CURRENTMAGAZINES."The Arena," the new Boston review,

begins its career with December, with a

brilliant array of contributors, aniocg

whom are found Rev. Minot J. Savage,Rabbi Solomon Schindler, W. H. H. Mur-ray, Mary A. Livermore, O. B. Frothing-ham, X. P. Oilman. Helen Campbell, Hud-son Tnttle, Professor Joseph Rodea Bu-chanan, Rev. Cyrua A. Bartol. George E.McNeill. and others scarceless less promi-nent. The contribution of Rabbi Schind-ler on "History in the Public Schools'evinces deep thought and a degree of orig-inality seldom found in magazine articles.The Rev. Minot J. Savage writes of "Agen-cies that are Working a Taelogical Revolu-tion," a paper well calculated to commandthe attention of thinkers. W. H. H. Mur-ray's treatment of the religious question Uan able effort of a brillant thinker.Helen Campbell, who by her ''Prisoners ofPoverty ' prodnced such a profound sensa-tion amon* those who live and work forthe world, contributes a paper of morethan passing interest. Taken as a whole,the initial Usne of 'The Arena" is a note-worthy contribution to the magazine liter-ature of the day.

"Godfy's Lady's Baok" for December i3a Christmas number. A beautiful steelplate illustration, "Baby's First Christmas,"is a gem; a handsome colored fashionplate is devo'ed to the ladies, and a foldedcolored sheet is designed excressly for thelittle folks A story .'"The Fires ofYule."by Max Vander Wyde. "Five ThousandDollars for a Wife," by theauthorof "Wed-ded to Misery." Amoug the short Xmasstories is "The Siory of Agnes," by Mrs.Nora Marble: "Ralph of Ashmeadl" byOlivia, and "Noddleskin's Christmas Din-ner," by T. H. Farnbem. Beveral uoodpoems are interspersed. "A Wheel of For-tune." by O'.ivia Lovell Wilson, is anotherserial. "The Children's Corner" is a newfeature which cannot fail to please the lit-tle folks. "The Beautiful Home Club," byEmma J. Gray; "Fashions,''"Work De-signs" and illustrations; "Househ_.ld De-partment," by Mrs. I.D. Hope, appear.

"The Forum" (New York) for December 'has thps ?. valuable papers: "Divorce in !the United States," by Edward J. Pbe'.p?, !ex-Minister to Knzlaad ; "Can the Rice !Problem be Solved ?" by Professor Henry \A. Scomp, of Emery College, Georgia; "Re- jligious Teachings in Schools." by Bishop iB. J. McQoaid, of Rochester, X. V ; "The :Possibilities of Electricity," by Park Bpn- Ijamin; "Do We Want Industrial Peace ?' ,by Professor William 6. Sumner. of Ya!e:"Is Medicinp a Science." by Dr. George M. IGould, ofPhiladelphia; "Immigration and jCrime." by William M. F. Round; "The iNatural History of Dozma," by Professor jCharles C. Everett, of Harvard; "Expert- !ences With spiritualism," by Rev. M. J. ISavae*; "The Farmers' Defensive Move- iment." by William A. Peffer, of Topeka, \u25a0.

KaL.The "Popular Science Monthly" for De-'

cember (D. Appleton <fc Co., New York)has amnmg others thp«e valuable papers: I"The Descendants of Palaj jlithicMan in ]America." by Dr. Charles C. Abbott: !"Glass-making," by Professor C. HanfordHenderson: "Plain Words on the WomanQuestion," by Grant Allen; "New Phasesin the Chinese Problem," by Willard B. \u25a0

Farweii; "Governmental Aid io Injustice," Iby George M. Wallace: "Israelite and In-.difln," by Garrick Mallery; "Menial and iPhysical Training of Children," by Jessie j0. "Waller; "The Struggle of Land andSea," by Dr. Vinzenz Hiloer; "The RoyslSociety of England," by Dr. WilliamC.Cahill: "Speech and Song," by Sir Morn!lMackenzie, II song; "Susneni in of Vi-tality in Atiima'.s," by M. Victor Laporte. i

The "Oveiland Monthly" fur Decemberpresents a holiday appearance. The open-ing article is "A Visit to Ventura County,"by Ninettß Eanies. The illustrations arenumerous, and successful specimens of jphotogravure. The last installment ofILeonard Kip's "Tale of the Incredible" jbrines the story to a conclusion. "<irow-jing Up With Dakota" isan amusing sketchOf lifein the new State, and "The Tale ofIa Joke," and "Spectres on the Overland jTrail," are snort and good. Mr. O'Meara Ipresents "AChapter of California History." Iregnrdine the circumstances under whichSamuel Branrsan came to California. "Pov-erty and Charities in San Francisco" con-tinues M. W. Shinn's interesting study ofIthat subject.

"The Quiver" for December has for itsfrontispiece a beaut iftil colored plate called"The Parsonage Garden." A new seria!,"Worthy to be Loved," by E. N't-al. authorof "My Brother Basil," is begun. A paperby the Rev. Dr. Newman Hal! is entitled I"Be of Goo.-- Cheer." "Jottings from aMinister's Note Book" is interesting. "Onthe Church Floor" is n paper on the tombsof the dead. "Lowell's Religions Poetry "ie accompanied by a portrait of Mr. Lowell."Providence" is a sermon by Eer. J. B.Macduff. A paper, "Never Young and )Old." is by the author of "How to be 'Happy Though Married." The usual sto-ries, poems and departments appear. Cas- isell >V: Co., New York.

