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The Newest ,T9shiOns.

dr1-s permanently offers biset trim
med with 40 IL 55ih4fg fgRsep shade of uncut
velvet ia front were ostrich tips show
ing both shades. The soft crown was a
large ore, like those of most or the
newest bonnets.
In the dress-trimming department are
Jet ornaments, be<sy jet passementeries
and deep moss and grass fringes, with
Milan bells. There are also the oxid'zsd
clasps, which are only used on carriage
cloaks and circulars. Other outside
wraps have large crochet, Jet and pas
sementerie buttons. The latest fashion
is to fasten the wrap with ordinary but
tons, set under hem out of sight, and
to place in strai ght lines outside medal
lion shaped ornaments OF silk aud jet,
ornamented with moss or grass fringe
Medium sized fancy pearl and jet but
tons and the staple crotcteted buttons
are used on black and coored dresses.
Among the fancy goOds-which are to
be sold during the next tvs geeKs-afe
novelties in evening fans. The newest
are the striped satin and brocaded fans !;
and those most in demand are the hano-
painted silk and satin fans shaded In
three colors. All fans, with the txcep
ton of the old avorite Russian leather
fan, are much larger in size again, thlr'
teen inches being the average length.
Most of the evening fans are finished
with deep borders of marabout feathers
and all, however highly ornamented tne5
may be on one side, are plain on the
other.
Ladies' stockings have new designs
such as diamond-shaped figures on tn
in-tep. Many of the finer goods are fl
solid colors, and are ornamented wit
bright and prettily embroidered clocks
The favorite color in ladies' hosiery
cardinal, ,.iour out of six pairs of STOCK
ings in stock being of that color. chi
dren's stockings are tending to plaid
hut continue also to show cherry effect
stripes and plain colors.
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The Faro Box.

The old records show that Robert
Bailey, of Virginia, lorg a resident OF
Washington, secured patent for the
faro box. He did it for the purpose OF
protecting those who played from black
legs who would not play iair game. II
JAILED TO do so, however, though Bailey
made a large amount Of money out OF
bis patent, as he received hundred dol
lars royalty for each box sold. He spent
it as easily as he made it, and he died a
Door man. A letter says:
It seems strange that there has been no
improvement on this box, since 1t has
become public property under the opera
ticn of the patent law. Those who play
with the tiger will notice that the
B4iley box OF those days is the box o
the present, though some OF our dealers
have way OF forcing two-card box on
their victims. II makes but little di-
ference to the player, as the dealer would
win any way. Before Bailey died he
put on record, in 1894, the following,
which advice, coming from him, should
be accepted by all having a weakness for
| faro:
Stick to your profession, merchants ;
stick to your business, mechanics; stick
to your labor, laborers; speed the plow,
farmers and if every other profession
would attend to my counsel and keep
from gaming, the vice would soon pro.
duce its own death by starvation but
mankind, it seems, will not agree to this
forbearance; they will partske OF theiI
own ruin from free will. We are al
prone to speculation, to which have nc
objection if upon principles of honor an6
honesty otherwise ] protest at this late
hour of my life, after having the reputa
tion ofdoing so much injury myself.
My own experience is, that it doe
noe matter how fair game is played, i
persevered in it always produces ruin
sooner or later.
Il am of the opinion that there is bu
only one preventive to the mischie
resulting rom gambling; never to visi
: gam bling tables or gambling houses, no
ever associate with gamblers; it does no
matter Low stauneh may be your pru
: dence, or how firm may be your resolve
man is frail, you may be drawn in.
, " So sure as you play, so sure you vii
I become fond of it; in consequences yol
will lose your reputation, your busines
, will go 10 destruction, and yourselve
lost to society. Let all things be man
: aged fair, the bank will beat you as eel
tain as my name is Robert Bailey"
J These extracts are from The life c
}, Bailey. written by himself in 1924. HI
I latter days was spent in Washington
a seIlIg his book.
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Miss Gilbert on Ex-Convicts.
New York Star.


The letter of the ex-conVict Charles
Fisher, published some days ago, has
brought out a communication to the
press from Miss Linda Gilbert, the lady
who has shown such commendable zeal
in rescuring convicts from an evil life.
