A" XSVB'-ONU.
When the summer waa bright, lovt
, And the world was fair and free, '
4nd the soft moon shone at Bight, Jove,
) Over the restless sea, -
ton came with wondrous charm, love
On a happy summer day,
And with never a thought of harm, IotO,
Xou stole my heart away. v-
The rammer days are dead, lore.
And the world is white and chill j
And the moon Is pale and cold, love.
And the birds' sweet songs are still
Cot deep in my heart to-day, love,
Barns hope's undying gleam.
And hidden safoly away, love,
Is the summer's blissful dream.
-May n. Taylor, lnXunsey's UagasinV
A. flORSE THiFf.
BY ALICB MACGOWAJf. ij.-
BACE rENDLE-
s'iTON rode into
i1 vnlS. inmi
ifgcd lhrhtly down
; from her pony,
- and dhonted onc.fi
or twice, thereby
discovering that
. there was nobody
on the place, even
old F-elipa having
thought well to
give herself a
holiday while her
younsr '. mistress
i was away.
So Grace un-
fiutlencd the Tmrcelii from the tie-
utrings of her cowgirl saddle, tossed
them into the kitchen, and, taking her
wonv's bridle over her arm, went to
the corrnl to put him np herself.
Grace had been but one year fro,
the conventionalities, refinements and
restrictions of an Eastern home, where,
.i nil niiin-iirancef. she was a thor-
ongh-tfuins society belle. Sho had
come to llnndnll. ono ot tno Texaspan
hnudlo counties, to keep house on the
.T-X ranch for her brothers, Jack and
Theodore ; and she was a more fear
less riiler, a better rustler and a moro
complete all-round ranc h woman than
most Texas girls who had been born to
the life ; to say nothing of her lively
u joymeut of tho whole thing. ..
As sho strolled down to the corri,
the bud, which was low behind her,
pent a shrift of light against the spent,
panting niilo of an upfaruiliar pony
tied so 1 at it blocked the opening to
the c.icral; an.l before sho oould take
another step a voice from within called
Sereelv :
" Who nro you? Stop where yon
are, you cursed butchers! I've got
Vwelve shots here for you 1 "
Grace's first feminine impulse was W
flee to tho hou- and barricade herself
a-inst a lunatic. But the speech was
that of ono parsned rather than an
aggressor; then there was a bit ol
rising anger nt being ordered out of
her corrnl.
" Who's in there? " she called sharj
ly; "I want to put my pony np."
At the sonnd of tho girlish voice a
hand with n Ions, bloody scratch
across tho knuckles, reachod onf
against tho ptrange pony s side ana
pnnhed him back, and a tall, yonng
follow stepped or rather staggered out
before her.
Ho was covered with both Iu6t And
mud, and tho edgo of a blood-stained
handkerchief showed beneath his cow
boy hat, which ho made a faint move
ment to raise. But even in nch fl
ulicrht. and despito the suspicions man;
tier of his introduction, there was the
well-nigh ineffaceable indication of thf
well-bred man about him,
"O, I'm sorry ; did I frighten you
But I'm at the end of my string. 1 m
John Farris from over in San Miguel
County over in New Mexico. There's
a crowd of cowboys from away np in
The Strip after mo, for a horso thief.
I'm not the man thev want ; but there's
no reasoning w ith them. Thev hi
luo this morninrr. That's where I got
tins'," lifting his hand to his bloody
handkerchief ou his forehead. "They
will hang me as sure an they put
hands on mo, if they non t shoot me
n soon a thoy get in pistol range
You've oulv my word for it, but, i
you can, help mo help me quick.
You'll be glad of it.
'I know who vou are," said Grace.
"This i the J-T ranch. I'm the sister
of Jack Pendleton, who was np buy
ing rruttlo of vou last month. I'm the
onlv soul on the place to help yon
What shall I do what can I? Tell
no nuicklv."
"It is tho tracks," said Ferris, 1
see my pony's got a broken shoe, and
I haven't come across crass. Pve been
in roads fer ten miles ever since
got across Deaf Smith, and I've left
them a clear trail to follow. If there
was any one here to ride the pony on
and get rid of him somehow, and you
would bo willing to hide me, they'd
go past, eventually."
"How much titno havo we?" askete
Grace; then, as sho looked at him,
olinging white and faint to the corral
gate, "O, coma iu the house, and lie
4owu t I'll do something."
"So, I'll bo all right," answered
V arris.
"I'm not much hurt. They'r about
two hours behind me, I think I threw
them ont that much this morning."
"Two hours," said Grace, looking
at tho pony ; then a thought flashed
across her.
"I can do both," said she, "go and
get rid of the in a way to blind them,
and get back in time to hide or dis
guise you somo way, safely. And 1
can talk to them and get them away.
Now go and rest," and she jumped
npon Bush once more, caught hit
pony's bridle, which he tossed np to
her, and hurried away as fast as his
tired littlo feet could go. "All the
guns are in the office room," sho called
back, as Farris's foot was on the door
step. Then dust and distance swal
Vwed her np.
Farris went in to find food, which
he ate like a famished man ; then thej
ornns, which he inspected, loaded ana
laid handy, from time to timo ques
tioning, with haggard ye, tho traiT
p which he had eomo. .
