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TIIKY AUK ItOTII rAfttttOXAIILK
ANI COM FO It T A H Ij K,
Useful Hint Concerning the Femi
nine Kmplre of Fashion
Dotted Crepon A Sug
est Ion In Yoke.
WHRRP. one hna unlimited
facilities (or laundering
feminine attire, there in
nothing morn comforting
than it wardrobe wolt atoeknd with
dainty ootton fahrica tastefully made
up. Batiste, organdie, the flno
Bephyra nnd gingham with linen,
dimities uml cheviots furnish almost
endless possibilities in the way of
Useful and brooming costume.
The girl of the period ii emphati
cally a ootton girl, for with her shirt
waists, blouse and rulllad skirt of
any of these favorite material, the ia
At her beat. A belt of ribbon ami
bowa and enda here ami there, a pretty
Gainsborough or Bailor hat and russet
hoea and tan glove, with paraaol and
fan Minting the coatume in color and
NKW MODI TO
quality, and one haa a vision of warm
weather luxury that ia well worth see
ing. ,
A stylish dress of bine striped dimity
is made with a yoke and deep ouffs of
embroidery. The skirt has Vandyke
points of embroidery act in at the top.
These points are four inches wido at
the belt and extend down over the
goods about eight in olios. They are
cut out from all-over embroidery and
tho edges are turned in and atitched
clown flat upon the goods, then the
kirt is gathered aa usual. The sleeve
tops are timilarly arranged, and from
the cuffs extending upward, the same
Jioiuta are set on the material. A col
ar of blue moire ribbon in a rose
ruohing and a blue moire belt with a
full bow are added.
In sleeve models there are the Queen
Anne, voluminous puff reaching from
shoulder to elbsw, the draped chate
laine sleeves, the round, full balloon
style, the omnipresent mutton-log, the
La Valliere compose! of two puffs
separated by bands of ribbou, and the
Mary Stuart, showing a series of nar
row puffs going round the arm from
the wrist to above tho elbow, with a
leaf-pointed cap aa a finish falling
from the shoulder to the top of the
puffed portion.
Dotted crepon is one of the still
popular fabrics, and it used by brides
for calling dresses, dinners, etc
Silver blue, mauve, gray, or old rose
re popular tints. The overskirt with
a row of lace insertion or an inch
wide galloon ia a favorite trimming
lor these gowns. A pink orepon with
tiny black dots has Cbantilly insertion
showing the pink foundation skirt
through the mushes. A round seam
less waist hooked invisibly on the left
has two insertions of blaok lace across
the front and wide bretelles of crepon
and insertion going over tho full
sleeve. Changeable pin dotted silks
in soft summer tints are made with a
belted waist with tern lace yoke and
bertha, and gored skirt trimtnod with
a lace douuoe, The bell skirt is re
vived by Felix and other artists for
dresses of this sort, fulness at the
edge beinj imparted by flounoes,
ruches, or single rows of wide velvet
overlaid with eera guipure. '
Coat effects strongly rival round
waistad costumes at the various water
ing plaoei this season. The coats are
in medium length, open, as a rnle,
over vests of the most masculine sort,
or the other extreme is seen, and they
are of the most dainty, poetio, and
feminine description, made of chiffon,
oft India silks, fanoy surahs, taffetas
brocaded with rosebuds, etc The best
gowned women elect for these cost
nd skirt styles, and it is little won
der, for they admit of endless variety
ia ths way of vasts, waistooata, blouses
ad tit like, aal their manifold tutv
SLEEVES FOB AUi TASTK3,
fulnoaa In the oity and country, and
on land and sea, ia not to be disputed.
tun t.rnrtn bat rnn Trttmt.
After oonaidoration of the prevail
ing styles nf hats one ia compnllod to
ooneludo that there never woro before
ao many Ioghorns, attoh aauny sailor,
half ao many "walking atrawa," nor
ao many nniqne and odd notiona iu
shapes. Hut if thia be true, then there
never wore ao many hat worn, any
how, or else every womnn haa a pretty
hat theae daya, and that makna greater
the count of hnta worthy nf notion.
