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    TH.U UittAHA DAJ.L.X . , OiNJL > AY ,
WOMEN WHO LOST CROWNS ,
Napoleon the Great Once Rejected by a
Wealthy Widow.
GALLED HIM A LITTLE HORROR ,
General licrnndottc IloJcctiHl by n
Beautiful Girl Who \VIIH n Decre
pit DruilKO When Ho lie-
came Swotlcn'tt King.
Early in his career the grctvtNnpolcon
/ell In with tin ardent revolutionist , M.
Paul Fraficois Hurras , who took a great
liking to the young Corslean , and con
ceived the highest opinion of his abili
ties and the powers which events proved
ho possessed in so remarkable a degree.
Dut in the opinion of Hurras , Napoleon's
want of means was the most borious ob-
btaule to his chance of achieving fame ,
and ho proposed to remedy this by be-
Iceting for Him tv rich wife.
Hurras chose for this position a wo
man who , though still undeniably hand-
Koine was no longer young , cays n writer
In Chamber's Journal. Though she was
called Mile. Montansior , she was in real
ity a widow , who , because she had been
on the Btngo , had never accepted the
name of her husband.
She was sixty yearn of ago , but it was
Biiid that she had made herself appear to
bo not more than forty by the intimate
knowledge that she possessed of the se
crets of the toilet table.
To introduce Napoleon and Mile. Mon-
tnnsier , Hurras gave ti supper to which
they were both invited. lie so arranged
matters that they were placed together
nt the table , and hoped that this precau
tion , added to the injunction Which ho
had given Napoleon to behave for once
in his life with some show of civility ton
lady , would huvo the happiest result. "
Napoleon was quite the last man to
rely upon in such a respect. His man
ners towards the fair sex were those of a
costermonger , and though ho could gen
erally hold liis own in a conversation
with men , ho was entirely without the
knack of making himself interesting or
agreeable to women.
lie felt that his place was in the camper
or the field , and bo was quite out of his
clement among the conventionalities of
11 salon. Had ho been inclined to woo ,
it would have been in a straightforward ,
6oldioi-llko fashion , not with the daily-
ings and compliments so dear to the
French women of his time.
So presently Harms had the mortifica
tion of seeing Mile. Montnnsior , her
back turned to Napoleon , engaging in a
lively conversation with the gentleman
on her other side , while the future con
queror was making , with little pellets of
bread , a plan of battle on the table be
fore him. Hardly a word passed between
the two during the remainder of the
meal.
Supper over Hurras drew Napoleon
aside and spoke forcibly to him of the
foolish way In which ho was throwing
over his chances.
"Yon know , " said ho , ' 'that money is
everything to you ; hero are 1,000,000
francs , and you will not stretch out your
hand to take them ; a most attractive
woman , and you will not show her the
smallest gallantry. Mile. Montansior
lias come hero this evening prepared to
hear tv declaration from you. Strike
J while the iron is hot , and win the
wealth that you cannot do without at
one bold stroke. "
"Tho woman is old enough to bo my
grandmother , " said Napoleon , who was
then twenty-live years old ; "but that is
no matter , for to mo all women are alike.
Money is what I want , and if I cannot
get it without a wife , 1 must take the
two together. I am no coiner of pretty
speeches , but before the evening is over
I will say to her , 'Mademoiselle , are you
willing to accept mo as your husband' ) "
More than that I cannot do. "
"Tho very kind of proposal that any
woman would expect from a blunt
toldior , " replied Hurras. "Say that ,
and I desire no more. You are to bo
envied , for , besides her wealth , made
moiselle is very handsome still. "
Napoleon turned away with tv gesture
of Impatience ; but half an hour later
Hurras noticed Jlmt the two were tilono
together in a recess. Presently Nnpol-
con K"t up and went away , and the lady
= . beckoned to Hurras with her fan.
"Take away that dreadful little man , "
she said with a shudder ; "ho has bored
mo to death , and I only prevented him
from proposing by bending him for a
glass of lemonade. "
"Hut why prevent himV" said Hurras ,
"lie will bo a tfreat man yet. "
"Give mysell and my money to such tv
little horror , such an ill-mannered boor
as that ? " replied mademoiselle. "Never !
1 would sooner take the first beggar in
the streets. What have I done that 1
should bo given such tv wretched evenIng -
Ing ? Don't lot your "
Hut at this moment she was checked
by the arrival of Napoleon with the
lemonade. Harms hurried away , still
hoping for the best ; but soon ho saw at
the other end of the room Honaparto
standing In the attitude in which ho has
KO often been depicted , with his arms
folded and his chin sunk upon them.
"Well , are you to bo married ? " ho
eaid , hastening toward his protege.
"That old actress , " stud Napoleon ,
"that female C'ru-sus , refused mo before
1 hud opened my mouth to ask her hand.
1 was on the point of speaking , as I told
you 1 should speak , when she began to
inform mo that hot- wealth was the
ctuii-o of her constantly receiving oITors
from adventurers who cared nothing for
herself , that who thanked providence
that she had so far seen through sueh
follows , and that she was resolved to
keep her Independence. I was glad I
had not spoken , for It gave mo the op-
"portuuity of saying : 'ISIadtunoifcollo.pray
porKovoro In that praiseworthy inten
tion ; it IK one which I am sure no ono
will ever try to jiermmdo you to alter. '
Lot her keep nor millioim to bait the
hook for Koine one else. I have done
with her. "
In after days Mile. Montansior was
fond of boasting that , had she chosen ,
Bho might have been empress of Franco
and WHO of the most famous man of the
n go-
When the people of Grenoble in 1788
were preparing for the revolution , Jean
liuptirito liernadotte , afterwards king of
Sweden and Norway , was quartered In
the town. At that time he was a blmplu
sergeant , distinguished by the attention
ho paid to liis military dut'cH ' , his hklll
tit cards , and by hln popularity with the
fair tiux. On the famous "Day of the
Tiles , " when the women of O'-enoblo
mounted on to the roofs and availed thu
troops with a Htorm of tiles Uernadotto
was with his regiment in thu Ituo
I'orluUtoro.
