TWILIGHT
Hirotih the sliine. tlirnugn ih ram
We have shared the day's load;
To the old march anin
Wi have tramped thf Ions; road;
!W have laughed, we have cried,
And we'vt used the Kinit'a crown;
Wt have totiulit, we have died.
And ne'vi trod the day dowo.
So it's lift the old song
Ktfc the niaiit Hi attain.
Where the road leads aiontf
jhrough the shine, through the rain
hong iKO, far aav.
C'ime 1 sin from th kie;
And we feared then to pray
For th new sun to rise:
With the King there a', hand.
Not ;hild stepped or stirred
Where th light tilied the land
And the light brought vhe word:
For we knew then trie gleam
J hough we tcared fien the day,
And the dawn a-n.ite h dream
Long ago, tar au.v.
.
$ A Twelve-Thousaud-Pound $
Cheque.
J40JaV HI'', hour grew lite, ami Mr.
V lit'Utlll paced bis chamber
i "P O it. moody silence. The train
tf 11 hail eoine in. bit this mes-
TjOTsr senger hail not returned,
nrul the merchant was troubled: trou
bled by n v.igne Siirt of doubt, which
haunted aim in soite of his faith In
Lake. A inert .v. sober old trader of
Ions experi-nce bad said that Lake
was too young to till !li? important po.
sltion which he lo-ld, but Mr. Brand
bad never found bis trust in Torn mis
placed. Having heard rumors concerning a
house with which be hail extensive
dentins;: the merchant had despatched
Lake to London. it-IIiiig him to make
Inquiries, and in any case, to get the
partners of the firm in question to set
tle their in'iount.
So Lake bail gone from Liverpool to
London. The time appointed for his
return passed, and still he did not
come.
A lady entered, and stole to the mer
chant's side; her ow-n sweet face was
anxious, and there was a tremor In the
music of her voice as she said:
"Do you think he will be here to
night, dear papa 7"
"I hope so, Mary, but it is very
lata."
there no other train 3"
"Only the night express, and that
does not stop, except at the ceutral sta
tions." "Ferhaps he will come, papa; lie
would not mind coming ten miles, even
If he bad to walk.''
"He should not have missed the
train," said Mr. Brand, sternly; "punc
tuality Is am Imperative duty with
men of business."
"But, papa, something may have oc-i-tirred
to d tain him."
"Nothing should detain a man who
has given his word."
The fair pleader was silenced her
father was angry, and knowing his
strictness of principle and bow invet
erate was his dislike to any breach of
discipline or duty, she did not even
venture to speak e.gaiu.
'The time dragged slowly on; Mr.
Erank continued his resilevs walk, and
Mary sat subdued and quiet, watching
him. She saw that he was listening
as the night express wnt whirling
by. and from the di-pilis of her heart
there went a prayer ihat Lake would
come safely home. The girl loved him,
would have staked her life on his truth,
and knew that, lie was not beyond his
time through any weakness or wrong.
Two slow, weary Lours passed. Mr.
Brand was reading th- commercial
news; but for the first tine in his life
It did not Interest him; h was think
ing of the young t-h'rL: and the. heavy
sum of money that would be in his
possession should the Loud m firm have
paid him. And Mary, reading her
father's thought.-!. felt pained and
chilled by tlv slur cast on lift lover's
honesty ly his suspicions-her every
thought was a denial to his doubts,
and as the rapid clatier of n horse's
feet rung out, she ran to the window,
"Look!" she said, dr.ph'ng the cur
taint aside with an eager hand: "look,
look, papa, I said he would conic I
knew bt would."
The merchant's M.-rn face relaxed
with a smile of pleasure; he was not
emotlone.l or demonstrative, but his
daughter's gladness pleared him.
There were a few moments of ex
pectancy, and then Tom Lake came In.
He went straight to Mr. Brand, only
noticing Willi a bow the lovely face
whose glance thrilled his soul.
"They have paid." he said quietly
as he placed a thick pocketlfook In the
merchant's hand, "but I think we were
only just In time."
"Indeed!"
