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out be lett to tnurtal places alae ox Mule
to fife life without it being etched oa
his face or dropped, like a pinch of alto,
from bis tongue
&ill they sat and talked much lager.
Frank &bowies better than when his
brother omme, Richard gouu gray and
tired. At last Ru•hard rase and mo-
tioned toward the window. "Hee,
Frank, " he said, "it is morning. '
Then he went and lifted the blind Thi,
gray, unpurged air oosed on the glass.
The light was breaking over the top of
the ho•ara A crossing sweeper, early to
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('HAFF K IZ
When Francis Armour left his wit
mutt, he did not go to his Owls
but quietly descended the stabs, wen,
to the library and .at down, The lone-
liest thing in the world 111 to be tut 1 -
tete with one's oonatiesien A man may
have a bad hour with an enemy, a • vi
hour with a friend. a peaceful hour
with himself, but when the little dwarf.
nonecience, poaches apo every hillock
of remembrance and makes slow signs
-those symtills of the language of time
soul -to him. 110 slave spm the tread
mill milers more.
The butler came in to gee if anything
was required, bat Armour only greeted
him silently and waved him away. His
brain was painfully alert, his memory
singularly awake. It seemed that the in-
cident of this hoar had so opened up every
channel of his intelligence that all his
life ran quit him in fantegtic pantranta,
as by that illumination which close. Ce
the drowning ma` H. seemed under
*erne strange spell. Oaee or twit.• he
rose, rubbed his eyes and looked rand
the room -the room where, se a boy.'
he had spent idle horns, where, as a
atudcut, he had been in the hsissb of his
tutor. and se a young man had found
rcr•atiorw such as belong to ambitions
and ardent youth Every omu••r was fa-
miliar. Nothing was chained. The
looks upon the shelves were as th.y
torr• plots..! 20 years age And yet h••
did Led seem a pert of it It did not
seem natural to him. He was in an at-
mosphere of strongmen -that atrn.e.-
phere which surrounds • man, as by a
clod, when some crisis conies 111w:s
him, awl hie life seems to Mand still,
whirling upon its narrow bare. while
tar• world appoiere at tae interminable
distant••, even asto•dsatman %lei -hes,
yet tamed hoar.
There came homes to hies at that neo
m••nt, with • faree indewa•rihable, the
.hamele•estirtcs a the net he committed
four per, ago. He had thought totems
back to miserable humiliation. For
four years he had retbsed to do hie duty
as a Imam toward an innocxnt woman, a
woman. though in part a savage. now
freedt•innod into a gentle, noble srt:slare
of delight and goodness. How had he
deserved it? He had sown the storm; it
was but just that he should map the
whirlwind. He had mattered thistlee:
could be expect to gather grates He
knew that the sympathy of all hi. In
tber's hoose was not with hinm, but
with the woman be had wronged. Hct
was glad it was am
Looking back now, it seemed sot pony
g ad paltry a thing that he, :a mai.
ahonld stoop to revenge himself else
those who had give• him birth as aj
kind of Mails to the woman who had
lightly set him slide and should nae for
that purpose a helpless confiding girl. !
To r -'ruga one's self for wrong e. o'ur's
self is but a common passion, which has
little dignity; to avenge 'nine one
whom Otte has loved, man or woman-
ised before all, woman -has some touch
(4 nobility. is redeensed by loyalty. Fro!
his act there was not one word et d.
Tense to be made, and he was not pre-
pared to make it
The cigars and liquor* were beside
biro, but be did not touch Harm. H.•
aeemeri very fes away from the ordinary
details of hie lith He knew he had be-
fore him hard travel, and be wap not
confident of the end He could not tell
how long he sat there. After a time th.
ticking of the cloak seemed painfully
load to him. Now Yid again he beard
a cab rattling through the square, fuel
the foolish snug of same drunken Iooter r
1n the night caused. him to start pain
filly. Everything jarred on hint (nee
he got up, went to the window and
looked out The moon wee shining fall
on the square. Ile wondered if it would
be well for him to go out and And moms
quiet to his nerves in walking. He did
the. Out in the eq>teae M looked op to
W wife's window. It was lighted.
i.ong time he walked up and (fowl', hi.
eyes on the window. It held hen like a
charm Oucp be leaned stains' tae iron
rdlicngpa of the garden and looked up.
amort moving far a time Presently h.
sem the curtain of the window railed.
and againat the dim light d the r(r•m
was outlined the 'gar's d his wife. He
knew it She stood far a mcrnwet hook I
ing out into the night Me e.ottld as
see him, nor could be ams her features)
at all plainly, bet 1st knew that .firj
like h i w, wan alone with the eatentroptt.
which his wick•dnen had sent aline
ber. Ho. on the tartan wrote drawn down
n
seems, and then be west once more to
the honer and took has old act deride
the table He fall is breeding and at
104, exhausted, dropped 1540 w trrsobled
H▪ e woke with a dart Mum (11v was
to the, renew HS trees& • creep behind
Ida He (lame a hie quickly, a
wild tight in ids era Bo fend 10.
