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Ittitlaitt at Siililtert,
Capt. W, I. PilflHT of llio Klghth
United Slate lnfuntry it stationed at
Fort Washakie, W voming. The foi l in
4u one f the iiiohI imie.-ctsiblo regions
f Wyoming and ono hundred mid sixty
ml lot from it ruilroiitl Mutton. Mim
ashed by a Chicago reporter xvhat lie
thought of Secretary I'metor'a scheme
of making tho Indians into United
States soldiers Copt. Pitcher grew cu
thushistle.
"I think," said he, "thnt tho scheme
Is a grand success and the only sola
tkui of t lio I ml in n question. I inn
pretty well qualified to judge of the
workings of the scheme, ns the first
rj?u1if company of 1 milium was estal)-
lisheil In my regiment. J ' 1 1 i m company
consists of itixty Shoshone and Uup
pajiuuoes braves. Of course I can't tul
how they would perform in hcIuuI
ervlce, but rin everything' else
they niuko splendid Nohliffs. Tluy
aro taken into tho Msrvieo on tho
mu footing as tho whito men. The
grout difllouHy in in touching thi'in
KugliMh, but wventl of tho solUiom un.
dorHtand tha Ki(fn lang'niitj'o and so wo
fret aloiiff vi-ry well. Vou cannot im-
agtno how proud thono Indians aro of
their position, and how they vlo with
aoh other in keeping their uniforms
and arms in jjood condlt.Ion, Pio, tho
Ben aro not jealoun of them and often
upajifo them in frlondly wrestlinif
bouts and ruuoH."
Uiiriiuill riHiilonn,
Aji mfltn-tlon lum tumuli In Itayarla
ecraliist 1'i'liH'o JtiHinark'H uets for mmmii'-
injf pei" Ions to iigod and inflnn work-
Sntfinon. There aro rinplalntn that it
doim not work well, Tho method of
ulmerlplion to tho liimmiuco fund con
iptrt in the nlllxln of Ht.u in ps by hiiih
tern and men to a card. The imisler Is
bound to sen that every one in his em
ployment buys a Htauip every week
representing u percentiitfo of IiIh wages,
ant) the master on hit sjtlo puU on a
tciiup of Jlku value. Hut this lead to
a (food dual of frlellou with the author
ities. Card trot lost, or tho holders
fall into arrears, or they change
tlioir abodes and uro put to great
trouble in getting their new addresses
registered. Another objection in thu
yes of worlcingmeu is that, when a
man applies for employment, the
master cull tell nt a gliuiee nt his card
whether ho has been in regular work.
Thus a man who has been on a strike
is found out at once, Moreover young
workmen grumblo at ha ving to pay
every week for ndvanUigos which they
will not enjoy till they aro 70 years bid,
Altogether tho act has never boeu pop
ular and a petition Is in circulation fi
its amendment. Tho liberals, tho No
dal iioinojrats and tho laliioiies are
united In tho movement,
Nolillpr I.IIbIiu lliill's Will.
An odd will was Jlled at tho Prolate
fllco In Auburn, M, recently. It was
that of Kllsha Hall of Mluot, nud was
dated in 18U7, but the maker of the
will had outlived nil tho witnesses to it
and It had to be proved from the hand
writing of thu mini who drew it. It
was tho llrst cane on record of tho kind.
Tho maker, Kllsha Hall, was an old
cltl.en of Minot and served In tho late
war. On one occasion hn was severely
Wounded in battle, and when tho men
were gathering up tho wounded they
cam I) along to him, examined hlin and
wero going to pass him by, "Take
mo along," ho said, ''You can't live,"
was thn reply. "I can and will," ho
said, and so earnest wus ho that tho
men picked him up, That was twenty
eight yours ago, and Kllsha lived not
only o make his will but to survive all
the witnesses of It, and that document
too, a quarter of ft century. Not a
change had been mado in tho paper
from the day it was drawn.
