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Taught the Presidents Bible Class.

FROM the Chicago Tribune.
An old newspaper man: Iheard story which
is true that hasn't been printed. There was
preacher who happened to stop over in Indian
apolis one Sunday. He was well known and
was invited over to the Presbyterian church
which Mr. Harrison attended before he became
President. Mr.. Harrison used to have Bible
class in that school The incident have lust
mentioned occurred soon after Mr.. Harrison
became President The visiting minister was
asked to take the class on the occasion of his
visit and did SO. The fact was printed as a
mere item in the Indianapolis newspapers the
next day, and a shrewd correspondent tele-
graphed it to several papers outside, and pretty
soon it got into the hands of the exchange
editors, and when the exchange editors set an
item afloat it comes pretty near going on for
ever. If / was a politician 1 would send
every exchange editor in the country box of
cigars. As soon as the item got the start l have
mentioned Gt gave the minister's name and
post office address) the poor minister's mail be-
gan to accumulate and Kept on Increasing. And
what do you think those letters were about?
Nearly every writer wrote that he supposed the
minister to be close friend of the President
because he had taught the Presidents Bible
Class, and the writer made bold to ask his (the
mlnlster's) aid in securing for the writer o
postmastership. That is the portion of the
story that has not been printed up to the time
OF my telling it. The poor minister at first
undertook to reply to the mail, but 1t finally
encroached upon his time and salary aud now
he uses them to kindle the fire.
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boats, half lowered, to be ready in case Of run
ming upon rock or reef. The entire crew is
told of fo1rYecial service in case of any emer-
gene > umber stand in the stern, prepared
to- s.,f1iliary steering apparatus in the
to Of an eye, should that in customary
use giveway. The boatswain and carpenter re-
main at the windlass in the prov, ready to let
go the anchor at q moments notice. In one
place this channel is barely 600 feet across,
with slack water on one side and powerful
current on the other.
Messier channel is not much wider, with walls
of perpendicular rock on both sides, from 1000
to 5000 feet high. Near its further end is a
huge dome-shaped mountain, mass Of solid
granite without sign Of verdure, down which
cascades trickle, some of them frozen into min
iature glaciers.
PIoNIcKrSo ON THE SHORE.
Every afternoon Immediately on coming to
anchor, SO as to make the most of the short
twilight, the captain allowed his passengers to
60 ashore, himself selecting the best landing
places. Sailors were detailed to take care Of
the picnickers. to build huge fires by piling
brushwood around some tall pine tree and to
roast In its ashes the mussels that literally line
the rocks. On these uncanny excursions
nobody ventured far inland, deferred as much
by fear OF proving Patagonians as by the deep,
wet moss There are neither reptiles nor dan
gerous beasts to be encountered here. for ami
mails know better than to make their homes 30
near the inhospitable south pole. But one has
reason to be afraid of the indigenous human
species. though rarely met, unless his party
outnumbers theirs
One windy afternoon in the half hour between
sunset and darkness l wandered alone a short
distance from the signal fire and found a cluster
surrounded by mighty pile of mussel shells.
The nomadic Indians of this section, subsisting
upon berries and raw sea food. roam from place
to place. according to the season. They build
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New York reveled in its noted horse show &c
Madison Square last Monday. Fashion aud
beauty were there in every conceivable kind u
trap. on horseback and on foot. The four hun
dred also sanctioned the affair with their pTes-
ence. The ladies who distinguished theln-
selves riders won general admiration bv
their good Appearances and trim habits A
good appearance and figure IL never shown aff
TO such advantage when in the saddle Cos
TUNES of a sporting nature were displayed eN-
tensively among the ladies. Redfern being
represented largely. Jaunty coats, coach
mems capes, driving jackets on and ulstcrs
being some of his speclnlities. were seen
every side. Not the ordinary everyday SOFT,
but garments full Of original fancy as such
practical things can be- Ladies can keep them-
selves warm and comfortable and thus con-
tinue their outdoor riding all winter il prop
erly clad. A coat over the habit bodice Is not
recommended. as that looks clumsy. and a far
cape restricts the arms. besides not being coed
form, but a skin-tight chamois-skin bodice with
sleeves worn under the habit bodice is sufficient
to keep the rider thoroughly warm. Tights
with the feet woven in them and boots of pre-
mature calf should also be worn.
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From The Stars Travelling Commissioner.

