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Pleasing Female Fancy,

HOW THE PLUMAGE OF BEAUTIFUL BIRDS IS
PREPARED FOR HATS AND BONNErs.
From the Philadelphia Record.
No one has ever attempted to calculate the
number of innocent little birds that are yearly
slaughtered merely to satisfy the whims of
women who place them in their hats and bon
nets to be coveted, admired and denounced by
other women. There are not more than a half
dozen firms in this city that make u business Of
handling these articles in wholesale quantities,
goods retail at various prices, ranging from or
10 cents to more than as many dollars. The
finer goods are mostly imported In raw state
and cOlOred and mounted by domestic firms
But few natural breasts OF birds are placed in
ladies' hats. as they are comparatively scarce
A substitute is made by weaving natural
feathers on foundation of braid-like
material.
The feathers and wings of domestic birds are
30 cents per 100 for all kinds of wings. The
curing operation consists of exposing the bone
by turning back the skin. The bone is scraped
and all particles of flesh removed solution
of alcohol and arsenic is applied, and after a
wire has been fastened to the bone the skin is
placed in its natural position. This operation
occupies but a few minutes, and the wing is
tossed aside in a pile OF thousands of Others
After this the wings are subjected to the dyeing
shapes, the cOOrs are touched up and bright
ened, and the f1eshy parts covered with paper.
In eastern countries birds are hunted for this
purpose only. The entire skin is cured and sent
to this country, where it IS cut and separated
and each part consigned to its particular de-
partment Great numbers Ofnatives in Africa
and other countries live Off this industry, but
the birds slaughtered are not generally edible
and nothing Is obtained but the plumage.
1.-THE feather season is over and our first i'm
portatiOns OF flowers have just been received"
said a member of the firm of j. & L. Baxter
1.-The popular demand seems to be for flowers
made OF velvet in new cOlOrs a dozen of which
will be introduced this season. Nearly all
punches will be of velvet in bright colors with
leaves of embossed velvet beaded. lunches of
small flowers. in
gold and silver, will also help to make up the
trimming. Dried and natural grasses will be
worn, and / think the idea will take greatly
shaded ostrich, and possibly a little fancy trim
ming The tendency just now is TO trim with
lace and velvet flowers alone, and with these
some very fine effects can be produced"
Among the new shades introduced are cOquO-
coOit. shrimp and theas The French styles in
color, besides these, are com limitations of creams
and brown, seals and brown, shrimp and pink,
bronze and mink
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THE DOWNWARD PATH OF A BRIGHT BUT IN
sCRUPULOUS YOUNG MAN
A telegram to the y. Y. Herald from Calves
ton, Texas. Jan. 1, says: Frank n. Adams the
attache OF the nited States inspectors office
who committed suicide at Omaha, was well
Known in Galveston. He came here in the fall
of 1879, and upon influential recommended
tiOns he was given a position in theoofice of
United states Marshal Phillips. Mr. Adams
quickly developed into great society favorite
lie was handsome. witty, spoke several Ian
guages, and had so many gifts that society
yearhed for him. He responded, and spent
money with lavish recklessness. His intimate
friends thought that his relatives in New York
were sending him money. In the spring of $50
The truth came out. Adams was a thief
and a forger lie had been stealing from Mar
shall Phillips and entertaining his friends with
the proceeds. He cut the checks from the
back part of the marshal's check book and
forged his name TO checks amounting to
81 200. When arrested at the fremont hotel
he tried 10 commit suicide, but the stomach
pump saved him, and ne sentenced to
Huntsville pen!tentiary for two years. During
his Incarceration here many young ladies OF
the first families sent him notes. flowers and
books, and some of his gentlemen companions
even went so far as 10 pass nights with him in
Jail. One OF Adams brothers. "A broker on
Wall street, was telegraphed to at the time OF
his arrest and replied: Let the law take its
course"
This brother afterward wrote explaining that
the family had rescued Frank from previous
dlfflcultles OF the same character, and finally
sent him to Texas in the hopes Of reforming
him. When his term was about to expire Gov
Ireland pardoned him. He returned to Calves
ton, and, through a card published in a leading
paper. he announced that he had come back TO
live down his disgrace. He still had many
friends here, among them Mr. Fowler OF shin
brokerlng house Walker d Fowler. They gave
MN q position OF trust and society again re-
ceiyed him, but he proved false to his trust,
stole several hundred dollars from q firm. who
declined to prosecute him, buhstipulated that
he should leave Texas. He LEI Ind found en-
ployment with Col. Hail, then at Cheyenne.
The rest is known. After his release at Hunts
Vile he became engaged to q young lady here
of good family. Adams had SO much ability as
an amateur actor that John Mccullough once
offered him position in his company.
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A Noble Western Girl.