It was a cruel, hard task Graco had
get herself. Sho argned with her piti
ful heart all tho way ; and averted her
eyes from tho tired pony she was
leading, lest tho eight of it should
lunt hor purpose,
' She rode, with all speod possible, t
the Pnnta de Agna, four miles south
east of the ranch, and now running
bank-full and furionn, on a red rise.
Onoe there she tried to forco Farris's
pony into the creek, and when he re
fused to tnko water alone, she gu eased
desperately at her chances, took her
life in her hands, and drove ber own
frightened and reluctant hone is,
with spur and quirt dragging the other
rfter her. i
' When she had gotten them both in
to the stream edge the held Bush baek.
and sent the other ahead with a sharp
la of her onirt. Wbn she was well
Into the current she drew her small
revolver from her saddle pookai, aimed
oarefnliy at his head, and, art ting br
teeth in a sort ol agony over
tt
wuelty of the deed, shot him. kr- i
.31 .swat. tV. mniter-tgT-tert I
Baught himT whlrledhlm round waJ
hurried him away, down stream,
3race fought her way out ; and it was
all she could do. Bhe rode hdxn
across pastures at a hard pace, with
the courage and tirelessneaa of a man,
bat with her heart aching and her
eves half blinded with womanly tear
over the late ot tne poor, urea uiu
tVhilosonhizinir 1
availed to soothe her shocked and k
amor tint? sensibilities.
It was the act
itself that hurt her so, tho act, that
seemod like a treacherous murder ol
the willing creature, that had helpeV
yon through thus for.
But sho had short time to dwell oa
the matter or grieve herself over it.
Is she came thundering down towar J
the ranch house, at a full run, and
bending low in the saddle, she saw,
ibove a slight rise that hid from hei
trail up which Farris had come, and
hid her flying figure from anyon
traveling it, a line of dust that indi
cated several riders, approaching at
moderate pace.
- They were about a mile distant
front the house, on the west, she th
lame distance away on the southeast.
Could she make it in time? Sh
would she must!
"God help me," she gasped ; Go
defend the right I Come, Rush !" and
bending yet closer over him, bracing
herself firmly in tho saddle, sho dug
the spur doop into Rush's side, at th
same time bringing down the quirt,
and aaain. with the whol
yn
strength of her arm.
The horse, which was a good ona
and whoso ability to make a splendid
dash had given him his name, at sues
savage and unaccustomed punishment
hprang forward in pain and fright,
pnd ran the milo that separated them
from tho man whose life hung upor
their help in long, convulsive leaps
Sko a wounded deer.
She dropped tho rein on his neck
and threw herself off him as he stoppef
it tho door ; and ho wheeled and rai
Ko the corral, every limb shaking.
"They're coming, she gasped, oj
she staggered in to Farris, cramped,
rembhng and dizzy irom r er terriuv
ride.
"I know it." ha saul, quietly. "G
into the further room ; I'll fight it out
this is cruelly hard on you."
The food and rest hod steadied Sum',
his face was washed, his wound hound
up deoently ; and as he glanced ovci
his arsenal, toho up to the height ol
his six feet, and turnod a very whit
mt manly and determined face toward
her ; he was decidedly a figure topless
woman's eve and touch a woman
tyinpathies.
" "O. horrible I" she cried. "No, no;
you wouldn't have any chance at all
you a do snoi aown iixe oni
"Come, she drew him witu ner t
the kitchen, and dragged out from (
little room bevond some women i
;lothinsr. She hurried a calico dresi
onto him, bound a red Mexican hand
kerchief over his head and brows, anc
threw a sunbonnet on over this. Then
(die caught up a pan, filled it vsith po
tatoes and thrust it into nis nandr
tlong with a sharp knife.
"O, sit down, she cried, hysteri
cally, seeing the dress, though broad
enough for two of him, was a foot to
thort, and showed his dusty cowbo.'
boots.
"Here," and she pushed a chair in
Jo the back of the room between tht
stove and table and turned it so hit
back would be toward the door ; "peel
.he potatoes, when the men come in.
Ho did everything just as she tola
.... r", , l
aim, "lon re a captain, fliiss r-enaie-
ton vou re a trump, no saidj
they'll never suspect for a moment.
Then looking up and seeing her
blanched face and shaking hands, h
eried :
"O, don't ba so frightened ; don t
feel so badly I I'd rather have chanced
it with them in tho rood, alone, that
make vou such distress. Don't worrv
so : thevll never crnesn it's mo, and al
the worst they wouldn't kill me here
before your eyes. With yott by 1
could probably get thoin to listen v
my explanation and "
"iiere thev are, whispered Uraot
through whito lips; and though th
world reeled around her, the foremost
of the pursuers found her, whon h
came to tho kitchen door, with tucked
hp riding habit, nnu hands full ot
kindling, building a fire in the stove
between them and the old Mexican
woman peeling potatoes in tho further
?orner.
"Beg pardon, miss," said he, while
several others stood behind him, "an
of your men folks about?'"
"So," said Graco, "there's nobody
here but old Felipa and me we just
got in ourselves a few minutes ago "
"rle's here, boys, hid somewhere,?
those behind him: then toGracei
It's a boss thief we've been chasin"
ill day. Ho gnvo us the slip thi
morning. Don t le ekeert, miss:
von'ro safe, now ; an we'll git hiir
n' take him away safe an' quiet."
"Bob, you stay here with the lad)
she's sorter skeert whilo wo hunif
through the place."
