Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1887, Page 6

Tur EVENING Stan, AN HOUR OW THE CAP-STONE. A Eemarkable Test of Will Power. \ recent romencer details in Ta Sram an posse exper on the apex of the wshington -M and bis marvelous me by means of an airship. AS a plece of + of Waat one’s feelings might be mstances It was very skillfully © narrator 1s not dealing ssays to describe the of an hour on the eap- pile known as the Washing- t V r was of one nent hen it was that the suggestion to make a never-before at- ich Was nothing less than force of will to the very pyramid. Tam free to say ut first dismissed as the most But it grew more serious the . Treflected that tt 1s soberly uined by the theosophists that matter can be disintecrated, couveyed om currents of the Will 4 distant point, and there reintegrated. farther called to some of the wonderful levements of the Fakirs and Yogisof India, 4 felt coavinced that there n faree or law in accord ordanary laws of mutiter might be set at de- nee, at least apparently. Indeed, fs Uhis not the trend of all modern think- ing—as need metaphysics and the Turmanees Of our world of in- ation also, as shown 1 What us in in_ his nut Papers, th the in “Dr. Jekyl;” Anstey in “Vice Versaz” In “she,” are but the first scattering of 2 Mood in literature which threatens to wn OUL all the old School of mere society tattle tetion, And when we analyze find that tese re sts are but following in the track of the most subtle pailosophers. For the idealists {n philosophy, with Bishop Berkeley at ety bead, “have ared, with much show of Feason, that matter ts but the mind’s creation. It has no real external existence. T must beg a little indulgence, and assure you ‘Uuxt this fs all related to iy ascent to the cap- Stone, as you Shall see Ina moment. Recurring to the doctrine of une philosophers concerning the non-existeace of matter, Iam al- ‘ways reminded in that connection of the way in in 4 little further we shall des Which a skeptical world Will treat the most sub- Yime pilosopny. A discipie he ideat school Who had been guilty of some tisdemeanor, Was overhauled by a policeman. “I refuse wo go with said the Du, Si, an under arrest. “fam a tol | Jowerod Berkeiey. Ido no: believe la the reailty of the external world. J deny your existence.” “Come along all the same Hed. the very mate- | rial “cop,” as he dragswd his prisoner to jail. ‘That | 4s about’ the amount of attention an unbelieving | work! pays to the most subtle science. “Come along all the saime,” and we are irreverently Thrust down from falth in anything. But I concluded that for once 1 would make a fair and honest test. Men are wasting time in trying Ww ascertain the parallax of stars 10,000,- 000,000-0f miles distant; why should I not’ ones seriously attack this awful problem whieh presses upon US Fight here on our own planet in this year of grace W885! (That was tue year in which I nade the expertmeat.] if by chance these people who are always main- taining that there is Some unknown law or Latent force which We eannot account for should, by any chance, be Tight, why should I wish to imitate that lobg-eared animal who shows his firmness by Planting Lisfront text et an angle of 45 degrees? SHADOWS OF SHADOWS. Matter may de bub-a shadow, I further reasoned With myself. ‘The m:nd-ewre people have but just lately “caught on” {to use the slang of the day) to an old philosophy. For 1t follows, by the most Tizid logic, that If matter fs non-existent, then all diseases, Whieh are but modes of matter, must be bat snadews of shadows, whieh may be’ whisked away more easily than cobwebs with a broom. Disease ts not! “Then tt 48 not, and it vanishes into thin air. The tmmortal bard Was a mind curust., “Throw physic to the dogs!” he said, and asked, Us though that were the seat of ail disease: “canst thou minister wa m So thought 1, and a thousand other things of Kindred sygnificance bearing on the point—the point to which I proposed to lift myself im the early morning hours—passed rapidly through my wind Lift myself—be tt remembered, by sheer will powe against the law of ponderous ity, “aga aw of gravity, again-t every dictate of common sense. ‘The t J was wrought up to a higher piteh of nervous € eitement. ‘A supernacural thrill Look yold of me as | approached the pite, which I deemed favora~ bie for the experiment, ‘I Was afready in a sort of ‘ary. "The edt¥ lay asleep; no workinen were sur as yet. ‘The solitary watchman left to guard The place was sleeping like a rock—like a whole pite of granite. I could have run off with the mon- Uiuent bodtiy, if 1 had only been a Mttie more earnest Im my’ belief of the doctrine of the ideal- ists, that it had no real existence. WAL such au uncivilized hour it will be surmised that I was without my breakfast. I had taken a double precaution in this I would not only be able to concentrate my mental powers more Closely for the awful strain I was about to put upon them, but I would be three or four pounds lighter. (am a very moderate eater, and have Klven a mintmumestimate). My overcoat weighed Several pounds. “I laid that aside. tor though it was a cliliy and fogcy morning, I conjectured that The tremendous exertion 1 would put forth would Keep me trom feeling the cold. Just as 1 was about laying down my coat, I heard a footstep, andsaw that the vigilant watchman had waked, “Helio!” he said, “not goin’ to drown yourself in Babeoek Lake?” “Not” I replied; “too ehtily to-day for that kind f nonseuse,” and with that the fellow went off to 1s breakfast, whistiing “The policeman’s lot 1s hot happy on When I was certain that I was absolutely alone I closed my eyes, concentrated my thoughts for What seemed to ‘me Tiileen or twenty minutes, though It may not have been more than three oF Tour. ‘Then suddenly I was seized upon by the most peculiar sensation. I had never known any- Thing like it, save in dreams, when I had seemed to be borne by mere power of "the will through the air—rising slowly and descending as easily as a Dicyete glides down Capitot Hill. This sensation Was now upon me for the frst tue in my waking moments. For a brief instant everything seemed to be im a whirl, and I whirling With all things. ‘The next second 1 was resting FAIR AND PLUME ON THE CAP-STONE. must be remembered that though to the eye the eap-stone looks like a point it 4s not actually. ‘Tuere is a flat surface, at least a foot square, at the terminus, as the photographs taken before it Was put in place will show. Por, though I was a Leluporary convert to the ideal sctiool, still if there lad been a veritable, bona fide, Sharp-2 hig point I should bavedeen skeptical enc have looked for a hole In my corduroys oa iy descent from iny most perHiots position. Bu: tere Iwas, sure enough and safe enough. ‘The impessibie was accompiished, and the old iuntie nit diseased?” about @ titing Detisy “as easy as rolling off uulght now be changed for me into—as easy pin Wo the top of the Washington Monu- The fog WaS So thick I could scarcely see nds in front of me. Iknew I shouid have a Maguifleent prospect beneath me in the course of au hour, when the mists would away. As I Was able to see but a little distance I id hot have the usual sensations of dizziness peewilar to such great altitud = Uhat I would be able to gradual to the height, as, peering Jog, I suouid” see the dis ae aud the solid earth far below. Jdo not know how loug I may have been In that ui certainly hot tess than an hour. I whistle of the early ferry-boats, and agined that I could discern, over Ui banks in the distance, the spires of the an Alexandria. I recailed shortly began to I wa Very Usikerial, ev imitd I found myself doubting my ability wo concentrate amy thouzuts sufficiently to let myself safely from that dizzy osopt tw add to ietely unnerved. For I easter budies would ¢ siowly lifting ning between ould puff we Detor: dreamed of riding down Un hot think of this before, and on a lamp-post. J