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] LOyK THE u SIREN.

''Wst'l slender taper fingers lfins,
Il Aud shell like nails. hall -opA line,S 81
She lifted up her xondfou wealth Of hair. 81
Aud from beneath their s,inlit maze n ~ If ass
OF threaded gold With silent eazs .% 53sz
I,ooked ont her sad, pathetic ayes.-- S.
Deep homes Of peace md patient praYer, q: SsE
Whers feeling made rs lonely lair,
And silencee beyond surprise u. F.#5
.Her lips were ripened truit WHARF bliss 81
Might long to die upon . Kiss. s. . Il s|3
BY feeling stung to perfsctness: $,$s SS 5 ISL
The languor os passion past: SE Z Is IL
Too perfect q ita height to last 3.ss
The sweet and half -exhausted sense at 4
Of being aimost too fItense. E =. #$s{$*s
Beneath whose exquisite excess III YEA @}Ss#$5 81
Life fainting falls 10 WEAKNESS H. .E,5 f{
And droops 70 sad Indifference 4 $S5 III 8 p
All this had made hsrexan cheeks thin, s ss5Ss
And Loves lost purpose lived alone IN Is
Upon the proud projected throne ss4%' 515%
OF her compelling cllin. ts ft%@at. E*@
"a drowsy poppy flower was ste.
Whose slender stem was oTesborne va IL Il sgs&4 81
by faint. vOluDtuOuS oCStAcF. ,% Ss 5*55}5 y fE
That had ousweighed itl wearied heat t@ IS
Ana au It's strength outworn; %.N Is
8 And ianeuid. longing, and forlorn, v e
Like one to dreaming fancies we'd. ~ $,E ,$g8S$&5%
To whom all real things were dead, pr sEG
She gazed forth right into the air, q! ,s,,:@gs s.
And In her slender hand and rare 81 %S9 2 =
Bore aspomegranate red. lsas 4jES 4 tFlgt i.
And on the sward were gathered near . ,.:s8$#<5 u
A-dream along the slope, IS. #
Full many knight and cavalier 4t;.;
Who had abandoned Hope. '"Sy ESs%9.s +.
No strength was theirs--down they had laid gfs.
Their sword and spear-with peusivs head ,l=. &
Aod dreary eyes whore joy was dead, 4 Siss"@5
Silent to gaze on her. ,e,.re I,..:'t "55@
For them Life had no other scope &a3ss# j.
The fash and CLEAN AMI battle stir, =, s...;1
The elank Of Steel the swords swift whir. 81 &@'@
And manhood's strength and stress sc yq;,zSy4&
For them was gone-they knew alone II ~.
Lifes utter WEAKNESS. $zs'1 81 70, II &
Dear Doye-sweet Love- they sang things onl
J T. seem. fS{ta 2 *%5t AZ ~ ~ -f$35
Let the world 60 while here we lie aud dream.
4 What matters It though all the rest be gone -
II Love is LETT, for life to xeupon 7? 4. z%a5@&G5
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!. FOR THE III TILE FOLKS
A Bamed Bridesroen,.

x :
Aunt Targood's gsndsr had BEEN the terror
Of many well-meaning people, and Of some
Eevil- doors, for many years / have seen tramps
Esnd pack psddlers cutter the gate and start on
toward the door, whoa there would sound that
|honk ~ and ii. q few minutes thess unvsloome
people would be gona Farm house baorders
from the city would sometimes entsf the yard,
thinking to draw WAFER by the old well-sweep:
in = few minutes it was customary to hear
lshrieks, and to ssesw61nsn and children flying
lover the walls, followed by air-rsndin8
Esthonks!" and jubilant cacklea from the vic
ltorious gander and his admiring family sa II IL
/ Aunt Targoodr sometimes took. SUNNI Or
bosrders Among those that I remember was
Rev Mr. Bonney, q fervent-souled Methodist
preacher. He put the Eandsr To- fight with
the cart whip on the second day after his ar
rival, and seemingly to arnt's CREST grief but
be never was troubled BY the fe.thersd tyrsnt
Young couples sometimes came 70 Father
Bouney to be married, and one summer after
couple whom We afterwards learned had run
fawsy, Or rsthsr, had atsenapted 10 get married
without their parsna approval. The young
! bridegroom hitched this horse and helped from
TIE hor.e the gsZl dressed a miss hs sxpeessd
upon ths:r un, as thoush sIkiissetsa tobe
followed, and hsste was neesssary to prevent
tho failure Of their plans.
