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AN OLD-FASHIONED NEIGHBOR,
tc'u ob! for so old-fashioned neighbor,
Like the one I remember of yore,
' Who always neat calico sprons and gowns
Except on the Sabbath day wore.
And who in my cure-laden hoorev
With a sunbonnet perched on her bead,
Bau in bringing bowls of nice jelly or jam.
Or loares of her freshly-baked bread.
And then, without asking me whether
I needed her help, fairly flew
To do in the kindest and quickest wsy.
Whatever she saw was to do.
Nowadays though a friend msy assure me
That over my burdens she grieves
She really cau't aid me for fesr of mishap
To her laces or very big sleeves.
And ss for the clubs women govern
Why, they are but schools for the a-ts.
Where miuds are improved in an elegant
way
But no time is devoted to hearts.
ftp ! u tliAff a 1 a n 1 t'o.t fit th awlrina
Of those whom most people condemn
As lost beyond hope so it's plain to be
There's no chance, of assistance from
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I It's ohl for an old-fashtoned neighbor, WODJen ot b tioa, and, above alt,
bt"Jk' "l"i-rk"""t,M air of grave sweetneee which U
To run in neatly dressed in a calico gown
With a sunbonnet perched on ber head,
THE FATE OP
EVEBETTE AUSTIN,
"Whose place Is this?" I Inquired ot
a man who was digging a ditch neat ,
the water trough.
He stopped bis work, and looked up
and pushed his sombrero on the back
of his head, giving a sigh and passing
bis hand across his brow. "It is the
Clrcle-A ranch. It belongs to Everette
Austin. Can I be of service to you?"
"K-eh well, yes; at least the boss
can. I've lamed my horse, and as l'ui
a small matter of fifty miles from my
destination I can't walk In this weatb
r." "It Is rather warm,' be assented.
"Slightly. Is Mr. Austin in, or any
where around?"
"Ue'a not In, bnt he's around. I'm
Ur. Austin."
"Oh! Indeed, Well, I am Mr. Brant
-William It. Brant Mr. Austin, and
I must ask you if you can let me put
np my horse until Its foot Is rested
or until I find some way of getting to
Miles City?"
Mr. Austin stepped forward, lifted
the ragged somebrero, and put out bis
grimy hand. "I'm happy to meet you,
Mr. Brant I am sorry I can't call a
man to take your mount, but If you
will turn him over to me I'll stable
him and attend to tbe foot, and you
can go up to the bouse and ask Mrs.
Austin to make you comfortable. The
lien are all off on the range."
"I'll go with you," I answered, and
We set off to tbe barns.
They were beautifully kept, as few
but Englishmen keep tbeir stables, and
I was glad that my weary steed should
be so well installed. I saw in a mo
ment that my host was accustomed
to lielng his owu veterinary surgeon.
It puzzled me to reconcile the fact
of his manual labor and ragged work
ing clothes with bis large possessions,
his perfectly appointed stable, anil his
yet more perfect language, so unmis-
takably British, for I was new tj I
Montana and ltd people; though not a
tenderfoot, by many years of Arizona
xporit'iiee.
The doctoring of my horse finished,
Austin led the way to bis house a
long, low, 11 ii pa in ted structure, set up
a foot or so from the ground on posts.
There was a wretched attempt at a
bed of flowers near the door, but the
sun and wiml gare it small chance
of success. A few stunted petuuias,
a straggling line of mignonette, and
several bushes of sapless red aud pink
geraDiums were all that rewarded evi
dently patient cure. My host was not
conimiioicative, nor did he exjvect me
to be so. I started to give him a ref
erence, but he cut me oil by changing
tbe subject. In a moment more we
bad goiio up the steps aud stood on
the porch, which boasted of neither
roof nor railiug. Austin banded me a
feather duster, mid we brushed the
white dust from our boots. Then we
went in.
"Sit down and I will announce you
to Mrs. Austin." lie said, with no ap
parent perception of the incongruity
of the lann.'ige and his attire. It was
a tidy little drawing-room aa I did my
bost the honor of calling it all through
my visit with some well-chosen col
ored prints from English papers on
the rough board wall, clean white
curtains, a few cane chairs, and a
box covered with cretonne, which
served as a divan.. There were no
new books or papers, but tbe old and
much used ones were of the best.
There was a pot of "wandering Jew"
in the huge ti replace, which made a
very pretty effect.
I was just looking at my travei
atalned countenance In a small mirror,
when a door opened, and Austin,
holding it back, stood aside to admit
his wife.
"We are very glad to see yon, Mr.
Brant," she said, with the most delight
ful of well-bred English accents. "Mr.
Austin told me of your accident. I am
sorry for the horse, of course, and
for you If you had need to make
baste, but for ourselves it cannot b
looked upon as a misfortune."
"Your husband has treated the poor
animal so skillfully that I fancy I
may promise not to encroach upon
your hospitality very long."
"Please put aside the Idea that yon
are not, or may not be, welcome. We
are most happy to have you."
