f OB THE FAIR SEX.
The TMillct of Pern.
A San Francisco lady, wf Ring from
ii ran, reru. to lue Argonatu, says
Lima is called the naradise of wnmnn
rhpv urn nallnrl Hnalitifiil an 4linn ia
if you admire their black eyes and ebony
dresses not tho dreamv black pvpsnf tlm
harems, nor the spark line black eyes of
ma Syrians, nor ine liquid oiacK eycsol
tho Egyptians, but tho black eyes that
easily reveal tho different types of
fiinracter, anci are not atraid to show
it; yet we hear nothing of equal rights
nnd privileges among them. They are
Rcncrally occupied, but do not work
they look unon labor as decradinc,
They rise early, take a cup of tea, and
go to mass. Their walking suits are
neat and pretty; in this respcot they
surpass us. The dress is black, and
never touches the ground ; there is no
lussinir or tumbling with trains.
white skirt is sometimes seen a little
below the dress, with a deep hem and
- iwo tucks, ana always wintu ana clean
l'runcllii carters are ceneralh worn
the hands are bare ; the mania is thrown
over the head, failing gracefully down
almost to the bottom of the skirt. The
mania, not being worn with us, needs
some description.
By way of illustration, let us take one
or tne Jaree silk shawls, with deep
fringes, that were worn in the States
several years ago ; dye it black ; then on
one side, about a yard from one corner,
remove half a yard of fringe, and nut in
its place a piece of black lace about two
inches deep; we now have a mania. It
is tae manta that gives the charm to
Spanish ladies In the eves of foreien
men; they always praise it; they always
speak of the marita whenever they men
tion the beauty of the women. It lias
undoubtedly this advantage: it may
conceal many defects of a face that is
not nana some, ana it sets oil to advau
tage the charms of a beautiful face. To
drape one's self gracefully in a manta
is an art that must be studied. It is first
thrown over the head; the lace is
brought down on the forehead, some.
times dropping over the eyes. It is
fastened so as to draw around the noek
the long end is earned over the left
shoulder, and pinned so as to fall down
in a fold on the leftside. The left hand
is concealed, but the right holds either a
prayer-nooK and rosary or a parasol.
A lady never goe3 out alone ; two or
three go together, and a colored woman
servant walks behind. Young girls are
carefully escorted by their friends
wherever thev bo. and are never ner
mitted to see persons of the opposite "sex
alone. The matches are made by the
older people, and so effectually is this
done that the ladies all marry, and none
are aivorcea.
The subject of dress claims the most
of their time and attention ; their ball
dresses and opera and soiree suits are
magnificent. Their boots, especially,
are beautiful. No people have natural iy
as small feet as the Peruvians. The Pe
ruvian made boots are too small for for
eigncrs.
Peruvian ladies are not very intelli
gent; as soon as they pass beyond the
school-girl period they care little for
books or literature. Many learn to p ay
the piano when-young, biit do net cave
to continue when married. Tliey are
excessively courteous in their manners,
out we are not to be misled by appear
unces. Their mode of salutation is more
of an embrace than anything else, and
they always sny: "My house and all
tnat 1 nave is entirely at your cIisposmJ.
and wo are to be as one family." Thry
are always wealthy in imagination at
least tluy never speak of poverty. They
love to smoke. Although handsome
when young, they scarcely turn twenty
when they begin to fade. One tliinir al
ways lasts with them, and that is their
gait. Their movements are gliding and
graceful, and the same is true ot the
men. Although the streets of Lima are
narrow and the sidewalks cramped, you
are jostled less by the passing throng in
throe months in Lima than you would
be in three ciays in London or New York
or San Francisco. Conversation amoi g
the ladies generally turn upon domestic
affairs; instead of asking a foreigner
ahout her own country nnd other coun
tries that kmc lias visited, they ask her
what her name is now f although tliey
have been properly introduced), what
her name was before her marriasic. how
old she is, how long she has been mar
ried, if she has any children, tho names
and aires ot each, how lone she has been
speaking Spanish, what she thinks of
J.iniu, etc.
Faslttou Aote.
Oil calicoes are revived.
Vtton crapes will bo much worn
Turbans are worn fur back on the
head.
The turban is the bonnet of the mo
ment.
Large pelerine collars of laee are .'re
vived.
Lace is again used to excess in mil
linery.
Shirred pointed bodices arevery fash1
ionable.
The English woman generally wears
a large Donuet.
Lace-striped buntings appear among
tho new fcoous.
Banged hair is out of style, except for
small children.
Rouge Adrianople is the new name
ior red oil calico.
Chips will bo the favorite hats of
New York women this spring.
American women always wear little
loves ot small bonnets.
Flat tops and round tops for turbans
are equally fashionable.
Albatross cloth is one f the npw
names for French bunting.
Japanese colors and designs prevail
in all printed cotton goods.
Flower bonnets and flower turbans
appear among evening coiffures.
Colored satin gathered bands are worn
halfway up the arm, bracelet fashion.
Lilac and straw color will be favorite
combinations of color for spring wear.
Gilt and silver balls for 1 he hair are a
fashion brought in by the Spanish mar
riage. Plain red oil ealico will be used iij
combination with figured rouge Adri
anople. Yellow, red and brilliant dark colors
are mingled with the faint fade colors in
new goods.
Misses part their hair iu the middle
and arrange the front in soft fiat rings
on the forehead.