There were erlos from one housetop to
another to spare thu popular sergeant ;
but , in spite of the good intentions of the
assailants , ho received a blow on thu
head which stretched him apparently
lifeless on the ground. But presently ho
bhowed Bomo signs of life , and was car
ried Into n neighboring cafe , where ho
was laid upon a table , which Is shown to
this day. A surgeon was called , and the
iiinu bhowed much signs of vi
tality under his treatment that It was
soon evident that ho was preserved for
seine other fate than that of Pyrrhus.
As ho recovered his senses , Bernadotto
slowly raised himself on one elbow , and ,
looking at the faccscrowdcd In the door ,
way , was attracted by ono , that of a
beautiful young glrlwhoso big blue eyes
were suffused with tears of pity for him.
But faintness overcame him , and when
he again recovered the sympathizing
face was gone.
Bernadotto was not long in getting
over the effects of the blow that had
prostrated him , and when ho was quite
recovered ho losl no time in endeavor
ing to find the maiden whoso face ho re-
mcmborcd like that of bomo pitying
angel. For weeks his search was In
vain , but ono day , as ho was walking
along and trying In vain to persuade
himself of the futility of the search , he
rtilbcd his eyes , and there before him
was the face which hud haunted him for
so long. The girl walked past him with
out recognizing the wounded sergeant of
the "Day of the Tiles. " IIo followed her ,
and entering her homo mtide himself
known to her parent ; ! and olTored him
self as a candidate for the hand of their
daughter.
At first fair Amelia wns well enough
pleased to receive the attention of the
binart young soldier , but after a while a
rival suitor appeared on the t-cone , and ,
as bo was the owner of a watch-making
eMnblirihmcnt that yielded a comfortable
income , Ills protestations of love sounded
sweeter to her ears than those of the pen
niless bous-olllcer.
At IttHl the day came when Bernadotto
was met on the threshold by hermother ,
wlio informed him that Amelia had the
evening before betrothed herself to the
watchmaker.
His fury know no bounds , and rushing
from the'house he sought his rival and
challenged him to a duel. The civilian
was no coward , and they met the btimo
evening ; but the watchmaker was no
match for Bernadotto , who wtis consid
ered one of the crack swordsmen of his
regiment , and after the exchange of a.
few passes he fell with a severe wound in
hi.s side.
The victorious soldier hoped that now
Amelio would listen to his buitbul when
ho told lierwhuthadhappenedsho railed
al him as Iho murder of her lover , and
told him never to let her see his face
again. In six weeks' time she became
the bride of the man who had braved
death for her bake , and soon afterward
Bornudotle left Grenoble and began the
career thai landed him on tlio throne.
When ho was occupying a palace and
directing the affairs of the nation , his
old love , Amclie , was a wrinkled , de
crepit old woman , the general drudge of
a wavside inn.
Iiriiealth had come upon her husband ,
and though she had struggled bravely
to lido over the bid : times by taking in
washing , she had not been able to make
headway against the evil fortune which
pursued them. Her husband died , and
she stink lo Iho lowesl level of despond
ency.
Amelio was fond of repealing Iho
story of her earlier days and used to
say : "Ah , Kir , 1 should have done much
better in marrying M. Bernadotte. Ah !
I made ti sad mistake , for I assure , you ,
sir , that M. Bernndolte was no common
man , and I always had a presentiment
that ho would distinguish himself. But
when wo are young we do not reflect ,
though I do not think that many can
have been punished for their thought
lessness by the loss of a kingdom. "
All remembrance of her husband's de
votion seemed lo have been driven from
the woman's head by brooding over the
grand position she might have occupied
had she refused him. When asked if
she ever heard from him she replied :
"No , sir. I have written to him sev
eral times wince ho became a king , but
lie has never answered my letters. Per
haps he is still annoyed at my having
refused him. "
What an illustration of the workings
of fntol The woman who might htivo
shared Bernardotto's throne longing for
his washing , and prevented from obtain
ing even this by her extreme poverty.
"Why doesn't lie tulte Hood's Sarsnpa
rilliiri'is tlio frcni'ittl inquiry of friends
wlion it person buffers from any disease of
tlio blood.
A MOORISH WKDDING.
An Informal Visit to a lirldo in Prep
aration.
Upstairs , in a little tiny room , some
of the usual sweet hot tea was prepared
for us by three radiant negressos , the
bridegroom's mother and ti'in's.
\Vo went down again and were intro
duced in Iho other open room , filled
likcwisowithsquatting women , this time
friends and relatiods , some old , some
young , but mainly of that indefinable
ago , vacant , weary , worn out , says tv
writer in the New Review.
At either end of the room was a bed in
the alcove ; the curtains of ono of them
were raised , and wo were admitted to
pre = ent our compliments and our silk
kerchiefs lo the brido.
On the bed , as on a little stage , nnd
surrounded by two or three other women
wit the little bride , a charming , pretty
young creature of twelve or thirteen.
She sat wilh her embroidered vest and
muslins spread out , the hands folded ,
her face elaborately painted under the
eyes , above the eyebrows , and with a
largo black patch in the middle of a del
icate rouged cheek absolutely motion
less , scarcely raisi'.ig her heavy black
eyelashes , and faintly smiling on us.
'With her halo of gauze , her shimmer
of gold embroidery , beads and borrowed
jewels , she looked even more like a
miraculous Madonna than Mine. Hasan ,
or like some wonderful enchanted prin
cess in a pantomino. They explained
that she was not yet completely dressed ,
us the woman who was to paint her up
had only just come. Accordingly wo
withdrew.