knew 1 fa current of will beyond my power Lo ap & Shapeless mass VENING STAK Would iv mee nodlee heated: “x GOOD MAN GONE WKONG—ANOTHER CRANK LESS.” J feil to hallooing, but soon thought how useless 3% was todo that. 1 was more than one-tenth of a Indie frotn The ground, aud probably there was not & man within a haif mile of the base of the monu- ment. No one but te angels above contd hear Ine, “Alas! that [had omitted my prayers that inorming, and my breakfast, too. The very means taken to in os dine i . ‘Phere I was faint from lack of food—was ever sit- | ation more ridiculous? So the seconds crept by. They seemed hours. Should [let myself slide off and end the awtui misery? ‘There would be a ¥asp—a dull thud, and vacane! “But no; let me not be a fool,” I thought, pluck- Jug up courage. “I'll close iny eyes. The fog seems to belifting a little. I'll shut out the fear Jul depth that mast be yawning beneath, and wait Jor # lew minutes, concentrating the meanwhi ail the thought aad power of will of which I am capable. IU must be that the same inscrutable Jaw by which I was raised to thls polut will bear me safely down again. It cannot be that this un- Auown force Works in only one direction. Madam Blavaisky bas done more wonderful things than tak Kemember Bishop Berkeley! The Mahat- mas have secrets that the comion herd may never ks be I have come Into possession of one 4am in a fair way to become an adept. rate J wilh venture. I can but perish if i HOW T CAME DOWN. , With argument, and illustration, and felf-reproach for my own doubts, I filled myself ‘With courage to make the more perilous descent Wearth. Gathering up ail the powers of my soul, into the smallest possible compass, man—two—three,” and was Just about sailing down, when I ‘heard a gruff, though me saying: “WHat! you You've been loaling about long enough. su don’t yet down off ‘n that stoue Pl have my eyes, and—shades of Buddha and others! tae’ fox had cleared—and I was tride of the capstone, my feet nearly ciuny the ground. 1 yaped, gral ay coat, tor my breakfast. As] Was leaving, the ‘isan, who bad returned, called after me: ~~ “They're goin” to lift her into place Lo-day, and r & job washin’ off her sides You've t adc light. | sh to ear | cond of dizziness—a | THE EVENING 8TAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SA’ iad Shel jose by which wonders may be wrought, I always agree—blandly agree: but I never go out before breakfast on a foggy morning to put the thing to @ practical test. And it is neediess to add that after that hour's experience on a hard stone I am no longer a disci- Ple of the Berkeley school in philosophy. ‘W. B Pansoxs. —__o0e Sam Jones Auswers Questions, From the Kansas City Times. A gentleman who recently met Sam Jones on a railway train repeats part of the conversation as follows Said I: “Adam and Eve were the first two people onearth. According tothe Bible they had two sons—Cain and Abel. Cain slew Abel and then fled into the land of Nod and took unto himeelt a wife. Adam and Eve, the first Cain and Abel, next Cain fled. We understand trom ‘fled that hé ran | and got away trom his awful crime as quickly as | his legs would carry him, Then,” I continued ex- ctiediy, “right in the same sentence the Bible says | he toox unto himself a wite. Where did she eome from!” I sank back, thinking Ihad given him a poser, ils eyes twinkled; his lips parted in a smile. ‘An’ nary one of them preachers could tell you?” sked. “No, sit; not one.” “Well,” he continued, “that’s funny, for that’s a mighty easy question.” He stalled again, and said: “Why, Cain got his wife from his father‘in-iaw.” I was done up, “Where is hell, that you preachers talk so much about?” I asked. “I dunno,” he said. “I don't want to know. 1 ain’t headin’ that way. I'm going to let them fel- lers as are goin’ thar find out.” “What's your idea of backsliders?” vel,” hiesatd,*“there wasa tan walkin’ along a country lane in Arkansas once with a pitchfork on his shoulder, and a very vicious dog jumped over | the fence and made at him, He jabbed the pitch- | fork through the dog and impaled it to the earth, ‘The dog's owner come runnin’ out:—What d'yé | mean sir,’ he shouted, “by stickin’ yo’ pitchtawk Unrough my dog?” *He was goin’ to bite me,’ said the other. ‘Why didn’t you hit him with the other end then?” ‘Why didn’t he come at me with the other end?" was the answer.” saiiter Ihad ceased laughing the Rev. Mr. Jones “Just like the dog, backsllders are gotn’ Wro! end to and consequently get inv trouble.” —— Tis May! The baseball now is whizzing, and -swinging is the ‘The maiden bloomed forth in a $40 hat: ‘The dude doth walk abroad with his legs dove up in baseciie: And the dog doth bask ip sunlight with his little tail a-warging Spriux lamb is on the market, and some grass is on the ice of the city is broken by the sw ienoundot “htrerroarerysfrom bucksters he strecty fhe iuansions of the proud arich, resounding th Tells tales of carpet beating in the little yard a-back. ‘Oh, ye ‘The Droug! S13. From the unpublished letters of Jefferson, ap- pearing In the Southern Birouac, the following description of the drought of 1813 is taken: “Prom the fork of James River and the falls of other rivers upward and westwardly, we have had the most calamitous year ever seen since 1755. It began with the blockade, so that the fine crops of the last year made in these upper parts, Which could not be at market till after Christmas, Were shut up by that and lost their sale. After Keeping my flour till the approach of the new harvest. I was obliged to sell it, lest it should spoil ou my Hands, at a price Which’ netted me only 47 cents a bushel for my wheat, of course a total sacrifice. In the year 1753 it never rained from April to November. There Was not Dread enough to eat, and many died of famine, This year mm these ‘upper regions we have had hot single rain from April 14th to September 20th, five months, except a slight shower in May. The wheat Was killed by the drought as dead as the leaves of the trees now are. The stems fell before the scythe without being cut, and the little grain in the head shattered on the ground. From 300 acres sowed here I have not got in 1,500 bushels, not three times the seed. Our corn ‘has suffered equally. From 270 acres planted, and which in common years would have yielded trom 800 to 1,000 barrels, I shali not get a barrel an acre, and’a great portion of that will be what are called nubbins, belug half-formed ears with little grain on them. Corn consequently starts with us at three anda third dollars, and being the princi pal food of our ldborers, its purchase will bea heavy tax. I am told the drought has been equally fatal as far as Kentucky. There have been a few local exceptions here froin small bits of clouds ac- cidentally passing over some farm. Should the little wheat we have made be shut up by a contin- uance of the blockade through the winter, weshall ve absolutely bankrupt by the loss of two succes sive crops. ‘This ts really the case for exclaiming “O fortunati mercatories! ” ‘The Cheapness of Gas Abroad. From s New York Paper. ‘Three compantes supply London with gas. In 1884 the ruling price was 65 cents per thousand, and the companies paid large dividends. The Gas- light and Coke Company paid about 12 per cent. The South Metropolitan Company, whose product: exceeds that of the Consolidated Company of this city, ylelded as great a profit to its stockholders, ‘We have at hand statistics relating to these three companies and to twelve other companies doing business in the suburbs of London. The average price charged to consumers by these fifteen com- panies ts only 753g cents per thousand. The rates of companies in the provincial cities of England areeven lower. The average for nineteen such companies (including those doing business in Bir- mingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheflleld, and Notti im) is only S84 cents per thousand. ‘The entire