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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

IL New Caledonia specrs arc Frequently
roasted and eaten.
TnK natives Of Mexico nrc ION 81 par
rots served In various ways.
BonLED and roasted devil fsh is dish
much esteemed BY tho pcoplesf c2rsisa-
1,nE chrysalis Of the sii< worm Is much
favored by tho Chinese - an article Of
food.
Fnoos. snaIls and goose liycrs are articles
Of dict quite common with the peoplo Of
France.
BAKED snakes and palm worms fried IN
fat are much relished ~ the negroes " the
West indies.
TnE flesh Of the skunk IL much In demand
as an article o. food among the Guachos of
the Argentine Republic.
CArEnruLLKRs. spiecrs and bees are eaten
BY tn Cingalcsc aud are hignly regarded
BY tho bushmen Of Africa.
Boa CONSTRUCTOR serve a. food fer thu
natives Of tropic climcs and the taste Il
said TO resemble that Of veal.
DRIED locusts serve as food for tho Dig
ger Indians Of the Pacific coast and are
treasured up BY them In seasons 81
scarcity.
The Chinese regard the edible bird
nests as great dclcaclcs. and pay rs higt
Is thirty dollars = pound for the choices
varieties.
AMox0 the aboriginies OF the North
boiled dog with tine hair on il partaken o
with great gusto. This savory diet Is some
times reinforced by q dish Of bu1alo IN
tcstines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

fss Failure said - ~ Due % The short
Tsr@ Lease system.
Over one-fourth Of the farms in the
United States are worked BY tenants
and about n~ine-tcnths on onc-year
leases. Owners are unwilling to lease
for a longer term until they know
their man." During the year some
thing usually occurs TO provoke disa-
greement and ct its close the tenant
seeks pastures new. Many things
lead to differences. The contract may
b verbal and although fully discussed
when made. memory Is treachcrous
and landlord and tenant soon find
themselves 1t variance. II the con-
tract l. written Il q generally 80 loose
that portions may Be subject TO d.
verse Interpretation II he SO chooses
the tenant can usually obey the letter
Of the contract and not do the business
half ~ well as was intended and - il
should be done. FIR instance. he has
the right to fircwood; IL the kind be
not specified he can out the most val
liable timber in the woods. and he
often does L. Fields can be slackly
cultivated. stock improperly fed and
cared for. economy not used in saving
manure. and more than a thousand
similar things IAN b mismanagcd and
not violate the average contract. Each
Of itself may be Of not much import
ance. but In the aggregate they ar
sufficient to swamp the business fol
she whole year. The landlord i OTTER
unreasonable. oficious and arrogant
which ID always discouraging TO tn
tenant; and Il Il tho tenants Interest
or he thinks IL is-tc get all he car
on The farm and return rs little as pos
sible IN the way Of labor. repairs. etc.
hence under short-term leases farm,
always run down. Tcnaps-farmin,
WI never Be a mutual success unit
me interests u both parties are mad,
70 run In the same channel Nv lons
ssases 0dien WiisoR ~ N y zrs6
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

rowEL CRoSLKr. Cincinnati. o. does mot DO
things by halves. He proposes 70 make this subdi-
vision one Of the most succc<<fuI about ffndlay.
and % spare no expense 20 accomplish that end.
Findiay a. having wonderful tuccc<s-a iar<er
growth in the came fsrnethsn any other city In Ohio.
Factories are multtpiyine. Observation-Disclosures
Increasing propcrtionatcly; population t0ua year
nro. now Is.m. estimates 1loW ~ the close 81 year:
th,s year: 10 miles of street lines constructed and
Others projected: streets improved IN every dircc-
ton. uater-works begun cam raiir sds; schools.
churchcs. me residences and business blocks equal
20 any city OF it, rixc IN the state. 10 q fAvorabiy
known the world over.
Natural Gas n The magic wand that has caused
ana 4 causing this change. EIevcn hundred feet
down the drtll taps tho nuf>clc-s. cisaniy. lnvtsluie
s~~rrv which bl~~srs mankind BY giving free fuel
and ilshs unsurpassed for thousands Of Glass 10
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

