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THE CLIND LOVER SAW 8
P0000OC33O3OOOOOOOOOJ
WO liliml n ao n 1 e
"Tift who love each
Oilier.
lie, nn ungainly,
stunted finurc.witU
ii very homely face;
she, tall, thin, of
yellowish complex
Sou and of sickly
appearance.
Benevolent peo
ple hnd placed
jbliiul ftHj-lum yeurs before.
,. were brought up.
jreutliryund played together,
.contented mid happy. The
'.of thi world wore an strong
a ils duilj miseries. They
,t quiet, comfortable house,
jjnlen and nothing more.
bolouot't. They could
.iiiij? of Tliat was going on
Ouo thing only was clear to
fcl that was that they loved
l.er.
I jnmmor day.
ro union a beach in the gar-
;m.
I, I am so glad." ,
vit account, Anna .'
Pou't you know? To-inor-
To-niorrow the famous ocu
iis here."
lio will mnkonsboth see."
is really nolo to accomplish
are joking. Of course, ho
t'ule to ilo it. That is his bum-
, it last, I shall bo able
lovely face. Of that I
to
It
morning early here
come at the
long neck? It could not bo possible,
No; it must not bo!
lie closed his eyes, leaned far on I
of the window, opeuod them wide and
looked again. His imago wos still
thorn unchanged. Still he would not
boliovo it. In horror ho kept on star,
ing at the glass until it became
clouded. Then a roil seemed drawn
slowly over his eyes. It grew more
and more indistinct; darkness gath
ered, all about him, and suddenly
everything was black. Ho naw no
more.
Despair seized hira. Ho thought
ho had become insane. He throw
tho mirror away, stamped with his
feet and struck himself iu tho face.
Anna would see him, and she would
be horritled. Khe would forsake him
ugly and blind and sho would go
away into tho sminy world nnd forget
him. lie must remain behind, help
less and alone. All the happiness
was gono forever.
He sank into a chair and sobbed
like a little child.
Suddenly he started up. A well
known hand caressed his head.
"Is it you, I'aul?" he heard her
ask iu a wlunper.
"Yes, said he, breathing heavily.
"I'aul, I looked for you everywhere
in tho garden nnd could not find you.
Then I took oirthe bandage."
Ami do you see ine? cried raul
in iluaitly alarm.
'I must say that I do uot. No, nol
It. is just as dark as it was before.
The operation was a failure. I see
nothing whatever."
'And I nothing," said Taul exult-
ingly. "I also took off tho bandage,
at once, everything became riuito
dark."
"Now," said Anna with a sigh,
"we must remain forever blind."
"It is better so," answered Paul
with a happy heart; and ho tenderly
embraced his poor blind friend.
WOMAN'S WORLD.
of nothing else?"
ing."
," said she, laughiiior quietly,
..you know that I have a 1 )voly
ue I hnvo seen you twice
-in a dream. You had golden
i wings as white as snow."
if that were only true!"
quite certain."
I bo beautiful?" sho asked,
kimbytlio hand: "so beauti
itwheii I reflect, I'aul, I think
- be evea better for us to be
ftl othor than to be able to
iat would be lovely. Don't
ak so?"
jw not," he answered thought-
llthen hntll wnra uiliinr
pventful day had passed. The
ku on the eyes bad been per
il uot all a duluBion, it must
success,
iierof you mnnt take the band
tUe eyea for fourteen davs!"
jsthe doctor's order before he
fcenexleveninc'. after the sun
f down, the iwo wero again
a the gardou, clinging close
uther.
when will we first see caoh
I urtecn days!"
r, but that is much too long.
Jtswonm certainly be long
tirno than that, perhaps; but
the dodur's order."
not endure to wait so long,
: 'he operation has been a
md we have rejoiced iu vain!
en?"
"silent,
that, wo could "
! r a luniiinnl !.,,. T1
-. , . ..I
'? Hot bo wroiic"
"'II, notwithstanding
'""r a moment. Wo will put
'nut be at all afraid. 1'leaso,
let us wait. Wo have suf-
y years. Let us eudure it
iiiuger."
1 canuot wait. Tf l
"' I Will lllVHBlf nlnn "
h'tated awhiU, but nt 1(;ilRtu
T'JCallll r- u. ...:n i-
s
""orrow
4'ieach.'
a. You Win
iM tnae'"
J."
J night."
f ' ni8ut- I hone von will Imvfl
Hun II - ...
"8 twilight.
.rl i ir 8 "u" oeu. iie
me next hour. Anna.
ueaiitirm, but he? Who
' ote her in tUia dreadful UU'
HU tiie bandage!"
