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THE SKY TRIP
Of Prof. King and a Macon
Young Man.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION A SUCCESS
Goes Up Finely, mul Comes Down Thirty-
431k Miles Away—Forty Mile's In Three
Hours—Two and a Half Miles the
Highest Point lleaclied—Ketarn.
.In all of Professor King’s long and
eventful experience he never had a mflre
favorable day for a trip to the clonds than
yesterday provedto be.
. The ascension was made from Base Ball
Park, at the foot of Mulberry street. A
pipe had been laid from the main of the
Macon Gaslight and Water Company’s
works, and to the end of this pipe in the
park was fastened a kind of hose made of
oiled silk, about twelve feet long. This
hoe? was about the site of a length of the
auction pipe of a fire engine, and was at
tached to the mouth of the balloon.
At 11 o’clock the crowd began assem-
Ming, and at that hour the big bal
loon began to show its beautiful pro
portions. The work of inflation was slow,
but the crowd seemed interested and there
was no display of impatience whatever.
Professor King very good-humoredly
answered the many questions propounded
to him, though be was kept busy looking
after the force of hands assisting in the in
flation, and getting everything in readiness
for the trip.
The day was a splendid one. A slight
breeze, called a surface wind, gently swayed
the balloon to and fro, and the sun shone
brightly, though his ravs were so tempered
that a parasol or umbrella was hardly
secesssry.
THE COMPANION DU VOYAGE.
About half-past 11 o’clock, two paste
board boxes were brought
on the grounds, and these
contained lunches for two. Up to this
time it was not known that Prof. King
would have a companion. For several
flays a report had been in circulation that
Mr. Chas. A. Matthews, Jr., would be a
passenger in the car, but there were few be
lievers for the reason that the idea of going
tip in a balloon was altended with too
many horrible and dangerous possibilities.
Mr. Matthews was on the ground in his
Visual good spirits, and took all the chaffing
of his friends so good-naturedly that even
his own statement that he would make the
ascension was not believed until he finally
stepped inside the car.
GETTING READY TO START.
When tbe inflation had been completed
suu the oar attached, a dozen or more men
.caught bold of the cords at the request of
Prof. King and moved to about tbe center
of the ball ground. This was done for the
■ purpose of clearing the telegraph and tele
phone wires, then when tile airsuip nun
.ready to go up, and held to the ground by
a single rope, it was allowed tq rise above
the heads of the people in order to allow
Photographer Iiill to take views of it.
At 12 this was done, the Professor nn-
tied the rope and slowly, gracelully and
grandly tho balloon arose. The Professor,
who was then in his element, so to speak,
dolled his hat and smilingly waved it in
response to the cheering of the people be
low, who w. re soon to look like Lilipu-
tisns to him. Mr. Mathews also lifted his
hat and sailed away aa if le WU-a veteran
«t the business.
ITS COURSE.
The balloon took a .-oulheilv conrse at
the start. It went up about a thousand
feet and apparently taking a position di
rectly over the Central railroad’s compress
remained there for a minute or longer. It
was here that the first batch of the circu
lars provided by C. L. O’Gorman & Co.
were dropped. These bits of paper came
’down a few feet in a wad to burst after the
manner of a rocket. The circulars, owing
tto .their lightness, came down slowly for »
short distance, and then, perhaps, striking
a current of air, were suddenly scattered
in all directions. The balloon then seemed
to move slowly off, taking for its course a
line between Fourth and Fifth streets,
keening true to thnt line until the people
could not read the name on it. At 2
o’clock it was seen a mere block ball, but
had moved in a westerly direction about
on a line with Second street.
■Gradually it melted Into a
mere speck and was lost to sight.
The Ragle Ryric was the largest balloon
-that ever ascended from Macon, It la of
bright old gold in appearance, 112 feet in
circumference, 62 feet high and weighs,
when collapsed with netting, about 400
pounds, and holds 20,000 cubic feet of gas.
With this and other balloons, Prof. King
hat made 202 ascensions, some of them be
ing at gnat risks of bis life. He is hap
piest when in the car and above the clouds.
This was showu yesterday when he was
leaving terra firma.
WHERE tT LANDED.
There was much speculation as to where
the balloon would land. Some said Fort
Valley, some l’erry, and one man was will-
ing to bet, that it would drop
Columbus.
The first new* from Mr. W. K. Warren
at Powersville. The balloon passed over on
the left at that place at 2:30, and was near
enough for the people to read the name on
the balloon.