The "Atlantic Monthly" for DecemberiHoughton. Mifflln .V: Co .Boston)has thesepapers: "The Old Bunch of GrapesTaver i LasseUer Bynner; "TheTragic Muse.' Henry James'; "DecemberOut-of-Doors," Bradford Torrey; "Eury-aius," Edith Whartoo; "The Nieces "ofMazarin" (serial , Hope Notnor; "Archi-

t\ in the West," Henry Van Brunt j"The Begum's Daughter" (serial), EdwinLassetter Bysner; "Delphi—The LocHlityand Its Legends," William Cranston Law-ton ; "Border Warfare of the Revolution." IJohn Fiske; "School Vacation." N. 8.Punier; "Latin and Saxon America," AlbertG. Browne: 'Two Lyrics," Tnomas BaileyAldrich.

"Highway Improvement" is a pamphl-.tfrom the address of Colonel Albert A.Pope of Boston before the Carriage Boing Association last month. It is a ser.^:-ble addracs, fullofexcellent reasons for themaintenance of good loads in any civilisedcountry.

"The Evolution of the Electric Incandes- 'cent Lamp" is a pamphlet by FranklinLeonard Pope. Henry Cook, E!izab<th, !N. J., publisher. It is freely illustrated and Iappears to be an exhaustive treatise nponall the inventions for incandescent eLc'r.clighting.

The Electrical Plant in India.

"Then baa !>een discovered in the for-\u25a0' tun, "a strange plant

which pooacßßCO u>:i very his:h degree as- ',

toniahing magnetic power.'" The hand :which breaks a leaf from it receives irame- ;diately a shock e«iual to that which is pro- iilmed by the conductor of an induction icoil. At a distance of six meters a mag- jnetic needle is affected by it, and it willbe jquite deranced if brought near. The en- jenry of this nngnlar influence varies with |

the hour of the day, l>eing very powerful !al>out - o'clock in the afternoon. It is .in-

Dulled during the night. At times ofstorm its intensity augments to strikingproportions. During rain the plant seemsto mccnmb, an«l it bends its head in athunder-shower; itremains there withoutforce or virtue, even if one should shelterit with an umbrella. No shock is felt atsuch times in breaking the leaves, and theneedle is unaffected beside it. One neverby any diuce sees a bird or insect alightou the electric plant; an instinct seems towarn them that they would find sudden jdeath. It is also important to remark tLat ;

where it crows none of the magnetic metals |are fount!—neither iron, nor cobalt, nor Inickel—an undeniable proof that the elec- !trie force belongs exclusively to the plant, jLight and heat, phosphorescence, magnet- jism, electricity—how many mysteries andbotanical problems does this wondrous In-dian plant conceal within its leaf andflower?

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An Utter Impossibility.

Clark—Have you seen Gubbons lately ?Collins—Xo, poor fellow, and there is no

telling when we willsee him again either.•Why, where is he?""HsTent v. .11 heard of it? A week ago

ttnrdsT lil> "wifesent him home froma party to bring her vinaigrette from her

in the closet of her bedroom.He found the dress allright, but he i-looking for the pocket and failing fast."—

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JEFFERSON'S FIRST PLAYHOUSE.

Brought Ip "Behind the Scenes" and••Stage-«trnck" Early.

Joseph Jefferson's long-expected auto-biography is begun in the XovembeiCentury. These are the opening para-graphs : "Imay almost say that I wasbora in a theater" At all events my ear-liest recollections are entirely connectedwith one : it was a rickety old frame build-ing with a broad gable, facing on a wideavenue, and situated in the city of Wash-ington. The door from our back entryopened upon the stage, and as a toddlinglittle chap in a short frock I was allowedfull run of the place. So 'behind thescenes' was my first playhouse. And whata playhouse it was, tilled with all sorts ofmaterial for the exercise of my youthfulimagination. At the back was the Bay ofNaples, with its conventional blue skyj'jst faintly clouded with the distant.Bmoke ofslumbering Vesuvius. Upon oneside stood long and stately rows of Corin-thian columns, a triumphal arch, and nextto that a Roman palace. These marvelsof ancient architecture were all leaningup against the wall, not only in uncomfort-able position, but at a dangerous angle,looking as though they had been toppledover during the last days of PompeiLUpon the other side, heaped in a compactmass, were many scenes of various coun-t,tir —there a five-storied brown-stonefront with modern improvements, andhere a tiny thatched cottage of the eigh-teenth century, with a lovely littledoor init just large enough for me to goin and out, slamming it after me and pre-tending it was mine. Then there wasthat dear little white paling feuce, exactlytwo feet high; no legitimate theater oftheold school could possible l>e complete with-out this curiosity, and nobody ever sawsuch a thing any where else. Then camethe throne->te[>s, with two Gothic arm-chairs set thereon for the king and queen,and in front of these the old familiar greenbunk from which stray babies are usuallystolen when left there by affectionate butcareless mothers. Upon the top of thiswere two Sat Brans hitched in double har-ness to a shell for traveling fairy queens.A iittle farther down there stood a lowand dismal vault having a square, darkopening with some mysterious letterspainted over it, setting forth, as I learnedin af:er years, tiiat it was the privateTomb of the Capnletß.' Close to this an-other piece of real estate belonging to thes.ime family and known as 'Juliet's bal-cony.' In a dark corner stood a robber'scave with an opening through which oldAliBaba used to lug the bags of gold hehid stolen from the Forty Thieves.Through the narrow and secluded path-ways of 'behind the secenes' I have oftenwandered out upon the open stage andwondered at this grove of wings and flats,and I could see that many ropes werehanging from above to which were fastenedboats and baskets, tubs and chandeliers,and those sure tokesn of bad weather, thethunder-drum and rain-box.

