Adverliwinu lintCN. Tee tern-e end r.H.i.le elrcalarlcn of tbe I w. am a uvii ecaiireae. It 10 toe favor. Mc Pdb- IdeTBtlOn of aflTCftlrri. wtore favori T1 belo- l'KNN'.V. ,3,-.i"-" ... ttl'Ui. - - eenea .1 uie iouowil- jow relet: 1 mob, S time. Y MA?U:t, I month!.. I M monUu...... ...... 1 1 y Mr meal ha . ....... " 1 year M BMMth " lyeer pool's S BBOBtbs...... ...... K " month,.. ......... 4 " t year OiolLLJ " 1 jear f.Va M . . l.Or) .0, lt.U0 tb.Of, .Oo r rT J..,r,, - -",;,t I ' ifir nana in !......-. ( " t( not rni KbiB nt(ii l r U .. .I-.. ...Wt. rhl AA . . , ... , 1 rt paid wtthio U Jr- J . n re.idad ouUl.te of Ue eounty w"T,PeHU..r.l tor ya '! e ebaned to BoJlaec Item, f rat lnrttoa U. pr lia : oa tabaeqaaat CBaartioD . par Itoa. Admlolnrator'f and larator't Nf Joct..... tA Aaltora NotleM .... I 00 trT and miliar Notloa 1 a" 9afMliilwM ar araortna af aa rarjararia or meiet9 ml nmiliwi ttmfnti 4. ff Moa (a a avafrr 0 Umu$l or ridw' inlri aj F18. uiJ thoae wee don i enaaalt IMr ...ni wiu lam HnoTi ve u JAS. C. HA8SON. Editor and Proprietor. "ii ts a ruiiMij wioh run tautst. mum rt, a. jib tu &u ilatbi basics.' SI.50 and posta per year In advance. M ,r ufflBI IB Bri.aBtfa BBflt BOt at I ,0 h Pl " ..1 IM. '' 1 AiJ uB me peine roouna wiaopf wdo ! T " - be distinctly uanmiM worn I a ptu tot 04 dw-ertUmmii. "V"ry- VOLUME XXIV. EBENSBURG. PA.. FRIDAY. JULY 11. 1S90. NUMBER 23 Jo a Pbibtibs of allkiad neatly aadtvpadl. onily aaratad atlowaft prteea. ikd 170a lorfta 11. ft rmbrin. S ' IVemnn, -a Pak.iieaeel Weekly m f ' ' "' TV w . . . 'Iff. V r f E OFFEK THIS WEEKj 1 . . uniia rnlora. In Biuaa). Hmwo. Uraaa. Siataa. DratM. ale. t J- 3- -IN- . j Dress Goods. j hkkh we wish to send every t ier Samples. Write to us and Uti tell us your needs. t ' ' ' tFifty stjles nearly all-wool r.n-y stripe suitings, 3C inches rile, ut J"c. a yard. i lot of double-width, cash,- :i:e, iww poionncs, made speo- y for us, only 2"c. a yard Ml-wool fancy stripe itftina. 5v I win-1 4 Li v. j pui'r.i, tu iice new spring shades. 30 1 F, e new sprin? s J. s hes wide, regular 50c. roods i Jonly 3So. a yard. ngs, in. wiae, joc. a ya. . lot of all-wool stripe tri choice colorings. 36 inches t' 4 lc a yard. ,'ne hundred pieces, everyone CU ' rent in colorings or designs ; I i !s, stripes, checks and cross l ::5 ; enshmere weight cloth, V). a yard. - lot of all-wool 50 in. side siitiogs, 75c. quality at f a yard. Another, 50 inch, all-wool rrfiag weight stripe suitings, 75:. a yard. a finer goods up to the finest c.jths, made in foreign countries fiwsly for us,' our stock is rtpleto. pumraer silks of every de ttption in very large varieties. f rite to our Mail Order De ri'ment. "IS. HOME & CO., PENS AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA. 1 ocb uua, ao null u Korputa to covaa tm ixt. t vv..M ma la or vi BurraT ki iOVUlt THS BAVTn. ImiCT, Jr., & Co fMILAOKLpMIA. 1AMPBELL: ISME. BARGAINS 1 f a i :jifi7y jjJ tT.. ... JfilSHING MAC1I,Nts r. Z, l' laad part-e B. r a i b '?.'"aia aaaarally. I . ,RQU AR CO. Limit L""' iTl r,"",-,,'' Afrimnatal I f 1 v Wori, tua.pa. J HE PEOPLE'S STORE, FIFTH AVENUE. PITTSBURG, PA. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN -1 : PIECE." ENULISH ALPACAS t 30c worth 45s. Tbc Mjfull. jard wldt riKCEb INCLIsa WOUA1R3. prl 3 0. worth 43 . TbMr foil yard wiaa. aoa coma in an toaaea or Bia i rays. Brown Urayi loatxiiet oeairaoia ,4,pTeCE3 PURK ENGLISa BRILL NTIXE MO H MRS at :30d would bo Mrp at 65a. Tt)a are ry II ward wlda, aod conn Ii a : larga aMortoiaDtSof loiy inadM In Black Graji, brown Graft aod Freest) Grays all sbades from Hiibt to dark. burr to Mradlriy atrractlve atock of Flo Imported DresaGood. AUo'ewry irM Is BLACK GOODS of all grades, Wa aak you to Inspect t&a maoy.attrac litis large DreM Goods Department. - & - DICK. . LILLY IHSURAIICE -STEAMSHIP . AGENCY. . flRC IHSUBANPE AT CTST.' rCLlCIEd ISSl tO INUOOU KCIJAHLK CUXPA MM AT VERY LUWUT BATES. STEAMSHIP TICK ICS HOX.D AND DRAITS ISSUED PAYABLE IN lLL'AKlS OF EUKOPE. JT 13. "yt ullen, "Agent Fabraary II. lltfO. I. ROBERT EVANS. .11 (- f) pieces all-wool mixture .IJITDERT A "K"FlR, A"D It A!f UFAOTVBCK UP and daalar In all kind at FVKMTCKE, llen.Mtvir, Pax. -A tall Ha al Cukiu always on ba-d.-Va Bodies Embalmed x WHEN BEtlCIKEI.-) Apt w is . . , ga A OOL1D Steel fence! EXPANDED METAL CUT nOH MTMIi r-Atis. S0BCTH1X8 KEW. For atuMocii. OHuaaHca, OaawTawas. Fabms) QarcI Na 6au Ara.r. laaw Caaraa, TrUli-K . rua-proaf PIUT-BUG LATH, EOOB JliTH, Ac. wtiu for IUuatrated Cataioffuc: mailed frc CENTRAL EXPANDED METAL CO ll W.t.r M atitabe:-i. Iaw a rdwara Baa kni 1W - Ctw BaaaaU z .s - C ATAP R H CREAM : BALM rritsnMU I rftVTl 4'laaaaea lata) aawaa,btrw k&J a Allaya ! ' a I.fl.mai.l .... Hrall aN Cyn ataatara Ika atanaaa mt Taala mmm Haaall Try the Cure. A parttrla l apl'ad Imo .ca aattrtlt and a awraanMa. met tu wnu tl mnnu t i mall r-t.i.r4 s-t .. U.T BKi ti, M Warraa Su. aw York. Steam Saw Mill FOR SALE - T abanhar will .all at private aa!a a lkir7 flva bene (w.ir Krxlna, Hollar and SAW Mill rflMPLETE, nearly iw aad la mil raenlr m order. It la at rr.nt ltw.tr 4 nrar Mln.ral P 'lnt. where Itaaa be aea. It will be .old ar a rwraaitt HAKRlxiN MlKKriAKT. Call oa ar ed4reea at Mineral Pulau Ciat eoaatr. Paaa'a. aialS St MEN "WANTED OX SJI.ARY. Trt.r a HI eta waady emoley- m.ot and I.IHPKA1. HAL. A MY. paylaa taalr tnntine nitxw W. rmw aur awa atark a eia.irel .ad UTAH A1STKE it to baeirtatly Srat Haas ' aaar rwrttealar. trv. ta naaia aaardar ad. F. II laatraatimaa faranhd. Eattariaara nnir tr at area. Matlaa aea. A4 drenE PITHS! N a. "l .. M i.ie rve ar. enra W.trrloa, N. Y . (Ettabliibed eer as tra. B.S SmK LUMBER IS ADVANCING. SAW-MILLS, STEAM ESfilNES, KHINOL.E . HAY FBF8SES, ka If yea wart a riret-elaae HAW MILL, aaad lor Cataloaae aad (paMal prtee ta latredace la yoar rrrtira to . A. B. FAurAB.