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The Organ of Former Days.

The organ is Of q much more remote
origin than the piano, since it has been
known for moro thnn 1900 years. Con-
stantine is said 10 have presented ono TO
ono Of the kings Of Franco in the Eighth
century: and the monks were among the
first performers on them. though it must
have been a somewhat painful process, the
striking Of the broad keys with the fist
being neccs AIRY TO produce a sound, while
the bellows worked laboriouslv. Organs
wcr, used first IN churchos and cathedrals,
but monotonous cfoc' IL must have
Welded under the hardy blows Of the
bending monl, as b. sat on his high stool
I'm front al the huge structure; for even
in its primal days the organ had gilded
pipes Just a. thc magnificent organ AZ
Issllcna. ou the Pacific slope, which has
attracted $50 much admiration Of late. The
ned.l was Of later iufeH.i0n end added
much to the tone # the organ; when 10
was ioaGc sufficiently large TO fcst the
foot ur9a BOO toad OF thc tip of the toe
more force 9lld leappliel io i,s pressure
ard ils tone increased on diminished %
win The "ratcr organ rs prior TO any
othcr. and. though consisting Of dlminu-
five pipes .ul limited in number, served
g. COOL purpose. and now that tic organ
initiates In rcnc measure most ~ tho
other Instruments it trsly an a5i9rish-
iur piece OF TorkmGnship.-Ciobc DcI-o.
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a Horses Deliberate Revenge.

