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Holler Skating In Popular.
At tlio recent cycle show In Paris, as
well ns at Stanley show, In London, iv
now kind of roller skates for street and
rood use were exhibited, which is pot
tlnjr very popular in both countries,
lhey have the shape of ordinary skntcs,
out in the place of steel runners there
are two runners provided, which nre
covered with rubber tires. For practi
cal use on ordinary roadb they are. ex
cellent, and their weight is about threo
pounds apiece. A pood roller skater
can move surprisingly fast upon these
skates, and, by placing one foot across
the rear of the other he can stop nlmost
instantaneonsly. The- London and
l'arls streets arc already alivo with
skaters using tho new roller skates,
which arc becoming more popular every
day.
Sir Edward Thornton was Hritish
ambassador to Russia at the time of
the coronation of Alexander 111., hav
ing formally represented his govern
ment nt Washington for years. Ills
daughter, Miss Alary Grace Thornton,
contributes to The Century for May her
journal describing "Tho Crowning of a
Czar." Tho Illustrations of tho article
are from the ofllcial record which was
Issued by the Russian government Miss
Thornton says that the most imposing
momont of the entire coronation was
when the Czar alone stood in tho vast
cathedral at Moscow, and all tho rest
within tho edifice and all without as
far as the oyo could see, knelt and of
fered up prayers for him. The ceremo
nies attending the coronation of Nicho
las II. next month will bo almost
identical with those described.
Xnvitltles in btlicr.
Spoons showing openwork silver
bowls are preferred to dishes for serv
ing bon bons. They have amplo capac
ity and nre made with long, heavy han
dles, elaborately carved.
liread forks make the last addition to
the table equipment They aro of an
tique shape with pierced tines and
heavy chased handles.
Wreaths of tiny silver flowers from
tho handles of cmbroidorj' scissors es
pecially designed forgifts. The sheaths
showing similar decoration, contribute
to tho effect as well as to the safety.
Openwork shades over silk linings
are seen in conjunction with candle
sticks of heavy carved silver.
Wo will forfeit S1,(K!0 if any of our pub
lished testimonial aro proven to be not
genuine. Tub Pjso Co., Warren, I'n.
Side Comb and I'nUo Hair.
I have just made a discovery which
is calculuted to till with joy the heart
of every woman who wishes to enjoy
the advantages and undoubtedly they
are many of hair which is softly waved
ut tho sides without the attendant
trouble of Indnclnp nature to have its
straightness transformed into tho de
sired undulations. This good thing
takes the form of a tortoisshell comb
to which is attached a strand of softly
waved hair, long enough to be drawn
round the sido of the head, and to give
all the loose -fullness which is so ranch
to be desired.
The Oldest ltrltlsh Tree.
The oldest tree in this country is tho
yew tree at llrndbum, In Kent, which
is said to bo 3,0f)0 years old; whllo at
Fortingal, in Perthshire, Is one nearly
as old. At Ankerwyko House, near
Staines, is a yew tree, which was fam
ous at the date of the signing of Magna
Charta. 121.1, and later was tho trystiug
placo of Henry VIII and AnnloUoleyn.
Tho threu yews at Fountains Abbey
nro ut least 1,200 years old, and beneath
them the founders of tho abbey toit in
1132. There arc no fnmous oaks that
rival any yew in nge, 2,000 years being
tho greatest age attained. Damoroy's
oak, in Devonshire, which was blown
down in 1703, had this distinction.
Cowthropo Oak, near Wethcrby, York
shire, is said to bo 1,C00 years old.
London Stur.
TIGER. AND THE LADY.
Nothing speaks with a louder voice than
a godly lifo.
Some people (trend enough time crying
over spilt milk to Luy a whole cow.
Iowa farms for sale on crop payments, 10
per cent cash, balance 4 crop yearly, until
paid for. J. MULHALL, Wau'.egitn, 111.
The reason it is called a stas: party is
because the men in it generally stagger
home.
It tho Uuby Is Cutting Xeetrj.