neither Richard 1Wrderm had
Late in thin
*telegraphed to R Phank was
He hid 01°4 •i.ldllg
mum awl sickster{ak
and .has be
ems back be it was kno Yea
• *0 eat& thm rile 1 S booy were
her
h��
ts& straighter.. +
When late into- ♦ res boas' Myo
lit had let Rio haA leall Mae go I *Web
lBBoMakMmadm► d11rltl�a latchkey gsd
weftla quietly.
ay.j W
MOP his brasher He webbed
kith tare hint lam
hi dish* .w
tow and
a• Its did w stnwbled slightly. Thou is
was Fr. lt waked, and for the first tone
eye• they looked each other in
1151' .-yew They ,.aft snood snlwovabl•
to,r% moment, and then Richard eaugtt
!'rank's hand in both of his and .aid:
"l hal laves .,•u, lin 1..r: God bit** yea!
I .fns glad you are lack '"
-hick. Dick!!" w.f.., the reply, and
Frank's other hand clutched Richard's
shoulder in his strong emotion. They
atotxd .ileus fur a moment longer, and
then Richard recovered himmelf. He
waved his hand to the chairs. The
.train of the situation Was a little paio-
fnl fur them bxh. Men are shy with
each other where their eusol oeul are In
play.
"Why, my boy," lie said. waving a
hand to the wine and liquuri.. "full bet-
ties and unopened b,xew' Tut, tut!
Here's a putty how d' ye do le this
the way you ten the home quarters?
You're a Ane soldier for the old mess!"
Ho saying, he poured mut Immo whis-
ky, then opened the box of (-agars and
pushed them toward hie brother. He slid
not care particularly to dtrink or smoke:
' himself. but a mars -all Englishman -
is a strange creature- He as meet nat-
ural and at saw when he is engaged in
eating and drinking. He r•lievew every
trying situation by sone• frivolons and
elfish .meupatleal, as of dismembering
a partridge or mixing a punch.
' Well, Frank, " staid his trotter,
"now what have you to say for your-
self? Why didn't you eomc long ago?
You have played the adventurer for Ave
years. and what have you to show fee
Against th. dins tight At the room 1101
.•u:/lined flu' 'tams or hi. 'rift.
It Have you a fortnnet Frank shook
his head and twisted a shoulder. " What
have you done that is worth the doing
Chet'?"
"Nothing that I intenders to do,
Dick. " was the grave artily.
"Yeas, I imagined that. Yon scare
town them, have yon, Frank?" he added
lu a Potter voice
Frank blew a great cloud of smoke
.`.'nut his Barr, and through it hu Amid.
"Yee, Dick, 1 have seen a .L -d sight
mere than I deserve to Pee. "
'.Ort, of course, I know that, my boytl
But. so far as I can pew, in another 41-
retion you arts getting quite what you;
deserve. Your wife and child are top
stairs; you ars here."
He paused. was silent for • moment,
then leaned oyer, caught his brother's
arm and said in a low, strenuous voice:
"Frank Armour, you laid a hateefttl lit •
tie plot for us. It wasn't manly, but we
forgave it and did the best we could. I
But, see here, Frank, take my word for
It, yon have had a lot of tock. There i
isn't ace woman ort of 10,000 that
would have stood the test as your wife
has stood it. injured at the Mart, can-
stant neglect, temptation" -be panel.
"My boy, did you ever think of that -of
the temptation to a woman neglected by
her hnsbewd? The temptation to trent
Yee, you have had a 11t of luck. There
hap been • special providence for you,
my boy, but not for your sake. Clod
doesn't love neglectful hush•nds, pmt i
think he is pretty sorry for neglected
wives
Dank was very sttlL Ilia hems drop-
ped, the cigar hung unheeded in his An
grave for • moment, mid'bel said at last:
'Dick, old comrade. I've thought it all
over tonight since I cense beck- .very-
tbing that you've said I have not a
wont of defense to make, but, by hear
en I'm going to win my wife's love if
I can, and when I do it I'll make up for
all my eared fbolishnesel Hee if 1
don't 1"
..That wands well, hank " wan the
quiet reply. "I like to hear you tall
that way. Yon would be very foolish 1
yell did not What do you think d th.
child?"
"('an you mak roe what 1 think/ Ile
is • splendid little fellow."
"Take oars o/ him then Take goe
rare of him. You may never have an
other, war the Rim r.jrdndee.
Frank winced His brother rroR
his arm .tad add: "Let her go to es
room*, Freak There wi11 he pan
enough to Wk later, esd 1 ata tilt
young as I on was, " ..•.w..,... ,••'^y"+..
Truth to w. R wt
sot too young r he alkad • *Or 1111111111!
bike% Hie shoulders were • iIN
Mggad; r wee grayer a1. mt the, to
pies The tittle bat of eyaiaisei wh
Richard might F1'ank's Amid in both of
his.
his task or holding the key of the
artier. went pottering by, and is police-
man glanced up at them as he pawned.
Richard drew down the curtain again.
