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OFFENSIVE SEAR NEIGHBORS
Smiling Invaders VHio Knock , but Noiso-
1 v lesalv Enter , Not Waiting a Bidding ,
THE NEIGHBOR A DANGEROUS CONFIDANTE
1'roprlntj of Milking Matrimonial Kiigngo-
nu-ntii I'nlillc Women Moro I'unil of An
nouncing Thnn Thnn tha OppoMta
Sox A ( lllnipio ut tlio I'nohloni.
Of course you have a near neighbor or
have had , or will have , nnd wo all know
what a blessing Is the cheery , obliging ,
mlnd-tholr-own-huslncss sort of a neighbor.
That Is the kind wo pin our faith to and
whose generous , unobtrusive help In casi
of sickness or trouble wo always remember
with gratitude.
In n city whfcro people aro' largely renters
our neighbors are constantly changing and
during the course of a few years wo sample
n great variety , good , bad and Indifferent.
But of all creatures to bo dreaded \ the
ofilcIouB Inquiring neighbor , . who Is ap
parently devoured by an Insatiable curiosity ,
respecting the dimensions of your grocery
bill or the condition of the family morals.
When you hear a ring at the front door
bell you are mentally prepared for u caller ,
n visitor or a book agent.
But oil ! those meddling , light-stepping
near neighbors , who , at any moment from
nnriv Monday morning till lata Saturday
night , ur liable to knock at the back door
nnd , not waiting for n bidding , nolslossly
turn the knob and silently enter your
private domain , apd with a cat-llkc tread
are upon you , catching you In the act of
cleaning your false teeth or turning your
Boiled whlto apron wrong side out to present
a bettor front.
Or perchance nn early call may find the
family seated at breakfast and silent notes
are taken on the quality of the table llnon
and the supply of mutton chops , und what
a virtuous shock of surprise Is exhibited
if the mistress of the house still happens
to have her locks adorned with curl papers.
It m&v bo a few hours later you are
hurriedly dressing for a business trip down
town , when In glides your olDcloiis neighbor ,
and talks and chatters half an hour , whllo
you fume and fret In well bred though use-
lees silence , and you miss the Important
engagement and thereby are seriously em
barrassed. *
Somii day you have a headache and know
thaU-qulot rest. Is all you neud ; husband Is
gone and the children nro at school. With
a sigh of relief you settle that aching head
upon the pillow of the sitting room couch.
But ah ! you forgot to lock the back door
that you might pretend you were not at
home , and there she comes , that evcr-to-bo-
dreaded near neighbor , tripping lightly In
with a gay little smllo to tell you that all
of her work Is done. She never reads and
never sews , but does knit lace , nnd then
she chews gum Incessantly , whllo the
I yards and yards of fllmy lace her nimble
lingers manufacture seems as Inlennnablo as
her everlasting tongue. That wags and
wags , as she masticates that gum , till ,
patience , that noble trait. Is worn to shreds
and It becomes with you a case of Inward
conquest or outward rebellion ; you must
needs summon to your aid all of the angelic
qualities In order to "lovo thy neighbor as
thysolf.'K '
Of course , she Is only thoughtless. But
what an awful lot of mischief a thoughtless
person can do , especially If there is an un
known quantity of Old Nick In their mental
makeup.
Whenever I see two neighboring women
exchanging mlnco pies or testing the baking
powers of their respective bread ovens , I
presage n falling out some dark day , and
what a terrible revelation of one another's
bosom secrets and family skeletons will
thou bo . disclosed. . Your neighbor will
"scatter to the "four winds of" heaven" all
of your cherished , harmless llttlo deceits ,
which they had promised so faithfully never ,
never to reveal.
So do not ho too Intimate with your near
neighbors , and respect the 'old saw , "Fa-
nilllarlty breeds contempt. "
Another variety of next door neighbors
who become nn unbearable nuisance arc
these who Imagine that though sick unto
death you can surely oat their cookery ,
which they evidently regard as the acme
of the culinary art and quite superior to
anything produced In your kitchen.
A short tlmo since a lady friend found
herself confined to the bed with la grippe.
She begged the family to keep her Illness
a dead secret. But murder will out , and
In rushes a kind neighbor , carrying a bowl
of soup. "Now , y.ou must eat this. I
know It will do you good , for I made It
myself. "
The Invalid smiles a sickly ghost of a
Einllo , feebly expressing thanks for the
unexpected attention , devoutly praying mean
time that the lady would retire , for soup
Is n dish my friend fairly detests. But
alas ! for the vain hope , the benefactor stands
guard over the painful task ,
The martyr tastes a llttlo sip , and driven
by sere stralta to hide behind a llttlo In
nocent nnd much needed deceit , declares
that she appreciates the soup. Meantime
the gastronomic regions telephone up to
the brnln .a vigorous protest against break
ing the fast on turnips and hot water ,
loudly demanding French coffee and rolls.
Will some wiseacre explain why the tlmo
of a housewife Is considered of so little Im
portance tlmt she Is expected to drop her
work the moment a visitor enters ?
Will the day ever dawn when tlio house
keeper will place upon time Its true value ?
When that much to bo desired period
does arrive , Mrs. Smith will not hu hanging
over Mrs. Hrown's back gate half the mornIng -
Ing hours , attending strictly to everybody's
business but her own , whllo household
duties remain neglected and the children
run wild upon the street.
May choicest blessings rest upon the good
neighbor , say I , who calmly Ignores the ex
istence of these whoso Inquisitive noses are
continually ferreting out the private affairs
of others. *
Nothing has been more shameful In our
_ past than the light and frivolous way In
which matrimonial engagements have been
regarded oven by Intelligent people. No
wonder It has been said of them that llko
piecrust they were made to be broken. Such
a thing as publicly announcing a betrothal
except among our Jowlsh residents , was
seldom dreamed of until KngllHh customs
came In vogue.
Not many years ago It was quite custom-
iry for both parties absolutely to deny that
an engagement existed until the wedding
gown was nearly completed and a homo In
readiness for the newly wedded pair , writes
Huth Travclyan In the Drooklyn Times , If
you go Into country districts today , where
there has been llttlo Inllux of foreign popu
lation , you will tad these primitive Ideas
itlll prevail.
A few years ego I met a girl from Maine ,
itudylng art In Now York , whom I heard
tvas engaged to a young man from the same
locality , also an art student. They went
jvorywhero together nnd tsecmod quite da-
rotoil. When I became better acquainted
rvlth the girl a wonderfully Intellectual
fining woman she told me that the two
bad grown up together from childhood , that
theirs was a purely platonlc friendship , that
thvy had not the faintest Idea of ever becom
ing husband und .wlfp , She could not go
iround with a young gentleman as she
-onUI in the country without being talked
ibotit , ui > they decided to bo "engaged. "
The arrangement was merely a business and
toclal ono.
That this brilliant girl was taken to a
lunatic asylum soon after her "friend" was
married to another suggests tu me a mel.in-
sholy talo.
