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How Disease is SnrAad

Every one knows that scarlet fever
is infectious, but it is not often one Is
able to trace the progress of the disease
through simple carelessness SO easily
as In case which has just come under
the notice Of the Sanitary World. The
story is told as follows: A young Scot
tish lassie, in domestic service not far
from the town of Elgin. died from
scarlet fever in her "place." Her
clothes were carefully packed up. and
her exist containing them was con-
scientiously sent home to ner native
village. On its arrival at the station
there was the usual difficulty of get
ting it conveyed over the hills to the
place of its destination, so there it had
to remain awaiting friendly lift.
Meanwhile the infected kist formed 9
happy hunting ground for the station
masters children, who, in due time, al
fell i'll with scarlet fever. At last the
friendly lift came, and the box "a large
wooden one) was carried home, ant
the contents generously distributed
among the nelghbors. Needless to sa.
that an outbreak of scarlet fever il
the village was the result; and as t,
the station, where people do congre
gate and often have long to wait, il
would simply be center from which
many fever track would radiate, ex
citing the usual wonder whence an,
how the fever came
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Life at PATHS Castle.

Footmen in livery were stationed
on the porch and assisted Madame-as
| find she is always called here-and
her five guests to alight, There was
marked absence of ceremony, and
every one was made to feel at home at
once. Wood fires burned in the great
open ireplaces, and there were maids
and men servants in every room while
the unpacking was going on. AT din
ner, over which Patti presided with
wonderful grace and tact, there were
fireworks and music by a band from
Swansea, the festivities continuing
until mi Knight. At 9 o'clock the next
morning Breakfast was served in the
conser oatory. Madame looked as
fresh and happy as a child. No sooner
was breakfast begun than the footman
brought in the letter bag and gave il
TO Madam, who unlocked it and dis l.
Juted the mail. No excuse is needed
for reading letters here-sensible fash
iol-and so for while every one was
busy. Every one, too, would read out
whatever he or she thought would be
interesting to tie others, SO that it
was more like a family party than
ANYTHING else. The morning was
chiefly devoted to correspondence and
lounging around. After lunch the
ladies' changed their wrappers fol-
warmer dresses and the gentlemen
donned coats, hats and gloves, while
the horses were being brought around
for all to take a drive. Patti started
off in her high T-cart, driving and
handling the lines like coachman
Wherever we made our appearance
10 matter what they were doing, tht
people would stop their work ant
drop a courtesy AS we drove along
!he old people would aocl
to the doors and dip ant
lrop, while even the babies play
ing in the road would scurry ava,
and then bob up and down with tn,
;ulemnity of marionettes. The land
Of Craig y-Nos must be almost dc
main, for in all our drive that day W,
lid not go outside of the courtesyin!
Of the Patti tenantry. Philadelphia,
Press
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spanish Beauties.

The dress Of the Sevilleans--especI-
ally of the women-if somewhat less
picturesque than is found among their
cousins of the Orient, is far better
adapted for the exhibition Of beauty
of form and feature. The ungraceful
wells with which the Mohammedan
Mauresque conceals all her beauty but
that of the dark, lustrous eyes, in the
Andalusian Mauresque has been
etherealized to a scarf of soft, clinging
lace, which encircling the face and
falling in graceful folds about the
throat and shoulders, only heightens
the beauty it may have once been in
tended to conceal. The plainest Of
countenances is softened and idealized
by this sort of veil; the beautiful be-
come bewitching. No shapeless jacket
and baggy trousers and clumsy slip
pers hide or distort the exquisite
beauty of the 1.-the and slender forms,
the graceful droop of the shoulders,
the high-arched instep of the little
foot, or the supple grace of the carri-
age. The small feet Of the Andalu-
sian, so much be-snug, are no Pigment
of the poets brain. 1t is one of the
first things stranger observes, and is
particularly observablein the children,
whose dainty little feet seem scarcely
stanch enough to support the plump
little legs above them; and the shops
where children's shoes are sold one
might easily take for emporiums for
dolls outfits. Nor has the romancist
very much exceeded the limits of truth
in his rhapsodies on Andalusian
beauty. Planness of feature. except
among the old and hardworked. is the
exception. The beauty of the women,
if not of the highest type, is of a
very gratifying quality; but the beauty
Of the children seems something al
most miraculous.
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Helm for Hale.

