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hoped that my wife would put herself on
nv side, and would say that we had enough of
this sort Of thing but female curiosity is an IN
known quantity and she unhestatingly replied
that she would like to hear the young mans
story. / sat down in despair. 1t was useless
to endeavor to withstand this yearning for per-
sonal information-one of the curses, may
say, of our present civilization. The young
man gave no time for change of opinion, but
Immediately began. His voice was rich and
rather low, and his manner exceedingly pleas
ing and gentle.
Il wish to state in the first place" said he,
''that am a reporter for the press In the ex-
ercise of my vocation 1 have frequently found
myself in peculiar and unpleasant positions,
but never before have been in a situation so
embarrassing, 30 humiliating Gs this. In the
course of my studies and experiences / have
found that in literature and journalism, as well
as in art, one can make true picture only of
what one has seen. Imagination is all very
well, often grand and beautiful, but imagina-
tive authors show us their inner selves and not
our outer world; there is today demand for
the real and it is a demand which will be salts
fed with nothing but the truth. l have de-
termined, as far in me lies, TO endeavor to
supply this demand, and have devoted myself
to the study of realism.
with this end in view / have made it a rule
never to describe anything / have not per-
sonally seen and examined. If we would
thoroughly understand and appreciate our
fellow beings we must know what they do and
how they do it, otherwise we cannot give them
credit for their virtues nor judge them prop
erly for their faults. If / could prevent crime |
would annhllate it and when it ceased to exist
the necessity for describing ii would also cease.
But il does exist. 1t is powerful element i'll
the life Of the human race. Being known and
acknowledged everywhere. it should be under
stood, therefore it should be described. The
grand reality of which we are part can never
be truly comprehended until we comprehend
all Its parts. But will not philOsophize.
have devoted myself to realism and in order to
be a conscientious student l study il in all its
branches. / am frequently called upon to
write accounts of burglars and burglaries. and
in order to thoroughly understand these people
and their method of action L determined, as
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sition contemplative, and / was lover of
rural life.
My father had leased an old castle in Cor
lpthia, not far from the mountains, and here
he Kept his books and charts. and here he came
Tor recreation and study whenever his arduous
duties gave him a little breathing spell. For
several months had lived at this castle, happy
when my father was with me and happy when
was alone. l expected soon to go to Vienna,
where my father would introduce me to some
of his influential friends. But day by day !
postponed the journey.
walking one morning a few miles from the
castle saw at the edge of piece of woodland
female figure seated beneath tree. APP
preaching nearer, l perceived that she was
young and that she was sketching was sur
prlsed, for knew that in this part of the world
young women, at least those of the upper
classes, to which the costume and tastes OF this
one showed her to belong were not allowed to
wander about the country by themselves; but
although l stood still and watched the young
lady for some time, no companion appeared
upon the scene.
'The path 1 had intended to take led pas.
the piece OF woodland and saw no reason why
should diverge from my proposed course. I
accordingly proceeded, and when l reached
the young lady bowed and raised my hat.
think that for some time she had perceived my
approach, and she looked up to me with face
that vas half merry, half iuqusItive, and per-
sectly charming. / cannot describe the effect
which hef expression had upon me. mad
never seen her before, but her look was not
such one as she would bestow upon stranger.
had the most powerful desire to stop and
speak to her. but having no right to do so
should have passed ON had she not said to me.
IN the best of English, Good morning, sir.
Then l stopped. you may be sure / was SO ac-
customed to speak to those 1 met in either
French or German that invOiuntarily said to
her, Bon jour, Mademoise!lc.' You need not
speak FRENCH she said; L am neither English
nor American. but | speak their language. Are
you the gentleman who lives in Wuirick castle!
If so, We are neighbors. and l wish you would
tell me why You live there nearly all the time
alone
AT this sat down by her. 4 am that per-
son. said, and handed her MY card. But
before say any more please tell ME who you
are i ain Marie Dortler. My fathers house
Is Oh the other side OF this piece of woodland;
you cannot see it from here; this is part OF his
estate. And now tell me why you live all by
yourself in that old ruin 1t is not altogether
q ruin. l answered; part of it is in very good
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WHY WE ARE RIGHT-HANDED.
Protecting the Most Vulnerable Part OF
the Body.
From the oOrnhm Magazine.

