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$lje fchntljcun Uccoii, iljc Cljatljnm Record. H. A. LONDON, Editor and Proprietor, RATES OF ADVERTISING. Que iqtisre, one insertion f 1.00 Utiv Mjimrr, two insertions l.fiO One iuaru, c Me mouth 3. SO For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 Per Year. Strictly en Advance VOL. XXVI. PITTSBOUO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. 0., THURSDAY, FKISKUAIIY I, (1)01. NO. 25. Ajiatter Millions. By Anna Katharine Green, J COPYRIGHT. t.0. SV SOBCRT SONNIS'S SONS. ("HAPTF.lt XXIV. Continued. lit.1 Wits Mill puzzling over tilts lliii t -ter, uml womb ring If tin- scene be tween Mr. ftrjvoand Ids proiat ypo was to be heightened I')- ilui entrance (if this pair, win ii Hi.' lii.-i in' ili" two tin 'liil out of tin' i-mie rapidly tllilll l.i- had entered it. uml hnsli lu ll III full (sjivcil down tin- street jiisi as the whistle of mi ;i i i t" i . 1 1 ' i i 1 1 train was heard. Ho wits follow il, hut not im mediately, by tin ikI h t-ii. M lm, lit-a i-1 ii tin1 train Mowing ntV ft' .i ii i:t IllO Willi Intl. Ill-Ill, I ill I IT llilll 1 il ilc street Willi ill! tlic ili'l !inili:ili..ii of :i:i iirilrlit pursuer, uiiil.' (" 1 1 tin' Lie. front dour through Im-h tim iw,. !i:i come rushing iln-iv now issued u ha! llozt n or inure curfniis iiidiv !! .1:1 Im, Ioiih to know the I . i riiii.i i ion o.' mi ci! counter which had ov Identic moiisc. tholr tf n-alfst woiiil r. Wliilo lie whs noting l!.c-o pciioii and wondering wh.it was taking placi nt the station where the pursued am purs in t w I'll- likely in nun tiji. I 1m- nr. 1st foil it lillnl ill lii'i shoulder ill. hoard whispered iiy iiii"tly Into !; ear: "I should like yon in hear Mr. Ii gravy's story. It is a very curious oil".' AVitti a Mail h Mimed toward the di leetiw, an. Mindly oh client to li. signal which lie v:Ur rose u.-.d follow i lli'll in:,, the leUsc. As lie did so 1 slltlici.nlly slii!l!i d Hie I' re-1 1 l.ei. incut v. iiirli Mr. ill. in ';, summons liai oeeasioiied 10 remark: "These people arc watching it chasi Mr. I'cgTavv's valet jtt-t put in an aj pcarnllco here, I-ill lie U.ls followed b; a liiM i. v. Im evidently f ri.rhtolicd hi no lii.-i he ran i.e., .f iho h uts.. n.i!r Th.. .-tie r one -tinted In pursuit, me I lie ii'.i are now i.v lie.' down the strci toward tin- stimuli." "Is ill, ii so? Will, I'.yid is a live!, in c. We can safely leave him to hi ov u devices. C.i'ie:" And he li d tie w.iy tip i airs ju;o a l:n ur, and comfort ably luriiishiil iv.-ni, pr..liai.y the lies V iiieli tin- house .ilfold. il. Mr. licgraw, of Cleveland, was li waiting- ilu'iii. standing in the niMdh (if the ro 'tn, and what asiounded tin nrlisi was let only the ca-e and iii;r liily v.ith which his namesake ,"inl ri Vnl giceicd his ilpp arniieo, I. til the III; ilutilded nsiin't shown him hy the do Icclive. who lirsi lowed and then oh served mildly : "There is no need of an inn odiicti n lier.'. I heliee. I !enl Icliiatt of eiil!al station lili'li-l .-'..il'il each oilier. I'.r Miles, 1 lelicvc yon h.uc already tint to day." The ari-i, tlnilled s will as dazed, for the oilier was lonkiii at hint with HtratiKC and llle n-i-U d hclii;;,ilty. liow cil, weiidei iii- il i.e was in a div.n ' whil - the c::ili-niaii froiii t'lev clainl ptl.sh, d forward cli.tir-i with sin h nt lllr of hr fpilality i li.it ii ivus ciisy In (1".' flint Mr. .'iyi o hiiil m.t yet re veal, d his I n-ine.-s to him, or ihiit in revcalim.' il he had found the tallies so completely iiirned upon lii;i; th.it tlar, was no Inn;' ! ijti' Siion (it' arrest tn iven susj.li ion. Thai the hitler w.is the real case the nriist sioii infeircd from what tho dc leetlve now said lo him: "I have lirmiuh: ..oil here." he calm ly rciiiiirk'd. "with the consent of this KCiitlcnian. who has sunn- Mrauize rev elntions to make to its. Th.-uli the Intci vii'wa whi. h yon Imve liitheilo had toppthcr have not lucii uunkcd hy the most pleasant tuiderstaiollnn he Is i conviiii.e.l hy eei-iain revelations which I have made to hiiu that yon had ample excuse for your distrust, that he is disposed lo reuard you rather In the liyhl of ;i felluw-Mih'i ivr than In that of an intentional enemy, the sim ilarity of minus havin.s hd to a simi larity of oxperieucp. hoili havini; hepn urrostpil on u charw, which in hoth In stances was a mistake deeply to he re gretted hy the inpiclor and myself." "Theu." Iicpan the artist, thrown en tirely ofT his l.iihin.