( " loose and threw it on the
l's eyes were Btill closed. He
cupboard and searched
li, l8fouud a Bra'l mirror.
li ii," to tha wiaJow, where
Kat T ' ,aud waited- U'
liettt yjhU Lead was in a
feaDXi sat there, Lis
Jlil fln , 00 tue ,lttle Bla8S.
Li 8 h8 wuU have certaiu
uvHoi,
!idBt. "?: "i'ea ".eyes
hbewUSrlu,??1?0'.' trom
,, 'w uu. nni lint-
t? cnni.wT.:.,:' rz:
i ale , "K'yiaoel ile?
h i1 ukei cheeks, that, red.
r' tUose decayed teeth, that
A LANDLADY'S SCHEME.
How a WoiiiRfi Ont IIr 8turt on the Itoiul
tu HocIrI Greatnviis.
"One hears much facetious talk
about tho hard luck of boarding
house keepers with fellows who leave
without warning after running up a
good size bill, but I am going to re
late a story that is absolutely truo,"
remarked a traveling salesman to a
group of men who wero swapping
stories in the hotel corridor.
"The story concerns ono of the
social lights of Gotham who got het
first step upon the rung of tho ladder.
of success by realizing on tho death
of a boarder who owed her a pretty
tidy sum. A vory improbable tale
you suy ? Well, we II see. It was in
the days when she was not over pros
perous and kept a boarding-house in
i not vory lasnionauio pare oi mo
city. Ono day a stranger went to
board with her and pant regularly.
He appeared to bo without friends or
relatives, for no oue called to seo hiui
and no letters canio to the lionso
addressed iu his name. He was em
ployed os a clerk in some store, aud
never enlightened any ono o to who
he was aud whore he lived when ho
was home, if he over had one.
One week he lost his job, but as he
was a steady cnap, ana nau Deen so
prompt in his payments, his landlady
allowed him to run up a bill. He
seemed to be unfortunate, somehow,
for no one would give him employ
ment, aud so that bill grew larger and
larger. One day the landlady pro-
nosed that ho become insured in nor
favor, that she would pay the premiums,
and, if anything happened to hira,
why she would be reimbursed for
the orodit she had advanced him. A
blunt, cold-blooded proposition, say
you? Well, he agreed to it, and be
come insured for $500 in her favor.
The premiums were regularly paid by
the landlady.
All that time the delinquent boarder
wont from oue job to another, and
never staid in one plaoe long enough
to be able to pay oil his debt to tue
landlady. A fearful winter set in and
pneumonia was prevalent, people
dropping off so fast as to create the
biggest kind of a scare iu the city.
He was taken t.ck, aud no mother
oould havo lookod after this fellow as
his landlady did. Hho paid for a
doctor aud a nurse to attend hiui and
did everything iu her power to bring
him around to health. Hut ho died,
and a mighty good funeral the poor
fellow had. The insuronco was paid
to hor.aud with tho few hundred dol
lars sho recoivod in a lump sum her
husband was enabled to make a for
tunate speculation which started them
well on the way to tho possession ot
millions uud a place iu the Four
Huudred. Improbable? Well, the
story's truo every word of it."
AlilCiHlory Ulriln.
solo business of a migratory
sojourn iu tho laud of its
The
bird's
choice sooms to
family. This
thought of tho
immediately to
warm, truiuui,
be tho rearing of a
accomplished, the
birds seem to turn
the South to the
indolent latitudes;
where harsh windn and chilling rains
and fading leaves never benumb
bright spirits. The conjugal tios
break, fathers forsake mothers and
offspring, and the latter follow as fast
as strength permits. Thus again, as
wave after wavo sweeps down to us
from Canada, as if on the wings of
autumnal breezes, it is notioeable that
old males are leading the hosts of
each species, and that only later come
females and young. I am careful to
make this matter of the Biicoessiou of
ages clear, bcoauso of noble signifi
cance in the problem: How do birds
lind their way? The old answer was
short and easy: Instinct tells them.
This means, if it means anything,
that a bird is born with an intuitive
kuowloi.ge of a road he has never
seen, perhaps orossing au ocean.
Moreover, migration routes are rarely
straight lines north aud south, to
whioh the little creatures might be
kept by some mysterious "sense of
polar direotion," but are usually some
what roundabout, ofteu crooked and
sometimes squarely east and west for
a large part of tbo course. Ernest
logersoll, iu New Lippinoott's.
" ' Freili ICkk From Auitrftlln.
