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English Society Morals.

The morals of English society nre
today little if any better than in the
days of tie regency of Charles ii.
The men are dissipated brutes and
the women are what the men make
them. 1 do not wish to lie under
stood rs condemning the entire En-
glish social structure; on the con-
trary. admire it. Imerely use these
words as applying to Il certain set of
people in England who are initiated
by a certain set in America. Inbotll
countries similar conditions are
found, and these conditions are plen-
ty of money and nothing to do but
spend it. Men OF this class areessen-
tally sportsmen, and not all the most
honorable, as the annals OF the turf
too clearly show. 1t is the fad to he
horsy, so the conversati lion is confined
to stable talk; the manners of the
men IRE those of the Jockey or the
bookmaker, modified it is true, but
far from what is expected of IL gentle.
man.
The women IRE likewise vulgar,
and essay to become horsy in their
talk and appearance. 1t is, in fact,
an age in which the usngcs OF the
stable have been brought into the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chi
cago News.
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Fire Quenching at Sea,

Investigationinto the causes OF the
recentnres OH steamships have shown
that the use OF u very simple means
OF fire extinction, the injection Of
cnrbonic acid gas into the hold, IL
very often not resortcd to when it
would he of the utmost sci vice. 1t is
n matter for surprise that this ef-
fectivc safeguard, which requires for
it's generation only few barrels OF
marble dust and twenty or thirty
gallons of hydrochloric acid. with
hogsheads for the confinement oil The
gas and hose for it's injection, is not
universally employed for the preser-
walton of life and property ON the
high seas, especially ms in the hold
of Il vessel. which Gun be tightly clos
ed, the principle OF chemical cXtinc,
ton can lie applied with almost GER
tain success. The adoption of sucl.
nsystem would result not only in the
saving OF property. but it might II,
any time prove tile means of avert.
ing loss ollie.
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CAPTAIN BRAND
TIE PIRATE SCHOONER.
ATALEOFTHEsEA
PART II.
CHAPTER XXXvI1.

1t was q delightful breakfast with merry
party ut Escondido, Us all sat under the
wide. cool piazza in the shade, with the sun
throwing his slanting rays through the vines
and clusters of purple grapes, and through
the orange-trees, where the yellow fruit
was fast losing its fragrant dew. All the
men once more in summer rig. and the
ladies' in flowing mus lin and tidy caps.
MY DEAR" said Piron to his wife, I'VE
have lost one of our guests, Colonel Law
ton; he went away ut daylight this morning.
and left n message to me and compliments
20 YOU all, that business of importance
which he had forgotten, demanded his
immediate return TO Kingston"
There was no sorrow expressed by the
lady or her fair sister. and even tho men
treated it with indifference, except Mr..
Burns. who remarked as he snapped n
too,hpick in twain. that. for his part, he
was glad the fellow had gone; he didn't
like his looks nj all though lie did make
himself so fascinating to the beautiful
widow who sat next him.
As the party rose from the breakfast
table TO get ready for stroll down to the
mill and around the plantation, one fair
woman s hand was placed with contid-
ing, friendly Gasp in that of Monsieur
Burns, and then rs Il graceful girl reached
up TOT pull down her great flat s,raw-hat
from the post, Paddy Burns kissed her on
the forehead, and she returned it, too, as
if she knew how TO perform that ceremony
even before people. Mr.. Refer Mouse
had some thoughts of getting jealous and
calling Mr.. Burns out. at ten PAGES, ships
pistols, and all that sort Of thing; but the
round. rcd-faccd gentleman kissed him
too. declaring the while. as he held him
aloft, that he was tirstmte kissing-that
he was! nearly as goal rs matcmoiselle,
which quite dsarmed Tiny's wrath, and
then lie followed the damsels delicate
steps, and tripped away with her down the
valley.
Harry Darcantcl cxchangeda nod-not
of lctance-wth Paddy Burns, as much as
to hint that those we're not dangerous
kisses---oh! not ut all-and passing his
hand over his brown moustache. he follow
ed the couple before him, Yes. Harry,
Tiny's legs will get tired soon, and he will
be hungry. and come back to Banou for
luncheon; while you will be putting aside
the coffee bushes, and implorng mademoi-
selle to keep her strw-hat about her lovely
face. and not get tanned by the sun. And
when she turns her humid eyes towards
you, you BEGIN to believe the sky is never
so blue MS those eycSi
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A Hustling Undertaken.

A Cincinnati travelling man tells of
IN enterprising undertaken. in his
town who tried all sorts OF lodges.
He made an innovation in the bust
ness by resorting to IL prize package
scheme. With every first class fu.
neral he threw in q typewriter re-
port OF the officiating minister's ser.
mon. The other undertukers stood
nghast at this. About n month aft.
erwnrd lie went to several druggists
and offered to furnish them labels
Tor their morphine and poison bot.
ties il they would allow him to stamp
his advertisement upon them. When
the respectable untlertakers heard Of
the attempt OF the early bird they
made it SO hot for him that lie left
the city.-Detroit News.
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Only affair.

