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His case deserves to rank with those of
the many geniuses who have suffered
long and triumphed at last.
He was born in Utica, N. Y, in 1860,
but taken soon after to Binghamton,
where most of his life has been passed.
He early showed a native talent for
painting, and had made some progress
when his father became infected with a
religious craze and went off Gin quest
of holiness" as he termed it, leaving the
boy the only support of an invalid moth
er. His life for many years thereafter
was peculiarly hard, but he still worked
at his chosen art and occasionally sold
a picture.
His mother died after ten years of this
life, and the lad then gave his whole
time to art. Two of the pictures he
then painted adorn the executive man.
sion at Albany, and others are in vari-
Gus parts of New York. His health
failed by reason of hard work, but he
had earned enough to go to Rome, and
still refusing to follow the merely COM
mercial line he developed his peculiar
genius. Such success has recently
crowned his efforts that he is in a fair
way to reach the highest rank.
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discovered and brought back such Won
derful tales of fabulous western wealth.
Nothing in the New World has SO inter
ested the people of this romantic and
decaying kingdom since the loss Of its
western colonies as the great fair which
is To commemorate the work of its great
est hero. who won more territory with u
map and an old caravel than did he:
numberless thousands of blood shedding
invaders.
Then, in addition TO this. the tide Of
American travel III Europe is turning
from the threadbare route OF fashionable
resorts to places where the people them
selves are more interesting than well
known monuments and galleries. Spain.
with its legends. Moorish remains and
romances, gardens, haciendas, granite
mountains and ceaselessly flowing val
leys; ancient Morocco and fertile AL
geria are rapidly becoming the objects
of summer tours abroad. Consequently
Uncle Sans headquarters here are get.
ting a reputation never enjoyed before.
Washington Irving was the first mir.
ister from the United States who ut
tracted any attention in Spain outside
the diplomatic corps. He it was who
poked about the Moorish ruins, lived in
Ferdinand's castles and made them AS
familiar to the reading public as Sleepy
Hollow or the Hudson hills. James
Russell Lowell came later and WOE tn,
Spanish heart by his dignity and
scholarship as he did the English. Then
came Mr.. Sickles and ex-senator Palmer
Mr.. Palmer was a Spanish scholar, fluent
in the language, familiar with its history
and literature. He knew the country
from the Pyrenees to Gibraltar. having
tramped it AS a college boy. Known.
the character Of the people, he left an
impression not second to his scholarly
predecessors.
Then came General T.. Burd Grub.
the late minister, new in diplomatic
matters, unfamiliar with Spain and its
language. He was absent from his post
during a considerable period of his in
cumbency, and Secretary Harrie K.
Newberry has been compelled to sign
his name as charge d'affaires SO long
that he has been regarded as the actual
minister since Mr.. Palmer's resignation.
For a year the Office was vacant. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Newberry were the recog-
ulzed head of the American legation in
social and court affairs.
Harrie K. Newberry had been secre-
tary and charge d'affaires so long that
he was better known than any minister
throughout the kingdom since the DAYS
Of Washington Irving or Minister Palm
er. He is the son Of the late Congress
man John $. Newberry, Of Michigan,
and is now ~thirty-tve years old. A SIX
%footer, broad shouldered and athletic.
ne was in early life one Of the most
prominent figures in amateur sports in
Detroit, the home of his family. He
graduated from the Michigan Military
academy, at Orchard Lake, and a dozen |
Years ago married Hattie Dudgeon. |
daughter of a wealthy Kalamazoo mill
n, and "A lady whose resemblance to
Agnes Huntington is most striking.
Mr.. Newberry was engaged in manu- |
featuring in Detroit after his marriage, |
and both he and his wife were society
leaders during the years preceding his
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Discovery of the Lucifer Match.