KiiMImV IIoiiio, Miirlnn, I ml.
General Franklin, president of the
board of mumigers of tho soldiers'
lionies, makes the following 'explana
tion of tho Increased estimates for the
Marlon, Ind., branch:
The estimates for tho support of
this branch for tho next fiscal year Is
JllflO,77fl,3H, against JlftO.OOO, tho ap
propriation for tho current year. Tho
exi!ss Is duo to tho increased number
of members, Tho branch which is new,
Is still unfinished, and tho Items sub
mitted for its completion aro the fol
lowing: Ona barrack, flM.onO; governor's
house, SO.fiUO; treasurer's and surgeon's
houses, $N,())(); commissary and quar
termaster's houses, S.VHJO; wing to
hospital, 2!i,000 -total, 807,000.
Tho number of men estimated for Is
1,100. Tho annual cost of maintenance
per man, less construction, ill 9124,10,
nd the duily cost of rations is sixteen
cents.
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of its iUebinin tit, lit aloe ajrv.to to .'
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eoiiiuuimleil n i', iii liming
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Nebon A,
Miles, a vuluuieer pvui'i'iil.
IVusious an linw being issitiMl
from
the pension otllce ni ihe rate of)
from l,:i."iU ti 1,370 per day. fotiiniis
sloncr lliuiui states lluit be exieets to j
ishuo nlout a.t.iKHl pi r iui.nl Ii liming
the remainder of the tlseiil year.
It Is reported Unit if t'ol. l I. Mor
row of tlie Third Cavalry hud not
retired from the nrmy he would
hnve been court-martialed. Ho win
charged with giving pusses to his men.
to go over I lie Texas border i n to i
Mexico, in violation of (ien. Munley'i
orders.
The papers in the enso of Ma jot
Lewis ('. Overman, the engineer ofllcei
recently tried by court-martial in
Cleveland, have been received at the
War department, and are licing re
viewed by acting Judge Advocate-general
Liber, The impression prevails
that a decision bus been reached.
Gen. Hotter thinks Hint Mr. Lincoln
hud but one fault and that was a vir
tue ho had such great kindness ol
heart that ho could n.ot punish crimi
nals. The generul bad tried his bcsl
to make Mr. Lin'ooln hang deserters,
but tho President could not be brought
to do it. Asa result of his clemency
there wus at tho close of tho war an
army of deserti
1-7,000.
rs numbering more than
WlilU ltlndly.
White dimity strewn with colored
flowers, It's sheerness strongl hened by
lengthwise cords, has beeomo a favor
ite fabric for wash dresses, It is belnu
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suniu.er w.th trlinm ng of white laws
that wash well -as tho while Oenoa
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ptiiiin, i i ii, n in iii-.T iii-niiin,
and some novel luces that are mostly ol
plain meshes with a narrow design ol
leaf or flower along the scalloped edge,
Tho waist, without Lining, Is cut like e
1hihiiio with one or t wo side forms and
with diirCs, u 1.1 the seams having their
edges tie.it ly turned under Instead oi
being left raw, The sleeves aro mostly
111 wklo bishop slmpo, drooping
on a wristband or cuff of laeo.
The waist trimming of laco Is put on
to outline a Jacket front, leaving
the dimity pointed like a vest, and to
edge tho back In u scant frill. There
are also yoke-like trimmings of laco,
with Jabots down the entire front;
while others have a single fall of lace,
llko a bib. The skirl In tho slight bell
shopo already described may bo quite
plijln, or else have a (lounco of lace or
of dimity at the foot.
Colored eiiibrohlerlos matching tho
colors in the dlniity nro also used fot
trimmings, while others bavo entirely
white embroidery. A deep pointed
collarette of embroidery Is effective
when added below a standing collar of
the same. A licrtha of embroidery or
pointed bretelles that aro very full
just above the sleeve tops nro on other
dresses, A Watleiiu bow of ribbon,
the color of the figure, is a pretty llnlsh
to these cool dresses, a throat bow of
the sumo mid a short Dlrectolre sash
crossing tno trout ami Kiiottoa on
tho left sldo may also be added.
