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Old KrocUt for Nnw.
Dress designing la becoming quite
an Intellectual pursuit. I heard tha
other day that one of the grout Paris
lan dress designers has been traveling
in the east to get fresh Inspiration;
while It Is well known that fie picture
galleries of Paris are huuuteil by the
model-muklng fraternity, anil old books
with prints and plates of the eigh
teenth century are quite at a premi
um In the old bookshops and the book
stalls ol Paris. London Gentlewoman.
2Vw Uftalgnft In Jrwrlry.
One of the prettiest of the newest
designs In Jewelry which Is now In
vogue In London Is a chatelaine watch
hanging from a chain of brilliants.
The watch has a large dial and a
rltn like a cable. It is suspended
from double chins with bow knot pins.
Half way down a crossplece of bril
liants separates the chains about an
inch and a half aprt. but they swing
toother as in at the bow knot and
ring of the watch.
A necklet consisting of trefoils of
pearls, uepenjlug at Intervals from a
gold braidlike chain, Is finished with
two pendants in the form of diamond
drops.
Painty Bit or Nrn-U wr.
A certain pretty girl has made for
herself one of the prettiest stock col
lars! And it Is one which any girl
who Is at all clever with her needle
might easily copy. The material used
is white Liberty satin, the cut (that
should go without saying) is perfec
tion. Around the top are two rows of
French dots In black. Then comes a
row of ribbon, a dainty pink baby rib
bon, edged with black, Just below this
are two rows 01 the black dots, then
another row of ribbon, and another
double row of tho dots, that is three
double rows of dots and two of rib
bon. The whole comes little below
the middle of the stock. It is suffi
ciently dressy, but better yet it Is
dainty, and that is the great quality
in neckwear. Once one has achieved
both daintiness and becomlngness, the
problem Is solved.
Neck OrnainftntN.
Neck ornaments ai particularly
pretty. The tlat plaited white and col
ored mousseline boas more resemble
shoulder fichus, being invariably bor
dered with moiiBsellne roses or velvet
rose leaves applique at the edge of the
znousBeltne kilting. Ends of black rib
bon velvet or Btrands of Jet beads
flnUh the fronts. Others of tulle,
forming ruches turning down from the
hair, are embellished by long pompa
dour silk stole ends trimmed with
large steel buttons. Effective et cet
eras are always an important item on
a ParlRlan toilet, and pome of the lat
est cravats and boas are particularly
attractive this season. Spotted kilted
white mousseline trimmed with lace,
pompadour ribbon latticed on net, col
ored bebe ribbon velvet gathered up
Into rosettes In front of neckbands
and embroidered lawn and llnon sole
collarettes are among the most popu
lar accessories. -
Interpreting Haby'a Walli.
, Poor baby has only one method of
making her wants known namely, by
tier cry, and it takes some little prac
tice to fiBttngulsh between the cry
that merely says, "Please, I'm so hun
gry!" the temper cry of pain or ill
ness. Till baby Is four or five months old
she doesn't shed tears, so 'when her
little temper Is very much upset she
cries furiously and in an unreasoning
sort of way.
When fine Is merely hungry, the cry
Is still passionate, but somewhat
hoarse, too, and accompanied by sun
dry grunts. If baby is sleepy, tho cry
sounds as if she were on the verge of
the land of dreams, whereas u she
has a stomach ache, she generally
,.. straws her poor little knees up and
screams violently, refusing for some
time to be pacified.
Crying is always disheartening to
those who hear it, but If baby does not
cry at ail It is a very bad sign in
deed, though, on tho other hand, many
babies are allowed to cry unneces
sarily, and instead of at the first wall
cramming a comfort into baby's mouth
or violently Jogging him, listen to the
cry and discover by the character
thereof if it's a pin that's offending,
it baby Is ill or uncomfortable or hun
gry and then remedy the cause.
Swnntt to tlm Senftltlve. .
