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eecod ? ercales outing flannel in Scotch thu Loom Brovvnl > ht.iroy wool Wen's shirts Laundered SILK NECKWEAR Heavy Natural Cotton standard prints
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'mo natural ' eray inallty , and nluldrf , piece stain pod Flannel In sites : would bo a Lnundorcrt and In locks , bows nnd Flooood quality , goat
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50c 5c So at5c
yard yard 5c at5c yard Yard PAIR 25c 49c 12o 25c 35c
yard Chocks and
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DOTS' clrlB' nml
hitd'n inne merino
Underwear Genuine twilled double
Dollar
IBlIj Douglas qutillly width dross
In hlrt . \e t , Seal Skin Child's Velvet and
pnnti , drawer * in poods ,
alt ! , Collarettes Omaha. Plush
CA.PS ,
15c On sale on Unrcaln
Largest -Business in .
Squitro.
$4.98 qxiixllty
worth no ( o a 14 .
In Clcok Dtpt. ! ( he ' West ,
Indies two
Clillda' strictly and all Everything points to tomorrow as the greatest Monday business of the season. Every indiicsinsnt ; that hui dreds of toned already felt trimmed Bailer -
wool mod , $1.60
Underwear YEAR quality , at
In medlcntPd Bcnr-
ot , nnturtl gray and 49c
Camel'B hnlr
25c can urge is offered. The newest of goods , the handsomest of designs , the latest styles and the very finest , qualities
in everything on sale tomorrow , and the most '
LADIES'
worth up to a dollar SENSATIO I OW PRIGPR AT"TAOHFn TO Al I OF IT BEADY
IxidleV nnc wlilto . ! > % L \ / V v i u\l \s , Ca v ? / B 8 r i Vsf fi CL = / I \r r\ \ MADE under Eiderdown
merino and bnllirlg- Will make our famous store the rallying point of eve ry man and woman in town Monday. ahirts
Ban nnturnl gray ahirts15c
15c
ribbed Underwear 25c Colored Grass COOK Rich Silks , Jackets Capias Furs on 2d floor
w < ' 111 75c AT 19c Assortment Complete , Fiva 8-4 , 0-4 caaoa and
A 40 inch wco' Storm Exceptional Bargains in 10-4 shooting
. ' Newest worth tip to 25c
I.ndlcs' extra lionvy Styles
nnturKl wrny wool Serge in navy blue High Cost Black Goods at , yard , go at
Underwear and blnok , in drcHi goods Prices Lowest.
tlopnrtinunt nt IDc $1.25 Yard. 12io
nnd nil \\ool ribbed ytn d AT 49c A 27-inch Roman
Underwent * 44 inch pure wool and mohair striped silk ,
AT 29c
49c hair mixtures , all new weaves. all bright , 5 cases of
40 and 44 inch check ? , plaids ,
beautiful extra heavy
Worth ill ) to $1,23 new mixed cheviots and an Jin the new fall styles , under combina shaker
elaborate assortment of black the new tariff would be worth tions ol colors , flannel'
Moil's hlxlioH grade goods in the new on bii | < citil hitlo in
Silk $2.00 yard. Special price in sillcdoptat-l'Joyd ' recrular 150
weaves , actually quality at
go
Suspenders worth COc yard , on b'ack goods department , $1.25
bai'Ktiiii fequr.ro ut 129c Special at 69c Yard. 82C yard
25c yurd
Regular 7 Cqunll ty AT 39c ' Black Brocades 3 cases
inch Novelty Cloth , in two- Swans
A f'Wip-lces from 42 Neat dts gns , heavy and rich
down
tbo toned effects all Over dozen
, quality , sold right in O4niha 1,000 , fl-xtinel in nil
dark grounds , at QSc yard , "Wo can do you the best possible ser ' the nowoafc
chucks and pluidd , 75c vice just now by culling your attention Ladies' patterns , go at
quality , eiiecial gale special to the extra > rdmary values in Vhi& de
sale partment lOc yard
At S4.98-a Ladies' Kersey ,
Beaver IncUnls In tan or li.a k , iu-\y HIVIM ,
AT 49c YARD- yard. Iniae hUh Luttou btitrtu ricnt cullui. , 2j jrond luclii-s sub toiiK. tiin " Kid Gloves Men's fine embroidered -
In om Worsted Silk Diagonals , ilitl , uciiiioiiik'iil Rarnicul lit broidered Nighi
' Our Autumn Millinery Shirts , full
AtS5.98-L rles' ! handsome
checks , crejo choviotn . . . length , fine
NEW '
flossy Uliii-lv calcrplll.ir oloth JacUi'iB. yu In.
