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Rough on Queen Anne"

Ii may be premature. perhaps, but l
desire to suggest to any one who may
he contemplating the erection of a sum-
mcr residence for me-. as slight testi-
monial of his high regard for my ster-
ling worth and symmetrical escutcheon
IA testimonial more suggestive of ear
nest admiration and warm personal
friendship than of great intrinsic value.
etc.-that hope he will not construct
il on the modern plan of mental hallu-
cination and morbid delirum tremens
peculiar to recent architecture. OF
course, a man ought not 10 look gift
house i'm the gable end, but if my friends
don't know me any better than to build
a summer cottage and throw in odd
windows that nobody else wanted. and
then daub it up with colors that they
have bought at auction and applied TO
the house after dark with a shotgun,
think it is time we had better under
standing. Such structure does not
come within either of the three classes
of renaissance. II is neither Floren-
tine, Roman, nor Venetian ANY man
can originate such style of architcc-
ture if he will drink the right kind of
whisky long enough, and then describe
his feelings to IN amanuensis. Imagine
the sensation that one of these modern
sawcd-off cottages would create 100
years from now if il could survive! But
that is impossible. The only cheering
feature OF the whole matter is that these
creatures of IL disordered imagination
must soon pass away. and the bright
sunliu Int of hard borse-Sensc shine in
through the shattered dormers and
gables and gnawed-off architecture of
the average summer resorts. A friend
of mine few days ago showed me his
new house with much pride. He asked
me what Thought of it. told him
lirst-rate. Then / went home and wept
I'LL night. 1t was my first falsehood.-BHl
ME-
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Utilizing Drain Water.

Prairie farms in the West are often,
in late summer, insufficiently supplied
with water. while the soil in the spring
is saturated. Drainage is becoming
very common. and is indispensable in
most parts of the West. where the land,
in the Winter. is so filled with water
that the roads are in many places i'm
pasSable. The object of draining is to
get rid of this water. but if this object
can be secured and the water utilized,
the only valid objection urged against
thorough drainage. viz: that the water
is carried off from the soil and wasted,
will he avoided. We should learn from
the experience of other countries in this
respect. British India. for instance, has
Il rainy reason and dry season, and
the large Winter rainfall. is stored in
capaciOus reservoirs, for Use in severe
mer drouths i'm the West are ut times eX-
ceedingly irving, and very great incon-
vcniencr is suffered for want of water
for stock. while at the other seasons the
drains are carrying off enormous guam
titles from the land. Most of the rain
fall comes i'm the Winter, and is suffi-
ci"nt To. cover the entire surface of a
farm to the depth of two feet. This wa
ter flows away useless, and as much of
il as possible should be stored. 1t may
be stored in cisterns dug all along the
lines of these main drains, and the over
flow from these cisterns would pass off
through the lower drains. Watering
places may also be- made for the stock
near these cisterns, and pumps could be
used to bring up water when the drains
are not flowing. A windmill would
raise the water into trough, and the
overflow from it could run back into the
cistcrn, so that the trough would be al
ways full without wasting drop. The
cost of the work could be easily made
up in one year by the saving of labor in
watering twenty head of stock.-Argri-
cHitUriSi.
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Bal. overdrawn as per last re-
port sHsO a.
Bonds and coupons paid BOO m
Taxes refunded 10
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Beyond the Gate.

Two dimpled hands the bars of iron grasped
Two blue and wondering eyes the space looket
through.
This massive gate a boundary had been set.
Nor was she ever known tn be hut true.
Strange were the sights she saw across tn,
way
A little child had died some days before
And as she watched. amid the silence hushed
Some carried flowers, some Il casket bore.
The little watcher AT the garden gate
Grew fearful. hers such thoughts AMI wonder
ingS were,
Till said IN nurse: Come here. dear child
Weep not.
We all must 20. IT'S God has sent for her"
III He should send tor me'-thus spoke the
child
"Tll have 10 tell The angel. DO not wait
Though God has -;'u' for mo. | can not come
never go beyond Ihc garden gate"
katharine Mcdowell Rice. in Jan Harper's
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George william Curtis Beginning.

