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BATURDAT, JCKB 10, IMS. 1TOMAF8 editor of'Ato "WoMAx-g mvltM correspondence nutter the rules laid down VT tnepubuBhersgoverning this department ot Urn WIBOOKSDT. "Whatever, in short articles fad paragraphs, will amuse, Instruct and elevate women," may be directed to "Editor Wom- World." Wisconsin office. Written for The Wisconsin. My Darllnr Won't I I said to myself, "My darling-wont can, If I cap wiih a party of Monte If I'm Sappy and gay, where the amber Sautine And a conclta ill fragrance lends.

My as rilng won't care if I take in the With my cnnms, and am putratner late; Bbe will know lam having a sociable time. For my coming she never will wait" I said to myself, "Was ever a man Blest with such a sweet, angelic wife! How little ehe bothers or frets if chance To take up with my bachtlor life I Mid to myself, "My darling won't care. When the sties with the morning grow I slip back to oar home, my recklessness gone, And noiselessly creep to my bed." my darling won't care I She never may know, The anguish, the torturing regret 1 When they they tore Irom my frenzied embrace, God! Can I ever forpS S. X. Store Old.Fashioned Notions.

Written for The Wisconsin. "Affirm the good," Bay the Christian Scientists; and ttouph one may not agree with them sirther than this one tenet, is not that an excellent idea? There are too many, who are always ready and willing to- affirm the evil. This is a wicked world, they say. A vale of trouble atid tribulation. Let us look at it with wide open eyes.

It is all nonsense to dream that truth and justice and charity and purity are in the majority. Do we not know the world Have we not measured it in the pint cup of our experience, and found that might makes right; money makes the mare co, and a number of other facts which in our youth and inexperience we fondly disbelieved? us teach our daughters to discern the fruit of the tree of knowledge of evil. If we teach them to dream dreams, how great wiH he their awakening some day. Yet a lew old fpries there are wfio affirm the pood. Let them ttach their danphters.the value of goodness in its great austractneFS.

Let them comprehend that "Truth is mighty, and must prevail." A soul so grounded is not shaken to its foundation by every painful instance that evil is also a "potent factor in the world. Far difl'erent from the woman whose mind and heart are and hardened from having found out that things are not what they Beem.iBtheoneofinnnitecompassionand Bclf-forgetlulness who, as George Mac- dpnald has said, is not harmed by knowing anything her Lord knows. An affectation of knowing the world, and estimating it at its tiuo value, does not become a woman, to speak with reservation, is not womanly. There is a portion of an old book, which seems peculiarly applicable, thoush rather ont of fashion, and reads something like this: "Ye are the-salt of the world; but if the salt hath lost its savor wherewith shall it be salted?" The savor of the woman is those qualities which have come to be classed as "womanly." Does anyone Urge that to be blase is womanly? And if "the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world," how applicable, is another extract from that same old book: "Whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report them do and teach." This hints at the vexed solution of that question of "reforming" the world. But "the world "is too large an undertaking lor the average woman.

She has her own little world to think of. Bat I want to insert right here the verses of Coventry Patmore and "leave something to the To heroism and holiness How bard it is for man to soar, But how ranch harder to be less Than what his mistress lores him for 1 He does with must Or lose her, ana there's naucht debarred From him that's called urmeet her trust Or credit her Ahi wasteful womap; ehethatmay On her sweet self set her own price, Knowing he cannot choose but pay, Eow has she cheapened paradise I How given for naught her priceless gift, Eow spoiled the bread and spilled the wine Which, spent with due, respective thrift, Had made brutes men, and men divine! 0, queen, awake to thy renown, Require what 'tis our wealth to give, And comprehend and wear the crown Of a despised 1, who In manhood's name at length With slad songs come to abdicate The gross reality of strength, Must yet in this thy praise abate: That through thine erring humbleness And disregard of thy degree. Mainly Has man been so much leu Than fits his fellowship with thee. High thoughts had shaped the foolish brow, coward bad grasped the hero's sword. The vilest had been great, hads't thon.