(Ultrd;,Tork.Pa- VlrYFatTlftEBa by addraaln flea. P. ewrll at C a.. isrimee fct Haw Ywk aa lr.ra the aaaet eoat at aay prrpaaad uaa ef AlJYEKTl-Iim laAnrrleaa ttewcapara. IOd) 'ate eanahlet lee. Jos work ef all ktadi eeatly tltTVtel st this OiTt at a trial. 5 aj X 1A ER A DIPLOMATIC DRAMA. Ilow Count koaratonr Laid a Trap for aa KBgUah Forelara Secretary. Wanhlngton letter in the ItaHimore American: !SpakinK about the Russian treaty and the principles involved in thfi trwatj, I am rtniadud of a good story which was recently told me by a native connected with the Russian legation. It illustrates the. remark able detective qualities of the officers of the Russian army and navy, and ahows how an Important movement In war strategy was made by the use of detect ive ability on a aocial occasion. In lSTfl, during the Russian-Turkish war. the sympathies of the English Government were oa the part of the enemies of Russia. At that time there were Is England two rival chiefs namely: The famous Disraeli (Lord Beaoonsfleld I and the Grand Old Man, Mr. Gladatone. The former was in power, and the latter atrivin; to oust him out of power. Lord BacnaSeld aounded the key-note throughout Great Britain 'that throurb. the successes of the Russian arms In the Balkans the Britiifo interests were in danger, while on the othvr hand the Grand Gil Man made speeoht-s that the Turk must (ro, bap and bap-jrajrei out bt Euroi. Kach and every suroes of the Russian arms in Turkey al.-irmd the- Tory Government that it was rewttlved at last la a Cabinet meeting t ai.l the Turkish Government in arresting the victorioUH Russianrt fnm marehinp on Constanti nople, and negotiations were opened with the Turkish Gnvemtnent for that purpose. This came to the ears of the famous Count Sk ouvalofT. the thea Riis siaa Ambashailor to the Court if St. James, who was determined, in order to Sod out more fully of the nefarious de signs of England on Russia, to give a quiet dinnerparty in honor of the En glish Foreign Secretary. Jrd . Invitations were accordingly sent out. and Lord acoepti-d the same. Here followed the strange story. Count Skouvaloff. the Russian Ambassador, aet out a table at that dinner party in a supvrb manner, the platen and other ac cessories of the e.tliest value. Iird , being the guest of honor, sat at the right of the Russian A iiibassador. dur ing the repast the Se.-rwtary. who is well known as a kleptomaniac, helped him self to the costliest sioon. aalt-eellars, etc.- This was olervd" by the steward, who, wi'.h amazement. informed the Russian Arobussadur. He said that the Foreign Minister, his'guest, had stolen some of the b-;t ware from the table. 'Hold on!"' said Count Skouvaloff. 'In'tsay anything.. Keep quiet, tot we have bagged the enemy." ". .The dinner was over finally, and the party retired to an adjoining room for the purpose of stuuking. Count Skouva loff inquired of liri of the truth of the report that the Engl i-h I Government was going to send a feet to the Hos phorus for the purpose of arreting the forward movenients of the Russian army in the JUlkrtns and aiding the Turk. Naturallv.Mhe English Foreign Secr tary had little Waay on the subjeet. On the departure of lwrd - the Russiaa Archassadt-.r esrorutd him to his carriage.-' While opening the door of the carriage the Russian Ambassador was AppU-oaenea Tjy tue steward, who whispered so"iet.bing into the former's ear. The Ambassador immediately turned . around to Lord -t and said: "My Lord, something dreadful has hap pened, so tfie steward Informs me, and your Lordship's attention will be called for a few minutes to the Ante-room. Lord acquiesced, and upon his ar rival there was confronted by the stew ard and charged directly with the theft of small gold spoons and salt-cellars studded with diamonds.' , "Vbatr exclaimed Lord to the steward; "how dare you Insinuate this against my person! , In reply the steward said: "I have seen you put the gold spoons in your trousers pocket, and the salt-cellars in your dress-coat pocket. lam responsi ble for those costly plates; hence I watched you closely. Please hand them out of your pocket." Villain!" - exclaimed ' Lord ; "search me and your falsehood will be branded, and for that insult you will pay dearly. 