-e hy this ouddeu anil uulooked for issue to a mysterious affair, ,,yon have heard of a third Ham- llton Itejfraw, or found indisputnhli' evidence-" here lie claticcd nt the tahle on which various documents lay scat tered "that this second holder of the name Is not tho gentleman who has lately made himself so Inimical to girl On Hi cd Jenny lingers." "Ou the contrary," liroke In the other, 'I am unfortunately that very person. But my Interest lu these uirN had Its cause in motives so different from those naturally ascribed to me hy the police that 1 think I should ratio r be regarded with sympathy than with distrust. Shall I tell you my story V" "Certainly," responded the nrtlst, his more generous instincts coinlui; to the surface. "Certainly, I shall he very glnd to hcur our name completely ex onerated from nil suspicion of evil." And yet he could not forbear thlukiuu that whatever tale the other might tell ho could never explain away nil the (I-nibtful circumstances that snrround (d him with an atmosphere of crime li e 'ex of poisoned bonbons, for In n.au'c. and wondered why a man or Mr. tiryce'B perspicacity and well k':'i!i discretion should be so easily t':uid from a suspicion no Weil $ ..milled In coutproiuisius facta. Rut t a .he nrtlst forgot that Mr. Gryco . 3 lut the other's rival In matters t! if ver affect the Jtnlsinent r.ti.l IwiJ: a the prejudices If he had he Anther of "Tim Forsaken Inn," J-.tc. might have doubted his own elearucss of vision. "It is a loan slory." the stranger ob served, "and 1 shall begin nt the be winning. Had I known that hy tcHing ii .-iioiicr I should have saved others from roiiscipn nces I now tremble to iliink of, I should certainly not have retained my secret so l-mg, as my only wish has been lo do my duty, lis:i grcnible as I have sometimes found it, and ilillii ulr beyond anything I have . c, er before umlertilkeli. ' "1 mil a native of Cleveland, a baelie- lor I a man of in. i.li-'. I hoard at a i club bouse and I have not a ii'spoiisi- 'dlity in the world, save such as every inn uwe: to liiioseli' and to society. ' a - i li. . even elig.igcd ill business. .Vln n. tlieiefor.-, a lawyer friend of mine .-.lopped his buggy one day el i.ur inli lioiise. and, heckoniii',' lo me, s:iid: Conic with me and see a curious sight.' I had no motive for lef using him, and 'mini dlalely jumped Into the buggy Mid ..ok my seal nt his side. " 'What sight Y I nsked. "'I iiiu n my way to n dying man o tell him that he has fallen heir to a arge fortune. I o you think it will ::-!ke liiul take up his bed ami walk'r' " '.' :. h miiiicles have happened.' I 'el i:n ed. 'Who Is this man and how I:; ! ihe fortune'?' " 'The former iiiestioii I eiiniioi nil wer; I have only his name and ad-'.I'l.-s '.i go by: the latter 1 wiil reserve cpV'i.g 1" till we have seen whether le I- still living when we get there. It votihl he something like ihe irony of aie to find that be had breathed his as! before touching a dollar of this loiiey wlili li he has been so long ex lectilig.' "I ices It come from a relative';' "'No. A law case has just been s. ' 'oil which has been iliiig'.ing on for pars. No one anticipated a decision n his favor, least of nil hiuisili', and hough, in one minute it lias raised iiiu from th.- condition of a pauper tito thai of a man of wealth, I fear ihe result hits come ion late to do him inn li good. I'ul we will soon see, for hero we are In Sheriff street, where he is said to live.' "1 was Interested by this time, as we are in all human dramas, and was glad when we drew up before a small, ouc--tory wooden siruelMie of lie an but not uncleanly aspect, to hear, throtc'li in open window, tin- sound of a rin k llg cough, which seciiii il to its-lire lis hat the stiff' ! ror slid lived, even if his prospect of living long v. as small. "We were met al the door by a pe culiar looking woman of foreign aspect io wlii'in 1 ar once took an invincible dislike. Km 1 had not long in whhh lo indulge this feeling, for at I lie lirst inlimntoin c' ilie lawyer's desires she imng op. 'ii ilk' il'ior of liie ic!c room and we passed In. "A lellialiiilble face greeted US, n hungry face, sin ring from rags of bed clothes that could tioi disguise by th If .