One typo of hat ia muoh woru, of me
dium ize when the great number of
very large hata U taken into consider
ation, which percho well to tbn top
of the head. It ia black rice atraw,
and ia trimmed in front with a lirettr
bow of watered ailk ribbon and with
three oatriah plumns. The left aldo
of the brim ia bent up with a bunolt
of pink rosea, and the right aide ia
garniahed with a lint bow, lying partly
on the brim and partly againat the
crown.
Despite the gener.il call for largo
hata there are many eiquisito little
capotes. . Imteod, it leema aa if each
year the boanty of the tiuy bat iu-
PLATO riIVDM.
creaaes. Just now they are dainty and
ertistio enough to figure iu poets'
dreams of fair women.
A RtHlrlKSTlOrl IX YORK.
The liking for yokes ia ao groat at
present that even vesta aro funishod
with them, and many haudaome cos
tumes have ingeniously ooutrived ef
fects which airaulato them. In the
dross of this sketoh, which is ma do of
brocaded satin, the gathered bodice
oomes iusido the skirt, iastuus at the
side, and has a square yoke and small
vest of plain satin. The full sleeve
puffs are of the figured stuff, and the
tight cuff of the plain. The skirt is
draped on the hips and opens over the
front breadth of plain satin, bordered
with ribbons.
AN XPENHIVg PARASOL.
A dainty parasol is not only an aldi
tion but even a neoessity to the sum
mer outfit. But, alual the ones we
want are entirely beyond our purse
strings, as a rule. Hera is the way to
get a fashionable and inexpensive one
at the same time. Htrip the frame of
an old parasol of its present cover
ings. Oat a handsome pieae of moira
silk, and, taking tuj old covering for
a pattern, out a new moire covering.
Fasten this to the umbrella, leav
ing the seam plain or covering
them with narrow beading of jet.
Let a large iloanoe of goal, blaok laoe
fall over the parasol at the bottom,
and plaoe a large bow of the moire at
the top of the parasol. And if well
done, you have a genuine creation of
art, and all yonr friends will fanoy
yon have an expensive parasol
a Lores or ths skasox.
In Paris white gloves are worn in
the day time with dressy oostnmes,
Pearl-gray gloves with blaok stitohiug
are next in iavor. Mousqnetaire
gloves of nndressed kid in light tan
and gray shades are atill used with
street and ohuroh dresses. Econo
mists oboose gray Suede gloves, as they
clean better than tan or any of the
dark hades. For morning wear with
tailor gowns are wood-oolored and tan
gloves of dressed kid, with self-ool-ored
stitohing, fastened by . three oc
four buttons. Long, white.nndressed
kid gloves are worn with full dress
toilets, and light tan shades are not
abandoned as they make the hand look
mall.
SELECTIONS FOR SOLDIERS.
SIDELIGHTSOF MILITARY LIFE.
Stories, Aneodotas, and Articles of Inter
est to Old and Young.
tumors bai.ctv.s.
The National nntutn for the Army and the
Navy ot the Unit! Mates Is 21 guns, A
salute to thn Union, commemorative ot lh
Declaration "I Independence, consisting ol
nun Run lor each Hlste, Is llred al noon on
Inly 4 at every pout provided with artillery.
The President, fmlh on bis arrival at and dn-
risrturn (rem a mllllnrv post, or when pass
nf lis vlclnlly, receive a salute ot 11 guns.
No olher salute Is fired In his inwn. Ths
Vice-president and President nl ths Hennte
receives a salute ot 19 gunsi members ol the
Cnblnct, the Chlel Justice, the Hpenker ot ths
House ol Representatives, a onmmlltee ol
Congress officially visiting a military post,
and tlovernora, within their rspetlva Hiatus
and Territories, twelve 17 guns. The As
sistant Mocretnry ol War res-elves 15 guns.