The agony of those moments! lbs
nad panio of fright and horrible n-
governable apprehension that pds
messed hor, while she built that fire,
Farris peeled potatoes and "Bob"
Hood leaning in the door, watching
her idly and expectorating tobacoi
mice.
Suddenly tho leader camo to the
(oor, find looking past her raid'
"Could the old woman get us a "
Grace interrupted him, depreoaV
.ngly, her voice almost failing her for
terror. "She -she's old and a little
lame and sho don't understand any
English what is it? Anything I "
and she clutched at tho table in tho
extremity of her agitntion, though
Farris plainly tried to reassure her by
turning his head half way round, so
that only, the snnbonnot edge partially
bid his face, and handing her eomi
liced potatoes very naturally
"O. no. miss. You just tell ut
here " but at this moment therr
camo a shout from tho gate :
"Come on, boys! Qnickt
"He's ben an gone whilo nobody
rnz hyer. Here's his huff tracks to
the corral an' out agin at t'other gate,
an up the trail!
"Jump on yer bosses an' git!" sale.
Hi a man who was speaking to Graco.
"We'll leave you, miss. Ton needn't
le oneasy. fer ho's on ahead. . We'll
Grit him safe enough; an' ho won't
trouble nobody after wo onct git our
ban's onto him 1"
And ia a minute's timo they wera
one, every Boot, spur asdsis-ehootci
of them.
Graoe ijaaxsly dared breathe till the.
Jaat hoof-beat died into alienee on her
ear. Then sb sat down weakly in
chair, and they discussed what should
be done.
It was Avoided that Or snonlq
ihang bar hwbit for her wresl home
dreas, and Farna remain as US wax,
a the men wtmld brobably amis back
whn they found the proofs of their
horse thief having been drowned
the Pnnta de Ajrna.
i Snnmr was all mat raaaV and thav
traitva. uiwn uurt:aii tav trmjm wtom
aOTM tfllef nunltfs wegLh&fr dco&ga
back,' down the trail: ' TThey stopped
fend nailed, outmae, ana uraos we
to the door. W-"
"We thought, we'd jest stop an tea
re not to worry 'bout thet boas thief,
foisa, said the spokesman; "he'l
perf'cklr safe. Tried to cross the crick
Sown than ? on a red rise, an'
arowndedhifl ae'I pony aa'aWeaaei
Jhe boss. ketchedain a mesa o' drift
Jhe boss. ketchedM
mile below. He warn't nowheri.
about. . i n. Din t notnin nownar iei
him to hide in jest open plains so
he's drownded es safe es if We'd a
Itrung him up, though 't ain't near ea
atisfactory."
Then they rode down the trail one
ore, and Grace went in.
Since the day of these exciting hap
penings there has been a wedding at
the J-T, by which it lost its mistress.
"There's" an enterprising girl, my
friends," says Jack Pendleton, when
he waxes facetious over his sister and
his new brother-in-law, "an enterpri
iug girl r - .- :... -
"Despairing of getting a man a
iomo in the effete East, aha cam to the
wilds of West Texas, where they were
reported to be plenty, and easy of cap
ture Failing to find one in any of
Phe ways ordinarily employed, she res
cued a fleeing malefactor from the
halter I Yes, sir ; snatched from the
bands of pursuing vigilantes, and
married a horse thief 1 A comma'
Loru thief!" Washington Star.
SUMMER SHOPPING.
Where and How to Buy.
It is not always convenient for ladiet
Gving out of town, spending the sum
mer at tho sea-shore, or in the country
or even for those whose homes are lo
cated near by, to go to the varioul
stores to make one or a number of pur
chases, for the selecting of articles takei
lime, and money as well, for traveling
expenses and lunches, and then it it
impossible for the average stsy-at-'home
ivoman to know just where and wlicc
!he can get the best value in desire
oods, for the least money.
The modern method of buying by
letter is greatly facilitated by the or
ganization of the finely conducted mail
order department where dozens of ex
perts are employed to select the article
wanted.
Generally by June the heavy buying
it the season is over, but In every family
incidental and accidental needs occur foi
jress articles aud home comforts, and
it is well to know that any and every
Kant can be easily supplied at reason
able or small cost by simply writing t
Stbawiiridge Jc Clothier's
Mail Order Department,
Sth and Market Streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.
FASIIIOX NOTES.
The drees goods most In demand
fust now are the storm serges, lighter
weight cloths, whipcords, chevioti
and fancy mixtures, also Lansdowne
lavanaise and challis.
Sheer stuffs, such as organdies, dim
ities, mulls and muslins are in de
mand, together with Handepun suit
ogs and duck.
Dresses of all seasonable material!
are finished with good result, with th
nseful and handsome Velutina which
comes in appropriate shades of all col
ors, and, singular as it may seerr, it
considered the correct combination foi
even the lightest materials, as well a
the heavier goods. Bilks, ribbons and la
ces also prove effective and fashionablt
drets trimmings, and any and all ol
these finishings may bo used in con
junction with Velutina, when the toil
tte is to be particularly elaborate.
In making up dresses or suits ol
wool goods, 9ilU or silk aud wool mix
tures, for country or seaside wearing.
Fibre Chamois is used ns sleeve inter
lining, skirt facing or interlin
ing throughout ns the wearer may
desire- with most satisfactory result,
as the stiffening quality ot this cloth oi
ikin of fibre is not impaired by pack
ing pressure or by expoure to damp o'
alt air.