Il will just tell you n story, said Mr..
Foster l.. Bas aus, about the memory and
reasoning power possessed hy q horse IN
my fathers farm. This horse was hi the
habit Of making journeys about the neigh
borhood in charge Of a certain groom. who
was coarse ignorant, low and cruel Tho
horse had beel brought UP on our farm
and was very goo@ tempered and gentle.
but the groom 1ghness and f0iidHess
for laying on the whip confused him 50
much that he was not prompt in obeying
orders sometimes Then the groom. beat
and bullied him The horse never showed
the slightest sign Of resentment till one
day the groom approached bin in the
pasture field. The horse We free for the
first time IN the presence Of lis enemy
and he charged III groom. A short halter
was around his neck, and the groom
seized this and hung on. The horse tried
20 strike him with his forefeet tried to
bite and kick him Tho man lodged and
shouted for aid
The fight was desperate and very eX-
citing The horse fairly roared with
rage. The groom was nearly tagged cut,
and in another five minutes would have
been knocked down and trampled to
death, when my father came on the
scene. lie seized the halter and told the
groom TO run. As soon as he was gone
the horse subsidized and was as dociic as
ever Now, am satisfied that the horse
deliberately planned TO kill that groom nj
the first favorable opportunity. Sec how
carefully he chose the time and place Of
the assault. 4 lonely pasture field where
he had his enemy all to himself. He had
never shown the faintes. sign Of vicious
ness before. The groom kept away from
him after that, and the horse never after
ward was known TO exhibit rage. If he
had killed the groom it would have been
murder in the first degree. for the element
Of dcliberation was there. Yes. sir; horses
have reason, and they have memory also.
BROOKLYN Eagle
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A curious instance. which wc ihinl he's
ueyer before been published. of the cl.
miruiou which au ardent and imaginative
reader may feel for his fayoritc author j.
illustrated in The case al q youug man
residing in Florida. who had long been cn
enthusiastic adnI9 # Kathleen Ma
vou,nccn. On leaning hat ihe author
was alive and iu poverty hc visited Balti.
more, and found ion the appearance and
conversation 81 fhc old professor oll that
Ais fancy had pictured As he was pos.
scssed Of some means, and Lad no lies or
living Misunderstanding LOST father and
brothers in tho rcbei.i0n-ho remained
some time I'm Baltimore. and finally pre-
Vailed upon Professor Crouch ID adept
him as his SON. By an act OF tho legi-la-
turc Of Maryland his name was changed
o that Of Crouch and the pecuuiary as
sistancc which hc has since rendered has
done much TO brighten the declining years
Of the old composer. The action of this
Young man forms the, latest incident in
the strangely romantic history OF tho au-
ihor OF Kathleen Mavourneen Charles
i. Adams in Detroit Free Press
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*
The eenerai difficulties which surround
small thlng1 IN London make life weari-
some The main object Of the cockncy
mind seems % be guided by the principle
Of always EMPLOYING two Tcu to do one
mans work. II possible. Tho hotels place
50 many uniformed porters al tue en-
frances to open tho doors that one has TO
engage in r sort Of land TO hand struggle
10 get through them Bnt the effort 81
getting into a hotel is nothing TO that
which surrounds the theatre or the opera,
particularly The latter
went 10 see augustus Harris big
Italian Opera company one night at Co
vent Garden before had become familiar
with the details Of British Management,
aud | felt. when ! had finally succeeded
in getting into the theatre that ! had ac-
complished something large ard heroic
| was late. but just as ! arrived at the
theatre a policeman stopped my cab and
INDUCED IN fiery and aSpirated flow of
eloqucncc lccansc the driver had ap-
preached tho theatre from the wrong dl-
rection After long struggle the cab
,,edc fctour cf about half mile, and
came back In the right direction, but got
in at tie wrong gate. Another policeman
began repetition Of cxpostulation and
abuse. during which escaped and pushed
my way through thirty or forty other
cabs that had taken up the most adj
vantagcous positions near the entrance of
tho house. bought a ticket for a stall
from one man. went 10 another man 10
find which wav to 20, and he politely
showed nc the way TO third official
who took away nv ticket, gave me another
and passed me over to woman, who
worc n white apron and winning smile.
She conducted me along five or six sub
terranean passages with an air of intense
and naughty reserve, bowed politely.
handed me over to another woman, who
also wore a white apron, and then dis
appeared The second woman took my
oyercoat, gave me ticket and abandoned
me 20 my fate.
| ploIded along more echoing passage
WAYS. when | discovered third woman
with white apron, who kindly gave me
a new direction for finding a fourth one,
whose apron was edged with black. This
person seemed TO regard my whole life
and existence as mistake bordering on
crime She announced that | was on
the wrong side Of the house, and that II
was rot her province to scat me; but,
then, feeling q sudden revolution Of feel
ing. She unlocked neighboring door ano
projected me suddenly into the brilliantly
lighted cuditorium. started out alone
On the quest Of my seat, and during the
search the audience lost III interest in the
stage Afto. | had ct length found my
place and the audience had given uni.
vcrsl sigh Of relief ano- her woman in u
white apron came along end collected six
pence for programme with an air OF
mastery and fatal dispatch. BY the aid
of ten servants had at last succeeded in
finding my own seat.-Blakely Hall in
Now York Sun.
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The women of France are almost uni
versaliy misunderstood and misjudged,
because If tie writings IF such noyelsts
a. Dumas Gis and Feyleau. The French
woman Is not q wilt ihe inferior u The
English or American woman. The mid
die class woman in tie United States IS
better pduca'el than the average woman
Of the saue class IN France On the
other hand the French woman IS more
active. She shares her husband'- labors
and often. Indeed, takes more than her
share Often her a1oTs begin ia the
early morning, TO end only ~ midnight,
OF later still. Tho French woman Of the
lower middle class does not hold ir be-
meath her dignity 10 perform the hum
blest household duties, while at the same
time she is lively, pleasant aud always
willing % talk. she IS az faithful o. her
husband as any American or English
woman in tie world, aud i j. the meres.
delusion TO suppose tat family life in
France is undermined. - Mrs. Frank
Leslie
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Value Of tho Chinese Almanac.