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BkrlBkO ASM! LIST.
A table showing thn growth ol Ilia Retired
Hat nl lbs Army was prepared recently. In
lHH'.l thorn wore t'.s) names, and on Jan. I,
1HIM, tbnra wnr? Ill Ml. : Hut the puhhiir In l4
la ono Ipsa than It was last yoar. Ol lha total
vntn In 104 thnre nra 1)44 nsmm on the limit
ed IMi and UtM on the iinllinltml Hut, whlln
lit oflVura, aiii'h aa Onna. William F.('llaldy')
Hmlth and Fits John Tortrr, have lmon put
on the retired Hat byapnHal arts ol t'oBsraM.
Ot the BOA ofhVen. 140 am graduatm ot the
mllltury a'sdiny. 61 wxrapmmotfd from thf
ranks, and 40A wrs appointed Irom elvll
lltn. All peipt 74 hnva war aarvlnn, mostly
In thn voluntpara, to ths thHr irsdlt. Ol thr
olTloars on the retired Hat, tlm West Tolnl
graduates) thouwh Inwor In number, rose to
iKhnr rank than those from elvll Ilia, and
only all or snron with lha rank ol Major oi
above rose Irom thn rnnks.
on it noon ADVira.
The National Tribune, published si Wash
ington, 1). I!., Rives thn IoIIowIiik seasonable
advice, lo comrades seeking pensions:
A pltlnhlo rendition of affairs existed al
the temporary home for soldiers and aailora
In this eltv Inot week, and but lor the ahelrei
and lood afforded In the ease by lha lb llel
Committee ol ths Moelety ol the Army ot th
I'otomae W "omrndea would have been on thf
verge ol starvation. It attain nmphnelr.es the
laet that the National Tribune haa often put
forth, that It does veterans no good to come
to WsKhlngton to sen to thn aettlement nl
their claim, ami, moreover, thn result will
certainly be dlsnstroua If they have not a
good supply nl ready money In their poeketf
wherewith to aupport themselves during
thn delay Iu tho adjustment ot (Intern
ment business, Mot ol thn men who were lo
am h dlntrcss last week had romn linr
to andmtvor to hnvn elnlms aettlnd, soma nl
which had been standing !I0 yenra, growlni)
nut ol bounty money promised. Others de
sired to "t Into the Kotdlnrs' Hnmnnt Hamp
ton wl'hout having ascertained bnlnra they
enmn whether I here was any room lor them.
Tho result was that In a tew days, realizing
that they could do nothlnit, lound thntnsnlvns
In a desparnto condition.
ORAXT'S uaSATRST WAS.
The cnbihrntlon not tonir sko nf thn birth
day ol Onnnrnl (Iraut has aroused a fresh In
terest Iu ths life nnd character ol that itreal
man. Ask thn averago hlxtorlcal scholar
what was the irrcatont ymr 0 Orant'a life,
aud he will perhais answer: "The year In
which hn received (len. I,e'a sword ol sur
render," or "Tho year when bn wai ohosnii
Iiresldnut," or attain "Thn year 1HSU, whan he
nid Just returned from a two year's tour nf
ths world, aud was at ths pinnacle of Ills
lamn."
Hardly a thought would lie ir'ten, except
In sympathy, to tho Inst yenrol his llfe,wheo,
dying by a terrible disease nnd crushed under
a load ol debt, hs sat In his sick chslr at Ml.
MoUrcaiior writing aud dictating bis mam
oirs. Out of a Ills of so many historical
and national successes, who would select the
year of failure and dentb as tho crown ot a
mnn's glory V
A friend whs had known (len. Orsnt In
timately nt Wimhlnglon recently said to Col.
(Irniit.nls eldest son, "In nil ths yenrs ol
brllllnnt public achievement, when honors
were showered UKn him nnd success seemed
to wait upon thn slhrntest movement ol his
will, I find nothing that enn compare with
tho patient snlt-dculal, courage and fortitude
shown In the last year of his life. That Is, in
my Judgment, bis greatest year.''