average cost of manufacture and dis— tribution for the fifteen companies supplying gas im London and suburban towns 1s 45% cents per housand, So that the average prone 1S 20% cents T thousand, out of which dividends on stock, interest on bonds, and amortization expenses re paid. The cost for the nineteen provincial companies 1s about 37 cents, leaving a profit of 20% cents. ‘Tne dividends apy to be paid upon capital actually invested. The capital of the South Metropolitan Co., of London, in 1884 was only $11,401,800, although the company produced and distribted 10 per cent more gas than was sold. in the following year by the Consolidated Co., of this city, whose capital was $30,078,000. ‘The London company required, acapitau of only $2.60 per thousaml feet, while the New York Coe re juired $10.73, but more than $20,000,000 of the New York company’s capital was water. The average cost of gas delivered by two London com- Panies in 1883 was 43 cents ‘housand, and it fras timated by the president of the American Gaslight Association that the higher price of | coal and labor and the lower value of residuais.on this side of the Atlantic would raise the cost to 65 cents in New York. —————+o+____ ‘Woman’s Wiles, “One eve of beauty, when the sun ‘Was on the stream of Guadalquiver, ‘Ta gold conversing: one by one, ripples of that inihty river: Beside ine on the bank was & | A Sevilie «itl, with auburn hair, Aud eyes that might the world hat cheated- H ‘A wild, brueht, wicked, diamond pair. She stooped and wrote upon the sand, Jost as the lovine sun was Kole, With such a soft, small, shining hand, You would have sworn 't was silver flowing; Her words were three, aud Rot one more: Sis coll Dunas iaatto bed ne s¥reu Wrote pon *Deadht! not meonstancy.* And then her two large, Iset the stream on fire with sis! ‘And was the fool she chose to inake me. Saunt Francis would Lave been deceived By such an eye and such a hand: | Barone week more, and I believed. | As much the woman as- = ———eee___ ‘Tricks of the ‘Trade in Boston, From a New York Letter. Iwas somewhat surprised the other day to ob- ve that the salespeople employed tn the female | underwear department of our biggest dry-goods establishments were exclusively of the male sex, and since then Ihave learned that a like arrange- ment ts madein all the Mnen-drapers’ shops of Be a. Now, Lo the uninformed, it might appear that women would find it enrbarrassing to discuss ) the patterns, neasurements, &c., of their most ¢s- sentiat garments withanen’ beliind the counter, | and Chat in thts department beyond all others it | would be destrable to employ female attendants. It seems, however, that such 1s far from being the case. The floor manager of a large house assured Ine that “the ladies,” as a rule, preferred w buy | their underciotuing of male clerks, shovge why | ‘Unis Is So he failed to clearly explain. He did say that young girls’ flannels aud things were usualli purchased by their maimmas,who, “being mari felt no false modesty about such ‘trifles,” and also that It was impossible to replace thé counter | Roppers in pantaloons with women, because the iuen, who are frequent customers ia the feminine Undeérgarment line, Would be too bashful to ask | about the goods. So is appears that in matters of this sort, at any rate, the masculine brute hasmore Gelicacy’Uhan the feiuale of bis species. | _ Another interesting barbarism has att my | Rotice here in the shoe shops. In New York and | other cities stools are provided for ladies to rest | thetr feet eo while they are ha boots tried | on, but in lon the affable clerk es the fair | customers tootsies upon hls lap, them tn | Position with a firm grasp above the while © goes through the buttoning and unbutton! process, Fortunately, however, there 18 D0 thing a sex in business, — oo ___ “Don’t hasten,” I said to the very pleasant and interesting lady’ who was eailing on me. “I must,” she replied; “I have promised to give Mrs. —’ little son a ‘treatment this afte ” “is he fiz” Tnoon. Tinquired. “On no, but he ts inclined to be jeal- ous, and bts mother wants me to treat that out his mind before they go away.” The lady ws Of the most successtul and accomplished “mind curers,” a woman fairly educated markably intelligent, potsed, and calm, Meves evil tondencies can be extracted by from the minds of the children, and who shall say that there 13 not here a true’ principle, and one that the great educators have used without con- sciously formulating it?—Hoston Letter Orleans Times-Democrat, pet sa = eee rigit litle mis of mip acqualseated G of my juaint on # rather abstruse subject dear, you select very deep it ing.” She aas' “Ob, is it? know what to get, and 80 compared 80 ! Bprawied ail Over her with your muddygboots. ‘The stone Was raised and set that day, but I did ob ste It. I was Kept indoors with a severe head- ‘be, consequent upon the great strain on my men- GaP powene And ‘ever since, when credulous @iend ves me of some uukuown force tn nature oe ‘Woovers om Yesrempays Races—The of the ruces at Brooklyn yesterday Troube, dour, King Crab, Favor, and Orlando. At Latonia, Bela, Leila,’ Jacobin, VOTARESSES OF THE MONEY GOD, ‘The Vicious Craving for Change and Variety in Dress, THE HISTORY OF 4 BLACK SILK DRESS—RECENT DIS- PENGATIONS IN WHITE DRESES—THR HSTHETIC SLREVE—CLEVER GIRLS AND CHARMING COSTUMES. ‘From Our Own Correspondent. ‘New York, May 27. Rhoda Broughton tells in one of her novels of a curate’s wife whose white silk wedding dress, first dyed brown and then black, was her best dinner- Party dress for fifteen years, Doubtless the wear- ing of one gown must have grown monotonous. But after all it had tts compensating side. There ‘Was no anxiety with regard to style, and no doubt ‘astochotce. The one dress had a mission to ful- ‘fill and ruifitied'tt. ‘There are few women now but have some such dress; and itis nearly always a black one. AS the curate’s wife said: “A blaek silk dréss is al- Ways smart enough and not too smart;” anda Diack silk, covered with lace, trimmed with jet or com- Dined with velvet;;has become the piece-de-resist- nce of almost all wardrobes. Butit is rarely, with us, the one dress; it 1s the one in twenty. ‘The tendency of dresses—ot @ im these days—is to senseless mujtipiication. Materials are bought because they are pretty, ike photo- graph frames, bits of china, fancy akkets boxes And covers, until closets groan and rooms are 80 burdened with inanimate objects that every bit of free air and vital influence ts excluded from them. ‘This growing and eternally fed desire, this tend- ency toward accumulation, demands constantly increasing expenditure and feeds the raging thirst for money, Money ig considered the greatest good, Money is the god that all worship. ‘The names of two or three great money Kings have Become & stock-in-trade with newspaper paragraphists, who Know that, whatever ts sutd about them-true OF false—will be eagerly swallowed by the public, ‘Women, gousclentious women, need to hold a strong check upon themselves, that they may not be led away by the vulgar, popular current. ADOVe all, it 18 time for them t consider their clothing from some other potnt of view than that of “fash- jon,” Perhaps there is no other one term in the world that ts more mi or uncertain to-day than ‘his same one of “fashion.” Fasifion is the new (ping, the nepor “shana the rersmal of, an 082 lea, oF the ap, ion of an existing fresh uses. But there isnever more than one of tt; When it 4 turned out in dozens tt ceases to bé nm. ‘WHITE TOILETS. ‘The embroldered, white, cotton dresses are a case in point. When they were rare and costly ladies wore them and they were considered and described as “lovely.” Now they are turned out by the hundreds, sold as low as $2.50 each—for an entire robe—and discovered to be so crude, inartis- Uc and chalky, that no lady of taste Will Wear one. We have discovered that a true “white” dress is not dead white—like a