and oth'ir new mixtures , , * " - * - " In real Imported FUENCII KID , In t\\o-
In all wool silk finished AT 98e- long llv froit. | sntln lined is ' muslin , extra
, surpassingly ,
includirir { , strictly all serges thniuh out , un excrlluul car- linery cUsp I'lques , Foster Lace Hook , four-button well mndo , ,
LUNCH t , . . . . . eight-button , uhlto cbnmols and twelve to
wool hcnrlotta and - muinj .t.
bo Henriettas all wool
in
ished , Special Offering- handsome in French sixteen button Opera Olovcs , In English _ Ucd regular 7Gp ,
in drcHs goods doimrt- At $2 5O Ladies' nlush
a quaUty
Mqcl , Oxbload , black end all colors suitable )
Suras Ser
French
ment atlllc Jacquards. Rich Black circular ca.pu , trimtncdvith. . , ( of evening \M ar. This Is one of the finest 25c
in
, Drap d'Ete Henrietta , bloclcthibat , a great bai-K Pattern Hats and lots of KID GLOVES \\e ever sold. Many
Ronit Ix-c AT 89c AND 98c ges * In this lot north up to $2.50 a pair.
Ilonst | > nrk . . 15e Fine French 1'opllns , HroctuUul Grnn- an assortment of all wool Liz- Satin DucHesse Y At S3.98 Ladies' new style creations from our own
Pit loin stfrik . 23iHe llos , IrrUlohcenl Mlxtiiu-s. SHU Mlsert zards sa.e at 6gc and SQC cjrcmlnr capos In olnck Leu\ercloth , lnind- Your MISJES
I'luln Ste.'ik . . . He Armours , sill : jinil wool C'lioviots , nil hsh ! , on Very wide , wunnly tr niinoil , with br.ilil , niul iluw " work rooms. In this ND
irlultud back trimmed l\ltli "
boiled or shoice
pT\v IOC L'i-t ) this full's importation at SOe and yard. magnificent Ilir , yon can gul thuin "LADIES'
frlcil < KBB
Tileil oyftirs. OSc yaul quality , nit collection you will find of the BLACK FAST ,
one-half dozen 2lc Ladies' entire
Ovcter pl ' 'vr . .li < worth $1.50 , or f2OO Ivor-oy J.u'kots. Ramapo lliu'il throiisli Baaver nut with scores of original designs RIBBaD
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llostc . 'IliUpil i on sa'e at Uluck s.itln box front stll thu l.itfs
, lirciil and IArfrut Utitiid tlnlsli. oxury o no ( Jj HOSESc
Bcnns Sc
butler . * . . .10i 980 \torth J10.00 , special for signs in Pattern Hats.
Ice crntn soila Cc
DE LAVAL'S ' LATEST TRIUMPH
rorlcotsaStcain Boiler Capable of Sustaining
a Pressure of 3,000 , Pounds ,
ONE OF THE GREAT MODERN INVENTIONS
The IllKliiT tinI'ri'smirr tin' IM-NS MIL-
Ilnl > lllt > ( o Kxitlnilf OtlMT
If JSOtMlllo .SlUTCNHON of tllC
I2illNi > ii of h ell en.
STOCKHOLM , Sept. 21. Sweden has given
( o tllo world many men of scientific note ,
Celsius , Nobel , Slnnens and all the rest , but
I In Do Laval she has > a man who promises to
utclowj them all It his future hold1 ; a po
Iff tency corrispondlng with his past. Ho Is
I/ one ot the world's leading InvetHois , and ,
like men ot leading powers lu any line of
' .ho wet : l's life , a most modest , unassuming ,
unpietentlous man , carlug nothing for the
plaudltb of the multitude , eager for conqucr-
Icg new fields. DC Laval Is In the prime of
v life , having Just tinned CO. Ho has been
gratifying the native tendency of his life
far more lu these later > ens than lie was
abie to when In 1670 ho was valaly becking
* Bomeone who was willing to put enough
I ; nUiiey Into np invention for separating cicam
from milk to test Ita eillc.icy
I' ' I have It that the man who worked FO hard
to get i little money to perfect an Invention
li vMch lias since rcva'utlouUcd ' the dale
work of the worlu and made millions of dollars
lars for those who Ime prulHcil by It hati
now become. on of the richest men In
Sweden. His good foituno will be of Intcr-
oU to Inventors the world over. Person illy
'lie Is n charming man , full of buo > ancy and
I ) spirit , as fond of fun as a boy ; grmll.l , Jovial
and pleasant with his associated , without a
6" particle of pietento or affectation , His woik
in thu reduction of Iron orca by electricity
1ms been known for a long time , and I un-
dorbtaiid that before thu rlo.se of this coming
November the company with which he In as-
uoclated will give to the public thu result
of his later kivrstlgatlons , now well under
way. Into this nccullaih Important depart
ment of the worlds work.
