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PAWNING AT VASSAR.
The Habit Grew From Transaction
With a Woman.

From the Boston Globe.
The pawning habit is a comparatively new
feature of Vassar life. At least one cannot find
that it was ever heard of until within the past
four OF five years. How it originated is not
known positively, but the story goes that once
upon time well-known and very popular
girl, who generally had plenty of money to
spend, and who. for that reason as well as sew
eral others. was queen OF her select circle,
found herself very ''hard up" and as this con-
dtion was due to extravaganza that her teach
ers or parents would hardly have consid-
cred legitimate. she did not dare appeal to
them.
Finding herself in Poughkeepsie and being
sweetmeats of the old woman who had sup
piled her with these dainties for nearly three
years, she became confidential. and told the
sympathetic cake woman everything.
The old woman really feeling that II would
be an honor to have such lovely young
lady" accept loan from her so expressed her
self. and her offer, after some demurring on the
part of the young lady, was accepted OF
course, it was only week or so before she was
supplied with money from home, and in paying
the debt she insisted upon giving little bonus
on the actual sum, perhaps merely In gratitude,
perhaps knowing that to be the best way of
keeping the transaction secret.
The tradition goes on to say that finding that
such an easy way Of getting money she re-
sorted to it quite frequently, and after while
told friend, who told friend and SO on.
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Two Ingenious Paupers Caught.
Paris Dispatch to the London Daily Telegraph
Sympathetic spectators gathered this All

Fsrb Dispatch 10 the London DAILY Telegraph.
sympathetic spectators gathered this after
noon around young man who fell down in
front Of the Louvre IN what appeared to be an
epileptic seizure. One of the bystanders
stepped forward and proposed to carry the in
valid to chemists shop not far off and another
offered to assist. The one who spoke first took
up the epileptic's hat, and throwing sixpence
into it, said to the crowd: Il am a poor man
myself, but if each one Of you did as l do this
unfortunate creature would have something to
help to relieve his sufferings." Impeled by this
generous example, the crowd showered coppers
and small silver into the hat until over ten
shlilings was collected. Great WA their aston
ishment when two constables walked up and
seized both the benevolent originator Of the
Aims collection and the epileptic sufferer. The
latter. as soon as he opened his eyes and saw
the policeman, forgot that he was an invalid
and attempted to escape. They were both
taken to the lookup and we're identified as two
well-known lazy mendlcants named Garnet and
Desmarets. They had enacted the same dodge
successfully in the Rue Saint Honore during
the forenoon, the epileptic and his colleague
on that occasion fleeing the charitable to the
extent Of 8 shiliings. The chemists assistant.
who relieved the pretended sufferer in the Ruo
Saint Honore. happened TO pass the Louvre
while this second performance was going on.
Suspecting fraud he told the police. Hence
their arrest
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From the London Daily News.
A desperate chase of an armed burglar took
place on July IL between Cambridge and Roys-
ton. Two or three houses were broken into in
Cambridge on Wednesday night aud both the
borough and county police took up the matter.
When the first up train from Cambridge to
Royston stopped at Shepreth suspicious-look-
ing person who had booked for Hitchin entered
the train, carrying bag. Detective Clark and
Sergeant Quincy of Cambridge had travelled in
the guards brake, which they left and were
about to enter the compartment where the sus-
picious individual was seated, when the man
jumped out on the other side Of the train, leav-
ing his bag in the carriage. Having scaled q
fence a man named Chamberlain followed in
close pursuit, but the supposed burglar, draw
ing revolver, threatened to shoot him unless
he stopped. The police took up she
chase with Chamberlain, wading rivers
and traversing corn fields, where the run
away was lost for q time. He was next seen
bourne the police and public were in full cry.
The pursuers drew upon the fugitive at Roys-
ton, where he fred upon Inspector Goodyear
at close quarters, awearing as he fired the shot
that he would never give himself up. Turning
the revolver upon himself he fired two more
shots--one in the ear and one in the mouth
and fell dead Just a. Superintendent Carlow,
superintendent Whitechnrch and Detective
Clarke came mp. The body was removed to
the Royston Hospital. Silver plate and other
missing property were found in the bag which
was left In the train. Tho deceased has been
photographed and the London police com-
inundated with for the purpose Of identifies
forty Years Of age. He was in his shirt sleeves
and wet from going through the river In his a.
tempt 20 escape.
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Wife Murder I'm Austria.