Girls in their teens will wear large
round collarettes of cut work, Maltese
and antique laces.
A fancy for red bonnets and red laces
prevails, and all dressy bonnets have
the strings edged with lace.
Second mourning.bonnets are made of
black regale of large reps and Ottoman
silk trimmed with th same.
Sunflowers, jonquils, yellow mar
guerites, buttercups, crocuses, golden
rod and all kinds of yellow flowers are
in demand for corsage bouquets and
dress, garnitures
Silk and wool brocaded mixtures of
light quality in bright Oriental colors
and designs will be used as parts of
costumes with plain French bunting or
light camel's tmir.
The biggest mustaohe on record is
supposed to be that which Michael
Angtlo cut on the statue of Moses. It
weight thirty thousand pounds.
ON A FLOATING CAKE OF ICE.
Drifting In the St. Lawrence niver with
n Insane Wan Far from hore In a
Terrible Mnle-A Perllnne Midwinter
Adventure,
A letter from Clayton, N. Y., to the
New York Bun says : George Penn, one
of the survivors of the party caught on
breaking ice on the St. Lawrence river
while crossing fromGananoque to Grind
stone island, tells tho following story
of tho night's adventure:
At 3:30 r. m. I started from Gann
noque for Watertown, by way of Grind
stone island, with tho following party
of farmers, who came over in the fore
noon on the ice with a team and sleigh,
and made the crossing without diffi
culty : EH Stetson, and Charles Kendall,
George Cummines, William Rusho, Ben
and Elmer Calhoun. David Ilarwood,
Lewis Kittle and Willard Robinson.
We had grist in tho sleigh, and had
no trouble until we reached the middle
of the channel, where we found the ice
shaky, and detaching the horses we led
them separately and pushed the sleigh
by hand. Soon one of the horses went
through, and in his struggles broke up
the ice for about one hundred feet be
fore we got him landed. Seeing that
our weight was too great, for the Ice we
separated, and also soon found we had
lost our course and were heading above
the island toward open water. Cum
mings, Robinson and myself stayed to
gether and pushed the sleigh, which we
had unloaded, and which soon went
through, and we abandoned it. 't he
wind blew a hurricane, and it was be
coming pitch dark. Suddenly we all
broke through at once, and then each
tried to save himself. I found a cako
big enough to sustain me in a kneeling
position, and Cummings and Robinson
got on another. We consulted, and I
told Robinson I should go no further.
He snid he would try and get ashore
and get a boat, and he stripped off his
coat and boots and plunged into tho
open water. He swam about a hundred
feet and crawled out on the ice and we
lost sight of him. I should think I re
mained on my knees about two hours,
when the ice broke to pieces under me,
and again I was in the water and chilled
to the marrow. The moon had come
out, and I paddled to tho cako on which
Cummings stood, and which I found to
be about twenty feet square and some
five inches thick. 1 found the poor
fellow was losing his mind and perish
ing. He was thinly clad, so I took my
overcoat off and wrapped it around him
and got on tbe windward side to protect
him from the gale. To add to my dis
tress and terror, the motion of the iee,
as it arose and fell with the waves and
ground against other pieces, made me
sick, and I began to fear that I should
have to give up. Cummings was grow
ing weaker, and I strove to arouse him.
I asked him about his family, and Iiot
many children he had. lie said live,
and I begged him for their sakes to bear
up. About this time we saw lights on
the shore, apparently about a mile dis
tant. I told him to look, help was com-
ins! He turned his eves and exclaimed :
"See! see! There is one. two. three.
eleven boats coming for us!" He was
insane. I told him to cheer up, tliey
would be here shortly. He became un
manageable, broke away from me. said
he was coins ashore, and walked off the
edge of the ice. I caught him by the
leg, out my hands were numb, and be
fore F could raise him he gave a violent
Kick. Droke ray hold and went down. I
was lying Hat on the ice, and I watched
for him to come up, hut nothing but a
few bubbles arose. I was now alone
and supposed tin whole party had per-
isueu aim mm sucn would De my late,
too. The lights had disappeared, but I
found ray cake had drifted arainst
shore ice and was not moving much,
but those around me were crashing and
breaking and I feared to trut nnsc'tf
upon them. I thought I would c ill, in
hopes I miirht be heard. I did so sev
eral times. After waitine, it seemed to
mo an age, I saw a light moving on the
shore, and I called acrain. I was an
swered by William Rusho. who had
landed and was going to the barn to
take care of his horses. He got a boat
ana some men and they pushed through
the ice out to me. I was rescued at
half-past twelve, having been on the ice
nine hours, six and a half of it on float
ing ice. Robinson reached the shore so
weak that lie could scarcely crawl. He
was unable to give any account of what
had happened. The rest of the parly,
who took a different course, got ashore
without difficulty nnd saved the teams
oesines.
The Hartford Uourant, referring to the
annual statement of the iBtna Life In
surance Company, says : " It shows the
continued prospei ity of that exception
ally well managed and strong institu
tion. No life company in the country,
as to the solid character of its assets nnd
investments, can make a more convinc
ing statement. It is to be particularly
observed in this fresh announcement of
the condition of the company that
during the past year the assets have
been increased $513,391.17, while the
surplus above all liabilities has added
the sum of $230,838.09. The receipts
for interest alone have been $1,856,-
710.46, and this amount has paid all
death losses and the runaing expenses,
and left a balance over of $61,129.07.