"These were the kind of objects that mychildish eyes were wont to look upon, andin this huge and dusty toy-shop made forchildren of a larger growth, I got my firstexperience. I had seen many rehearsals,and sometimes got a peep at the play, hav-ing been taken on "in arms' as a propertychild in groups of happy peasautrv. Xa-turally, therefore, Iwas stage-struck at anearly age; and as I had a theater stockedwith scenery and properties, I could in-dulge my passion at a small expense, es-pecially as my stock company were volun-teers consisting of two littleboys and theirsister, who used to play with me on Satur-days. This was before the star systemhad set in, and at a period when combina-tions wiri unknown.

"Of course, I was stage manager by theright of possession, and had to compile allofthe plays. The plots were simple, andmade to conform with what set pieces wecould get at, or what properties we couldsecure and hide during the absence of theproperty man. If the set cottage washandy Iwould come out of the door as anold man (the age represented by a spinalaffection) with a daughter and a marketbasket; old man cross, daughter rebellious;old man locks daughter in cottage, goes oilto market shaking his fist lupine stillweak). The favored lover enters, claps hishands three times, daughter appears atwindow, kisses her hand; old man coughsoutside, favored lover conceals himself;enter old man with market basket full ofgilded pasteboard goblets, accompanied byunfavored lover; they sit down and drinkwive until overcome. Favored lover stealskey from old man's pocket, releases re-bellious daughter; the sleepers awaken,general pursuit: favored lover and re-bellions daughter escape over bridge, oldman anil unfavored lover fall into thewater. Curtain.

"Then tnere were the private boxes toplay hide-and-seek in, with mysteriousnooks and ampie curtains to creep into,and such chances to kiss the littlegirl inthe dark. lam quite convinced that thereis no such playground as a deserted theaterin the daytime."

Tobacco Smoking in Washington."Howpeople will open their eyes upon

a statement being made that 2,000,000cigarettes and 1,000,000 cigars are used inthis city every week," said D. Loughran,the tobacconist, kr a reporter. "Averagingthe cicars as worth ten cents each and thei igsrettes r.t one cent each, you willseethat smoke goes up in this city at a weekly

I nearly (125,000, and if the use of!>!'!,' tobacco and chewing tobacco isadded, the total figure is not far from

'00.•'Do cigar smokers show any tendency

to take Dp the use of cigarettes?"\u25a0'No: both cigar and cigarette smokers

generally stick pretty close to one or theother. When a man gels used to smokingcigarettes he usualiy uses them to the ex-clusion ofevery other variety of the weed,and the same holds in the case of thosewho use cigars. Men generally take toone or the other and stick to it. Itwouldseem that cigarette smoking would in-crease steadily, from the fact that boy* dm

them generally before they begin on dgarc,and a preference once so established isvery apt to continue."'

"How many cigars or cigarettes does aman usually smoke daily 7"

"Due will smoke generally anywherefrom one to ten cigars, averaging five orsix, while the number of cigarettes usedruns from five to twenty, averaging ten.

Of course, there are many cases which ex-ceed this estimate."'

•What is the latest style in the manu-facture ofcigars?"

"The latest seems to be having thecigars pointed at each end almost similar.There doesn't seem to be any real reasonfor this change, but cigars of that style arequite numerous now."— WoAingUm 1'

He Hadn't "Saw."

"Didyou saw that wood Itold you about?"asked the lady of the house of the trampto whomshehad given a dinner.

"Madam," he replied, and a look of con-tempt flitted across his tawny face. '"Iamsurprised that so pood a cook and house-wife as you should be so ungrammatical.You should say' Did you see that wood?'\u25a0Sew 1 is proper only in a question referringto the perfect tense. I cannot work forone so uncultured, for fear Ishould becontaminated. Ta-ta!"—Laxrmet American.

Jigsrs—"I hear that you have started inbusiness with Boggs." Biggs—"'Yes. Weare equal partners. He puts in themoney and I mit in the experienceand brain?.". 3iggs —;'Yon put' inthe experience and brains?" Biggs—"Yes." Jiggs —kAx»3 you are equal part-ners?" V-\zh— "Yes." Jlsg —"What animmense amount of experience you musthave had, Biggs!"

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ANOTHER IDOL IN DANGER.

Perhaps Columbus Did Not DiscoverAmerica.

[From tbe Xew York Tribune]General Daniel Butterfield, who went

abroad some months ago, was a passengeron the steamer Columbia from Hamburg,which arrived at this port on Friday.While in Paris General Butterfield spenta good deal of time in delving among theold parchments at the Bibliotheque Na-tionale, and succeeded in bringing to lighta mass of information regarding the dis-covery of America, which just now, whenthe country is making elaborate prepara-tions to celebrate the 400 th anniversary ofthe event, will be of peculiar interest.

j The General talked yesterday most enter-; tainingly of what he had seen.

"My researches at the Bibliotheque Xa-i tionale," he said, "were undertaken to sat-! isfy some close friends of mine, as well as

myself, as to whether there was any found-

i ation in fact for the belief that St. Bren-I din, a renowned abbott of the fifth andI sixth centuries, had realty ever made a: voyage to sea, and, if so, if his voyage wasi made to America. Brendin was the oldest

son of Fenloiia, and was born in Irelandjiuthe year 454. He was abbott of Cion-

'\u25a0 fert, and died May 10, 578, so that if hej did make a voyage it must have been inj about the year 516. Ifound thirteen dif-

I ferent manuscripts of the eighth and ninth1 centuries at the Bibliotheqne, some of| them in an excellent state of preservation.i There were others in the British Museum,the Bodleian Library, at Oxford, and inthe library at Nuremburg.