Twas reading but a day or two since
of an interview between George Will
liam Curtis and the elder Harper.
1t seems that Mr.. Curtis when a strug-
Cling youth, had written with great care
what seemed an interesting book, took
the manuscript to MIR. Harper, who, in
a chilly tone of voice. informed him
that they had recently published work
on the same subject. Curtis was about
to take his manuscript and retire when
Mr.. Harper's eye fell upon its peculiar
neatness. Turning the pages, here and
there sentence struck him, while the
heart of the young hopeful beat sturdily
beneath his vest. 81 will take this
book" said Mr.. Harper. The foot of
George William Curtis was then upon
the threshold. Boldly he entered the
room whence in all time since his utter
ances have commanded respect and adj
miratiOn. What chance. The mere
dropping of button, the simple glance
of an eye along freshly written, leg
IDLY presented page settled his fate.
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An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: Having received SO much bene-
fit from Electric Bitters. feel it my du.
ty to let suffering humanity know it.
Having had a running sore on my leg
for eight years; my doctors told me I
would have to have the bone scraped or
leg amputated. used, instead, three
bottles of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes Bucklin's Arnica Salve, and my
leg is now sound and WE'LL" Electric
Bitters are sold at fifty cents bottle,
and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 25c. per
box by J. r. Jones.
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and the next moment was lying /:
crushed, bleeding mass before my eyes
''lie was carried to my house, but tn,
injury was to the brain. and he has no,
had a sensible moment since the acct
dent. | have wondered much at hi.
continual raving about 'Ncllicr Now
know.
'.As soon rs you are strong enough "a
bear it, will take you to him. He is So
changed that il will be n great shock to
you 10 see him. and he will not know
you"
my love shall bring him back to
health and reason" said Nellie fervent-
ly. 81 will not leave him night or day."
''Such loving care will do more for
him than medicine, and your hopeful
ness begins 10 find an echo in nv heart.
Now. tell me why you should have been
so secret about your marriage? have
never denied Kenneth Il single thing he
askee! for since his babyhood. and had
he confided in me. all this sorrow and
suffering might have been avoided.
My father, though old, is very stern
and set in his way. and he was very
angry nj my falling in love with fine
gentleman. who'd break my heart after
he tired of his new toy That was
what he said of Kenneth: and felt i'm
my hearts core that il was II wicked
SANDER. SO. when he coaXrd, | was
not slow 10 come 10 his way of thinking.
We were such children please forgive
us. see now that il was wrong
The thought of Kenneth alive. and re-
stored IN her. seemed to have already
restored her strength, and il was not
many hours before she stood by hW
husbands bedside.
The very sound of her voice seemed to
have soothing influence upon the sui.
ferer, and after weeks of weary watch
ing. both by day and night. the cloud
lifted from the troubled brain. and Ken
meth knew her.
He is now fully restored, though he
will always carry the scar of his injury.
They live with Kcnneth's mother, but
the old people AT the farm are made glad
by frequent letters and yearly visits from
Nellie and her husband.
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RAJ. I'm Co. Treasury Jan. /, 1856, $los6
MINNESOTA RIVER BRIDGE FUND.
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INSTRUCT COURT EXPENSES

Geo w Monks, sheriffs fees
w b Torrey, clerk Of court fees
Il w Hammond, short hand reporter
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RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
OF THE DIFFERENT FUNDS.
COUNTY REVENUE FUND

NOUNI NEN FNUE tut ID
lnre In Co TrnnSlIcN nn Mnrnh
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County Commissioners Report
OF
Receipts and Expenditures
BLUE EARTH COUNTY
| Amounts in County Treasury to credit of the
/ various fnIInda IAnuar,, laf

From March Ist, 1885, to January
Ist, 1886.
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huge boa-cons.rictor. apparently. and In girth
1t was almost equal to the hat from which it
was proceeding. The magician stood stock still
on one side, staring at the serpent as though
fascinated; only tremor in his knees betrayed
his fear. The head Of the great snake crossed
the two yards or more Of the space between the
hat and the footIights and still the body con-
timed to emerge from the hat. AT last Il:
arrived at the rundown and with Il slight effort
1t raised itself and started to cross this little
bridge TO reach the audience. There was a sud-
den movement OF alarm among the spectators
most OF whom thought that the appearance OF
the serpent was part OF the trick and were yet
frightened By the fearful reality, but this alarm
was allayed when the head of the snake. AS it
entered on the rundown and passed the line OF
the foOtIights, suddenly vanished. The tortu-
Gus body could be seen still rising from the hat
and pressing forward only to become invisible
as II left the stage. 1t was some seconds after
the head had disappeared before the tail OF the
snake left the hat, but soon it followed the
headleSs body, which continued to move
toward the spectators and which was steadily
disappearing as it left the stage. The tail was
advancing nearer to the fOotlights until only a
yard OF the snakes length was to be seen; then
only half yard was visible; at last the
final few inches, thin and tapering, were
gliding across the diminishing distance, until,
with sinister vibration, nhe tip of the tail
waved itself upon the rundown into and in
visible space.
ITO be C0ntinued)
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VNrietY In YanifY.