Of course , the fact of an engagement
usually leaks out In some way or other ,
greatly to the surprise and Indignation of
the parties concerned. U Is ns Impossible
to top gossip ever n matter of such vital
liiteriist to two family circles , schoolmates ,
companions and frloluU , as It would bo to
stem the torrents of Niagara.
The best and most honorable way U not
to try. Any young man to whom a loving
woman has promised to Intrust her future
ought to bo proud to acknowledge It ,
In such a state of society It Is possible for
i young man to be engaged to n plurality of
girl ! , at the cann * time , for u young lady to
bave several Btrtngs to her bow , rue moat
i
popular stories of thirty years ago ctrilcd
either herd or heroine -som tlm < ! both
through a succession of matrimonial oh-
gagomcnU. 1 remember In "JJredj A Tnlo
of the Dismal Swamp , " by Harriet Ileorher
Stowc , the Interest of the tale centers In the
bewitching Nlnn , who Is secretly bt trot lied
to three gentlemen at once.
Ono of the most characteristic of Gibson's
Eocloty sketches represents two young ladles
of that charming , high-bred type ho draws
so admirably. Ono nays :
"Aro you going to be married , Maud" "
"No , " replies the other , "I am only en
gaged. "
The Idea that an cngagetnint does not
mean marriage some time In the ( uturc , no
matter how far distant , Is a most pernicious
ono. It Is the root of many evils.
Yet I have come to the conclusion tlmt
women are much readier to tell cf their
newly found happiness than the mure Eolf-
conscious opposite sex , who hate dialling
and are morbidly sensitive to public
opinion.
The fashion , fad or whatever you choose
to call It , of announcing matrimonial en
gagements Is a safeguard at the outer portals
tals of marriage. Fewer divorces will Is
the result. .
Young couples are not apt to rush thoupht-
le.HHly Into an engagement , witt'A they
realize that It Is not solely a prKUc mailer ,
that others must be taken Into their con-
lldcnco.
Men with no means or no possibility of
means of supporting a wlfo hetllnto before
they ask n girl to tholr lot , when they know
the world will bo cognizant of their pre
sumption.
Girls without stability of character , frivol
ous , -scheming , have no longer occasion
to accept some man they do not care for as
a stepping stone toward securing the one for
whom they yearn.
By announcing nn engagement , I do not
mean proclaiming It from the house tops. All
that Is necessary Is for the young man to tell
ono particular friend with permission to re
peat the fact , and the news will spread moro
rapidly than a pralrlo flro.I take It for
granted that the families of both parties
havu been Informed at once. Greetings be
tween them should bo as cordial as possible.
A slight coldness at such a time has re
mained for years unforglven.
It Is most annoying when , after an engage
ment has ben made public , It Is found that
for financial reasons the marriage cannot
take place for an Indefinite period.
Ono shrewd young lawyer has solved the
problem what to do under such conditions.
Ho and his flanceo have announced that the
engagement Is dissolved the girl's mother
called on friends and acquaintances and told
them so yet ho takes the young lady out as
much as over and every ono Is expecting to
rocelvo wedding cards when circumstances
permit.
To hide an engagement as If ono was
ashamed of It Is complimentary to neither
party. Let us congratulate ourselves that
fashion now sanctions what the best people
have always done announce betrothals
even when this was considered by the ma
jority as Implying a lack of delicacy. Its
observation is now required by society as
much as a cessation of brilliant functions in
Lout Is required.
After finishing her season In Berlin re
cently , Eleonora Duso filled an engagement
In Frankfort. In passing the largest art
store 'In the city ono afternoon she noticed
In the window a picture by Dr. Adolf Menzel ,
the greatest of Germany's historical
painters. She went Inside and bought It , saw
other pictures by Menzel and bought them ,
carrying them all away with her In her
carriage.
A few minutes after her departure Menzel
himself stopped at the store. Ho Is almost
80 years old , and for the last generation has
been receiving all the honor and admiration
that could touch the artlst'a heart. Never
theless ho showed much satisfaction when
told of Duse's fancy for his works , nnd
mumbled some words to the effect that the
Italian actress was really a genius In her
way : a great concession to her sex from him ,
for Menzel is a knotty old fellow with all
the woman-hating sentiments of a confirmed
bachelor. He bought a picture of DUS.O ,
placed It carefully In his coat-tall pocket ,
and departed. >
The proprietor of the'art ' store told ono of
Monzel's friends' 'what' ' had happened , and the
friend at once. Invited Duse and Menzel to
his house to meet each other at dinner.
[ Cadi came , overflowing with admiration for
the other. Monzel knows no Italian and
Duse knows no German. So the conversar
tlon was limited to shrugs of the shoulders ,
wavlngs of the hand and mutually unin
telligible exclamations. When the tlmo for
parting came Duso throw off the reserve , of
which Americans heard so much during her
American tour , seized the old man's hand
and tried to raise it to her lips. Monzol
struggled to escape the honor and finally ,
bowing his head , kissed Duso's hand. Then
ho fled.
Gorman newspapers say that the kiss was
an event In tha history of art , that It was
the only kiss Menzol has over been known to
bestow. His new gallantry has boon a
greater revelation to his friends than was
Duso's hero worship to her neglected ad
mirers.
The Incident has caused several editors to
recall the scene between Melssonler and
Menzel In 1807. Menzcl's reputation had
alread spread through the world , as his pic
tures of Frederick the Great and his court
and of Wellington nnd Uluchcr at Waterloo
had been placed high In the list of the great
est historical paintings. Molssnler re
garded him as the foremost of Gorman
painters , and Menzel considered Molssonler
, the most admirable of modern artists. When
they mot In Paris just after the Auatro-Prus-
slan war each struggled vainly In his own
language to toll the other of this admiration ,
but the failure was complete. After having
exhausted all the possibilities of'signs and
grimaces without reaching nn understand
ing , they fell In each other's arms and ex
pressed tholr opinions by means of several
hearty hugs.
There Is nothing In this weary world more
unsatlsfactorv and discouraging than to glvo
a .present that cost $3 that looks as If It
didn't cost moro than ? 2 , writes the sago of
the Atchlson Globo.
Us n bad sign when a young husband be
gins to go to see his folks without his bride.
You nro getting too old to Illrt and dance If
you can take n imp sitting In a chair.
When a man discovers that his wlfo bo-
Hovcs everything that ho tolls her , ho tells
her things that are not true.
It depends entirely upon how much she
has whether or not It embarrasses a woman
to have her back hair como down.
It doesn't take moro than throe months
to take away the triumphant air a young
married woman wears In the presence of
unmarried ones.
A married woman's description of nn Ideal
man la the picture of the kind she didn't
got.
got.Wo are willing to bet that the devil Is a
married man.
The trouble with people being religious Is
that they are too conceited to Imagine they
have anything to repent of ,
"No. " admitted a man this morning , "my
wlfo never tolls mo that she Is fond of me ,
but she always makes the kind of pie I
llko best. "
Some people got married because they are
tired of being In love. So much less Is ex
pected of married people than of lovers.
How very seldom It Is you hear of a
woman giving a family dinner to which her
husband's relatives are Invited.
