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College Expenses, Cambridge, 1911.
fThe Gentleman's MagazIne.I


| In 1911 Sir Thomas Knyyet, OF AsbWeIl
Thorp. in Norfolk, sent his grandson
Thomas to Emanuel College, Cambridge
and we may suppose that the young mans
dignity would require to be kept up at a
little more expense than that OF a plain
country Squire's son. Yet, from the cor
respondence that passed between Lady
Knyvet and the tutor, Mr.. Elias Travers.
which has been preserved for us in the
hitherto unpublished Gawdy manuscript, ii
appears that E40 was his yearly allowance
and that this sum was expected to cover
everything. II is true that the "house OF
pure Emanuel" which is not now consider
ed a particularly fast college, was noted in
those days for its Puritan doctrine and
precise discipline. The tutor rejoices that
young Knyvet will find no example Of
gaming set him there, and the statutes ex-
pressly forbade hunting and the wearing
OF great rufus, both symptoms OF what Mr.
Travers calls 'the humorous lust OF boast
full expense" From these letters we gather
the following miscellaneous facts: Winter
quarters were more expensive than others,
and the excessive rate OF things" made it
difficult for the youth, though studiously
inclined, to keep within his "stint"
Of allowance. The rent of his cham
Der, TO be divided between himself
and his chamber-fellow. was only rs. a
year. and Is. 4d. supplied him with coal
and candles from the end Of long vacation
till the beginning OF March Q614-l5). But
perhaps the most interesting document is
a more or less complete half-yearly account
OF Young Knyvet's outgoings, ordinary and
extraordinary. OF this / will now give an
analysis. and wish / could print side by
side with 1t as perfect statement OF some
other undergraduates bills, let us say for
the years Ills and 1915. Commons f" for
six months amount TO e. 10s.; - Sising"
for the same period, G3 IS. 3d.; light and
firing las already mentioned), Is. 4d.; aud,
among minor items, we have cash adj
vanced to HIM by his tutor on two separate
occasions, 81 Is; his hatter's bill, Is. Cd.
two pairs OF cuffs, Is. 3D.; incidental ex-
penses. G1 and q contribution toward the
entertainment Of King James /. on his
visit TO the University that year OF ~.
The one act OF extravaganza appears In
the following six items, which are marked
in the margin as Mr.. Cradock's little bin
for things got at Sturbridge fair: Four
dozen Of long buttons, s.. 3d.. black ga
loun lace, Is. Sd I; three dozen Of black
buttons. Is. colored silk (half ounce) 2s. |
4d.; satin collar, 9s.; yard OF green
cotton, 2s. Cd. With his chamber rent the !
total only amounts to the modest sum OF |
E9 IS. It'd,
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Two Tragedies I'm Russia.
A YOUNG LADY STUDENT EXECUTED FOR NH.
ASoIuLp CaAl,iI,rS sI-IcInE

YOUNG LADY STUDENT EXECUTED FOR NfHl.
LIsM AND ANOTHER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Nhilism in Russia has resulted in two
more tragedies, both eliminating at st.
Petersburg Thursday. and each having a
woman for its victim. A cable dispatch
says: Two women were hanged, one by
the official eXecutioner, the other by her
own hand, evidently in full view OF tie
fact that death awaited her in any case.
The official victim was Sofa Waskrepensky,
young lady student, member OF the So
ciety OF the Red Cross, one OF the women
arrested at the time the Imperial Marie In
stitute at Warsaw was discovered to have
fallen into Nihilistic control, and a sister
of leading Revolutionist. II Is said that
on her trial, which was conducted with
great dispatch and secrecy, it was shown
that, owing TO influence obtained ut court
through the institution being under the
direct patronage OF the Empress, the pris-
oner had been engaged In intrigues with
palace officials, having for their ultimate
object the assassination OF the Car. These
statements, in connection with the devel-
opments OF the recent trial OF Red Cross
Socialists, which resulted in the deporta-
ton of sixty-three Of them TO Siberia, have
caused profound sensation in the Russian
capital. The execution of Mile. Waskre-
pensky took place early this morning. in
the presence only OF official prelators, and
she Is said to have met death bravely.
The suicide was woman named Ossin-
ski, who had by her vehement eloquence
and reckless devotion to the principles of
Nihilism made herself leader among the
Terrorists Of Little Russia and other south
ern provinces Of the empire. She was re-
Gently arrested at Kharkov, the capital of
the province OF the same name, and sent to
st. Petersburg for trial. This morning
she was found dead in her cell, having
hanged herself during the night with a
towel to the bars Of window Just under
the low ceiling OF the room.
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old DOMINION STEAMSHIP IosS-
" COMPANY. 1890
FOR NEW YORK.