'I dare not," replied the steward, "put my hands on your Excellency's person; but pray, do it yourself." I will," said Lord ; and, putting his bands into his pocket, so uncon scious was he of his kleptomaniac pro pensities that he drew forth the gold spoons and salt-cellars. In a compla cent inauner he handed tbea to the steward as it nothing had happened. "Hold!" said Count Skouvaloff; "it proves to me that your Excellency abused my hospitality as a host and committed a gross outrage on society, as well as against my person. . I have to send for the police and have your Lord ship arrested." "." replied Lord , "do not dis grace me and ay oScial position!" "Well," said the Count, calculatingly, "it can only be done if your Lordship will promise on the honor of a Minister to her Majesty the Queen that you, as a Foreign Minister who has the greatest voice in the Cabinet, will oppose the sending of tbe English fleet to the Bos phorus in order to hamper Russia." To this Lord assented; and, true to his promise, he opposed the proposi tion of sending the fleet to the Bos phorua, and. on that account, he had to resign his office, and Lord Salisbury, the present Premier of England, was put la his place. , CeaaterLut Cola FaAte. A clever swindle is that which is some times worked on persons ambitious to become counterfeiters. The swindler exhibits a flaely-flniehed mold. and. claiming to possess The secret of a metallic compound which no expert can detect from pure gold, proceeds to cast a S3 pieoe. lie melts the secret com pound In the victim's presence -and pours It into the mold, on opening which a new ts piece, perfect in all its detail, is revealed. The truth is that the molten stuff went into another part of the mold, and the new & gold piece is a genuine gold coin placed there be forehand by the sharper to deceive his I dupe and induce him to pay a high price I for the mold and the secret of the ; metallic mixture. j A Orlp ea Toiaaleea. 1 The Yankee has got the grip on J canned tomatoes, and even if a raw car rot is dropped into a caa occasionally to fill up the consumer overlooks it oa the ground of accident. American toinatoea are now sold la every country on the glob, and are as familiar in Borneo j n Chica go. , - . SHOE-LEATHER OILS. How Grease Affeete the Wearing Qaallty of reot-Uea. Animal oils and greases incorporate themselves with the fiber; they do not evaporate. Their action, says the Boots and Shoes Weekly, is like that of compounding various metals instead of forming a composition, in the one case, all the element are so compounded that their Individuality is lost, and sep aration Is almost impossible; ia the other, the elements are mixed, but can be separated almost without loss ia bulk. Moisture will drive the grease to the surface, and gradually the in terior will be robbed of it life, but there is ni evaporation. Consequently the leather retains its flexibility much longer than when the grease la also drawn out by beat and the action of the air. Animal oil does aot penetrate the leather so quickly as oils that are more volatile, but this very quality is what makes them more valuabieas they are taken up by the fiber, not simply sucked in and filling around it, and they are equally difficult to draw out. . Rancid oils, oils that have undergone a chemical change that marks the first alep toward vitfation, have lost their most valuable properties, and th process of decay which has begun introduces gases, creating the volatile element which so quickly robs the leather of its nourish-' uient. At the same time the fiber is in jured by the decaying grease. Vegetable oils rank next to animal In their preservative qualities, but the oili extracted from flax seed and cotton seed, unless purified, are of such gummy, nature and so easily affected by heat that they are unfit for use by the cur rier." Cotton-seed oil. purified as it is when sold for seetoil, is an excellent but an expensive oil for leather." Ptire olive and castor oil possess the qualities requisite, lor preserving leather and keeping it soft, but their cost precludes their general ii.se. Castor oil is the best.. Fish, oil Is used more than auy other and to Its use may , be. attributed much of the poor wearing qualities of the leather now in the market. By an im proved process of manufacture fish oils are deodorized so thoroughly that their presence can notbe detected. They pen e irate more readily than either animal or vegetable oils, but they de not incor porate themselves v ilh the fiber. They, simply fill up the interstices, and being of a light nature they are easily drawn out by heat or moisture. They impart a soft condition to the leather when it is new, as much so if aot more than do the animal oils, and because of that they are uu I condemned. If used freely in connec tion with hard grease they become ran cid, and impart an odor which is re tained aa long as there is any grease in the leather. Mineral oils are being introduced quite freely, and as they are thoroughly deodorized they find ready purchasers. Theso oils are the worst possible that can be put into leather. They have wonderful - penetrating properties, but they are heating, and their volatile properties deprive them cf the permanency so necessary for the preservation oi the leather. They do not las kindly to otner ous or greases, and are easily cut by w ater. While the natural heat from the feet will cause evaporation, particularly If the leather is moist, they do not become rancid, but they are more injurious to the fiber than eren the most rancid animal oil. Tbe shoe manufacturer ahould con demn all leather treated with mineral oils. A little care on bis part will en able him to determine the oil used, whether animal, vegetable or mlneraL Good grain and clear fleshed a lock in vite the eye, and if properly treated with oils the leather will prove accept able, but grease is the life of the leather. and just in proportion as the grease is pure and incorporates itself with 'the fiber is the leather durable or otherwise. PATIENT DRESS-MAKERS. .. Ia She Oaane ef Ttielr Hoataeae They Meet Unixr C ru ka. "Yes, .we meet many cranks," re marked a dress-maker to a De troit Tribune reporter. "The first grade are those lades who have dresses altered. I had some experience with one of this class not long ago. She sent forme. 