Have you noticed how baseless are the
grievances of your friends ? Your griev
ances have an equally ridiculous foundation
to your friends. Wo all make too much ot
our troubles.
The most affectionate family wo ever
know was composed of nine different members -
bers , and they lived In nine dllfcrcnt town * .
When a girl wants to marry a man hoi
father opposes , she tlnds a champion In hot
mother. A mother will always oppose her
judgment to her husband's In a case ot this
kind ,
When ft man Is a llttlo queer as a lover ,
ho Is awfully queer as a married man.
An humble lover makes a very domineer *
Ini : husband.
FASHION POINTERS.
Durable twilled silks of various kinds are
revived.
The old-fanliloned corn color Is ono ot the
new shades ,
New twilled cloth for spring costumoa
resembles the weave of French vicuna ,
Now veils have very largo black velvet
dots and borders of ribbon velvet un Inch
wide.
Moss roses and bud ? , clusters of wild
rose buds with accompanying foliage , La
Franco and American Beauty roses are
shown In the Importations of millinery , and
point to a rose season.
Taffeta silks will bo largely Imported tor
trimmings , and for spring and summer
gowns entire.
Cutaway Jackets worn over vests of tan ,
reseda and flunkey's red are again populai
for tailor-made gowns.
Silks and stately looking brocades nro to
bo moro used during the spring nnd summei
than they have been for years before.
Handsome surah silks of violet , gray , sil
ver blue , petunia , golden brown , and laurel
green have petit pols dots of the same color.
Velvet capes , coats , costumes nnd com
binations will bo worn for months to como ,
nnd In some guises through the entire sum
mer.
mer.Molro crepes In all the * new shades are
shown. .Two shades of flame , called vandyke -
dyke , will bo much used during the coming
season.
A novelty In millinery ornaments Is called
the Sandow , and Is nothing nioro or less
than a pair of miniature dumbbells In
Etruscan gold.
The perennially popular skirt waist Is
once moro to the fore. Flannelette , per
cale , B.itlne and taffeta silk , In changing
colors , nro employed for these waists.
Jet certainly has first place among the new
trimmings , nnd will bo used In great pro
fusion on hats as well as dresses. Feathers
are sprinkled with It , nnd cream-colored
laces are elaborately jetted.
Spanish guipure , point do gene , point Utisso
and rose point are the laces now In greatest
use , but for decorating summer toilets these
will bo added to by hosts of exqulalto
"fancy" patterns of airy mesh.
Shoulder capes of Huslan silk point In
military shape nro now and promise to bo
exclusive novelties. They have picturesque
standing collars and metamorphose a black
frock In the most desirable fashion.
The wldo revcrs and the cravat of the
Dlrectolro period have appeared again , and
fashion books promise that "the styles
which will dominate our best spring clothes
nro to be picturesque. "
Lenten tea gowns of v/let-strlped ! black
molro ore trimmed with a very deep Marie
Antoinette bertha of Jetted lace , with long
ends of jetted net that fall halt the length
of the skirt front after they are tied.
A new shade of brown called mordoro Is
very fashionable. It Is pretty In silk and
light wool material , and Its beauty consists
In the light bullion tints shaded over It.
Ulack and white striped sateen tea Jackets ,
trimmed with black and whlto lace and In
sertion , have fronts of whlto accordion-
pleated chiffon , completed by a Jetted
girdle.
FEMININE NOTES.
Although the parents of Mmc. Eames-
Story are Americans , the prlma donna was
born In China. .
The Idea of placing saleswomen Instead of
men In the boys' clothing department has
been adopted by a firm with largo stores In
several cities.
Annie Ilesant wears n bloodstone ring
given her by Mme. Dlavatsky , which pos
sesses wonderful magnetic power , so Its pres
ent owner states.
The nuss'an government has just Issued
a decree that henceforth the services of
women ns clerks , telegraph operators and
ticket sellers on the railroads are to bo dis
pensed with and the vacancies filled by men.
According to that arch-fiend , the statis
tician , who manipulates figures -with most
astounding results , only 55 per cent of
blondes marry , against 79 per cent of their
dark-haired sisters , who secure husbands.
Mrs. Charles Avery Doremus , the author
of "Tho Full Hand , " which was recently
produced In New York , Is a descendant ot
President Jefferson. Mrs. Doremus was
educated In Paris and has written several
works of fiction.
The first literary venture of Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps Ward was a story written
when she was only 33 years old. It found
ready sale at the olllco of The Youth's Com
panion , and soon after saw the light In that
publication.
The mother of Bishop General Leonldas
Polk was ono of the earliest promoters of
railroad enterprises In this country. She
projected the first line ot railway In North
Carolina , a cheap tramway , which was called
the Experimental railway.
Mrs. Sophia Braeunllch , business manager
of the Engineering and Mining Journal of
Now York , was recently made ono of the
twenty llfo fellows of the British Imperial
Institute. She Is the only woman member
of that organization In the United States.
Drury college , Springfield , Mo. , has Just re
ceived from Judge Melvln M. Gray of St.
Louis $25,000 as a fund to endow a chair of
geology. The gift Is made by Judge Gray In
memory of his wife. The Institution Is open
to men and women students on the same
terms.
The musical editor of the Boston Homo
Journal has had a letter from Pattl , and he
says It Is as well put together as Is her won
derful vocallsm. It Is written on heavy whlto
llnon glossed paper , the sheets being about
six inches wldo and nine Inches long. The
handwriting is exquisitely fine and dainty.
The Innovation of no gloves for brides
received fresh emphasis at tha recent wed
ding of Hon. Nellie Bass In England. She
were rings enough to almost cover her fin
gers , but no gloves. This Is a very trying
edict , for the whitest of hands are apt to
look red against the snowlness of a bridal
gown.
German housewives , and perhaps others ,
make an excellent Icing for cake without
oggs. To a half-pound of powdered sugar
add the grated rind of an orange , a tablespoonful -
spoonful of boiling water and a llttlo orange
Juice enough to moisten It thoroughly. This
should bo .used at once , and when "set" will
bo found soft and very nice.
Miss Mary , the youngest daughter of ex-
Secretary Hugh McCulloch , Is a recent addi
tion to the list ot short story writers. Miss
McCulloch Is the author of a very clever llt
tlo story "In the Diplomatic Set , " which ap
peared In Harper's Bazar. She has spent
much tlmo In England and Italy , and knows
Washington society thoroughly. She is a
tall , fair , handsome girl.
KxkliiiDH Cheer the Flag.
Undo Sam's subjects from the Arctic zone
taught a Chicago audience a pretty lesson In
patriotism at the Chicago opera house , says
the Times. It was when Herrmann weaves
from nothingness the Hags ot all nations
and from them In turn evolves an American
flag emblazoned with an equestrian figure of
Washington. The eleven Eskimos from arc
tic Alaska , who occupied boxes , rose In their
seats , cheered the flag , and remained stand
ing until It had disappeared. The audience
caught the eloquent significance nnd burst
Into delighted cheers. The orchestra crashed
out the "Star Spangled Banner , " Herrmann
bowed low , nnd the ensemble was a very
genuine demonstration of patriotism.
