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DEMETRIUS BLACKBURN AND THE SILVERSMITHS. f M Aon xix, 23. And the same time there arose no small stir about that way 24 Fur a certain mau named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines far Duma, brought no small gain nnto the craftsmen; 25. Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation anc laid. Sirs, ye know that by tliis craft we have our wealth. 2. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Kphcsus. but ulmost through out nil Ai&. this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, Buying that they U. no gods, which ure made with hands; 27. So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nanght; hot also that tie temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and h maguificflK should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worsbipah. 28. And when they heard the-sayings, they were full of wiath, and cri4 cut, faying. Great is Diana of tlm Kphesians. 2. And the whole city was filled with confusion. MODES IN MILLINERY THE PICTURE IT IS HAT AND WORN. WHEN TO STIR UP ENVY. A Philadelphia Paper Trlea to Create a Claaa Prejudice. Tho Philadelphia Manufacturer is op posed to our present standard of value, and ) trying to secure the adoption of what it calls "bimetallism," but what would in reality be a single silver stand ard. Writing of the fall in prices, hi'-h is claimed by silveritcs to bo due to the use of gold lis a measure of values, Tho Manufacturer Mays, "A dollar of high purchasing power is a good thing only for nonprtxlucers," and argue that "the dollar has been given artificially high purchasing power solely that the few might enrich themselves at the expense of the many. " This attempt to create a claws preju dice against the gold standard on the ground that it was designed to benefit a few nonproduoers at the expense of the many would be more appropriate for a Populist or socialist paper than a journal published for business men. Not cmly are the statements nut me, but they are designed to appeal to tho envy and hatred of those their failure is due others. This is not the temper in which the important question of money is to be discussed and nettled. The claim that only nonproducers are Indented by a dollar of high pnrc.haring jKiwer is so manifestly absurd that it in hardly worthy of contradiction. There are about 25,000,000 adnlts in this country, of whom ninety nine one-bun-drodths are producers. Tho millions of working men and women in mills, fac tories and stores and on rai Iroads and steamboats are all producers. Are they not benefited by receiving their wages in dollars which will buy a large amount of goods, instead of the reversn? Will UNFOUNDED PREJUDICE. Peculiar Vlewe Held by Many That Hauka Favor Dull Time. Ono of the most surprising features of tho present cheap money agitation is the evidence of widespread prejudice against bank. According to the silver it cts and flat money advocates, it would stem that a bank is a diabolical institu tion which preys ou the farmer aud workingman, while the banker is an enemy and oppressor of the people. These peculiur views are held seriously by many jstsoiih, who oppose sound currency principles merely because the bankers are in favor of them. It is hardly necessary in these en lightened days to show that banks are beneficent institutions, of ox much tme in our present system of industry and commerce as factories and stores. Their chief function is to serve as reservoirs for all the spare capital of tho country, which they receive only to loan out again wherever it can be used to let advantage. The idea of the Populists tlmf. ,lriiw n.4nvnut H... 1 I ...UT, iuiru:ni 1M1I11 Hit! IKXIMJU who think that ! ou idle money locked nn in bunk vanlta to the huccpkh of is purely a delusion. Unless cacital is employed it can cam no interest. The chief benefit conferred by banks is their insurance of credits, through which a much larger volume of business of all kinds is transacted than if men had to trade on a cash basis. In this way banks serve tho same useful pur pose a (ire or life insurance companies. Tho Populist pretense that bankers want money scarce so that business will be depressed is wholly untrue. In dull times bankers suffer like merchants and manufacturers. They cannot loan their las Occasion Seldom Oct ura to the Average Woman Except lo MJuiuiel Time-Jaunty Bonnet of hnble Taila This