Like many other bright men the Eng
fish chemist who first made a lucifer
match failed to profit by his invention.
The discoverer, Mr.. Isaac Holden, M.
p, has given this account of the affair:
''In the morning | used to get up at 4
o'clock in order to pursue my studies,
and l used at that time the flint and the
steel, in the use Of which l found very
great inconvenience. OF course / knew,
as other chemists did, the explosive ma
terial that was necessary in order to
produce instantaneous light, but it was
very difficult to obtain a light on wood
by that explosive material, and the idea
occurred to me to put sulphur under the
explosive mixture. | did that, and
showed it in my next lecture on chemis-
try, a course of which | was delivering
at "a large academy.
There was" added Mr.. Holden, ga
young man in the room whose father
was a chemist in London, and he i'm
mediately wrote to his father about it.
and shortly afterward lucifer matches
were issued to the world. believe that
was the first occasion that we had the
present lucifer match. l was urged to
go and take out a patent Immediately,
but thought it was SC small a matter
and it cost me so little labor that | did
not think it proper to go and get a pat
ent; otherwise l have no doubt it would
have been very profitable"
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two stories above. The customary ova
sign, with a rampant American eagle
is the only outward sign that the big
gest country on earth is doing business
within. The minister, never appearing
at the court in gaudy uniform. as do his
associates, is commonly regarded as
about equal to the man from Venezuela
or the Hawaiian Islands. The lack OF
pomp, suitable buildings and appropri'
ate dignity has done more to lessen the
Importance of this country than any.
thing else.
With few exceptions - notably eX-
Minister Reid, of Paris-the ministers
have lived in modest compartments and
meager in comparison with those of the
representatives from other powers, and
as no provision is made by the depart
ment for legation headquarters, they
are usually located in places where rent
is cheap and commensurate with the sal
airy paid, which salary is regarded by
Europeans as a joke because of its
smallness.
The offices here consist of a small re-
ception room, furnished plainly, upon
the walls of which hang the portraits of
former ministers and of Mr.. Blaine and
President Harrison. Opening from this
is the room of the interpreter who tran
scribes all government communications
into Spanish. Both of these rooms face
upon n narrow side street. and form a
kind Of antechamber to the little front
room where for two hours each day Sec
rotary Newberry may be found. Lead
ing from this is another little chamber
now occupied by Lieutenant McCauley
Little, who is securing the kingdom for
portraits of Columbus and relics of the
days of the discoverer, to be sent to the
Columbian fair. All the rooms have as
little furniture as is absolutely necessary
for the business. The unusual library
of embarrassing books from the Wash
ington document department is found.
Socially Americans have achieved but
few triulmphs here. Mr.. Palmer was
much feted and dined. and so were Mr..
and Mrs. Newberry. But Spanish So
ciety is peculiar, and at none of the
European capitals are western people
less known than here. Nobody save the
rich or those able to make a convincing
preteXt in this direction are given the
slightest attention. The Spaniards wor-
ship wealth. and it matters not how
characterless people may be in case
their bank account is Of good proper
tons.
Dukes and counts and other titled
men are daily mixed in scandalous af-
fairs. In fact they have become so com-
Mon that they no longer create more
than a passing sensation.
Notoriously corrupt people are in high
circles, a fact the people here admit,
and lament it as being a hindrance 10
the beloved queen, against whom was
never uttered a word of disapproval.
But with royalty devoted to raising
ferocious bulls for bull fights, riding
horses in such encounters and being
patrons of such barbarous exhibitions
the condition of Spain morally and tinan.
cially is not to be wondered at.
II. r. LowRIE.
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could n in America and sent them
railroad tickets, that they might come
to Washington and see him made presi.
len March 4, 1885, free of charge. He
also arranged to meet them all there.
One of those invited was Miss Estella
Cleveland, of Wilmington, whose father
was "a cousin of the president. He was
an architect and builder here years ago
and died when the daughter was quite
young. She, however, had a good edu.
cation, and grew mp IA beautiful and cul-
tured young Her father left
her but u modest competence, but it was
abundantly supplemented by her aunt.
Mrs. Griffin. a rich hotel owner of Gin
%cinnati. She c%haperoned Estella through
the fashionable resorts of America. She
was quite popular while at the inaugu.
ration of her distinguished relative.
A short time afterward she married
Edward Mehner, a wealthy young grocer
of Cincinnati. Alas! that the relative
of a president should be at once over
whelmed with marital infelicities; but
either Mehner was unsuited or Estella
was no pleased, for they did not live
happily together. The wealthy aunt
was not pleased either, although prob
ably responsible for the match. and so
they separated.
Then Mehner failed in business, as he
had failed in love. His home was broken
up and Estella returned to Wilmington
and filed a petition for divorce on the
ground Of desertion. She at once be.
gan a life Of ~seclusion and never to her
most intimate friends mentioned her
husbands name nor murmured a word
as to their disagreement. Recently the
case was heard before Judge Van Pelt.
Mehner made no resistance but the judge
refused a decree, claiming that the wife
was the deserter Of the husband and
that the husband should apply for the
decree. This he will probably do, and
meanwhile the unwilling wife is in sad
social retirement. She Ia yet a young
and beautiful woman, whose culture
aud education emtitle her TO . happier
social position. A. 7. YATES.
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A HOUSE WITH A HISTORY
The Home of Samuel Slater, the p.,
of American Manufacture. "n

