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Fairy Costumes.
NeD York Sun.

Have you seen the dress OF spun glass
said to have been made in Pittsburgh 2' was
asked Bro sdway dealer In curiosties.
"No, have not. / have tried TO get one
for my display, but failed. Some years ago
learned Of dress that was made In Brazil
out Of spiders webs, and would have tried
for that, but It's probable price and delicacy
made the task foolish one to undertake.
bad kept,informed upon the uses of the spi-
der's web, and had heard that all of the at
tempts to employ It in the manufacture had
failed. The Spaniards tried to make gloves,
stockings and handkerc hiefs Of the thread
spun by the spider, but, although fabulous
prices were offered, the articles proved so
troublesome to manufacture that they could
not be made at profit. A traveller told me
that IL required 700,00 spiders to make a
piece OF silk. l. have heard that In some
parts Of South America garments made of
spiders webs are worn. IL may be true, be-
cause the spiders are large there, but doubt
the story" ..r.. ..-
".whal is the greatest curiosity you ever
saw" Yep stsa
"That Is very broad question:" . .a
"Well, the most curious article Of lady's
toilet" s... ... -
ait was n fan. IL was In a collection Of
fans now famous. This particular fan was
Of fine yellow lace, and had richly carved
wooden sticks, each stick inlaid with cres-
cent Of clear, shelllike substance. II was
made by lady of Normandy. The
lace was made-well, what do you think It
was made OFF" +ms .sa ~
"Spider's web?' s .=..a.. . .f.. -...e
"No," said the collector, laughingly, az!
was woven from her own golden hair and
the tiny crescents, 80 highly polished. were
the tips Of her finger nails" 1z ~ rla-
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TOM nsILvERTooTH.n
The " King OF III. Moonshin Of Arkansas
Captured and Ia DuYancs Vile.


. Little Rock, Ark, Des.ocrdt
" Tom SiEertooth "arrived yesterday in
the custody of United States Marshal Haa,gh-
awout, Of Springfield, Missouri. /" Toms "
real name rs Thomas Andrews, but he sails
under dozen aliases, the principal one be-
ing Slvertooth. He Is q notorious moon
sinner, and was captured in Baker county,
where he has for long time been engaged
In the manufacture of " mountain dew" He
is sharp to an extraordinary degree and as
cunning and crafty as fox. The trouble be
has given the Government cannot be told.
He Is as fearless as man can be, an expert
horsemsn and a dead shot.n Various
schemes were laid TO trap him. Many traps
were sprung to catch him, but all In vain.
His capture st last Is source of intense
qualification. Those who know him say be
has conducted rs many as four Illicit stills
In Northwest Arkansas at oae time. Baxter
and Sharp counties were the scene of his en-
ploits although he occasionly went beyond,
He has many friends, to whom he no doubt
owes many an escape. With his capture the
2" King of the Moonshiners," as he Is called,
steps from throne to bastile. The stories Of
his adventurous career would make a libra
ry. He came TO Arkansas from Tennessee,
where he followed the same business on full
ly as grand scale, and where, 1t Is said, he
killed deputy marshal who attempted to
capture him. He Is now in the "pen,' and
will -emain there until his trial In October
next ...-. sa.r. .tst ....--. ........-
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Derelicts on me North Atlantic.
Ne,o York Maritime Register.


Navigators of the North Atlantic have
doubtless heard great deal during the last
few months about the abandoned ship James
town. She has been passed innumerable
times and many Of the reports made stated
that she Was directly in the track Of vessels
bo1nd from England for this coast. This
vessel went ashore at Rekjauck, Iceland,
prior to July 2, aud became . total wreck.
She was abandoned on the 18th Of February
while on voyage from st. John, New
Brunswick, for Liverpool, with csrgo Of
lumber, and has been drifting about nearly
five months, constant menace TO the safe
navigation Of one Of the most crowded seas
II is fortunate that she has drifted ashore at
last, for had she remained much longer
afloat 1t is impossible TO estimate what DAM
age she would have caused. The jamestown
did not probably belong to the worst class Of
socean tramps," but she was sufficiently for
midable to make her removal from the track
Of vessels most necessary. 1t Is certain that,
had m attempt been made to tow her into
port BY steamer properly supplied with ap-
pliances, II could have been done. Il might
not have been possible later on, but then she
could have been blown to pieces. In either
case she would not have been LEFT = float
Ing danger to other vessels. II is TO be hoped
chat the governments of maritime nations
viii undertake to make some arrangements
for lessening the number Of derellcts upon
ths North Atlantic before any serious acci-
dent = caused by them 70 one of the heavily
laAsn passenger steamer,
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DOT FRITZEY.