"Now, Brant," said my entertainer,
"Mrs. Austin will give you your room.
We cannot do much for you, but there
Is plenty of water, both hot and cold,
aud that will not be aniUs. ua I know
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how pieaicil I am with fj5;3g .y X
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I will see 70a
at tea." -
Be west back to his digging and
Krs, Austin conducted me ta my room,
le celling and the floor were of aolld
boards, like tbe rest of tbe house,
tout tba'partltlpns ware of white man
ta and every ound In tbe place wat
: perfectly audible. However, It wat
1 clean and darkened and cool, and there
were no flit, which I took as the
crowning b leaning of Providence. I
eat upon tbe chtnts-coTered potato
box, which eerved for my chair, and
gfczed at myself In tbe mirror again
and wondered, profanely, what the
woman must think of me. I alghed
for my calling suit, which waa aafe
In Milea City, and considered my sur-
ruuuuiugs, uiy uusussa, u bum. .
I absolute regularity of features, she
waa not a beauty; but abe bad the
nn ray eyes, Oner brown nalr, strong
chin, sensitive mouth and dignified
carnage or toe Best euuiym ui ma,
1 Pecollariy and distinctively English.
I Her figure waa Indifferent and ber
, B"- w aever umu -
any style ex .7.Jr.
dence of ber English birth; bat It waa
pleasing and harmonious la some
way. .ueer an waa m mm
lag woman a woman that
must absolutely worship. She knock-
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aensatlona at being served by this
woman, with her air of tbe daughter
of a hundred earls, were not pleas
ant. My toilet made, I went back to to.
drawing-room and read "Pelham" nn
' til, at 5 o'clock, tea was served tea
as only the English serve It, with slices
by experience, after
ride in this country.
of bread and butter, as thin aa cloth, 'an shot tbe forenuul and another of
and rich cream, and good tea, none . tne raacabv"
of tbe bitter, nerve-shattering, green) ha,,,. heaven!"
decoction which is dignified by that Walttuat., ot L Tbe ones be
name in the average American house. ' dldnt kul u Mld ,t was
I found out afterward that thla was Wooded murder-I believe tbey were
tbe one meal of the day where there drunk AnyWay. tbey held
1 waa any approacn to luxury.
Austin came In, after having washed
bis hands and brushed bla smooth
British bead. With tbe exception of
a coat slipped on over bis flannel work-'
lug shirt, he wore the same elothea In '
which he bad been digging, bo we
sat there we three and talked of the
doings in the outer world In quite tbe
same strain as we should have talked
In London. My host In his boots and
work suit and my queenly hostess In
her calico gown might have beer
seated In a lordly mansion.
After a time a bp 11 rang. "The dress
ing bell," said Mrs. Austin; "we dine
at half after 0, and It is now 6 o'clock.
I retired to dress, a simple opera
tion, which consisted of running my
fingers through my hair and relying
my necktie. However, I devoted as
much time as possible to this, and to
gether with sitting on the potato bos
and meditating I succeeded In con
suming twenty minutes before I re
'turned to the drawing-room. Mrs.
Uustin was already there, looking even
tweeter and more girlish. In an ancient
"but fresh white muslin and white rib-
Ihhis. Mr. Austin Joined us at the
tud of five minutes, fully attired in
evening clothes, with a spray of mig
nonette in his buttonhole.
A great, gruff fellow in a dirty apron
announced dinner in the surliest of
tones. I saw Mrs. Austin wince and
a frown passed across her busband's
brow. "Brant," he said, "I regret to
say that you will have to eat at the
name table as the ranch bands do. We
'tried long ago to have a separate din
ing room, but it made too much lit
'feeling among the men."
That was the one apology he made
during my stay. We sat at an oil
cloth covered board on long wooden
benches, Mrs. Austin at tbe head, her
husband on the left and I on the right,
as I had offered her my arm In enter
ing the dining-room. Our dinner was
of the poorest; both as to food and
cooking, and there waa no profusion.
I realized now the full poverty of my
entertainers and remembered having
beard that the price of horses was
steadily decreasing. I fancied, too,
that Mrs. Austin did not care to have
dainties for herself and her husband
while tbe democratic American citi
zens at her board fared on plain
things. I could see that there was
no love wasted on the master and that
his dress suit and aristocratic bearing
were a source of annoyance to his
free-born employes. They were sullen
and gruff, as was tbe man dignified by
the name of cook. On tbe whole, I was
glad to leave the table and get back
to the drawing-room.
"We breakfast at 630. Mr. Brant,'
my hostess Informed me, graciously,
holding out her hand to aay good
night. It was a rather large hand and
work-hardened, but firm and beauti
fully shaped.
I have said that every sound In the
house could be heard, because of the
manta partitions. I bad Just lain
down on my cot, when I caught the
voice of Austin. "Really, Alexandria,
tbe men are getting almost unman
ageable. They border on mutiny."
"I know It, Everette. It makes me
rery nervous, too. I'm so afraid they
will do you some harm."