-piiilor the fait thai this man. pesit ug in penury and m gleet, was a man f mind and imce the possessor of posl- !u' beauty. He was no longer young, .l; hi iiealli the death i'iiiuI's that al ready bedewed his foreln ;nl one could discern intimations of a character of no menu stamp. A fitting inli "ritor in' a great fortune, hut oh, how sad thai it should have conic loo bite! "The friend at my side advanced into ihe desolate and miserably appointed 'ooin. 1 followed him, shutting tin door behind me. The man on the bei p ncd his yes still wider, ami his face took on a sirangely eager look. Had he seen no kindly faces for days? Was his hunger one of the soul? I be gan to feel a strange stirring nt my lir an-strings, uml forgot the wretched ness of the surroundings in my yearn ing pity lor the man himself. Mean while, his attention was lixed. not upon the lawyer, but upon myself, and be tween tho coughs that, constantly dis turbed him, I saw something like a smile of welcome stir his feeble lip-' and irradiate his feverish eyes. "'Ate you Michael lJclancyV" asked the lawyer, speaking in a kind but business-like tone. ''I am.' Isstti d 'aiiitly from the sick man's mouth. 'Michael liel.tmy. once a gentleman and n student, but now dying in loneliness and rags, a poor, forsaken and utterly friendless wretch.' " 'No, no,' cried the lawyer, Kirivir.g to encourage tho poor man. who, in deed, looked as if he hud not many hours to live. 'You have friends and you are not poor. Though comi'orl coniPs late. It conies surely. We are here lo make your last days cheerful. If not to provide yon with a cure thai will yet make you n well man.' " '1 do not understand.' his gesture seemed to say. "I am very sick; lie'.li lug will ever bring me cute bill ih . il.." " 'Can anything bring you I'i:; -.;-ucssV I nsked. " 'Oh,' he sighed, 'I should like to di hi Ihe face of some one's smile j.'ie kindly look. 1 have lain ii.'ie i'io:iii. ulid not a gelille Wold have I lea;.! hi wry doctor they bring In now an :heii Is harsh and gruff. 1 am not ti-ni t roughness, as I nin not used Hi i is iter. I should like lo breathe in : -weet atmosphere, and. feel lily le;h ..o i.ut iu a p; tcc of peace nml beamy.' "You shall: That you shall:' ir,c U;.v luwyei-friinil. v.l:h the lmpetuosit; 1 1' which hU k '.er cpri ieuce lnd im. yet loVlfd hi'-i!- 'It' yoa are sivoik enough joo shall be moved si out Nothing that money can provide to make you comfortable shall lie hu klng. Cheer up, my friend : We have come late, hut w have come with a pur pose.' " 'May 1 nsk,' the sick iiian hundred, wiili a feebleness which proved that the excitement of the inomcni was weakening him, 'who you nrc mid why you are so kind ;' "Ho addressed hliu-elf to fne, but It was naturally my friend who answered him. "'I am Israel Cutting', of the law linn of McUoiiald iV Culling. This gen tleman Is Mr. Degraw. If we seem kind it Is because your condition seems to call for any honest man's sympathy and consideration.' " 'Itul Hie money you spoke of money. I have not any. I cannot even pay for my my ' A cough cut him short. '"We do not always know what we have,' observed the lawyer, quietly. 'Soiuciinies, when we t III lit: ourselves quite poor providence pours an itnex uccieil fortune Into our laps. You need not worry about money; you have enough.' ' I thought the man would rise up out of his bed in the smldeu eagerness Which seized him. " 'Ah! what Is this!" hp cried. 'What tin you mean by "fortune" "unexpect. ed fortune" "fortune poured Into one's lap':" Is there money for me? Ileal money V Not charitable bounty, but money (lint is mine through law ami justice? lias the case been decided?' "We did not answer; we did not dare, to, lest he should fall dead before our eyes. We only smiled, hut with great encouragement, and, as. I hope, with great sympathy. " 'Ah!' he murmured, after n moment of silent survey, 'you look as if I had not guessed nntiss. It has come, then: eonie, after years of hopeless waiting; come to pay for my burial, after ha v. ing failed to provide me with medi cines and care.' "'I'.ttt We will have no burial now,' exclaimed my friend. 'Such im cvuu should inspire you with new life.' "'Too bile! too late!' sighed the oilier, and bis tirtus, which had been li ii 1 in thankfulness to heaven, slow ly dropped, while his head settled back, and only his eyes showed the triumph which ibis sudden knowledge of riches had n waken-d wiihin him. "oti are lint illicit ing me?' he now said. 