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They stiffen the muscles of the neck and hold
on to their heads with grim earnestness as u a
sudden Jolt might lose them ana IN the coniu-
sion they would be difficult TO readlust. This
care soon imprints itself on our weary faces.
1t Is difficult to estimate how much nervous
energy 10 d~issipated In this way that, II used In
aeeonplishing something worth while, might
At least 30 stored up for an mo s%e aSeaS. and
wholesome condition. He need not refer here,
for the matter Is too serious, 70 tbe unnatural
and ungracefui mien which this desperate In
tensity cultivates. Nor must ~ pc compared
with nor viewed in tho same light ns the AMI
nation and gesticulation OF the southern races
that are attractive and purely superncial.
1t Is this habit Of nervous exaggeration, 30
t~yrannical and merciless TO the muscles that We
TAKE. to bad. with us. and that plays such mis-
chief with divine sleep.
How to. conquer III Plainly, It y With the
working hours NO must begin. N Boston.
whore the supreme ego gets 2 complotor dovel.
opment than within SOUND OF the echo OF
the roar OF Broadway. there has arisen
the science OF LIBERALIZATION that Is directed to
this very end. LIBERALIZATION IN Its highest
sense. TO speak In the langliage OF It's disciples,
Is the spiritual side OF physical culture. Its
great principle is embodied, completely and
sive." Its methods are based on the union, OF
the Imagination with certain exercises. 9f the
body. Tho Immediate physical result IL the
Editing pDo of perfect Independence AMONG the
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DAUGHTER SUES FATHER FOR sss,ooo
Extraordinary Action for Libel Against .
SIanderous Pnpn.
From the london Daily Netns.

from the London Daily Menu.
Yesterday, before Judge Bayley and a jury.
hearing. 1t was an action brought by Miss Laura
Stokes to recover from her father the sum Of
appeared that the plaintia lived DIV" WITH flh her father or
libel consisted in defendant writing letters and
20 per W Res k00f%fh 20 'as aaSr dsn Ge rem tRa fSe sh to
his goods. She had greatly suffered through
mother 81 the plaintIa. stated ''f fhss she she
action: Her, husbands statements about the
Elaintif had become q by-word in Brighton.
fore the w~orkpeopie in Coventry street. The
trouble between her and the defendant arose
tRs fnven Hi5nsf Ex sfs1ns h'% Th si det e wSmsR Rs ss
another woman; She had 10 vindietive feeling
had uttered about the pjlaintir was known a at
The defendant. Mr.; Stokes. was called. and
provocation from Mrs. Stokes and the plaintiff.
saily rebbed. He Charged his Children IihdF e with
H. La e I Il vi En- ss ssF,sPs w IT, t tssa5 $51;s. ~jHS f. IL
s:!.s yss j q snd T ss6Ss doTn: an Thea ' e. vas g as 8
Hle paid. him, si25.. He was. asked to send a
letter, Of apology. which he did, and. notWiIh-
standing this. he was served with a writ. The
lks s%r q apology was vas, red ed IN court BY MT;
eounself for the defendant. and stated that the
defendant had NJ RECOLLECTION, q saying that
t.s he would Ifat fully. apologize; The letii
have worked hard enough. and It is very
hard that Lsspr%S, my fayorite child: should turn
damage; but merely from the yindictive mo
tives Of Mrs, Stokes. The latter had not always
Laura REYNOLDS, He had lived With her for
had fnsulted him and annoyed him for years,
and Il he had said anything, against the
the household q the defendant ,deposed that
q robbsr. but they considered they v were only
angry words. MI. Kemp. Q. G.. argued that Il
be with damages Of the smallest coin OF the
realm. The learned counsel said that the de-
fendants wife was keeping up the action mere
y for revenge, she having auarrelIed with the
cruel, wicked, and yindictiye woman. In the
result the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff;
damages. f25O.
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FOUND THROUGH Two DREAMS.
Peter Turner's Money and His Alleged
Post.mortem Dispssition Of Some Of 1t.