Hht I.lki- Mei'hlnarr.
Miss Iiolllvcr, ulster of Congressman
Ilolllvcr of Iowa, Is spending the win
ter In Washington, where she has at
tracted much attention us a bright
and original sort of a woman, Who
evidently has not thn highest opinion
of Washington society, nnil tlio
delight to talk about do not In-
subjeqts which she llnds people most
delight to talk about do not In
terest her at all. Hliosays: "t haven't
heard anyone talk since I came to
Washington, I've heard more about
the weather In one month than I ever
hoard In a year before, and I wondur if
anyone ever does say anything that
doesn't refer to It. I'm tired of the
wcatlfor. I'd rather stay at home and
rend those innga,1 nes than go culling
to bo talked to about tho weather.
There's a full slock to discuss, I know
but thesn mechanical miners urn lmirh
Unoro Interesting t) mo. It's a queer
taste, I know, for a woman, but ma
chinery of every sort fascinates me and
I would rather read about it than a
now story. 1 read all the mechanical
papers and Journals, and shall enjoy
the hiiiohinery exhibitions at the Colum
bian fair probably more than anything
else," Miss Dollivcr, although she has
this unusual fondness for machinery,
Isn't so wrapped up In it but that she
likes to iro out Into society, uud the
combination of testes worV charm
ingly. An .Aiiriirllo Key,
Hand Master Quick! We must play
"Hall to tho Chief." Do vou all know
It?
New Performer (timidly) What key
Is it in?
Band Master A major-gencral-ly.
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fastened with thrim iridoseont
buttons. From the shoulder
down tho polonaise is open.
Another worthy of mention
pearl
seam
is a
trim little Rirlish frock fastened in the
back, as shown in tlio picture. It is
made of soft ecru summer silk, (lower
ed with brown and palo blue. The
waist is wit hout darts and is gather
ed into tho neck opening and nun in in
to the point of tlio bodice. Hibbon
like Htrlptm are woven across it and
?ive a curious elfeet of insert ion. A
ruche of blue ribbons Ibiishes the
k . H)(l thl) w ()1 cor.
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two fcvHNiNu iinnum
Other ribbons nro set oo in the mid
dle in front wit h a IliitUir'uiK bow, aro
carrbiJ along the edge of tho corselet
and end with a big bow and long
loops behind.
An inovation of the dressmakers
art is a pink batiste frock with pink
velvet riblxin bretelles. The backs
and sides of tlio bodice have the sheer
batiste drawn gver them plain. Tho
front buHiles in plaits and flounces,
as shown in the sketch, and a full
basque flounce of embroidered batiste
l starts from tho scams under the amns.
1 The bretelles to think that batiste
should come to such dignityare of
velvet enibroijored with pink silk ami
gold beads.
Knglish tailors aro again making a
pntiseworthy protest against long
skirts "scavenger skirls," they call
EARLY STllING! MIMilNKRY.
them for street dresses to bo worn in
tho spring. The skirt they commend
escapes tho ground, but is mado ns
long as possiblo without touching. It,
is also fuller than the present scant
skirt, tho seams in the back nnd of
the front gore being loss sloped toward
the top.
Ulack silk soro too firmly woven to
fray in the seams is being mado up in
tailor gowns for tlio spring. It is liked
in severely plain styles, entirely with
out trimming, with all edges linisheil
with stitching. Another featuro is the
use ol tho India silks t hat are now
sold at low prices from f0 cents to
76 cents for simple dresses to bo
worn in tho morning in tho summer in
stead of zephyrs, ginghams, and other
cottons of tine quality. It is claimed
that cottons lose their freshness soon-
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l.tfcdi bf e.J pi i l, in ijio t loll, bo are
to Hie iiisimir l oin, lnnr i',ihi n,i
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a. sndtl, an, I pit Imps 1 1 -1 1 . 1 to I Ik to a
loo willing! rr, hut it i in privn. y, in
the depths of bmi-hor ir (b.iinbi-r,
vice paying its wi ll known tribute
there to virtue in the hypocrisy that
whispers it -In the d.ilk, as it Were,
end will not listen to il more publicly.