The Eskimos , who wore the , magician's
guests , are onrouto to Washington , whore
they will appear before the president , senate
and house. They are In charge of Minor W.
llniCPj wlio was sent by the government two
years ilgo to study methods for the develop
ment of arctic Alaska. Among other plans
which Uo will submit to congress as tending
to this end Is the Importation Jute Alaska
ot the Siberian domestic reindeer to bo used
as food for the Eskimo. None ot his charges
speak English , but are a keen , Intelligent
race , far superior in mentality to the Es
kimos of Labrador.
The party In the charge of Mr , Bruce are
the flrst genuine Eskimos over sent so far
south. There are four men , three women ,
and four llttlo girls. All wear furs and have
tholr hair dune In the quaint native fashion *
They will return homo by way of San Fran
cis : o In Juno. To them Herrmann's per
formance was of especial significance , us his
methods are not unlike these of the magic
ians nnd medicine men of their native land.
They watched his tricks with Intense Inter
est , and , far from being startled , showed
rather a decorous spirit ot Investigation
that Indicated keen Intelligence. Ulna , a
child of 5 years , sat gravely through the
porforminco , behaving In a manner that
could have been hold up as an object lesson
to some little girls ,
The four children clapped tholr hands joy
ously at the sight of the flag , mingling their
shrill cheers with tlioua of tholr elders. Tholr
bright , pretty faces shared the Interest of
the audience , which was highly flattered at
the patriotism of people living within
twenty-three mlles of the Arctic circle. One
of the women wore by far the most costly
gown In all the welt dressed audience. It
was a dress ot arctic squirrel skins and was
valued at | SOO ,
The Lutheran church Increased Its mem
bership In Missouri the past year by 16,000.
It now has a communicant list In that state
ot 330,000.
KING OF AMERICAN PEAKS
Its Spotless Oono Towers Three Miles Alovo
tlio Sea.
THE MONARCH OF THE 'PACIFIC
Dedicating n National Park with Mount
Tncotim In the Center The Wonders
of the Iono Hentlncl of the
Northwest Outlined.
The wisdom of the national government In
reserving and dedicating as public parks the
scenic wonders of the Bjibllc domain Is uni
versally commended. { Tjib Yellowstone and
the Yoscmlte national parks have been sup
plemented with mlnorl reserves and larger
and equally majestic areas of natural grand-
cur are In contciiiplatfi'n. Among these Is
Mount Tacoma , the sconjc splendors of which
are the thcino of a descriptive paper by Mr.
Carl Snyder In the Review of Hcvlews. Mr.
Snyder writes :
The proposed new national park lies In the
state of Washington , In. the very heart of
that vast and somber forest which , stretch
ing northward from the Columbia river far
Into the solitudes of tha British possessions ,
mufllcs In a dark pall of verdure the whole
long western slopa of the Cascades. Hero
the heavy rain-laden clouds blow In from the
Pacific , finding their easternward flight
barred by tlio mountain barricade , pour down
upon the region on annual rainfall of fifty
Inches. It nurtures the giant growth of fir
and cedar and spruce , the heavy festooning
moss and the deep tangled undergrowth that
makes of much of western Washington a
dense and sometimes Impassable jungle.
It Is for this reason that the wonders of
the now park have so long escaped alike
the Incursloiuof tourist or descriptive artist ,
while the glories of moro accessible regions
have been heralded throughout Christendom.
And It might still remain unknown and un
noticed were It not that from out this almost
Cimmerian land rises the most superb and
majestic mountain peak to bo found on
this continent. If not upon the round earth.
For , while there are other peaks whoso
brows are cooled by yet higher altitudes
there are none which present such a rare
and wondrous union of symmetry and sub
limity , of mystic color , perfection of grace
ful outline and gigantic and awe-lnsplrlng
shape as this soaring dome of snow , the
Mount Italnler of the maps , the Mount Ta
coma of popular usage and aboriginal tra
dition. There are few who may look upon
Its lone and 'simple majesty with soul un
moved , for It Is ono of nature's master
pieces. And there are few who , having
looked upon It , do not experience a desire
' to penetrate the dreamy veil In which it
hangs and make acquaintance of Its.nearer
beauties. It has a spell and a fascination
so subtle and resistless as to stir the com
monest clod- while It spurs the poetic fancy
to fantastic flights. I rememberas I first
watched It grow , luminous , opalescent and
regal from out the mantle of mist which
held It as In a shroud , I could have sum
moned back' the whole antique world of
mythology and domiciled It upon this greater
and grander Olympus.
DISCOVERED BY A POET.
It was Theodore Wlnthrop , of gcntlo
memory and pathetic fame , who first spread
abroad the glories of the slwosh-'s Tacoma.
Years ago , a matter of some four decades ,
to bo exact , Wlnthrop , young , ardent , and a
poet to boot. Journeyed west. When he
crossed the Isthmus of Panama and struck
northward he found about the Golden Gate
a patch of population a population that , In
paradoxical parlance , had' boon summoned
by a fever for gold. But for the rest , from
beyond the Missouri to the rolling tides of
the Pacific , ho found a land which the maps
still traced with uncertain outline and peopled
pled only with savages , save where in ono
blooming oasis by the shores of the great
Salt Lake the children of a new messlah
had plunged Into tho-wilderness seeking a
homo and a haven from the bigoted perse
cutions of tf 'nation that stlll'v traded in
slaves. Penetrating as far as the region
which congress was about to erect Into the
territory of Washington , he brought back
report of this lonely peak rising sheer from
the Inmost waters of I'uget ' sound , whose
name he caught from the varying dialects
of the Indian tribes arid fused Into softened
cadence of "Tah-co-nla. " Ills flrst daz
zling vision of the mountain , caught as ho
paddled up that matchless Inland sea which
bears the name of Vancouver's lieutenant ,
Peter Puget , Wlnthrop cast In these vivid
and colorful lines :
WINTIIROP'S APOCALYPSE.
"Wo had rounded a point and opened Puy-
allup bay , a breadth of sheltered calmness ,
when I , lifting sleepy byellds for a dreamy
stare about , was suddenly aware of a vast
whlto shadow In the water. What cloud ,
piled massive on the horizon , could cast an
Imago so sharp in outline , so full of vigor
ous detail of surface ? No cloud , as my stare ,
no longer dreamy , presently discovered no
cloud , but a cloud compcller. It was a giant
mountain dome of snow , swelling and seem
ing to fill the aerial spheres as Its Imago
displaced the blue deeps of tranquil water.
The smoky haze of an Oregon August hid
all the length of Its lesser ridges , and left
this mighty summit based upon uplifting
dimness. Only Its splendid snows were visi
ble , high In the unearthly regions of clear
blue , noonday sky. The shore line drew a
cincture of pines across tho" broad base ,
where It faded , unreal , Into the mist. The
same dark girdle separated the peak from
Its reflection , over which my canoe was now
pressing and sending Wavering swells to
shatter the beautiful vision before It.
