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His Chance.

Candidates for parliamentary honors
have in Scotland to run the gauntlet OF
serious "heckling." Lord Glasgow
not the late one who sat for Butte
shire, but his elder half-brother-when
Lord Kelburne, was in the '4Os a can
didate for Greenock. At several meet
ings he had been severely "heckled''
by a member Of 'the black squad"
One night a meeting had been called
unusually early, and Lord Kelburne
BATTERED himself that his merciless
"heckler" would not be present. No
sooner was his speech over than up
jumped his tormentor, black and
grimy as he came from his work.
Lord Kelburne," said he, "if you're
returned to parliament what's the first
thing We wad be takin' the duty OFT"
Lord Kelburne, his eyes sparkling at
the opportunity, bent down toward the
"heckler" and said: "Soap, you dirty
rascal!"-London Chronicle.
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WHOHESlTATES LOSES

sR1thard Hotaling was in the depths
Of perplexity a. to his status in The
affections Of certain. Or, more prop
erly speaking, q very uncertain, young
woman whom he much adored. He
had been 50 deeply in love for more
than year that he had had eyes,
ears and thoughts for none other than
so skillfully had he been managed
whether consciously to herself or not
he knew not), that no word OF his
could have been construed to give evil
dence Of more than a friendly feeling.
There were others in his predica-
ment, and misery always loves COM
pany. At the same time he felt there
must be and end to all things, and
had resolved to Oring matters to state
OF certainty without further delay,
knowing full well that he had made
similar decision q score of times be-
fore. She had way of turning the
conversation at most interesting stages
without giving offense and with show
OF tact worthy weightier cause. He
could recall any number OF times when
he was on the eve of making full
avowal, and thought her particularly
sympathetic, when turn OF her head
or . glance of her clear gray eyes
would throw him back into the old
state Of detection and he would leave
with the words unsaid. Again. inter-
ruptions had come when he was at the
point of growing serious, and there had
been much in the way Of declaring his
love.
She must have read it in his eyes. IN
his every act, yet there were several
other fellows who wore their hearts
on their sleeves in much more annaz-
ing manner than did he, and who were
treated with the same calm impair
TALLY.
There was Hilton, member OF every
club In town, and possessed OF such
an income as is never an objection
in the affair of the heart. There was
Ressler, the captain of his college
eleven, adored by all the girls, ado-Tng
Miss Dormer only. There were NAL
lard, HOLSTER and Smith, all rafting
good fellows, to say nothing Of one
Bookleigh, sort of literary man with
long hair, ready made ties original
poems. No man feared him as rival,
however, for he made his love as COM
mon as postage stamps by talking OF
her to everyone he knew. Moreover.
he was the kind Of fellow to make hit
with old ladies at afternoon teas, and
the men not only considered him more
of an ass than any one Of their &C
quaintances, but actually guyed him to
his face. Among themselves they jest
ingly accused him of imperfect cerebra-
ton. But in spite Of these facts, and
that he enjoyed a fair share OF Miss
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VoG0taPiAninm.

The vegetarians may be expected to
deny the recent statement of an Amer
lean physician In Porto Rico, who
says that the Porto Ricans have be-
come physically degenerate because
they eat vegetables and not meat.
The vegetarians can bring up the au-
thority Of the Bible, for it relates of
Daniel that after eating nothing but
pulse and water for ten days his coun-
tenance appeared fairer and fatter In
flesh than all the children which did
eat the portion Of the kings meat
New York Tribune.
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OLD MANUSCRIPT INK.
Recipe from Which an Excellent Quality
Can Be Made.