The curtain wns withdrawn from the
boil , the woman seutoil on it drew n little
tlo to the sides , and the bride was ills-
played in her glory.
She stit there , her leps folded under
her , her hands folded in her lap , her
head a very little inclined , like tlio
the figures of liuddlia. A perfect breast-
jilato of jewels , strings on strings of
beads , gold and ixmrls , glittered over
her vest ; n long , uolleato white veil was
spread over her baelc niul shoulders ; on
her head she were a hitjb tiara of shin
ing embroidery , stones'Tind tinsel ; and ,
strangest of all , upon her checks were
painted two elaborate triangular pat
terns of red , black and yellow , like n
piece of chintz.
The was no longer the inoro miracu
lous Madonna , who , after all , had some
thing human about her ; and us wo turned
tuvay , through the twilight which lllled
the white court , and the chanting and
drumming and cymbal clashing became
fainter , 1 felt as it I had boon admitted
to t-eo bouio mysterious half-living idol of
India.
A Trlinl Cure Tor IiiKonuiln.
Every night , at an early bed-time , talc
live-grain pill of tiMifetida bo earefulo
to take no strong medicine after 3 o'clock
In the afternoon ; half an hour before
getting into bed take a hot foot bath ,
fays the Ladies' Homo Journal. Let
the water bo as hot as can bo berne
at drat , and add n little very hot water
as it cools. lie sure to keep well cov
ered up , and to have thu feet in the
water for a full half-hour. A month of
this treatment under advortio circum
stances , completely cured the insomnia
of n friend , who hud run thu entire
gumut of narcotics , stimulant ! ) , eating-
before retiring , and tiring himself out.
GREW ELOQUENT ON TERRAPIN
How Heverdy Johnson Once Interested the
Imperturbable Lord Brougham ,
TEE SIOUX BADLY OUTWITTED.
A Good Story General Crook Used to
Toll Kev. SnviiKO nntl the Pretty
Girl AV. H. Gilbert's
Quick AVIt.
Itovcrdy Johnson % as ono of the few
men that ever made Lord Brougham
listen with any degree of genuine inter
est , says the Hoslon Globe Ills lord
ship's companions have complained that
whenever ho was not talking ho was
thinking of something to talk about.
It was at a dinner given by the great
Marylandei1 in London that ho caught
the elusive attention of the self-absorbed
carl. They had got down to canvasback -
back ducks from Chesapeake bay. lie
ventured to say to Johnson that ho
doubted not that they were then enjoy
ing the fairest products of the states.
"Oh , no1 ! answered the proud Amer
ican. " \\re have something far superior
to that which I have spread before you
tonight. ' '
His lordship was astonished , and in
quired , "What might that be ? "
"C'he&ipcako terrapin , " answered Mr.
Jolm on.
He saw then that ho had stirred the
curiosity of Ills company , and so ho pro
ceeded to gratify it under the rare in
spiration of Lord Hrougham's attentive-
ness. In a graphic speech ho went
down into the mud for the hibernating
quadruped , washed its shell and then
boiled it.
Ho pictured with blood-curdling vivid
ness the way the terrapin would respond
to the constantly increasing temperature
of the water by stretching forth its long ,
ugly head and searching , seemingly , for
some means of escape. Next the listen
ing guests saw the shell llotit elf and the
scalding process begin in deadly
earnest.
Then the cook in the lively picture
deftly removed the claws and the gall ,
which disposed of hair the bulk in tlio
pot. Tlio precious remainder next en
tered upon the stowing process in
another vessel. At last the terrapin , re
duced to sweet strings nnd juicy par
ticles , was turned into a great chafing
dish and carried to the dining room ,
where wailing company saw it placed
before the hoslcss , in tin old-time lace
cap and wonderfully embroidered
apron.
Tlio little lamp beneath the dish was
then lighted. In a few moments the
guardian angel began Iho seasonings ,
with a sprinkle of this , a dash of that ,
and a generous pour of some venerable
Madeira.
About this time the English lips
smacked , and Lord Brougham , who had
listened eagerly , exclaimed : "That is
oloquencol"
F. S. Lusk , who hails from Wyoming
and is slopping at the Grand Pacific ,
does not think much of the proposition
to add a company of Indians to the
United States army , says the Chicago
Tribune. lie declares that Iho Indians
can'l light. "General Crook , " said Mr.
Lusk , "used to toll a story about an old
scout and some Sioux Indians showing
how the red men were outwitted.
"General Crook and a party were rid
ing along a spur of the Black Ilills ono
day , some twelve. years ago , when down
on the plain they caught sight of four
mounted Sioux chasing a white man who
was astride a mulo. After gelling prelly
close to the white man tlio foremost In
dian fired n shot , at which the man and
mule dropped. Then the Indians pressed
forward , polling like demons.
"Suddenly redskins and ponies began
to fall. By the time General Crook and
his party reached the plain all the red
men wore down , and the old scout was
laughing like a lunatic.
" 'That's great 1' said the scout. 'To
think thai them cunning Sioux should befooled
fooled by such tin old trick. '
"Three dead Indians lay on the ground ,
Iho fourth was dying. The scout went
over to the chap about lo leave for Iho
happy hunting ground and asked :
" 'Say , red , did you over sec a while
man afore ? '
" 'Lots of 'em , ' gasped the bravo.
" 'Didn't ycr never hear o' that old
Iriek'r"
" 'Isn't the pale face wounded ? ' asked
the dying warrior.
