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HAVING REvENak

- the personages upon the stage,
when you cannot note their gestures
ncr the play of their faces. But the
nrut act terminated in the midst Of
roaxs Of applause. Aman knew, three
srats to my right. was shaking with
1nnghter. Everybody in the theater
ecened to be intensely amused At the
psny except myself. And the blond
indy would still turn from time to time,
and favor me again with her sneering
nile.
Seated Immediately In front Of the
h,ond lady was . very little man who
fhed like hunchback, his head was
= sunken between his shoulders. I
aao,sed at him carefully. He had the ap-
oarancc Of being dead-head. owing to
- rather shabby attire. tapped him
- the shoulder, and asleed him il he
e1culd 20 out with me between the acts
- lew minutes. When we were out
il1s. sa3d to him:
NY dear sir, I have . particular In
@aeeeet n occupying your chair, No. -.
- yon viii pardon the liberty take,
4 yvouA IKE to give you this tribe"
~ a13pped . 1lve-dollar piece into his
-, s1nd. in exchange, would like
~ kave your seat and you may have
]inne, Nos3."
3hs lit{ rhfns face lighted mp With
sl1unrslc.a slipped my Ave-dollar
6oo A64is.Naistcoat pocket and
z*Sn1: acalAtnly, ny dear Dir. Yoa are
ssss...-, wlll 1nlA vnme .e>t -seA
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FORTUNE TELLING.

Wnen on the grain was summers eoA
- Nno blue was summers sky,
went to have our fortunes told.
Wttching maid and I.
A1e Gypsy sibyl seemed uncouth
ana weird to look upon,
.o yet for each Of IN, in sooth.
a merry tale she spun.
Inc was 4 kindly horoscope:
-, neard my birth above
TS nung the happy star cf hope.
~, 1ne tambent star Of love.
me star Of love that bringeth bllss.
= iearned. stln shed its glow.
cn w more the sibyl said, but this
was all cared to know.
1en Into Sylvia'e slender hand
saw the Gypsy peer.
An0 words lonGed to understand
were whispered In her ear:
while on her cheek a blush had birth
Inat spread In rosy fire,
when the winter-wakened earth
reefs springs divine desire.
We left behind the Gypsy old.
ana meath q dusky pine
Aeain was that fair story told
Ihat ended: Sweet, be mjrer.
1nen Sylvia, the roguish-eyed.
Laughed In her winning way.
that's what" triumphantly she cr,eA
~ ne gypsy said you'd sayv'
CLINTON Scollard. In Harper's Baxar.
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actors. ard that / would be forced e
take ii of. Suddenly an idea flashed
across my mind-an inspiration. left
the theater and walked block or two
until came to . milliner's shop. !
entered and demanded of the saleswom.
IN to sell me hat-4he most gigantic,
the most arbOriferous. the most pyra.
midal hat she had. She opened draw.
Z: and exhibited to me monument in
black felt. with IN enormous knob Of
black velvet upon its top. and on top of
the black felt kncb q pun of black
flowers. extremely high. Without hag-
Cling, paid her the price. and swiftly
returned 10 the theater.
To the stupefaction of Cmythc, who
was still seated in his chair, No. 90,
seated myself in No. 4s, Immediately
before the blonde lady with the big hat.
and then. with a perfectly serious coun-
tenance. l placed upon my head the
black velvet monument. do not know
what sort of a figure l cut with my long
mustaches under the velvet hat, but II
. bomb had burst in the orchestra it
would not have produced a greater eff
fect- Exclamations came from every
direction, and people climbed up on
their seats to see me, amid roars Of
laughter.
The men-poor wretches, they do
stand together once in awhile-under-
stood the motive Of my protest, and
cried: "Bravo! Bravo! He is right"
while the agitated Cmythe screamed to
me across the blonde lady's balloon
sleeves: 'Why, old man, you are go
ing crazy" None the less. J remained
impassive in the midst OF the tempest
which I had let loose. But the usual
reverse came. Two ushers, after CONSUL
tstion. came to me and politely begged
me to take of my hat, Certainly"
said !, III you will make this lady take
of hers" This response provoked the
utmost enthusiasm from the men. but
the ushers would not listen to reason,
and they made me leave my seat.
The lady with the vegetable garden
but not for long.
Looking up toward the family circle,
] saw q colored damsel wearing a small
turban. / mounted to the circle. I
went to the colorcd lady. Pardon me-"
said I, ''but have just purchased hat
which cost me SIS only quarter of an
hour ago." exhibited the black velvet
monument, and the colored lady's eyes
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hulged out in amazement and admire
tiOn.
'..And what about it 2" said she.
Nothing but this: 1t is yours il you
will do me the favor to occupy my scat
in the orchestra, No. 4S, until the play is
over"
In . second she swept OF the little
turban which shewore, placed the black
velvet monument upon her head, gave it
two or three taps before the mirror in
the lobby. shook out her skirts, and
then. taking my arm. conducted her
to orchestra chair No. 4S.
Oh, it you had only seen the con-
vulsive Joy among the men in the orches-
ira when they saw my monumental hat
reappear upon q feminine head. This
time the ushers had nothing to soy.
The lady with the vegetable garden was
vanquished. She could rec nothing dur
ing the rest OF the piece, and served as
focus from opera glasses from oil over
the house.
Revenge! Revenge! At last was
rcvenged. Ha, ha!-San Francisco Ar.
gonaut.
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Magistrate Peter Hughes, who loves
q good joke, tells Of a, recent personal
experience with greatsglee. In a certain
case the other day ig colored woman
was a witness. She testified that sho
had whipped her little boy very severe
II. and A. she went ON with the story
OF the exceedingly stiff beating she had
administered the judges clear brow
grew little darker, and he interrupted
her to ask IL it had been necessary to
chastise the boy 20 severely. The wit.
ness opened her eyes widely at the ques-
tion. Gazing intently at the court, sho
inquired: "Jedge. wuz you eber do
father Of q wuthless mulatter boy =
No. M" responded Magistrate Hughes,
hastily. ''Then, jedge, you don't know
nuffin' about de case."-Fhiladelphia
Record.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