3,000 POUNDS TO THK INCH ,
Hut ho has Just pcnfcctcd an Invention ,
eliuwii for the tlivt tlnn on the ground * of
the exposition , now In progress In this city ,
/which bids fair to be Known as the most
important one he has jet given to the world ,
It is a steam holler of enouuous high pres-
kuro character. The. bollor w.orks at thu tre-
' .hcndous pressure of 3,000 pounds to the
squire Inch , a preteuro unknown before In
engineering. Perfect safety , too , Is assured ,
and the danger diminishes as the pressure
Increases. Instead of a laigo open holier , or
one ot largo tubes , this new Invention ban
In ( he average boiler over a quarter of a mile
of satld-drnwn , wrought Iron tubing through
vlilch the steam txii c4 about 1,000 feet In
all , To the engineer accustomed to n
pressure of 300 pounds to the square Inch as
the maximum of his boilers a presauisot
3,000 pounds to the square Inch eecins quite
t > Oand tUo range ot potelbllltlcs , yet this
tjwcdleh Inventor lias demonstrated that 3,000
founds prttsuro may be sustained by Ills
, lolleis without thu slightest danger of ex
plosion. .
The boiler Is , In reality , a tingle lube , less
than In Inch In diameter. Into which the
vatev U { lumped , escaping aa steam at a
nozzle at the end of Its quarter of a mile
U then strikes toe stoaui turbln *
wheel , which In turn drives the machinery.
The steam has not entered any large cham
bers of any kind It Is explained from a
scientific standpoint that the higher thesteim
iircsBUie the smaller is the specific volume
of the fcteam. and , consequently , the d lame-
toof the tube- may be kept smaller wlthoiu
any too great Ices In prewmrc resulting fiom
the great velocity , "in case ttie tube hhould
burst and , as a matter of fact , the holler has
been burst on purpose by Increasing the
pressure Jieyond 3,000 pounds per square
Inch the only result would bu that the
steam would escape from the voat made un
til the tube was all exhausted
BOILER EXPLOSIONS ELIMINATED.
So It would seem the time h not far dis
tant when those who travel by land or sea ,
those who live in great office bullldlngs
those , In fact , who ore placed at any time in
danger of explosions froni the power of this
vast friend of man will no longer be in dan
ger from this cause.
The tubing of the boiler is constructed of
solid drawn wrought iron wound in concen
tric spirals. It has been subjected to a
hydraulic pressure of C.OOO pounds to the
square Inch before being used , thus making
assurance doubly sure by doubling thn
presiuro to which thu tubes might bo sub
jected while In actual use. Many times the
hollers In process of testing bavo beun al
lowed to explode in the factory , nnd In alt
cases the exctfcs steam merely escaped
through the tubing into the chimney Hue- ,
pawcrlcbs to do' harm. The boiler Is \eiy
RensltUo to changes , so that Its water sup
ply Is regulated automatically , the water and
steam being Kept constant. A ban p e.ises
the ulr necessary for combustlo'i Into thp
boiler and by menus of an apparatus irg-
ulated by the steam prcbsurc , and acting on
the valves of the blast the combustion Is
made dependent upon the quantity of steam
consumed
THERE 13 NO SMOKESTACK.