Recipe from Which an Excellent Quality
Can Be Made.
while examining large number Of
old manuscripts of an old scribe, some
twenty-five years ago." said we'll
known New York librarian recently to
a Washington Star man. II was struck
with the clearness and legibility of
the writing, owing, in great measure,
to the permanent quality of the ink,
which had not faded In the least, al
though many of the manuscripts were
nearly 200 years old. It was remarked,
too, that the writer must have been
celebrated in his day for his cal
ligraphy, for / met with a letter or
two from his correspondents in which
there was request for recipe Of the
ink he used. l found his recipes,
which l copied, and from one of them,
dated in 1858, have during the last
eighteen years made all the ink have
used. The recipe reads as follows:
Rainwater, l gallon; gals, bruised,
pound; green copperas, u pound, gum
arabic, 10 ounces, 5 drains, scruple.
Not requiring so large quantity at a
time, reduced the proportions to one
eighth, and the recipe stands thus:
Rainwater, 1 pint; gals, bruised, IL
ounces; green copperas, drains; gum
arabic, 10 drains. The gals must be
coarsely powdered and put into a bot
tie with the other ingredients and
water added. The bottle, when Sc
curely stoppered, should be placed in
the light (sun II possible) and its con-
tents occasionally stirred until the gum
and copperas are dissolved, after
which it is enough to shake the bottle
daily, and in the course of a month or
six weeks the ink will be fit to use. /
have ventured to add ten drops of car
bolic acid to the contents Of the bottle,
as it effectually prevents the forma-
ton and growth of mold without any
detriment to the quality of the ink So
far as know"
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x1OxV0 O1 AMI w f1xFE00
~ punishment for the witches. A big
hunt was organized and set for a date
two months ahead. and while waiting
for the final act in the tragedy the boy
WAS frequently tied up and whipped to
bring him to realizing sense Of his
condition.
The mother of the doomed lad
doubted the wisdom Of the elders OF
the tribe and the justice Of the boys
sentence. 90 she journeyed to Tele-
graph Creek and laid the matter be-
fore John Highland, white merchant.
who - still in business there. Mr..
Highland Immediately communicated
with Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
Vowel. at Victoria. B. c.. who sent Z
detective to Tahltan village to stop the
murder and secure the executioner In
those days means OF communication
between Victoria and towns IN north
ern Cassiar were not up to their pres-
eut MARYLAND the detective arrived too
late. The hunt occurred, and at = con-
venient spot on the banks Of the eti-
kline Desculta's hunting knife. dextar-
ously welded. disemboweled the poor
little Sivaah and the body was slipped
under the leo Of the stikine, I river
that se1doms gives up It's dead.
The day tollr the murder the
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Dormer's favor, they liked him be-
cause he was kindly-natured and alto
gether harmless.
As Hotaling chewed the end Of his
PEN, he meditated upon these things;
particularly Hilton's ten thousand a
yenr, and wondered If the latter con-
sheraton would weigh with Miss Dor
mar. He believed 1t would not, and
wsote her a note accordingly. He asked
fcs an engagement during the week,
adding that he had under considera-
ton an offer to go abroad as foreign
correspondent for daily paper, and
that in case of accepting he would sail
the next Saturday. He would leave 1t
for her to decide whether he should
10 or stay. It was his last resource.
and he felt that 1t would bring things
to q crisis. II she refused him, he
could 20 away-and forget. II she
but the other possibility plunged him
into such delirium Of delightful
dreams that he destroyed the missive
and resolved he would see her that
evening and set his mind at rest.
There is popular fallacy that van
ity is the prerogative of women ex-
clusively. Many hold that the soul of
man Is above such petty considerations
as dress and personal adornment. Go
to! Vanity hath no limitations of sex.
AS Mr.. Richard Hotaling carefully &C.
complished his toilet that evening.
with frequent suggestions from his
valet and more frequent glances toward
the mirror, he thoroughly appreciated
his good points, and valiantly strove to
make the most of them. in order to
look we'll in the eyes of her he loved.
After DOMINIC his dress suit. which
he loathed, as most men do, it oc-
Cured to him that we would feel easier
and consequently appear to better ad-
vantage in his Tuxedo. At length, at
tired to his satisfaction, he felt that he
was not SO bad figure of man after
all, and that girl might well be pleased
but, Of course, no one ever really
knows what a fellow thinks under such
circumstances. and. all things consid-
"a 0NS A. WOW OAAAAO W oRONu40IS. 12OW.
ever. 1t was with feeling akin to hope
that he closed the street door and went
out into the night.
He was ushered into the MUSHROOM.
where he found her playing a dreamy
melody Of Chopin. She was alone. and
very lovely In soft turquoise Grape,
which brought out the rudy gold of
her hair and the fairness of her skin
to exquisite perfection. She heard him,
and turned quickly. with a bright
smile, saying:
How good OF you to come tonight
Mother and the boys have gone to the
opera. and l am alone for the even
Ing"
Il did not dream Of being so fortu-
nate" he murmured. as he took her
hand.
In some way 1t did not sound ex-
actly right. but he was fast losing
courage. and hardly knew what he said.
she sank on low divan, and a. he
look the place at her side he observed
That she was tantalixingly near to him.
Of course. no would have given worlds
% take her In his arms at once ana tell
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AWOko In 4 Comm.