--Bolaa n the name Of . new dis
corery made n the forests Of Surinan,.
II 10 . substitute for the rapidly disap-
pearing india rubber and gutta pcrcha.
An image impressed upon the retins
Of the eye remains there an apprecia-
be time. This IL the reason why =
torch swung rapidly seems to be cir
cular flame.
The largest catch Of shad ever made
On the St. Johns river, Florida, WAS
taken the other week. when more than
$1,000 shad were caught. Most Of tho
Esh were sent to New York.
The total value Of the foreign COM
meree Of the United States last year
was $1,5l7. .O00. 900, while $eS.0o0.000.
900 would be . reasonable estimate #
our internal commerce.
Miss Lydia Tilden. who died recent
" In Hanover, N. H., at the age OF 80.
had been . member Of the College
church Of that place and q constant at
tendant ut the services for "a years.
The first bed Of marble discovered
In Indiana was revealed . week or two
ago In the bed of Treaty creek. mile
south Of Wabash. It il blue and mot
tied blue and white and il said to be
Of high quality.
DIR. de Renzi, professor of clinical
medicine 1T the University of Naples.
reports that in 22 cases where he has
used DR.. Maragliano's treatment for
tuberculosis he has found distinct i'm
provement, and in some has cured the
disease.
i'm IN address full Of facts and li3-
ures concerning the resources Of the
south. ex-senator Patrick Walsh. OF
Georgia. makes this surprising state
ment: alabama alone has more coal
and iron and ten times as much stand
ing timber M the state Of Pennsylva-
mia" The purpose Of this illustration
was to show the future manufacturing
development Of the south.
in accordance with the idea that
the water power Of the mountains Of
the Pacific slope can be readily util-
lied for long distance transmission,
second company has been formed In
Fresno. Cal, to locste plant ON Kings
river. The Kings River Electric Power
company, with capital Of Saoo. 900, win
trasmit power to Reedley. Sanger. Dam
ube. vlsalia and other points In that
vicinity.
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rAssry aaA Practice.