A few words in this general way cover
the case for the JEtna as well as columns
ot commendations. It is a model com
pany in its financial standing."
Census Facts.
Supervisors of the United States
census receive a salary of $500. and
enumerators are paid $4 per day. There
is one enumerator for each 4,000 inhabi
tants, and as there are 400,000 people in
the district, one hundred enumerators
will be required. They are appointed
by the supervisor. The field work will
be begun on the first of June, but a erent
deal of work will be required in advance
of that date. In due time a multitude
of blanks will be sent from Washington
to each supervisor, and they must be
distributed among the enumerators.
They will provide for tho asking of a
great many questions touching the
products, manufactures, and general
business of the country, and the social
condition of the people. The law fixes
a severe penalty for refusing to answer
the qur stions of the enumerators, also
making of statements known to he'
false. The enumerators will call from
house to house.
Save the Rags.
The price of natier has been advanced
heavily all over the country. If the
price is maintained the public will be
compelled to pay more for their news-
Supers. Many daily and weekly papers
ave already "increased their subscrip
tion pricu.
The advance in paper can bs stopped
if the people will save and sell their old
paper and racs. Three months' savin?
of rags and old paper by the entire popu-
i ....n:.-.i a, f, .
muou, aim Bulling ujciu in lue marKeis,
would check the advance in paper.
Every newspaper in the land should
appeal to the people in this matter. And
they should also economize in the con
sumption as much as possible.
Nearly 300,000 persons are employed
on British and Irish railroads.
A REMARKABLE DISCOVERT.
An Invention hy Which All Kind of
Articles fun be Made Water-Proof.
The New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer was present at " an
exhibition of an invention which is
pronounced by Professor Doremus nnd
ex-Secretary McCulloch one of the
greatest of modern times, and surpass
ing the electric liRht in importance ns
promoting to a remarkable extent tho
health nnd comfort of mankind." The
exhibition was given at thu home of the
inventor, Mr. Daniel M. Lamb. TIkj
correspondent says in his letter:
It is very generally known that, in all
really water-proof garments, tho rub
ber, no matter how applied, remains on
the surface toacreater or less extent, nv.
of course, visible to the evo. detected
frequently by the odor, nnd always by
the touch. Fortunes have been spent
by rubber companies in tho vain effort
to discover some solution of hydro
carbon gums that could he applied to
fabrics without perceptibly changing
their appearance and adding to their
weight. Day and Goodyear alone, it is
snid, have expended $100,000. hut in
vain; nnd it was to see the result of tho
labors of a practical, self-erliieiitor!
chemist in this line that we assembled.
Mr. hiimb. plain in speech and man
ner, yet with nn honest, pleasant coun
tenance, and a smile that lightened his
somewhat stolid features, was seated at
a center-table when we entered, and
while waiting for tho others to arrive
your correspondent chatted for a few
moments with him, asking casually if
this was his first invention. Ho re
plied: "Oh, no. I have taken out
something like fifty patents for ono
thing and another, and 1 never am
happy except when at work to discover
something. I was born in Canada,
brought up out West in Michigan, nnd
havo Spent the last twelvo vpnra nnd
all my money, cerlians $50,000. in ex-
all my money,
perlmenting."
" What do von consider vmir mmr.
important invention next to this?"
" I may say discovering the use of tho
milkweed, which I consider the most
valuable of American plants. You see
the supply of rubber is hccomiiiir more
dear and scarce every year, and at least
iweniy-nve per cent, ot that imported
is nothing but dirt and sand mixed in
by the natives to increase the weiffht.
It struck me that .iudzinz from the
present state of things in the course of a
few years it miglit prove necessary to
find a substitute, and one day on pull
ing a bitot milk-weod apart, I noticed
how gummy and sticky the iuiee or sap
was, and, after working over it for a
time, I decided it could be made to take
the place of rubber, and, on account of
its superior lightness, would be especial
ly useful in manufacturing teeth-plates,
some of which I had made.
" From tho seed of the milkweed can
be made an oil equal to the best linseed,
and an admirable cathartic, and the re
fuse of the plant makes capital fuel. I
planted a ten-acre lot on purpose to
carry on my experiments, and am satis-
lied it would pay better than raising
hay, if there was a market for it. These
processes I -ntented. and then devoted
uiyseli to finding a perfect water repel
lnnt, which could neither be seen,
smelt nor felt in the goods which had
been treated with it, yet could be played
upon with the hose and remain chip
dry."
By tho time Mr. Lamb had concluded
speaking the rest of tho company ap
peared, including ex-Secretary McCul
loch and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank B. Carpenter. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Thompson, tho philanthropist. Mr.
Lamb was introduced by Mr. Carpen
ter, who really discovered the discov
erer. And then, with a large basin be
fore him and a pitcher of water at hand,
the inventor proceeded to show us how
tho rains might pour and the floods de
scend, yet we remain with a dry smile,
or smiling dryly, or rather dry and
smiling.
A pair of new pale-pink kid gloves
was first examined by those present,
and it was decided they had riot been
treated, though Mr. Lamb said one of
them had, but which one it was no ono
could decide, for they looked precisely
alike in color, gloss nnd freshness;
however, one was laid in the basin and
some water poured on it ; in a moment
it was discolored, flabby and spoiled.
The other was picked up and a quart of
water poured on and in it until the
fingers were filled as if by a hand, then
emptied by a little shake, and there it
was smooth, pink, and without one
particle of moisture.