The next intelligence was from Fort
Valley. Messrs. Ficklin the engineer on
the Cdlumbus train and Sam. T. Fell, hav
ing beard of the landing and went down
in a buggy after tbe wrenauts, and brought
them to Fort Valley.
The next news was from Mr. Mathews
W«H ( -Iw wired »h» following (mm
Fort Valley :
Fort Valley, Ga., April 24.—We
nailed from the city in a southwestern di
rection and continued in that course about
an hour, then dumped some ballast and
rose about one mile, going way
above tho clouds. We then entered an-
’ tered another current blowing sooth which
we played with and enjoyed about ea hour
before lowering. Wo then took a drop and
came within speaking distance, talking to
several (wrioiis whom we passed over.
We were then about fire hundred feet ap.
At 3:35 we landol, selecting a cleared
field on the plantation of Mr. James Mc
Ghee, being tbirty-six miles from Macon,
and about six miles sontb of Marshallville.
We secured the assistance of some field
bands-wbo had ran from every direction
to see us, and in a short while hail thebal
loon down and packed. We traveled ex
actly three boors and in that time went
about forty miles, two-and-a-half miles
being the highest point reached.
Attar the Trip.
-Prof. King and Mr. Chaa. A. Matthews,
Jr., arrived in Maooa y. . -day morning
at < VI.*. k, from Foil Valley, whore they
th*- night. They seemed to have en
joyed the trip, which, as might be sup
posed, was entirely free from dust. The
Professor said Mr. Matthews stood the trip
splendidly snd displayed no fear what
ever from the start to the finish, Mr.
Matthews made tbe voyage simply because
was the opportunity of a life time, and
taking a view of it that a trip in a good
balloon, manned by a skilled and expe
rienced arenaut on t good day was attended
with no more danger than a trip on a rail
road, he resolved to become a companion
to Prof. King,
When asked to give his experience, he
said:
"Words cannot express the beauties that
lay stretched out before me like an end hies
panorama. The scene was beautiful when
we looked down upon the earth, for there
were all tbe colors harmoniously blended;
and when we looked upward, for the sky
is a brilliant blue, a different kind of blue
from that viewed from the earth. When
we arose, of course, everything below
seemed to grow smaller and sm .Her. As
we passed over the compress the balloon
went steadily upward, and then striking a
current kept straight on down Fifth street
until it ended and then we veered west
ward. The people grew so small that they
DWINDLED INTO MERE SPECKS,
and finally so small that they couldn’t
be seen at all. I looked at the river and it
seemed on'y a little creek. Vou
can get no idea how crooked the river
is until you go up and look
down on it. It looks for all the world like
a snake crawling along, The swamp land
below Macon is not dense, as we suppose,
but there are many open patches in it.
The last thing we saw in Macon that had
lffe in it was Sol Rogers and his hack car
rying Joe Calloway oat to bring us back.
They thought we would land just out
side of Macon, and we saw the hack going
ont. It looked about the size of a chicken
in the road. We passed over the reservoir
and it looked to be about the size cf an or-
dinary bath tub. Leaving towu, we fol
lowed the Houston road, which is as
straight as a shingle until it crosses the
railroad at Walden. As soon as we left
the earth, Professor King was like a child
with a new plaything. He was simply de
lighted and did not try to restrain his joy.
He was constantly looking down, and
seemed surprised at so many farms. He
spoke in the most glowing
terms of the country. From
our point of view a large farm looked
about the size of one of our front yards,
and tbe houses were
TOO SHALL TO BE SEEN.
Now and then we would come down to
some farm and the negroes scattered in all
directions. At one time wc thought we
would land and selected a field where some
hands were at work. They were so busy
that they did not notice us, and wc were
almost ou them before discovered. Then
such a scatt ring you never saw. We al
lowed the drag rope to drag on tho ground
abont ten feet and asked a negro to catch
it that we might stop. He ran after it,
but every time he stooped to pick it up it
slipped front him. He pulled off his coat
and ran as fast os he could for a half a mile
or more, but not once could he catch it. It
was such iun that wc threw out a Utile
ballast and left him panting and blowing
nnd no doubt puzzled. Whenever we
came near to the earth we could hear the
people .talking very distinctly as tbe
sound came upwar I, but those below could
scarcely hear what wo said. I found the
currents to be very singular. They
seemed to be in layers, one going one way
and one going another, with alternate
calms. For instance we dropped out some
circulars. They fell listlessly for a short
distance and then falling upon a current
would be carried off in an entirely oppo
site direction from us. The currents were
extremely contrary, some running smooth
ly in certain directions while some seemed
mixed up. Wc went up
THROUGn SEVERAL CLOUDS.
