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f r (( " ' v. '"' ' " DEVOTED TO NEWS, LITERATURE, AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF OREGON. VOL. XII. OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1878. NO. 49. THE ENTERPRISE. A LOCAL NEWSPAPER roi t a rarmer, Raalarai Han ! Fatanlly Cirele ISSUED 1TERT THURSDAY. rBOfBIKTO AND FOBLISHMB. Official Paper for Clack am a County. OUic: In EutcrprU lliilltliuir. One door Muuttt of Masonic Building, Main atreat. Tcrnie of aiuteserlptloi Mingle 'opjr, on year, la advance. . . . i 50 Single Cup j, alx uioutha. In adTancv.. 1 0 Tcrui of Adfr(llB(i Trauaieot BdyertmeuieiiU, iuclu.lina all legal notlcon, par auuar of twalva liurs, on wk $ aM I've cli aubaeuuaut iuaartioa 104 Uua Column, oua your lig UO Half Coluiuu. oua aaar KUUtl (uimw tvluuiu, oua yaar 40 00 Muaiiuwa Card, oua auuara, ooa vemr 1J 00 SOCIETY NOTICES. OREGON LODGE, No. 3, I. O. O. F. Mceta arery Thuraday Kraulug, at. 1S4 o cluck, in Odd allowa' Uall, i. 11 i' Umia Htreat. Member of tua Ordor. ara iavitad to attend. By order of f. O. REBECCA DEGREE LODGE, No. 2, j. v. v. r., lueeta on tlia Kecond and i fern t'ourtU Tuedy Eveulngaof eacU uiontb, ll P 1 I IX u tlWI. in IUa Udil In wu' Hall m v i a- - Uauibera of tUa ba-re- a ara luviUd to' ii.ua. FALLS ENCAMPMENT, No. 4, I. O. O. T., maata at Odd Ftollowa' Uall on C ttia flrat and TUU4 Tueaday of aaeh uiontU.IjIcX Vatrlarcha la good aUudlutf ara luvitad to IT ? atUnd. MULTNOMAH LODGE, No. 1, a. f . c A. II., bold! 1U raular communi cation oa tua Flrkt and 'i bird Haturdaya U in aaoh lnulitb. .t 7 u'f:lu;k from th. 'Mith T' I rteptaiubar to tba 2utb of Uarcb : and IS o'cloak from tba nb of llarob to tba ' aatb of Woptombar. ilretbrtn In good atandin! lavltad to attand. By order of W. II. BUSINESS CARDS, WARREN N. DAVIS, M. D., llij'iciaii and Harpoon, Kraduataof tba University of Pennaylvania. Orrica at Cliff Uocbb. CHARLES KNIGHT, CANBY. OKEOON, l'liyikiciau and llruiMt. al'renoriytloui, carefully filled at abort notice. Ja7-t- f DR. 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YoueiK America, LU active anus With bundles laden. Escorting Is a Hlip8bod kind of way A pretty maiden. Often she drops a yard or two behind Before he'a missed her. Ah! her relationship is plain tlia eister. And close behind the couplt; we have sn Appears another A young man with a venerable dame Of course, his mother; For he has with a patronizing air Her ear enlisted, And tells her things of which she was aware Ere he existed. Another pair, who walked far apart, Scorn conversation. He eyeing ail the young ami blooming girls With aiin-ifatior- t; She.with a weary air. and loaded down With goods he should have carried. Seems filled w ith care; alas! the fact is clear, These two are married. One couple more their hands are slyly clasped, They seem devoted. The g.'ances of sardonic passers-b- y Are all unnoted, Her eyes the color of the radiant sky So bright above us Look fondly into hia. Come let us go, These two are lovers! W. Y. Sun. In the Seraglio. One of the most interesting chapters of the new book, "Twenty Years' Resi dence Among the People of Turkey," Dy a lauy who was a consul 8 daughter and a consul's wife, is the chapter of the seraglio. Following are extracts: One of the three palaces most re nowned for beauty of architecture and magnificence of furniture is liegler-Be- y. It ia worthy of the use for which it has been selected, of being the pal ace offered for the occupation of illus trious foreign visitors. lhe arrange- ments made in it for one imperial guest were presided over by bultan Abdul-Azi- z in person, and the private apart- ments of the illustrious lady were per fect copies of those in her own palace. The fastidiousness of the host on this occasion was so great that on discover ing that the tints on the walls and fur niture slightly differed from those he had seen when on his European tour he ordered that everything should be removed and new ones brought from Paris. The fair visitor is Baid to have been equally surprised and flattered by the delicate attention that hod not omitted even the smallest object of her toilet table. The Saltan, in truly Oriental fashion, caused a new pair of magnificent slippers, embroidered with pearls and precious stones, to be placed before her bed every morning. In Abdal-Medjid- 's time, clocks and china vases were the only ornaments of the apartments. Ihe absence of pic- tures, books, and the thousand differ ent objects with which Europeans fill their houses gave the rooms, even when inhabited, a comfortless and un used appearance. Some years ago, when visiting the private apartments of this Sultan, I noticed a splendid antique vase. Late- - y, on speaking of this priceless object to a seraglio lady, I was informed that it had been thrown into the Bosphorus by order of its owner. This act of imperial extravagance was caused by the supposition that the vase had been handled by some person afflicted with consumption. Sultan Abdul-Azi- z, a year or two be fore his dethronement, possessed with a nervous terror of fire, caused all in flammable articles to be taken out of the palaces and replaced them with ar- ticles manufactured of iron. The stores of fuel were cast into the Bosphorus, and the lights of the Sultan a appart- - ments were placed, in basins of water. The houses in the neighborhood of the seraglio were purchased by the Sultan, their occupants forced to quit at very short notice, their furniture turned out, and the buildings pulled down at once. Ibis tyrannical precautions served to heighten the general discon tent of the capital against the pand- - Ishan, especially among the poor, who justly complained that they might have benefitted by wha- t- had been wasted; while some of the wealthy, though not more contented, profited by the freak, and carried off many of the rich objects taken out of the palace. An account I recently saw of the imperial Abdul-Azi- z at 2,000,000. The palace contained 5,500 servants of both sexes. The kitchen alone re- quired 300 functionaries, and the stables 4.00. There were also about 400 caikjis, or boatmen, 400 musicians, and 200 attendants who had the charge of the menageries and aviaries. Three hundred guards were employed for the various palaces and kiosks, and about 100 porters. The harem, besides this, contained 1,200 female slaves. I am unable to give an estimate of the expenses of the seraglio of the present Sultan, but I have been informed on good authority that llis Majesty per- sonally superintends the management of the palace and regulates its expendi- ture with great wisdom and economy; it will take some time, however, to put an end to the disorder, corruption and irregularity that have become so rooted iu the whole system, and caused the extravagance and waste that prevailed in the households of former Sultans. A Turkish proverb says, "Iialuk bash-Ia- n kokar" (the fish begins to decom- pose at the head) ; accordingly, if the head is sound there is every hope that the body will also keep fresh. The haremlik of the seraglio contains from 1,000 to 1,500 women, divided among the Sultan's household that of his mother, the Valide Sultana, and those of the princes. The vast host of women of all ranks, ages and conditions, are without excep- tion of slave extraction, originating from the cargoes of slaves that yearly . t find their way to Turkey from Cir-cassi- a, Qeorgia, Abyssinia, and Arabia, in spite of the prohibition of the slave trade. These slaves are sold in their native land by unnatural relations, or torn from their homes by hostile tribes, to be subsequently handed over to the slave dealers, and brought by them into the capital and other large towns. All these women are the offspring of semi-barbaro- parents, who seldom scruple to sell their own flesh and blood. An ex-sera- lli of mv acquaintance had herself offered as many as fourteen young girls to the seraglio of Abdul Aziz, after having reared each for the duties that would probably devolve upon Her. This lady said to me, "What other crirl from a humble crea ture like myself could ba so acceptable to so great a personage as his Imperial Majesty? Ai the time this conversa tion took place she had a fresh batch of young slaves in hand. They were an smart-lookin- g crirls. designated bv fancy names Buch as Amore. Fidele. Rosbiguole, Beaute, etc. Their dress was rich, but ludicrous in the extreme. being composed of cast-of- f seraglio finery of all the colors of the rainbow; some children wert even dressed in the Turkish military uniform, which con- trasted strangely with the plaits of ineir long thick hair tied up witn cot ton rags. Their politeness, half saucy, nan obsequious, was verv amusini? On entering the room, they all stood in a row at the lower end. and when some jocus observations were made to them by their mistress