Fibre Chamois comes in black,
brown, slate and ecru, and in thre
weights. Xos. 10. 20 and 30. The rea
article for there aie imiattions bean
the brand imprint the name, and
we are told in a popular newspapei
for women Ladies' Every Saturday, that
tho demand for the real fibre chamoii
is so great, that dressmakers are even
now leaving their orders at lue siorer
for an advance supply of this ideal in
erlining for fall and winter using.
jno wardrobe is complete wunoui um
or two or more dresses in black, if that
black is reliable, and every lady under
stands that all stuffs that show th
name Priestlev on the selvedge an
made of the purest materials, and col
red by the finest dyes.
Among these goods may be seen
crcpons, crape cloths, Eudoras, crepor
effects, Uravenettes, fcwivei eneci,iair
ettes, and other plain weaves.
For information and samples, tbanki
ire due Strawbndge & Clothier, through
their Mail Order Department.
M. E. Ij.
Honey fit Canaries,
For more than a oentury the 'treed
f oanaries has bees a thriving Indus
try in parts of Germany, la 1850 tht
Itermaa dealers began to ship the
birds to w York, and then to South
America and Australia. 'The profits
are small, bat the industry is a god
lend to the poor, who make the small
wooden cages.. It is estimated that
about 250,000 oanary birds are raised
(very year in Germany. - The moat
Important market is the United states,
which take abont 100,000 birds per
snnnm. . When the birds are shipped
to this country they are always accom
panied by aa attendant On the re
turn voyage these attendants take
s-merican birds and animals to Europe
Chicago Herald. "
So Saddens.
Cbolllo Don'tyou think It would ba
s noble thing for you to do with your
wealth to establish a home for the
feeble-minded? Miss Box Oh, Mr.
bapDo, this ia so sudden! Indiana-
tolls Journal.
WE
GIVE
AWAY
Absolutely free of cost, for a
LiniTED nnE only.
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riser. By K.V. Pierce. M. D., Chief Coaraltlng
T'hyloan to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute. Buffalo, a book of arer l.am Urn
Xes and 300 colored and other illustra
tion, ia strong paper covers to auy one
Beit-line; si cents in one-cent atampji lor
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oplcs of this complete 1'aniily Doctor Book
already sold in cloth binding al regular
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Hits Coupon) Woau'l Uisraitaaav Mii
mi aaaociATtojt, Me Mj aula street.
is-filiLbstil
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WOMEN ONLY KNOW
How much they suffer when ner
ous, weak and tired.
Nervous prostration is a lingering,
acking, living death to those afflicted,
though wholly inoomprehansible to
thers. The cause of this condition hi
mpure and insufficient Blood.
Make the blood pure, give it vitality
nd it will properly feed the nerves
tnd make them strong. Hood's Sar
laparilla cures nervousness because it
icU directly upon the blood, making
ft rich and pure and endowing it with
litality and strength-giving power,
No
uher medicine dm
such a record of
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Makes Pure
f HE RAINMAKER.
To Haa a Hard Tim When
the
Weather Doesn't 8nlt
The belief of the Indiana in sorcery
fa very practical one, and If their
edlclne chiefs foil In any appointed
1 Frank Cushlng. In hts experiences
iinong the Zunls, the wonderful cas-de-bulldlng
Indians of Western New
Uexlco, tells that upon returning one
lay to the Zunt town ho found one
f the old men of the tribe on trial for
lorcery, or, rather, for misusing hi
powers.
I There had been no rain for weeks,
the wells were drying up and a water
'amine stared the nation In the face.
The chiefs decided that the medicine
nan had turned witch.
After a long and exhaustive trial the
dd man was sentenced-to be suspended
from the wall until he would confess.
' Ills hands were tied behind his back,
ind he was auspended by his wrists
rom a rope. The torture was exem
pting, and the old man howled plt
ously for mercy.
"Say something,' shouted the Zunf
hlef.
"What shall I say?" whined the old
nan.
"Say yes or no," yelled the chief.
The old man finally confessed, and
fras let down. lie went through an
laborate series of promises as to hts
nture behavior, and promised that rain
rould fall within four days.
' At the end of four days no rain had
alien, but the old man bad dlsap-
eared. A party of Zunls went out In
care h of him, and had be been found
s would undoubtedly have been killed.
On the night of the fifth day, how
iver, and while the search was still In
progress, the rain came In torrents.
The next day, says the New Orleans
Picayune, the old man marched proud
y Into the village and was received
with acclamations of great Joy.
THE NEW ARMY CAP.
Crttlcal Officers Bay It la Devoid of
Military Kmartnena."
Herewith Is presented a picture of the
lew cap for the army, a cap that i
leems to be a mucn more sensioie i
HEW ARMY CAT.
piece of headgear than the one which
t will displace. Those among army
Ulcers who see no necessity for a
rliange criticise the new cap as Deing
levold of what they term "military
imartneseV but none of them has as
ret attempted to assail the cap as a
)raetlcal piece of wearing apparel.
Vmong the advantages It has over the
present headgear the most conspicuous
me Is that It will stay on the head
irlthout being held; another advantage
s the sloping visor, which afford
rrateful protection to the eyes.
Heavr Responsibility.
The pecuniary difficulties In which
.spirants for fame become Involved
iave Inspired many an anecdote.