As wc entered them they seemed like
light smoke, nnd of course objects below
us were quite dim and tbe air grew darker.
Then as we were reaching the upper side
of the clouds we would feel a cold current
of air, but at no time did we feel the need
of an overcoat. The clouds were very
1 moist. Shortly after 2 o’clock we ate the
luncheon prepared by Benner, and enjoyed
it with our jug of water at an altitude of
about two miles. The highest point was,
according to Prof. King, three milee high,
but 1 thought it was about two miles and
a half. The Professor knew, however. Ho
had a compass and other instruments alor.g
with him and was
PERFECTLY AT HOME.
When wc got out from the stations on
the railroad, we looked ahead and saw
nothing but swamps. The Professor
thought we had better come down as he
knew nothing of the country. While we
could not control the
DIRECTION OF THE BALLOON,
wc could go up by throwing over
little ballast, w .ich was like dust, and the
least bit made tbe greatest difference, or
we could come down by pulling open the
valve. We selected for a landing a cleared
field, and coming down to it we asked a
negro to catch the rape and tie it to a tree,
which he did. Finding the rope tight the
balloon shot upward, but we lei out a lit
tle gas snd slowly reached the ground.
We then stepped out of the basket as we
would from a railroad car. Although we
were miles away from town or station, in
fifteen minutes there was a big crowd
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, MAY 1.1S83--TWELVE PAGES.
MIRRORS OF THE SOUL
ajar and glistening with the very dews
heaven. Wbil* thus transfixed Mr. Avant, thu
called to him and broke the spell. He. some , _ _
turned a quick glance at Mr. Avant, sirn- for it returns. In many parts—among the
turned aquicK glance at .Mr. Want, sun- iorn.n--.iinu. ... ui. nJ mi.—n, | „ , , . „ . . | .ur«. r,na nHeeler Wilcox In
plv to acknowledge his presence, and then J Bektaches, for example—there are regular t OtUUji OI lllc 1^3 CS OX 1 ronil- . hazel eyes, full of poetic feclinir
wfth eyes bulging like big door knobs, he gatherings for hemp-smoking, jurt as the ■ Mr*ll atld Women • Fraucb Wilson, the comedian
watched the shining golden ball come I Xsairic of Syria meet on certain ■ days to
" 1 - drink hemp tea. The poorer classes find
opportunity for indulging in the drug in
tfie so-called “meahasu” or hemp houses.
These are forbidden in most Moslem coun
tries. But though the law may prohibit,
it cannot suppress these places.
A LEAF YEAR GERMAN.
drug,
weeks.
which
when
lasts for
the longing
James Gordon Bennett
ous eyes. They are big andVtit
101CS,
ring, i
always expecting something startling
Mrs. Ella \\ heeler WilcJi has Urea
nearer and nearer until the inmates were
visible. Then aa it came down nearer and
Mr. Matthews recognized and spoke to
Mr. Avant, the poor negro’s idoaof a mes-
8«ngerfrom heaven was dispelled and his
mind was filled with doubts.
After exchanging a few word?, the mid
air voyagers ascended and were lost to
sight. But there was no more work in
that field for that day.
THE MACON AND COVINGTON.
Work Near Athens—llranclte* to he Built
to Covlugton nnd McDonough.
An Athens Graphic reporter visited the
scene of work of Messrs. Hampton A
Bradeen, on the Macon and Covington, and
was surprised at the progress made. Since
Monday three large cuts have been exca
vated and about a half mile graded. About
90 hands are at work here, and this force
is being constantly augmented. Several
large trestles will be constructed near the
city, and one on Dr. Carlton’s place will be
300 feet long hy fiO high. Several bosses
have been written for from South Carolina,
and their force will be doubled when they
arrive. The contractors are confident that
the road will be completed by June 1st, un
less very heavy rock sstrnck near the city,
in which event they will work a double
force, night and day. Messrs. Porter &
Martin will complete their contract May
20th.
After the line from Madison to Athens
has been completed, a branch will be hur
ried through from Monttcello to Coving
ton, several miles of which has .•.'ready-
been completed. Wo learn that Colonel
Machcn also contemplates huilding a
branch to tap the Georgia Midland at
McDonough. These roads will be oi great
Benefit to Athens, and we hope they will
be hurried through.