"There was a consultation at the
banker's before I could get the cash
for the check."
"Do you think they will break?"
"Hopelessly. They have given m
an immense order, but It would not
bo wise to forward the goods."
"You did not bint that we had the
lightest fear?"
'Nt: but I was glad to get the
money. Twelve thousand pounds
would have been a heavy loss."
"It would have clone me serious. In
Jury Just now."'
"And yet," laid Torn gravely, "this
morning the odds were considerably
against its ever reaching you."
"How?"
Tom took two chairs nod placed tbem
tide by aide near the lire, led Mary to
. one, and tested himself in the other.
He had done til duty ai the mer
cbant't clerk, and now was Mr. Brand1
prospective sun-in law and partner.
'I bad an adventure," he said; "I was
the hero ( o. utrange story in a ride by
e loess
Mfti.t bent forward to listen Tom
lasptl tier band In his own. Mr.
Brand sat opposite them. Interested by
tbe speaker's manner as be began;
"When 1 got the cheque I bad an
Idea tbat all might not be well, 10 to
make an re 1 preseuted It to tbt hank
y's. There was, as I told you, a con
sultation before they cashed, and while
tbe consultation wai going forward, I
noticed a stranger looking it we in
tend. I knew the man iu my younger
mid wilder days. bad met him often
at tbe race course, In billiard rooms,
aud In other placet more or lea re
'sUiec table. Now be was changing a
SONG,
But thi road lead's n all.
For the King now is deaif;
And we know, stand or fall.
We have shared the day's bread.
We can laugh down the dream.
For the dream breaks and Hies;
Ami we trust now the gleam.
For the gleam never diea
Si it'a off now the load.
For we know the night' call.
And we know now the road
And the road leads us all.
Through the shine, through the rain,
We have wrought the day's quest;
To the old march again
We have earned the day'a rest;
We have laughed, we have .Tied,
And we've heard the King's groans;
We have (ought, we have died,
Ami we've burned the King's bones,
And we lift the old aong
Kre the night Hies again.
W here the road leads along
Through the shine, through the rain.
Fdward Arlington Kobinson.
Hi
cheque for some petty amount, and was
evidently astonished by the Immensity
of the order I had presented. I left
the bank with my pocketbook full of
notes, and 1 found that I had lost the
train. The next would be the night
express, so 1 strolled into a billiard
room. A man Is Just ns safe with a
fortune in his pocket as If penniless,
so that be Is wise enough to hold his
tongue. There was son? clever play
going on, and I rtood watching the
players till some on? challenged me
to have a game. It I have one special
vanity. It is my science with the cue;
I (tccepted. ami as I .lid so a strange
feeling, which had been growing upon
me. took a sudden turn which startled
IllH,
"My challenger was the man whom
I had noticed at the banker's. There
was nothing strange In the fact of his
being iu the room, one of his favorite
resorts, but I was possessed by the
vague shadow of a single Idea. 1 had
read somewhere of a man being fol
lowed and plundered in a train, and
somehow I associated the story with
the man before me. It was the first
time I bad ever paid him any particular
attention, but I gave him full observa
tion now. The more I looked at him
the less I liked him. He was band
some, gentlemanly, with a fair form
nnd elegant figure, full of suppleness
and strength. His manner was singu
larly unassuming, bis face frank and
genial, but by looking closely at him
you could see something sinister-looking
In the depth and softness of bis
eyes.
"I never liked a stranger to be affa
ble and prepossessing, and my friend
was the very pink of atfiability and
grace.
"We played for an bout with alter
nating success; he was au amusing
companion, well informed, and had
traveled, but I still having some time
to spare, went to see a friend in the
Temple.
"When, at the expiration of some
thirty or forty minutes. I emerged into
Fleet street, almost the first person on
whom my gaze fell was my late an
tagonist at billiards. ,
"1 thought there was something more
Ihan n mere coincidence iu this second
meeting since we stood together at the
banker's. He was iu a cigar shop op
posite. Not a hundred yards from the Tem
ple gate stood a man whom I recog
nized with n very welcome feeling. It
v.'as George Vixen, the detective.
