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hat, he strode ofT, with soldierly erect
uess, to where his duty lay, to die, a
few months later, of disease contracted
at Santiago.
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Olbi-itltur's Great (Suns.
It has been assumed by a large
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manded the straits which bear its
name. That belief was erroneous un
til recently. The straits are twelve
aud a half miles wide, and the best
guns mounted at Gibraltar heretofore
could not possibly cover that distauce.
A few weeks ago, however, two of tho
newest !).2-incli wire guns, thirty-six
feet in length and firing a projectile of
380 pounds' weight, were mounted on
Europa Point. These guns have a
rango of fifteen miles aud are most
formidable weapons.
Ilemurkahlo Whiat llamis.
F. H. Johnson, \V. W. Beck with,
S. A. Weller, Mr. Tracy and Mr.
Fallon were playing whist at Holihan's
Inn in Derby when a deal was made
in which overy player received a full
suit of cards. It is said that such
hands have been reported only three
times, twice iu London and once in
Now York.—Hartford (Conn.) Cour
ant.
THE OLD CARRET.
Swing ajar the ganet door,
How the rusty hinges create I
Pause before you venture o'er
The old threshold, woru and weak.
Comes, as oft such questions will—
Who knows what's beyond the sill?
Here, all things are plain to soe—
There all things are mystery,
Where old treasures are shut fast
In the storehouse of the past.
From the rafters ovorhoad,
Wi hered herbs, in dusty rows.
Hang like branches sere and dead ;
But, whene'er a soft wind blows
Through the window's broken pano
Faint, swoet fragrances again
From their leaves are shaken freo,
As an old-timo memory
In the cobwebbed minds of men
Stirs, and tries to live again.
Here tho spider's web is spun
In the dust and in the gloom.
Hero are woven, ono by one,
In a viewless, noiseless loom,
Fabric* lit for fairy wear,
Frail as frost and quite as fair,
Showing patterns rarer far
Than those of old laces aro
When a light from heaven's blue
Shines the silken meshes through,
lu that shadowy corner stands
An old eradle, and it seems
Slowly rooked by phantom hands
While a baby sleeps and dreams
On a pillow, long impressed,
And a lullaby of rest
Trembles softly through the gloom
Of this moiuory-hauuted room,
From the lips that long ago
Turned to dust where gnvc-flowert
grow.
In that old, worm-eaten ehest.
What quaint things are stored away 1
Stomacher and 'broidered vest—
Satin gown and wig of gray,
112 can fanny phantom folk
Dancing at tho midnight's stroke,
lu the g irments hidden here
For who knows how many a yoar?
'Twere an eerie sight to see
Their grim, ghostly revelry.
Almost hidden from the sight
By tho wreckage of the past
In the dim and dusty light
From the cobwebbed window oast
Shows a mirror, and therein
Many a ghost of what has been
Seems to rise and swiftly pass
i.ike a shadow o'er the glass,
In the depths of it I see
Things that almost frighten mo.
Faces mouldered into dust
Long ago look out at me
Fr 'in the tarnished frame, whoso rust
Mocks at human vanity,
As a shadow forms, for they
Form, and fade, and puss away,
J.ike the ripple on a stream,
Or tho fancy of a dream.
Here—then lost in shadows va6t,
Tho procession of the past.
Logger here I dare not stay,
For it somehow seems to me
A e are trespassers today,
Shut tho (loor and turn the key,
Leave it to tho dead, who quit
Their old graves to visit it.
Whence they come or where they go.
What they come for -who shall know?
] shall solve the mystery
When the grass grows over me.
Eben E. Itexford, in Boston Transcript.
| HONESTY i
I • IS THE $
5 BEST POLICY. I
X By ANXKC. HYATT-WOOI.R. X
A merchant of Constantinople went
to the baths, as is the custom in Tur
key, before morning prayers. After
performing his ablutions, on his way
to the mosque he lost in the street his
purse. Devoutly he said his prayers,
and it was not until he was leaving
the mosque that he became aware of
his loss. At once he sent for the town
crier.
"I have lost my purse," liesaid; "it
contains 200 gold pieces; proclaim my
loss throughout the city, and whoever
brings it back to me shall be rewarded
with one-half its coutents."