C'ul. Orant answered, "You are right. Tho
last year of my father's life was thn most
noteworthy, Judged by no estimate of true
grcntncHS. ills unswerving ouurngn and pa
tience nt that time had given me my most
cherished memories. "Youth's Companion.
BATTLKS Von TUB rXAO.
If It hod not been for the little cruisers ol
the United Mates navy during the war of thn
llevolutlon our soldiers on land wonld not
have been able lo sccutt arms nnd ammuni
tion with which to fight tho Jlrltlsh troops.
All during the struggle our cruslnrs were run
ning in and out of our harbors to France and to
tbn West Indies bringing In warlike stores.
One of the most successful of the rruslors
was the Audrea Doria. Early In August
(.'apt. Isaiah llobluton started from thn Chesa
peake to the West Indies for the purpose of
transporting a cargo of muskets and powder
for Wnntilngton't army. Arrivln at Ht. Euatv
tin, In the West Indies, his ling was saluted
by the Dutch (lovorner. This wax lha llrst
salute ever given to the Ktars and Mtrlies by
a foreign power- Unfortunately for the
Dutch Governor, hs was removed for paying
this compliment to "Obi fllory."
On Oct. 0, when off I lie western end of the
Islnml or Porto itico, the Andrea Dorla met
an English war veel. As tbu American
cruiser was laden with stores that wero
greatly needed by thn American armies, Capt.
Itoblnson did not try to bring on a battle un
til the Englishman showed that he had the
twitter vessel ol the two. Thn American then
bora down for the English vcs-wl nnd Immed
iately began a desperate battle which lasiei
for two hours, with Utile or uo Intermission.
The Americans llred so fast that their cannon
became heated, and it was necessary to dash
buckets of cold water over them. The Eng
lish vessel finally surrendered and pave her
name as the Racehorae.commnuded by Lieut.
Jones, who was mortally wounded early in
the action. The Androa Dorla. had four men
killed and eight wounded, while the loss of
the English was much greater. New York
Recorder.
Boston the Highest and Lowest.
"Boston, the highest city In culture,
the lowest in morality," was the strik
ing senton e uttered by Kov. Isaac J.
Lansing, at l ark Street Congrega
tional (.hurcb. in that city, Sunday.
"It Is in ttui oonneo lo 1 1 am led to
speak, of a 'moral lovival.' If for
i oven 'days we could have such a re
vival Jn this city, a moral revolution
would take p aoe. The apathy exist
ing toward fo. ms of vice wnich are
ramrant wou d give way to energy,
and this soul-destroying . vici be sup
pressed. ,
' There is a gruesome flood of this
Immorality sweeping with almo.t un
rja trainable fore i throughout ' our
midst. Divorces ate multiplying with
untold rapidity, and numbers are liv
ing lives t J which death is far pro'er
able. 1 have he'd in my hand within
the past we.'k a list of oighty pla at,
prlrclpally on thrre struct , where
vloo exists. The proprietors of these
placet ot Infamy have no hesitancy In
making the location of tbeie dens pub-
KEYSTONE STATE HILLINGS
ANTHRAX KILLING CATTLE.
Negro Cokers on a Strike. A Synagogue
In New Castle.
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Bin riRB in Ai.i.sotiRsr.
Allegheny had one nl the biggest and pret
tiest Urea Friday that she has bad lor yenrs.
The losa Is between 4n,()im nnd AO.OOO, nnd
that la amall for thn alsa ot thn lire, Thn
mason for this Is that thn buildings burned
were all light Irama strictures nnd made a
big blasn with a comparatively small loss.
Theflro started In Alexander 'daintier At
Co'., planing mill, Just back ol ths Cycle
rama building.
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ANfRBAt RII.I.ISII 1'ATtl.S.
