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disease had attacked Il. II was soon a
worthless heap Of white powder, and the
0nce wealthy merchant was q pauper.
The death OF q pearl 10 caused by decom.
position oil b animal membrane which
enters INTO its substance.
Pearls have been put TO some strange
uses. All have heard Of Marc Antony and
Cleopatra drinking them dissolved In vim
eRar. and Sir Thomas Gresham once
swallowed one In q glass Of wine in order
that he might pay due tribute 10 his noble
queen In drinking her health. Lovers
have used pearl dust to dry the ink Of
their letters, and powdered pearls in the
oiuen time were supposed TO possess re-
markable medicinal qualities.
The late MIR. Hope of England owned
the mos noted pearl Of modern times. II
weighed 1,800 grains, and although not
perfect In form was Of such enormous
value that no market price was ever put
upon Il. The Russian royal Jewels COM
prise the most magnificent collection of
pearls In the world.
Pearls never 60 out Of fashion. From
ancient times until the present day they
have been sought at the peril of human
life and valued wherever things of beauty
are priced. They are n staple gem among
jewelers., and their sale is limited only by
the length OF their admirers purses.
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In his land there is very little excuse
for n homeless man, says the Burlington
Harbingcr. He is n social tramp. As n
rule, ne can offer hut poor excuses Tor
his condition. But the minated ana
homeless woman whose brow may never
be crowned with the bays OF household
authority, claims not our pity, but our es-
tcem, our admiration. Becaus II Is not
always her fault that she has no home.
Sometimes she hasn't had n chance. And
we love these unselfish and devoted lives
which work in single harness, and carry
SO cheerfully lifc's burdens and cares
with none of those beautiful iD~centiyesto
duty which animate the married sister.
For she, the patient, CHEEKY cleaner,
has never caught the speakers eye,
and to her Boar can never DE
more than a brother-in-law. Alone
she sings and CLEANS and gathers after the
reapers among the ''sheaves" n hndeth
no spec ial grace In the eyes OF Boaz,w hich
is bJss. No man reaches her the parchcd
corn and passes her the vinegar TOT heI
morsel, and no indulgcnt reaper strcwctn
her way with handsful OF barley. what
she ~gleaneth she carrieth home ana mas
il for her own, unless. pcradvenuire, she
hath her sisters husband and family 10
support. She may never have any cigar
stumpS to PICK on tIc ptano' ho p.pe
ashes TO dust on the window sill no muddy
foot tracks to brush from the hall carpct'
no one TO whom she can gladly give. up
the rocking chair and the new magazine;
no one TO drug up stairs and put to PED
election nights; no nc TO hide himself oe.
hind the morning paper at the
table; no one to get up IN tne
cold winter morning and build fires; she
seems TO have none OF these joys that
make her sisters life a song. Sometimes
when I look mt one of these lone women
and think that she may never know what
IL IL 20 see the man who has given his
name for the crown OF her love, splitting
his eager face over half a pic at u railway
dining station, aud holding his olsen
engaged hand over the remaining half To
keep some other hungry man from getting
II, j pity her.
For she Is starving not for the pie; oh,
no. She can get plenty Of pie-but for the
love OF some true-hcarted man. Woman's
sympa hctic, dependent, trusting nature
feeds on love, aud her life. her heart. her
voice ID never reused TO the broadcast, full
est capacity for expression and action
until she was blessed and fills some mans
life with the measurelcss riches OF her
maiden love, and then found some other
woman's photograph in his o%vercoat
pocket,
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PHYSICAL GRACE.
Washington struck Very Hard by u

Washington struck Very Hard by u New
Fad.
IL you watched the dress parade on
Connecticut or Massachusetts avenue
any of these afternoons you would very
likely notice that the swell girls nave
adopted "a fresh style Of walking-thcir
chests thrown out M Tar as possible,
without any throwing back OF the
shoulders, however, aud "a certain indies
cribable spring In their gait says IA Boston
Transcript Washington special. Upon i'm
quiry rs To the meaning If this you would
he informed that IL represents only "A
small part Of the new system of physical
grace, introduced from abroad 10y "a lady
who is now giving lessons on the subject
To the daughters and wives Of the richest
and most distinguished pcrsonagcs
in Washington. A class of Young
women meets at he Wanamaker :
twice a week To learn how to walk, to gn
up aud down stairs, 20 stand, Ia isir, 4,
smile, To make eyes aud 10 disp 80 of the
hands. IL need excite no SURPRISE now To
see three OF tout pretty girls In the dress
ing room, upon their arrival at "a party,
wringing their hands frantically as IL in
violent grief. All il signifies is that they
are making those members unconscious,
so that they will he at ease la company.