Bo ura and uso that old and well-tried remedy, lies.
(Vimlow's SooTiiii.0 Srnl'r (or Children Teething.
If you would te a happy man, learn to bo
a contented one.
rVT8 -All Klmelonelf re i by Pr.KIIneVi CJre.1t
Avrvn Kestorcr. So Kltsattt-rinu nrMtlit) ' ute.
Jlarvelmisoure. Treat lMjunIS2tral bottle (iff t,
t II cuci. bead to Dr. Kllnt-.KJl Area fat., Will., l'u.
" Itnttfr Minn Urdu cm I Gold
Is bodily comfort. This unspcakablo boon
is domed to many unfortunates for whoso
ailments llostetter' Momnch Hitters In u
promptly holpful remedy. Tho dyspeptic
the rlioutniit l-, tlio nervous persons troubled
with biliousness or chills and fever, should
loso no time In nvnllhiK thcmclvct of this
comijrchrnxlvrt and cental medicine. It pro
motes appoiite una nigiiuy siumuor.
A Kciv Uso for X Uny.
It will not bo very long until tho X
rays will be in common use by physi
cians and surgeons in locating frac
tures, dislocations, etc. Whero thero
is much swelling It is almost impossi
ble to tell the extent of tho fracturo
and especially If it be a slight one
When Nature
Needs assistance it may be best to ren
der It promptly, but one should remem
ber to use even the most perfect reme
dies only when needed. The best and
most simple and gentle remedy is tho
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company.
Practical Tent.
Mr. Hobbs Dear, this paper says
sowing is to a woman what whistling
is to a man.
"Is that so? Well, here, take little
Dick's trousers and whistle a couple of
patches on them while I go to tho mat
inee." Chicago Record.
Coe'a Cough. Ilnlsam
t j t ho oldest and best. It will break up a Cold quick
er ilad anjthlticelie. It Is always reliable. Try It.
An Appreclntltc Spirit.
A senator's wife, who is an accom
plished musician, gave a dinner party
recently. Among tho guests was a
certain" member of the Kentucky dele
gation In congress. When awaiting an
nouncement of dinner, at tho urgent
request of some of tho guests, tho
hostess played and sang. She had just
limshcd a polonutbo by unopin, wiucu
was greeted by a burst of applause, and
as she arose from tho piano, in the si
lence which followed the sweet strains,
her husband turned to the gentleman
from tho Uluegrass stato with:
"Would you like a sonata bofore din
ner, colonel?"
'Well, I don't mind," promptly replied
the Kentucky statesman, bracing up
quickly. "I had two on my way here,
but I reckon I can stand another."
New York Tribune.
The wound mado by a knife may heal,
but that mado by an unkind word may not.
No woman should lean back when she
laughs.
Half Faro Excursions via the Wabash,
The short line to St Louis, and quick route
East or South,
April 21 st and May Gtb. Excursions to
all points South nt one faro for tho round
trip with $2.00 added.
JUNE ICth,
National Republican Convention at St
Louis.
JULY ?A,
National Educational Association at
Uuffalo.
JULY Uth,
Christian Endeavor Convention at
Washington.
JULY 2ud,
National People and Silver Convention at
St. Louis.
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mation, call at tho Wabash ticket oBlce,
1415 Farnam St, Paxton Hotel block, or
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An evil intention perverts
actions and makes them sins.
the Lest
A Good Iteason.
I don't see why you sent me to bed
for being just imprudent," sobbed Wil
bur. "It is very easily explained," said his
father. "You aro imprudent because
you got out of bed on tho wrong sido
this morning. I want you to go to bed
for an hour, and then seo if you can't
get out on tho right side." Harper's
Hound Table.
Three striking contribution to tho
May Atlantic aro the opening number
of a series of letters from Dante Gab
riel Rossettl to WlllUm Allingham,
ably edited by George liirkbeck Hill,
with a delightful autobiographical
shetch of Allingham; Kendrlc Charles
liabcock's discussion of Tho Scandin
avian Contingent, being the third pa
fier in tho series on raCo characteristics
n American life; and an anonymous
paper on Mr. Olney's fitness for tho
Presidency.