a readv and half-impude- nt reply was never want- ing. The youngest, about 8 years of age, was dressed in a miniature colo nel s full uniform, on being addressed by her owner by the name of "Pinch," and asked. "Will you have this lady s 1 ttle son for your husband? I mean to marry him to you when you grow up! the little miss laughed, and seemed perfectly well acquainted with the meaning of the proposal, and by no means blushed at it. The treatment these girls received seemed to be very kind, but sadly wanting in decency, morality and good principle. On the accession of a new Sultan to the throne it was customary to make a clearance of most of the inmates of the seraglio and replenish it with fresh ones, such as those that already belong to the household of the new sovereign, and others further to augment the number. A seraglio inmate, who had herself enjoyed imperial favor of this descrip- tion, told me that it was very seldom that a Blave enjoyed more than once the passing notice of the Sultan, a dis- appointment naturally very deeply felt by those who, after being suddenly raised to the height of favor, find them- selves consigned again quickly to ob- livion, in which their future is passed. There are manv amoDcr the reiected favorites who have sensitive natures and are capable of a serious attachment, and in consequence of the sarcasms the more favored, fail not to heap upon them, the disappointment they have experienced or the devouring jealousy that unrequited love occasions are said to become broken-hearte- d or die of consumption. "Nor," continued my informant, "was the condition of those more closely connected with the Sultan such asinsnred to them perfect happi- ness, mental unconcern, or security." They are obliged to have recourse to every art to preserve their beauty, fight hard against the attacks and intrigues of rivals and carefully to watch over themselves and their offspring. The real Turkish hanoum, or lady, is a dignified, quiet person, elegant, sensible, and often naturally eloquent, condescending, and kind to those who gain her good will, proud and reserved to those who do not merit her esteem. Her conversational resorces are cer- tainly limited, but the sweetness and poetry of the language she uses, the pretty manner in which her expres- sions are worded and the spirited re- partee that she can command have a charm that atones for her limited knowledge, ller manners, principles. and choice of language offer a pleasant contrast to those prevalent among the generality and render her society ex- tremely agreeable. There is another class of serailis who present a not less interesting study. Sensitive and refined, fragile and dreamy in appearence, gifted perhaps with virtues that have no occasion to exercise, or with strong and passionate feelings that in a seraglio can never find vent in a solid and healthy affection, they become languid and spiritless, verging toward decline, to which they tall victims unless released (as occasionally happens) by being set tree ana married . Another class of searilis is the inde pendent set, who are denominated deli serailis or wild serailis, famous for their extravagant ideas, disorderly conduct and unruly disposition; endowed with the bump of cunning and mischief, joined to a fair amount of energy and vivacity, they carry out, in spite of high walls and the watchful serveillanc et more than a hundred eunuchs, all the wicked plans and mad freaks their disorderly minds and im pulsive natures suggests to them; their lancnasre. manners, and actions are such as no pen can describe. jV. Y. Herald. Tn the course of the seasons that time has arrived when the young man sits out on the front steps witu tne idol of his soul and talks sentimental nlnah and thinks he would be in Heav en if he were married, whereas the cirl a old man. who has been married for some period, probes around the house with a kerosene lamp, looking for some cold grub for his supper, arid he smiles a smile suggestive of sad experience when he reflects that he was onca vonnc and beautiful himself, and as big a fool as the young man on the stoop. German Socialism. The recent attempts, first by Hoedel and then by Dr. Nobeling, to assassi nate .Emperor William of Clermany, have drawn renewed attention to the threatening aspect of socialism in that country. , A number of years ago Prince Bismarck said he had to fight with two enemies ultramontanism and socialism. The former element cares little for public institutions in compar- ison with the interests of Rome; and the latter would pull down all govern- ments, level all aristocracies, and blot out the boundaries of all states, in or- der to put rLe appliances of capital in- to the han of manual laborers. Lord Beaconsfla.- - 'i oace said something of the same 1- - I; " when he declared that the chief of Europe were the chur and the secret H. Prince'iJiamarek has been able to fetter the Catholic clergy by means of the Falk laws; but to stop the pro- pagation of socialistic doctrines is not easy. They are in the air and effect all classes. There is a socialism in the lower classes which is equivalent to the red republicanism of France, and has in it all the elements of disorder, which are liable to break out in an emeute as violent as those which char- acterise the French commune. There is a socialism in the literary classes, in the churches, in the universities. Athe- istic and socialistic teachings in the higher universities have begun to pro- duce their natural fruits; and the rest- lessness of the people is aggrivated by hard times, high prices and an oppress- ive army law. Nobeling was no mere ignorant mechanic like Hoedel, but a person of good family, intelligence and culture. Many of the German so- cialists are able men, who know per- fectly well what they wish to do, and possess the organizing faculty which nature has denied to French commun- ists. The aim of the democratic association of German workingmen of which the would be assasins are members is to destroy the capitalist class, not only in Germany but through- out Europe. The leaders do not pre- tend to believe that they can reach their good by avenues of peace, or that they are ready to wait for the slow effect of natural change. They frankly put their trust in revolution. Religion they attack as vehemently as property. No substantial effort to destroy the hard- ships of this world will be made, they hold, until they root out the belief that there is any other scene of happiness than the present. All the spurts of French impiety seem to be little more than idle trifling in comparison with the dull monotonous, solemn outpouring of German atheism. Socialism demands the entire over throw of the present social system; the abolition of all personal property in land and other means of production, and their cession to the state; tho in- troduction, of the plan in labor, so that every laborer may be a partner in every factory or workshop, the compulsory limitation of the hours at labor to eight hours a day ' or less, according to the requirements of un- employed workingmen. It teaches that there is no equity in private pro- perty, no sancity in religion, no purity iu marriage, neither patrotism nor rea- son iu loyalty. German socialism owes its origin as a political force to Ferdi nand Liasselle. lhis man was one of the most remarkable political agitators of the present century, and his success among the working classes of Germany was marvelous. Me was a man of ex- traordinary vanity and ambition ; wrote of the miseries of the poor from one of the handsomest houses in Frankfort; and withall was such a dandy in dress that he would wear only clothing made for him in Paris. He was a born agitator and revolutionist. In 1861, at the age of 38, he was killed iu a du- el, but not before he had already form- ed a powerful party in Germany. His successor was ivarl Marx, who is the recognized head of German socialism. The party is already thoroughly repre- sented in the German parliament. The elections for the Reichstag in 1874 pro- duced nine socialistic members; and thirteen were elected in 1877, at which time no less than four hundred and eighty-fiv- e thousand votes were polled, an increase of about forty per centum in three years. The reason why so many voters sent so few represetatives to the Reichstag is because the party is widely scattered over the empire. When originally started, German so- cialism was in no way connected with atheism; but it is not essentially athe- istic. Theological doctrine is regard- ed as part of the system which it is the object of the party to overthrow, they see it in the foundation of society in its present form, and do not doubt that if it is destroyed the superstructure must follow. Hence, a capitalist is to them not more loathsome than a preach- er or parson. As there is scarcely a power in Eu- rope