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I.ady Henry Somerset's Husband. Mr. Somers Somerset, the new as* sistant secretary to the royal commis sion on the livvnsing laws, is the son not only of tb« well known 1-ady Hen* ry Somerset, but also of Lord Henry Somerset, who is still very much alive although people are apt to forget the fact. Owing to certain scandals of an unseemly type in which Lord Henry was implicated, his wife separated from him, and he found it convenient to live abroad—chiefly in Italy. He may often Ire seen at the La Kcala opera house at Milan. Those newspa pers which refer to Mr. Somerset as (the actual heir to the dukedom of Beau fort, forget that after Lord Worcester and any children that he may have, comes l>ord Henry Somerset, and there fore the son's claim is very remote.— St James Layette. The Value »f I.lterery History. Literary history belongs to the do main of fact just as much as geography does, and the ability on the part of u child to reel off the names of authors and their dates is just as useless as bis ability to tell the capital of Bolivia or to draw a map of Afghanistan, A cer tain amount of literary history is use ful,—the amount given in Mr. Stop ford Brooke's and I’rof. Biehardson's primers ami in Air. Brander Mathews' volume on American literature, —but not a bit more, for as intellectual training literary history is not so effi cient as another study,—September Atlantic. The Western Men's Ideal. The I'nited Ntalca is unique in the extent to which the individual has L been given an open field, unchecked by restraints of an old sociul order, or of scientific administration of govern §,, ment The self-made man was the Western man’s ideal, was the kind of man that ail men might become. Out of his wilderness experience, out of the freedom of his opportunities, he fash ionixi n /»f un/>lul n*»r ft ♦ ii ifi —the freedom of the Indvidual to seek A his own. lie did not consider that his V conditions were exceptional and tern f porary.—September Atlantic. How to M«*n«l m Milk Ual»l. A dressmaker lay* down three rules for inending a silk waist: I'se ravel ing* when you can. New’ from the un der side. Do not turn over edges, but darn flat mid trust to careful pressing. If a bone begins to show through, do not mend but cut oIT the bone an inch, if the silk wears off around the hooks and eyes, move them along ever so lit tle. Make a virtue of worn out seams by applying black feather stitching; and remember that a silk waist is good as long as the upper part of the sleeve remains. J’lastron, choker, luce, cuffs and careful mending make a new waist for yoa Admitted Error Too Hnou. It is very hard to go about with a bullet and an ache in your bead. Still harder is it when your doctor disbe lieves the headache and bullet and Ik shuts you up as u lunatic. This hap pened to a young Hamburg confec tioner, ami for some years be lived in a lunatic asylum. I'inutly be signed a paper that the headache was a fancy and the bullet a mere idea, and that ■ he had got them both out of his head. And now have come the remorseless X rays, which have disclosed the bullet in the man's skull. Ought he to be glad or sorry?—Ixmdon World. It the Half? Is Cottlag ImIB, hnn and am that old and vail-triad rrmsdy, Mas WixsooVr Smiiuui Hraurier CSUdies TMtbln* A Novel Poenwstlc Tuba, Pneumatic tubes have many uses, but one of the latest is attracting a great deal of attention from its novel< ty. This is the tube for stacking hay. It is built in sections, and is controlled by tnetal straps, pivots and arms. The hay is drawn into the tube, carried through it with great velocety, and by a turntable and swinging arrangement like a crane is evenly distributed on the stack. No cough so bad that I)r. Kay's l.ung Halm will not eure it. Nee ad. A story of the time of Shakespeare, written by .lohn Bennett, will be the leading serial for the new volume of St. Nicholas. It is called “Master Skylark," and will deal with the romantic events of the Klixabcthan age. The great dramatist figures aa one of the leading characters, although the hero and heroine are a boy and a girl. Another serial, “The I.ast Three Soldiers," by William II. Shel ton, has a novel plot It tells of three In ion soldiers who became veritable castaways in I he i'onfederacy. Both stories will begin in the Voveinlmr St Nicholas. ^Blromlng secured to every