"Oh, I fancy not"
"Everette!"
"Well?"
"Suppose you atop wearing your
evening suit and that we give np our
tea In the afternoon. Tbey think wr
are putting on airs, aa they call lt."
"No, I will not I am not going
to change the habits of thirty years
and throw over all memories of home."
"Ton are only one of twenty, dear,
it might be wiser."
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There were boutonnleree at oar places
at breakfast, and Austin, fresh from
his tub, la aa old bat natty corduroy
salt, tried, with much cheerful load
talking, to cover tbe eTldent sullen
neaa of his "bands." After break
fast he donned bis working elothea and
went back to tbe digging of ditches.
My horse waa better, so I left at
10 o'clock, - with considerable reluct
ance. Mrs. Austin waa ao charming.
No wonder Austin waa desperatelj la
lore with ber.
- I aent Mrs. Anstln a box of new boom
and some small trinkets each aa a
man believes that a woman likes,
when I reached town. Two daya after
they bad gone I met a friend who bad
th fh., ,..,,
( "By the bye. Brant, wasn't that a
Tnatiy thing about those Britishers
-t circle-A ranch?"
who the Austins r t tried, tarn.
M d foreboding.
Ton.. ha,, lhnnt It K..r
"No. For heaven's sake! what is ltr
"Well, tbe way I beard It waa this:
Their men on the ranch didn't like
tin, srrnasd tbeam of N-"g 'bloody
srfaticrata, I believe, and tbey not
Are to the graae near the etablee two
thM- nl-ht. Too know If a
been a dry year, and tbe graaa burned
-lwi Austin and hl wif. trUI to
fight tbe flames and keen them from
h. af Kl a all m Inn.1 ha iii.ii n t
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Kent tne Darns Bare. 111 ma-nr. due i
lira. Austin pretty woman, tbey say
waa ao burned that abe died In per
fect agony at tbe end of an hour. Tbe
men had turned np by that time. Been
down at Central City at a dance, tbey
said. Austin nearly went crazy while
bia wife was Buffering; but after abe
died he went outside, drew bla gun.
hl ,, Hrwi him nn in tt.
lug suit tbey bad a special grudge
against It and then they took him
out and strung him up to tbe rafters
of the barn. It la supposed that there
were fifteen men, but, of course, they
can't be found; yon know how It la.
Did yon aay you knew these Aus
tins?" "Yes. I knew them," I answered
Ban Francisco Argonaut
Sand Painting.
One of the most curious native cus
toms of India is that of making sand
pictures or "sand painting," as It la
often called. It la generally done on
festal days In front of both houses
and temples, and It baa a religious
significance. The sand, which la pre
pared and sold by natives of tbe Dec
can, is white, red, black, blue, orange
aud purple.
A woman, who has observed certalL
preliminary ceremonies, takes the sand
in her band, and allowing It to trickle
out aa she moves ber arm forms upon
tbe prepared ground In front of the
door curious colored designs. Inclosed
with a border and representing hu
man figures, crossea, semicircles or
birds.
One explanation of the purpose ot
these pictures, according to Mr. J,
W. Fewkes, is that tbey are believed
to attract good spirits. To step on
a sand painting brings bad luck.
This strange custom assumes a set
entitle importance when it la known
that it prevails in almost exactly the
same from among the Tusayaa In
dians in the southwestern part of the
United States. The Pueblos, like the
Hindoos, ascribe to the pictures th
power of attracting friendly spirit,
aud they also nse them In ceremouials
intended to cure the sick. It has been
suggested that as far as It goes, this
fact la an Indication that our Indians
are related in origin to the nat.vc
races of Iddia.
The first European discoverers of
America thought they had hit upon
the eastern extremity of Asia, when
the name of Indian waa given to the
red skinned people whom they found
here. Would it not be a singular coin
cilence if farther evidence of com
munity of origin ahould finally estab
lish the fact that tbe Indiana are ie
ally Indians?
Most Irregalar.
A certain knight of the quill In a Gov
ernmMit office once upon a time asked
for a week's leave that be might go to
bury bis father. This was readily grant
ed. A day or two afterward there ar
rived a visitor who wished to see Mr.
A . the orphan. Mr. A 'a chler
explained that be waa not to be seen
In fact, he bad gone away to bury his
father.
"But." said tbe stranger, "I am the
young man'a father."
"Well, replied tbe official, a man ot
few words, "I don't know anything
about Mr. A 's private affairs I only
know be baa gone to bury yon."
At the end of the week of mourning
Mr. A returned, looking very dis
consolate. When asked by bla chief
bow he fared, be pulled a very long
face and said be had bad tbe melan
choly satisfaction of seeing tbe last
rites properly performed, and so on,
adding that of course be felt very deep
ly on the subject, but that no doubt
time would lighten tbe load of his
affliction a MttSa.