Young Wife-Are you the editress Of
the household Departmental the Wom-
ans Companion?
Mrs. De Letter-Yes, I,have had ex-
elusive charge Of that department for
ten years.
II am glad we are near neighbors. I
am sure you won't objectif run in once
in awhile for . little practical help
about cooking?"
mo indeed. Come in whenever You
please-that is. after next week. NY
cook il away temporarily, and my hus-
band and are taking our meals ut .
restaurant-"-N.Y Y. Weekly.
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CONSIDERING .


rhers We're oe~e Dvuvhoaks . Her cen.
ssany 0ssa HsalsA.
Old Nrs. PaFlin had reached the age
Of % years, and her two daughters.
both women Of nearly 60, were often
heard to say that the old woman took
n much comfort = anybody" Their
unchangine affection failed to see tho
changes that were % pathetically ap-
parent TO Others.
~Juno Ann and ! don't get about
70 much - We would like to- ON -
count Of mother" Mira PAtten re-
marked. In response to IN invitation
to visit . relative in neighboring town.
"You re Juno Ann, living next door
n she does. takes about - much care Of
mother ~ do, % Il sort Of ties us
both"
sIsu't your mother well7"
"Yes, land sakes. mothers - well
~ can be; or she would be. II twa'n't
for her age. ] tell 'em mother enjoys
n much - most of 'em. She can't
see a well N she used to. Of course:
fact u, she cant see much Of any; but
shes real we'll"
'.Mother don't seem to hear 20 well
~ she did," ventured Juno Ann, "bu..
/ s'pose that's NO more than natural"
''She's . dreadful smart woman, IL
she il my mother" rejoined Mrs Pat
ten; ''and it's wonderful for woman
Of her age"
II suppose she enjoys going about to
sce the neighbors,- suggested the vis-
itor.
"Pity sake! Mother hasn't set foot
ont Of the house for more'n two wears:
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49, Nv mgr said dCmythe.
:: : !: :: !: !: !: !: !:
ever" replied.
Well," said he,
MNN have couple OF
KN ~ seats for the Cali
want to comer'
4 should be delighted, my dear boy"
And in few minutes we were in Z
cab. rolling toward the theater.
Scarcely had we settled ourselvce in
our seats when saw, entering the row
In front Of us. tall, thin blond, who
seated herself in tit chair Immediately
In front of ming And then saw with
stuPefactlon that she wore upon her
nead c9Fl6us sort Of hat cooked down
n66t and cooked up behind, gar
nished with flowers, with vegetables,
with shrubs-in fact, q veritable gar
den. Az she had cooked her cooked hat
over her eyes, 1t resulted that the rear
Of this vegetable garden lowered above
the top OF her blond chignon, 20 that
could see no more of the stage than il
! had been In far Cuthay.
The bell rang; the curtain rose; I
heard voices-prexnmably Of actors
but II was impossible for me to tell.
At the risk of acquiring a telescope
neck, leaned to the right. then to the
left But had not counted on the
balloon sleeves of the blond, which
were perfect monsters of swollen kilk,
and which masked completely 10th
wings Of the stage as her hat did the
middle.
Holy smoke!" said to my friend.
that hat is going to be rather 4 nui-
oance."
The blond lady heard me; she turned
slightly. put up her lorgnon, and sur
veyed me with the utmost haughtiness.
Then, struggling her shoulders, she
pulled up her sleeves, 30 that it wos
jmpossible for me to see even the
rroscenium arch. Then she braced up
her feet against the chair in front, and
hoisted herself up few inches, 50
that by this gymnastic feat she sue
ceeded in elevating her vegetable gar
den even more than before.
In = melancholy tone said to
Cmythe: 'sIt seems to me would have
been better on il had stayed at the
club and toasted my toes in the cafe in
front Of the fire. / would not have
been incommOded or disconnected. and
would have seen fully rs much of this
piece ~ am seeing now"
Hearing this, the blond lady turned
around once more, and favored me with
the most sneeriDg smile that have ever
seen. It provoked me. and determined
to rive her lesson IL l could. For l
mlRht N well have been In . theatre
phone listening at telephone. Icould
hear, but could nee nothing. Voices
efemale voices, male voices-con-
1usedly came to my ear. You know
bow perplexipg it il when you cannot
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-06-06