Peter Turner's Money and His Alleged
Post.mortem Disposition Of Some sr 1t.
II knew two dreams to come true under
peculiar circumstances once" said "A we'll
known lawyer OF Paterson. N. j.. land ever
since then l haven't been much Of q sKeptic In
matters Of that kind. Some years ago, Dexter,
Lambert Il Co., tho silk mill owners Of Pater-
son. had q foreman in their mill named Peter
Turner. He was a man OF eccentric habits,
very ~taciturn, and never informed even his wife
and family Of his business affairs. One day he
went to Clifton, two or three miles below Pater-
son. He started back nome after dark, walking
on the Erie Railway track. When near Peter
son he WAS struck by the locomotive OF .
freight train and instantly killed.
"A few days before his death Turner had re-
ceived between $500 and $500 by Dexter. LAM
bert & Go. Only a few dollars were found on
his person when his dead body was picked up.
and he had given his wife but $i6., What dis
position he had made Of the balance 2; the
not a man Of dissolute or extravaganza habits.
Tor years; yet after hi. iunsrsI sxpeRsss were
nor must have had considerable money de-
posted or INFESTED somewhers was certain
but no trace e OF it could be g found n,siobbor q, tina
Turner's and a close friend Of the dead man. A
week or so after Turner's death Hoyarth went
10 ME. luTuoT Ouo .ulUIhiHE aHt oiuhs $50
her late husband had appeared, to him IN q
dream the night before and made q singular
My family is in need OF some money the
apparition, had said. according TO Howarth.
and l will. supply them will, enough to help
them over their need for q while, IL they VIII
20 to the cellar In. their house they will find.
under a PIE q rubbish q tin backing ooA' IN
"Howarth said that then Turner's apparltion
disappeared. A search was made as directed,
and the tin blacking box and $50 we're found
A further search OF the cellar and premises
was made In hope that moro money might Dc
discovered. but without success. A month or
80 later Howarth had another dream. IN when
Turner, appeared to him again. and directed
him to dig In one corner Of the garden, where
he would find 800 in o paper package. The
that were eyer discovered Of Turner'S savings.
Howarth's dreams made . great sensation In
the city. and some suspicious persons inter.
preted them In O. way that reflected somewhat
on Howarth, and gave the impression that ho
had q knowledge Of the entire amount of tho
Turner money which was not given him 10y
dreams: but that was nonsense. for Howarth
was an honest and u~nassuming mecllunic, In
capable Of such triokery. Besides. II he WAS
aware OF the disposition. Turner had made Of
his money and could take advantage OF II TO
bis own bsneht Why shS1ld he haye voluntarily
whereabouts to TuyserA tam1iyW
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Carter Harrison Discsversa = Miniature Cos.
tinent aud Christons 1t.

