It begin to look as if tbe most seri ous obstacle In the way of college ath letic contests this year night be the departure of a majority of the athletes for the war. The more important Oermnn jour' Hals have conned to attack the United Btates, as the result of a hint from the government. They now recognize that the German Interests lie with the fortunes of the Amoricnns. When the Onr.ln,, ITM.lomWa ... . . ' . I" . went into action at Dargai, inula, II appears, from the confession of one of the wounded pipers, that each of the ix pipers sent ahead i.lnved a diner- -nf t , ....,... r "i"1" lollowed them. Out of the three and a half millions who form the population of inner London, one million and a half, representing 800,000 liouseholdors, pay more or loss frequent visits to the pawnbroker, and some thirty million articles are annually pledgod within the above area. Speaking of the rapidity of thought an tngnsn scientist says that "if the akin be touched repeatedly with light i "down-river" bont. blows from a small hammer, the braiu I Hither and thither, across the pa will distinguish the fact thnt the blows rTZn?",." 'm T.0'8 Tn . ins slowlv soldiers with thn dull. are separate, and not a continuous J'"0"1"", men n nun iuey ioiiow one another as rapidly as one thousand iu frontier. Jlut today there was a bright a second." ening of faces, a quickening of steps, ' for the "down-river" bad brousht let There has been a very marked iu- "om the States and home. ... , An unusually generous mail, too. ere buowu oi .ate in Europe m Auiericun-mauo suoos, as evinced uy consular reports, and through the liowspapers. The shoe mnnufactur- ers of the United Htatea .,. tnkln. , , . . ...... ..D apecini pains to mode a magnilicont display in mis line at the 1'aris Expo- sition, various houses having sent out circulars statin? facts iu roo-ard to apace, privileges, etc The partition of China will throw pen to the world its vassal state Thibet, a country famous for its churl ish and cruel inhabitants. The Chi- ii ii .. more freedom than their siBters in China or India, and are said to be comely and intelligent. The records declare that Thibet was more populous J and prosperous in ancient times, when it paid a handsome tribute annually to the Chinese kings or emperors. The historic' pen which, guided by the hand and brain of the president of the United States, traced tbe name of William McKiuley beneath the declaration of war between the Amer ican Republic and the kingdom ol Spaiu is now the personal property of William Alden Smith, congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich. The pen is doubly valuable because i was used l.tr Ilia n..L.. . H.- TT ....1 .1.. i . ., . ... . , ' president of the Senate for the same purpose. The war bill was signed! first by Mr. Reed, who gave the pen to Mr. Smith, who took it to Vice President Hobart. Tho final scene was made by President McKiuley later in the day, and the pen was than given to Mr. Smith. That daring exploit of Lieutenant Fremont, in landing in Cuba recalls that of Lieutenant Hunter, familiarly known 1 at the time as "Alvarado" Hunter, who, during the Mexican war, arrived off the town of Alvarado, in California, and, without waiting for the co-operation of the land forces, which had not yet arrived, summoned the town to aurrender, and had the American flag floating over it when his aupports arrived. He was court- martialed for disobedience of orders, suspended, and shortly afterward pro moted to a higher position in the ser vice. He took desperate chances, and was successful. If he had failed be might have caused the miscarriage of the whole expedition. Bays the Buffalo Commercial: Host people will be surprised at the statement that Oreat Britain ia now importing golf clubs from America; bnt it is a fact, according to the state' meat of Charles S. Cox, an English man long resident in America, who, on his return home, stated that be had no difficulty in obtaining orders for 8000 clubs from the larger dealers in golf gooda in Scotland and England. The reason for thia is asserted to be that the American clubs are better made and better finished than those that can be obtained at home at any thing like the same price. The in formation ia surprising, because golf ia a novelty in tbe United States, scarcely a generation old, while it has flourished in Scotland .for centuries. Coals to Newcastle would have seeded f ::',! simile to sending American - 'f r-tZtM to Creat Britalu. JB,,UW uo" iues " witu cghter be. If we had,, you wouldn't comparative detail, and says that it is ' never have gone away. I've kept si very poor, but is rich in minerals, ,enc6 ,ou8 ime. waiting for you to which none i. allowed to use. Strange "J y cred but you don't say that . , .. , , . . yet; and now lt'a my cough and the to say, the women of the land enjoy .trantfe