"Ah," replied the other, "I can sym
pathlze with you! I lost my father
when I was a young man. When you
lose your father you lose your best
friend. I hadn't tbe pleasure of your
poor father's acquaintance during his
lifetime; but be called ber a few days
after bla death, and I had a short con
versa Uon with blm. Now tbia waa
most Irregular; and my object In send
ing for you was this when next the
poor old gentleman dies, do. If you pos
sibly can, arrange to have him buried
and be back here to meet him In case
he calla again. That a alL Good morn
ing."
Exit Mr. A not an outwardly sad
der, but a muob. wiser man.
Oecillatloa of Tall Cblmneya.
The extent or degree of the oscilla
tion of tall cblmneya may be exactly
taken by a close observation of the
shadows tbey cast upon the ground.
An Instance to the point Is that of a
chimney 115 feet high and 4 feet in
diameter externally at tne top, near
Marseilles, France, the oscillations of
which were observed by tbe shadow
during a high wind to attain a maxi
mum of over twenty Inches.
Clara What, engaged to him? Why,
It waa only the other night that he told
me nothing could Induce blm to marry.
Maude Tea, Jack was always suscepti
ble to tbe Influence of tbe person he
aappeaed to be with. New York Her-
Ton cut aavs some people from be-
tag Umimrt npoa; expose a thief, and
will love nun.
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resident Isaac Lewis of Sablna, Ohio,
highly respected all through that
ection. He has lived In Clinton Co.
'6 years, and baa been president of
he Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly
estines to tbe merit of Hood's Sarsa
1a rills, and wluit be says Is worthy
Mention. All brain workers find
joud's Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted
jo their needs. It makes pure, rich,
ed blood, and from this cornea nerve,
neutal, bodily and digestive strength.
"I sin glad to say that Hood's Barsapa
rilla t a very good medicine, especially
is a blood partner. It has done me good
aany times. For several years I saflared
(really with pains of
Cvleuralgia
si one eye and aboot my temples, s-
peeUly at ght wh I had be having
' " ' f TL tabo:
tok many rn-dta bat foud Mpoy
Hood's Sarsaparilla which eared me of
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hood's Sarsaparilla baa proved Itself a true
Mend. I also take Hood's Pills to keep
ay bowels regular, and like -tbe pi I
rery much." Isaac LWIS, Sablna, Ohio.
Sarsaparilla
tbe One True Blood PuiiBer. AUdrnggtats. $V
rp-d otT b, c. I. Hood a Co.. L0..11. i.
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Hood's Pills
eaaj la efisct. asc
Orjeotloaable Epitaphs.
Bplte and venom are not alwaya bur
ed with the dead, aad for thle reason
1 censor of graveatonea la employed In
1 big London cemetery. He has bad I
o stop many gross libels en tbe llv-'
ng that people proposed to pat on tbe
tonee. Not long since tbe wife and
rlends of a tolerably well-known Jock-
wanted to have the dead man'a aad- .
lie. whip and cap laid In a cover over
tts grave, and on the grave of a man
:lllcd la an accident the relations
xavely contested bis right to stop an
nscrtptlon which said, "Murdered by
Ila Masters.' Sometimes, at tbelr
wn wish, of course, those who pay
or gravestones and monuments Induce
he stone-cutter they employ to en
lea v or to emugeTle' Inscriptions
hrough, but be exercises tbe most rigid
crutluy. Cases have been known
vhere sunk letters have been filled
vltb putty or cement, with a view to
bla being quietly picked out after-
vard, when the letters would, of
ourse, show. One of the coolest pro
posals was that made by tbe heir of
manufacturer of sweets. The de-
eased man. It seemed, made a spe
tal kind of "butter-scotch," and tho
teir proposed that small paekets of this
hould be placed on the grave dally
or the refection of visitors to the
emetveg.
Wheat Travel lac
fThether on pleaeore bent, or boainmR, ake
oa every trip a bottle of Syrup of Fia-j, as It
acta mot pleaaatlr and effectually oa the
kidDere, liver and bowele, preventing fevers,
beadacbu and other fornM of siecnena. for
ale in SO cent aad Si bottles by all kadin
drogfrkits. Manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Company only.
A woman applied for an aDnointment
is letter carrier at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
. e oiner aay, out tbe examining board
tiled ber ineligible on account of ber
ex.
There Am Ilr.lin.rH. Tin. M.V1. v....
he nub est Kowin of ttiem all seem t- be U, b
ter. It Is easily In the 11 in tfa rtt r.ir i..r
Buffalo, N. Y.; employs as head Win I
a
jow areffter a woman, a Mis Pone, to
vhom it is aid the eatmbliahment pays
v -as.t Butu posiuona com- I
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A GOOD TRADE.
Th barber trade U air hi In 8 week. iKaii '
frmi ta f llfenla Pltlna
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ler School. KS) AUCU ST., Philadelphia.
After a two years' atraaale. the Chi
cago Woman's Club baa allowed Mrs.
F. B. Williams, an educated and ie-
fined mulatto, to become a member.