Just to thyself, been worth's reward. 'But lofty honors, undersold. Seller and buyer boih disgrace; And lavor that makes folly bold i uu out the light in Virtue's face. Most girls are dream not wisely, but too well; but there is one dream from which they ought never to awaken: "To thine own self be true." It is hard to conceive of a young woman whc has not inherent ideas of purity and goodness, and to repress and choke these feelings lest some day they receive a shock, is about like denying the physical body itsevery day needs, tor fear it might some day find itself unable to satisfy them. If all aspirations of the soul toward a higher plane of existence be dreams, then let us be thankful that we are not always wide awake.

"Let God be true and every man. a liar, 1 rather than forfeit them. Bather than deliberately come to the conclusion that this world is "so bad a world as some would like to make it." AGKES EOSEXKKANS. KWavstad Time. Written lor The Wisconsin.

It cannot in truth be said that the average woman is too light-hearted and joyous. The remembrance of the many things one might have done diflerently or better, the consciousness of living daily beltfw one's ideals, of accomplishing only a fragment of what one attempts, the realizations one's shortcomings in the matter of temper, of forbearance and bnselnshiiess all tend to hold in check whatever exuberance of spirit one may on Tare occasions feel. As if these mad many more reflections of a like nature are not sufficient to mate one sober minded aclass of philosophers ever and anon- Bead forth a dreary calculation as to 'the appalling waste time in the life of the average person. Once begun, there seems no end to the dreary con- to be deduced from this wit remember eaeyonnjc. wtoo suddenly awakened to the when Informed in sleeping and forthwith ehe resolved to mend her ways in this respect, but let us trust, that after a short trial of curtailing her hours, of sleep she resumed the wicked habit ot sleeping eight hours of the twenty-fourl One of these statisticians will present for our consideration the many years that could be made in one's life time ont of the minutes daily wasted in smalt- talk.

Another will plead eloquently for the utilization of the many odd five minutes that even the busiest and most oyeronrdened mothers have at their disposal and by simple calculation in addition and multiplication will demonstrate to his own satisiaction what might be achieved in the way of mastering a language or learning a science were all these spare moments utilized. It is easytQ prove with pencil and paper the feasibility of a language or science by the wise use of odd minutes vouchsafed to the busiest of mothers. It is quite a different matter to practically demonstrate one's theory. In the family of moderate or narrow means the mother often has, practically speaking, no free time of her own, for it is only in novels of a certain class that the housework is accomplished in the few hours of early morning, leaving the mistress free to appear in eestnetic gowns for the remainder of the day as she gathers flowers or sits fanning herself on a vine-covered veranda. Odd minutes are at her command, but it needs a genius to concentrate the attention upon.

abstract principles of science or language at the same time one has a present anxiety as to the late of the brtad in the oven, as to the possibility of Johnnie's tipping over the ink- bottle, or Mary's. soili-g her clean apron on the freshly blackened -stove. It seems; also to have escaped the understanding of these philosophers that time spent in work is sometimes not well spent and that hours given to rest are not all lost or wasted. More and more it is coming to be recognized that only a Jew hours daily can profitably be given to mental work.ifone wishes the best results and at the 'same time has a due care for bodily well-being. A late writer of authority says: "The best brain-workers of to-day in England and on the Continent spend'only three to five hours per diem at the desk or in the laboratory" and yet these over-diligent philosophers would have mothers tired with household cares do fine intellectual work in odd minutes! We also C9ntend that small talk is not wholly bad if it be not seasoned with untruth or uncharitableness.

One cau- nbt continually live in the lozgy atmosphere of ideas and theories; it "is a refreshment to comment on everyday small matters provided one's whole thought is not given to them, and oftentimes the sharp repartee of a bright conversationist is. a better tonic than one can buy in a bottle. We-go so far as to protest that hours spent in what is called idleness are not always wasted, but are golden hours when one is in the mood to sympathize with tbe writer who says: "Nothing is more delightful than to lie under a tree in summer with a book, except, to lie under a tree in Bummer without a book." One does not make the best use of time to fill every hour with work, for hours given to rest or recreation are not wasted, inasmuch as they fit one to return to one's duties with renewed zest of mind, a lightened heartand recuperated phytical strength. No less an authority "than Locke says: "He that will good use of any part of his life, must allow a large portion cf it to recreation." That the spirit. of restlessness which causes one to feel like a culprit unless mind or hands are employed, is not an imaginary evil is known by the fact that in Girfon College, England, a society exists lor the promotion of graceful leisure.