"Dick, " said Frank suddenly, "yon
look old. 1 wonder if I have changed as
much
Wit months before Fran'. Armour
coma. have raid that his brother looked
young
"Oh. you look young enough, Frank, "
was the reply. "bot I ale a good deal
older than 1 was Ave years ago. Come.
let ns go to led
Many wee-ks afterward an anxious
family stool about the cut of a sick
child.
The family doctor had just left the
room Marren. turning to the father
and -mother. said: '•tir•ybupewill be like
itself again now. 1 will go and tell
I Richard that the danger is pier."
As eh'. turned to 110 luso Richard opened
the door and came in. "1 have sewn the
doctor... tit ls•gan in his cheerful tones.
•end the little chap is going to pull along
now like a nous,. afire. " Tapping hie
brother afle•tl.nate•ly on the shoulder,
he was about to continue, but he saw
what idol -peal him. He saw the begin-
ning of the end of Frank Armour's trag-
ic eonus'dy. He and Marion lett the
room as quickly as was passible to him.
for. as be said humorously, "he wart
slow at a quick march." and a moment
after the wife heard, without demur,
her hubbSad's tale of love for her.
Y(t, as if to remind him of the wrong
he had done, heaven never granted
Frank Armour another child.
TMI E50.
aerre.....:::e:r a lyes.
Every Mari', Mari'. 1ife. no matter how kite.
tile. wu1111 furnish *11 u,trrest.ng hook if
cleverly wniten Pott rant alw.ye tell
by • gla11cr et a man what hi. Peet has
been Thur ev a bumble carpenter in
town who was the lino -orator at an list.
ern college Nut tar from the home of the
writer of this there lives an ugly, decrepit
old woman who was cunadrreol in ber
youth the handsomest girl in Krntueky.
Teems were written about ber. men went
crazy over her. and duels were fongbt by
jealuts admirers. Vet she married a
worthless man who got drunk and abused
her. The lutenseiy religions life followed
by another man in town in the result of
remorse over baying caused the death of a
comrade a great many yearn ago. A wo-
man who was Once presented at court in
England 1. not admitted to the best society
in Atchison. A highly respectable citizen
sends il,txl0 • year away to the conscience
fund at Washington. Young people are
Interesting for what they are, but the
older folks are more inntresting for what
they have been, i( the rnu d lar iuduoed
10 tell the story.-Atefeison tibke.
--
The lhoe.z fh5N
A sweet child sat at a table near me in a
restaurant not long ago. Ise was a chill
..f the Lost Fauntleroy type, 41111 tIa
mother's back hair bad that hopeless,
tired of life look that only the posse*aiou
of that sort of offspring can give. The
*cert child was frank In hie comments on
everything he saw.
-oh, ma'" said he, pointing to a man
Whose ears were so arranged that they
could freckle on the under side, "get on to
them wars."
"Hush,(.eorgie." remonstrated the moth-
er, visibly embitter/weed , "the gentleman
will hear you "
-Huh!" .aid Georgie, "if he couldn't
with them ears he ought to he aaharrsed."
And only the.trident voter of a waiter
somewhere in the distance broke the sn-
eers
AW 11101...
The Ant Bible printed in America was
in IND it was translate) by .lohn Eliot
Into the Algonkin Ianguaate, for the In-
dians. The following facts relating to the
present valve of thtn and other old Bibles
will prove interesting. At the sale of the
Brinley library in New York. Marro. isG'v,
an Eliot New Tesetament of 1161 brought
leen At the name wale • Bible 0 tee told
for 41.1011. At an auction In Vella Eli bleof
1.15 brought 6660 The Bement copy of
the Kline Testament of 1111 said In hoadria
In Ben for tens than • dollar The same
copy at • Malo in N.w York In II100, brought
Ono The total number of Indian T.mta-
tmenta and Bibles of thin period now known
to exist is 111. Th. Ord Hitde printed in
America' in • European tongue i. "The
Sour Rade." Tide was printed in f)er.
n ote, by Christian Sant. who case to this
country is 1111
10. e..Isl's n.t.rs.
The Raklmo hensswlfe wee shooting ap
the back stairs.
".Mary," she eri.d, "11's time you warm
setting breakfast
The hind girl snorted petalaatly
"Yoe maks nme weary,' she exclaimed,
*smiling me before February every mars
lags.
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e arth latitude.
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ML'RDEROFFMIN PASHA
STORY FROM THE UPS OF THOS=
WHO KILLED HIM-
Tb. tartars et the Aeieeam/e• slid Theis
eters .f tae Demi .• !..treated From
Thom b7 Velt•d states Agee% tt.au-
The ll.t.l t.. .f the trims.