From The Stars Travelling Commissioner.
Orr THE C0Asr OF PATAGONIA
4 BOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN CORONEL
"A and the entrance to that perilous passage
known as Smyths channel is the Port Corral,
one Of the quaintest and most picturesque
places it has been my good fortune to find.
Upon high bluff overlooking Its placid bay.
which is said TO be the safest it is the most
commodious in southern Chile, are the crum-
bling walls of battlemented fortress-the
fortress Of a dream or of a picture. entirely
unlike the prosaic forts of nowadays. This
was constructed more than three centuries and
quarter ago by Pedro de Valdivia one of
Pi2arrO's followers. the same doughty adyen-
turer who founded Santiago and left the mark
of his iron hand upon all Chile. Inside the
fort are rusty cannon of queer pattern, totter-
ing stairways that lead TO grass-grown pas
sages and moldy vaults below, where door
ways open to the waters edge. Just back of
the fort an odd little village struggles up and
down the steepest streets, whose weather.
beaten cottages, ancient church and dingy sa-
looms look as If tired of clinging to the cliffs
and ready TO let go their precarious hold and
slip quietly into the sea.
Having several hours to wait here the two or
three arts. passengers fastened ashore with
enthusiasm in their ewes and sketch books in
hand, while your correspondent foolishly re-
he'd upon her camera. Put not your trust in
kodacs. when travelling in strange places where
photographs are particularly desired and can
not De bought. As every body knows who has
tried those exasperating instruments the you
press-the-butto n-and-we-do-the-rest'' idea is
HOnsense-unless one is a modern Joshua and
can make the sun stand still or bid it beam
al an Seasons Not only must il be shining
brightly to make any impression on the pesky
little hims. but must be i'll such position as to
throw Its rays directly on the object to be pho
tograpbed. never obliquely or into the camera
Unfortunately the orb of day happened to be in
the wrong direction at Corral and We could get
no picture at all
BRAVE AND UNCoSQrERABLE INDIANA
Inc ume-worn battlements overlook classic
ground. which many Spanish poet has cele-
DRAFTED IL epic verse Almost within sight of
the fort Naldivia was taken prisoner and killed
In The year l153- Readers of history will re-
member how that famous Spaniard and his
army. some times victorious and sometimes de-
teated gradually advanced as far south as
Corral, and, under pretense of spreading the
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SHE HAS RESIGNED.
Why the Mayoress of Kiowa Threw Up Her