'Iadmit, boys. /" remarked Paperwate.
''that I haven't always led the life /
should. I've gambled some, DRUNK
whisky morc'r less. ar at times perhaps
I'm = tribe profane and abusive, an
have called men liaTs, which have
generally regretted afterwards. an have
passed = night at the stationhouse at
odd intervals, an insulted ladies, an
that sort o thing: but. boys (and here
his eyes filed with tears), I've always
been agentleman. No man can say that
Marble +. Papezwate ever forgot that b
was gentlemanl"-Bay City Chat.
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In the recent memoirs Of Dean Buck
land nm amusing picture il gwen Of the
sntipathy felt 80 years ego By the old
classical scholars at Oxford 10 the new
scientific learning. They described II
- ''mischievous and absurd" Whec
Buckland once went to Nome for long
vacation, one II the elder dcns II said
to have exclaimed:
"Well. Buc;xland has gone to Italy.
Thank heaven we shalt hear NO more
Of his silly srologyI"
Learned men do not always appreef
ate the achievements Of their fellows.
IT IL said that friend brought Nilton's
Paradise Lost" to . great Scotch
Mathematician, who remarked when
he had hniahel II:
"It's vera pretty: hut mon. what
does i prove"
An American who stated recently In
q London club that h was going to
Enfield In search Of TIE grave Of
Charles Lamb. was astonished 70 hear
him coatelhptuoualy descrlted BY IN
English statesmfn - = Aignty writer
Of SHY papers, N which there was NO
meptiunsof politica' questions Of Ais
day"
Paganini while IL England waa
mentioned By = great juris.. in letter
20 - poor kidier who had driven the
town mad with his squeaks and
scrapea." and be, NO doubt, would have
described his csit,e ~ soullesa and deaf
- the highest expaersion of emotioa.
An anecdote h told Of Henry Clay.
T. tie. .se1ith Of Ais popularity and
fame. Meeting q Old schoo!mate ut .
reception - expEessed regret that
another frsend. . mutual acquaintance.
whose career Dronised to Be brilliant
had given up his HE 70 the raising Of
pigs and making . fortune. Tie friend
psesently met tic gentlenan referred
"a, who exelained, With shake of tAe
hea6:
-Rsse Henry Chyl He might have
uo1e . eoec steek grower, and b .
eom1setahse planter ncw, n - had not
w1sted Ais time u politics.-
We 80 III vain q or own little leld
e howlea6e. We sAould 1sne0bee
tnGwlsdeo = ~ wisdom. ara tAat IL
Wi1e ~ notes anl 1nAs leasoas a
psu1t - ~ hsyvest6 q HI neighhcss'
49, . wo1 = - theee e Meown-
Yepthb Ce0pannna-
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The 1useian hreathes the air Of Eu-
Fope and thinks the thought Of Asia.
His feet arp On the tAreShold Of the
twentieth century. yet HIS haod = stiu
IN. medieval times. He ninscs :s,s
style Of the west EuruPsan, Jet fol-
lows the style Of the Tartar. His
aspirations are never very high, and
his paasions are often very low.-Rsv.
Joseph Kranskogpf, Hebrew, Phfladsl-
pAia, p.
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Guest Ito waiter)-This beefsteak
that ron brought ne isn't At 70 eat: Il
mnst be three weeks old.
Waster-I beg your pardon, sir. I
made = mistake: brought you antelope
steak instead.
Guest (tries Il again)-Why that
tnstea delicious; Why didn't goa tell
me before that e was antelope stenkls
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WuRx two discourse, Il ~ ess's aness
- tes - whs ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-06-06
THE THEATER HAT.

HAT have you got
to do this even
ing?" said Cmythe.
Nothing what
ever" replied.
"Well,". said he,
Il have q couple Of
seats for the Cali
fornia. Don't you
VV0nt IN Nnvnn ~
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03
rHE NEw sr.lrE,S ArroRNnr.

The formal appointment of William II, Williams as States Attorney for New Haven county gives general satls- faction in this region, and especially among the members of his own profess sion, who are best qualified to judge of his fitness for this important place. He is an uncommonly able and success ful lawyer. He has won his high rank in his profession by tireless and honest work. He is in the prime of his life and his powers. He brings to his office great experience, sure skill and ripe Judgment. During the time he has act ed as States Attorney since MT. Doo- little's resignation he has shown that he has clear and worthy comprehen- sion of the duties of the place and the ability to do them as they should be done. His way of conducting the trials in which he has been engaged has been dignitied, and though painstaking and thorough he has not exhibited any vindictlveness or lack of consideration for the rights of the accused. He has acted as the representative of the State rather than as an attorney bent solely on winning his cases. He has shown uniform courtesy and evenness of tenn per in all his dealings with lawyers nt yIo him, and has been considerate of those who have come to him for help and ad- vice. His appointment is not an ex- pertinent. He will fill his office honor ably and efficiently, and all who know his peculiar fitness for the place will hope that his days may be long in it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03
BOLD BALLOONING.