An examination Into thn enuses of the
death ol cattle In the vicinity ol Tyrone by
Hncretnry Edge, ol thn Hlate Hoard ol Agri
culture, has n-sulled In the discovery Hint tho
dlseaso afllletlng them Is not pleuro-pneu-monla,
but anthrax, for which them Is no
remedy. As contact with these animals Is
dangerous, secretary Edge suggests that the
carcasses be soaknd In oil ami llred.
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WJU. hbobo coKtns nx A srsms.
Two hundred negro eokn workers and min
er at Continllsvllle, laid down .their tools
Wednesday morning nnd iult work. They
claim that the wages are not aiiflleleiit lo keep
them slftcS) f hsjr jgern put on thn scale rate.
Their places are being llllnd by thn foreign
strikers who are anxlons to get bank lo work
at any wages. Thn negroes are making prep,
arntlons to return to their homes Iu the
south.
Bti.i.rn at A t nr sxrt.ostog.
Joseph and Harry Dohn. sous of a widow
ol McKocnport, wero frightfully burned by an
explosion ot a kerosene lamp Friday night,
Joseph Is l.'l yenrs old and Hurry II) years,
Joseph died In terrible ngony soon nflor the
explosion and Harry cannot recover.
Thn eighth annual encampment of thn O.
A. II. and old soldiers ol Westmoreland nnd
Fayette counties Is being held In Ellsworth
Park nt Mcottdnln. The park Is In splendid
condition nnd twenty-live tents have been
erected lor thn accomodation ol vlsllors. In
teresting programs have boon nrrnih;ed lor
each evening during the two weeks ot thn
pncnmpmeiit.
Mrs. William Cannon, nt llaseltnn, having
become Insane, poisoned three cows to death
and then tried to poison her husband and
live chlldreu. Friday she attempted suicide
by throwing herself Irom a second story win
dow, receiving terrible Injuries that may
prove futal.
In the Mbllr oounty court a motion made
for a new trial of the case of William Flahei
vs thn Altooua City Passenger Hallway Com.
tinny, because the Jury had reached a verdict
by tbn toss ot a penny, was refused by Judge
Hell who bebl there can Iw uo disclosure
ol the secret deliberations ol thn Jury room.
Wm. Mo. E. Dye, a natlvn of Washington,
this stntn, Is uommnndor-ln-chlof of thn
Corona army, a position be has held lor live
or six years; He Is about 6:1 years ul ago
aud Is a gradtialo ol tho Wost l'ulnt military
academy.
While thn lunnral sermon was being said
over the body ol Mrs. Ilucbaiiuu.itgnd Ml, who
died of paralysis nt Tvylorstowu, Washington
-ounty, her husband, Alexander, aged tiJ, III
Iu the sumo ho jse, expired,
William A. Atkins, president of thn Potts
vllln Iron and Hteel Company and Hlilnny II.
Ilrlacoo wnroappolntiid receivors of thn con
cern, which failed Haturday, owing ill,
J00. William II. Holes, a llopuhllcan politician
nf Philadelphia, was lound dead Iu bed at his
home there. Hn bad beeu taken III suddnuly
aud died while bis lauilly was absent at the
toasboro.
John It. Draden, of tlnavor Falls, died
Haturday morning, aged 74 yours. For ten
years the deceased bad been a Justice of tho
poiw.'O and served two terms as assistant bur
gees. Two mnn wero killed anil It Injured by the
explosion ot gas In the Ollhcrton colliery
uear Asblaud Friday aftoruoou. The ilea I
arei Frank MeCormb-k, lira buss, aged 43,
and Lewis Hull, driver, aged l'J.
- Hie rottsvllle Iron and Htnnl company,
being tillable In meet notes has confessed
judgments for HI, 000. The company has
nearly TIM) men ou Its pay rolls at present and
wliou ruunlug full capacity employs l,JO0.
Blx residents of Connellsvllln have been
arrested on charges ol riot and limiting to
riot. They are Postmaster Harry Marietta,
Park Flannlgnn, Fred lturkbnrdt, Hlchard
Hcooley and Julius Dctntry.