"Fresh" eggs from' Australia are a
prominent feature iu the London mar
ket. They come in orates, and are
puokod in oat hulls, sometimes acquir
ing an oaten taste thereby. They are
good competitors in Loudon with Rus
sian, Austrian, Italian aud other con
tinental eggs.
7i
8
ONE WOMAN'S PROFESSION.
.lie ICiirim n Coinfm-tiitiln Inrntnn Arrang
ing ItrlUnl Flurry.
Jliss F.lonnor Hurwo.U is a young
woman who drosses brides. That is
;ho way she makes her living, aud a
vory good living nt that. The other
.lay a friond of nuue was married, and
sue morning, about two weeks before
tho ovontful day, a card was sont up
to her, and 1 went down to sco tho
caller, a Miss liurwel), whoso name
utither of us had over hoard before.
She explained her business nnd my
friend engaged her.
Larly on tho mornin.t of tho wed
ding Miss lbirwoll oppeared with her
assistant. 'Tho entire trousseau, and,
I might say, tho bride herself, was
turned over to her. Sho first investi
gated tho wodding outfit and saw that
everything was as it should be. Sho
insistod ou tho brides roniainms
quietly iu bod until 10 o'clock, tho
wedding not being until o o clock in
the afternoon. 'I'll on sho had her out
and tried on tho wodding dresi, gloves
aud slippers. Souio alterations, only
a few stitches, wero necessary, and
sho took them. Next she turned her
attention to packing tho trunks, and
in less than two hours the task was
ficcomplished and a little book con
taining a complete inventory wan pnt
in tho bride's traveling bag. This in
ventory gave not only tho list of
articles, but told exactly whero lho"
2ould bo found. l!y this timo tho
bride had finished her luncheon and
was porsuaded to tako a nan and re
main iu bed until called by Miss Har
well, who, with her asHistaut, left tho
bouso, to appear again promptly at
3.:i0 o'clock.
Then a tepid bath was prepared;
the bride awakened, and while she
was taking it they straighleuod up the
room aud laid out the bridal costume.
The dressing of tho bride was accom
plished without tho slightest hurry
aud iu ample time. Hut best of all
was tho fresh, rosy faoo that was seen
through tho bridal veil. It was so
tlilVcrout from tho haggard, nervous
girl wo had nil expeotod. Sho was
uot a bit tired or worried, and, feel
ing that sho was looking her very
best, womanlike, sho was supremely
contented. Miss Hurwcll accompanied
her to ;-tho church door, guarded
against soiling her gown iu tho car
riage and gave the final touch to her
veil and train as she entered.
After tho ceremony she returned to
tho house, superintended tho ex
chaugo of tho bridal fur the going
away gown, gavo tho final arrange
ments to the last trunk and the
traveling bug, sot the room to rights
aud left as quietly as tho proverbial
mouse.
Tho next day I saw her ogaiu, and
asked her to tell me about hor work.
"I began four years ago," sho ro
pliod, "by dressing a friend of mine,
aud I thought her mother, who was a
very delicate womau, would never get
through thanking me. Sho said I was
just the right person iu the right placo
on such an occasion, and us 1 had left
school aud was ou the lookout for
something to do to earn a living, I de
cided to try dressing brides as a pro
fession. I came to New York as our
nearest big city aud affording tho
largest field. Of course I had a few
letters of introduction and a small
amount of money, less than $50, iu
my pocket.
"While they pay me well for my ser
vices they do not fool that they cau
afford to keep expensive servants. Of
course I am compelled to keep up with
the latest styles, and for that purpose
I spoilt two months in Paris lust sum
mer, August and September are the
poorest months iu the year for wed
dings, while October, February and
June are about the most popular.
Often during these mouths ,1 have as
many as two brides a day to dress,
and several times I could have had as
many as four, but was obliged to re
fuse many ongngeineuls for want of
time. Lafayette M. Laws, iu Chi
cago Hecord.
A 1'relty IWiiIIch Novelty.
There is a new note in the bodices
of fashionable gowns these days, ami
although ouo that would havo scorned
incongruous to our grandmothers, it
is extremely pretty. It is double
zephyr worsted, used to lattice work
and embroider certain parts of fancy
shirts instead of the Iiomnn silks and
flosses that have been familiar so
long. One distinctive usage is seen
iu bodices of u black satin or liberty
silk, mude over white linings. Jf it
is arranged with tucks either bias or
straight, tho interspaces are decorated
with a working of tho double zephyr.
The decoration nover represents
(lowers, loaves or Bimilnr designs.