He was fashionably dressed, and
looked an aristocrat of the first wutr.
I went up and greeted him ns I should
an old familiar, held out my hand and
said:
Step Info the hotel uMico. I have
something to say."
He shook hands In the most natural
way possible. I took his arm. mid
we entered the door of an adjacent
l.olei.
I told him my suspicion, told him
of the sum in my possession, and of
the journey I bad to perform by rail.
'I saw that, watching through the
glass of the door, he was taking a men-
tal photograph of two men.
They mean business,' said Vixen.
quietly, 'but I shall be with you. We
must part at the door, of they will see
we have scented the game.
And you,' I sail1, 'how will you
act?'
'I,' he said, 'shall travel to Liver
pool by the night express.'
He left me. I had no fear now-
knowing him to be a clever and de
termined fellow.
"Taking a casual glance across the
road, I saw tnj man with his com
panion. It was quite evident that they
were tracking me, though I lost sight
of them before reaching St. Paul's.
"I strolled along the churchyard,
wandered nearly to Islington, then
went through the city again before
I made for the station; my acquaint
ance of tbe billiard room did not come
In sight, though I kept well on the
alert.
"I took my ticket, lingering almost
to the moment of starting before I en
tered the carriage, but my man did not
appear. Two men were In the com
partment with me. I could not see
the face of one, and the other was n
stranger.
"The bell rang. The guard had just
time to put a bewildered old gentleman
by my side, and we were off.
"Tbe man whose face I bad not seen
turned toward me.
"I could scarcely repress an excla
matlon. There was no mistaking that
frank, genial countenance, nor the lurk
ing devil in those eyes, whose softness
was so sinister.
'He had met me then at last! Vixen
had broken his promise! and I was left
to travel that perilous Journey alone,
with the uinn who had followed me so
skilfully another who might be bis
confederate, and on old gentleman,
who, after grumbling out bis indigna
tion against all railway servants and
locomotive traveling In general, was
fast asleep In tbe corner,
"Tbat the Intentions of my billiard
player were bad was manifest by tbe
fact of his having assumed a false
mustache nnd beard. They added to
the beauty of his face, but left to bis
eyes tbat sleepy, cruel glitter that Is
characteristic of tbe Asiatic
"He fook to me, remarked tbe
oddity of otir being traveling com
panlons, and grew pleasantly familiar
I nnswered him, not wishing to ap
pear churlish or afraid, knowing thai
I could trust something to my owe
strength should the worst come.
"We had ninde the last stoppage, nnd
were rolling swiftlj through the gloom,
when, among other topics, our conver
sation touched on jewelry; he drew fl
showy ring from his finger, telling me
It was n curious piece of workmanship,
having a secret spring, which he said
I could not discover,
"I took It, searching In vain for s
spring, then returning It to him. It
dropped and rolled under my feet.
"I stooped to pick :l up, nnd so did
he, but In that moment, white my head
was down, he had me tightly by thf
throat, and threw me to the carriage
floor.
"His confederate was upon me In an
Instant. I could scarcely breathe, and
could not struggle, for a heavy knee
was upon my chest, and two strong,
brutal hands were clutching the life
from my throat.
"Though the horror of that situation
Hd not Inst a minute. It seemed nil
eternity to me. I felt the rufllan'f
hands searching foi the pocketbook
and I strained desperately for a chance
of resistance.
"Their work was nearly done
Cramped In that small space. I wa
powerless, and the veins In my throat
and head were swelling like slnnotif
bars, when the old gentleman In the
corner awoke and came to my assist
auce.
"I heard a low, quiet whirr of some
weapon In Its descent, and my first as.
sailant reeled from me, stunned. The
old gentleman, with a strength nnd
rapidity of action wonderful to see In
a person of his ngi seized the scouti
tlrel. lifted him away and dashed hlin
down on n seat.
"There was n brief struggle, nnd
then I heard a sharp click scoundrel
the second bad u paid of handcuffs on
his wrists.