This seemed a little like legerdemain,
and some one in ioke asked the inventor
to try the experiment upon a piece of
mosquiio-neiiing. rromptiy enough he
drew a square of it from a heap of varied
fabrics and turned on the water. At
first it skated round like peas and straw,
and, as the volume increased, went
through the meshes, but leaving the
thread dry. This was a convineins
answer, and immediately afterward Mi I
Lamb handed Mrs. Opdyke two sam
ples of delicate blue silk, and asked her
to decide which had been treated. They
were apparently alike, but at last, de
tecting ono to be a little creased, the
lady decided it had been treated. It
was then thrown in the basin. In a
second it was saturated and draggled;
while the other, being freely soused,
cirne out as blue, lustrous and smooth
as before.
Every sort of dress fabric, including
silk, velvet, brocades, satins, cashmere
and even muslin and calico was treated
in the same way with the same result,
and while the different gueats guessed
in turn as to the samples having
been treated, nine times out of ten they
settled on those that had not as having
been.
This passing of the water through the
fabric proves it will permit of perspira
tion evaporating. One reason why
water-proof garments have always been
objected to is that it will not permit
that, said Mr. Lamb. Ostrich feathers
were dipped aaain and again, retaining
their curl; kid boots like the glove
were filled and set in water in vain;
and, as some one remarked, the major
general's daughters (pirates of Pen
zance) could go in paddling with their
shoes and stockings on. Paper bags
were filled with water and hung up on
the wall, and with irtwinkle in his eve
Mr. Lamb dropped in the basin an arti
ficially wavod front, and it emerged as
crepo as before; a piece of sealskin, a
book-cover, a silk bat and a square of
broadcloth were successively and suc
cessfully treated to a bath, and all alike
rejected water with the scorn of an old
toper.
A breadth of green silk went in nnd
came out immaculate. This suggested
an idea to one of the ladies, who ex-
claimed: Good-bye to the hideous
water-proofs of the nabt. I shall have
oe made of sky-blue silk, "treated,"
you know, and trimmed with swan's
down, also "treated." " Yes." some
one added, "and you ean carry a
" treated " parasol to keep the rain off
your complexion." This was rather an
envious suggestion that the complexion
also was " treated."
ihe value of the invention, as annlind
to military clothing, carpets, kid goods,
dress fabrics, and the numerous other
articles tested, can easily be seen, espe
cially when it is remembered that mil
lions of dollurs are expended aiono in
replace every year the military goods
destroyed by damp and moth in service
of the foreign and home governments.
I sav moth. also, because this renal.
lant renders stuff treated impervious i
alike to water, moths and even rust,
inere seems do good reason to doubt
honesty of the inventor or the value
of the invention. Professor Doremus
has subjected the latter to a minute and
searching analysis nnd pronounces it
perfect," and says it is all the inventor
claims It lo bo, and moreover cannot be
boiled out even in ammonia, it perme
ating the fibers or threads and becom
ing a part of them.
An iron manufacturer remarked that
it would prove incalculable in his trade
as preventing castings from becoming
rusty. In fact, every one present grew
very enthusiastic, though a few had seen
the experiment repeated a 'number of
times, and a silk merchant from Lyons,
Franco, wished to mako an immediate
arrangement to use it in his house, hav
ing the raw silk treated before wearing.
As a final experiment a piece of the
brown-stone used in building, which
had been broueht in from the street hv
one of tho gentleman, was broken in
two, weighed and one-half treated, was
laid in the water for five minutes and
then weighed ngain. The piece treated
had not perceptibly increased in
weight, while tho other had gained
three-tourths of nn ounce. This was
considered an important fact on account
of tho growing objection to brown
stone.iis its absorption of water results
in its crumbling away.
Slave Life in Brazil.
Brazil being tho only civilized coun
try in which slavery exists in full force,
but which even there may be reckoned
in a few years as a tbinir of the past, a
sketch of slave life may not be unin-
WlCSUIlff.
The staple produce of Brazil for ex
portation is coffee, which is the result
of cultivation on plantations, r-nown as
fazcmlas. When ripe for mnrket, the
eouee neans are lorwarded in bags ta
Rio Janeiro for sale and shipment
The real interest in tho work on planta
tions is centered in the method of slave
labor, which, thouch doomed to ex
tinction, is still in full forco. A law
passed in 1870 declared that after 1871
the children of slaves should be born
free; so at the present moment there
aro no slaves under eieht years of age.
An nvemgejazenaa in iirazil will have
from 200 to 300 slaves men. women and
children. These live in quadrangle or
qualro, divided off into a number of
small rooms, eacli room being inhabited
by ono or two slaves. Tho first bell
rings ahout 3 :30 o'clock in the morning,
wnen mey get up and make some coflee.
At four o'clock the second bell rings,
when they have to form : that is. thev
are drawn up in line and inspected, to
sec that none is missing. The field
lanorers are men marched on, each one
witli n basket on his back. The work
that these have to do is the hardest;
toiling all day in the hot sun, hoeing
the weeds between the coffee trees,
planting Indian corn or picking coffee.