llee details of the murder of Kmin Pasha
setrrrd the wbole 41'!11144d world. The
.tory is told Ly H Dorsey Mohutt, Coifed
Steles about in tl.r tong. Fre State. Two
of the murderers of Emits Pasha were die
r.a•err.l by Mr. Moban'. Sergeant, wile
had horn a Mein Iser of Stanley's exprlltion
(or :fie relief of !: uu. They were arrest
el, 4111 A •otifr..1u11 was drnw n from them
ray Mr. Moline'. The murderers were
hmvgel last Ma% Tar leathelg pulnta in
their cuifrssiou are a* follow+:
Ismailia begun by stating that he had
heels to the .rr\'ite of Pasha, having
Iw•u luaurd to 1 ht 4al.1 to take charge
ut his centras on the march (rout the Cu -
yon'. 1 asked hien if be had leen well
treated on the road, and if Ise had any
ramie of c plaint to Make agar's Euiiu
Paha. ala• 4u.werml that he had 'gone;
that Is. haul always been treated with the
gyrated kindness, and that tb. Pasha bad
frequently given biro piens of cloth for
himself and for his three wonsru; that he
liked the Pasha very much, and had uo
feeling of hatred agaiu.t him Mamlaa
broke in. asyiug that he also liked the
Pasha, and that he was very .carry he had
died
M*mbaihen turned to me and said: "1
did not waist to help kill the Pasha, but 1
k.ilew that 1„bonge was a much bigger
chief than my waster, 'aid. and that if 1
did no. obey he would probably kill nie; so
1 told Ismailia that 1 would do as 1 was
otaierel. •.
lsnnailia, continuing, maid: "1 then went
back to Kiurna's, and on the veranda of
the chiefs house Emin Pasha was seated,
surrounded by at few of his soldierx. He
was writing et his table. aid many !lints
and bugs were scartrrr.I an,unol. 1'hrx
hr haul caught coating from the Anlwiml.
The Ant let ter.wis eb Mandist fall brought,
was not trout of hien. anti he wa.. laughiug,
and seemed in cheerful spirits at the
thought of leaving next morning for Klb-
unge. Kwrua came up with a few men.
who .err carrying guns. Kinena hal in
his hand the letter which 1 had given Item.
He stopped near the Pasha. and began
reading 111 himself. When he had finish -
el he said: 'Pasha, as you are gong to
leave to -morrow morning for s twelve
days march. don't yin think you had bet-
ter send your men into the plantations,
and got Isnnana., manioc and peanuts for
th•• long march which you have before you!
Tell your mru to get all they wish: and I
hope that von won't think of paying me
for three. ami it is my present to you. and is
:n return for the many little things which
vuu have Liven me anti my women since
you have leen my guest ' Thr Prha look-
ed up. and thanked Kineua very much.
He then told one of his orderlies to have
the bugler call the men. which was done.
"When they arrived Kinena said: 'Tell
the men to Ireve their arms on the side of
the veranda, her:ttar of they go tutu the
plantations carrying guns the women
working there will become frightened end
run away.' Thereupon Eosin's wen,nutn
tering thirty or forty, placed their gun• on
the veranda, end departed. The plaala-
Hour "erre an hour's walk from the hotaga
During the time it took the mem 10 i0 I0
the plantations Kinena talked to Etniu.
expres.aing his regret at him departure.
Mantbaa and 1 were standing next to the
Paella and at a sign from the chief we
seire•el him by the armee. he was sitting in
his chair. He turned and asked whet we
meant Kinena looked at him anti ,.ail
'Pasha, you have got to die' Emii [irked
Mel exclaimed rather angrily. 'What do
you mean' Ir'hie a joke' What do you
mean by v'ising mein this manner! Whet
are you talking about my dying for? Who
ere you that you eau give orders foreman
to die?' Kttnenitre plieI! '1 do nM give the
'ardrra. 1 receive them from Kibonge,who
is my chief: and when Kibonge gives an
unlet to mate i obey it.'
Throe of Kinena's men came aud as-
sisted us in holding Emin, who was strug-
gling to free himself and to get at bis re-
volver lying on the table; but his efforts
were fruitless, and we forced him back
into his chair Then Emin told Kinena
that It was all a miatake, r he had just
received • letter from Kibouge that morn-
ing saying that he should have safe con-
duct to his village, and that the letter was
on his table in front of him. Kineua rr-
plieci, 'Pasha you read Arabic, don't your
"
" 'Then read this; bolding the second
letter close to F.min's eyes, as the Pasha
was nearly blind.
"Kinin read the letter and tow that 1t
her tette. Thawing a long breath be turn-
ed and.aid; 'Well, you may kill me but
don't think that 1 em the only white man
In this country. Then are many "therm
who will be willing to avenge my death:
andyour let p.omeple.1.11.. ss you that in lethan two
years from now there won't be an Arab ro
left in the entire nntry now held by
1 naked Ismailia if Emin sbowed any
Niglio of fear, and he said that he Meowed
none: hut when he spoke of having care
taken of his daughter, 2 years of ate, he
trebled .Iij ntly.
, mWhatdid he ry about bus child. It
mania!
" 1 ask.d
"He said. 'My child is not bad, she is
good. `end her to Said Hen Abell at Ki -
bootie, and eat him to look mut for her ' "
I.mailia continued "At a sign from
leasee the Pantie wee lifted out of his
elms and thrown net upon his Back. One
man held each leg, one nos' each arm, and
1 held his head, while Mamha cut his
throat.'