John Clark, an inmate OF the Dodge
City (Kan.) Soldiers home, apparent
" died, was placed in q coffin and
the body was put In a room for the
night, ready for burial the following
day. During the night a great noise
was heard in the room occupied by
the supposed dead man. Watchers
rushed In and found CLARK, who had
kicked on the unfastened cover Of the
casket, sitting up and gasping for
breath. Stimulants were applied and
the man supposed to be dead revived,
and is now alive to tell his experience
In death. Clark related that he was
seized with hunger and that his feet
we're cold. He said he did not believe
he was in heaven, for he would not be
hungry there, and he could not think
himself In the other place, for II he
had been there his fest would not be
sote.
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the ELEPHANT IN a.

be- De impaired than th,t e0addaes.
Hindoo describes how mat ! IN villa
elephant s1s IA intends to de.t !, i ?. !
. ssar,.y !. OF II such deadly sisn,s and ~
,eory is so full of details t tss,
a ne Is talking about that .uaa os. q NJ
a alssem ,Dl and its intended
character. And yet, from m %sards's1
logical standpoint, an e1sn me pgas
sa1e no any other such indics t&a's
That patient, watcbful IN. - us reveaa
red, often provoked simn1 p,asaOle ~
man Is in attendance upon NON, because ,
h imal (fOr it is the rule with at to.s y
oetest their next neighbour, ,o'.sn b
more more conclusively of high ,n,s,, 'paa
guide than all stories, true ,u's y
concentration and fixedness VI y, lal's d
that have been told of th. ~ p0tpa',
Such concentration and a1a1l sSilt
purpose, such careful, unrelssa a's 4
lance, such perfect and cons,s, .u NJ
tense, and, when the time cos 'a' NJ
desperate unhesitating energy :. 'ae'
cidal animals exhibit, are ;n - a0ai
without a very considerab,a .,.'
opment. ds'sl
No one can deny that I, nj,
is great at all its greatness - slea'a'
self in its crimes. These h,s sl0s' \
1t to be worshiped in the E,. s Ae's
men venerate nothing but ~. sa''
irresponsible force, and wbe-. '.e'lea
hibition OF those qualities ~, ~ q
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playing the fairy queen in "Adonis. :"
Then she toured as Fantasma with the
Hanlons, played Topsy in revival Of
Uncle Toms Cabin" and then
switched OF permanently into melo-
drama when she joined "The Still
Alarm" company to play Cad Wilbur.
Her seasons as Madge in In Old Ken
lucky" brought her popularity which
she duplicated on the recent English
tour Of that play. She Is also plan
ming to play Madge in German YER
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arranged for long tour, and suppose
it will be my farewell visit. am
binding myself not to be absent from
Paris more than three months in the
year, and this stipulation in my con-
tract probably will prevent me from
crossing the Atlantic after 1899. Moth
ing will ever induce me to court sue
cess at the expense Of my artistic prin-
ciples. Everywhere-in Paris, New
York and London-there is difficulty in
getting the public to appreciate the
best work, to prefer 1t to pure. un-
adulterated melodrama. In my leisure
moments l am making steady, though
slow, progress with my memoirs"
Marie Burroughs was Miss Lille Ar
rington Of San Francisco, and to Law
renee Barrett she owed her introduce
ton to the dramatic stage. Mr.. Bar
rett heard her In recitations during
one Of his professional tours to the
coast, and advised her to 20 to New
York, and later, when she concluded
to follow his suggestions, the TRACE
dian introduced her to DR.. Mallory.
who was at that time managing the
Madison Square theater. Her first
appearance was a success, much of
which was doubtless due to her
beauty.
One Of the FIRST instances of death on
the stage from natural causes, or sem
sational manifestations Of Symphonic
which soon resulted in death. was that
OF Moliere, who was acting In his owA
play OF lie Malade Imaginaire." in
1878. At the fourth representation. in
which he was performing the principal
character, while engaged in the bur
lesque ceremony Of receiving his doo-
torate. he held up bis hand to nro-
nounce the word "Juro"-"I swear"-
and fell down In . At Of apoplexy. He
was carried OF the boards senseless. to
die within . few days without reoov.
ering consciousness.
\ gentleman named Jules de Bour-
bon d'Artois de France, Z grand
nephew Of Louis XVIII. has written !.
play which II now In consideration nv
the manager Of the Odson. Paris. He
was encouraged to write the play in
consequences Of the success Of Cont
nette." now running at the same Thea
ter. which deals with the Louis XvIIr.
period.
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THE MAD MULLAH.