feelimra all over me that CEORCINA, Ths lltlts Mr shakes her head, And vows that she will neTer wed Hnt even whlln (he tale she tilts, There comes a sound of wedding-bells I - DOWIV - me or The stnrrr emblem of freedom. float "'"""V1" oa lUB J""- 1 . . -. if, I . - . , ground at ort milo-d, swayed grace- funy j tue afternoon breeze. The email exp nse of turf thnt sloped down lo tu8 swiftly-rolling Missouri was ,iMe' w.i,u trim bnllilin which had 1 emingly won a martini appearance , from their occupants. Acliill was no. ticoable in the air, though June reigned, and countless mosquitoes reigned alno.hovering in denseswarms over the willows near the river's edge I -mosquitoes whose spiteful sting was I altogether out of proportion to their I size. Even the stoical Indians from the Oros Ventres village, two miles north, just over the boundary line in ' Montana, were visibly affected by I these ubiquitous pests and waved eagles' wings bofore their impertnr liable grave faces as they stood npon I the banks while a cargo of military supplies was being unloaded from a ,,nthctio counteunnccs characterizing so many troops npon tue nortnwostern Several men laughed when they saw flock lirayton with a deoper bronze on 'lia cheeks and a letter in his hand. He haA nover been k"0 receive ?ne since the coming of the company to a ort isuioru. lie was a tall, awk word follow, one of those shambling men who suggest some mistake on the J,nrt ' nature in choosing muterial too htily. He stood now just outsido the gymnasium, the letter fluttering in his grasp, tbe torn envelope crushed in one strong hand. He had read it over twice and was beginning at the first page again, mumbling it indis tinctly; "You and me ain't so much to each other as husband and wife makes me write. The doctor says it won't be long and there's little Jim nd the baby " I IIj. -t -.1 -...1.1 I. ...1 I .1 tbe pitiful scrawl in his brawny list and pushed the back of his hand across Lis deep-set eyes, "I don't know rightly what I'll do," be began, desperately, and then lie straightened up as a comrade ap- proaalied, laughing. I "Lots of news, Zack?" he queried in a teasing wnv. The man looked at his interlocutor with a dazed expression. "How's all the folks?" persisted the soldier.. A puzzled expression settled on Zack Brayton'a face. He ' dug one foot doggedly into the turf. "It warn't her fault never!" he tuut- lOreil. "Oho! It was a lover's quarrel, hey?" quizzed the soldier, "No; it warn't no. quarrel," fleroely replied Zack, and then he as suddenly Strode away, Ten minutes later Zaok Brayton stood more awkwardly than ever be fore the highest authority in the fort. That officer had receivod pleasant news from home, and he unbent his military dignity to a surprising degree and was chatting merrily with several subordinates. "Well, my man?" was his remark when Zack'a presence was notioed. Tbe private aaluted awkwardly. He began to speak in a low, hesitating voice. "Beggin yer pardon, colonel, but I've got a word I'd like to say least wise, if-" "Talk to your captain," interrupted the officer, recalling his dignity now. He was tired of hearing oomplaints, and there had been too many of late. "Not as I'd oughter bother you.sir; but the fact is " "Well, speak out; what is it?" said the officer, with some show of impa tience. A dull wave of color ' arose In the private's face. He had never seemed so ponderously awkward. "My wife," be began, huskily; "she is sick, an' I 'lowed maybe you had a wife, colonel, an' you'd know how " "Where ia she?" "Baok in Missoury." "And you want a furlonghf It's impossible, sir. If we heeded half the requests we shouldn't have a sol dier left on his post. Don't you see, my good fellow?" - "Yes, air," replied Zack, simply. When he waa dear of the quarters be leaned against post aa if needing support of some sort. Yet Zaok waa a strong man certainly. The aoldiers quizzed him a good deal, in a rough manner, at mess, about his love-letter. He- did not utter a word in reply, bnt there waa an un usual look of determination aettling down npon hlsunoonth features, form ing into hard lines they bad never no tioed before. The daya at Fort Bufdrd are long in June. There is no evening. In this high latitude the sun oheata yon out of the evening hoars and sets at nesrly 10 o'clock. A detachment of troops were assisting the steamboat roustabouts in unloading military sup Oh, yon mar trust the flokls vans That only points to veer again, Hut not ths dainty little head That shaken to say una will not wed, Charles Henry Wobb, In Borlbner's. llIV13U.M Rir ure. plies. At dark, flambeaux were flar ing from the boat's guards, by the light of which they completed their labors. Then the biuecoats tnnrched uacK to the barracks, preceded by a tram of government wagons. a tow roustn unuts, middled npon the boiler-deck, were grumbling nuit edly