In the furnace the layer of coals Is kept
automatically at a certain and constant
thickness , FO that thcio may bo no variation
In the fire , firing not belng necessary more
than once In two or * three hours. No smoKc-
Htack Is connected to the furnaces of this
boiler , a simple pipe of sheet Iron , of small
nUe , to perfect is the combustion , being
all that IH needed to cairy the small amount
of smoke Into the open air A writer here ,
speaking of thu boilers , says ;
"One of the great advantages In that when
oncu thu steam arrives In the tut bine wheel
which It has to set | n motion It has already
expanded to the pressure existing In the
condenser , or eventually to that of thn out
side atmosphere when woiklng non-eondeiiy-
Ing The steam Is admitted 'to the noizlea
direct from the btcam pipe wlUi which they
are connected , nnd there It expands. There
is consequently , no dtlllcultylth regard
to the tightening if movable engine paita
against a high steam pressure , and tbo lubri
cation of such parts In htram of high tem
perature , which U lwas difficult , In en
tirely avoided. It U this clrcnmstancu which
has made It poislble to take the utmost
advantage of tbo eutigy ireultlng fiom
great pressure and high temperature of
steam. "
The boiler U very Email In u'.ro also , Its
construction allotting It to rco.ipy much lets
spacq than the boilers now In Uke. A com
bination of a turbo-dynamo , which consists
ot a eteam turbine directly coupled to A
dynamo without l > ell or transmission of
any kind , having 100-horso power efficiency ,
together with a boiler of sufficient size , In
cluding the condenser , occupies , all told , a
floor space only ISHxll foot In size.
THE STEAM TUIUJINE WHEEL.
The steam turbine wheel , which Is an
other of the Inventions of De Laval , la well
known In America , , anj may not be men
tioned other than to iy It receives the
steam direct upon the pockets ot the turbine
wheel , much as la the turbine wheel for
water power. When the iteara from one of
these new boIUri rmhes the poclciti oj the
turbine It is traveling at a velocity of 2.40Q
feet per second. The weight of a turbine
engine of a five-horse power efficiency Is 450
pounds The turbine maKes 30,000 revolu
tions per minute , while the average revolu
tions per minute produced under the ordinary
rnglne of the same horse power are 100 per
mViute. The average weight of the ordinary
steam engine of five-horse power Is about
one ton. In 1802 , when the Ue Lival steam
turbine was fiist put on the market , clghty-
fceven were sold with an elllclency ot 1185-
hoise power. In 189C. 281 were sold with a
combined efficiency of 10,475 horse power.
In addition to these Inventions De Laval
has a turbo-pump Intended for raising large
qualities o' water varying In hulght from
thirty to sixty feet , the smallest size of
three-horse power delivering 45,000 litres of
water per hour to a height of thirty-six feet
and the fifty-horse power delivering 360,000
litres an hour the same height and the turbo-
fit e engine , for delivering water to a great
height. There are two pumps to these fire
eniglncs coupled In series. The water Is drawn
by ono of the pumps and afterward pressed
Into the other by which It Is delivered with
double the pressure of the first pump In a
contlnuoiib Jet without shock. A fifty-horse
power turbo fire engine delivers 150,000 litres
of w ter per hour at a water pressure of
seventy metres , about ISO feet high for the
Jet.
Jet.HOUOHT
HOUOHT 1'P SWEDISH WATER FALLS.
Sweden Is particularly rich , speaking from
a manufacturing standpoint , In water falls.
Mnny of the swift , short riven from the
mountains and hills break over steep preci
pices before they icach theeea , thus affording
strong water powers. De Laval , with keen
foresight , has been buying up these water
falls all over Sweden , and I was told the
other day that ho now owns water powers
to the extent of 200,000-borse power. If his
Invention for the electrical separation of ores
comes to a successful Issue , ad Is now
promised , the Importance of these water
poneru for furnishing electrical power will be
great , while , In any event , the ownership of
cataracts with 200,000-horsc power is some
thing of much , significance for manufacture
from any standpoint ,
AS TO DE LKVAL HIMSELF.
A word about De Laval may be of Interest.