Recently the Chinese residents at
Lhassa, in Tibet, implorcl the emperor to
cause arrangements 20 be made which
would enable them to receive the copies
of their almanac at the earliest possible
date in each year. This anxiety would
seem very curious, were il not the fact.
as we are informed By writer in The
Chinese Recorder. that the almanac is the
most important book to the Chinese
Its space is far too important 10
be occupied with the matter which
fills western almanacs 1t contains
astronomical information which is
useful, but It's great mission is 10 give
fun and accurate information for select
ing lucky places for performing all the
acts. great and small. for their every day
life And as every al Of life in China.
however trivial. depends for it's success
on the time in which and the direction
ii. C., the point Of the compass toward
Which it is dono) it is Of the utmost i'm
po.tance TO the Chinese that every one
should have correct information available
at all times 10 so order his life as 10 avoid
bad luck and calamity and secure good
luck and prosperity Consequently, the
almanac is. perhaps, the most universally
circulated book I'm Chna.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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The women of these coasts and Islands
are as skillful as the men I'm handling the
car and rudder They know every sunkcn
rock and dangerous current of the ntri-
cate channels between enc great island OF
Aran and the mainland and take the boats
ia and out in all weathel5. For many
Years a Grace Darling of this western
coast, the daughter of pilot vino lived oil
Fights Island. went ont in storm aud
darkness with her old father. never trust
iig him alone. as she knew his weakness
for the whis ky~Jhis brave girl never
fiuched from facing the widest gales
fearing thar disaster might bcfall her
father, and the vessels it was bis bust
ness TO guide 20 o safe anchorage, if shc
we're not 40 Che helm. Many a ships
crew beating about between AIan and
Owey owed its preservation 90 Nellie
Bowie Two sisters.haye taken the post
boat into Aran for many years past, their
father, John Nancy. being now old and
inirm. Woman s World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-31

A German authority recommends n.y.
drOgen peroxide for variety OF domestic
purposes. Being inodorous and non
poisonous, it Is a Sslrablc substitute Tor
chloride Of lime and oxalic acid for bleach
ing and removing stains OF every descrip-
ton. IL white4s yelloWed fabrics aud
articles of bone or ivory. IL is the best
application for cleansing and binding
wounds and sores; and has most bcne-
fetal effect in diphtheria, Group, whooping
cough, etc. Bleeding is stopped by its
use. A weak solution will remove disa-
preeable tastes and smells from tie
mouth, or purify the atmosphere OF sick
room when sprayed into 1t. Pots, pans
and wooden vessels may be freed from
foul odors by peroxide Of hydrogen, and it
will sweeten and preserve butter and
keep fresh meat foy long time.-ArAan'
saw Traveller.
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Il is in fighting that some Of tho most
curious traits are manifested by fowls Of
all kinds Notice the coops Of Cochns
and Brahmas in a poultry show and you
will find many Of the cocks with combs
bloody and SCARED from pecking one an
others heads They thrust their necks
out between tho side of the coop and the
first slat in front and clumsily punish each
other In long rows of coops Of game
placed in exactly the same way. not a
peck is given. 1t isnot that the slow and
easily whipped Asatics are fonder Of
fighting than the ideal gladators Of the
animal world, but simply that no game
cock will put himself at a disadvantage
by getting his head in reach first. When
game cocks look out. it is through one Of
the middle spaces. Fighting is too seri-
Gus a business with these high spirited
birds 10 be mixed with foolisAness. Ben
jamin Kari in Popular Science Monthly.
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Tho Origin q Ide,s.

While Capt afterward Sir Samuel
Brown was occupied in studying the
construction OF bridges with the view a
coutriving one Of a chap description 20
be- thrown across the Tweed near which
he lived. De was walking I'm lis garden
one dewv autumn morning. when De
saw tiny SPIDERS net suspended acro-,
his path. The idea Immediately occurred
20 him that a bridge Il iron ropes on
chains might be constructed in Ike man
Ter. and the result was the invention ~
bis suspension bridge. 80 James Watt
when consulted about the mode Of car
rying water by pipes under the Clyde.
along the unequal bed of tlg river, turned
bis attention enc day to tire she'll ol a
lobster presented a- table. and from that
model De- invented an iron tubo. which.
when hid down, was found eiactualiv
10 answer The purpose. Sir ls,mbert
Brunei took his first lessons in forming
the Thames tunnel from the Tiny ship
worm. lie saw how the little creature
perforated the wood with ~ Wen armed
head first in one direction and then in
another, till the archway was complete,
and then daubed over tie roof and sides
with q kind Of varnish and By copy ins
tins wort, exactly on large scale Brunei
was al length enabled 20 construct hi,
shield and accomplish DIS great engineer
ing work. Once q Week.
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skim a ,In-.eI c.gnlrr r,orse.