THIS company VIII dispa,ohone Of thelrsplepdi,
,tcalners-Gl JANDOJyE, ROANOKE, MAN
HATIAN, OLD DOMINION, and RICHMOND
EVERY TUESDAt, FRIDAY. and SUNDAY
fOr hours or sailing, see advertisement below1
DAYS and SATURDAYS at 8 Z. NJ. from Pier 2.
new NUMBER, North river foot of Beach street
They nave splendid saloons, state-rOoms, an,
bathrooms.
The fare, accommodations, and attentions ar.
unsurpassed.
After-cabln fare 10 Ne~ York tincluding meal,
WITH subsistence, 81; without subsistence, 40.
freights for points beyond New York forwarde
with Dispatch, and no charge made except actus
expenses incurred.
Freight received until O'Clock T.. NJ. tally
For further information, apply 10
GEORGE ". ALLEN x CO., Agents
ty29 Office COMMANDS whaTvpg RerLpfts
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A Mystic Figure-An Austrian View
of Alexander III.

A peculiar fate, says the NeUe Hreie
| PreSSe, seems TO brood over the Imperial
residences in the neighboi hood Of st. Pc
terSburg. Nearly all OF them, from Orr
nienbaum to Peterhof, have dark history
and sombre appearance. The sea as seen
from their balconies, the woods in which
they stand, the plain on which their tow
ers look down-everything il melancholy,
not made for cheerful, energetic human
beings, but for gloomy recluses. At one
time, when Alexander ilexandroytch re-
sided us heir-apparent in the Anitchkotf
palace, he sought for popularity with
youthful zeal: but all that seems
TO be past. The burden OF the crown
keeps down his energies, and the fear OF
revolution banishes him from society.
NOBODY knows what he wants, and perhaps
he does not know 1t himself. Two years
and half he has now held the sceptre
six months ago he was crowned; and yet,
speaking OF Russia, we might almost be
persuaded TO initiate the Emperor Nicholas
when he spoke about France. AS IL there
were no King at Paris, Nicholas never
mentioned Louis Philippe, but spoke only
OF his Ministers. Giers and Tolsto are
known well enough, Vannofiski and
Bunge likewise, but OF the abso.
lutte monarch. whose cOunsellors they are.
scarcely anything is heard, and this Is the
reason why Europe is in Il state OF depress-
ing uncertainty and possessed by a con-
slant distrust about Russia. . Since
the coronation nothing has changed; the
remembrance OF 1t gives rise 10 the
thought OF no reform, and no higher will
has attempted to bring light into Rus
sia's situation among the European Pow
ers. The Emperor went to Copenha-
gen, and optimists accompanied the
journey with the hope that at the court OF
his father-in-law he would learn TO know
that a constitutional monarch lives happier
and safer than an absolute ruler whose peo-
pie vehemently demand reform. The heart
OF optimism is large rs the world, but its
brains are small as nutshell. In Russia
little will be expected too many dlsap-
pointments have been experienced for any
hope to remain alive. But il is just this
dull dreamiuess, without wish and
without complaint, which is fatal
to the Russian nation; it favors
Nhilstic plans and consplraces which are
only excluded from among the police.
Whatever may have been the ideal OF
Alexander H., II was always clear what he
wanted and what might be expected.
Alexander H., however, IL mystic fig-
urc to the Russian people-a masked form
which now and then appears for one short
then again disappears In the
darkness OF remote residence, difficult Of |
access, and invisible TO the outside world. !
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n Wtcke0 Joke.
BOW TIE oIL-ExcHANGE DUDE WAS IMPOSED
New York Times. ]


