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These two are lovers!W. Y. Sun.
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.
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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.