that is not more or less endanger- ed by these visionary and reckless schemers, the German government will have general sympathy in its efforts to put them down. It will have the sym- pathy of the majority of the people in the United States, who had last sum- mer an experience with these fellows. They have some grounds of complaint. They may be suffering from some wrongs which ought to be righted, but when they resort to assassination and incediarism as the remedy for what they consider as wrongs, when they claim that all property should be di- vided, and that wealth is a crime, and when they seek to destroy the church and. society itself and plunge the world into anarchy, then any government is justified in putting them down by the strong arm of force, however terrible the process may be, the socialists of Ber- lin who met and drew lots to see who shorJd be the assassin, have only them- selves to blame if the hour of retribu- tion has come. Exchange. Edison's nom de plume is "Old Lost in the Black Hills. After a fearful experience of five days' wandering in the forests and can- yons of the Black Hills, Mrs. McLeod safely returned to her home. A reporter of the Enterpriat called at the residence of Mrs. Annie McLeod, who resides in Anchor City, and per- ceiving that she was considerably exhausted from her travels and conver- sation with friends, he sought an inter- view with Wm. Clemmens, the gentle- man who found her, and who had learned all the facts of her bewilder- ment and subsequent wanderings, from which we learned, in substance, the following: In the afternoon of the same day she left home, she was walking along hill or standing by a precipice fifteen feet high, and by some unaccountable meansuhe slipped, or overbalanced, falling the entire distance, where she lay unconscious for the space of two days. Finally she aroused and dis- covered that she had received a wound below her left eye ; also that her right hand had been sprained by the fall. Though greatly exhausted and suffering from the injuries received from the fall, with returning consciousness came her indomitable oourage. She arose and attempted to regain the trail from which she had staggered. Sha trav- elled till overtaken with darkness, only to find that her search had been in vain. Thus she wandered through the lonely canyons, hope never forsaking her, yet death from exhaustion and starvation was staring her in the face. Lonely must have been those long, weary hours of night. Think of being all alone in a deep, dark canyon, many miles from the habitation of any human being, with a pack of wild, ferocious Solves within a few feet of you, uttering angry growls and preparing to pounce upon and devour you 1 Such, or was the situation of Mrs. McLeod, a lady of fifty-si- x years old. When morning dawned, she could behold the glorious Bun, but could see no human being nor find her latitude. When she came to a berry patch she would fill her pail with the delicious fruit, eat what she wanted and travel on. On arriving at a spring on the mountain side, or a babbling brook in the valley, 6he would empty out her berries and fill her pail with water al- ways before leaving the stream. She was also very careful about the heat for fear of getting a sunstroke. In her precaution about all matters, she mani- fested extraordinary good judgment. One day she was caught in a slight hail storm, and after the storm passed she picked up some drops, ate them, and thought that they tasted as good as any bread she had ever eaten. When discovered by Mr. Cleramens she was standing in the road, about two miles beyond Spearfish, on the Bear gulch rood. She presented a wild appearance, her clothing being al- most torn to shreds from traveling through the brush and over the rocks. She had lost her bonnet when she fell over the precipice ; on one foot Bhe wore a shoe, while the other foot was wrapped in a "piece of cloth. Mr. C. spoke to her and asked : "What is the matter ? She replied : "I'm lost." ; "Where do you live ?" inquired Mr. C. "At Anchor," was the reply. Mr.Clemmens then took her to his ranch.which was some two miles distant. He told Mrs. O. to make her a cup of tea and give her a small piece of toast, knowing that she was too weak to en- dure a hearty meal. Mr. C. took his gun, went out and returned with a squirrel, from which his wife made some broth for the al- most famished woman. Mr. Clemmens was not aware that there was a woman missing from Anchor, and that there was a reward of $100 offered for infor- mation leading to her discovery, until hejmet a friend from Spearfish City who had read the news in the Western Enterprise. The most mysterious part of her ex- perience while wandering in the Jonely woods, is.the fact that when she felt faint and thought that she could go no further and would lie down to'rest, sin- gular as it may seem, a little onipmunk or squirrel would jump into her face ; then she would arouse, get up and walk a piece further. Again she would become almost exhausted from fatigue and would lie down, only to be dis- turbed with another chipmunk. This being repeated every time she at- tempted to reconcile herself to her fate, produced the impression upon her mind that that was a presentiment intended to stimulate her to move on, which she did in each instance till she was discovered by Mr. Clemmens. Strange though it be, yet there must have been something more than ordin- ary courage that enabled her to over- come all human weaknesses till she came into the presence of her human savior. Enterprise, Deodwood, Black Hills. The " Matrimonial Causes Amend ment Act," which recently became a law, contains a clause which gives magistrates the power of ordering that women, whose safety is in peril from the assaults of their husbands, shall no longer be bound to live with them, as they hitherto have been. To quote the words of the clause itself, the order which he may issue, if he sees suffi- cient cause, ''shall have the force and effect in all respects of a decree of judi cial separation on the ground of cruelty. It is a real step forward in the protection of many women, hitherto too much exposed to hardship without chance of claiming assistance in their distress. Jules Verne's famous story of a tour around the world in eighty days has been not only realized, but improved npon by an American whom the Lon- don Examiner ..mentions, who has ac- tually accomplished the feat in seventy-si- x days. Secretary Sherman continues his pre- parations, iqz specie resumption. COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY , UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Hunting: Lodg-iug-s- . O nr English cousins are also infected with the Exposition plague. They see Americans swarming here, and they de- sire to have the first pluck at them. He who stops in London at the present time had better throw himself upon the mercy of a good hotel and drift. It will be cheaper than lodgings. An American friend said to me, "The next time you visit London, stop at the Cas- tle and Falcon, in the city; an old hotel, such as Charles Dickens loved to de- scribe." I thought I would, but nearly failed from losing the combination. In its struggle to get back to my mind af- ter wandering away, it became " The Cat and Crocodile," "The Rat and the Unicorn," The Monkey and the Bar of Soap," The Cheese and the Gridiron," and I. know not how many more. On arriving at London Bridge station, however, the name camo flying into the car window, walked into its old niche in the mind, and will probably live there in future. The Castle and Falcon turned out to be an ordinary English inn of the regular model. Here is the bill for a day's board for two, itemized: Apartments, 5s; attendance, 3s; break- fast 8s; dinner, 12s; tea, 8s; strawber- ries at dinner, 5s the latter charged as an extra. Everything is extra that gets outside of plain cooking. This bill footed up 41 shillings equal to $10.25 of our money. The Bum is not large in itself, but becomes immense when set beside what was obtained for it. I said I will try lodgings. So I went to Ken- sington and called npon a lady, bear- ing a card from a house agent. She showed me rather a shabby Bitting room and a most uninviting bed-roo- "How much a week?" I asked. She was a slender, cadaverous woman with bony hands. She rubbed one over an- other and said, "You are an American, I believe ?" I said, "No; far frodi sich. I am from the sterile plains of Earn-schatk- a, where the inhabitants are poor, but oh! how virtuous," She took my measure as she thought and answered, ' 'The apartments, without board, will be four guineas and a half a week. There will be a charge of six shillings a week for attendance, sixpense a piece for each gas burner, three and sixpence for lighting the kitchen fire, and a charge for washing the bed and table linen." This is a literal copy