-. that . soap-
..~..r,v heated a best
stone g' f
tor oAs'ns .n.~...., 4,
"A o' - n...;.,s w.
The wafer ~r-.a~9 wm r..n Il
arc Es"" .. .nd ,-,r.v.,, ~.
sweet ssns..;,g n
eees'"' ". 49,.
-Ay'"' afhn.s.-
them - o T4~-.-rn .,~.L
keeping anu ~ -,
you i"' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
more TIM"
In P'u"''s ~ 49,,
closely .' -hn. s.s..
SONS lii I. ~
tn"se y 1900 a,;,v - smaller
ss'ne1
no"eIS
-bu''e' ~
pound sugar n., pm 49,
mix w''" one p.un ~
three pounns n'' o"' -.
solved sou" H"' ~. - ~ 80
-Anotner SURE cure sor 'o'"s
given IN the form OF preaa-crump %
soaked In strong vinegar ana aPp'iea
- a pouitice. In Inc morning the
soreness VIII DC gone: ana me corn
can be picked ouL or tnree aP-
plications generally eject . cure
The variety Of grass now known
A. timothy was first brought into no
tice about one hundred and fifty years
ago. BY Timothy Hanson. o. Mary
land. and was as Timothy Han
sons grass The last nane was finally
dropped. and u mas since been called
timothy.
After removing the mulch in the
spring from the strawberries hoe be-
tween the rows after the soil shall have
become somewhat warmed. asthat will
let more warmth and air down to the
roofs A small portion OF wood ashes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

This telegram speaks FOR itself:
o. March n -
-Powu Cno<LKr. csncinnsfi. o.
-WeIl nnishet- You have : e-niillon Ra<<er.
ID DAvfs.w
A. soon ~ the weather will permit. work viii -
commences upun grading the <trctt<, planting
shade trees. constructing slde~ Alks and laying -
pipe from the rms cell. - - ~ ftr< t1fA 20 ~ hkn<'
improvements viii ~ pushed RAPIDLY 20 cCmplc
tion- Cc1tr.cts have been entered into Tor the<e
No such oier wss ever before made IN sbs HISTORY
Of real estate transsc<icn<t
Tnls trart Il IN the - belt. and coca ~ ms On a.
erhassflb@< suppiu ~ c1s h<nsath. y y on the m.iu
avenue leading Out Of The city. au1 Of easy acxe~1
% two railroads. - u . beantifu; tract on the ridge
dIvsdina. tne. north from the rcuth 10. a wster
between the north ccrpnrste limits Of the cify md
m xSoss,sssssseins ~ q shese savsnsas<s. shss<
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

torsrs. rci1fne-mifls. furnaces and other factories
Findlay u the housekccpcr<' paradise. No smoke.
no poot. no ashes. no dust. no wood. no coal. moth
inx. In that line tis1grccable-
Inths vicinity u the shove subdivision = now b.
Ing constructed one % the largest industrial e<fab-
lishmcnts in the United states. the kcilccx seam
ie<s Tube and Manufacturing Comp4ny's factory.
70 manufacture seamless ga<- water and oshcr pipe.
intcndinr 70 invest EWm0 In cash and employ Loo
rro<lev y arranging for two factories on The above
tract. which viii employ - least 20 men. Uther
vlsinitv. 4 street railruad - projected along ain
street IN frcnt N this properly "A st.t,on VII e
ninusc<' ride FROM FindIay. and trains viii tc run
70 nccrmmc date ~ ccners- w ss<vr - q fhs fr1c
upcn this Subdivision. also : usier veil through the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

lots ere Temporarily On ne nsrkef. O n follow
inE easy terms. yi4cln<tbeu +. -<1inthE re.<b ~ aI1<
0x10 each each lOs sxin 20 - feel
Terms % -syncnr-V1et <nx1 e.en = - tm4
each Seek fQl;cuinE urtl ~ q pai1- u1tncus lltes~
c@4- IArernI rl<crunf for c4<n-
pssd. thea wsrrsnscs DECD ulIl = 1~eifvefS6 ana
An nncQusled opportunity for Mnnufn<Gur<Fn
large o. SMALL Workn<n- skiIl<1o - un>1II111- ,
rnunt .frrrY kc1p. no want % irvegt <oey 1<fX1
~ property that viii unooubty enable thsm -
Infor9 .n1er,zoe4 Y I<5>Sa g y ls<xsy o.
Iced ~ taken. you Nh. - Informed nn1 gsse feg-
Tbe>e lots should ~ - taken gutc11y. HxuD1
conE TInsr sgEvED. Cali - - s11sss
s.smeamMAR1- 0aaa0-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