tincnt aud Christons 1t.
From the Chicago AafL
RANGooN, Dec. 3l.-We pass close to amore
than usually pretty island OF a few hundred
acres, and some 25O feet high in is loftiest
point. There is no evidence OF its being, in
2 mass OF coral sands and beautiful shells and
broken corals OF various sizes; q high hluf
lifted from this. o part OF II OF purple rocks Of
considerable boldness; lofty trees hung down
covered with several varieties Of orchids and
trailing vines. Low palms and plants, with
huge spikes like the aloe made the Jungle al
most impenetrable. We dared not atte m mi
them: We knew not what venemous reptiles
stream trickled dow the blum. giving us cool.
pure water. / suppose the streams. however.
are not perennial. but flow. only, il, the rainy
season, otherwise the island would have been
Inhabited: We ate 2 little lunch; and drank to
We thought 1t probable that We were, tho
name Of the United StatesY But We had no
strips Of red and blue paper, in which our wine
these to a large sheet OF white paper, but we
could not make the stars. Luckily had In my
s SAY Nc 2 piece Of paper With inc Glieag9 sea-
our, flag, But this was hardly, Uncle sans
1t to a tree quite securely. Then We all took q
t RSl s 81 = e silfsss' t Rs't isia aar "P SSicsso sS& and r foai
mally took possession OF, It In the name OF our
own proud city. To seal the matter We fired q
q yolley of twenty-four shots from our two re-
y~y9lvers and the little ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
off Chicago" near the equator in the RHO
Linga archipelago!
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training. This fourth finger represents in a
way every member. muscle, and nerve OF the
body. LIBERALIZATION comes In to break up thia
allow Q state Of rcst to every part Of the body
not called to action.
The promoter OF this science IN BOSTON is
here. 1t Is based primarily on the Delsarte
system OF producing graceful movements in
the interest Of tho stage, which has several
well-known exponents here. On this Miss Call
has. n system OF her own: directed. as. has been
said. not so much toward grace of body. except
but toward economy OF nerve and muscular
force, precision Of action, and consequent re-
pose OF soul.
Our interest, which is chiefly personal and
selfish. does not go with Miss Call into the
transcondental regions whittier she carries 1t,
time ago on The Regeneration Of the Body"
In the Neo Jerusalegn Nd0azfne, one Of the
practical teachings and exercises. when not
carried so far rs to run into self Inconsistencies,
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WOMAN WHEN SHE SLEEPS.
HER DISPOSITION TO ASSUME TENSE
And WEARING ATTITUDES.

Always Ready 20 Jump In Case Of nm Earth.
suake Or n Mouso-The Need OF Reinx..
ti~op-Traini,r the Faculties To that End,
While sleep Is the most refreshing exer-
else Of the body, and night natures season OF
repair, II ia most usual to hear complaints OF
fatigue on waking.
II am as tired as II / hadn't been ~asleep.n
II feel as II I had been tramping. dancing, or
beating carpets all night" as the probabili-
ties suggest.
This is because Of the unconscious and I'M
necessary expenditure OF force by the body
during sleep. In this nervous. business-driven
age the body is rarely In a relaxed and normal
condition while we are sleeping. The affairs
OF the day are carried into dreamland. II not
with their own harassing details, then with
these transformed and translated into equally
worrying cares.
Dreams. starting, snorting, jumping, are
not the only or tho most significant evil
dences OF bodily activity, Of this con-
tinued state OF nervous tension. The most
noiseless. quiet sleeper rarely lies in O per-
fectly relaxed state, body and limbs at ease.
With an egotism that seems to be instructive,
most people endeavor to look out for them
selves in sleep. They do not trust to the soft
and willing support Of the bed: they cling to It
as II some sudden and malicious spring might
toss them out upon the Hoor. They hoId their
heads down on the pillows as II the feathers
might rise up and bounce them of. Or, and
this Is more common they stifen the muscles
Of the neck and hold their own heads as IL the
pillow could not be trusted for support.
They clutch the bedclothes. and cling with
frightened grip. They brace their feet against
the bed rail or. by dexterous twisting. use
themselves rs a point d'appui. They draw up
as for a leap. They crouch as for a spring.
They tie themselves into knots. clasp their
knees in desperation. clench their hands, and
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The Girl with the Green Gloves.

~ used to meet every morning, when 1
This sounds like the commencement OF q melo-
dramatic romance 1t is not; 1t is only the first
words Of an anecdote told me by a gentleman
illustration Of the Influence Of dress on the
human mind. especially that OF tho male.
Women. | fancy. suffer much less from the
horrors. of dress; they rather rejoice in such
sins when committed by others; These
gloves" he continued. became a daily terror
When L had borne the sight as long as possible
I took a bold step; carefully studied the APP
pearance Of her hand. guessed the size, and
bought half a dozen pairs Of gray kid gloves.
The next morning when met her l took OF
my hat and politely presented the parcel. She
alas! when ! met her again she still wore the
green silk gloves" What did you do then? ?"
e and left the neighborhood. There was NO
help for n: Why would that girl wear green
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Mental Teissraphiax by Red Men.