The Vienna correspondent of the London
DAILY NeSrs telegraphs: "At the trial of a b.
hemlan shoe maker on Thursday for the MUIR
der OF his wife a cruel tale OF suffering woman
hood and Of mans brutality was brought TO
light. When the shoe maker married his wife
brought him a sum of money which she had
saved during ten years service. They were
then both about twenty-five years of age. and
by hard work they prospered, and the shoe
maker at last saw himself master with six or
eight workm0n. 1t was then that he began to
neglect his work and sit in the public house
for hours together until drinking became a
terrible habit. Gradually. as the family grew
larger, their means dwindled and the man
sold the very beds from under the little ones.
At last, when the poor woman saw there was
no chance Of ever retrieving her position as
long she stayed with the man, She put the
bigger children out as apprentices and went
away with three little ones For these she
managed to find a living by working hard as a
charwoman. The man soon found her out and
tried to make his peace with her, but she re-
fused to live with him. although he followed
her home every night. On June 1 he came to
the house, and, after the wife had given him
some dinner and the last bread in the house she
told him to go away, as she would have nothing
more to say to him. The man, who had bee3
sitting on the bed, jumped up, drew a knife
from under his waistcoat and stabbed the Door
woman in the neck with such force that the
blade remained in the flesh, leaving the handle
in his hand. The woman died almost immedi-
ately The trial showed that the man then
went into a public house, ordered glass of
beer, finished n cigar he had been smoking
while he committed the deed, and then ayowed
what he had done and said he was going to give
himself up to the police. At the trial he nro-
tested that, to put an end to his misery. he had
intended first to kill his wife and then himself.
but there is nothing to prove that he made any
attempt upon his life. He was sentenced to be
hanged"
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Red-Heeled Shoes for Men.
Paris Letter to Pittsburg Press.

Letter 10 f1ttsDurH tres1.
French Washers have taken to wearing red
heeled shoes. Under Louis XIV gentlemen
wore large boots; the outside sole was in wood.
to protect against humidity. In the middle of
the seventeenth century the boots were re-
placed by shoes, with bows Of ribbon and lace.
The heels were three inches high and painte d
red. Ladies' wore the high-heeled shoe and
took thought TO add three or four inches to
their stature. The shoe was in silk, embroid.
cred satin or brocade. Under Louis XIV white
stockings were in vogue. These necessitated
white satin shoes. The red-heeled shoes
that made their appearance under Louis XIV
continued to be worn, but not SO high, under
Louis XIV, so that about 1875 red-heeled shoes
were considered to be the mark Of a gentle
man. But while the lords lowered the heels Of
their shoes the ladies augmented theirs, 90
much 80 as to make them "ten inches high. "
IL was under Louis XVI that the gold and
silver buckle, ornamsntsd with did bonds, re-
placed the ribbon bow. The Sans Culottss
wore no stockings and patronixed only wooden
shoes. For short time under the Directory
the sandal AZ worn BY Roman ladies was the
mode. Bands sustained the sole While show
ing OF the foot, snd on every toe was displayed
y diamond. .
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Good Runners Will Pay Three or Four
Times as Much In q Season.