about some trifle, aa Missouri river roustabouts have a habit of doing. Tbe night became very dark at last so dark thnt even bad one been looking in thnt direction he would not have noticed a man who cropt out of the willow-bog and, step' ping cautiously into an Indian "bull- boat" at the wharf.driftcd off with tho swift current, under cover of the friendly shndows. Iu a fow moments, at best, the man's absence from the fort would be dis covered. It was one chance in a bun ured, bnt Znck Brayton took that rhnuce and floated down the river, The lights of the steamer receded in the darkness; not a sound broke the stillness snre the plash, plash of his paddle. Beuding forward, straining his eyes to catch the first glimpse of dangor in whatever form, the current bore him on. "Only for her her and the chil dren," he muttered under his breath, while his eyes grew moist. He wiped them hastily, as though anyona could perceive his weakness. On on! The water nndulated greatly under the boat as he floated on its broad, dark bosom. Now the current set iu near the shore, and mys torions sounds were borne ont to him from those wild forest depths sounds neithor man nor beast could make. A lone owl hooted dismally from a tree top. Instantly the woods seemed alive with strange responses. He felt awed and heaved a sigh of relief when the current bore him far out into the stream once more. With the first flush of dawn the sol dior guided bis primitive craft to the shore, drew it tip out of the water and managed to hide the unwieldy bulk in the bushes. He looked at the stretched buffalo skin with affection, thinking what a good turn it was doing him. All day he lay concealed iu the vicin ity, not a mouthful of food entering his lips. With the gathering darkness he was soon afloat, bound for "down river" and the old Missouri home. He could scarcely tell the number of days after a while; he did not care to keep account. All he desired waa to escape those who were doubt less pursuing him. Wauderinir In- diaus gave him food when he dared seek it. He held his breath when ho passed the forts and settlements on the liver banks iu the night. He even fancied that the beatings of his hoart could be heard on either shore. If Elviry kuowed how it war." ho Baid to himself, "she might be a-prayiu' fur me, as she nster." Xhe thought gave him renewed courage, lie bent to the paddle with a giant's strength, and the bull-boat went along faster than the current, yet could not keep pace with his impa tience. At length he beaan to chuckle grim ly with satisfaction. Hour bv hour he felt that he was neariug home. In dian wigwams no longer dotted thev plains. Dark objects loomed up on the hills, which he knew to be school- houses or churches. Steambonta passed more frequently, and he waa obliged to nse great caution in avoid ing them, although few ever remained out in the river late at night. Still he chuckled, for every hour lessened the danger. They would never look for him so far down river, surely they would think he had fled toward the in terior. Tomorrow night " he assured him. self, "I'll leave the river and tramp for it." His face brightened: the skv. the river, the plain took up a new expres sion of hol)eflllnns mul tha rnmnimlnr rof that night his paddles dipped un ceasingly. "P'r'haps she ain't Quite so bad off as the dootor thinks, arter all. an' I kin take care of her now: an' I'd iust work for her." He dropped the pad dles a moment as a pleased smile crept over his bronzed face. ' "Ah! the cbillern has crowed like sixty, in course." The heavens seemed to don an an swering smile, the east bursting into a rosy glow, while the distant hills and rolling prairies assnmed new and delicate tints of beautiful summer life. "It ain't the wuat sort o' world, arter all it oan't be so bad az all that," he went on, discouneotedly. Yet all around him the river rushed in a discolored, vapid flood. The "June rise" was sweeping down from the northern mountains; the unsightly sand-bars lay concealed beneath the dashing wavea; logs, trees, debris of various kinds, went whirling past. Once the carcass of a buffalo shot needlessly by some passenger on an np-river boat, doubtless bore down against him, and he was obliged to push away with his paddle. "How they must a' growed!" he re peated to himself.oheerily. It aeemed aa though he had been away a cen tury. ' His head drooped, aa a succes sion of homely incidents passed through his qniokened brain. A village, with ita white-spired church, rose from the nearer bank. Tbe boat, carried around in an abrupt bead and suddenly deflected from iU conrse by a strong eddy, headed di rectly for that shore. The wary voy eur, yielding for one Instant to a sud den sense of security and repose, sat with drooping face and made no re sistance. There was a sudden shock. The lit tle boat bumped violently