Dobb Kleetrte 8aen la ehztmmr .
oeu. if you follow dlrecMoiu. tnaa any other
nape would be If riven to you, f..r by 111 uae
ebXAeB are aaved. Clothe eaet mora than bobd
UK root (Tooer for iMbblos'. Take do other.
The Empress of Russia owns an
ermine mantel which is valued at 150.-
000. It is a present from her subjects
aving in the province of Kherson.
Fob Bsurvr ice Thmoit Dmi ii r.
" HOAaaaiiB nee "Brown t Bnnehiul
irveiwe.-- bo a oniv la noxes. Avoid Imiiixm.
The Princess of Wales recently or
dered a tricycle for her own use, and
selected a pattern which was obsolete.
A bad to be made expressly.
I cannot apeak too hlehlv of Pl-'. Him r.
Consompilon Un. Pbank Mosaa, 215 W. J
h., new iota, uct. Xi, wn.
Fsmine, floods and rebellion in
China, it is estimated by the Rev.
Timothy Richards, cause the death of
1,000,000 annually.
Oat ot Weakaieae cornea etiength when the
blood baa been put Ifled, enriched aad vitalized,
the appetite reetored and the satem built np by
Hood' Sanaperii la.
HexTe Pills care nausea, sick headache, in
Uealloo, buiouaneia. AU drugglste. 2&c
The statement that the population
of Kansas to-day is 100,000 less than
it was in 1890 is probably within the
ruth.
Jf, filleted with core eyes ose Dr. Ii
Thorn e-
M-a ee-ve-waier.
DiusslMs sell at Ste. set bottle
A bill has been introduced into Con
press for tbe construction of cruisers
in wnicn electricity win be used aa a
lower.
FITS stopped free by Da Kuan Gbsat
Kebvb lloToaes, No fits alter Srat day's use.
Marvelous cures. Treatise and 12.00 trial bottle
liee. lit. Kline. 81 At eh St.. PhUe.. Pa.
Harvard College has discovered
fourteen new variable stars of long
veriod:
Mrs. Whubow'e eootnlac Syrup ehUdraa
Icerhlns. soltens the suaas, redeoee InHaeiiaa.
uou. alleys mi in. cures wind eoUo, ata a botUa.
It is said that the fees of the United
States Marshal of Oklahoma last year
amounted to $2)0,000. That office is
five times aa good as the Presidency,
ETJPTTJEB
Core Guaranteed by 1B. t. BL MATH, MIS
arc m., miLA.,rL isas at
turn or eWlav frost limlusea. OoaewUeXSosi Ires.
limiaraomentsoiivalclBne. ladles aad wat
Bent citizens, bend tor circular. OSsstMBS
a. at. to f . m.
the Empress of China baa great
psssion for jewels.
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foils baa been
dmitted to the New York bar.
Germany baa a steel wire flywheel.
Whales are never found la tbe Gulf
tream. ; . . ,
Over twenty boys under 18 years of
age nave won tbe Victoria cross. .
V Tbe roof of the Crystal Palace, Lon
don, conta lna fourteen acres of glass.
Tbe deer parka in England exceed
600. Tbe largest In tbe kingdom la
Windaor.
Maacagni'a new opera. "VeerlDa,"
will Include a gladiatorial scene la a
Bom an amphitheater.
Tbe utility of shedding tear to
keep the eyea cool though tbe balance
of the bead may be hot I
j At tbe Transvaal gold fiekls whlaky
i brings $15.50 a bottle, champagne
f 1Z60 and beer 91 a bottle.
I A Ooventry( England) firm 1m execn-tJne-
aa order for 160 Mcyclea for the
tte of officers of the Salvation Army.
he . rk, vegetable,
p - vlng bee. need nce the dawn ot
b e Greeks, Che Bomana and
tbe Egyptlana.
An orange alxteen inches In circum
ference waa taken from a tree at Po
mona, CaL It ta to be sent to Europe ae (
a specimen of California fruit. j
It to the custom of ships lying at the
Brooklyn navy yard to discbarge their
powder before entering the docks, aa1
a precaution against accidents. .
Of the eighteen people who died at
Norwich, Vt, during 1896, ten were
more than 78 years old. and of tbeae
a., van mora ahan 80 rears old.
.
The AJaakaM often baya an
matcnea, at wwcb great nuu w :
nilager. compete. The nan who eatg
the most is considered e flosat man.
I . The Irish mall boata receive 4B5,O0Q
1 nLi. S4A AAA
year wuumuy, iiw ae v j fwiwa
leas Chan la paid for all tbe Nortfc Amarj
lean Mils from Queenatowa to Keif
York.
Paris' fantaatlo faehion tag now de
veloped Itself in the direction of lamp
a hades. They are made like ball dreaa
ea, of lace and ribbons, with tralla of
flowers.
eoeiA t.a 9 av I
j
tonnage -gister ta over
- AnoXnn - --i ,, annnnnn
In 1830 the whole tonnage of the
ofng" 1
" , . . . I
The Italian beggar must receive a I
lice use to escape a challenge from tbe ;
police. There are 12,743 licensed mem
tiers of the confraternity In King Hum
bert's realm.