/ kin saw yen, you schly leetle raskel,
A beekin' AL me drough dot shair;
Come here right away now, und kiss me-
You doughd ! don't know you vas der-.
You all de dime hide vrom your fader,
Und subbose he cant saw init his ewes:
You vas goin' do fool mech Fritzey-
Und gate me grade big SURPRISE ?
bod boy vas a reckular monkgey-
Dere vas noding so high he dol'd CLIMB
Und his mudder she says dot his drousers
Wants new bosoms in dem all der dime.
He vas shmard, dough, dot same little feller,
Und he sings all der vile like lark,
From once he gids ub in de mornin,
Till We drove him to bed alder dark.
He's der bissiest vone In der family,
Uud bed you de louder he sings
He vas raisen der dickens init some Won
He vas ub do all manner ov dings.
He vas beekin away, dot young raskeI,
Drough de shair-Moly Hoses vot's dot !?
Dot young sun-ofa-gun NIT sceesors
Is cut all der dali off der cat
-Oony Goon ia ". Y, Telegram.
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WASHINGTON, August 5.-The tenor of the
verdict In ths Whitaker case has been the
subject Of = good deal Of speculation. IL was
generally understood that II was adverse TO
Whitaker, but this was mot positively known
until now. The report of the court-msishal
arrived at the Office of the Judge Advocate
General some lime ago, but owing 70 Gener-
al Swain's attendance upon the patient o.
the White House it was not examined. 1t is
now being revised and will be ready for sub
mission To the President for his final action
just - soon as he Is able to give his attention
to Il. The essence ufthe verdict Is the lind
Ing OF Whitaker guilty of committing the
alleged outrage ON himself This verdict 10
unanimous and i coupled with the unani-
nous Recommendation that he be dismissed
from the service. The Judge Advocate Gen.
eral will approve this verdict. there isnot The
slightest doubt abost that. and thus will end
the most remarkable military trial on record.
Ii has cost tlse Government nearly - 900 70
decide who mutiiaied Whiftaker's esrs, and
even now, when il 10 all over and the verdict
Il that the ir,y hinsslf AID The iob u excite
public sympathy, n win b rsreived With
oems doubs ~ ; good aany pseple.
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MAGICIAN wYMAN,s DEATH.
A Man Who. Like signor BlifI. Was q Great
Favorite Among Children.


Prof. John wyman, who died In Burling-
ton, N. j., on Sunday, August 1st, was one
OF the most noted and successful ventrilo-
quists aud magicians Of the day. He had for
nearly half a century devoted himself TO
the task of pleasing others, and. like Signor
Blitz, was great favorite with the children.
lie was everywhere conceded to be ole of
the most expert magicians Of the times. His
ventriloq,lial powers were Of high order
and rarely II ever excelied. He was born OF
wealthy parents In Albany, IN 1916, and was,
therefore, nearly sixty-fve years Of age a.
the time Of his death. After receiving fair
education IN the Albany schools, he began
life as clerk Ia Baltimore auction house,
where he soon made his powers Of ventrilo-
quism felt among his fel.c~ Clerks. Soon
attracting the attention Of Manager Seldig,
of the Baltimore Museum, he was induced
to enter upon the profession In which he be-
came famous, making his first public appear
ance In 1895. Leaving Baltimore soon afler,
he gave exhibitions In Barnum's Museum, In
New York, and met with good success. La
ter, he travelled through the country on his
own account, giving his initial performances
Il Fall River, Massachusetts. At that place
he met and married the lady who now weaIs
mourning for his death. Seventeen years
400 he retired from business and settled =
Burlington, New Jersey, where hs lived In
retirement, highly respected " argnaint-
adces and greatly. beloved By personal
friends.
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The steam dynamo, as Mr.. Edison calls
the large machine which he will exhibit at
the Paris Electrical Exposition, will be slip
ped on July 9th. He said lately !" 1t Is the
largest dynamo ever built, It's maximum ca
pacity being 260 times greater than any yet
constructed. The engine has 200 horse pow
er and its speed Is 355 revolutions per min
ute, thus equaling in power and speed large
locomotive running at the rate Of mile .
minute. Ninety-six per cent. Of the horse
power Is converted into electricity of which
ninety -one per cent. Is available. The ma
chine has an electromotive force Of 100 volts,
and fve-thousandths of an ohm internal re-
sistance 1t is the only dynamo in which
the steam engine works directly upon the
shaft OF the dynamo withou. Intervention
belts. It win work 20o0 electric lights of
sixteen candles each, and Is the standard
would use In lighting New York City, twelve
machines placed In one station supplying an
area Of one square mile"
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POETRY.
SAVED.