Mamba here put in a vigorous protest.
vying be had nos cat his throat Hut
Ismailia stuck to hie etat.ment and swore
that It was Memlr wbo had meted as q.-
cutioner. Mamba said 1t was another slave,
but that he dust by and watched the aur
der Mang committed
hingelike then said: "Malin mads so et -
feet at real.twnee His head warn drawn
hack until the akin manse his throat was
tieht, and with one mov arntof the tulle
Mamba cwt the head half erg. The Woad
spurted ever se, and the Pasha was dead
We held to hit for a few maenme51* thee
sre areas sad left the body when it was
Afterward Manila sewood the head from
the betty and Kia•aa had itpeeked in •
somal box and mint to the Kilning., to
show that his orders had been obeyed'
The mases, It appears to sae, ter Kilian
ge'. having lent the head to Nyangwe was
that he daslyd 1s show Mn.i..Mehara,
who led almost as mien isthmus* as Tip.
port Tib, that he (Kibsssap) was as frig a
chief In hit ewe eematry and mold kill •
whiny man as wog as Menisilehra, who
h.d•oe•dta.d of liedistere
eapdielua
PROMISE&
iT•ressa age softly •poen,
W bore Irtf-1aterva • ali.4
reit .s, yulrtlm ars the, broken,
\\t•.•n no.ts.rsun. tall.
Tato- 11.. tu..u.ae i r nulr punch,
t. • c ane that tie,
Yrt 11.r pn•au.rr +111 iami>
heron 1111 pas..
MASSAGE FOR BLACK EVES.
11011er Then 1••lat or ltrrt.l..k tor erbIlt-
eralles tvldaer. of ►'iMlr t tars,
Timer who make a hu.tue.s of uhlitrre-
Om; rt Llricr of Artie encounter. to the
' shape of black. rye. by leaniing the dam!
r•1 optic. 110 longer enjoy a luollepoly of
.mein busier... This l was foam by .t pugi-
listic :wq-•.siutallet whim* rxpenrncr141
titles hint to la• regarded es an authority
011 111 • 10011.41.
'.la-.. _.• ' n-nt ntelit of the region af-
feet.,1, ..c aid. "w ill beat paint and raw
lrrf-teak all !odium. Hut it should heap-
01,41
eapph•4I iip"rdi,►trly after the tuhtry is re
(rico,' in order to prove thoroughly rM-
cac•iou. It doe. 1101 require an expert is,
II.. it. All that is IleeWry it t.' Isiove the
linger. rapidly end firmly over the bruised
surface. and to keep 11 up moil the
Last vestige of Ili+coloratton has •liasp.
peered The e•xpla:taUun tis easy. \\'here
the blow liar been receive.: the
blood bee utnescongested. It is the clots of
blies' showing through the transparent
skin that produces the black effect The
pressure of the Augers gradually Imams
the (loo tet blood, which paa.e.off into the
general current of cireulati..n. anti fresh
and properly colored blood takes its place.
Hews -vet, as a rhlr. the professional
"pug" does not hotlsrr himself shout sae -
relenting the disappearance of a black
eye. It is a sign which proclaims the fact
fast its proprietor has recently filled an
engagement. and as such be is an ubjeet
of envy t0111. les. fortunate brethren, It
is the man about town, whir.? uvrrittlul
goner occasionally eaters hint to forget
that disc•ret.. n is the better part of valor,
who t, apt to profit moot by the knowledge
that massage, promptly- applied, will re -
r the signs of mourning from an rye
that has leen in violent contact with some
ether fellow's fist. and thus obviate the
,se.-..ty ofi i t story to 1114•0011111fur It, w , low,•.rr•ingetuuus, will be
sneered at by ..ept1,sl and iu.-redulous
racy ustiu t aloes, some of churn may have
"hertz there thrm.elyea."
torsos +•sunt teem tea
rite I.tngrryTraacr mole iu fila c,uu
try, sed the theater-guirtgpublit wi11 have
all opporuurity to ascertain if she has pnt-
ented any bees improvements on "the
langsry kiw," which double discounted
anything of the kind over before attempted
on the American stage.
A. lady Clanearty her hushawi escapee
from his pursuer( through en open w induw
woo her room. She stands with her tack
to the audience c!ear down the stage near
the footlights. Her httetwud t.e,ks at her
ter a 11 10101.111 and then rushes wildly auk,
her anus, somewhat after the rna11rer or
"the tough girl" to Harrigan'• "O'Reilly
and the Four Huwlrwl " The) Loth swing
around and expose their fireflies to the
audience.
'Dieu they hold each other at arm'.
length. Then her Ie7t..iu heaves and he
pant•. Hrr heal falls upon her breast, in-
clining backward. Then en apparrhtly
genuine Vermilion flush suffuses her face
'then Dior 1•s•ks down at ber aid sir looks
up et him Next eu,ues a p•r•epihle pre, -
sere arotu'd the waist that would 110 cre-
dit to patent hay press Then he abrupt•
ly places his lip. to hen. and .he grabs
him round the heal. There is a tuft gore
lingaolmd like water escaping from a
kitchen sink. the mouth being worn large
and open
Then they aro, as it were, glued togeth-
er. Then all in .ti11. Women in the andi-
! envie become nervous. Bald -heeded men
are paralyzed. Men about town hare
their watches our. tinning them. (Inc sec-
ond,
erond, two, thee. four. Ave, six, seven,
eight. nine, ten, eleven ---and then there is
an explosion. as if the bung had been
blown out of a beer barrel. It is all over.