wall space—but a collection ofjsoft tints which produce white cloud or water effects; and that this tint upom tint, deepening into shades of brown or green or grey, requires an even finer artistic sense for their group- ing and arrangement than the suitable contrast- ing of colors. A “waite” dress made recently began with a cloud of greyish tulle laid over a soft, pale grey silk. Over this tirst,layer of tulle was draped a Ughter shade, and "above this pearly white frosted—and Leld in place by three sash ends of irregular lengths, in the three shades of the tulle. ‘These were gathered upon the ends and fastened down with rosettes of harrow ribbon, each rosette containing the shades of the tulle, ‘The bodice was Of the “white” shade of silk; low, round and with small pearl beads. The sleeves were almost nil. ‘This design 13 charming with pale yellow as the foundation, or in a combination of brown and and cream. ‘Cream Wool and cream surah enter almost equally into the composition of summer costumes, Dut not in combination with each other, White wool dresses have taken the place of white cotton, and are really more economical for those who have to pay a hotel laundress; for a white washing dress is quickly soiled and tells its own story after it has been washed and starched and froned a few times, while a crepy wool—albatross cloth or nuns’ Veiling—will last one or two seasons with care, and ean then be sent to a cleaner or made over for achl Embroidery in colors and a delicate striped pat- tern upon the material forms the newest and pret- tlest ornamentation upon these pale wools; and the suggestive contrast—not at all bold or consptc- uous—is needed, to givethem character. Rosettes Or groups of loops, fn narrow ribbon, the colors of the embroidery, ate oftn used upon one shoulder, or the draped Side of the bodice, or to point thé draperies of the skirt. It is upon the thin wools that embroidery ts mostly expended. ‘The heavier materials, such as dress flannels, Vienna cloths, chuddah cloths, alba- tross and canvas cloths, require more striking finish, Some of these aré trimmed with a velvet Stripe; others are richiy braided with gold, and sul others contrasts with peacock blue or poppy- red velvet. Arecent cream wool suit, made for N had a plaited edging of cream surat, a plat vest of the same, buttoned with smali gold but tons, and a_poppy-red velvet jacket, cut straight and ‘open, with sleeves nearly to the wrist, and sailor straw hat trimmed with red velvet and creamy tufts of feathers. THE ESTHETIC SLEEVE. Cream surah and gold surah, for which the de- mand has been such as to threaten extinction from the market, are used mainly for narrow plaitings and the immense pu which have roken out like small-pox, and threaten an epl- deme. “The mills of the gods grind slowly,” but if the English esthetes and their American ad- mirers wanted revenge for the ridicule and con- tumely heaped upon thelr slashed sleeves, thelr leg of mutton sleeves, thelr Greek sleeves; thelr full medieval sleeves, and their fourteenth-cen- tury bodices, they can take 1t now, for, since Paris has swallowed them, New York and all Ameri that takes its cue from France, must, whether il will or no; and, indeed, it seems to have done so without making a wry'tace. ‘The difference with us is, that while in London and Paris such con- spictous styles are limited to a small number, and to social occasions, here they become unt- versal, and, like the “Mother Hubbard” wrapper, are put upon the street, ‘The great lack of our dressing seems to be a ‘sense of fitness; but it may be only that a larger muinber here have the power of gratifying their in- clinations than elsewhere, and only the street in which to display their finery. CHECKS AND STRIPES, both large and small areinthe ascendant. At @ recent club gathering a handsome costume of biack and white silk check had a paneled side, vest, cuffs and high collar of exquisite black and white embroidery. ‘The bonnet was black lace, With ornaments of black and white small feathery jowers. Another dress was all gray, except the collar, cuffs and plastron, which were of rich India bro- cade. Striped velvets and bits of rich brocade are ow mueh used as mounting upon plain olive or brown Wool, instead of solid veivet, as last year. ‘Stylish olnpr Go are of check in neutral colors, shades of brown or dark gray, with skirt ‘straight at the back, shert Sere and habit bodice, A traveling Ulster 1s fitted at the back, has a hood and ts looped oe on one side, or may be lowered, as preferred. ‘he ulster may be of checked silk, thin summer wool or linen, but the the hood siiowld be lined with soft sill in solid color. Checked linens in butcher blue, shades of gray, brown or fawd, are now finished so smoothly that they look like foulard and imake useful and cool as weil as inexpensive summer dresses and long dust cloaks, They are best made up too without trim- ming, excepting tucking and stitching, but when solied, they should not be washea, they’ should be sent to the cleaner, and will then come out as good as new and ready for a second season. Clustered lines,white upon biue, upon lilac, upon gray and upon ecru, are combined with thé solid color, in ginghams ahd other washing fabrics, and are well suited for tennis and the morning wear of girls. ‘The striped cotton is used for the front of the skirt or for sides and turn-over apron drapery. It also forms the sailor front potnea and collar of the Garibaldi bodice and the cuffs upon the sleeves. ‘whoare their own dressmakers are making cheap and charming dresses of blue butcher linen, ‘trimmed with bands of white and blue embroidery upon the material These are made with full bodice and sleeves, the bands crossing diagonally to tue side and forming a panel upon the lower half of the left of the skirt. Striped blue and white Mnen also looks well as mounting for butcher linen. ‘Oatineal cloth fs an effective and cheap material for the summer dresses of girls who make their own, but is hardly worth a dressmaker's bill, ‘The prettlest Way to trim it is with narrow stripes of scrim or oatmeal cloth, in which narrow ribbons, silk, or velvethave been run, and which may be used for collar, cuffs, revers and side stripes, or to Outline a jacket bodice, if a full vest front 18 pre- ferred. Or it may be’ mounted with collar and cuffs of brown or black or stone blue velvet and Wom with straw hat, wich band of velvet to matel Hats are in great form and variety, The flexible leghorns are ‘revived for shade hate: nad are very ing to young, flower faces with their “pixie” blossoms and dows of wide, creamy picot striped gauze ribbon. ‘The majority of the French hats are in fancy straw and neutral shades; turned up high at the back or upon one side, and trti with gauze and fowera, But these have not Pi A hew straw plait, of which only afew: have been seen, seems to be woven of soft twigs or stems. Its sober, greenish brown tints are per- find ‘berries, with: gauze ribbon ingertannads int ‘tremely appropriate. Another hoveity in bonnets consists of crowns formed of plaited ribbon, or. ribbons in glustered ure, after of the iiveu 16 them by the Te- fine, faithfully cree artificial owers; beauty and dantiness of the old-new in tints which suit almost 1s always a charm, and there 1s comfort in variety in hot weather. But much of this comfort is now are massed with lace and jet and ribbons, fincrnl or becomipe oe ase picts alas fore the “made” garmenta, with fantastic little cut oe et Gt on eo ee 3 FRB l 3 2 : el g 4 Hl a 58 Be Hf ue omen, Who Possess taste an eye tor form, Nleparementa al tn therhands of ayers ‘ yare all in the’ pRae whogo abroad and make their selections in sum- mer for the next winter, in winter for the sum- mer, and have not anidea beyond what they think will “take” the market. Post-Office Morals in Russia, St. Petersburg Correspondence London Daily News. ‘The Russian authorities seem at the present moment to