1t is said that the Indians on the plains
have always prsctised a system OF mental tele:
which they communicate with each other al
most instantaneously. and without messengers
or signals. This mental telsgraphing Is by no
the United States. The same thing has been
done by many people on the plains, and among
the mountains, both OF America and other
one method OF maniiesting knowledge known
to and practised by many persons.
are made seems to be. and is, = great mystery.
Many theories about IL have been suggested.
all o. which fall far short 81 satisfying the
that such communications are sent and re-
eeiyed. and that they are often genuine Sad
knowledge, is now almost universally conceded,
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che looked. despite the records OF the musty
family Bible and the remembrances Of the tire
some family oracle.
The Quaker city Girl f. n Vast ~Inpreve.
r.ent On her Former seiG.

rnont On her FORMER sell.
From ne chicago Tribune.
PH1LADEIPHIA, Feb. 1o@.Do you observe
swell set who had lived several. years ABROAD.
and was nov, taking 3 stroll IN the West End.
"Hi I'm S6 desc5iaaediS'" he replied
In women. I.mean theylook so much moro
s aI,g n t ~ hardy rtsp. t aDS mi Sl " ssit sleaF 6sss Sss slss a
good deal Of talk OF the delicacy Of women In
iashionable society In America, The notion
went abroad But 1 .haye come back to, find
them still slender and why, but, so far as can
similar social position in Europe"
s sSSSsst the %f PSE,iSs as hss E hGf b s'f iash l1isinS las sG GRAD
%Eids-ayats, Wills. 81 course. she has always
g%uishine gin Of Iihe drawing rooms Of ten years
your tea or sherry with a hand that suggests a
sges Shine GSn VIII hinh N he syisFy T Msr eSssis h aee
brown With wind and sun. II she hasn't danced
them tsnf. into %, pHelG me n Va Even y Il che has; t hf,1 first st
in the penitentiai season to mediate and pray,
Everything goes accordineto caprice, and the
vogue oi 4. |; for women to be strong, and to
N boys are are , ehesred Y IN the Mas ash sIsaee striv mSs
MUSIC was CROWDED q low nights ago with the
flower Of society to applaud tho achievements
Of young swells who ran and leaped and
jumped. one young sprfg Of fashion awaken
Ing a burst OF feminine enthusiasm by spring.
ing cle:ar over two horses. equal to any feat OF
It's kind seen even In a professional circus.
But athletics are not left to men. Women and
girls go in for them. at least in their own mild
way. and they are as enthusiastic as the most
successful college oarsmen.
What do they do2
Well. they ride. and they fence. and do the
trapez. act in boomers and short jackets:
they walk. and they go In Tor dumb-bells and
Indian clubs. and indulge In a variety Of other
feats that give muscle and abundant breath.
No weather has terrors for them any more, and
ifyou wish to see a procession Of Philadelphia
beauties, bigger and brighter than you will
ever bel old 1t at any other time, you musttake
There you will see them in, ones. twos, and
merrily along in their rubber coats aud dainty
Ing. and their white breath kissing the moist
air. They are all bound-well, no where in
particular. But they must be out in the wet.
1t is tn o new caprice. 1t indicates that they
are up to the days: days in which the Phila-
delphia girl, who knows what is the latest, in
sists on being healthy. on daring the perils Of
all weatliers. on ignoring horse cars. and saw
ing the pennies which erstwhile went to make
the horse car " families OF the Quaker City 30
rich and powerful. And she is more than ever
a lovely creatures; q bright and cheery wet
weather daisy.
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The Women OF the Cabinet,