Although tho Arab horse is celebrated
for DIS feat8 of endurance aud courage,
the impression prevails ia army circles In
this country that the Arab blood - CONF
mon IN American horses iiust be modified
bv O. r.infusion II the strain Of heavier
steeds. Il Is becoming difficult IN this
country. wher, horses are so plentiful 20
mount over 10000 cavalry ms Tie desider-
atum of an animal which uuiics great
speed with weight, carrying power and
endurance. g. hard 90 lick ont from iAe
animals brought before the purchasing
army The formation Of e government
stud. modelled ON those Of France, Ger
many and Austria. has been suggested BY
cavalr- officers. who find plenty Of heavy
hories and plenty Of speedy horses. but
few that are both heavy and speedy
Tho same trouble H. experienced IN Eng
land. where 81 is said that tho horses Of
fcraG go tho purchasing officers are alto
gathcr to- "huc" for the service Austria
seems e. Lave some ncarness TO solving
tho problem - producing tie model cav
alrv horse in Hungary. Proud a. Turkey
IS Of its possession of tho Arab stockl 1t
buys largely I'm Austria when it can raise
the money to procure cavalry remounts.-
Boston Transcript.
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In Moscow. as well SIS everywhere in
Russia. tue horses ere very fine and very
fast They have the build Of race horses,
with their slim legs and far reaching
necks. Even some OF the droskies have
full blooded horses, and their drivers are
able 10 obtain a fancy price for their use.
Horses and boots are the two things that
Russians seem 10 pride themselves upon.
They may not have any stockings-and
few Of the lower classes wear them at all
but boots they must have and Will
havf Boots with high morocco tops,
and worn witt the pantaloons tucked
into the tops, so that every inch shows;
and then, ike the Mexican with his
spurs, they are dressed. - Henry N.
Wright in Detroit Free Press.
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Some Fifteenth Century Letters.

Some letters written ia the carly part Of
the Fifteenth century have been sold at
auction in London Paper was then
precious. and the pieces are mostly about
twelve inches or thirteen inches wide and
from four inches 20 fourteen inches long.
The handwriting Is like that used IN Ger
many. kind Of cngrossing hand. written
with wonderful regularity as % the lines
which are about throe-eighths of an inch
apart. and the ink is generally Of good
dark color. very seldom 40 all faded or
changed into the rusty color OF many doc
uments OF much later date The writing
j. rather pulling TO any One uot on adept
but ass we oo how the ~ takes The place
Of ow 81 and the old spelling and the
old words are understood. the letters can
be read tolerably well-Chicago Herald
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Nj Gladstonca study az Haworden
castle holds 1900 volumes. which are
ranged ola shelves iuitiug ont into the
room. There is not book that Mr. Glad
stone cannot lazy his hand upon tic mo-
mout ho wants IT, Thcrcarc three writing
desk in this room. mcof which IS for the
exclusive uso of Mrs Gladstone The ox.
premier breakfasts 40 E and dimes at S,
breaking DIS fast by light luncheon at .
-iiarpcrs BSzar.
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From the facts at our command. there
is evidence that individual storage Of lie
may be FAR greater than the vast ma
iorlty Of people either exuector hope for.
The mean duration Of life in England
may be taken ut Il years But we have
instances upon instances in which this
storage Of life IS doubled. aud some in
which it is trebled. | recently had. in
the consulting room. at the same time,
three gentlemen, whose united ages
reached the total OF 262 years, or over 81
years each, and each with fair promise
of from four - FIVE years Of lifc at least.
also. within the present quarter, saw.
on the same day, two gentlemen, whose
united ages gave 1856 years, or an aver
age Of % years each. / have seen, and
carefully examined physically, q woman
who had attained the age of 10j years,
and who lived afierward for three or
four years and | once conducted an au-
topsy Of a man who had passed his 03d
year
There was nothing in the social condi-
ton OF the individuals concerned that
could # itself account for such an un-
usual storage Of life as that which they
presented. T'so Of those specially re-
ferrpd to were men Of the highest class
OF mental power; tire other has come
down from one Of the oldest Of the noble
families Of Europe. a fourth has fought
his own way from the lowest position e.
one Of anluence and power; while the
oldest Of all was. from first 20 last, in
abiect poverty and was I'm q worI,house.
DIR. Benjamin Ward Richardson.
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American Medieal students Abroad.