Mr. Henry Hale, brother of the ex-Gover-
nor, has arrived in keene, N. H., from New
York. He is largely engaged in the furniture
trade in the latter city, and is reputed IN well
informed business circles to be worth $3.50, 900
10 100000 He and Samuel w. are snid to be
greatly attached to each other, and it is no Sc
cret that the one has come on from the me-
uopolis in order to help relieve the other
prot er Of his financial embarrassment. The
iwo were closeted at the house of the exGov-
enor nearly all day recently and it is pretty
well understood by those conver-ant with the
fact that some plan has been mapped ont where.
by 1t is expected Gov. Hale will again be put
on his pins, financially speaking. Indeed, Mr.
Henry Hale, in speaking of the object OF his
present visit TO Keene said that he had come
on from New York for the purpose of helping
his brother ont OF his troubles, "and," he added
"he's coming ont all right too; never you fear
Mr. j. L. Abbott, of counsel Tor exGGv
Haze, was conversed with by II reporter re-
garding the facts stated in the foregoing, and
he remarked that he believed his client is
coming out of his present financial difficulty ali
right. an fact" said he, II am authorized to
state on behalf OF the governor, that he has the
intention and expectation of paying all his in
debtedness, and that too, at nc remote
periOuo
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Women III China.

Wong Chin Foo writes as follows in
the Brooklyn Eagle: From finan-
cial standpoint, raising daughters in
China is far more profitable than rails
ing sons There is almost sure return
for every dollar invested and frequent
iy heavy interest in the former, while
the latter are often accompanied with
loss. Wives arc net bought in China
The young husband simply makes a
sort of genteel redemption in presents
to the good mother-in-law for the
trouble incurred in bringing up her
daughter These innumerable courte-
sizes and frequent assumptions often
cost the unfortunate husband 100 per
cent. more than the wife would bring
if put up at auction. Even then
there are many who would pay double
the amount expended to return their
wives without comment on the bar
gain. Most American writers labor
under the erroneous impression as to
Chinese social life, sugges ed in the
trite remark 1.-The Chinese are partial
to male infants and that tie females are
not much thought Of" These l quote
from Gutzcaff. There. is, perhaps,no ma
ton except Turkey in which the females
are less seen and less known Than
China. Their absolute seclusion frcn
public gaze, both in the street and a
home, makes them strangers to thei
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Matrimony In Japan.

Marriages are arranged by the re-
spective parents, assisted by man
and his wife (mutual friends of the
families). as an Intermediary. The
statement sometimes made that the
wife in Japan is n mere
chattel, to be lightly acquired or dis
posed off, is absolutely false. Divorces
among the better classes are scarcely
moro frequent or moro frequently
sought for than in many parts OF
America. The tricky divorce lawyer
would starve in Japan. If a divorce
is demanded. the matter must be laid
before the families of the couple, with
the intermediary spoken of, as aroitra-
tors, and neither the man nor the
woman can be released from the mar
riage VOW without their concur
rence.-Dr. ID. B. SommorS.
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own race. This is Sc true that 1 can
safely say that MARI led men In China
do not know the opposite sex, except
through their own wives, Woman
hood is so sacred that it is shut in and
beg!rt by prejudices and customs more
completely than by Chinese wall. A
wife, daughter and mother in the Mid,
die Kingdom are like the Lares and
Penates of the eany Roman house
hold.
Women associate with women
and men with men upon all occa-
sions and under all circumstances
This Is stringently carried out in
all well regulated Chinese fami,
lies. Even brothers and sisters are
not allowed to eat at the same table,
but have their separate servants and
meals. In China private dwellings
are built in such manner as to pre-
vent visitors of the opposite sex from
meeting or even seeing the women Of
a family. Under these circumstances
it might seem difficult to describe the
condition of the Chinese women and
their treatment. But this condition
and treatment are formulated by the
common law of China. They have
been taught, generation after genera.
ton, at school and tireside, and have
become the public and private law OF
the land. Exceptions are treated as
misdemeanors and are punished &C
cordingly. The girl of Pc Chi Ii il
brought up on the same basis as hel
sisters in Shanghai. OF course, thi:
training is widely, if not Numerically
different from that followed in chris
tian countries. Yet the enforced SO
clusion is no greater than that which
prevails in France. Spain and Italy,
and the fashionable compression O,
girls feet is not to be mentioned
| in the same breath with the voluntary
compression of the waist and vitals 81
noticeable in America.
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Kidney Diseases.

