The governor-general of Guam, the
Bewly acquired possession of Unolt
Bam ont on tha raclflc, in very nicely
located. Its ha the island for I
l)uilillng spot anil the ocean for en ont
look.
More than lB.OOO.pilO visits are paid
annually to Loudon pawnbrokers, or,
to be more exact, 41,000 ln.r on an
average. Tho number of plodgos de
posited throughout the country in said
to amount to ll)i 1, 000, 0(10 every year
M. Jules ('Inretto, tho director of
LaC'omndie Francnise in Paris, Franco,
says there are in all Europe at (he
present moment 10(11 theatre wliicli
comparison would place in tho first-
olnss. Franco loads tho list with !1!I;
Italy comes next with MHRj thon (lor
many with 204: the 1'nitod Kingdom,
203; Spain, 100; Austria, IH'J; llussia,
00; llclgiuin,r'.); Hwo Ion anil Norway,
40; Holland 42; Switzerland, !1.";
Portugal, 14; Denmark, 1:1; Turkey,
0; (Irocco, 8; llouiunnin, 7; and Her
tin 4.
There isan interesting item in the ro
port of tho librarian of llisliopsgate in
titnto, London. According to the read
ing done in tho free library of that build
ing for one day there were 04.') per
iods who chose works of llction, M
who selected books of travel and his
tory, Jl(l biography,'.!') natural sciences,
anil so on down the list to philosophy
and religion, for which there were 13
readers. There is something vory sig
nificant in a comparison betweou the
extremes. Scarcely a century ago the
order would very likely have been re
versed, Secret service men always have an
Inclination to emphasize the impor
tance of their work, and when they
deal with counterfeiters their pub
lished reports have a sensational fla
vor that sometimes tends to make
them excellent literature for "green
goods" swindlers. Notwithstanding
this tondency, tho capture of a gang
of counterfeiters in Pennsylvania, to
gether with their materials of mnnu,
factnre.must be regarded a a credita
ble achievement. The detected con
spiracy is remarkable for its elaborate
organization, extensive plant ami the
youth of its members.
When the flying machine finally
flies, the world will exclaim at no one's
having discovered tho right way be
fore as the Hpanish court exclaimed
at Columbus's egg. Each mechanical
step, so plain, once it is taken, looks
beforehand like a leap into the un
known. It is a phase of evolution as
surely as the natural weeding out
method of nature with animals; and
were it not for rust and the melting
crucible, generations to come would
stumble aoross thousands of skeletons
of machines that bad to succumb to
other more capable machines, just as
we stumble across tho bones of the
mastodon, who died out before his
nimbler opponents.
For some reason the south pole has
never bad the attraction for people
that the north pole has. Yet more
remains to be discovered, by far, at
the southern than at the northern end
of things. Perhaps that is it. The
goal has been so nearly reached at the
north, and so great a reward will be
his, who makes the final step, that all
are striving to do it. An Englishman
has just given $25,003 toward a Brit
ish Antarctic expedition, and that will
probably give a powerful impetus to
, the interest in the southern axis of
the earth. Commercially speaking
there is not much to be gained by
these expeditions. But they will con
tinue while the virility remains in the
northern rnoes; and what they do not
accomplish in practical value they
make ap in picturesqueuess.
Some writers of natural history
books for youth say that tho" serpent
always devours its own kind, whon so
inclined, tail foremost. This peculiar
ity has been so often repeated that it
is generally believed. At dinner time
the other day in the reptile house of
the London Zoological Garden a live
rabbit was fed to a boa. The reptile
crushed his prey and then began to
devour it in the usual fashion, but be
fore t had entirely disappeared down
bis maw a hnge python shot forth and
eized Uie half engulfed rabbit, and,
after swallowing it, began on the boa.
The head of the boa and a good por
tion of his bofc)y had disappeared be
fore the keeper came to the rescue and
Attempted to wrihdraw the smaller
reptile from his nuVjsual retreat. A
this mode of procedure failed to make
the python disgorge, he latter wat
eeizei and beaten with awhip. This
was more to the point, and the boa
finally wriggled free and betiok him
self to a oorner of the cage, miuna,
however, his dinner. This little inci
dent goes to show that reptiles, under
extraordinary circumstances at least,
vjrill swallow heir kind head foremost
THE INFALLIBLE MAN.