" 'They wore more prompt than I
expected.' said the old gentleman, re
moving his woolen comforter, with
which he fastened my first assailant-'
hands behind him, 'and a railway car
ringe does not afford much scope foi
a struggle.
"The pocketbook was safe. The ruf
fians were securely hound, and the old
gentleman who. without his spectacles
and muffling, stood out in pleasant re
lief as the detective, kept guard over
them.
"At the station they were handed
over into the custody of the police. I
was all right by that time. Vixen rode
with me as far ns the hotel nearest
here, nnd to-morrow be will cnl1 to
see If I nm any the worse for my ride
by express."
The contents of the pocketbook wr
Mary's bridal dowry.
The detective speaks of the senior
partner In the firm of Brand & Lake
as the most hospitable and gtuerous
man he ever met In the course of his
professional career.
Lake was quite cured of his love for
billiard playing. He had too narrow
an escape, nnd be did not forget tbe
lesson. Waverley Magazine.
Shelves.
As perhaps few of us realize, shelves
add much character to a room. Like
cushions and rugs nnd books, they
give that delicious nir of comfort so
often lacking in the stately yet stiff
drawing rooms of some of our modern
homes.
People have become educated to see
ing bookshelves in a library ot sitting
room in pereierencc to bookcases, for
these always seem designed more as
showcases for boeiks nnd their bind
ings than to hold books rendy for in
timate use. Fewer bookcases are sold
nowadays than formerly, for every
body seems to appreciate the charm of
the low bookshelves built iu around a
room or occupying some special liool;
or corner In a bay window or alcove.
On top of these shelves one can always
have plants, photographs, magazines,
ail the hundred and on little furnish
ings that add to the beauty of a room.
The high corner bookshelves are al
ways good, for they e ften use space
often otherwise wasted, and this is an
Important factor in these days of
apartment houses. Washington Star.
XVllil Horses on Sfiblo Island.
Sable Island, which lies about e:ghty
miles to the eastward of Nova Scotia,
consists of an accumulation ot lojse
bund, forming a pair of ridges, united
at the two ends and Inclosing a shal
low Ink?; tracts of grars ere to be met
with In places, as well as paols of fresh
water. The droves of wild horses, or
ponies, nnd herds of seals appeal to
be t'je chief mammalian inhabitants ol
the Island. It Is generally stpposed
that the original stock was landed
from a Spa.iisli wreck early In the six
tientb century, although some writers
make the Introduction much later.
Twenty-five years nso the number of
ponies was estimated at five hundred;
at the present day there are less than
two hundred, divle'.cd lato five troops.
Not more than two-thirds of tbes? are
pure bred, the remainder being the off
spring of mares crossed with Intro
duced stulliona. Loudon Nature.
A Queer Casa of Friendship,
Friendship and possibly affection
have sprung up between a cat and a
large wild raccoon nt Avery's logging
camp, in Thurston County, Wash.
One morning recently the camp cook
heard the cat mewing nt the open
kitchen door and purring In an Inviting
way. Investigation showed the coon
with bis front feet on the doorstep Iu
apparent Indecision as to whether free
dom was worth giving up for his new
partner. Every day since the coon has
come to the cotik'i tent to play with
the cat, and present Indications nre
that he will soon become entirely do
mesticated. Orlfla of Ilia Frankfurter,
The little sausage known as "frank
furter" and "wiener" was offered foi
sale for the first time In 180.1, and tbe
centenual was observed In Vienna by
tbe Butchers' Guild. The Inventor ol
the sausage was Johanu Lnhuer, who
named It foi bis birthplace, Frankfurt.
The business founded one hundred
years ago by a poor man has yleldej
fortune to iti various; beads. It has
always remained In the same' family,
and Is now conducted In Vienna by
Franc Lahner, a grandnephew of tbe
original frankfur(ei sausage t&ac.
Vleuna Neua Frele Prse,
household
jVflatters
Car of MIIk,
Milk which has been stnndlng any
time In a Jug should nlwnys be care
fully poured Into another, leaving a
little at the bottom, tor this portion
of the milk Is injurious to health nnd
has often been kuowu to cause typhoid
fever.
fur lint llhe.