"Kingly and alone stood this majesty , with
out any visible comrade or consort , though
far to the north and the south Us brethren
and sisters dominated their realms , each
In isolated sovereignty , rising nbovo the
plno-darkcned sierra of the Cascade moun
tains above the stern chasm where the
Columbia. Achilles of rivers , sweeps short
lived and jubilant to the sea above the
lovely vales of the Willamette and the Ump-
qua. Of all the peaks from California to
the Frazor river , this ono before mo was the
royalest , Mount Hegnlor , Christians have
dubbed It , In stupid nomenclature , per.
pctuatlng the name of somebody or nobody.
More melodiously , the ulwoshos call It Ta
coma , a generic term also applied to all
snow peaks. Whatever Mtoen crests and
crags there may bo In Its rocky anatomy of
basalt , snow covers softly with Its bonds
and sweeping curves. Tacoma , under Its
ermine , Is a crushed volcanic dome , or an
ancient volcano fallen In. But If the giant
flros had over burned under that cold sum
mit , they have long since gone out. The
dome that swelled up so passionately had
crusted over and then fallen In upon Itself.
Where It broke In ruin was no doubt a deso
late waste , stern , craggy and riven , but
such drear results of Titanic convulsions
the gentle snow hid from view.
"No foot of man had trampled -
plod these pure snowa. u
was a virginal mountain , distant from the
possibility of human approach and human
Inqulsltlvoness as a marble goddess Is from
human loves. "
PUGET SOUND THEN AND NOW.
This was forty years ago. The railway
now penetrates where Wlnthrop trod a
'wilderness , and the ships of commerce from
the distant ports of the Orient ply that
beautiful sound down which , In the midst
of a vast solitude , the young traveler pad-
dl d In a rude dug-out. Two modern and
prosperous cities , ono named from the great
mountain In whoso shadow It lies , the other
from the great chief < who so long ruled
the tribes that dwell' at tha mountain's
feet , Tacoma and Seattle , have been built
where Wlnthrow found only Indian huts.
And attracted by Its grandeur and Its mys
tery , the mountain whlah seemed to him HO
distant from human approach has been ex
plored , Its fastnesses pujietrated and mapped ,
and a number of micewmful ascents to Its
far summit have been. mode. And such a
wonderful region has Jb buen discovered to
be that fitting recognition can be made of
It In but ono way : Toilet It' aside as our
third great national pad ; .
THE WASHINGTO 'NATIONAL PARK.
The first step toward'lhls end was mode
when on February 20 President Iliirn-
on Issued a proclamation setting aside a
tract of sqmo 1,600 square mlles about the
mountain as the "I'aclile Forestry Reserve. "
And now before congress Is the bill Intro
duced by Senator Watson C. Squire , which
our IctlBlatora arc urged tu put a
speedy passage , "dedicating this area , to
be known \\nshlncton National Park , for
the benefit and enjoyment of the people of
the United States , forever. " The reserva
tion lies In the northwestern portion of the
state of Washington , about forty miles di
rectly southeast of the city of Tacoma , and
Includes portions of Pierce , Klttltas , Lowls
and Yak I ma counties. Some forty miles
cast and west and about thirty-eight north
nnd south , It contains In all about 1,000,000
acres , or a rather larger area than the slate
of Rhode Island.
THE GREATEST GLACIAL SYSTEM.
Chief of all among the wonders of the re
gion are Its glaciers. Spun round the moun
tain as an axis , like the radial spokes of
some gigantic wheel , are some fourteen huge
Ice fields , varying from a mile to twelve
miles In length. Though no ono of them
taken alone equals In size the great Mulr
glacier of Alaska , together they constitute
the greatest glacial system In the world. Hy
way of comparison , rather than disparage
ment , It may bo said that all the glaciers of
the Alps might bo snugly stowed away In a
minor segment of this Immense circle.
Perhaps the largest of tha Ice fields Is
the Tahoma , lying on the southwestern
slope of the mountain. Its proportions may
be roughly stated as about one mile In
width , seven miles In length and
an average depth of GOO feet. Im
agine If you will a solid block of tea
whoso average thickness Is twice the height
of Trinity spire , and In places between 1,000
and 2,000 feet , and of sufficient length and
width to cover one-half of Manhattan Island.
The Nesqually , the Cowlltz , the Carbon
and Whlto river glaciers are of but llttlo
less Immensity , the last named being fully
twelve miles In length. When now you
consider that a glacier a mile In length
nnd a half a mile wldo , In Europe , Is an
eminently respectable affair , you may grasp
something of the size and bulk of. this field
of Ice.
From these massive storage reservoirs
flow some six streams varying from seventy
to 100 miles In length , the Cowlltz , Natchcs ,
the White , Puyalltip , DCS Chutes and Nes
qually , which variously empty Into the
Columbia , Puget sound and the sea. Fre
quently la to bo witnessed the
singular spectacle of a stream
bursting from the ' glaziers In full
head. Thus as the great Nesqually
glazier Issues from the narrow canyon which
holds It like a vise It presents a lowering
wall of Ice COO feet high , of abrupt face ,
from which the river pours In noisy tor
rent beneath. Again , on the surface of
the glaciers themselves , small streams are
seen tumbling down Into some deep-riven
crevasse , while hero and there a lakelet
of deep blue water COO or GOO feet In diame
ter is to be observed nestling on the solid
ice.
A CAMP IN PARADISE.
In almost startling contrast to all this
dreary desert of snow Is the unique beauty
and sublimity of Paradise vafley. Lying
on the southern slope of the mountain , shut
In on either side by the huge glaciers of the
Ncsqually and Cowlltz , and surrounded by
towering walls of basalt , the effect as you
como upon It Is blznrro In the extreme ; It Is
as though ono had stopped from the regions
of the pole Into a semi-tropical garden.
Hero nature revels In her most gorgeous
scenic and chromatic effects. The valley Is
a deep , broad , natural park , some ten miles
In length and perhaps two wide , and curved
In the form of an uncompleted horseshoe.
It lies just below the line of perpetual snow ,
Its basaltic palisades protect it from the
glacier's chilling breath , and as the warm
southern 'sun beats upon Its rich , volcanic
soil It summons to llfo an almost tropical
vegetation , which spreads over the floor of
the valley like a carpet of brilliant color.
It Is almost a hothouse effect. At the ex
treme head of the park lies Paradise glacier ,
pouring forth the turbulent milk-white
stream which goes swirling down the valley
like a stria of pearl In the richer emerald or
amber and foliage. Higher still gleam
the cold , white flanks of the Cowlltz glacier ,
while over the jutting cliff tops the riotous
streams poured down from the Ice fields take
flying leaps from the dizzy crests , and shim
mer gently Into the far depths. Chief of
thcso Is the beautiful Slulskln or Paradise
falls , at the head of the valley. A little lake
nestles at the foot of the ridge , while away
to the southward , 100 miles to the Columbia ,
the rough and broken country stretches away
like an angry , tumultuous sea. St. Helens ,
a sharp volcanic cone wreathed in snow ,
lifts It graceful head in the distance , and
beyond are Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson.