, Vermont has made a new move In the
attempt to enforce prohibition. Per
sons who rent places where liquor Is
sold are to be fined aa well aa those
who actually sell the contraband.
I In London, on an average, one per
son In every three carries a watch; of
these two-thirds pay from $0.25 to $15
for them, while tbe pricee given by the
rest vary from the latter aum to $250
and $300.
' There la a crazy man In Philadelphia
who wants the doctors to cure him of X
rays In his eyes. lie eaya he sees the
j skeletons of all who come within the
I line of his vision, and the sight gives
blm great annoyance.
A few years ago the number of sui
cides among tbe rank and file of the
Prussian army became a public scan
dal. The latest statistics ebow that
while in 1802 the proportion was 5.2S
er 1,000 men, In 1805 It was 4.22.
Messrs. De Morgar and Meir, during
their excavations In the neighborhood
of Glzeh, discovered an almost perfect
yacht or pleasure vessel, which baa
been ascribed by experts to the elev
enth or twelfth dynasty, or about 8000
B. C.
Traveling churches are to be estab
lished en the Trans-Siberian Railway,
which passee through many desert
tracts, where neither village nor church
h. , u-ltfi far wnllMi rte fltte.1
gL-.ee I rrna t7-1 will ti frfriOs1
1JJ 1VI X V aia- an-a v aaa
h t.in fr hA runoff t of Hi a nift.
ciala.
. i i ... w
jjemODS re cuusiueiim uraiuiiui w-
ca ubo me aciu lue l-uuibiu .in
diuretic, baring power to excite tho
1 BAnaaviAM a nri thus rtfnilntlnfr fha uxo-
.,
tern. Tbey must, of course, De uecii
In moderation, or tbey will pall on the
appetite, and cease to have any medic
inal effect.
The ways of auctioneers In different
parts of the world vary greatly, lu
England and America the seller bears
the expense of the sale, but In France
the purchaser bears the cost, S per cent.
being added to bis purchase. In Hol
land It Is still worse, tbe buyer being
required to pay 10 per cent, additional
for tbe expenses of the sale.
The average number of working days
In a year In various countries Is aa fol
lows: In Russia, 267; In Britain, 278;
In Spain, 200; In Austria, 206; In Italy,
208; in Bavaria and Belgium, 800; In
Saxony and France, 802; In Denmark,
r vwl Bartliorlanil Hilar In K-mau
sia, 80b? Holland and North Amer
ica, 808, and In Hungary, 812.
Tbs lost article room of the elevated
road system In New York receives
about 80,000 miscellaneous deposits a
year. Nearly 10 per cent, are umbrel
las, and ranking second are the satch
els. About half tho articles are called
for. and the remainder, after being
held for six months or a year, according
to the value, are sold at auction.
It 1s asserted that a Kent b gentle
man is in possession oi tne neaa oi
Oliver Cromwell preserved In a box.
Documentary evidence does not fully
substantiate tbe claim, bnt there are'
traditions which give It some show of
reasonableness. Furthermore, the
bead atrtkingly resembles portraits.
busts and tbe deatbmask of Cromwell.
The second oldest sailing craft In
tbe world is the so-called Gokstad ahip.
a viking craft which was discovered la
s aaBniatrisii mound on the snossa a
phrlstlania fjord, and Is now exblblM
In a wonderfully perfect state of prea
rvation In Ghrtianta. It Is a craft e.
tbe ninth century,' A. D., and la there;
tore nearly 1,000 years eld.
Bats, according to a showman who
exhibits a tame troupe of tbe little
beasts, are more easily taught than
dogs; tbey tiave a more retentive ear
for language and greater adaptability
(ban any other animal. Louise Michel,
who Is also fond of rats, has dlscov-j
ered many virtues In them. They have
respect for the aged, family feeling,
and compassion for the unfortunate.
Tbe Amazon Is in every respect but
lepfth tbe greatest river In the world, j
At mar petnte la It lower course so
VMt t It width that one shore Is !n-
llilMs from tbs otber, tbe observer
ing to leek ant Into a rolling sea
tud water Ith..or400trlbU -
,ri,f W.? ta
bay dtfferent climates that when one
M Is at flood height the others are at
abb, aad rice versa, ao that tbs bulk of I
great river remains unchanged the
whole year round. I
I Tkera Is no rseerd of the costuaves of j
' the Syrian Arabs having ebaaged dnr
lag tbt pri fitasrsd br inu Has
Ure. McKlnley, wife of the ox-Gov
ernor of Ohio, spenus the dnll tlma
of her invalid life making bedroom
slippers for ber friends. 8 be has made
and given away nearly 8000 pair.
The electric railroad will be in op
eration between Washington and Bal
timore by next August It will be
operated by trolley, baa no grade
crossings, and an extraordinary rate of
speed is expected.
TIDE STUDIOUS GIRL.