variety In Vanity.
THE TWO SEXES CLEvERLY COMPARED TO THE
DErRIMENT OF THE MEN
From the Chicago Herald.
"Taik about the vanity of women" said a
Madison street halter ut is nothing com pared
to that OF men. My wife used to keen q mill.
merry store. and as 1 was hanging around her
shop good deal had an opportunity to study
the customers. In whom l took more interest
than did in the stock. Well. women are NOT
vain. Not one woman in fifty has any VANITY
about her personal appearance. She has, what
is better, systematic and bust ness ke InotIUd
OF making herself lool; as well as possible IL is
u part OIL her daily lie to wear the th;nos
which VIII become her, and in making selec-
lions she Is earnest and practical and patient.
even II not always artistic. She knows her.
own face and figure better than anybod
else else ana does not deceive herself. She knows
what she can wear To advantage and what she
cannot. II she is good looking she knows IN
put does not become silly in consequence II
plain she Is aware OF the fact and instinc,iyely
and sensibly does her best To make herself
attractive by the arts OF dress and adOrnmeut
take women by themselves, away from the
other sex, and there is no foOliShness AMONG
them concerning themselves. They are nsr,
iectly frank with each other concerning their
ngures and features and assist each other with
admirable good humor. 1t is quite different
with men. For three years have been i'm the
hat business and in that time have seen more
genuine vanity than in all my lite before Nina
men out OF ten are either vain or indifferent.
The average man doesn't know what he
wants, and while you are showing him goods
he changes his mind half u dozen Zines II is
no uncommon thing in my store for a Customer
TO stand forty tunes before the mirror, each
time with hat on his head Sometimes he
will take three or four looks at one nat DURING
the course of his search.
In the matter of extravagance, too the
women are not the only offenders Men will
pay 50 To $12 for silk hats or SIS 10 81 tor
round-crowned hats made by a well-known
man ufactnrer, whose name is supposed to lead
the local world OF hat fashions, when they know
very we'll that articles OF identical merif in
every particular can DO purchased at a saving
OF from 50 to SD elsewhere. They do this sim
ply because they are vain enough to wish to be
able 10 say, on occasion, that their hat is from
so-and-sc, the fashionable. 1 know men whose
Incomes do not exceed $50 "a month Who ex-
pend In a year not less than $40 for hats. Few
women spend larger sums.
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From the Sunday School Times.
The truest gain of friendship is being a friend
rather than in having a friend
Popularity has its attractiveness, and It is not
q pleasant thing to lose or risk popularity; but
nonor Is better than popularity. and honor can
not be won save at the yielding of popularitv
There are few surer tests Of nobility Of nor.
sonat character, few surer proofs OF refinement
Oh PERSONAL nature and OF thoroughness OF per
apologize freely and heartily on any and every
OCCASION where one has Ialled-through lack
or OF xfacefutuess-ln coming nj, r. its r>..s,
bearing toward another. =.
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DIR. Addinell Hewson, Of the PENNSYLVANIA
hospital, Philadelphia, has been experiment.
ing with dry earth as "a dressing for dangerous
and offensive wounds, sores, cancers, etc, with
magical effect The earth used was such as Is
used in II dry earth closet.
AT the time of its introduction fan eyperi-
mental commodel there was u patient suffering
from severe wound, the eXudatiOns of which
were so offensive as 10 cause siCkeninp even
dangerous stencil, which the excellent SentiIa-
ton oi the ward and the usual disinfec,ants
were hardly able even to mitigate. Ii occurred
10 Dr. Hewson to test the power OF dry earth to
absorb this odor AS 1t had that OF eXcreInent The
effect was magical. Notonly was the Offensive.
ness entirely overcome, but the effect ON the
ch racter Oh the wound itself was such MS no
previous treatment had been able to com mass
Soon after this Colonel Warning witnessed the
morning dressing OF the earth treated wounds
OF seven patients, all bad cases. and vet dunp
remarkably well. The seventh case was an en-.
tire breast removed for cancer, and the wound
dressed with dry earth. 1t was healing rapidly.
with no 1nflammatlon and no suppuraLion."
Dr. Thomas NJ. Logan, late physician to the
smallpox hospital, Sacramento says: "a mother
Improvement In the hospital system is found
In the dry-earth treatment. Not Oniy did H.
prove the best deodOrizer, but at the macic
touch OF Mother Earth, the pustules and iester-
Ing sores of smallpox gave up their pain and of.
ienslveness. healing up kindly without any
other dressing"
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SoME GRASD BARGAINS
CLOTHING FOR MEN AND BOYS
AT
OAK HALL
Corner Tenth and Streeta