" 'Not a bit. ' replied the Bcout. . 'Ycr
didn't come within a milo of mo. I joss
gave the old mule the hunch to squat ,
and down ho squat. 'Twas jess lo draw
ycr on. Your ptirds are dead and you
won't live long. I hate like the old
scratch to hurt a dyin' Injun's feeling ,
but it was enough to kill to see you ducks
open ycr eyes when I began to pop. Fun
niest thing I over ncen. '
"The Indian gazed tit the old scout for
a few moments , put his hands to his
forehead as is in deep thought , then
closed his eyes and died. "
I saw Minot J. Savage , the well-known
clergyman , on Broadway the other after
noon. IIo htibn't changed ono iota in the
last Ion years , and is just the same jovial ,
joke-loving man ho always was. I recall
a litllo incident thai occurred some years
ago that shows Mr. Savage's inordinate
love of fun , says the Now York Star's
' .Man About Town. " II was al ono of
the church of the Trinity's fortnightly
entertainments. Mr. Savage was sitting
on a lounge , watching Iho young people
dance , when an elderly female , who evi
dently had a yearning fondness for cler
gyman and a highly developed sense of
propriety , sidled up and said ; "O , Mr.
Savage , do you approve of round danc
ing ? " "Yes , " said Mr. Savage , "I do ,
though I must confess I prefer lo do my
waltzing silling quietly with a pretty
girl in an out-of-the-way corner , " and
ho custa languishing glance al Iho clergy
loving old lady that bent her hurrying
away with an exclamation of horror ,
IIo then turned to mo and stud : "You
see , my dear fellow ; there's a way of
silencing any woman if ono can only
learn It , "
W. S. Gilbert Is remarkably quick at
repartee , and numerous stories are re
lated illustrating his aptness at retort ,
says the Chicago Tribune. Ono evening
as Gilborl was leaving a party , and was
standing in the vestibule waiting for his
carriage , a snobbish young nobleman
emerged from the house and mistaking
him for a footman , said sharply ;
"Cull four-wheeler.1'
mo a - .
Gilborl calmly adjusted a single eyeglass -
glass in hlb eye , and surveying his loVd-
ship replied blandly :
"You're a four-wheeler. "
The young nobleman bpluttored and
wanted to know what ho meant. Gilbert
"You told mo to call you a four-
wheeler. I couldn't call you hansom ,
you know. "
On another occasion , when seated in a
club dining-room , Gilbert was approached
preached by tv person who said :
"Have you seen hero this morning a
man with ono eye called Joncsy
Gilbert answered in his drawling way :
"What was the name of hlb other
eye ? "
At ono time there wore two American
attractions nt London theaters. Thnso
were Nat Goodwin and a play by uiJJ
late Hartley Campbell. The public Ig-
norcd Goodwin but gecnfcd to enjoy the
play by Campbell and this moved Gil
bert to remark that hti thought It was
"Straining at a Nat inid swallowing tv
Campbell. '
"Did I over toll you how I gained my
first client ? " Senator 0. K. Davis of
Minnesota asked mo the other evening ,
says the New York Star 0 "Man About
Town. " "No ? Well' ' , it's too good a
story to keep , so hero you are. Away
back in eighteen hundred and sever u
few yes , that's definite enough I wa
trying to practice law In a little town In
northern Now York. It was long be
fore the day of corporations and their
natural sequence , corporation lawvors ,
and young men had to hustle for them
selves , and a mean. Inactive kind of
hustling it was. Well , my shingle had
been out about six months and I had
been the busiest man doing nothing
you can Imagine. I began to bo dis
couraged. One day It was a 3d of May
a man did appear In my olllco and In
formed mo that ho was tv stranger and ,
needing legal advice , had applied to the
local judge , who had told him to come
to mo , as it was' well-known fact that I
had never lost a suit. I was staggered
for a moment , but came to time
like n little man , and admitted ho had
heard truly. I had never lost a suit
nor had I'ho being my first client. I
suppose I should add that the judge's
practical joke made my fortune , but
truth compels mo to admit that ltdidn't.
It took a great many years of very hard
work to do that. "
A story about Representative Stahl-
nccker which uhas been going the con
gressional rounds recently is related by
himself , says the Now York Times : Ho
was on a western trip not long ago when
ho was addressed by one of his comjmn-
pnnlons as "Mr. Mayor. " A curious
stranger with whom ho had been talk
ing and smoking in the smoking room
leaned over and said :
"Excuse mo , sir , but of what city are
you mayor ? "
Mr. Slahlncckcr replied quickly :
"Of the next city to New York. ' '
"Surely , " said the stranger , "you
don't mean Philadelphia ? "
"No , " said Mr. Stahlncckcr.
"Nor Boston , " said the stranger. "I
know the mayor of Boston. "
"No. " said Mr. Stahlnecker.
"Well , then , what city do you mean ? "
"Probably if you had been bettor ac
quainted with the geography of Now
York state you would have known that I
meant Yonkers , " said Mr. Stahlnecker.
"Yonkers , I believe , is the next city to
Now York. "
_
Congressman John Allen of Missis
sippi in addition to being ono of the wits
of the house , is also something of a
"plunger" in society , says the Baltimore
Sun. Ho was present at n , musicale
given at the Shoroham by Mrs. Jeanette
Thurbor ti few evenings ago , and talked
music with a lluoncy that astonished
some of those who heard him. During
the evening Mrs. Thurbor engaged the
Mississippi congressman in conversation
for tv few minutes , and incidentally in
quired if ho wtvs familiar with the study
of music.
"Oh , yes"rcplied Mr. Allen , prompt
ly. "I am something of a musician my
self. In fact 1 am so fond of music that
I introduce it into my everyday life
with very beneficial cITecl. I control
my wife and family and govern my en
tire household by the power of my
music. "
"I don't "an
quite comprehend you ,
swered Mrs. Thurbor , smiling.