The object of the society is to encourage its members to be contentedly idle a certain portion of time each day, even needle-work, knitting, being prohibited. It is an antidote for the morbidly restless creatures who cannot be content unless in motion and doubtless furnishes a needed discipline among the earnest women students. The society girl of the period scarcely needs such training for too often her greatest seems to be to find a new method of killing or wasting time. Then Jet not anyone who is dutiiully occupied be weighed down with the realization of the fleetnees of time's flight and the shortness of human lile, nor fall into the error of crowding more hours of work each day, for there is a germ of truth in the thought that it is never one's duty to do more than can be done well. Neither let anyone be persuaded that it is a waste of time in the glory of summer-time to be enticed ceiled rooms, from silent books, From crowded car and the life-giving freedom of an "out of doors life.

"Why shonldst thon study in the month of June In dusky booEs of Greek and Hebrew lore. When the great teacher of all glorious things Passes In hourly light before thy door? Now is the glorious resurrection time When all earth's buried beauties hen have birth: Behold the yearly miracle God hath created a new heaven and earth!" AUCE J. BEOSSOS. women above the far grander and di viner conception of the sex. It betokens great attention to the idea, of wearing fine clothes and of proclaiming one' self superior to one's fellow creature rather than a just appreciation of wo man's mission and usefulness.

ItisL glorious thing to be a saleswoman; girls. It shows that yon are not salesmen. I shows that yon have driven the njea out from work they used to think tney could do better than yon. It nnveijs future possibilities that may dazzle the most imaginative prophet of woman' As time goes on, there is. jal most an unvaried showing of new kinds of work in which you displace or share man's former monopoly.

But yon do i all as women, not as ladies. It is the feminine powers in'all their breadtl that cojnpete successfully with the pow era of man; and they deserve to be recognized and respected fully, rather than subordinated. to the narrow restricted notion of what constitutes a lad v. Better that a wo man should cease to be a lady than a ladv should cease to be a New York Sun. Vol au Vent.

A vol au vent is difficult to make, bn it is one of the most delicious of Frencl dishes. Practice only is required. Make puff paste and set on the ice al night. Kext morning roll an inch thick, stamp the paste in the de sired shape, either round or oval, ant with the point of a knife make incision all around the top an inch from the edge; brush all over with beaten egg Put on a tin sheet and set again on the ice until very cold, then put in a very hot oven and bake' very quickly, thii being necessary to insure with out which the vol au vent is a failure When done a nice brown, carefully re movti tbepiece marked with the knife and take out all the soft crumbs from the center, being careful not to break the edges, then set back in the over to dry. When ready to serve fill with fricassee of chicken, canned oysters canned -lobsters, replace the lie and serve.

Sweet vol an vent of any kind of fresh fruit may be made-by preparing the cases as directed. Have sufficient stewed fruit, the syrup of which must be boiled down until very thick; fill th'e vol au vents with it, pUing high in the center, powder with a little sugar, a set back in the oven, when it is ready to serve. Any iresh fruit may be usea, sucli as rhubarb, oranges, gooseberries, currants, cherries, apples or peaches Care must be taken not to have th'e syrup too thin, or it will break through the crust. Vol au vents of fresh strawberries or raspberries, with whipped are very delicious. To make it, roll the paste very thin; bake; when nearly done brush over with the while or and egg, sprinkle with white sugar, and set back in the oven to glaze.

fie- move the soft crumbs, and when ready to serve, fill with the Iruit, which must be sweetened. Pile whipped cream on top and serve immediately. For extra occasions small vol an vents may be made by cutting tbe. paste in small cakes, or, better still, small patty cases may be purchased readymade the confectioner's, reheated and filled in five minutes with any delicate preparation made at home. Woman or A correspondent writes: "Will you please explain when and where the words 'lady' and 'woman' should be used, the difference in the two words, and which, if either, is correct, saleslady or saleswoman?" Philolbgicaily a woman is a woman, and a lady is a hlafdoege, a doege of the hlaf or loaf, a kneader of bread, a bread- maker.