Few people ara aware OF the alarming prevalence
OF kidney diseases. especially among those who
have arrived at or arc past. middle age, It is do
deaths In this country are either directly indi.
reotly the result of kidney disease OF some sort.
A great majority Of men above forty years Of age.
are afflicted with some sort OF affection OF the kid
neys or bladder and these diseases are on the in-
crease. Persons are often seriously affected before
they know of II themselves and thus these insidious
disorders get a good foothold before anything il
done to dslodge them,
Dropsy Gravel. Diabetes, Brghts Disease, Incons
Thence Debility, Catarrh OF the Bladder Albumenu-
ria ETC., are among the many forms Of these diseases.
Mest of these very dicult to cure, defying tho
powers oftentimes of the best physicians obanable,
and are pronounced by many to be incurablo
Physicians state that many forms of Kidney Dis
ease arc very difficult to detect as in diseases Of
this FORM oftentimos there arc no symptoms of
marked nature, This is one of the reasons why they
are so difhcult to cure.
HUNTS kidney and Iiverl REMEDY is a specific
for Kidney and Liver troubles Bladder and Urinary
Diseases. Dropsy, Gravel Diabetes and all of that
class Of disorders.
Itoures Bousness, Headache, Jaundice, Liver and
Stomach troubles. Dyspepsia Constipation and Piles.
1t cures Intemperance, Nervous Diseases General
Debility, Female Weaknesses and Excesses.
1t is thoroughly reliable. highly recommended,
known to fail. USE 1T AT ONCE.
Sold by all druggists, Price sl25.
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Depends on Guatemala.

A dispatch from La Libertad slys: Tho
rebel Menendcz occupies Santa Ana, Chal-
chuapa and Atiquesaya with strong force
The Menendieta Cen Rivas has been twice
driven out OF Cojuteque which place is now
occupied by the national troops. Rivas, how
ever, remains in close proximity, threatening
sn nttack. The nationals have a large force
under arms. A battalion of NicarHusuan
have crossed the river I.empa, and another
battalion is marching on Conjuereque. Every
thing hlnc on the attitude of Guatemala
which country, Menendez asserts, will assis
him. In which case the whole of Central
Amer ca will become involved. If Guatemala
remains neutral, the San Salvadoran govern
ment will probably overpower the revolutionist
within a fortnight.
A spalch from Bogota says: The Colon
ban forces have suppressed The insurgents a
all important points. Confidence in the gov
ernment is restored, and business prospect
are ,inuroyiur.
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ann ~yryvy SO TO $50 A DAY made with
EH Ia al " outfits tor manufacturing Stencils
lH9 iii n Key Checks and Rubber Stamps.
WvNh 1 Catalogue free. s. NJ. SPENCER,
MA " NJ ~ y LIZ WASHINGTON St. Boston. Mass
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THE COMING CABINET.
Lord salisbury 90 Form the New British
Ministry.

A London dispatch says; Mr., Gladstone an
bounced in tho House OF Commons that he
mad resigned office, that the Queen had ae-
cepted his resignation and that her majesty
had informed hun that she had summoned the
Marquis oil Salisbury, the leader Of tho olpo'
sition in the House Of Lords, to Balmoral io'
the purpose OF ntMstmg him with tho lorna
ton of new ministry.
In the House of Lords, Lord Granville an
nounced that Mr. Gladstone had tenlereu 10
the Queen the resignation OF hi'nseii anu ms
entire cabinet. Lord Granville also stated tlat
thu Queen had accepted the resignation;
Now that il has become apparent that the
Tories will assume the reins OF government,
,ho pornelhte members of Parliament have
begun comforting with leading Conservatives
with regard TO the government OF Ireland Mr.
porn,ll and his followers strongly urge the
Tories to adopt the Home Rule measure Ion
Ireland,
The Marquis of Salisbury has consented te
form a ministry with Sir Stafford NorllSote MS
chancellor of The exchcquer,
The .Nelcs says that the statement that Mr.
Gladstone intends to retire from the leader
ship of the Liberals is unauthorized, Inc Ear
of Aberdeen has offered Mr. Gladstone the use
of his residence near London for the remainder
of the session. A messenger from Mr., Glad
stone arrived at Balmoral two hours before
Lord Salisbury. The Queen leaves Balmora
! ON Tuesday and will arrive at Windsor Castle
! Wednesday morning, 1t Is sratod that mes
snre from the Queen has arrived for Sir Stat
| ford Northcote.
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AGENTS WANTED Tor our ssTry Me-
IA BURGLAR ALARM. Send 81 50 for sample and terms
sells eight. GtoDE Nov Co., $40 Broadway, o..
BOX 2l23 New ork L.bela te
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En- shiOn Notes.
10 overskirt is lnoribund.