scent plots or preparations for revolt inevery quarter. The telegraph censorship does not allow telegrams to be sent which touch on the ‘most innocent political occurrences, and the post police have recetved orders to display the greatest care in watching letters sent or reeetved by people who are connected with the press. Not even the diplomatic service is exempt from survefllance. A diplomate recently had occasion to examine the ‘Way in which the cabinet noir of the imperial gov- ernment conducts these examinations, and nas given me the tollowing information’ on the subject: Letters which are only gummed are opened in the black cabinet without the slight- est difficulty, and within a few seconds; a little bowler is in’ $s, and a jet of ‘steam 13 Girected upon the gummed part of the letter. | In this way the gum {s immediately loosened andthe secrets in the letter are at the disposal of the Gov- ernment officials, Sealed letters do not 1b much more difficulty. Formerly they employed a composition of gypsum and other ingredients, which, being pressed upon the seal, left an im: ion. m hardens in’a short time. jeanwhile an official cuts the seal ch with & heated knife, the steam is employed as above de- scribed and the letter 1s rend and re-enclosed in the envelope, Which is then sealed with the false gypsum seal, But this process does not give quite satisfactory results, asit does not always leave a distinct impression. They, therefore, have iuvent- ed. new composition of lead and ‘tin which is Tolled into sheets of a certain thickness. ‘Phese Sheets are cut into square pieces and laid upon the seal. With a slight blow of a mallet the composition receives the impression of the seal in a distinct shape, and can afterward be employed as often as necessary. It once happened ‘Uthat the postmaster was ordered to take the im- pression on the seal of a letter which was directed ‘to the embassy. Unfortunately, through absence of mind both the copy and the ‘letter were re-en- closed in the envelope. It is said that the embassy complained to the post-office authorities; the func- tionary who made the unlucky mistake was called to his chief and received avery severe reprimand in the following words: “If such a thing happens again you will be immediately disintssed.” But nobody knows whether the reproof was admints- tered on account of his having opened the envelope or for his clumsiness in having enclosed the copy with the letter. Mine Enemy. Upon the street he passed me by To-day, my bitter enemy. My heats was fall of ens, lich "twould have pleased me to express Tn some way, so that he might know, In what contempt I held my foe. Erinn aay ie My cheeks burned with the flush of shame, How could I have been so unkind? He might have trowbie on his mind. A rn Zhe rare ‘His wife or children ae ‘be ill, And they, his cherished ones must be, Saree Ss aes ‘To this conclusion there I came: If we of one great family Each form a separate part, ae See anriett, In any human heart. ‘The Comet a Very Small One. ‘From the Albany Argus, May 18. Last evening the calculated particulars relative to the new comet discovered last Thursday by Bar- nard, of Nashville, were telegraphed from the Dudley Observatory to the various centers in this country and in Europe for distribution to the lead- ing observatories. The comet turns out tobe a very small affair, though {t 1s relatively near the earth, Its distance Us 18 now 40,000,000 miles, and by the latter part of June this will be reduced to 26,000,000, when the comet will be three times as bright as now. Yet 1¢ will not at any time be visiblé without the aid of a telescope. ‘The comet reaches {ts least distance from the sun. near the last of June, 115,000,000 miles. It 1s now 130,000,000 miles from the sun and traveting al outside'the earth’s orbit ina direction approx’ mately parallel with the course of the earth, 80 that it will rematn a long time in view of astrono- mers, ‘There 18 no record of any comet like this, and it probably visits the solar system now for the first time. ——_——+e+_____ Days Without Nights. Nothing strikes a stranger more forcibly, 1f he visits Sweden at the seasons of the year when the days are the longest, than the absence of night, Dr. Baird once related some interesting taets: “He arrived at Stockholm from Gottenburg, 400 miles distant, in the morning, and in the afternoon went to see some friends. He returned about midnight, when it was as ilght as it is in England half an hour before sundown. You could see distinctly, Dut all was quiet in the street; 1t seemed as if the inhabitants Were gone away or were dead. ‘The sun in June goes down at Stockholm a Itttie before 10 o'clock. ‘There is a great illumination all night as the sun passes around the earth toward the north pole, and the refraction of the Tays issuch hat you can see to read at midnight without any artificial light. ‘The frst morning, Dr. Baird awoke to see the sun shining in his room, He looked at his watch and found it was only 3 G’clock. ‘The next tme he awoke it was 5 O'clock but there were no personsin the street, ‘The Swedes in the cities are not very industrious, There 1$ a mountain at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia where, on the 2ist of June, the sun docs not appear to go down at all. A steamboat goos up from Stockholm for the” purpose of ‘carry ing jose Who are curious to witness the phenomenon, It occurs only one night. ‘The sun reaches the horizon; you can see the whole face of It, and in ve minutes more It begins to rive. At the North Cape, latitude seventy-two degrees, the sun docs mTnsune ie would. be about tren eres In June it w iT ty-five a above the horizon at midnight. In the winter the sun disappears and 1g not seen for weeks; then 1t comes and remains for ten, 11 or twenty minutes, after which tt descends, and finally docs not set at all, but makes almost a eircle around the heavens.” Dr. Baird was asked how they man- aged in those latitudes with regard to hired per sons, and what they considered & day. He replied that they worked by the hour, and twelve Hours Would be considered a day’s work. Birds and ani- mals take thelr accustomed rest at the usual ‘hours whether the sun goes down or not, An Iustantancous Yow he Oanasil Commies oe A marriage ceremony was performed yesterday afternoon that was such an instantaneous affair as tobe singular. At 3:15 the prospective bride, a waitress in the New York restaurant Ing to her duties in the cate, all unconmcsus ns face that within a half hour, made up et only thirty ordinary Cincinnati restaurant minutes,sne ‘would be a bride, blushing on biushless she knew not. ‘The fair waitress’ name is—or rather was i i Fe al H I He ‘THE PLEASANT SMALL FEASTS, ‘From Harper's Bazar, ‘The duty of every American citizen toward s0- ctety is to try to raise its tone. He should, far from allowing his family to sink into careless hab- its and an indifference to forms and ceremonies, try to keep them up to the stanaard of proper ele- gance. Even if his means are small, let the tabte- cloth be clean, and the service as neat as his purse can buy. Let there be finger-bowis, for they are cleanly; and here we must pause to say that our lents seem to be more troubled about ‘this part of the feast than any other. We have Tecelved several letters, asking us if one or more finger-bowis should be set for persons, and 80 On. ‘A greater misapprehension of the use of a finger- ow! could not well obtain than is betrayed by ‘this question. As well ask if one tooth-brush could go round through a regiment. A finger-bow! 18 Personal, No one wants to wash his fingers in Water used by another. ‘Therefore give everybody his own finger-bowl. It is not a luxury, bus ane- cessity. ‘There is a custom of passing a very ornamental: gold or brass pitcher and bowi filied with rose- Water to each guest, who either dips his napkin ip the perfumed water or holds his fingers while the servant pours the