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ih- inter-. The other ring was spl mid
ametbysf, with his MOI ogr4m, a. w. set
ia d ialnofts in the stone This ring had
been given him by friends In New YORK Not
thirgs. The ot ly man probably who could
have told anything about them never d ii
tell. and that was his agent Kingston. Kings
ton is dead, too. md wba: became o. Are
mus Wards well carried money is mys-
terry"
As soon as he grew prosperous. the first
thing the gentle, generous humorist dill was
to make his widowed moLugr comtDrtaols
There was mortgage OF several thou sanh
dollars Oh the fam al Waterford, which he
paid Off for her. He also had a cottage q;
YonEers, New York, which Ire al boa sat
fro M Frank ChEnfrau. He gave that TO his
mother, 100. L is pleasant 70 know ma a.
temus Wards moheT was thus IN comfort
able circumstances before the brief bright
life of her son ended She had another So1,
Ariemus always commended was lnnni'e'y
his superior in wit: hut those who knew boih
say that such wa> not the fact. Bon sons
are dead row. and the mother lives alO ne Oh
III. home farm al Wa er!ord.
There has been much speculation ab1at
" hat Artemu,' Warts anbiiiOn for the fu
ture was. He wrote to Mr. Ryder that wi n
what he had earned in London one more
American tour would give him enough to
setI IL down In life, at least as far a gu iLting
and ultimate ambition of his life was To be
ranked among the worlds great hunoris:s.
those who are not for day, but for all time.
This much he had confided TO Mr. Ryder.
Perhaps the hope may not remain wholly
unfu filled.
"Did ne seem 10 inherit his peculi ar vein
of humor from any OF his ancestors"
He did. He got II right square from hts
mother. She is Artemus Ward all over
again" said Mr. Ryder. f. A.
-r(i1 (f,glups1cirI
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SPIDERS AND MOTHS IN CALIFORNIA -
D1d ii ever occur 20 anybody thai California
has dtcICed superfiu.ty of spiders not to
mention other dissgreeable insects? And
hey are the most ind fatl CAB e creatures on
The lace of the earth. From morning till
they 60 on spinning their intricate webs in
every nook and corner, on every tree, sAruo
and Il af, festOOning the fences, enshrOuiing
the barns, covering the houses with their net
work. Occasionally you will see a tree that
stands in in some sheltered spot where the
spiders are undisturbed by the winds or by
human intruders, and there you will fnd the
pleiest forms. 1t would seem that the fairies
had thrown around ii an enchanted gOssamer
mantle. From top To bottom II is one intri-
cate network. The imprisoned smOthered
leaves seem to be struggling to get out of the
remOrseless grasp of their liliputian ca otOrs.
After the spiders comes the California dust
the inevitable dust of summer, lodging thick
ruggling trees look as though mourning in
sackcloth and ashes for their friends, the
long delaying rain drops that seem never to
come. The work of the dust and the spiders
gives the California vegetation in summer
an air Of uDinviting desOlatiOn. Egen the
fsirest orchards are thus clothed. We know
OF no characteristic of California more dis
spiders. And what country for moths.
Eastern hOusekeepers who come here un-
warned too often take their best clothes from
trunks and closets riddled and ruined by
moths. The climate that is so conducive TO
the growth OF marvellous fruits, vegetables
grasses and cereals, is likewise favOrab Bile TO
the existence of the most disagreeble insects
dom mentioned, perhaps Stockton I,llLepel-
dent.
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A Cheerful Sort Of Town.

Here is another great building. whose rel
brick walls, tsll cupo'a, and countless win
Wat? Oar furnishings and sdorningS Tor
tire reapeG hsrvest-in bad phrasP. o. cDtIia
TimniI IS ard IN ouis Here ar, III tds all
foitS OF plated ornaments for the LIT b Il We
INT al, from the elaborate caskat plate do yn
Ia he silvered scIews that shut ont forever
Gear dead faces from dear living o1es. Here,
in shastly rnimicry OF living fo:lies, You
fii the latest modes OF robes" as the last
sweet thii z in shrouds is called. And IL the
n;orTners do not go about the streets, as
they did in Soiomol's time, the mourning
doe; for bright young Iirls carry the
NhiIe boxes 10 aud from their HON :,
where they turn an honest penny I'm
this doieidl fashion. Ia many sunnJ room
YOU may see rel faces. red lios laughing
eyes, beht over this CHASTITY employm en-. A
oaby's STROUD is light, pretty work 10 AXE
mo ne1gtoOr'S of al afIeIDon, and
shining .tnt tbs of quilted satin coffin IF. M
ming is a available as ~orsted work while
waiting al tta party for the Widespread
table Habit Was never more a second
nature than in this triumph over delicate
feminine nerves and sensitive feminine
hearts. Ard there is still one o.GeT result
OF this tabiiual association with the dead
and their deafness that strikes a new
observer with a certain chill. You see
pretty girl In a pretty dress in the street
on SUI day, at a gay dance, or laughing and
singir at picnic ard suddenly you over
hear natural and feminine comment be-
side you: .fsnt that dress of MoIly's
pretty" Yes, indeed" answers tie inter.