The oVerSkirt Is morlDund.
Coiffures grow higher and higher.
Dress bodices are cut to produce
square shoulders.
The popular craze in Washington is
mandolin playing.
Stringless bonnets are worn by
youthful women only.
The fine embroideries on fine bon
nets are marvels of artistic work.
Corsage bouquets are very large,and
worn in the centre of the bosom.
Sleeves with sagging puff at OF
above the elbow are coming in vogue,
Full belted waists grow in favor fol
wash dresses, both white and colored.
Fans of large and unique forms are
the only ones that should be used fol
wall decorations.
Large bows Of wide ribbon or of
piece goods, generally soft silk, adcrL
many summer frocks.
Chartreuse is color that embraces
many shades of green. from old bottle
to pale cress green.
The latest version Of the gable roof
bonnet is the Judie poke, small brt
pronounced and very chic.
Absinthe and pale coral is French
colony combination much in favor on
the other side at present.
Embroidery, flowers, feathers. and
tinsel are the combinations found in
dressy summer bonnets.
Egyptian and Arabian fancies in
furnishing and decorating rooms ar
the caprice of the moment.
Velvet bonnet strings are being laid
aside for those of lace and gauzy stuffs
especially gauze ribbons.
A cluster of water green feathers
looks well as the only trimming of a
fine black straw bonnet. the lining and
strings being of black velvet.
Dresses composed entirely of BLACK
lace, real Chantilly, Llama, yak, o.
wooden lace, piece lace or laize and rob'
dresses, are all the rage in Paris.
Wooden net or tulle-de- lame is ;
novel fabric and is made in all colors
but being loose, transparent material
it requires to be laid over silk, which
shows through.
A pretty novelty in jackets, likel.
to prove favorite with young ladies
! is made of stockinette, which is EN-
broidered by new patent process af
ter the jacket is made ups
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THE WEEK.
In the United States and the
Old World.
An OBJECTIONABLE MEASURE.
Az Act That Endangers the Trade OF
Manitoba.

Ala ACT Ihnt GhuNhGcrs wv AfN"o W
Manitoba.
An Ottawa, Ont, dispatch says; Unless the
Dominion government exercises its prerosa-
tive AMI veto power in dlsallowing the act re.
Gently passed by the Manitoba Legislature
which practically abso,ves merchants and trad.
ers from possibility of seizure in event OF their
becoming fiuacinlly embarrassed, the result is
likely to prove disastrous to the credit OF trad
ers of that province, The matter has been
laid before the cabinet by representative houses
and boards oil trade from all parts OF tho Do
minion who have business relations with the
people OF Manitoba, in the hope that the Do
minion government will exercise is
veto power and disNllow the provincial
statute, which, il carried into effect, must GER
tainly impair the purchasing powers of the
mercantile community or Manitoba in both
home and foreign markets, Ono of the worst
features of the bill is thai it is retroactive, and
manufacturers and wholesale merchants, both
at home and abroad, who, in good faith, 5eliev-
ing they were amply secured Tor advances
made in event OF financial difficulties, gave
large lines of credits TO the morch ,nts and
traders Of Manitoba, now find that under the
new statute the effects, both personal and real,
OF debtor. are to such an extent exempted
from seizure that practically there is nothing
left which creditor could r. cover on az exc
cuton Tor debt From what can be learned
the minister ofjustice, who now has the ques-
ton before him, will report to the government
in favor of disallowancc, and on his recon-
mendaton tho governments action will be
based,
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c. n. CRlTfEHT0N. General AGENT. New York.
AGreat Benerac,or Of wamer.