They work in gangs of eighteen, each
one with a. fcilor or overlooker, who is
himself generally n slave, and is pro
vided with a whip and palmalorio
This latter instrument is made of wood.
shaped liko tho palm of the hand, and
fastened to a handle about a foot long.
rhc wood is about half an incli in
thickness, and has three small holes
bored through it. and is a common mode
of punishment, especially for the
women nnd children. The field hands
are out all day, stopping an hour and a
half for breakfast, and an hour for din
ner. But the slaves who work in the
holds are not more than twenlv-live
per cent, of the whole number; the rest
being carpenters, blacksmiths, machine
hands or infirmary patients. Though
slavery still exists in Brazil, it is, per
haps, less uncnaurahie Mian that which
exists in certain other countries, inas
much as a cood man has the chance of
getting on nnd ameliorating his posi
tion, lie may become a fettor, nnd then
he would have a sepnrate place to live
in; or he is put to work about the house
or in the garden ; while the most intelli
gent boys are mado to learn some trade.
and often turn out good blacksmiths.
stone masons, etc. At 7 :..) o clock ttie
bell rings to leave off work. Until nine
o'clock they can do as tliey like; then
the second bell rings, and they are
locked in lor the night.
The punishment mostly used on fat
tndas, and one which the blacks stand
most in dread of, is the stocks. Each
plantation lias two pair one for tho
men, the Hher for the women ; and it
is most curious the dread the blacks
havo for them. They would much
rather be beaten than pass one hour in
them ; and accordingly this punishment
is reserved for grave offenses, such as
stealing and fighting; in fact if it were
not for this latter," the stocks would
have very tew occupants. But tho
slaves are Very quarrelsome; hardly a
day passes but two blacks have a set-to.
which ends in one going to the infirmary
and the other to the stocks. Most
aenriV(havo a chemist's shop or bolvn
and two infirmaries, one for tho men
and tho other for the women. A great
many slaves suffer from rheumatism
and heart disease. The former conies
from the exposure they have to endure.
Tiio slaves are also good hands at sham
ming; they look upon a week in the in
firmary as a sort of holiday, and once or
twice a year each man is seized with a
pain in the head or in some part of the
body, which gets wonderfully better to
ward the end ot tho week. The own
ers do not mind them shamminir now
then ; they say they work the better for jt
after warcf. Chamber's Journal.
Small Dividends on Crime.
The income of a thieving life is so
small and precarious compared with the
p-.iins taken to secure it, that one won
ders that thieves do net abandon the
occupation in discouragement. One of
them recently arrested in New York,
described in minute detail to a reporter
tho whole process of his stealing $4,000
worth of diamonds from a Fifth avenue
boarding house, and" the balance which
it loft him.' lie was stopping at a " dis
reputable" down-town hotel when he
saw the rooms advertised, and mado up
his mind to go and seo what stroke of
business he could accomplish there.
With a piece of thin wire lie arched his
nose and widened Ii is nostrils; lie bulged
out his cheeks; deepened the sockofs
of his eyes witli burnt cork; reddened
his complexion with vermillion;
painted wrinkles on his forehead, and
added a lull, tight-fitting beard and a
wig with a bald crown. When his
toilet was complete he looked like a
Wall street broker, or an American
statesman. Putting on a handsome,
well-made suit of clothes, and buying a
p:tirof kid gloves and a walking cane,
he hired a cab for the round trip," at
three dollars, and drove to the house.
Boing left alone in the parlor lie sat
down and strummed the Anvil
Chorus "on the piano, apologizing to .
ttie landlady on entering forloinjjit.
He told her he was a wealthy English- i
man, just over, who would require lour
rooms, and finally agreed with her for a I
suito at $35 a week. Tho lunch bell i
rang and she asked him to stay to lunch.
which he accepted, saying that he would
first wash in his new room. After a
visit from a pretty housemaid, who was
sect to show him the way to the dining
room but whom he dismissed, saying he
was not ready, and when everything
was quiet again, he proceeded to busi
ness. Lockins- the outside door of his room
he rolled the oed away from another
door leading into the adjoining room.
The door was fastened with a hook only,
which was easily broken. Opening the
door he found himself in another bed
room, but saw nothing but a sealskin
sacque which he could carry away.
Then going to the bureau drawers and
opening them he found two morocco
cases, from which he took the diamonds,
putting the iowels into his pocket, went
back into his bedroom, from whicb. he
emerged and mndo his way down stairs,
informing the butler that lie had decided
not to stay to lunch. Reaching his ho
tel, ho threw off his disguise and went
out to negotiato his plunder.
He offered them to a man in Chatham
street for $500, but was obliged to take
$450, about one-tenth of their value.
But lor the necessity of getting rid of
them he could have done much better
than this. Half of the money he gave to
" a young lady friend," who soon after
ward deserted him and ran away to
Chicago; the other half ho lost at a
gambling-house. A few hours alter the
theft, therefore, ho had absolutely noth
ing left to show for all his ingenuity,
labor and pains, but goes to State prison
for a term of years instead.
He was formerly a London physician,
and a man of pleasing address and
marked intelligence. But none of these
served to command very large dividends
on the capital he invested in crime.
Detroit Free Press.
Why the Thunderer's " nn Burst.
Our readers will remember that about
a year ago a thirty-cight-ton gun on
board the British ironclad Thunderer
burst, killing a number of men and
wounding many more. A committee,
appointed to investigate the disaster,
came to the conclusion that the explo
sion was caused by a double charge.