From the Chicago Evening Post
why don't train trotters as well as run
ners?" exclaimed professional owner yester.
day in reply to query of precisely the same
import. why don't train trotters, you say?
Why, sir, make my living out Of horses and
don't just keep 'em for fun like California
Senator"
The speaker was typical Kentucky horse =
man-one who had lived among horses all his
days and did his own training ever since he
he raised a colt-and his looks showed it.
"a trotter costs just as much q runner to
train" said he. personally, I'd sooner own a
thoroughbred any day of the year than a trot-
ter, and I'd sooner see one good race like that
Salvator-Tenny match the other day than sit
out all the trOtting meets that ever were set in
heats. But leaving ones personal tastes and
distastes out OF the matter and coming down to
straight dollars and cents tire is about three
times more profit for me in raising runners
and racing them than could ever hope to get
out OF trOttlng horses. Its Just matter of
bigger money, and as am not millionaire l
am sensible to take up the more pro itable side
OF the turf. Unless man wins some big
matches In a season or back his trotters with
luck he cannot pay the expenses Of a big
stable. The stakes offered, you see, are too
small and the chances too few. A trotting
meet only lasts, say, three days, and
there is rarely much AS $4,000 hung
up in purses on any one day. There will
be, say, three events each day, nine in all,
and if I fail to make asstrike l have to
go to all the trouble and expense of transport
ing my nsgs to some other meeting. At run
ming meet can just bunker down and wait my
chance, and by picking up couple OF purses
and may be a stake race easily clear my ex-
penses and pocket few dollars besides. Last
year Salvador alone won seven races and ELL
$50, while ten OF the best winners on the trot-
ting turf won fifty races and only so, $40 in
money. Take ten of the largest winners on the
running turf last year-Salvator, Chaos, Ell RIO
Rey, Longstreet, Tenny, st. Carlo, Senorita,
Protection, Spokane and Raceland-and they
combined won sixty races and $500, 23S. Ten
of the largest trottipg winners were Alcryon,
Sprague, Golddust, Nelson, Reference, Jack,
Gene Smith, Hendryx, Star Lilly, Geneva &.
and Aubine. They won fifty-nine races and
only S96,9i0.
THAT means that, other things being equal,
the average earnings of a crack runner are a
little over four times great those of tip
top trotter. Now, if you had TO depend for q
living upon controlling one class or the other,
which do you think would you take up? am
not asking which would you like the best but
want to know. il you were like myself, with a
wife and couple Of daughters to support de-
Gently whether you would like to risk your
capital on trotting horses or thorOughbreds!"
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They Are Usually as Harmless a. Base
Ball, but Not Always.

From the Illustrated American.
The usual length Of the duel among the Ger
man students is ten minutes for freshmen and
quarter Of an hour for seniors, unless an ar
terry is cut. Then the fight comes to an end at
once. if the doctor judges the wound to be suf-
fciently serious. and the party who inficts the
wound is the victor. After the wounds have
been dressed reconciliation ia effected; the
former enemies leave the place friends. In
deed, the duels are not often the outcome of
personal arimosity. The superAuous energy
which in England and America is worked off in
outdoor sports, in rowing, cricket or base ball.
here finds its only outlet in the duel. II these
duels were always harmless one could dismiss
them with laugh, as only one other form of
the inevitable and even enviable folly of youth.
But unfortunately, there is another side to the
picture. Sometimes the duel is the result of a
deep and deadly hatred, and then it is fought
out even to the death. The comparatively
harmless schlager is discarded and in its place
the pistol or the saber is substituted. No
silly childs play here, but grim aud wicked
earnest.
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BRlGANDAGE IN SICILY.
A Millionaire Banker Who Got On
With His Life and Money, Too.

