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Cannlbul JMml Hqrln th Nntna n
th rrttlr I'rpnUW-ii.
Felix Faure, tho president of France,
has bought pcpulnr rnvor morp-por
lstcnUy nnd t to bettor nuttae than
nny other chief ovceiitlvo of -that ro-
, public, nnt the litest sign that suc
ceed hap crowned his off or to eomot
, from a far-off cornor of tho world, nyt
an exchange. He hna graciously con
. seated to the request of tho cltlzorw
' of a tertvn .jn tho Now HoTjrlfles that
, ho become n godfnther 'nffij' lend hli
rnamn to their tiny raunlthmllty. Since
'tho' beginning of th-M5yV year, thore-
'fore, tho town of FaureAMllo has been
In existence.
Tho New Hebrides nro among tho
few really ciuinfbfll Islands which yet
resist tho tftdrts of missionaries. A
peculiar fenturo about tho colony on
iho Island of Vato is that they nro a
law unto themselves nnd answerable
to no natlou In particular for thoir
conduct. They nro under the protec
ftloif,6f a nnval commission composed
bf French and English ofllcors.
As a result of this lack of govprn
mont thero nro no legltlmato birth
or marrlnjea thero. In Franco nnd
''.nor colonics It Is essential that, every
birth bo registered In'dua fofm by nn
omcor. of -the goveriimehl. Neither Is
nWurrfrtgo legal uiilriw It Is boI
fcmnlzcd by tho state as well no the
church. Since thero Is no government
In official exlstonco In thcio lBlnnds,
therefore, tho French Bottlers havo to
. content themselveo with simply thp re
ligious cercmonlea of mnrrIa$o, which,
n UP' ,J'a of tho law, should they ro
turn to Franco, vjuuia be no marriage
nt all, '
n The children barn In this strnngt
colony would oIbo have no legal oxlst
. enco In France nnd could with grent
difficulty be allowed to marry or In
herit property there, forA"they can
show no "acta (Ie""halssance," which Is
A HOT PLACE TO LIVE IN.
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On th Coast of rnl Dlico,aat the
Fumott rua 8.
Tho hottest region on tho earth's cur
faco Is on tho southwestern coast of
Persia, on the border of tho Persian
gulf, says tho Detroit Free Press.
For forty consecutive days In the
months of July and August the mer
cury rtiaf1 been known to stand above
'100 degrees In tho shade night and. day
and to run up 03 high as 130 degrees
In tho mlddlo of tho afternoon. At
Buliroln, In tho center of tho mo3t tor
"Vm part of this most torrid belt, as
though It were nature's Intention to
roako the njneo as unbearable as possl-
,44e(.water"from wells la como h!ng un
known. Great shafts have been flunk
4p b depth of 100, 200, 300 nnd oven E00
Joet, but always witli'tno Bame ro
'oult no water. Tjijs serlouo draw
back, notwithstanding, a comparative
ly numerous population contrlvo to live
there, thunU5 to copious springs which
hurst forth from tho bottom of the gull
In ore than n mllo from tho shore.
The water from these springs Is ob-
a,lned in a most curious and noVol
.jnannvr. "MnchadorcB" (dlvcr3), whos;
boIv' focupal'.on Is that of furnishing
tho pebtfje or Bahrein with tho llfo-
glvlug fluid, rcralr to that portion of
,jhe r;ulf whoro tho springs aro situated
and bring away with them huudreds ot
bags of water ( noh day, Tho wa.or o!
tho gulf where the springs burat fortt
,ftocarry..fclK) fcot"deep, but thoso mach
dorcsV manage to fill tholr goat-Sklr.
fc'Aiks by '(living to the bottom am",
holding tho mouths of tho bngs ovc
fountain Jots this, too, without allow
Jng tho ealt water of the gulf to mix
with it. The source of theso submnrlnr
fountains is thought to be In the hllln
aJ.Oamond, 400 or 500 miles away. Be--JW
situated at tho bottom ot tho gulf,
"U la a mystery fiw Vfjc'y wero over
discovered, but1 thd (act remains that
4hey have been kn6.vn since the dawn
fcf history,,.