AN
INTERESTING LETTER FROM A
Y0UNQ LADIES' COLLEGE.
ay
The race between the aexes for edu
cation Is to-day very close.
Ambitions girls work incessantly
over their studies, and are often
brought to a halt,
through having
sacrificed the phy.
aical to the mental. .
Then begin those
ailments that must be
removed at once, or
tbey will produce con
stant suffering. Head
ache, dizziness, faint-
neaa, alight vertigo.
pains in the back and
loins, irregularity.
loss of sleep and
appetite, nerv
ousness and
blues, with lack
of confidence;
these are positive
aigna that wo
men's arch enemy is at hand.
The following letter waa
received by Mrs. Pinkham in
May, one month after the young lady
bad first written, giving symptoms,
nd asking advice. She was ill and in
great distress of mind, feeling she
would not hold out till graduation, and
the doctor bad advised her to go home.
College, Mass.
Ton dear Woman:
I ahould have written to you before,
but von said wait a month. We are
I taught that .the daya of miracles are
I bast. Pray what is my case ? I have
ist. Prav
taken the Vegetable Compound faith-
nPlic,t,y and
am free from all my ills. I was a very.
'ery sick girt. Am keeping well up in
my class, and hope to do you and myself
. . Mvirratitude
credit at graduation. My gratitude
cannot find expression in
words. Your sincere
friend. Mart
P. S. Some
girls are now c
using the Com- J
pound. It ben-
ents them all.
Lydia E. Pink-
ham a Vegetable
Cc-npound is the only
safe, sure and effectual remedy in such
cases, as it removes the cause, purifies
and invigorates the system, and gives
energy and vitality
try, eltner as regards male or female
dress or adornment Saving only for
liis firearms, there ie no reason to be
lieve that the Bedouin of the desert
does not clothe and adorn himself ex
actly as he did in the days of tbe patrl-
urchs. Arabs in the desert have con-
traded a etrange prejudice agalnet
running water, and they will only drink
a A- .S A ah jaui a a suw
Bo much has this become a matter of
habit with them that, while the most
poisonous looking water agrees with
ft.. aJmlssalilv TVI1T Mintnew
UCUI uiiuiwuij uie t ituuiM w. m .
will make them violently sick. I
TRUE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
Enrique Morgan Traveled Far and
Died a Major OeneraL
In Glrardot, a little village on the
eastern bank of tbe Magdalene River,
n Colombia, South America, there died
on December - last a true soiaier ot
fortune, Enrique Morgan, a major gen
eral In the Colombian army, but a na
tive of West Virginia.
During the war of secession In tbs
United States be bad been a favorite
orderly" with tbe Confederate General
Loring one-armed Loring, as be wsa
tibse -
called and. when the latter
ouently went to Egypt Morgan follow
ed him there, and became a captain la (
tne riueaives army, iirai mili
tary Inaction, he Joined a party ot
Greek surveyors In the Soudan, with
whom be learned something of praotV-
wt arnrlnaarlnff lint MntrSCtlnaT Small
poa and supposed to be djln. he was
abandoned by bia companions.
iTnnn hl Mmnn h fonnd that tbe
natlyea had robbed him of everything.
and he became a "tramp" In Northern
Africa and Southern Europe. Too
proud to spply to diplomatic or con
sular officials for assistance, he walked
to tbe coast, worked his way across
the Mediterranean Sea and thence
through Italy and Franca to the port
of St. Nazalre.
Seeing a ship advertised to sail for
America, he offered to work hw pas
sate across the Atlantic, which offer
wss accepted. The vessel landed him
penniless In Barranqullla, Colombia,
where be enlisted aa a soldier. By dint
of hard work and close attention to bis
duties, he waa successively promoted
through all the grades of corporal, ser
geant, lieutenant, captain, major and
colonel, and finally waa appointed brig
adier general and chief of engineers.
In this capacity he constructed, with
the labor of troops, tbe greater part of
the railway between Glrardot and Jun
tas de Apulo, as well as tbs difficult
tart road through the Cordillera of
Qulndio.
f During the revolution of 1888 be cap
tured the Important place of Tunja,
with Its eztenslvs armory, for which
lervlce he was mads a major general,
f o a very great degree ha possessed
tbe confidence of tbe government. lie
took no part In Its political affairs, and
this lack of party affiliation, bis un
swerving loyalty and bis well known
disposition to obey all orders were
Qualities which endeared him to his su
periors. New York Herald.
The XtII Oaie.
Mrs. Blossom Joe, I wish you would
bring up a scuttle of coal and some
kindling.
Mr. Blossom (mnalngly, aa be wan
ders toward tbe cellar) The evil one al
way finds work for Idle hands to da
San Francisco Wave.
A Hard Tralalay.
Head of Firm Have you had any
experience In collecting?
Applicant I should say I bad. I
used to a country minister. J odge.
j A OoeaTcearaa,
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tob? .