woman j: by the use of \ ii thousands ol slllkted •«w« K*v« b««n cured Ii hr Iti aw. Jr. ti| i Minim, frrffsL: In* • »»i * MMet tiipn AT<Kv# ■ •;•* M* *ymp*4 *(M • ■ 01 IS » i U»4 IMl.» .. MMb s 'V ARM ED BY A GHOST.] MINER DIES UNDER PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES. Mr. Montgomery Krgtrded the Appari tion at an Omen of Death, Stopped Work and Died — A Lnzerne Penns) I rnnla Mystery. R . ROBERT MONTGOMERY, of Wanamle, near Wilkes-Barre, Ps., died the other day under very peculiar circumstances, evi dently from fright, caused by a belief that he had been warned of hla ap proaching death by a wraith. Mr. Montgomery had been employed for years as pump runner In No. 18 colliery of the I/ehlgh & W'llkes Barre Coal Company at Wanamle. He was a brave soldier In the late war, and was not easily frightened. Two weeks ago he said that while he was attending to his work he heard a strange noise In the mine. A few mo ments later a peculiar feeling came over him, as though there was a cold draught circulating through the mine, and he became chilly. He looked up fiom hl« work, when the queer noise was repeated. He felt as though there •ras some one present. He could not tee anyone, and strained his eyes far Into the dark recesses. Then he be held a white object, about the size of a man. It. moved, an though floating In the air, and kept a certain distance from him. He spoke to the apparition several times, but not a sound came •• A a -1 i a .. _ ,1 h/.iI f i.m view, keeping Its face toward him all the time. Mr, Montgomery at once made a search, but failed to find any one hiding about. He was very much affected and told his friends he regard ed the wraith as an omen of death. He at once gave up his position, and a couple of days later took his brd, al though he had no specific sickness which the doctors could discover. He continued to talk of the wraith and said It was of no avail to take medi cine or care for himself, that he was doomed and might as well reconcile himself to death. His friends tried to dispel hts thoughts about death by saying it was a man sent In by the company to see if he performed his duty. But Mr. Montgomery remained confident that it was an omen of death, and grew gradually weaker until the death he had looked for came early last Sunday morning. STRANGE BaNK IN NORWAY. One 'Of th* Mont ladnpnnduut Financial Institutions In tha World. From the New York Journal; The most independent and aristocratic bank in the world Is the Norges, or Na tional bank of Norway. Socially the bank is of considerable importance. The directors meet twice a week and these friendly gatherings are said to be most enjoyable affairs. Loans and discounts form the chief subjects of conversation. No loan or discount can be made without the approval of three of the directors. The directors are to hold a meeting one day and you want to borrow |1,000 on Monday. You apply to Norges bank and are told that the matter will be taken under con sideration at the directors' meeting on Wednesday, and you may look for an answer to your application on Thurs day. It does not matter in the least that you want the $1,000 Monday, and not Thursday; you simply have to wait. The origin of this Institution Is as pe culiar as Its management Is unusual. Soon after the nominal union of Nor way and Sweden, in 1814, the latter country began to feel the need of greater money facilities to meet the demands of the rapidly increasing com merce. The problem of securing the necessary capital for a great national institution was a very simple one for the Norwegian government. It raised stockholders for the bank Just as It raised soldiers for lie armies. Kvery well-to-do citizen was compelled to take so much stock. He was always at liberty to take more if he chose, I ilt always In smounts divisible by live. This usiional bank Is also a na tional pawnshop It Is authorized by law to lend money on any uou-perisb able goods, provided they can be de postted in the bank and kept under lock and key. For this service It charges rather less than the usual is*wnbroker's Interest, which may, per haps, tmuit for the rarity of private pawnshop* in Norway. % *n*l»rt»tit IImfMiiHi. The "staple heroism" of young Van .lerbllt's statement to an Intimate friend that If his father disinherited him and he was obliged to start out In life a poor man he "would not be tb# Orel