THE FASCINATING 1IEM1*.
WHAT MAKES WOMAN’S EYES LOVELY
Tho Optics of Jay Gould, Russel Sage, Tal-
mago, Depow, Ilootli, Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, Mrs. Langtry, Mrs.
Potter and Others.
around us. The negroes Hocked from every
direction, some having followed us from
Fort Valley. We packed tbe balloon and
reached Fort Valley by 9 o’clock. What
1 saw on the trip was grander than I ever
had any conception of. The world seemed
ten thousand times more beautiful than it
really is.’’
-m« J*LuB*>'» MLS OI IT.
Mr. Jamea K. Avant, of Rutland, was in
the city yesterday, ami told how the ne
groes on his place acted Tueaday when
they saw the balloon. They were in the
field working, when suddenly the balloon
appeared in sight. Bill hallo'd to Jim;
Jim halloed to Joe, and Joe halloed to
other). They ceased work an I looked at
tbe yellow ball in the sky. As it
gradually moved toward them, getting
lower and lower, the negroes dropped their
hows and plows and some full upon their
knees and began praying st a rapid rate.
Home lied in dismay, never looking back,
but evidently trying to get into itie v-ond*
to hide, aud some beg u sbouliug and gt-
ticnlating as if suddenly struck with a re
Vtv.i! feeling.
The ball .oncame nearer to the greu'el,
and in order to rive more sand bags *vure
thrown out. There was one negro who
was so badly dated that he never left his
tracks. He was a preacher, and was evi
dently impressed with the fact that the
of judgment bad come Hi had
dropped Lis hoe and stood there looking at
tbe beautiful vision such at his eyas had
never before beheld, or Ii
had ever hoped oi UlioMin
To bit mind it was fresh from the g-dra
Discomforts anil Delights of the Hashish
Smoker.
From the St. James Gazette.
Speaking from personal knowledge, the
writer of this paper can assert that the first
experience of a hemp-eater are far from
agreeable. For about an hour after tak
ing a couple of spoonfuls of the hemp no
effects whatever arc evlueui. Theu a feel
ing of chilliness comes over one. increas
ing to a sensation of severe cold. Then
the pulse rises; and, after taking
a whifl' or two at the narghile as
it is passed around, the full toxic
effects of the powder are experienced. The
room seems to turn round; the people near
appear to rise to the ceiling; the pulse
beats with extreme rapidity, and the
throbbing of the heart becomes audible.
The will remains unaffected, but thinking
becomes impossible, for one cannot recol
lect anything—the ideas seen to slip
away. In another ten minutes the eliar-
cteristic indications oi iiviu|i-tniiug op-
pear. Every object around attains a mon
strous size. Men and women seen of
Brobdingnagian proportions, the cush
ions upon which one aits seen fit
for giants, and any trifling obstacle in
the way when you attempt to walk appears
so big that you fear to step over It T!
room iu which you may be sitting teems t
to stretch beyond tho range of sis'lit. anil
one fancies the street outside is receding
before one’s very eye. All sense of time is
Inst now, and when ho is spoken to, the
hemp-eater fancies there are long intervals
between the words. His own alteinDLs at
peoch are similnrlv marked, the syllables
come slowly, laboriously, and minutes
seem to elapse between the beginning and
end of a word.
In this stage it is usual to partake of
more coffee, which changes tho nature of
the sensations. A whiff at tlic narghile
that always accompanies the beverage, and
the body seems to rise into the air and
lloat about, though, inexplicably enough,
the feet keep firmly pressed to the ground.
Then one’s legs and arms appear to drop
off, and life and sensation concentrate
themselves, to one’s thinking,
the back of. the head, which
feels full to bursting. Gradually
strength leaves the smoker; tbe pipe slips
from the nerveless fingers; will altogether
fails, and the body seems to rise and float
away in space. A heavy, dreamle-- sleep
usually succeeds such an indulgence in the
drug, and, as a rule, the nnvlre awakes
none the worse for the evening’s experi
ment. A little lemon juice removes any
sensation of nausea or light headache that
may ensue.