PRIcKIr ASH BrTTERs Is an nnfaillng cure
for all diseases originating In blliarysde-
engagements caused BIZ the malaria Of mias-
matte countries. No other medicine now on
sale will so e~ffoctualiy remoye the disturb
ing elements. and a. the same time tone up
the whole system IL is sure and safe an
its action.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

The full Significance OF this atrociously e.
prcsslye word II fully realized By the un-
fortunate who has been afflicted with in
liam rheumatism. That IL ache with
q vengeance. Ere the disease IL aggravated
70 the infammntory stage. the potent aid Of
Hostettcr's Stomach Btters should be
sought. This. used 1T the outset. win pre-
vent the further deyelopment Of the dis
ease and afford prompt relief.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

man 70 b. +. Johnson 4 Co. Richmond. Va.
" for placing me in q position by which / am
enabled 70 make money faster h Ia ! ever
did BEFORE This is but q sample extracto Of
the MANY hundred Of similar letters re
cciyed BY the above firm. See their adver-
usemcnt IN another column.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

" there II any thing In a name. we sup
pose thai m up v apartment house ~
Gale the Crescent because Il l. never full
Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

BEFORE making fruit-cake current ex-
pensrs must BE considered--X. o. Pic
aya,&
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

THE spook OF the Haunted Tavern must
have been an nn-spectoE
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

The railway officials now cali IL a per
init instead of pas. : and us Just about
- hard 70 get
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

ADAM wa the only man who had . wife
made 70 ordeE
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

To GET . good grip in society . man
should have . Ia han er coat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

RoVVMrs CEo0IsHX, FUNoLAv, ONO, o. - Johnston building
81. AWs AGENT Mecsnks : NJ omoA UnDLAvs ONO
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-18

Good Rurse-Should not hesitate to
wait upon those i'll with such diseases as
Smallpox, Cholera or Scarlet Fever
There Is little to be feared by persons
waiunu Oh the sick If they will use Oar
by's Prophylactic Fluid freely In sick
rooms 1t should be exposed on a plate or
saucer, and the patient sponged of with
the Fluid diluted. For safety, cleanliness,
and comfort In the sick-room the Fluid Is
Indispensable.
The best place to get your shoes made
to order is at G. A. Brady's, opposite
Nd. Hotel
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-18
Caught n the F =.

Philosophers have noticed
that when a man makes up bis
mind that .he has got TO pfac ise
economy he generally tries to
begin with his wife's expen-
ses.
There is a question about the
validity of a marriage by tele-
phone, but we should think
any level headed Judge would
decide that it is a sound" pro-
posal.
A live, full-grown grasshop-
per was found In the street in
Superior, Neb., the other day
1t may be remarked that the
grasshoppsr portends an early
spring.
Missouri and Kansas has been
marked down as two great
corn states Of the I'm on. /" We
presume the marker referred to
corn on the ear mot corn on the
foot.
William James says Level
lyn is pronounced fthviluthylin
In Welsh. THAI may be the
way it is pronounced, but there
aren't many who will pronounce
it that way.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-18
PROPOSALS
FOR
Annual Supplies Iar The Us Marine Corps