'I have really won the case?" "Mr. Cutting bowed, and showed him some doeiiuiciiis which he drew out of his pocket. The sick man looked al them, smiled proudly, and seemed for ii minute t renin a n italn strength. "'I knew the money ought to he mine,' said he, 'inn 1 never expected a jury would agree with nie. Ah, if I had only (wo du'ys before me, or one iluy. I would ' "The lawyer lutei rtipied him. " "Have you nn.v relatives?' he a.-k.il. "The sick man shook his head. "1 have neither kith tmr kin,' he answered. '1 have not even ,-o much as ii cousin in this world.' "'Is it possible" exclaimed Ihe lawyer; 'whom is this money going to?' "I low much Is Ii':' nsked Mr. He lnticy. " 'till, a large sum. hundreds of thou sands.' "The sick man iilie..,l an exclama tion, then looked slowly mid wit'n tin expressive coiuiiici.t round ihe roo.n that would liui have been considered a decent home for an ordinary hod carrier. " 'And I owe for this!' he exclaimed. May I nsk,' hero he turned with strange persistency to me, 'that one of you gentlemen will be good enough lo pay the woman who rents lne this i room nil that 1 owe her? I fhonld ' like to see it done with my own eyes. l'crhaps she will swear nt nie lessi and i let me hava a cup of tea that Is not stone cold.' "The lawyer sprung to the door with alacrity. As he did so we heard u bustling sound withuiit, but when he htiil reached the hall, he found no one mid had to call ngain and again before the horrid old woman, who seemed lo be ihe sob owner and inhiibiinnt of this establishment, appeared. 'What ilocs this gentleman owe you?' was- tho lawyer's brusque in terrogatory as her v. iekcd face showed itself Inside the door. "She stammered, seemed at a loss to mention the sum. and linally said: " 'A hundred dollars." " 'No, no.' came from the bed. It. it ihe lawyer, Willi a wave of his hand, i aimed the man behlm. and Intimidat ed the woman before him. "'A hundred dollars!" he repeated, 'for a room without a carpet, a bed without sheets, n plate without food! If you get ten, you will do well. 1 am :i lawyer, woman, and I have seen the like of yotl before. Where are this gentlemnn'n clothes? And lne watch that used to hang in that case, nnd the books that used lo llo on that slid.":' " 'l.'otie,' she cried: 'he pawned them. '"And pave you the money! It Is not ten dollars you want, but a month in the penitentiary. Y'ou have been paid for nil he has had from you, over and over, and uow you owe him. tlive us the hundred dollars you ask. It would not buy the books you have stolen from hint.' "Her face, which was as brown its old parchment, look mi n livid hue. She slunk back and disappeared from i,.ht. ami the lawyer, with a qui' t Oiuckle, tiling- a silver piece after her and shut the door. " 'I'.xcuso me,' said he, ''ml 1 ciiun..; soe even :l rich man robbed.' "Then, observing how pale the sick mm was becmultig. he grew suddenly :.;:nn 1, ami w hispered for me to go r tho nearest doctor, as he real.y "anil that Mr. I'daiicy would lint ive toi.g iioU'.-li lo make ins will "Iait when 1 stalled to go, tho sloh Mil '..'.', e.i : ." inucit ei'.iiisss. iU;tt i .uUjed .;'-u''.-'..ed. To U' vvlKiuuiii. 3- -fVS' Vrl.itoin'. WIiImi.t'. It Is not well to take chances when T'oiuim's force of character conies in. Tell n iiian he is looking bad and he at once iiiutgines he is ill. A woman's nerve stands by her when she Is giving the "social bluff" to an other woman. When a innu is lu low he wants to make Ihe fact known, bin i- afraid of j rppearing foolish. The girl w ho is lu love like- her gil l friends to be made aware of the fne'.. I Some men go on the principle ihat Whatever they do is sure to be light, i Women illicit are deceived by llHj way :i man bows lo their opinions. Men are inelin-.l lo look upon lire) Ss a struggle without much in ihe way ; of compensation. The woman who sounds her own raises overlooks (he good qualities of other women.-Philadelphia liulletiii. A Velvet Wlir.lrolie. This year the entire wardrobe i '.s fashioned of vi het. Fashion w prohibit if III.' purse does not. For the street there is the co.n skirl costume of navy blue velw walking K'tigili. t in A long-skirted black velvet gown j trimmed with bunds of fur is the j thing for calling and day occasions. j More chilioratiou is possible in iliei lighter velvets. A dove gray trimmed 'villi yellow lace nnd bands of sable j makes 11 most artistic combination fori bkirt, coat and waist, j Kvcli the evening gown Is built of j velvet, in exqitisile new whiles, r is! i pinks, blues and greens, against w hich j point hice nnd J-w.