From the Albany Journal.
Readers may remember the story Of the
piucky mayoress Of kiowa. in Kansas, who was
elected as joke, and who turned the laugh the
other way by closing all the saloons in accord
ance with the state law, and refusin to resign,
even when asked to do SO in a petition signed
by every man in town. A recent dispatch
brings information that she has given up the
fight and resigned.
She could stand the indignation of the men,
even when the malcontents were headed by her
own husband, but when the women went back
on her she weakened
The conflict between material considerations
and moral ideas was more violent than usually
Is the case. II seems that Kiowa depends for
Its business prosperity on the patronage of the
ranchmen and cowboys OF the surrounding
country. When the ',jolnts" were closed by
order of the mayoress IA boycott was instituted
against the place. and the merchants saw their
profits dwindie until ruin stared them in the
lace. The stare of ruin is an uncomfortable
thing to face and it is small wonder that the
citizens of kiowa felt uneasy. But when the
men were in open revolt the mayoress had still
the aid and comfort of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and with this backing she
felt that she was justified in continuing her
course though the heavens should fall.
When the fall styles appeared and the women
OF the Womans Christian Temperance Union
discovered that the money for the refurnishing
OF their wardrobes was not contained, as usual,
in the pocket books of their husbands, their
ideas touching the sale of liquor and the
majesty of the law underwent change They
began to talk. What they said has not been re-
corded in detail but whatever il was it made
the mayoress squirm in her chair of office and
at last forced her to the unwilling conclusion
that women have no business in office.
She had appeaied in vain to the lovers of Ia
and order, to the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, and to the governor and attorney
general Of the state. Single-handed she fought
a gallant battle for right against might. and
her glory should be no ray the less because she
did not win. What could be done she did.
The monotonous annals of kiowa will be iliu-
minated for all time by the administration Of
plucky Mayor Paxton
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eight years afterward. The whole soutbward
eoas. OF the island is an inaccessible precipice,
S'"oo ieet high, against which the Pacific thun-
ders with ceaseless uproar The interior ia
hlily and mostly covered with dark forests of
Chilean cedar-the Eitzroya patigonica known
TO commerce. But a comparatively small nor
non OF II mas been cleared, and though its
scanty population enjoy considerable trade
with passing vessels. money is almost unknown
among them. all business transactions being
conducted by barter The most valuable arti.
Gle OF commerce is the cedar above mentioned
which is exported in small planks. Next in i'm,
pcrtance Is the indigenous potato, which is
annually produced in increasing quantities as
the forests are cut away. am told that coal
beds of considerable size and value have lately
been discovered, which promise to give Chloe
a new Importance.
THE BARREN ISLAND, wELIINe ron.
The largest island off the coast of Chile ia
Wellington, good deal farther southwark.
which is iio miles long by from thirty to fifty
wide The home of the penguin and the sea
hon, where cold winds blow and snow storms
Prevan during the greater portion of the year.
has never been explored to any extent and
seems TO support nothing better than antarctic
peeches and several kinds of evergreens grow
ing amid soft spongy moss, into which those
VINO venture ashore sink to their knees The
Patagonlan channels, of which there are MANY
besides this named 'Smythe," are remarkably
alike IN general features-some broadening out
q b
length All Of them have high, abrupt shores,
showing innumerable peaks and headlands,
whose dark and rugged shapes lend an
appearance OF gloomy grandeur rarely to be
seen elsewhere Probably the weather has much
to do with the prevailing dreariness. for the
sun never smiles brightly upon this forbidding
corner OF creation, where IL SHOWS or rains
every day In the year and twilight falls at
o. clock. The only species of verdure found SO
lar from the equator are evergreens and ant
arctic beeehes, and those are everywhere,
blackening the mountain sides from the waters
edge to height Of several thousand feet and
always a tangled underground, springing out
OF deep moss, soaked like a sponge with cease
less moisture. BY and by we come to glaciers,
mountains of green and blue ice with Greats of
snow. stretching ten. fifteen and twenty miles
IN unbroken grandeur, beside which those Of
switzerland and Norway dwindle to insignii
canoe
THE LOFTY PEAK, MOUNT sARMfENro.
The highest peak of this region is Mount
Sarmiento, in what is known as Cockburn
channel, which rears a cone Of spotless snow
nearly 1000 feet straight up from the blue
racine at Its feet. Its beauty il enhanced by
numerous blue-tinted glaciers descending from
its summt-as Darwin, who once saw il. said
IKE hundred frozen Niagaras" On the coast
OF southern Chile, on that of Norway the fiords
are not only narrow, but very deep. and the
tides run with restless force. Before entering
me 6ngnsh narroWs every vessel swings ont its
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Mothers Can Appreciate 1t,