of the original speech. I Baid, "Are you sure you havn't forgotten something?" She had the thoughtless woman it was for blacking boots. I Baid, "Try again, and don't be bashful. There's the house rent, I'm sure you've omitted." I told her at last there was but one ob- jection to the price, and that was that he wanted guineas, and as the last of them went out with George III. I real ly shouldn't know where to look for them. - I came away. I then advertised in the Telegraph, The advertisement didn't appear, to be gin with. I went to the office and spoke of it to the man . whom I had paid. He pointed to the end of the counter, where ihers was; a Fign, "In- quiry Clerk." I went to this desk and waited with that angelic patience with which the Americans are pre-eminen- tly gif led. At lost I lifted up my voice and said, "Where is the man?" and the directing clerk said "Lo, he is making inquires for another party." I then again formed a partnership with pa- tience, and while we two were discus- sing the theme there came in a worried Englishman full of questions. He said to me, "Where is the clerk who an- swers questions ?" and I said, as speak- ing in a dream, "He has gone to China to make inquiries." And then said the Englishman, "Really? It's hardly worth while for me to wait; don't you think so?" At this moment the ardent- ly longed-fo- r clerk appeared. Now why did this advertisement not appear? I will give you the last reason that would occur to you. It was that they had nine columns of advertisements over that they couldn't get in. I said your explanation would be satisfactory to an Englishman. To a barbarian it simply excites astonishment through its heart-rendin- g, stupidity. If nine solid columns of prepaid advertise- ments won't justify a supplement the creation of another world wouldn't bring it. So my advertisement handed in on Friday morning could not come out until Monday. On Tuesday I had eighteen letters and a printed pamphlet as answers to my mystic question of lodgings. The price ranged from one pound to six guineas, all the places possessing the comforts of a home kind of home not specified and in two distinct instances going it blind as to my state of grace, and offering to con- vert me free of charge salvation not to be counted as an extra in the bill. I have filed away the eighteen for future reference. Paris Cor. Louisville Couri al. Curious Case of Death. From a Marseilles (France) paper we learn that a soldier has just died in the military hospital under the following singular circumstances : He had been suffering for some weeks from severe attacks of headache, which totally incapacitated him for his duties, and eventually forced him to enter the hospital. Here the next morning he was found dead in his bed, and there being no assignable cause for his death, a post-morte- m was ordered. The result of the medical ex- amination revealed the mystery. In the man's brain was found a thick tuft of hair, which science is of opinion had been there since his earliest childhood, and, growing with his growth, had ul- timately occasioned death. The young man's parents, on being questioned, stated that in his infancy he had re- ceived a violent blow on the head from the fall ef a chimney ornament, and that after the bruise had healed, the mother remarked that the hair on the injured spot had turned inward, but, thinking the matter of no importance, she had paid no attention to it. If laughter is the daylight of the soul, smile is its twilight. Photography as a Detective. Photography has Ion g been employed by the police to assist them in identify- ing persons who are "wanted," and the extensive use to which the art is put by the Paris authorities is evident from the display made at the International Exhibition in the pavilion set apart for the French capital. Here not only a large series of criminal portraits are Bhown, but examples are presented of various other applications in which photography has been found useful to assist officers of justice. In case of murder, for instance, it seems to be the duty of the police photographers to photograph the scene of the deed, and also to record by the assistance of the camera the position of the victim. There is a special branch of the Paris police who are photographers in uui- - . form, and a place is set aside at the station for a studio and dark closet. In a word, tho occupation is now a part of the policeman's duty; and in ciases where we might employ a dark lantern they would have recourse to a ca mera. There is little doubt that the Paris police have been able to detect many a crime by resorting to assistance of this kind. Several instances of forgery upon note and bonds, in which the original figures were erased and others written in their place, have been dis- covered in this way. We believe that the Bank of France has an officer of its own npon whom devolves the duty of examing any suspicious documents with the camera. In a photograph, it seems, ink marks, which are invisable to the eye, are frequently reproduced, while an erasure, let it be ever so care- fully smoothed over, becomes apparent in a finely executed photograph. In a word, it is next to impossible to make an alteration in the matter of writing or printing on a paper surface without the photographer finding you out soon- er or later. Even upon the subject of style" in hand writing, the camera gives a sharp criterion. By photographing a word or two and enlarging the up and down strokes to very wide dimensions. and character of the writing is more easily studied than in its original form. This instrumentality is sometimes used by inquisitive police agents anxious to get at the nistory oi a doubtful document. Lotulon Daily News. Air Brakes on Freight Trains. A test of the ntmost importance to railroads was made a few days ago on the Denver and Rio Grande road at Veta Pass, the result of which has just come to hand. It was the trial of the Westinghouse air brake upon a freight train, and it was fully demonstrated that the invention is just as practicle and operative on a train of heavily-loade- d freight cars as it has so often been proved to be upon passenger trains. The Veta Pass is 9,300 feet above the level of the sea, and the grade of tle track tkvbngh it is some- - . thing remarkable. On the portion of ' the line where the test was made is a down grade of 211 feet to the mile. To those who have traveled the Pennsyl- vania road, and noted with care the descent on the mountains from Kittann-in- g Point to the Horse-sho- e bend, the above figures will give a partial idea, for the steepest grade of the Pennsyl- vania is 96 feet to the mile. The experi- ment was made with a train of twelve flat cars loaded with green lumber and weighing nearly 200 tons. The train was running at a good rate of speed. but by the application of the brakes was stopped short in a distance of 440 feet in 22 seconds, and with the throt- tle of the engine wide open. A special feature of the test is that the air at the Veta Pass only sustains a column of mercury twenty-on- e inches, so that the pumps of the brake have to compress the air through nine-thirtiet- hs of the strike to get air of the same density as the pumps take in at the sea level. The result of the trial will causa the introduction of the brake upon the freight trains everywhere, as it is already npon passenger trains. Pittsburgh Telegraph. A Diplomatic Answer. The old man Smith, of Richfield, ia a self-sufficie- nt sort of old fellow, and prides himself upon his riding abili- ties. One day he espied his young hopeful leading a colt to water rather gingerly, and remarked: "Why on earth don't you ride that beast?" "I'm 'fraid to; 'fraid he'll throw me." "Bring that hoss here," snapped the old man. The colt was urged up to the fence, and braced on one side by the boy while the old man climbed on to the rails and stocked himself en the colt's back. Then he was let go, and the old gentleman rode proudly off. Paralyz- ed by fear, the colt went slowly for about twenty rods without a demon- stration. Then like lightning his four legs bunched together, his back bowed like a viaduct arch, and the old man shot up in the air, turnel seven sep- arate and distinct somersaults, and lit on the small of his back in the middle of the road, with both legs twisted around his neck. Hastening to him the young hopeful anxiously inquir- ed: "Did it hurt you, pa?w Tha siM man rose slawlv. shook OUt fha tnnU In lu's lea, brushed the dust from his ears and hair and robbing his bruised elbows growiea:.. "Well, it didn't do me a dam bit of good. You go home." , "Washington is the most beautiful laid out city in lhe world." remarked an to a District of Columbia taxpayer. "Yes," replied the latter; "it was only a question of endurance whether Washington Bhould lay out Boss Shepherd or Boss Shep- - nera lay oui waejungton.