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Ills 1'atant In lneor.
Attorney Garrett McEncry recently
appeared as counsel in a caso beforo a
,Jugtlco of the peace at Suisun. Mc
fhierV found it necessary to make fre
fluent objo&lohs'to thq ' evidence lhat
tho opposing counsel was attempting to
to introduce. Tho Justice, whose firaf
rule ofoIdence is "everything sjo's."
looked' first annoyed and thon indlg
innt Finally he could contain hlm
Belf ho longer and, as a ruling on onr
Of Mr. McEnery's objections, roared:
. "Mf. McEnerx. what kind of a law
Ver are you, nJjyway?;'
"I'm fl patent lawyer,'.' replied the
attorney, facetiously.
r "Well all I've got to say is that when
the patent expires you will havo a hard
ttlmo getting It renewed. Go on with
fhe case." Sun Francisco Post,
A Valnahla f.ttr.
Mr. Trlvett (reading) "The other
day a letter o Edgar A. Poo's, ashltir
a frlen4'Jor Jo, as sold at auction io
'465."
Mrs. Trlvett "Was the plea succes
ful in getting the money?"
"I doh't know. Why do you ask
that?"
"If It was. tho letter fetched $70 al
together." NcwTork World.
: LsiEr
Slrnirt In Iho raraltr Circle.
Mr. sllmpurae What? Want to g
a new maid for Fashion Beach? Wh
don't you lake tho one you have?
: Mrs. SllmpuTse She inowe how w
live whon we'ro at home. Nev Y01L
Veekly.
'KatUrnellon,
She sat In church that Sabbath day
With a very satUlfed air,
?rtr wolf eho Vntvt. down In hor heart
Her wheel w;uj the swelleat thora.
MnnwTaajwiajSMmgirfgWii&iijyB
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THE SOUTH AFniCAN LONDON,
f.tfo In lia Cmtvr t Ilia I'niuout (JoIJ-
Johannceburg, the J-omlori ot South
Africa!' nine voar a no a batiOi tit
I and eight years ago a miners' - p.
habltnnls nnd ltiv n'lng about rs fast
as brick and mor.jr can be obtained,
says a writer In Chambers' Journal. It
Is situated dliccily on top ot the gold,
nnd on looking down from tho high
ground Above it looks to an English
eye like n hurcy drawn-out maes of tin
sheds with thofi 'tainted iiilna chim
neys running in n etraltht lino all
along tho quartz gi j. rcbtKa's fnr as you
can seo in either direction. 'The laic
est, or main reef, rur,? f6r thirty mlks
unlnterruptedjyf R0l(l-benrlng and hon
eycombed wl.h mines throushoat.
This, oven wero It alone, could spealt
for tho stability and continuous pros
perity of tho Trantvnol gold trsdo. On
n email steamer arriving only a few
days ftid from tho cape wns rnld to bn
botwpOu 300,000 and 400,000 worth of
gold, and tho newspapers Ehow that
usually about 100,000 worth is cpn
rBlgnod by each mall boat. '
Ab wo enter tho town wo find fine
and well-planned strcct3, crossed at
places with drop giUieru gullleo,
rather to cary off ho water, which h
often, In tho heavy sumpier ralrs. deep
er than your knrps. Crossing these at
a fast trot, the driver never drawing
rein, tho novice Is shot about In hla
white-covered, two-wheeled cab, with
JU large springs, like a pea in a bli-.t-der.
Indeed, one mnrvls at tho d" n
Uly dreoEed hsbl'r -f tho pla-o h'-l"1;
swung through p v, quitfl'uhcoi-
cerncd And with rplliK n frU.