Looking down the valley the basaltic walls
seem of an artificial regularity ; the effect of
the vivid coloring of the foliage Is weird and
fantastic , as If the sunlight were filtered
through some vast prism ; and as the eye
swoops the scene with Its stranno com
mingling of crag and waterfall , glacier and
garden-like vegetation , the blending of Jan
uary and June , ono might fancy the spot
some ancient playground of the young gods.
A camp In Paradlso park Is an unmixed
delight. Game abounds and the scenery Is
Intoxicating. And It Is hero , at an eleva
tion of about 6,000 feet , that you begin to
appreciate something of what awaits the
climber who pushes on to the summit.
Camp of the Clouds , which lies on a high
ridge above the valley , about 7,000 feet up ,
la at a higher elevation than Is Pike's Peak
summit above the city of Denver. There is
still a matter of 8,000 feet , a mile and a
half , of sheer ascent before the top Is at
tained.
HIGHEST PEAK IN THIS COUNTRY.
But the mountain Itself Is and over will
bo the central point of Interest as It Is the
dominant figure of the landscape. It Is
the middle of the three dazzling snow peaks
which space the crest line of the Cascades
at Intervals of about 100 miles. Mount
Hood at , the south and Mount Baker at the
north attain a height , of 10,000 and 11,000
feet , while Tacoma rises nearly 4,000 feet
higher , or to an attitude of 14,441
feet. * This , It should be berne In mind , Is
the visual as well as the actual height , for ,
Tacoma rests Us base practically at the
edge of the sea. Thus , although Pike's
Peak , for example , or the Matterhorn of the
Alps , are each of about an equal altitude ,
rising as they do from a high plateau live
to seven thousand feet above the level of
the sea , they afford the eye hardly half the
aspect of sublimity us this Colossus of the
I'aclile. Four or five Mount Washlngtons
might bo piled ono above the other , llko the
superimposed temples of Bolus , and
still hardly attain the cold and
distant heights to which Tacoma rises.
Similarly It would require a pile of thirty
pyramids the size of Cheeps to reach the
level of Its summit. U overlooks Puget
sound from Olympla to Victoria , n distance Qf
ICO miles. It Is visible from the city of
Portland , 120 miles to the south , nnd from
Walla Walla , on the eastern edge of Wash
ington , ICO miles away. Within the field of
vision from Its summit are Included nearly
the entire state of Washington and portions
of llrltlsh Columbia , Idaho and Oregon.
Fancy such n peak as this , rising from the
midst of the Allcghnnles ! Not a tourist or a
geologist In twenty states but who would
have visited and explored It , and attempted
Its'summit , while beside It Niagara would be
a point of moderate Interest.
BULK ENOUGH TO DAM TUB ATLANTIC.
Then , too , Its enormous bulk. Tacoma Is
not attached to the range , but stands silent
and apart , llko the royal chief that It Is.
This slnglo mountain Is nearly ninety miles
In circumference at Its base ; nt the line of
perpetual snow , about D.COO feet altitude ,
It la twelve miles In diameter , while Us
broad summit Is moro than two miles across.
And It Is , as I have said , nearly three miles
high. A pen and pencil will readily compute
Us volume , nearly 200 cubic miles. Tlmt Is
to say , If the average depth of the Atlantic
does not exceed ono mile , the material con
tained In 'this mountain would construct a
solid embankment of an average thickness of
300 feet from Capo Cod to the English coast.
From the summit of Tucoma the tower of
Ilubel would have been hardly more visible
than ono of the church spires of a Puget
sound city.
A FLOATING CASTLE OF THE SKY.
Seen from almost any point of the compass
the aspect of the mountain Is Imposing be
yond words. Perhaps the best attainable
view , If ono docs not care to penetrate the
Interior , Is from the top of the noble bluffs
on which the city of Tacomu Ilos. Hero the
eye , looking up the low Intervening valley nt
the Pnyallup , may command the entire bulk
of the mountain from base to summit. TJio
picture In Htrangoly varied and changeful Ton
one day the mountain seems cold , distant
and lifeless , and , a.galn , warm , glowing ,
opalescent , llko tinted alabaster. For days
It will remain hidden behind the dense mlsta
which gather about It , and then as Urn clouds
part loom out of the murk In all Its Imperial
majesty Still again. Its base will bo burled
In cloud , while above will rise brow und
r * fen = \
n j y 1 % I
shoulders . nnisK ,41 - < , \
resting only upon thu . I
and suggesting : a floating castiu !
CLIMHINO OUH QIinATER MT. He
The ascent of Ta.contft Itself IB , on the
whole , perhaps nioro .Trillions thnn perilous ,
anil thus fnr no fatalities Imvo been re
corded. Hut nn ascent Is not won nt any
light cost niul tlio climber who essays tlmt
bleak and barren summit must , bo well nup-
rillcd with resolution , endurance and during.
And oven with these he may fall , as many
have.
The first whlto man , perhaps the first of
human kind , to make the ascent was non-
oral , then lieutenant , A. V. Kautz , who In
1857 was stationed at Fort Btcllacoom , a
little frontier stochado on Puget Sound. Of
an advonttircsomo turn , he Induced two com
panions to make the attempt with him.
They reached the saddle back below Peak
Success , perhaps 1,000 feet below the actual
summit , Crater peak , when hunger and ex
haustion forced them to nn Immediate de
scent.
A moro successful attempt to explore the
top of the mountain was inndo In 1870 by
General Hazard Stevens nnd 1" . I ) . Van
Trump , accompanied by the 'old Indian
guide Slulskln. They chosp what Is now
the accepted route , through I'oradlso Park
and up by the side of the Cowlltz glacier
and Gibraltar Rock , reached Crater 1'oak
and 1'eak SUCCCSH , and spent a night In the
crater caverns. Slulskln awaited them about
half way up , In reality never expecting
their return. No amount of urging would
Induce him to make the ascent. Tnh-ho-mn
ho regarded nd the dread abode of an evil
spirit who would hurl avalanches on tlio
Impious mortal who dared penetrate his
sacred precincts. The Indian superstition
of the mountain Is general , and In the
picturesque legends of these red men there
runs the story of ono who climbed to the
top and found there a fiery lake , but was
hurled down by the spirit who abides there ,
Indicating that the mountain has been In
eruption within legendary times.
MANY ATTEMPT , FEW SUCCEED.
Slnco then several successful ascents have
boon made * and In 1SOO Miss May Fuller , a
young lady of Tacoma , braved the rigors
of the climb , and won the honor of being
the llrst woman to reach the summit. Many
attempts are made each summer , but the
number of these whoso names are recorded
In the caverns of tlio crater are not large.
Thus of all the numerous parties w"ho es
sayed the feat during the recent season
only the photographic expedition led by
Arthur French of Tacoma was successful.