And it is to be ronlisi-ed that of the
two exile, the iinlii iiiiiiniite cneour
ngement of evil sjn'iiking )s t beuMiiiler,
for the hypoeriy mimes one's sell,
but the opposite course injures one's
Self and tililllV others besides.
The forbidding of the enjoyment of
scandal in public is, at any rate, tin
acknowledgment of it vulgarity if
not of its wickedness. It proclaims,
too, the fact t lint society thinks well
of itself nnd its intentions, mid has
a standard of some loftiness up
to which it endeavors t olive, and t hat
it recognizes nn interest in t Impossible
ill-doings of fallen mortals as sonfe
thing intrinsically low ami coarse and
calculated to hurt its own structure,
an interest in such (nets anyway as
indicative of un order of taste not to
be desired, nnd its possessor a person
not to bo associated with. It may bo
simply as a sybaritic precaution, ease
and pleasure being so much surer
when no uncomfortable suggestion
thrusts in an ugly head, that un
pleasant topics of an unwholesome
nature are tabooed in t he conversa
tion of thefinest drawing-rooms, Hut
xvliether that is so or not, it is plain
that good society would like to be
optimistic, it would believe in no evil
and would speak no evil; it has found
that the essence of good manners is
also tho essence of thegoldeti rule, and
ns the voice of scandal violates all its
notions.it has laid upon such utt eranco
within its borders tho penally of
ostracism.
Selecting Carpets and Rugs,
In buying carpets remember that Ui6
best are always the cheapest, writes
Maria l'arloa in her domestic depart
ment in tho March Ladies' llotno
Journal. Tlio more limited ono's
means aro, the more essential it is
that only a good article shall bo pur
chased. The Isist quality of body
Jlrussels will outwear two or more of
the cheaper tapes! ry carpets. A firto-ly-wovcn,
smooth ingi'ain carpet may
COHt half a dollar more per yard than
ono of common texture, but it will bo
cheaper in tho end. Uugs for tho cen
ter of tho room can be mado from a
body Urussels, wilh a tjordcr to
match. They should be tackwl down.
Jannneso cotton rugs, pretty anddiir
able, cost from three to six dollars.
They are good for bod-rooms, bath
rooms and sitting rooms, i'uy Hand
some rug's whenever you c.im afford
to. They are a good investment; for,
unlike carpets, they do not wear out,
anil you can hand them down in tho
family the same as silver or dia
monds. A beautiful Oriental rug is a
joy forevir. Ju selecting one bo par
ticular to see that the colors aro rich,
ami have some brightness, In general,
when choosing carpets, have the
groundwork rather licht, and tho col
ors somewhat neutral, Bin Ii acarpet
wfll always look clean, nnd you will
not feel the need of shutting out the
sunlight through fear of fading.
Praotlonl Baying.
Clam shulls are good to scrapo ket
tles and frying pans.
Poor rubbers aro tho cause of much
canned fruit spoiling,
Old matting may still bo serviceable
by putting it umlor carets.
To keep celery firm put it in a tin
pan of cold xvater, elso it soon be
comes limp.
For neuralgia mn,ke a small muslin
bag and fill it with salt, heat it hot,
and place it against tho aching spot; it
will rot oil) tho beat for a'longliinoand
will greatly relieve.
Halt makes an extra fino tooth pow
der; it keeps tho gums hard and rosy
and makes the teeth brilliantly whito,
Condonsu,d milk, beaten up with ono
egg and a little pulverized sugar, will
make an excellent filling for cream
puff.
