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25,000. -It will be of velvet, lined with
rich sllic, with braid and 'silver lace.
It will be adorned with thirty but
tons, and as these aro to be of dia-
monds set in gold, they will constitute
the moat costly item. Ten men will
"be employed for six days on this mar
velous doublet.
The waistcoat will bo of white satin,
creased and diamondstitchcd by hand.
With the six buttons, diamonds set
in gold, it will cost from $10,000 to
-415.000. , ' '
The kilt, which will be of specially
manufactured Menzies" tartan and
adorned, with four rosettes made of
expensive' silk ribbon, will cost about
$250.
The plaid, specially woven, will be
fastened on the left shoulder by means
of a- gold clasp, adorned with a thistle
formed of precious stones. The king's
plaid cost $3,000, and it is supposed
Bradley-Martin's will not cost less.
The price of the Balmoral cap, with
crest "and adorned with woodcock
feathers held on by a gold clasp, will
be about ?50. The woodcock feathers
indicate the wearer is not chief of his
clan. Were he that, he would wear
eagle feathers.
The bride will wear a white satin
gown," with a Menzies plaid hanging
from theleft shoulder. This is not the
orthodox Highland ladies' costume,
but it is supposed to be more in keep
ing with the occasion.
The remainder of this astonishing
accoutrement will, it is said, e in
perfect keeping both as regards style
and cost. -
Eet all of us be happy. Rocky
Mountain News.
between the ages of 30 and 60 years,
something like slxty-tbreo aro moder
ate drinkers and thirty-soven aro total
abstainers, a proportion of not far
from two to one.
There aro enough other reasons why
men should not drink atall, but these
figures aro more illuminating than any
thing of the. kind wo have recently
come across. Salt Lake Herald.
Abstinence and Longevity
"How Abstinence Pays," is the the
title of a little pamphlet received re
cently by .the, "Herald. . ; The. author
attempts, to show, and he does show,
thjit abstinence from intoxicants pays
high'er'diyTdenxfs in 'health, wealth and
happiness than any other form of self
denial. Especially Interesting are the
mortuary tables taken from the re
port of a life insurance actuary who
has made a careful study of the sub
ject. Comparisons are made, not be
tween excessive drinkers and total ab
stainers, for excessive drinkers cannot
secure life Insurance, but between
total abstainers and moderate drink
ers. The table shows, for the cases in
vestigated, that the deaths among
moderate drinkers between the ages of
20 and 30 years were heavier by 11
per cent than among the total ab
stainers. Between 30 and 40 years of
age the difference in favor of the total
abstainers were G8 per cent. Between
50 and GO the abstainers were 42 per
cent better off, and between 60 and 70
the difference was 19 per cent.
The figures show conclusively, there
fore, that the man who drinks not at
all has a far better chance to arrive
at mature years than the man who
drinks moderately. The small per
centage of difference between the ages'
of 20 and 30 years is accounted for
that the habit of drinking, even in
moderation,., can hardly be said to be
fixed until after the individual has
passed the- age. of 30 years. But even
then there was a difference.
It will be. generally conceded, we
believe, that the average man's period
of real usefulness and influence, his
greatest capacity for work, lies be
tween the ages of 30 and 60 years.
It will be noted that the average of
deaths of non-drinkers during those'
years is 611-3 per cent less than
among moderate drinkers. That is to
say, out of every 100 deaths of men
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Counterfeiting
A now $100 counterfeit bill has been
found in circulation at the Delmar
race track. It is described, as "won
derfully liko the genuine," but in
some respects crude and defective. This
drawback Is so perfectly characteristic
of counterfeits in general as to sug
gest somo reflections. One who finds
pleasure or profit In speculating upon
the reasons for things might employ a
little time to advantage in considering
why it is that the makers of counter
feit bills always fall In somo import
ant detail to imitate correctly what
they seek to reproduce.
The making of a counterfeit which
will deceive the least wary is a work
of great labor and one which calls for
high skill. The average of the work
needs to be fully up to the standard
of the original, which means that the
engraver must bo nearly if not quite
as skillful as the men employed in
the making of plates for good notes.
He does not have to originate any
thing. Every detail has been care
fully worked out for his guidanco, and
all that devolves upon him. Is to Imi
tate what he is copying. That he can
do this in most respects showa that ho
is equal to doing it in all respects.
Why is It, then, that no counterfeiter
has yet succeeded in making u bill
which in some important and easily
recognized detail is not so different
from the one imitated that the expert
can detect it as soon as he submits
it to crucial examination?
The answer is probably that men
willing to employ their skill in crimi
nal practices are temperamentally in
capable of thoroughness. It would
seem as if the financial backers of
counterfeiting enterprises, in view of
risks involved, would be critical of
the work on the plates they are asked
to approve and pay for. So far as the
records show, however, the undetect
able counterfeit bill has nevar been
made. Probably it never will be. This
must be explained on the assumption
that counterfeiters, like other crimi
nals, are clever only up to a certain
point They resent the requirement of
patient Industry. With this they can
make honest and safe livings, and if
the conditions of earning the dishon
est dollar are the same as those of
earning the honest dollar the former
loses its attractions. The remarkable
skill of the counterfeiter is shown in
his ability to do part of his work so
well that it is as good as that which
he imitates, and sometimes better. The
qualities which make him a criminal
appear in his willingness to be care
less with other parts, which stamp the
whole with the proof of fraud. Who
ever will take a counterfeit bill and
compare it with an original of the is
sue imitated will have no difficulty in
discovering the occasional slip of the
burin the occasional evidence of care
lessness in drawing, of willingness to
pass as 'good enough" what is not
good enough, or recklessness and in.
difference which show that the clev
erest of counterfeiters is not a good
mechanic.
The normal man can not under
stand carelessness ot thta sort, espe
cially in matters which render futile
the labor of months "or years in the
engraving of counterfeit plates and
make detection as easy as it is Inevit
able. The conclusion would seem fo be
Irresistible that the counterfeiter la not
sons for believing that criminals are
oorn, not made, and that those who
deliberately elect to follow crime for
gain do so In obedienco to a natural
instinct, the result of a moncal nrp
which unfits them for tho self-restraint
and patient Industry of an honest ca
reer. Criminals ofton show evidences
of astonishing cleverness, and it
seems to the average man that tnolr
talents. If cmnlnvmt in i. .,,. tu
would make them conspicuously suc
cessful. Tho error of this assumption
is mat In any monotonous and icput
ablo employment tho man thus gifted
could not, or would not, employ his
talent, which Is not of tho kind which
qualifies for honorable success. The
iiuuce ton us that the hnhiriinl i,i
nal is never thorough. New York
limes.
Impeachment at ta PoUf
Growincr our nf tun nnfu
cabal in the council of Leo Angeles,
mT . U1 mB SIX In awarding
the contract for tho city's printing to
ri?8 AnKe.les Tlmcfl at a Price
S i f u year n cxccss of th0 h'sbcat
mV, ; wiuiwuiore, ana tho, ratifica
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Mayor M. P Snyder, has been invoked
Ti i.y y Blua 0l ino cltys charter
which provides for the recall and re
tirement to private life of officials
guilty of unfaithful service.
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