Lydia Z. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass, is often
spoken of as the great benefactor Of women
and frequently receives letters like the one
we quote from, written by lady in San
Francisco. She says: lam taking your Veg
etable Compound and find great benefit from
it. II has done me more good than al the
Doctors" Mrs. I. of Vincennes Ind ,writes
Having taken II bottles of your Vegetable
Compound and cured by its use l feel very
anxious that every woman afflicted with
Womb Disease should make use of it. An
other lady In Birmingham, Mich, was SUI SUI
says; 81 began taking your Compound and
it helped me so soon, feel like proclaiminS
to the World its great virtues as healing
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MURDER IN ClCAGl.
Result of General Fight In Liquor
saloon.

Result of u General Fight In n Liquor
saloon.
A fight occurred in the saloon No. 507 South
Clark street, Chicago, H., kept by Louis Kip
el, between the lat,er's barkeeper, Henry
lIeischler, and four men named Mathew Ian
dy, John Mccarthy, Patrick Minaha AMI Will
liam Hiland, who had been employed by the
Pinkerton agency as guards in the Hooking val
ley mines near Straitsvile, o., and had come
to Chicago to sec tho sights. The
fight started from some trivial cause, but be-
came very bitter Hei,cher being knocked down
and injured SO badly that his life is considered in
danger. Kipicl was struck over the head and
otherwise nal rcated by Landy. He ran
back into his sleeping room to get revolver,
but when he returned to the bar-room the
crowd had left. Maddened with rage, he ran
after them and fired his pistol to alarm tine
police, as he said, but the bullet struck Landy
in the back OF his head and killed him almost
instantly. Landy was about 30 years old,
about to be married, and is given an excellen.
character by the Pinkcrons. All the parties to
lhe sad affair are under arrest. Landy friends
say that Kptes deed was cold-booded
murder, but the condition OF Kipiel and his
barkeeper confirms their statement that they
we're assaulted. None OF the parties were
drink
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An EMBEZZLER CAUGHT.
COtleinger Arrested ana Taken Back to
Philadelphia.

Joseph f. Cotlei ger, the embezzling eN'
secretary Of the Central Transportation Com
pany was arrested Mt Blu shkille, Pa, where he
had gone on fishing trip, and he has arrived
in Philadelphia in charge of n private detec-
tive. Cotleinger is paymaster OF the Penn
sylvania railroad, and has held other pc itions
oftrust beside his recent connection with the
Central Transportation Company. The
amount Of his defalcation by means
Of overissue of stock is not eX0ct-
ly known, MS the shares were nut on
the market at prices nnGin. from 20 TO 40
but it is estimated ut 81 100000 The Central
Transportation Company was formed rs years
ago, and it still has the orig nal right to run
sleeping cars on the Pennsylvania railroad.
This right was subject to the Pullman company
and, the contract recently expiring, the
Pullman has made an offer to renew it, which
reduced the Central Transportation's income
one-half. The result was big row, in which
the main body OF stockholders of the latter
asserted themselves, and the matter is still
unsettled. The Central Transportation has,
generally speaking, been successfully managed
A certain portion of the net income has been
set apart for years, until the company owns
some S60O,000 of United States bonds, which
are q clear asset.
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Cornstalks are never stacked or takei
INTO account In sowe parts Of the coun
Try. In few PLACES yet the corn itself
3 never hasked or harvested, but 10 left
standing, while cattle and hogs are
burned into the fields in winter to help
themselves. In Virginia ten per cent. Of
tho crop, or nearly 5000, 900 busheh
was left in the field over winter last year.
Tennessee, five per cent, or 8, 1856, 0Oo
bushels; while Kentucky and Ohio had
zach nearly 5000, 900 bushels, 1llinoii
eft 1919, 900 unharvested. = Thrifty
Kansas left twenty-three per cent. Of hei
,rop, or 81, 900, 900 bushels ungsthered,
while in the whole United States 119,.
$1,000 bushels were left to the mercy
Of winter weather under this primitive
form of husbandry.