A nicedinnerdish is made by cutting
off half a hoad of red cabbage, season
ing with pepper, salt and vinegar.
Iso fresh, green grape leaves to
place on tho top o,f pickles in jars, in
stead of cloth. Change them occas
ionally. Purchase laundry soap by tho box
of ono hundred pounds and keep in a
dry, warm place, and it will become
hard and last much longer.
A bruise may bo prevented from dis
coloring by immediately applying hot
water, or a little dry starch, moisten
ed with cold water, and placed on tho
bruiso.
Put a teaspoonful of ammonia into
a quart of water, nnd wash youi
brushes and combs in this, and th(
dirt and grease will greatly disappear.
UiiAio well and shake dry.
mK lul join lien uuui April 0.
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I p :i'r, it mi tstiier limit tue bullvta
j am, he liver ruthet Hiivitfh to biitm.
b ully nt lit eii'iiie vi t y l y took-
lug tt tiirtHtole end rep d bn'ow. 'I lie
I'ltineer tloopt of Ingoltliiill hnve to
Inlio pilots when they pa IhU lown,
nnd me went alinngly ingisl to do tlm
tniiie, but wo hit. I r.o room lunl eon.
Seijiielilly detel llllneil to li y Inf our
selvei. Wo aiieeeeiled ly choosing
the i ljlit baud nr. h, writ. l oullimy
Hlgelow in Harper's Matriu.lni ami
our sueeets was in sito o( thn devil;
for his sharo in iti construction was
very ifrent, as every liiimilm sailor
will attest.
'I ho story runs that while tho ca
thedral wus In eourso of construction,
tho chief architect intrusl.i I to u very
clover apprentice tho task of milking
this bridge. Tho young man fell, to
con tide u I that ho offered to span tho
Hiinnlw before his muster had finished
tho cathedral, lint ho llnnlly found
that ho had undertaken too much, for
tho sacred pjlo went up wth great
steadiness, while tho bridge moved
with great difficulty. Tho youngster
finally ventod his djscouriiguiiumt In
blasphemous wishes that tho devil
might take over tho job,
iso sooner spoken tban a vunnnihlo
monk appeared and offered to do tho
work. In his sandals were cloven
hoofs, and a lull whisked under the
sacred garb; but nevertheless a bar
gain was mado, and it was agreed that
when tho bridge was done, tho devil
was to hnvo tho flrst throe living
things that crossed.
The devil kept his word. All tho
material camo to hand with such
devilish rapidity that tho morning
broke upon a completed h.'ldgo.
It was May-day, mid of course a
groat crowd was present, each eager
to bo first in crossing so now and mag.
nificetit a thoroughfare. The devil,
delighted with bis bargain, rubbed his
hands under tho second arch from tho
shore and waited for his victims,
(slop," suhl thu architect to the
ct'owd. "M-uinl back! In tho open
ing of this bridge wo havo a solemn
ceremony to perform before it can bo
pronounced safe. Jacob," said ho,
with a wink to his foreman, "let tho
slrangors tako precodonoo." At those
words a rough wolf-dog, followed by
a cock and a lion, was set at largo,
and crossed thn llrst arch of tho
bridge. At tho same tlmo a droad'lul
noise was heard under tho pier. The
mangled remains of the three animals
flow in all directions, and the dovll
was seen to disappear, screaming,
"cheated! cheated of tiny fun!" Tho
monks riiw sprinkled holy water on
tho bridge, and the happy people re
joiced. Tho second arch of tho INyorisburg
bridge, i.s If to prove tho legend, is
still savagely bent upon destroying
tho boatman venturing beneath It;
and as wo hud no desire to tueasuro
the strength of our puddle with that
of tho devil's pitchfork, wo carefully
avoided It, and advise nil others to do
the sumo.
A Morel I'liuiiilntloii.