"Here's a poem on the Owld Coun,
4iry,' sorr," said a frayed-looking In
dividual to the editor of A weekly pa
ber In a large town; "an Ifs hoplo'
Vou'll take It OI am."
"What la your address?" Inquired
he editor.
"That deptnds lntolrely on you, sorr,'
esnonded the poet, with a cheerfuf
mile.
"Depends on met" echoed the editor!
what do yon mean 7'
"If yes take the bit poem, sorr, me ad'
ithress will shtlll be alvlnty-wan Dlx
ther Sthrate," replied the sanguine
soet; "but If yes don't take It," be ad
led. darkly, "It's mesilf thaf 11 be lift
wldout anny audthresa to me name, If
is landlady kapes her wnrrd, aorvr
B trance Discovery.
K ature has a beautiful habit of adapt-
og herself to difficulties and weakness.
s-henever that la possible. If the Is
ihoked and hindered In one direction,
the tries to become vigorous In an
ther. An English author says that a man
f middle age, with whom he Is ac
quainted, found one of his eyes affect-
Kl, as he thought, by reading small
print at night, and applied to a famous
tcullst for advice. The doctor exam
bed htm very carefully, and presently
bqulred whether he had ever suffered
my Inconvenience from the other eye
he right one.
"None whatever," was the reply.
"StilL" aald tha oculist, dryly, "It Is
cry Important for you to preserve the
light of your left eye. Inasmuch as
rou have never seen with the other
unco you were born."
Cnexpeoted.
YVhtle talking over the chances of war
jhx the eve of a battle, two British sol
diers, comrades, agreed that whichever
f them survived the other should In-
aerit all hla possessions. To Insure 1
tha carrelng out of their agreement,
they made their wills. As paper and
ns were not at hand, they scratched
elr laat will and testament" on a
horn lantern with a rusty natL The
battle was fought, and one of the com
rades was killed. The other man. In
course of time, returned to England,
tarrying with him the singular docu
ment. He took It to Doctors' Com
mons, where It was proved and allowed,
rhen ft appeared that the poor fellow
who had died In battle had, without
earing of It, Inherited property yield
ing two hundred pounds a year, and
the legatee under the horn-lantern will
receive the Inheritance
The number of hairs on the adult's
icad usually ranges from 128,000 to
150,000.
Thousands write that they suf-,
were curea dj uji b , KarMnlU dorrs were started from their respective . " " ' ;
:n .nmWfuL Even a few doses
fill AIO w vr- -
are sufficient to create an appetite, and
from that time on its healing, purify
ing, strengthening effects are P"y
felt. The nerves become strongeafroe
sleep becomes natural and refreshing,
the hands and limbs becomo steady,
and soon "life seems to go on without
effort " and perfect health is restored.
Such is the work which Hood's Sarsa
parilla is doing for hundreds of women
to-day. Get Hood's because
Blood.
BULLET BORED BY A MOTH.
The Insect Fell Into a Rifle andTrlev
to Tnnnel Bis Way Ont.
Last week, says the Baltimore Amer
ican, Charles Johnson, a well-known
hunter, got out his rifle, after It had
been standing for two weeks In a
closet with the barrel loaded, and
found, upon extracting the cartridge
to clean the gun, that the lead of the
bullet had been eaten away and pour
ed out of the barrel In fine dust With
tho dust there came the dried body of
a moth, and the appearanco of tbemoth
Indicated that It had eaten the lead
from the bullet He showed the moth
and the lead to several friends, and all
agreed that everything Indicated that
the moth had eaten away the lead.
One of Mr. Johnson's friends happened
to be acquainted with Frank Johnson,
of Brooklyn, N. Y., a famous entomolo
gist, and suggested that the moth and
lead borings be sent to him for exami
nation and report This was done, and
tho report has Just been received. Mr.
Johnson say the moth was a common
caroet moth, and that the gun, stand
ing against the wall of the closet had
capturea ine moui as ll iou irom w
. m l.l,tn(. on.l tfiA mnfh bAlllff
... , . - ,,
article of clothing, and the moth, being
unable to climb out ot the smooth gun
barrel, hod attacked the softest part
It could find, and had gone to work to
bore Its way out lie says that It Is
the second case on record, the first be
Ins where a French entomologist had
placed several moths In a lead box and
they had eaten their way out He
stated that the present caie was most
remarkable, as the moth had reduced
nenrly an ounce of lead to powder In
less than two weeks, and that without
food upon which to renew Its energies.
History of the Barometer.
in the Meteorologlsche Zeltschrlfl
for December last Trof. O. Ilellmann
pives a very Interesting account of the
Invention of the barometer, which has
now been In use 250 years. Torrlcelll,
who died at the early age of 30 years,
was too busily engaged In niathemat-
lent Studies to publish an account Of
h3 discovery, but on June 11. 1644. he
B rote a description of It t his friend
Riccl. This letter and Itlcd's objee-
tions to the experiment were publish
ed In 1003 by a DalL a friend of Tor
rlcelli'8. and. as this work Is now ex
ceedingly rare. Prof. Ilellmann has
reprinted the correspondence In the
original Italian, In the above mention
ed journal. Some of the paragraphs.
says Nature, are noteworthy, especial
ly those In which Torrlcelll states that
It was not merely a question of pro
ducing a vacuum, but of making an
Instrument which would Indicate the
changes of the atmosphere. The first
continuous barometrical observations
appear to have been made in France.
In England they were first taken by
Robert Boyle, about the year 1650, to
whom we owe the Invention of the
word "barometer."
