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Counties, had brenthed il all her lie with the
ship of tho baroness Marie vetsers, ono OF the
circle, directed the Crown Princes attention to
her at the opera one evening, and, at his request
saw to It that tho Baroness was received by
the Countess In the love affair that followed
ha. not been made known fully to the polite
made known is Lot OF the kind to he told in
public anywhere. Suffice II hare to say that
tho Countess introduced the Crown Prince and
the Baroness to each. other, helped them 10
meet whore the Dyes Of the court were not upon
them, encouraged the love which undoubtedly
course which that love had taken before the
scandal assumed threatening PROPORTIONS,
prMnen uhe nmpeTot l%Gr arr @d NC irown
remedy II. 1t was not too late, however. TO
show his aversion 10 tho woman, who. bound
by every tie OF gratitude aud association to his
family. had brought upon II au nlilictiGn of un-
precedented dimcnsions; 80 tho Countess
Lnrisch's name went on the black list Of tho
Crown. Princess avoided her; she wns virtually
ostraclzed by court society, Her friendship
with The Baroness Marie remained unchanged
In fact, the two women were together hhlf of
the evening prec ding the day on which the
Crown Princes violent death NJ Meyerling
Tho Crow Princes death broke the last tie
between the Countess and the Hansburgers.
She and her husband left Vienna. They trav-
elled from place to rlnce in Bavaria aud south
ern France, ever restless. and. II was said, ever
In domestic difficulties. The Countess he
ing well, nast, thirty. was still beautiful:
she still had ,admirers: she still found great
pleasure in life. The Count. on the other
hand, had grown weary In the atmosphere of
intrigue ana tragedy into which his union with
her had ,hror ght him. Then came the final
step OF beginning divorce proceedings. Sew
eral European newspapers say that the decree
has been given.
The Gerinan and Austrian editors are curt
Gus To know whore this woman with d cheek
cred past will settle. Her father, whose ccccn-
~tricltics seem to have descended To- his daugh-
ter, married Antoine BRrtA, Il clever Munich
actress, several years ago, and Is living with
her ih the Eavarlan CapilRl, 80 Munich Is hard
~ likely TO be congenial TO The Countess's
tastes, Vienna, Of course, Is still less 10 her
liking. as the fall from the Hotburg 10 tao So
cIvty o, the bOurgeoise or the pe'ty nobility
would he too great. IL is regarded therefore
as likely that the Riviera, with lite hodge
Of this exile from the courts Of the great
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word means q bath. II IL supposed that an. an
cient KING named RalAmbo first instituted the
obser OF this festival. The initial ceremo-
MES are held on the last day but one Of the old
thesovereign in the palace. and a red cock Ia
then brought In by the chief diviner. lts neck
Is wrung and the blood. caught In n banana
leaf, Is carried to the sovereign. This blood she
takes with the nail Of the left hand little finger.
and with II touches her forehead. neck, stom-
ach. armrit. finger nails. and too nails. the rest
of the assembly following her example. The
blood Ia allowed to remain on.
On the following day tho great people as
semble again. wearing the handsome silk
lamba, and in tho morning the royal tomb
house in the palace yard Is swept and supplied
with mats. In the evening the guests ssemble
avain for the royal bathing In the great palace.
There Ia native music, both old and new. The
representatives of the six royal clans and OF the
commoners and the army present their allie
glance. A fro on the temp orary hearth Of red
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GRAFTON. Probably n%inety-nine out Of every
hundred men are unified by nature for such o
life as Yukon mining ,necessitates, and had
much better never make tho attempt. The
hundredth man must be n miner and frontiers
man by nature. strong and patient, q hard
worker, and a lover 81. a secluded life. Even
such a man will very likely fail on account OF
the large element OF chance. aud the mos, suc-
cessful miner obtains only n few thousand dol
lars In profit after n number OF yeara OF work.
ANY great Increase In the number of men
going into the Yukon district would be dis
astrous on account of tho strict limits OF the
food supply and facilities for transportation
The result would be famine. disorder. and fail
urc. Several years ago this actually happened,
when all the Forty Mile miners were without
food and were obliged 10 travel down tho
Yukon over the Ice to st. Miohnel's In the dead
of winter, a terrible journey OF nearly 1000
miles. AT that time there were only n few men
in the country, but II the number had been very
much larger. even this resource would have
been impossible.
My general advice TO the average man In.
tending to go to the Yukon gold district is-to
stay out. Many men 90 there every year and
suffer hardship, failure. loss OF capital. and
sometimes of health. IL any one undertakes the
trip. he should take with him enough supplies
to last as long as he intends to stay-one year,
two years, or whatever amount. lie should
have money enough to last him into the coun-
try and out again, II necessary. and should start
early enough in this season to enable him to re-
turn up the river II he intends to come out the
same year. for the facilities for transportation
by steamer are likely to be entirely inadequate"
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A Cock Quair- Devotion.
FROM The Baltimore sun.