From the Chicago Tribune.
That's only blood Off n my second littlest
toe"
can that?''
'!Zus' where stud Off the barn"
"And this?'
Dirt"
He is four years old. His mother was getting
him ready for bed. He had blue and black and
brown bruises all over him. She bathed him
and put on his nightgown. He said his
prayers. Then he clamored into the chair OPP
posite her. His expression was one of angelic
pensiveness.
Mamma"
"Yes"
will you give me pencil and paper"
what do you want them for?"
This was the leading question. He evaded
"How," he asked. "do you spell omaha?"
She told him.
'How do you spell policeman" She told him
How do you spell Ora Green and Elihu
Green?" He was answered.
Can you spell Tommy Benjamin." She could
He was silent He propped his pink chin in
in his pink palm and thought the matter over.
Finally he drew long breath and Strengthened
up.
Il fought if I had q piece of paper and q
pencil and knowed how to spell every word
"ouiu wTite 10 Omana Tor Policeman TO
come and rest Ora Green aud Elihu Green an
Tommy Benjamin for frowin' stones at me an
sayin':
"'Gee whizz Stiggery bat,
Criss-cross, caraway rat"
The patient mother insisted on an adjourn
ment. When he was in bed and his small sister
in her cot on the other side Of the room he
said:
mamma, are we all made out Of dirt2''
adam was. she hedged.
ooh, cried the wee girl, excited, "Jay says
pit on dem! Did He, I'm righteous wrath, pit
on dem mamma?"
Evidently the latter possible fact was more
calling than that of construction from clay.
:, mo one knows exactly how God makes
thing"
Can He zee in here?" queried Jim.
eyes"
II twas an iron house, could Hep
.If 't<as an iron house without any windows,
could he?''
"Yes: Now 60 to Sleep"
cows?"
''Yes. Now hushr'
'How does He make cows mammal
spoke:
'.Cows!" scornfully. "Cows! God don't
make cows. God makes calves and they grow
'ns0 cows! Don't they, mammay
YES Do shut your eyes, both Of you, and
Fifteen minutes passed. Surely she was safa
Surely she might steal down stairs. She rose
noiselessly and sneaked to the door.
Mamma" murmursd drowsy VOICE
"Hov-doss-Hs naks-ths calvsss''
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PRINCESS wINNEMUCCA.
The Only Indian Woman on the Pacifi
Coast Who Was Conspicuous.

racine
Coast Who Was Conspicuous.
Princess Sarah Winnemucca, daughter Of old
Chief Winnemucca of the Piute tribe died in
Montana recently, while on a visit to her sister.
She a remarkable woman and had been
conspicuous in the dealings with the Indians of
the Pacific coast for twenty-five years, always
trying to lead them into the ways of civilization
having been educated by Catholic sisters In
the early days Of Oregon and Idaho the Piute
tribe, which included the Bannocks, Sheep
Eaters. Weisers, Malheurs and all the Snake
River Indians committed many depredations,
but under her influence the old chief, as far as
his jurisdiction extended, forced the tribes to
be at peace.
The proprietor of the walla walla Statesman
tells this story of his meeting with the princess
In the Malheur country in the spring of 1873:
''She was then on her way to the Maiheur
reservation in the vain endeavor to prevent
the reservation Indians from going on the war
path with Buffalo Horn. One night one Of the
horses OF her team got away, and to help her
with her one of our horses to hunt the lost one
Charles Robinson Of this city and a boy we're
along with us at the time, and for the help we
rendered her we always gave her credit for
saving our little company from being killed.
The Indians had already donned their
war paint and we were in the midst OF
them. The very day we arrived on the reser-
walton everything was looking dark. Sarah
was all the time in consultation with Chief
Eagan and sent for US. Going to her wickiup
she introduced us to Eagan and intimated that
we had better get and stand not upon the
order of getting. As We only had one gun
among our crowd the advice was taken. After
this Sarah joined Towards outfit and followed
him throughout the Bannock campaign as a
guide and possible interpreter in case Of a de-
sire IN dor he - ~,
When the war ended she was in great demand
by the Interior Department authorities, and
did good work in having the remnants Of her
tribe removed to various other reservations
where they could do no mischief. She was the
only Indian woman on this coast who ever took
prominent part in settling the Indian ques-
ton. and as such her memory should be re-
spected."
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Morrissey's Gratitude.