The crier didas he was bid. A sailor
had found the parse, and when he
heard to whom it belonged, immedi
ately he took it to the merchant, glee
fully anticipating the rich reward that
he thought was to be his. He gained
admittance to the merchant's house ;
immediately he saw him he produced
the purse, saying, "Here is your
purse, with 200 gold pieces inside."
"Ah, let my see!" ejaculated the
merchant. He counted the money,
and found thero was exactly the sum
the man stated, the amount he had
lost. "You aro a thief!" said the mer
jhant.
"What! you dare to call me a
thief when you have just counted your
gold in front of me, and found there
precisely the 200 pieces, just as the
crier proclaimed?"
"Yes, I shall say that you are n
thiof!" ejaculated the merchant. "In
my purse there were two emerald ear
rings, and they are not there uow.
Restore them to me at once or I will
have you imprisoned."
"It is false; there were no earrings
in your purse," shouted the sailor,
angrily.
And what tho sailor said was true,
but the merchant thought that by ac
c.isiug him of theft to frighten him so
that he would go away and hide, and
by this base device he hoped to save
his 100 gold pieces.
"Yon have stolen my emerald ear
rings. Give them up to me at once,
or 1 will take you before the kadi,"
repeated the merchant, who, having
once told the lie, thought he must
stick to it.
Again the sailor again stoutly denied
this wicked accusation, and demanded
the promised reward. The merchant,
seeing that this was not a mau to be
frightened into silence, and feeling
every moment that he delayed less and
less inclined to part with his money,
said: "Come, you are a thief, and yon
shall go with me before the kadi, and
ho will justly punish you for stealing
my valuable emeralds, and if you
r.ou't come I will have you dragged
along."
"I am innocent and quite willing to
appear before the kadi, so that he may
judge between us," replied the sailor.
So together they went to tho kadi's
court. The merchant there stated his
case, how he had lost his purse, how
the sailor had found it, and returned
it with all the monev in: but two
emerald earring l ?, worth, he declared,
double the amount of the 200 gold
pieces, had been stolen from his purse,
and evidently by the sailor, seeiug he
was the man who acknowledged hav
ing j>ieked it up.
Again the sailor denied having stolen
emeralds or any other precious stones.
"It is true that I picked up the
purse," he said, "but there were only
the 200 gold pieces in it, just as the
crier proclaimed."
The kadi was greatly puzzled and
mystified, not knowing whom to be
lieve and whom to disbelieve. The
merchant was a rich man and held an
honorable position in the city, while
the sailor looked so fearlessly and
frankly in his face that he could not
believe ho was a thief. So in his per
plexity lie pronounced this sentence:
"That the sailor be acquitted of the
charge of theft, but because of his
carelessness in losing such valuable
articles he forfeit the promised re
ward. "
Great was the sailor's anger at being
thus cheated out of his hundred gold
pieces.
At this time there lived in Constan
tinople the celebrated Chorluli Ali
Pasha. The sailor decided to present
his case in a petition to him. Ali
Pasha, always willing to give justice
to the poor, summoned the merchant,
the crier and the sailor to appear be
fore him.
"What was it that the merchant
told you he had lost, and bid you cry
throughout the town?" he asked the
crier.
"A purse containing 200 gold
pieces," was the prompt reply.
"Yes," interrupted the merchant,
"that is true; purposely I did not tell
him about the emeralds, fearing that
if the purse fell into the hands of an
ignorant man, who knew not the value
of gems, he might perchance under
such a great temptation, when he dis
covered their value" —here he stut
tered and stammered—" he might be
tempted to keep purse and jewels,and
say nothing about what he found."
Ali Paslii shook his head as the
man jumbled out these ridiculous rea
sons.
"What do you say you found?" he
asked the sailor.
"A purse with2oogold pieces,'' was
the unvarying reply.
"Then," said Ali Pasha, "it is very
evident that since the purse the mer
chant lost contained two emerald ear
rings, as well as 200 pieces of money,
that the purse found was not lost by
the merchant but by some one else.