New York Times.l
The members OF the Oil Exchange are
a rather swell set OF young men, but the
lead IN the matter OF clothes Is taken by a
youth known as "the dude" whose name
Is withheld for the sake OF his relatives.
This dude strolled into the Exchange during
a dull hour yesterday, and Solomon IN all
his glory was never arrayed like one OF him.
To begin near the bottom, his feet (tbe
dudes, not Solomon's) were eDcased In the
glossiest Of patent feathers; his trousers
fitted like the paint on Iamp-post his
coat had never crease from tail TO top;
his linen was starched until II shone, and
his collar was perfection itself and raised
his chin so that he could only gaze at the
floor at the hazard OF cutting his throat.
But his tout ensemble, so to speak. was
completed and set of by the darlingest
silk hat imaginable, with the broadest and
most curling OF brims and a beautifully
bulgent top. Altogether he was radiantly.
dazzlingly beautiful.
The dude stopped near the middle OF the
floor, struck an attitude much affected by
garden statuary, and gazed serenely and
pityingly upon his commonplace fellow
brokers. But horror OF horrors A rude
man came behind him and jerked the
silken tile from his head, and the next mo-
ment il was thrown to the floor, had re-
ceived vicious kick, and dozen brokers
were running after It, They surrounded
Il, scuffled for 1t, and away II sailed
again toward the ceiling with the entire
membership OF the Exchange, save only
the owner, in wild pursuit. Round and
round the floor gamboled the merry brokers
with the hat before them. Now 1t was suf-
fering in their midst, then 1t shot over the
floor In desperate efforts to escape, only to
be again overtaken, trampled, kicked, and
trodden until 1t presented an appearance as
if it had been lain down on by cow and
then spent a summer under dust-heap,
and the gay brokers were tired out and
perspiring.
The dude during this terrible period
stood agbast, and, with horror depicted IN
every feature, turned in frozen despair
as the gambols OF his wicked associates led
them to the four cardinal points OF the
rooms compass. But when grinning
brought him the battered
corpse OF his precious dicer he forced
smile which was only desolate mockery
of happiness, and remarked:
Jaw dawn't care anyway. IL was an
old hawt."
Then the rude man who had torn the tile
from the unhappy adolescents head APP
preached and handed him the silken hat
and the dude learned that he
had been the victim of a wicked joke. An
old hat had been substituted on the floor,
while the joker held the victims tile be-
bind his back. And it came to pass that
the roise Of unholy laughter was so great
as to jar the ticker into the tape-basket,
and the dude will wear Derby bat to-day
and forever after while on the floor of the
Exchange.
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ffor the Dispatch.I
A nofnmco.

If Won knew her az know her
Yea would love hcf - do:
Never was face more lovely,
Never was heart more true.
Ray her face Is not perfection,
Such rs artists love TO trace;
Never was 30 skilled an artist
As could paint her iRhtest grace.
For her faces rare expressions
Ever fitting, changing, seem
Variable a. the shadows
Falling on running stream.
Gar and heedlessl Sir. your pardon;
Did you never chance 10 know
A boat may rock upon the water
Though IT'S anchored deep below J
Tickle, say your Well. perhaps so;
Tickle might call the sun.
since when ] am hid 'mong shadows
IL shines on some other one.
Coquette. Is she? There are growing
Jhorns around the fairest rose;
II you do not seek to pluck IL,
Twill MOI harm you where II blows.
SO say, through false or tickle.
Whate'er she may seem 10 you,
Never was girl more lovely
Nor heart more wholly true.
BERT IyGLTss
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RAILROAD LINES.