This is "A portion Of the new method. In
you don't know what To do with your
hands, you ave only 10 let them hang at
your sides, and wrinRing them vigorously
for about five minutes before making
your appearance in the drawing room; AT
the end of that time they will he deprived
of consciousness TO such an extent that
you will have no trouble with them for AN
hour or So, anyway DO this once or
more every day and You will find your
self become much more easy about your
paws. through the habit Of the thing. The
effect il said to be- really wonderful; for,
you see. il Is simply that the hands are so
highly educated in this mechanical age
that they may almost be said To have
brains Of their own. IL is difficult not TO
he conscious of them, therefore, and inn
plies awkwardness. But woiman's chosen
weapon is IA ye, and an important fca-
ture Of this new system from abroad is ed
ucation i'm the Use of that lovely organ
Within a certain n the female of our
species has an instructive perception Of
the manner In which her optical appara-
tus should he employed upon her compli.
mentary creature in pantaloons; but sci
ence has reduced the subject To exact
terms. Charts ave been prepared
Washington girls are studying them
showing that the eye has 10 distinct cx
~pressions, covering as many different
shades OF meaning. The proper thing 10
do Is 20 procure n of these charts and
reproduce with your own eyes the 10
expressions before "a mirror. When you
have mastered them all. try them ON
other people and see how they work. II
is popularity imagined that the eyeball il.
self is an expressive thing, nut as a mat
ter Of fact the ball OF the eye has scarce
any expression AT all. That all depends
upon the lids and brows. The upper lid
does the intellectual its position Is regti-
lated by the sort u thinking you are do
ing. The lower lid expresses, by its
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A ESCAPE.
A Baby Over whom = Train OF Carr
Passed.
From, the Nev Work. star-

A baby Over whom q Train OF Carr
Passed.
From the New York star.
Clifford Giffcn, q babe, sixteen months
old, while asleep on the railroad track
near It's home recently, was run over by q
train Of cars and m~iraculously escaped
death.
The babes parents live ut Woodlawn,
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton d Dayton
railroad, south or Glendale. Mr.. Giffen
Is employed In the city during the day.
He learned ON his way home that his
child had been run over by u Cincinnati,
Hamilton 4 Dayton train. Hurrying TO
home to what would be a sorrowful home,
irving to see the little one, although hav-
ing been run over was alive and unhurt.
As train No. III, Toledo express, was
rounding the curve at WOodlawn at 2
o'clock that afternoon. the engineer
noticed a small object lying in the
centre of the track. At q distance
IL looked like u bundle oil clothing.
More close observation as he approached
the object showed him that 1t was the
body OF an infant. He reversed his cn-
gine, but too late. Before he could stop
the train had passed over the infant. The
trainmcn ~alighted, as they supposed, to
gather up b scattered remains Of the in
FAINT. The fireman was the first 70 arrive
at the spot and picked up the infant and
held IL up To the rest Of the spectators and,
with joyous EXPLANATIONS, told those pres
ent that il had not received a scratch.
After turning over the infant to the
agent In charge the train went on, while
the spectators bore tho infant away to its
mother. The miraculous escape Is ac-
counted for I'm this manner: The child,
while playing, Is in the habit of lying
down ON his face. He had got on the
track and into n small hollow place be-
c the ties and fell asleep, entirely I'M
conscious of any danger,
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Iile lruNl NAY.

A lovely dashing country belle
Was tired Of life and wished to scllc.
She ranged her beauN
In double reaIN
Aud married a pcnniless city sw lie.
brooklyn Eagle.
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George +. Slosson and Maurice DAILY
will 90 10 Europe in June with n view TO
taking part in an international billiard
tournament in Paris.