FOR BOYS TO 13.-Good Suits or Overcoats at
500 WO tn 81; better suits OvercOats at So so,
worth So: splendid Suits Overcoats 81. IS, worth
5000 hne suits or OvercOats at So. worth SO; very
fine Suits or Overcoats ut $3.50, worth $40.
FOR BOYS Ia TO IA YEARS.-Gcod strong Suits
Or Overcoats at 81 80 worth So better Over
coats at ST, worth So still better Suits OvercOatS
500 worth SO: fine suits OvercOats So worth
SIS.
so FOR MENoIrish Freze overcoats, which did not
sell we'll at SO. will be sold at SIS. Good strong Over
coats nearly all WOOL at So ChinchiIla, Melton ker-
Sty. beaver and COrkscrew OVercOatS in immense
variety at prices never heard Of Montagnac Chin
emilia Overcoats at $50 sold order $50, and are
not elsewhere sold ready-made Storm Coats at 500,
$40 and $15 fully SO cent less than sold
i1r here surtont Overcoa,s from sioup, Melton,
Chnchllla and kersey, trnce Albert suits SIS up
Black Broadcioth suits. $1a and upward. a full line
OF suits for business Dress in Cssimeres Cheviots
Corkscrews. Wide Wales IN Sack and Getaway suits,
from SO up excellent bargains. special bargains in
Chnchill:, Double Breasted Sack Coats and Vests
from S7.5Oup.
Pants to fit everybody to IS waist and 81 inseam
OUR MOTTO: NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.
OAK HALL
ME CORNER 10TH AND F sTREErS
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CoSs1pER a MouExr.

Coss1pER A MouExr.
AN $50 ovERcoAr FOR $50: s75 ONE
FOR $40: A $50 ONE FOR $40; A $50 ONE
FOR $50; a $50 ONE FOR S25.
WE DON'T MEAN TO SAY THAT WE
HAVE OvERCoATs THAT WE HAVE
SOLD FOR $50 AND ARE NOW REDUCED
TO $50. OR $50 AND NOW TO s45. FOR
WE NEVER HAD READY-MADE OVER
COAT WORTH $50. UNLESS 1T WAS FUR
TRIMMED; DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE
HAS. But WE MEAN TO SAY THAT WE
SELL FOR $50 A sCHNABEL BEAVER
oVERCOAT. THAN WHICH 1T IS HARD
TO FIND ANYTHING BETTER CTHoUGH
THE MOSTAGNACFUR BEAVERS BRING
MORE MONEY TO SOME DEALERS, AND
WE THINK ARE NOT so GOOD. LINED
WITH THE BEST SILK TRIMMINGsTHAT
ARE MADE, AND EQUAL TO ANY COAT
THAT A MERCHANT TAILOR CHARGES
$50 FOR: OR WE SELL SUCH COAT AS
YOUR TAILOR" WOULD ASK YOU SIS
FOR AT S45.
WE HAVE HEARD OF $50 PROFIT ON
A PLAIN ovERCoAT, AND WE HAVE
FIGURED ON SOME THAT ARE SOLD AT
$50 THAT WE BELIEVE DID NOT COST
OVER $40 ALL TOLD
WE INVITE A CAREFUL INSPECTION
OF OUR FINE OvERCOATS AS TO GOODS
TRIMMINGS, WORKMANSHIP AND
STYLE. THEY WILL BE FOUND EQUAL
TO CUsTOM-MADE GOODS AT "a HEAP"
LESS MONEY.
WE CARRY IN STOCK ALL GRADES EX-
cEPT TIE LOWER: OUR LOWEST PRICE
FOR MEMS BEING S12. BUT WE EMPHA-
SIZE OUR FINE GOODS AND ALLOW NO
ONE TO BEAT Us
f. B. AKNUM & CO.,
n19 9S1 Pennsylvania AVENUE
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EDUCATIONAL.