The word came up when the bread-maker of the house ruled- it, always of course, under tbe supervision of her husband, and she being a distinguished person, "lady" became a term to be used with discrimination, and not applied to every woman, regardless of her occupation and domestic station. As civilization went on the lady or bread-maker of the house inclined to hand over her distinctive function to another person. But. although she resigned the bread-making, she jealously retained her title, tbe dignity of which had been derived from labor solely, and it gradually became the recognized designation of a woman of social elevation above most of her associates. Finally it was adopted to mark the dividing line between refinement and education and the lack thereof.

While it worked very well in serving this purpose it has of late years produced an anxious and super-sensitive sort of craze against the broader name of woman. When the female division of the race entered tbe industrial world it began to come under criticism. Salesmen had never entertained the notion of putting "gentle" in their title, and' making of themselves salesgentlemen. But women who displaced men in these 'duties took to displacing the latter part of their regular working name, and by their own preference they became known as salealadies. Our correspondent asks which is right.

Either. If salesmen want to call themselves salesgentiemen the; would be perfectly correct. The void saleslady only be erittOMd a matter of taste, and Irom that point of viaw few then would commend it. It muBttroiMB diitirtcfaon enper Written for The Wisconsin. Paraphrase of the Slzty-Seventb Psalm.

Lord be merciful to And bless us too, we pray. Ana face to shine on us Withloveandjoyalway. That thy way may be known on earth, Thy saving health among nations: and Thy praise Shan rise From every land and tongue, let all the people praise the Lord, Yea, let the people praUe; O.kt the nations all be glad, And sing for joy, and raise Their voices high in praise of ff Who governs all the earth. An judges, too, with equity, And fills with joy and mirth The hearts of those who trust in Him, Who to bis precepts yield Their thoughts and words, their and lives, Aud he shall be their shield. Let all the people praise the Lord; Let all the people praise; Let all the nations honor Him And follow In His wars.

Then shall the earth yield her Increase, And God, our God, shall bless Tbe ends of earth shall fear his Who reigns In righteousnesj. MBS. C. MCCCTCHIOH. ficial, and trrjntd.

It a special Mid mBAWfafti JndfifinltBi nhttB Fashion Kinks. Paris milliners perfume their most expensive French flowers and flower bonnets. Grasshopper green and periwinkle pink are the names of two fresh spring tints daintily intermingled in the adorhings of a Parisian round hat. The indefinite, shadowy broche patterns produced by the Jacqnard looms are noticeable in many of the" beautilul pemi-disphanous textiles imported for midsummer wear. Rouge sanglant is the name of the shade of red which is this season combined with serpent gray, or the fashionable shade known as fnmee de bois, or wood smoke, to distinguish it from the long-favored lawn grav of a brownish tinge.

Magnificent garnitures-for gowns and the new, dressy visites and other short wraps, are imported this season in special sets, in brilliant cashmere colorings, in oriental effects, in bronze, steel, or silver alone, or in black and white. No two of these expensive designs are alike, being composed of the hand-wrought embroidery, on net or bead work in toe-most artistic combinations, the densfl garniture covering the close net foundation upon which, it is wrought, so that it can be placed upon any material with the effect of being embroidered directly upon the garment. Gold and silver braid is still being extensively used as trimming, and tbe new bands for the neck, made of gold lace, are dressy, but, as tinsel is hi bad taste if at all tarnished, only the best kind of lace or braid should be purchased. The fashion is to thread tbe lower edge of the lace with very narrow watered ribbon, arranging at intervals perpendicular strands which end in three loops above the edge of the lace. Black, white, ecru, or silver lace is treated in the same manner, making a neat and pretty neck decoration for various gowns; Cashmere, veiling, Bengaline, India silks and black lace are the materials for the new toilets worn at afternoon receptions and weddings this spring.

Gray is of greater favor even than hist year, and is trimmed either with ribbon of the same shade or else there is silver galloon or old-laahioned gimp on the waist. The polonaise' and princesse style, as well as all straight designs, are. worn by all to whom they are becoming, especially thoee with full, plump figures that do not require drapery about the hipo. The English fashion, very generally prevails of wearing a black hat and and a small black wrap, either mantle or jacket, with dresses of any color, no matter how light. tto Sab Mr.Dumpeey: "Johnny, why do you ahraymleenon tbe biistride nf the bed g- er than 700 -are, sleep oa the front sdflT" Johany: "Because 300 told nHMp, Dnmpeey: toM you to? What do yon mean?" Johnny: "Why, yes, pa.