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u Makes Him Tired.


There's a fellow YOU encounter as you trudge
along your way,
To SAY.
lie has sickened of the many things that grace
this mundane sphere.
whene'er he tries to laugh the effort turns into a
snecr.
In vain TO what he calls his own his betters have
aspirsl:
Vet all that he encounters simply
Makes
Tired.
lie GOES along anu never knows how other folks
-an lie
30 happy over little things that stir most men to
glee.
lie eats and drinks and sleeps-no more. and
each succeeding day
lie follows out the programme In its une,entfui
WAY.
With naught to stir his interest though others
have admired.
For all that h. encounters merely
Makes
Tired.
Washington Posi-.
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Woman's World.

A PLEA FOR HOMELESS AND MINATED WOMEN-A NEW
FAD WHICH HAS STRUCK WASHINGTON VERY HARD.
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drawing up or otherwise, the senses. The
eyebrows are emotional, and 70 on. All
this, however, In only the beginning.
Certain Il would appear that young ladies
OF the future, trained to make eyes ON
exact principles, will be much more Sc
ductive creatures than hitherto. But you
must not be surprised or shocked IL you
find n Washington girl winking mt you; II
IL ten 10 one that she IL merely Dracticing
the novel science OF ocular expression.
Pretty Little Japanese Women.
In size the Japanese is small
compared with those of America or North
ern Europe, her average height being four
and one. half feet. Her complexion il pc
culiar to all Mongolians, which is es-
pecially true of the servants n outdoor
iaborors. hut the upper and more refined
class. those not subjected to the
scorching rays Of summers sun
or chafiing effects of a spring wind, are
as fair as the average American woman.
Her beautiful dark hair, kept glossy by
the frequent dressing OF the native cpif-
fcur, her dark eyes not so obliquely set as
artists paint them, faint the complexion
slightly and make her kin appear
more Opaque that that Of a l~ight-haired,
blue-eycd damsel of Sweden. Her form
Is plain as nature intended ito TO he. not
being pressed into unhealthy shapes by
means used In more civilized lands. The
most that can be said against her form Is
that her limbs aud feet are short, shape
less and clumsy.
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DEOPLE's MARKET.
Barrett & Burnett
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUTCHERS.
THE OTHER ONLY
Frst-class family market In the city. All Goods
Delivered Free OF Charge.
mop on First Street ANACONDA
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awe which IL arouses exceeds by far such
feeling created under ordinary circum-
stance and In paths Of life where such
eights are not uncommon. The violent
contrast chills and paralyses the senses
and for the moment we know not how
TO act or what 20 do. We stand and
-guze m horror. us n suuck dumb. until
the actual truth which has burst sud-
denly upon us Is made clear and lndis-
putable, whom we begin TO use our
reasoning powers, and look for cause.
Such an experience was that OF Anton
Reyman on q bright July morning. as
far back as 1875.
Anton was the foreman OF the Posada
wine cellars Three years before he
had left his home on the Rhine, and
had como 30 tempt fortune in the land
OF the setting sun For months he had
wandered around earning what little he
could, doing odd jobs in various large
towns Of Middle California, but poor
success, or rather entire lack OF success,
stiAst made him so disguised with city
life that he turned his back upon bricks
and mortar aud set his face and feet to-
ward the free, fresh country.
In his old home no had learned
enough 10 mako him very useful hand
In vineyard or vino cellar, and after
wearying In his useless efforts 10 reap
fortune from the sidew walks OF San Fran
cisco. ne had found his way 10 the beauti-
fuland fertile Sonoma valley. His advent
here was as devoid Of good results as his
roaming through San Francisco had
been until he finally had the good fort
une TO meet friend in the person Of
Mario Delaro, prosperous vintager,
who had need at that time OF such q
man IS Anton.
From that day until the one In the
early morning Of which we find him
vending his way 10 work he had given
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AVENGED AT LAST;
Or, a Worldwide Chase.
A STORY OF RETRIBUTIoN.
BY WABASH"
lcoPYRIGHr, 1901 .
CHAPTER n.-coNrrSuHD.

NlhE len ii-NONIlNUED.