We pass fine pu buildlnra, very
high houtea and Bhop3, somewhat Jfr-ry-bulit,
It Is true, and goodness hf'p
thorn In care of n lnrpo olr'-et flro
but now being ndded to or roph-eJ
by larger nnd moro solid buildings. In
deed, bricks cannot be made ftit
enough to supply the demnnd, b- 'i
here and In soma of tho outly r
Transvnl towus where tho gold bo m
la on. There ure lofty and handsoo
shops with most costly contents wh ch
tan vlo with London or Paris.
A WOMAN V- TEHINARV.
fnterttnT Operntlon f j ("rtrturi Ir
fornifld nn tlin It tt "f I'nii'nrr
To Mjs. Charks E. M. Krldin o' .j
city must bo given tho credit .or a o'.
lcato piece otsurgtry hat sh u d aw -
on the admiration of prof, salor i .
says the Now York Journal. A
containing a favor!' e canary foil j
tho floor, and in the crash poor 11 .
Dick suffered a broken leg.
Mr. Keldin summoned his w'fo - i
lpstnlled hor ns ch'ef surgeon. Ro- .
Ing Into tho cage ho quickly seize '. i
llttlo sufferer nnd cccurcd h'.m fli
in the palm of his left hand, with bj i
tiny logs turned upward.
A tiny splint was'tMu cut frrn
match and a lint ot cotton otie-nVf
inch wide and about thrco lnohC3 '
wes well satura ed with liatcrln". '
Koldin then, with a delicate l
Gtralghtoncd the leg, npp'ld the ; i .
and wound tho limb, which wes h 1
place by thread.
Tho bird mopad for a day or i,
but gradually gtew e'lrerful, ard a -
tcrvals would caut o'isly put down h!i
lame leg. On tho fifty day ho kept In
leg down and sung as cheerfully at
ever.
On the tenth day the band-g03 wo-i
removed, as ho wbb discovered ps-ki :
at them. Barring n arst enlugemi-n;
at the point of tho fmcMtre tho 1 t.o
ionESter Is as good a bird ns over.
t -K .
t.arn to Luton InotHc;optljr.
"Learn, after you havo learned to
speak, to listen and to listen Intelli
gently," writes Ruth Ashmore in La
dles' Homo Journal. "Express your in
terest through your oyes, and when It
Is needed say the encouraging ayoi-J
that, like hot water on tho tea brlnga
pu tho strength. If n speaker me i
tions a wrong date do not correct her.
The world cares for the Interests
talk, not for whothcr tho affair d--scribed
happened on Thursday or Fri
day, nor whethrr tho bonmot was bjin
at 9 or 1 o'clock, Tho effect on tho
spoaker Is hcllttllng, and you havo no
right to underrate nny one. Chatter
about anything you will but personal
ities. But do not foj that you. must
ilgo tho tono of socioty by rjng'ng in,
when everybody la launhlnK at somo
funny little styry about a child or nil
are smiling at nn amusing desrr j.
i tlon of how tho orange bloasoms r.r w
down south, your op'nlon of peme envy
history that has lately been published.
Society Is not a school; It is a plca-uro
ground."
Toll.
VHave you written your graduation
ctssay?" asked Mnttd. '-.. I
' "Yes," replied Mamie.
"Wasn't It n lot of work?"
"Juat dreadful. First I had to hunt
up words that were big enough and
then I bad to keep looking in the die
tlonary to bco what they mean, and,
oneatly, I began to think I never
would get It finlBhed." Exchange.'
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rrttr ttleh.
Once ppon a time a goat, who wns
about to partako of a poster, bethought
him to observe the trend ot tho jeBt
which it was designed to depict.
"Ha, ha," he laughed, "ha, ha. Thai.
prelty rich. I guess' I'd bettor not eat
it, with this touch 9f Indigestion I'm
having."- Detroit Tribune.
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Po'tivim Kick tVtarmlona.
Eossums flte destroying watcrmolona
at White City, Fla., lifid giving more
trouble than the rezor back bog, since
lht-y oaniiot be fenced out. "Wminp,"
says Sambo. "Posutira b be tst hipse'f
1 olmebv1.
