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TWfiXTY-FIHST TEAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY , JUNE 27 , ISOl-TW-ELVE PAGES. NUMItKU ! ) .
MAC It'OJM.Y.
II' . / Iimftn > t In lit roll I'ic. Vrtti ,
Lot the curtnln fall
Ox or her pull ,
' 1 hut Is all.
riho hml nn glorious nntnoj
Her- , was tliuhuinUlcf fame
To Itvo In solitinlu ,
Unwrlt , nnd ttirio do good ,
As women do ,
Whose lives urn true ,
Whoso hearts are wruntf ,
\Vhoso nerves unstrung ;
Who sutler every 111 ,
And yet are still.
She watered the years
With her tears ;
I lor hnmlswero overstretched to bless
Some one in greater wretchedness ,
It such thcro were. She did not ask ;
She only knew her task ,
And did it ; not as.nny umn ,
Only as God nnd woman can.
Let the curtain fall
Over her pall-
That Is all.
} 'M Mall Cni'tte.
What wns I to do ? Never was thcro
n woinnn placed in such a pitiable con
dition. I hud been brought to Russia by
nn English bowing-machine company to
run their machines at un agency of theirs
in - street , in St. Petersburg , where
a handhotno shop had been taken.
One blustering cold day ; toward the
cloHO of October , I found the shop-door
closed , and learned to my dismay that
our ngont had dihappoared and the ma
chines had all been soi/.ed for rent and
dobta.
What wns to be done ?
All the money I had in the world was
about equivalent to C. ! . What wns duo
to mo I li.nl left in our agent's hands ,
and I felt Mire it was lost. I thought of
cver\ thing In the twenty-five minutes
whuh cliip cd between my heartbreaking -
ing , wlion I found the shop-door closed ,
and my rapid wall : to my lodgings.
Fortunately my room had been hired
for the month and had been paid for in
advance. 1 had boon maki'ig an evening
dress on the machine for a Hussian lady
who snoUo English. She bad omo idea
of buying a machine. In order to hasten
the woik 1 had taken to mj room the
body of her dress and having a mael'Uio
tin-re had bowed at it of nights. That
mm bine I would certainly keep. It
would go very little toward the payment
of the debt the agent owed mo.
I hurried home. Poihaps there was a
, loiter with seine money in it. There was
h'l.otlung. I mint find the ladybut how ?
bho hml loft no address. She had hardly
HpoKcn to mo. I thought I had hoard her
b.ii hho uould como again , and 1 believed -
lieved she liad fixed on this very day.
1 hero was but one chance in a thousand.
1 imibt stand on the street and wait until
bho appeared. I hastened back and
took up my position near the shop. I
scanned every woman passing by. It
was bitterlj cold and raw and the wind
chilled mo. I was faint witli anxiety.
Suddenly a carriage drove up , n foot
man opened the door , and nlady , ele
gantly dressed , alighted. I tore across
the btroot--it was the Russian lady.
With my heart in my mouth , ! void her
my pitiful story and begged her to heln
mo. If she wanted a borvant , would she
only try mo ? I hnd u bowing machine
nnd would make her dresses for nothing
if I could only stay with her until I could
write to my people at home ; they would
bend mo money and I could got oaek to
Knglnnd.
"And my dress am I to lese it ? " the
lady asked impatiently.
, j "Not all of It. The skirt is in the
" . , bhop : the body is in my room , almost
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ft BPomed tome dreadful that in my
iigony she should talk about her dress.
"Where do you llvo'i" ' < > ho inquired
nbrutly.
I told her.
"Got Into the cairingo , " she said.
I did so.
When wo were oil the main street she
stopped the carriage , got out with mo ,
and wo walked to my lodgings. I opened
Iho door. On the table WHS her dross
body. It did not seem to intoiost hor.
Slio picked it up , however , glanced at it
a moment , then throw it down on a
chair and examined a sowing machine.
"How long would it take mo to become
prollciont iu woikiiif-this'l"sl'o inquired ,
ns she sat down before the machine and
tried tlto pedals.
"Two weeks perhaps loss. "
"Would it disllguio my hands ? "
She took olT her gloves , showed her
" well cared for hands , her lingers glitterIng -
/ Ing with rings.
"You beautiful hands would hardly bo
spoiled. "
"Well , then , glvo mo n lossou at once
nt onco. I will pay you for your
trouble. "
She sat down , nnd under my instruc
tion woricod for nn hour. She was won-
ilorfully clover with her llngois , nnd
bcenicd to bel/o the peculiarities of the
mnchiilo at once.
"At this into of progress madam , you
wouid become quite a good workwoman
In ton dnjs" I Mild npprovinglv ,
bho made no reply , but worked away
for another half-hour.
"It Is not so Hi esomo , after all , " she
bald , "but 1 have had enough for today.
'Tomorrow I will call , nnd then you wfll
take the jnachino to pieces , nndslibwmo
how It must bo put together again. You
will oblige mo very particularly by not
going out today. 1 have to thank you for
jour patience. Keep my visit silent. I
hope \ou have learned that in Uimsta It
is better to keep a quiet tongue. Do not
loturn to the shop. Pray take this for
my llrbt lesson,1' and bho placed on the
machine table a piece of gold.
1 felt very much Inclined to kiss hor.
She looked cold and haughty , but mv
heart was so full of thankfulness that" ,
overcoming somewhat the awe 1 foil , I
\cututodtotakohor hand in mine and
put it to my lips. She did not withdraw -
draw It.
"Poor child , " slio said ; "you do not
look moro than twenty , and , at your
ago , to bo in such trouble ! This must
bo n hard experience for you. Good-by
until tomorrow. "
She gaied at me steadfastly , ns if she
would loou mo through , and then bow
ing , tuft mo.
Next morning early there was n low
Knock at my door. I opened It and a
woman plainly dressed entered. She
did not BUY a word. Shu placed n bun
dle she hold In her hand In n chair and
nt once wont to the machine and com
menced sowing.
"You will kindly forgot the lady of
yesterday and Know mo as Kllso simply
or rather , as Elise id French , wo will
naP.lla. . 1 want to learn your trade.