"Most of the manuscripts Iexaminedwere very legibly written, but the abbre-

I viations and methods of writingLatin! in those days were so different from any-thing known to us now that it required a

: great deal of work and a careful compar-; i>on of the various parchments to get the; Latin itself clearly written out before; venturing upou a translation. However,jmy exauxinations and researches have

I gone far enough to convince me that St.| Brendiu did make a voyage to sea; that: his ground for the voyage was throughjconfessions made to him in his priestlyjcapacity by Barenas, which told of a landjbeyond the seas, the promised land of the' saints. The matter impressed itself sostrongly upon St. Brendiu that he called a

jcouncil of his brethren. It was decided byj them to build B ship and make a voyageto this promised land.

''The manuscripts differ somewhat as tothe direction taken, whether it was east or

I west. This variation is probably due toi the mistakes of the monks who wrote outI the story after having heard it from St.Brendin. But whatever the truth of the

| matter may lje, I have determined to givejour people who are interested in MichI things a chance to study the facts for| themselves. Ihave had the most ancient\u25a0 of the manuscripts photographed, and in-jtend to place them, with a resume of what

i Ihave learned, in the State Library atI Albany, under the care of the Board of| Regents, where they will be accessible tojthe general public, as Ifeel that the two

jsquare acres of fire-proof surface, the prop-! erty of the State at large, and under theI care of the State, will he the natural re-| ceptacle for every document, book or ob-! ject ofhistorical value and interest to ourI State and to our country.

"Many writers have treated of this sub-i ject, and Ido not claim to have made ai discovery of these manuscripts. I havesimply made a study of them for my ownpleasure and the benefit of anyone who

jcares to examine them. In the course ofi the narrative St. Brendin describes havingseen a volcano and having sailed in a seawhich looked like milk. It is quite possi-ble that Columbus got his first idea for hisvoyage from these very parchments. Cer-taiiily we don't want to steal from him thecredit of his discoveries."

NEWSPAPER PRESS OF THE WORLD.The Vnitc-d States Far in the Lead of

Other Conntries.[From the London Times.]

A large number of statistics have beencollected in connection with the Paris Ex-pusition, and of these probably the most

: interesting are those which deal with thetotal number of journals published in thewhole world. These have been collatedby La Nature.

The facts given show that Germany hasthe honor of publishing the largest Dum-ber ofperiodicals in Europe, these number-ing 5,500, ofwhich 800 are dailies. Jour-nals devoted to special religious dogmas,creeds and scientific theories abound morein this than in any other country. Theoldest German journal is the PirankfortGaz'tte dcs Potk.i, founded in 1610; themost widely circulated, the Berliner Taye-blult, issues but 55.000 copies.

After Germany comes England, whichpnblishes over 3,000 newspapers, 809 of jwhich are dailies. France follows with anearly equal number, of which only aquarter are'dailies, bi-weeklies or tri-weeklies. Italy holds the fourth rank bypublishing 1,400 journals, 200 of whichappear at Kome, 140 at Milan, 120 atNaples, 94 at Turin and 70 at Florence, jOf these 170 are dailies. In Austria-Jlun-

;. Gary there 1,200 journals, of which loOare jI dailies. So far as other journals are con-i cerneil, Spain follows with SSO and Russia| with SOO, 200 of the latter appearing at

' St. Petersburg and 75 at Moscow. InGreece journals are proportionately num-erous, every littlemarket town and village

i having one. Athens publishes 54, all of; which are dailies. In Switzerland there450 journals published, and Belgism and11'>' lmd furnish an almost equal number.In Sweden, Norway and Portugal journal-ism is but littlecultivated, while in Tur-key it is quite active. In all, Europe iscredited with over 20,000 journals.

Turning to Asia, the figures show thathere no fewer than 3,000 newspapers are

1, most of nrhich appear in Japan and' the British Indies. China is very poorlys ipplied, having but the Kinrj-Pau (officialjournal of Pekin), which issues th •;c iitioriSa day on paper of different colors;and one journal at Shanghai and one inCorea. Japan, on the other hand, pub-lishes 1,500 journals. Africa makes put avery poor show, having but 200 newspa-pers, thirty of which are published inEgypt, and the rest in European colonies.

America has a large share ofrepresenta-; tion in the world's pre^s, the United Statesalone issuing 12,500 papers, 1,000 of whichare dailies. In Canada 700 journals arepublished, most of which are French. Be-sides Mexico and Brazil, in which quite alarge number of papers are published, itmay be stated that the Argentine Republicha^ sixty journals. Australia is creditedwith 700 papers, all of which are Eng-

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Buckstone.

Who can forget that quaint little hu-morist, whose name has been so long ahousehold word with us, endeared to ourmemories by pleasant recollections ofnearly half a' century ? A favorite alikewith"young and old, he was m the strictestterm of the sense original; his manner-isms, his droll inflections of voice, and hisindescribable costumes —I have seen him.I think, in "Lend Me Five Shilling," at-

tired for a ball in « plum-colored tail coatand white trousers, much too short forhim—were all and exclusively his own.Doyle has immortalized him in "Ye HouseAninsed by Ye Comick Actor,'' and nobetter illustration of the influence exer-cised by him over the risible muscles of an

! audience could be wished for than thisj clever drawing, which represents Buck-stone standing near the footlights, and in-dulging in his wonted facial contortions,while the occupants of boxes, pit and gal-lery iincluding two exquisites in a stage-

jbox) are convulsed with merriment, andI even the generally impassive leader of the] orchestra benienantly condescends to| smile.—Allthe Yvtr Round.