"Honk!'
They stopped 1t was voice Of authority.
':Just look At hint" said the brida ooh!
lohi' / j RI Z r =
The bridegroom said ''Shool" but no might
as we'll have said s'Shoo" to steam engine. On
came the gander, with his head and neck upon
the ground. He seized the lad by the calf of
his leg, aud made IN immediate application Of
been attacked by dragons. As soon as he could
tshake him of he ran. So did tho bride. but in
another direction; ana whiis tho two were thus
lperplsxed and discounted, the brides father
appeared in = carriage, and gave her q most
fforcible invitation 10 rido home with him. She
accepted it without discussion. What became
Of the bridegroom, or how tho matter ended,
| We never kneW.
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HOW Postage Stanps Are Made.


The number of ordinary spostage stamps
issued in 1881 was se54 ,l28, 440, and the
value $A,D1O, 643. The method Of print
ing posta9e sta,npssis described in the
Scientific Aaneric0ss as follows: The print
ing is done from steel plates, on which
Two hundred stamps are engraved, and the
paper used is OF peculiar texture, some
what resembling that employed for bank
notes. Two men cover the plates with
colored inks and pass them to man and
girl who print them with large rolling hand
prssues. Three Of these little squads are
employed al the time, although ten presses
can be put in operation, M necessary
The colols used in the inks are ultra marine
blue, Pfnssian blue, green) vermillion
and oarnnine. ne S9N@
Aftarthe sheets of paper Oh which the
200 stamps are engraved have been dried,
they are sent into another room and gummed.
The gum used is made Of the pow
der of dried potatoes and other vegetables
mixed with water. Gum arabic is not de-
airable, becauseit cracks the paper badly.
The sheets are gumned seperstely, they
are placed back upward upon flat wooden
support, the edge being separated by me-
tallic frame, and the gum Is applied with
wide brush. After having been again dried,
this time ON Little racks, which are famed
by ,steam power for about an hour, they
are puE in between sheets of pasteboard,
and pressed between hydraulic presses,
capable Of applying aweight of 1000 tons.
/ The sheets are next cut in halves; each
sheet, Of course, when cut contains 100
stamps. This is done by a girl with large
pair Of shears, cutting by hand being pre-
ferred to that of machinery, which method
would destroy too many stamps. They
are then passed to the perfo lating machine.
The perforations between the stamps are
effected by passing the sheets between two
cylinders provided With seEies Of raised
bands which are adjusted % q distance
apart equal to that required Between ne
rows OF perforahons. Each ring on the up
per cylinder has a series of cylindrical
projections which, fit corresponding de-
pressions ia the bands Of the lower cylin-
der; by these the perforations are punched
out, and by . simple continuance the sheet
u.s. detached from the cylinders in which it
has besn conducted by an endless band.
The rows running longitu dinaly OF the
paper are first made, and then by similar
machine the transverse ones. This perfor-
by MIR. Arthur in 1852, and was purchased
by the government for $40, 900. The sheets
are next dressed once more, and then
packed and labeled and slowed away in
another room, preparatory to being put up
in mail bags for dispatehing to fulfill or
ders. # single stamp is torn or in any
way malilated the whole sheet of 100 is
burned. Five hundred thousand are
burned every week from this cause. The
sheets are counted no less than eleven times
during the process Of manufacturing, and
SO great is the care taken In counting that
not single sheet has been lost during the
past twenty years. ~ 49,,
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Georgia Fruit. Trees in Bloom.