"Well , " said Mr. Allen , with a merry
twinkle in his eyes , "it is just like this :
When I request my wife or any member
of my family to do anything , and they
refuse , I threaten to sing. They imme
diately relent and do my bidding rather
than hear me. "
A telegraph messenger boy delivered
a message to Governor Mellotto , which
the governor opened and read , says the
Pierre Capital. When ho had finished ho
laid the telegram down , and noticed the
boy waiting patiently as if expecting
something. The governor went at his
work at his desk , and noticed that the
boy still lingered. The governor asked
the boy if there was anything ho could
do for him , and was informed that there
was 35 cents charges on the message.
The governor put his hand in his pocket ,
looked blank for a minute , put his hand
in another pocket and looked more
blank. IIo finally told the boy ho didn't
have the change. The boy looked up at
the governor apparently amazed , and
finally ejaculated : "Well , you are a h 1
of tv man to bo governor ! " and then made
a hasty retreat.
Judge Campbell was ono of the
popular men in the house , says the Chicago
cage Herald. A more genial and oblig
ing gentleman never breathed. IIo was
particularly a ( Table to now members. In
the last congress ho introduced n now
member to Governor Gear , who repre
sents the First district of Iowa. The
governor , who is fully as genial as the
judge , shook hands with the now ac
quaintance and said : "Oh , yes , I re
member you perfectly. You were n
member of the last house. "
"Oh , no , governor , " Judge Campbell
remarked ; "ho Is tv now member. You're
entirely oil. This house is tv virgin forest
to himl"
The representative , who overheard
the remark , hero broke in with the in
quiry : "What is tv virgin forest ? "
"A virgin forest , " Mr. Campbell
responded , "a virgin forest is i s ol
course any man knows what tv virgin
forest is - "
Hero ho began to move his hands as
though working tv buzz wheel. "A
virgin forest is a place where the hand
of man has never put his foot. "
Tlio n unlock Plant is ono of the best diur
etics or klduoy regulators In the vcKotiiblo
world , and the compound known us Burdock
lilood Hitters is unsurpassed in till diseases
of the kidneys liver nud blood.
Whipped the lildcm nnd Converts.
Two Mormon oldora have been making
proselytes among the people of Wash
ington and Holmes oouuties rccontlysays
n Vernon , Ala. , dispatch to the Chicago
Tribune. They got together a party of
eight women and Blurted westward.
Among them were the two comely
daughters of Abrtiham King and the
wife of a farmer iituuud Williams. King
and Williams with three neighbors ,
pursued and capturpd the elders , strip
ped and tied them ( o trees and adminis
tered a most unmorcjfnl whipping. Tir
ing of this they roleabud thorn from their
bonds and told them to " "
"git , and , as
they fiod toward Iho swamp , emptied
tholi1 revolvers tit their naked bodies.
Nothing has since been heard of the
Mormons. The women were then whip
ped by the angry parents and husbands
and forced to return home with thuir
captors. _
Xiirvo and Ijlvor PlllH.
An iinixirtmit discovery. They net on tho.
liver , stomach and bowels through tlio
nerves. A new principle. They speedily
cure billlotisness , bad taste , torpid liver ,
piles and constipation. Splendid for num ,
women and children. Smallest , mildest ,
surest. ! ) doses for 'J5 cents. Samples free
atlCulm & Co.'s IPth and Douglas.
The IinrRCKt SIIKAI * licet Farm.
The largest sugar beet farm in the
world is the More C'ojo Hunch , near
t'astrovillo. C'al. , where 1,500 ucres are
devoted to their culture.
"CAN YOU NOT TRUST HE ? "
The Old Question Lovers Have Asked Since
the Time of Eve ,
WHY SERVANTS ARE WASTEFUL.
Some ItuIcH Far Obtaining n Clear
KKK ItuntltiK an n I'atl--
MarrylnifFrom Force
of Habit.
Thcro Is In n recent number of Har
per's Bazar nn Illustration a little ,
shadowy picture that must shako seine
women to the very Boul ; that surely
seine woiiuin can not look at for burning
tears !
It is only n young man niul n young
woman with their hands on each other's
shoulders , their eyes looking deep into
each other's souls. But beneath the pic
ture are these words :
"Can't you trust mo , Rose ? "
There is in the whole of seine woman's
life story in Unit picture all the love ,
the doubt , the trusting again and again ,
the dumb sorrow , the awful shrinking
from that heart-breaking question ,
"Can't you trust moV"
Saddest of till hearts Is that pure , true
one that loves deeply and unselfishly ,
yet fools that the object of its affection
can not rise to its own level , writes Kiln
Iligginson in West Shore. Too strong
and unselfish to cast the unworthy one
adrift for her own peace of mind , she
keeps what gentle hold she may upon
him by her .tender influence , her pure
love , her quiet self-denial.
For him this means a gay life apart
from ncrs , and the proud happiness of
knowing that the woman whom ho
really , in his own selfish way , loves be
longs to him and is true to him. For her
it means sleepless nights and lonely
tears and endless prayers ; it means a
gradual wearing away of life in hurts
and carelessness and forgotten atten
tions ; it means sad lips and aching
hearts and wistful eyes eyes that are
over looking for and over shrinking
from some now hurt , homo greater sorrow
row , or iv repetition of that awful ques
tion :
"Can't you trust mo ? "
To which she must answer always ,
with pale lips and fainting heart ,
"Yes , dear ; yes. "
Ilulcs for H Clour Skin.
You want lo keep your skin nice ll
summer ? says a writer in the Ladies'
Home Journal. Well , then , here tire
some rules for you :
Don't bathe in hard water ; soften it
with a few drops of ammonia , or a little
borax.
Don't btitlio your face while it is very
warm , and never use very cold water for
Don'I wash your face when you are
traveling , unless it is with a lillle alco
hoi and water , or u little vaseline.
Don't attempt to remove dust with cold
water ; give your face a hot bath , using
plenty of good soap , then give it n
thorough rinsing with water that has
had the chill taken off of it.