Usually it is worked in a eat stitch
aud, as an addid touch, whou tho
needle points out of each Ride of the
goods the zephyr is throwu about it
several times aud fastened so as to
form a French knot. The dross goods
under the worsted is then cut awuy
aud allows the underlining to show
through only slightly as the catstitch
ing was very closely done. The
worsted was of many mixed colors
through which yellow and purple pre
dominated. Another charming bodice
was of cherry-colorod liberty silk
mado over cream white. It was elab
orately worked with black double
zephyr.
On rather fancy shirt waists this
work, though slight, gives them a
touch of style aud novelty. The
edgos, also of fancy and adjustable
oollars, with ear points and pointed
cuffs, are being finished with double
zephyr. At first they aro edged with
a satin ribbon of some color iu con
trast to the collar and ou tho ribbon
the worsted work is executed. This
work is quickly done, and it is groatly
in its favor that no advance design
ing is necessary. A straight eye aud
au adaptability in designing is all that
is neoessary.
It is also feasible to fill in many
sharp little corners on gowns with a
fan-shaped bit, the stitches boiug
long aud graduated. Aeaiu the old
ltoman block design is used on straps
to cross over the vests of bodices. By
those that know about up-to-date
gowns, it seems as though oven more
attention was paid to what is new iu
wrinkles, as such little points as this
one about worsted are cullod, than to
the excellence of the quality of the
goods.
Nrcpnl!lo Creati-il lr Nw I'lialiliiim,
New fushious often crento now ne
cessities, nnd tho train skirt is now to
many of the younger women. They
find it di.'liciilt to manage, and accuse
themselves bitterly of awkwardness
when they find tlioniselvos entangled
in its clinging folds. In point of fact,
tho moro phraso "innnngo the train''
definitely conveys the idea nf difficulty,
and siuco trains first were woru novel
ists hnvo laid stress upon theii hero
ines' graco in managing them. and the
atrical critics comment upon it in like
manner.
Tho novice in traiu gowns, there
fore, doos not need to feci badly ovoi
hor deficiency, but simply apply her
self to reiuovo it. It is not weakness
nnd nfi'ectatiou t try to aoquiro grace
of movoinont. It is duty.
The wny to seat ouo's self is to catch
the skirts lightly in ono hand, bend
ouo knee, and so slido down into tho
chair, at tho samo moment releasing
tho draperios, with an imperceptible
swing that throws thorn iu sweeping
folds almost into a semicircle. Iu ris
ing catch tho skirts in the same way,
and with a dxxterous twist of the
wrist aud slight backward movemeut
of tho foot Mproad tho (rain iu its
proper fau shape. It is difficult to de
scribe, but a little piactico will accom
plish tho trick, and it is well wortl
iic.piiring. Tlm Cirl WIiii Kiiimtk How.
"Thei'o's sucli a thing as boing too
sniarl," sighed tho ambitious girl.
"It's really a misfortuno to havo tho
reputation of being ablo to do things,
for tho one who possesses the knack of
doing anything, from millinery to
Bcrubbi;ig,in almost sure to bo imposed
upon."
It is truo that such a girl is apt to
bo overworked by her friends, who,
seeing the deft fingers work so quick
ly, too forgetful of the strength used
iu gratifying their requests to "just
help mo out on this, dear, you do it
bo beautifully."
However, I believe in teaching girls
to do everything that they aro likoly
to need to know in every day life or
emergencies, nnd I am not liko
tho mother who would uot teach her
girls how to cook, believing if they
didn't, know how they wouldn't have
it to do.
Hut with all tho rest of tho knowl
edge, impress upon the girls a regard
for their own strength, uud tho power
to Bay no when the nerves cry out
that tho limit of healthful endurance
is reached.
Small!' Ciilllni; ford.
Tho big pocketbook has been re
placed by tho purse of gold mesli,
netted silk nnd beads, suodo and
jewels, and the very long and unhand
ily broad cunlcaso has pven way to
tho easily carried case of convenient,
si.o and weight. The chaugo hai
necessitated a change iu tho ixo of
visiting cards, uud those aro smaller
Ihau they havo been for juany years.
A few years ngo misses not yet "out"
used cards tho sizo of those now cor
rect for their mothers. Homo of tho
new cards aro nlmost square, others
just a trifle longer than they aro
broad. With an address in ono corner
and au at-homo day in another there
is not muoh fair whito spaco left upon
which tho indolent woman cau scrawl
a moseago instead of writing a note,
but these small cards are very handy
for the little reticules aud small card-cases.