The oity council of Heaver Falls docldnd lo
accept the pluns for a water works for that
place. Tbn plunt which will coat tUS.OJO,
will bo built nt once.
The cornerstone of a now Jewish synago
gue was laid at Newcastle. Nathan Ilabonon
vltch paying IOO for the privilege. It la the
only synagogue iu the Hbeuango valley.
Two ore trains on the Erin A Pittsburg H.R.
collided near Wis; Middlesex, Mureer county,
and 14 cars were smashed to duces. No one
was seriouly Injured.
In the olosing match for thn lawn tennis
championship of Weetetn Pennsylvania at
Altooua, Friday, Pier and Edwards defeated
Moorebead and Coster B-H, 0-0, 3-6, 6-2.
Blx of the Hlavs who are supposed to have
brutally beaten Peter Flrmstoue at the Htau
daid mines wero Jailed at Oreeiubur; Hatur
day morning.
John Preston, no engineer, was killed la a
oolllslon of Pennsylvania freight trains at
Anderson. The wreck took fire aud 50 cars
wore destroyed,
Near Oroensburg burglars robbed the
homes of J. I.. McQuuld aud James Me
Cutcbeon. At MoQuaid's they got i'i). and a
gold watob, aud at MuCutclieun 4150.
Tho KiltauningPolut reservoir, from which
Altoona receives It mala water supply, la dry,
aud In case of tire, the city would be Iu a seri
ous predicament
By the breaking of an axle 14 cars were de
railed, and Laaau Imler, brakmnau, was In
stantly killed, ncur Hyudmna, Sunday loom
ing. A Lake Shorn freight train was wrecked
near Erie. Urakeman William Itobr was
severely Injured, aud aa unknown raao
killod.
The strike of moulders at Baldwin A Gra
ham's stove works at New Castle, was de
clared off, and the meu weut to work at old
wage rates.
J. C. Price, a pit boas In the employ of the
Bcott coal oompany, was struck aud killed at
a l'altlmore A Ojio train UJnr West New
ton. Mrs. H. V. Kettoring, wife of a wealthy
real estate ageut at Uuruu,drauk poltou aud
Will die.
"Abe" Buzzard tho "reformed" outlaw ol
Lancaster outvred ou au U-yeur sentence for
burglaiy. j
David Williams and Edward Daniels were
killed by a tall of siute at a quarry at Head
ing. George W. Miller's general store nt Arona,
Weatmoie and oouutv.wa dosed by tbe sher
iff. During tbe absence from home of Robert
Kllngeusmith, nour Uroeusburg, burglars
chloroformed bis wife and stole I'iO,
Niimirii- nui a i'j
Hlnrflnli cat tiyalora.
The siimlli-Ht known mit-rolin Is Hint
of Influenza.
1'npcr piictunalio tire nro In pro
cose of exporimetit.
I'lieuinntio tirea have been found
very serviceable) ou hospital ambu
lances. Tho moon la believed to lie tho only
member of tho planetary aynlviu which
is without an atmiiapliore.
Muss grows thickest on tho north
aldo of hills, and a aiiti-cxpiisrul tree
lias lis largest limbs mi the south aide.
German rlvll vngliieera will erect a
miiiiumniit in llerliti to tlio memory
of I'r. Warner von Hii-tiirtin, tlio fa
inous fleet ricliiu and inventor.
Thu Inrgnat mammoth found in Hi
bprla measured aevcntccii font long
and ton feet in height, Tho ttiska
wrlghod 500 pounds. Tbe luiad with
out the tusk weighed 414 pounds.
Hand filtration of water similar to
the Knglieh plu lie btion tried in
Iiawmnnp, Muss., whore typhoid fover
line boon very provnli-tit, wilh tho re
sult of general Improvcmvtita in tho
pnlillo health.