The gun, having missed fire when
loaded with a battering charge (a 700
pound projectile and 110 pounds of pow
der), was again loaded with a full charge,
nnd fired with both of the charges and
the projectiles in the gun at tho same
time. This decision having been seri
ously questioned, tho government or
dered an experimental test by loading
nnd firing the sister gun in the manner
alleged. Tho test was made at the proof
butts adjoining the royal arsenal at
Woolwich. The second thirty-eiglit-ton
eun was loaded and fired with a
double charge of eighty and 110 pounds
of powder, bne 600 pound shell and one
700 pound Palliser projectile. The gun
burst as its fellow did on board of the
Thunderer, thus justifying tho opinion
of the committee of investigation as to
the cause of that disaster The muzzle
of the gun and the projectiles were
buried in the sand at the proof butts.
The remainder of the gun, with the ex
ception of its base, was blown to atoms.
Scientific American.
Red ground oil calicoes, with all the
old fashioned figures that used to be
seen on such goods forty years ago,
appear among late importations of drsss
goods.
The packages of tomatoes put up last
year in the United States reached tho
tolal of 19,968,000. of which New Jersey
put up 5,592,000 cans.
About Huhher Roots.
Undue competition between manufacturers
tins led to an extent of adulteration and
cheapening ot material never before known
in tho business. Crude rubber has the qnnlil y
ot absorbing or of becoming incorporated
with a very large quantity ot cheap ai d bulky
substances liko lampblack, chalk, etc., which
cannot be detected by the uninitiated; and
which impair the durability ot tho goods.
People call for low-priced goods, not io
AVcting that low prices always menu low
quality. The result is they waste money on
"wild cat" rublier boots, when an extra
dollar or two would buy them a pair which
will wear to their utmost satisfaction a wlmlo
season or more. The " 95 Per Cent. Sterling
Itubber Hoot,'.' mnnufnetured by the Camluo
Uiiblicr Co., New Haven, Conn., is mcnnl to
relorm this abuse, nnd is well worth the in
spection ot those who need a real good a: lido.
Kvery sloro dealing in the "9.i Per Cent.
Slirling Kuliber Hoots," is supplied with a
minplo cut open to show tho construction,
limy arc wairnnted three months, and the
storekeeper will punch tho duto ot sale iu the
top of Hie leg of ene.li Ihioi .
" Vogetiiio," says a bostou physician, "has
no equal nsft blood purifier. Henring ol its
n-nny wonderful cures, utter all other reme
dies had failed, I visited t'o lnlienitoiy nnd
convinced niyscll ol its genuine merit. II is
prepared train linik, roots and hcibs, each
which is highly effective, and they are com
pounded in such a manner as to produce as
tonioliing results."
For one cent purchase a postal card nnd
send your address to Dr. Snnlord, 162 llroad
way, New York, and receive phampleU bj
return mail, horn which you can learn whelhei
your liver is out ol order, and if out et order,
or is any way diseased, what is the beet thinj;
in the world to toko lor it.
Wanted.
Sherman Co., Marshall, Mich., want ai
agent in this oounty at once, at a salary ot
8 10 J per month and expenses paid. For full
particular address as above.
Correct your hat-its ol crooked walking by
using Lyon's Patent Metallio Heel Stiffeners.
Consumption Cured.
An old physician. rctlrcU from prat-lice, hnvlnx had
Rlat ed In lua liarnll hy an Katit ln'lla missionary the
nntila of a simple vegetable remedy fur the spreily
and penn:ilK-nt i-ure tor Contiuiuptioll, Bronchitis,
Catnn(i, Asthma, and all Ttmiat and Lung AflW-tinns,
aiso u i)tllve and radical cure for Nerrons Dehlilty and
all Nervous CoiniVAltilw, afUT having tested its wonderful
curutlve powers lu thousand of cases, has felt tt his duty
to make it known to his sutlcring fellowa. Actuated by
tills motive and a desire to relieve human suflerini;, 1 will
send free of charge to all who desire It, this recipe, in
German. French, or Knglish, with full directions for pre
paring and using. Sent hy mall hy addressing with idamp.
running this paiier. W. W. SREKAH, 14tt Powers'
block. Hocliester. K. V.
THE MARKETS.
SBW SOBS
Beef Cattle Med. Natives, tin wt . . OH ya in w
Calves State Milk 03(3 05
Sheep OS (4 P6H
Arabs (W4 07
Bogs Live ., 0 O (SI
Dressed OS (4 C6J,
Floor Ex. State, good to fancy,... ( 78 (4 7 01
Western, good to fancy 6 80 (4 7 75
Wheat No. 1 Red 1 o84'C4 1 69
No. 1 Amber 1 45 (4 1 40
Bye State f5 (4 M
Barley Two-Rowed State 70 a 73
Cora Ungraded Western Mixed.... 6iX t9)(
Southern yellow....... 67uJ 69
Oata White State 49 14 60
Mixed Western 41,4 48
Hay Retail grades 90 (4 9.1
Straw Long Rye, per owt 1 00 (41(5
Hops State, 187 30 (4 88
Pork Mess, 1J 25 USf
Lard City Steam 7.65 (4 7 6
Potrolcnm Crude ....... 07 07't Refined 01
Wool State and Penn. XX 48 (4 (0
Batter State Creamery.. SI (4 M
Diar , 2.1 (4 2d
Western imitation Creamery 31 & 98
Factory 15 23
Cheese Etate Factory 11 (4 16
Sklma 10 a, 11
Western 139 11V
Eggs State and Penn 18 (4 18
Potatoes, Early Rose, State, bbl.. . 1 60 (4 1 61
BDa-rALO.