TIrgojty
0 WSAHl
Laco boleros in black aud white
and ecru colors will bo soeu.
Cluny lace is used for many kinds
of gowns this year, aud is charmiug
with all.
A satin ribbon worn around the
nock and tied in a trim bow at the
throat should havo the two ends long
aud tucked iu at the bolt.
A panne velvet parasol has rather a
warm look for summer, but it is beau
tiful. Ouo with a white ground, with
tho most dolicato pink roses iu clus
ters upon it, is charming.
A woolen gown which has a narrow
panel front has a solid mass of tucks
or folds goiug around horizontally
over tho hips from tho panel. Largo
women will havo to fight shy of buoU
gowns.
Homo of tho bodices seen aro ma!o
to blouse decidedly bunk and front, as
pronounced a blouso effect ns has boon
worn iu any of tho timo of tho reoont
popularity of tho blousod garments.
Somo of tho blousod waists are plaited
iu close small plaits.
One pretty little silk gown has tho
fullness given it by fine tucks sot in
around the waist. These are stitched
down five or six inches to form throo
points in tho front and at the sides,
and below this the tucks flow out iuto
the skirt. Tho fino tucks are sot iu
plain at the back.
Au Eton jaoket on a pretty little
light stuff frock opens at the side,
and is fasteuod across with narrow
black velvet ribbons. Thore aro three
of these fastenings, each with two
straps of the blaok velvet, with bunchy
littlo rosettes of the black velvet on
either eud. It makos rather a pretty
finish.
Panne velvet is combined with satin
ribbons, A sash that is woru with a
light stuff gown has a black paune
velvet centre, with brilliant colored
flowers on it, and wide edges of black
satin ribbon. This is a narrow sash
width, and is tied ouoe around the
waist and fastened a little at the side
of tho front with a big bow.
Tho new stockings are gorgeous to
behold. Black silk stockings are out
out on tho instep to show appliques
of lace. Othors have the holes worked
around with button-hole stitch, and
underneath are set pieoes of bright
colored taffeta. Black stockings, are
embroidered with dots aud small
flowers. The open-work stockings
are of exquisite dolioaoy.
A unique bolt is made of throo nar
row straps of white kid over black
velvet ribbon, lue black velvet is
rather wide, crushed together at the
ends in front, where the three straps
of tho kid are also brought close to
gether, and the whole fastened with a
small gold clasp. As tho straps pass
around the waist they are separated
about their own width apart, and held
in lana liv litH.) r-rnuBitiaAH nt trnA
j filigree work.
I GOOD ROADS NOTES, f
Country lllgtivt nyf
PO wo actually want good roads?
Or nro bad roads preferable?
Is tho cry that has been raised
throughout the length aud
breadth of this continout: "We wont
good roads," tho demand of mon in
thoir sober souses? Or has labor and
money been placod on onr roads for a
cotitury past merely to fill in time,
and keep our Biirnlus capital in circu
lation. If wo do not want good roads,
if bad roads nre preferable, why should
wo want roads at all?
Wo must have roads. That neces
sity having beou placed upon us, the ex
perience which has taught us the wis
dom of building other structures sub
stautittlly, teaches ns tho economy of
having roads that aro good. We want
roads which will withstand wear. Wo
want tho labor and money spout on
them to bo a paying investment: Wo
want roods which will bo pood no mat
ter what tho stato of the weather. Wo
want roads which will not bocomo
rutted immediately tho fall rains come
on or when tho frost leaves tho ground
in tho spring, remaining in rough
ridges for a considerable part of tho
Hummer. A road which docs this is a
bad road. Tho money and labor
spent on it is largely forced down into
tho mud, is plowed under within a
year nnd wasted. A good road is au
economical road.
In building an economical mad, im
provements mu.H bo made iu such a
way that they will last. Koads havo
been built ou the samo principlo as is
wagon which breaks down under the
first load, and is usod for firewood of
fer a year of service. Most of tho
leading roads have been made and re
lnudo a sooro of times and are still bad
roads. They aro of the kind that
"break tip." A road that "breaks
up," like anything else that breaks
up, is a poor investment. Whon road
building is rightly understood iu this
country, township councilors will no
more think of building roads that will
break up iu the spring than they will
thiuk of constructing houses that
break up iu the spring, bams that
break up in the spring or fences that
break up in tho spring.
Tho road builders of this country
have not given sullicieut consideration
to tho effect of building bad roads.
Year after year work of a flimsy, shift
less character is plaood on the roads.