q 9
DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
~ AMP P9 n0VEMst RhAiILRo4pssassa
900 A. NJ leaves Byrd-street station daily stop,
only ut Ashland, Junction, Milford
and Fredericksburg. Sleeper from
Jacksonville to Washington.
1888 A. H.. leaves Byrd-Street station daily EEK
cept snndsys). Sleeper Charleston 10
Washington.
$50 p. NJ, leaves Dyrd-street station daily
Sleeper from Savannah to New York
1115 A. NJ, arrives at Byrd-street station daily
Sleeper from New York to savannah.
z:43 L. NJ, arrives az Bvrd-Strcet station daily:
stops at Frederic xsbury, Milford and
Junction. Sleeper from Washington
TO Charleston.
1854 r. NJ. arrives AZ Byrd-Strret station daily
except Sundzysl. Sleeper Washing
ton 10 jacksonville.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS:
800 A. NJ, leaves Elba; arrives ut Ashland AZ
1872 A. NJ. stops at Hungary and
400 Z. NJ, accommodation, leaves Broad-stree
station; arrives AT Ashland at 8
6:12 p. NJ, leaves Elba; arrives at Ashland a,
Up. n. Stops at Hungary and Kilby.
o'oz n. W. arrives NJ klDa: leaves Ashland AT
S:34 A. NJ. stops at Hungary aud
kilby.
s:55 A. NJ, accommodation, arrives nj Broad
street station; leaves Ashland at S
4. VI.
e:07 p. NJ, arrives at Elba; leaves Ashland a,
o:l2 l.. NJ. Stops at Hungary and
Kilby.
T.. T. ID. MYERS. General superintendent.
liz
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The finest chronological display at the
Louisville Exposition Is made by Louis
SheIpert, IN old man who lives In Atlanta,
Ca, and Is barber. Sbelpert Is said 10 be
q born naturalist. His case at the EXPOSE
ton contains 1900 insects, gathered from
all parts Of the world. The collection
represents fifty years OF patient work. Old
man Shelpert Is described as an ideal ma
turalist, and nothing gives him so much
pleasure as to talk about bis collection.
BE left his case at the Exposition and went
back home to ply his trade, leaving nothing
behind but a simple card with his name
tackled to his treasures.
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SOnnet-Vtrgfnia.
BY A. C. HAMETT

No more. with gsrb besInlrched. dishevelled hair,
Prone In the dust, besoiled, Virginia lies;
Heroes have heard and hearken'd to her cries,
And gather'd round her In her deep despair.
Though torn by fetter and TRANSFERRED by spear
A bleeding martyr. I'm an angels gulse-
Her piaintive wall wrung mercy from the skies,
And potent arms disrupted Hates fell snare
Hail, stricken mother rise In proud attirel
With fame untarnisbed and escutche0n bright /;
No more may Faction light her baleful fire
To lead thy sons astray In Truths despite
Hope triumphs o'er thy long Cimmerean night.
And Treason dies upon her self-enkindled pyre |!
CHARLESTON, s. c., November 8. 1883.
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German Emperor also comes forward to
mediate, peace will no doubt be patched
up; and until the Duke and Duchess Oh
Edinburgh " come into their kingdom ct
Cobtifg they will do well IN future 70 con-
fIne their entertainments to their own Im-
mediate eufotfrd0e.
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smuii. the horse-thiei, who has been ere.
s a. sensation at the Jail In Belyidere,
y. o., Dv lcng.continued fast, and was
supposed TO be nearly at his last gasp. act,,.
Any made bis escape on Thursday nirbt.
W. WIN Two other prisoners. They escaped
" 'ocking Miss Ella Bowker, daughter Of
.ne snerin, who was acting u turnkey. IN
. cell and slipping out through the once
= me search Tor The fugitives has, so far.
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DOR NEW YORK.-The Old >1s1ss>


a Dominion Steamship roIspanv's sxoe1h.SSxs.
proposed sallings for the week following are:
WfANOhE. Captain HULPHEEs, FRIDAY,
November 18Th, at O'Clock Z. VI.
ROANOkE' captain CorCH, SUNDAY, No
yemher 18th. AT o'clock 4. NJ
OLD DOMINION, captain WALLER, TUES
DAY, November 10Th AT 2 o'clock e. NJ
Freight received until l o'clock L. NJ. Friday
o'clock L. NJ. saturday. and to O'clock y. NJ
Tues ay.
Through bills OF fading signed and goods for.
warded with dispatch 10 all points north, south
east, and west; also To foreign ports.
Passenger accommodations Unsurpassed.
Atter-cabin fare 10 New York Including meas
and BERTH, $40: round-triptickets, SIS: steerage
with subsistence, ~: without subsistence, SO
Passengers leaving Richmond MONDAYS, Tues
days, Wednesdays. and saturdays by the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad At 1881 A. NJ. will
make connection NJ Norfolk with steamer leav-
ing those days. Tickets Ia ce had al the Rich
mOnd and Petersburg deDoi. Chesapeake ana
OHIO depot, and A. ". CARRIERS. 1000 Main street
For freight or passage, apply 10
GEORGE ". ALLEN 4 Co, Agents,
no LII ComDany's Wharf. Rockets.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS
ONLY ONE DOLLAR sEr
" TO SEkSsft5A
VIEWPOINTS NEWS, NORFOLK, AND PORTS
MOUTH.
ONLYs2 TO WAsHINGToN,D

VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT COMPANY,s
JAMES RIVER LINZ FOR
VIEWPOINTS NEWS,
NORFOLK, rUkI>N0UTH, AND JAMES
RIVER LANDINGS DIRECT,
CONNECTS AT NORFOLK CLOSELY WITH
BAY LlNEFOR OLD POINT, HAMPTON,
BAL IlMORk, AND HE NORTH
SAME AFTERNOON.
AND AT NORFOLK WITH STEAMERS Fol
EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA.
AND AT
NEWPORT'S NEWS WITH STEAMER FAC.
COMAC FOR sMlTHfIELD.
ONLY RULIG WITHOUT TRANSFER, AM
ONLY ALL-WATER ROUTE,
JAMES RIVER By DAYLIGHT.
CHEAPEST ROUTE.
RATES MUCH LESS THAN HALF CHARGED
BY ANY OTHER ROUTE.
FARE TO NORFOLK, sI.O. ,-o,,,,
FARE ROLND TRIp. 1900. NoLiMlI'
FARE TO WASHINGTON, u. C., ~.
FARE ROUND TRIP, $3.50
WAY-LANDING FARES FROM 25c. To coo
MEALS, Toe.
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FREIGHT.

Freight received daily fOr NOrfolk, POrtemonl,
Smlthfeid, and Hampton; Washington. ID. C..
Newbern, Washington, and TarbOro', y O. Ano
all points IN Eastern North Carolina; also. To-
Eastern shore of Virginia, Old Point, and I'M regu.
lar landings on James river, ~ LOWEST RATES
and through bills issued t. B,TATiTJ
jy'23 superintendsnt.
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The elegantly rebuilt and fast steamer
ARIEL

"'1N E1' r'I''II H.vU.It 1III MI tLtHuItF
ARIEL,
carrying United states MALL
q. G. CLIFFORD, Commander,
Na'es RICHMOND every MONDAY, WEDNEs.
DAY AND FRIDAY
A. . A. NJ, STREET CARS CONNECT IL
FULL IIME) for abOye-nasel places. Return
ing Toe steamer leaves Norfolk, Portsmouth
d a! NeWports news on alternate days, arriVm
~ Richmond At about =. ST.
through tickets on sale on steamer and Al Gar
oel's Agency. 1000 Main street. Baggage checked
.hrOugh
sTATEROOas CAN BE ENGAGED FOR ia,
OR NIfHT-
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ARRIVE RICHMOND
CONNECTIONS

fVNNFI IIVNN
At Richmond with associated fsuIways fff IA
points south, and Richmond, Frederick hing ., a
Potomac railroad Tor all points North: - lynch
bury with virginia Midland railway Tor aH roirt O,
north, aud Norfolk aud Western r. rOsd for
Knoxville, Chattanooga, atlanta, Cincinnati.
II. Louis, Nashville, Louisville. Mem pnls, New
Orleans, aud all MONT Ia the South. south west an
Texa.. sleeper Lyachburg o. New Orlean. amt
Chattanooga wian0tt change. and on an uight
trains. The train makes Close connection ~
Memphis and all south western points, and ayoid,.
several hOurs layoycr ~ ChatCnoOga.
Sieeping-cdT attached Ia MOhf Ergrsss . =
LDnclkuFO and Lexington.
Trains marked daily except sunday
j. K. MACMtRDO.
mol General Passenger and Express Agent.
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PIT yRLrxes FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AT
smYsrAL PALAcE--sonE CHARMING STUDIES
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TRAINS NoRTIrwARD.