It Is n whim of mine. Do you think
that Hi n month I could earn my broad
this w iyV I olfer you a partnership. I
can Hnd the funds , The contents of the
fchop will probably bo sold out , and you
will bo able to buy ono of the machines
'or ' mo. Now. will you take this one
VpartV"
1 hud not \vord to say , I brought u
wrench , n scrow-drlver , an oil-can , nnd
loosened the working pirls : of Iho ma
chine. She took the oil-can nnd bent
over the mnchlno , studying it. I no
ticed Unit she touched with her whlto
lingers all the grimy parts , until her
hands were soiled.
"It Is by no means so complicated M a ,
revolver , she said.
I made no comment as I put the work
ing parts together. She was very silent
working incos < nntly on some coarse ma
terial bho had brought with her I sat
near her teaching her what to do. She
worked on until it was past noon.
"Is it not Unto now to eat something ? "
"H l , " I replied ; "will madam par
take of my simple inealV
"Madam ! I am Hli/.u and you say
your name is Mary. Mary , I shall bo
very glad to share your food with you ,
if you will let mo. If you have not
enough for two , I will go out and buy
what is wanted. What shall it bo ? I
date say I ran shop bettor than you.
Will yon loud mo your shawl , your furs
and your overshoes ? "
iJo'foro I could say a word she had
them all on. Then she laughed for the
first time and courtcslod to me.
"Sister Mary , Sister Mary , " she cried
in great glee , "our co-partnership begins -
gins from today ; I am to bo capital and
you brains Little sister , good-by. I
shall not bo gone more than a quarter
ol an hour. "
i was so astonished as to bo speechless.
In a trice she was back , loaded down
with packages. She had a loaf of bread ,
a piece of cheese , n pot of preserves , a
breast of smoked geese and some baited
cucumbers.
"I got a snmouir , but it was too heavy
for mo to carry. The man I bought it
of will bring it hero at onco. It is secondhand
ond-hand , but ns good as new. I see jou
have n tea-pot. My only extravagances
were some good soap and a pound of the
best tea. Como , let us eat. 1 can ar
range anything I am to wait on you. "
In a day I had learned to love that wo
man. All the haughty proud manner
was gone. She waited on mo. She wns
up first in the morning. She was always
busy. The porlor of the house evidently
mistook her for one of the two girls who
had been in the employ of the bowing
mnchino company , for ono or the other
of them had often boon hi my room.
Some small extra compensation was giv
en him for the now lodger. She never
spoke have in English , nnd her coining
to mo had boon so mysterious that I felt
quite certain the porter was entirely ig
norant of her condition.
Certainly it worried mo a great deal.
More than' once I ventured to ask for an
explanation , but Eli/.a would put her
hand on my month bo that my spcecli
was inleiTUplod. It distressed mo tosco _
how hnrd she worked , for I felt sure this
new lifo was hurting hor. I could see
that from her pallor. If anything moro
than another made mo feel sorry , it was
for her beautiful hands. She seemed to
take infinite pains in spoiling them.
" horrible"she would
"They mo filthy ,
say , "und still I think I cure for thorn
more than I should. If Icould only got
a thick , red , rough skin on them ! ' '
As she said , the owner of the shop
was onlj too glad to sell n machine.
Eliza furnished the money. Work came
to us In a mysterious way left downstairs
' "
stairs with 'tho portor. "By-and-by a
fashionable dressmaker , who made
dresses for the court ladies , sent for mo
nnd gave mo work. As what wo had to
do was well sowed , and wo were always
prompt , in less than three w-Jeks wo
were doing n good business. My com
panion , save for the daily purchases
made in the Immediate neighborhood ,
never wont out. No ono called on her ;
she never received a lotto.1. A few days
over the month had parcel , when ono
morning , as I was running up n scam in
a piece of cloth , my needle struck some
thing. It was a piece of paper.
"It is for mo. " Sister Mary , " .said .
Eliza.
She took the bit of paper , hold it to
the stove , appeared to read something ,
and then opened the stove door and
burned it. I did not question her , She
worked on cheerfully all day , chatting
on different subjects.
That night , when wo were in bed ,
taking mo in her arms , bho said :
"Poor Mary , your troubles , your
anxieties are now over. Tomorrow ,
early , apply for your passport. It will
cost you to go fiom hero to London , say
'M. I wish it could have been moro ,
but you will have altogether JCHOO ,
which , after deducting your traveling
expenses ; will leave you some money to
begin your life with again. For mo
who hiiR learned to love a singular , hon
est nnd simple-minded woman you
shall have this ring , " and she slipped on
my finger a ring. "But don't wear it ;
the diamond might botrny mo. So far ,
Mary , you have run no risk ; but next
week you might bo ruined forever , for
you have harbored "
I was speechless with terror.
"Only a woman , " she continued ,
"whof-oown lifo or the lifo of anyone
elbe who stood In her way she would
eaio no moro of taking than a cook
would of wringing a chicken's neck. Do
not bo shocked , Mary. I shall sloop as
sweetly tonight ab If death did not
threaten mo. My story , as far as relates -
latos to yon , is soon told. It became
necessary for mo a month ago to disap
pear. The simplest chniico in the
world throw you in my way. Had you
boon of any other nationality than
English I would never have trusted you.
You might go out , Mary , and soil mo ,
Judas-like , for a sum of money which
would make you rich for life. "
I clung convulsively to her nnd bade
her bo quiet
"Through my veins , child , there runs
the best blood in Russia ; but every drop
of it I will shod for the cause. Thank
heaven for your lowly estate. You must
go away tomorrow , and now good
night. '
1 bogged her to como to England with
mo. She said :
"No , my place is hero. I should bo
useless there. "
Then she complained of Inssltudo , nnd
presently wont to sleep. I looked at
her , her fnco pillowed on her arm ,
breathing as calmly as an infant , nnd
thought her the loveliest , woman I had
over boon.
Next morning , out of a paekngo of
fioine material , she ppoduccu , as if by
manic , a roll of notes which , without
counting , she handed to me.
"Later in the day there ought to nr-
rive some furs for mo , for poor Mary
must not got cold. Now away with you. "
Her olrt manner had returned.
"Got your passport. Go by Bremen to
Englnnu , or the Ice will doliiy you. Do
not wait. "
Still I was irresolute.
I could not boar to leave hor.
I sobbed as If my heart would break.
Then she knelt to mo and implored
mo to go. At labt I consented.
My passport was given to mo at police
headquarters without a woid.