From the Httsbure Dispatch.
Brigsndage still exists in Sicily, but not with
its old time success. signor Arrigo, million
aire banker of Palermo, who was captured By
brigsnds, has been released BY his captors,
alive and unmutilated, although he did not pay
the ransom Of 100000 demanded He was
kept for three weeks in damp cavern and fed
on bread and cheese. His letters we're written
with goose feather dipped into the juice Of
mulberries and were always detained by the
brigands until they could find somebody able
to read
Signor Arrigo's jailer was pleasant and we'll
behaved. but, although anxious to serve the
captive banker, he declined the latter's offer Of
$4,000 francs and ticket to America for liberty,
alleging that even at such distance he would
not be safe from the avenging arm of the Malta
or whatever the society was to which the brig
ands belonged.
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RMTIMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
i.sv. w.. sSaed1is N efset Jn.e 20. 1890.
'',. isVa s s, corner Of New Jersey
lor csieaS0 aad Northwest Issn6ulea Limited e.
Ppta. IN. S s.s 4 80 a N sKGress o 50 pm.
d.,iy. ! .5 M, s. L,sis aud Indianapolis sEprs.s
fSs s l1s'seGrI and Cleveland. e,prs-. daily so
fog lexington and Point. In the shen.ndo. Vale.
f fST i nnShe g .nd way stations tSsoPm
. iNr bA4iliHore. stek dAys. o. s 90 q rs : 10
q q i 81 a. mn, a@ a,s. 5siS 4pass
mnGiesl SO. 8 90 6i5 "a 80. "a 'S2 = 81 Is
90 1880 sud II 20 pan. ssndsss 4 0S %
ais C SO = S %na H 20 s ANU "a
i M !Sa - 500 GA "a 3 40 As i0.31
For N.y station. between Washington and s.t.
a 80 PM sundays SO am. 90. s:Ss. 81
200 Q "a esG 10, 20 90 $50. as. dssS
80 oS rs. sou. q 10 "a a 20 DO Ia IA
20 $500, 1910. 10 20 aud IA. 90 , M s1nd.ys
~ e SO So So 1880 SO !, "a q 20
80 rSs sn 20 :; $50 10 10 10 go and 90 PM
On; -. IS; .n- is'o4 30 r@ Ss'f sa sa.ss.
a. f9 95 stato.s the Metropolitan Branch 20 50
fio an. "a 80 and - 30 5TiHeA s'.'i"". 0ni''
or koSn llle and Wa, stations. - .35p.m
FOE SAi Then bum and dlate p.ants 20 %
li 9:99. ~ 90 am. ti.OO. 1900 .5.5S. ~ AZ
fsE B9yd's and intermediate stations. .7oopm.
ChnrcL tram leaves Washington on sunday a. / Is
Pm stoPiitg Il al stations Metropul tan BranoA
,fF f1edeTlek 70 so $3.50. SO. III 30 ~
Iur hsserstosn. flo 40 An and IS BONN
rains arrive from Chicago daily 4 a, a m ana
tiio p.n,. from SBBclnnst AND ~ lou,S daily a "a
Am and 900 Pm iTOIn fittsburg 7.lO an 80
NV YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION
fof New lort Trenton Newark. y D.. and tllIAlsth
.T,o - 90; ts;yo. 40 20. ~: 800 an - 81
aay Trans, Trans sieeiins Car on the lO:3U p m open
teI rhladelphia a o5. IS 90. 30 90. .i2 oonoon
'~,oO, - 40. Is IS and 1850 PM
..fM Newark, Del, Wilmington aud Chester. - 05,
10 80 y N -
For iliermediate points between Ra,timor. and
fnlAaeiphiA fSsoo and 81 20 An. t2 so, a. 20
Trains leave New York for Washington. 20 90
,di,;3 49,, AM- -2sOo. $40 - 90 pm aud .12 IS
Tram. leave Philadelphia. for Washington. - -
e IL, ,sil1. IL 80 A.m- II 80 All. Is .5A
FOR boston $50 pm. with Pullman Butre, Sleep
ING car running through ~ boston without change
". oashkeeks sic Bridge, landing pa.sengers b. und
NJ. station at bu~tou.
For Atlantic city. o5 and 10 am. 200 noon
sundays, 10 am, IL noon aud 10 so pm
FOX BAY RIDGE
, Week days. e:15 am. 80. 4 80 pm. SundsyA
u $50 am, 30, BIB pm.
Leave Bay kadse week days. o 80. y 80 pm. Sun
tkIcept sunday. DAILY. ssunday only
bassA&e called tor and check hOtels aud
ueces u Union Transfer COMPANY on orders left %
ticket Offices. GIG and 1891 Penn ave and st depot
- ChAS. q. SCULI. Gen, lA.s. A..eit
j. I. oDELI- Gen. MAnAxer. ~
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my6-3RnI
IN THE MOUNTAINS,