The mad mullah must not be taken
too lightly. These fanatics Of The
orient from time immemorial have e.
ercised enormous power over unthinl'
ing multitudes, and just as Solomon
Eagle, In Ainsworth's romance, In
parts his insane frenzy to Thousands
of his fellow-creatures in q wave o.
superstitious magnetism, so the moF
lah, by sheer force OF character ca''
ries low masses with him. Many a
the humber folk of this day In Ent
land regard a lunatic as the insplrS
mouthpiece of the Almighty and "
tach unutterable importance to ~
mouthings, and this is much the W.
of significance attached to the VIA
music and raving utterances OF IN
mullah. =.
He has power of a sort, though y
would appear from the picture 'nS
the adults about him are amused rasS
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LAURA BURT.

SION OF In Ola KENTUCKY, but 10
meanwhile giving specially in the
vaudeville houses.
Surely no ambitious young actress
could AK better experience than
that afforded by Helen Barry in Shore
Acres" This portrait of Miss Eliote
Nnnsking shows her In that charac-
ter, which she played with James A.
Hsrne at the outset Of her professional
life. several seasons ago, and in years
to come she will remember her train
Ing under that excellent actor with
gratitude for the many opportunities
he gave her to learn her art under the
most favorable auspices. Last sea-
son Miss Ennehng had q never-to-be-
forgotten week with Margaret Mather.
who engaged her It short notice to
play Naddalena in Leah. the For
saxon and zamora in THE Honey
moon" The parts were long, ana the
tlne 1pr preparation vas short. but
Hiss 1nneking succesded IN playing
0ea - manner which was entirely
ge1l1eble e AerseIf and to Miss Ma
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HE "a NOT BEAUTIFUL

A Berlin cable to the sun 'ay ..,,ioa
Echo, in an article drawing .s se fe
to the statistics Of German scnoo'I INT
the ten years 1887 to 1896, sa0s .n,eIda
4O7 schoolchildren comml.''u !, stats
All these cases occurred u :. .drls
schools Ah is ss1 we're boys and - ss
each under Is years OF age .oauctivs
or not Germany is more vsorribb
than II 10 other nations of this .i n1sH
1nas u'I symptom Of child . .9,s''s ~
certainly, as Das Echo rema .a.st and
be regarded as one OF the sauu d
most startling OF the pnen
modern social life.
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Car Lighted with AoetyI.n. Ga.

Alt-Strelitz, city Of Mecklenburg,
Is the hrst city on the European con-
tinent to be lighted throughout with
acetylene gas. Since Nov. this gas
has been used in all public street
lamps, and wherever coal gas was pre-
viously used in private dwellings, ace
tylene Is being used now. The light
is bright, and 80 far very satisfactory
In every respect.
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ELIOTE ENNEKING.

ELIOTE ENNEKING.
implored, "let us go south for the rest
of the season. This climate will
kill u.s."
but, my DEAR" replied madame.
''the south Is dead"
EYES," said the count, "but she IL
such a beautiful corpse"
Sarah Bernhardt said recently: II
am afraid l shall be going to America
next year for the last time. have
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Vain In Vain.

II suppose she anticipates maxine
people think she is young by putting
on all those youthful flxings." Yes,
poor thing! She Is building up false
hopes. st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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r,. Ri~ht Mar.