rose-water over tl ‘This 1s called a trempoér, and is used much on the conti- nent, but it ts too stately and formal for hing: but grand feasts, and as all do know What it means, it issometimes awkward. Therefore the plain fingér-bowl (it may be very ve) Should be a pare o€ every mnsal and ous Should Do how to Bold his bread properly, how to use his ni toe: , and patient, 000 the sana Toasts be ‘To eat an egg Out of the shell was once a etinition of good breeding. Row one can break in a cup, if he pleases, without suspici _ ity. A person of easy address handles his egg 25 it he knew what to do with tt, and were not afraid. of it. We used to hear storles ot the American who drank the water in his fnger-bowl, and called {t “rather weak lemonade,” and ‘a certain Mustrious. professor went.’ to ‘Bnglish ‘dinner parties and declared “that he never got on his Waite crovat at the right time.” ‘These are sole- cisms long since met ‘Women are gifted with so much tact and 80 strong an imitative faculty that they need fewer hints than men. Yet they have stiil to learn when to Wear their diamonds and when to leave them at home, when to be fine and when to be piainly Aso the plensant small feasts, the host and hostess can sit either at the two ends of the table or in the middie, or mix themselves up with their guests, a8 they’ please. A round now 80 Touch the fashion, obliterates _any necessity for a. head and foot, but the principal male guest must sit.at the lady’s right hand, and the principal faay. guest o¢ the’ host's right hand, Whatever else happens, and the hostess must always enter Introducing guests 1s not imperative, but the lady of the house should introduce the genueman to the lady he fs to take in to dinner, ‘AS soon as seated a person should iay hts napkin across his lap; a lady removes her gloves. The roll of bread should be taken in the left hand. If oys- ters or clams are served proceed to eat them at once with a small fork, which should be at the Hight hand of the oyster plate, it seems unpecessary to say that a gentleman or a lady avoids a hissing or gobbling sound whe eating soup. A gentleman does not crumble bread about, nor roll tt into pills; he does not tip his plate for’ the last drop of soup. Yet we have seen these defects in table manners not a hundred Years ago. ‘Vegetables should be eaten with a fork, an but few served at a time. Peas and asparagus are often served as separate courses. Asparagus can be taken by the clean white stalk, dipped in the sauce, Which should be served separately—a spoon- ful on one’s plate is enough—and the vegetable conveyed to the mouth with the fingers. Olives fand celery are passed ag relishes, and eaten with the fingers, Radishes and green corn are also eaten with the aid of the fingers, Do not serve or tomato in a saucer; is vulgar, even ata small feast. Fish 1s to be eaten with a silver fork and a bit of bread. Fruit is cut with a silver knife, but eaten ‘with the fingers. ‘There are inluor elegancles, too, as to the rules Tevarding eating and drinking. | We do not say, “T take tea with Mrs, Smith to-night,” but “drink tea.” We ,do not say, “1 eat supper with Mrs. Campbell,” but “I také supper.” Beau Brummel once rebuked a lady for saying “take tea” He said, “Madame, a vulgar man can take Mberties, ‘Dut One drinks tea.” “Mr. Story was much on coming buck to America, to hear a young say), feel like & Deetsteak” He sald, “one Can feel like», fool,;but one desires a beefsteak.” Agal one should never use the term “I love oysters,” “ love grapes.” We love our friends, we appreciate, we like, oysters, we eat grapes,” But loveis an emotion of the heart, not. sensation of the palate, Hach of the senses has its appropriate language. ‘No two of them can be equally expressed by the ‘Same words, We must seek propriety of epithet a8 much in describing these emotions asin ad- dressing our friends. We Americans are careless as to language; we do do not study phrases as we hh o*Pinter invitations should only ve accepted trom ‘hose Whose acquaintance we desire and. wish to Keep. Some ill-bred people have been known to accept @ dinner invitation and to cut and ignore fhe Kind entertainers afterward. This 1s the eight of meanness, of vulgarity. Be Caretul to bo puncttial at the dinner Maen to oe ter quickly, without formality, and if your hostess ges not introduce you, enter into conversation with the person next to'you. In Kngland no one 4s int Dut every one talks to his neighbor, Fifteen minutes is long enough to wait for a tardy guest. More tine than that should rot be ranted even to the most distinguished mn. fhe host can give his right arm or his left, as he pleases, to the lady, but the other guests should notice whieh arm hé givesand follow his example. ‘While anything Uke haste in eating 1s to be deprecated, sullit 18 no longer the fashion to walt for others, a3 In the olden time. Everybody eats his dinner as it 18 set before him. It 18, however, ‘the height of ‘breeding for the “hostess to seem to be eating so long as One guest 18 still oc- cupied with his pizte. ‘Cheese may be eaten with the fork or fingers, as @ person chooses. American women have gener- ally a very strong objection to cheese, but in Eng- land @ lady often takes a large plece and eats it clear, There is no reason why & Indy should not eat cheese if she likes it. pour wine for you it Do not allow the servant to you donot like itor intend to drink it It isa fruitful source of intoxication among men- servants, the emptying of the full glasses whch 4 the guests leave, not noticing that they are full. ‘Toasts and the drinking of healths after dinner are now out of date. Sul, if an old-tashioned gentleman wishes to drink your health, it 3,2 compliment, smile, and raise your glass to your r-glasses should have a bit of lemon peel, a few or an orange leaf or blossom fi mn the water, Some hostesses give a dash of pep Perming or rose-water, and when the doub! Inger-Dow1 is used(the inner one being used to rinse the teeth), it fs a very good fashion. After the finger-bowl, one should wipe the hands mouth on the napkin, not on the dolly, which has become only a bit of émbroldery nowadays. ‘We Americans are accused of using ice too much at our pleasant small feasts. But our climate de- mands it, especially that “hot Algerian climate which we create With our dreadful furnaces, Every where, however, sherry should b@, cooled in an tee coolér. Sherry 1s served with Boup, Sau- verne or white wine with fish. Americans prefer champagne served after fish with all the but clatet should always be provided for thosé who like it, Burgundy and claret should be of the temperature of the room. Champagne should be frozen or frappe from the outside before the din- ner, as putting lumps of ice in itdestroysit for the irmet. gou ‘The glasses are all removed by the waiter when the crumb-scraper goes round, and then Madeira and sherry glasses are put on for the dessert. ‘The coffee is served in the dining-room for the ladies, and some is sent in to the gentiemen, who take 1¢ ‘with their cigars, This 1s the moment for story- telling, for the best talk, for the “give and take” of conversation, And Femember in giving a din- ner that some of the least expensive are the most agreeable. ‘No one need ‘offer wine, of course, unless one chooses. It fs, of course, indispensable that a gentleman should be in evening dress, black throughout, with white cravat, for a 7 o'clock dinner. If one commits any error at the dinner table, such as tipping over a glass of red Wine, breaking @ dish, dropping a knife or fork, or, even worse fy toe composed; send for napkin: But do hot to A ra ut do not take too ‘much notice of the blunder. Be abso. lutely deaf and blind to the blunders of others, ‘The dinner table is a ‘where we conceal any emotion excepting of pleasure. A hostess should never reprove her servants in the nce of her guests, All that worries her must ofl the wheels of the domestic machinery