Ho waa born In 1S4& In the province of
Dalamo at Illoeenborg. After having been
educated at homo until his 12th jear he was
sent to the village school and later entered
and nac gtaduated from the University of
Uprala. When but s. Ud he manifested a
strong tendency toward Invention , and one
writer uiys of him ;
"From a very early age bis mechanical
tendencies began to assert themselves and
many oi bit neighbors were glad ot
Do Laval'3 gratuitous services In the repairIng -
Ing of their locKs , clocks , etc. , and seyeral of
them still have among tholr most cherUhed
possessions examples of Ingenious small
devices executed by thoyoung inventor. "
In 1SC6 he graduated , from n technical
school , having received i the highest marks
within the credit of the Institution. After
working some tlmo In tht draughting depart
ment of a copper mine'office ' he was obliged
to give up the position , on account of h'.n
health. In 1872 he took his degree at the
University of Uprala. iHe engaged in busi
ness , but thp enterprlsethat of manufactur
ing glass bottles did not succeed financially
and ho left the enterprise sadly In debt and
laboring under many discouragements. In
187C , after great difficulty , ho succeeded in
placing his milk separator device on the
market and the way thereafter became free
from the financial thorns Chat had beset hln
feet. M ny lines of llfo arc being looked Into
by this Inventor with the end In view of
DE LAVAL'S WONDER FUL STRAM BOILER.
perfecting old or creating new ways of light
ening the burden of the world's toll. Hero
In his homo ho seems'tohave the unlimited
confidence of a nation , both In his Integrity
and genuine honesty and in his ability to
accomplish whatever bo" decides should bo
accomplished In the way ot Invention. Ho
Is a man of tremendous Opacity for work and
It Is qutto beyond the range ot speculation
to siy where utiall be the limits of his power.
W. S. HARWOOD.
I'nOGY'3 .Sl ! > T > AV HAT.
Orqokl > n i.lfe ,
A burst of nlry wings outspread ,
lionet tea ( ho calls ithern ohoux )
A bit of lace , n Huff of tulle ,
An nrtful bud or twp
To match the pinky bloom tbnt
Across her cheek and that
The essence of simplicity ,
IH I'eggy'H Sunday hat !
When bravely down ( lie aisle U goes
In time for morning prayer.
What envy pouts upon the lips
Of every rival fnlrl i
Anil who can wondee that the clmnta
Are sung u trllle ll.it ,
With nil the choir looking straight
At Peggy's BumJay hJt ?
I , sitting In the pew behind ,
Through sermon , pnqlm nnd hymn ,
Am battled by the curve and droop
Of that provoking prim.
I longto brush ray linger tlpa ,
In one audacious pot.
Across the rippled hair half hid
liy Peggy's Sunday fint.
But patience ! When the bells ring out
To set the crowd aitlr.
And In the porch u , flu/uk of luda
Walts for u sinlla from her ,
For me nho has a glance BO shy
My heart grow * warm threat ,
And homeward walks my Urauklyn tile
.With. I'cetfy'H Sunday hat.
INHABIT EARTH'S ' INTERIOR
Many New and Curious Facts Concerning
Blind Fish.
WILL LIVE TWO YEARS WJHOUT FOOD
Thrive In Siilt < Trmifnn UlvcrN anil
Aru Alisulutel > Culorli-Ns " 1'eel-
crM" .SiiliNtllulod fur
anil ini-H.
Ono of the novel and Interesting of the
papers presented before tbo Urltlhh Asso
ciation for the Advancement of Science at Its
recent meeting In Toronto was that by an
American , Ur. Carl II. Elgenmann , on thu
blind fishes of the UnltX'd States. Every ono
has heard of the existence of blind linhcH
In tbo Mammoth cave , but It appears that
beyond this bald fact practically nothing was
known about these singular creatures until
Prof. Elgenmann took them In hand ; or
rather , as Prof. Elgenmann himself expresses
It , everything that v > as Known about them
"turned out on examination to bo not so. "
The things that "arc so" about the blind
fishes , as now revealed through I'rof. Elgcn-
manu'a studies , never hitherto published aru
extremely Interesting. It appeals that there
mo three species of them l < no\\n In the un
derground waters of the central states , They
me by no means confined to caves , but arc
found everywhere , more or less abundantly ,
In thu subterranean rivers that abound In
llmrfitoiio legions. There are several hun
dreds of miles of such undergiound water
ways In Indiana , Kentucky , Missouri and
adjoining HtatcH , and hero the blind Hull
may bo studied to best advantage , though
owing to tbo character of Us habitat , Ha
pursuit Is alwajs dllllcult.
WHAT A UL.INU FISH IS LIKE.