locutor, "Sbe got IL at the shop last week;
It's the stun We use for German coffin trim
mings;" or, perhaps, .'Tnat's the new cloth
for robes; we've just begun TO u it, Cash :.
mere IS prettier than alpaca; the folds are
SOFTER" And The appalled, nearer. not native
TO Mytown, feels like the knight i'm the old
fairy story who beheid red mouse ran
from his lady loves beautiful lips, or the
Scotch seer who beholds the shroud draw
up 10 the throat of one about to die
for here second sight is not necessary
to such a vision. Close 10 this great
emporium for the grave the coffin
shop naturally stands. Piles on piles of long
deal boxes are ranged before the oren door;
shining collins, radiant with paint and var
nish, traverse the entrance with q cert ain
CHASTITY frankness; aud close a. hand the
hearse is housed, aud the graveyards, both
are but step. In this vicinity death is a
perpetual NJ ighbor; the skeleton is always at
the feast, but neither crowned with flowers
nor honoret with libatiOGs-Only ignored
and passed by without more thought or ter
ror than other men in other places give il, for
We all got over shuddering long agO-IR1se
Terry Cooke. in RBpers JOT october.
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Interrupted Table Talk

FfoBa the Huntingdon FCce ETe>S.l
The other evening the Row. Mr.. PhiIacter
ful air, and attended TO the wants OF his
hrncd I'm very absfracted manner. Pes
entIs he looked up al his VIE aud SAIL
Thea postle Paul.
"Gcs sn awfeI lump Gu the heal safer
nocu, brose in me pastors eldest son,
'Ilaying base ball. Bat hew ont Of TIC
SINK RS hands when 1 was umpire, ami
cracked me right ab pve The ear, an dropped
lie. Hurt? GolIy'' aud The lad shook his
head In dismal bot expressive pantonl ime as
he tenGerly rubbed a lump that lookef like
a hilliard-baIi with hair on it. The pastor
sumei:
"Saw Mrs. O'Ghemmie down nj Green
baum's this afternoon. )" said the eldest daugh-
ter. addressing Der mother. "She had The
saue old everlastirg black silk, made over
has que pattern, overskirt made with dag
ora folds IN front, edged with deep iHge;
yellow straw bat, with black velvet facing
inside The brim, and pale, blue aowers. SIe's
The good minister waited patiently, and
then, L. tones just shade louder than be-
fore, said:
The Apostle Paul
"Went in swimmin' last night with Henri
and Zen, pop, and stepped on n clam shell, -
excla med his youngest son; ''cut my feet ,
cant wear my shoe; and please can't l
The pastor informed his son that he might
stay away from the river, and then resumed
his topic. He said:
"The Apostle Paul says
"My teacher is an awful liar" shouted the
second son; ''he says the world is as rouad
as an orange. and il turns round all the time
faster than circus man can ride. L gu sss
be haint got much sense"
The mother lifted a warning flag n ward
the boy and said, Ssh" and the father re-
sumed:
The Apostle PAM says
"Don't bite of twice as much as you can
chew broke out the eldest son. reprovtn :
the assault of bis little brother on a piece of
cake. The pastors face showed just a rifle
OF annoyance as he said in very firm, de-
clded tones:
THE Apostle Paul says
There's a fly in the butter" shriekei the
youngest hopeful of the family. and a gen
'ral laugh followed. When silence was re-
stored the eldest daughter, with an air OF
curiosity said:
We'll but pa, really would like to know
what the Apostle Paul said
Pass nee the mustard" said the pastor,
absently.
Then the committee rose and the Senate
went into executive session and soon after
adjourned.
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Budding Roses

This is simple process by which amateur
cultlvatOrs can increase their stock A sharp
penknlfe can do duty for a budding knife,
and the handle of a toothbrush, il ground
down smooth, will answer for spud TO aid
ia lifting the bark. From the last of June to
The last of August is the best time for this
process, as the bark can then be more easily
raised from the wood. Take a smooth stalk
and make a horizontal cut across the bark,
through to the wood, but not into IL. From
the centre OF this cross cut make another cut
straight down the stem, an inch or more in
lei 9Th. These two cats will resemble I ..