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THE FRENCH DEFENSIVE BARRIER.

Germany Watching Its Progress lVnGrim Satisfaction.

[From the Fortnightly Review.]The defensive barrier which the Frenc

began to build on their eastern frontiein 1>74, which (including aimament) hasalready cost £130,000,000, and for thcompletion and improvement of which vto duie further large credits must froitime to time be voted, marks a new deparare in the history of fortificationHitherto the role of permanent fortifiestion has been limited to the protection ocertain strategical points—such as roa<

meetings and river pases —by fortifyinwhich points it has been possible forsmall force to defend itself when attackedby one numerically stronger. In this wayfortresses have acted as point* d'appui forarmies in the field. The French campretrench-: has a diilerent role to fulfill. Itis intended to receive an entire army notunder bat within its walls, and to give the jarmy shelter, rest and means of refitting.It thus becomes a base of operations ratherthan a point d'appui. The danger is that |m snch it will act detrimentals as regards!the free action of the commander of thearmy which has the camp for its base.Hitherto fortification has bsen subservientto Btrategy. The French are attemptingto reverse this; and in building works of Idefense at certain places and leaving yapsat others, they openly avow their inten-tion to control the conduct of the cam-paign, and limit the movemen's, not only Iof their own armies, bat of those of their

Far from being; alarmed at the construe-1tion of this "Chinese wall," the Germanshave been watching its progress with grimsatisfaction. They declare the permanentworks vj»ich the French have thrust for-ward into their front line to be a "strategi-cal monstrosity," which will only serve tohamper the offi-.n-:ive action of Frenchanuies in the field. They aflirm that theworks are useless even from the point ofview of pure passive defense, :u;d that itwill be easy to break through the center ofthe wall Verdnn-Toul by "overwhelming"(with the help of the light field siegetrains, which are ready at Met/, and Stras-burtr) one or two of the Jortl d'nrret whichblock the roads near Commercy. Thevahi>? of the new French defenses can onlybe determined by the result of war, butthe previous testimony of history is cer-tain'.y on the side of the Germons. Fortswhich are invulnerable to-day may befound to-morrow to be worthless as mili-tary obstacles. The offensive action ofniudern field artillery is year by year in-creasing in power as fresh chemical dis-coveries are made. The French arestrengthening their works with concreteand iron ; bat even concrete and iron arenot proof against the powerful "fulmi-cotton" shells which the Germans haveconstructed for their rifled field mortars.

THE SERB.He Wait* for Destiuv to Set Dis Country

Right.[From the Satunlav Review.J

The Serb believes beyond all power ofcontrary conviction, that, because Serviawas ouce a formidable empire and pos-»ssed certain legendary heroes of theHomeric type, she has a perfect claim onthe sympathies of all Europe in her wishto regain her ancient prestige at the ex-pense of other nations who are steadilyworking out their own salvation. Sittingin his pot-house and trolling forth lugu-brious ditties of the great deeds ofMarko Kralyevitck ami Milosh, the Serbwsits for his destiny's last word. He hasnot yet realized that the nineteenthcentury is not the sixteenth, and that weare now on the eve of the twentieth.With the fatal birthright of an epic storythe Herb also inherits a splendid confi-dence iv his own personal perfections.HU iiuperviousness to all kindly criti-cism is melancholy, and it is this traitwhich most utterly destroys his chances ofimprovement. It is not the blindness ofthe man who willnot see, for he positivelydoei not and cannot perceive his ownshortcomings. More than this, he re-joices over them with a joy which wouldbe pleasing in a child or a savage, butwhich is to the last degree saddening ina man with professed aspirations. Thecharacter of a nation is best shadowedforth in its recreations and habits of dailylife. When not in actual pursuit ofhiswork or duties the lifeof the Serb is not

passed at hone or in outdoor amusements,

but in his favorite cafe.Ifwe enter one of these establishments

and call fur refreshments we shall find our-selves at a tnlile covered with a cloth oncewhite, but not destined to recover that hueuntil all traces of the original color havedisappeared. A remonstrance would causethe most intense surprise, for at the nexttable, spread in a similar repugnant man-ner, a couple of ministers nre quite con-tentedly devouring their meal, and play-fully practicing the sword-swallowingtrick with their knives and green peas.What is good enough for the ministermust be satisfactory to the ridiculous for-eigner. A little further off a fifteenth-rate German singing girl is drinking beerwith an officer in uniform, preparatory tomounting the platform, and close besidethem are half a dozen private soldiers.This is the discipline of the Servian army.Ifwe were to remark that, not only in En-gland, but in a foreign country and oncampaign, in Esypt, for example, all pri-vates and non-commissioned officers wouldsalute and retire on the entry of a juniorsubaltern, the Serb would fail to see thereason of such outward decency and re-spect. He rather prefers a dirty table-cloth and the proximity ofhis inferiors invarious stages of moral and physical un-cleanliness.