Floor City Ground, No. 1 Spring.. 8 35 (9 6 76
Wheat Red Winter..,,......,,,.... 1 88 (4 1 46
Corn New Western 48(4 4Jf
Oats State 48 (4 49
Barley Two-rowed Bute 13 v 10
BOSTON.
fieef Cattle Live weight ,. 06V4 (
Sheep c (4 O64
Hogs (I6H 0b
Flour Wisconsin and Minu.Pat.... 1 00 (4 8U
Cora Mixed aud fellow 60 iA 63
Oats Extra White 60 (4 64
Bye State f M
Wool Washed Combing fc Delanle., 61 a
Unwashed, 43 46
BBIOBTOB (MASS ) OATXLS kUBSBI
Beef Cattle, lle weight 06 (4 05)4
Sheep 06 06
Lambs 06 (4 07
Hw 06X( 06
BHIUDBLPBLA.
Floor Penn. eholos and fancy 6 71 T 00
Wheat Penn. Red 1., 1 48 (4 1 48
"y BUte.. 90 (4 90
Corn atate SeUow 0714 M
Oats Mixed 46 4
Butter Oroantery extra 81 a 1,4
OlMeaa New fork Factory 14Kia It
-rd 07 07XBooi3 07
The New Orleans Ncayune has pub
lished fire columns of names of eligible
bachelors and widowers in that city, for
the convenience of the ladies, In view of
their leap-year privileges.
Chicago's lumber receipts the past
year liavo been greater by twenty-five
per cent., and its shipments bv fifteen
nnd a half per cent., than in any pre
vious year.
Iienutlflers.
Ladies, you cannot make fair skin,
rosy cheeks and snrtrkling eyes with all
t'le cosmetics of France, or benutifiers
of the world, while in poor health, and
nothing will give you such good health,
strength, buoyant spirits and beauty as
Hop Bitters. Tele raph.
Kidney t'oinplnints
of all descriptions are relieved at once,
and speedily cured by Kidney-Wort.
It seems intended by nature for the euro
of all diseases of the kidnejs caused by
weakness and de1 ility. Its great tonio
powers are especially directed to the
removal of this class of diseases. fress.
PERMANENTLY CURES
KIDNEY DISEASES.
LIVER COMPLAINTS.
Constipation and Piles.
IT HAS TTTTTTTrt
WONDERFUL l Ul I
a iff a.lti bVMbsBBB
BECAUSE IT ACTS onf mrl
n
LITEll.THK BOWELS AND K1D-
" A SAME TIME.
Beotiuaa It nUnn... K . . - J
! the poisonous humors that develope
-., .,,., vnnorj gisessei, Bil
iousness, Jnundloe, Constipation,
Pi I MS. AVlH Ph.llM.,.M. SJ .
. - u. u 1 a 1 B 1 u
and Female disorders.
KIDXF.Y.WORT Is dry recetakU ..
pssadaad earn k sent by aaall ereiM.
One psckses will make six qts of aoedlclne.
TRY IT STOW I
Br It the Dranrlats. Prise, L.0.
WTT.T.fl VTnriffin.n . .. ...
, -""-u w., sTopnrtori,
Barllsiten. Vi.
THE GREAT SUCCESS
or THIS
wnmrtTT. TMTTinvrB
la fully dmonmt rated by Ui number In use and Ihm
present dfraa.nd for them. It raws Logs of any six.
One mtvn can saw mooe logs or cord wood in oc
day and eaaler tban two men can the old way. It
will saw a two foot log in three ml nut eft. Efrr
Farmer need) a one. Township agent wanted,
bend for Illustrated circular and Terms,
. AddreM W. W. KOVTWIC K A CO.,
178 Kim HUt Cincinnati, Oh .
AW A sU. formerly of St. Louis Mo., advertises
that ho has . in infringement suit against ii, which
is false. We hope to soon bring this roving Giles,
alia Jilt, to justice. Send for particulars.
APONIFIE
R
Is the O.d Eeliable Concentrated Lye,
FOR FAMILY SOAP MAKING.
Directions accompany ench Can for making Hard, Soft
ami Toilet Soap quickly.
JT IS FULL WK111UT ANT) HTRKXGTB.
The market ts Hooded with (ao-calleil) Concentrated Ii,
wlili ii Is a lulteruteJ witu salt aol rosin, end ieon'1 mas
Sottll.
&A.VB MO.SET, AND BUT TUB
MADK HY TIIK
rcn:t)lvnni.i Salt MD'iUJ'g Co.,
PllII,All-.I.PiIA.
FRAZER AXLE BREAST.
I'd It SAT.F. HV A I.I. DKAI.KltW
Awardtd tin AI1WAL OF JIOXOH at the :ninn.
o.itt i'a'it t'rpntitivtir.
Chicago. FRA.ER LUBRICATOR nn.. Now 'rV-v
PETROLEUM
Uran-I Mlal
at F.iil.t l.-ipioa
Kxposit.on.
JELLY
Silver Melal
at i'.uis
KxiK'ftition.
This wonderful mtttanre li a'-toiowled'Twl lv phnt
clans throughout the world to tw the if&t remedy ln
ooverei for the cure of Won n Ik, Hums, lUicUmatlhin,
Skin Diseubes, Piles, Catarrh, OHibtainm Ac In order
that every one may try It, it is put mi in lfj ami III rnt
bottles for household nw. l tiin t i'..- yr...,r drmrpl;!,
im.i juu will uuj tt tjiit.-ilr to uit.. luMi you huve eve!
ttmVfi.
