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any teacher ever met. He knew Ma
poleon the Great better than the iatter's
historians.
Napoleon was one of his gods, Baude-
laire was another, Albert Durer another.
He could, off hand (and everything he
did he did in an off hand manner), give
you the alpha and omega of all the great
emperor's battles, from Lodi to Water
loo. He could rattle oil the lives of all
the ladies and gentlemen of $50 called)
royal blood who ever wore crown or
satupon or near or behind a throne. He
wrote a marvellous comic history of Eng
land, of Rome, of America. lie wrote
an opera that ran for 100 nights in Paris,
eighteen years ago. He wrote the short.
est play that was ever written, produced
III Paris, eighteen or twenty years ago.
From the rise to the fall of the curtain
only fifty-eight seconds elapsed.
More than half the witty, audacious
and humorous squibs which have been
credited to his intellectual interiors dur
ing the past ten years, in the papers of
this country and others, were his. l
have known him to write $50 Joking
paragraphs between and / p. IN. of a
sunny Sunday. He would just let me
go on talking, while he, with his pad
before him, would jot down three line
squibs, the germ of which would be
word or motion from his guest. He
would sit down before a piano and i'm.
provise in the most heavenly way. If
lyric in the poets corner of a paper ap-
pealed to him he would Immediately
wed it to the most delicious melody"
MIR. Saltus was such handsome man
that the celebrated artist Cabanal once
stopped him on the street, and said that
Mr.. Saltus' face was the most perfect
face of the Greek type he had ever seen,
and asked that he might paint his por.
trait.
He was 80 years Of age when he died.
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HANDSOME REDINGOTF.

AS it is now you will find, for instance,
at ball as many styles of hairdresSng
as there are girls. The curls over the
forehead are too becoming to ever aban-
don. They have recn in vogue since
Ewes time, l verify Selieve, off and on,
though believe there was period when
it was ardently desired to have a high
forehead. ! was in a great jewelry es-
tablishment n few days ago and there |
saw hundreds of Greek filIets in silver,
gold, bronze, copper and mother of pearl.
Some were in the form of chains, others
flat plain bands, and others again were
richly chased and some were jeweled.
There is another abuse against which
l now lift my pen. That is the abuse of
the directoire redingotes These gar,
ments are handsome. picturesque and
very becoming to some figures and made
In the proper materials. which are cash.
mere, light ladies' cloth and lustrine,
with suitable accessories, but they are
not to be worn everywhere nor by every
woman, nor should they be made of any
Of the cheap and slazy materials. '.imi,
tations' OF this or that other goods, nor
should they he made of great glarng
plaid or figured goods, and they are only
for outdoor wear
To be what they are designed for,
these directoire coats want To take the
place of jacket and wrap, and no stout
woman should allow herself to dream OF
having one, a good gauge is 10 say, nc
woman weighing over li0 pounds ought
20 be permitted by law to have one.
The coat presented with this is one Of
the very best models, and is 10 be made
Of wool or wool and silk goods firmly
woven. The trimmings are of velvet
and surah of the same shade.
There are bands for the neck made TO
wear outside or inside the collar, with
very narrow beading along the edge,
and where they join in front double
fall OF finely plated lace. OF null in tbs
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SouNr A0.o NAhhh' fAonh'
pendent from neaVy rows OF gut coru
caugn' across @ 'he prehs' rom MS Iei'
shoulder Wheh 'h's gorgeous ioo'','in
nrst paoe ms appearance 'ast "ih.cr'
'here was oisPosi',oh u c''''o'Se ''''i
as a piece Oh os'eh'a''on.
inc swo'o was P"r',coi''ly pu1~'ihb'
anu SCI, "ppoin'eo cii.'cs gra'e'y us
cusScu ,no question: an ,achey "eai
SWORD put on seco,a ,nougn' .ne
c,i,,cs nave oonc,uoeu 20 &c. oou'''u u arc
'a',ey .ager a'oie' '''ey na,,'s o,Sco,
erea .i,a' WINE 'he emPioyn'eh. oi UNI
,, ,or'neu c"asseurs Is an ,ino,"''on ~
washington II Is az, es'ao''sheu custom
u, i,ei,,h, o' re'erspurg' iohuoh' iar'S'
'iaur'u, ,ien''a anu i.o'he'
Inc ohihese minister ana ms iiveiy
young men are "iways oe,ns ua,keo
apou'' II ia', ,',e s'oiieS 'o'u Vi 'peih
weio uue' anu 'ho young emperor o'
onina was ihuch on - e''ohier ,or '''e
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been impeached by the state when Col.