Vanderbilt who started out that" made untie an Impression on the *> in pel belie public that always tuvsa a lot er. uatll somebody happened lu reform her tbsi the young geatlemsa la he* lied II ooo.uoo from bis grandfather Ac copllag bis foie without a murwiut. he l«n sui into the world with a poo* but lovely wife wad only two to ill tune la scrub sloag eo ilutaiu t'ummee rial iuiSSi the NS That bor sf yours ha# put himself uotatde the pat* ** clvllisailoa tlrs* luus What has be doae now •' He is up lbs alley emptilag ike as,11 sf bear you seal him after Kscnaag* The majority wf people wha aueaspt j to ptohauasa the seat# ef the dlactn »«*r of the X raye at ter all t| ae If it j were Nuaiyeu ' The ef ‘Maeat gea la hard au4 the p> oauaclauoa Should ha Meat gta." IN HARD LUCK. Th« Stranger Regretled HU HMltlMI (halting. However. Just across from the town depot was the town graveyard, and sitting on a baggage truck on the platform was a ragged, lonesome man, whom any one would have spotted at once for a tramp. There were a dozen of us walking up and down as we waited for the train, but for a quarter of an hour the tramp sat with his head in his hands and had nothing to say to any one. Then a pas senger. who was evidently on good terms with himself, walked up to th* man and said: “Dead broke, of course, old man?” "Yes, dead broke,” said the man on the truck, as he looked up. "Haven't had anything to eat In two or three days, eh?” "Not since yesterday morning.” "Willing to work, but your health won’t permit It, I take It, as Is the case with all the rest of 'em?” ”My health ain't overly good,” re plied the tramp after a bit. ”No, of course not,” laughed the man. “I’erhaps you are also worrying about your family? Do you want to raise a dollar In time to get home to see your wife die?” "Come along you -come along rents.” said the tramp, as he rose up and climbed the graveyard fence. Half a dozen of us followed him, and ao we reached the fence and looked over, he pointed to three graves which wpre so new that the graves had not taken root, and said: “There's the family wife and two children! A week ugo I was 100 miles away, but I got to thinking about these graves, and I couldn't stay away. 'I his morning I finished ray walk, and I was waiting for the train to go before I came up here. Yes, I’m dead broke, and hungry and in poor health and a tramp, and there’s the reason of it. When they died it broke me up.” One by one we went back to the platform. The tramp came last of all. and he was going away without look ing a’ us. when the man who chaffed him put the money we had rat ed in hie hand, added a $5 bill from his own pocket and kindly said: •'Take it, old man, and better luck go with you. I'm sorry I spoke as 1 did.”—New York Mercury. UNDER THE WATER. Kngllsti with • Bo»>iii«rl»i« Terprdo IWmI. What is described as a very success ful series of experiment# was made in London the other day with a working model of a new submarine torpedo boat, which will be about ninety feet long, with proportionate depth and beam. The model, of course, has the usual water-tight compartments and a false keel, to be detached in case of an emergency, such as the sudden need of additional buoyancy. The propelling power is electricity, supplied from stor age cells specially designed for sub marine service—the propelling l>elng a single screw. The cells arc packed cn each side of the hull, leaving the cen tral part free for the service of the crew and the working of the ship. The air supply has been the special subjei I of Investigation by the Inventor, who has devised a means by which It can be purified, and the loss of oxygen so made good that the crew will be able otnii nnHor aatnr uff/inlinir to hit* calculations, for a week. The vessel hiui two conning-towers. In the fore most all the gear is mounted for steer ing. putting the machinery in or out of action, supplying the air. turning on the lights, causing the vessel to de scend or ascend, or discharging bei torpedoes, the tubes for which are cr each side of the bow. The after con ning-tower enables any of the crew to get out of the vessel when under water for repairing or other purposes. The model, brightly illuminated by incan descents. dived Into the water, re mained submerged at two, three, or , four feet, ascended and descended slow ly or rapidly, and depressed either I cr bow or stern at