From the sumpter Republican ,sas$s / Il
The weather at this time is perhaps the
most remarkable for the time of the year
within the knowledge Of the Oldest inhab-
liant. On Tuesday the thermometer was
up in the eighties, and the dsy vas warm
enough for garden work. + A gentleman,
told us chat he had an appletree ( OF the
June variety that has never blossomed be-
fore, but it now has large apples just ,be-.
ginniug TO ripen. We See peach, apple, and
cherry trees in bloom, and We know Of ono
chdr y-tree that bore il The esSly seassn
that now has second crop OF green fruit
for this year. This may be put dewn az
another OF the remarkable incidents OF
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.Chtldren'k Lunches.


Theve is something very dsmpening to the
appetite in the ASPECT OF thick bread and but
ter rolled ia bit of coarse brown paper, with
apple covered with crumbs at the bottom of
tue pail The appearance Of such :, luncheon
will often prevent delicate child from eating
at all A little care spent In preparation--in
cutting the bread trinity and neatly, packing
the cake IN white spapsr and tho whole 81 s
fresh napkin, IN choosing pretty basket .
take the place Of the tin pail--is not thrown
away Some children ara born fastid-
ious, and with & dissaste for food They
require to be tempted to eat at Attempted,
not by uuwholssome goodies but by taking
troubleto make simple things dainty and ~
woman, whose Righteousness had survived her
schillhend, describs swith asshnddsr the effect
of her dinner basket ut school upon her. The
very sight Of It tsok away all the appetite, and
she, went through the afternoon faint sud fast
ing rather than NEEDLE with its contents By
AL means bake tho custard in = pretty emp, =
and do what il possible to give The luncheon IN
appetizing appearance to the little people, who
depend upon it Tor the working foros ot their
long school day e. 7Esi &: 4i5 1
IS ss, as (1isss II Doors 5.6. VI :.
Ia some Of the new honses entire glass win
sdows appear IN tho drawing room windows Of
stsiued glasa In theee Ars intfoduced tho
opalescsnt glass and thenuggets of klass called
Jewels Ihess glass jswels ars nsed . .inlays
with admirable effect Wide nConse 3 per-
mitted ID the Iaatter Of window dfaperiss
aud portieres for the psrlor. ii many
houses the curtain that conos 81 naxt 81
The window il 8 pongee shade, ornamented ii
outline stitch. Nsxt % this comes, Dehapa, 4
curtain Of Madras muslin, 10 coli, delioste
.creAm color, or q curtain of serino. With An-
tique lace let ia. Then there ars gyrisn ear.
tAins OF lemon -hued muslin worked il Old gold
threads. which 40 fashionable hung sinSly
atsa window, To- b topped at one sids with
gold col0red ribbon. The innsr cur
talns are Of 81 some 81 rich, Injurious
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The prince Of Wales recently b
Prince Albert Victor, his eldest 10
Trinity COLLEGE, Cambridge, where
latter win become; j stude
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T FREDERICK T. FREL1NaHUxsEN. !
:3lAs %$Itry 5sJ5 Secretary Of State.
4 W0nan's Story. !.

.l. - T.
D. PaIl Mall Gazette: M. Oscar Wilde's Amer.
icsn story, which We noticed yesterday, was
hrst introduced to England, or st least to Lon
don, By Sir Charles Bowen, q . great bar
dinner about this time LAST year. II was thAn
given g happening in : church, and the notice
Was: Please 10 not shoot the organist; he
does his besk This remote American
town, which posseesed Is least ono church
and one organlst nd evidently high
standard # Of u B lasts VI i'm ecclesiastical
servics, Was not improbably the same which On
another occasion boosted OF three pisces Of.
worship Each Of these, 40 . rule, was crowd
ssmbling worshippers found each church or
chapel fast locked and Inaccessible. There.
was, for the moment no resource but ito. dis;
persa IAtsr in the day, however, the Inystary
Was solved II young lsdy in the town had
sent an anony NOUS letter to each clergyman ia
tho following terms 81 GA is discovered; dy."