Stone, by virtue OF being president Of
the senate, became governor. He held
the Office during the unexpired term.
In 1878 he was nominated for governor,
elected, and served our years most &C.
ceptably. In 1881 he was defeated by
four votes for a denomination. Since
his defeat he served two years by APP
pointment as railroad commissioner, but
IN 1856 was defeated for the same posi-
lion by tho legislature. Later he has
been farming in Tishomingo county. and
IS Glso interested in a store in Iuka.
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were among the early settlers of that
portion of the state, They were Meth.
odists and Democrats. Mr.. La Monte
at the age of Is began his career as
teacher Of the district school. lie was
very ambitious for college education,
and by his own efforts secured the means
to put himself through Union college.
where he graduated with distinguished
honors in 1857. He then went to vir.
ginia and became engaged in educa.
tional work, and at once took his rank
among the educators Of the south and
was successfully president Of the Farm.
vile Female college. Immed,a.eIy
after the war in 1866 ho wcat TO
New York and single handed ente,s the
commercial world Of New York city.
1t is said that he has invented moro i'm.
proyements in paper and parcr making
than any other one man in the Lv.iaess.
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The grace and beauty of classical cos
tunes has led to their being studied in
their relation to Nineteenth century needs
and it is discovered that they require
very few changes to adapt them to indi-
viduals. Their simplicity is the first
recommendation, their grace a second,
and the third is that it isn't everybody
who looks well in them.
In the first place, the severity of a
classical costume requires the most per-
feet ease and grace of movement, as
well as of outline, for angularity ruins
the effect, and the wearer must also pos
sess Or cultivate slow and digniiied man
ners. The sprightly coquette has no
business in a classical costume unless
she wishes to be ridiculous
In making classic costume the re-
quirements are few and simple. White
or cream cashmere, yelling or flannel,
China crepe or soft null are suitable. If
it should happen that such dress is de-
sired for tableaux, cheese cloth at three
cents yard is good. Generally speak
ing, no trimming is required, but a
Greek key pattern done in silver or gold
thread, or narrow blue. red or yellow
ribbon is always an addition. Flowers
and leaves can be added for party. l
give with this modified classical dress
for grand hop at watering place, or
for ceremonious dinner or other even
ing entertainment. The model is of soft
cream null and trimmed with trailing
spray and leaves. 1t will be noticed
that there is double belt, which is
somewhat OF an innovation but very
pretty, and the costume altogether shows
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A Long Lizard.

The estimated length Of the gigantic
lake lizard that inhabits Lake Hebron in
Piscataquis county is: Neck, feet; body,
0 feet; tail, 4 feet; total, ears not taken
into account, IA feet. We take our fig.
ures from The Dexter Gazette and havc
nc doubt that they are fully as reliable
as any that can be obtained with spa,
TO this monster. The Gazette has o. -or o
one Of the recognized Maine a>,A.sties
on snake stories.-Lewiston Jouru...
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on the other hand, actually enjoys these
little attentions so characteristic Of the
Americans. Sir Julian is breezy old
fellow himself, and likes nothing better
than to take party Of his young men
out to the races, to the theatre or
game of baseball
The customs and manners of the peo-
pie are all a great study to him, and he
doesn't appear to care whit il the peo-
pie stare at him and talk about him
within easy ear shot. He astonishcd
everybody few nights ago by going be-
hind the scenes to call on the summer
opera queen, and when he was at the
circus, shortly after his arrival here, he
acted like a big boy out for good time.