From the cornhin Magazine
PRIMITIVE man being by nature a fighting AMI
NAL fought for the most part at first with his
great canine teeth. his nails and his fists till in
process Of time he added 10 those early and
natural weapons the further persuasions OF a
club or shillelah- He also fought. AZ Darwin
has conclusively shown. in the main for the
possession OF the ladies OF his Kind against
other members OF his own sex and snecies
And II you fight you soon learn 20 pro,ec, the
most exposed and vulnerable portion Of vour
body. Or if you don't natural sele,,,ion man
ages 1t for you by killing you OF as am imme-
diato consequence.
10 the boxer. wrestler or hand-to-hana cor-
S Sa.In. shat most Vulnerable portion is un-
douotedly the heart. A hard blow we'll Il
ilvered on the left breast, will easily Mn or a.
any rate stun even a strong man Hence fro,,
an early period men have used the night b.ni
70 night with, and have employed the LEI, hand
chiefly TO cover the heart and 10 nary = 49,.
aimed at that specially vulneraLle recon- 80
When weapons Of ofense and defense su,or-
seeded mere lists and teeth il is the right bsnd
that rasps the spear and sword, while the lett
buckler. '1'''N VI
From this simple origin. then, the whole vas,
dlherence OF right and left in civilized If,
takes ITS beginning. At first no doubt. the
superiority OF the right hand was only felt in
the manner OF lighting. But that alone gave il
distinct pull and paved the way at Last Tor The
supremacy elsewhere. For when weapons came
INTO use the habitual employment OF the rigbt
nanu 10 grasp the spear, sword or knife mazda
the nerves or muscles Of the right side FAR more
| the left ''' '"o'e VI
The dexterity thus acquired by the right
see how the word "dexterity" Implies TIN.
| fact-made il more natural for the early hpnter
ana eruncer TO employ the same hand prefer
ehtlaily IN the manufacture of flint hatcba.s
Dows and arrows, and ali the other manifoii
activities OF savage life. Ii was the hand VIII
winch he grssped his weapon; 1t was, there
! i1le, the hand with which he clipped il. To
tne emo. however, the right remains especially
the hand IN which you hold your knife" and
thst Is exactly how our own children TO TINS
day decide the question which L. which when
they begin TO know their right hand from their
| left for practical purposes.
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soon as the opportunity should offer ITSELF to
accompany bur9larious expedition. Ny sole
object was the acquisition of knowledge of the
subject-knowledge which to me would be val
liable and, I may say, essential. / engaged this
man, James Barlow, to take me with him the
first time he should have on hand an affair of
this kind, and thus il is that you find me here
tonight IN this company. As L came here for
the purpose OF earnest and thorough investiga-
ton l will frankly admit that would not have
interfered with his processes. but at the same
time i would have made it my business TO see
that no material injuries should result to any
members of this family"
''That was very kind of you" said ut which
my wife looked at me somewhat reproachingly
IF he really intended it," she remarked,
land do not see why that was not the case, it
was kind in him."
"As for me-" said Aunt Martha. very sympa-
thetically, Il think that the study of realism
may be carried great deal too far. do not
think that there is the slightest necessity for
people TO know anything about burglars. II
people keep talking and reading about diseases
they will get them, and If they keep talking
and reading about crimes they will find the in
iquity Is catching, the same as some other
things. Besides, this realistic description gets
to be very tiresome. If you really want to be a
writer, young man, why don't you try your
hand on some original composition? Then you
might write something which would be inter-
esting."
"Ah. madam" said the young man, casting
his eyes on the floor, lit would be far beyond
my power to write anything more wonderful
than what have known and seen II may
tell you some of the things which have hap
pened 10 me you will understand why / have
become convinced that in this world of amaz-
ing realities imagination must always take o
second place"
''Of course we want to hear your story" said
Aunt Martha; that's what we are staying here
for"
IF was unbound" said the young man,
looking at me, Il could speak more freely"
mo doubt Of it," said |; but perhaps you
might run away before you finished your
story. i wouldn't have that happen for the
world"
Don't make fun OF him." said Aunt Martha.
Il was going to ask you to cut him loose, but
after what you say think it would perhaps be
Just as well to keep them all tied until the mar
yatiyes completed"
With n sigh Of resignation the young man be-
gan his story.
Il am American born, but my father, who
was civil engineer and of high rank in his
profession, was obliged, when 1 was quite a
small boy, to go to Austria. where he had ex-
tensive contracts for the building of railroads.
In that country / spent the greater part of my
boyhood and youth. There was educated in
the best schools. my father sparing no money
TO have me taught everything that a gentle
man should know. My mother died when
Was . mere infant, and as my fathers vocation
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A Case I'm Court 400 Years.