From the San Francisco Call.
Few people know, said John X. Hickey ~
Missouri yesterday at the Palace, that John
Morrissey was a man in whom the finer feelings
were very largely developed. He felt keeuiy
the reproaches which were heaped upon hiIa
because Of his having been a gambler and q
prize tighter, and he told me that when he ives
elected to Congress from New York city lie
made up his mind to show 20 the world that he
could rise above his antecedents. When he
took his seat in the chamber of the House u
Representatives he felt that he was looked upoh
coldly by his associates on the floor. but instead
of attempting to resent il be maintained a dIs-
Greet silence and paid not the slightest heed -
what was going on about him. On the second
day of the session. he informed me. a tall.
stately old gentleman walked up TO his desk.
and, extending his hand, asked: Is this Mr.
Morrisseyy
" 1t is. was the response.
Then must congratulate you. sir upos
your election, and am proud 10 welcome yOs
here
THAT old man, said Morrissey. in a broken
voice. was the famous Thad Stevens, and THAI
meeting Was the proudest moment Of my life. 1"
Mr.. o. p. Hare of Petersburg, Va. well
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From the Detroit Free Press.
A small boy on 9Th street hates the washing
process worse than snakes hate liquor. His
mother was scrubbing him and he was kicking
why don't you be good boy?' she begged.
"Don't You know you'll 60 to the bad place if
you are not2'
There amt any water there, is there?" he
asked.
Not drop" she answered solemnly.
Then guess I'll keep on being bad" And
he kept on.
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From Life.

The Pennsylvania railroad has secured an in
junction obstructing the building Of the Belt
road along the Delaware water front.
Never there . more exciting foot ball
contest than that between Amherst and
Williams on Pratts Field at Amherst, Mass,
yesterday. The game resulted in neither team
scoring.
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is what is used entirely for making up, no
sewing being necessary. little cotton is put
over the pasteboard before covering to pad il.
and sachet powder may be put over it il one
fancies. The best sschet powder is granuiated,
however, so that it needs to be we'll concealed
In the cotton or little Jumps will appear on the
surface Of the covering.
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FASHIONS FOR WINTER
Redferns --latest Design. In Coats for 90
Weather

IL Is amusing TO find that Russian fashions d
dress are quickly following Russian fashions 4
ART aud literature. American winters are -
we're. and Redfern IL making Russian cod
warm enough for sleighing in the coded
weather IN rich autumn leaf tints. 10 IL reall,
on the blouse order, with esthetic-shaped
sleeves. Below the puff. which reaches the
elbow Is tight sleeve. 50 thickly braided tho
the material below is completely hidden. a
the wrist is close warm outlet Of cot fur,
golden beaver. which harmonizes well with ths
goiden-brown ''withered-leafH color OF the
cloth. The trimming at the throat VII he
found uncommon IN its form. being one sided
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PATAGoNIAN INDIAN.
when the owners wish to occupy them. Each
hut was about three feet high by perhaps five
feet across, shaped precisely like an inverted
feel to be Patagonian crawled into one of
them and was rewarded for my lowly minded
ness by finding fishing spear, made of long
bone, notched on one side like saw teeth, and
q bag-lik basket Of woven reeds.
FANNIE B. WARD.
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the beaver hanging over the left shoulder and
the branding being continued around it A
braided girdle is loosely tied around the waist,
reaching 10 the hem Of the skirt portion where
a baud of beaver finishes the garment Of
Redferns coat represented tins week y OF
the usual three-qnartsrs length. hut has none
Of the Louis Nv cut about it, The arranee-
ment of the sleeve Is one Of those which IL l,,-
coming extremely fashionable. a velvet puf
rather stiff and high edged. with LYNX fur aud
canght up in the center win a cord ornament.
LYNX fur and braiding taper toward the
waist from the shoulders. thus giving the
figure becoming small WASTED effect. The
sleeves have bushy sort OF wristlet ornameiited
in the center with cord ornament large
effective braided design ornaments the ffout
SKIRT of the coat
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IN STRANGE WATERS.
Sights Seen in Sailing Through the
Southwestern Archipelago.
THE PATAGONIAN COAST.

The Port of Corral and Something of It's
History-Fierce BATTLES Between the Span
iard- and the Fierce Indians Islands
Bleak and Barren-A Lofty Mountain Peak.
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Mr.. o. p. Hare of Petersburg Va. vel
known throughout the state, died yesterday.