Tho rosults aro only temporary aud are
destroyed by a very littlo wear and
traffic. J u a very short time the work
has to li! done over again. J?ut the
ovil 1 Vif not end with this. This an
nual fitfmaud for ropairs is bd great
that no township cau respond to it.
The roads iusteud of being repaired
whou they need it are neglected, grow
worse and worso, aud all the evils of
bad loads follow.
What bad roads nro doing for this
country is only ono Bide of tho evil.
The other side is what they are not
doiug. Tho loss does not arise so
much from tho money and labor wasted
every year as it does from the nbseuce
of benefits which good roads would
briug. Our loss luust bo measured
uot so much by tho money and labor
wo are throwing away ou bad roads,
as by tho opportunities which would
come to Us if tho roads wore good.
Wide Tiro Tentlinnny.
Testimony on tho valno of wide tires
comes from all sections of tho globo.
A correspondent of a paper in Sydney
describes a road iu which heavily
laden wagons with narrow tires sank
"half-spoke deep, and in placos to
their wheel hubs," and yet a load of
five tons carried ou six-inch tires sank
but two to four iuches in tho worst
places. In dry weather, ho says, tho
roads are cut up by narrow tiros until
tho dust is a foot deep, aud then the
raiu will not uiako the dust sot hard
again.
A good material for roads is gravel,
"but no gravel loads of toil and twelve
tons on throo aud four-inch tires. An
experienced teamster will not speak
about the touuago his team cau draw.
Ho will say, 'i thiuk tho road will
carry five tons' or more, as tho case
might be, I have heard road superin
tendents say that enormous sums of
money could be saved auuually if
broad tires wero used. Tho only ob
jection I have heard raise! against
tho wide tires is that they do not fit
iuto tho ruts cut by tho narrow ones,
which makes tho draught heavier upon
the team. That is partially true, but
tho ruts would not be cut if all tho
wagons had wide tiros. Portable en
gines varying from eix to eight horse
power aud weighing five tons and over
are drawn by lighter tooms thou
wagons which, with their loads, would
not weigh moro. This is owing to tho
broad tires always used on engines.
Tho ash pans ou eugiues uro seldom
more than about ten inches from tho
ground, but owing to the wide tires,
these eugiues seldom bog deep enough
to allow the pans to touch the ground."
North American Horticulturist.
Milking (looil liourii.
We ouoe helped a mau fit a bit of
road through a low and miry piece of
land on his farm. There was a bad
road ofteu used at oortaiu seasons aud
he wanted it made good. The surface
soil was thrown out as deep as it was
thought to be valuable material, and,
by the way, that well paid for the la
bor. Then a bit of old stoue wall was
pnt into the roadway, the larger
stones boing rather carefully packed
at the outside. Ou these lurger stones
were dumped piles of small stoues
that had accumulated from clearing
the meadows aud cultivated fields, lit
was two good jobs in geltiug the walls
and Btone-heaps out of the way. This
foundation was covered with gravel,
and when it was done the owner said:
"There, that job is done, and I think
it will stay done while I live," aud we
think it would and through one or two
more generations. We havo thought
since the fagitation of the good roadu
question that we should not reaoh a
solution of it until road makers loarued
to do their work so that it would "stay
done." Many farms have places used
as roadways which need just sucb
treatment, and so do certain pieces ol
town roads.
Why On Mn Womlar.
Considering the many old men who
are struggling along iu poverty, it is
wonderful thut youug men do not take
better care of their money, and save
it for the inevitable rainy day. Atoui-
i sou Olobe.
MODERN BURIAL CASKET.
omn Not Mold n 4'hniiplr nft (inMnn-
Ot'li-m Moro l'lnlmriilu TIikii l.vrr.
Frobobly about one-third of tho
pnoplo dying in this country nowa
day aro buried in tho old-fashioned
.Hiflins, about two-thirds boing buried
iu ono sort or another of the modern
burial casket, which is nn different in
ippenranco from the old Btylo colli u
is it is possible, to make anything do
jignod for tho purpose. Tho percent
age of those buried ,111 caskets in all
tlio time increasing. Tho only thing
that bus prevented tho casket from
practically, if not absolutely, super
seding tho coffin, has boon apparent
ly its greater cost. The burial casket,
however, is now produocd at lower
prices than ever before. A black
cloth covered casket of a kind that is
very extensively used, and was Bold
five years ago for about Sf!5 is now
Hold at 850, and it could now bo
mado and sold for less than tint but
for tho advance in cost within the
past year or two of tho various mate
rials thnt enter into its construction.