Slice off the bud you desire to propagate
with one cut OF the penknife, cutting 1t close
TO the main stalk. Now with the edge of
the spud turn back the bark on each side OF
the straight cut and insert the bud on the
wood OF the branch to be padded, fitttiog 1t
tightly to the crossed cut. With a bit OF soft
yarn bind down the bark, leaving the point
of the bud exposed. a handful of da mpen ed
moss must then be bound round the stem,
taking care to leave the tiny point of the bud
exposed to air. In six weeks the wrappngs
may be removed, but all other shoots mus
be kept from growing on the budded branch
BY This means a rose bush can be made 10
bear half dozen different cOlored roses
[E'IchuIGe.
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TIE TEs LITTLE GRAssHoPPhRs.

Ten little CRASH Ippers
sitting on vine.
One ate too mach green corn,
Then there were but nine
Nine little g-asshopper.,
Just the -iZ- for bait.
"A litflc boy went fishin',
Then there acre but eight.
Eight little gra>-hnpPers
StaFed uu- after l-yeu.
A white FIRST nipp-d one,
Then there were seven
seven little Evas-h5pperz
Lived batN- n two bricks.
IErge came a huTriCau--
Then there were six.
Six little Craz-happers
f0uu.i au oil be hive;
Ou" found a humble bee,
Then ia -I' were i've.
T.~e little gr1,sh1prers
Hopping sl n npuT,
fu-sy J01k one for mouse.
Then there were four.
Pour little gra.sboPpers
Found % green pa,
Had Fight about ~,
lIsu IA r. w-s5 lhres.
Three little grasshopp ~
Sighed for pastures new;
Tried g. cross tn river.
Then there were two
Two little gTasshppPeTs,
Sitting ON ~tbu-.
A turk-y -gobbl. passed that way,
Then there was one.
On little Eras-hopar
tLiTp' q good b. tthe door,
SaiI n Il com next SUNNI r,
With nine millions more.
Is s,0H SIfs-.fay E-satag GG-s''s.
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FECHTER'S ECCENTRICIrIES IN BCsI-
NESS -Chas. Fechter has been more I'M
lucky than most metropolitan managers
since he had his reverses before he had fairly
undertaken management. Having played a
number of engagements here with artistic
and peculiarly success, he had an ambition
four or i've years since, To conduct a theater
of his own, as he had never been satisfied
with any house he had appeared In. COnse-
quently he obtained a lease OF the Lyceum
Theater, In 18th street, west of 9th avenue, of
William Butler Duncan, the explode
banker, and set to work TO remodel 1t. He
made extraordinary and expensive changes,
tuning the building up side down, aud was
still at his task, putting into execution a
number OF model theories, when he quarrel
ed with Watts Sherman, Duucan's painter
and agent, and the grand reconstruction
came to an end
Fechter claimed TO have spent over 300 900.
Sherman declared that he had injured tue
building TO more than that amount, and got
out an Injunction, which stopped the work.
Then The actor Taved, Instituted suit ag ainSt
Duncan, fixing his damages at $3.50 ,00J, an 1
left the city Oh a starring tour in fit o.
supreme Indignation. The suit mas been
prosecuted, and New York became SO oiious
10 the artist that he swore he would never fill
an engagement la IL again. Thus far be has
kept his word.
Fechter is reputed to be well intentioned
table, and chOleric that he is always pro-
vided with any number OF quarrels. He
possesses the artistic temperament in excess
ard has, IL must be owned, a plentiful lac
of common sense In his native Paris he
had incessant discussions In and out OF the
profession; so he had in London; SO he hal
here: SO that IL may justly be said that he
has quarreled himself out OF the three great
capitals of the world.-[N Y. Cor. Ciicog0
Times.