Bcmud'i Tim t-Uape. Gotham Faanion Gossip. Maw York correaiKiodeQce: "J'ICTntE occa sion" upon w-lik-h a picture hat may imj properly w orn occurs seldom to the a vera go wo man wlrh the av wage purse, ex cept lu summer time. With lallorniade dress of cloth a picture hat of the severer sort Is suitable for street wear or for tallormadt oc vaaion, uie nai neing classed among picture hats because of its size and pronounced beeomingness. For after noon (ailing with any velvet or doth dress a velvet, f ur-trlmmed or plume laiicu nut may lie worn with perfect propriety. i:ven In a lw.x at the thea ter wheii It Is quite clcur that the box Is not crowded and fliat the hat Is not In others' way, a picture hut of brll llant color ami of unique and distinct ly audacious design may lie worn Young girls and very young matrons of distinction anil beauty may wear the picture hat for driving, though, trurh to Ml, the close twine tlwtt will not catch the wind ig the right thing, aud the picture hat planned for rbe gown worn is In place at an afternoon recep tion. nn.- ...m,i j .. . . ... j up milliners give tne idea that a radiantly triumphant affair of velvet. kice, plumes and rhinestoneg Is the In evltable picture hat, and It Is dltlleuit to say where such a hat, pretty as It may 1 on the wax lady In the window. Dioy bo worn by the average woman. In general, the picture hat Is suitable tiHn occasions of dressy outdoor wear, funds, while they are nearly always bonnd to pay interest on the deposits loaned to them. Every sensible banker The Manufacturer have the audacity to J is anxious for the greatest possible pros say that a cheap dollar which would buy lew goods would lie a greater bene fit to this host of producers? Then we have the great agricultural interest, with it millions of workers producing grain, cotton, etc. No ono will deny that they are prcxlucers. Yet are they not benefited by receiving mon ey which has a high purchasing jsiwer? Is there a farmer in America who does not want, so far as he is personally con cerned, the dollars which will buy most of alt the things which he consumes? If there are any who prefer the other kind they could easily be accommodated with Mexican "dollars," which will onlybuy 62 cents' worth of goods in this country. There is absolutely no basis for the charge that the value of our present dol lar has been artificially increased. Gold as money is worth just as mwh as in bullion, and no more. Its value is not affected by law, and it is therefore whol ly untrue that it is designed to enrich the few at the expense of the many. The money of this country in the same for rich and poor. It gives no favor to any class, nor does it discriminate against the few or the many. It serves the in terests of all alike, and only demagogues will pretend that it is maintained for the benefit of nonproducerg or a limited class of rich men. A standard of valnes which measures alike the workingman 's wages, the farmer's products and the manufacturer's goods cannot, with fair ness, be said to artificially reduce prit.J in the interest of any class. perity. The banker of whom the cheap money advocates dream and write is al together a creature of their imagination. A IIONNKT OF 8ABI.K TAILS. Tim Silver Cae Staled. Tbo wlhklewiid n lx.rtled lu wbj- through tha dark, A tha ujmdKi.rwi. k aiiootrd anent from fefsr; T1j anii'kerloot akifki-d on thn anoot of nhark. And Ui Inklcbut kinked tba glnna of a gar. The The snrkcrjab arriltli-d through thick and thin, jui-xt of tha mltlej..k, mttllng twjrent; ariivwog whttd Ilia flanga of it. Hn, 1 filliped a apnke at the ai-ortle. hell Unit. The ntitiLlewnt welkered a whin I tha moon, A Ihc iinslabos joined in tha chorua of rath. While whangdoodlea lifted tha lay ot the loon, Aud the Juniblwht-k gobbled the dank attermath. Bat Id eplte of tbla argument, atrong a it la, And la aplta of the boomlet late brought about, The avmntoma all petal to an argentic flu, 1 appeara that free allrera about pa to red out. New York Bun. Early Me laalem. "When wsk it," asked Uis lnquisitiv boarder, "that cattls war oasd as moo- tyV "I think," said tha eWfol Idiot, "that it was about tha tiros wbac tha lpe baaD iaralnff boll. " Indiaaapv l Journal Waa;ea In Japan. We publish today a letter from Rev. , Will P. Turner, a Methodist missionary j who was sent from Georgia to Japan fceveral years ago. I Mr. Turner keeps in touch with af- fairs in his native