I roturiietMo our room , As I stood at
Iho landing u cheerful clatter of the
machine was heard. EU/u was bonding
over her work , singing some plaintive
air.
air."la
"la it oil right'/ / " she asked , very
quietly. "See , your furs have come.
They are very beautiful , nnd so warm.
"I have permission to leave. "
"Thank GodI See my work. I think
I could do now without you. "
"You do not love me , Eliza , I cried.
"Not love you my sister ! I loved
my husband ho was shot. I loved my
only child ; In the agony of my grief
becavHohis father was killed ho sucked
poison from my breast and died. After
them I love you best. "
Then , for the first time , she burst in a
paroxysm of tears.
"It Is because I love you that I might
bo your death. "
As she wrung my hand sno foil the
ring on my finger.
"OH with it. You were your mittens
at the police olllco ! If they had soon it
Quick , let mo hide it. "
She took olT my shoo and hid the ring
in my stocking ,
"Should yon over marry sell the ringer
or the stone in it ami you will not bo
portionless. Now olt with you. I have
made a bundle for you. The rest of
your things yon will give mo , Hero is
a photograph of yours you will lot mo
keep it.1'
She took mo by the hand , gavomoono
long kiss , closed the door on mo , and I
never saw her moro.
My trip homo wits without a single
incident. My dear mother comforted
mo. Still thcro was some vague feeling
of dread. My mind wandoied in spite
of all I could do toward my room com
panion. Picking up a newspaper when
at homo , bomo two weeks after my ar
rival , I read in the telegraphic dis
patches :
"Sr. Piynrtsiuua : ! , Dec. 23. An ar
rest of great importance has been made.
Ono of the chief actors in the nihilistic
plots , a Russian princess , was taken ,
but only after she had killed ono of the
police. Disguised as a sewing machine
woman she had hitherto balllod the do-
tcctivos. "
.1 I'.iiu ix
Uuiln't Glulie.
Two women mot in Paradise ,
Where tnoy had recently arrived ;
And each ono of the other asked
How in the bright abode she thrived.
Then straightway cich ono made reply ,
" "fls veri beautiful and bright ,
There's everything to plo.iso the ear ,
And overythiiiK to feast the sight. "
Then each exhaled a lonir , deep sigh ;
And said : "I'vesearched in every noolc ,
Bvt nowhere can I find a cluss
To see how these new anneals look. "
.i i ,
Indiaonnplls has an electric 1 fountain
which furnishes u lofty and splendid display
of light and color.
Massachusetts is the lirst state to place on
the statute i ooks an act leKtilmtig tno mu
nicipal ownership of gus and electric light
plants.
An electrician who has made a specialty of
spectacular electricity says the day is not
far off when electrical fireworks will super
sede those now used.
A company with n capital of $ IK)0OJO ( ) has
been formed in Cleveland , O. , to operate pat
ents covering a device for thu reproduction
of a photograph at a distance by means of
olcctricilv.
Simply a pioro of Norway Iron of the best
quality , and no wire at all , constitutes the
armature of motor Just brought out by Mr.
\V. S. Uicnurds of Uoston said to bo quite
ofllcient.
An electric typewriter is reported to have
Deen invented by lr. J. H. Ktter of Phila
delphia , by means of which the operator can
transmit , nls typo wilttcn manuscript hun
dreds of miles.
Mr. M. E. Danscrcnu of Montreal is the in
ventor of an electric wlro subway for use by
telephone and telegraph companies , which ,
he claims , costs Just half the price of other
subways , or $10,000 a mile.
A portable electric lamp , requiring neither
dynomo nor outside wires , but carryine us
own source of power ir. its base m the form
of a primary battery , is the latest device put
on the market uy n southern electrical con
cern.
Electricity and electrical appliances will be
provided with a handsome building at the
world's fair. It will bo in the Italian renais
sance style of architectuie , and will have a
choice location on the exposition grounds.
The building will bo 70Uxl50 ! fcot on the
gtound lloor.
It Is stated on the authority of Mr. Edison
that the entire novel ot "Nicholas NIcldoby"
could oo produced on four cylinders of a
phonograph. If this bo the fact , why may
not books bo published in this sort of an
edition , to be read off by the machine to the
purchaser or his friends at convenience )
An ill u urn lu in boat , propelled by electricity
from an alumnlum battery , is being con
structed by the Inventor , Mr. D. J. Cable of
Pittsburgh , Pa. The battery , Mr. Cable
says , will weigh but about n counlo of
pounds , and will bo sufllelont to produce the
power necessary for running a pleasure boat
of good sko.
A FKW < HIt S TAG CHI.
Jacob Steel of Fayotto , Pa. , is ono hundred
nnd eight years olu.
James W. Uradbury.Unltod States senator
from Malno , Ibt7 to IbM , completed his eigh
tysixthear last week , and still retains his
physical and mental powers to u romarkabio
degroo.
There is an old man In Manchester , Eng
land , whoso name is Ciagadlc Gigadnb. His
name originally was John Smith and ho had
It changed bccausul it was not suftlclontly
distinctive.
Vieo President Morten Is slxt.v-flvo yorrs
old. He drcMsoscarotullv , and has a compact ,
sturdy form and stands as erect as a soldier.
Mr. Morton Is an early riser and takes his
breakfast nt 8 . 'M.
Mrs , Loulso Burlmnk of Lcomlnstor.Mass. ,
Is almost ono hundred and four vears df age.
In her early years she walkea from Quebec to
Uoston , carrying her babe upon her back , the
family lluauccs compelling them to make the
Journey in that way.
Ex-Senator Georpo W. Jones , now living
In retirement at an advanced ago In Uubuquo ,
In. , had the distinction of giving thu status of
Iowa and Wisconsin their names. Ho Is a
neat , precise and courteous old gentleman ,
nnd though now eighty-six years old shows
no sign of mental or physical decay ,
Mrs. Deborah Powers , houd of the iSanldng
firm of U. Powms & Sons , and of the great
oil cloth manufacturing tirm of the same
name , died at her homo In X nnslngburg , N.
Y. , Thursday night. Her estate Is viiluod nt
over t,000UOO. Mrs. Powers wus born in
Hebron , Oration county. Now Hiunpshlro.on
August 5 , 1700.
An Interesting and once famous man of
whom but llttlo is hoard nowadays Is ex-
Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt , who
secured the conviction of Mrs. Surralt for
complicity lu the Lincoln assassination.