A UROkA, WEST VIRGINIA
"A lac hEest health resort in the Aileghanies Pure
spring water braciae air. Soft spring BIDS. Good
table abundanty supp lied Bowling alley. tennis and
croQuet NO fogs. no hay fever. no mosquitoes Call
at star Office Tor circulars address J. H. SHAEFER
ProI rector. jy26-lm
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NoD Is the time to stamp out TIE stupid lie often
used by the advocates Of the atkinson bill that The
citizens Of other sections Of Washington regard
uih Indifference the sacrifice Of the lives and prop
erty Of the people Of South Washington Send in
your protest against the cdtunny.
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A GRAY BIARp on . nan nader nfty makes him
look older than he Ia The best dye to color brown
or black 10 Buekinghams Dye for the Whisksrs-
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SUMMER RESORTS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

fNoLoNIAL BEACH,yA, Us MILES FROM WASH
~ ington. on the Lower Potomac, now offers for the
month OF August special reduced prices, ss 10
ST. FER week. Fishing, grabbing, boatlne. dancing
and other smusemopts. Also the nilest hsh dinner
served ON the Potomac river for DOC
su1-1m W I. CRUNP Proprietor.
DRIGHr HOUSE. RFHoBoTH BEACH, DELLA
ID ware. will reopen June Is. $40. Address
my1G-3m' WALTER BURTON.
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SPRINGS AND RATus.


BEDFORD NI Eli,vdR srE EESs,
In the AlleRhany Mountains. SCENERY unsurpsssed
As curative sgent the water has equal All
ments Hotel enlarged, improved and newly fur
yl-52t 1. b DoTY, Manager.
CHALYBEATE SPRINGS HoTEL.-FXCEIIEST
~ Board and Rooms; fine chaly be sprikg close
mountains, railroad station and telesraI'h ONCE.
ssFmsi Gfr wees % 4 $40; ger month. SO to
jy15-lm
u oCk ENoN SPRINGS AND MINERAL BATHS.
VIRGINIA.
About six hours from washington Adslightful home
for families aud all who need rest. renewal o health
and strength.
CUISINE une xcelled in any mountain resort.
SANITARY arrangements complete
Private steam heated baths OF mineral waters
An immense swimming pool. temperature Of vatel
over 500
All rational amusements GOOD music, fne lawn.
shady walks and rambles ia abundance.
No BAR. Iatcs reasonable.
Circulars ana all information at A. & Pratt Sons
Office. Sun building, or Oh application TO
A s. PRATT. Proprietor,
my6-3Hms Rock Enon SIrings Va
g. wEEr SPRINGS"
- MONROE COUNTY, W. VA
The most noted its excellent and comfortable
Communications the two Nirginlas The hotel build.
ins aud COTTAGES uuequaed iu their superior
structon and elegance. Altitude 1000 feet. A
4-horse coaches. Terms reduced TO sis per week
goo Ter month. Send tor pamphlets. y. NJ. CART
NELL. Manager. my 1-co:Bm
WINDSOk SCLPHIR SPRIN6S-SO MILES
w from Washington ". Md L. X, 1000 feet above
tide. No mosquitoes. pure water. gardens, orchards
lars Bretsno's. 1Ol5 Pa ave Address A. NJ JELLY
Prop. New Windsor. Nd. Se0-1m
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RAllROADS,
CHksAfIAKE AND ONO RAILWAY.
Schedule In Effect MAJ IL