The wind IL spent and the gale Is past,
And the morning sun shines forth Mt last;
it shines on strip of yellow sand
And good ship sinking in sight of land.
Over her deck and her battered sides
Lazily washes the ebbing tile
Out ofthe struggle and deadly strife
Lo nothing saved but baby life
wee, frail thing is the one poor waif.
wee, small thing, TO be sound and safe
But all forgotten its brief alarms,
IL gaily crows in the stranger arms.
A sailor looks at the little form
lis atiny craft to have stemmed the STORM"
He sighs a bit aS he bends him low,
And his thoughts fly back to the long ago.
just such a babe on his young wife's breast,
With clinging fingers his own caressed;
just such another-but where IL he?
Wrecked on the voyage of life, maybe.
Is this but spared that in years 10 come
1t may drift away from its heavenly home &?
The baby laughs, a his boy once did;
All will it be SO? Nay. God forbid!
The sailors hand has a gentle touch
For the sake of the lad he loved so much;
And soft from his lips are the words that fall:
I" God bless the children-God keep them all !"
-Sheitering Arms.
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FAN DEvILTRY.
The Fascinating Wiles to Which the Fashiona
- Bile Fan 10 Made Servieeable.

Long Branch Corr. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Fan deviltry is the fashionable folly of the
moment at this resort of wealth and aflecta-
tion. Perhaps in some variety show you
have seen the use made by serio-comic
singer. If so, you remember how she
opened 1t with studied graceful flourish; ;
how she poses with 1t spread behind her
head or her waist; how she waves 1t seduc-
lively over her bosom; how she taps her
shoulder and arm with il closed, and how Ill,
other artful ways she makes it the valuable
means Of coquetry. Well, the Saratoga
She shades her face when the light is bright
with fan of exactly the color to improve
her complexion. She plays mild bo-peep
with her flirtee from behind fan. She
strikes feathery blows at the horrid men.
She uses 1t as weapon Of conquest in more
ways than could describe in a column. The
fans in use are varied and beautiful. One of
the novelties is circular floral fan, made Of
net and wire and renovated every time 1t Is
used. A border of mountain fern is placed
around the edge and In the centre Is set q
boquet Of real flowers corresponding with
the floral garniture of the costume. Such
fans are for full dress occasions. Another
elaborate fan is an applique work in silk
upon satin or Grape background, either in
black or white. Elegant fans are made of
white or tinted ostrich feathers, powdered
with gold or mounted with pearl, amber, tor
toise shell or gold. saw fan of that sort
which cost, with diamond settings, over one
thousand dollars. Very large fans are COW
cred with peacock feathers, are circular in
shape and the handles are rich in ornamen-
tation. Lace fans are no longer mounted on
silk or satin backgrounds, but on white Chi
ma Grape, showing Off to better advantage the
delicate tracery of the patterns. Superb
hand painted fans continually grow mo re
fashionable aud artistic.
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The Camera as . Detective.
". Z. Liter.

~ 4. L<c<tcT.
instantaneous photography Is apt to catch
the ametaurS affections, for il Is most inter
estiug. The use of electricity to lift the
shield from the Inside of the camera tube by
the pressure Of button, enables the operator
to take aplcture while the subject of it re-
mains In ignorance. The use of the gelatine
plate. which Is highly sensitive, makes II pos
sible to get photograph while the operator
counts three. The amusemen. OF photograph
Ing an opposite nsighbor or q caller, or q
pretty woman In the park, or bathers a: the
sea side, must prove very great. II Is said
that an uptown dentist has aconcealed CAM
era, by which, for the amusement of his
friends, be has taken the pictures of q num-
Der II fashionable young ladies reclining In
his office chair under the influence OF laugh
Ing gas but naturally he keeps his trick very
dark, Is It would ruin his business. la Eu-
rope there y said TO be detective camera In
use In one ofthe great banking houses.
A man Of suspicious appearance makes his
way up to the cashiers counter and presents
letter Of credit or draft. The bank clerk
Is doubtful as to the look Of the man. His
signaiment, he thinks Is worth taking. The
clerk, when the mans face is full front to-
wark him, touches little button. Presto,
concealed camera Is brought into play, the
sensitive plate 10 exposed and Instantly the
photograph istaken. Further than this, this
wonderful detective camera Ia to play anoth-
er role. The head Of the house leaves his
business aad confides it to his clerk. Some
of the clerks try to sleep. or try to skylark, or
smoke cigars, or do other things not exactly
In keeping with their calling, and OF starts a
series Of plates worked by clock work, and
every action Of the clerks during ssrie
hours ID recorded.
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A WOMAN WITH A HISTORY.
Daughter Of a Governor, Friend of a Pope and
Teacher Of Slaves.
Nashville (T1tn.) Americaa.