Didn't you tell me always to keen oh the safe side lingion free Prat. Uanoelion. Katnn (ends her life-blood through the nd. And see, tbe miracles unfolding In barren earth and senseless clod. Of time-old pictures set in rarest moulding.

When shadows cone, and shadows go, And melt away together, Like cold and winter's mow Before the springtime's pleasant weather: early roblnacome to greet The season. In its rythmlc round, And meadow lacks repeat The pulsing Joy in every sound, then It la, wherever we may pass. We flnd God's love Is writ in gold upon the Fresh-Laid Eggs tbe Tear Round. "A new process of preserving eggs has been discovered," said a grocer lo a reporter, ''and it is going to have an important effect on tbe trade," The speaker then opened an egg "that looked fresh without and within, and explained that it had been laid months before and subjected to the new treatment invented by a resident of Copenhagen. The process consists in subjecting the egg to a carbonic acid bath.

They are kept in a hermetically sealed tank that ia filled with carbonic acid, and not taken ont until they are to be placed on the market. The eggs subjected to this treatment show a sharply-defined yolk and an-unchanged white. Eggs preserved by a coating of-lime do not maintain this condition. Carbonic acid tanks can be made especially for shipment, and eggs thus preserved can be sent on long voyages. Remedy for Ivy Poisoning.

The best of all remedies for poison ivy is simply hot water. All other remedies that I have tried (and I have tried many others of them) only aggravate the poison but hot water, as hot as can be borne, affords instant relief. It must applied every hour or two', or as often as the itching returns. In a couple of days a cure isefiected. Poison sumac.

yielde'd to. the same treatment. The inflammation, and with it the itching and burning, are allayed.at once. I am poisoned dozens of times every year, but suffer no inconvenience except the trouble of applying the hot water. iSfci- American.

Fresh Air Home. The first party of the summer, guided by the third ten Jof the King's went out this week to the home on Dr. Kilbourn's farm at North Lake. It consisted of one woman and seven children. i Over 200 children enjoyed its healthful influence last summer.

They were taken from among the most needy. kis a noble work for these young ladies a heavenly boon to the oppressed children of poverty. The late Mrs. Byron Kilbourn was an enthusiast on the subject, and it is an honor to her memory that the -cause should grow into a mighty relief. His Own Fault.

"This is about the slimmest dinner I ever sat ubvrn to," he said as he surveyed the table; "butls'pose I ought to make certain allowances." "Yes, John," replied his wife, "if yon would make certain allowances you would have no occasion to quarrel with your food." Harper's Bazar. The Poison ''And so the ice cream season ia again upon us, George," she said shyly. "Yes," he responded, "I never pickup a paper now that I do not expect to find some awful case of poisoning." No-Proof. No woman has yet been idiotic enough to claim that she discovered the telephone before Mr. Bell.

Most of the men have done BO but they can't prove it. Fringe. Mrs. Emma Knowles, who died-a few days since at her son's (Richard Brinsley Knowies) residence, near Regent Park, London, in the 81st year of her age, was the widow of the celebrated James Sheridan Knowles. There in England 347 female blacksmiths who actually swing heavy hammers, and 9,138 women employed in nail making.

Wives airnin' six bits at de wash tub never strike. JDat am left to husbands airnin' 12 shillin's a day at suthin' easy. Brother Gardiner. Lady Wilde holds a reception every Saturday stternoon at her Chelsea house, and is always sure of a great throng of guests. Her rooms are dimly lighted with candles covered rose-tinted shades.

She especially invites the presence American ladies and, although eccen- ric, is an entertaining and agreeable hostess. The Prince of Naples is expected to itrive in England next month, and will the guest of the Quee.n at Buck- ngham palace. He will also pay a visit her majesty, and it is said to be the. Queen's intention on that occasion to confer the Order ofGarter upon the heir the throne of Italy, a mark of dis- inguished favor which will be much appreciated in that country. The young Mnce received the Black Eagle '(the Tarter of Prussia) from the late Emper- ir William only a few days before his majesty's death.