Trains leave Union Depot 9th ana streets Il 81
An fur NesIort News Old Point ComfcsS ana
Nofo4k daily. Arrive al Uld FONT ~ 3 40 A. Ia
n, Gd Norfolk AZ 40 A n
IA an. Cincinnati fnpress daily 20 station. tn
NtelnlA West Nir,,lni4. kentucky aud Cincinnati.
NsAoNa4e SITS peTs ihrou.h without CHANGE 10 Nan-
q, S.1--1s arfiNlng a. 30 am.
Al ~ Pm. 2. y V NesiIbGle Limited. daily solid
hAlhs. with diniilz through without
change Il Cincinnati Nestlbule sIeeIer for lsr-
Astun aud Louisville. Pullman Nsrs srS o..sp -
r. GIVE IAsseugcrs 81 q nm.
ohce: ol3 fennsy IL anna aVenus
40 - II W FULLER
Sh~-u Genera Psxsspgsr Agent
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FINANCIAL.

mo w. coRsoN. mo W MAcARTEEY,
- Member n. Y. etock u
CoRsoN MCCARTNEY
GLOVER BUILDING. 1919 ST NV.
Bankers and deaers IN 0overument Bona
Deposits- Exchsnge .Losns. collsoslona
on Ae Exchanges Of New York fhilsdelphsA. hosssa
spsc1sity made OF tnvsssmsps spcursusa Dtsesss
Bonds spdAn Local Ranroad. Co. lassrsnss - ~
sphoue Stock dealt IN
Ansriosn bsu Tsisphons stood bought md sold 1ie
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
SHoRT a9gTE TO LoSp9N

NonDDEuTscHEB LLOYD q. o.
Fast Express StesmerA
To Southampton 0ondon. HAvreD, Bremen
Aner Wed-. Aus. q. 10 Am. kider, sat. AaR. q
noon. FuldA. We'd, Aug Is. D. M werrs. Sat- Aus.
Aug. ~ II am.
Comfortable state excellent table, luxurious
ssloon sppoinsmsptk kloes: lst cabin, e15 aud up
ward berth according 20 location % cabin. 80 an
adult; sseerAse ss low rsssA AppU " l. y.
DROOR. go Penn ave an2
NUyARD LINE-sTATE ROOMS CAN BE RE-
Nserved az tbe Washington agency; nrst-clsss -
Communications from s6O up; seoQnd elAss e35 sol
$40; Storage. S2o. CHAs. l. Du bOls q CO..
Bankers. Sole Agents. oSl n st. NV myz3-3m
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ATTORNEYS.

11ANPBELL CARRINGToN, AITORNEY-AI-LAw
" Webster Law building. SOB u q. n. " aahinston
y. @. hestdencA USS X o. nv. ~
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BnSufpe94eo N appointments, table aud Gt-
tsnton. Tsrsna less for the en- ter
tsinmspts and given that at any resort
hy the eelsbratsd Fort Monroe Band; nightly hors
safest and most surf bathing the coast;
e iore,n and A%s.icsn ships q var; daily in.gsc-
4 broad ex paase OF salt water surrounds Old Point
Copfort hence thsre are NO land brsexsa malaria
no hay fevex oppressive heat The EVENING" are
hghuul md the n6hts cool and refresbinE HE most
oharmtsE marine vaeus N IL world. Send for d.
scriptiv6 pamphlet - -
N10.so3Km y. n PIE Nanag9
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MISCELLANEOUS,

N SUMMER RESORT
Mnl reopen June 10. Has well-shaded lawn. fine
mountain water hot and cold baths porticoes, I'm,
scenery and large rooms Address
Ru6-lw j. M. BELL. Hagerstown, Nd.