Old and experienced hemp-esters go
very methodically to work. They -ay that
to relish hemp one must first abstain from
all stimulating food and drink for a brief
period; for only after a short fast con one
taste to the full the delights of hakliish
and render one’s system fully susceptible
to its influence. So, for several (lays pre
vious to lhe“orgie," thecxperienccd hemp-
eater eats no meat, drinks neither wine
nor spirit, lives mainly upon vegetable
foods, light pastry and" ripe fruits, and
smokes little. On "the day of thu debauch
he rises very early aud fasts till the after
noon, when the friends who are to join
him arrive. They prepare for dinner by
taking a strong.y charged pipe and inhal
ing the thick, white smoke. A light meal
is then served, in which plenty of sweel
pastry figures, and each of the company re
tires to his cushion prepared for the eve
ning’s indulgence. Musicians are stationed
at the enil of the apartment
dancing girls nre introduced, or
if the host is a very wealthy man
he orders his own slaves in. Hemp boluses
are passed around, and the pipes well
charged with the drug. For this purpose
tsbares - 2“ kid Is the b:~!, ’*v«
a small charge of pure hashish extract is
placed, and the whole is fired by means of
a glowing ember of charcoal and saltpetre
ivuicb has been mingled with honey and
dried. Strong and weU-nreetCned coffee is
handed round; and while the dancing and
music yu an the smoker begins.
Lounging back they suck the smote into
thelnng aud alr-pae?av ■«, tending it forth
attain through the winely distended nos
trils; and, gazing upon the forms and
faces posturing and revolving before them,
the husnashin swims off in t sea of blissful
on ten* that verge*, npon ecstaev. As soon
mi the pipe is can*:listed, strong coffee
without sugar u taken, and this rouses the
dreamers from tneir visions of de
light, But a “V*!ns” of hemp-cake,
and another pine well charged, stim
ulate afresh thv excited imagina
tion and sends them olf again Into their
dreainlauils. 1 be singers thant their love
songs, and the almi-ks sway In their pas-
<■' mate tlancmt. This gore ou for hours,
fresh pipe** and roffe ■ taring passed round
st Intervals, the smokers asking from one
dream only to go off into another. Such
At Which the Maidens Assumed the
Role of the Wicked Men.
From tbe Hartford Courant.
Outsiders scarcely realize the sort of
struggle and fight that goes on in society
for the necessary number of gallants to
render a young giri’s life endurable at New
York balls ami parties. There seems to
be a redundancy of nice girls, and—it is
humiliaiing to acknowledge it—not enough
of the other sex to go comfortably around.
I will let you into some of the secrets of it
all bv describing a leap year german that
was fately held at Delmonico’s, in which
the maidens assumed the role of men, and,
aB far as possible, acted out their charac
ters.
I have the following from a flower of
the very innermost circle. She says: “I
determined to show tho whole set just
what I had suffered. I began with a
young man with whom I did not care to
dance; so, after one turn I remarked in
my character of blase New Yotkcr: ‘Beg
pardon, Miss , but isn’t your balayeuse
torn?’ ‘No, indeed,’f iid he (i. c. she)
briskly, suspecting something, ‘no, indeed;
it only needs a pin.’ ‘But,’ I exclaimed,
‘sttch a pity to ruin a lovely gown like
that!’ and I hustled him off to the dressing
room, as I had in my day been hustled, and
left him there, while I went off to dance
with another girl. He could not stir; he
had lost his sliaperonc, and he had no es
cort with whom to appear in the ball
room. |
“Then I wandered over to another scion
of a noble house, and sighing deeply, I
said; ‘Will you sit in the conservatory?’
Having got him there 1 leaned over him
and remarked with gloom: ‘What a thing
it is to l>e in such a beastly hole ns I am—a
clerk down town in my father’s office, with
$l,5u0 a year to live on. How can I ask
any girl brought up in a luxurious home
to exchange it for my lot. Women, too,
are so extravagant nowndays. Oh, I
couldn’t, I wouldn’t dare to ask them,
whatever my feelings must be. I must, I
will be silent.’ And then I led him back
into tho ball-room and took my
mournful eyes and piteous story
to the next make-believe girl,
but he, to my surprise, spoke immediately,
all the words jumbled together, as I tell
you: “Oh, no, don’t be silent; why a girl
accustomed, to every luxury would not in
tile least mind resigning it all to become
the wife i f a man she really loved and go
ing with him to New Rochelle or Brook
lyn, or even Jersey; she would willingly,
gladly wear her old clothes and go to cook
ing school and .be perfectly contented with
the $1,500, which would be quite enough,
especially if one went to Europe every
summer and bought one’s things over
there.’ I acknowledged I was quite taken
aback at that, for—we do, 1 suppose, some
times say something like it.”