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Final Proof
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Notices
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-X.
Hon. J. V. Wkum, Jn.JIUtr,
Iiionrv, oi. imgomkiiecoivw.
f'attlrg ImvlnitTiriUwtntliU column nri rp
, qnr-wd to rend tlio itrt( rneMIIy nnJ rrrxjtt ti
i thlnico for eurm-Uou mynrror Uiatmajr
I pi I fit. This will prerent pOBalblo delny In
" I-utnct Otllro ot AHinliT, Nob., Not. &i, 18M.
Notlco Id linrotijf itivuii Umb
Hester A. Pdller, nuellavkOK,
lion filfd notlc 8f Jnfnttotftf make firm) proof
I Imforo KoiIhIit or Um elver nt Vlllnncv inhh.. on
Jan,nTr4. lKOtiif tlmtwr culliitn nppHmtlun
Jilo ittl. for JMui h U ncol, tp'M n, rw 40 y. 4
Hllenamf'nllwItnp(lf K. Vn-mlin. JH
jo wen. r. ii. Jiiwcii ot licrtn, iiu., u, w,
imriitf, of Alllnhco. N('h
J. W WEHStJn., Itpglpior
Land Oin nt Alllanen. Nnb . Nor. J8. iBdtl.
Notlcit t luTf1)f,.sivpn ttiat tlin fulloTnu
liatii'il pHtlpr lias filed notirn of hU Intention
o make fuml proof In uppurt of lit claim nnd
that raid proof will lio tuulp Im'Toni ltir:Lr
Lor Hoccher nt Alliance, WiVli., on Doc. at, 1 tt.
viz:
Joseph Duhon,
of HrmlnRford. Net)., who mmlo II E no. tV
for tlio ipSi.i)3:i, tp 2m n. r 51 w.
lipnampfl tlin follow iii llneft(irK toprv
hlnrotitinaoURredldotien upon an' p ilttvatinn
ot Raid land, viz: Anton liyla Jamon T ro
ltoliort And'fpon, Jlcnry Hhlmok, nil of lftttn
Npb. .)
i J. W. Wr.rv. Jn . trwJntr. I
U. S. Land Ofdo, Alltnnco. Nok. No, v. 191
Notice m lime'iy nlv n that V
John (J Lnmtnui's, f
of Ituklivllle, Neb., ha fi.'nl notitv of bHntvon
to m.ik" fiuai proo' li'or" ItwlHtrr IW" r
at Alllatiu, Npb Oh t o m.r J ', Ih'JtJ, on 1 1 ;n -loroiiltiienpp!rnioiiNj.
RiW, tot thnn't
BN'ffi, tp 7 II, ( Uw ,
lie nam pa- ttitnrMW! ( lirltou'4r U '
glea.AI fit Stnrmidy, . U. Wntr. fcf t c
Jlutti), M V, let i. tktwm i,l Km'irtl.i',
Ne!. . J. vYVEiiir.Jn.. iHfintr i
U ft. l.an.1 OjUffv V.l.ai
Notin iu 1iPr"ly ki
anw, ph., i-i u, j mm.
W ..Ikun 41. n, J U1IT .
Mljl.lil'. or Anpelmo mix. l-nn i l'-d not .f
IntHitiun to mrtkt' tiunl proof lHfor U"tf fit' ,,r '
lt'TPiverut vttianor- vrti. ntt tln ;M day it
oOInbI'. Mil, i tir.ilxr r dt ire oj'p hi o i
No. 15 , fur tiie mv Hwf 20 tp i) n, r,t
He nanii huh v, (tn fAi's: Jii.k fH a .In
llruna. Imriea 1'ottvur, i.nt o t-i. m-; a .