A vory simple method of laying the
foundations on a swampy location,
which did not furnish a firm sub-soil,
was employed by an American engin
eer for supporting a low wooden
building to bo used for storage of ma
chinery. Ca-ks were set in holes In
tho ground along tho line of posts, and
were filled to tho depth of about ona
foot wJh iron turnings. Tho posts
wry.i set In casks, which were then
filled with iron turnings compactly
rammed In place. A solution of salt
and water was then slowly poured
over these turnings, which compactly
solidified into a hard mass. The heat
of tho oxidation of tlio Iron was so
great that the posts smoked and were
charred, tho latter fact probably being
tho reason why they havo not as yet
exhibited any signs of decay, and in
this respect the mo of Iron turnings
furnlshe.i an advantage over tho use
of concrete for cask foundations.
Tho Great ldvldo.
Wolori-ro.
Tho watercress Is a plant containing
medicinal (piaHtlos. A curious char
acteristic of It Is that, If grown In a
ferruginous stream, it absorbs into
itself live times tho amount of Iron
that any other plant does. For all
an.i inio constitution-! it Is thoreforo
specially of value. Hut It also con
tains proportions of garlic and sul
phur, of lodino and phosphates, and
is a blood purifier, while abroad it is
thought a most wholesome condiment
with moat, roast or grilled. Tho cul
tivated plant is rather nioro easy of
digostion than tho wild one.
iSetrr Sh One,
Jowolor Heally, miss. I've shown
you the best rings in our stock. There
are diamonds, nnd rubles and
Miss Green Oh, but everybody
wears those, I would like to seo a
welkin ring.
Jowolor Well. I'll send my office
boy out and s e if ho can mako one.
Brooklyn Eagle.
the best made. Address K01HU5ALG11
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M. I.ihiU bf-t.tl,c Ni paill-utar
; Mift at 1. 1 tinning at all vlber
i timet Uisl to Ita i iui In i.. il a ,
: innlin on,, t !( t'i" l-itt of i imi-.o an,
, I nil. ilbiiit j.ifci t 1 M il ill lliln lim ai,
gi hIiimi Hie iVyiiii nt want (,i ,-,in-j
t y Ihe Mn of a imtn of lew itn!iUon
ami alinetipy hitlillt tlmy always ph .
I lum In veil n in it with a full Imtii.I,
TM n.itlnn ! xery s'lelm.t a fi I al
tel.il by Wink of nil fnuml in burial
tnoniiiiientt ibiling back Ihoutaiiil of
Ji'sra.
H is belinveil Hint Hiern even W M
tinio wben every oillm.lin l.gypllnn
run the shining tool over his fare,
scalp nnd oybrowt nt lensl once In
every forty eight hour. I iillke thn
lioiiuiiis of a Inter ago. Urn I gypllans
did not eontlmi llm privilege of shav
ing lo free cilli,. ns, hut obliged their
slaves to shave both face ami hoiul.
The dula is imt exieilv at nut luml le ns
one would like to have, hut It Is he
lievi .1 th'il the eust.iin of sliavlug the
heard Was Introduced at homo In the
yen" Will II. r. According to I'liify,
Sclpio Afrleitnus was the first Human
who shaved dally.
In I'miieo the custom of shaving
caino In with Louis Mil., who was
young a,nd heard loss The Anglo
Saxons wore their beanU until the
timooft'in (-ompiest, when they were
compelled to follow tho example of
tho sinoolh-fneoil Noruiiiiig, I'roin
tho tiui. i of l.ilwnril HI. to that of
Charles I. boards were universally
worn. In the relii of Charles II. tho
mustache and sldo whiskers only woro
Worn. Soon after this the practice of
shaving In some fatlilon been mo gen
eral throughout Kurupo.
XX hy llm IrMli 1,1 Uo lOc -n.