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HkAIsER WILHELM-Whilet the f N oeror s
life at Babelsberg is that of q cOuatry gen.
tleman, at Berlin he is Occu pied increasingly
with the duties of empire. Rising At au
early hour, he receives reports FIR m iii III r
ent officials, inspects troops, aud works
with short intervals &c 'upied In visits and
drives, until late In the evening, when,
before tax ing tea with her majesty he 10 ty
box in the opera or the Schauspielh III s
mode OF life Is extremely Il nple. Although
Urcan Dubois, acknOw edged To he
the greatest living master of the culinary
art, is chef de cuisine in the royal
Kitchen, his majesty mas, like his father,
whose faVOrite dish WAS the nation Al
SOurcrOut aud pease. an All ctioL for homely
fare. IL ia company ne lights u cigar, il is
more al signal 10 his guests that tie ok
ing hour has arrived Than for the pleasure
y hich IL gives MIN. and after few M inuteS
Inc cigar is allowed 10 90 out From his
youth an enthusiastic sportsman, the En-
perOr is still an enthusiastic shot. Despite
his years. he rides erect on his char gar in
front of the troops. As soldier he has a
KEN eye for the minutest details. The
army, mainly Indebted To him for its pres
emf strength and greatness, is in a mea-
sure his own family, justifying the "Gooi
morning, my children" with which on
reviews he Familiarity greets his SOL
diers. POsterity will doubles recognize more
that Kaiser Wilhelm, for the administration
and internal welfare OF his country, has
accomplished as great services as for its
union and military power. Bismarck and
Moltke, though sharing the emperOr's fame
and popularity esteemed the main authors of
his brilliant achievements, are not remov ed
from the limits of his authority. At an age
when men usually repOse from LIES storms
and iurmOils, the emperor, showing no indi-
cation of his advanced years or declining
powers, still stands erect and unbent a. the
helm of state, welding alike the scepter a nd
the swOrd.-tLOadon World.
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sS-"What do you think OF the eight hour
law" Inquired one workman OF auoth Or
VINO mad made his mark and Wou 4 position
in life 81 think" was the reply, that no
man ever made any mark in the world who
didn't WORK eighteen hours"
~ The Mobile tAla.) Register says that the
south f. now prospecting D9 ;ause the war
taught southern men TO save money and 10
live on less money than formerly, aud be-
cause white labor and white energy are re-
surrectirg and reviving the south.
eIThe principal of school in Covington,
KY, denies that an uDpleasantness existing
between him and a lady teacher arose from
his threat to kiss her II she was dila.Ory,
aud says that such "a charge 'bears ol It's
face the persuasive odor OF its own lmprob-
ability"
~ Mung Fong, a Chinese cigarmaker
living at Chicago, for love OF Celia NJ aiming
abandoned the creed aud costumes of MS
fathers, cut Off his plztail, took out q license
to marry her and prepared sumptuous
wedding feast against last Saturday night.
Behold The bride came not, and he shot him
self through the body and died.
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A MUCH FATHERED BABE.-O1 Monday
the students OF the medical department o
the university OF California, GA HaIgh
street, was surprised 10 fad on one OF the
benches of the ante rom leading TO the lee
Jure hall a baby sleep ng peacefully. Pin
red 10 the clothing Was card stating ia -
the child's name was Eva Louisa Brown,
and that she was born the 9th of last June.
After a consultation among Lnemsel s.
these reckless men resolved 10 assume the
responsibility OF a collective father TO The
little waif. Money was sl0scrib I'd aud a
nurse hired, the students pledging them
selves individually and collectively, to sup
port and educate the child until such time as
she may be able to care for herself-sSm
Fr0HciscC ChTO4ticte Oct 9Th
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To CURE DYSPEPSIA OR NERVOUS De-
BILITY.-Cbange your diet and ma lner OF
living; drink neither tea nor coffee; never
drink at meal times; after every meal, or
or more OF cayenne pepper in half glassful
of milk and drink IL; eat plain food; never
taste pastry of any kind. III yoI are trou-
bled with sleepless nights, do not try to pro-
mote sleep by taking stimulants or opiates;
they do more harm than good; take sponge
bath just before retiring, and, IL you are un-
able 10 do 1t yourself, get some one 10 rub
you well with a coarse towel; IL you wake In
The night and cannot get to sleep again, get
up al once, not lie until you 'get nervous
thinking about it, take a foot bath; rab
your limbs well 10 get up circulation;
drink glass of cold water. Do not expecl
to cure yourself in one weeks time; havs
patience, and Try one month. In bathing
use your hands to apply the water, Ii /
much better Than a sponge; soften the waite
with borax, il is more invigorating IAN
salt Wafer-I ~ Y Trihllnf.
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0-The case OF VIM. Edgar, Indicted for the
murder Of Mary Davis, colorei, In Anne
Aru:del county, was commenced Wsdnes-
day at Annapolis.
~Public opinion In Iowa is beginning to
demand the reenactment OF the death psoal-
~ for murder; SO states the Burlington H1ck-
eye.
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JULIET In JoLIET.-The Chicago Tunes
relates q romantic story of q young LAZY
now staying in Joliet the town where the
ing she was out walking with her lover.