These visits of the heirs of thrones usually presage a betrothal in the royal amily. The Princess Louise of Wales, is first on the list. The august grand- mamma says, who shall she marry? high school mistress has given an nteresting account in the Times of a visit which she and some other teachers laid to Heir Abrahamson in Sweden, to earn something of the Slojdjjystem, of which he is the founder. The word 'sloid" signifies in Swedish the different anus of handwork used in schools for educational purposes. Children in weden, Norway, Denmark, and Fin- and are now being taught Slojd in most schools.

It consists chiefly carpentry, and 'it is begun when the children are about nine or ten years or age. By devoting a few hours every day to the exercise of some manual labor, they are enabled to enter a trade as soon as their school course is completed. Queen. The returns-, small, certainly, begin to come in for the efforts of women in cooking: The BaroneM Bnrdett-Coutts distributed the prizes at the parade of the xmdon Cart- Horse Society, which held its Whitsuntide show at the inner circle if Begehfs Park on Monday. The parade was exceptionally good, and was witnessed by many thousands of persons.

The Baroness on Wednesday distributed prizes and certificates in the Hfequeting baa of the St. Restaurant to the successful competitors at he Universal Cookery and Food Exhibition recently held at aid of the French Hospital, proceeds of- the exhibition. Mrs. Ellen M. Mitchell is everywhere recognized as a lady great culture literary taste.

Brilliant in cpnvenlL and of ready wit, she ia an ornafllnTof the. fine society: she draws about her. Her linguistic accomplishments are rare in this country, where mastery of foreign tongue is almost unknown. It is related that when Adelaide Ristori was given a dinner bv the Fortnightly Club. Mrs.

Mitchell, one of the members, was among the few who were able to converse with the gifted actress in her own language. Contrary to the old-fashioned fears it is nevertheless true that intellectual women are usually good housekeepers, and Mrs. Mitchell ia no excep.ion to the rale. Her home is homelike, the highest praise we can in one word bestow. Her love ot books-is general, but she seems to prefer those of serious and philosophic character.

She has also written many excellent' papers, for clubs.and magazines. Her nnsband is a brother of Maria Mitchell, the astronomer. Mrs. H. M.

Wilmartb, of Chicago, is in the truest sense a student. Drawing away from the gay world she secludes herself with her Philosophic in taste and thought she plunges into "the deeps of knowledge' and is by nature in harmony with the thought of the Concord school of philosophy. Alcott used to make his home with her when he was in the city; and all great thinkers, particularly of idealistic or radical tendencies, were ever welcome to her house. William R. Alger has given talks in her parlors.

Mrs. Wilmarth is connected with the Fortnightly and the Women's Club, whose members gather, with delight to hear the papers she sometimes reads before them. manner she is exceedingly Herald, Chi. Mrs. Judge Tuley is a lover of books and an able and cultivated woman.

She is gentle and retiring," a student by nature, and has not only read much but has also written many good papers for societies in which she is interested. All benevolent schemes commend themselves to her sympathy, and in her esteem the company of a good book or a congenial friend outweighs all the charms of fashionable gayety. She is the sister-in-law of Mrs, Carlton Holland, of this city. 'Tis woman who shall some day stand 'Twlxt earth and our great fatherland And sound the trumpet of the sties; She'll frown her hate of wrong and lies, She'll SDraa- ot woman's Christ and Heaven, And unto all a holy leaven Shall come to leaven all the rest. Written for The Wisconsin.

SUPPOSING. XT 8TXLLA JL OOUO, In this queer, queer world queerer thing prove true- That we might waten on a day Uke, to no other day. In this: That every wilful heart A willtl deed might dot That every ono could say or be Jnst wbat or where the heart Had taught him that true happinest Would Und at last a part Oh, little do we realize. As on our way serene pass along, with smile or frown, Because we know we're seen. By world are we would do.

or what we'4 say. If just a minute we might wish the thing that Ia our I guess we'd abode this proper earth If WO might have our way. I won'd not. waste one second Of that precious, precious day, I would not stop lor bat or coat, I should not even eat; I would not rest until I kissed Thy hair, thy lips; thy brows. And I had taken aU the bliss This earthly life Then, angel of my silent hours, When soul to soul is bare, I would go" back to work and slave Till God should grant my.