will. It was evident that great care and Ingenuity bad been exercised in working out detail* and the spectators present expressed the opinion that an advance bad been made towards the realisation of a project that has fascinated inventors for «*«)• turies. Maun fur Impro»»»>•«I. "That young man who occupies the first floor front has some tough looklPg callers." "Yea his room is letter than h is cour psuy,"—New York World. LATE PATENTED NOVELTIES. A frame to secure cows' tails while milking. An electric cigar lighter and a porta ble electric lurch A neat little device fur remuvlsg Iht pulp frum an orange Kan attachment tor rocking rhalra operated by the motion of the chair A design lor n pin badge consisttng of a pH* Math with a bug impaled ue each tige. A glass pane in lh* uvea duur ot a tHtoa stove, an that the process si bah lag can he uhse>>*d Wit haul opening the dear A gymnast!* sahihitlog sppsraiu* w hereby a man bsvmn** the arrow ana ta hodliy piupeited ar shot Irwm • »irung bow. An advertising - b» b lg which the ad tefiteemenu ate kept In cwatlauwue movement oa aa •adlssa toil, hy iha mcvbaatam si the *b*ek An utlerwsuag navelty seed aa a pea viper made ta Ike form el a Mid tin Moeeaiag M ta the hand the Mil open* to grasp Ike pea The *ht«d a meoth as lined with Maaaet whtvk * ipew tk# |ti rigs a aa It la e.ibdrasn. C'omlolrnr*. A Detroit man recently bought him self one of the suits of tow that have gained a great deal of popularity for 1 summer wear. The colored man who docs odd chores around his home looked at it. turned away and heaved a tre mendous sigh. "What's the matter, Augustus'.’ Don't you approve of this outfit?” •• ”1 ainl fer me ter 'spress no 'pinion. Hut I wants ter say dat ef wus comes < ter de wus, I s redy ter stick by de fara ly eben if I has ter take less wares ” i “You seem to think this suit is con- < nected with hard times” • “Yaasir. Hut I didn't ’magine dey wue er. Iiahd er all dis. Hit doan mek so much dilTer'nce ter cullud folks i W'en I wah livin' down souf 1'se raised hul fam'ltes ob pikcrninnies dat ud tak' er coffee suck an' cut hoi's foil dere larms an' mak' it pass fer co't vest an' .breeches Hut much cz I've hyurd ■’bout dcse hahd times. ] nebbcr didn' spek ter see cr sho miff white gen’le •tnan have ter go 'roun in jute clo's”— Detroit Free Frees. Iowa farms for sale on crop pay ments 10 per cent cash, balance crop yearly until paid for. J. MUL 1IAI.I,. Waukegan. 111. Ills Mouth Mail* Trouble. A few years ago two men were oon victed of horse stealing In a district court in Montanx They deserved a sentence of ten years Imprisonment, but the Judge let them off with three. The worse man of the two, supposing that the sentence once pronounced was past revision, addressed tho court. "I i_4 ..S 4. . *• t. -t 4 . I .1 4 1. _ "that when I get out you will be the first one I will come here to bill.” "Oh, well," said the judge, "in that case I'll make it ten years Then you won't trouble me so aoon.” Having said this he turned to the other man and said: “Is there anything you would like to say?" "Not a blessed word,"answered the prisoner. Thu man who said noth ing is now out. While his partner is still behind the bars. For lung sud ( best diseases, f'Iso's Cure Is the liest medhliin we have used Mrs. J. I,. Northfott, Windsor. Out., Canada. Itemeiiilierlfig Names. There is a lloston society woman who cannot remember names, neither can her daughter. One day they met a Mrs. Ilowc, and afterward the daugh ter remarked: "Howe invented the sewing machine didn’t he? Well, just think of machines and we will be sure to get her name." The two ladies went to tea a few days afterward, and Mrs. Howe was there, f’p sailed the moth er with her sweetest smile and ex claimed: "My dear Mrs. hingcr, how delighted I am to 6ce you again!” Soon afterward the daughter appeared, and. with equal charm of manner, said: "My dear Mrs. Wilcox, how are you?” -FIT* Mopp^rt fri‘0 p#-rm«n**nt Iv cured. Jfo I nth MfU-r find day'* uw of !