Lawn. neb. .,i
Isotlni 1h hsro'iy uiven (Nnt Ti'iM' 1
111IYAN of hoi ul . Krt .1 bk t.'nt no- r , ,
trtitlon to make runl p o"f at m ( .i ,'
p acoou tim Mr n ittnr-noj, i n in an tri
tho n o '4 n'f 20, tp Hi 'i r '
. lnra08jui wttiieiiH: l.nr,N I i,
WUlIain HniHIi, Will W. I.. - '! - ry
Tyrco, nil of Ho ih. s-'-t,
J. W. WlClIN 4 1 v h!
U. 8. IjindOIIIcn Mi'anr", N'.. )m W. j
Notice in liernLy Klven Lac tlU i ) . i Ii
of Dtimnp. Keh.lme fi 1 ti.illii o ni"tit!i h
make tlnal proof heforo it(vtixlor or It . n
Alliance, li on .soum er-2 , ,M) ui tin
cUlturonnuliration kii. fl.B. for llin - i. n ii ,
.,.." ,- r..i inn, ri.MVI t. ,
Vw 55 sw h oo i"t, tp Sa n,ii;IUw,
iienamiB ns muii fm. uctnnru ' i I
1 red Ortninmi, llluioli Ko;'i ten i Ii i.to
nil of 1) iiiiiip, ;.eh - ,
HU V I.UM'E,orDir.lnp h-"-.. hi I
notlco ot intention to mn';n fin ,. p tm, n -n
time and j n, o i n tiniuer celt j- app" a' mh
No. Wl for the nv -c.f ah tp itf n rr I .
lie imnif-H us uitticitHK)- i rri,n d i ml ,
Vrcil Urtiimti, Henry Itiwli. V. I ad '! in o'
llnnlap, hcli. J. W. Wcuw. .In.. U lni".
Innd (IQiro ivtlllanre, NeH , Oot. 21. U'.Ki j
Notice is herohy uienttnttliro lirvinic ua -i-eil
settler hni tiled notice or Ills intention t
niake Imal proof in ncpport of hit c n tt-and '
tlintxaid proof will lniade )fore itfiKt r or '
ltotfcicrtt Alliance, Neb. on No. .U, Ihtv, ,i.
Ji.awarcrw.- Jltthn,
of Moomaw, Neh.. who iiinlo Hi; Vo. J0t" for the
no'i bco '."J, tp S n, r t." w.
He names tho follow'nK wltna-'fs to prove
hincontiueons nsidenre upon nntl unit! attMi
of slid ImiiiL viz: John i.euelloi, Am'toii II
LewpJIen, William Neeiy of Momnw, eI) P. V.
Joliunscn.of (Iraou Nob. Also
Ambrose II. Lowollon,
of Moomaw. Noli.. ho mndeit e no. ''3T,7 f.irilm
A 0 M flee . tp a n. TB ft w.
ne names ii'tMoiiowini; witnens-s to prove his
con tin oiir Tcvldeneo . ipon and cnltUationof
aid land. z: Jo'in Iwellen. IMwarit O.
nalin. i'eieriiahn. of Moomaw. Neb, F lJo
Imnscn, of G rt.yscm, Nob. aho
John Lowollon,
of Moomaw. Keb,, who made ii e no. 2153 "or the
w Vi up ' sec 13, tii fflf ii, r 4 1 v.
jio names tlin foi'owlnir wtn"Bs" to pro-e
his eontin ons rcslJence i pon and e ttlv&tion
oTrnMlauil, vIj;- n'rosa n. I Tsi"en lit
urd U. tlahii, I'et-r llahn of Mooina v. ko u.
r. r. Jolinnm'n, of fJrnjuon. ,Ne'.
J. W. Wi.hm, Jn Hesistor.
Dunlap cUocjso is tho best on
tho market Try it1.
liushnoll & Sherwood will
pay tho highest pmrket price for
nogs. ' ;
AU purtios desiring to mal?e
fin.tl proof oan haye Iheir papers
made ot at The Heuai.d office,
free of chargo, and promptly
transmitted to tho land office.