Mike Shure I have Fat,
Pat And bow are thay a8
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TWUMPET CALLS, v
tus's ora
Wa a Mete
. tfce Dareaeesmed.
WHSBBTKR
hste lives,
m a r d a r
dwells.
Happiness la not
found try looking
after It.
Every crown
man bestows has
thorns In It.
When a sin
shines, looking at
it will kill.
Indecision d S-
stroys mora souls than love of evIL -
There are ao vacations la tbs devlTs
service.
While tbe saloon door Is open, every
home Is In danger.
An opportunity to do good is a chance
to walk with Christ
Some shepherds give tbe most cars
to tbe fattest sheep.
To snake hands with some people Is
a call to repentance.
When the saloon dies, tbs devil will
put on deep mourning.
Death will change our surroundings,
but not our character.
Let the wicked hold office, and the
devil will run tbe town.
Religion pure and undented has Its
name written on Its face.
The Lord's army never lost a battle
because It waa too small,
God will not smile upon us while we
are frowning upon a brother.
Lire for Christ and yon will soon
know that he baa died for yon.
The foot that la pointed toward the
pit never gets to rest a minute.
We will never find the cross heavy If
we take up tbe one God gives ua
No man can make a wrong Invest
ment who will give as God directs.
The church member who never smiles
Shouldn't talk very much In church.
Tbe greatest thing It is possible for
us to do is the thing God wants done.
Men drift toward the devil at first.
Tbey never go to meet him on the run.
Whoever does a wrong thing to-day
Will nave to do another one to-morrow.
The man who lives only for himself
robs his God and wrongs his neighbor.
Tbe thing that hurts the devil. Is not
so much our profession as our prac
tice. As soon as some men get their bands
on gold, tbey become stone blind to
their own good.
Give a man power of any kind, and
by Its use be will show what he hi do
ing with Christ
Unless tbe face Is set like a flint
against all sin tbe door of tbe heart will
open to any sin.
When a man with brilliant gifts
plunges into sin be goes deeper than a
common man could go.
Give a man without love nower to
. , - ., and ha will always
moT0 lt the wro
A skeptic Is a man who clcae. all the
T " . ,. " I
be haa to Uve In the dark.
Bow Bees Serve Thieves.
There la a large moth, commonly
known as death's-head moth, from Its
having a curious mark on its back like
a skull and cross-bones sculptured on
an old tombstone, which makes very
free with the bees' ihoney. It flies in the
dusk of the evening when the bees are
at rest and enters the bole in the hive,
pokes Its long sucker through the wax
walls which surround tbs comb, and
' draws much honey Into Ms stomach.
Very often In the long arenlnga there
are many bees lingering round the hive,
but If tbe dea 's-head slights and
moves toward the door, they do not
take much notice i yet one sting would
' kill H, and K has no means of hurting
the bee In return. Bo much troubled
are noma hives Dy these curious visit
ors that tbs bees erect a flat waH of
wax just within tbe hive door, allow
ing a small opening to exist on either
hand. This, as a rule, puzzles tbe moth,
ind It cannot enter. On the other band.
moth ! gbt Into the hive Che
j bees do not kill tt. but either let tt alone
or two an war iug urn snap ixe
boneyteei pt Mitl
While the
moth Is enjoying the meal, the bees oc
cs olly pull down soma of the hon
eycomb behind It, and mould the wax
quickly ao aa to form a dense wall.
When the motn has finished its meal,
and Corns to get oat of tbs hire, it
finds Itself walled up and Imprisoned
for Bfe.
Catarrh Cnaaec Bs Cared
With local applications, as they cannot reach
tne seat of tbe disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and In order to euro
it yon must take Internal remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and acta di
rectly on tho blood and mnoona surface. Hall's
Catarrh Curs la not a quack medicine. It waa
prescribed by one of the beat phyalciana In this
country for years, and la areolar prescript ion.
It is composed of the beat tonics known, com
bined with tbe beet blood purifiers, acting di
rectly on tbe mucous surfaces. Tbe perfect
combination of tbe two ingredients la what
produces such wonderful results in curing- ca
tarrh. Mend for testimonials free, a
I-. Cbbsbt A Co.. Props, Toledo, a
Bold by dmggista. price Wo.
Poor" fhlaa!
"There will be one advantage about
tbe horseless carriage, said Maud
EtbeL "It won't mistake the sound of
a kiss for a chirrup to go faster and
compel the young man to grab tbe
reins with both bands." Cincinnati
TBnqulrer.
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ished ever since. Look out for imitations.
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"What He TbonghtT
Do yon Hi Ink the bicycle Is wlckadr
asked the earnest young woman. .
"My dear sister," answered tbe .
tater. who bad only taken three sjos
s thing Is positively depraved."
How long should a man smile while
fcslng bored before beginning to shoot
Tbs prodigal did not
the swine he fed. They could flllttem.
belves with busks, but bs could ot
When a man make, up J
he will do aa be pleases It will i not ba
an hour before be will do ometbtaur ta
ipleaae tbs devil. '
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