f'A NV hfHhN fNFH
MIR. J. +. BAttaile OF Nicksburg. Miss., writes
as follows: Having observed n natural history
sketch to the effect that the cock partridg e does
not assist his mate IN incubating the eggs, [
wish to Offer some evidence to the contrary, and
to suggest that the case ne rGOpened.
"ln the early eighties, while lnbOring under
tho hRllucination that n fair business man ought
to make n good farmer, | was cutting sprouts
IN n new ground In south Mississippi, where I
was farming. or imagining That. | was farming;
II was in the nesting season OF the quail and
they were quite plentiful, Having a very sharp
axe, was ~siashing about the promiscuously,
and mad delivered q blow ut n cluster OF sprouts,
when out of tho midst .%futtered a cock quail
with his neck nearly cut In two.
81 picked the bird up. and soon saw that my
axe had nearly h-hcaded him. Upon inspecting
the bushes | found u nest with q dozen eggs in
It, These were sim warm, aud they were 10 tho
exact spot whence the cOCk had tumblod, bleed
Ing and dying, Moreover, | was in = position to
know that no other bird had been in tho bush
when | approached IL.
I'm view Of the devotion OF these birds to their
young am strongly OF the opinion that he de-
librratolly remained Oh the nest IN spite OF my
proximity, hoping to cover the eggs from OBJ
scrvatiOn as well rs TO escape II himself. Any
true sportsman will appreciate the sorrow with
which | contemplated the plucky little fellow
who had died to protect his unborn youns."
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ABDUL HAmID As PLArWRIoHr.
Also as Theatre Manager andi Teacher eof
Moral Truths by Meaps OF tho Stage.

Also .s Theatre Manager .-d, re.cb.r eor
Moral Truths by Means or the Stage,
The Sultan Of Turkey has in the yi,diz Kio,k
a theatrical compnny which be manages NV
UNIQUE methods. Il IA said To be the bes, maid
company OF its size in the world. but. after
reading IN, dctnj,s Of tho imner,al management
the European critics have agreed that the mem.
bers earn their salaries.
soms six mopths 400 tho an,,.n INV. MARINA
80, .,..,... 4, ~. n.,.s... -. H...-
nent quarters IL MS palace 10 q french actor
Lebeque. At the samo time no requested tho
actor IN gather n ANAL compe,.nt comn,nv NJ
-. - 49, - - -,
players ana TO Train them TO work together.
This Lebeaue did, aud now every evening, while
the outside world Ia holding indignation meet.
,"o ou'n "eot
ings In behalf of the Armenians,a and tho powers
arc wrestling with their concerts and their
,rs.,y oh,,,n,,ons .rd ~. S,,ss,on.rv 49,.
'"N' '""iu
are calling aowh inc curses OF heaven on his
head, Abdul Hamid sits in placid contontmen:,
with his barem bsbind tho bar. ne.r NV watch.
81" - o"'' A'~' ~ NV"
Ing the doings OF his players.
what IN. actor. 40, hs ia ,oId, Th. nI.,. NV
~. ,~.N S~.."
MS majesty tho Emperor. In n way TINS Is
true. For tho sultan. Shakespeare and Racine
and Gostbe and Schiller md LEASING bave no
moral ideas to suit him or do not enforce their
moral lessons with spncien, dIrectne.. N nm
peal to his conception of dramatic power. SO
he discards them all for Abdul HAm,d.
BEFORE ,ittInq down to hls lat. Afternoon meal
poto.e o''''nk W ~ ! Ai'einoon hhea'
the sultan thinks out what great moral truth
he wishes inculcated. Then he calls LcbSoue
a., Iii. h,n ,h.,,ho ,on,na,v 80, ,nnrloa,.
~ 'ot'' MN 'n~' COMPANY 'u''"
1t by the performance two hours later.
Usually tho Sultan selects for illustration
,rn,h. No., ~ ror.ra. % who,.sou. Co. a..
truths 'ha. no resarus NJ "hoiosoine lot 'he
minds OF his officials. Recently Lebeaue must
illustrate for the edilcatIon of the commnndant
OF the palace guards how, IL he should 20 TO
sleeu on duty. robbers and murderers would
break in and steal and kill. In the play the
guilty commandant was sentenced to death for
his negligence. hut by the tender mercy OF the
sutton was saved for the more entertalnine fate
ofimpr,sonment with torture in an iron cage,
After tho commandant had been exhibited in
agony behind the bars for n few minutes he was
pardoned graciously by ABDUL Hnmid. and the
curtain fell.
On another occasion tho chief cook received n
lesson, the play opened with the sultan order.
ing unexp.ctediy full meal for nfty persons:
thereupon wild Confusion In the Kitchen. The
chIsf cook wa. rnur.nar rod for such N N sp,e
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Countess Lavisoh. Niece or the Empress or
Austria ana tho Queen or Naples.