Thu most abundant npcclta of blind fish
Is about flvo Indies long when full giown ,
Its body is perfectly smooth , and Its ekln
lias no pigment , HO that It Is translucent ,
and the entire fish baa a pinkish appear
ance , "resembling a skinned catllfch " About
the head , especially In the young Ilsli , mo
many cilia or feelers , giving a fuz/y appearance -
anco In the case of the young Hull. Thcso
feelers take the place of eyes to tonic extent -
tent , but In splto of them the fish frequently
runs agalnsti the wall of Its cavern or some
other obstacle ; It Ifl protected from Injury
however , by Ita long lower Jaw , which acts
as a bumper. In KB native caverns the
blind flsli ha practically no enemies. It ,
therefore , Is quite devoid of that shyness that
characterizes moat fishes , and it may betaken
taken with the hand , If care Is observed
about making any euddcn Jar that agitates
the water , Ily means of Its sensitive feelers
It can recognize any motion about It In the
water ; but no amount of nolco attracts its
attention , for It seems to bo as devoid of
ears ac of ercs.
It Is not quite correct , however to Imply
that the blind fleu has no eyes. It Is In
deed absolutely blind , but It nevertheless has
the rudiments of eyes , reminiscent of that
very remote time when Ita ancestors lived In
the light and could ECO as well as other
flthes. Prof. Klgemnann has made some
highly Important mlrnwrplo secthns of these
rudimentary eyes , and compared them with
lections of the eyca of normal fUhes. Ho
finds In the degenerated eyes rudiments of all
tbo main layers of cells that arc found In the
normal eye , but In a very aborted condi
tion , Thus toe crystalline len li repreientvd
by a mere dot , compo-ed of but a few micro
scopic cells. The optic nerve Is even more
ludlmentary , M > that there is absolutely no
nervous connection between the abe tlve c > o
and the brain. Thus It la absolutely certain
that the blind fish cannot detect the slightest
trace of light with its rudimentary eye. Vet ,
strangely enough , It has been determined ly
Prof. Elgenmann that the blind fish may ap
preciate the presence of light In some other
way. Its native caverns arc ab'olutely dark-
dark as no night In the outer world over IB.
Dut if the Ilkli is brought out Into the light ,
It seems to appreciate the change In Us con-
dlllors ; somewhat , perhciis , as a plant appre
ciates the difference between light and dark-
neFB. Doubtless such a rudimentary sensi
tiveness to light as tlilB may be a property
of all animal bodies , hut ono that Is o\er-
looked In view of the highly developed sensi
tiveness which the functional eye has devel
oped.
ABSOLUTELY COLORLESS CREATURE.
Just as the blind fish , though unable to
sec , has an eje , so It also has pigment col In
In Its skin , though these are entirely devoid
of pigment. The value of pigmentation of
the fckln of cicutuics of ordinary habitat Is
protection from the tm or 'from the eyes
of other creatures. As the blind fish lives
where neither sun nor ejc pencilato , It lias
no need of protective coloration. Hut the
( act that the implemented pigment cells are
Ktlll found In Its skin shows plainly enough
ijliat It Is descended from a Dili that hail
uco for such cells. Like thu sightless eyes ,
thesa pigment cells arc proof at the evolu
tionary origin of the blind fish , ami they
supply , therefore , additional proof , were buch
needed , of the truth of the evolution h > po-
thesls. Morn than that , the doplgmonted
cells 1mvo a bearing also on tbo < ] iiubtlon of
variation through other piocca eg than natuiul
selection , for It Is aigued that a treaturu
Ihlng In the dark , and moreener one having
no predacious enemies , couM be neither bene
fited nor Injured by the presence of pigment
In Its skin ; hence tint natural bolccllon pure
and simple cannot account for the loni : of
plgmeut. The blind fibh would seem , tbeic-
fore , In resurd to Its rudimentary pigment
cells , to offer an Illustration of the change
wrought by a changed environment and of
IOSH through disease.
Tnw anomalous lieu lias jot another
striking peculiarity in Its manner of breed-
Ing. Instead of depositing hur egxa 4n the
bottom of the water , like most other fiblies.
the female conveys her eggs to her gill
cases , where they icmaln till they hatch ,
and where for some tlmo the young take
refuge.
Food Is probably not over abundant In
the dark underground waters , but fortunately
the blind fish Is a hardy creature , able to
thrUo on very meager diet ,
Prof. Elgenmaiin ban shown that when
placed In an ordinary aquarium , the creature
will Use for at least two jenrs , absolutely
without foid , and meantime appear strong
and healthy , Several living specimens from
his aquarium were exhibited to the mem
bers of the Drltlnh fiosoclatlon , and at
tracted much attention from the foreign
zoologists.