laud and fees the ef fort that is being made to "Japan" our currency. His letter shows what we can ; expect should that calamity befall us. A labor leader in Texus a few days ago advised fhe workingmen to vote for I the free and unlimited coinage of silver. The rate of wages in the foremost free silver nation of the world will hardly commend this advice to sensible and in telligent wage earners in this country. Mr. Turner, whose facilities for in formation are as good as possible and whose reliability is beyond question, tells us some interesting things about wuges in ' Japan. It mnst be remem bered that his figures are in Japanese money, which is equivalent to only 60 cents on the dollar in onr currency. Here are some of his figures : Teachers in government schools, $13 to :15 per month. Post office and custom house clerks and similar government positions, $H to $60 per month. Teacher in high schools, $16 to $76 per month. Brick masons, 60 to CO cents a day. ! Carpenters, 45 to 65 cents a day. ! Female operatives iu cotton factories, I 8 cents a day. Male operatives, If) cents a day. Mr. Turner tells of an exei t Japa nese workman who with the aid of his wife made K cents a day I The workingmen of this country are being informed about what a silver ba sis means in regard to wuges. There is not a nation on the face of the earth which has the free coinage of silver where the average of wages is one-fonrth as high as it is in this conn try. Atlanta Journal. and Indoors when a tiny dress bonnet would be in place, unions the small bonnet Is imperative, that the conven ience of other people may not be Inter fered with. It would l too bad to dis courage the girl who looks her very prettiest In a picture lint from wearing one, but, after all, a dress bonnet, an Kngllsh walking hat and a drewy hat that is not quite a "picture" will bring her through. Kven though she should have several hats that are genuine and beautiful examples of the picture type, she will wear with her utreet and shopping gown a hat of the kind 1n this small picture, or one of some similar design. This is a inodlticiitiou of the tourist shape, Its crown Is low and flat, the brim rolls becomingly, being almowt flat front and back and well curved tip at the sides. Hudi hats are made In all ajhades of brown, green and In mix ed tweed colorings, and are trimmed by a band and side bow of gros grain rib ban in a shade a little darker rha,ti the tone of the hat. It's as simple as can be, and ahould not be worn In deter mined severity, set down over the nose. The girl who will confine herself to this sort of hat for ordinary tailor- made use, will look all the more dressy when she puts on a witch of a bonnet for some 8eolal occasion. Something, for Instance, like the adorable eccen tricity that the artist next presents. won a uan or jewel in It. It Is no ticeable that little bonnets are worn less far back this year than last and are, .therwfore, more becoming to most women. The hair is parted softly, and the bonnet baud should have a lit'Je depression right In the center where the central jewel or bow Is placed, which depression or point should tit snugly against the part. Between the severity of the walking hat aud the tiny elaborateness of the toque or lionnet on the one hand, and the almost reck h -ah magnificence of the genuine picture hat on the other hand, fhere is a medium whose number of ex presdoii Is legion. The general type, however, is of felt, and its size may be called reasonable, not a can wheel nor yet a whole side of a house, as It were, r-'uch hats are more suitable for young folks than the band bonnet. For the girl of from 10 to 20 or so, they seem specially adapted. Brown felts trim-1 ined quite severely with very heavy finish black satin ribbon, arranged in a pair of church steeple bows, one stnndin;; up on either side of the hat, and with a spreading pair of loops T: mmB MODKnATRl.Y PICTTRESQrE. across the front of the hat, are strictly good form. Such a hat Is the one drawn here, its brim being narrow at the sides, almost nothing at the back, and rather wide and creased upward in front It Is worn well forward on the face, the up-crease showing the sim ply arranged hair beneath. Especial distinction Is given to such a hat by choice of color, and a very stunning one of blue felt Is trimmed with bows of stiff ribbon In changeable green. Some of the swellest women's hatters nr making these