Judge Holt has for some yean bean on the
retired list as a brigadier general , nnd ho
lives , at an advanced ago , un Capitol Hill la
Washington.
Chauncoy Vlbbard who died at Macon , Gn. ,
last week in his eightieth year , was , accordIng -
Ing to the Epoch , better entitled than any
other man to bo regarded as the father of the
American railroad system. Ho was a con
temporary of "Old Commodore" Vandorbllt
nnd of Daniel Drew , with whom he was as
sociated In the Hudson river navigation busi
ness , Ho began his railroad lifo on the old
Utlcn & Schoncctady road In 1S.M , and it was
under him that the consolidation of the Now
Yark Central s\st < in was offocted. Ho aaw
the wliolo railroad system of tbo country
up from the very beginning , and was cue of
the cluef agents in the process , but peoulo
bad almost forgotten that bo was living until
bis death wai announced ,
Not ntt Slio .Meant It ,
" \Vhoro Is that bla k cloud golnp lot"
Aikcd the boy of hts grandma dear ,
And the old lady said , ai she shook her head :
"it'a golotf to thunder ,
Tin : 1.1'fTtR oxta.
lintier nml Pun.
Said Mary to Johnny , "O , detr !
This play Is too poky tied slow.
Thoro'.s only ono bub'ole-plpo hero ;
O Johnnv , please , I want to blow'1' '
"No , I'll blow them for you , " said bo ;
"Just watch and you'll see over.v ono.
That leaves all the labor to me ,
While you will hnvo ouly the fun "
Said Johnny to Mary , "O , my I
That apples so big and so bright
You can't out It nil If you try :
O Murv , please , I want a bite ! "
"No , I'll eat it for you. " mild she ,
"And show j ou Just how it Is done ,
I'll take all the labor , you see ,
And you will bavo only tbo fun. "
li'irly Piety.
Kate Field's Washington : .Johnnie listened
with clo > o attention whllo his mother told the
story of Noah and nis ark , and was very
thoughtful for some time afterward. Then
he Inquired :
"Don't you think , mamma , that God took
a prettv big risk when ho put tuat rainbow
In the sky I"
"Why.'my dear ! " nsited mamtni.
"Well , suppose the p.'oplo had ROPO on
being bad , mightn't Ho have wanted to drown
'em all again I"
Trliinrili or.MInd Over Mutter.
Indianapolis Journal : Mr. Figg Whit on
earth is all this yelling about !
TommyIt's me , paw. I am hollering like
a locomotive. I'm the Dost holloror in our
crowd.
Mr. Flgg 1 see nothing to bo proud of In
that
Tomtnv But I do , paw. When us boys
pla > s curs with Johnnv Brlggs' wagon , 1 cot
to s'it in the wagon and yell wnllo the other
boys do the pulling.
Had
Detroit Free Press : "Sav , minima. " said
little Muv , after thogucsU had gone , "I don't
think Mrs. Blown Is accustomed to good so-
cletvl"
"Why notl"
"Why , sno didn't sav a single word whllo
Mrs. Jouoj was slnginir. "
.liiht Punishment.
The Wasp : Mother Como in now , Tom-
mv. and put on jour clean clothes.
Tommy ( plaj fng ball in the back lot ) All
nirht. Soon's'l mnlco n b.iso hit.
Mother ( two hours Inter ) You , Ttiomasl
f'ome light here , sir.
Thomas obeys and gets a sound thrashing ,
which ho bears heroically. icmarkiu < at the
close , -'Served mo just right , so it diil. "
-Mother For not obeying minima !
Tommy No. For not linking n base lilt
on tuat chump of a pitcher.
A I'cdillcr'H Trie-It.
Philadelphia Press : Willie ( rushing into
the house ) : "On. mamm.i , theio is a nnn
down the street who sells a whole lot of can
dy and tells jojr f.go for live touts "
Mamma : "Tells jour ago ! Why that Is
wonderful. Didn't bo ii you any questions !
Willie : ( trjing to iccollect ) : "No , Oh ,
> es. Ho only asked mo ono when I was
born.
Jmenilc AKtioMomy.
/I HIM J.
1 showed Orion's starry frame ;
Tim childNh cvo * irnsw big with wonder.
I told him how the hunter came
To glitter in the heavens yonder.
And how for a es he has stood ,
Mad Taurus' furious horns assailing ,
With lion-skin and club of wood
And might.v strength unavailing.
I pointed out. beneath his feet ,
The llaio , its muster's combat viewing ;
An'l tliL-n the doir star , o'iger , lleet ,
Bright Sinus , the w&olo group pursuing.
I p nised. The darlirtc dapped his haud9
An I stampc-d his little foot imp ilous ,
Then , looking toward the starry bands ,
Ho shouted loudly , "Slc'oin Slrlusl"
. . _ _
A Domestic lloro.
Detroit Free Press : "Thank heaven , I
am safe I" shouted the boy-hero as ho ran In
to the wood-shid pursued by his chum dis
guised as an Indian.
"You are Indeed , mo boy I" said his father ,
as ho caught him by the slack of his trousers
nnd ran him into the house to take care of
the baby.
Suratc-lu-d Out of 81-jlit.
Harper's Ba.ir : "Mamma , " said "Willie ,
"that little Sussio Harlilus called mo a don
key today. "
"What did you doi"
"Well , of course 1 couldn't slap a little
girl , so I told sister Mary , nnd sne Just
scratched Suslo out of sight. "
Jealousy AIIUKIK Sooicty IjcndcrH.
Chicago Tiibune : Bridgeport Belle ( aijcd
six , proudly ) Wo'ro gunta Inivo u soyrco at
our house. I heard maw say so ,
Klval Belle ( with crushing distam ) We're
gunta have a feet sham Peter at our house
ai > ' you won't get an invite cither.
Hard AVork.
Detroit Frco Press : A Detroit youth of
six years , who has Just begun going to school ,
was so Impressed with the importance of It
that ho was early out of bed and down
promptly to the breakfast for two mornings.
The third morning ho came a little late look
ing very sleepy.
"How's this I" said bis father , pretending
to reprove him.
"Well , by Jlmlnyl" said the youngster ,
"this hard work at school Is using mo up. "
Impertinent QucstlonH.