This humane and estimable lady states
some facts in her experience with con-
victs that are well worthy the consider
alton of the public, judges of our courts
and the les stature She says that dur
ing the four years of iher work she has
found employment for three hundred
aud seventy-five convicts, and that over
i've hundred are on farms steadily Ia
boring, ald that their employers do not
know they have been in prison. Others
she has started in reddling business, fur.
nishing them from three to five dollars
capital to begin with. She says: "1
am free to say that of the whole number
/ have endeavored to aid, not fifteen pei
cent. have disappointed me-" Then she
adds with truth, no doubt, "I claim to
- me advance Of any prison associa,
- : she ha. done far more tc
Few, indeed, are &C
-eclaimsble or im'
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proved by humane treatment and by
providing the way to live honestly, AID
it would be we'll if eur people and the
legislatures would do more to christians
ize than to brutalize the erriDg. Re-
terring to Charles Fisher and George
Henderson, the two ex-convicts whose
names have come before the public, Miss
Gilbert says to the editor of morning
paper: "If you will send the two ex-
convicts, whose cause you have 80 kindly
advocated, TO me, will put them on the
road to earn an honest livelihood" Hele
is an admirab example for other. phi
Ian hropists to follow.
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Electric Illumination.

Mr.. w. II. Preece, the electrician to
the British Post Office, is inclined to look
upon the presens activity about the elec.
tric light as one of those sensational
spasms which seize the public periodically
at intervals of about ten years. BE has
not yet found the ideal electric light
He went t. Paris and everywhere the
electric light could be seen, but he had
laid down three desiderata, which he had
NOT found accomplished. The first wa;
that the light must be absolutely steady
secondly, il must be orillisat, giving g
light OF 600 candles. or more; thirdly,
II must be durable. OF all the lights
the only one be had seen which came up
to his standard of brilliancy was the
Serriu; the only ene which came up to his
criterion of steadiness was the Werder-
mann, and the only one u ficientiv dura.
bic was theol ameanto one
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Humming-Bird.


lieheps and similar msterialsput together
with cobwebs and placed in the fork of
low branch OF tree, generally one
that overhsDgs a turbulent stream.
Charles Darwin, in bis narrative journal
of the voyage Of the Beagle" refers to
this species as resident OF Central Chill
during the reeding season, and his ac-
count OF it differs in some respects from
those OF other writers, especially that
relating to the absence of the rapid vibra-
tions OF the wings, generally supposed to
be a popularity of all humming birds,
without exception. He states that this
species, when on the wing, presents a
very singular appearance. Like others
of the family it moves from place ito
place with rapidity which may be COM
pared to that of the syrphus among hies,
and the sphinx among moths; but, while
lowering over a flower, it flaps its wings
with very slow and powerful move
ment, totally different from that Vibra-
tory motion common to most OF the
| species, and which produces the hum
ming noise. Mr.. Darwin had never seen
any other bird the force of whose wings
appeared Gas in tteldy) 50 powerful
in proportion to the weight of its body.
When lowering by a flower, its tail was
constantly being expanded and shut like
fan, the body being kept in a nearly
vertical position. This action appeared
to steady and support the bird between
the slow movements of its wings
Although it few from flower to flower il
search of food, its stomach contained
abundant remains of insects, which Mr.
Darwin believed to be much more tn,
objects of its search than honey. 1t
note, like that OF nearly the whole fam
lily, was extremely shrill.
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built the church, being careful to stipu-
lac that his body should rest in the tomb
which was built in the middle aisle of the
edihce.
As the good priest gazed down the
building, a tall imam issued from one of
the gloomy shadows, leading lady who
seemed scarcely able to walk, so uncer-
tain were her steps. n Both figures were
masked. The man was as splendidly at
tired as his companion, and his tall form
and military carriage induced the belief
that he was no common parsonage. Be-
hind him came the persons who had been
grouped by the walls.
1t was a strange sight at that lonely
hour of the night to see an old gray
headed priest trembling with fear and
surrounded by unknown men and wo-
men, compelled to celebrate a marriage
with an open tomb in view.
The first thought that rushed to the
mind of the good man was, sthst after he
had performed the ceremony, they
would murder him, cast his bodyinto the
vault, replace the slab, and his fste would
perhaps never be revealed, for none of
the bones of the Krynzsloit family, save
old. Francis, sEswouldsSever repose there.