Gordon's Wonderful Power.What was the secret of his wonderful

power! Much of it lay in his fearless-ness, much in his swiftness of thought andaction, and much in what the Yankeewould call his capability in all things,small as well as great. He could ride andshoot and tinker and conduct campaignsand negotiate treaties, all with unhesitat-ing -elf-reliance. As i matter of coursesuch a man takes command. Gordon neverlacked opportunities to show these quali-ties. hen steaming quietly up theJ^ile a monkey with which he was play-ing fell overboard. In a iwinkiing Gor-don was in the water after him. By eoodluck the crocodiles got neither the Gov-ernor-General nor monkey. When a nug-gar was being hauled up the rapids,some way south of Lado, the cable gotaway from the men on the bank and theve.v-el was swept on the rocks. Xo onewould volunteer to go out and pick upthe cable, and Gordon jumped into askiff and went alone. To be sure, theskirf upset, and the Governor-General satsome hours dripping on a rock, but hismen had a lesson. On another occasionthe garrison of one of the stations wasthrown into much anxiety by seeing Gor-don alone, rowing across the river to theeast bank, which in that region was oc-cupied by intensely hostile negroes. Helanded, made his boat fast, and tried bya display of beads and wire to inducethe savages to come and talk with him.They simply sit on the hillside andscowled. Finally Gordon shot a hippo-potamus and paddled back, leaving thebeads on the shore, and a fine feast ofhippopotamus meat in the rashes. An-other man would have been killed. Iwas amused to see on his table at Khar-toum handsome spoons and forks withhis crest half effaced by rough scratches.I could fancy Gordon, vexed by some un-usual flummery, seizing a rat-tail file andproceeding to put out of his sight onemore vanity It was not that he wasnot proud of his. family. On the con-trary he could pay a man no greatercompliment than to say. "You are like aGordon ;" bat all the marks and signs ofrank sometimes became intolerable to

; him.—Colonel H. G. Prwtt, in Scribner.

COSTLY JEWELS.Brilliant Display at the Paris Exposi-

tion—The Sam y Diamond.Letter to Philadelphia Telegraph.]

Ihe department of French jeweirv hasbeen greatly improved since I paid mvfirst visit there, a few days after the open-ing of the exhibition. The great Im-perial diamond, the largest in the world,lias not yet found a purchaser at the pricedemanded for it, namely, §1,200,000. Itis said one of the Vanderbilts offeredSSOO.OOO for it, and that the offerwas refused, though it is currently re-ported that one of $1,000,000 would'meetwith due consideration. However, were Ia millionaire ten times over, I should notcare to own that big blazing stone. Ishould turn my attention to the show-caseof Monsieur Bapst. the celebrated jeweler,whose family for generations back has hadcharge of the French crown diamonds.

There, quivering like a drop ofsolidi-fied light, and suspended to a collar neck-lace of rubies and diamonds that onceadorned the throat of Lonu XV'.s qneen,Marie Deezinsksi. shines the most interest-ing historical relic in the whole exhibi-tion, the beautiful and famous Sancy dia-mond. This renowned stoae first makesit appearance in history set in the front ofthe helmet of Charles the Bold. Threecenturies later it became the property ofLouis XIV.Itadorned the crown ofLouisXVI.,and was sold (without due wirrantf.ir such proceeding 1 should think) by theDnchesa de Bern, the mother of theComte de Chambord. It was bought byM. Bapst at the San Donato sale someyears ago. Its present owner possesses allthe papers nece-sary to prove the pedigreeof this celebrated gem, and is willingmoreover to give a full guarantee ofitsgenuineness. It is not an enormous stonelike the Imperial or Kooh-i Noor, and ispeculiar in shape, being cut as a drop orpendant, but it is faultless in color and inwater, and is about the size of a largecherry. Most of the other great dianionds of the world are mere parvenuesbeside this spirkling stone, whose origindates back full a century before the dis-covery of America, and which blazedabove the contending ranks at the battleofMorat, at which Charles the Bold, itsoriginal owner, lost his life.

In the same show-case is displayed abrooch, once the property of Marie An-toinette, a pretty trinket in the shape ofa basket of flowers, all in diamonds, andalso a necklace of black and white pearls,strung alternately and of extraordinarysize. But I heartily wish that the Sancywould become the property of some oneof our colossally rich citizens. It is of-fered for sale at $200,000. The necklaceof Marie Leczinska is valued at 5160,000.There is also a set of emeralds exhibitedby the firm of Ourille-Leuioine, the stonesin which are unique and of extraordinary

size and beauty. It comprises four largesquare emeralds, each set as a brooch ina double row of small diamonds. Tothree of these brooches are attached aspendants flat pear-shaped emeralds, eachabout a finger-length in dimensions, per-fect in water and of the most exquisiteand brilliant possible shade of greer.These marvelous stones are antique andtheir like has never before been seen inEurope. The set is valued at $00,000.

Very curious, but far from beautiful, isan immense black diamond, exhibited bythe firm of Kouvenant & Despres, whoalso show a necklace of large pearls anddiamonds, the latter pierced like beadsand strung alternately with the pearls. Iam told that these pierced diamonds areby no means uncommon in the East, But,as naturally it lessens the value of a finegem to bore a hole through it, and as astone to be so treated must be of a pecul-iar shape and capable of being cut allround like a bead, they are more costlythan effective. The finest necklace ofpearls in the exhibitiou is shown by M.Vever of the Kue de la Paix. It hastaken him ten years to collect the pearlsfor this one superb string. They are allof unusual size and of faultless quality,except the huge central pearl, which hasthe lovely defect (if defect it be) ofbeingfaintly tinged with the palest and mostdelicate shade of pink imaginable. Thisbeauteous ornament willcost its purchaser(150,000.

Man's Mental Superiority.Mrs. Hayseed (on a crowded New York

thoroughfare)—Sakes alive I How air wego:n' to git acrost the street?