that nothing shall jar. Itis quite impossible that in this country, where our servants are the worst in the world, they should be so trained that ina small something may not go wrong. But ‘the hostess must not appear to notice it. If she is, flustered, who can ¢1 Soctet wharever else 16, 1¢ does demand of a woman thé very: virtues of selt-cor tleness, 2ed composure, Good manners are sail tte ek shadows of virtues, ‘They are virtues, Tobe po- lite is a virtue of the highest. tar hor good slinple dinnor will bs spedied tt her r a Waiting. | 101 a good plan to invite halt hour before the dinner is to be served, for that allows for difference of watches and the unpunc- tuality of certain fashionable women, ‘The of and the Prince of Wales never anybody waiting. But in the fashionable society of New York there is a great lack of punctuality, ‘Phe same spirit which inakes a woman a haughty hostess often makes her an wn] guest. ‘A hostess pas so charming a position 1s aimiable that one wonders that ever the temy z £3 | THE SEA SERPENT MYSTERY. Adirondack Murray Solves it With the Ald of a Good Ficid-Gines. ‘Boston Dispatch to the New York Sun. Gotng to my front door last Friday morning I d many people with more or less excivement, found looking at the ‘Lasked a teamster opposite Tay door what was the causeot it; | He replied that the said: “Ha ‘The appearance has been umes described with a fair degree of accuracy. the ser- ‘nt seemed at least 100 feet acanal t Would at that distance. Its ‘Umes of a slaty brown, and at others it seemed to be glistening white, like the soales of a shad. its motion was undulatory, and a kind of quivering its whole length charactérized it. It moved with astonishing rapidity toward the north, and when At was showing the full length of its appearance 1t ‘sank from ‘This isa ‘account of the sea: tas saw it. ‘The decett was t. The observer ‘and the most ak ‘would have been perfectly convinced that his eyes had beheld a ‘mon- ster, I have a field glassof great value, and think. ing that the serpent would ap] T stepped quickly to where tt hangs in Rhe hail and adjusted the lenses for the distance. A lady's hand at the required range would show its fingers plainly. ‘The first thought of incredulity, as I gazing atit before Itook my glass, arose from the of the ex: idity with Which 1t was mov- ing. Nobody, to myself, could ever move chy the water as fast as that thi ly reached the veranda Thad cry rang the street, “There he is! There he ‘s again'” and, sare enowgh, there was the serpent once more, white andshiny, moving with imme! Fapidity, with the wame pesullar vibrating motion, I brought my glass to bear upon it instantly, and the mystery Was that instant solved. The im- mense sea monster at once resolved iteeif Into sev- eral hundreds of small birds of the piover family flying in a long Ine, which down and lo the right or left as they flew. under Side of their wings and breasts was snowy White; their backs were slaty brown. When in the'long or short curvingsof their iiignt, they Tare Aying at such an angie as regards the gazer ‘Uhat the under side of thelr wings and ‘white, , the white line faded out. and the monster seemed to sink from view. The quivering and vibrating motions of the monster Were thus explained: The quick flutter of their little wings, in long Une extended, the gradual ‘Swoop up and down in their flight, made the ap- pearance perfect. The immense speed of the ser- Pent was accounted for, his motion being the mo. ion of quick-winged birds cleaving the air, and md of an aquatic monster rushing through the water, ‘That this 1s a true account and perfect solution of the Champlain sea serpent the public may be- Meve, for I had not only the opportunity to see one Sea serpent that morning. Dut I saw three at the same instant; one ‘Bluff Point, one about a mile out heading to join it, and another north of Juniper Island; and so1 speak with the certainty of one who knows whereof he aifirms, But the appearance is & most deceitful one, and with the Sruzxpm Banoars: NEW AND DESIRABLE Goops IN OUR MOURNING AND BLACK DRESS GOODS DEPT 60c., REAL VALUE 81 PER YARD. s Black, all wool, double and twisted French Canvas ‘Cloth, 42 imches wide. This is oneof the very dest values ever offered: it cost 77% cents to import. We closed the entire lot, which enables us to sell theta at the low price of 60 centa per yard. 19e., REAL VALUE 250. Black, all wool Nuns’ Veiling, 22 inchés wide. This is the best value that has been offered in Nuns’ Vell = 20c, REAL VALUE 30c. Black, all wool Grenadine, 23 inches wide, open woven, for summer wear, 20 cents per yard. 25e.. REAL VALUE 37i0. Panama Grenadine, all wool, 23 inches wide, a new ‘weave and design, extra good value. ‘3744c., FORMERLY 750, All woo! Dentelle, in plain and figured lace effect, guaranteed to give satisfaction in the wear. 40c., EXTRA GOOD VALUE. Black Nuns' Veiling, good quality, 40 inches wide ‘This is adecided bangain. 50c. PER YARD. Black Batiste, 38 inches wide, very desirable, and a ‘good value at the price. 50c. PER YARD. i Black Albatross, 40 inches wide, This is alwayss | desirable fabric, and is better than can be purchased for the same money anywhere. $1.25 PER YARD. ‘Maria Theresa Cloth, silk warp. This is entirely new, 42 inches wide,a fine finish and will give satis faction in the wear. We would sugyest a visit toour LADIES’ MUSLIN and CAMBRIC UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT, This ‘stock contains everything in 3 most complete stock. All our Underwear warranted. OUR GENTS’ FUENISHING DEPT is quite a feature with us. We carry men's requisites at prices much below the regular prices, and give you your pick out of scores of styles. IN OUR SOAP AND PERFUMERY DEPARTMENT is kept all the good makes of soaps and all the best ex- tracts, Lungborg’s Perfumes, ‘Lubin's Perfumes, Oakley's Perfumes, ‘Colgate’s Perfumes. Wenck's Perfumes. Florida Water. Toilet Waters. Bay Rum, Pond Lily. AN! Face Powders and Toflet Powders of merit. Complexion Goods, Satchets. Powders, &c. Onall of which are the lowest prices. All the Novelties in Chemisettes, Collars and Cuffs, ‘Ruchinge, Tes; also. all the Newest Novelties in Metal AB Novelties, as soon as produced, at unassisted eye its real nature cannot be discerned. Old Kate, ‘From Pioneer Times in California, In 1850, says the author of “Pioneer Times in Californta,” Bill Liddle had a pack-train of eight large muies at work fora trader inone of the northern mines. One day he loaded his train heavily and started for a camp far in the interior. On this trip he was: 0 pass along: @ dangerous trail some twomlles in length. It was cut into Une side of a rugged oll thas overhw the river. It was just wide enough fora load mule or horse to walk on safely, with the cliff on one side and a fearful precipice on the other. Bill started his in on this pass with old’ “Kate,” a heavy, square-built bay mule, as usual, on the lead. Oid-Kate was an animal of great in” telligence, He had not advanced teron the narrow trait when Kate gave a loud bray, and in a moment all | the mules were standing still. Just ahead was an-| Unloaded train of fifteen California Proaching from the other direction on-a jog- It was impossibie for Bill to turn his mules around with thelr loads on, and there was no room. to unload, nor was there'soom for the muies of the two trains to pass without almost sure de- struction. Bill raised himself in the saddie, and, in a furious tone, called on the other conductor ’to stop his trai. ‘This be did, but told Bill that he would not go back on the trail hundred yards Gy going wundred ¥1 going impossibility of oror uuioadiog’ tuean ¢a hoy of the we herself, her’ nose lower heavy éars thrown forward as if mule of the other while fixed on the animal's motions, “Well,” said the conductor of the mules suriily, “I don’t care. I won't go Zour place vo'get out, and it T lose a mule ” t have to pay for it.” Then cracking