They stepped into an oyster house for re-
freshments, and while seated at the table a
drunken rough came staggering in and In
sulted the lady. Her lover warned him not
10 do SO again under penalty of death. The
rough was just drunk enough To repeat the
insult, and the lover pulled cut his revolver
and shot him dead. For this the lover was
arrested, tried, and sentenced To two years
In the Joliet penitentiary. The young lady
is there, awaiting The time when he Will re
gain his liberty, which will be shortly. She
has elegant clothing, jewelry, and plenty of
money awaiting his release, and then they
both EXPECT to be happy.
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WoNAN'S LovE-The other day an al
legged horse thief was brought up for trial at
Waco, Texas. The evidence against him
was very strong, when his wife a mere child ,
with fearful blue eyes and blushing cheeks
and the stamp of candOr on her innocent
forehead, look the stand and testified that
her husband had bought the horse from
man she had never seen but once, and pro
duced the bill of sale. The jury burst into
tears and acquitted him, and locked in each
others arms the devoted couple left the court
amid The applause. Two hours later the dis
covery was made that the wife had been
schooled by one of the worst thieves in the
prison, who had written the bill of sale for
ner.
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Ex-SECRETARY CHANDELIERS MICHIGAN
FARM consists OF 3, 160 acres. Ii has cost
him about 500 600, and Is just beginning TO
pay expenses. A large nu moer of prominent
agriculturists visited the farm last week,
and were addressed by Mr.. Chandler.
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DON'T LIKE TO BE STARED AT.-Tenny
son, q few day ago. was dining with hi
brother in law, Professor Llshington, and
among the guests happened 10 be an irOffsn-
stve stranger who, having never had the
before, every now and again stole a glance
OF curiosity at the illustrious post. Sudden
ly, however, those present were startled oy
Mr.. Tenpyson-who had been rather quiet
for some time looking up from the table,
cloth and glazing wrathfully round the table.
In a moment OF time he had pounced upon
a dreadful eye Then, TO the astonis hnent
of all but his host, he uttered loudly In q
tone Of concentrated savagery, sufficient AL
mCst 10 cause the unfortunate offender to
shrink within his napkin ring, "You are
looking at me, tell you!"
kxIt COZ SO much to give a marty. that
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40 HUMBUG.-L- RICE VIII pay . IAN
chndrss si sScoE IN 4ssO oEoraIsS, soors.
eHoEs, DC, GA 7th street. betw esn an q south ,
Lott By mali Drum ptly attended aayf-ly
EFT-ofF CLOTHING, Boots, snoss
IL Hsts, Watches RI tois, yevelry, &C eau be
sol1 for the highest cash price Gents Ciotaag e.
Dsciay desired for hicb the en- rene value wiii e
strsst NV. Orders prompt Attended 70. asli-r
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CLOTHING.

Autumn Items
HAVING REFERENCE
TO GENTLEMEN's HABILINENrs.
PsKFAoE.
AT he goods refer1d TO In thi. announcement
err q cur own msnuta eture, faes thst gives =
quality Of ~orl maS.hip, thus easbnss US 70 give
our tosiiiye assurance that all goods are well
good.
IiEN FIRST.
DRESS SUIT DEPARTMENT.
In ih.s derarim III &C have Displayed a magnificent
~. 4 Is, SGT Fl 1's fE'.is ffLt cpSxss
IN y : IitS. a0d suits apprO-
ct ior AZ grdt drcss
ooos.i med- n ma, So
peIb - D.. Win best
I'm no ~, tahI o..
tea b-i.g the
FINEST GRIpEJ
FBTNcH, INGLIsH AND GERMAN
BBoADCLOTHs,
NEWEST AND FINEST GRADES
FRENCH AND ENGLISH DIAGONALS.
ITEM SECOND.
BUSINESS SUIT DEPARTMENT.
In cur Business Suit De partment we have certaialy
the hai dsement, ssd probably the rgesi, exhibi.
lion of sly lee in the District, all the novelties In
P'dtH- Fanny and Medium Patterns are embraced,
made ailer the meet vecet fashion bull tins, aud ia
~sy that ill psre favcrably with Any Me-
chant Tailor $ work in the District.
CONCLUSION.
Before supplyirg yourselves with Clothing for the
season pay visit to immens- --sab-
lishucnf. We confident Of nur
ability 10 rles-e you with am
style Of goods desired.
hABLA RROrHER9,
MEN AND BOYS CLOTHIERs,
oot26u Corner Sereath aad ID stre~ss.
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1It COZ SO much TO give a party, that
ociety IL "rising above parties."l(EE.