Many entertaining accounts have been
written of these ascents. Hut they can ,
after all , convey llttlo Idea of the strange
sensation of standing far above the clouds ,
the landscape below blotted out of sight ,
only the towering cones of distant vol
canoes lifting their heads above the vast
and gloomy expanse of mist , of peering over
the brink of some eyrie crag down Into far
depths , whoso outlines are lost In obscurity ,
of feeling the earth tremble beneath your
feet at the onset of some roaring , plunging
avalanche , to bo alone on the summit of an
ether-piercing peak , amid trackless deserts
of snow , miles above the precincts of animal
or vegetable life , In a still darkness that
appals , with only the sky and the stars for
a neighbor. Little wonder that the law
giver of Israel went upon the mountain top ,
for It Is upon the lonely heights that seor-
shlp comes , and the mind escaping from the
narrow fetters of common llfo stands face
to face with the Immanent forces of the
world.
Recent and moro accurate measurements
show that the true , height of tlie mountain
Is above 15,000 feet , so that Tacoma Is the
highest peak within the borders of the
United States.
THE MOST 1'ATIIKTW L1XK8.
The jPall Mall Budget's Inquiry .for the
most pathetic Iln ever written feems to
have aroused much Interest. Among the
lust pageful published nre these :
So sad , so strange , the days that arc no
more Tennyson.
We have done with liopo and honor , wo are
lost to love anil truth ,
NVe nre dropping down the ladder , rung by
rung Kudyurd Kipling.
My long-lost beauty , hast thou , folded quite
Thy wings of morning' limit ? ' ' '
Oliver Vyendell Holmes.
The light of a wholo'llfo dips
When love 13 done. Bourdlllon.
Out , out , brief candle !
Life's but a walking shadow ; the poor
player
That struts and frets his hour upon the
stage ,
And then Is heard no moro. Macbeth.
And here , with hope no longer here.
While the "tears drop , my days go on.
B. B. Browning.
But oh , for the touch of a vanished hand ,
And the sound of a voice that In still.
Tennyson.
Of many thousand kisses the poor last.
Anthony and Cleopatra.
Now with his love , now In the colde grave !
Chaucer.
Or they lived their , llfo through nnd then
went whither ,
And were ono to the end , but what end who
knows ? Swinburne.
And some are taken from me ; all nre de
parted ;
All , all are gone , the old familiar faces.
Cliarlea Lamb.
Ao fond kiss nnd then wo sever ;
Ae farewell , alas ! forever ;
Deep In heart-wrung tears I'll pledge Mice ,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Had wo never lo'od sac kindly ,
Had wo never lo'od sao blindly ,
Never met or never parted ,
We had ne'er been broken hearted.
_ Burns.
Till ! IS.lltKl.1.1 CO/A" .
KIRKSVILLE , Mo. , Fob. 10. To the Editor
of The Bee : The enclosed circular letter 1
would bo pleased to have printed In The Boo.
'It scorns desirable that the history of the
Isabella coins and the fact that they ore still
for sale should bo spread In every part of
the 9ountry , as they are souvenirs that will
constantly Increase In Interest and value.
Members of the board of lady managers are
earnestly requested by Mrs. President
I'almer to assist in the undertaking of dis
posing of the remaining coins , I am willing
to promote this Important Interest of the
board In our own stnto , and upon my return
homo hope to Imlucn ono or moro of the local
banks to place these coins on sale at $1
apiece. MIIS. JOHN S. BUIGCS.
A IIAHE TOKEN.
As the Columbian Exposition passes Into
history the question of Its fittest , most en
during and most beautiful memento for in
dividual possession ORSiimos Importance ,
Of all the tokens that have boon devised
to celebrate great episodes , coins or modals
coins not for currency have been found
most appropriate and have ( survived every
other vestiso of human creation In cunnec.
tlon with the subject they wcro Inlondod to
make Immortal.
The Isabella coin blends all the qualities of
beauty , permanency and fitness fit , because
It Is Identified with the oxposltlnn by author *
Ity of congress , and relates exclusively to It- ,
because1 the whole Issue In comparatively
Hinall and the bulk of It Is bound In time to
ho lost ; because the portrait lu a fac-Blmllo
of the only ono unquestioned as truthfu ,
and because the execution Is of unusual pre
cision and suavity. In addition to thoxu
traits , Its value IH enhanced by the unprece
dented distinction of being tlio only , medal
or coin over struck lu honor of a queen aftnr
her death , for coinage of sovereigns1 hoada
ceases with the reign. It IH unique in being
the only coin titruck In homage to \vumun
exorcising no sway In the world but tlmt
of Ideal worth , and In romomboranco , not
of battles , or prowess , or In the name of
her own race , or for any material end , hut
to rovlvo and perpetuate the glory of a
woman who , actuated by unselfish motives
and out of faith In God and a man , gave
her gems and her patronage to a projoet
deemed futllo by consort , and court and
nearly all her advisors , thereby opening to
mankind a world of whoso real scope oven
Its discoverer waa not at the tlmo uwuro.
Much of the history of the world Is written
on coins. The Isabella coin will bo iiullH-
solubly associated with the World's Colum
bian exposition In the future , and will also
acquire prccloumieus from the long Interval : )
that have pabsud between coinage of special
tokens by the United Status ,
The now Invaluubln "Llbertas Americana"
was struck In honor of the Declaration u (
Independence. The work was done la
FIVR CENTS ,
with the Ku
Among all mlniagrs. -vigil
of modern days , none Is < . .e itcscrlptlva
ot the event It commemorates , none morn
expressive of the advance of science and art
applied te medallions than the Isabella ,
Although bearing the visage of n queen ,
It has paid Ri'lgnloniRo to only n free people ,
and , nn It further commemorates the first
ofilclal participation by uoinon In n national
undertaking will go down In the annals
ot numismatics absolutely without a peer.
Yager I made ono ringing speech In my
llfo , anyway. Chorus ( derisively ) Where ,
when ? Yager The night I proposed to Mrs.
Yager.
"Then you don't hate mo , Laura , dear ? "
"No , George , I like you well enough , but
It would bo ridiculous for mo to marry > ou.
You are the llrst man that has ) reposed to
me ! "
Father Don't you think wo ought lo
walk faster , darling ? Wo are not keepIng -
Ing up with the organ. Daunhter No , pa.
I have waited u long while for this oppor
tunity , and mean to make It last as long
as possible.
First Young Lady Do you always buy
two kinds of paper ? Second Young Lady
Always. You see , when I write to Charllo
I use red p.ipcr ; that means love. When
I answer Jim's letters I use blue paper ,
which means "faithful unto death. "
There are over 16,000 banholori ) In Mani
toba , and they send word through their
government that If that number of Eng
land's "superfluous" women will emlgrato to
Manitoba the proceeding may bo mutually
advantageous to them and the aforesaid
bachelors.
Isabella A. Dayton of Cambridge , Muss. ,
a giddy young thing of 05 , has just re
ceived $5,000 In a suit for breach of promise.
The defendant agreed to pay her $10,000
last year , owing to the opposition of his
family to the proposed marriage , hut she
declined It at the time. Insisting on a ful-
llllmcnt of the engagement.