Don't rub your face with a coarse tow
el , just remember it is not made of ctibt-
iron , and treat it as you -would the fincsl
porcelain gently and delicately.
Don't ube a sponge , or linen rag for
your face ; choose instead a flannel ono. .
Don't believe you can get rid of wrin
kles by filling the crevices with powder.
Instead give your face a Russian bath
every night ; thai is , lo bathe it with
water so hot that you wonder how you
can stand it , and then , a inlnuto after ,
with cold water that will mnko it glow
with warmth ; dry it with nsoft towel and
go to bed , and you ought to sleep like u
baby while your skin is growing firmer
and coming from out of the wrinkles , and
you tire resting.
"Waste in the House.
Servants tire forever spending not their
own , but that which is the property of
others , whether wo take that property
us soap and soda , candles and cosmes-
libles , or what not. Human beings tire
not given to look upon other people's
property in Iho same lighl us they look
upon Ihoir own , says Iho National Re
view. A professional man traveling at
his own expense travels cheaply , but at
the expense of another generally the re
verse of economically. So with domestic
servants ; they spend , but do not buy ;
everything is ready to their hands and
nothing to pay for , and this of itself is
not only apt to beget a certain indiffer
ence for the property of others , but is
also demoralizing in thai it blunts the
pcrcoplions regarding waste. Tlio
waste in largo households is always con
siderable , often terrible ; the land of
plenty is not the land ol economy , but
the atmosphere of the former is that
surrounding servants. There is consequently
quently a growing tendency lo disregard
waste IIH a sin ; the waste does not react
upon themselves , and is consequcnlly
imperceptible ; it is constantly going on
at Ihoir master's tables and at their own ,
and their eyes become blinded to it , not
because they cannot realize that to waste
is to sin , bul because they become inured
to it by custom. Another indication of
Iho effect that surroundings have upon
servants is mipplicd by the fact of their
being generally improvident. They
have but a meager idea of the
value of Iho Ihlngs they use or consume ,
because they never have to pay for them ,
but when the time comes that they have
lo provide for themselves , a lamentable
exhibition of their want of experience
is too often the result. Wo know how
often it happens that servants who have
contrived to save a lltllo lose Ihoir allen
on Belling up for themselves. Want of
business ability may account for a part
of the want of success which terminated
in their ruin , but their previous training
and the easy conditions of their lives as
r > er.Mints rendered them unable lo count
the cost before selling out.
lO fHunting a Faslilonallo DIvcrHlnn.
A woman with considerable wealth ,
infected with the desire for novelty ,
gave a largo .May party at her country
house on Long Island , N. Y. , a few days
ago , says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The menu was exquisite , the house was
fragrant with apple-blossoms and white
with dogwood ( lowers. After the repast
had been discussed a somewhat stout
and pompous-looking man servant ap
peared with a largo silver waiter loaded
with straw hats tied up with ribbons ,
for use as bankets , and the hostess taking
0110 , handed another to the guest of
honor , and explained that an adjourn
ment to the barn was next in order ,
whuro they would hunt i-ggs if , perchance -
chance , I ho lions had laid any.
The august dames looked very milch
astonished and cast furtive glances nt
their delicate draperies , but they peered ;
into the stalls and climbed the haymows |
obediently , if nearsightedly , and it is i
only fair to the hens to say that a great
number of eggs materialized. The
mines that is to gay , the nests had '
boon salted In all probability , This was '
playing at Marie Antoinette and rustle i
simplicity , but bomo of the guests looked
puzzled and t > umu were a cynical biuile.
Quo lest u bungle bracelet uud it ia ,
doubtful if egg-hunting ns n fashionable
diversion becomes popular.
Why Seine Men Marry.
Mr. Julian Ralph sots himself in Chatter -
tor to discussing the question matrimon
ial as It frequently develops Itself in the
enso of business young women who , ho
declares , huvo fallen into tv way of mar
rying their rich employers , that is rapIdly -
Idly becoming the fashion , says the Now
York Evening Sun. , Mr. Hnlph instances
"the head of n great news company , n
partner in u great rellning company , ti
rich lawyer who was smitten by a , lady
who took shorthand notes of his refer
ence cases" as "drops in the bucket that
the mischeviousgod has tilled. "
Hut just why this should ceom to Mr.
Ralph as a strnniro and new thing and
worthy of special wonderment hardly
appears. There Is nothing either newer
or strange about It. It's as old as the
custom of marrying tit all , and is only anew
now development of the old way men
and women have always had of jumping
oil into matrimony because they chanced
to find themselves together on the brink
of the abyss. It is a now phase of the
old force propinquity.
With the mass of men nye , and with
many women , lee matrimony is largely
decided by habit. Men marry women
because they are used to them. They
declare ( and believe ) that they marry
them because they love them , lint -
hero wo come back to the original state
ment-they love them because they tire
used to them. A wise mini declares that
most men would marry their dressing-
gowns or their favorite arm chairs if
they could. And so you see a clever
young woman finds herself on the royal
road to her employer's heart in the bus-
ness necessity that keeps her constantly
near him. The private secretary who
takes the burden of his correspondence
oil' his Mhouldersor the typewriter whoso
nimble lingers click over thu keys
given the man whoso heart is at leisure
this woman in some vague way be
comes a part of his daily atmosphere.
Ho needs her and she is always there.
He learns to depend upon her. He gets
used to having her about. She under
stands his ways and humors them. Ono
day a sudden thought strikes him. The
next day ho proposes to her. And then
Mr. Julian Ralph finds that n strange
new thing has come about. And she !
She guessed how it would bo from the
very first.
And do women marry men from the
same "motive" shall wo say ? "luck of
other motive " perhaps. Sometimes , es
pecially if the woman is no longer young.