The Home Of Samuel Slater, the r.,
Of American Manufacture. "'"ef
Especial Correspondence
PAwTUcKET, r. l., June 3O.-T,
city, which for a long time claimed ~
honor of being the largest town in a, m'
United States, will always occnnr
prominent place in Rhode Island b;s,,.
as the home of Samuel Slater, the f,,h!
Of American manufactures and of a.
first cotton mill in America. Until
Gently the house occupied by samrs,
Slater has been used as a private dwan
ing. 1t stands upon one of the princi
pal business streets, a large, soma
brick building, with a door in tho oae
ter Of the front and a large parlor y
either side. The quaint, old fashion,
wall paper on these two rooms has .,
ways been an object of interest to v;s;.
DIS and has quite a history. 1t represen,.
a romantic landscape with trees b,lt
the height of the room, and traditon
has it that this identical paper was a.
signed and made for a European mon
arch, whose ~fastidious taste was No.
pleased at the completion of the wo,s
and it was refused. The manufacturss
was Of course ruined by this unbannv
transaction, and Samuel Slater bear;r,
Of it-whether prompted by philanthronv
or self glorifcation is not stated-imms.
aiately purchased it.
Another object of interest about III.
old Slater mansion some forty or fftr
years ago was the family coach, aronnd
which hung an air of genteel a%ntiouitv
and memories Of some famous general
who was said to have ridden in it SOM
time away back in colonial DAYS. +
was the great delight of the bows of
those days to make surreptitious visits
to the barn in the rear Of the honsa
climb up on the high seat of the Old
vehicle and lounge in the capacious in.
terror.
None of the incidents connected with
Samuel Slater are more interesting Than
n given in the records of the Prov.
lence plantations. This little accom-,
credits a woman with being the origi.
nator of that most useful article, cotton
thread: shortly before 1900 a Young
lady in Pawtucket made a suggestion
which gave rise to another Industry
Miss Marcy Wilkinson, whose sister
afterward married Samuel Slater. who
established the first cotton mill in the
United States, asked the latter if he
could not make thread from cotton
since linen was so uneven that it va.
hard to use. In reply he gave her some
cotton, which she herself spun into
thread, probably the first eve made il
America. She wound it upon a lar
spool and many years later presented
to the Rhode Island Society for the E.
enlargement Of Domestic Industry, at
whose rooms it now is"
The Wilkinsons were an old Paw.
tucket family, and in st. Paul's Episcc
pal church, the Oldest in the city and an
ugly but unique old frame building, are
marble tablets in memory of both the
Wilkinson and Slater families.
NJ. A. TAFT.
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A DOUBLE ENDED BOAT.