But heJ quickly dismissed this thought,
as he could conceive no reason for them
to kill an inoaensive man living in an
obscure part OF the empire and scarcely
known beyond the confines OF Biornborg.
His reflections. however, were utshort
by the man reckoning his attendants to
close about him, and then in an imperi
Gus tone commanding the priest to pro-
ceed with his office. Summoning all the
courage he could command, the priest
inquired the name of the bride and bride
groom.
"Nicholas and: ::Castalie," replied the
bridegroom .sterrly.
At the sound of his voice the poor lady
trembled violently, and more than once
appeared about to fall. Once or twice
the priest was on the point of positively
refusing to conduct marriage under
such equivocal circumstances, but the
sight of the open tomb shook his momen-
tary resolution, for he was not courage
Gus person.
Proceed proceedl" commanded the
man, in sn impatient tone.
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WEAVING THE WEB.

sThis morn will weave my web" she said
A she stood by her loom In the rosy light,
And her young ewes. hopefully glad and clear.
Follostd afar the swallow aight.
- And as soon as the days first tasks are done,
W While yet am fresh and sttong - said she,
-t'ft- u yiit hssten 10 weave the beautiful web,
whose pattern is known to none but me-
'T win weave It 6ne, 1 will weave 1t fair.
And ahl how the colors " II ElowI" she said,
80 fadeiess and strong will weave my web,
That perhaps 1t will live after am dead"
But the morning hours sped ON apace;
The air grew sweet with the breath OF Junei
And young love hill Sy the waiting loom.
Tangled the threads as he hunmed tune.
stAh Lille tso rieh and fun" she CRIED
"A<d morn ~ short. though IN. days long
IhIs noon Will weave my beautiful web,
lwtu weave II car. ftlly nne and strong"
But th@ sun rose his n in the cioudless sky;
The burden and heat Of the dRy she bore;
e'r'.~ And hitner and thither she and went.
"a w hils the loom stood still IL stood before.
~ A'Ah life Ia too busy AZ noon." she said,
my web must wait Till the eventide,
I'LL the common work of the day Is done,
And my heart crews calm in the silence wide
30, one by one, the hours asssd
I'LL the o seping shadows mad longer grown;
Eli the house was stu and the slept
And her singing oiras to their nests had flown.
And now viii weave my web" she said,
as she turned to her loom ct OF
And laid her han the shininz threads
To set them IN order one by one.
But hand was tired and heart weak;
- am not as strong as was" .iEhed she,
And The pattern Is blurred and the eolors rare
Arc not so bright, or &C fair TO seei
~ must wait. think. till another morn:
must go 70 my rest with my work undone;
10 ts growing too dark to weave =" she cried,
AZ lower and lower sans the
che dropped the shuttle; the loom stood still
= The weaver slept in the twinght gray
Dear hesrt Win she her beautiful web
In the golden light OF lOnSer dAyH
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--eN7 recently y Hdu narrow escape from
GEath, his horse running away as he hung
I me wheel. He thus describe his sem
.1rg
.<n2o-tf -sss.--e = .ElSe or ny spirit fri.-lds
.ssossesi1ing to help me out of this
scrapeS" beseechingly l said or thought.
1t was a prayer not laid down in the
books, aud perhaps the form was not
staid nor brmal. Short as it was it did
me good. saw then crowds of spirits
around me-part of whom l knew. Il
do not see What they can do" thought,
front part If the wagon, and over the
horse. l wondered how they kept up
with him. Then / thought perhaps
they'll take he old horses strength away
but 1 coildn't see very clearly how
they were to do this-for old Robin was
hard eustmer 10 "dematerializ." /
probably should have lived but few
seconds Longer. The reins had worn off
upon the wheel just when my strength
was all gone. Had died, people would
pityingly lave said it WAS a horrible
death-bul really / suffer very little.