Mario Delaro had built himself q
pleasant home on the hillside q little
below San Paola. To this home he took
aloyely wife, by whom he had one child,
daughter, who was at the time Of her
fathers death about eight years old.
The child, Armida, was q bright little
brunette, combining In herself the
beauty Of her handsome father and the
sweetness. Of her lovely mother-the
latter daughter Of wealthy Spanish
merchant in Santa Rosa.
Mario had been very proud Of his
lovely wife and child and was the ten
derest OF husbands. @E a
Leon Velasquez, on the other hand,
possessed history which was quite OBJ
scure up to the time when he made his
first bow in San Paola with profusion
Of money and the appearance OF one
whose path in life was particularly
smooth and easy H
As related, he soon became the part.
ner OF Delaro, and at the time when the
partnership was formed he appeared to
be man Of about thirty-fve years,
though none ever knew his exact age.
II any one had followed him on his
frequent trips 10 San Francisco they
would. .hayo discovered that he went
there TO participate IN all kinds Of
vices, and, as men whose deeds are evfl
love darkness rather than light, they
would have found that he did not ex-
pose himself much during the day.
He acted like man who was afraid OF
being seen, and his haunts at night
were places where II required peculiar
knock on the door as we'll as glance
through peephole before the appli-
cant was admitted.
II looked as though his seclusion In
the quiet Posada vineyard was forced
one, though he had not apparently
enough discretion or force OF will TO
keep entirely from the outside world.
He was, In short, an inveterate gam
bier, and would resort TO any means In
order TO gain the material with which
TO tempt fortunes cards He had
logged elbows with the worst, classes OF
thieves and villains in San Francisco,
and any one aware OF his history would
have known that II was not the first
time he had associated With question
ablo characters.
The fact Of the matter was that Vel
asquez had walked in crime from an
early age. His parents had afforded
him a good education, and at the age Of
sixteen he had entered large mercan-
tile house in Lisbon.
He took advantage OF the Arst oppor-
tunity which presented itself TO steal
quite large sum OF money. and, failing
In his efforts to fasten the crime upon .
fellow clerk, he eluded the vigilance OF
the Lisbon police and secreted himself
on sailing vessel bound for America
The captain being susceptible to bribe
he managed to land safely In New York.
Velssquez lost no time in improving
his knowledge OF the English language,
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pay velasquez fifty D. Jusand dollars for
his share In the business.
After long discussion Velasquez
consented on condition that Delaro
would give him note for the amount
then and there, for which he would
make over q receipt. The papers Of
dissolution TO be filled out and signed
In the course Of day or two.
On his part Velasquez gave Delsro .
note for the value Of the mining stock,
which he held TO realize on, and the
deal was ended.
II was nine o'clock before the business
was settled. At that hour Delaro rang
bell. and the call was answered by .
colored servant "I'm going out, John,
may not be back till late, so you need
not wait up for me; but see that all
lights are put out except the one at the
head Of the stairs, and the one In my
bedroom said bis MASTER
"All right, SIR" responded the at.
tendant; "but Is there any thing you
want before you start, slr?"
"Yes, you may bring In some clsret
and ice and cigars"
After each had lit o cigar and drank
some OF the wine, Delaro arose 10 start
"If you care for my company" said
Velasquez, ~ will walk with you"
II have no objections. was tho re-
sponse., I'VE can finish talking over
the matter on the way"
During these few moments q great
deal was passing in velasquez's mind.
He vas meditating on committing .
doed which would place him incom-
parative ease for awhile at least
Herapidly weighed the chances OF de-
lection and made up his mind whnt he
would do. N
He was man whose nature 1t was not
TO rest unless his hands were stoeped In
crime, and he hesitated at nothing
when chance came within his reach to
secure good round sum Of money
Delaro' had not pleased him with his
carefulness; besides he was exasper-
ated at his repeated losses by spocula-
tion and ready for any kind OF deed as
. means 70 escape his diilculties.
EXCUSE me for moment" he said,
before they started. II wish to stop up
70 nay room
he was only gone for few moments,
but II was long enough TO get what he
wanted. B.,
There was not much said between the
two men on their walk towards the town
and on beyond IL TO the cellars; their
differences were settled and only ono or
two minor matters were left 10 discuss.