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On May 5 homeseekcrs excursion
tickets will bo sold from all points in
tho West and Northwest over tho "Big
Four Route" and Chesapeake & Ohio
Ry. to Virginia andNorth Carolina at
one fare for the round-trip. Settlers
looking for a homo in the South can do
no better than in Virginia. Thero
they have cheap farm lands, no bliz
zards, no cyclones, mild wiuters, never
failing crops, cheap transportation and
the best markets. Send for free de
criptivo pamphlet, excursion rates and
time folders. U. L. Truitt, N. W. P.
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T was Just thirteen
minutes ptiBt 12
o'clock nt night
when tho fast train
going to Paris drew
tip nt tho frontlor.
Tho carriages wcro
of tho corridor pnt
tcrn, which Euro
peans vainly imng-
lno Is the American
plan. A narrow pas
sago ran nlong one side of tho cnrrlngo
and opening out from this wore n num
ber of compartments, each scnting
oight persons. Tho Lndy nnd tho Tiger
had been on tho train slnco it started
In tho afternoon nt 5 o'clock on tho pre
vious day, and so had had a cholco of
places. I snt In ono comer by tho win
dow nnd tho Lndy sat In tho corner op
posite. As tho irnln went on toward
Franco tho empty places gradually
filled up, nnd now tho carriage was so
full that one or two wretched persons
wore pacing up nnd down the corrHor
or trying to get plnces on llttlo hinged
sents nttnehed to tho sido of tho pas
sage, with a latent spring snmowhere
which mado the Ud flip up against tho
wall when tho sitter rose to his feet. I
remember this habit of the little hinged
shelf, because on ono occasion when I
rose to stretch myself I snt down ex
pecting the seat to be still there, which
It wasn't. I woke up suddenly on
reaching the floor, and then examined
tho mechanism of tho contrlvnnco with
Interest nnd perhaps Just a shade of an
noyance Tho French nre reputed to be n polite
nation, nnd, although I knew we would
cross tho border sometlmo after mid
night, nnd that wo should meet th- in
ovltablo custom house, I thought the ex
amination of baggage would be somo
what superficial, nnd thnt maybe a cus
toms officer woud come through tho
train and look at the smaller pieces of
luggage with out disturbing us to any
great extent Such, however, was far
from being the case. We were told
rather gruffly that wo must leave the
train, nnd thnt everyone must tnke with
him his hand baggage. I staggered
ot somnolently under tho load, and
the Lady wns compelled to como also
with a couple of shdwlstraps, because
there was more of our luggage than I
could carry at one time. We were kept
on the platform shivering with cold for
n while, then two big doors were
opened and we trooped In, placing our
impedimenta on a low bench, behind
which stood tho uniformed French cus
toms official. When tho cxnmlnntion
was done and tho baggage chalked we
had to wait at the other end of the long,
cold room until other doors wero
opened, and then were allowed to get
out once more to the platform nnd into
tho train. When I staggered on board
nnd passed along tho narrow corridor
to our compartment, I thought at first
that I had mnde a mistake, because nn
oldish man sat In the corner In which
the Lady intended to Journey to Pnrls.
A second look, however, satisfied me
that this wns the compartment we had
occupied, and I said to tho man, quite
politely, for I thought the taking of
another's sent hnd been accidental:
"I beg your pardon, but this seat be
longs to the Lady."
Tho man Bhruggcd his shoulders and
said thnt he deeply regretted tho cir
cumstance, but the plnce belonged to
him until we reached Paris iu the
morning.
"Oh," I cried, hotly, "this won't do,
you know. This placo Is taken and huB
been tnken slnco tho train started. You
will have to get a placo somewhere
else."
"If you wished to retain your sent,"
eald the man calmly, "you should have
put some baggage upon It. Thero was
nothing hero when I entered. I have
the placo and Intend to keep It."