There was a nan h sever made
A blunder In his llfi
tin Invnd a fir I, but was afraid
If she hnnnmn his wlfn
That he or aha might run the day
That brought them bliss, and so
tin put thn happiness sway
That wedded lovers know,
On day the man who never made
Mistakes pnroiilved the wav
Tlr.it led to turn. i, but, still afraid,
Uri'W back and stoln awavi
lift shunni'd lh winding paths that led
To ilNliint, nnsenn units,
And kept tho Mud that stretched ahead
With neither sleeps nor bemla.
At last the man who never mado
Mistakes Ml by the wayi
In garments that were badly frayed,
And tiln and starved he layi
No weeping friend bent o'er lilin there,
Nor servant, child, nr wife)
Hut victory was bls-he ne'er
II nd blundered In bin life.
H. K. Klsnr, In Chicago News.
ROMANCE OF
A DEPARTMENT STORE.
t!T F.nnts Trnri.R 4'irt.n.
William French prided himself on
the fact that he was not nu ambitious
man.
lie was wont to say that envy and
diseonteut are the twin roots of nil
evil, and that to bo satisfied with olio's
lot in life is the sum total of nil earthly
pniinsopiiy.
William did not put it in that war.
exactly, for he hadn't much more edu
cation than he had ambition. Hut
that was what he meant when he
would occanioaally announce to his
fellow clerks over the bowl of mush
and milk that formed his noonday
meal at the "quick lunch" counter.
"What I can get is good enough for
me, and dou't you forget it."
And his fellow clerks, mostly un
ambitious men like himself, would
geuerully reply, with laconic vaguo
ness of assent, "That's what."
Willium's lot in life was sufllciently
humble.
He sold tin bath tubs in the poorly
lighted basement of a big department
store six days in the week. His Sun
days he spent in riding a second hand
bicycle, if it was line, and reading the
pictorial pnpors or sewing refractory
buttons and reluctant pntchus on his
clothing when tho Wenthor precluded
any idea of outdoor amusement.
I' or William was n bachelor and
looked askance nt the fair sex, as the
lovely promotors of much of the dis-
content he so sternly deprecated and
the gentle inciters of the reckless nnd
wicked extrnvngnnce whoso exinlence
in tho world he so greatly deplored.
So when he caught the f itter of a
skirt on any stray bicyc e no chanced
to pass on a lonoly r..ad he would
scorch sternly ahead and never once
glance around to see if the fair trav
eler was riding for fun or to reduce
her waist measure.
From which it mar be seen that
Mr. French was vory much of a philos-
opuer.
Hut, alas, oven philosophers are not
exempt from the visitings of the ton
dor passion, nnd it chanced one dny
thnt Cupid, for want of something
better to do, chose to visit the base
ment of that particular store nnd plnut
his dart deep in tho heart of the
young man who sold tin bath tubs.
It happoned this way.
A young woman came to fill a
vacancy in the grauiteware depart
ment, next to William's own, and ho
so lone indifforent and even cnllous
to the charms of womnu, no sooner
saw the uew clerk busy over her
saucepans and teakettles than he was
smitten with a desire to possess her
for his own.
MiBS Thompson was not beautiful.
to be sure, nor was she at all imposing
of appearance, that she should thus
captivate tho heart of this severe critio
at first sight. And she trotted about
with a brisk alertness of movement
quite incompatible' with grace and
elegance of movement.
But she suited Willium riaht down
to the ground.
To begin with, she had soft eves.
of no particular color, perhaps, but
somehow when their gaze rested on
illiam be felt that here, at last, was
one who could appreciate his true
value almost as keeuly as he did him
self. Her brown hair, of a very ordi
nary shade, was parted very nently
over hor smooth brow in a fashion ex
tremely plain and unambitious com
pared .to the imposing pompadours
worn by the magnilicont young ladies
who sold ribbons and neckties at tho
counters upstairs, aud whose airs and
graces made William so uncomfortablo
that he frequently went to a rival es
tablishment to purchase the modest
"mnile-up" cravat which completed
his humble toilet.