-N make 1 dazzling I display. Hats and cloaks are of velvet, loo. I., fact, n woman can have almost cVery giirnienl in her wardrobe made o.' velvet and not sutler from tiioiim 'iy so varied lire the shades, cul .rs and styles. The lieviviil or Hih ;ninet. (oil-nets, nl'lir ii long relapse, come into lashioii with a rush girls are ransacking their lumbers el boxes for ancient garnet neck have nnd ' jeV. -iaces. buckles, ami brooches worn by .rand mamma iu the tifiics, and handed dovv 11 to descendants who proved rather tin nppi'ccialive of the blessing. These semi-precious stones are e. quisitcly becoming for evening wear, when they shine wiih a biilliitut crim son glow most llalleriiig to the skin of llie wearer. lSrunettes pnrticiilnr ly look exiremcly well in those sioiies, nud nothing can be more In tiling titan one of the old garnet thinis stid to be found here and there worn in a mass of waved dark locks. For day wear they are rather disappointing, being somewhat jelly in elTict. ( iirbuiicles nro the uiiciii variety ! the same stone, large specimens In ing ground and polished caboehim fashion. The resulting gem is handsomer Iiian the cut garnet, and dearer. Ii is mil, however, so fashionable ns Ihe masses of small, brilliant cut stone.i which one generally f-ecs. finriiet buckles are Siinieiinies used in black millinery Willi cicclielit effect. Cum of llm lv'. AY hen reading or working, where eyes are used constantly, rest litem now and thu for a few miuuies. Look away out of a window at the green grass, or far away objects. Never lie down nnd ivad. Have the light falling upon the book from over the left shoulder, if possi ble. Never sit facing the light, nml pull down the curtains when retiring so that a strong ligl.l will not glare i poti you in the morning. l'.ilthe inllaiued eyes with warm wa ter, not told. If a cinder gets iu jour eye. do not rub the eye. or pull the lids apart roughly. Take a tiny camel's-hair brush." dip iu sweet oil, draw gently across Ihe eyeball where the Intruder is to be seen. Lose 110 time in consulting nn ocu list when your eyes begin to trouble you. The eyes are good and faithful servants. Io not abuse them. If overworked, rest them. If ailing, give them medicine. If crippled, give thein crutches. Hood eyeglasses iii" wonderful helps to the general health, liackachcs. nor volisness, indigestion, and general de bility are sometimes the result of eye strain.- Philadelphia Evening Tele graph. un1ltli' of an Knlertiiliier. A tlu'rried hostess or nervous host whoso coiiuleiiiince but badly conceals the worry felt, can do more toward making the guests uncomfortable than if the soup was slolie cold and the sal nd dressing was ruined by a too bouuli ful quantity of vinegar. An Imperturbable calm mid a ready tact are the two important factors in th- Making of a model hostess-. Se cure these and you need never feir for 1 ue success of any of Jour entertain incuts. There is 110 qtiniity more to bo do sired to make a woman a social su,--icss than that of tact. lis possessor knows the right thing to do and 'he right time for doing it, ami thus gaius a reputation for cleverness and for virtues which a tactless woman would iiev.'i- win from her circle of acquain tances, no matter bow excellent lor qualities of both heart and hea l. The tactful woman is not only a p;i ti-nt listener, but she is a thorough ly gooil one. She knows 110 weariness even when she has heard the sum story more than once from the simc nerson. and she .uiiles iu tic light Place and appears to enjoy heailug jokes ns much it her companion e;i- js telling Uifni "nct is a wvapon gtilded with n initlliiude of precau tions a ml f.-miuine wiles by the wise woman, and ii is only the wise who pos-ess II. -Coking CHlh. A I i-ii.lnloi' IViiilliirti. Woman's inexplicable aversion to be. ginning on the iii -t page of a sheet of letter paper eel following the pages In their uniural order is well known, -ays an exchange. Men lind it ills iraet ing. uml even women correspond cuts eonl'i-ss that-inothers it is an ec centric practice not calculated lo medl. I lion and prayer. Ih-yoml this no olio .lien ii.i-.l of going until this feminine: peculiarity .