A well- known writer for ono of the
standard publlealloiM of thu United
Stains in summing iii tho Irishmen's
legends, tastes, Cutis, etc., has this to
say In regard lo their preference for
green. 'The early Culls worshipped
the dawn mid the sunrise. It Is mora
tli mi probable, therefore, that their
liking for tho color green, which wo
soo In their flags, sashes, oto., itroso
from a mistake among those who had
lost a thorough knowledge of tho Irish
language. The sun, In Ccllh!, Is
called by a word pronounced exactly
llko our word 'green, "and It Is like
ly thai the Irish fondness for that
color arose, through tho striking simi
larity of tho two words. In tho same
way, when wo talk about a groerihouso
wo think they are so called because
plants are kept green In them during
the winter) yet, It Is fur more probable
that tho word Is derived from tho old
Celtic word for sun, because green
houses are so built ns to catch thu rays
and best of tho sun and 'store them for
future use. St. Louis liepublia
Ml.ill..
"When you spoke about fools, Jack,
did you address your remark lo mo?"
'Oon'tho an asu Churl In, How
could I, when 1 had neither pen and
Ink or an envelope?" Cotnlo.
FEMININITIES.
According t tlm culu of filil.m for
rniilfifi pott, 'I"kkv l'ir tlinulil nut wear
s collar la tli moriilnif
Marring.! swans to tftl8 a gmnt dal of
foollth prld" out of a man, tlm same ns It
tnk tlio liiilujiiicliiiit own thn onrtti look
out of a li t
A buby born on Kills IhIhikI, N, Y., was
minimi "Klllxin," after tlio Inland, as sl.s
It said to lisvs bstia tlio II rut infant evsr
horn on Mint soil.
lilllkit.au, to applicant for situation:
"Yon Iikvb Iih'I experience, Imvu you I"
Applicant: "Oh, yes, xlr." '1m wlmt
side of a cow do you tit to milk I" "The
eiiitldn, tlr "
Wlist do you think of a mini who will
nt Mis ti.lijii, tell the I-enl Im Is tliitiikful
for tlio tl.hiK beftire til in, hut as toon at
Im tnyi "Aiiion" will buglp slornibig about
tl.a cooking I
Sli, ardently i "And you really think
you love met Now, from the bottom of
your linart, tell me do you really know
wlmt lovo Itl" lit: "I tlimiM jiwt think
I del Why, I have bniiiiengntfiid to three
gills already."
"Iioesn't Mrs, Max well believe In co
education of the shxksI" "(.'o-sducatioat
1 should tsy not Why, she believes a
girl ought to ha ralo;i so carefully that
when the sunt a man the will tay, 'What
is that, maminnl' "
Ilia very latest invention ooimftti of a
contrivance whereby hollow cheeks, and
other ravages of timi), are hidden by the
insertion of artificial pud, fixed by
priiiK to the teeth, calculated to supply
the lout ri.iiiiibietii of face, and to add to
the many deception practiced by the
(un) fair tx.
1 lunl, ami, alnn.ii.il: ''Kmlly, there
npftvn to bo a smoke coining up through
the Sour. Kun and tell the la.ly on the
flat below, snuiettilnx't afire In her part
of this building, y ii Irk, quick I" Wife,
cold and stately i "Cyrus, I'll never do
it la the world. We've lived three months
In this flat, and she has never called on
mo."
A member of Horoslt tollt of ber trlalt
with a servant liamed Adeline: I Kave a
little aftenfnon tun, and Adeline, arrayed
In a iietv bib nnd tucker, was entrusted
wilh the important tusk of mrving the
milk twid UKnr hhe bull lived herself ad
mirably for tome time, but finally I wat
ohliRnil to call her attention to a group la
ono of the alcoves that the bad steadily
Ignored. "Aihillno," I whispered, "as
Mi em If they have been served with cvall
sinl iiigarl" "Yet'iii," the roplj , ,
lifting up bor voice the walled- .
wnuts to know how you')1" e
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pene,
liHOS., Omaha, Neb.
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