And they fed IS ss3 ss sss5
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Among the relics DESTROYED at
burning 81 the Fittsburg expos
building WIS the sword Of General
thony Wayne. J. IS. So
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81 Every young man should prepare for future
usefulness By takiug the thorough course Of
training u g b Bryanfs Chicago business
SCollal s5.ss
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embroidered bands, are popular inner curtains.
Pinch il solid COLOR. Also silk velonrs, are
largely employed for the same purpose It
suaatters not 40 much Whist the q aterial i, 60,
that il il rich il color and of texture that ad Z
mih Of ito hanging ID graceful folds he IN
ner curtains should be ample il their folds.
and fhess lover edko ought To- touch
the door aud partly rest upon IL The
arch OF Gliding doors between the psrlor3
and the room djoinining sffords IN excellent ui
for the display Of dne drapery.
Sometimes the sportiere hangs il one single
curtain but oftensr II is IN two parts and il
suspended from rod and rings. sitter the
fashion Of the window sdrAperiss. Portieres,
IS ruls, ne II made sof heavier ma
serials. though they may match the
window curtainA When material Of solid
color il employed the curtains are finished
with 1 figured or embroidered band s the bot,
tom. Mantel draperies employ rich fabrics,
such Is vslours, plush and Lahore satin mi
plain colors, with hand- embroidered deoora-
ton. Aetyle OF mantsl drapery disting nished
for richnssso OF sfIeot consists Of asIanibrequin
Of plush arranged a. panels, aud embrpidered
With gold threads md edged with he.vy bullion
fringe. ss4. lS.ss " s nc : = +
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y ,sJ221 Thanksgiving Day Fixed. -
The president has issued tho following

Thanksgiving pEOclamatlOn: . %'@arS$
BY the. President Of the United States of Amer
iea-A Reclamation: In furtherance Of the custom
Of this people at the close of each year to engage
upon day Sc: apart for that purpose in a special
festival of praise to tho Rver Of all good, Chester
A. Arthur, president Of the United States. do
hereby designate Thursday tho Goth day Of No
yembor next, as day Of national Thanksgiving.
Tho year which ia drawing to an end has been re-
plsts with evidences of divine goodness. The
prevalence Of health fulness of harvests. stability,
the spread Of intelligence and learning. tho CON
tnued enjoyment of civil ana religious iberty-all
these aud countless other blessings are canse for
that on the day above appointed the people rest
from their accustomed tabors, and meeting In their
several places of worship exnress their deyout
gratitude to God that he hath dealt 70 bountifuly
with this nation, and pray that his grace and favor
abide with Us forever. z,Sss%% lsxB$
sss.. II Isigned] O1EsTER A. ARTHUR
j. BY the President: p L@I6SFI,' =" }<5-s
= = FREDERICK 7. FRM1NaHuxsEN. i
;.3lhs ~ %$%tY4 }it Secretary Of State.
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The mother of John Welsh, the
cns rufian, who Was shot deat
j SW FORK, testified, with tears Ia q
49, t1at be Mas always &
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3 Sour stomach. sick headache and dizziness
Hop Rttexs cures III With s few dosAs Fact
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BrunOttes.