Illuminated Harness.
Electric lighting has now Deen ap
plied to private carriages. In which a
storage battery may be secreted under
the seat and the whole equipment costs
less than $50 for each carriage. That
imperial Innovator, the German Em
peror, was one of the first to put elec
tricity to this use. He had the Impe
rial carriages so fixed that the old
fashioned candles In the lamps are dis
pensed with and an Incandescent burner
used Instead. Inside the carriage there
are several of these burners, making It
light enough on the darkest night to
read when driving to opera or party,
but the lights can be turned out at will,
no has also had electric lamps put
npon the harness of his horses, consist
ing of small colored lights which glow
like fireflies. The Trlnce of Wales,
who bos adopted the custom of electric
lighting In his carriages, has not gone
Quite so far as this, being content with
the lights In the carriage and In the
lamps on either side of the driver. Car
riages have been so lighted In France
for five years, and the custom Is stead
ily Increasing.
A DAINTY DRESS.
A graceful gown for a fair maiden,
in a particularly pleasing combination
of Dresden and fayetta silks, was re-
! cently fashioned for Miss Helen R.Hast-
ines. the youiniui aaugnter oi uover-
nor D. 11. Hastings.
The flaring skirt is of cream Fayetta
I .
silk, while the bodice is of Dresden tilk
brocaded with pink rose buds. It is
' cut low and round at the neck, where
it is trimmed with lace beneath finish
1 of loops and fringes of pink ribbon.
The tipped ends of ribbon rest also on
the full puffed sleeves, wbicn reacn to
the elbow, and the edge of the bod
tice is finished with roll or twist of pink
ribbon. The sash of the wide pink
ribbon serves as skirt decoration, as
the ends reach nearly to the edge of
the otherwise plain skirt.
SATINS FOB EVENING WEAB.
Satin is still to be used extensively
tor skirts and will be worn with blouses !
made of fancy weaves. Feau de aoie,
intin de chene and faille francaise will
be kindly remembered by many who
regard them as the best wearing silks
that ever came from the loom. Wed
ding satins in ivory white, white peau
de soie white brocaded eatin
and evening colors with swivel ef
fects have not lost any of their
old-time popularity. For evening wear
it is said that there will be a tendency
to go back to the largo stylish designs
during the coming season. The figures
have been small, but a decided prefer
ence for large designs is already shown.
Black brocaded satins with large de
signs will be used extensively, and en
tire costumes will - be made of satina,
decorated with largo broken Seuros.
Mor. to, on..
Blockley-Oh, don't be dowu -
Jearted because a tzlrl refused voul
Ketnember, for every Jack tjiere Is a
J 1111 Bleecker Yes; but this Jack
haahada JUt Pnclc x w. T
VfiklMlMftV
. At a eertain point all the men anc,
logs earns to a halt, saya the author of
it woi, TVn.ctiurian Savages.
Half tha dogs and men then moved
nointo. and swam straight ont sea'
pk single- file - in twoolumns. -At a
wild, sharp, cry from all the Ainna
the right column wheeled left and the
left column wheeled right, until, the
head of each column met. ' Then at
another oignal all of them swam in
line toward the shore, advancing mora
tnd more in crescent formation. :
As they neared the shore, increasing
numbers of fish appeared in the shal
low water, frightened forward by the
plashing of the dogs, which, as Boon
as their feet touonea oonum, pouuixu
upon the fishes as quiok as a flash,
rhn don nromrjUv brought the fish
which they had seized to their mas
ters, who out off the beads and gave
each dog the head which belonged to
him as his share of the catch. The
dog Which caught notbfhg got nothing.
believe thiadog drill is entirely
unique. .
Vqntrrels Killed by Giant PowdeK
Two bids for the supply of one ton of
giant powder for the destruction .of
squirrels have been received by the
Spokane County Commissioners. Tho
Commissioners are resolved to give the
powder remedy a fair trial this season.
In lieu of strychnine, issuing two
pounds to each quarter section in the
districts infested by the pests. Its use
Is said to be entirely unattended with
rlamrer. The farmer cuts the sticks
Into sections of half an Inch or more la
length. One -of these small pieces Is
placed In a paper cone, which Is dipped
In kerosene, lighted, and thrtist into a
hole leading to a squirrel den. That
hnle and all the others that can be
found In the vicinity are sealed up with
sod or earth, and the whole colony of
squirrels, old and young, are asnnyx;.
la ted by the fumes. 1
Need Clear IIad.
Working peop'e need clear heads, sound sleep
and good diytHtlon; ior U tick non comes, wbat
i nt' ii i it u I'uixuer iu iwv wen. h " -' '
feeling" sprints from lndigentlon. First you
'tioob DOOhl" Then von vrow aJarmed and send
for the doctor. No need ol that. A box of Klpans
Tiiblllea will Mt Ton rfirht and keel) VOU right: M
you can eat, sleep and work. Ask tiie druggist
for them.
A Berlin couple recently celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
engagement by marrying. The bride
had been waiting all that time for the
death of a rich aunt, threatened to
cut her off without anything if she
married her lover.
rr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root eurei
II Kidney and Kladder troubles.
J'anilet and Cousultatlon free,
laboratory Binghamtou, N. V.
A fellow has just been sentenced to
one month's hard labor in England for
begging in a cap belonging to the navy.
and "bringing Her Majesty's navy
into contempt."
