnd Nea politan breeds. Tho crossing of tho for mer upon tho English hog has resulted In the production of tho Berkshire, Essex, Poland Chinn, Small Yorkshire and Suf folk broods. Tho Chlncso hog la remarkably prepo tent, ns Is shown by tho tendoncy of tho modem breeds to revert to tho original typo. This Is doubtless owing to tho many ocnturlcs of Inbreeding which lmvo so firmly fixod Its characteristics. Ono of the most Important of these Is Its propensity to fatten under tbo moat ndvorao circum stances. This superabundant) of fat pre vents the flesh of this breod being highly esteemed ln this country, Lut It has bed n most valunbleeffoct Inmodlfyingthelcan,' gaunt hogs of England, white tho Ncnpol- Itan has added delicacy of flavor. 'J 111- original Chlm-n hog Is n very pe culiar shape. It has a long body, with abort legs, very heavy Jowls, small prick ears, abort head, neck and inout and tho oyes wldo ar»Tt. In color It la white or black, or a mixture of both, with tt,e white predominating.—St. Louis Post- Dispatch. Juvenile tells, A 6-year-old logician was onco worrying her excellent mother In tny hearing about tho omnlsclonco and ubiquity at con science. "Sbe knows everything you say and lx everywhere!" "Well, yes, my dear, tho Is everywhere." "Then sfao L ln this Ink bottle, and 1 'vo corked her up. We will havo no more of Miss Consclonoo."—Fam ily Journal. A Curious Chest. The unrolling of an Egyptian mummy, supposed to b# thstof a princess, disclosed a curious cheat Tho priests who did the embalming probably spoiled or mislaid tbo body Intrusted to them, nnd for It substituted that of an ordinary negro man.—Philadelphia Lodger. THE TAIL OF A COMET. Its Ever Changing Ifsss and Why Zt Flees From tho 6un* Tho tall of a comet Is not formed of the same portlolcs which composed It yestcr- dny or oven an hour or a moment ago. It Is constantly being renewed at thooxponso of tho nucleus. As the long stream of black smoko from tho neighboring factory or mill Is bolng continually ronowed by fresh purtlrlr* of c.irhon released hy tho combustion going on In tbo furnnoa below, so la tho wonderful luminous train of oomotnry Indies being constantly re plenished by pnrtlclcs flying from, or rather driven from, tho nuclous by tho In tense boat of tho sun. Then, again, how Infinitely small and how Intensely luminous must thoso par ticles that go tu mako up tho tall of a comet bot This thought Is suggestod by tlie fact tlmt It has been proved that ln soino eases tho nucleus of comets whloh aro ouly a fow hundred miles ln diameter will have enormous fanllko tells stretching across spare fur a distance exceeding 200,* 000,000 miles and having n bulk exceed ing that of the sun by more than 10,000 times! Professor E. E. Barnard beauti fully Illustrates the formation of a comet's tnll by "supposing” thus: "Bupposo, for exnmplo, that the nuelous of n comet Is composod of Ire. Then suppose tho host of tho sun to bo so lnlcnso as to rapidly melt tliut portion Ilf the lro globe exposed to tho action of Its rays, which arostrongenougb to Immediately convert It Into vapor, which ascends toward tho sun. "Imagine now a fiorro wind blowing out from the sun, causing tho vapor whloh moots It to bo wblilod out Into spare be hind tho comet. Tills will dourly Illus trate tho theory of thu formation of a comet's tall, only that tho nuelous of tbo comet Is not leu nnd tho vapor Is not wa ter vapor; neither Is the force which drives It away from tho sun a florco wind." The unknown form hinted nt by the as tronomer above quoted readily explains why a comet's tall, ns a rulo, points In on opposite direction to (bo sun. Tho Russian astronomer, Brodlrehcn, distinguishes tlireo dlfforont types of oomotnry tails—• those oomposed of particles having tho spoolflo gravity cf hydrogen, thoso having tbo specific gravity of hydocarbon gas, and 0 third otesa having all the peculiarities of an equal mixture uf hydrogen and Iron vapor.—St. Louis Republic. CONAN DOYLE’S FIRST NOVEL. 0. fl. McClure Tells How It Was Received In Koglantl. S. R. McClure, In n recent Interview, tells of Ida first acquaintance with Or. A. Conan Doylo. Mr. McClure sold ho was visiting An drew Laug ut SL Andrew’s university, ln Bootland. Mr. Long said: "Then Is a young roan named Dr. Boyle, who baa written a capital shilling shocker (whloh Is llrllish for dime novel), nnd who Is about to havo n novel published by Long mans, nnd this rnan bus a future." "On my way bank to Edinburgh," aald Mr. McClure, "I purchased a copy of tho shilling aliockcr, whloh proved to bo ono of tho earliest and greatest of tho fnmoua Hhcrlock Holmes stories. I read It with unbounded delight. It was more than a shilling shocker. It was a groat story, and although adotoctlvo story It cortalnly was a ploou of literature. "I continued my Journey to London and purchased on tbo train copies of tbo two groat critical Journals, The Athcnn-um uml Thu Academy. It happened that both contained a review of Conan Doylo'e new novel, 'MIoali Clarke.’ I)r. Doyle's numa was then unknown to literature, and tho book was buraldod as a great work by a new writer. Tho Athcmcum scored tho novel ln strong terms and’ expressed won der tlmt any publlshor should daro publish a book so dull. Tbo Academy, on the other hand, praised the novel and rated It botwcon ‘Kidnapped,’ by Btevonson, and ‘Westward, Ho,’•by Kingsley. It Is need less to say tlmt The Academy's verdict was tho right ono and tho verdict of tlis public. I bought and read 'MlcahClnrke,' and I Instantly recognized tbo pronilso of this writer and arranged for his now nov els and stories.” Floe Manners, At the court of Mario Antoinette all emotions and passions wore veiled hy a mask of politeness. Even tho children wi re taught tn speak with wit and to-1 and courtesy and to bear pain In allenco. Tho little Duo d'Angnulcine, 8 years old, when tbo old Bnnhrun entered his presenoo unoxpoctodly, said, touching tbo book In his band; "Ah, monslour, l am ln ths company of Plutarch's moo.- You could not coma at a moment more apropos!" Tbo Count do Pallanco, beheaded In his tenth year, stood erect and calm In the cart tintII ho rrnoh' d th- gulllolluo. The headsman lifted bis long curls. "Mere!, monslour," snld tho boy, with a bow anda smll". Tim next UIOIIM-Iit his bend rolled In dust. Tho man or woman who showed any signs uf pretention or solf conceit wss not received at court. Profound doferenco was shown to women and to the aged. Well bred men beard of their own ruin with a bon-cot nnd wont out to fight each other to tbo death with such graco and courtesy foot tho duel teemed a sacrament of friendship.—Family Magazine. Tho blessing of Palestine It a small fal con, or hawk, which dcstroya the field mice. Were tho hawka exterminated tbs hunisn population would bo obliged to abandon tho country. Cape lfattcras took Its name from that o. a tribe of Indians who lived ln ths nelg_. ’-hood.