I wiii add ilie bright speech of another
girl, and then cease telling secrets. The
same evening, having gone back to their
original characters, a young gentleman in
rather n conceited manner having made
tho old confession that be was very much
in love, but was not possessed of a large
enough income Ito marry, received the re
ply: “Oh. that mikes no difference, for it
is not so much wages I am leohing for as
the advantages of a respectable and com
fortable home.”
From the Mall and Express.
“Wink as much as you please, but keep
the lids wide open. Ah 1 yes, that will do.
You are one of the few women that I have
posed who know how to use the eyes.”
The speaker was Photographer Napoleon
ing black eyes. They teTlift. Viny,'n-
non balk.
Col. Fred Grant ha. big hrownVs that
take m a stranger in a lazy «*rt«\u WIly .
^ birnuiii 1iuh eves «« n a
■ hiM Mi. y aiv inmiccn'i, ] lV "dL -
Col. D. Lamont has little il.,
that take in . atranger f?*
at one Bweep. 10 wit '
Oscar Wi de has fine eves .in-l- u 1
color, beautifully arched ami ,
shape. His is pre-eminently a v-nti,, ' jSl
eye. It is an ej e that women love
They are earnest, sincere anti thou»i
They seem to look into the very
the person addressed. 1 '■ I
i P* 1 " kffMoU has blue „ .
Barony, and the person addressed was a . ar & nd lull of merriment, honest. JJ? I
charming young woman with marvellous His are e?«7h« fe 5
are eyes that any one would
They arc full of fun.
notice.
black eyes and a wealth of fluffy golden
hair.
“It will be a perfect picture, miss,” he um
said; “you will like it. You may see a
proof to-morrow.”
Then, as the young lady left the studio,
the little artist fell to talking about eyes.
It was an interesting and instructive chat.
It was learned that long eyelashes soften
the expression, particularly in woman. A
marked example of this wob Adelaide Ncil-
son. She seemed to have
a double 6et of eyelashes, so
heavy were they. Her great charm was
the expression of' her eyes. They were
large and beaming. They had a soul in
them, and the heavy lashes poetized them.
It was learned, too, that a full eyelid gives , „ - T t* t*
a softening expression, and that the sur- , Mrs. James Brown Potter has large
rounding muscles have a great deal to do 1 t,ea,,tl,ul
President Cleveland’s eyes are of I
m size and show most prominent!,
»earch°ng. Char:lCter ^ are 4S
Mr. Blaine has fine eves, gray in ~.i
magnetic, quick, alert, convincing T?’
seem to take in every object in aroom •
ouce. * “ *'
Chauncey M. Depew has attractive “hn
man eyes, sparkling, genial and brirafni
of pleasantness. They are eves e,T
trusted. M
Thomas Nast’s eyes are black ,ndb.„
and full of humor. They are sh.rp J
searching; eyes that cannot be deceived
Mark Twain’s eyes, shaded by ovetW
ing, shaggy eyebrows, are intent, alert and
strongly observing. They are quick bn.i
ness eyes.
eyes, very youthful in their e z -
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with the expression of tho eyes. But the 1 P re88 J on a, ‘“ most sympathetic and capz-
wlirtlo emit m ornrnaon^ in llm a»a «iI*am « D»C OI 6ZprC881Il^ pUSSlOD US Wfill US guntle-
ness. Their color ia brown, and they are
shaded by very heavy lashes, which ailow
the expression to be softened at will.
Moujeska’8 eyes combine in a noublt
degree power and softness. They are lull
of feeling and vivacious.
Clara Morris has large full eyes. Thn
nre sympathetic in the highest degree. ’
Fanny Davenport's eves arc small, bat
verv expressive. They are sparkling evn,
and indicate both humor ana pathos,
Ada Rohan has long eyes, almond shape
with heavy lids which lend to them are
culitrly native expression. They an
tender eyes, yet full of vivacity and ears-
estness.
Lillian Russell has fine large eyes. They
are almond shape, sentimental eye*.
Mrs. George "Gould’s eyes are large, M
anil clear, perfect in shape, with Ion;
lashes ana finely arched eyebrows. They
are full of tenderness and sentiment.
Mrs. Langtry has eyes that ate oi pvt-
feet shape and full of expression m
power.
Lotta’s eyes arc small and viractoiii,
with n mischief provoking eipreviioo.
Maud Brnnarnnih has. in the lanruia
of Mr. Sarony, a splendid eye. It is a
pure refined dye, one that can almost k
called a holy eye. and very expressive.