'Miss X ,' she said, I want this dress made over. Tbe material is very expensive and cost me four dollars a yard. I am almost afraid to let you undertake It- 'Very well, then,' I said, rising. 'However. I think I will trust you,' she continued. "So after the usual preliminaries of measuring and fitting I sat down to take the dress to pieces. J applied the scis sors and cut the goods on the bias. With that she groaned aloud. I worked for about half an hour while she continued to get more and more nervous. At last she arose.- I can't stand it any longer,' she said. I am too nervous. You must go. I can't have you work any more to-day.' So I left. "Tbe next aay f received A not tc calL I suppose you might as well finish what you have begun," she said when I entered, 'but work as quickly as you can.' "Well, I was never before so harassed. She groaned whenever I touched the scissors. The dress turned out a perfect success and fitted her splendidly. As a result the lady has taken a great fancy Vo me and I like her, although aocial gayetiea have made her a partial victim to nervous prostration. "I recall another case." continued the dress-maker. "I made a drees for a lady ont of decidedly cheap material. When she tried it oa she said: 'It is too long.' I took it up an inch. The nex. day she said: 'It is too short I let it down the inch. She said: 'Ob. dear, you have made U too long once more.' I took it up half an inch. Then it was too short once more. Seven times I let up and took out that half Inch. At last she said: That is right. It was right, be cause it was Just as I bad It at first. Yes, a drees maker needs patience." FalaUag Betldlng-a White. "One of the things that strikes a for eigner with wonder ia this big town of New York," said aa observant stranger from across the eea the other day, "is the practice apparently by authority of painting buildings white. In most European countries, if aot ia all, to paint city buildings white is forbidden by ordinance. To any one who baa en dured the discomfort of living opposite) ne of these white abominations in the sunshiny days of summer the reason of this prohibition will be obvious. There Is nothing so hurtful to the eyes as the fierce glare from such a building when the tun .bine, en lt"Jf?. Y. WotI AT HIS OWN WAKE. allnr w'-t Coetlow aorprlaee tlae Mourn ere at ttla Home. "A funny thing happened some years ago." said a fisherman to a Boston Globe renerwr. "and if you have time to listen I'll spin a yarn which you caa put down for gospel truth. "It was the second year after the schooner Flying Eagle was built, and I was one of her crew. That was ia the latter part of the 00's. At that time all the boats that, supplied; the r Boston., market with fresh fiah -made their oatch on the shore, as we termed it, that is, near the land "As I said, I was one" of tbe Eagle's" crew, and one day we were fishing on the northeat. part of the Middle bank and one of our dories, oontaialhg Mike Cost low and Joha Eafiord, missed the vessel during "the heavy snow-storm that set in while we Were hauling trawls. ' ' " "" ' "After searching for them all the afternoon we gave it up. ' . "Coetlow belonged to this port, and the women folks kicked up a torrible lime when they heard tbe bad news, and the only consolation we could offer was that they might be picked up by a pass ing vessL ' ' ' "Well, for three weeks the neift'se.rs and relatives waited anxiously for the sea to give up its dead or their friends return, and as neither was the result of their a ait they decided to have a first class wake. Costloa's folks lived oa Battery street, and his best suit of clothes was taken down from the peg ia the closet and stuffed with hay. "After all was ready the neighbors came in to view the dummy that was stretched on the ' table and bewail his loss. - "After the' farce had .been carried on for some time a heavy step was heard on the stairs and then a stumble. "'Well, said I. "pon my word, who ever be is he's in luck, 'cause he's stum bling upstairs. "Th crying went on for some time, then all of a sudden there was a loud knock at thx door. " 'Arrah! W he can ihU be that comes knocking at a wake-house door?' cried an old lady, but Wfore she could receive an answer in walked Costlow as large as life.. , , . "What's thisr said Costlow. 'Is it me r my step-husband? and fetching a kick at the dummy be destroyed the whole outfit in short notice. - . " 'Give us a cup of tea, said be, 'and none of this fooling. It's ao way to wel come a wan home after being away threo weeks on board a vessel where there was nothing to est bnt the tuaats.- "Af tr awhile one person said: 'It la Mike, I believe. . . ; .