A courao of lectures nt the Royal
Institution which hns created much
Intnreat ia that by Captain Abney, on
color blindness. Excossivo tobacco
smoking bus long been known to bo
an important fat-tor in color blindness,
and Cuptatn Abney Indorses tlio truth
of thia observation.
Hypodermic injection was discov
ered by Mnjoiidie. Morphia 1 per
Imp the most futnilinr drug bo used.
Hut the variety of drug ia vory great ;
and there nro numerous caaea in
which lifu would certainly bn lost if
thore was no way of medicating thu
patient except through tlio uiotith.
The following represent tho beat
moat for children, in tho order of
their digestibility: Cold mutton,
mutton chops, venison, tenderloin,
sirloin, sirloin stunk, liimb chops,
roast brief, rabbit meat and rliiekon,
Veal, pork, turkey, gooso nnd duck
should bo oxclitduil from the children's
bill of fare.
J. V. Hwnn t-xliibited beforo the
Dritiah Iloynl Hooiety a apnciiuen of
gold leaf .01)001)4. inches thick. Ha
mndo It by (ilut-troplntiiig a thin film
of gold ou a thin shunt of copper, nnd
then dissolving tho copper with per
chlorido of iron. Thia is only one
tenth the thickness of tho finest film
ever hammered or rolled.
Potatoes can bo preservod for nil in
definite time by radically destroying
tho Hhoots. Thei can bo cut out
wilh tlio point tif a knifo. They aro
theu imiuersed for ten hours in a two
por cent solution of sulphuric acid nnd
taken out and dried. Tho solution
affect only tho akin of tho potato nnd
does not deteriorate it, as the sulphur
l driven off by heat.
A Kent ( hlneso Trick.
When tho American congress pusscd
tho Geary law for transporting unreg
istered Chinnmou to their own coun
try, it waa not fort-soon to what baso
use the htututo could bo put. Recent
arrest in Now York city for conspir
acy iu aidiug Chinamen to entor tho
United States unlawfully from tho
Dominion of Canada muy lend to dis
closures of a prautioo well understood
in Englund as common among China
men rosiding iu Cuba. It is suid
that when the Cuban colestial has
made nil tho money he desires and
thore is uo other transiout in Cuba
who knows how to make so much in
so short a time, ho resolves, under tho
common instinct of his ruco, to return
to China to apend tho reat of his days.
Under former regulation this re
traoement of his steps would cost a
considerable part of his fortune. Xow
it is quite difforutit. He goes to Can
ada and crosHos, with the help of se
cret agents, into the United States.
There he fails to regieter, as required
by the Geary law, and pays a fellow
celestial S3 to "inform ou him to tho
treasury officials." These pounce
upon tho almond-eyed fraud with alac
rity nnd pack him off forthwith, pay
ing bis passage all the way to Canton
or Pekin. A u eater trick never was
devised, and it is doubtful if auy but a
Chinaman, the subtlest and shrewdest
of rascals, would ever have thought
of it. Chicago Herald.
The I'utli of Du y.
Country pastor You have lo idea
how hard it is for mi' to perforin my
duties here. , ,
i Visiting bishop What aro soma of
yonr difficulties?
Country pastor Take this weak, for
instance. Just ai the piece of swamp
they allow mo for a garden got dry
euough to make my potatoes thrive,
tbe congregation fequas'.ej me to pray
for rain. Puok.
Snntf) Tlaic.
Bonn tim" -but M distant snems tho cnlir)
and placid bay,
With Its orys'al waters sparkling In tbn glow
of perfect day,
My s oil will II nd Its landing whom blooms
love's roses sweet,
H -ntt'rlng flakes ol hnp'nms In profusion at
my lent.
Borne t inn -hut so dreary seems the path that
f must trend,
With Its Joya alt drooped nnd dying, Its glesiu
lugs long slnen fled,
My soul will reah thn haven with Its songs
of endless bliss,
And lose Itself In rapture as It fools the wel
come kiss!