,Daily. TDaiy Except sunday.
STOPPING PLACES.
Nos. 40 and 43 make no stops. Nos 80 AZ.
aud 4e stop ~ Manchester, Drcwry's biun Gem
trails, and Chester. No. AZ stops at Chester only
Nos. Is, 20. 9. and 10 stop at all stations. Nos b
and stop AT all stations except Temples.
PULLMAN CAR-SEEyICE.
on trains Nos. az and 4 : sleepmg-car, between
New York and savannah. Trains Nos. A. an 1
40, sleeping.cars between Washington and
Charleston. Trains a. and a. sleepiug-clrs be-
tween Washington and jacksonville Fla
THE ONLY ALL-RAlL ROUTE TO NORFOLK
Leave Richmond AT J:2J Il. VI: arrive Norfolk
$50 4. VI. Leave Norfolk at $50 A. NJ: arfse
Richmond 1912 i. NJ
=. Il. KENLN. Superintendent
r VI. EMERSON. General Passenger Agent.
SOL. HAAS. Traffic Manager uoIs
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WOOD AND COAL.

EAsT VIRGINIA LUMP, BLAZING
IL CRATE COAL. at $3.50 per ton, delivered I;
BRlGHT-H0PE and MIDLOTHIAN LUMP
COAL, all at lowest price. COOKING COKE, the
most economical kitchen fuel EGG, STOVE, and
NUT RED and WHITE-AsH ANTHRACITE
COAL LONG,. SAWED, aud SPLlT-WOOD Of
the best quality and at favorable rates 10 buyers At
722 east Main street. Telephone No, Sl2.
oc 2-tDeo j. n. WATKINS.
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V'HE YORk.RIVER LINE
TO
sAl TIMDRE
Steamers ca this line leave Wrsi oaini q,
baltimore TUESDAYS, Thursdays, and SATURDAYS
only.
Straight tickets to Baltimore. - 20
LEAVE
RICHMOND (RlCHMOND And DANNuI
RAILROAD VlRGINIA-.TRtET bFpoTb
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
40 z4J =. VI
ARRIVE
AT BALTIMORE AT 81" \ VI.
connecting with carly tram, North AMI Wet
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Correspondinsb quick TINT 20 othei pans
Throu ~ siils Of lkdins issued al iow rates.
&. A. TAYLOR
aSperss ersfShs
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CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILWAY
" SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCTOBER Ia,

THROUGH Al L.RAil FAsT-fRElGHr LINZ
To AND FROM BALTIMORE, PHllADEI-
PHiA, INV YORK. AND EASTERN
AND WESTERN CITIES.
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Pasg'r daily frci-n, OF. prrp.turi,
eN. >urdiy.|lyrN emry.cv. SATURDAY
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going to get up to do 1t. Indeed, adjudg-
Ing the prizes Is task requiring some con-
siderable sleight-of-hand, for as a rule Il Is
not easy to take liberty with u cat without
getting scratched In return. Ii Is quite
true that II, when II strikes at your hand
With Its paw, you have the presence OF
mind, instead OF snatchiug Il away, to
push Il toward the cat, you will escape be-
Ing scratched. But how many people are
there who can resist the temptation TO
snatch away hand when u cat strikes at
& ~ fim
Notable among the prize winners Is
Peter, the Observation-Disclosures tom. Ii
II common supposition that q t" tortoise.
shell" tom Is extremely rare. On the
other hand, many OF those who consider
themselves well informed look upon tho
superstition az popular error. But the
Truth 10 that the tortoise-shell tom without
any white In u Is so very rare that only one
nss been obtained for exhibition in all the
nI'een shows that have been held. There
arr plenty OF tortoise-shell toms wnb
whlte about them, but the conaoissie,n.
0oes not call them tortoise shel": hence
: perpetually-recurrfng argument as To
.ae scarcely OF these animals. One side
snose VINO call them rare--are speaking Of
onc tl'Lx, ana the othor-those who ,3env
tneiI rarify-are speaking Of another. The
ss0 oDpy class-next TO the tortoise-sbell
VIZ tne rareSt species--has some very fine
saiIsk 10 II, showing bold markings ON
uen. color. smut, among the " spotted
ssoU very sumptuous-looking
creature. The royal sismese Of course
carry on silver medals, and Min.
ne, an exgui.ite'y soft gray boldly
m1sed with black. Is very dainty
spscsmen Of fur, while among the kit
tees nothing could be prettier than Tom
ena sessb, the little piebsld pair Of medal-
Nlnnen. For II q NOT with cats as with
10y ciasees Of animals, where excellence |
= technical and apart from natural beauty, |
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