ko4uiSAVo ~ O0 uuo OIuuetUos 9ucAo arc 5uA
few who are not even yet educated up to it, and
who call woman who has dark clear skin,
''cheeks like roses and lips like the cherry"
hair purplish black, and dark grey eyes, q
brunetts. No woman is i true irunetta who
has not very brown or very black eyes,
What is known Is the ''Irish type" Of
blue 80 large, SO expressive. or so heavily
no hair is 80 glossy and dark and heavy; no
complexion 30 rosy and healthful, and to people
in general this type is the most bewitchinx and
had it's day, bit Of Which ' We
see representatives occasionally, is
what is known az the strawberry
blondes" Briok-red hair, blue eyes and fair,
pink complexion. are the accomplishments of
this type. The yellow blonde" is another
type which is rapidly going out Of fashion, and
:'yellow blondes" are seldom seen now except
on the stage, Fanny Davenport is al example
Of this type. The daughters of Spain and
Italy are the best examples of tho brunette
type Of beauty; those Of England and
Germany Of the blonde type: these
Of 4 southern Ireland of the 1rish type;
and those Of Greece Of the Van Dyke
type. Here in America we have mixture Of
The trua American typo of beauty, however,
Is neither of the blonde or brunette, Van Dyke
nor Irish, Daniel Gabriel Rossetti, strawberry
nor yellow blonde types. The true American
beauty has hair soft aud brown, eyes Of grey
or blue, com olexion rather white, clear aud de-
void of rich color, and features not by any
any means as regular as those of the other
types Of beauty, but possessing far more OK
preston. ~ -. -.
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Il 4 II beauty ana Ms.,ioai ADVICE.

E1606kU3 Nl0&l1Ca41 <AuyICeS
Calling on : prominent physician lately,
writes p New York gentleman, { saw in his
Office good looking young woman who had
brought child for treatment After tho pa
ient had left, he made tho remark, Il gave
expect i" What was it?" naturally inquired
81 told her, said ne, ssto 20 to the dentist and
have hers teeth attended to- She will lose
them soon, il abe does moi, and then her
good looks will 80 also r am advising
urge this for their husbands sake, which is
the strongest argument There are 80 many
adventuresses here ready to lure men away
that word Of warning is proper. Just look at
the Helyn Leonardo case, which ended in
shooting and three years in tho penitentiary.
anxious to save money, and will work hard to
the injury OF health, and then when the money
IL made somebody else often gets it. see
these things, and that's the reason I. told that
woman to attend to her teethn Fl" ~: go
#4f @ssssI:> &ts3 v; Piumaee., . - < @*&'
The Schools.of Design for Women have afforded
great variety OF models Of artistic beauty Ia grace
fnl lines and intricate patterns of large lobe aid
osk-snsped iesves' otoers o. plnnate ana feafherS
vices. Thess are braided with soutache upon the
new cloth petsses or polonaises Other styes for
lne SUtunn arc IflmuoQ Win TUT DOFQ0r. nor IS
that boufancy apparent In these now garments that
formerly made weight to be deplored. 2<54
The strong Oriental tendency toward all that Ia
rich. luxurious and OF glowing coloring nyades
table damask of all descriptions Golden threads
intersect aud outline the wide borders and in soma
of the richest designs the gttering threads are i'll
terwoven through tho entire fabric. The fringes
arc also of gold headed BY broche figures to CORE
spond. .,,.. 49, - ~ VI
Luxurious sofa cushions are stuffed with down
and covered with soft Aubusson tapestry. On
creamy ground there ara Rtrawberry-red bars or
centers OF cupids and butterflies, or huge rich
clusters of flowers: . pair Of doves form some of
che designs. -:
The dainty Madras window draperiss are seen in
fresher designs A delicate specimen Of creamy
ground ia woven with crimson silk detached flow
ers, tho border is gold and gray Another style is
striped with pale pink, gold and deeper ecru.
Exquisitsly fine real lace draperies have an al
most invisible mesh. over which drift with careless
grace white lilies, ferns, vines and all manner Of
frostwork on glass. s 49,
Long. loose wristed mousquetaire gloves will re-
tain their popularity. Some of these have arrived
al the length of one yard. but intended only for
evening wear. r...ssr-t - j.,
Some antique guipure curtains have Floren-
tine border and dado. Venetian point forms the
border half yard wide, of another style.
Cloth toques and velvet jockey caps will.be worn
with costumes of cloth and of velvet. g.,
Hoop EARRINGS, set with diamonds and, other
jewels. are very fashionably worn.