He actually INDUCED in red lemonade
and peanuts, and when the concert ticket
sellers came around he bought a ticket
for every member of his company. They
sat In their seats till the last false note
of the "concert" had died away, and
were even then loath to go home. Sir
Julian has seen enough of baseball to
enable him to tell when the home club
Is knocking out rsns, and with local
pride and patriotism that reflect great
credit upon his catholicity Of spirit, he
applauds the good plays of the Washing
ton club at every opportunity. Sir Julian
Is what the boys call "a trump" He IL
an Englishman who knows how to make
. joke and how to take one. He Is in
clined to be the least bit unconventional,
and Washington can scarcely contain it.
self while waiting the arrival of his fam
lily and the throwing open of the legation
house for the social season.
Washington people are also eager to
get into the house occupied by the Corean
ladies. Society in the capital is nothing
n not curious, especially where foreign
ministers and their families are con-
cerned.
Tho male members Of the Corean col
ony are often seen In public, as they are
fond Of both riding and driving, but tho
ladies are rarely or never seen. Gossip
has it that these interesting women pass
the long summer days sitting on the
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shape Of a priests cravat bow. These
latter are very much fancied now and
are quite new. Long null and muslin
ties are made, one-quarter Of yard
wide and a yard and half long. These
are tied In double bow knot, the loops
and ends being pressed together In the
hand after they are tied SO they will fall
gracefully downward. The ends are
sometimes embroidered and sometimes
have fine lace. and sometimes simply
hemmed. OLIVE HARPER.
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both words and music of which are won
derfully sweet. Safe in the Arms of
Jesus, probably her best known hymn,
is her own favorite.
Miss Crosby Is small woman with an
animated way Of moving about and
speaking. She is as CHEEKY person as
one could meet, and is always ready for
a pleasant chat. The secret Of this con-
tentment, she tells me, is found in her
first piece, composed at the age Of
years. Said she: 1T has been the motto
Of my life" 1t is as follows:
owhat happy soul am
Although cannot seel
am resolved that in this world
Contented will be-
How many blessings enjoy
That other people dolt;
To weep or sigh because I'm blind
cannot nor won't
! never met a person who had
keener appreciation of her blessings in
life than Miss Crosby. 1t is not every
blind person who can discern the silver
lining Of clouds as clearly as she can.
She says that had it not been for her
affiiction she might not have SO good an
education nor SO great an influence, and
certainly not SO fine q memory. She
knows q great many portions Of the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-07-27
Toronto,s Bench Show.

Toronto viii have bench show after all,
and the 10th to 10Th Of September rext that
month so prolific in dog shows, arc the dates
chosen. They will, therefore, clash with Ei'
mira, held the same week. though they are
far enough away not to cause much loss TO
either club. one thousand dollars win be
given in prizes and also special prizes for ken
nels. The show will oe held IN connsction
with the ca sat Industrial fair
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FRANCIS s. SAlTUs.
A Brilliant, Versatile Genius and His Ex-

Brilliant, Versatile Genius and His Ex-
traordiDsry Talents.
One OF the most versatile geniuses Of
the age, Bohemian of the most pro-
nounced type, died the other day in Tar
rytown, N. Y. Perhaps few have heard
the name of Francis 8. Saltus, but some
Of the brightest humorous paragraphs,
some Of the best verses, came from his
pen. His best work is said to be the
witch of Endor,"a a biblical poem. Per-
haps the best idea of this talented man is
obtained from the following description
of him by friend of his:
"He could sit down before piano and
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Especial Correspondcuce.l


New YORK, July 25.-The writer OF
favorite hymns Is one Of the great pow
ers that influence the world. Such
person can approach nearer to the hearts
Of people than any one else. So much Is
true Of even the ordinary hymn writer,
but when one can be said to have written
more Sunday school hymns than any ten
living writers she has achieved unique
distinction. This is believed to he the
record of Fanny Crosby, the subject Of
this sketch.