The housekeeper who ennnot have a
fine covered kitchen table will find
several squares of hard wood an Inch
In thickness and about five Inches
across a great convenience for setting
hot dishes on. The wood should be
sandpapered and each block have a
screw-eye, with which It Is hung under
the ledge of the table.
To Clean Woodwork,
Woodwork that has become yellow
or Is badly stained may be cleaned
with a mixture of a pall of hot water
and two tablespoonsful of pulverized
borax. Cse a coarse cloth and soap It
occasionally and sprinkle n little pow
dered borax on It for the worst spots.
Rub the woodwork well and use plenty
of fresh, clean water to rinse.
lrinklns; Ir Witter.
Large drafts of Ice water nre always
mischievous. If sipped slowly, so that
the stomach does not become chilled. It
Is usually harmless; and eaten slowly,
Ice cream rarely injures even nn In
valid. Fruit Juices diluted with cold
water and sweetened to taste will
quench thrist better than water, nnd
are abundant at tbe hay and harvest
season, when most needed.
Aiiont Tntile Linen.
rialn tablecloths nnd napkins nre
made up very simply with ordinary or
overhand hemming. Hemstitching of
any kind suggests bedroom linen, and
Is not In favor for the finer weaves.
A single large letter In old Knglish
script marks the napkins, and one cor
ner of the tablecloth. One of the lat-'
est fancies Is to have the Initial or
monogram directly In the centre of the
napkin.
The Halted Apple.
One of the most wholesome dishes Is
a tnked apple. It Is delicious at break
fast, as well as at supper. In fact,
apples in almost any form are Invalua
ble;. For variety's sake, try peeling
the apples before baking them. Peel
and core them, till the hollows with
spice and sugar, nnd bake long enough
to give them a thin, crispy crust. Some
times a bit of butter Is placed ou top
of each apple before putting In tbe
oven. Serve them cold with whipped
cream.
Lobster Soup Chop fine one-bnlf can
of lobster, let simmer in one quart of
milk twenty-five minutes, add a tea
spe)oufiil white pepper and one te'a
spoonful flour; wet with cold milk;
remove from the fire; stir In one large
tablespoonful butter. Serve at once.
Velvet Cream Two tablespejonfuls
of strawberry jelly, two tablespoonfuls
of currant jelly, two tablespoonfuls of
pulverized sugar, whites of two eggs
beaten stiff; then whip the cream, till
a small glass one-half full of the
whipped cream, and fill tbe glass with
the above mix'ure ''eaten to a cream.
Celery Soup One-half cup rice, small
cup celery, chopped tine, cooked In dif
ferent saucepans until quite soft.
When nearly ready for serving put
them together, adding two quarts of
milk; salt, pepper and butter to taste.
After heating thoroughly pour into
tureen in which has been placed small
aqua res of toasted bread.
Macaroni Oysters One-quarter of a
pound macaroni broken up In small
pieces. Cook In boiling salted water,
and rinse in cold water to remove
stickiness. Butter dish, season the
oysters, use alternately in layers with
bits of butter. Moisten with milk,
crumbs on top. Bake forty to forty
five minutes In moderately hot oven.
Voting Chickens After cleaning, split
them open down the back, remove all
objectionable Insldes. wnsh thorougly
and wipe dry. Lay fiat In the baking
pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper; lay
bits of butter all over the pieces and
sprinkle with Hour. A little thick
crenm may be added. Hake until done
In a hot oven; or in a moderate one
for one hour.
Cucumber Aspic Jelly Peel nnd slice
two large cucumbers and one quite
small onion, and cook slowly for one
hour In one pint of water; soak one-,
fourth box of gelntlne In a little cold
water until softened, then stir Into the
water until dissolved. Season with
salt and white pepper, strain and let
cool. Four the Jelly Into cups to mold,
and serve with salads.