To sensitive natures certain per
fumes act like poison upon the erao-
tlons and health. The ancients recog
nized the medical virtues of perfumes,
nd one Latin writer has put on record
Almost a hundred perfume remedies
for various diseases. Among these
remedies violets figure more frequent
ly than any other flower, so possibly
the ever-present furore for violet per
fume has benefited the nerves of the
sex. Lavender is also remarkably
soothing to the nerves, and the lavender-scented
sheets of our grandmoth
ers were not only deliclously fragrant,
but were excellent sleep promoters,
; A victim whose supersensitive na-
. ture is affected by perfumes is Kube
11k, the violinist. One who knows him
well said recently that "the perfume
of violets makes him gay, and be
takes down his violin and plays lively
sirs. If heliotrope Is In the room he
unconsciously becomes romantic, and
under its influence reads and com
poses poetry, and falls into raptures
rr antique Jewels and vestments.
Lots la then a pet theme of his. It
be wears a tube rose he immediately
becomes sad and melancholy, and
searches for tragic books and plays,
dons daik clothes and performs sad
music on his violin." A famous Judge
remarked to an Interviewer his ab
horrence of the mingling of Bcentr.
women in court use on their handker
chiefs, and declared that they sent
him home at night after a "iat-hlnn-able"
case a prey to tho very worst
of headaches. New York Commercial
Advertlsi r.
Cur nf t-lncrr SnlW.
Not 111 tin betrays the careless woman
Hcuner than her nails, and tiothii-g
shows refinement better than the name
possessions. Hands with beautiful
nails always please, and the eye dwells
on them with a peculiar satisfaction,
for in a sense, nails are veritable Jew
els which decorate the Angers eves
while performing the nail's great of
fice that of protection.
They may be classed ns gems, in
deed, because they have the formattot
of Jewels, being composed of flint,
silica, lime and similar mineral
stulfs. The cunning mineral work at
out finger ends is all welded together
and made, in a measure, elastic by the
power of gelatin. Those who desire
good, 'firm, bright nails, gleaming and
polished, at the finger tips should see
to it that the food.'. ley cat contains
abundance of the 'i nallmaklng sub
stances. Oatmeal is one of the best
of these foods good for nallmaklng
and hair forming alike.
The nails become Impoverished,
chalky, liable to break, through de
ficiency of gelatin and excess of lime
deposits. Anything that Interferes
with the health of the whole hotly will
interfere with the shining appearance
of the nails at once.
Nails are really a kind qf skin. They
are skin formations, being merely
altered kind of cuticle. Small half
moons show at the ends of the nails
where the skin proper leaves off and
the horny protection begins. These
white curves are by some called new
nails. They are, In fact, the earliest
portion of null growth, being the skin
In its changed form, where the cells
mass together in a new way, multi
plying rapidly and beginning to se
crete much mineral matter from the
blood that circulates within their sub
stance. From the edge of the nail new
growth pushes onward until the whole
finger end Is duly protected. The
dainty unil is laid on a very sensitive
sklu bed, which also gives it additions.
The growth Is nearly twice as rapid
In summer as It is In winter In all peo
ple. It Is very easy to keep the nails in
good trim. Less than five minutes
allowed them regularly each day will
be all that Is required. They need
weekly cutting with a pair of proper
nail scissors, and the cutting should
exactly follow the outline of the An
ger cuds.
A piece of lemon used once or twice
a week is nearly a necessity if nails
are to be kept aright. The acid acts
on the nail subslanco with a wonder
ful effect of polishing, and it softens
the sMn marvelously that la apt to
drag Itself forward over the shining
nail Rurface. Any dirt about the nail,
any stain of Ink or fruit, the lemon
will dispose of at once, dissolving
and decomposing the annoying marks
as nothing else will.
. A little oil rubbed over each nail
after the lemon treatment continues
the polishing process, nourishes the
nail and Bkln, eradicates the Inst lin
gering atom of suspicious marks. A
little wad of soft flannel is used when
applying the oil. After the oil the
hands are laved in soft water, wiped
and the nail polishing continued with
a tiny bit of chamois leather. Violet
powder or fine chalk on the chamois
Is an aid to great success. Brushing
rather roughenb tho nails and should
be avoided. Washington Star.