- , . " -Of course it is,' said he, 'and if I thought I would look any thing like that stuffed corpse In the oorner the devil a die I'd ever want to die on this earth.' "lie then explained that be and bis chum were pie.ked up by a German bark and during tbe heavy northwest gale that came the next day they were driven to sea aud their sails blown away. After repairs were made they strain headed toward Boalon. but were again blow a off the coast; thea they were fa vored by fair winas and arrived la port in a dilapidated eondi lion. "After he landed he made bis way to the bouse, and, seeing crape oa the door, asked some people who was dead; and being Informed that it was himself, proposed to quietly put in an appearance. "You know the rest. But I am sorry to say that, poor Mike- was lost on Georges a few years ago. when the schooner Paul Revere went down with all bands during a heavy winter gale.? TRANSLATING THE MENU. at aw Via. fa . Uartor late a CataUptl Fit. . . . Erastus Gurley was in town yesteHay, and, as usual,' proceeded to make' bis presence felt, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He arrived about ten a. na.. and for a change ' dropped into a cafe for dinner. The obsequious waiter bad just flicked a bit of lint from Mr. Ourley's coat co uar wnen Mr. Uuney opened ont on him. Yes," be aaid, glancing at tbo menu, "you may bring ine some eggs blushing like Aurora." I "Beg pardon, air,", explained i the waiter, 'it's not on the bill." "Isn't, eh? What's this seuf a raurore?" "Oh, yes," replied the young man. blushing and shifting somewhat un easily, e ' "And I feel just like having some breeches in the royal fashion, witn vel vet sauce." , Tbe waiter turned red, white and blue. "Got you again," ebnckled Mr. Gur ley. "Well, I suppose you call it cul ottes a la toy ale, sauce velouve." "Oh, that! - Yes, air; yes. sir;" and the waiter briskly rattled the cutlery around Mr. Ourley's plate as though be would fain drown Mr. Gurley'a voice. Be sure you bring a stew of good fin. I. tian. . . "Now you. are joking." ' mildly ex postulated the waiter, witn a aicauy smile. r "Not a bit of it, man. See here on your bilL Compote de bons Chretiens." 'O ah ugh," gulped, the waiter. ; ."And don't forget the fountains of love." ' ; " The ah I beg pardon.". ; "Right here on your menu puiU d'amour." "Well, well," and the accompanying grin was ghastly. "And a mouthful of ladies." "Bouche de dames quick, belp a glass of water dash it in bit face" But Mr. Gurley was. too late, xae waiter was in a dead swoon, almost a cataleptic fit, from which he never re covered until along la the afternoon. -Aa Mr. Gurley went out be Inquired of the cashier it the waiters there under stood French. "Only by ear," answered the lightning-change artiste, "which ear I couldn't Inform yen." Waefre-Faper Basket, Eelect a peach basket of pretty ahape and size (the effect ia, not as good if tbe basket is too large). Run a ribbon about two Inches ia width around the basket just above tbe middle band, letting it pass between the slats over and under alternately. Having passed the ribbon j around the basket, tia a handsome bow ', on one aide. Tbe ribbon may be of any color preferred. Light olive has a pre V ty effect- To gill it, it is necessary only to buy a little gilt at the drug store and a bottle of modimo or gold paint liquid. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. AUlleos of Dellara Tbat Have Never Been Kedeenaed. "Say, are these any good?" inquired a timid-looking young man of Doorkeeper Braly at the sub-treasury the other day as be exposed to view a half dozen pieces of ragged, dirty paper. A close inspection, says the New York Com mercial Advertiser, revealed that they were . fractional paper currency or "shin-plasters," such as played ao im portaa t a part as a circulating medium heftre--the -resumption' of specie payment--. The young man was directed to the small change room,where R. C. liaff took the soiled and crumpled bits in his hands, "Smoothed them out with the hasty touch of an expert, aingled out one of the pieces and turned around to a bit of wood, that looked like a small butcher's block," and, struck on It the selected piece of paper a wback with a steel Instrument. Then turning to , the young man he replied: "These five are good, but that one is counterfeit." As be spoke be banded back the spurious note-paper and across the face was the word "counterfeit" cut clean aud clear. The steel instrument with which be bad struck the paper was a iuarp stencil die that cut the tell-tale word so clearly that it could never bo effaced and the veriest fooV could see luat it was worthless. "Do you want these redeemed?" con tinued Mr. Haff, as be pointed to the five grimy slips on tue marble counter. "Yes, air, if you please." stammered the youth, as be eyed with surprise and fear the mutilated piece returned . to him. Mr. Hall put two brigh silver dollars and a silver quarter on the counter, which the boy picked up in a hurry as though he was afraid they would be taken bark aain.' " "Do you get much of .that old frac tional currency now?" was asked of Mr. Uaff as the boy went out. 1 ' ?. "No," he replied, "we get very little now, not more than t3,00 a year. The amount .coming in for redemption fs growing less and less every year.' It used - to come ta here by tbe bushel basketful. But for many years now it has only come in in driblets. -' We teldorugetas much at a time as " that young man just brought m." ' ' ' "Then it has most all been redeemed, has itT "No, Indeed, and what Is more, a very large ' amount will never be re deemed. There is now outstanding of the old fractional paper currency some thing like il5,0ou.U00. And of this it is estimated that not- more than S3. 000,000 to 85,000,000 will ever come in now." "Hut where is the rest and why will it not come in for redemption?" 