Dried Apple Cake Prepare by wash
ing and soaking over night, two tea
cupfuls of drlitd apples, squeeze dry
nnd chop fine, and simmer two hours
In two cupfuls of New Orleans mo
lasses, and when nearly cold add to
the cake. Make as follows: One cup
of sugar, one-half cupful of butter,
four cups of flour, two eggs, one des
sertspoonful of sour milk, spice with
cinnamon.
Fruit Pudding Line a mold one or
one and one-half Inches thick with lee
cream mttde from strawberry Ice
cream, till tue centre witn rresti
strawber.ies or any fruit desired.
Cover the top with Ice cream. Pack
for two hours. The fruit may be mixed
with whipped cream when It Is put Into
the mold and whipped cream may be
served as a sauce with this cream.
Garnish mold with strawberries. Miss
It. M. Kingston, in Tbe Home.
Flouting Island One quart of milk,
five eggs and five tablespoonfuls ot
sugar; scald the milk, then add the
beaten yolks, first stirring Into them
a little of the scalded milk, to prevent
curdling; stir constantly until of tbe
right consistency; when cool, flavor;
let it get very cold, and before serving
beat up tbe whites of the eggs to a
stiff froth, and stir into them a little
flue sugar aud two tablespoonfuls ot
cuiKBt Jelly; dip thlt on the custard
, - v'l iy to ,
New York City. No dress worn by
the girl of twelve or younger Is quite
so pretty and quite so attractive ns the
one that Includes a gulmpe of white.
Here is an exceedingly stylish and
quite novel nitMlel that will be found
most desirable for the first school days
as well as for Immediate wear and
which is quite appropriate for autumn.
In the Illustration It Is shown made of
light weight serge stitched with beld
iug silk and worn over a gulmpe of
white lawn, but linen, chntnbrny nnd
nil similar mnterlnls can be utilized,
while for the autumn, cashmere, chnllle
and other light weight wools will be
quite as fashionable as the serge.
The dress Itself consists of waist por
tion and skirt. The waist nortion ex-
A LATS PSSISK
tendt under the arit. and over the
shoulder, giving something of a sus
pender effect while In reality It Is
simply mude In skeleton style with
tucks that simulate box pleats ut the
edges. The skirt Is five gored and Is
laid in box pleats that meet nt the cen
tre front and back. The gulmpe Is
quite separate aud absolutely simple,
being mado with front nud backs,
gathered at the neck and finished with
a collar nnd at the waist where it
la finished with a belt. .The sleeves
are la bishop style.
The quautlty of material required for
the medium size (ten years) Is five
yards twenty-seven or thirty-two, or
threte and three-eighth yards forty-four
inches wide, with one and three-fourth
yards thirty-six inches wide for the
gulmpe.
Light Colored Taltetak.
Plain taffeta is rather old for a
young girl, but the light colored striped
flowered taffetas are lovely for even
ing dresses. They are not In as good
taste as organdies aud muslins, which
can be made dressier by colored or
white taffeta slips worn underneath
Modllieatlon ol the "High Back."
Many bats appear to be trimmed
much higher at the back thun they
really are, owing to their forward In
cllnatlou.
It must not be Imagined that becauso
a certain style of wearing hats has
been adopted, anything like sameness
Is to be apprehende. For ono thing,
great diversity la to be noted Iu the
shapes of crowns, and tbe Importance
of tbe crown Is manlfeU under exist
ing circumstances. It Is placed full in
view, owing to the forward slant of
tbe shape, and its form (at least In
front) Is not concealed by trimmings.
Productive of almost endless variety
also Is what we call here the "move
ment" given to the brim, tbat la to
say, tbe particular curve or roll It Is
made fr take, or the way It Is turned
up at the back or side. Moreover,
brims nifty be wide or narrow. All
widths arc accepted, although, as I
told you In my last, medium widths
will perhaps be the most generally
ndeipted for the present. The Millin
ery Trade Review.
Broadcloth In Oamand.
With the great vogue ot broadcloth
will come the demand for less ex
pensive goods which present much the
same appearance. Henrlettn and drap
d'ete will answer exceedingly well for
the construction of costumes nnd house
gowns but are hardly likely to be In
demand for tailored suits, since the
nmterlal does, not have the qualities
essential for the construction of the
plain tailored suit, which will be. the
prevailing style for winter.