Homo limn - but Ihe Ix-smlng shines now dim
ly through the night,
My star will shed a radiance- throw a halo
sweet and bright
To guide my tumbling footsteps o'er thf
rough and crurl road,
To where dear hands will gladly lake away
iny weary load !
F.hwabii N. Woon, In Atlanta Constitution.
IIUMOKItl.
A kiss in aotnotiinea merely a penalty.
Applicant lo you noed a rook?
Mialresa YosJ if I did not t wouldn't
keep one.
A young woman hunting for aomo
egga remarked that they must havo
boon mislaid.
"l)oe your now dree fit yotl well,
Clara?" "Oh. leiididly. I can
hardly move or breathe in It"
"What chocked mn Iu my lond address?
What knocked each pretty Imago down?
What stopped my Ellen's faltering 'Yes?'
A caterpillar on her gown.
Higga "George Washington nover
went Ashing." Marker "How do you
know?" Iliggs "Il;-t-iiiiao ho never
told n lie."
Mian lleaiiti "How do you like my
now photograph?" Littlo girl "It's
perfectly lovely. I-lid you really Hit
for it yourself?"
"That's a curious paradox,'' said
Hick. "What Is?" queried Hawkins.
"OfTer n timid man an affront and ho'll
bo tnken abni-k,"
Among life's thorns, nlai, wn find
In all loo frequent growth,
Tho girl who neither sin s nor plays
And thinks she dons them both.
He You doTi't catch nm in any such
serapo ns that. I'm nobody's fool.
Hhe Nut at present ; but somebody
tuny marry you yet.
"When Georgo met mo it wa a
t-asn of love at first .tight." Lucille
It must have been. I feel euro he
never took a second."
"What I the dilTi-ronee," said the
professor, "between music and noise?"
"I'rnc-tico is noise ami playing is
music," a lid o-io of thu alllietod.
Herdso How tine it hajipon that
Dr. Kmiluo is no popufnr with his lady
patients? Hiidso He tells them all
that they aro "too young to dio."
A mtvi :niv cruise nlonj thn oast,
And on the Ijnd hnvn lots of fun ;
Hut thn time bn needs vacation most
Is when he's Just returned from one.
(uerieiis How did such a place
over gut tho reputation of being a
great health resort? Cynicus Two
or threo prominent men died there.
Hhe Men nro ns faithless in love as
women over are. Ha I believo j oo
aro right. I know Miss Hull's father
has just broken off hur engagement to
me.
Ho Funny, isn't it, how we moo
get bald-headed and you women don't?
She I don't think it strange. Yoo
know wo womeu never got old enough
for tliut.
Old lady Poor .mon ; so you've
bn n living on wuter for threo day.
Hro's a quarter. Rollingstoue
Yt-s'ni ; I was workin' rue way on
cat'.l bout.
How many, fooled by slight success,
To false conclusions jump!
Tor oft a budding g -nlus
Grows up a blooming chump.
Mrs. Vokes Mrs. Caraon knows.
h. to inunuo her husband. Mrs.
C'limmcr How does sho do it? Mrs.
Yokes Sho gives him the impression
that he manages her.
The wife (examing her present)
Ytui sar this is a diamond, dear. For
a diamond it scorns to be rather dull.
T'so husband Yes, dear; but you
ktow everything is dull just now.
"Tho gentleman you see pacing np
and down yonder aa if be were men
tally deranged is Schmidt, the famoua
accountant." "What is the matter
with him?" "Ha was trying yester
day to uursvel the complications ot
his wife's housekeeping book.
Decidedly In Doubt.
First Villager How do yotl like
your new neighbor?
Second Villager Cant .tell yes
whether I like him or hale. him. ..,
"Why so?"
iun usn tuiug uo unx was to pm
np a high-board fence,', .'u'dlljl'Mba'ven,t
been able to discover wbethe,is ia to
keep his chickens ia f mV'Aibkeua ''' '
out, "-New YorklWeeWy. '" '"' " ' -J