Perhaps that was why George Eliot mar
ried Mr. Cross , and why the Baroness
Burdott-Coutts married her husband in
spite of all the disparity of years. Per
haps
What's that Ilosea Bigelow says ?
To < : iy why gals iJo so and so
1'crhups would bo presumin' .
Ninety-Dollar NifjlitGowns. .
Now York World : Convent-made un
derwear is a special feature of the bride's
trousseau. The garments tire made to
order of material selected by the custo
mer , cut to measure and hand-finished
by the cloistered nuns. The advantage
of this is apparent to every lover of
beautiful needle-work , while the prices
are very moderate , considering the serv
ing.Unless
Unless otherwise directed , each gar
ment in the outfit is differently orna
mented , and the monogram or initial
letters are examples of old ecclesiastical
script. Now and then a frill or inserted
corsage is made from n scrap of altar
laces or vestments , trimming yellow
with years and fragrantly suggestive of
some precious incense so dear to the re
ligious devotee. From time beyond
reckoning the night dress has been the
garment par excellence , and it still
roignf , but not in cambric. Instead of
fine dimity silk is used , and so elaborate
is the design that the cost is little less
than for a housu toilet.
For a model the recluse opens a his
tory of toggery and turns over the leaves
until ti Tudor , a Plantagenet or an
Elizabethan beauty attracts her fancy ,
and the costume is reproduced with his
toric accuracy. The result is the Anne
Boloyn , Anne Stanhope , Queen Anne ,
Anne of Austria and Countess of Bed
ford robe do unit , any one of which is
a study for a tea or breakfast room.
Nothing is thought of paying $ 'JO ' for n
night dress of this sort , and there is no
substitute for it tis a traveling robo. In
stead of carrying n wrapper and a mus
lin nightgown on an overland or oceanic
voyage the woman of the world puts one
of these India silks in a hand snehel ,
and , come what may , is satisfied that
she will make a nice appearance. As a
proof of the popularity of these silken
robes one has only to look into the show
cases of Fifth avenue ( Ivors and cleaners ,
where they crowd the hooks and argue
the luxurious livingof the money women
of America.
Over Imuo Dresses.
In making over a lace trown , which has
been unfortunate enough to bo torn nero
or there , just remember Unit the place
can bo sketchily darned and never show
if it is done over a piece of brussels not ,
says the Ladies' Homo Journal. This ,
of course , supports the weak places in
the hico and necessitates so few stitches
that they look almost like part of the
pattern. The lace pattern just described
is in perfectly good taste for ordinary
wear ; but the woman who wants to make
0110 gown answer for many purposes is
she who is wise enough to have two or
possibly three bodices to wear with her
black luco costume. One may bo of vel
vet and ono of either moire , or black
grog-grain , as is most becoming. So
little decoration is .put on lace skirts ,
that the bodices are elaborately trimmed.
The rows of ribbons about the skirts ,
which were so much lilted last season ,
do not obtain at all this \vcar. The ono
decoration which seems to be favored by
the French modiste is a sash in the back ,
n sash that is of very broad ribbon and
has both long loops and ends.
Vim Iloutcn's Coeon Largest sale in the
world.
AVIiou a "Woman is Well DrcHNcd.
The general woman is the woman von
know and I know , you like and I lilco.
She has wit and sense enough to realize
that the most expensive fashions are
often the koy-noto to the development of
pretty coats and frocks in less costly
fabrics , says a writer in the Ladies'
Home Journal. If she is wise she will
study out the colors and s lull's that suit
her best. She will buy each frock and
gown with the thought to that which Is
already In her wardrobe , and in this way
will avoid inharmonious effects. Gowns ,
gloves and hats in harmony are what ,
lifter all , mnko a well-dressed woman.
They need not absolutely mutch , but not
n color must , as the French people say.
"swear tit each other. " The general ef
fect must bo that gained in a many-
lined llowor , each shade blending into
oaeh other until perfection is obtained ,
and the woman , llko a llowor , Is a sym
phony of tints.
- o
Thousands of Dollar *
Arc spent every ycnr by the ( iconic of this
htiito for worthless iiioiliriiiL's for the euro of
throat and IUIIK ( list-uses , when wo know
that if they would only Invi-Ht $1 In SANTA
AIM 15. thu nuw California discovery for toa-
Miniptlon and Ulmlrcil complaintx thuy would
in till * pleasant remedy Jliul ivllof. it is
recommended by ministers , iihysii-iuns and
public speakursof the Cioliii'ii State. Soli ] mid
Kuurnntpcit by ( ioodmuu Unit' Co. at $1 a
bottlo. Three for . ! WJB.W ,
The most stubborn TSUCS of catarrh will
sjMivdily siimtmb to CALIFOIlNJA OAT It
CL'Kli. Six months' trualuieut for (1. Ily
UiutJ , JUO.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. 8. DEPOSITORY. OMAHA , NEa
Cnpltnl , - $400OOO
Surplus Jnn. 1st , 1800 , - U7.BOO
Offlf * unit Director ! -Hcnrr W TMim , pr lil n i
J/ewliS. Ilccul , vlc i1.09lil nl ! Ji\mc > W Sarl4l W.
T-Mori.Johns. CVtlllnn II , C. Cuthlnitl J. N. i *
r Ulck ) W. II. 8. Hughe * ,
THIS IRON BANK.
Corner Klhnmt Furmni ft roots
A Oonnrnl HinUi " n iin
GOMMlSUGIAIi ,
National Bank
Cnpilnl , - $ / OOOOO
Surplus , - - . /.O.OOO
Omrom nml llrorlori-K. M. MnMpnuin. O. M. '
llltchrnck , .loftppli ( InriiMii , Jr. , A lli'nrr , 1C < > l.
An.liTjon . , Wllllnm ( I. Mniil. yloo-prorlilrnt , U II.