AC J inrts to Klhhnn Rolls.
Very attractive adjuncts to dainty
ribbon belts are the silver girdles in
the stylish festoon effect, consisting of
a row of cuplds, with festoons of flow
ers between, all In oxidized silver. The
folds of ribbon .are thus ornamented
and held firmly In place, while being
but slightly concealed by the girdle.
A Cavalier Mat.
A cavalier hat In a soft shade of
green felt had n sc-arf of vt'lvet tied in
a large bow directly In front. The hat
wns turned up on the left aide, and was
trimmed with a beautifully shaded
green feather, Its tones varying from
white to deep green em the edges.
Kinase or On imp Waist.
The simple waist made with full
front, such ns this one, Is always In
demand, but especially so nt this time,
when prlncesse skirts nnd skeleton
waists are so much worn by young
girls. In this Instance the mnterlal Is
chiffon taffetn comblued with lace, but
the list of available ones Is nearly end
lesB. Lingerie blouses will be worn
BY MAY MANTOK.
throughout the entire winter nnd nre
always charming for Indoor occasions,
while there ure also many pretty thin
wools and silks, such as wool batiste,
crepe de Chine and the like, which nre
greatly liked for waists of this style,
and, again, all over lace or net Is al
ways charming so made.
The waist U made with a fitted lin
ing, which can be used or omitted as
may be liked,' and itself consists of
front and backs. The front Is gathered
at the neck edge and again at the waist
line, but tbe backs nre plain across the
shoulders, the fulness being found at
the belt only. The sleeves are the fav
orite ones of the season with the deep
cuffs, above which they are soft and
full. The closing Is made Invisibly
at the back.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size (fourteen years) Is
two nnd three-fourth yards twenty-one,
two aud one-half yards twenty-seven
or one aud flve-elghtu yards forty-four
lnche wldi with one-half yard of all
over laca.
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TBE KEYSTONE STATE
The Latest Ptansytvaala Maws TeM la Short
Order.
Elmer Long and Peter Dowd, Coal ,
Township Commissioners, returned to
Shamokin from Harrisburg, being as
sured by the State Road Department
that a macadamized road will be built
from Paximoj to Shamokin, a distance
of six miles.
Fire in the home of tax collector, A.
i.ttdcwick, at Frcclaml, damaged the
building and furniture. The loss is
$jooo. Heroic work on the part of fire
men prevented the fire from spreading.
The Taxpayers' Association of Lu
cerne County has commenced action
against the auditors of Pittston Town
ship to compel them to publish an item
ized statement of the receipts and ex
penditures of the public school directors,
treasurer and tax collector of the town
ship, which they had refused to do.
Mrs. Joseph Savin, of Nanticoke, tied
from her home because her husband,
who had been acting peculiarly for some
time, took a saw to bed with him and
threatened to saw her to pieces. The au
thorities took him to an insane asylum.
Dr. Arthur J. Wilson, City Bacterio
logist, has reported that the water of the
wells in Scranton is better than it might
lie expected. In only one case out of
109 was typhoid bacteria discovered.
Before Justice Morgan the first suit
of the Borough of Shanwkin to recover
moucy from the property owners due for
street paving was heard. John P. Ma-hc-
was the defendant. Judgement for
$140 was entered. This is the first of a
scries of suits to be filed.
John D. Gill, of Greensburg, Prohibi
tion candidate for Justice of the State
Supreme Court, filed in the State De
partment a formal notice of his with
drawal. A meeting of the Prohibition
State Committee will probably be called
to nominate a candidate to take his
place.
Reports received by State. Fish Com
missioner Median from all sections of
Pennsylvania show tint the present bass
season is the best in ten years, and that
the trout season was the best in thirty
years.
Guisscppi Lonizzi, an Italian, who was
to have been married to Theresa Paet
tari, at Steclton, disappeared a few hours
before the time fixed for the marriage
and is still missing.