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In the Seraglio.One of the most interesting chapters
of the new book, "Twenty Years' Residence Among the People of Turkey,"Dy a lauy who was a consul 8 daughterand a consul's wife, is the chapter ofthe seraglio. Following are extracts:
One of the three palaces most renowned for beauty of architecture andmagnificence of furniture is liegler-Be- y.
It ia worthy of the use for whichit has been selected, of being the palace offered for the occupation of illustrious foreign visitors. lhe arrange-ments made in it for one imperial guestwere presided over by bultan Abdul-Azi- z
in person, and the private apart-ments of the illustrious lady were perfect copies of those in her own palace.The fastidiousness of the host on thisoccasion was so great that on discovering that the tints on the walls and furniture slightly differed from those hehad seen when on his European tourhe ordered that everything should beremoved and new ones brought fromParis. The fair visitor is Baid to havebeen equally surprised and flattered bythe delicate attention that hod notomitted even the smallest object of hertoilet table. The Saltan, in trulyOriental fashion, caused a new pair ofmagnificent slippers, embroidered withpearls and precious stones, to be placedbefore her bed every morning.In Abdal-Medjid- 's time, clocks andchina vases were the only ornaments ofthe apartments. Ihe absence of pic-tures, books, and the thousand different objects with which Europeans filltheir houses gave the rooms, evenwhen inhabited, a comfortless and unused appearance.
Some years ago, when visiting theprivate apartments of this Sultan, Inoticed a splendid antique vase. Late--y, on speaking of this priceless object
to a seraglio lady, I was informed thatit had been thrown into the Bosphorusby order of its owner. This act ofimperial extravagance was caused bythe supposition that the vase had beenhandled by some person afflicted withconsumption.
Sultan Abdul-Azi- z, a year or two before his dethronement, possessed witha nervous terror of fire, caused all inflammable articles to be taken out ofthe palaces and replaced them with ar-ticles manufactured of iron. The storesof fuel were cast into the Bosphorus,and the lights of the Sultan a appart- -
ments were placed, in basins of water.The houses in the neighborhood of theseraglio were purchased by the Sultan,their occupants forced to quit at veryshort notice, their furniture turnedout, and the buildings pulled down atonce. Ibis tyrannical precautionsserved to heighten the general discontent of the capital against the pand- -Ishan, especially among the poor,who justly complained that they mighthave benefitted by wha- t- had beenwasted; while some of the wealthy,though not more contented, profited bythe freak, and carried off many of therich objects taken out of the palace.
An account I recently saw ofthe imperial Abdul-Azi- z at 2,000,000.The palace contained 5,500 servants ofboth sexes. The kitchen alone re-
quired 300 functionaries, and thestables 4.00. There were also about 400caikjis, or boatmen, 400 musicians, and200 attendants who had the charge ofthe menageries and aviaries. Threehundred guards were employed for thevarious palaces and kiosks, and about100 porters. The harem, besides this,contained 1,200 female slaves.I am unable to give an estimate of theexpenses of the seraglio of the presentSultan, but I have been informed ongood authority that llis Majesty per-sonally superintends the managementof the palace and regulates its expendi-ture with great wisdom and economy;it will take some time, however, to putan end to the disorder, corruption andirregularity that have become so rootediu the whole system, and caused theextravagance and waste that prevailedin the households of former Sultans.A Turkish proverb says, "Iialuk bash-Ia- n
kokar" (the fish begins to decom-pose at the head) ; accordingly, if thehead is sound there is every hope thatthe body will also keep fresh.
The haremlik of the seraglio containsfrom 1,000 to 1,500 women, dividedamong the Sultan's household that ofhis mother, the Valide Sultana, andthose of the princes.
The vast host of women of all ranks,ages and conditions, are without excep-tion of slave extraction, originatingfrom the cargoes of slaves that yearly
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find their way to Turkey from Cir-cassi- a,
Qeorgia, Abyssinia, and Arabia,in spite of the prohibition of the slavetrade. These slaves are sold in theirnative land by unnatural relations, ortorn from their homes by hostile tribes,to be subsequently handed over to theslave dealers, and brought by theminto the capital and other large towns.All these women are the offspring ofsemi-barbaro- parents, who seldomscruple to sell their own flesh andblood.
An ex-sera- lli of mv acquaintance hadherself offered as many as fourteenyoung girls to the seraglio of AbdulAziz, after having reared each for theduties that would probably devolveupon Her. This lady said to me,"What other crirl from a humble creature like myself could ba so acceptableto so great a personage as his ImperialMajesty? Ai the time this conversation took place she had a fresh batchof young slaves in hand. They werean smart-lookin- g crirls. designated bvfancy names Buch as Amore. Fidele.Rosbiguole, Beaute, etc. Their dresswas rich, but ludicrous in the extreme.being composed of cast-of- f seragliofinery of all the colors of the rainbow;some children wert even dressed in theTurkish military uniform, which con-trasted strangely with the plaits ofineir long thick hair tied up witn cotton rags. Their politeness, half saucy,nan obsequious, was verv amusini?On entering the room, they all stoodin a row at the lower end. and whensome jocus observations were made tothem by their mistress a readv andhalf-impude- nt reply was never want-ing. The youngest, about 8 years ofage, was dressed in a miniature colonel s full uniform, on being addressedby her owner by the name of "Pinch,"and asked. "Will you have this lady s1 ttle son for your husband? I mean tomarry him to you when you grow up!the little miss laughed, and seemedperfectly well acquainted with themeaning of the proposal, and by nomeans blushed at it.
The treatment these girls receivedseemed to be very kind, but sadlywanting in decency, morality and goodprinciple.
On the accession of a new Sultan tothe throne it was customary to make aclearance of most of the inmates of theseraglio and replenish it with freshones, such as those that already belongto the household of the new sovereign,and others further to augment thenumber.