Thore is now made a burial casket of
tho modern type, of white-wood, fiu
ishod in imitation of rosewood, that
is sold as low us $:15, or as cheaply os
o coffin of tho moro costly kind; cof
fins being Bold, nccovdiug to material
and finish, at $10 to 35. These prices
for colllns aro also rathor less than
the prices at which they wero former
ly sold; those now Belliug at 810 to
f:!5 having brought but a few years
ago 815 to 813.
Tho lower prices have beou brought
about by improved and moro econom
ical methods of manufacturo. It is a
familiar fact that burial caskets aud
coffins aro not mado nowadays as they
wero in old times, by cabinet-makers
and undertakers, but iu factories do
voted to thoir production, many of
theso being big establishments,
equipped with tho most modern ma
chinery and appliances of all sorts for
tho working of woods and motals. In
old times the undertaker might work
awayou a single coffin in a back room,
off his shop; recently au Amorieau
concern manufacturing caskets has
put iu 850,000 worth of now aud im
proved machinery.
Not only are the less costly of the
burial caskets now produced at lower
prices than those at which they wore
sold a few years ago, but there aro
also now mado lower priced caskets
of tho finer grades. For example: Up
to Bay five years ago the least costly
of tho buriul caskets of tho most
modern typo, ono with straight sides
and square straight ends, was of carved
oak, and was Bold at S--5. A casket
of this kind, hand-curved, and of
wood finished iu imitation of oak,
can now bo bought for S5; and a
j hand-carved casket of this style of
oak, and in a hand somo design, can
now bo bought for'.ll!5. This would
bo of straight oak. A niniilar casket
of quartered oak would cost. more.
Five years ago tho lowest priced of
tho carved mahogany caskets of this
kind cost "00; Bitch a casket would
now, cost $250; this smaller propor
tionate reduction being duo to tho
present increased cost of mahogauy.
Hut whilo grade for grado all burial
caskets are now sold cheaper thau
formerly, and boiuo of thorn have been
brought down to tho price of coffins,
there aro also made nowadays buriul
caskots of a still more costly and elab
orate character thau ever, and for
huch caskets there is a constant sale.
Among the costlier varieties, caskets
covered with Bilk plush aro still iu
demand, though not so many plush
covered caskots aro sold as formorly,
tho largest demand among the more
costly kinds boiug now for caskets of
wood, of oak and of mahogany.
Muuy of these caskets aro most elab
orate and in every way beautiful, iu
material, in style and in fiuish.
Among the costlier burial caskots the
prices range up to !J1000 aud upward.
Suu,
AChikIIiI Fnliliiilinr.
In the death of J. Sihabolisz, tho
Zurich publisher aud author, the
world of art and lettors has lot one
of its extraordinary characters. Ho
was a shrewd business man, au excel
lent linguist, a skillful writer, nnd
probubly the most savage publisher
who over lived. Whou he accepted
tho famous memoirs of Count von Ar
nim, ho wrote ou tho postal card, with
tho acceptance, tho proviso: "I re
serve tho right to corroct your infer
nally tad grammar."
To au aspiring poet who had sub
mitted manuscript ho answered by
postal -card: "1 refuse to bo dis
graced by printing your doggerel. 1
don't roturn tho copy because you
didu't inclose enough postage. If
you will Bend it, with the prico of this
card, I will send it to you, but I don't
think the stuff is worth the expense
on your part."
Ono of the postal cards too novelist
road about as follows: "For Houveu'n
suko, come aud lake away the unuum
ablo mass of paper you left hero for
me to look at."
An ambitious historian was crushed
by tho following, written, like all of
his correspondence, upon a postal
card: "You are making tho mistake
of your life. . You don't want to study
history. You waut to learn how to
write." Saturday Evening Post,
Tlm'i SnccfM a liege!-.
A pretty littlo ineideut marked the
arrival of Queau Victoria at London
ou the occasion of her recent visit to
the capital city, just after .the turn of
the war tide iu South Africa. After
the royal train came to a standstill
there followed the inevitable doluy
pending the completion of the prepa
rations by whioh the Queen was pro
vided with an inclined platform to
make it easier for her to walk from
hor saloon to the carriage in waiting.
It was during this interval that the
aged sovereign caught sight of the
station dog "Tim," who was ruuning
about the trainshed.
He was gayly beribboned for the
oooasion, aud by means of cup un
der his chin was diligeutly "collect
ing" from the orowd contributions for
the fund to assist th widows aud
orphans of the Great Western em
ployes. The Quocn asked his mis
sion, and, upon boiug informed of it,
caused him to be brought to the
saloon of the train and thereupon
dropped sovereign in the oolleotion
box attaohed to his collar. Philadel
phia Frees.