prayer. I I and Charing Cross F.Tnnes won, the wqman cook, tJven by the Baron- Miss it for the MBordett-Cootts, and s'diploma far medal for the best Jaid supper fot six A Mysterious Morass. The Erie Bailway Company is laying a double track on its Jefferson branch between Susquehanna, and Carbondale. A few days ago the laborers on the work at the summit were amazed to see the tracK sink to the depth of nearly two feet, and for several rods along the The Jefferson branch was built in 1872. One morning in the summer of that year, at the spot where the startling sinking of the track occurred the other day, and lor a distance of a quarter of a mile, the roadbed, which had been constructed with gieat difficulty in that locality, suddenly disappeared entirely from signt, and an immense marsh, apparently bottomless, for the longest timbers that could be thrust down into it found no obstruction, appeared in its place.

After dumping into.the pit 10,000 car-loads of rock and gravel and 300 immense- hemlock trees, Drancbes and all, without their leaving any evidence ot. their presence in this mysterious morass, an effort was made to see how deep the sink-hole was. Four timbers, each forty feet long, were out down on top other before solid foundation was reached. The subterranean area of that areat pit was apparently unlimited, and a row of piling put down by placing long timbers oh top of each other was extended along each side of the space required for the roadbed, and in the channel thus formed the trees of a densely-timbered-tract of tea acres and the gravel from a bed twenty-five feet thick and three acres in extent, besides hundreds of car-loads of rock and other debris, were dumped before a foundation for the roadbed could be formed. The work occupied five months' time, and is on record as the most stupendous task of the kind in the history of railroad building.

The sinking of the track the other day is the first serious reminder the company has had of the great drop-out of 1872. Zachar the Faster. EACTNE, Wis June Zachar, the Mount Pleasant faster, has now fasted twenty-three days. Dr. M.

E. Teegarden, who is attending the young man, says: "All the' tests known to science fail to show acute mania or melancholia. The skin is cool, the eye clear, there is no fever in the head, and the pulse is regular. His talk logical and intelligent. He is irritable now, at times, but that would naturally follow so long a fast.

My treatment has been with the one object of creating a craving for food. I have used the most powerful tonics, including elixir of vitriol, but they don't seem to have the slightest effect, although he takes the dose regularly. It seems impossible that a man- can exist so long without food under the conditions surrounding Zachar. The tonics I have given would make an ordinary man tairly beside himself with hanger. So I am forced to the conclusion, in spite 'of the usual symptoms, that a portion of Zach'ar's brain is affected.

The man cannot stand it many days longer unless he eats something. Zachar is folly 6 feet in height, and has evidently been a very powerful man. Indeed, he has quite a reputation in. the neighborhood for his feats of strength. His black clothes hang loosely about him, while a month ago they were rather too small for.

him. His blonde face and yellow hair are surmounted by an immense white slouch hat many sizes too large for his head. He has not been shaved since he began the starving process, and presents quite a hideous appearance. His breast is sunken in and his hands, arms, and legs have sunken away to a marked degree. Close of Welsh.

Presbyterian Synod. CHICAGO, HL, June Welsh Presbyterian Synod came to an end last night. In the afternoon a "general society" he.Id. The. topic was: "The Eesponsi bilities of the Christian Profession." It was discussed by a number of ministers.

Among them were: The Eev. John Moses, Pecatonica, Kev. J. K. Eoberts, Qsbkosh; Rev.

John R.Jones, Osbkoeh; Eev. Lewis Meredith. Chicago; Eev. G. Griffiths, Chica- Eev.

EL E. Evans, Cambria, r. Joseph Roberts, Eacine, Eev. J. Mostyn Jones, North Wales.

In the evening the Rev. D. Davis, of Osh- koeh, and Eev, 1. Koberts, of Columbus, preached, 'The next synod will be held Octobej 9 in Wild Ease, Wis. The Eev.

fox, will be moderator and 8, sba, will acttttoeanmr tional INVENTED AT RACIM. Litigation In the Chicago Courts Over Bell Patent. CHICAGO, June are in progress before Judge tJlodgett today, in the case of the Bell Telephone Company vs. the Cushman Company. Judi'e C.