A seraglio inmate, who had herselfenjoyed imperial favor of this descrip-tion, told me that it was very seldomthat a Blave enjoyed more than oncethe passing notice of the Sultan, a dis-appointment naturally very deeply feltby those who, after being suddenlyraised to the height of favor, find them-selves consigned again quickly to ob-livion, in which their future is passed.There are manv amoDcr the reiectedfavorites who have sensitive naturesand are capable of a serious attachment,and in consequence of the sarcasms themore favored, fail not to heap uponthem, the disappointment they haveexperienced or the devouring jealousythat unrequited love occasions are saidto become broken-hearte- d or die ofconsumption. "Nor," continued myinformant, "was the condition of thosemore closely connected with the Sultansuch asinsnred to them perfect happi-ness, mental unconcern, or security."
They are obliged to have recourse toevery art to preserve their beauty, fighthard against the attacks and intriguesof rivals and carefully to watch overthemselves and their offspring.
The real Turkish hanoum, or lady,is a dignified, quiet person, elegant,sensible, and often naturally eloquent,condescending, and kind to those whogain her good will, proud and reservedto those who do not merit her esteem.Her conversational resorces are cer-tainly limited, but the sweetness andpoetry of the language she uses, thepretty manner in which her expres-sions are worded and the spirited re-partee that she can command have acharm that atones for her limitedknowledge, ller manners, principles.and choice of language offer a pleasantcontrast to those prevalent among thegenerality and render her society ex-tremely agreeable.
There is another class of serailis whopresent a not less interesting study.Sensitive and refined, fragile anddreamy in appearence, gifted perhapswith virtues that have no occasion toexercise, or with strong and passionatefeelings that in a seraglio can neverfind vent in a solid and healthyaffection, they become languid andspiritless, verging toward decline, towhich they tall victims unless released(as occasionally happens) by being settree ana married .
Another class of searilis is the independent set, who are denominated deliserailis or wild serailis, famous fortheir extravagant ideas, disorderlyconduct and unruly disposition;endowed with the bump of cunningand mischief, joined to a fair amountof energy and vivacity, they carry out,in spite of high walls and the watchfulserveillanc et more than a hundredeunuchs, all the wicked plans and madfreaks their disorderly minds and impulsive natures suggests to them; theirlancnasre. manners, and actions aresuch as no pen can describe. jV. Y.Herald.
Tn the course of the seasons thattime has arrived when the young mansits out on the front steps witu tneidol of his soul and talks sentimentalnlnah and thinks he would be in Heaven if he were married, whereas thecirl a old man. who has been marriedfor some period, probes around thehouse with a kerosene lamp, lookingfor some cold grub for his supper,arid he smiles a smile suggestive of sadexperience when he reflects that he wasonca vonnc and beautiful himself, andas big a fool as the young man on thestoop.
German Socialism.
The recent attempts, first by Hoedeland then by Dr. Nobeling, to assassinate .Emperor William of Clermany,have drawn renewed attention to thethreatening aspect of socialism in thatcountry. , A number of years agoPrince Bismarck said he had to fightwith two enemies ultramontanism andsocialism. The former element careslittle for public institutions in compar-ison with the interests of Rome; andthe latter would pull down all govern-ments, level all aristocracies, and blotout the boundaries of all states, in or-der to put rLe appliances of capital in-to the han of manual laborers. LordBeaconsfla.-- 'i oace said something ofthe same 1-- I; " when he declared thatthe chief of Europe werethe chur and the secret H.
Prince'iJiamarek has been ableto fetter the Catholic clergy by meansof the Falk laws; but to stop the pro-pagation of socialistic doctrines is noteasy. They are in the air and effectall classes. There is a socialism in thelower classes which is equivalent tothe red republicanism of France, andhas in it all the elements of disorder,which are liable to break out in anemeute as violent as those which char-acterise the French commune. Thereis a socialism in the literary classes, inthe churches, in the universities. Athe-istic and socialistic teachings in thehigher universities have begun to pro-duce their natural fruits; and the rest-lessness of the people is aggrivated byhard times, high prices and an oppress-ive army law. Nobeling was no mereignorant mechanic like Hoedel, but aperson of good family, intelligenceand culture. Many of the German so-cialists are able men, who know per-fectly well what they wish to do, andpossess the organizing faculty whichnature has denied to French commun-ists. The aim of the democraticassociation of German workingmenof which the would be assasins aremembers is to destroy the capitalistclass, not only in Germany but through-out Europe. The leaders do not pre-tend to believe that they can reach theirgood by avenues of peace, or that theyare ready to wait for the slow effect ofnatural change. They frankly puttheir trust in revolution. Religion theyattack as vehemently as property. Nosubstantial effort to destroy the hard-ships of this world will be made, theyhold, until they root out the belief thatthere is any other scene of happinessthan the present. All the spurts ofFrench impiety seem to be little morethan idle trifling in comparison with thedull monotonous, solemn outpouringof German atheism.
Socialism demands the entire overthrow of the present social system; theabolition of all personal property inland and other means of production,and their cession to the state; tho in-
troduction, of the plan inlabor, so that every laborer may be apartner in every factory or workshop,the compulsory limitation of the hoursat labor to eight hours a day ' or less,according to the requirements of un-employed workingmen. It teachesthat there is no equity in private pro-perty, no sancity in religion, no purityiu marriage, neither patrotism nor rea-son iu loyalty. German socialism owesits origin as a political force to Ferdinand Liasselle. lhis man was one ofthe most remarkable political agitatorsof the present century, and his successamong the working classes of Germanywas marvelous. Me was a man of ex-traordinary vanity and ambition ; wroteof the miseries of the poor from oneof the handsomest houses in Frankfort;and withall was such a dandy in dressthat he would wear only clothingmade for him in Paris. He was a bornagitator and revolutionist. In 1861,at the age of 38, he was killed iu a du-el, but not before he had already form-ed a powerful party in Germany. Hissuccessor was ivarl Marx, who is therecognized head of German socialism.The party is already thoroughly repre-sented in the German parliament. Theelections for the Reichstag in 1874 pro-duced nine socialistic members; andthirteen were elected in 1877, at whichtime no less than four hundred andeighty-fiv- e thousand votes were polled,an increase of about forty per centumin three years. The reason why somany voters sent so few represetativesto the Reichstag is because the partyis widely scattered over the empire.
When originally started, German so-
cialism was in no way connected withatheism; but it is not essentially athe-istic. Theological doctrine is regard-ed as part of the system which it is theobject of the party to overthrow, theysee it in the foundation of society inits present form, and do not doubt thatif it is destroyed the superstructuremust follow. Hence, a capitalist is tothem not more loathsome than a preach-er or parson.
As there is scarcely a power in Eu-rope that is not more or less endanger-ed by these visionary and recklessschemers, the German government willhave general sympathy in its efforts toput them down. It will have the sym-pathy of the majority of the people inthe United States, who had last sum-mer an experience with these fellows.They have some grounds of complaint.They may be suffering from somewrongs which ought to be righted, butwhen they resort to assassination andincediarism as the remedy for whatthey consider as wrongs, when theyclaim that all property should be di-
vided, and that wealth is a crime, andwhen they seek to destroy the churchand. society itself and plunge the worldinto anarchy, then any government isjustified in putting them down by thestrong arm of force, however terriblethe process may be, the socialists of Ber-lin who met and drew lots to see whoshorJd be the assassin, have only them-selves to blame if the hour of retribu-tion has come. Exchange.
Edison's nom de plume is "Old
Lost in the Black Hills.After a fearful experience of five
days' wandering in the forests and can-yons of the Black Hills, Mrs. McLeodsafely returned to her home.