-. rv. d aetuallj in invalid al.. a v.. in,;, us will. The late Isabella Ai,.i i-v.-., of r,r....klyii, N. Y., it seems, was oi f I In- women who delight to treat the third page of a sheet of writ ing paper as if il wi re the second, the fourth fis if il were the ihird. and 1 Ik 1 second as if il were Ihe fourth. She I iiniile h'T will ( lint way, too. Sfarting on the li; st p; g... she jumped the pro-Ui.-ii.ns of the will over to the third ; page, which she maiked two, nnd i wound U by subscribing and iiltestilig i iha document on the second page, j which she nnirkeil three. She used 11 printed formula, w hich was intended to h attested on the reverse side of the t.rsl page- what in or liiiary corre spondence paper one would call the foiirtli page The will was rejected, nnd the Supreme Court, to which re course w.-i- had. Ujih.-l.t the rejection, on Ihe ground thai a wiil to be legal hum bi middle, sign. . Hie d ill 111" end. inn 111 the Andrews w ill was. I Vrll relnpiTi'il XV'MIH'II. There is a charm a Pout lie' woman of even leii'per which we especially iip pr. eini.', snvs the Chicago Journal. In fact, we are disposed lo assert that no utni'e charming woman than the eveii- Icmperi d 1 til. he found i.! any time of the j cur. llovv depressing, in eoiil radisl iiictioii. j Is the soectv of that oilier woman who I is in high spirits one day and lias the ! blues ihe next. It is iistii: I for such an 'individual ! pleid the weather ns an! ! excuse. And that reminds us; 1 Th "ie w:is once a hub- girl, vvtio, 011 a certain day, win 11 suffering from what polite people leliil mental mills. tuns, hut what in reality is peevish-, Hess, said v lib . mpl'iisis: "Hainy days are just hateful! I id way , lei gloomy win 11 th.' sky is so dark, and the rain ju.-t keeps pouring. 1 hate bad weather." 1 1 was lo r father, sensible man, who made answer quietly: I "if yotl give way In that sort of thing you will make yourself and oilier people very unhappy, and you will haw very few friends.'' He said il in th" decisive Way ill which some Individuals know how to say things, nud it minle an impression, l'ovv much discomfort was saved the friends and relatives of that little girl, j not 10 speal; id' her fiiliiro husband, by that short speech, il would be itupos sil.lo to estimate. ! How fooli.-h il is. 10 think of it. ihi- In wciiiii.r isn't all we be. As if Micro were w hen one comes tl ing because the would like it to ere any possibility of 1 if any good purpose milking ourselves conl rolling il. of : wen- s. ,-vid by disagreeable. I The even tempered woman seldom j notices the wi oilier, unless il be to do- ' eide v. he!hir lo take along an uinbrel-j I 1 She is tin tilc teil l.V Vlirilllioiis 01 iciiiiiciiiture. II iciety ib rest and, 1 I relic!. ! We think Ibis weather test Is Ihe j very best thai young men could npply I to Ihe young women they think of lis i fn! 1110 wive-. Many a man litis found I to hl cost that the girl wooed and won I on a fair summer day seeim'd other th.'ii ing itry she lurtiel out to be on succeed lays of November fog; and Febru--leei. Yellow lace scarfs are wound twice around the neck and fastened with a cold pin at the throat. Any of these, lighten doth or ll.innel waists wonder '. Ilj. A great deal of gold braid Is used on hats, s much, in fact, that its use will probably be abandoned after n short time. It has already begun to appear rather cheap. It is now considered the worst possi ble taste to wear elaborately trimmed picture hats on the street, and tiny are not lo be tolerated in the country or for outdoor sports. The mice shapeless and dowdy sweat, er has given way lo n neatly titling r.id stylish garment, wry becoming, and most useful for golf, or for coun tty walking or driving. Any woolen waist, and especially colored oif-. are made twice as attrac tive if. instead 'l tight linen collars, a'ri lace or embroidered linen or lawn iii worn vv ilh tbciii. Feathers are Used m lovely eoininua lions of colors on dress hats. A hat of palo violet beaver with a long, silky nan has a low clown, scooped out in Iho nidi. lie, and a wide curving brim, quite high in the back. No woman not as young nnd fair as she wiil ever be should J idd to the P'tnpi i lion of 1111 ermine lint. For that fur is tor youth nud beuiHy. A wide liil of limine, trimmed with applica tions of heivy white Lice, is charm ing for li e woman who an wear it well, two long, white ostrich feathers and a scarf of while Willi" complete the trimming.. A liudon buyer has been lu the I bieago market engaged in exeflltiug an order for artillery horses for the li.it.sh tiovvru.iient. Fur these horses ticn to s-k.o per ueau is paiii. nitu tlio.v veigUu tun froui l.vK to WW I pouud 4 X . 