For sale or trade, a good house
and 3 lots in David City one of
tho best towns in eastern Ne
braska; population 3.0IK), electric
light, waterworks, etc. This
is desirable iuside prdpOrly. -well
located, on cornor, oust front,
nice lawn and trees. Will sell
cheap or trade for Box Bin to
realty. Apply at This IIeuald
OIIICO. f ' -
F. E HCLSTEN
Watchmaicer .
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JewelftrJ
ALU Ni'E SK
(JV&M. Watch Exmninor.)
Clmfgus rninnnblis .-ati fnctiou;
sjrimnutti'iil Or,li?rh ljft at tho
Hkiiald ofliop will rouo'vo prompt
nltentioi).
CavaaU, ind Trade-Marks obtained and alt Fat'
ent busineuccaJucted for Moderatc Fees.
our OrriCE isoprooiTi; U, O. PATcriTOrncc
ana e caaircure juicai ia tcu luao iiua Ui1
remota from Waihtneloa.
Scad model, draw mi pr prioto., with docr!p-
tiuii. ,, a auiuf, 11 puicniauig or Dot, ireo Ol
charee. Our fee cot duo till rjatent latecured.
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A PMMl.rr, "How to Obtain Talents," with
cost oiKuatin the U. S. d4 foreign countries
sent ireo. Aaarcss,
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I have made, up my mind to go
out of business, so' I will sell ail'm;
Dry Goods, 8aot5 an 1 "ha, c.ioi
ing and Gents' Furnishing- Goods at
greatly reduced pric 5 or spoi cash.
Fredtice will fce taker t: c
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-rnntccd for G years by manufacturer and by us. Wo piy trolcM t
l3"ubraaka. ft'o furnish stool, book and chart. Wrlto for torrna
IVem $20 and up.
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"The CHICAGO RECORD is a .model
newspaper in every sense of the voc."-
fizirfisburg (Pa.) Call,
"There i no paper published in America
that so nearly approaches the true Journr.
istic ideal as The CHICAGO RECORD."
From "Ncwspaperdom" (New York).
"I have come to the firm conclusion, c.
a long test and alter a wide compani
with the journals of many cities and cj:
tries, that The CHICAGO RECORD cr
as near being the ideal daily Journal r
are for some time likely (o find (! i,
'mortal shores." Prof. J. T. Hatfnt.:
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VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT.
nrciiillxin 'nntl tarrlnu Out ft foTi"
moiit r lid llt'itcriiipiit tf Tmrii.
..Mm Jllmor SpfCd wrlte3 upon hdjv
to orgoulto nnd conduct a Village InV
provement Society In Ladles' Home
Journal. He prefaces his papar with
thr assertion lhat tho "futuro prosper
ity of .the country village depends, i'aT
jyeat mpastiro, upon Its r.uitnblllty for
Ihe Ruairter residence of those who pre
fer, nt that season, to leave the hot nnd
crowded cities?' nna argues ftirthcr thai
'a Village Improvement Society should
bo a pure democracy, and within Its
membership It should embrace every
man nnd vomnn of goad teputo In thu
relghborhood, and besides this there
ehould be cotabilahod nn nuxlllnry
lonpue of chlldien. Tnls league should
be nsked, and urged, nnd Instructed to
oplst the main society. Suoh soclotlea
ore usually supported by fc'eo auitfiuea.
This Is very well In a village where tho
majority of the people are quite pros
perous and usually have a storo of
teady money at their disposal. But
even in nuch places I profcr tho method
of supporting the society by purely
voluntary subscriptions ot money,
labor nnd material. Labor Is Just fifl
rood as money, and Is given mnt'h more
freelv by all save those who are rich."
After canvassing the matter Mr.