So let the merchant have his purse
cried again and again until some (lod
fearing person having found it restores
it to him; and let the sailor keep the
purse he found for forty days, and if
it be not claimed within that period,
then let him keep it for his own."
"Nay, nay, Chorluli Ali Pasha,"
said the merchant, bowing low; "now
I come to think of it the emerald ear
rings were not in that purse. Until
this moment I had forgotten, but now
I remember that for better security I
hid them away in a place known only
to myself."
"You speak too late," said the
pasha. "And by this lesson learn that
they who go about to deceive others
oftentimes deceive themselves; and
sometimes one falls into the ditch that
ho himself made."
NIAGARA'S NEW BRIDCE-
It Will Span the (Joi't'o on tlie Site of the
Structure Destroyed ill 1804.
A new suspension bridge is to be
built across the Niagara gorge. Dur
ing the past two years both of the fa
mous suspension bridges at the falls
have given way to steel arches,and the
new suspension bridge will therefore
bo the only structure of the kind to
counect New Y'ork state with the Do
minion of Canada.
The bridge will extend from the
points near the village of Lewiston,
N. Y*., and the quaint old town of
Queenston, Ontario, where in 1850-51
auother suspension bridge was built
to connect the Lewistou mountain with
Queenston Heights. That old bridge
was many years ahead of the profitable
demands of the times, and when it
was destroyed it was never rebuilt.
The wrecking of the old bridge forms
one of the important events in the
history of the Niagara region. Early
in 1864 a mighty mass of ice came
down the Niagara river from Lake
Erie. The owners ot the bridge were
fearful for the safety of the structure,
for the guys were anchored just above
high water mark. Orders were issued
to loosen the guys and lift them up
out of the way of the icy mass. This
was done, the ico jam went out, and
no damage was caused. The guys
were not reanchored, however. Sud
denly, out from the southwest there
came a fierce gale, which swept down
the Niagara chasm. It caught the
bridge full on the side, and soon the
structure was swinging back and forth.
The men in charge could do nothing
to protect it from the wind. About
II o'clock ou the morning of Feb. 1,
1864, it gave a great surge and then
the greater part of it fell into the
river below. It was a complete
wreck. Back and forth the old cables
swung until last fall they were cut
away.
From tower to tower the span of the
new bridge will be a little more than
1000 feet, while the span of tho sus
pended portion will be about 800 feet.
The outside width of the bridge will
be 28 feet, nud the roadway will have
a width of 25 feet. This width of
floor will afford room for a single trol
ley car track laid through the ceutre,
with space on either side for teams.
The towers are four in number, two
being ou each side of the river.
An Explnnatlon.
The Fox—Good morning, friend.
I'm afraid there is something about
me you don't like.
The Bird —Well, you're right! It's
your ap««tite. Puck.
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g| HANDSOME DESIGNS FOR DRESS AND SKIRT. !§
NEW YORK CITY (Special). —Colored
costumes may be selected with a view
to becomingness and the fashion of the
moment, but a street toilet of fine
black cheviot or broadcloth is un-
LADIES' WALKING TOILET.
rivaled for elegance and refinement of
style. Black cheviot is here shown
united with velvet (both of good qual
ity), the closing being made in centre
front with tailor-covered buttons and
buttonholes. Simplicity and smart
ness are equally combined in the
basque, the tailor-made style being
greatly relieved by lapels, collar and
Buffs of velvet, that makes the finish
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dered glove-fitting by double bust
ilarts, nnder-arm and side-back gores,
the back portions being of full length
ind ending in coat laps below the
waist line. The cutaway basque por
tions, fitted over the hips by short
single darts, are joined to the pointed
LADIES' SEVEN GORED TETTICOAT.
lower outline of waist, meeting the
backs in deep coat laps that are
marked at the top by single buttons.
Above the closing the fronts are re
versed to form lapels that meet the
rolling collar in notches. The fashion
able two-seamed sleeves are fitted at
the top by four short darts which may
be omitted in favor of plaits or gathers,
if so preferred. The wrists are fin
ished with flaring pointed cuffs of vel
vet. The sleeves are striped with
bands of ribbon velvet. The skirt
comprises seven gores, the novel fea
ture being the shaping that gives a
distinct spring at the foot of each
gore, suggesting the flare of a circu
lar flounce. A close adjustment is
presented at the top and the fulness
in back is laid in siugle backward
turning plaits that meet over the
placket finished in the centre back
seam. Basques in this style may
match or contrast with the skirt in
broadcloth, velvet, poplin or satin.