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Austria aAd tho Queen OF Naples.
The nows Of divorce proceedings brought In
Munich by Count Larisch, recalls tho tragedy
OF Meyerling and the. curious part which the
Countess La risch PLAYED in It.. The Countess
has mad a varied career, but tho most remark
able part of 1t Is associated with tho love in
triRue OF Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria
and the Baroness Marie vetsera-
The Countess was tho only child OF Duke
Lldwig In Bavaria, and therefore Is tho niece
OF tho Empress OF Austria. She never has
passed. as n princess, however, rs her fathers
marriage was morgnnatir. Nevertheless, with
the Empress Elizabeth as one aunt and the
Queen OF Naples as.hnother, and with the AZ
~fections Of both centered upon her, sho was o
considerable person In the court circles OF
Munich and Vienna. She was reared under
tho Immediate care OF the Empress. who eventu-
ally made her one Of the ladies OF her most
intimate group at the Hofburg. Sho'was beau
tiful, OF rare symmetry of figure, and not un-
like her imperial patroness IN her liking for
pleasure out OF the routine, When married,
In 1875. at the age OF 10, she had Ind several
love affairs, and was said to prefer y Polish
nooleman TO Count Larlsch. Nevertheless,
she appeared for n year or two 10 make tho
best Of her union with tho Count. As the En-
press had given the girl hor trousseau and had
led her 10 the altar, there was no question as
to the Countess soSial place, quite near tho
steps Of tho throne. In 1873 tho Countess
gave birth TO a boy, whn was named Franz
Josef. with the Empress standing his god
mott. er. The girl, born n year or two later,
was christened Marie Valerie, and the second
boy. that came in due time, vas named Rfter
an arohduke. So In the Larisch fatally circle
u man with his eyes shut might hive imagined
himself at homo with the HnpsburEcrs.
With money us plentiful as at the Ilofburg,
servants u. every turn. and "A social position
which no other woman in Europe, except a
princess OF II reigninR house. could claim. the
Countess Larisch seemed about as near con
tentment as q woman of TIE world could I've.
But there 10 an atmosphere OF social intrigue
and adventure NJ the Austrian court against
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Bee Hunting 4. the oseefsuonee.
From the Chicago Record

TTTHT ~ TTTTTVT TTHTT
One OF the most remarkable features of the
Okcefenokee region IN the abundance OF wild
bees. One of the branches of the swamp bears
the name of Bee Heaven Ray. and 1t In a COM
mon saying that every tenth tree Ia u bee tree
within an area of twenty or thirty miles square.
During the summer months tho lakes and
ponds get very low. and II large portion OF tho
swomp becomes dry land, Then the harvest
OF the bee hunters begins. Two men will 90
in partnership. md. with n scrub steer hitchcd
TO IL two-whreled cart loaded with tubs and
kegs. they will star, for tho swamp armed
With their rifles Rud axes. After the lapse OF
nrarrsl station laden With honey and beeswnx
nml venlsnn hams, which they viii dispose OF
tobacco, and ammunition. they VIII return to
the hunting grounds. For a month or ak weeks
set in and drive them back 10 their log huis on
tho sand ridges. with a supply OF venison and
wild hog meat sufficient for several months, ana
with a snug sum Of money with which to pur-
chase calico, spuff, and corn whiskey. with q
sack or two OF iour for domestic purposes.
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THE WRITE MAN YIELDED.
A Elevated Railway Iasiaent without
Many words.