"THE DEVIL YOU DO," I CRIED.
"But," I Insisted, "we couldn't lenvo
any baggage upon It becauso wo wero
compelled to tako It to tho custom
house." Again the man shrugged his shoul
ders. "That has nothing to do with me,," he
said. "The plnce was empty when I
took It. nnd I Intend to keep it."
Then the Tiger came uppermost
"The devil you do," I cried. The
Lady behind me touched me on the
shoulder and begged that I wouldn't
use violent language.
"I shall not use language at all," said
the Tiger, "but this man has to get nut
or I'll throw him out"
"Ob, will you?" said the Frenchman.
"You bet your boots I will," I sold,
throwing down my luggage.
"Will you got out quietly or will you
go after there has been a fuss?"
"I shall not get out at all," said tho
man.
"Now fo- the Inst tlmo," I cried,
throwing up tho window, "will you give
up this seat to the Lady, whose place It
Is?"
"I told you." ho answered, "that tho
place was not taken and I took It. I re
fuse to glvo 11 up."
"Oh, very woll," I said, "then you will
go to Paris without your luggage," say
ing which I seized the valise, which was
in the rack over his head, and flung It
out of the window. Next followed
some shawlstraps, then some sticks and
rugs, nftor thnt n smnller bundle. J
What tho man would have dono I do not
know, but nt this Juncture tho Ladj In
tervened. "Seo here," bIio Bnld, "yon go right
out on tho platform nnd bring thoso
things in ngnln."
"I'll do nothing of tho sort," I cried,
mnd straight through. "If tho man sits
hero two minutes longer I'll chuck him
out after them."
"Well." Bald tho Lndy, with decision
In her voice, "If you don't bring thoso
things In I shall bring them in myself."
What Is n Tigor to do? Tho Lndy
went out of tho carrlngo onto tho pint-
form nnd I snw sho lntondcd to pick up
tho ninn's trnps nnd bring them in, nnd
ho was qulto willing to hnvo her do bo.
I couldn't allow thnt, go I followed her,
picked up tho nrtlcles nnd brought
thorn mcokly Into tho cnrrlngc. Tho
lndy stood wntchlng mo through tho
window until I plnccd them nently In
tho rack ngnln.
"Now," said tho Frenchman, lennlng
across to me, "you npologlzo to mo, If
you plcnso."
"Whnt I did." I nnswered, "I did bo
cnusc tho Lady commanded mo to do It.
I did It very rcluctnntly.nnd as for apol
ogy, you can go to merry ." I don't
know thnt there Is nny need to set down
the rest of tho Rcntenco hero. Tho
mnn Icnned complnccntly bnck In IiIb
seat with a provoklngly triumphant
smile on his fnco which mado the help
less Tlcer crit his teoth In anger. I
looked out of tho window to tell tho
Lady to come Into tho carrlngo again,
for tho tmln wnB timed to start in n fow
minutes, but I saw her wnlklng toward
n gendarme, whom sho accostod with a
winning smllo. Tho gorgeous official
placed his heels together n military
fashion nnd rniscd his hnt to tho Lady,
then ho bent his head very deferen
tially whllo sho nppenred to bo whisper
ing to him in a volco so low thnt It wns
Impossible for me to henr what wns
said. Suddenly tho official straight
ened himself up with a look of amaze
ment on his face, nnd cried: "No! Nol
No mnn could possibly act like that.
Surely, madam, you must bo mistaken."
"Great heavens!" I thought, nghast,
"surely the Lndy Is not giving the Tiger
away by complaining to the gendarmo
of his conduct. I hnvo humiliated my
self before tho Frenchman whllo ho
Ipered at me nnd Bat there In triumph."
The gendarme quickly nppronched tho
steps of tho cnrrlnge, stood beside them
while he politely waved the Lady on
board, then followed her to tho door of
our compartment, and sho pointed out
to him tho Frenchman who sat In tho
corner. The gendnrmo came sternly
forward.