Cincinnati Commercial : "Mamma , " said a
three-year-old , "whoro's your teof ! Your
now teef. n.nmmal" ' "Sh , my child , " said
the mother , tunnnz nil colors. There was
company at the tablo. "Did you leave thorn
on the booreau , mammal" said the youngster ,
who was ono of the nover-let-go kind. By
this tlmo the table was In a roar , and the so-
crut was out. What wa there to del The
hostess accepted the situation nnd quietly
nnsweied "No. " "Have you got them In
your mouth , mammal" "YO.J , my son , " she
said helplessly.
Ho Would Have Preferred Twins.
Detroit Free Pnm ; Six-year-old Irving
was told the other morning that ho had a
baby brother. "Ono baby mother ! " asked
no. "Yes , ono , " replied bla papa. "Did
you want moral" "Well , I'd have licod to
have had twins , 'cause , then , when I got
mad at ouo I could hiuo played with the
other. " _
"Wanted Home Squcnk ,
Harper's Young Proplo ; Botsoy ncodcd a
pair of t boos , so she wont round the corner
to Mr. Plckous" shoo storo.
"Pleaso sir , " said Betsey , "I wont a now
pair of shooi , "
Mr. Plckons put on his spectacles and
looked over the top of thorn , tlrstat her taco.
then nt her feet. Ho naniud hla price nnd
measured the foot , and Oetsoy had reached
the door on her way out , whan she hesitated
and turned back.
"Pleaso , Mr Plckons , " nald she , "will you
put In two coats' worth of squeak I"
Ills Mouth Needed Strctelilnf * .
Ladles' Homo Journal : Llttlo Sue was to
hnvo a grand treat In the shupo of an after-
dark "outing. " But mamma though her
small Bcnuio too young to share it.
When the llttlo fellow's lips quivered piti
fully , she promised him as hla "good tlmo , "
the privilege of sitting un with hU auntlo.
Bonnlo was much Impressed with hla now
dignity.
As the long evening were on ho bravely
bold his llttlo sleepy eyes wldo open , until at
last tired baby-uaturo found rollut in a sorioa
of gaps.
"I guess BcQtilo is got Hug sloppy , " auntie
said.
said."O
"O no I Isn't , auutli' , " the llttlo hero said
manfully , "only my mouf needs strotchlog. "
A. Crushing
Munsoy's Weekly : Undo James What ,
smoking again , To in my I Don't you know
that no smoker over grow * tall I
Tommy -Thoy don't , oh I Well lust look
at that chlmnoy. It sniokus llko sixty , and
papa's Just had It made six foot tailor. "
Her Mouth Bllppcd.
Youth's Companion : Llttlo Elilo bung
Hbgut hgr mother's ' yialtoc all day with Nr
lips shut very tight and sometimes with her
hand over her mouth.
"What Is It , Elslol" the visitor nt last In
quired.
Eisio unlocked her lips.
"Mamma s.ivs I must keep mv mouth shut.
She's orllu 'frald I shall tell you that Undo
Arthur has to sloop on the lloor whllo you
ore hero. "
_
Knnilly Prayer- " .
Knto Fidd's Washington ; Llttlo Amy
had never scon family pra > ers at homo ; so ,
when she came back from a visit to an un
do' i , slio was full of the novelty of what she
bad witnessed.
"And when wo hid done breakfast , " she
was overhead snylng to her brother Bob , In
the midst of an unlimited account of n morn-
Ing's activities "Undo James read a long ,
long thlnp out of the bible , and then wo nil
got down ou our html legs and said aracc. "
UN Imllaliy.
11. It.tt'iau ( n lnm'iidi'Kinu .t ( " " . '
Little eyes blue poop oh see you
What a fair plc'uro Is baby.
Tiny white toes , toes without hose ,
Steal from the covers on baby.
wo go yes , love I know
Boby will go fast toslcop.
Hoi theio wo co bluoojcs peep oh
going to sleep.
Tight llttlo llstB , dimples on wilnti ,
What a deur lo\o Is our bahv.
Eyelids Just b'lnk ' , Indies don'"t wtulr ,
Bllnidngs nil light In a baby.
Softer wn go. eyes close so slow ,
Baby will go fast to sleep.
Cover her feet Lord , what a treat
Baby Has gene fast toslcop.
U IIH.KIS.
The children arc the Hies' friends. Did yon
ex er see n child Btc | ) out and shut n screen
door after it )
Cda Davis , a child , fdl over a precipice 1S3
feet high , out in Washington , and wus onlv
slightly hint.
A thrco-y oar-old beavv-woight named Vern
Hovoy of Centerville , Mich. , lips the scales
at eighty-eight pounds.
Eva Freely , aged two and n half years ,
arose in her sleep at Middlctown. Pa .walked
to the sucond-stoi v window , fell to the ground
und escaped unhurt.
Forsvth county in Georgia has developed
un infantile prodliry , who at four years of nao
cin load dilllcult mnsio concctly at Bight.
Ins \oico Is soft and tunolul and ho bids fair
to become famous.
A small boy peddling matches uptow n plead
orphanage as a stimulus to trade. He was
asked what his father had died of , and with
perfect fuinliness in his blue eyes ho said :
"Ho die 1 of a mustard plaster.1'
"Voulost jour knife jcstordayl Well ,
Tommy. I have found two knives. " said the
Sunday school teacher. "Now , tell mo which
of them is jours. " "Please , mum , " replied
the Imnost boy , "which of "om's got the most
blades I"
You hear a good deal about la/y boys , but
there is a boy In Atchison so Inuuslnous that
his folks are compelled to stop him when he
saws w cod or cuts the grass ; ho works so
html tliat they are afraid ho will huit him-
solf. Ulobo.
co.ui : .
Hmton Cuuitci.
They come , the merry insect tribj ,
The borci-s ami tho'dippurs ;
Thellttlo gnats wattin again ,
And cko the irallmippcrs.
The vnri-colorcd ants , and Hies
That titilato our features ,
The bee with penetrating lies ,
And sundry simddod crcaturos , .
The weevil and the cutworm now
Do polish up their armor ; *
The chinch bug makes tils vernal bow
In nmbu'ih for the fanner.
The weird curculio setteth out
To mad the fruit trco tiller i ,
And in euch gaidcn lurk about
Ton billion caterpillars.