Pointed girdles are gaining more
favor as the season advances.
The revival of big sleeves has ren
dered capes a necessity.
Narrow chain bracelets set with dif
ferent color stones are good style.
Charming evening bodices suitable
for young girls are of tucked white
chiffon with reul Maltese collars.
The handsomest of the new combs
of tortoise-shell and amber are embel
lished with small pearls and diamonds.
The tendency of new models Is to
make women look as broad as possible
across the shoulders and very small
at the walRt. v
For trimming linen lawn dresses,
Parisian modistes and tailors are ef
fectively employed linen passe
menterie in soft ecru shades.
One Inch in the back graduating
to three quarters of an inch in the
front, is a good width for a belt; or
one and a halt inches In the back to
one inch in the front.
The lace trimmings of some of the
more beautiful and elaborate of. the
new cloaks are often made up over
cloth of gold. Occasionally an ap
plique of lace flowers constltues the
trimming.
Pretty things In the way of fine lawn
stole stocks have the stock of the plain
lawn, with the hemstitched top turned
over after the fashion pf a top collar.
The two stole ends fastened to the
lower edge of the collar are of fine
embroidery and are plaited. In the
centre of each are three little lace
buttons. The turnover edge has a very
narrow hem or one a quarter of an
tutu wide.
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A rrvtt.v fieri Cnvr.
A very )tr;'tty bed cover may bo
ninrte r.nt of .icavy butcher's linen, In
white, of roitrr.it, and nearly hem
stitched Into a two-Inch hem. then om
brol.levcl 1:1 daisies at Jil-.-rvnlfl. If
time Is nn object or one In not expert
il embroidering a rich effect may bo
had. by using a sewing machine and
outlining some pretty designs with
one of the heavy white braids.
I IpMnlng ftlntn.
Mother of pearl may bo cleaned by
washing with whiting and cold water.
Never use suap or soda.
If1 door or wlntlow screens move
with difficulty rub their edges well
with hard sofl;i.
Insect specks may be removed fim
glided picture frames by dipping a
small camel's hair brush In alcohol
nn, I applying It to the spJt.
To remove lar put soft grensa on
tho spot, rub It thoroughly with the
bands and wash off both the grease
and tar with warm salt water.
A rovar for tha 1'lnno.
Covers tf Oriental weave come for
the backs of upright pianos, but they
are by no moans Inexpensive. An ex
perimenting housekeeper who wished,
but could not afford, one of these
bought as a substitute and at much
less cost one Japanese portiere. Thla
was too long and too narrow, but a
piece taken from the bottom was fitted
n the side, a:id a second piece was
added nt the top to go over the lid
of the piano. A pattern In shades of
gold in a striped effect was chosen
which lent Itself readily to the piec
ing scheme, and the new cover Is ex
tremely effective. New York Post.
For Ironing Inya.
Try making your ironholder this
way if you don't want your hand to
get dry and heated on ironing day.
Cut from the upper part of an old boot
a piece of leather the size you wish
the holder to be. Cut a piece of brown
paper and two pieces of flannel or
cloth the same size, says Home Chat.
Then cover tho holder In the ordinary
way, except that on the top two thick
nesses of material should be put In
stead of one. Sew all round the edge;
then slit the top upper covering across
the centre, and bind the edge of the
slit. This forms a pocket on each side.
Into which one's thumb and fingers
are Bllpped.
To Hltla tha Mnntat Plara.