Moreover, Miss Thompson's Simula
black alpaca gown, with its trim y
belted waist and spotless cuffs aud
collar, betrayed none of the wickedly
extravagant ideas William hud long
considered the prevalent, weakuess of
the sex.
It wasn't very long before the two
young people became very friendly.
Stewpaua and teakettles being more
in demaud than bathtubs, William was
frequently called upon to assist Miss
Thompson in. her department,aud this
association with her afforded the
yonng man moments of exquisite joy.
At other times he would watch her,
busy over her cooking utensils, and
imagine how she would look in a little
kitcueu of her own manipulating simi
lar implements in the preparation of
his own snpper.
I be thought was intoxicating. Here
at last he had found a girl who would
be willing to share his humble lot, he
told himself. A plain little thing like
her would- probably regard tiuy
three-room flat such as he had in mind
as palace of luxury. He himself j
would seem to bar a sort of special
providence throngh whose benevolent
intervention she would realize all
those dreams of home and husband
most girls Indulge in.
This thought he found even more
agreeable theu the other, and he found
himself assuming a protecting and
even patronizing nlr with her at times
1 he ennmoreil young man went so
far as to hint to the object of his alloc
Hon his hopes of having a modest
home of bis own otio day, nnd while
hn could not recall afterward thnt she
had betrayed liny great Interest in his
plans, hn took comfort in thinking
that gli Is nre sliv about showing their
feelings and that probably it had not
occurred to her that ho would notice a
littlo clerk in the grauiteware depart
ment.
So William dreamed his dreams ami
oven began to iuqniro around about
the rent of flats such as ho would be
apt to require.
But hn did not toll his love. There
was no hurry about that. He would
wait tin spring wliou rents were
cheaper.
And besides she was probably not
prepared to hear of the honor
ho proposed to pay her.
She might faint or something. Girls
were apt to do those things when
you take tlmui unawares, he had
heard.
So the winter wore on, and William
spent more nnd morn of his time talk
ing to his fair neighbor, nnd fell more
deeply in love with every interview.
To be sure ho did most of tho talk
ing. He often confided lo her his views
on extravagance and high living, mid
took occasion to ridicule those who
spent their money on good clothes
and theatre tickets instead of laying it
up for a raiuy day.
And while Miss Thompson never
said nnything 1m could construe into
an admission that alio thought ho was
right, she always listened with grave
nttonlion, and w ith her soft eyes fixed
on him he remained blissfully certain
thnt here was a woman who would
thankfully devoto her life to helping
him save his income and provide for
his old age.
At lust tho spring drew near.
The flower counter in the main
nislo began to glow with golden sun-
Hlnno of daffodils and jonouiln. and
odors of hvacinth and Easter lilies
wore wuftcd down tho stairway to the
dim basement w hero the bathtubs and
the teakettles had their home.
And then one day William had a
shock. The cross-eyed girl at tho
crockery department told him that
Miss Thompson was going to lnavo.
He could not bnluivo it. But in
quiry at tho glassware department ro
vealed the fact that the rumor had
spread the day before, and had been
continued by tho young lady herself.
William was astonmleil. Sun Imil
made up her mind to leave without
telling him! What did it mean, ho
wondered?
Then he had nn idea. Perhaps she
had grown to caro so much for him
that seeing him every day was painful.
lie hail read of sucli things in novels.
He resolved to toll her that vory dny
of the plans he hud miiiln for her ami
ask her to bucome Mrs. William
French.
It was long, however, bofore his op
portunity came.
It seemed to him that every fut
woman in the city had docided to lay
in a supply of grauiteware that par
ticular duy.
At Inst he one inutored Miss Thomp
son holund a hiigh nilo of colfoepots.
"I I henr you're going away,"
he began, surprised to find himself
feeling decidedly nervous.
"Yes," she said ploanantlv, as alio
mado an entry in hor little cashbook.
I m goiug tomorrow,
"Well, I didn't know thnt is, I
thought I hope, I mean, thnt I'vo
not had anything to do with your
going," he went on, beginning to be
appalled at the misorable figure he
was cutting.