The eulex pllates agitate
Ihoir undoistnndings fnr v ,
And move ftom out the larvatito
And subjugate New Jcr.ov
The beetle dons hit , working clothes ,
The moth is lodivivus.
The moth throws olT his nttii : do o ,
And threatens to enllvo ns.
Ah , yes ! The hvmonoptcra ,
The dlptera , and so forth ,
Homlpiera , orthoplera ,
Et cetera , will go foith
Ere long our peace of mind Is "roist "
Our hides to stab and polish
Timt wluginp , singing , stinging host
That congress can't abolish
Monogram cuff buttons show no sign of
yielding.
Semi-star devices In gold form , some pretty
hair pin tops.
A silver pencil case oomea dUguIsod as a
cicarotto pipo.
Butterfly hair pin tops , sprinkled with diamonds
mends , are bolng revived.
Tortoise shell bat-it combs , headed with
traceries of pearls , are being adopted.
A quaintly made naplcln ring Is formed by
two ladders Inclined against a silver ring.
Some now silver dessert apoons have tholr
handles enamelled with lloral characturs ,
An exquisite neck pendant is a star of rn-
bios with the central stone a throe-kurot dia
mond.
Among the most admired pencil cases are
Homo of oxidized silver designed to ropiosent
lusty nalU.
A broocli of recent origin Is a pink enamel
leaf mounted In gold with an opal bug resting
upon It.
A beautiful piece of bric-a-brac is a ( lower
vase formed by a sea nymph supported on the
back of a winged horse.
"A Woman's Friend" Is the legend In
scribed bcsldo a hair pin on the cover of n
now silver hair pin tray.
Depending from a diamond necklace worn
at a recent reception was a knlfo-odgod horseshoe -
shoo set with rubies and diamonds alter
nately.
Lover's rings are n new Idea. They consist
of two slender cold bands inscribed with
sentimental phrases and are intended lor
matrimonial converts.
Fashion Is attempting to rcstoro to hiirh
favor the once ill-oinonud opal , and at tno last
drawing rooti ) the qucon's jewels were largo
and beautiful opals set iu diamonds. But
superstitious women will remember that the
unfortunate Empress Eugonlo reluctantly
had bgon persuaded to wear n necklace o'f
opals at the last great fete at St Cloud , given
In l O , Just before the dodnrntlon of war ,
and that on her last public appeumnco before
tbo traglo death of her son , Uudolf , the Empress -
press of Austria bad clasped the tutul jewels
about h'jr throat and wrists ,
To Mylfo. .
. //uiucAecpcr's II erM\i. \
Friend of my soul , when tlmo hath sealed
His conquest on thy brow ,
And marred the charms to which I yield
So much of worship now.
Mv memory , still shall took beyond
Thy faco's outward show
And see thy beauty as It dawnud
So radium lone ago.
As graces clustering round thy head
Are one by ono withdrawn
I'll prize them , as wo do the dead ,
Mora dearly that thoy'io gene ;
And think that yet , In fuiror guise ,
They wait for thco abova ;
And see thorn with mv spirit's eyes ,
Aud by thu light of lovo.
Avrnrboimto Camp.
The Platte Vnlloy ( Wyo ) Lyre aays con-
nidor.iblo Interest Is mnntfoatod In the recent
carbonate discovery at the Gold Hill camp
by minors of long experience. The dgposlt is
rtob and oxtonaivo , and the specimens cer
tainly warrant the opinion that it U u "uig
thing" in the fullest sense of that phrase
The discovery wns made by John Paulson
and others Interested with him , and nil tuo
minors seen are highly olatcd over the Hnd ,
Tha ere rtuoinblcs very closely tbo famous
Lcudvillo carbonates , aua unsays $1W to tUa
ton. Thcso figures nro from the first nssny
mudc.
E. J. Lowls nlso reports the discovery of
sand carbonates near Gold Hill , nnd has good
specimens. Several gentlemen versed In
such matters have examined the ore , nnd all
pronounced It to be very valuable un I well
worthy of Immediate attention.
tin : i-\\'ni , tnFicT.
Svmfivllle Journal.
In her brown eyes her woman's soul
Shlnos ndlnnt ns the dawn.
If wo but meet , my self-control
Is gone.
Her low , sweat brow , her soft brown hair
Her beauty make complete.
\ \ hen she comes near the very air
Soums swuot.
She has n tender , gcntlo volco
That pli-asos ovorv car ;
\\hcno'er she speaks , men's ' heaits rejoleo
To hear.
And yrt , her road to happiness
Is buried with iron doors ,
Because , her lltilo brother says ,
She aiioics.
nit r n'i.iriuiT TIU.I THu\i i.s.
Phoooo Kussoll will suppoit Kobson next
season.
Amelia Hives Is to dramatize her story ,
'Virginia of Virginia. "
Edward Komeiiyl , the celebrated violinist ,
will lovlsit America next year.
Mary Anderson Ntivnrro is shortly to
wiito nn article for un Amoiican magazine.
QHnri ) pinylng is ono of thu latest accomp
lishments atrcctcd by the women of fashion.
Modjeska will return to Americi next
month , nnd later make a tour of the country.
Vernoim Jnrucuu closes her season In Den
ver , August J , and will summer iu Now York
city.
city.Marion
Marion Manola .sailed from Liverpool vos-
turdny for Now York. She will star In a now
opurn.
Charles Wyndham is going to risk another
Ameilean tour next season. Its limit is fif
teen woelts.
"Keilly nnd the -IOJ" closed its very phen
omenal season at Ilarrigun's , Now Yoik ,
Saturday night.
Itis not improbable that living may bo
knighted. The near fuluio may bring us a
Sir Henry Irving nnd a Sir Augustus Ilntrls.
It will not surpuso the knowing onoj much
to see Adellim 1'atti at tno Meliopolitan
opera house , Now York , during tuo Italian
opeia season.
Sardou is uhcady at work on the now play
ho will have icady by next winter for Charles
Frohtnnn , and which will have its initial per
formance in New Yoik.
"Sinbad" tins captured Chicago. It la pro
nounced by the piess of that city to bo oueof
the most successful builosqucs e\cr pio-
duced In that city. The production is said to
bo a gorgeous ono.
Adele Aus dor Oho started for.Enropo last
week to remain there during the summer.