hats of material to match the gown. The hat takes the shape and stiffness from many close rows of stitching, which go right through the satin lining and lnter-waddlng, and very fine cording set on the under side of tho brim gives It the necesKary elas tlclly. Such a hat Is Just about hide strtictlble, and cannot but look well on any but distinctly formal occasions J Icture hats themselves are almost as numerous as the last mentioned "be twoeu types; If they were not, they would lose their plcturesqueness. But it Is hardly possible to get picture ef fects without the use of feathers. In deed, one cannot have too many feath ers, nor can they be arranced with too eccentric luxuriance. At the same time, If a hat is of extra sIzq and trim mod with a view to plcturesqueness, may be called a picture hat and yet be almost practical in outline. All sorts of effects are secured by the removing of the top of crowns and by setting a "Poor Maa'a Moaey." They call silver "the poor man'i money." Well, maybe it is.' It is the money of Mexico and India and China and other nnprogressive countries, whea t the common )eople are certainly abont M poor as they can be. Minneapolis Journal. Where ailaer la Wall TTioagat Of. First Church Member What arc tha ream a agin Deacon Jones? Baoood Charro Mwnber Slanderin tba paraoo. Baid h was a food as gold. Barpv'i Baaar. THIMMKI) WITH CHURCH SI'lllK HOWS. TMi la made of curled over sable tail mounted on a band of velvet that curve over the top of the head. The tall curl to the side, leaving tha cen ter top of the bead flat Right here la placed a perky little fur bead, a twiat of velvet, and ao up flare of aigrette THIS SEASON'S TAM SUA PF.. deep pleating of silk uprlyh: about the hat, binding It by a baud e' itbton. the pleating escaping above de'ly-deiit- imI scallops, oflen high above Mier the crown was placed origl ,lly. (jfien the missing lop of ill cniwn Is supplied by a false crown of sill-' a ,-rs down along the niilcs of the l: , :,. -e br :: and It gathered about th op ll i crown In deep plealn. hee s din? forward and being held by a ..i or fold of the silk that sitrmtirtls hat below. This pi eft ting. in !n fourth hat presented, is ofte,, mine only across the front and where It slop at the sides bunches vf feather? ihni droop on to Hie hat brlM r.in'..o a hand some finish. The bt ck of the brim .,f this hat Is turned tip In , gciieroie scallop, and almost always there l some modification ef the slir-plp i..nhd of the brim nt l.aik or tt.fe: tvhl'.e in front It either arp.r.v -.cit . !?! c droops of Its own weight. t is n piquancy about the fc!g ?: ped a little forward that keeps b Ml style, though It can no longer b accep d as a novelty, indeed, tnia tin nni dtwon forward, with a resulting hi:it.g of the hair and of the eyes, too, if Mlas Coquette chooses to dip her pink chin Info her ruche, give a reason for wear ing a big hat. Copyright, 1M. It Is supposed that Americans' go- ahead qualities are due to tha (act that they have ao much puah while they are babies. HERK are people in this world H-ho take sjieclal enjoyment in the trouble anyone else has. and these people, we are sorry to say, are generally of the feminine persuasion. In fait, then? is a certain set of women apparently created for nothing else but to gloat over others' misery, though they would spurn the notion that they were doing aught but "sympathizing" with an unhappy fellow being. There are human vultures that somehow scent disaster, and direct lv trouble looms tin ahead they begin fluttering around, anxiously waiting for the denouement In which they can figure as the friendly counsellor and confidante who. nine times out of ten, rushes oil' directly from the home of the ufilicted to retail elsewhere every detail in the graphic fashion which makes a gossip of this sort so popular In the circle that thinks a bit of scandal the perfection of earth ly bliss. Haven't you seen her, when misfor tune has set its seal lu the household, rustling in, well dressed and artificial ly pained In manlier? The hand press that she gives you is a wort of chuckle and the sitlxlued look of sorrow an opti cal cross-cxa initiation. "Poor dear! how my heart bleeds for you," she purrs, and then goes on in the slickest man lier to drag out each circumstance that you are trying your best to hide, until at last, when she has departed, you feel that you have told too much, and that, such as It. is, will