"lou, Mr. French how could yon
I don't undi stand, I'm afraid,"
she replied, in evident bewilderment.
"Oh, yott see I thought maybe
you'd been expectiug,you kuow that
is, you might have kuowu thut I was
going to ask you to marry mo, you
know. I d have asked vou before
only "
"Pray, dont apologize," she ex-
claimed, quickly. "It's much bettor,
that you didn't. A man with your
ideas would bo making a great mistake
to marry. And besides, I'm going to
be married next week to Mr. Morgan,
up at tho silk counter. He commenced
ns a cash boy, and now he's bond of
the department. But then, ho waa
ambitious."
William has seen her but once since
then.
They were having a big bargain
sale of remnants upstairs, aud at tho
noou hour he was straggling to make
his way through the vast crowd of
ladies which surgedabout the counter,
when a little woman iu a rustling silk
gown turned suddenly aud faced him.
it was she!
He passed hor with only a formal
and hurried bow, but he had time to
observe, with pain, that she wore her
hair in a pompadour.
A Touching Kiting?.
Andrew Dixon of Kansas, who died
the other day, was thus eulogized by
n neighbor: "He was the kindest man
I ever see. When a neighbor was
sick he was always aroniid. He wo ild
do up the chores, split wood, help in
side the house or ride like blazes for
the doctor. Ho always wanted yon
to get well, and yon knew it by look
ing at his face. If you would die,
Andy would go out there on the hill
and dig your grave if it took him for
days it had to be jus' so. Jus' so
long, io deep and bo wide. He
wanted to see 'em put away right."
New York Tribune.
GO0Q
OTHE REALM
Nmw Yona City (Special). Dame
Fashion has provided most dainty
neckwear for llio present season.
Slytish stock collars are expeuslva
whon bought reedy made, but deft
fingers using any reliable patterns
can readily fashion them at small ex-
innse. It Is necessary to tniikn the
(limitation of good stiff canvas or
buckram, which will keep tho shape,
and to hiako all alterations as to depth
of collar required nt tho upper edges.
rArv RTOCK roM,Ansj.
No. 1 Illustrates a stock collar of shy
blue satin arranged in pretty bias
folds. Lane over satin lines tho deep
points and narrow bluo chilfou rueh
ings finishes tho edges. The closing
is invisible in contro back. No. 2 is
of whito Liberty silk, the scallops of
the flaring portions being finished with
corded odgns. The foundation is
oovorcd with whito India silk. Tho
soft wrinkled slock is gathered in tuck
shirrings at the cetilro back, where it
clones invisibly. No. 8 is of palepiuk
A roPULAIt TVFK OP
lnoussoliue do anio and narrow satin
ribbon in tho same shade Tho
foundation collar iscovored with pink
satin. The satin ribbon, ouo-hnlf au
inch wido, is gathered iu centre and
applied on the scalloped edges of the
pretty bow and the flaring tabs iu
back, three cvonly spaced rows bciuir
placod around the oollur.
liuy gilt button with cord loans
effect the closing in centre back. Auv
suitable materials may be substituted
to develop attractive stook collars by
tho mode, luce, net and edging, sheer
lawns and embroideries being exten
sively nsod.
To make No. 1 will require one-half
yard of plain silk and one-fourth yurd
of figured.
To make No. 2 will require one-half
yard of silk twenty-two inches wido.
A Stylish Cmtuine.
The stylish gown of gray whipcord,
shown iu the large illustration by Mary
Manton, is trimmed with yellow lace
insertion and narrow bias folds of gray
satin. The toque is of gray satin laco
straw with tulle rosette, jet quills
and rhinestone ornaments. The waist
is supported by fitted linings that
close iu centre, the blouse fronts being
arranged at square yoke depth to close
invisibly at the left side. The seam
less backs fit smoothly in Eton jacket
style, and the right front lapping over
the left closes at the shoulder seam.