"It Is not possible, sir," ho snld, "that
you hnvo taken tho place of this Lndy
and refuse to glvo it up?"
"The placo was unoccupied," said tho
mnn, uneasily.
"Of course It was unoccupied," said
tho cendarmo Indignantly. "All pas
sengers aro compelled to go Into tho
custom-house; you know that as well
ns I do. You are certain It 1b your
placo?" he said, turning to the Lady,
and' speaking as politely ns ho hnd
spoken gruffly to tho other.
"Oh. quite," said the Lndy, nnd sev
eral of tho passengers, who had not
said a word during my struggle, at
once assured the gcudarmo that tho
Lndy had occupied that place for Borao
hundreds of miles.
"Como, sir," said tho gendarmo,
"como out of that nt once."
"But." said the man. protestlngly,
"thero uro not other places on the train.
Tho trnln is full."
"I hnvo nothing to do with that,"
replied the gendnrme; "thnt 1b for tho
officials of the rallwny; they will find
you a place;' thoy are compelled to do
so."
The man hesitated for a moment, nnd
the gendarme put his hand on his
shoulder. "Como," he said, "I don't
wnnt to uso force."
The man arose reluctantly from his
corner, taking hlB belongings With him.
Then tho gendarme, with nn air and
manner that I have never seen equaled,
bowed and waved his hand toward tho
vacant scat The Lady smiled, and re
turning his bow sank Into the plnce.
Tho gendarme then, bringing his heels
together with a click, bowed to us all
and left tho compartment. The Lady
bent over me nnd snld In n whlspor:
"Follow thnt gendarmo nt once nnd
glvo hlra at least 5 franca, nnd glvo It
to him so nicely that he won't think I
know anything about it."
I caught up to the ofllcial upon tho
steps of the carrlngo and pressed tho
money upon him. Ho refused it llnger
ingly and reluctantly, and when I in
sisted he accepted it with a deprecntory
nlr, saying that he was a poor man, hut
It was tho delight of us nil to oblige tho
Lady, in which sentiment I cordlnlly
agreed with him. And thus tho in
ternational episode ended.
Ills View About llrcm,
Tho Into Prebendary Roger's humor
wns very unconventional. At a dinner
where ho happened to bo sitting next
to tho bishop of London, responding to
tho toast ot his health, Mr. Rogers said
that soma of his friends still regretted
that he had not attained higher prefer
ment In tho church. They wanted him
to bo mado a bishop. "Hut," ho added,
"1 feel that I have got quito enough
happiness out of my Ufa without hav
ing this Jlummcry about my logs." And
ho lifted up Dr. Temple's apron. San
Francisco Argonaut
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toy testimonials, free. Sold by llrnpKlsts, 75c
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It would spoil nlno men out ot ten to let
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The only medal awarded to
snrsapnrilla nt the World's Pair,
1893, nt Chicago, wns awarded to
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K!A7C same quality, " """""
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Ulsnpparance of American lllrds.
A leading. American ornithologist
says that somo of our most desirable
birds aio threatened with extermina
tion. The common quail and ruffled
grouse nre becoming very scarce.
Wrens nnd blueblrdB aro driven from
their old haunts by sparrows. Terns
are slaughtered by thousands for mil
linery business, nnd Florida is similar
ly despoiled ot Its herons, ibis, pelicans
and smaller birds. The wild pigeon has
disappeared. Fashion at present Is tho
greatest enemy of bird life, but col
lectors of eggn are alBO responsible for
great destruction.
CnWoruU Fruit.
California shipped out of the state
48,871 carloads of fruit, nuts, wine,
brandy and vegetables In 1895, an ln
crease.ovcr 1894 of 5,430 carloads. Ot
fruit nlone the shipments were 37.1C0
carloads. In 1890 the shipments of
fruit were only 1C.195 carloads. If all
the orchards in California now in bear
ing were to put out a full crop this
year, the exports of fruit should, It is
estimated, reach 50,000 carloads.
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