WIMInmi. A , I' . lloikliu. | pro.Mont. A Mllllnrd ,
cnililor ; R II. llrynnl , n sl < lnnt o.i lilor.
Omaha TiianiJfeoWrBrs , .
IlnotH and Nliocn.
KIRKENDALL , JONKS Je CO. ,
Wholesale Manufacturers of Hoots & Shoes-
for notion UiiMicr Slmc Co. . lib ? . 1101 nmlllOO
llnrnoy Slici't. Oiimlm , Nrli.
UrowcrH.
8TORZ ILEH ,
gcr llecr Drcwers ,
IMl Nirlh l i Street Onmhn. Nob.
Cornice.
EAGLE COUNICK'WOUKS ,
Manufacturers of Galvanized Iron Cornice
Window cnp nmt niotnllc-kyllnhiii. .Inlui rpi'iicter ,
proprietor I0rinn > l HOHomli loth xlnvt.
Artists' Materials.
A. HOSPK , Jr. ,
Artists' ' Materials , Pianos and Organs ,
151,1 DoiiKlna Plroct. Oimlin. Xob.
Cqj , Coke , l-tt\
OMAHA COAL , COKE AND LIME CO. ,
Jobbers of Hard and Soft Coal.
8. K. Cor. 10th ntiil Douiflni Streets , Omnlin , Net ) .
NEBRASKA FUEL CO. ,
Shippers of Coal and CoKc ,
214 yoillli 13th Htrevt , Omnlm , Noli.
DEAN , ARMSTRONG & CO. ,
Wholesale Cigars.
< 05N ICtli Street , "llollol" KM.
Dry Goods niul NutioiiHt
M. K. SMITH &TCO. ,
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods and Notion * <
Corner lltli niul llowanl Strouta.
KILPATniCK-KOCH DRY GOODS CO. ,
Importers and Jobbers in Dry Goods ,
Gcnla'Furnishing Court * Corner lltli unit Ilurner
riCroclH. Omnlia. Ncli , _
Kiirnitnro.
DEWEY & STONE ,
Wholesale Dealers in Furniture ,
Kornnin Street , Oiimhn , Nebraxkn.
CHARLKS SHIVERICK ,
Furniture.
Onuilin , Niib
OrouorieH.
McCORD , HUADY , t CO ,
Wholesale Grocers ,
13th nnrt Lcavenworth Streets , Onmlm , Nolirnnkn.
Iiuinbcr , Kte.
JOHN A. WAKEFIELD ,
Lumber Etc Etc.
Wholesale , , , .
Imported and American I'nrtlnnrt Comont. 8tot
ogontfor Mllvrniikea llrilrnullo Coaiuut , and
Oulncy Wlilto Lime. _
'
CHAS. R. LEE ,
Dealer in Hardwood Lumber ,
Wood cnrpcjts nnd pnr'ini't flooring. Otn nnd DouglM i
Streets , Oinuhn , Nebraskn.
Lumber , Lime , Cement , Etc. , Etc.
Corner Qth nnd Streets , Oinnha *
Millinery niul NotioiiH.
Importers and Jobbers In Millinery ;
2US , 210 nnd 212 South lltli utreot ,
_ -
NotloiiHi
J. T. ROBINSON NOTION CO : ,
Wholesale Notions and Furnishing Goods , .
1121 Ilnrnej tttreet , Omnlm.
OIlH.
CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE CO. ,
Wholesale Refined and Lubricating Oils , .
Ailu grease , etc. , Onmha. A. H. llnliop ! , MnnnKor.
< '
Paper.
CARPENTER PAPER CO. ,
Wholesale Taper Dealers.
Cnrrr n nice stock of prlntliiK , nipplnn nnd writing ,
pnpor. Special attention Klven to curd paper.
.
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Hiil'cH , Ktc.
-w. . w * ' . . . . -i. . . . - MM. - -.Jr
A. Ii. DEANE Sc CO. ,
General Aia'nts for
Halls' ' Safes ,
HI and 323 South 10th St. , Oirmh * .
ToyH , Kto.
H. HARDY & CO. ,
Jobbers of
Dolls Albums Goods
Toys , , , Fancy ,
HOUBO Kurnlntilnicdonili , Children's Carriages. 120) >
Kurnnm street , Omaha , Neb.
AVutisr Kup
U. B. WIND ENGINE ic PUMP CO. ,
Steam and Water Supplies ,
Ilnllhlny wind nilll . 1)1.8 ) nnd 1)20 ) Jones St. , Oinahi
U. F. Item , AclliiK .MiintiKor.
= * '
Iron
PAXTON < fe VIEHLINQ IRON WORKS ,
Wrought and Cast Iron Huilding Work ,
Engines , hrnsn work , Kcncrul foundry , machine uud
tilucksuilth work Olllre mid works , U. 1 *
Hy and 17th etroet , Oiunliu ,
OMAHA SAFE & IRON WOR1C8 ,
Manf'rs ' of Fire and Burglar 1'roof ' Safes ,
Vuulti , Jail work. Iron nhuttors nnd Hru exraoer.
U. Andreen .prop'r. Cor. lltli umlJonkiiou titi.
HiiHh , Doorri , I'jt
M. A , DISUROW & CO. ,
Wholeaulu manufacturer * of
Sash , Doors , lilinds and Mouldings ,
Brunch olllce , 12th nnd Iznrd atrcuts , Onmlm , t ( t > .
O iTi a. li a. ,
UNION STOCK YAUDS CO. ,
. _ Of South Omaha. Limited , _
SHROEDER & DEAN ,
GRAIN ,
Provisions and Stocks.
llascmcnt First National Rank ,
OO3 South lyth Street , Omnhn.
QILBUIIT'BROTHBUS ,
Taxidermists
Bucctuieni can to tent > i > afej
. . . mall or n ii Btuil Iw WttM.
ICUk Buo t , Oiiuiu.