She will return in the fall to ri-sumo her pro
fessional engagements. She is aliuady booked
lor thirty conceits. *
Miss IIKV Cnrusi has boon engaged by
Walter Damrosch us the harpist ol the per
manent sj mphony -chcstra which will give
its conscits next season la the now Carnegie
music hall , Nuw Yoik.
Young.I. K Emmutt will goon the road
next season , playing the part wilttcn for the
elder Emm tt , in "Fiitz. " Ho lias played
the purt often when his father was sick , and
no-ono has "tumbled. "
Next season's star tragedians will bo a
lonoaomo set. ( July three of thorn will von-
tmo foitu upon the circuit Haworth , Down
ing and Wardi- . Not in a dcc.ido have tlie.ro
bsen so few tragic actors lu the stellar ranks.
Last week Bill Nye finished "Tho Cadi , "
the new comedy which Stuart Hobson and
CJeorgo W. Floyd mo to produce in the
Union Squnto tliutitio at the opening of the
next regular season at that house on Sept. 11.
The death list In thej profession has no-
contly been swelled by the names ol several
men who stood high on the ladder of fame.
"Harry" Edwards , Charles Fisher , J. 1C.
Emmet and General William B. Barton wcie
of Iho lumber.
Forhos Kobortson has boon pecurod uv
Chailes Frohman to create the character of
Miutiidin "Themidor. " Mr. Kotiertfon was
last seen In this country with Mary Anderson ,
and is consideied ono of tpo best leading men
in Englan 1 today.
Marie Kittcr-Goct/o of the Metropolitan
opeia buusv , is expected to arrive Iroin L'u-
lone this wools to sing at the Newark and
Milwaukee musical lestivals. She will re
main In Now York during July to sing in a
number of concerts.
Mat Brookyii , Sydney Aunstrontr. Lmrii
Burl , Chailos MeC.iithy , Thomas JelTerson ,
Ada Gray , Charley Keed , Ada Alclioie ,
Julian Kalph , Harry and John Kernell are
resting at the Methodist seaside lesottou the
Jersey coast , Asbury paik ,
It is among the likely things th it Miss
Hose Coghlan will add "As You Like It" to
her repertory next season The actress who
has. been spending her tlmo since the closing
of her season at Fort Hamilton , will suil for
Europe a woeit from Wednesday.
It is said on good authority that Chicago
moved to bo the best amusement town dur
ing the past season , with Philadelphia nnd
Now York neck and nock for second place.
Boston lias done well , and thu south bus
picked up considerably , doing better tlnm the
ivest.
A new play called "Shakospoaro" wns
tiled in England recently , and is said to have
been well received The hero nnd horolno
nio Shakespeare and Anne Hntlmway , and
Oucon Ell/abotb , Sir Walter K.ilolph. Lord
Southampton , lion Johnson , Edmund Sponsor
ser , llomyngo , the nclor , nnd others nro
Introduced. Thu author U Eden E. Grovlllo
How quickly .loo Einmot passed out of
sight ; bow few actors attended his funeral.
Yet few of his professional associates were
moro prominent or posso-.sod greater wealth.
It Is not a pleasant tiling to speak of the dead
with aught but puilsc , but It can bo said with
truth that Emmott's career was a good ono
for actors to avoid ImUatiug. With a pleasing -
ing personality , a rich , musicalovon if uncul
tivated , voice , and a mastery over bis audi
tors that few oc-tors rossosss , ho fallod to
inuko gond use of his gifts. Ho rose rapidly ;
ho acqulied u largo fortune , which with cu're
on his part might hnvo boon tw'lco as great ,
vet ono falling lost him nearly nil that man
holds dear If wo except monoy. There Is n
moral hero , mv good mastor-i ; und ho who
runs mo > easily road it.
Mme Patti lias lixed n date In thu second
week of August for the opening of the beau-
tlfuf bijou opura house which nho has built
lately at Craig > nos Castlo. The event is to
bo celebrated with much festivity , nnd M.
and Mme Nlcollnl will entertain a largo
party of uucsU In honor thoioof. Un the In
augural night the hosto-is herself will take
part In the first act of "LaTraviata , " and the
garden sconu from "Faust. " Next night
there will most likely bo a ball In the theatre ,
the lloor of which can by an ingenious appli
cation of hulraulio power , bo raised to the
level of the stage. Again on the following
evening there will bo an operatic perform
ance. Including acts trom "llotnco ot Julitto"
and "Maltha' ' The baton U to bo wielded
by tha veteran Sig. Arditi , and a competent
orchestra will 'bo expressly engaged. To
make the artlhtlo interest of the alfair com
plete , an appropriate address will bo deliv-
ctod on the llrst night by Mr. Honrv Irving ,
whoso presence In thod welling of the "Queen
of Song" will supply a fitting outward sym
bol of the union that binds the drama and t bu
"dlvluo art. "
HliOor lon'n Prl/.o.
Miss Florence Guvnor , bride of Sir
William Uordon.Cuinmlng , lost her par
ents In a distressing yachting accident
Qn 1870. Tnoy were drowned with two
other people whllo aboard Mr. Gnrnor's
yacht Mohawk , ns It lay with Hills sot
olT Stnttm Island. A squall uapslicd he r
while at anchor. MUs Garner , by the
way , ib heir to an estate onUinateU at
$ ; 0.uuoUuu. The Gnrners were up-
munched abuut a } inr ug b $ a null
known prorn iter in Lundun with an uller
of $70,0 < WWO ( for the proportj and the
business , ho Intending to plni-o it on the
uiurkot at SIOO.OW.OOO ,
C'l'K lliT l'Af.tfM _ XTltlKH.
HIP Man With a "Pull. "
A'cir Vort Commmhil.
llo io-ists not a high education
Nor useless collt-glatu degrees ;
Ills pro'iiotion to honor and stnt'on '
Was gained without cither of these.
Yo savants and classical scholars
Of science nnd learning chock full.
Stand nsldo from bad whisk v and dollars-
For lioto comes the man with a "pull. "
Ho owns the whoio distrust ho Hvoa Iu
This prominent person of weight :
His pmtho llrmlv bdlm-es In
Provided U pays all the freight ,
His knoi.lcdgo Is not so extensive ,
His clothes are thu host of all wool ,
And his llIng is high nnd expensive.