Mrs. Waldo Hoblnson , a cousin of Presi
dent Cleveland , who died In DCS Molnes
last October , made an arrangement by which
her husband was to marry a Miss Emma
Brown .of Indianapolis , an Intimate friend of
hers , who had promised her to take careof
Mr. Hoblnson and their children. The
marlage of Miss Drown nnd Mr. Uoblnson
has just taken place at Indianapolis.
The most Interesting bit of gossip In con
nection with the new associate Justice of
tlu : supreme court Is that ho Is soon to bo
married to ono of the most attractive ladles
In Washington society , the widow of Linden
Kent , a popular lawyer , who was executor
of General Sheridan's estate , nnd died three
years ago. Justice White Is a bachelor , 49
years old , rich and handsome , without u
wrinkle upon his ruddy face , and red hair
which the molh of tlmo has spared to a
reasonable degree.
While the town board meeting of West
Indianapolis was In session recently Justice
of the Peace Allen , who was present , was
summoned to perform a marriage ceremony.
The contracting parties wore John Perry and
Miss Mary McGruovy. Tlio ceremony was
performed at the residence of the brldo , on
Ilrldgo slrujt. When Mr. Allen enterpd
the hoti&o he was Informed that It was de
sired by both parlies that the ceremony bo a
short ono. Mr. Allen promptly tied the
knot. Mr. Wynne , who had taken his
watch from his pocket to note the tlmo con
sumed In the ceremony , startled them all by
announcing that the world's record had just
been broken. "You have taken only two
and ono-half seconds In the ceremony. "
Another gentlemen present nlllrmcd Mr.
Wynne's statement.
Not the Hand that AVus Driilt Him.
Mr. Henry AVultorson lias IICPII In Now York ,
where In answer lo a query aato Ills opinion of
the \VUnnn Mil , he until :
"Thu Wilson Mil reminds me of nn accident
that once luipppneil In Unilsvillc. A well known
local Rambler thouKht lie liml n Rooil thlm : In .a
KtrnnRcr who appeared Yipon the pcenu loaded
with money. lie wns Induced to jiluy n game I
think they call It druw poker nnd when the op
portune moment arrived the Louisville mail
dealt the stranuer four Jacks nnd himself four
quecnn. The l > i > ttnR ! bi'trnn , and when nil their
money wn up and It came to a show-down tha
strimRL-r displayed four klnca. 'Take the money.
BtmnKer , ' Kayped tle UHlunlahed nal'ivo as ho fell
In a lit. 'Take the money I Hut that wasn't tin
hand I dealt you ! '
THE COMPLEXION AND BEAUTY ,
MME. M. YALE'S
Excelsior Complexion Ramotllos
Awnrdod the Highest Modsils and Dl
plomas from tlio World's Fair ( Jo-
lumbiuu Exposition.
Mine. Ynln. tlio Worlil-Kamoil Romplnxlon
SpuclallHt , Is the uiont uunullfiit worn ui living ,
llorbuamy IIHH boon uuUlvatnl and liwyomli pro-
Her veil liythouHoof tlu-fj rt > niuiltuu. At 41 aim
does not look moro than IB.
PRICE LIST
And Mine. Yalo'o Advlco
FOR M1TI1 PATCHES , SAUDWHESS ,
Thick , dead akin or any other discoloration I roo-
ouminnil m.Y Uomplrxlon lllKtch. an 1 h'U'tr uit'iu It
will riMimvi' all Ht < ln foli'mlHhci and iflys a p < rfrt ,
natural complexion oqiml In pimlv anil Imiutvto
achllil'H. I'rU-c , f..tw pur uutiliII ; fonM. Tin
mlviHahlo to ni threu ixmln'i if ili < > iiaso in of Ion ;
Htamlln ; , ' , allhunt'li 01113 Uottlu In mitlluluul la in.'liiy
cauBH.
WRINKLES AMD SKIN FODD.
Kxeeliilor Skin Food will roniovn any 0:110 : of
wrlnltli'K anil ovnry Irani of ajft' . It II.IH been
C'Bli'il hv thu ffraaliisl chirulral uxptrli a 11 pro-
NCmiHMHl marvellous. It m.tlcox llau'jy H.MU linn
anil Uioolil , wliluir I Bkln friMii.nl Hllcau'l vourli
fill , HimkiMi cliHi'ltrt ruuuil anil plumpTVJ nuui ;
price , * l.r < 0 and iRI.OO pjr J.ir.
FRECKLES A113 LA FRED ( LA.
Itmnltormiot If friHhlivihivo ! boon frrn vouth
to old aifii Ii : Krcckln will romuvu thum In every
: IHU. In t'lshtnoii mouth * ovrr a quart -r uT it
million inon , wonimi anil chllilrtin h.ivo l > -n cnruil
of fivrkloH nml tholr Hltln nimlu bn.iiHIful It lu
hainluHa fin'l woii'Jorfnl. I'rlao , * l 00 | ii-r uottU
THE HAIR AHDEXQU8I01 HAH TQ'IIJ ,
flray hnlr l nowtnninl Iwi'U to lln onu'l > iil : c-olo-
vvlthuul ilv < ! fur Hi" tlrat tlmo In tlui luuiury uf tliii
world. MiuoViilii'M KXIMIMUI * Hair TimliIHLUII -
Hlilm-iul thu inoHl ailraiK'ixl irlnmuli In cli inlHiry
Jt ri.'stori'sthiMi.'itur.il color to ur.iy hair , . "intinii
nudvo , andmuDH hair falllmr In fro-n vl ! h.ju-tt tu
one wi'Olt. lam uo rullcil on to rivato an , mtu < i'ih ' >
111 ; irrowlh. l-'or uulil huad It In inanreluu-t , I'rlco ,
1 pjr uoltlo ; U for + 3.
GUIDE TO DSA'JTY.
Minn. Vale will Honil her "Ouulo lo'll.iruity " a
valimuln book , fri'i1. lo H'llos H milltu U cunts in
pOHliiKO Mii'iipH Hi | ) 'iy fur nmllliu n-tni" divon
nxtriiuts from Mum. Vlilu'n Minims liftiir ! on
urnuty. iiii't KHiinr.il advlvu on Duality iiliui' iliu
muni ( iilvani'i'il hrannli of oilnenlum which ifi n
every woman an min.il chnuuo to bocumu uiMiutful
and K'inatn young always.
Send all mull imli-rH to Minn. Yale al her hoid- ;
qnarlerH. 'rumple of lluanty , 1 III Stain HI. , Old-
CIMAII/OHIKItH -I 'tilloH. you may onlrr your
cooilH by mall or tfot lln'in from yourirnir--l l If
hiuloflHiiotki'oii thiMii Htiml Mme , * ; ilo hl nuuo. :
Ui ) niUHl Uo behind the tlmo * .
Mine. M. YALEi
nml Comp/oxloii HKiofnJ/
501 Knrbach Block.
15th and Douglas Straats , Omaha , He ) ,
aiuin , i-tu bt" ' < St. , uaicazo ,