Braid may be used as decoration 01° a
simple tailor finish of stitching may
be adopted.
The skirt may form part of a cos
tume or be made separately to wear
with odd waists, which are still fash
ionable. To make the skirt in the
medium size will require five yards of
forty-four-inch material. To make
tlie waist will require two and oue
balf yards of material forty-four inches
wide.
A Styllslt Petticoat.
The very handsome petticoat shown
in the large illustration is made of
violet taffeta, the foot decoration con
sisting of two narrow frills with head
ing of black silk applique embroidery.
Silk skirts are the rage and it does
not require great wealth to make it
possible to indulge in this luxury of
refinement.
The design is economical in the ex
treme, as the front gore can be cut of
one width of silk and all the others on
the double fold of silk twenty-two
inches wide. The yoke that extends
to the back gores can be of fine cam
bric or nearsilk in the same color and
a double easing is made at the top of
the back gores through which tapts
are inserted to shirr the fulness to po
sition.
The oircal&i' flounce which forms
the lower portion is lined throughout
with good crinoline and joined to the
lower edge of the upper portion of
the proper skirt with a cord or folds
of silk, the flouuce being finished at
the foot with velveteen facing exactly
|in the manner of a dress skirt. Tiny
| frills of satin ribbon, velvet, braid or
auy preferred decoration may be used
in place of that here shown. While
specially designed for silk this skirt
may be made of moreen alpaca, mo
hair, brilliantine, sateen, percaline
nearsilk, cambric or any preferred
material. To make this skirt in the
medium size will require elevon and
one-fourth yards of tweuty-two-inch
( material.
Fabric* For tlie Sheath Skirl.
It is very evident that tho sheath
skirt has come to stay with us during
the spring and the summer at all
events, even though having a few
rivals in somewhat less severe skirt
models for tall, slim figures. The
fabrics composing the sheath skirt
may be slightly draped or decorated
j without addiug bulk, because the
I materials thus treated are almost in
| variably soft and pliable. But these
eftects are not for brocades, satin and
| velvet stripes and similar tissues.
The Spring; Skirts.
The spring will see nearly all skirts
I made with side closiugs, either real or
I simulated by buttons and lacing cords.
| Tho lengthened skirt with its close
I sheath effects will remain in vogue;
open-fronted coats and basques will
j continue in great favor, aud every
j thing designed to impart u look of
! slenderness and grace will be followed
! by the modiste and tailor in tho mak
| ing of gowns for the new season.
Aii Ornament For tlie Hat.
| A new hat ornament consists of an
! enameled ball studded with mock
! gems, and fastened spiral fashion on a
J long gilt hairpin. The ball stick"
| straight out of the knot.
I ;
A Child's Coal.
No outer garment worn by little
j girls is more generally becoming or
! more completely protective than the
long coat that is snug about tlie shoul
ders, but allows perfect freedom for
the limbs. The model shown is ex
ceedingly smart at the same time that
it is simple, and is suited to both
smooth and rough-faced cloth, as well
as to velvet, when that material is
preferred. As illustrated, however,
it is made of heavy cheviot in na
tional blue and is trimmed with a rib
bon frill of the same color headed with
fancy black braid. With the coat are
worn a quaint picture hat of blue felt,
faced with ribbon frills, and comfort
able suede gloves, fleece lined.
The yoke fits the shoulders per
fectly, and the pleated skirt portion
falls snugly enough for warmth with
out iu the least incumbering the
wearer. The sleeves are small, but
not tighi, there being just sufficient
fulness at the shoulders to support
the epaulets. Ribbon frills at both
neck and wrist muke a tasteful finish
that is eminently childish at the same
A MTTIiF. GlMi's COAT.
time. The coat is lined throughout
with silk and can be slipped on and off
with ease. To make this coat for a
child of four yeaia two yards of mate
rial fifty-four inches wide will be ro
au'i-ed.