Some OF the ecru Nottingham curtains might Be
mistaken for real guipure. ~ '.":
The blouse bodice ranks next to the Camargo
bodice in DOnu3aritY.
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WHAT WOMEN: WANT. ! TO. KNOW.

tS%as Baltimore styles In Stockfng1 s,f .
A Baltimore Sun reporter has discovered
what the latest thing in stockings Is by asking
q salesman: 'eThe styles this year. are-I, was
going to say they are just too lovely for any
F thing, but you newspaper man make go much
fun Of that expression guess Z won't use it.
.re in such EXQUISITE q ns si.des are viii SHOW vog
some? Certainly. This 10 the latest shade. 1t
is called the electric blue Everything's cleo
trio blue this winter. Too pale? Yes
think so, tor. Now. here is some of the new
est heavy ribbed goods Did you ever see
anything SO: neat, and 81 pretty, and 90 rich?
They come in all shades, but are OF q solid
color. Here's a silver lavender, and here's a
turquols, and here's q Russiaa blue, and here's
jet black, aud here's an range, and--ohi just
iook-heres tho ashes Of rose! Isn't it per-
lecty beautiful! Iu my opinion the ashes of
rose-but :! beg rardon, what did you say:
Can we tell by tho So Of the DOT whether the
stocking will ut the ankle? o., yes; you see
but won't you please excuse me? Here comes
one of my customers, I'll send our buyer TO-
you, He knows great deal moro about
hosiery than ! do. Indeed he does. ~ - ~
''There's no trouble about the fi',' said the
buyer. .Fiue silk II v'ry ella +tic. 1t will give
eli her in breadth or length If it is too broad.
it will come to the right $40 by pulling it up
higher. See how this stocking stretches?. It
wilt fit the leg like kid glove fits the hand.
L no s11oS IaiSo lIOW cipAt 10 t0u. III DAHL
more the average is from eight to eight aud
half. In Boston and Chica 20 it is from nine to.
nine ind a half, and IN New York from eight
aud q half TO nine. 1t is a we'll known fact
among hosiery dealers that the women
OF Baltimore have the smallest feet in the
country Why, there is not day passes
without some lady asking for seven and a half,
which is girls sizs. I said asking but that
was slip of the tongue They don't ask for
any particular size. Nor do We ever guess at
the size. We show them the different shades.
and they make their selections apparently with
ont noticing che siz,. There are, Of course,
exceptions to this rule, but why most of the
women of Baltimore should be so diplomatic
shout buying stockings is something can't
sec any reason for d II 7 wers ia Boston or
Chicago or St Louis could readily understand
the object. 4~E.,
eyes, there are lots Of high-priced stockings
sold 10 Baltimore. Here's apair worth Sl5.
This style is known a. the czarina. Each stock
ing Is made in parts and then woven together,
after: the manner OF an India shawl There
are four or Ave distinct co,ors in this design.
The czarina,3 the sandal fronta, and other
freaks Of fancy d signing. are worn in the
evening and at parties. Black stockings are
worn at all tim 80 and are very popular. The
foot and ankle look smaller in black than any
other color"
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cart paint .Dy ARTIFICIAL light ma h q Ry TO
Sresdi generally g. g sleep over ny book; !"
think thAtyOu must DO difMcuit TO please
u. Freaka 1ou. hare Aaloyaa staf,oa and
among such beautiful things q you have II
your house 4. a ..s 3.
mol don't think thai IN dine "a
please. Ass lirripap. Tor : know exactly what
Iswant The fAce il that > Il bachslor 10 exist
lsnce y not suited tor man At my faelings and
Athiee i've Wrapped ., np 20 my selhsll-
nesls md feel my heart growing colder ands
colder every Day. hare beantful things ~
my house, but thsy don Y sstIsfy me- &c Went
LIVING besnty- som sthing which ! may. resliy