HuMUWe " e,m.l dUleTtcan.
Mrs. Ellen Adair Beatty passed through
the city last evening en- route from Blue
Ridge Springs, Virginia, her accustomed
place for spending the summer, to Craggie
Hope, where she will spend some time with
her niece, Mrs. Murray, and family, Of Mem
phis. Mrs. Beatty is remarkable woman.
She Is q daughter Of Governnr Adair Of Ken
tucky. At the age Of eighteen she married
Joseph M. White, Of Florida, who was elect
ed to Congress from that Slsl- aud continued
to represent II at Washington for twelve
years without even going To the Slate or
even asking the suffrage of his constituency.
He declined to serve longer before each cleo
tion, and finally was allowed to retire On the
pietext that his wif.'s health required q
change. lie then went on an import ant for
eign mission and remained abroad many
years, whereby his gifted and beautiful wife
possessed extraordinary advantages In shar-
ing the honors Of dignitaries In Church and
State. She was honored by a private inter-
view with the Pope Of Rome fifty years ago
without paying the usual homage Of kissing
his toe, and not only did he pledge ever to
receive whomsoeyer she might see proper to
commend and TO remember her In his prayers,
but he sent her some valuable presents,
among which was an elegant diamond cross,
with an exquisite representation Of the
Saviour in amethyst. Mr.. White was sue
cessful lawyer, and At his death left al estate
of half million dollars. Five years and
more had elapsed after bis death when Mrs.
+" Florence" White, as she was known In
Washington, married DIR. Beatty, Of New
Orleans. lie died In about five years, when
she retired to the privacy Of her estate In
Florida. There she remained alone with
her 200 slaves until the results Of the war
made changes necessary. When Mr.. Lincoln
issued the emancipation proclamation she
called them together and explained to them
Its import. They readily understood, for
she bad, with diligence, taught them to read
and write. Although past eighty years Of
age she possesses her faculties quite perfect.
ly. Her memory Is excellent. When
younger she and Mrs. President Polk were
special friends. After the war she busted
herself In the building Of Southern Pres
byterian Church at Washington, and from
one Of her sacrifices she gave q couple Of
dollars realized on the sale Of her
diamond cross. II was relic that she great
iy priced and she would not have parted with
IL; but, although she had educated seven
teen children, she was never mother, hence
there was no person on whom she could so
bestow it as In giving to her
church.
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A Story About Zach Chandler.
Washington Cap,tcl.

washington Cdptta. 80 .iE
At one time while the High JOINTS were
in session here, rupture on some point In
diplomacy was very likely 70 take place, and
the whole thing prove fiat failure. Mr..
Fish was In wonderful state Of excitement
about the matter, because II was his personal
OK that was to be gored by any mishap. The
English representatives had received orders
not 70 yield the point in dispute, and, II
they could not obtain the concession, to
come home. This-ominous word came from
Her Royal Highness the Queen, and the
British diplomats lost no time In communi.
eating that fact to the Secretary of
State In his sore dilemma he invited the
President and Cabinet to discuss the prob
lem over diuner-plate 1t his house that
evening, and all were on hand. It was, of
course, the general opinion that the govern
ment must insist on the point, but how to do
% In diplomatic way was the point. At
last Mr.. Fish suggested that Zach Chandler,
then In the Senate, be called In as consulting
physician, and, there being an evening ses.
sion, the stalwart Michigander was soon
driven to the conclave In Mr.. Fisl's car
riage.
"Well, whats the matter now ?" demand
cd old Zachariah. af
Mr.. Fish proceeded to unfold the dilemma
In bis polished phraseolcgy, making the
whole question clear 70 Mr.. Cbandler's
mind. tSsE M $.
Now, Senator, xApt Wenasl you suxeoxta
What shall We do ~ a ss
The Senator brOy <ov.s his esssos. ~ IL
door and said: Il 7s%
Do about 4 z Nbs, tsl1 sls olsI lz.,y .it
70 70 ~ DEVIL n - uef1 aaf n " hleter
diPsonalse langa1 bat thssss ~ ideS '
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WHY CHILDREN DIE.
Some Hints to Mothers That May Save Their
Little Oaes' Lives.