J. Sutton Wall, Chief Draughtsman of
the Internal Affairs Department, and
four assistants left Harrisburg for Erie
to make a survey of the shore of Lake
Erie to determine the point which was
the western terminal of the old boundary
line between Pennsylvania and New
York.
Governor Pennypackcr honored a re
quisition from Governor Higgins for
the extradition of Edward Carney, who
is wanted at Buffalo, N. Y., to answer
a charge of being a pickpocket. Carney
was arrested in Harrisburg during the
Old Home Wec-k celebration.
The new home of the Rescue Hook
and Ladder Company of St. Clair was
dedicated.
The annual donation day at the Home
of the Aged and Infirm Deaf at Dtiyles
town netted the institution $187.95.
While picking apples Albert McCarty,
of Bucksville. fell from a tree and frac
tured his collarbone.
Because he fell on an icy pavement and
permanently injured his hip, a jury
awarded Henry Clcmmens $1500 dam
ages against the city of Reading.
John Kosct, a young Hungarian, was
killed at the Bethlehem Steel Works.
Christian Nixdorf, 70 years old, of
Lancaster, was fatally injured by the pre
mature explosion of a brass canon,
whieh he, with other old veterans, was
engaged in discharging along the route
of the G. A. R. parade at Myerstown.
He was struck in the breast by the
breech block of the canon, which was
blown off.
Robert R. Koch, of Philadelphia, who
sued Edward Semmel. of Easton, for
$5,000 damages because qf alleged slan
der, was given a verdict of $too. The
allegation was that Koch had been called
a crook by the defendant.
A train of eleven heavy freight cars
dashed down a steep gg-ade on a siding
and crashed into I,uckenbacli's grain ele
vator, in Bethlehem, doing considerable
damage.
Susan J. Cunningham, professor of
mathematics and astronomy, and Eliza
beth Powell Bond, dean of women, have
returned their resignations to the faculty
of Swarthmore College, to take effect
at the end of the current year.
The Waynesburg Southern Railroad
Company, capital $uo,ooo, was chartered
by the State Department to build twelve
miles of railroad in Greene county.
. Zembo Temple, Ancient Order of the
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Harris
burg, celebrated its first anniversary at
its temple by taking in fifty novices. . A
banquet followed, at' which Illustrious
Potentate Harrison Dingman, of Wash
ington, was the principal speaker.
The jury of inquest impaneled by Cor
oner King in Royersford to hear evi
dence in regard to the fatal wreck at
Aramingo rendered an accidental verdict
and did not place the blame on either of
the train crews.
Excelsior Temple, No. 63, O. of N. A.,
celebrated the third anniversary of its
founding by a banquet.
Residents of Spring Citty have pro
tested to Manager Corbin, of the Mont
gomery and Chester Street Railway,
against allowing cars with flat wheels
to run on the line.
Henry , Kane, a negro, was arrested
near Oley Line on suspicion of having
murdered John Carter near Chester last
month. Kane had been under surveil
lance for some time. He denies knowing
anything about the murder.
Department Attorney General Fleitz
has instructed State Fish Commissioner
Meehan that persons authorized to take
carp, suckers and mullets from the
waters of Pennsylvania with seine nets
from September I until June 30 may en
ploy others to assist them in working
the . seine, but are. responsible for any
illegal acts committed by the persons so
employed. Mr. Fleitz has also instructed
the Commissioner that the licenses to
fish in Lake Erie confer no right upon
the holders to fish with nets or other
devices between November 15 and
March ij: of the year succeeding the
year for which such licenses are issued.
because some one drank the evidence,
Alice Shannon Dowd was acquitted in
Criminal Court at Norristown of selling
liquor without a license. Detectives al
lege that tney purchased a bottle of
whisky from the defendant. When the
bottle was produced in court the con
tents had disappeared. The detective
denied that they drank the rum.
The private car used by General Man
ager W. W. Attcrbury, of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, and which figured in the
Paoli wreck, was taken to Altoona for
repairs. It was found to be so badly
damaged that it was lent to the scrap
heap and burned