FROM the American Analyst.
A Russian paper notes the termination re-
Gently of law suit begun in 1890. or four cen
turtles ago. The litigation was over a forty
acre tract of uncultivated land. has been
handed down through numberless generations,
and curiously enough, has been finally settled
by peaceful arbitration. This proTacted liti-
cation, as well as the satisfactory manner Of its
termination, reminds us of the celebrated case
described by Rabelais, in which Pantagruel
acted as umpire. This classic law suit had
lasted many years between two French mobiles
innumerable law papers had been prepared on
both sides, and all the courts had been gone
through, with the result of utterly befogging
and mystifying the claims of both parties. The
umpire above mentioned being appealed -
agreed to decide the matter provided that all
the papers and documents should first be
burned up and the claimants then should plead
their own cause personally before him. As.
owing to lapse of time, they had both forgot
ten altogether what was the origin Of the con-
troversy, their respective arguments were
made up of blind and incoherent repetitions Of
such Of the legal jargon as they could recollect
from reading the documents drawn up by their
lawyers.
Therefore, Pantagruel gave his decree in
language equally unintelligible as the pleaders
statements. Both parties were fully content
with the incomprehensible sentence he passed,
neither of them seeing anything in IL 10 make
him think he had lost his cause. When this
satire of Rabelais was published. somewhere
about 1884, the Russian law suit had already
been progressing over fifty years.
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close to her, looking over her work and making

close to her, looking over her work and making
various suggestions, and I think my counte-
nance must have indicated that found ii very
pleasant TO make suggestions In that way to
such pretty girl. Our heads were very close
together. Sometimes VIZ looked ut the paper.
sometimes we looked At each other. But in the
instant caught sight Of tho colonel the situa-
ton had changed. | roso 10 my feet and Marie
began to pick up tho drawing materials, which
were lying about her.
"Col. kaldhcin came forward almost ut n
run. His eyes hlazed through his gold spec
tacles and bis closc-cut reddish beard seemed
tn be smuggling with the iiros of rage. had
but an instant for observation. for no came di-
roctly up TO mo and with tremendous objur-
cation in German he struck me full in the face
with such force that tho blow stretched me
upon the ground
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Pretty American Women.

American women, says GaHgnanrs Messenger,
if they are not always beautiful, at least know
how to make themselves appear SO. Nowhere
have seen so many beautiful women as in
America, including even old women with white
hair. The native American girl, especially il
of English or Scotch descent Is large and sien-
der, generally blonde, with regular features
and remarkably small hands and feet The
complexion Is often pale; rarely do they have
the fresh color OF a Viennese girl The most
beautiful girl have ever come across in INV
life saw in q New York store. She was an
American of Spanish descent, Of q literally daz-
cling beauty, such as / had never before en-
countered in life or on canvas. The happiest
marriages are those of Americana.
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To Pump Down Ozone.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Sir Edwin Chadwick, known in England az
''the father of sanitary science" in recent in.
terview said ~ do SO believe in fresh air. Nv
pet project, at which a correspondent in the
papers laughed some time ago, is to build grea,
towers in our cities and pump down the ozone
from above; there is a wonderful American ma
chine for pumping which actually makes / 200
revolutions in a second. Well, that would soon
purify neighborhood. At the base of st.
Paul's there is no ozone, there is at the sum-
init. How often my government clerks have
asked leave to take home their work, finding it
impossible to do anything in the poisoned air
of the great public Offices This system, about
which have consulted II. Eiffel himself, who
thinks very highly of the idea, would effect a
revolution in the health of our great cities On
a very small scale it has been tried and found
to answer perfectly upon some Of the great
liners at sea-"
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The Issue of the Day.
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
phyllis! Darling!"