All the pain have had up to now has
not been .qusl to what l suffered last
summer ii day from the bit Of an in
sect. The shock was such that my nerves
of sensation were benumbed. | had 10
fear; in act, there was physical sort OF
feeling hat was bundle about three
.eet lonf, with a sort of handle to it
(Which vas my left leg probably, that
was bouncing along over the ground,
which Iwas trying to untangle. Then
there WIS another self who had to take
care of the wheel, untangle the rein, take
hold of old Robin, yell to the deg and
attend 10 matters generally while the
third sci seemed to do the thinking, and
l kind Of liked that one best. ! had
often heard that in such crises as these
Ose's whole life passes in review before
hi }, and I thought of that fact, but /
adno such experience. had only one
RI ct for deeds done or left undone, and
as hat had neglected my usual
gg lei feiiFss ..ass assidsnt cider M ticksts ans
w ,6t was of my wife. The knowledge
IL have faced death unfinchingly il
mo- without satisfaction TO me, and there
is something that I feel, which l car
not, describe, that assuses me that there
were more powerful influences than my
own aiding, comforting and sustaining
me- Ny religious friends will say it wal
the Good Father, and it matters not what
We call it the feeling is the same. l dc
not feel of sufficient consequence to merit
God's special providence, but that loving
iends from the other sphere may have
conforted and sustained me is not repug
nsnt to my common sense, and does ne'
lessen my idea Of the goodness ano
greatness of the Creator.
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plainly, No tricks on travellers, - =,
please" And even one more accus-
toned to the figures shrinks and instinct-
lively lodges as he sees above him Col
umbus walking the plank in an absent
minded way, as ii about to step down
and out some ninety feet upon the place
meath. Hokusai, the Dore OF Japan,
depicts in one of his carieatures an artist
at his bench who has drawn such a
perfect horse that the beast is quietly
ambling out of the door. Let US hope
Brumdi will stop this 81 1e OF so hOmi-
cidal an excellence as that. Ia this con-
nection q few words concerning the life
and labors of the artist may be found
interesting. Constantine BTumidi was
born at Rome in 1905, and is DOW, there.
fore. seventy three years OF age. He
received thorough professional educa-
tion, his instructors being Camucini in
painting and Thorwaldsen in sculpture.
His talents received early recognition,
the young artist being employed for
| eleven years in the decoration of The
villa and palaces of Prince Torlonia in
Rome. Under Pope Gregory XVI. he
was commissioned, with three other
painters of distinction, to restore the
upper story of the loogia of Raphael in
the Vatican. In 184s he painted the
portrait of the late Pope Plus XII, and
su bseq quently resurre ction of Laz4rus,
which was purchased by the Princess
Abertins, of Prussia. Sinking the artist
in the patriot, however, he becsme in
volved i'll the revolutionary troubles o
lS49, and in consequence was obliged tC
fee. He came 10 Washington in le5;
and applied for naturalization papers
but left soon after for the City OF Mexico
, where he painted in the cathedral. Re
, turning, he passed FIVE years in fresc
! painting in the cathedral in Philadel
D phia and in S.. Stephens Church in Ne'
: York. In 1855 he began the work of de
t corating the Capitol by a fresco in tn
S House Committee room on Agriculture
r and since that time has been constantly
] employed in various labors and places
0 now designing the bronze ratings of tn
j Senate and House private staircases i
e the basement, now suspended at dizz
: height decorating the canopy OF the re
tunda Signor Brumidi il not only a
g accomplished artist, but of a singularl
If sweet and attractive deposition an
/, charming manners. am sure l exprei
the universal sentiment when at this sc;
t son of kindly wishes | remind him OF th
# ninety nine years OF Titan, and indulg
It the hope that he may be granted I'll
II generous span of Ire vouchsaied to b
It great countryman and fellow-artist.
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And thou, Uastalie," CONN
priest, "wilt thou acknowledge as thy
lawfully welded husband, Nicholas, who
kneels beside thee?"
al WILL" came in a voice that was
only just audible, and which quivered
with evident fear.
A msment more and the woman sank
on the stone floor with a cry Of anguish.
Several of the party gathered around
her, and one raised her head while the
bridegroom poured some drops from
vial on her lips. 1t was amid this con-
fusion that the priest concluded the
ceremony.
Again the bandage was placed over his
eyes, and he was led out of the church.
Once without he was given the use Of
his sight, with the injunction to hurry
to his home, and, upon the peril OF his
life, never to speak of that nights occur
renee. Instantly, then, the men re
entered the church and closed the door,
and the priest could hear the bar adjusted
| 10 prevent lntruOere-
But the old man did not immediately
proceed on his way. He knelt down
upon the ground and applied his ear to
the door-sill. He could hear loud and
angry tones from within, aud suddenly
there came piercing shrek from man,
followed by pistol>shot. Then all was
still. Springing from his erouching posi-
tio1, the old man darted with all the
speed left him, toward the houses of the
villagers for the purpose of alarming
f them, as he felt sure deed of terror and
= blood had just been enacted. But 81
D violent was his emotion, and so powerful
E had been the strain upon his nervous
3 system that, when he reached the dool
s of John Ispranitz, he fell to the earth a
8 he knocked for admittance.