There would be fewer ongagemcnti ) an
nounced If there were no such lulng lu this
world ax flattery.
Mlis May White , who , though a white
child , has been brought up among the niack-
foot Indians and refilled to recognize a rich
Cluclnuatleu who a few yrari ago r.lalmed
her as his daughter , has mulled a full-
blooded Indian of the tribe ,
A Lrle ( ! and groom at Harvey III. , engaged
In a hair-pulling match o\er A Olnputtrt quci-
( Ion at to whether a Justice or a mlnltUr
should preform the ceremony. The groom
won and a Justice tied ( he kout. Perhaps a
few years In the conjugal hurnces will ch'ts-
ten both partlti , and tliu selection of a Judge
to ucitlo the knot may be arranged without
flbtlcMffB or percuarcc left to arbitration.
The marriage of Mls Rachel Cameron ,
daughter of ex-Senator Donald Cameron of
Pernsyhanla. and Chandler Hall took place-
at the Cameion homo , Lochlel. Harrlaburg ,
Pa , on September 28. The marriage of
Senator Hole's son ami ex-Senator Cameron's
daughter Is a combination of capital against
which no anti-trust 'aw ' will run , though
there are many millions Involved In the
match.
The engagement of Prof. Marcclla I.
O'Grady of Vastai college to Prof. Uovary
of Wurzburg , Gi-many , Is. announced. She
la a blologlbt and create I the department of
biology at Vassur. Shu went to Europe last
jear to study her subject under distinguished
authorities there , ono of whom happened to
bo Pi of , liovaiy. Miss O'Grady has resigned
her post at Vassar and will be'succccded ' by
Leila Chllda Dean. A. U ,
IMI'IKTIICS. ,
"Rev. Dr. Fourthly's parishioners can't
get away from him possibly. "
"How so ? "
"Why , when they stay away from church ,
ho Bends his manuscript to one of tha dally
papers and then has the Hex ton mall a
marked copy to every powholder. "
On one occsslon P. T. Darnum walked Into
Dr. Collyer's church Just as the preacher en-
tercd thu pulpit. Ilarnum was put ln a back
seat. The clergjman spied him , and , lean
ing over the reading desk , said : "Will that
usher please take Mr. Haninm to my pew ?
When I go to his show ho always gives mo
a front seat. J don't t > i-u why he shouldn't
fare equally as well at 'my show. ' "
"My friends , " axclalmud the eloquent min
ister , "were the avuiago man to turn and
look himself squarely In the eyes , and ask
himself what ho i tally needed most , what
would bu thu llrbt reply suggested to hla
mind ? "
"A rubber neck ! " shouted the prccocloua
urchin In the rear of thu church ; and , In
the confusion which .followed , the good man
lost his place In his manuscript and began
over again ,
The Atlanta Coii.itltutlon tolls how a min
ister got even with a mean man who had In.
vltcd him to dinner. The mean man had
plenty of money , hut ho didn't spend it on
his table , which on that occasion showed
but soint fare. "Parson , " nald the mciu
man , "times are hard an' groceries high ;
but , slch as It IB , you're welcome , Will
you ax a blessln' ? " "I will , " replied the
parson ; "fold > our hands , " And then ho
tald : "Lord , make in thankful for what wo
are about to receive for these greens with
out bacon , thin blcad without salt , this
coffee without sugar , and after wo have re
ceived It give thy servant Htrength to get
homo In time for dinner , "
The duke of York's vltlt to Ireland re
minds the Now York Commercial Advertiser
of a story which appeared In the London
newspapers abut twenty yeura ago with re
gard to the Intlmite relations which existed
between the late duke of York , son of ( Jcorgo
III , and an Irish bishop , A poor drunken
clergyman named I'ousonby dlud In the cant
end of London In great destitution , ami It
appeared that lie had been placed with Iho
church under the following circumstance * ;
The duke of York owed Ponsonliy money ,
and In order to pay the debt proposed giv
ing him an Irish living. Hn therefore sent
him to Ireland with a note to the bishop ot
Cork : "Dear CorK. ordain Ponsonby , yours ,
York. " And very shortly the prince received
tbo following note from the bishop ; "Dear
York , Ponsonby's ordained , youra , Cork. "
A bottle ot Cook's Imperial Extra Dry
Champage with your dinner makes It com
plete. It pleases every one ,