EIUHl The Bisinalck Irlbune.
Miss Bell franklin, young schoOlmistress of
McHenry county, is the heroine OF the Missouri
slope. Miss Franklin was sleeping in a shack
which she had built upon her claim when she
was awakened by the cracking noise of a
prairie fire. Looking out across the plain she
saw the dancing flames Swimming across the
prairie. The brave girl knew that her neigh
bors, living a hall mile distant, were away from
nome, and the flames would soon envelOp the
house, barn, hay and grain. Jumping out OF
bed. she hurried away Ia the low log barn In
which the farmers extra team was tied. Har
Messing the animals, she rushed them out to
the plOw, and before the fire had reached tho
premises she had turned several burrows and
formed a fire-break which saved the property
What n subjec. for artist.
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RELICS OF THE GREEDY ExPEDIrION.-A val
uable collection OF Arctic relics connected with
the Greely and Schley expeditions were pre-
Sented To the Maryland museum 1T Annapolis
last week. The relics belong to Seaman George
NEWELL. of Annapolis, the first man to discover
traces OF the Greedy party. The articles are
thirfy-twO In number, and embrace piece oil
the flag that Lockwood carried to the farthest
point north reached by man, the sheath OF
1ockwCod's knife, d knife that belonged T.
Ellison. an inside sole OF Sergt Brainard's, q
stone from the cairn that covered the Greedy
records on Brevoort island, an Eskimo cayak
egg OF the loon, pics Of the figurehead OF the
Thetis, u part of Hayes boat and that found
on Stauknett island, Eskimo slippers, and q
complete set OF Arctic foot-wraps and other
articles of the Scfley relief party.
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A Car Porter Pulls OFF Passengers
Leg.

Lex
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
There is old soldier employed in the gov
eminent office in this city who has had some
queer experiences with artificial limb his
having been taken off at the knee. Among the
most amusing was one with sleeping car por-
ter. On one train he struck an upplsh sort of
porter, who stood around with languid dig
nifty that would make a street corner dude sick
at heart. This man with the wooden leg made
up his mind that he would wake that Niger
up before he Clipped in his quarter. He told
a couple of men in the car his purpose, and
they joined in with him. He wears his shoe
firmly fastened to the wooden leg, having no
need to remove it, and having fallen once from
a loose shoe.
After his berth had been made up he went to
the dressing room end unstrapped his leg, keep
ing hold of the strap, and then got to his BERTH
Then he called the porter. 1--WE got rheuma-
tism and can't bend over" he said, land wish
you'd pull Off that shoe.' The porter united
the shoe and tried to pull it off, but it wouldn't
darby gave another pull. "Oh, brace against
the berth and pull said the passenger. The
porter had blood in his eye. He put his foot
against the berth and pulled like a dentist
The passenger let go the strap and the darby
fell back with the shoe and the leg. "My God (!
you've pulled OFF my Leg" shrieked the passen-
ger. The porter dropped it. and, with his eyes
bullying out and his teeth chattering. he broke
from the car. He concealed himself in corner
of the baggage car, and pretty soon the two
other cOnspratOrs came in, pretended they
didn't know where he was, sat down on trunk
and talked over the awful condition OF the man
whose leg had been pulled off, and about the
penalty the darkey would have to suffer if
caught. The porter was of no service to any
body that night.
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The following are the residences OF cabinet
officers in this city:
Thomas +. Bayard, Secretary of State, 1413
Massachusetts avenue.
Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury,
1901 18th street.
W. Z. Endicoit, Secretary of War; 1913 9Th
street.
w. c. Whitney, Secretary of the Navy, 1871
/ street.
L. q. Z. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior the
Portland.
4. II. Garland, Attorney General, 1915
Rhode island avenue
W. r. Villas, Postmaster General, 1899 NJ
street
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rINHE PIEDMONT AIR LINE
Il VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.
SHORT LINE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
schedule In Effect NoNeInher Il lssa