The old-fashioned white marble
mantel-piece Is now considered to ob
jectionable and bo out of keeping with
modern furnishings that many novel
expedients for alteration are being
tried where the expense of a new
mantel is not desired. One Is to plas
ter It all over and finish in a Vene
tian red where this will harmionlzt
with the woodwork. When very care
fully done this may be ruled oft to
Imitate bricks or titles. Auother Is
to coat It over with plaster of parls
and then color it to harmonize with
the woodwork of the room. The best
scheme of all, however, Is to have a
wooden cover built to fit right over
the mantel, with bookshelves down
each side of a fire-place and a shelf
to cover the marble mantel shelf.
tleiJSgtitt'D
MJxod Mustard for Cold Meals
Cream two level teaivoonfuls of but
ler and one tablespoonful of sugar;
add two tablespocnfuls of mu3.ard
mixed with one tablespoonful of salt;
beat one egg until thick and beat it
liito the creamed mixture; heat half a
cup of vinegar, and when boiling add
it to the mixture; stand the bowl
over boiling water and stir un.U it
thickens a little.
Cocoanut Biscuit Orate a rocoanut
and let It dry on paper before a fire;
beat to a stiff froth the whites of two
eggs, add to them five ounces poundid
loaf Etigar, six ounces of tho grated
cocoanut and one ounce corn flour;
beat all well together, and If found
to be too moist add a teaspconful
more corn flour. Drop (he mixture in
spoonfuls on a sheet of buttarsd pa
per; bake In a slow oven.
Curried Tomatoes Wash one cup
of rice in several waters; add one tea
spoonful of curry powder to one quart
can of tomatoes, and season with salt
and pepper; put a layer of tomatoes
in the bottom of a baking dish, then
put In a layer of uncooked rice, then
a layer of tomatoes and continue until
all I used, having the last layer of
tomatoes; sprinkle the top with bread
crumbs moistened in a little r.elted
butter; bake in a moderate c- en one
hour; servo in the dish in wJlch It is
baked.
Cream of Cheese Soup This soup
may be made with all milk, but is
nicer if part white stock be used. In
the latter Instance put a pint of milk
and pint of stock In double boiler, with
a large slice or half of a small onion.
When at scalding point remove the on
ion and thicken the milk with two
level tablespoonfula of butter and two
of flour rubbed together to a smooth
paste. Season to taste with salt and
pepper and then stir in two-thirds of
a cup of grated or finely chopped soft
cheese and an egg beaten light Serve
as Boon as these are put together.
Athletic Training for Soldiers.
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.
Patience is a necessary Ingredient
of genius. Disraeli.
Aspiration sees only one side of ev
ery question; possession many. Low
ell. Do what you can, give what you
have. Only stop not with feelings;
carry your charity Into deeds. Do ami
give what costs you something. J. H.
Thorn.
By rooting out our selfish desires,
even when they appear to touch no one
but ourselves, we nre preparing a
chamber of the soul where the divine
presence may dwell. Ellen Watson.
No man can learn what he has not
preparation for learning. Our eyes are
holden that we cannot see things that
Mare us In the face until the hour ar
rives when the mind is ripened.
Emerson.
Think of yourself, therefore, nobly,
and you will live nobly. You will
realize on earth that type of charac
ter and faith which Is the highest ideal
alike of philosopher and hero and
saint Charles W. Wendte.
To htm who has an eye to see, there
can be no fairer spectacle than that
of a man who combines the possession
of moral beauty In his soul with out
ward beauty of form, corresponding
and harmonizing with the former be
cause the same great pattern enters
Into both. Plato.
Progress is without doubt the law
of the Individual, of nations, of the
whole human species. To grow to
wards perfection, to exist in Some sort
In a higher degree, this Is the task
which God has Imposed on man, thll
is the continuation of God's own work,
the completion of creation. Deino
geot. ALL ABOUT BUTTONS.
Tlialr niatnrr Trnretl from Tlma Whan
Wontlan MnhU Warn I'atri.
The original button was wholly a
product of needlework, but was soon
Improved by the use of a wooden mold,
over which a cloth covering was sew
ed. From this it was only a step to
the brass button, which was Introduced
by a hardware manufacturer in Bir
mingham In 1689. It took 200 years
to Improve on the method of sewing
the cloth on the covered button; then
an ingenious Dane Invented the de
vice of making the button in two parts
and clamping them together with the
cloth between.