On an elevated train tho other night sat q
negro woman, who. Judged by her dress. be-
ionged TO some sisterhood. On tho other aide
OF the car was a white foreigner. evidently In q
mildly hilarious condition. The man was
smoking a cigar, and the woman protested.
Not understanding the purport OF her remarks
and evidently thinking that no was in a fair
way To maKo a conquest, he went over and sat
down beside her and endeavored to engage her
in conversation. At first sho turned her head
away. hut finally, exasperated by his persist
ence, she struck him n smart blow with her
open hand In the face.
The man was not abashed. hut smiling pleas
antly, as II considering that no had made prog
ress, rtdoubled his attentions, A tall and stall
wart negro rose from his seat In the corner and,
solomnly marching over to the white man, laid
his hand on his shoulder and pointed to tho
other side OF the car. The whito man looked
at tho negro. who returned his gaze sternly.
and then went back to the seat he had vacated.
Tho negro. when he saw that the woman was
In no further danger Of molestatiOn, returned
TO his place. Not a word was said on either side.
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THE APpEARING LADY.
Secret OF ~ Pretty Stage Trick Now shsw.
In Europe.

From the Scientific American.
OF the many new Illusions now being pre-
scented in Europe. an ingenious one Is that Of
tho appearing lady. the invention Of that clever
Hungarian magician Buatier do Kolta.
On the stage is seen q plain. round-top four
leg table. which the magician has been using as
q resting place for part OF the apparatus used in
his magic performance. Eventually, the per-
former removes all articles from the table and
covers It with a cloth that does not reach the
floor. The first cut represents the table in this
condition.. On command. the cloth gradually
rises from the centre Of the table as though
something were pushing II up. In a few mo-
monts II becomes very evident that some one or
something Is on the table covered by the cloth.
The magician now removes the cloth and . lady
IL seen standing on the table. as In the second
illustration.
The secret Of this. as in. all good illusions. 10
very simple, us tho third illustration will show.
In the stage there Is n trap door. over which is
placed a fancy rug that has q piece removed
from IL exactly the same size AS the trap. to
which the piece is fastened. Whom the trap is
closed the rug appears to be an ordinary one.
The table is placed directly over the trap. Be-
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railroad. 1t had not yet been decided through
what agency tho road should DO built, but It
must be a French railroad from end to end. No
railroad concessions would DO granted to for
eigners nor Ito Fronchmen intending to cede
them to foreigners.
At present there is only a narrow path leading
from the seaport OF Tamatave to AntananAr.vo.
tho capital. The picture gives n glimpse OF this
path and shows n white woman. borne by native
porters, on her way to the capital.
Mr.. Frederick Taylor relates this incident of
his journey along this road. which illustrates
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earth Is prepared In the middle OF the great hall,
and numerous pots OF rice are put on TO cook.
doe, in The northeast' or The Sacred corner Of
tho house. In q silver bath. being screened from
Wow by lAmbas held up by attendants. The
cannon are fired and a royal salute ls given.
After bathing tho Queen takes q horn of water
in her hand and aprinkles those present, pro-
nouncing a benediction and asking for n bless
ing on the new year.
She then goes to the open door to tho west and
sprinkles those outside. The rice. mixed with
honey. Ia then eaten by the Queen and the as
sembled guests. the spoons being made of
banana leaves tied up with fine tendrils OF q
plant. Several salutes are fired, and the assem-.
bly, disperses. Tho new year Is now supposed
TO have begun.
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situated on tho highest point OF the capital. and
occupies several acres; The building is Of stone,
reminds one, perhaps. OF tho Charing Cross
Hotel. Mt the railway station. London. 1t Is not
so well finished or substantial. and. In fact.
proves 20 be merely the outer walls OF q wood on
palace. The house In which the Queen lives,
with several other houses, Is also In the palace
yard: but the house OF the Prime Minister,
WHICH Is a very large and very protentious one,
Ia a little distance OIL. Over the gateway Of tho
palace there are an old looking glass and q
large figure OF n hawk. the symbol OF the present
dynasty: In the yard there are some OF the
.ombs Of former sovereians. All must uncover
when entering"
Mr.. Taylor also describes a curious Hova OBJ
servance which they call the Fandroana. Tho
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her predicament. and comprehended the absurd
cause. | with difficulty restrained my laughter.
Approaching her with solcnnt,y. | said:
"'Calm yourself, my good woman; | will dis
pei tho fady and cure you
AT the same time | commanded one of NV
bearers to bring me u cup of water. into which
l placed q piece OF money; ! then threw the
water over her and proclaimed her better. She
affirmed that she was better and | reJolned:
Now l will effect n complctc cure and be-
slowed upon her the piece Of money which l
took from the emptied cup.
Her paroxysms ceased, and with faith born
OF ignorance rhe believed that some mysterious
power possessed BY the White King had saved
her. for tho time at least, from calamity"
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to the generosity Of the State, or. rather. TO the
generosity of the Assembly Of the State. The
900 to discharge the claim. but the House
refused 70 concur, 11U TO ~. The bill wac re-
newed again In 1856 and rejected. The farmers
were not going to increase taxes by the passage
OF any such appropriation. not by q joyful. In
1874. and again In 1886 the Indians appeared. to
be turned ,Iown. They came again last month,
and once more they met disappointment
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BovAs GOING TO 4 co uSorL.
The Curious way In which the 0ueen and
Great Folk Usher Ip the New Year.