' Some hours later the whole village wa
g startled by the announcement that thei
pastor was lying at lspranitz's eottag'
!. in a state of unconcieusness. Men, wo.
a men and children hocked to the spot
and all did what they were able in aiC
of the priests recovery. For days h,
d lay delirious, and while the fever wa
If burning up his frame he raved of tn,
It open tomb of old Francis Krynszloft, th,
d midnight marriage and the shot whicl
probably sent some poor creature t.
'. eternity.
le "Alasl'' sighed the simple people
os ''our good pastor has lost his reason
W heaven grant it may be restored to hin
ze sgsin."
fs 1t vas nearly lnonth sss tie pries
n was sble to leave his eaneh. ASs.n, III
se first thiBs+ he did when he was able I
as converse, was to tell the story of tn
midnight marriage. But his besrel
Ut gs5ed at each other with incred,lou
70 glances, believing the old man vas bt
70 reft of his wits. After q while, hoveve
Us he was able to leave John Ispranitxs 90,
40 tsge, and then he assembled the peopl,
% and they proceeded to the chusss..-r
body. A careful inspection
ho of the vault 60
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Eeir'gerator, from which the icy, marrow
lreeHng winds sweerover our continentY
u this be accepted, and the theory of
the northward moving of the Cult
stream tempeiing by its influence the
northern latitudes be adopted, we have
g easy explanation of the change in our
Nnters and summers, and the assurance
4at the change is permanent and for
tie future.
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The NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Ihai-signor Brumidi is Doing
Wa hinston Cor. New York Evening Po,t.

Wa hington Cor. New York Evening Post.
Just at present Signor Brumidi is
sketching what viii be the sixth OF the
contemplated series, a composition treat
ing the Landing of the Pilgrims" The
fve already completed represent the
Landing of Columbus" "Cortez En-
tering the Temples OF Mexico, "Piz-
zaro Marching to Peru, " The Burial Of
DeSoto," and "Pocahontas Saving the
Life OF Captain Smith. There remains
in addition to the Landing of the Pill
zrinas ,, 8 ',-r.E's ziIIss istss saie sssssf7
ans "-rhe Coon zass1r OF Jamestown" :"
"Oglethorpe and Muscoeee Chief" :"
Battle of Lexington" Declaration OF
independence" Surrender OF Cornwall
lis" Decatur at Tripoli," @Dsath Of
Tecumseh," "Scott's Entry into the
City of Mexico" and ''The Discovery
of Gold in California" These designs
have all been drawn in crude form,
making long roll suggesting an eastern
manuscript. Thence they are transferred
~ I'M RC SiSCbSs Nuc16 bA4b LlCuiC 10 CldD-
GRATED sufficiently 10 be again copied On
sheets OF the full proportions of the tres
Goes themselves. These are taken to
the rotunda and placed over the space
| designed to be next attacked,
and perforated with lines of dots along
which charcoal is rubbed so as to leave
impressions on the plaster beneath. The
drawing is then removed, and the artist,
having suitably prepared the mortar,
proceeds to copy the design, section by
section, till the whole is transferred To
the wall. 1t will be seen that several
reproductions of the original sketch are
required, and the nature OF the fresco
press itself, not 10 speak OF the inciden al
difficulties of the position, weather, etc,
makes the advance slow. Brumidi has
been occupied nearly two years in COM
pleting the first quadrant, and does not
anticipate fini,hing the entire series in
less than four years or mo.e. Whatever
diversity OF opinion may prevail as &c
the merits OF the previous work done by
this artist, there ls scarcely room foI
Il I H. -
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an Engli.h writer reports a rem.

An English writer reports remark
made to him by an old woman in Wor-
cestershire, which may convey lesson
to people who are over ready TO repine
at the dispensations Of providence
"Yes, sir" she said; I've had deal o
trouble. First, I lost my els Ter, and then
] lost my pig. But there's cne tbip7 J
ought to say, and sayit 1 VI
been pretty well on my g 80
--for greens. .o-T Jourrt