From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
phyllis! Darling!'
There was tremor in the full, rich, manly
tones. He looked up with beseeching eyes. in
which the faint suspicion of q tear glistened, at
the far perfecttype Of all that could be lovely in
woman that stood before him, and as he looked
long, earnestly, intensely, his voice broke in a
| trembling treble. Outside on the brick swathed
pave could be heard the low, dull sog of the
rain drops and the soft, plaintive gurgle of the
organ grinder as he gyrated the crank for all
there was in it, while the merry invitation OF
the man next door to shave anozer one fore
ling distinctness that made his tired head ache.
"Phyllisr'
"What is 1t, Clarence?" said the beautiful
girl turning the rare and dazzling loneliness OF
her face toward his, but there was no answer
ing tremor in her voice. Have you pain?
Perhaps porous plaster or pill"
do you mock me still?" he cried, springing
to his feet, while all the pent-up agony that
had twisted his internal economy with a gas
plier twist tortured his features into an awful
passionately, love you 1t is true you are
rich and L"
s-Owe for your last weeks board" came the
cold, calm, matter-of-fact and business-lke
reply. u
be thus. am young"
"And callow," Clipped in the maiden.
Not noticing the interruption he continued:
81 will work, carve q name for myself, and
paste il on each successive run on the ladder of
fame, until wealth and position are mine. For
you L"
Listen to me, Clarence Coughdropp," and
there was a cold, steely glitter in her eye, Il
asked you q question last night-a simple every
day question that every school boy and school
girl in the land could have answered with their
evoa shut-vou stared at me in blank amaze
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Electricity in the Cars Province.

Now sun.
The Russian government has become keenly
alive to the advantages of electricity, and many
of the enactments by which its organizations
are controlled carry the despotic flavor charac-
teristic Of the country. We are no sooner told
that if a telegrapher in the government service
wishes to marry he or she must choose a teleg-
rapher, than the announcement comes from
St. Petersburg that all foreigners ON the gov
eminent telegraphs must become Russians
before January next or leave their places
1t Is also stated that new telephone service
between Moscow and st. Petersburg, a distance
Of 400 miles, Is proposed. It is the intention of
the Russian government to spend 10000
roubles this autumn in fitting up all the vessels
electric light
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The Turkish table squares, so much used
nowadays, would make pretty gifts and are not
difficult to accomplish. They are made of
three different shades Of silk, covered at the
seams with gold thread, either in plain couch
ing or with a more elaborate effect of a narrow
pattern. good combination is yellow for the
center, brownish olive next and white on the
outside.
SOME CHRISTMAS TRIPLES.
A few trifes will not come amiss, perhaps,
to readers who possibly have little OF them and
less of money to reckon ON in trying to show
that the blessed spirit Of Christmas is in their
thoughts If the means to express it is not in
their pockets. pretty little needle book was
seen for sale which could be easily made by
any one who crochets. Old pink knitting silk
was used, crocheted over q cord in single
stitches. 1t was begun like a mat, with loop
which forms the center, and crocheted round
and round until about three inches in diameter
Two such circles are made and joined together
az one point with a bow Of narrow ribbon
Between these covers the white flannel leaves
are fastened, generally three in number, the
middle one a little the largest. They may be
buttonholed on the edge with the colored silk
or simply notched. In this soft color the little
needle case IL a pretty addition to ones work
basket. Another equally useful little affair is
cover for pin book. In travelling one likes
appearance, and this makes prosaic
pin book quite artistic looking. An
envelope-shaped piece of any material is cut
out which will cover the book, the flap
overlapping. This is lined with scrap of silk
or satin and eyelcts worked at the sides and
bottom to tie it ON with the narrowest OF rib
bons. ribbon is fastened also to tie around
It, holding the flap secure when not in use.
Another little gift is jewel case--or hair pin
holder-or what not. An open oval shell is
ined with plush-yellow is as pretty as any
thing. This is pasted to the shell, thus fitting
closely. puff of surah covers the edge and
Is tightly drawn down on the under side of the
shell to hold it in place, while bow of ribbon
is added oil the curve of the shell as an orna-
ment and finish
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A Doubtful Victory.
Ie New York sun.