In 17G0 one Caspar Wlstar set up he
manufacture of brass buttons in Phil
adelphia, and soon afterward Hemry
WIteman began making them in New
York. The buttons of George Wash
ington and most of the continental
army were made In France. Connecti
cut presently came to the front and
began making buttons of pewter and
tin at Waterbury, the present center
of the button Industry.
Buttons are now made of almost ev
erything fromseaweed and cattlo hoofs
to mother-of-pearl and vegetable
ivory. Excellent buttons are made
from potatoes, which, treated chem
ically, become . as hard ' as ivory.
Large buttons factories make their
entire product from various mixtures
of gilt t a perch a, skim milk and blood;
others from celluloid and horn. The
patent office has issued 1355 patents
for making buttons.
The most Important branch of the
button Industry in the United Slates
Is the making of pearl buttons, the
material being obtained from shells
gathered along the Mississippi river.
The industry has practically grown
up within the last ten years, and its
introduction is due entirely to J. F.
Boepple of MiiBcatlne, Iowa, a native
of Germany, who had learned the
trade abroad.
He saw that millions of dollars were
going to waste In the shells known as
'ntggerheads,'' of which tons
were piled up on the banks
of the river. Thousands of people
are now' employed in turning these
shells Into buttons, the UUle plants
being found all the way from Minne
sota to Missouri. Muscatine is still the
ai-eat headquarters of tho Industry.
It has forty factories. The value of
the shells has risen from 50 cents to
$30 a hundredweight. And yet Amer
ican buttonmaking is in its infancy,
'tis said. Ttehoboth Sunday Herald.
Ilnna Willi Tite for Nawi.
A horse feeding complacently on a
diet of old papers was a sight see.i at
Eleventh end Grand avenue. A
stonecutter urove a horse up to the
Star office and left It standing id
front of one of the city's garbage
cans. The horBe had a well-groomed
appearance. No ribs were visible, or
would its appearance have attracted
the attention of the humane agent.
The animal moved up to the garlmge
can and begun nosing its contents.
The can was filled to the top with
papers. There were newspapers,
wrapping paper and paper of various
other kinds. The horse began nib
bling on a piece of old gray wrapping
paper. It appeared to be palutable.
A bite followed tho nibble and soou
the horse wtu eating the paper, as
voraciously as an Angora goat. A
newspaper followed the wrapping ta
per. The horse appeared to relish the
different pieces of news. When the
owner finally appeared the old roan
was Just pulling from the bottom of
the can a luncheon paper with a pink
string. Tho driver did not seem to
mind or notice the purloined meal of
the horse, for he drove down the
street with the horse chewing tho pa
per. The horse appeared to relish tho
breeze. Kansas City Star,
Quit Tma.
It is well enough to take things as
they come, but there are a good many
of them that you might Just as well
pass on. Puck.
LMtf
New York City. Dnrk blue and
white polka dot dimity Is used for ibis
comfortable house sncqtic, with ecru
lace for trimming. It Is shaped to the
MISSKS DBKSSINO BACQl'B.
figure with uiidcr-arm gores mid fitted
backs, a smooth adjustment being
maintained under the arms and over
the hips. The neck Is cut slightly low
and square, finished with band of lace.
The full fronts are gathered nt the up
per edge and arranged on the lace, fall
ing in long, loose folds over the bust.
In some sacques ribbon is run through
a casing or bending at the neck and
FANCY WAIST AND
tied In a bow, the fulness being adjust
ed In this manner.
Tho lower edge of tho sncque is
turned up In a deep hem. The sleeves
are shaped with Inside senilis only, nnd
hnve comfortnblo fulness on tho shoul
ders. They are gathered n short dls
tunce from tho lower edgo nnd drawn
close to the nrm with n bnutl of luce.
Tho sleeve below this forms n rufllo
that flares prettily over the arm.
Sacques In this stylo may be made of
thlu wash fubiics, lawn, swiss or mer
cerized cotton, with lnco nnd ribbon
for trimming. It Is nlso appropriate
for albatross, French flannel, chnllio or
wash silk. To mnko the sucquo for a
miss of fourteen years will require two
and a half yards of twenty-sevcn-lnch
ninterifil.