The women of the Cabinet! I hate to say
ladies Of the Cabinet. 1t always makes me
toid that the Bishops BIZ pis iady " Was n0h Ia her w Saprt Mas
and wanted him to go. out and wait on her.
mo, indeed" he replied; II wouldn't do 1t for
yet that, phrase, is also objectionable, Tor they
are neither in the Cabinet, nor Of the Cabinet.
They DO NOT g3 e Cabinet meetings. unless
" reported. Cabinet wives Will not do, for
some are daughters, My knowledge Of Eng
tibet. The fact that there is no phrase or perl
phrase that comnmonly and correctly describes
them is significant. 1t shows that. strictly
portant;e and influence and consideration.
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Tho Girl with Hazel Eyes
Lrem The Atlanta Coasttiulon.

Young man, you had better not try to firt
with 2 pair Of hazel H sEEss; are II ,d Is a su waste 81
than tho blue. and once deceived do not pine
away In grief. but rally for revenge and take it
out In scorn. III you tackle them you had bet
tor 20 In To win or leave the country. And while
l think Of 1t III make another, remark: When
you WOO and win and wed you had better Keep
4fakeb "a DoWeS Of love TO do thema
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Miners Attacked by Women.
Prom the Philadelphia Timer

PoTTsvILLE, Feb. 14.-This evening about
thirty women. with a brass band, Carrying
banners, dead chickens, rabbit skins. &c, on
sticks and poles; marched toward the Phiia-
near this city. Just as the men quit work. Ali
Of the men, who live In Minersyill lie jumped into
baked, and finally stood stock still, at tho az.
proach Of the women. The driver jumped on
the back Of one q the aaim%Slks, and attempted
women SO that they pulled him Oh the mule.
and rolled him In the slush and dirt Of the road.
WorImen living In B~ranchdale. while on his
way to tho community hydrant. was attacked
last night and badly beaten.
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How q Vienna. woaid Propose.


From Ne bdH FTdHc1sco ChT0Htck.
think 1t would be funny to hear a woman
propose to a man. l wonder how she would
N"ithink you're the incest man I ever saw.
and-I never loved anybody before.mbut, we'll
Of cSgrsenL could T1M5E MI. pJ5s snss-i Th Ensw h tbsy
wwouldSif T-but I'd rather have you than any
body"
LET me SEQ: the 9lst-no, I've got to 20 to q
wedding on the 15th.I think 1t will BIO the 18th
I don't know. And then there's Mrs; ,Wilker-
22d. Perhaps about the 29th-if Mary Faral-
tones doesn't give her garden party. Let us
say some time next month. dearest"
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A mighty lovely girl who Is not unknown
to critical Bostonians, received q unique pres
emit recently from a devoted admirer on the
other side OF the water. It was an exquisitely
enameiied box In the form Of an apple. tied
with a white ribbon on which. In silver letter.
ing. were the legendary words. "Jugement de
enclosed in a. white satin box, fastened with a
silver clasp haying the fair ones monogram
ers would have us believe that enthusiastic
sentiment was dead
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San Antonio Girls In Danger Of . Boycott.
From the San Antonio Erpr,ss.

A verv nice young man, whose name al
ways appears in the list of those attending the
swell balls and other similar social affairs. un-
bosomed himself to an Express reporter yester-
day. In common with other San Antonio So
ciety mon. this very nice young man has a
Antonio society girls don't mend their ways
while. Don't faint, L didn't mean to make a pun.
I am IN dead hard earnest. You see; we've
stood the thing about long enough. During
tho dull season. when there are no strangers in
the city. the girls are too awfully sweet on us
town boys; But now keep your eye pesled and
observe the change. We get up parties and
balls. and run ourselves In debt very often
We take the girls there and pay for the
hacks they ride in: Soon MS they get under the
glare of the chandelier and on Glfstening floor
they begin to look around for new male faces.
Let O drummer come. along decked out In a
spike;tail coat and an idiotic grin. and the girls
go wild over him. and the town boy Is lucky II
he gets three dances during the evening. And
an army, officer is our horror. When a blue
average San Antonio girl grows rapturously
AZ said before: we have patiently borne With
change" The very nice young man then went
OF. and mildly dissipated in q glass OF moxy to
Oufet his nerves.
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various movements Of the different members
OF the body-in detachinG them. 80 to speak,
from one another.
An instance familiar to every one Is the
fourth finger Of the hand which every player on
the piano-forte knows IL unable To, perform It's
gers are employed without having had special
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Plate Epicures.