nR J. F. CAULFIELD WILL RESUME BUSI
IL NESS October LIST,
At 1922 Connecticut Avenue
sol T;ref TlaA
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E Es$ Il 4 $,j$ $$ ff$ s.. IS
- SPECIAL CLOAK SALE
UNPARALLELED BARGAINS FOR A FEW
DAYS ONLY
We are willing to lose money now and are going to
offer the following Inducements SO that you will not
feel necessary until alter the holidays for
bargain in q Winter Wrap. We are bound to reduce
stock and regardless of cost loss will for Few
Days only make you the following generous offer:
NEwMARKETs.
Collar and Cuffs, $3.50.
One Lot of Diagonal Cloth Newmarket with Plush
Collar and Cuffs, 50.
One Lot of Black Berlin Twill Newmarket Diagonal
Front. Tailor Made, SO.
One Lot of Beaver Cloth Newmarkets, bound in
Hercules Braid, Diagonal Front Brown and Black
STA.
One Lot of Black Diagonal Cloth Newmarkets, Fur
Collar and Cuffs, IS.
One Lot Black Diagonal Cloth Newmarkets, Fur
Collar, Cuffs, and down 'front.' $3.50.
THE ABOVE ENTIRE LOT OF NEwMARKETs
AND CIRCULARS WILL BE PLACED ON OUR
COUNTERS IN LOTS, WHERE YOU CAN
TAKE YOUR CHOICE FOR THE RIDICU-
LOUSLY Low FIGUREOF 81.
IN OTTER. MINK, SEAL, PERSIAN LAMB, AS
TRACHAN. PLUSH AND BOUCLE. made in the
most desirable styles, and at figures which defy
composition.
FUR DEPARTMENT.
Although the demand for Fur Trimming has been
great in consequence of exceptionally low prices
line ofTrimmings is constantly being feplenshed
and prices kept down the same at opening of the
season. AS heretofore stated-havng ordered these
goods very early offer them at prices be had at
no other place in the city.
DAYS ONLY.
You will do we'll, therefore. to make early selec
ton. as these prices will not be permanent
E E 8 81 y y !: :;
9TH. sTH AND sTs ME
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Written for The EVENING STAR.
EDGED TOOLS.
A TALE IN TWO CHAPTERS.
RV sEANDER MATTHEWS AND WALTER HER
RIES POLLOCK.
Copyrighted. 1886 by Brander Matthews.)
CHAPTER l.

NONsIECR BLITZiNIS FIRST PERFORMANCE.
The season was at lis height at the little town
of WitheriEEton. on tie south coast OF England.
and the presence there of three German bands
and of "a troupe of TyTolese either players might
he taken as evidence that the season at W ither-
ington was unusually brilliant. At the pavilion
the picr-a1d what sell-respectinC seaside
resort is now without its pier and pavilion9-
companies OF strolling performers followed one
another in rapid succession and with equal sue
cess. y wandering variety show had fingered
Tor nearly 4 week, SD attractive had been the
latest war-song which the Only Mactarlane had
beloved Justify in response to three encores at
every performance. The celebrated Campbell
Comedy Company had given n round of the
bell understood il, for it allowed Miss Dora
Darimoor Mrs. CampbelD to appear as the
heroines of 1.-The Lady of Lyons, East Lynne, -
~ Happy Pair" and "The Little Detective"
After a week of the legitimate drama the cele-
brated Campbell Comedy Company had de-
parted and the SINAI! boys of Witherington had
torn down the vast pictorial posters in which
Mr.. Campbell was represented rs shaking hands
with David Garrick, while Shakespeare lowered
above them. distributing an impartial blessing.
Now new advertisement was to pc read by
those who were willing to pause before the
boardings scattered here and there throughout
the town. This advertisement peculiar
enough to- deserve reproduction here in fuii:
PAVILION HALL
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LADIES GOODS.

MADAME PERLIh'S DRESSNAKING PAR
NJ lors, ! 10 ST. handsome suit made from -,
SO 30. -. So and upwards Ladies should call be-
fore going elsewhere Tailor and Evening suits q
s. esany nots<ts
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T OUISIANA STATE LOTTERY.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.

mems for al the Monthly and Quarterly Drn,cfn1s
me Loutstdna State Lottery Company. and in per:
thas ne san,s are conducted cth honesty. tai,ress and
IN good J0h f0c0rd all parties. and dut0sise TIA
Company to this certificate. sOiN Joc-simes az
st0sGtisfzes uttdcted. in its advertisements"