A reporter of the Enterpriat calledat the residence of Mrs. Annie McLeod,who resides in Anchor City, and per-ceiving that she was considerablyexhausted from her travels and conver-sation with friends, he sought an inter-view with Wm. Clemmens, the gentle-man who found her, and who hadlearned all the facts of her bewilder-ment and subsequent wanderings, fromwhich we learned, in substance, thefollowing:
In the afternoon of the same day sheleft home, she was walking along hillor standing by a precipice fifteen feethigh, and by some unaccountablemeansuhe slipped, or overbalanced,falling the entire distance, where shelay unconscious for the space of twodays. Finally she aroused and dis-covered that she had received a woundbelow her left eye ; also that her righthand had been sprained by the fall.Though greatly exhausted and sufferingfrom the injuries received from thefall, with returning consciousness cameher indomitable oourage. She aroseand attempted to regain the trail fromwhich she had staggered. Sha trav-elled till overtaken with darkness, onlyto find that her search had been invain. Thus she wandered through thelonely canyons, hope never forsakingher, yet death from exhaustion andstarvation was staring her in the face.
Lonely must have been those long,weary hours of night. Think of beingall alone in a deep, dark canyon, manymiles from the habitation of any humanbeing, with a pack of wild, ferociousSolves within a few feet of you, utteringangry growls and preparing to pounceupon and devour you 1 Such, or
was the situation of Mrs. McLeod,a lady of fifty-si- x years old.
When morning dawned, she couldbehold the glorious Bun, but could seeno human being nor find her latitude.When she came to a berry patch shewould fill her pail with the deliciousfruit, eat what she wanted and travelon. On arriving at a spring on themountain side, or a babbling brook inthe valley, 6he would empty out herberries and fill her pail with water al-
ways before leaving the stream. Shewas also very careful about the heat forfear of getting a sunstroke. In herprecaution about all matters, she mani-fested extraordinary good judgment.
One day she was caught in a slighthail storm, and after the storm passedshe picked up some drops, ate them,and thought that they tasted as goodas any bread she had ever eaten.
When discovered by Mr. Cleramensshe was standing in the road, abouttwo miles beyond Spearfish, on theBear gulch rood. She presented awild appearance, her clothing being al-
most torn to shreds from travelingthrough the brush and over the rocks.She had lost her bonnet when she fellover the precipice ; on one foot Bhewore a shoe, while the other foot waswrapped in a "piece of cloth. Mr. C.spoke to her and asked : "What is thematter ? She replied : "I'm lost." ;
"Where do you live ?" inquired Mr.C. "At Anchor," was the reply.
Mr.Clemmens then took her to hisranch.which was some two miles distant.He told Mrs. O. to make her a cup oftea and give her a small piece of toast,knowing that she was too weak to en-
dure a hearty meal.Mr. C. took his gun, went out and
returned with a squirrel, from whichhis wife made some broth for the al-
most famished woman. Mr. Clemmenswas not aware that there was a womanmissing from Anchor, and that therewas a reward of $100 offered for infor-mation leading to her discovery, untilhejmet a friend from Spearfish Citywho had read the news in the WesternEnterprise.
The most mysterious part of her ex-
perience while wandering in the Jonelywoods, is.the fact that when she feltfaint and thought that she could go nofurther and would lie down to'rest, sin-
gular as it may seem, a little onipmunkor squirrel would jump into her face ;
then she would arouse, get up andwalk a piece further. Again she wouldbecome almost exhausted from fatigueand would lie down, only to be dis-
turbed with another chipmunk. Thisbeing repeated every time she at-
tempted to reconcile herself to herfate, produced the impression uponher mind that that was a presentimentintended to stimulate her to move on,which she did in each instance till shewas discovered by Mr. Clemmens.Strange though it be, yet there musthave been something more than ordin-ary courage that enabled her to over-come all human weaknesses till shecame into the presence of her humansavior. Enterprise, Deodwood, BlackHills.
The " Matrimonial Causes Amendment Act," which recently became alaw, contains a clause which givesmagistrates the power of ordering thatwomen, whose safety is in peril fromthe assaults of their husbands, shall nolonger be bound to live with them, asthey hitherto have been. To quotethe words of the clause itself, the orderwhich he may issue, if he sees suffi-cient cause, ''shall have the force andeffect in all respects of a decree of judicial separation on the ground ofcruelty. It is a real step forward inthe protection of many women, hithertotoo much exposed to hardship withoutchance of claiming assistance in theirdistress.
Jules Verne's famous story of a touraround the world in eighty days hasbeen not only realized, but improvednpon by an American whom the Lon-don Examiner ..mentions, who has ac-tually accomplished the feat in seventy-si- x
days.
Secretary Sherman continues his pre-parations, iqz specie resumption.
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Hunting: Lodg-iug-s- .
O nr English cousins are also infectedwith the Exposition plague. They seeAmericans swarming here, and they de-sire to have the first pluck at them.He who stops in London at the presenttime had better throw himself upon themercy of a good hotel and drift. Itwill be cheaper than lodgings. AnAmerican friend said to me, "The nexttime you visit London, stop at the Cas-tle and Falcon, in the city; an old hotel,such as Charles Dickens loved to de-scribe." I thought I would, but nearlyfailed from losing the combination. Inits struggle to get back to my mind af-ter wandering away, it became " TheCat and Crocodile," "The Rat and theUnicorn," The Monkey and the Bar ofSoap," The Cheese and the Gridiron,"and I. know not how many more. Onarriving at London Bridge station,however, the name camo flying into thecar window, walked into its old niche inthe mind, and will probably live therein future. The Castle and Falconturned out to be an ordinary Englishinn of the regular model. Here is thebill for a day's board for two, itemized:Apartments, 5s; attendance, 3s; break-fast 8s; dinner, 12s; tea, 8s; strawber-ries at dinner, 5s the latter charged asan extra. Everything is extra that getsoutside of plain cooking. This billfooted up 41 shillings equal to $10.25of our money. The Bum is not large initself, but becomes immense when setbeside what was obtained for it. I saidI will try lodgings. So I went to Ken-sington and called npon a lady, bear-ing a card from a house agent. Sheshowed me rather a shabby Bitting roomand a most uninviting bed-roo-
"How much a week?" I asked. Shewas a slender, cadaverous woman withbony hands. She rubbed one over an-other and said, "You are an American,I believe ?" I said, "No; far frodi sich.I am from the sterile plains of Earn-schatk- a,
where the inhabitants are poor,but oh! how virtuous," She took mymeasure as she thought and answered,' 'The apartments, without board, willbe four guineas and a half a week.There will be a charge of six shillingsa week for attendance, sixpense a piecefor each gas burner, three and sixpencefor lighting the kitchen fire, and acharge for washing the bed and tablelinen." This is a literal copy of theoriginal speech. I Baid, "Are you sureyou havn't forgotten something?" Shehad the thoughtless woman it wasfor blacking boots. I Baid, "Try again,and don't be bashful. There's thehouse rent, I'm sure you've omitted."I told her at last there was but one ob-jection to the price, and that was thathe wanted guineas, and as the last of
them went out with George III. I really shouldn't know where to look forthem. - I came away.