This picture shows q force of Hovs soldiers In
AntanAnarivo, the capital Of Madagascar. A
little below the place they have reached they
turn to tho right and emerge upon q wide plain,
which Is used as a market place. but on the
present occasion a kabary. or council, will DO
held there. Undoubtedly a vast number Of the
people are already gathered there and they
will be addressed by some Of the leading men In
the Government. In the background Is seen
the Queens palace. Of which Mr.. Frederick
Taylor Of this city. who visited Madagascar
before the lac war. writes to THE SrN;
Tho palace presents n fine spectacle, being
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the native horror of lard. called "fady In the

HOva language:
" During u halt for the night with my bearers,
i occupied "A native hut, evacuated by n family
which consisted OF n man and his wife. For my
convenience they retired to al al joining shed.
Thoughtlessly. my cook used lard to frs some
thing for my supper. The oder OF the eplutter-
Ing grease filed tho %nostrils OF the woman, who
became horror stricken. and. yielding to an ac-
cession OF Mysteries. she throw herself upon the
ground, kicking vigorously and emitting from
her quivering lips a loud noise which bled
the cackling Of frightened geese.
Il gained her presence, and as l witnessed
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low the stage is a box. open at the top.
with cloth sides and wood bottom. To
wires. that lead up through tho stage by means
OF small holes where the trap and floor join. over
through table legs, which are. hollow, through
the stage TO a windlass. In the table top 10 .
ward, The top Of the table Is inlaid In such .
manner as to conceal the edges Of the trap.
The lady takes her place In the box In n kneel-
Ing position, the assistant stands at the wind
lass, aud all Is ready.
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DETAILS OF THE AppARATus.

The top and bottom OF the. box by means OF
which the lady Is placed under the table are
cords placed inside OF the cloth covering. These
~elastics are for the PURPOSE Of keeping the bot
tom and top frame Of the box together. except
when distend-d by the weight OF the lady.
Thanks to this arrangement OF the box, IL folds
MP as tho lady leaves II for her position on the
OF the table after her weight is removed from It.
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The ma sician takes 4 large table cover and.
standing at the rear OF table. proceeds TO cover
II by throwing cloth over table. SO that IL reaches
the floor In front Of the table. then slowly draws
II up over the table top. The moment that the
cloth touchcs the floor In front OF the table tho
trap Is opened. aud the box containing the lady
Il drawn up under tho table by means Of the
windlass and the trap closed. This Ia done very
quickly during the moments time In which the
magician is straightening out the cloth to draw
II back over the table. All that now remains to
be done Ia for the lady to open the trap In table
and slowly take her place on top Of the table
and close the trap.