A Slylluli Toilet.
White voile. Is used for the stylish tol
llet shown In tho large drawing, with
saffron lace nnd black velvet ribbon for
trimming. Whito Is tho color par ex
cellence for dress occasions this season,
and ninny lovely Bilk nnd wool fubiics
are developed In this cool, airy color.
Tho wnlst Is ninde over n glove
fitted featherbotied lining tlmt closes In
tho centre front. The buck is plain
across the shoulders mid drawn close
to the belt, where the fulness Is ar
ranged In tiny plents. A smooth ad
justment Is maintained under the arms.
The front plastron is Included In tho
right shoulder nnd neck, seams fasten
ing invisibly on the left. Tho full f routs
are tucked from tho yoke to belt, nnd
open to display the plastron to the
waist line. Narrow revers of lace
finish the upper part of the full fronts.
A transparent lace collar completes
tho neck. The sleeve Is tucked from
shoulder to elbow and forms a puff be
low the tucks that nre gathered and
arranged on a deep-pointed luce cuff.
Tho skirt Is shaped with five well
proportioned gores, fitted smoothly
nround the waist without darts. The
fulness In tho centre back is arranged
In two underlying pleats that are
pressed flatly. The skirt closes Invisi
bly under these pleats.
Ouo or two flounces may be used as
preferred. The Illustration shows two
circular flounces that are trimmed with
narrow velvet ribbon and flare widely
around the bottom. A baud of lace
finishes the upper edge of tho flounce.
To mnko Iho waist in the medium
size will require one nnd n half yards
of forty-four-inch material with one
ynrd of all-over lace.
To make tho skirt In the medium size
will require five nnd one-lnilf ynrds of
forty-foiir-lnch material.
The Embroiderer'! Art.
Although plain materials nre to be In
modo for nuluinn, It Is not for nn In
stant to be supposed that it means
plain costumes. The embroiderer's art
will transform tnnny of the plainest
fabrics to dreams of beauty, while
fancy effects will be produced on the
soft stuffs by lncc or chiffon or by the
deft trentment of artistic trimmings,
applique, etc.
Tha Vonoe ol Moire.
The vogno of moire, revived last
spring, wilt continue throughout the
autumn nd winter. Moire Velour
will also come In for n share of this
popularity.
llonmck WeaTel,
Hopsnck weaves In solid colors are
to be much worn by ultra-stylish
women for knockabout street gowns.
When Long Coatu Are Too Warm.
At this senson of the year, when long
coats nre too warm for general wear,
short reefers nre considered quite com
fortnblo garments for little folk when
FIVE-GORED SKIltT.
tho mornings and evenings ure cool
enough to require some slight protec
tion. No lining is required, tho sonms
being prettily bound with uarrow rib
bons In self-colors.
This reefer Is simply adjusted with
shoulder nnd undcr-nrm scams, fitted
smoothly on tho shoulders nnd flaring
In box effect nt the lower edgo.
It closes In front with large pearl
buttons and buttonholes worked
through the scallops on the edges. A
brond cape collar extends over tbo
shoulders In a becoming manner nnd
the turnover collar is scalloped to cor
respond. The lower edge of the Jacket Is scal
loped, also the flaring cuffs that com
plete the sleeves. These ara shaped
with upper and under portions and
have slight fulness on tho shoulder.
Fancy feather stitching in a contrast-
CHILD S BKBFIin.
lug color provides on attractive finish
to the edges.
To make the reefer for a child two
years old will require one aud a half
yards of tweuty-sevn-lncb material.
The New Pittsburf Exposition.