HEADQUARTERS u. S. MARINE .CoRPs.
QuARTERaAsTER' s OFFICE,
Washington, MarcA 10, 1888.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in duplicate,
- will be received at this office until ~
o'clock NJ of the Sd day of May next for
furnishing RATIONS, aud until II
clock Nj of the 4th day of May for fur.
nishing FUEL to the United States Ma
rines. at one or more of the following sta
tions. from the LIST July. 1882. to the 3Uth
June. 1889. viz: PORTSMOUTH,, N. III.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS; BROOK
LYN, N. Y; PHILADELPHIA and
LEAGUE ISLAM ID, PA; ANNAPOLIS,
ND: WASHINGTON. ID O.; NOR.
FOLK, VA; PENSACOLA, FLA ;
MARE ISLAND and SAN FRANCIS
co, CAL.
Sealed proposals will also be received
at this Office until 10 clock nj OF the 9th
day of May next for furnishing SUP
PLIES, consisting of CLOTHS, kER'
SEYS. FI.ANNELS, BLANKETS,
HATS. HELMETS, MILITARY
STORES. BROOMS, BRUSHES AXES
etc, to be delivered at the office of the
Assistant Qnartermaster, Philadelphia,
Pa, free of expense to the United States.
Sealed proposals Will also DC received
at this Office until 10 o'clock NJ of the 1lh
day of May next for supplying STA
TfONERY, to be delivered al the office
Of the Quartermaster, Washin- ton ID. o..
free or expense to the United States
Specifications, blank forms of pTopo.
sails. and al information can be obtained
upon application at any of the stations
named above, or at the offices OF the
Ouartermaster, Washington, ID. O., and
Assistant Qnarlermasters 216 South 2nd
street. Philadelphia. Pa. and 615 San
some street. San Francisco, Cal. This
Office reserves the right 10 reject any and
ali bids. aud to waive defects; and bids
from manufacturers of or regular dealers
III supplies only viii be considered. Bids
accepted and contracts awarded subject
10 an appropriation by Congress TO meet
the expense. Proposals may be made for
one or more articles, deliverable at one
o. more stations. and viii be considered
separately for each article and place Of
delivery They should be endorsed
ssPRoposAts FOR RATToNs. FUEL, Mill
rARr SUPPLIES, OK STATIONERY, as the
cAss may BE-, and addressed 70
Major III. B. LOWRY,
Quartermaster q s. Marine Corps
8a7 Washington. - g.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-18
Eszssnsrs ensa..
6RB. { 0. RAILROAD
sCHrDuIr n EErnCr DC. I. 1857,
The MODEL FAsr LENs EAST AND WEs1
DOUnLs TRACKl JAESrr CoUrIxn.


For ANNAPOLIS. 7.e0 eco A. NJ. 1915 land
40 and 40 p. II On Sunday. eos q. M. and
500 N.
Washington. s. 10 $50 and sos g. M. l2.1h. 300
500 ESQ and 100 p. M On Sunday, 90 and
eos g. M, l.S5 500. 63O and HOO p. M.
Trains leave Washington for Baltimore. 500.
ESQ Gao. TO $40. $50 o. M. 12.lO 2.S5 3.l5,
$50. 430. 40, A0. 555 8 As, 80 S36. II 30 p. N
Sunday. $50 80 SIS $50 a. m. 1.30 rs S.30
40 $50 So 6l5 SIS 1l.30 p. m.
From Annapolis. $40 eS1 l2.05 o. M, $50 sc
p M Sunday. at $50 q. m. and 40 y. m.
and residences on orders left at Ticket Offices
N. w. Cor. Calvert and Baltimore Streets. new
No go s. Broadway. new No. 1889 West Balti-
more Street and Camden Station
w. II. CLEMENTS. G. X. LORD.
Manager. Gen, Pass. Agent
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-18
U WANT

or Course want-what.Don't Want ?
want TO rent a house,
Il want situation,
II want servant,
II want 10 sell something,
want u buy horse.
q want to find something lost,
q want to rent q room,
II want hOusekeeper.
ID want q b00kkocper,
u want the people to know you have tho
cheapest goods In town,
u want to know how to have your want
gratified, and we'll tell YOU
Advertise In The CAPITAL want column and
you will see how soon your wants Will be
supplied.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-26