Tltosa lar Old Htiooa.
A man's heart is geuerally where
bis old shoes are. New York Press.
CHORE BOY TO MILLIONAIRE.
To advance from the humble posi
tion of "chore boy" on a farm, receiv
ing fifty cents a week, to be one of
the leading business men of a state Is
In (lord a Ions Mrp, but this Is what
has been accomplished by James Oli
ver, of Houtli lie ml, Ind. Ho has fought
ht.s way alone and unilded from pover
ty to riches, nnd now holds a promi
nent placo ln social and industrial
circles. Mr. Oliver was horn In Scot
land in 1S?3, and came to America
when thirteen years ot age. He locat
ed In Geneva, N. Y., and secured a
place on a farm at fifty cents a week.
Ills father nnd brother bod preceded
him to America and wero located on
another farm near by. ln 1S.15 the
three removed to Indiana, and James
secured employment on a farm at ?6
a month. Having a littlo money, he
mode nn Investment In real estate,
which gave him a start. Then he
learned tho inoldcr's trade nnd In 1855
became a manufacturer on a sma.l
scale. Hl3 business grew and, by de
vising a plan whereby nn Improvement
ho had long sought was accomplished,
ho was started on tho road to riches.
Success, having once smiled upon hlni,
became lavish ln tho bestowal of her
bounty and his wealth la now estimat
ed at from 110,000,000 to $15,000,000.
Althongh ono of Indiana's wealthiest
men, Mr, Oliver remembers his enrly
k!';': life's
JAMES OLIVER.
struggles, and the rough hand of ihc
honest laborer Is today as wurml;
grasped by him ns Is the gloved hand
ot the aristocrat, lie Is a firm friend
of the deserving nnd many young men
owe their su.tcss in life to timely heir
nnd words of advice from him.
t SnrprUp-l rut.
Several d.iys ngo, says the Philadel
phia Times live or six sparrows wore
pecking awuy In tho gutter immediate
ly lu front of nn englno house when
n cat crept ucrosa tho street nnd
pounced upon ono of them. Instantly
tho vlctim':j companions sent up a war
cry, which was ns Instantly answered.
From housetop and treo, the sparrows
flocked to tho scene. With whirring,
hissing cr.'cs of noisy rage, they fear
lessly atlnckfd the offender. For
about thirty seconds the dazed cat en
dured the blows from perhaps a hun
dred beaks nnd twice as many beating
wings. Then, still holding her prey,
she struggle! way from the Infuriated
birds and ran Into tho engine house.
The plucky little fellows followed her
Inside, bnt toon gave up the chase,
leaving lier with her dearly bought
dinner. ( aaHder but a wiser cat.
MARKETS.
IAI.TIUORK.
CHAIN P.M.
FLOCK nnltn. Host Pat. a 4 50
High firnm. Isxtra 4
ffHHAT-No. 2 lt.-d VI 7I'4
I'OIIN No. a Wliiu. -Iii -17
Oats Southern A I'umi. . Ml -''f
HVK No. 2 .VI r,i
HAY (.'hi.l.-o Timothy.. V M 17 CI
Oood to Prime Hil l.'iOl
fl'llAW live In i-nr I.U. . Kill ! .ID
YVIinnt Jlicx-kH I" 'M 10 V
Out jJIwtk-H 110 10)
CANNFO (I'lO'li
TOMATOKH Ktu.l.Su. a.i w 7)
Ko, 2
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H,coin!s. . . , r'l
COIIN Dry l ack M
SliiNt 7J
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cm s it.!-. i:s ii r n,. n
t-'ity Cows !' ; ID
I OTAtOF AND VK(lltrM.,!4.
POTATOKS lUirlaii'.. . 4 u 44
ONlONtf ,0 43
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BUTTEI1 l-'IneCrmy.... 21 51
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bklm Cheese bj 7 t
laas,
EOOB BtoU !2 9 12
North Carolina 11 11
UTS rOCLTftl
CHICKENS !"(
Ducks, per lb V 10
TOBAorn.
TOBACCO Md. lufor's.. 150(9 S
Hound common I D OA.
Middling - 4 '0
tanoy 10JJ l'.OJ
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EEEF Beat Beeves 475 i 615
BH1CEP 4(H) IS 60
ilugi 6 03 fi U'
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MUBKBAT 10 9 11
itaocoon 40 41
Bed Fox :w
Ukuuk Blank. mi
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Mink N)
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IXOUB Southern 8 84 iM
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