Secret Service secretary- ,,.t,ne d.
man who has skill IN 1.m yof
nhers" Applicant-"Tnen NM ..
man mani For two years now rv enp. ~
Inscriptions nss in q drug stors.-D
Free Press.
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Says William Winter: In all his
long career as an actor, Joseph JEFF
ferson, 1t Is very sure, has never yet
heard voice from heaven crying unto
him to arise and slay a ballet gffl,
and yet It is certain that he has been
able for many years to exercise a pure
and noble influence, to stimulate good
impulses in thousands OF hearts, to
make people more charitable toward
human inflrmities, and to render the
drama an incessant spring of innocent
happiness. It Is conicidence-and
not without a valuable meaning-that
of late years the three loveliest per-
formances that have been seen, and
that have done the most good in the
world, are Jefferson's RIP Van Win
kle." Henry Irving's "Dr. Primrose"
and John Hare's "Goldf1nch." and each
one of them is as far removed as pos
sible from anything like didacticism
or any purpose Of imparting moral
lesson.
It was as a soubrette Laura Burt
danced and sang her way into popu-
larity. She began her career in a
tuneful fashion by singing at temper
ance meetings. That sort of thing con-
tinued for a while until she saw the
professional path open for her with an
engagement to play in Joshua Whit
comb" Denman Thompson's rural
play, which preceded the "Old Home
stead" At the close of her season
with Mr.. Thompson she turned her
thoughts toward comic opera, and for
while she was the idol of the Jeu-
nesse doree. Her first operate part
was Yum Yum in '"The Mikado" Later
she went to the Casino in New York,
where she played the captain in Err
minie," and when Hoyt came forth
with "A Tin Soldier" she appeared as
Carrie Story. the girl from next door.
She was also with Dixey one season.
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Polly-Aunt Sallie seems woefully
downcast tonight Jennie-Yes, poor
thing, she hasn't been able to get her
feelings hurt at any time today~-In-
dianapolis Journal.
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THEATRICAL TOPICS
SOME SAYINGS AND DoiNos
IN sTA0ELAND.

1ooopA JeAers0n's Innuenee On the stage
vIow Cd from . Moral Standpohnt-An
Anocdote Of Mme. Modjeska-serah
Dernhardt's Next Farewell II Due.
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Of the dying woman, uttering horrible
cries and making threatening gestures
calculated to drive the witch out Of
the woman. The witch did not appear,
and as the woman was apparently
worse than before the medicine mans
performance. it, OF course, became i'm
mediately apparent to the Indian mind
that the dying woman was possessed.
The responsibility must be fixed, so,
with a howl and leap, the wolf"
doctor seized upon the 12-year-old son
OF q widow of the tribe and dragged
him to the couch of the dying woman.
who admitted that she was bewitched;
that the boy was responsible for the
bewitchment- thus she died.
The mother wept and pleaded for
boys life. The lad declared that he
would not know how to go to work to
bewitch any one, but what could the
mother and child do against the DEATH
bed confession and accusation of the
bewitched Kloochman? The deceased
should certainly know whether she
was bewitched or not. and to whom
the responsibility belonged. From
such a court there was no appeal.
A brave Of the tribe (his name was
Desculta) here took charge of the pro-
ceedings. The boy was tied up by
the thumbs and beaten with switches
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II man II little vain he ought q
shnW Whire way the wind blows
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Il some types Of beauty were NOR.
than skin deep they might prove fatal
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III. earliest nails were o.
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described fully accounts for the iormu
la, "My lord the elephant"
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.
method of cremating
the dead, and, worst
of all, they believe In
witchcraft. Every nat
urai death is accred-
tied to witchcraft, and
for every "bewitched"
Indian that dies some
poor Indian boy Is
barbarously murdered.
To their open-air life
and the healthful eli
mate of the Cassiar
district Is due the low
death rate Of the tribe
and the corresponding
" low murder" rate.
In the winter of 1896
IN Indian woman lay
near unto death in her
home at Tahltan vii
lage, and the wise men
of the tribe decided
that she had been be-
witched. She belong
ed to the faction of
the Tahltans known as
the Wolves" so a
"Wolf" witch doctor
was called upon to
drive out the witch
that had crept into
the mortal body OF
Kloochman. The doc
tor came dressed in
Wolfskins and made up
to resemble as nearly
as possible a wolf, and
for two hours he
danced about the couch