The waistcoat is now the most dressy
part of the gown.
TAILOR gowns are made TO fit smooth
ly without whalebones.
SILVER vinigrettes are made small
enough to slip inside the glove.
"BLoop o;A GL' is the name of a
fashionable shade of XII gloves.
MoIRF, showing the old Chine bou-
quets of many We rs past, is being re-
vived.
CHECKED and striped parasols to
match dress goods appear in great va
riety.
GRAY dresses are trimmed with blue
and silver or green and gold striped
velvets.
YCUNG men have almost unanimously
discarded the Prince Albert coat and
wear the cutaway in its place.
PARAsoI $ from Paris, warranted pos
itively rain-proof, are shown in dark
red, blue, green and terra Gotta silk.
A STYLISH spring bonnet is made OF
maize colored net, dotted with green,
and is trimmed with dull green ribbon
passed through gold rings. The green
velvet front is almost hidden by gold
embroidery.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-26
SOMETHING WORTH READING.
Extract frOmthr New YOriS Wor.d-A Most
Wonderful Remedy.

"NEW YORK March 3 1888.
al have boon n sufferer from nervousness
and nervous proStratiun for years and hay
tried many things, hut without tn" least good.
Hearing so much about DR.. Grrcnc,s \ervurt
Nerve Ton from my lricnd$aud Tiers whom
it cured, n last dec died. To take it. Its ef
fects are really almost magical, for j. imme-
diatcly takes away that nervous, restless AMI
weak feeling or sense Of exhaustion ana re-
stores one Ia "a perfect condition health IT
is IA great boon and 4 wonderful blessing !"
nervous people. LUCIE WERNER
This wonderful remedy, whose praise is
upon e?ervhOlv's lips, must he the most mar
ve.ous in its curative powers of any RENE
dy ever discovered. We hear every day of
remarkable cures of nervousness, nervous
weakness, exhaustion, paralysis or other
nervous diseases effected by this great nerve
tonic and restorative. Here person res
cued from the grave, rs was Mrs. Annie
Donovan, Of AttaWaugan, Conn: there
caso saved from that terrible disease, in
sanity, us was MIR. w. G.. Miles, of 40 Blue
Hill avenue, Boston, Mass. again, cures of
paralysis Of years standing, like that of Mr.
Alexander llorn, OF the Marine Asylum,
Philadelphia, Penn, who had not been abe
to walk before for wears. or restoration from
the Severc>t nrurulci AMI rheumatism, like
the case of Mr. James Bown, of = Market
street, New York City. Cures Of sleep
lessness with nervous and phy,ica OK
haustlon arc very frequent, the won
derlu cure of Ms. f. w. Abbe. OF
p
only one Among thousands. Altogether, the
remarkable powers Of DR.. Grcene's Ncrvura
Nerve Tonic in curing all form, of nervous
diseases like tho above, and restoring to
health ltlerers from nrrvOunesS, nervous
weakness nervous debility, deSpOniency, ne
preston of mini, Eeada Inc, trembling,
numbne's dyspepsia, indigestion, cons.ipa-
ton, the opium or choral habit, etc, have
demonstrated it TO be n remedy of wonderful
powers, and mt times OF almost miraculous
effects in cpring disease It's not 10 be won
dere Mt, therefore, That drug stores every
where are overwhelmed with orders for this
remarkable remedy, amt 1t is almost imyoSSi-
bic to supply the demands from the hundreds
OF thousands o! sur rcrs from nervous dis
eases. All druggists keep TIE remedy at 81
per bottle, and its low lrIce places it within
the reach Of all, II your druggist does not
have it, he will get it tor YOU.
A New York lord NJ house madam Ia
SeiZ'd n iaby for her oar bill. 10
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-26