Mrs. Wlnalowl Pootfclac Brm for enndrsa
teetlilag. sofleaa the rams, radnoeaj Inflamma
Uaa. albuasala. area wis colic & botiis
There are forty-eieht different ma
terials used in constructing a piano,
from no fewer than sixteen different
countries, employing forty-five differ
ent hands.
If You are weak and worn out, or have that
tired feeling Hood's Sarsparllla Is Just the medi
cine to restore your strength and give you a good
appetite. Hood's makes pure blood.
OFor a dinner pill and general family cathartic
we confidently recommend Hood's Pllla-
The cat was domesticated in Europe
shortly after the Christian era, and
the first specimens brought into Eng
land were very highly valued.
We hare not been without Plso's Cure for Con
sumption for JO years Lizzie I'kkkel, Camp at.
uarriSDurg, ia., juay , -yi.
hiio groceryman 1-orman was
cleaning a large-sized salmon at Lex
ington, Xy., he found in its stomach a
big, old fashioned revolver.
J. C Simpson, Mar.'ies, W. Va says:
Hall's Catarrh Cure cureil me of a very bad
ease of catarrh." Druictiists sell i:. 75c
Mr. Gladstone Defended.
The late Dean Church, of St. Paul'
Cathedral, heartily admired Mr. Glad
stone's intellectual and moral greatness,
although he did not think with him on
the question of home rule for Ireland,
in incident, given by Doctor Barrett,
the president of the Congregational
Union of England, exhibits the dean's
enthusiastic admiration of Mr. Glad
ttone. During Mr. Gladstone's last tenure ol
office as Prime Minister, a clergyman
who knew Mr. Gladstone only through
the descriptions of hostile critics, said
In the presence of Dean Church that he
believed Mr. Gladstone a thoroughly In
sincere man. Instantly the dean rose
from his chair, his face paler than
usual, and evidently suppressing his
feelings, saldt
"Insincere! Sir, I tell you that to mj
knowledge Mr. Gladstone goes from
communion with God to the great af
fairs of state."
Italy s population is very : dense,
mere being 270,000 peoplo to every
square mile of territory.
OIVIS ENJOYS
Both, the method and results wnen
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the ta.ete, and act3
f entry yet promptly ou tne moneys,
aver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colJs,' head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to tho tasto and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable dru?srist who
may not have it on band will pro-
cni? 5t promptly for any one who
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Hurry the Work Unless You Use
SAPOLIO
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
OEESB AND DCOKS.
HeAse and ducks should ba young;
but it ia more difficult to judge of the
age and quality of the goose than ol
any other bird. Both geese and ducks
should have white, soitxat, yeiiow
and tender wings. The winapipe
should be brittle, breaking easily
when pressed with the thumb and
finger. Wild and tame are usually
easily distinguishable. One point can
lva ha noted. Tame ducks have
thick, yellowish feet, while wild ducks
' - . . -i -i , Aii-
have feet ox a reaaisn imgc "
wild ducks the finest is the canvas
HiuOr- which ia distiniruiBhed from the
others by the feathers of the head be
ing short and smooth, ana ins nesa
and neck of a deep chestnut color. The
bill is entirely greenish black, while
that of the red head, which with the
mallard ranks next in quality to the
canvas back, is dull blue. New Xork
World.
THE DIXXEB XaBUS.
' f!1erv classes are nuite out of date
and long and low glass dishes shaped
like a scroll are in vogue.
Chop dishes are quite round and re
semble an immense plate.
Bouillon oups are made with or
without covers; they are low ana
broad aud have handles on each side.
Oae of the latest things in decoration
shows a deep border ol solia ctar
green with a vein of gold in small en
graved Vandykes.
The ornate rococo style with its
elaborate ornamentations is relegated
to occasions of extreme elegance or
tocount of its oostliness. j
Fern dinners come to match dinner
or luncheon sets, or they are of
pierced silver. Growing ferns in tin
receptacles are placed in them.
Fruit dishes are low or in graceful
basket shape ; . they are of hammered
or fiHgree silver, of Donlton or Wedg
wood, or of cut or gold engrave
glass.
Low.broad vegetable dishes are fash
ionable ; the newest have the handles
formed ol twisted ribbons in pale blue,
pink or green. They are new and ver;
jraceful.
Coffee cups are usually of the low,
English shape, or high, and set upon
a gilded base. Handsome ones are oi
pale blue or pink egg-shell china sef
in holders of filigree silver or silver
jilt.
Inexpensive fruit 6ets are of whits
china formed of bars, through ribbon
is woven in and out ; these are very
pretty, as any colored ribbon may b
introduced to match the decorations o-
the table.
SOiTE FINU FRENCH SACCES.
Sauces must be served very hot, anfl
to keep them so without letting them
boil the stewpaa should be placed
cither in a bain-marie or a saucepan
with boiling water. An enamel sauce
pan is the best in which to make sauoes.