against a snag, and some one cried out from the guards of a steamboat at thnt moment preparing to push out into the stream. The startled soldior lifted his head and sat as though petrified. A dotach fucnt of United States troops met his bewildered gaze. ' Suddenly he seized the paddle with frantia haite. Would Elviry never know how he had tried? An officer was standing on the lower deck. "A deserter, by Heaven!" he ex rlaimed to the sergeant at his side. Then, in a stentorian voice, he com manded: "Pull in shore, if yon value yoni lifel" Bnt the man in the boat paid no at tention. He began to push ont with rapid,eucrgetia strokes. How clumsy tbe craft seemed to him then how slowly the distance widonod between him and the dreaded foel Cold beads of perspiration glisteuod on his face. The morning sunshine, flooding the river with golden beams, showed clearly his tense, agonized ex pression with stnrtling vividness. If he could only reach the other side! Then Elviryand the children "Halt, yon fool!" Znck Brayton pnllod away with the unreasoning, desperate energy of de spair. There was a hurried order, the tranrp of feet on deck, followed by a fiery flash and the sharp crack of mus ketry. Tbe deserter arose to his full height in the toppling canoe. His bunds clutched the air, and then bis stalwart form sank into the rushing, turbid waves of the Missouri. Only the little boat, aimless and tin guided, drifted on toward "down-river" and Elviry. New York News, QUAINT AND CURIOUS. Greece has 152 newspapers. Australia sends cocoauut oil to Eng land. Thunder can be heard nine miles away. Persia has only women carpet weavers. All begRiirs in Italy must be dulv licensed. Gloves made of frogskin are the lat est novelty. France gathers a window tax on more than nine million houses. A map of Jerusalem in mosaic over 1500 year old, has been found in Pal estine. The River Jordan makes the ereat- est descent in the shortest distance of almost any stream. The entire collection of coins and mednls in the British Museum consists of nearly 250,000 specimens. A pair of lovers in New Jersey who have been engaged since 1830 have just issued cards for their wedding. There is a clock in Brussels which has never been wound 'bf human hands. It is kept going by the wind. From 1808 to 1881 it is estimated that no less than 81,000,000 buffuloes were slaughtered on the great plains of the United States. Nearly 1,200,000 pounds of colors are used by the United States gov ernment annually for printing paper money, revenue and postage stamps. Veneer cutting has reached such perfection that a eingle elepbant'a tusk, thirty inches long, is now cut into a aheet of ivory 150 inchea long and 20 inches wide. In the ai'eat volcano 1intrint nf T. land there ia a whnla mnnntaln .im posed of eruptive cluys and pure white l- I . m .... . . suipuur. a oeauiuui grotto pene trates the western sloua to an nnltnnwn depth. The new British battleshin Tmnln. cable is to cost over $5,000,000, the largest sum ever spent in the build. log oi a man-of-war. The armor plutea alone will cost $750,000, and the guns nearly aa mucn: In the reiarn of Elizabeth tho ing oi naia was considered a sign of luxury. 15V an act or Pw iman every person above the aim nf un years, and under a certain degree, was uuugeu on ounaays ana holidays to wear a woolen can. mn1a in Fnnl.n.l J and finished by some of the fraternity oi cappers. Envelopes cannot be lnmnrl with 10 remove tneir contents in tbe mails without revealing the theft if a new safety device ia iiaml urhiMi nmnl.t. of a piece of material to be inserted in the envelope directly under the ad dress, which becomes damp and blura the writing when the back of the en velope ia steamed or soaked to the flap. Evaporation of Bananas. The American oonanl at Kinaraon -a- porta that experiments are being made mere to develop an industry of evap orating bananas, and that a trial ship ment haa been inud tn tlila If successfully established, this indus try will be of the utmost importance to many Central American atates. Tbe men engaged in the experiment, ac cording to consular reports, have no praotioal knowledge of the business of drying tbe fruit, but if it was taken np by men experienced in the manufac ture of machinery and appliances adapted to tbe evaporation of fruits, a modification to auit thia case could eaaily be devised, and there would be an immense demand far annh immediately. At present there are miuioua of bananas yearly thrown way or allowed to rot on the ground beoause they are too email or too ripe for shipment to the United States. THE REALM ronnlar With Whaal The skirt here illustrated by May Manton is one of the most praotical nd comfortable yet offered to wheel women, being shaped with six gores that bang evenly and will not sag. ft is of moderate width, measuring three yards and three-quarters in