From N. Neuada Silcer State.
The Plutes are feasting on rabbits nowa-
days. the bounty on their scalps being an in
centive to the red men TO XIII them. Pinenut
rabbits. 10 q favorite dish With. the Indians IN
S9ld weather. Aad thsS Say " makes AsEd
Z HrENasypsyE.
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MoUsrACHBs ON CLEneYMEM.
Lively Correspondence stirred W ~ Canon
Little's vete on M~sustaches

From the london Standard.
To THE EDITOR OF H STANDARD-Sir !:
tSo ssES1,s ne SrsaY, In y %ap, sd,sio S.O Of to-day y feels ,Is
i Rale 81 ar nf in SaSeasr m rp: oG to be ne p ans MS parish
The, moustache has INCIDENTALLY been adopt
cd in imitation OF Q military fashion. but surely
sensible people i. they prefer TO. follow their
own fashion. and the example Of their Bishops,
In Yh his Is personal a,sor ALL a = masrsn 2, t reaaire, #, a
priest has, at any rate, the alternative OF a
beard which a cavalry oflSer has not
Sir: The utterly Irrelevant remark of Canon
Knox Little upon moustached ,clergymen is
nGi llns,{b By e ahs Be ws narssa Of Gy tSat T SirsSss , ssSsrS
p~Tiestly shayeiinR finds more favor In the sight
mark. and not to be debated upon in the pub
But 1 do ask 10 be permitted to point out that
his voice, nature advocates the use OF q nous
throat and lungs. II clean shaven or partially
shoTn priests Priests who mooIn,Gat nnnfrS1uently complain
S very ? ss@lFSSiS'i they y1 might te somm sRSn tho eh wor liHHt;
wisdom OF their brethren who nre not Ashamed
to be seen with a natural respirator growing
am, sir. your obedient servant,
A NAzARITE.
ds SIN; Il ( haze sGsr RED d. with mhr pleasure s e; whisGh viii Vi no z
Moustaehed Clergyman to Canon. Knox Lit
ties witticism. 1t is we'll the laity should learn
how determined IN effort is being made In GER
petty. tyranny is SO far successful that at least
one Bishop refuses to license any man who
wears the solitary moustache. Goldsmith ro-
lates that a Chinese philosopher could be dis
tingpished by the length Of his finger nails
connection between, clerical ability and the
quantity Of hair on the upper lip.
Hammond. whom all. admit to be u representa-
tive Anglican, wore the solitary moustache. as
l., attested by his portrait at Magdalen College 7
playful genius Of John Leech. but it is painful
to see the dignitaries OF the Church playing the
part OF the comic, illustrator. Canon Knox Lit
tle would hardly have been pleased with him
ent when he let of his little joke In tho Town
probate an accomplished clown. but a cross
To H EDITOR OF THE STANDARD-Sir: IA
Moustached Clergyman's" rejoiner to Canon
Knox Little's rather silly remark at Oxford is
both apt and wise. At all events. /. as the
assert with confidence that the great majority
clergy should remind them Of cavalry officers
l hold that the. womanly eraces which belong
to Christs religion are neither fifty nor truly
aymbolized by an efeminate face: and It is,
therefore, not q little vexatious to note how
quite as natural in petticoats as In trousers.
p p r. do ! think some time q n Punch, e rot
party was most delightful; we had fifty ladies.
thirty,hve gentlemen. and half o dozen par
sons" A MousTAcHED VICAR.