from the New fork sun
First Boy-"Oh, got away with mother to-
day. She tried to make me come in the house
so she could whip me, and wouldn't do it,"
Second Boy-'Bully for you! What did abe
dor"
"oh, she whipped me. but she had 10 come
out in the yard TO do it"
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eyes"
''Hind?"
"fes."
As was a-saying when you came in"
Here he picked up one of the mules legs
and was sent half way across the shop by a
twist OF the animals hip. He returned to the
attack with unrutfied calmness, saying:
las was a-saying, when you'n the mule
came in"
This time he got hind foot in the ribs and
was almost knocked over his anvil He braced
up, opening his eyes little wider and making
another grab for the same foot he repeated:
las was a-saying when the mule and you
hove"
This time he got both feet in quick success
sion and was driven to the wall ten feet away.
what 10 IT You are trying to tell me?" asked
the owner of the mule
why, was a-saying as you turned the cor
ner that if You brought that internal brute to
this shop L break his back with a crow bar
and now you get him out or I'll do itr'
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made Il necessary for him TO travel a great
deal. nav life was often lonely one. For So
ciety I depended entirely upon my fellow
scholars. my tutors and masters. II was my
fathers intention. however, that when had
finished my studies should go to one OF the
great European capitals, there to mix with the
world.
s'But when this period arrived ! was in no
haste TO avail myself of the advantages he Of
fsrsd wa Nv tsssss vs-a ss"diaus my dispo-
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As l Was Saying.

From the Detroit Free Press.
A man led raw-boned, humble-faced mule
down Clifford street yesterday morning, turned
into Griswold and finally disappeared in a
blacksmith shop.
''Shoes?' queried the stalwart smith.
NVac
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The Heavens as an Advertising Medium.
From the New York sun

The Heavens as an Advertising Medium.
From the New York Sun
Awestern inventor is endeavoring 10 inter
est capital in his electrical magic lantern for
casting or rejecting advertisements on tho
dark clouds that often hang low over a city
The inventor claims 10 have secured contracts
from several well-known firms for displaying
their cards in this manner. IL the idea is fully
developed we may expect TO see some very
startling and grotesque effects.
A True Likeness of Geo. Washington.
A description Of the personal appearance OF
Washington. written in 1879, is reprinted in
the current Pennsylvania Magazine Of History
and Biography;
''Gen. Washington is now In the forty-seventl
year Of his age; he ID q tall, wen made man,
rather large boned, and has tolerably gentcel
address; his features are manly and bold, his
eyes of a BLUSH cast and very lively; his hair
deep brown, his face rather long and marked
with the small pox; his complexion sun burnt
and without much color, and his countensncs
sensible, composed and thoughtful; there IL "a
remarkable air of dignity about him. with
striking degree Of gracefulness."
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Rambling, Rowing and Illuminating.

DsamUIIn8s HOVIn8 ma Humln0t1nGs
From the New York Sun.
There is . certain man who il continually
going back and forth on the ferryboats between
staten Island and this city. On board the boat
he has . habit Of pacing mp and down the
ladies' cabin to the great annoyance of some
and curiosity of others Of the passengers
"A harmless crank, suppose" remarked q
man TO his friend day or two ago.
"Harmless2 Why, that il DR.. Burchard."