'A great deal of it has been worn out by tbe wear and tear of twenty odd years of usage. Any quantity of it has been burned up in the many fires tbat have occurred since the time it was is sued, and in numerous other ways It baa ben lost and destroyed. Then tbe re are eome othes people who hold all they can get to use in sending small amounts by mail, finding it very handy for that purpose. Then, too, the old currency is now so scarce tnat people seep tue oc casional pieces that come to band as curiosities or pocket pieces. A great many coin collectors have crisp, unworn specimens of it in their collections. One wealthy gentleman in the city I know ' carries In bis' pocket-book, wrapped up with the greatest care, four clear, bright specimens, a 50, a 23, a 10 and a 5-cent piece. He says it was the first, money he ever earned. It was paid to him in these identical pieces, brand new from the press, and be has pre served them ever since for luck. I do not believe you could buy them from him for SL000 each. He calls them his reserve capital, and If he ever loses the million or more be is now reputed to be worth be will have bis 80 cents reserve to fall back on." -' " -'A good deal of the fractional: currency that eomes Into the Sub-treasury for re demption turns eut to be counterfeit, and the moment it. comes' into the hand of tbo 'moneychangers in that institution, no matter who hands It In, it is hurried to tbe block and branded with the stencil-cutting die. They ask uo permission,- but jut go and -doit. The same rule is followed, too, in the rotunda where thebillsof larger denom ination come. In. . So in o time men get -very angry when their bad bills are banded back to them mutilated in such a manner that they cannot be used. A fewf days ago the South Ferry Com pany sent into tbe sub-treasury a bundle of the fractional currency representing about f 100. It bad been discovered back of a partition in the - old ferry-house, where It had either been stowed away or misplaced and was found when the old building was torn down to make room for the new structure. Mr. Haff shuffled through the pile, and- nof only pronounced it all Counterfeit, but '" covered that some of it had been brought to the sub-treasury at least twenty years ago, as tbe marks, of the old stamps used as long ago as that to mark coun terfeit papr money, w-as still plainly visible oa them. Jarh. piece was sub ject to the cutting process, and will probably not be presented again for re demption. . " ." " "'- All the fractional paper currency that is redeemed at the sub-treasury is sent to the treasury in Washington, where it is placed In the crematory and burned up, and all that is left is a sediment of slag, a single pound of which may rep resent 9100,000; the balanoe float off as smoke and gas. . . TTae Otrl ef tAa raaally. There Is nothing so pitiful as a girl's generosity. Though her pocket-book seldom contains more than one dollar and her own wants are many and urgent, she always manages to scrape enough together to buy present for- some one else. It is the girl of the family who . remembers the birthdays that come so often. Tdhe is worrying now that her board of pennies is so small and the number to buy presents for Is ao large. If a present of money was given her for herself she would not buy things for herself with it. She would remember the long list of people tbat she feels that she really must give to and would deny herself. There is no one so poor as the girl of the family and no one ao generous. - One-SIAed Dieeaealeo. A Wisconsin court bas decided that a man baa a lawful right to open his wife's letters. Now, If we could get a binding judicial decision which would compel a husband to mail his wife's let ters within a week sfter she gives them to him to post but that would, be re quiring a aural irop?beiUliry. a-"' THEIR LAST WORDS. Xeath-Bed rtteraaeee ef Soma of the . ... . C World's Faaiaut Mao. . An: v intensely interesting volume might be made-up of -the dying words and speeches of men whom the world calls famous, sayS Once a Week. They have all had to pass In their chips like the most insignificant of us, and their final exits from the great stage have been generally edifying and always characteristic. "God be praised," exclaimed Wolfe, the hero of Quebec, on learning that the French were giving away in every ili rection. "I die happy." His antagonist, Montcalm, also received - a mortal wound while endeavoring to rally his men, and when told tbat his end was ap proaching made answer: "So much the better; I shall not live to see tbe sur render of Quebec." "I pray thee, see me up safe, but for my coming down 1 can shift for my self," i-emarked Sir Thomas More, ob serving the weakness of the scaffold. "I heard say the executioner was very good and I have a little neck," sid Anne Boleyn, putting her hands about it and laughing heartily. The unhappy Charles I. expired w ith the word "Remember" on his lips, and the last words attributed "Buckshot" Forsier were "No home rule," while Rabelais calmly remarked l "Drop the curtain, the farce Is played out." ' With some a presentimert that they are about to die is the first symptom of approaching death. Mozart wrote bis requiem under the conviction that the monument he w as erecting to his geuius would prove a mouuiiient to his own re mains. When lifo was ebbing fast he called for the score, and as he roused over it he said:, "Did I not tell you truly that it was for myself that I com posed this death