opposite end being called the bow. \
double ended boat, one that is sharp al,
the bow and the stern, may he rOwei
stern first, provided the rudder is re-
moved from its place. The seats Oh
which the Oarsmen sit are called thwarts
There are two kinds of oars, spoon shaped
and fiat bladed ones. The former arr
preferable for light pleasure boats or
racing shells, while the latter are better
adapted to heavier and to working boats
The pieces of iron and brass that fit IN
sockets on the rail of the boat are called
oarlocks. The extreme edge or topraiI'
is called ''gunwale" or ''gunn'l," i'll
sailors vernacular.
When entering a boat one should
never step on the gunwale, as by so DO
ing the craft is liable to capsize. Jump
ing into a boat is also a very bad habit
The proper way of getting on boards
to put the right foot down firmly eithe
in the middle of a thwart or in the bot
tom of the boat. The rope which j.
found in the bow is named "painter.
1t should always be kept clear and ready
to be thrown out mt any moment. Il
you are alone sit always in the middleo oil
the middle thwart. Then get your oar
ont and begin slowly to row. The blades
should be dipped just deep enough ~
become covered with water; they also
should be brought forward as far as pos,
sible, and then while they are immersed
throw your weight upon them. 1t takes
indeed very little practice to become
accustomed to the stroke. After yoH
have acquired an even stroke begin prac'
ticing to turn your little craft. This Is
done by holding one oar motionles'
while pulling with the other. The quick
est way of turning a boat is of course
to push with one and pull with the othei
oar, but only persons who have acquire
come proficiency can safely do this. Al
ways keep a sharp lookout and MAKE
sure there are no obstacles in your way
Collisions on the water are always dan.
yerous. To tomfool in boats is the wors'
thing young people a do, and many
young life has been lost in that way
With ordinary precautions, however
people are safer In a boat than in a car
rage OF on horseback.
ARTHUR PARKER.
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THE TALE OF THREE PAINTERS.
How They Got "a Separate Compartment
on an English Train.

How They Got IA Separate Compartment
on an English Train.
In his life of Charles keene, Mr.. Lay
ard remarks that Keene was once stay
ing with a very famous painter, whose
country house was near Godalming.
Another painter was of the party, and
all three We're going up to London by
an early train. They We're discussing
over the breakfast table the probability
of getting room in the same carriage,
when Keene announced that he would
promise them a compartment to them
selves. No guard vas to be bribed, no
porter was to be tempered with, no con-
sideration was to move from customer
to company-the thing was to be done,
and done silently. A bet was readily
made, for the feat to those who kne,
Godalming traffic seemed an impossi-
bility. The three painters were early
at the station, before the customary pas
sengers arrived, and easily secured a
compartment.
Then keene gave his instructions to
his friends. The brother artists painted
his face brown and yellow and red, and
muffied him in coats and gave him the
corner seat near the window. When
the other passengers arrived they avoid
ed that carriage. They We're business
men, grave, solid, careful of their COM
fort, men who had sons-in-law with
young families-they We're not going to
travel with a patient in virulent small
pox. That at least was certain. And
on the way up u dreadful idea occurred
to them; suppose that very night they
were TO return in that very compart-
ment without knowing it. The thing
was too horrible. The guard was sent
for and instant action in. the matter
claimed. And SO the train was searched
for that fever stricken patient, and
every door was opened and every pas
senger scanned, but Charles Keene had
won his bet and washed his face.
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DEPEw's SUMMER HOME.