be magnified in the telling until. f you have lost a friend by death, the report will go forth that It was suicide, and If financial troubles have overtaken you, that your, father or husband has been guilty of em bezzling. Sympathy of the real sort, the stlck-to-you-througli-thlck-unil-thiu kind, is above rubies, but the two-faced senti ment that, is proffered ro often lu place of the true metal is despicable. Look out for the vultures If there is any likelihood of trouble ahead, and even though your heart may be bursting keep your sorrows to yourself unless you are certain thai the ones to whom you retail them are snlllcient.ly slaunch not to make light of what to you Is more than solemn. Philadelphia Times. The Toilet Table. The pincushion no longer reigns su preme on the fashionable woman's toil et table. In these days It occupies a subordinate position. It is small, also, to make room for the Innumerable little odd boxes which are there lu all the glory of dainty Dresden china, gleam- i lng gold nnd enamel or sliver. In fact, the latest pincushions are nothing more than a well-tuffed small square of satin, edged with a narrow border of jeweled galloon. The top of the cush ion Is covered with a square of sheer linen, finished with a band of Honiton lace Insertion. This cover Is made to fit within the Jeweled trimming of the cushion, and when soiled it is easily laundered. If the other appointments of the toilet table are in flowered Dres den china, then a pretty idea Is to have the pincushion cover of linen embroid ered In a small Moral design matching fhe china. ! soft and froufrou under the soft folds of a matinee house gown. It was of brocade satin, the design small chrys anthemums, and the deep flounce was of plain atiu aud a draping of chiffon was arranged around die skirt In deep scallops. Another pretty skirt to wear with a white gown was of white silk, with a ruffle of plain white lace head Hi with pink satin rosettes. The CMITii OnnciH of Prevention. woman who travels nowadays s with her what former! v would have been retarded as a tolerable out lit for a surgeon. Hhv has a neat linen or leather medicine case, where bottles may be placed beneath elastic bauds ami kept from breaking. A tink flask containing brandy, another full of alco hol, and some lavender water form a very good liquid outfit for the traveler and one which provides her with all the liquid necessities of life except water. Besides these a tiny envelope of court plaster, a pair of scissors, a threaded needle, some twine and a soft linen cloth should be carried. Fate cannot harm her who goes thus provided for I emergencies. Khe is ready alike for rlpjied gowns and railroad wrecks. Hair Pomade. Only a very little grease should ever be used on the hair. But if it must be used to keep the scalp from getting too dry, a little of very line quality is ad vised. One who has to use jximade would be wise to make her own, in order to be sure of using only pure stuff. The best thing for this purpose is the pure beef suet. Melt about two ounces of suet over a hot fire. This will become about a gill of liquid fat. Let this cool and after It hits become hard and white, whip It as you would an egg or white jsitatoes, until it is light aud creamy. She Wilt Teach Indians Music. Miss Mintu Morgan, a well-known mimic teacher of Port Townsend, Wash., has been appointed by the chief of the Indian bureau of the Interior Department as teacher of music in the Indian service, with instructions to re port for duty to the superintendent of the Uhemewu Indian School, of Che mewa, Ore. The position is a desirable one. The school is located within a few miles of Salem, and ranks as one of the best Indian schools in the country. llow Khf Amuses Her Hoys. A charming mother who believes that her boys should be amused has invent ed the following for her three restless little ohm: S,1e had a carpenter make of hard woe, five dozen sticks half an Inch square and a foot long. Then she had him ?ut as many cubes, jf va rious sizes. Shu hud tiie long jtlcks painted, one- Uiird red, another third blue and tht remainder white. The blocks were pi luted any colorant!) some not at all. llr Ihjvk amuse themselves by the hour bllldlng rail fences, slieds, barns and ho-jses, dividing up accord ing to color and buying and selling to neb other. T4iey have carved for them selves a little mgine, aud one has real ly developed 4 good deal