Frances Jane Crosby, the daughter Of
John and Mercy Crosby, the latter Of
whom is still living, was born in South
east, Putnam county, N. ", March "a,
1920. She became blind at the age Of o
weeks from maltreatment Of the eyes.
When she was years old she moved
with her parents to Ridgefield, Conn,
the family remaining there four years.
At the age OF 10 she entered the Institu-
ton for the Blind in New York city,
where she received good education.
She began to teach in this school in Sep
tember, 1Si7, and continued her work
there until March I, 1853. She taught
English grammar, rhetoric and Greek,
Roman and American history.
During one Of her vacations, while she
was still teaching, she wrote the words
TO many songs for Mr.. George f. Root.
Among them were the following. all ex-
tremely popular in their day: "Hazcl
DELL" "Rosalie, the Prairie Flower"
"uoneysuckle Glen" proud World,
NGood-by,. I'm Going Home" There's
Music in the Air." and the words for the
cantatas of Pilgrim Fathers and "The
Flower Queen" In AZ and 43, while
receiving instruction in the school, she
went on a tour through New York state
for the purpose of making the institution
better known and securing pupils for it.
During this trip she visited Niagara
Falls, and went to all the points of inter-
est there, the scenes being described to
her by friend.
While Miss Crosby was teaching at
this school she met Henry Clay, Prcsi-
dents Tyler and Van Buren,, Governor
William ii. Seward and Gen. Winfield
Scott. She tells this story of tae visit Of
Mr.. Clay:
"When Henry Clay came to the insti-
tuition, during his last visit to New York,
! was selected to welcome him by a
poem. Six months before, he had lost q
son at one of the battles of the Mexican
war, and had sent him some verses. In
my address carefully avoided any allu-
sion to them in order not to wound him.
When ! had finished he drew my arm
in his and said, through his tears, This
is not the first poem for which am in
debted to this lady. Six months ago she
sent me some lines on tho death of my
dear son. Both of us were overcome for
few minutes. Soon, by splendid ef-
fort, Mr.. Clay recovered himself, but I
could not control my tears"
In connection with her meeting these
notable men might add that Miss Cros-
by had the honor of being the first wo-
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play every known
grand opera, from
beginning to end,
without a printed
n ote before his
far seeing eyes.
He could not only
do that; he could
give you the or
iginal casts of the
operas, their his
tories and the his
tories of the men
who wrote and
composed them.
He knew the ge-
ography of tn e
world better than
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CRlCKETS IN NORTH AFRICA.

You May Call Them Gras,hoppers IL You
Wish, ami There Are Lots of Them.
The Arabs of North Africa. aided by
the French and Moors, have taken les
son from the early settlers cf Kansas and
Nebraska in fighting the grasshoppers,
Perhaps it would be more correct to call
them crickets (the French use both
names, for they differ materially from
the light winged grasshoppers of the
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is a farmer and an
eX-Confe d crate
soldier, ser in G
during the civil
war as colonel of
the Eleventh Mis-.
sissippi, &. S. A.
He became gov
ernor first in 1876,
W h g impeach-
ment proceedings
against A b bert
Anes W ere in
progress. Lieu
tenant Governor
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the Fourth d S.
trict at the last
election. Mr.. La
Monte is also a
member of tho
firm of Augustine
Smith & Co., pa
per manufactur-
ers in New York
city. III @ was
b orn in Char
lotteville, Sc h o.
harie county, N.
Y, Aug. o, 1884.
His ancestors
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EVENING SCENE IN DUPONT CIRCLE.
Attache Koo Shune Ing, "stud,nt
translator" has gone back to China. Mr..
Koo is not one Of those who frequent the
circle for chance TO say pretty things
to nurse maids. lie has romance of
his own, and has gone to Pekin to wed
one of the prettiest daughters of the
Flowery Kingdom.
WALTER WELLMAN.