mere prophecies but as something like
certainties.
Whenever ] go down Broadway past
Trinity Church of II pleasant after
noon, at the time when the Wal-strcot
brokers are thronging out of Their
busy tLOroughfare dispensing for their
homes, l see young woman who is
bewitch ng them with her artistic
dress. They don't know it, and could
hardly be made to comprehend it, any
how, but it is as clear as 4 Is { to Il
woman. The girl ia n llowor-vcnder,
and for two or three hours toward
night she stands with her back against
The railing of the churchyard and a
baskctful of flowers at her feet. She
is decidedly pretty, to begin with. She
wears no covering on her head, and
her complexion is naturally fine enough
to stand tanning without deterioration.
She arrangcs her auburn hair deity
enough, and yet in style that does
no. suggest carefulncss to q clumsy
male observer. Her dress is cheap
calico. but it fits her as nicely as any
silkcn gown on an heiress' figure. Her
sleeves are rolled up nearly to her
elbows, to show her shapcly forearms,
and a shawl folded and crossed over
Ter bosom reveals Il segment of tho
same complexion. Thus she ma es
the ncatest sort of n figure, tidy and
feminine, without any grotesqueness
or extravaganza. She commands adj
miration, and the practical value of
this success les in the fact that she
can sell ten cent flowers for n quarter.
She has to endure good deal of ogling
and occasionally an impcrtinant re-
mark, but she is adroit and snlf-pos-
sessed, and knows how to repel any in
sulting advances. | fancy that she
does thriving business, because | met
her uptown the other day, and then
her ingenious flower girls costume was
replaced by handsome and rather ex.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-26
l. silly Won.

Nothing is more embarrassing to its
posscSsor than a reputation which he
has not deserved. A laurel wreath
awarded by chance becomes absurd Y
heavy, and the unfortunate wearer,
thorgh he may long to toss it into the
nearest thicket, is usually unable to
tag it from his brows. When the late
Prof. Moses Stuart Phelps was a stu
cent at New Haven, he one morning
took walk with Prof Newton, who
lived in the world of mathematics.
Prof. Newton, according to his usual
habit began the discussion of an alb
ruse problem. IS he went deeper
aud dcepcr, Mn. Phelps mind wan
dered farther and farther from what
was being said. At last his attention
was recalled by his companions re-
mark. Which, you see, gives us *.
docs ~ asked Mr.. Phelps, think
ing that, in common politeness, lie
ought to say something.
why doesn't it?" eXcitedly eX-
claimed the professor, alarmed at the
possibility that Il flaw bad been de-
tected in his calculations. Quickly his
mind ran back over his work. There
had, indeed, been mistake.
you are right, Mr.. Phelps; you are
right! he shouted. at doesn't give
us " it gives us "
rom that hour he looked upon Mr..
Phelps as II mathematical prodigy. He
WAS the first men who had ever caught
the professor tripping
And so,' Mr.. Phelps used often to
add, in telling the story, Il achieved a
reputation for knowing a thing hate.
It's the way many regulations are
radc in this superficial world.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-26

eyes," said the young man as he threw
himself at the feet of the pretty school
teacher, Il love you and would go to
the worlds end for YOU"
You could not go to the end of the
world for me, James. The world, or
the EARTH as it is called, is round like
q ball, slightly tlattened at the poles.
One of the first les ons in the elemen-
tary geography is de oted to the shape
of the globe. You must have studied
it when you were a boy"
"Of course | did, but"
And it is no longer a theory. Cir
cumnavigators have established the
fact"
al know, but what | meant was that
[ would do anything to please you.
All! Minerva, if you knew the aching
void"
There is no such thing as q void,
James. Nature abhors vacuum; but
admitting that there could be such a
thing. how could the void you speak of
be void if there was an ache in it?'
81 meant to say that my life will be
lonely without you; that you are my
daily thought aud my tightly dream. [
would go anywhere to be with you. If
Won were in Australia or at the North
Pole | would f1v to you. /"
Fly! 1t will he another century be-
fore men can fly. Evel when the laws
of gravitation are ccessfully overcome
there will still remain, says q late scien-
titic authority, the iii lculty of main
aiming n balance -"
well at all events" exclaimed the
youth, I've got pretty fair balance
in the savings bank and l want you to
my wife. There%
"Well, James, since you put it in
shat light, /"
Let the curtain fall.-BOSJU C0u-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-26

The next picture below is meant to
show something three months in futur-
ity. 1t presents summer costume, the
essentials being composed partly of
goods now being made for hot weather
wear, and partly of the styles that are
just coming into vogue suitable for that
season. The elbow sleeves with flow
ing edges, the light kerchief and tied
at the breast, and the Gowertrimmed
garden hat NAV all be accepted, not as