chant?" Bewick, the fatuous wood engraver, was last em ployed upon a representation of '"the old horse w aiting for death." and Hogarth delineated the death of all things, and having given it a last touch, seized his palette and broke it in pieces, remark ing: "I have finished." Many remarkable instances may also be cited In "which the dylnjr lips mur mur out the names of friends and the occupations and recollections of past life. Goethe's dying lips murmured something about a beautiful woman's face, and Napoleon's last thoughts were for the head of his army, while Disraeli, aomer quarter of an hour before his death, raised himself a little in his bed and stretched himself out in tbe old fa miliar way that he was wont when ris ing to reply in debate, while bis lip moved in silence. De Lagny. the great mathematician, was asked tbe square of twelve when be was no longer able to recognize bis friends about his bed, and mechanically answered: '-tine hundred and forty four." No less striking were the last words of Lord Tenterden, the famous Knjrllsb jude. Some tiuie before his death be had boon delirious and talked incoherently, but ' presently recovering his composure and raising himself from his pillow he -was' beard to eay in slow and solemn tones, as when he used to conclude his summing up in cases of grest importance: "Ana now, gentle men of the jury, you will consider your verdict." Sometimes the strained thread breaks with a sudden snap. It was in this way that Boileau expired from the effects of dropsy. A friend entered the room where he was sitting, and tho poet, in one and the same breath, bid him hall and farewell. "Good-day and adieu." aaid he, "it will be a very long adieu," and instantly expired. "Come and lie down," entreated Dick ens' sister-in-law, when it tiecame evi dent that a fit was upon hiru. 'Yes, on the ground," he said, very distinctly, as he slid from her arm and fell to th floor. .Edmund Kean made his final exit in the middle of tne greatest scene of his greatest play." "G t m off, Charles." he gasped, "I'm dying!" His son led him off, and all wss over. And Phelps, who bad' a superstitious horror of th , word "farewell." while acting Wolsey, and actually uttering th ominous words: Farewell f along farewell to all my greatness: broke down, and the . curtain -slowly dropped upon him for tho last time. Many instances are on record w hore perse us have continued to jest though conscious that the c-nd was at band. "We shall soon .meet araln," were the last words of Louis XIV. toMme.de Main tenon, and the murmured rejoinder: "A pleasant rendezvous he is giving me; that man never loved any one but him self." ' - . "Is there nothing on oarth I can do for you?" said Taylor -to'Wiloot, as he lay on his death-bed. "Give me back my youth," were the last words of the lively, if scurrilous, poet, who, under the title of Peter Pindar, amused the latter end of the eighteenth century. A leg That M ae Very Wise. They were telling dog stories yester day in the ' agricultural department, says the Atlanta Constitution, and, after Walter De Wolf had narrated some of the remarkable instances of bis dog's wonderful intelligence. Will Henderson began talking. "Tbe father of De Wolfs dog," he said, "is nearly the most intelligent animal I ever saw. Why, bo can almost talk. I used to give him a quarter every morning and be took it in his mouth way into town and would w ait at the butcher's until they gave bim bis meat and fifteen cents change to bring back. One day the butcher thought he would play a joke and be gave the dog back ten cents change instead of fifteen. Sadly the dog looked at the two nickels for a minute, then he went out. Five minutes later he returned leading a policeman by the end of his ooat. Now that is a dog worth " But tbe room was empty. ' Onttr Thlnn To Coma to Pass. There is now living in Washington a married couple, Paul and Alblna llell'- mutb, who were born in l;aaen, uer mn T"f.Viriiar 1. 1M7. within four miles of each other. Even through their childhood, playing m tne streets oi tne same town, they were strangers to each other. In tbe course- of events they came across the ocean to the land of promise, and at different times and by different paths they arirtea to wasnmg ton. where thev met and loved and wedded. ; Upon com pari njr -notes to take out their marriage Itoense- they- disoov - ts their mutual surorise and srrati Ication, that they were not only-natives f tbe same place, butr rejoiced In ex tCTJfthe fcamo spto to a day. "" . "RATTLE HIS BONES." A Wild. Weird Story Told ly a Mlchl-ai. Itaxs-sa-e-Mau. A Grand Rapids Telegram-Herald re porter was standing in the baggage room at the depot the other day, observ ing the great variety of packages that were standing alout the room. There was every sort of baggape, from the small band-sacbel to the big commercial packing case, and a long, mysterious looking chest. "I suppose, if you only knew it, you sometimes get some very strange bag- bage?"' said he, speaking to one of the UgjctRMnen, "You may have a dead man in some of those big boxes." "1 presume we do occasionally have some baggage we should object to, if we only knew it," he replied. "Once la awhile we get some emigrant baggage that bas been for weeks in the steerage of a vessej, and wo find the favor of it very rich. The smell of some of it would justify a suspicion of all the crimes in the calendar." "Did