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Christine Nilsson may never sing in public
again During a recent illness in Paris she
was troubled with deafness and los OF mem.
ory, from which she has not yet recovered
ipe furniture Of Ler house in London has
bsen moved 10 Paris, where she and her bus
baud VIII In future make their rssidsncA
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man whose voice
was heard pub
licly in the sem
ate chamber. She
read n poem
there on one oc-
Casion.
She has pub
lished three vol
umes of verses.
The first was is
sued in 1874 and
was called 1.-The
Blind Girl, and
Other Poems" 1t
contained n steel
,,,rt,o;t af ~, N
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Hitter O'NeIl.

Tip" o'Neil, Of the st. Louis, the heavy
hitter Of the St Louis Browns and the Ameri.
can association, leads the association In hat.
ting. He has made eighty runs in seventy.
two games Long, OF the Kansas Citys, leads
ths Association in run getting. having scored
eighty-hve times in sixty y-seven games lie
mas stolen thirty-fve bases. Kansas City
leads the Association In stolen bases
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George La Monte, who has been named
for governor by the Prohibitionists of
New Jersey. lives at Bound Brook, Som
erset county, is the president of the First
National bank of that place, and was the
Prohibition candidate for congress in
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COREAN LADIES AT HOME.
somewhat secluded rear veranda Of the
legation house, smoking the pipes which
they brought with them from Seoul.
This is lazy sort of life, but Corean la
dies are accustomed to seclusion and
don't mind it. Besides they are having
great sport with an American sewing
machine, which occupies their attention
several hours daily. They are, too, pa
tiently studying English and endeavor-
ing to master the use Of few pretty
phrases for use during the approaching
season." for these Corean ladies have
in their quiet way organized little re-
bellion against the traditions of their ma
tive land and determined to see some
thing of society's whirl in the American
capital next winter.
The departure of Hadi Hasscin Ghooly
Khan for Persia caused the shedding of
no tears in the Corean house on . street.
In fact, the round faced Corean women
are said to have clapped their hands in
glee, for did not the august and austere
Ghooly Khan once snub the Coreans W.
mercifully? The thin skinned Oriental
affected disdain Of the Chinese and Core
ans, deeming them much inferior to him
self in rank and importance, though as
men Of culture and intelligence they
were as far above him as Prussia is above
Persia.
The Coreans appear TO be very sensible
men. Though the transition from their
country to this must be like that which
backwoods boy experiences on first GO
ing to large city. they neither seclude
themselves nor take the opposite extreme
OF vulgar ostentation. They are not at
all sensitive to the curiosity hunting
stares with which they are everywhere
met, and take no notice Of the smiles
which follow them as they go about the
city. Had Ghooly Khan initiated the
example set him by these neighbors he
would bave saved himself much mortili.
cation Of spirit.
The Coreans are among The saw for
eign residents who do not keep their own
stables II the two young and pretty
Corean women now here were at home
In Seoul their servants would carry them
through the streets in toig-hio, or
ladies' chair, swung On poles aud care
fully curtained. Here they take the com.
mon every day American hanson or
coupe. BY such conveyance they have
been TO the Capitol. the museum, the
Washington monument, the photogra-
piers and on many evening journeys over
the pretty country roads in which Wash
tngton's surroundings abound.
The handsomest equipage in Washing
ton ts that owned by Count d'Arco Val
ley, the German minister, whose family
has recently received such great shock
by the suicide Of daughter near Berlin.
1Iss count and countess are now out Of
town. enjoying. ~ best they can under
~ eIrcUuDfapces. the great American
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ing their son to
become a mere
dreamer-a writ
er of fancies-
even if his dreams
and fancies were
such as no Span
lard ever con-
ceived before.
They nominated
the law as his
profession, and
he acquiesced-
for two years.
Then he left his
m u ty legal
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JOSE GORILLA.

Recently Crowned National Poet of Spain.
His Career.
After spending most of his life in
hard struggle for fame, of which he got
much, and money, of which he got
little, Jose Gorilla has been crowned
national poet of Spain. Seventy-two
years ago he was born in Valladolid, Of
parents who had no intention of allow