A orush belt of gray satin ribbon is
olasped iu the back with clasps of gun
motal studded with rhiuestoues. The
fashiouanlo stook collar closes in centre
back, high points being shaped to
stand up oloae behind the ears. The
fashionable sleeves have epaulettes
applied in pointa near the top,
and the alight fulness is gathered be
tween thepoiuts. The stylish drapery,
whioh may be worn over any tkirt, is
modelled on lines corresponding with
the jacket (routs. It is of full skirt
Z
0W
OF FASHION.
length In back and nut away in front
to disclose the skirt, which may be of
the same or contrasting material. The
drapery may bo cut with or without
sldn seams, the width of material used
deciding the advisability of cutting
this skirt in two or four portions.
Attractive gowns of cashmere camel's
hair, broad or Venetian cloth, drop
d'ote, foulard, erepnline or other soft
wool or silk fabrics may be stylishly
trimmed with applique, insertion,
braid, gimp, meltings, satin folds or
ribbon. Tho style also suggests pos
sibilities for remodelling that are never
despised by tho home dressmaker,
A I'retty ;nmhlttntltn.
This attractive dress shows a pretty
combination of bluet drap d'uto ami
cordod tnll'eta silk in the same shadn,
the yoke being of cream all-over lace,
underlaid with white satin. Tho
trimming consists of narrow satin
ribbon frills applied in three ovci -hipping
rows on the smoothly shaped
bertha, flaring culfi and around the
foot of skirt. Wider ribbon of tho
same shade forms tho crush belt,
which is prettily bowed on the left
side. Tho waist is smartly adjusted
over fitted linings Hint close in contro
front. The yoke is applied on the
back lining, and the front yoke, being
included in the right shoulder seam,
closes over on the left. The back fits
smoothly nt round yoke depth, the
prolty fulness being drawn closely to
the centre at waist line. The curvod
fronts are gathered at the top and
joined to tho lower edges of the bertha,
which conforms to its shaping. The
bertha extends on tho front edges to
the waist, tho right overlapping the
left from the seam, tho closing being
o!lected invisibly.
Tho two-seam sleeves nro gathered
at the top, tho wrists being fluishod
OVEItHKMT DRAPER?.
with flaring cuffs thnt are trimmed to
match the bertha. The live-gored
skirt has the correct flare at the lower
edge, whero it measures a trifle over
th roo yards in tho medium sizes.
Tho top fits smoothly, the fulness in
back being arranged in two deep un
derlying pleats that meet over tho
placket in centre back. - Either skirt
or waist may bo worn separately or
both may be of one material. Flat
trimming of gimp, passemonterie, ir
regular insertion or appliquo chiffon
WAI3T AND OOIIHD SKIRT.
bands may be eflcetivoly employed as
decoration.
To make this waist for miss of
fourteen years will reqnire one ami
one-half yards of materia: forty-tour
inobes wide.
ANOTHER CASE OF MAUD,
Hand Muller went nn a summer day
To try the old racket of raking bay.
Bho'd heard how It snared a Judge, and
Thnrs nilaht be another to bs caught
And oft she glnnnad down the lane's lontf
To see If he cams on his ilohald horns.
flat the Judge earns not, nor a alaek flout
nlnrk,
Nor a onnatahtn to get In his Work.
Nor even a ehronln liirnr enma (I
ixi ns nr to share hi oft ealled-nnma.
Vet sha raked away with a tireless will,
For Maud was a stayer from Htayiirvllla I
Ornnt blisters rose on her hands so fair.
And hayseeds lodged In bur wiud-totsed
hair.
Hut nary a .Tndgn earns riding hy,
And her swolhm bosom was DIM with algh,
One spark of hope In said bosom burned,
That iiiebba Ihn court hadn't yet adjourned.
r hn mluM hare halted lo feed his face
With a lawyer who'd got away with a case.
And vet she raked with untlrlnff seal,
i'be damp sweat trickling from head to hoeU
The spnr-Krnss pricked nt finr rubra hose
'Neath the soul horn bound of her Kiindny
olothns.