IN regard TO the medical education Of
American physicians compared with those
Of Europe, | have been struck fOrcibly by
the fact that our students seem TO b3
more practical and better able to grasp
and develop ideas than those Of European
countries. Especially in the operative
courses, in Vienna. have noticed that
the American stud ants performed their
work more neatly and thoroughly and
with greater dispatch than the compare
lively slow going Continental members Of
the class, and that while those from this
country had possibly had but three
years course Of study before graduation
vet they were more than the equals Of
the German students Of six years stand
ing. think this difference is due to tho
more practical and thorough methods Of
teaching la vogue in this country, and /
believe it TO be but a question Of time
when instead Of US E0ing 90 Europe. the
continental physicians will be anxious to
avail themselves # The facilities offered
IN the United States
The present superiority Of foreign over
American medical institutions lies IN tho
fact that all their expenses arc sustained
by the government. but ii there was =
tendency on the part of the wealthy TO
endOw our schools. whatever doubt there
may be as 20 comparative merit would
soon be set at rest Regarding surgery,
one Of Won Bergmapl's assistants. man
known throughout lie world by his c0l-
ncciion with the case of the crown prince.
has told me. IN tho course Of converse
tion, that hc considered tire American sur
gcon ahead Of the world in ingenuity,
Practical ability and in operative tech
niquc DR. &. Y. l.. Rrukaw in Globe
Democrat.
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ing a moro boy and not in uniform he was
permitted 10 60 free
Nfter tho breaking mp Of tho Confcd
cracy Mr. Martin returned to lis homo il,
Georgia, where he began o course Of
study. entering al ac,tdc,ay for boys,
teaching tho lower and studying the
higher branches. He also studied law,
and was admitted TO the bar lie prac
ticed law successfully for awhile, but in
1872 purchased The Houston Homo jour
nal, which be published and edited COR
tight years. In 1880 lie vas elected 10
the general assembly Of Georgia.
In 1913 Dc married, and ten years later
sold The Home journal aud went TO Sa-
vannah, where lie was engaged cditori
ally on Tho Morning News. lie went TO
Jacksonville two years ago to 70 on the
editorial staff Of The Times Union. IL
March last he assumed editorial charge Of
The Ncws.llerald. When the two papers
wcro consolidated he was retained as edi-
.or Of Tho Times Union.
Mr. Martin left a widow and three chill.
1ren, and the newspaper men Of Savan-
nah Ga, are raising fund for the benefit
Of the bereaycd family II is earnestly
requested that como leading member Of
the staff Of every newspaper in the com
try assume charge Of the collection Of
funds for the purpose, which should he
sent 10 J H. Estilc, chairman Martin me
mortal fund committee All other core
tpondonce should GO 10 \. Il. MyTes,
secretary, Savannah, Ga.
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PHYSICAL beauty has never, since tho
davs If Greece and Rome, enjoyed IL
pr5rer exaltation; and 10 was once quite
The proper thing for moralists and clergy
men to decry an delight in beauty Of per.
son rs unbecoming 60 q thoughtful and
Christian people, and this Kind Of mis-
taken moral sc0urging gradually led to
neglect II personal habits conducive TO
perfect physical development and beauty,
until about n score OF years ago II be
carno almost impossible % find perfectly
well man or woman But cf late years a
healthier sentiment has been gaining
~ound. as q natural reaction, and schools
Tor physical culture, gymnasiums, swim
ming baths, fencing lessons, etc, have
materially improved the physical condi-
tions OF yourg men and women; while
this growing interest in physical develop
ment and beauty is gradually working a
change for the better in the moral condi-
tions Of the people for perfectly healthy
man or woman, fun Of vital strength, aud
blessed with natural appetites. desires
aud passions. is far less apt to be sen
sualist or criminal than one whose physi-
cal condition IS deprayed, and whose ap-
pstites are therefore vicious and de
graded The Argonaut.
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snnerinc rom Ecd Tanc.

The Panama canal seems o. be suffering
from red tape On one occasion 10 took
sixteen days time and 200 miles of travel
80 get vouchers for some -lubricating o..
which was lying alongside Of the drciges
for which it was intended, and these
drcdgCs lay idle az a cost Of 5000 day.
until they could get the oil. Upon another
occasion it took seven days TO get five
cents worth Of vascline out Of the base
meut of the building ia which it was
needed on some Instruments Of prccisica
TO prevent msting Chicago Herald.