called to bis head mule: “Get up, Sat His mules seemed to know that there Sal, the leader, hugged close excited rush forward toget iH ae int ; tHe Ee 4 a poor Hate Keeping her Kpsoliag pesteion," wal at er 01 The next chute, witich she soa after Sal ‘The California mules huddied close together fearof the kneeling monster before them, but their driver, maddened by his loss, hallooed and: whipped them on. He was that by asud~ den and furious rush they could be made to leap and dash over Kate, and then he could the rest of the train and get even for his loss, But he did not know old Kate. In a minute one, two and three more of the mules went after Sal into the river. ‘The remainder sat back suilenty and refused to move for shouting or whi ‘Old Kate rose to her feet and aa a ‘with her ears dsopped forward, as if iver meat cua aot mse the trail, and went back with five less than when he started, “The two conductors went to have the affair set- ted before an alcalde, who promptly gave a decis- fon in favor of bill, and, with the rough-and- aeecy gute meet out in those times, ordered the other driver to pay an ounce of gold as the costs of court, ——_——+ee______ Expectation of Human Life. ‘The following table of the expectation of life at twenty-five years.of age coincides with singular accuracy with the whole experience of one of the oldest and most reliable life assurance establish- ments in fondon, England. i z 5 200+-35,0055...... 34.2456. cf L A NN N 885 L as RNS § Eu, asa RRS Ss LLL A A NNN Sgs5 BBR OU U RRR GGG. 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SPECIALLY FINE GOODS IN SERGHS, IM- PORTED CASSIMERES AND CHEVIOTS. ELBGANT WHITE SERGE, AND FLANNEL NORFOLK AND SAILOR SUITS, JRKSEX SAILOR SUITS, VERY LIGHT WEIGHT AND HANDSOME. OUR RANGE OF PRICES ON SMALL BOYS’ SUITS 18 FROM 4 TO 16 YEARS. A FINE LINE AT THE POPULAR PRICE OF 85. ODD PANTS, ALL-WOOL, NEW STYLES OF (CASSIMERES AT $1. WE THINK WE HAVE MORE NEW, FINE AND DESIRABLE STYLES THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, AND WE SHOW THEM WHERE CUSTOMERS CAN HAVE STRONG LIGHT TO SEE THEM BY. WILL BE GLAD TO SHOW YOU. E.B BARNUM & CO, 231 PENnevLvanra AVERUR my27 Ma 23. ‘Twixt you and me ‘tis twenty-three, *Tis twenty-three *twiat you and mm Pigger it out to suit yourself, and if you can diskiear any difference ‘twill be that that germ “twaxt TWEEDLE DEE AND TWEEDLE DUM. ‘Leaving the odds in favor of the Odd number, which YoU plainly sew te ewenty three je’ve struck it heavy on the quaint old lina, Aa we “hold the fort" at 927 and 929. COME TO SEE US. se your duy, ay ‘charvnitig beauty, My dainty date You'll find i belncoves sue. Todo the thing wisted, aut get teehee it da tha Victor Kperciee upon thebanier of ADLEE'S TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSR, The cause thereof ix thus briefly given, ‘Soure as you're-a-livin’. We're asa “dandy” drive, Cheviot Suits, all-wool, at nine seventy-five, And should you object to wo high a rate We've a blue, ail-wool, at six ninety -cieht, Tt tickles us 80 that we're bound to lat Here's a Vietor Aud if we desired your curiosity to leaven, We'd give you for the sum of ohe ninety -soven coat and veut of genuine seerwucke ‘That would make the hair rise on “Ole Dan Tucker® Lares Suozs. ‘We make a specislity of Laird, Schober & Mitchell's Ledies’ Fine Shoes. They out-wear, out-fit, outsell any line of goods made. Other lines that are reliable, and that wear and fit, ‘fmd a place on our shelves: in fact, we can show moro 00d Shoes of good makes than any house.in the trade. ‘Wedon’t go lower in price than $3, but at that price wegive you the best Shot that can be bought. Then ‘at $4 comes. cur Hand-made Shoes that are unequaled. for wear and fit; and.eo on we could continue to quote prices, but the best and most satisfactory way is to come tous and see our goods and compare prices. EDMONSTON & CO., 1339 AND 1341 F STREET, m7-1m ASD 943 PA. AVE 85s wa PPP. Pop Per P P & THAT 62. SHIRT. 62c. for afew daysionger. The Shirt is laundried_has IN OUR HOUSEFURNISHING DEPARTMENT. 50 pieces All-Linen Crash, in Plaids, 18inches wide; bargain at 10c. ; for a few days only 6c. 9 yard. BBB. MM MM oO gSS5 BOB a e u MMMM Bh AA Ub WE os BBB A UU MM = RRR t NNN r RRR OU U NNN Sas, tr RR UU NNN - T RR UU NNN = ‘amortment cannot be matched in the city. We bave ‘them from the CHEAPEST to the FINEST. We men- tion a few items to illustrate what we are doing in this line: PACKING TRUNKS. Extra-large boxes, double-bound sheet-iron edges ‘band, bottom rollers, lesther handles, and metal caps, B87. 23.37 73.2.0. 22,50 74. 21.81/75. 21.11! —Dry Goods Chronicle, Alligators Plenty. Sylyania (Ga.) Telephone. bi ‘On Wednesday of last week, while one of Mr. R. T. Mills’ sons was plowing in a field about a mile from this place, he discovered an alligator about 5 feet long crossing the field and going in the SSSRSERBRESSEASHERRE SENS all well-made, lined with fancy paper. Size 24, 28, 32, 36, 90c, $1.25. 81,50. 91.75. : STEAMER TRUNKS. ‘Covered with duck,double-bound iron edges, well slatted and clamped, patent bolts. Size 30, 32H, $350. 84. 94.25. ZINC TRUNKS. Extra-large. round-top boxes, covered with crystal ized zinc, sheet-iron double-bound edges, large double headed hardwood slats, set-up tray, with bonnet box. Sizes 26 to 36; 26 is $2.50; raise 250. seize. Andif you will promise not to tell we'll fix ‘You up a suit of clothes at one ninety-4ix. And so we could coutinur frou juorn until mebt, noting You prices that always are right 10 1 ‘on your valuable time, Gall Hf you please, at 927 and S30 7TH STREET N.W., OORNEKGOF MASSACHUSETS AVENUE VICTOR E ADLER'S TEN PERCENT CLOTHING HOUSE TER STRICTLY ONE PRICK ‘Open Saturday until 11 p.m ‘these coats will positively not be suid on other days OF stowberbours ney mys LACES, OOLORED SUITS, TRAVELING WRAPERS. JACKETS, HALF PRICK HAMBURG EDGING. FOSTER EID GLOVES, $1.00 Per Pair, upward. pls Te Coummn Morea Lire As- SOCIATION, 907 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. No. 1319 F STREET, WASHINGTON, D. 0. Schedule of total ratesat each age for €1,000 insur ‘ance, payableevery three wonths: ie SE555, ceeimaet Sy rreeins tee “over” our wonderful price het of FINE X-MADE CLOTHING and you can surmise ‘whst we mean by our heading. A Nice Business Suit st $6, worth$10. # ‘4 Handsome Black and White Cheviot Sait, st 610, worth $15. ‘4 Besutiful Brown Mixtare Cheviot Suit, st $10, worth $15. A Fine Prince Albert Suit at $13.50, worth $20. A Grand Prince Albert Suit at $18, worth 25. A Boy's Everlasting Suit, age 14 to 18, at $4.58, worth 87. A Boy's Dress Suit, age 14 to 18, at 86, worth 69. AChild's Buit, age 6 to 14, st 82, worth 83. A Child's Suit that you are bound to like, age 6 to, DUCK TRUNKS. colorand varnished. Sizes 26 to 34; 26 is $3.25; raise 50c. asize. LEATHER TRUNKS. ‘Barrel-top, large boxes, covered with leather, wide double-bound edges, iron’ bottom, five hardwood slats on top, twoall roupd the body, strap hinges put on with strong rivets, patent rollers; fall Sara- 36, 87.25. Ses 12 13 1 15, $2 9225. 92.50. 42.90. PATERT FRAME Continental Club Bag, solid leather, leather lined, « Very handsome Satchel; $3. tee BEAL ALLIGATOR ‘Club Satchel, extre-fine quality, patent frame; the ‘finest in the market: leather lined ; ‘VaLISEs. ‘Solid Leather Valise, imitation Alligator, linen lined; $3.25, The same, duck covered, €2.50. BAUS. maT ‘7TH, STH AND D STREETS. A & $3, worth $4.50. ‘A Child's Suit, very dressy, age 6 to 14, at 0660, ‘worth 87. LONDON AND LIVERPOOL (CLOTHING COMPANT. mys corner 7th and Gets ow $12, as o250 Axo as Some IN THE ABOVE PRICES WE HAVE ABOUT 26 DIFFERENT PATTEENS IN S&CK AND 3 AND 4 BUTTON CUTAWAY FROCK STYLES, AND FOR EXTRA VALUE WE ARE SURE THEY ARE THE BEST CLOTHING ‘WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. THE FIT, STYLE AMD WORKMANSHIP COMPARE PAVORABLY WITH OUB BETTER GRADES. GEORGE SPRANSY, ONE PRICE CLOTHIER, myl7 494 SEVENTH STEER, Lee Re