M. Andree may not reach the North Pole in his balloon, but the indications are that he really means to make the start, and there seems to be no doubt that he has made an approach at least towards the solution of the troublesome problem of the steerage of aerial ap- paratus. He has applied the principle of the common rudder. He says that a rope dragged behind the balloon will always be in the line of the direction of the wind, and that if it is placed in any other relation to the balloon the latter it again in a line with the wind. He has proved it, he says, up to 30, and the possibility of steering 30 degrees in one direction out of the line of the wind and 30 degrees in another means great deal The way he manages this is as follows: Diagonally across the balloon, above the suspension ring. he carries a large sail This, in the ordinary course, would simply help to carry the balloon before the wind. But if the steering rope, instead of being at right angles to this sail, is put at a smaller angle, and the balloon Gas it wilD swings round enough to bring it again in a line with the direction of the wind, the sail is by that means brought slightly on one side of the balloon, and the wind acts on it in such a way as to carry the balloon some degrees aside from the direction of the wind. NJ. Andree made this dis covery on the occasion of a trip across the Baltic to Finland.
 Going after the North Pole in bal loon seems bold, but if M. Andree doesn't get there or get back he will do no more and no less than others who have gone in other ways.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03
Inc Home Mlsslonnry society,

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND CouRIEM
 The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional Home Missionary society, bring ing that organization so near to us, suggests some thoughts which may be appropriate in the light of events which have been occurring in the manage ment of that society within the past few years,
 As the society is managed 1t has be- come a close corporation, Its head quarters are in New York and a few men from that city or vicinity control it. Its president lends to it only his great name, The management of it's real estate is in the hands of two mem- bers of it's executive committee. The l chairman of it's executive committee, elected at first by a majority of one, is also it's attorney. This does not give the widest representation. It does per- init of much individual influence. As a result of this the society has been made | party to cases in court, in the con- testing of wills, which have brought 1t into ill-repute in the vicinity where the facts have been known. The society is | in danger Of coming under the ban as 8 | money grabber" A member of this 1 executive committee has been person. | ally enriched thousands of dollars by these contests in court, securing for | himself and his own pocket a fair if not a fat fee. In one case it was S5,000; in another case it was $7,500, How much more of this thing has been done the writer of this does not know. But as | the Methodist Book Concern was re- gently found to need investigation per haps 1t would be well for the Congrega- tional denomination to at this time look a little closely into the management of this, one of its greatest branches.
 These are facts of public but not s:en- eral knowledge, but they ought to be known and are put forth here by "A Life Member"
 N. E. WORDIN, M. D.,
 l74 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03

ruffies. Two examples of this treat ment are shown to-day The first to be considered-that at the left in the pie ture, was of dark blue and white striped challie for the skirt and of plain dark blue challie for the bodice, which hooked in the center and had a short basque with edges turned back and faced with white silk. This finish was also used at the neck. the opening be- ing filled in with a silk plastron and collar to match. The whole body of the bodice both back and front was or namented with black mohair braid, but the sleeves were plain and showed ap- plique garniture only at the wrists. The other costumes skirt was of mode colored grenadine, the bodice, with the exception of the sleeve puffs, being of silk striped grenadine showing red dot. There were no revers nor collar, and a white silk vest closing with but tons had two points at the bottom and a heart shaped cut-out at the neck which was filled in with white silk.
 It is impossible to be honest and frank and still not say that petticoats of silk are lovelier than ever They tax either woman's moral courage or her pocketbook most awfully; her moral courage takes the strain if she does not buy the pretty thing; her purse gets it if she does. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03

affects the welfare of Christian minis ters as truly as 1t does that of miners and weaVers, The fact that one or our churches pays it's pastor N2,0Oo per an mum for his services when hundreds or other churches pay less than $lOO per annum for pastoral support can have no other logical or rational meaning When all the explanations of such cases arein, ltstill remains as clear as the noon- day sun on a cloudless day that such inequality in the material support or the laborers In the Lords vineyard is not the result If either equity or wisdom, but wholly of certain artificial condi- tions in human society which can never be justly charged either to the teach ing or the example of Him who said to all His disciples, "All ye are brethren" Whosoeyer will be chief among you, let him be your servant"
 A plan for preventing ministerial crowding in the future will be outlined in these columns tomorrow morning.
 T. E. DAVIES.