>r. JK lln«'« >enr« Kentorvr. Km* $2 irutl butt lw and l r*i*4 i**, b*nd tv Du. It mm ft, 931 Arch *L, Philadelphia, Pa. Wmanmt* Vrnyer. in the August issue of the Arena the editor contributes the following signifi cant anecdote concerning Whittier and Kmerson: The two were taking a drive together when they passed a small, unpainted house by the road side. “There," said Kmerson, point ing out the house, "lives an old Cal vanist, and she prays for me every day. 1 am glad she does. I pray for myself.” "Does she?" said Whittier. “What does thee pray for, friend Kmerson." "Well, when I first open my eyes on the beautiful world. I thank <>od that i am alive and live so near lioston." What you need is something to cure you. <Jet Dr Kay's Jtenovator. See ad. Ja the number of Harper s lia/.ar is sued on October Id there will be given the firstchapter of "Frances Waldeaux,” a brilliant serial story from the pen of Kebeeca Harding rtavis. The atory is original ia treatment, and has for its motif the absorbing love of a mother for her only son. It will occupy eight consecutive numbers of the Ua/ar and ue finely illustrated. “Autumn l ush ioiis lor Men” will be fully treated in the neat issue of tbe lia/.ar. Illplomsry. Mrs. Hendricks iproudly walking out of tbe sewing room)—“Well. Percy, how <lo yon like my bloomers'.*” Mr. Hendricks— “Oh, they do very well, but dear me, how much older than usual they make you look.'' < >n the following day a neat package intended for ike far away heathen,was forwarded from the Hendricks home.— Cleveland leader. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical Ilk which vanish before proiM-r ef forts geutle effort* pleasant efforts rightly directed There is comfort in Hie know ledge, that so many forms of sick ness are not dim In nay actual dis ease, toil simply to a n m* tins led «smdl tioa of tbe system, whish the pleasant family iaaaliie, Hi rap of Pigs prompt ly removes Thai la why it la the only remedy with milHoasof families, amt la •very where esteemed an highly tut ail tebovtlue grasl health Its l» o*4. lei i ts Is ate due to the fact that ills the one remedy which promotes lateraal cleanliness without de tulltaliag the ••wane on wkk h It eels It la therefore all Important, hi order hi get Me he a* •rial effect* to note when you put chase, that you have the eenulm arti nle which is ateaafatiuted hy the fait totals Pig ayrep I u waif ami sold hy •II reputable druggMa If la the euy-iateal uf g«s«t health sad the system M regular lasativee MV ether rawed U s are the* ant niMhd It stttctetd with aay actual dtseaae, m may he natwndd hi the aawt chiilftn phislclaas. hut if la need of a taaatiee ime should have the hast, and with Ho ~~P iahwawd everywhere Hyrup ml , P -gr. vtamls highest sad k amal largely j •awd aadf tv e* mud general •attaiastam | Iliff llnoni In Cablmffft I,mvm. “The hot Rpcll has been good for me n one way," said an uptown produce iealer. “You know there is a popular elief in the country that cabbage eaves will protect one from sunstroke I'hat belief has been communicated to lie city, and the idea 1ms cropped out wonderfully in the past few days. You enow it's only the green leaves that ire supposed to be protectors, and the inly thing for a person to do who wants one of them in a hurry to put inder his hat is is to buy a whole head >f cabbage Truckmen and street 'leaners are my best customers this week. Yesterday afternoon a half do/. >n of the latter came in here, bought 'our heads of cabbage, divided the jrsen leaves, and, with helmets stuffed with them, went confidently back to heir broiling work.”—New York l'lmes. Hall's Catarrh Cora Is s constitutional cure. Trice, 76c. Harper's Weekly for September 19th will contain art important article by llrigsdier-Ueneral A. W. Oreeley, U. H. A., on Nansen's “Furthest North;” lion. Worthington C. Ford will contri bute a valuable article on Washington's Farewell address. There will be a iouble-page picture by the late C. S. Reinhart, entitled “High-tide at <let lysburg,” and the battle of l.ske Krio will be Commemorated in the “Naval lluttles” series by James Harass, with un illustration by Carleton T. Chap man. Force of Imagination. A venerable couple from a far west ern town arrived late at night at a seaaide tavern. Just as the husband was falling asleep, he murmured: “Listen to the surf, Matilda; it’s Se rious; worth the journey. 1 haven’t heard it for forty years.” In the merw ing they saw no sea from windows ton piazza. On inquiry the husband dia^ covered that it was a bowling alloy that had lulled him to sleep. — Kaetoei Journal. ;iL'_tjyj. _S3 ■ That Pleasing i Paralyzing Pie! U i How good it looks I How ! ’ | good it is!. And how it ' > ») hurts. 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