you ever discover any thing very Ieculiar among your packages?" "Well, I should say o. I remember one tluio, about twelve years ago, when we bad a decided sensation here. There) was a big square; box unloaded from the train, and as it was net immediately calledfor.it was ordered to tbe back part of the room. Tho box was clumsy anil lop-sided, much heavier on one side than the other, and tbe man who grappli-l with it w-as possessed of a good deal of energy. When bo had rolled it nearly across the room, one of the tiles gavo way and out rolled a human sl.ull and a'xjtit a bushel of hones and other debris. It was a mijrhty tough-looking mess, " and the fellow who lind been handling it lit out as if he had openod a barrel of rattlesnakes. The police au thorities went Immediately notified, and upon investigation it was found that be sides the human remains the box also contained a tombstone, w ith the name and ae of tho decoased, aud an epitaph inscrilnrd upon it. "While all bands were deliberating over the matter, a man came in and claimed the box. He explained that the contents of the ox warn tho remains of a near relative of his, who had died a couple of years beforo in IVuusyl vanla, and tbat now ho was transporting them to his new home in the northern part of the State. For the sake of ;onoiuy and convenienco he bad put the wbolo busi ness in a Luiii;-u'ie Ihjt. "The box was KpsJily repaired, and went on to its final destination." MULES WENT UP. Tbe Heea Heard I'nele Keuben and Made Hie Animal Move. One spring day, alsnit a mile outside of iK-catur, Ala., a hive of bees Ix'lonp ing to Colonel Clark went on a sw arm, a matter which should happen to every well-regulated hive alout otice In so often. .lust at that time, says the New York !sun. I'nele Keuhen Slathers, an ohtcolon-d man. was cotuiiig into town w ith his iiiulu aud a "jag" of wood. The road was pretty heavy and the mule very lazy, and to k ep the flies Ci t he beast I'nele Reuln-n had stuck several Orancries .into tn names. l.inin along toward the Clark place the old man was saying: "Now, y' good-tiir-wat mewl, yo lift dem hoofs an walk along it sou'll h'ar from me! Ifyo hain't de laziest, dog gondest onery Is-ast in dls hull State den I'll leave de church. Why, sah. I'd sell yo' fur two dollars an' one leetle "jiosSUHl!" About this time, the Wes got a uovo on them from the hive and by accident or design the queen settled down on on of the branches waving over I'nclo Reuben's mule. Tbe rest followed suit, and in two minutes tbe animal was. loaded. Sh had come to a halt of her own a-cord and tho old man sat with his mouth open and gazed in astonish ment. Not for long, however. Some of the bees skirmishing around on the out side concluded to feel of the old mule and see what ho was uiii4 of, and as about fifty stingers entered her feelings at once she reared up, uttered a terrific snort and- Marled otT si break-neck speed. I'nele Jerry was dumped into the road- at the first jump, and as he scrambled up aud saw the mule on a dead run, with the sticks of wood flying and the wheels shedding sisAes at every turn, he raised his hands and shouted: "I takes it all back, Julius! I sa'.d hack dar dat I'd sell yo1 fur two dollar an' a leetle 'possum, but mew ls has sud denly riz. Go in, Julius, an' make, a record! De price on yo' right now is five hundred dollars an' fo' thousand possums, an I'll add ten per cent, eberv minute till yo is outer sight!" DECORATIVE ICING. It's a Little Tedlovs to Make, Tint is Fays (or the Trouhle. Beat to a stiff froth the whites of two eggs, adl a teaspoonful of confectioners' sugar at a time, beating it in at least five minutes at first. Stir till a pound of sugar bas been added. It will take about an hour. Tbe sugar may be added a little more rapidly after the first halt hour. When the icing is ready a little of it is put in an India-rubber cloth bag. made in funnel shape and furnished with a little tin decorator's tube. These tubes cost from five to ten cents apiece, and by squeezing tbe sugar through the bag various patterns may be made. Be fore beginning to decorate, however, it is necessary to put a perfectly smooth coat of the decorative icing over a first coat of ordinary icing. When the coat is a little dried, in ten or fifteen minute, begin to decorate the cake. . A diamond-shaped pattern of fine lines may cover the side. Fluted borders or leaf borders edge the cake. Appropriate words may be written across the top with the finest tube. Bite of red cher rlos cut in half or thin slices of candied limee may serve for color decorations. These candied fruits cost in confectlon aries seventy-five cents a pound. A quarter of a pound is a large sufficiency for such purpose.- N. Y. Tribuuo. TTae AlllA"atora Chief Weapon. ' The chief weapon of offense and de fense with an alligator is the caudal ap pendage, and as it has to bend Itself in to almost a half circle to deliver aa effective blow, the person who keeps bis wlto about him may readily avoid it Ba les! be is taken by surprise. A fair blow from the tail of an adult will easily break a ttian's leg or arm, and I have known It to knock a large bog a distance of several feet. An alligator will alwavs first trv to strike ite prey fwith the tail, on land, but in the water Tt will Beize it round tbe body and sink J immediately to the bvt tura. Outing. .
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