-Texas tiiftin got
0.ws.me holies.
The photographed hand of a friend set
uuder glass as is paper weight makes
rather an interesting souvenir. But the
Prince of Wales has appropriated to this
purpuoe the grisly token of • mummied
hand of one of the daughters of the Phar-
aohs. list us hope a fashion so royally in-
stituted may not find followers in this age
of the worship of grewaome realism, or we
.ball see the lover sighing like a furnace
over some genuine relic of this kind, be-
queathed
requeathed to him by his departed fair, and
the widower cherishing among the papers
upon his desk • touch that to life was leas
welcome there. Kine of these suggestions
compare. however, with the actual experi-
ence we had is visiting in London a few
months ago the house of a gentleman who
had spent many rears of his life ie explor-
ing many lends, and had lined his halls
with curios of travel. Upon • shield of
maroon velvet was a group of .old speci-
mens, among them a carved w
and fork and a human t
knife
bane.
"That," mild our friend, withperlset ewe
ousineee, "is all that is left of • capital fel-
low 1 knew-• missionary 1a o.e of tot.
Motttb Sea islends. who would trust to the
converulon of the Datives, and remained
among them. After 1 came away they ate
' him with that very knife and fork. The
things were pent to me by a reeruiag
party, who unfortunately arrived too late '
--New York Herald.
asmpl• of ■esd.ra (.heats,,
Thin Incident tllnatrates the sort of
gal-
lantry that im mac prevalent in this de-
generate age: Anse Knox County man
and his wile were passing the school
bourne. • flying snowball hit the wlfeof hu
bream in the neck He was enraged. and
justly, and turning to the scbnolhoys
shaking bin Silt In anger, be cried "i1'e
lucky for you, you masala, that you didn't
bit me'"- Bangor News.
The neem M Veen
Mr. Whymper, the fames. mountain -
climber. wee engaged ree.Stly to deliver •
lecture at Birkenhead on his MOOntat.eer
in' expertennee, and in aenesding the stair
Maar leading to the platform he mimed hie
footing and hs11 to the bottom, fracturing
him roller bone
noes Tate amu. sty
The theory that the stature of the pres-
ent day
re -
entday man 1s smaller than that of hie
saerdor. haw 110 101111411110111 V tact, as
e.rdlag tO a Freaeh a leatlat,
Pdeare /41....
A tow years age the Peter's pumas frmt
Prance enraged 1,evi0 0no franca la ION
the sum her 1,400,000 frames, .god net veer
1t fell below a million
10. 15541.04 M nada
In bdldles mots Merle te..phhry semi
tate mss .f highs eidowed mameraals, • which
w.igh aid to the .b neesef ohsumar r
lesrYt. ta.a
t
Ilarper's Magazine.
IN 1896
1 M elllempleasem • rhe novo/ by Thames
Hardt will be beams 1a tar (bsoenebar NOW
bre lit •ad ouathised to November. 11111.
Whoever Nosy ba .mei favarlto ammo gel.
11.1 aooeilsre 11 wit le ooso•dod be ata orltlss
•bat Thomas Hardy stood• foremast as •
raster urinal la Goons. Moi T1s Nmpkte.e
• at be.xpea.d to crow "ethos sous not m-
lerfor in dawns to that wkioh hat mrkod
Trilby - the most eae..a.til star) of OM )ear,
4 mocker bld:ag feature will be fes reeaewal
arm* iveale so of Joss of Are, fir the dew
Louie de Mata, Har Pogo •ad $soewteIy,
wader wklo\ guise this asst palmier at Ilrise
Americas reg.:l•e writers will muco& the
• ..es Mew Maid of Wean. 1■ the J•auatll
N. 'neer will smear • pr•dwaly illustrated
pew sot rO.rl►Yy sad /M t'.rMhee.. t s
Ont id a series of tlouthars papers.
Northers Africa le.ttraetleg mere attosti.a
Ma at say raker !kneelers,. It wow the ami of
.lore.. The next .dew of HAHI'kR'd
MAt.AZINK will oomW• tour llluetnted
•modes on Mho remit*. •d three of them will
depict the lwes..l 1111 there. JI 1.14. 1tai.t•H
will prepare fur eke MAGAZINE • series of
IrAcsKnj..�eblme ad .IMlut
stories there will begun la Ike Jemmy Num
her elm lbws chapters of A Tbeee-rare %evil•
rate, by Ron emu HAsipixu los, t. iia LOON-
rat
oaf.M work yet attemped by this wrier Om -
paste short stories by popular waster. •theme
mu. to be . feature of the M lel A %INK.
Med for IIIA Iraled Pe..preI.s,
The \'ampler of the Magazine begin with
he Numbers for June sad December of each
year. niter? 1e mentiosted.enbecriptions
rill b.gla with the Number caveat at the
time of receipt if order. ('loth lyres. for
audios. Moots each hi mail. pont paid.