Because bo's the man with n "pull. "
Annl'-pr Annexation Schonip.
Washington Star : "I notice by the pa
pers , " remarked a curlHtono statesman to
day , "that tno cotTi'o planter * of Gjatomala
want to annex that country to the United
States. "
"On what grounds I" inquired n distin
guished cot respondent of n Now York pnpor ,
with a nose for nuws.
, "Cofloo grounds , 1 presume. . " replied the
.statesman with a far-aw ay look , and a dull
thud of sllonco fell upon the correspondent.
A ( ' 'nine Idea.
Epoch : Mrs. Blossom ( wrnthfully , to now
conductor ) -Why didn't ' you stop the car
when I waved m > hand at jou the llrst tlinol
Conductor 1 didn't know you wanted to
ride , M'am.
Mrs Blossom What did yon sunnpio I
wns waving mv Imuu at you for I
Conductor 1 thought you wcro trying to
mash mo.
The ( ii-ncrnl'H Coiv.
'Now York Independent : Some years ngo
the commanding olllcor of a military station.
desiring the gutss around the quarters to ho
protected whllo it was growing , gave strict
orders to the scntdos on guaid that no ono
except the cow should bo allowed to top
over the grass.
' 1 ho next diiy the general's wlfo called upon
some Indies , and wishing to make a shortcut ,
walked across the grass from ono path Id
another.
"No one to pass hero , madam I" said tha
sentry.
The lady drew herself up. "Do you know
who I ami" stio demanded of the sentry.
"No , madam , " replied the inipasslvo sol
dier , "I do not know who you aro. But I
know , \nu are not the gonoral'.s cow , and no
body else Is permitted towalk on this gross , *
Her lU-Ht Hold.
A woman cannot bint n hook ,
Or kill a inoitso or rat ;
Without a glass In which to look
She can't put ou nor hat.
A woman cannot throw a stone ,
And hit a tiling kerplunk.
But , bless her , she and she alone
Knows how to pack a trunk.
The duds that she can stow away ,
If man should pack them , are
bo multitudinous that they
Would till a hnggngo car.
Tlio " .Silent" Partner.
Detroit Fieo Press : A drummer In a
Grand llapids merchant's store was making
some mqulrioj about his business.
"You run the establishment ulono , X
notice. " ho began.
"Yep. "
"Anybody In with yon I"
"Yep. "
, 'Ilis name doesn't appear on your slgnt"
"Nopo. "
"Ah I a silent partner ! "
"Not much I It's my wlfo. "
Tlio Ii'n IM * well .To-ip.
Chicago Times : Friend of the Editor ( la
newspaper olllco at H u , m. ) You scorn to bd
awfully tickled over that article you ar < t
wilting.
Editor It is a short announcement that
this Is the last Issue of the Morning Cork-
sctow. Wo can't keep the paper going any
loiiKor. I'm ' going to slap this Into the form
and L'O to press.
Friend I can't see anything In that to bo
] ollover. .
Editor Why lil.uno It.man , wo scoopovory
paper In town on it. _
Hound to Tulcc.
Clul'o Hovlow : Clara I was looking over
your friend s amateur play , and I must con
fess I don't think much of thu plot. Do you
think it will bo a succossl
Maude O jos , Indeed. Just think , the
scoi.o Is laid at thu seaside , and wo are all to
como out in bathing drossos.
.Not a ' rllliunt ( litiruetcr.
Jowoli-rs' Wceklv : JomAddlopato Whawt
d'vo muiin > > v calling mo n cheap diamond
because Mist ttow cut moi
Jack Sliarp That you are a Koso-out
of coifise.
The * uninii-r Hat.
CtiMk ll'vt'ip.
" \Vhcn C'lara gets a summer hat
And takes it homo with her ,
Th" other girls , w'lth ono accord ,
Pii-paio without demur
To amplify Its every point
With inpturu qutto complete ,
And then wind up with this remark !
' O , Unit Is Just lee sweet ! "
Cool
Munsoy's Weekly Customer You didn't
leave any Ice lioro yesterday.
Iceman Yes I did ; didn'tou notice a
small damp spot oi | the sidewalk ( "
Customer Yes.
Iceman Well , that was your ico. It
melted bcfoio 1 could got it into the houso. "
lit ) \ \ IIH Lit iilcd.
Drako's Maga/lno- Bad Shot Why ,
Jonnlo , what is the matter ! You mo crying.
"Yos. Boo-hoo-hoo. "
"Audi met your husband on the stops ,
going out. "
"Yo os , bo's gene down to the club. "
"Ho seemed angry. "
"Ho was. Ho ho swore nt mo. "
"Why , how could ho ? "
"It's all -all m.fault. . . I handled him caro.
lessly. I didn't know ho was 'loaded. ' But
ho ho wns , and ho ho wont off. ' '
IndiiHlrlcH 'I lint Prosper.
Dotrolt Free Press : "Yos , wo'vo struck
It rich , " fiiild a capitalist to a friend
"Doing whntl" Inquired the filond.
"Manufacturing old family clocks with nn-
cient dial platos. Thu market was nenrly
out of holilooms , and wu took advantage of
the demand. " _
A UlcHHcd Hope.
Munsoy's Weekly : Ho ( allliinccd to the
widow ) How uinbarrasing it will bo , when
wo dlo , to mcot your llrst husband !
The Widow -Possibly , my iloar , you ami
the salntsd dead will abldo In different re
gions. That is my hopo.
MaUo 'Iiin Itoad 'Kin ,
Judge : Perhaps there Is no hell , but lu
that case what shall bo done with the pub *
Ushers of dlmonoyolHj ( _
Tliul'H Hid Trouble.
Now York Hoi aid : "How do you llko the
now minister , Hollows I haven't hoard
hltnJ"
"Don't llko him. "
"Well , my wlfo soys she llltoi him vary
much. "
"bo does tnlno. "
Korrowcd Trim hie.
Washington Post : Adam and Eve noyer
boriowed anything from tholr neighbor * cr-
cept tioublo.
.MIIIIoiiH In
A writer in the K"eordor assorts that it
costs Now York ( Jlty every year for
socks and stock ings for her female popu
lation a round .WKU,000 ( ) , or enough to
maintain nearly twenty thousand per-
botiH , a whole city , for auar , in food.
For those Intui cstud In statistics I may
add that the storking worn by tha
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