In the big buildings of the NeW
Pittsburg Exposition everything
is bustle and activity these days
in anticipation of the grand open
ing scheduled for the night of
Wednesday, September! 3, when
the great Sousa and his fam
ous band will be heard in an
inaugural concert of popular and
novel selections. Mr. Sottsa's ap
pearance on this occasion will be
doubly interesting to his ever
widening circle of admirers, as
since his concerts here last year,
he has been decorated by King
Edward VII. with the Victorian
medal, an honor accorded to only
four other musicians, and in addi
tion has been fairly deluged with
honors of every sort by the en
thusiasts of England and Scot
land, who early this year fairly
went mad over the work of his
superb organization.
Music hall is being beautifully
redecorated in white and pink for
this inaugural concert, and indi
cations are that John Philip
Sousa will be given such an ova
tion as never before was accorded
a bandmaster and composer. Let
no one be kept away from the
opening on Wednesday, Septem
ber 3, for fear of crowding, as the
Exposition buildings and grounds
can take care of fully 25,000
people.
In the line of exhibits this sea
son surprise will follow surprise,
both in the main building and in
Mechanical Hall. So urgent has
been the demand for exhibitors'
space, that for the first time in the
society's history every available
fool has been disposed of, the net
result being the appearance of
forty-two new and highly inter
esting displays. Notable among
these will be the most elaborate
showing ever made anywhere of
fine cut glassware; a superb elec
trical exhibit ; a complete model
of the "Deutschland," the swift
est ocean liner afloat: and that
wonder of the engineering world,
the steam-turbine-whccl-engine.
The special attractions will be
ill new, not an old face being
seen. Foremost among these will
be the "Eruption of Mt. Pelee"
and "Destruction of St. Pierre;"
next in order, "Darkness and
Dawn," then the "Laughing Gal
lery;" the "Dancing Marion
ettes;" the puzzling "Haunted
Swing," and, of course, those in
dispensable favorites, the "To
boggan Slide," the "Merry-Go-Round"
and the "Cinemato
graph." With the finest of music ob
tainable anywhere; with displays
away beyond anything hitherto
attempted ; with attractions com
pletely changed, and with the
most lavish provision for the
comfort and convenience of its
clientele, the Exposition manage
ment looks forward to a total at
tendance of not less than 500,000
persons, thus breaking every
known record.
NEWSY CLEANINGS.
Six new theatres nre to be opened! In
London this fall.
England's birth rate has decreased In
tho last ten years.
-Anti-Servian riots In Slavoula bnvo
been suppressed by the milltin.
The return of Senator Spnoner to th
Senate from Wisconsin seems to be as
sured. Berlin gave n public funeral to Irr.
Vlrchow, with Impressivo civic cere
monies. The fish pack In Oregon Is .lOD.rtOO
cases, a forty per cent, shortngo, be
cause of strikes.
London's Imports decreased $2,G23,
000 In August, while the exporls In
crcosed 471,600.
At Erie, Ta., n two days' celebration
of tho anniversary of Commodore Ter
ry's victory ou Lake Erie was held.
At Lexington, Ky Robert Bryan, it
veterinary surgeon, killed nn Infuriated
bull with a stick after a desperate en
counter. .
A complete census of the Philippine)"
Archipelago Is to be taken soon, under
authority of the Civil Government law
enacted by Congress.
W. O. Saunders, editor of tho Tar
Heel, Elizabeth City, N. C, smoked
cigarettes in violation of the city ordi
nance. He will make a test of the law.
The members of tho St. Louis com
bine had an oath-bound death pact, un
der which each member pledged his
life as forfeit for betrayal of his fel
lows. .
Senator Plntt denied that ony com
bination was being formed to prevent
President Roosevelt's nomination In
1904 on account of the President's ut
terances on trusts.
Mrs. Louis Westrope, who, on June
16, killed her six children in Clnlborne
County, Mississippi, cutting their
throats, committed suicide at Green
ville, In that State, by Jumping into tUa
Mississippi,
The first accurate information re
garding the wonderful rubber plant
was ' furnished by La Condamlne, a
French scientist, who was sent In
1735 by the government of France to
measure an arc of the meridian near
Quito. This brought him to tha heart
of the rubber-growing country, and
much valuable information was thus
obtained.
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