Lester Wallnck has eyes of perfect shift
They are black and full of power. ’
Kyrlo Bellew, the nctot. lias tine <vm.
They are notable in their handsomtshi|
and are iull ot semimeut. - ,J
Gilbert, the actor, has eves that its
culinr in containing a-poettc tipm-i n
They are dreamy eyes, full of tredemcN
and deep thought.
The Great Issue*
From the Courier Journal.
Little by little the party lines have been
drawn on this question, or to slate the
facts more accurately, public opinion has
forced the two great parties to make this
question the chief issue in politics.
It is twelve years since the Democratic
party at St. Louix sought to fix the atten
tion of the public on tlie enormities of the
tariff', hut sectional agitation was ther. rife,
and the election was followed hy the
memorable contest over tho count of the
votes.
Gradually other questions Itavo dis
appeared from public view and the indus
trial conditions have assumed a most
sbrious aspect. Neglect is no longer pos
sible. Time servers are no longer able to
avoid a record for or against the war
tariff.
The President's message made further
double-dealing impossible. The report of
iliewaysand me us committee showed that
Democratic leaders in the House were
ready to support the President in his
recommendations for the reform. An ex
amination of the report has allayed all
apprehitision of disaster following any
reduction of the tariff'; it has destroyed the
superstitious veneration which seemed to
surround that war legacy, and to-day the
Democratic party is well united in support
of reform.
On this reform will the Presidential
election turn. If this bill can (jet through
the House to the Senate, it is believed
there are Republicans in that body who
would support the bill rather than, on the
eve of a Presidential election, aecept the
responsibility for the defeat of a bill reduc
ing the taxes.
At any rate from a strategical point of
view the position of the Democratic party
was strengthened by tbe President’s mes
sage; it was still further improved by the
rc|«rt of the ways nnd means committee,
and the passage of the hill by the House
will be of inestimable advantage in the
coming campaign.
Let every Democrat come to its support.
It is a compromise measure drawn not
satisfy thu views of any set of men, but
unite tbe parky on a forward march. To
many it will seem inadequate; to none
can if seem extreme. It is the part of rea
son, of wisdom and of patriotism for the
party to unite as one man in the support
of the measure now up for consideration
in Congress.
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She’s full of pets,
She's rarely kind and tender;
The thorn of life
Isa fretful wife—
I wonder what will mend her ?
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whole soul is expressed in the eye when a
person is earnestly pleading. In woman
the eye is more delicately shaped than in
man; the eyelashes are longer and the eye
brow more delicately arched. A perfect
ye la a woman should be full, almond-
lianed, with long lashes, upper and lower,
with a delicate eyebrow to suit the shape
of the eye. In color, blue is the most sen
timental, but a small gray eye in a woman
will vary more in expression. Some men
have women’s eyes. The great Napoiean
was one of them. Ho had the clear, cold
steel gray eye that showed the lightest and
darkest shades of character. It is the
flash of expression that makes the woman’s
eye lovable, the coquettish part of her
nature expressing itself in the eyes.
There are eyes, also, which resemble
those of lions—the lion, the eagle, the fer
ret. Gen. Logan’s eye could be truthfully,
called a hawk’s eye, it was so black and
piercing, yet, withal, it was a full, honest
eye and uue of deep feeling. Tho actor
Montague’s eye was often compared to that
of a gazelle. It was soft and beautiful
and full of soul.
It is said that there are thirteen rules by
which the character may be ltulged by the
eyes. T hose that are very largo and arc
also of an extremely clear blue, almost
transpatent when seen in profile, iudicate
a ready and (treat capacity, extreme sensi
bility, suspiciousness, an inclination to en
joyment and curious inquiry. Black,
sparkii&H «V5i that arc entail and under
strong black eyebrows denote penetration
nnd often cunning nnd artful simula-
ion. A weak nature is denoted by
eyes which, seen in profile, ran
almost parallel with the. profile of the nose,
and a small, |msilanimouH 1 character by
eyes about which there arc many very
stuall, long wrinkles. Eyes with long,
sharp, horizontal corners nnd thick-
skinned lids covering half the pupil indi
cate a sanguine o*ture and genius, (juick
discernment, elegance aud taste, instability,
pride aud a strong love for women are de
noted by eyes which are large, open, clear
ly transparent and which sparkle with
rapid motion tinder sharply delineated
lids- A feeble constitution and phlegmat
ic weakness of mind nre denoted by eves of
light, small eyebrows and very long, con
cave lashes. Eyes that are never very
round nor entirely open are those which
hear while they see, enjoy and color their
object like themselves, and are a medium
of voluptuous spiritual enjoyment. I’roud,
suspicious, harsli and cold-hearted persons
have deep-sunken, small, sharply-deline
ated, dull-blue eyes, under a bony, perpen
dicular forchea ■.