Mr. Hayseed (pointing to an elevatedrailroad station) —Now, see here, Ainandy,you must stop actin' as ef you was neverin a city before. Can't you see thatbridge?—-Veto York Weekly.

Children who are troubled with wormsmay be quickly relieved by giving themDr. J. H. McLean's Liquid Vtrmifuge. Itkills and expels worms.

A second Christine Xilssou has appearedwho is also a Norwegian and a singer.While not comparable as yet to her famousnamesake, she is said to possess a remark-able voice, which in many respects resem-bles that of Lneca.

These is comfort for the man with a pre-maturely giay beard in Buckingham's Dye.because it never fails to color an evenbrown or black, as may be desired.

SJAt;RAMENTO DAILY REOORD-TTNKXN, SATTJKDAY, SO'VEMKtttt 30, 1b89.--lid<brHJ' i.'A«JES.3

THE PEOPLE JUDGE—WHEN THEY—

SEE *THE£ PRICES!AT THE MECHANICAL STORE li TO BK

found the chenpest and best assortment of

CLOTHINGIn the city, and in that lice. H. MARK 2, the Iproprietor, claims that he can satisfy all.

See Some of th« Pi ices;

White Dress Shirt-, from BO cents upwards.

First-class Shoes (brogacs), from 75 cents np-warda.

Lace or Gaiter Shoes, from 51 15 upwards.Nice line of Hat-, from 5 cents upwards.Also, Children's H.\t-, from 1 • oeuts upwards.Overcoats, from 53 SO upwardsHeavy Chinchilla CoaUs and Vests, from !6

npwani;.Business Suits, from X upwards.Heavy Cotton iloleskin Pantf. from T5 cents

upwards.Good Working shirts, from 35 cents upwards.4^ The Farmers' trade aollctied.

MECHANICAL STORE, j11. MARKS, Proprietor,

No. 414 XBtreet ['pAS'.i] Sacramento.

.PICTURE * FRAMES.NEW PATTERNS OF

MOLDINGS IOAK, IVORY. ANT QrS SILVER, WBRB|

AND GOLD and WHITE ANDSILVER.

ARTBTS'MATERIALSOf every description, including a large

a«?ortment ofentirely

KTEXV STUI3IES.

Whiitier, Fuller & Co.,1010, 1018, 1030 and 1032 Second St.

sl7-tCJi>__

™DEf£*@"C£:p™'TEA.

LINDLEY 4 Co,3 BEST JAPAN TEAhas their L. & CO. doublecircle trade-mark on the faceand side of every paper andsmall box. sMptf

Night *_School.Bainbridge Business College.EVENING SCHOOL WILL REOPEN MON-

DAY, OCTOBER 6th; hours. 7 to 9 P. M.special attention given to English Branches.

jBookkeeping, Shorthand and Telegraphy.1017 J STKEET. 03-lm3p

CURES PERMANENTLY

RHEUMATISM.CordoTa. Minn., ?cpt. 22,1881.

Bnffewd irith rhcumati.-ro Ibr more thanton years end got uo relief tillIBMd St. JacobsOil,"which cured me. \VM. B. HOC NDER.

.U PnrooifTs and Dsai.fb«.THE CHARLES *. VOGELER CO.. Baltimore. IM.

MAXON & ACKLEY,Wholesale Carriage and Buggy Dealern,

Have removed from 9:1 and 913 Second ht. to

1014 Second atrcoi(O'.d V.'ells-Farge baildipg). n^4m4p

HESRI ECKHAKyT, ttUKSMTTH,UrASTTACTUEESANDDZAIv-i^ &lVx or In Guns, Sl.ies, RsTOlvers, k^Jt-''^ArrjiitLQitlonand Hporilay (Jondi.All the leading maces ofuuas andE'.3e3 at popular prices—Parker^ ' \u25bcI^faver, Colts, 63itii, ltbaea, new Baker acdnew make Guns. F^s'.-cia«s inn and El£ework. Send for price lUt cf ?rh9 No. 623 Xitreet. Sacramen.o. Cfcl.

Waterhouse & Lester,—MU.LEES !\u25a0»—

IEOS, STEEL, CUJIBERLAND COAL,Wagon Lumber and Carr'iige Hardware,

709. 711, 713 itnd 715 J «tr«*c, eacrftmeo.'o-

-OCHICHESTER'SENGLISH

PENNYROYAL PILLS.Bed Cross Diamond Brand.

tht "airrelilbte pill tr «1«. (hUV t".

nrr. Lwllm,a»k l>7-o«l.l fjrtkl '»!«--mon.l i!r»«d..: rp4 n.-Jlleboln. in^i.

-. ;*«. Ttike »o other. S«;ii4c(ftampa) for particular* ud **BcUeffoiI^idlr*." •» letter, br nutll. >\u25a0«" «»«•

ChiekOter Cfctmieal to., MjkdUou ><i.,PUIwU, l'»Q'l-lrA:^

TO WEAK HEN• B-zStruig from tie effects ofyouthful errors, early! decay, •sr&rtiag -relknc^s, loftTcar.hocd, etc., Iml1 send a valuable treatise (sMlod containing fall

' rart:cn!ar»4or!ioc;ecr.re. p REE of charge. A; splendid medical work: should be read by every1 Ban who is nervous and debilitated. Address,

! Froft F. C. FOWLEU, 3loodu»,.Conn.1 031-ljd&w

SELLING GOODS OF A THOROUGHLY BELIABLE OUALITY,AND AT THKSMALLEST POSSIBLE PKOKIT. Is THE SYSTEM FOUiIWBI RY THIS FIRM.