Speed surgests n public meeting, to bo
addressed by somo one familiar with
the details of the work, preceding pre
liminary organization, and the ndoptlou
of a constitution. Permanent officers
nnd committees Ehould tie named at th&
first meetlntr, and preceding the second
one the first labor day should be oh
rerved. "On that day nil tho men and
terms In the village should congregate
to work under the direction of the exec
utive committee, and tho ladles of tho
Efsclety B'rionld provide a picnic luncb
con for tho workers that day. In some
untidy villages the wholo of the first
.labor day mlpht be given to cleaning
tip: In others the sidewalks might be put
la better order, or pieces of new side
walk constructed; lu nearly every vll
Jrsre It would be a good thlug to put
th? rrminds and fences of the public
6-fooolhousp In order. But there are al
wys very obvious needs everywhere
before the advent of the village Im
prover But what is done that day
ifcoiild be done with some thorough
ness, nnd tho noonday luncheon Is apt
i iT-vect the day wph some of the char
rtfnrlstlcR of a festival. What la clono
v.l'l he discussed In every house of th6
vCItg. pnd the pchievaments will ln
cpre confidence or provoke criticism."
W'SHiNCTON'S MARRIED LIFE.
Bin.' V. iKtiitii; on' 3!otlicp Scarce Coa
irti'Mril to tlin llnriuonr.
"'fl.cre is every reason to believe tht
V, Htmngton's married life was one oi
Ir.ctusing happiness and satisfaction,"
v.ri.ea General A. W. Greely. U. S. A.,
In Ladles' Home Journal. "Unfortu
mcly his letters to his wlfo were de
Bii oyed by her. But thero are aufilcien
nlluoons In hla general eorresporidSnca
to Indicate that they grew together
with declining years, nnd that b,oth
l..,jand and wife showed that ccncld
tiaucn toward, and respect for, each
o.uer which ate tho soundest guaran
tees of marital happiness. Since clr
cu.'.stanccn did not permit frequent
vlEtls of hla wlfo to her relatives ww
find VTnshington Inviting hor motheb
mo.hcr to come to Mount Vernon no
hot home. It decs not appear that this
Introduction added to the harmony o
the household, or if It did the admis
sion of cither women, ielatt'C3 of hus
band and wife, did not. In this respect
Washington, writing later about his
niece living at Mount Vernon, opeaku
ot his lovo for her but ho snyo: 'I
will never again havfc two women In my
house when 1 am thero myself.' Mrs.
Washington proved an unfailing; qurt
port to her husband 'In camp 'or 'court,
In peace or war, and Washington had
her happiness and comfort always at
heart. Hl3 field service was Irksome
only as entailing constant uneasiness
on tho part of his wife. Of the many
Instances of his tender sollcltudo for
her uncertain health thero 1b none moro
touching than that connected with hla
fatal illuess. Attacked suddenly and
seriously after midnight Washington's
malady was at least hastened by his,
unwillingness that his wife should In
cur tho risk of a cold by rising during
the bitter winter night to relieve hla
suffering."
Tho lUcyrlf. lltar.
. The dcsrucildu ol 1,700 bicycles In
Boston by tire the other day Is a great
loss to the world, but happily one that
Is noon repaired. If 17,or0,000 bicycles
bad been suddenly wiped out they
would hardly have been missed In this
whirling age in which we llyc But
the Imagination grows pnle, halts,
et'umblc3 and falls dead in at attempt to
picture the-utter helpfulness of society
if all the bicycles were to bo destroyed.
Trade and commerce would be par
alysed, pleasure would be turned to
pain, the heavens would roll together
ns a scroll and chads' and old night
would come again. Tho hlcyclo Is hore,
and here must It rcmalu. New York
Advertiser,
Tho Rtronitli of tee.
The following estimate of the
alrVpi,th of Ice la given In lloswelt'a
I "ESjji'eers and Mechanics' Pocket
1 Book ' "Ice two Irenes thick will oenr
Infantry four Inches thick will bear
' giaiy, six inches thick will sustain
heavy guns, eight Inches thick will boar
lO.OOo pounds tp the square foot.
Colit l'rotljutlon of thakr
me greui icaiurv iu m
of the Transvaal la the a
The production of last yc
al wab 2,2GS,853 oz., shawl
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