Curious facts have been observed regard-
tug the eyes ns a feature in national physi
ognomy. The Italian’s eyes are small,
tlie German’s light-colored and serrumileil
by many wrinkles, and the Englishman’s
are strong, open and steadfast. The Swiss
have dull eyes, the Lowlanders narrow
eves with the pupils of s yellow brown,
the Tartars small and sunken eyes; the
Spaniards are clear and well formed, and
tbe Finlanders have heavy lids ana the
iris of a deep yellow.
The eye of passion is the grand eye, and
it is in delineation of passion in at the
actor po’sesses power. In this Booth is
unexcelled. His great power is in his
eyes and in their great intensity. They
are large, rigorous, nervous, subdued, yet
full of power—flashing eyes.
STUDY OF men’s EYES.
Salvini’s eyes are very large and mag
netic. They show that "he poagesses great
will power, liiseyebrows are shaggy.
Uen. Sherman has strong, determined
eyes, full of pcsistcnce. Occasionally
they dance and sparkle.
Jav Gould’s eyes are dark and piercing.
They are never at rest. Sometimes they
Hash and iparkle like a diamond while
being polished.
Russell Sage's eyes are gray, but not re
markable, except that they are deep and
•esrehiny
Cyrus W. Field has steel gray eyea that
snap oi they take in every object in a
room. When they rest on you one feels
as though they were searching every part
of the soul and knew every thought.
Dr. Talgisge has a mild bine eye, shaded
by shaggy eyebrows. They are kind aud
gentle and brimful of kindness.
Joseph Pulitzer's eyes areas searching
and ratleas as a bee in a clover patch.
Whitelaw Reid has mild, laughing
brown eyes that plainly tell that their
owner ia gentle and kind.
Charles A. Dana has deep, penetrating
eyes, that flash from beneath snaggy eye
brows.
Mayor Abrtm 8. Hewitt has eyes that
seem to look you through and through.
They are never at rest.
Got. Hill's eyea are dark and as cold aa
steel. There is no sentiment in them.
Col. Thomas Porterhou e Ochiltree has
brown eyea with shaggy eyebrows. They
are restless but full of kindly feeling.
Mrs. Frank Leslie has a mild, senti
mental eye, an eye that men rave over.
George William Curtis has mild blue
eyes, full of tenderness aud feeling.
Howells, the novelist, has searching eyea
that wander dreamily around a room.
It Will ll<- Hullt.
From tho Ferry Homo Journal.
The people of Ifahnn now boliere t!
tho proposed Macon and " Dublin rzilra*
will certainly be built.
Wlmt Cnn Ho Done.
Ry trying again and keeping upcoaragt.ut
things seemingly impossible m»r be stent
Hundred* o( boneless ca»e» of klnoey ts4ba
complaint have been cured by Electric W'-ua
after everything else has been tried In rsia i
don't think there Is no cure for yon, bst C
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Rankin di Knmar't.
After the Uuttle.
It was after the din of the battle
Had rented. In tne silence end gloom.
When hushed was the musketry's rattle.
And ip’tef the cannon’s deep lioom.
The smoke of the coutllct hail lifted,
And drifted away from the sun. . „
While th? soft crimson light, slowly fsdlsik*
sight.
Flatbed back from each motionless gao-
Hangout on the clear autumn air.
And the echoes caught back from tbe mow
'•In* . _
Faint whispers, like hreathmgs of prsytr.
The arrows of sunlight that slanted
Through the trees touched a brow Wbiwi
snow. , . . *
On the bloody sod lying, ’mid tbe deal inas
dylDw.
Anil It Hushed In the last parting i' 0 *-
The dark, crimson tide slowly ebbing
■Stained red the light Jacket of grey;
But another In blue sadly knelt by bis il«
And watched the life passing away.
Said the jacket lu gray, "I've * brother-
. Joe Turner—he lives up In Maine. J
Give him these—and say my t»*t ^
Was forgiveness." Here a lo» .foao
Checked hta voice. Then-"You'll do
For you shot me”—and bis whisper' •>
Sabi the Jacket In blue.^'Brother
_V. Stuart M«W-
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