Never let sauce boil after acids or eggi
have been added. Sauce Raifort (cold)
Soak a horseradish for one hour,
grate it finely and add an eqnal quan
tity of bread crumbs, a lamp of sugar
(powdered), some salt, pepper and a
little vinegar; add four tablespoon
fuls of whipped cream and stir all to
gether, bauce a 1 iiuile I axe tne
peel and white from two lemons, cut
them in thin slioes, place them in a
basin with three tablespoonf uls of good
salad oil, one tableepoonful of vine
gar, salt, pepper, a teaspoonful oi
finely chopped parsley, a few tarra
gon leaves and a little spice. Mil
well together. This sauce is good
with grilled fish. Sauce Mayonnaise:
Put the yolks of four eggs in I
basin,- stir in a little salt and peppei
(with a wooden spoon), add about six
teen tablespoonf ills of good olive oil,
being very careful to put very little
in at a time. When the oil is perfectly
absorbed, the sauce should be thiol
and smooh ; when nearly finished, add
a Utile tarragon vinegar and a sqneecs
of lemon. Always stir the Sams
way. This sauce is generally nsed
with lobster and chicken salads,
Beurre d'Anohois Wash and bone
five anchovies, pound them in a mor
tar, pass them through a sieve, and
add one ounce of fresh butter. Sauce
Raifort Put two ounces of butter and
two ounces of flour in a stewpan, and
stir until the flour is oooked, but not
brown. Add half a pint of white
stock (or water) and half a pint of
boiled milk. Let it boil for fifteen
minutes, then add four tabfespoonfuls
of finely grated horseradish, with a
little salt and a lump of sugar ; serve
hot, but not boiling. Sauce Verte
Put a teacupful of veal broth in a stew
pan with a little lemon juice ; pound
thoroughly some chervil, tarragon,
cress and pimpernel ; strain the jnioe
and mix it with four yolks of eggs ;
add this to the broth, season with
pepper and salt, hep up tho sauoe,
but do not let it boll. Sauce an Cit
ron Take half a pint of fish stock (or
water) in a pan, add pepper, salt,
chopped parsley, one ounce of butter
and the juice of a large lemon ; keep
hot without boiling. Sauoe an Civet
(for hares and rabbits) Partly cook
the liver of a hare or rabbit, in butter
or lard, put it in a stewpan with half a
pint of stock, four .onions, a couple of
bay leaves and a few mushroom ; let
all simmer until the flavor is good ;
train carefully. Jfew York Herald.
Tho Safari's Tou?ue.
Speaking of enaicc, iu answer to a
question by Bumkin, "What nae has a
serpent for its tongue ?" Mr. Hudson,
after denying that it is an insect-catoh-
ing organ, a decoy, or a tactilo organ.
suggests that tho snake nses its tongue
to concentrate tho attention of an In
tended victim upon ita head, while iU
body is being trailed forward to effect
the capture.
B n Adn.trUe Quality.
"Urother Footer." remarked
Walker to fcis ft lend, the other tramp,
what do jvju most admiro In a
man :" Mr. Footer laid his hand Im
pressively across his diaphragm.
"Good victuals. Brother Walker," he
replied, "Atid plenty of them, washed
down vith a 6utllclenry of some In
Tigoriticz liquid. Detroit Fre
Press.
Sciatica, Baekaeho.
Bis sonnet
It Is said that for a long t me after
a certain poet began to write verses
ha nursed nls genius In secret, not
daring to let his productions met tho
public eye.
At last, however, be composed i.
sonnet to the moon, with which he
was so delighted that he sent it to a
popular journal, and In imagination
paw himself well on his way up the
bidder that leads to fame.
For some weeks he searched the
jolumus of the paper for his sonnet
in va n; it aid not appear. At last,
when reduced almost to despa r, ho
one day, In glancing over '-Notice to
correspondents," was electr.tled by
the following paragraph:
'We have rece'ved from some one
an effort at poetry, entitled ".Sonnet
to the Moon." The first two 1 ncs
run thus:
Thoo bright and stiver medal, wblrh the olvfat
Wears ou bcr vesture, butttoned with the star!
"From the figure of this couplet
and the sequel, it is evident that our
author Is a tailor, whose goose w 11
never waft him to the sum in it ol
Parnassus."
Hard to Flease.
Susy is a young lady of live years
and also of a very dltticult disposition.
The other day a visitor at her father's
house found Susy weopln bitterly in
the corner. Why, what are you cry
ing about?" sne was asked. "'Cause
all my b-brothers and sisters have a
V-v-vacatlon and I don't have any.
Boohoo:" "And why don'tyou havo
any vacation?" '"Cause I 1 don't
go to school yet.'" Youth' Com
Vinion. Bar DearesT I'rlend.
"I shall celebrate ray twentv sec
ond birthday next weelc," said Miss
Olddey to her dearest frie:;d. "I
suppose vou forgot It when It came
around eibt or nine years aco." was
Miss Hypp's reply. Harper's Hazar.
An Illustration.
Tommy Maw, the teacher wants
cs to give the difference between
"hope" and "expect." Mr. Fig
Well, I hope to meet your father la
the next world but 1 hardly expect
to. Indianapolis Journal.
In the "Bine-Law" lars.
Wife Art thy not glad to letura
to thy home again, dear hustiand?
Husband Ves, wife; but as it Is now
the Sabbath w may not express our
Joy or kiss until to-morrow. Life.
Origin of Skye Terrier.
Lionel I say, liudec, where do the
Skye terriers come tromv bude
Why, from the clouds, when It rain?,
cats and dogs, you know. Harper's
Young People.
An Act of Friendliness.
"Why, I thought you and he were
on a friendly footing." t,So we are.
I ki ked him merely for his own
good. 5cw York World.
France has 204,000 square miles, 6
little smaller than Colorado and Idnhc
combined.
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