When they were about two hundred
yards from the entrance TO the cel lars,
velasquez stopped and seated himself
on . log, saying that be would remain
there until Mario returned.
7, Mario Delaro proceeded toward tho ep-
trance and was soon inside. II did not
take him more than twenty minutcs 70
conclude his inspection, after which,hs
AA not uait butAt once started dowp
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o doctor who had received instructions
10 follow them and had done so. calling
into service the wagon and horse OF !
grocer, with the grocer's boy for driver.
The sight Of these people gave Anton
infinite rclief, and he breathed more
easily when he felt that the care OF his
ghastly charge was being shared By
othera
The first OF the officers to approach the
body was the marshal. He took care
full survey Of the surroundings, but
found nothing that aroused his curiosity
in an unusual degree; nothing that
would serve as clew, or indicate that
there had been o struggle. The doctor,
with the assistance Of the others, ex-
smined the body. and found only the
one wound Immediately below the left
shoulder blade, though that was evident
ly very deep.
Plainly the blow had been struck by
strong arm and hand, which had not
erred In its purpose. II was useless to
surmise; there was nothing TO say in
the matter except the plain, horrible
truth that II was cold-blooded mur-
der, though whose hand had dealt the
blow no person could imagine.
The officers noted all the particulars
which they possibly could, and the doo-
tor, having taken diagram Of the OK
act position of the body. there was
nothing left to do but to remove It.
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THE ENTERPRISE WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER 49, 1890.

Francisco. where he opened Q fruit
store, There he was moro successful
and soon saved several thousand dol.
lars. 81
Growing tired Of the busy, yet hum
drum life Of the city, he resolved on
trying his hand in the wine-growing
districts, and bought few acres Of land
in the fertile Sonoma valley.
Owing to his imperfect knowledge OF
the business he at first lost great deal
Of money In the venture, and by the
time that he had mastered all the nec-
essary points and was turning out sat
isfaotory wines, he found that the poor
wines which many OF his competitors
were putting on the market had caused
the people TO speak disparagingly OF
domestic wines, SO that the trade In
them was considerably fallen of.
However, he continued to. persevere In
the face OF Ill fortune. and was at last
rewarded with success.
Elated with his good fortune, he con.
ceived the idea Of becoming part owner
and manager Of one Of the largest wine-
growing concerns in Sonoma County,
and In an evil hour took into partner
ship Portuguese named Leon Velas-
quez, so that he might have the means
TO purchase some neighboring Vine
yards
Velasquez brought quite large sum
Of money into the business, though how
he came by II was often afterwards o
theme for speculation in the mind Of
Mario.
For nearly q year all went we'll and
the prospects for the next year were
quite brilliant But before the end Of
twelve months partnership Velasques
began to show signs Of lessening per-
sonal interest in the business.
He took oft-repeated trips to San
Francisco and made frequent demands
for money, which at first Mario jn-
variably met without questioning; but
when one day velasquez proposed to
considerably overdraw his account, O
quarrel ensued. caused by Mario's re-
fusal.
Thereupon velasquez displayed char
acteristics which told that he was not
quite the polished gentleman he pre-
tended to be.
But Mario's refusal served good pur-
pose; for, after this, Velasques was not
30 importunate In his demands on the
financial resources Of the firm. Mat
ters went on with comparative smooth
ness for time, but Mario was not well
satisfied with his partner and often
wished that he had kept along alone in
his old quiet way. As year followed
year the Posada property continued to
increase in value and Sonoma wines
found ready sale -at all times. Both
Mario and his partner were making
large sums Of money every year.
Mario was careful man and invested
his money very cautiously as fast as he
made 1t, but velasquez was given to
rash speculation, and frequently lost
large sums Of money dabbling in min
ing stocks In San Francisco.
NsThis and his frequent sbsenco from
the Posada cellars gave Delaro good
cause for complaint, and he suggested
to Velasquez the purchase Of his share
In the business.
To this Velasquez would not listen.
He was always sure Of good thing. as
he knew full we'll, so long as he retained
his interest In the vineyard and the
wine-cellars and he knew enough to
stick to his partner.
TO BE Continued