speaker and prominent Republican, will
not go abroad this year according to his
custom. He is needed in the campaign,
say his friends, and SO he has taken up
his residence ut a beautiful place on the
Hudson, midway between Irvington and
Dobbs Ferry. OF course the genial
Chauncey is not afraid of ghosts, or at
least such is to be hoped, for the place
has a history and a very, very sad one.
When Cyrus w. Field reached the
topmost round on the ladder he declared
that he wanted all his family about him
and in the finest place on the Hudson.
He bought a large tract, named it Ards
ley Park and got a residence to suit him.
His son E. M. Field, built u $500, 900
residence, and his daughter, Mrs. David
Lindley, also made her home there. The
situation, overlooking the loveliest part
of the Hudson, was lovely in itself and
wonderfully improved, and all around it
lived the most cultured of New \ ork's
millionaires. Then came "a series of
misfortunes which almost force a belief
in the old Greek notion hat the gods
envy unbrOken success. Mrs. Field died,
the daughter, Mrs. Lindley, soon fol.
lowed, and E. NJ. Field became n bank.
rupt and defaulter, saved from being "a
convict only on the plea of being a lu.
matte.
So all the lovely tract passed to stran-
gers, and the Depews have taken the
house of Mrs. Lindley. 1t is a mansion
in the most modern style, of wood, with
wide piazzas on three sides. In it are
twenty rooms, finished in hard woods,
with all the modern improvements, in
Guiding bells and electric lights. All
the first floor is occupied by handsome
parlors, large library, dining room and
stately halls. A large part of the second
floor is given up to the children, and the
lively youngster, Chauncey M. Depew,
Jr., has a very handsomely furnished
ear his mothers. He is wonder
fully like his father, is well informed
for a boy yet in his teens, and is so popu-
lar and democratic that he is generally
known as Buster"
The Misses Haegerman, three nieces
Mrs. Depew is rearing, have "a fine suite
of rooms. The stables and other appur.
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Australia ought to be a veritable para
disc for persons who are fond Of horses.
A correspondent writes to an English
paper that horses are so plentiful in
Queensland that they can be bought as
low as two dollars each. A well broken
animal III be had for five dollars. Wild
horses overrun the colony, and when
captured sell at auction for about IT,
teen dollars Q dozen.
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Postmaster Over Fifty Years.

Speaking of James H. Miller, post
master at Gauley Bridge, w. Va, a New
York paper says he was appointed by
President William Henry Harrison over
fifty years ago, and is probably the old
est postmaster in the country. He has
retained his office through all the politi-
cal changes of the past half century, and
at the age of eighty-six years is as
prompt and efficient as any postmaster
in the state. During the late war Mr..
Miller's Office was several times within
the Confederate lines, but he was never
disturbed or annoyed in any way.
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hard realism so
dominant of late,
and giving to his
land zap s a
spirit and II life
that seems the
result Of inspira-
ton. His story
is a rather sad
one, and he has
toiled against diff
~ficulties with a
p g L s i s t Q C 9
which threatened
to make him old
before his time.
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entrance into diplomatic service. His
fathers death left him owner of a for
tune expressed only by seven figures ir
a row. Mr.. Palmer is his political
sponsor.
His family is one of the richest ir
this country. His mother is worth
81, 1000, 900 at the lowest estimate, and
his brother Truman has 81 800, 900.
The Office of the legation is in a block
on a rather obscure square, San Fer
nando, and like all this country's head
quarters in Europe, there is no particu-
lar excuse for its location except the
cheapness Of rent. While the English
embassy is on a leading street and i'm.
posing in appearance, that Of the United
States is simply in rooms originally IN.
tended for housekeeping, in q building
where tenanting S~psniards live ON the
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A Relative Of Ex-President Cleveland.
Especial Correspondence.

WILMINGTON, o., July 7.-When
Grover Cleveland was elected president
he hunted up, through an agent, every
male and female distant relative he
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HAS WON HIS WAY ALONE.

A Rising Young Artist Who Is the Son
of u "PrOphet."
Arthur iced is a young American
artist in Rome who has recently won
some fame by breaking away from the
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ALL ABOUT ROWBOATS.
How to Manage Them with Ease a
Safety.
Especial Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence.l
ST. LOUIS, June 30.-The season &
browning accidents has again opened
| am convinced that many lives would
be spared if the large number Of person,
who are fond of rowing would take the
trouble to learn how a boat should h
handled.
But let me describe the various parts
Of q boat first. The stern of a boat /,
the part where the rudder is put on, the
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The largest and longest stone bridge
in the world Is over an arm Of the China
sea-fve miles long, 800 arches, each
seventy feet high.
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An alligator at the Crystal palace,
London, lived in perfect health upon
nothing for eighteen months. 1t lately
took a piece Of very high mutton with
relish.
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Or. DEPEW's NEW MANSION.

The Summer Homes Selected by the Noted
New Yorker.
Doctor and Honorable Chauncey
Mitchell Depew, president of the New
York Central Railroad company, popular