Some Hints to Mothers That May Save Their
Little oaes Lives.
Commenting on the great mortality among
children last month, an official Of the Brook
lyn Board Of Health says:
"The fearful mortality Is often due to ig-
norance and carelessness on the part Of
mothers and nurses rs to diet, clothing and
habits OF person Of the child. Frequently
indigestion occurs from the poor quality Of
milk furnished by the milkman, which from
fermentation In the stomach becomes con-
verted into indigestible curds, inducing
vomiting, diarrhoea, aud other symptoms of
summer complaint. Proper nourishment
for the little ones Is prime necessity. Chill
dren should never be nursed Immediately
after violent exercise or emotional excite
ment. Those reared by the bottle or hand
cannot be too closely watched, and with
them the most scrupulous cleanliness
should be practiced. Then, again, indiges
tible food and over feeding should be guard
ed against, and regularity Of diet should be
established. Barley water Is the best drink
for children In July. They should have
plenty Of outdoor exercise, but the intense
heat of the sun should be avoided. Rides
on street cars and ferry boats and river ex-
cursions are very beneficial to the health.
The fresh breezes Of the river aud bay are
very refreshing aud invigoratiag, and the air
Is most healthful. The smiles and good hui
NOR Of the sick child will repay the poorest
for the trouble and trivial expense. The
practice of over dressing and tormenting the
bodies OF children with fannels and heavy
wearing apparel In warm weather cannot be
too vigorously condemned, for 1t Is prolific
source of summer complaint. As long as
warm weather prevails the children should
be dressed lightly and made comfortable,
both In and out II doors. But, above all,
mothers should practice cleanliness In the
care Of their children. Water is cheap, and
not only keeps the little ones clean, but
cool.
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WHERE IS TIT
The Mighty Brain of voitaire Lost TO the
World.
The Pdrisida.


Few travellers who have listened to the
talk OF the guardian in front of the cenotaph
Of voltaire in the vaults of the Pantheon
remember the strange vicissitudes through
which the great skeptic's mortal remains
have passed. In ITS voltaire, at the height
of his glory. died in the house of the Mar
quis de villette. But the clergy were afraid
of Voltaire even when dead, and it was ar
ranged that he should be buried in Cham
payne in the abbey of Scellieres, where the
Able Mgnot, sort Of cousin Of Voltaire,
consented 10 receive his body, which was ac-
cordingly taken away from Paris by night
and conveyed to Champagne. 1t was brought
back to Paris in 1871 and solemnly placed ia
the Pantheon. One May night in 1914 the
tombs of Voltaire and Rosseau were broken
open and the bones of the two most famOrs
Frenchman of the last century were taken
out of the leaden coffins by some fanaticai
legitimlsts, put in a cab and carried to the
Barriere de La Care, opposite Bercy, where
they were thrown into hole previously pre-
pared and then covered with quicklime. All
that now exists of Voltaire's remains is his
heart and, perhaps, the brain. The heart
was placed by NJ. Victor Duruy in the Bib
liotheque Rationale, in the middle Of room
containing collection of the different edi-
tions of his works. As for the brain, a Gu
rious story is told about it. When Voltaire
died the task of enbalming his body
was entrusted to NJ. Mitouard, .
notable surgeon, who kept for him
self the philosophers brain preserved in
spirits of wine. Twice during his lifetime
Mltouard offered yoltaire's brain to the Bib
liotheque Rationale. The first time the
Government refused to accept the gift; the
second time, after the revolution of 1880, no
offer. Mitouard's daughter inherited the
brain on her fathers death and give 1t to her
cousin, NJ. Paul Verdier, a barIister. This
gentleman, who died in 1858, beqneathed
this brain to the Academic Franchise, but
that learned body refused the gift, not having
any reliquary In which to deposit this depot
inattendu. In 1870 Mdlle. Virgine Nit
GUARD, at the time of her death, was in pos
session Of the precious brain, which she be-
queathed to certain NJ. La Brosse-T Torcher,
a chemists assistant, living in Rue Coqnil-
liere. NJ. La Brosse-Torcher died In his
turn shortly afterward, and the brain ofVol-
tare was sold at auction with the furniture
aud other belongings Of the deceased. Who
bought it? What has become of it? Who
can reveal the last stage Of the strange ad-
ventures and peregrinstions Of the mighty
brain of Voltaire?