1 -1 1 l t f r Twenty four p -i-soii- .ivii.g in County Tipperaiy, Ireland, are . i-i.ieiuiriniia. The incri n the CI ,1 II.:! 1 rs' Ass, 1 of living tit. by I hi. since INI. is pin Chicago I'.mpioy ltlank wise ens tii.-t inti'o.i iced Into Fnglish iioctri h ll"iir Howard, Furl of Stirre; "Aciteiil,' s);ii ' ci of Yitgii'i in !:.i; III-, rdegiu. in Un makes les pllliel.ls iVi turn table-, so thai i exposed lo the -1 1 1 i n 1. itiuoj Ah'S, : ll.ill ,CS SI oil side' may be After ilo ippoimi lis 1., no- Army from the 1 hiss thcie remain 1 the grade of si I I on I ea veil w o,-t h. 1 wo vacancies in 1 , -i J ; . 1 1 ! i . 1 it 1 . No less- 1 ,1.1 11 1 1 ofii. Ish Army have 1 1 . 1 i 1 in tho liiisnn I iigm of vv hoili belong !. I lo of 'I.e Ihil' . - ii.'erpr. ! rs ge. eighty Indian thro At West. -Ci. ..! .'ii S.v mail cast .,f ;!,,- i bulbing js :.i!o., i an I nme 1 l.g.ig. d V!' v. liter. The lohlesi inhi.l.ili. to be the province of Oriental Siberia The pel'itllirc of Ihe entire urei s lido v Z'-ro. A commit tec ha. mm Paris to erect 1: pllbl Iho memory ..f .he Ih: t n ml. red -n. h s:g illg the s'leg" of I 'il ii - Tlie experiment of s' Suniiay s.-lio.il pi, iii. eolith ill Ivans;!-. 'I neighborhood leai tied ' .li tl . nox.'il ,f lol.f v in tin o'intr.v is -aid 1 fchojaiisli, in lilV IC. Ill tl'lll- ear i- J.7I do ! l e oi. . I in monument to ,l-i"l' JiiegeollS il services dor- i-v ing honey at a was tiled re he bees ill III.' ,f tie affair, and Ih" picnic disl.niiih :1 a b;t suddenly. A I c,l SW IilloW a while band I white I. infers centl.v hooked : tiired by an a c tili' iid fly. , vv th it w bile ihr .iit, ;i,-.-,.s ihe ehesl. and r,.i the bad; was re it Fvcshi.m iiml cap le' casi ing with an ill'- Sullie el atioug il 1 ly pfi.. li I gliosis were who aid. I i 1 coh-hr.uaig Mr aid Mrs Ihe g..hc ll V e,;.. .b.bu ll"li. a' I' I'sefid ami .111. im ill nhiltidali. ". il for the hot n ml for his wife -, Kansas, ihere w ere i over.-'.if ,iS tci th 1, hi! gii lading Two brother-, both vei 'inns of ihe Civ il War. a I Sin I'i-g". "al.. re cently, aflee a s-par.ili ' 'birlj live years, dinicg wl o h l.toe I ' i hcr had received wold from tl- otli. r. 'liny are ,1. M. 1. Hens, of N.-w .Mexico, ainl J. II. I.il.as. of Sin liieg.i. lech had thought the oth. r ib ad u..iil ttii- moot ing, a renl! m" die r i . A- I! i' callipliiclit. 'liol.igr,i.liin,' I o i ! '' XX Ii i t ; a si, Mil. line day. iipploaciiil:: I saw sevirnl vv hue herons - spiennni 1010-. m.'iu -living inn nearly as mil as a i-ily aboii!. well ovr the lops of Ihe It. . -. o., 1.1: .'.;cg aim chimb'-ring about f-.r some time amid mangrove i.m.is and siippeiy. sticky mud. never eeasinu, v.iihal. to light inosqlliloes. I was lilinUy rewarded v timliiig several oi iher 1.. -is. buili in crotches, tweiiiy I" above the gnnim': shaped phi I forms of g Hue liesl e-pcciall.V It was 1 i.nv ' ireotiy thirty feel Irom ihe 1 occupied by nn impo ulmost full sl.'.e, wl.i Mm l.V live led bulky, sail, or .0 I -ii-a-d sli. ks. inn-rested me. stunted, about ground, and was ing v otiiig In i on. ,i slood on the in dignified man- r tlu'lering oui. nest and re oiv i d n ller. Hot sel.lllil'hm as young In r While 1 ioiioi' (itinera to a I is .ire i:i: mo apt ! do. d him and s- n w ed my ranch ho m v i r inoVi d: l,..r did he ni iho er'.M. al moments m exposure, 'then, n- 1 vvuihl slh him 111 a bit. be lotieitel out beyond M i- I. est Where he st I like an obelisk. showing bis g---l bivediig in every inch of his sintue ,.s 1 again took h;i picture. Not so well bred n el o a trio of hall grown scapegrace i'i a licit. I.bol ho nest. These were of the sulky sort, that threw I heiiiseiv :n misciable ;it titinles. nfiisipg to stand f.p and be have, d-spite all thill 1 -even nsMs-ed by my guide -could do. Another nest w'ilh two tinv I'cili lings also gave mo trouble, from ihe .lull, nil coinbinalioi.s ,,f wind, inoveiionis nnd shadows. However I e.toiie id iheii'. and then climbed to a to l.