This Claim-House KittabUshed ISAil.
NSIONS.
PTew Law. Thousands of Sol'llert and h'.lr. entities
ensions date tack to discbarge or death. ruUmltt4
Address, with stamp,
ui:ullfi IS. LBMOIV,
P. O. Drawer a .-. WnshJ nation, I. O
Sr. atusUd-
I Ivrlse
caih:licou
will positively emu Female A ei,kne,ueli as Fall.
Ins of the omb, Whiles. Chi- jliio l.'C'.uininat on or
Ulceration of tho Womb, Incidental Hemorrhage or
Flooding, Painful. buircM- and Irregular Mena
truatiou, c. An old and reliable remedy, gem, 1,0s.
tnl card for n iin.M( l, with treuliuont, cures and
certificates from diyalcl.ia and batleuis, to llow-
irth ft ri illaril. Utica. N. Y.
1.50pcr bottle.
oolcl by all Druggists
THE WEEKLY SUN.
A large elght-pAge paper of flfl bro.nl columns wilt be
sent post-paid to any addiei, one year, for
ONE DOLLAR.
Address
TDK SUN, N. Y. City.
Y All 1 I jU lustrated.andonly
loiu pie to and authentic history of tbv great taut .f
It desrrits Koval Palaes, Rare Cunotitita, Wealth sod
Won It-rsof tht Indif-b, China. Jmiuii.Hc A million peopis
wunt It. Tlits Is tliti hi st ciui)i c or your lire tu mass
morit-y. Itiwure of " rat. h-p- uny u)iit.tii bnd for
circulars and iitra terms to Ak ids. A-mri-n
T ati mat Hi BUiii.sc Co.. Phils It iplila, pa.
$10,000
ON LIFE & PROPERTY.
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Agents VaalJs Huls ot Putunk.
U. H, KtWTON'l fcAFfcl'Y LAUP CO.,
UtMOHAMTOM, 2. y.
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rtTTTO Hevnlvcra. Catalogue flee. Addra
vs suito I
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fbfifi a week In ?sur ws town. Terms snd t outfit
rVl f-. Address 11. lUiurr i Co., Portland. Mama
Qsrsfsri T KAB and expanses to agents, tiiitut fr s
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AGENTS
loniplete and a
GRAMT MODHD I WOBLD
msm
sbLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
ii-.
Purifies the Blood, Renovates and
invigorates the Whole System.
' ITS MKMiriNAL PltOPKHTIKS ARK
Alterative, Tonic, Solvent
and Diuretic.
Vcnirrtss Is mule exclusively from the Jnlee, of care
fully selc-teil liarks, roots and herhs, snd so strongly con
centrate I that it will cllcctnallj eradicate from the system
every taint of Kcrofuln, Scrofulous Humor,
Tumors, Cnnrer, Cnnceroiis flumor, Kry
slnelns, Unit lthcum, Nj plillitfo Diseases,
Canker, Felntness at the Cltnmach, snd all
diseases that arise from Impure blood. Sciatica,
luflnniinntorjr and Chronic Rheumatism,
(Veurnlitla, tii.ut and Kplnnl Complaints, can
nl.v be iiteLtn.illy cured tlirou.'li the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive lHrieaaes of the
Ikln, Pustules, Plmnles, matches, Bolls,
Tetirr, Ncaldheafl and Illiinworm.Vior.TinB
has never failed to eflei t a permanent cure.
Fur I'nlns In the Dark, Kidney Com.
plnlnts, li'oiy, Ftmale Weakness, Leu
corrlier.a, arising from Internal ulceration, and
uterine di."iisns ami (jenrrnl lelilllly, Vcgetiks
acts directly upon (he causes of these complaints. It in
vigorates an 1 strcivtln ns the whole system, arts upon th
secretive owns, allays luiLiiiiniation, cures ulceration and
regulates the bowels.
For Catarrh, Iyeprpsl i, flabltnal Cos
tlveness. Palpitation of the Heart, Head'
ache. Plies, Nervousness, snd General
I'rostrniliui of the Nervous System, no
medicine lias ever Riven such pc-rlr-ct s itlsfactlon ss the
V(,r.Ti.NK. It purines tue blood, cleanses all of tbe
or&ns, and possesses a contioUiu power over the nervous
system.
The remarkuble cures effected by Vegetine havs
Induced ninny physicians and apothecaries whom ws
know, to prescribe snd use It In their own families.
In fact, Vegetixe Is the best remedy yet discovered for
tho above diseases, snd Is the only reliable BLOOD
PURIFIER yet placed before the public.
Yege lna Is Sold by all Drngglsts.
rA,
l'lsos Cure for t onump
tlon Is also tbe beat cough mod
Iclne Dose small, bottle
Inrce. Sold every where. 23c
and gl.OO,
Warranted to flrat buyers.
5r:
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EAR DISEASES.
Ds. 0. K. fuuEMASis 'the well-known Aural Sunteos
of Headlnx, Pa.) gives all his time to the treatmeut .1
Ueallirss and Diseases il the Ear at his dike. US
success baa aiven him a national reputation, csperlallj
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Kook on the Ear, IU Diseases snd their Treatment
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Vertical Knines with wro'i
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ers with Sectional boilers
can'. De exploded. All
with Automutic Cut-Oflg.
rrom$150 to 2.000.
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where you suw this.
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