Parlor and Bedroom 35'ia.x-xi.itTXX"©.Never has such an exhibit of artioles adapted to PARLOR and BEDROOM been shown

CaU and Get Prices Bcfure rurclia,l:i S Elaeirhere. Itwill Pay You

@al$ tQa^ :furniture:4H and 413 X street, «mcramento. [~\ A nDCTC

WALL PAPFR OF ALL KINDS. SEND V>/Afe t 1 £-( J O«FOR PRICE LIST. V^r* m. » ** M-mi M V^r\u25a0

ffl11?? tEB ('fe: 1-^|"||(^ fip) fFif M *Wsi SiSi ifglDfjK MbSIE KiSAMSS

W. F. PETERSON'S CAHDY FACTORY,618 and 620 J Street, Sacramento, Cal.

n

FINE and PLAIN CANDIES, CHRISTMAS TREEORNAMENTS, CANDLE-HOLDERS and CAN-DLES, CORNUCOPIAS, NUTS, Etc.

+ -i-

«-Send for PRICE LIST. A!! Goods V/arranted STRICTLY PURE.-MAgsnt for the Celebrated W. &S. COUGH DROP-; Try them.They are the BEST CURE for COUGHS and SORE THROATS.

SINCE 1864 ffiYIADCDARTiT^ASacramento •*> Market,

AS USUAL YOC WILL FIXD ME AT THE SAME PLACE. &&S%j^r'

CURTIS BROS & CO,, Nik. 308,310 and 312 X Street

«J-OUR STOCK IS CONSTANTLY BEING REPLENISHED WITH A FULL LINE OF"»»

*HOLIDAY# GOODS !*CONSISTING OF THE LITEST DE3IGX* and NOVELTIES in thfi JEWELRY LINE

direct from K-t.t-rn Markets, which we ofler at LOWEvT PUICES.

SAMUEL JELLY, JEWELER - \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 No, 422 J Street

WD MHI^R DEALER IS DI&MOHiJS, WATCHES, CLOCKS,\u25a0 Ut x*-LLlLiiJl\j SILVER and SILVfK-rL.-VTEDGOODS,

yo. G-2S J B<rwt Sacramento & Fill!LJCe Of HOLIDAY GOODS OH H&SD.

EM LEADING JEWELER OF SACRAMENTO £j?SIGN OF TKK TOWN CLOCK.

Wo. 810 & gt-tat-eet. iSptf] ~ Maor«mel.to-

K^^. WATOHMAKEK9 anrt J£WXEEKB 428 J St., bet. F.iarth «n<J Flith. C?jk'\ r̂= D?*I.EBS IN V. AT; HEF. JZWSLRT »nd DDLMCSDS. Ecr»i-la<, ia til itfClml"Eraiichoc, s nptculty.unier MR. FI.O3KRG. Aeents forlT /KFOFP WiTCH f<SMPANY!sp

FRUITS, 8E£1), PROOIjrE, ETC.

"O'BRIEN & CO^~RO3EDALE MAKKtT. 7^l J STREET.

Dealers in Buiter, tugs, Vegetable*, Game,Poultry. Fresh and ra:t Water Fish, and allkinds of Garden Product*. Orders delivered toany pan of the city. Telephone .60^ lm

W. Ft. STRONG & CO.,-WHOLF.-ALB-

Fruit and ProduceDEALERS,

SArRAMKN'TO llr.) w CAL.

NEW GOLDEN iJATES !

NEW SMYENA FIGS !

S. CEFfSON & CO.,

BACRAMZNTO, CAL.

W. H.WOOD & COT,—WHOLESALI—

Prodncs and Commission Mercian's,117 to 183 J Strcpt, Sacramento.

POTATOES, BEANS. ETC.. A SPECIALTY,

iroENr. J. o?.ZGor.T. feank grelokt.

GREGORY BROS. CO..(Succem-ors to GREGORY, BARNES A CO.)

JTos. I*6»nd 128 J streot Sacramento.

WEOLESALE USAI.FJW IN PRODUCE ANDFruit. Ful! Stocks of Potatoes, VeijUables,

Green an'l Dried Fruit*, Beans, Alfalfa.EutteT,Ktfgs, Cheese, Poultry, etc., always on band.

j&-Orders ai'ed at lowest Rates. tf

JAME3 I. FELTEH. W. B. FELTEK.

FILTER, SON & CO.,IMPORTERS OF AND WHOLESALE

DEALERS IN FINK

Wines & Liquors,Key West) BMfem ami California

OIGrJSJEL S-California Wises and Brandies.

ARCADE BUILDING,

1008 and 1010 Second st.P. O. BOX 33. TELEPHONE 87.

Agents for TOIESXo Rncl ETNA Waters.Goods delivered to any part of the City. Bptt

& J. HYMAN, ikNo. 506 J Street -Sacramento

OWING TO TITE DflL TIMES AT PRESENT,and the large stock on hand, Ioffer to

Sell at C:st for the Kext Sixty Days.

Those in need of HOLTTjAY PRESENTS, con-sisting of Diamonds, Gents' and Lartiis' GoldWatches, Jewelry, -iiverware. Gold-headedCanes, Opera Wasses. Clocks, Plated Jewelry,-— Etc., should call at once, —dUk. an opportuuifv is not offered V^v§7% every 'lay COMB AND SEE £/%

TEE ABLE.-T PAPER ON TREj COAST 13the WEEKLY UNION.