of architec tural talent. They have a box lo put the blocks aay In and are niftije to attend to that themselves. hi pa Ctailed by Women. At Nagasaki, the great coaling ixvt in Japan, the shij an', coaled entirely by liltle women in pale blue cotton dresees and big nnish'oin lints, for all the world like the briskets full of coal which they pass from hand to hand through a yawning port especially made lu he ship's side for rhe operation. The bas kets, even when hwded, are compara tively light, bu. it Is astonishing h.w quickly the swrm of assiduous little women can coal great 3.000-ton steam er. It Is a matter of a few hours onlv I.uhora for Her 8cs, Mrs. Surah D ,su I,e Freta Is ot the famous Virginia Curtis family. Sh is prominent member of the National 'ouncll of Woman and has been a lead- In the Woithu'b Christian Temtwr- ance Union lu the District of Columbia since its Inception there. The work of ner union is lar-reaehlnir n Its Influ. nee. It has ope home under its pat ronage, "Hope sjid Help Mission," for poor, unfortunaie women, Inebriates, opium eaters aiwj liicnimhlea of all con ditions. Mrs. I e Freta Is a sin cere woman suffragist. The Pell coat for the Mtreet. No woman wears light, lacy petti coats on the street any more If she has any self-respect. The light silk skirt li as bad form as Is the soiled white skirt, and from all such horrors may the litany deliver us, But for evening and house wear, most dainty women like the delicately shaded petticoat bet ter than tba lace and mualin, which fashion decreaa, I aaw a corn-colored allk recently which would be vanr To Clean Black Clothea. A cake of bark soap and a small piece of black cloth should always be on hand to take spots out of dark cloth ing. It is perfectly harmless, and will remove ordinary stains as well as ben zine, which Is both dangerous and dis agreeable. Dip the cloth In warm water, rub it well with the soap, and In turn rub the spots with It. Sponge off the lather nnd you will probably see no traces of dirt. Leap-Year in 18ffl. (iirls, we wish to call your attention to the fact that 181K1 Is n leap year, and this leap year has a peculiar feature, In that, it will be the last until 1904, eight years. This is a condition which has not occurred since IffiHi. and will not hapiien again until 2(liMi. It happens once in 2(H) years. So you had better hurry up, for the boys will have good grounds to refuse you in L'OiKi you'll be too old. A Cow Doctor. -Miss Kdith Oakey graduated from the Veterinary College of Toronto. Canada, being the first woman to win n diploma. She has hung out her shin gle at Sandoval, Ohio, in the ceuter of a rich grazing country. Diseases of milch cows have been Miss Oakey 's special study. She has done well and employs three male assistants, who relieve her of much of the manual labor. What Becomes of the Women. Twenty per cent of all women who arrive at a marriageable age do not marry and 40 per cent, of college wom en are found to Rhun the bonds of mat rimony. Among the list of college graduates for the last twenty-five years there are only a few names of women who have become famous. Fame seems to select the struggling and obscure for her gifts. There are about 8,000 women grad uates from the various colleges and academies of this country aud about 3.000 of this number are unmarried. These latter are engaged In almost ev ery pursuit, the most popular heln teaching. Strange to say, the American college has given us do noted woman writer. Every woman who has made a name by her pen will be found to be a wom an who never went through colege. one or two essayists, have been duced, but that Is the extent. The last census shows that there are In the 1'nlted States l,2:tr women preachers, aos lawyers, 4,5."5 nhvsi- clans and surgeons; but in these num liers only a few are college women The law, ministry and Journalism show esieelally few college graduates. pro- lteprod notion In Insects. The power of reproduction In Insect Is one of the most wonderful parts of their economy. On beheading n slug, a new head, with nil Its complex ap purtenances, will grow again; so will the claws of a lobster. The end of a worm split produces two perfect heads and, If cut Into three pieces, the middle produces a perfect head and tall. Coals Gone from Newcastle. Twenty-two coal-laden ship aaiMng from Kewcaatle, New South Wales, have been reported aa miaslng at aatv alnce 1888. J tt BUI laek'".'- 'lc