the medinra ize. The back gore,straight in cen tre, is gathered at the top and arranged underneath the pleats of the side gores that meet in oeutre back, thus giving the fulnets necossary to fit well over the saddle withont the inoonvenience of the intrioate saddle gore. Placket openings are finished with triple pointed overlaps and closed with but tons and buttonholes, the band that finishes the top of the front lapping over with hooks into loops on the belt that aupports the akirt and closes in centre front. ' Closely woven fabrics of good weight, such as obeviot, tweed, serge, golf and L, I 81X-OOBBD DICYCLK SKIItT. LADIES' THREE-BUTTONED CUTAWAY JACKET. covert snitings, are recommended for bicycle wear, a aix or eight inch facing of moreen firmly stitched on the inside being a oorreot and safe finish for the foot of the akirt. No binding should be used, and all aeama should be donble-stitohed. A bicyole suit can not be too well aewed. To make thia skirt for a woman of medium aize fonr yards of forty-four-inch material will be required. A Smart Toilet. For swell tailor made style noth ing surpasses the cntaway jacket. Made of hunter'a green cloth, with collar of velvet a shade darker and worn over a vest of ecru corduroy and akirt of plaid that oombinea the ecru and green with brown, -and a thread of yellow. A smarter toiletto than the design by May Manton shown in the large engraving haa yet to be seen. The jacket fronts are fitted, by sin gle bust darts and flare open below the bnst, over which the dosing is ef fected by three cloth covered tailor buttons and bnttonholea. Above the closing small revere roll baok, meeting the rolling collar of vel vet in notches. The baok fits smooth ly, a graceful outline being given by tbe usual back, side baok, and nnder arm seams, coat laps being arranged below the waist line in oentre back. Tbe two aeamed sleeves are in latest atyle, and may be plaited or gathered at the top as fancy dictates. . The jacket oan be of any seasonable cloth, or auitiug to match or contrast with the akirt, aa here delineated. The design here shown provides a vest, or any blouse or shirt waist can be substituted. To make this jacket for a lady of medium aize one and five-eighths yards of material fifty-four inches wide will be required. Oowa For a "Wblta Wxldlnc." An original gown to be worn by the I filigree ornaments, the centre one in maid of honor at a "white wedding" , front aarving as a buckle aud the oth is of soft white cloth, heavily braided ers as slides to adiust the waistband. mm OF FASHION, in white on the skirt. The bodico opens at the skirt over a small yoke of monsseline de sole, edged with pointed lapels embroidered in white and gold threads. Folds of monsseline de soie starting from under the right arm cross to the left and are finished with a bow and ends. The tight sleeves are entirely braided, and the rather high, straight collar, will be softened by a collar of string pearla fastened with a miniature clasp. llrora1r1 Silks. An effort is being made to revivo the popularity of brocaded silks, and it looks as thongh their dsy would onoe more come round. Some of the shops show rich patterns in both, black and colored silks. Coatnme in Halo- Cloth. The accompanying design shows a tailor made costume in beige cloth of alight texture. The skirt is qmto tight, like a fonrreaa in the npper port, moderately large half way dowu, and widens considerably to the bottom. It is made in two parts. The npper part is composed of a yoke set iu ronnd the waist and joined half way down to a deep flounce taille en forme, which composes tbe lower part.. The yoke is joined to the flounce by nine rows of stitching, which run around the skirt behind and rise np to the waist in the centre in front. The floe nee, whloh forms small godcts behind, in flat in front, and forms a narrow apron, edged by tho rows of stitching. The corsage is a blouse, with short crenelated basques stitched like the skirt, which stitching is continued np the front and forms a square round the neck, aud the sides almost meet down to the waist, just enough space being left to show a front of white moire, ridged with narrow velvet rib bon, very close together at equal dis tances. Six small velvet bows are sewed on the front at equal distance bet-1 eu thn neck and tbe waist. The oollar is h'gh and very mnch sloped away. It ia lined with white moire, striped with black ribbon velvet, and the neck trimming is similarly treated. The sleeves are rather full above the elbow and are set in with large pleats. From the elbow to tbe wrist they are smaller and widen over the hand. The cuffs are stitched in the same atyle aa the rest of the costume. The waist- A TAII.OR 1IADB COSTUME. band is composed of a soft aud ratnur narrow Bold ribbon, with thraa vila mm
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