SHORT LINE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
schedule In Effect November Is, 1855
200 A.M.-LYNCHBUR RIG MAIL. daily EXCEPT sun
day TO local stations connecting "a thsrloites lie
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burr with Richmond and Allegheny and NorfDiG
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lilo A.M.-NEW ORLEANS FAST MAIL. daily
making close connections south and southwest. Pull
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80 P.M.-LOUIsNILLE FAST LINE. daily. via
charlottesville to Cincinnati, Louisville and all
ton to Louisville.
lo:5o p. M.-SoUTHERN NAIL AND EXPRESS
Daily 10 all points, south and Southwest. Pullman
Buffet Sleeping Cars from Washington 20 Atlanta
and New Orleans Pullman Sleepers from Washing
ton via Charlotte and Columbia To Aiken
Manasssas Division Trains leave Washington nj 2:}o
pm. daily, except SUNDAY.
Warrenton Trains leave Washington 800 a. IN.
daily.
Trains arrive in Washington sos am. Southern
Express, daily; lo:S0 m Strasburg local daily
cept sunday 30 p m, Lynchburg Mail dali, except
sunday; s:l5 PM, New Orleans Fast Mail. daily:
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For tickets and information inquire at Company's
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SOL. HAAS. Traffic Manager.
d23 G w. lIIEAIkS Act Agent
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On the I'd instant Prince Alexander of Bull
garia bestowed at Prot u special mark of atten-
ton on the Jewish battalion which had been
raised by various Jewish communities in the
prlncipalty. With his own hand the prince
pinned on the breast OF the commander of the
battalion, Lieut. Misrachi, the gold medal for
legion in the following terms: "Your fallen
heroic comraNes have shown that they were
worthy descendants OF the Maccabees and Won
yourselves proved at the battles of SIiyntfza.
Dragoman and Prot that, In bravery and love
for the fatherland, you are lin no way inferior to
the regular Bulgarian army" The battalion,
which originally was 500 strong, lost one-fOurth
Of its number before Slivnitza. In the other
and wounded, II now consists OF but half-25O
men.
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A New Smuggling Trick.

From the Philadelphia Times.
A young lady, whose father is one of the
wealthy men of the city, went abroad last sum-
mer in company with two relatives. They
sailed from this port and returned hither. They
allowed their general baggage to be inspected
without protest. The young lady carried a di-
minutive pug dog in her arms. The animal was
particularly ill-natured and vicious. but the
young lady appeared to be very fond of the
brute, and carried him in her arms Ill the time
He wore a blanket and had a collar around his
neck. got close enough to see that the blan-
ket was a mass of expensive lace tackled on to
the blanket to enable her to evade duty on it,
and that the collar was literally studded with
diamonds. What could we.do? If we had held
the dog there would have been a great howl
over the indignity, and the girls father had IN
f1uence enough to have us all discharged. We
consequently allowed the $40 pug, with his
$4,000 blanket and his $4,000 collar, to pass
tree OF DUTY
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Directions to Speakers on Religious