Tho breezes Mow on her bloomlu' cheeks
And scattered llio sweat Into crl-i!roMi)
streaks,
Tim sun antil litsn, . !.. tl...
idila
ami mo bope-ntiir dittoed Iu Mnildl
One Inst Rinnan fired she along the Innn,
Hiiim uu mi Buiuiiio wiin moan oi
pain I
lltlt she rnlfl fw,nln mlth Imn-........
for thn stubble was aharp as a hurnots
niiiiK I
Then nrled, as to splinters' she stamped
inn rnKHl
'This lutyllold racket's a bloomln' fake I
'Thn feller Hint w-l !!...
"' .. MII.,J viiifiit
lo be taken out au' fatally shot !
"Don't think no irnl ntnr mado a play
iu rain up n inner llils-a-Wjy I
And shn sold ns she llinpn l to hor home
Hor niweniM keyed to a note of palm
"Of all darned seekers that ever bit,
I'vo a siioaklii' Idee that 1 am It ! "
Denver r.renlng rout.
HUMOROUS.
Old Lady (at insurance office)-!
want to tako out a fire insurance policy
at once, iiur liouso Is on lire.
"('onversatiou is only tho art of
talking back." "Not much: con versa
tiou is tho art of getting somebody to
io iiston to you.
"Homo men can tnke new furniture
ami make it look ns if it was made
century ago," says a journalist. H
can some children.
"A innn bns to dio to make an.
thing out of life insurance," said tl
citizen. "Oh, no," replied the iiismi
nuoo ogont, blandly; "I never die
yet."
W ntls They tell me that there ar
moro than 50,0110 trumps in this conn
try. I'lsmal Dawson l)ou t yod
beliove it. More'n half of 'cm is onlj
imitations.
"Whore are you going my protH
innKl J urn going ii-sliopiiiig,sir.
alio said. "1 wish you'd go buy me
my pretty maid." "1 intend to go by
you, sir, slid said.
A Irish innu-servaiit was discovered
in n lie. On being accused by his
mnstcr of stating what was not the
truth, ho excused himself by saying.
"i'lensc, snr, I lost my pi iseuce of
mind."
Any man Is nerved for battle,
Fearless facing strife aud sours,
Who has borne tlm crush and nulla
VI tna ueaiiiy trolley cars. i (
"Miches take unto themselves wings (J
anil Ny away, sum a board school
teacher. "What kind of riches is
meant y" And the smart boy at the
bottom of the class said, "They must
be ostriches.
Uncle Hich It seems mighty bird
when a man has accumulated a comie-
tence to have to die and leave it all.
lieu I'oore (his nephew) Oh, I don't
know. Don't yon think it depends A
good deal npon the point of view?
Laughin' Time Jock's sweetheart
wrote from town: "My Darling Jock
I have no tune to write; be sure
and write a longletter." Jock wrote:
"Dear Jeun If yon have uo time to
write, you can huve no time to read."
A clergyman's bright little boy has
a remarkuble faculty of quoting .Scrip
ture. One morning be spilled htscnp
of milk on tho tablecloth, aud, antici
pating a reproof, he dropped his head
instantly, and murmured, "My tup
runneth over.
Miss Homewood Oh, Sne, don't
you want to join our uew society? It's
going to be very exclusive. Jliss
l'oint lireezo What society is it?
"TheO. W. N. K. H." "What do
these letters stand for?" "Girls who
never kissed Hobson."
Teacher Now, Thomas, the by-.
pothenuse of a rigbt-angld triangle ia
equal to the sum of the squares of tho
other two sides. Do I make myself
plain that way? Thomas I guess so
ma soys too much eddicuticu is what
makes yon so homely.
Mont Fragrant Flownra.
It is an interesting thiug to know
that 4200 species of plants are
gathered and used for commercial pur
poses in Europe. Of these, 420 have
a perfume that is pleasiug aud enter
lurgely into the icaunfaciure of scent
aud soaps. There are more species
of whitd flowers gathered than of any
other color 1121 in all. Of these,
117 have au agreeable scent, an ex
traordinarily large proportion. Next
iu order come yellow blossoms, with
031, seventy-seven of them being per
fumed, lted flowers number t23, of
which eighty-fnr are scented. The
blue flowers are of 5'Jl varieties,
thirty-four of which are pet fumed, and
the violet blosto-u are pleasantly
odoriferous. Tit-tils.
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