ItemltWcee should be made by Poet -Mika
Macey Order or Draft. to •vwd chaster of
loss
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rpp this adrerti
•tows
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Brothers.
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IN I895
Elegant sad rz'luetve drogue for 5.4 4.w
'IA l.4.., Tolle/lea drawn from Norex
model. brecasin.sod Co arc es. are s111 ins
portant feature. Them appear every week
• 'rnmpenlet Al minute de-cr futons and de
ai1s. Owe Parts Leper, by A .nunrvz De
YsNpeT. no • weekly transcript uI the latest
•111..1 and caprh.a in the weir. ''oder the
need of se. 1.rt 5.104... plain directions
oat full particulars are gas re u to shape.
tabrloe, trimmings. and aeu.-s.enee of the cul
oats of well -dratted wemea. t'tt11drrse.
II..hing rereivee practical atteation. A
fortnightly rebase. "bre Mppteetoret re-
ihles reader. to •-ut sod make tbelr own
mons. The woman who takes HAHPg1t'tt
it AZAR t1 prrtare•d for every ecu..... in
fa. r•'rrmoni..u•,w int arnul.where baseltul
rem i..w�
An .1rwrrlr... ,,•stat. D..rter Warrrett'.
M.gbt.r., 0• ItrnrccA H i.p4te hay's a
4mor n...,- ..f A.e••1e.e 110' 1 IoM ie.
Pear., n aoi..n t parti) In '1« lar Men•b, will
nen.t. ',e nae' 1••Ifof •Misses.
it) led, Nebedy, as 'unmanly etching
no.e•e. br 'I*ANTal Maa* ass, author o,
sod's 1 ... • 11.c anat., unary,' etc., .,11
seem the 1 suss r.
'Amboy• anus ne.1ar • b•.. To mho ...taro
moot r(. sir Te.a wt l i..... nhelte h••.'.:h.•:n rng
port. .,u What We are being' in Nevi fork
•..ern N 4'wvr.aes4r.t.. guest toms re
-rive the ptwsemal atteatoo of for rdlter. and
•re answered at the eer!int possible date of
ter Choir reodpt.
Seed for lllsereird Pre.pera..,
The Volumes of the BAZAR heeds with the
an. Number for Januar.. of each year Whets
Ino time ie meoriesed. sebecriprlons will begin
with the Number current at the time of reoelpr
of order.
(loth ('aces for each volume. suitable for
leading, will be sent by moil. poet•pstd, on
-vreipt of 41 re each.
itemtttaaaw should be. made by Post oiAor
Mosey Order or liaah, to wrote chums- of Ince.
Newspapers are not is ropy this adrenine
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IN 1895
HARPER'S WKIKLY la•pietaral history
f the times. 11 prese.ta every important
event promptly. •cour$t.Iy and exhaustively
Wo mei ration std descript lye text of the high
set The war 1a eb1.0 darter lit it Me
'rested tiro Ctlo.ga Railway Strikes sad Lite
( Isi..lapeseer war. arid the ..rent .f
debt it wee able to throw on Karai tha hetaat
stoped.= wee directed t that Iltd.-kaow.
re.airy. w examples of Its elmoet lemmatise
e o.edreee. JeuAK RAtra, the d4tlagwbted
writer sad canumpresem. besteem a nt to the
.at of wv. ad tams mined by C. Demarco,.
the will-kaow. Americas erupt son ter
essay years reddest 1m J•iaa, whe bee ber
te le with Mr. Ratan 1a
seed a to HA R'$ WSEYLT .toloalve
1st nm5tfes mad tKw.trstte.-
Duriag HO suer Yield kis
41a,. .4 with Mier sadwilOo.t prrj.w91_loum
tSe Miters! emus. a. mad aloe is epee l sm.
•Ie by the higLest mummies 1a esot depart
meat Ponralta et tie sea sad woman who
sew atmkLg tfstary, ad pewerf.l sad maniac
poittieul oartpms, 5411 es.tlar te bo Mtpeee-
slink tester TOAD Seer werlet with 4.e
hem set Id mise mens se the wear hue.
4 tie dy. rsrt • remsar dsssrtmami
netters. There wiH M twela wer(wt •www,
soft tmmdeen ll' Itttna.Sd-TO. Aloe 1D.rk•
etlm. a Mhrlap rwmmmea of shies Ave
STAKLST x77e
J. AK Gd a GOWN .1 n..
Tint. esutied TO. Soft si Ms waren. y
Nominal Marr sawn, -...v el asve s44. , sGi
essay Memo aeries by papshr writers.