I then advertised in the Telegraph,The advertisement didn't appear, to begin with. I went to the office andspoke of it to the man . whom I hadpaid. He pointed to the end of thecounter, where ihers was; a Fign, "In-quiry Clerk." I went to this desk andwaited with that angelic patience withwhich the Americans are pre-eminen- tly
gif led. At lost I lifted up my voiceand said, "Where is the man?" and thedirecting clerk said "Lo, he is makinginquires for another party." I thenagain formed a partnership with pa-tience, and while we two were discus-sing the theme there came in a worriedEnglishman full of questions. He saidto me, "Where is the clerk who an-swers questions ?" and I said, as speak-ing in a dream, "He has gone to Chinato make inquiries." And then said theEnglishman, "Really? It's hardlyworth while for me to wait; don't youthink so?" At this moment the ardent-ly longed-fo-r clerk appeared. Nowwhy did this advertisement not appear?I will give you the last reason thatwould occur to you. It was that theyhad nine columns of advertisementsover that they couldn't get in. I saidyour explanation would be satisfactoryto an Englishman. To a barbarian itsimply excites astonishment throughits heart-rendin- g, stupidity. If ninesolid columns of prepaid advertise-ments won't justify a supplement thecreation of another world wouldn'tbring it. So my advertisement handedin on Friday morning could not comeout until Monday. On Tuesday I hadeighteen letters and a printed pamphletas answers to my mystic question oflodgings. The price ranged from onepound to six guineas, all the placespossessing the comforts of a homekind of home not specified and in twodistinct instances going it blind as tomy state of grace, and offering to con-vert me free of charge salvation notto be counted as an extra in the bill. Ihave filed away the eighteen for futurereference. Paris Cor. Louisville Couri
al.
Curious Case of Death. From aMarseilles (France) paper we learn thata soldier has just died in the militaryhospital under the following singularcircumstances : He had been sufferingfor some weeks from severe attacks ofheadache, which totally incapacitatedhim for his duties, and eventuallyforced him to enter the hospital. Herethe next morning he was found dead inhis bed, and there being no assignablecause for his death, a post-morte- m wasordered. The result of the medical ex-amination revealed the mystery. Inthe man's brain was found a thick tuftof hair, which science is of opinion hadbeen there since his earliest childhood,and, growing with his growth, had ul-
timately occasioned death. The youngman's parents, on being questioned,stated that in his infancy he had re-
ceived a violent blow on the head fromthe fall ef a chimney ornament, andthat after the bruise had healed, themother remarked that the hair on theinjured spot had turned inward, but,thinking the matter of no importance,she had paid no attention to it.
If laughter is the daylight of the soul,smile is its twilight.
Photography as a Detective.
Photography has Iong been employedby the police to assist them in identify-ing persons who are "wanted," and theextensive use to which the art is putby the Paris authorities is evident fromthe display made at the InternationalExhibition in the pavilion set apart forthe French capital. Here not only alarge series of criminal portraits areBhown, but examples are presented ofvarious other applications in whichphotography has been found useful toassist officers of justice. In case ofmurder, for instance, it seems to bethe duty of the police photographersto photograph the scene of the deed,and also to record by the assistance ofthe camera the position of the victim.There is a special branch of the Parispolice who are photographers in uui- - .
form, and a place is set aside at thestation for a studio and dark closet.In a word, tho occupation is now a partof the policeman's duty; and in ciaseswhere we might employ a dark lanternthey would have recourse to a camera.
There is little doubt that the Parispolice have been able to detect many acrime by resorting to assistance of thiskind. Several instances of forgeryupon note and bonds, in which theoriginal figures were erased and otherswritten in their place, have been dis-covered in this way. We believe thatthe Bank of France has an officer of itsown npon whom devolves the duty ofexaming any suspicious documentswith the camera. In a photograph, itseems, ink marks, which are invisableto the eye, are frequently reproduced,while an erasure, let it be ever so care-fully smoothed over, becomes apparentin a finely executed photograph. In aword, it is next to impossible to makean alteration in the matter of writingor printing on a paper surface withoutthe photographer finding you out soon-er or later. Even upon the subject ofstyle" in hand writing, the camera givesa sharp criterion. By photographing aword or two and enlarging the up anddown strokes to very wide dimensions.and character of the writing is moreeasily studied than in its original form.This instrumentality is sometimesused by inquisitive police agentsanxious to get at the nistory oi adoubtful document. Lotulon DailyNews.
Air Brakes on Freight Trains.
A test of the ntmost importance torailroads was made a few days agoon the Denver and Rio Grande road atVeta Pass, the result of which has justcome to hand. It was the trial of theWestinghouse air brake upon a freighttrain, and it was fully demonstratedthat the invention is just as practicleand operative on a train of heavily-loade- d
freight cars as it has so oftenbeen proved to be upon passengertrains. The Veta Pass is 9,300 feetabove the level of the sea, and thegrade of tle track tkvbngh it is some--
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thing remarkable. On the portion of '
the line where the test was made is adown grade of 211 feet to the mile. Tothose who have traveled the Pennsyl-vania road, and noted with care thedescent on the mountains from Kittann-in- g
Point to the Horse-sho- e bend, theabove figures will give a partial idea,for the steepest grade of the Pennsyl-vania is 96 feet to the mile. The experi-ment was made with a train of twelveflat cars loaded with green lumber andweighing nearly 200 tons. The trainwas running at a good rate of speed.but by the application of the brakeswas stopped short in a distance of 440feet in 22 seconds, and with the throt-tle of the engine wide open. Aspecial feature of the test is that theair at the Veta Pass only sustains acolumn of mercury twenty-on- e inches,so that the pumps of the brake haveto compress the air through nine-thirtiet- hs
of the strike to get air of thesame density as the pumps take in atthe sea level. The result of the trialwill causa the introduction of the brakeupon the freight trains everywhere, asit is already npon passenger trains.Pittsburgh Telegraph.
A Diplomatic Answer.
The old man Smith, of Richfield, ia aself-sufficie- nt sort of old fellow, andprides himself upon his riding abili-ties. One day he espied his younghopeful leading a colt to water rathergingerly, and remarked:
"Why on earth don't you ride thatbeast?"
"I'm 'fraid to; 'fraid he'll throwme."
"Bring that hoss here," snapped theold man.
The colt was urged up to the fence,and braced on one side by the boywhile the old man climbed on to therails and stocked himself en the colt'sback. Then he was let go, and the oldgentleman rode proudly off. Paralyz-ed by fear, the colt went slowly forabout twenty rods without a demon-stration. Then like lightning his fourlegs bunched together, his back bowedlike a viaduct arch, and the old manshot up in the air, turnel seven sep-
arate and distinct somersaults, and liton the small of his back in the middleof the road, with both legs twistedaround his neck. Hastening to himthe young hopeful anxiously inquir-ed:
"Did it hurt you, pa?wTha siM man rose slawlv. shook OUt
fha tnnU In lu's lea, brushed the dustfrom his ears and hair and robbing hisbruised elbows growiea:..
"Well, it didn't do me a dam bit ofgood. You go home." ,
"Washington is the most beautifullaid out city in lhe world." remarkedan to a District ofColumbia taxpayer. "Yes," repliedthe latter; "it was only a question ofendurance whether Washington Bhouldlay out Boss Shepherd or Boss Shep--nera lay oui waejungton.