D.F. Smith claimed that tfie evidence of the twenty-two witnesses, on the part of the defendant, showed beyond a question that Dr. Cushman discovered the principles of the telephone in. 1851 at Kacine, and that it was put in operation and used at Racine on wbat was known as "rope-walks," and in lS66.and 1867 it was known to Dr. Cushman's business associates and others at Malvern, Latonia and Cleveland, O.

He was there associated with Jacob G. Chamberlain, now superintendent of Cherry Valley Iron Works, and George B. Hicka and other prominent citizens. In 1879 Cusbman published in the Younastpwn Vindicator, a statement of his claim as to the discovery of the telephone in 1851. and that in 1855 and 1856 it was used in his business.

In December, 1881, William C. Thompkins, attorney for the Bell Telephone Company, visited Dr. Uush- man at his home in New Lisbon, then obtained from him a history of his talking boxes made in 1851, ISoo and 1S56 at Racine. This history was communicated by Thompkins to the Bell Telephone Company, and as a resultthe Bell Telephone Company sent for the doctor to come to Boston, and sent him. money to pay the expenses of the trip.

While in in May, 1882, the Doctor entered into a contract with the Bell Telephone Company under which he was to be paid a salary, and in this contract appears this remarkable provision: Cushman further agrees, to immediately give to the company a full and complete description of all inventions herein referred to which he, has heretofore made; to place, in its possession all instruments or parts thereof, and all drawings, sketches, descriptions, notes or memoranda relating thereto, with a full history of all that has been done in relation thereto, and the names of all persons who have been in any way connected therewith or had knowledge thereof, and not voluntarily, without the consent of the company, to communicate such information to any other party." This contract was to last three years, and provided that the-Bell Telephone Company might renew it, and also provided that any patents that Cuahman might be able to obtain should he at once translerred to the Bell Telephone, Company. When this contract with Cushman was made, the Drawbaugh and' Dolbear cases, with Bell were pending' in the courts, and in case Bell should be defeated in that litigation, then the Bell Company thought they would have Cushman's prior invention to fall back on. Although the contract purported to be- a contract lor Dr; Cnshmah's employment, yet during the entire three years Cushman kept his silence as to his invention of the telephone, but never did nor was he asked to do a particle of work for the Bell Company, but they remitted him his salary regularly on the- first of every month. In 1885 the Bell Company sought to renew the but; not having notified Cushman before the expiration of the three years, he refused to renew the contract. FROM MY BY IJ1E1IK FOCLS90S.

Grasses creeping. Flower- Bocks Flower-spangled; a-sleepir Vine entangled. A GbfUt Bcaldetf ttfO Wte, Jn was- recerVed, hereto-iJsy Brooklets purling, ferns nncnrliug. Tree tope sighing, Breezes dying; Cloudlets shifting, Insects humming. Petals drifting.

Fragrance coming, Dews a-glitter, Birds Shine and azure Without measure. World, so gray and olden, Thou art new and golden. Of all bloom and bliss For thine adorning. Nothing dost thon miss This spring-time morning. Earl P.

Finch Dead. OsHKOsflr, June P. Finch, the well-known lawyer and Democratic politician, died at bis home in this city at 2:55 this afternoon. Mr. Finch has been in ill health for several days, last evening suitering a paralytic stroke.

He failed rapidly until the nonr of hia death. A year ago he. was dangerously ill of congestion of the kidneys, and since that time was able to give but little attention to business. Finch was one of the leading lawyers of the state and a prominent Democrat. He was born in the town of Jay, Essex County, N.

October 27, 1830; received a- collegiate education, graduating at Union College, New York, in 1856. Mr. Finch West in 1856 and located at Afenasha, removing to Oshkosh two years later. He was a delegate to the national Democratic convention, at Cincinnati in 1880, was elected to the Assembly in 1883 and was chosen speaker of that Six Persona Perish. IJOIIXLL, June tenement- house burned here last night, audit was found after the fire that three of the inmates had perished in tne flames.

The dead are: Eugenia Vallerand, aged 18, allerand, aged 8, and Delia Vall- PeterVa Physicians, have now no 'hope of the recovery of Vallerand, Alfred Vallerand-her were terionarjr burned. from JMtOOng: Idquar. from, the.