From an Address by Evangelist Moody.
!. Don talk too much.
2. Don't talk unless you are posted.
3. Give the best you have.
a. Don't talk when people are asleep. Wake
some one man and you will hold the rest
5. Don't try to show off your learning.
g. Get hold of the most stupid man and you'll
hold the rest.
=. Don't try, but don't be afraid to make peo-
pie laugh Milk that Stops one way will the
other.
s. BE natural; don't try to be some one else
y. Avoid cant and pulpit tones
10. Don't talk too long. A man in London,
who preached until the people all left, said he
thought it was pity to stop when there was
anybody to hear
II. Don't hesitate to repeat what God uses.
II. Don't keep on talking Just because you
are holding the audience. Send them away
hungry.
=. ID. While the people are gathering use the
time with song.
IA; Shoot where people stand. AS the old
quaker said to the burglar: "Friend, 1 am
going to shoot where thee stands. Thee had
better get out of the way
ID. Don't gesture and move about too much,
and don't talk with your hands in your pockets
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JOHN E. OWENS CONDITION IAPRovED.-Mr.
sick at his country residence in Maryland for
some time, was yesterday brought 10 his city
home in Baltimore. MIR. Owens is much m.
proved. He IL still unable to walk up sta g,
but can move about the room as nimbly a.
ever. His mind Is as clear as q whistle aud his
conversation ts as sparkling and merry as ever
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Indian CuriOSitieS,

From the Chicago Tribune
Some few weeks ago party of sportsmen left
the city for the Indian reservation. Their col
lection of shot belts, powder TASKS and other
TASKS was singularly complete. The party in
Guided Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Haskell and three or
four other good shots. One day they were
driving along a lonely stretch of prairie In the
Cherokee Nations domain, when they came
upon four posts driven into the ground topped
by q woven mat, on which lay the body Of a
dead warrior.
His beaded moccasins and embroidered leg
gings, the bow and culver were not TO be re-
.'See his lcggings:" said Mr.. Taylor.
ninth commandment out of the ring.
.Well?'
"All is lair in war;" said Mr. Haskell.
Mr.. Taylor Skinned up the pole while the
spOrtsmen helped themselves. Mr.. Haskell
got the leggings and the other trappings went
to the rest of the party. They left that denuded
made a well bred marble statue blush and came
back to the city. They were rather proud of
that adventure, and they told it to their friends
a dead Cherokee Indian. Mr. Haskell told how
they had robbed dead Cherokee chief and his
wife, while the Others had 1t that they had
robbed an entire cemetery. MIR. Taylor told his
version To q friend who owns telegraph oper.
atOr. This friend manufactured the following
telegram and had it delivered by a messenger
boy:
Intense excitement. Indian died of smallpox.
j. SMITH, Agent"
Mr.. Taylor rushed over to Mr.. Haskell.
Great heavens! What shall we do:"
snake our wills!'
"(iet vaGcinated!
There was comfort in this last idea They
were vaccnated, their families, their children.
and their wives relatives were vaccinated. But
they are not happy, they can't be happy. Per
haps now they will be.
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CURIOUS CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT.-An action has
been brought against John Fields, 8 fashfOn-
fusing to cut the hair of q man OF his own race
In his store, his plea being that 1t would injure
the tone of his business. The whole colored
under the civil rights law Is the result
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HIS BODY FOUND IN THE CREEK.-COl John
A. Sloan, y well-known resident Of Baltimore,
left his home on the afternoon of November 8.
and was not seen again. Detectives were EN-.
ployed and o reward offered for ,ws Of his
whereabouts, but not the slightest irac aim
could be found. Last night his body was found
In Gwynn's falls, about six miles west of the
city limits. He Is supposed to have wandered
on during temporary alteration of mind and
places, where his body remained concaaled
until washed out by the recent heavy rains.
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