Med ler Ul_Mreled Preeperese,
Thu Tohrr of the Watag.T belga .1t1 tie
se Maw a mgead ea
ea.s r .
ptk111Weather far January ef *eh year greens
with the Number eeriest attar tiesw
tam . (tt
.»Ips elf 0..u. ter gash yahoos', suitable for
tafdlabeg .ill Mmes by tired p.st- Pahl. mew
ReOrly s Draft me torete eve bymast chimes eet
Me "spr... mile' 0/ HA 5
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
l P�eryTeenet
gKKq,,A/tRR�pP'EA* M4oaurr M M
NA RPXRA TO17VQ Psourza. suss,
fr'.. Noll �dw.ba .-tease •e as 11161111u. Rix Ol itrY N. . -_---
11
1
a Ohniest on.
'Yap,' ohs said, '111 mho toe pees fresh -
bee K peal shop Erre time the ter um'
'1104ami,' Yeaniert•g Wbo reg/w4 mea-
`. 'Ides't wast Mr g1e met •'
a• Ubbeibino. alar Ipso I a Owl
Nowa '
•
The Signal
emote woes naafi . •tt.•1Mss le
Joh Prfausg ties, white are anew.
paned melee the arise for die prem.
and peeper smoothes .t I1 itimkalWiles.nal
printing. A p.reeal .f the
nisei mai sages aumetktag yea wag
be la seed of, sad la such are Nasi
at year p•itessgsLel •&d
eoa
.r
last ..<srt. to pimps will meat trli
the approval el our patties
This useful rise Is .ep't in the tall
range of qualities same as letter
head's. Whsle
�a
la ttiMO. klttlf\1k '"`1'wi..pS '.
are not so generally used, they 811
all important place in oommercial
corrtwtpmdencet Hee who' ' e•'se
got under the above heads.
IA(sstr �itCtl► I$
In this line we have a very large
stock of fine writing papers salt
able for every clans of busiae.g
represented in this locality, com
prising laid and wove, linens,
quadrille and other papers, ruled
or unrifled, as may be required.
13s\r. i\ewJ►>►
II the " pay-as-you-go " plan was
the order of the slay the demand
for sicuount paper would not be
re great ; but there are some seen
who get so many dunners that
they wonder if the stock will ever
run out. We don't intend it lea
end at present our stock is ooa•
Otte in this lin with four sues.
(hood paper and neat ruling.
StaAtmtletY►
Both single and double dollars
and cents columns. They come
cheaper than bill heads, and are
the proper thing to send after a
delinquent once • month. They
ere sure to fetch him 'round -
sometime.
mist
V. nvt\Ort
Now, it would be hard to get
along wit!iout en t'elopes, and to
keep up with the deemed for
them we keep a hire stock on
bind. We have now alsout •
hundred thousand in stark, and
the prices will range free' :5c. to
12.00 per M. We handle .em
mercial and legal sizes exclusively.
tieeeeietrc'a\ 1t•% •• %%Al
has already been partially enum
orated in some of the heads above.
There is, however, • vet amoun
of work under this head that to
enumerate would more than take
up the entire space occupied by
this adv'', but we do it all at Tn■
SIGNAL -
X `t AtlltOraf . t
to an "At Home' or a wedding
require considerable taste in melee
tion sometimes, but we melte it
en easy matter by keeping in
',tock the very latest and best
samples to be had. Call and rem.
4 rogrcams
of entertainments and meetings
promptly turned out, from the
plain but neat to the most elegant
with cord and pencil attached.
V.i.Ve ►\art
We aim to excel in all the idler
ent kinds of work we turn out,
but especially in this, and keep
in stock plain and fancy papers
suitable for all requirements.
Carts Orad T.%eNeets
This head °oven a large range of
work, from a bread or milk ticket
to • neat calling card, (rain as or-
dinary admission ticket r a tasty
business card or • lispeibiliseiy
printed membership titer
"Ti otters
Our facilities for turning out trig
class of work are evidenced by the
fact that taw great balk of it is
done by - MIS bus also in-
cludes
DotJ►gtrt
which our three fast-ellsiag jos
presses are able to tarn eat in a
surprisingly short time.
a\e \\\t
belong to the poster denartaDest
alma, and we maks a specialty of
thein--pr'oesptnees being our aim
is this r.spoet A notios .f gale
will appear in Tua IONAL free et
• when bills fat IMMO Des gat
#\\ IktmA of W o•Nic
In tha typographical printing line
eau be dens is this establishment
fa aa expeditious and artist&
sammer sad
0�1►r Tbktes illi.\\ be joatwa
tteV% rea►%owekb\e•.
W. *rased nor thanks far pest Ise
Oat sad Oalhalt • e silmose r til
test%
111 Mitt. a•
dam:, -
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and I
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sad hots 1E
leaded to le
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tIhr.ggtSki maremati
meleshre
bat
Msd.eMb ell'
lo create the 1
of teeth erevery Saw OA
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satrome imam
Arrial
b. • blest sae
memo ta the
end the heat n
the teeth mi
mere me it h
Ireerevew
Prosirvaden
4111 ratialt
Ole u
Sew
The ad.psa
M1at .f heois
felt the see of
her of neve est
/meta, elands
geed) mewed w
wireie is art
shwa say either
will &either or
freer wtpeer
lr tor the top
it a veil roil
brides she snot
t•a •f the wire
option o f ♦ ■
be lee
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Mss, fir oohed
vests to nobs
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