- i I"f:.v lo-i m ar bv. . " the i youthful Hoiking I, in, hoioe vv leise two iii iheir time Ill Vie ..I , !uiees at inc. I...I - 1' -I 'Xp'o lie llel'l-it K. ilcooll - pitnied bv th. the hel Outil'g u toll Tin- 1 illl' " M:,n- Amongst the splendid examples of bronze work at Nuremberg, says Cun irv l ife, none aroti-es more interest tliatl "Th" 1-iH'e ,; ' Man." on no- io of its oieiiiit and homely design. A peuaiil hits linked under each arm ll goose from whose beak llovvs a con- iii.noos stream of wat.-r. Other jets ll.ov from pipes in the pedestal n which the figure is standing. The fountain which is Hie work of Pati- criitz l.itbciivvolf. stamls nt the hack of ii... iv,o..t, Kir.be where the goose ind poultry niiirket has been held sit the Middle Ages. The handsome in work forms an effective screen against possible mutilation Iu tho coiony ot Japanese n flew York City there ai about 1,0V0 msu. and about tblrty womto, ' $$'orlj) ur Budget of Humor.. .As. (.nt ll V '"l vv.iii! to win life's violr iei, .'.. in i' li-r w hut t lie skit, Tn. ri - jn-i oie- vviiv to dj lii thing t'p jlnl sail lot. (j.I, -N'-'.v fii leans Til eOenioctat. Ills l nlloiHte of WUiIoiii. llovv do we know 'hat Solomon was the wisest m iliV" "Thiit's i-a-y." answered Senator Sot' gh'ini, "liecii.is- he was the richest." I'liillliilile. Jild tin si mining slocks prove to be tt good invi'siiiiellt?" Yes.'1 answered the hard luck mail, "for I In- people who sold ihelu lo me." InliT.-siiil Tarty alvnl. 'llovv iii. I thiil het eniluralice 1011-ii-f of piano players comi; out?" "li e! il' ii. I believe ill tho fourteenth hour I ho neighbors ii,te lered."-'.'hl-'ng.i Tribune A lilHIll It.-l-OI. .li.spi i - ".Ion. - once played a practi cal joke oil Slicl'l.'' .Iiiiiipuppe "W.is it a success':" I should say ii wi;-. Why, they liir.iu't spoken since" lirli-lltli "I hiit man is merely a pnrrot." said the intellectual person. "lie isii'l even Ihat,'' answered -Mis Cayenne. "A parrot has al least thf faculty of quoting with aoc-urncy." In KuuIhiiiI To.u'isis -Wi'ie from America. -you know." (.'room - n.iiiicri' ii: Ho. yes; that's where the money comes from to get our nob'.oiy out of debt. "-New York .ii.ui in. : . soini' "rr Horn ;rml. l'mhlv ' liltl ngs has a vi high opinioii of himself.'' Ic.id.'.v "i -hoilhi say lie had: As Shake-p . iv s. s. 'Some men are born gii-al. s.ci e grow greniir as they grow ol,l-r. nil I som. never lind out how p.u;, : i ' " I'.osion Transcript. Itei iiioliieliililt Ion. 1 "liidii't ymir old employers recom mend you?" "Oh. Jes." "11. er .oid should have been cnmeli. 'll vv.is. They iiitnoiir.cul me "S lli best man they ever turned out." ClU ciiiiii ti Coiniucieiiil Tribune. Why Hi' t'liU. lie sihems wus rchcariiitig; at his home one of his most brilliant orations. Ve" said His wife, "tha's fry hue. Now, won t you jusi so-ii and dischariie ,,,k-" sii.i.i. iC.v i.iiieiiibering uii euttaw- in, nt downtown be tied from the houss wiih fear upon his face. Judifn. , lu I lie Cliiuil.. "Yvhiil arc you moving over so far lot ." asked ih" young man passenger eli the airship. "Well." nil-wired the sweet yoUUfc uoiig. " we're going to pass through aiio.licr dark cloud ill a lidnutu, aurt y,,ii wrinkle my waist dreadfully every tune vmi kiss me."- Indianapolis Sun. A lliiHloii A.Ihiii. iii um s W hat did you menu thin (veiling by winking when my daughter came into tho loom?" Hurtle No fault of mine; you wunt io talk to your daughter. It was all h.r lii'i'.i Why should she come into ihe r n nist as 1 was iu the act of wiiikingV" l''"stoii Transcript. Mow. slowest man you ever W h I.e '. V c Mo ,. io . vv ork. He fell out a third -bay H it window nun out ,t l-e.ell the giotllld for IHI llOtir." i i cv vv its that ':" II. caiitbl in a tree at the second tn frielld- and went in to visit some lietroit Free Press. A W y Oat. 1 isKly -Hello, old chap! What's up'. You look as if you'd lost yoor best friend." Sliiu.psky "oli, I'm down and out. l.'verj ihing 1 put my hand to goes back on me" l'.nsl.ly - "That's easy, lbick up to it, and sit down befi re you put your lands on it." Harper's Ittiinr. Helpline fellow Out. t leik 1 am to be married shortly. Couldn't you manage to Increase my salary a little?" Fmployer "Conhln t really. But I'll n il you what I'll do for you, my boy. I ll (shorten your hours during the fust three months, so that you eau spend your evenings nt home, and after that I'll lengthen them nguin, so that you will lmve an excuse to get away " -Tit-Bits.