Zone dry, 10 years ago." said q
Western millionaire, ~ stood with
out nickel, and without the door
of q restaurant in San Francisco.
l was iudulging in an optical fenst,
gazing ut the display ofuncooked
roast, chops and steaks, garnished
with watercress aud altogether love-
~, in the window. Thesopg-orrath'
or its refrain-sThou art SO near and
yet 80 tar was whispered to me Ivy
the giant brownie of hunger. Then n
prosperous-looking man, who was
Tipping u halfdol'ar in his hand,
dropped the coin, which tinkled
through an iron grnte and fell into
the subway below. The man give
an almost-unconcerned glance in the
direction the coin had gone, and then
walked awny humming popular
tune.
II have always possessed some re.
source and I was determined to pos
sess that coin. The OCCASION is what
is frequently spoken Of as n ground
hog case was out of meat'-also
bread. Ispoke to the proprietor OF
the place. Told him l had dropped
IL five dollar gold piece through tho
grnte, and asked il might go and
retrieve it. Certainly he said, and
gave me hatchet with which l
might remove q wooden bar that
had been nailed across IL door lead
ing from the basement to the OPEN
ing under the CRATE.
"There was much litter and dust
down there, and in searching for the
coin l found many other things which
had been dropped in similnr way.
Thus cleaned up SO from tllntpros
pect drift. The amount supplied me
with place to put the able.bodicd
appetite which had concealed about
my person. 1t also gave me the ell
tire to clean shirt and n proportion
ute supply OF self-estecm and seli-rli-
ance. visited men ofinfiuence whom
HAD not been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to meet in the immediate heretofore,
and have not been seriously insolv-
ent since that date. Thus YOU may
see OH whata slender thread OFT hangs
u chance in life. "-Philndelphia Press.
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Realismin Amateur Tramp Life

Edward Tracy and n companion
named Gillen, OF Troy, who had been
enjoying a vacationin the hop fields
stopped at Aechanicsville OIL their
way home and we're arrested us
tramps. They were put in the lock
up, and their experience there was so
disaagreeble that rather than re-
main another night Tracy pleaded
guilty in hope Of -leing sent to the
county Jail. To his conservation Jus.
tice Porter sent him to the peniten-
tiary for three months. Gillen plead.
ed not guilty, and tried to tell the
Justice that they were more respect.
able than their condition betoknned.
He was sentenced to hcpenitcntiary
for six months for his pains.
Tracy's father heard OF his sons
plight, and going to Mechanicsvillc
interviewed Justice Porter. The lat
ter wrote a letter to Superintendent
Mcintyre requesting the discharge Of
Tracy. Of course Mcintyre couldn't
recognize anything of tllatkind. Mr..
Tracy then engaged u lawyer, and
after much difficulty secured his SON.,
discharge.-Albany Journal.
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devotedly; anda word from him will do
more than could say in lifetime" -
THE ladies are in tho barge. commo.
dore," squeaked Midshipman Mouse, as he
popped his tiny head into the cabin.
Very well, sir. And tell Lieutenant
Darcantel TINT wish to see him 10. morrow
morning before church service. Come,
Piron,"
On the lower ernting Of the accommoda-
ton ladder stood the commodore with his
first lieutenant % the barge moved OF.
Il nm heartily obliged to you. Commo.
dore Cleveland said Jacob Blunt. "for
your kindness TO me; and it Mr.. Hardy will
permit, I'll give the boats crew glass Of
grog for their troubls in towing the old
brig
Certainly! Jacob Blunt knew what was
proper under the circumstances, and liked
moderate loss himself after hard nights
work Oh we'll as the lusty sailors in the
boats, and the youngsters, Rat and Martin,
who stored them.
Finally, old Jacob Blnnt, master, again
in full command of the brig Martha, with
Mr.. Binnaclc Binks, cutting the anchor for
ward! all sail made, sheets home. and
everything ship-shape. with fresh, steady
landwind, and u light gig towing astern,
went steering out to sea, bound to New
Orleans, by way Of tho Windward Passage.
At the first ray of sunrise the gigs line
was cast off; and with the waves breaking
over her. those four old sons Of Daddy
Neptune barred their tattoed arms-illustra-
tive Of ships, anchors. and maidens-and
bent their bodies with will toward the
harbor.
Take keer, sir. if it's the same to YOU, or
we'll boon that ledge off the Postle's Battery.
1t looks jist like that ere reef in the Var
gin Passage as was wunce nearly 'racked
on, on the Smasher, sixteen gun brig"
No fear. Harry Greenfield"
Beg Your nrtling, Mr.. Darcantel. but
that 'er vessel you is heading for is that
old clump of Spanish gun boat; our c.nft
is of here. under the quarter Of the Monon-
gahGelee."
oh. yes, Charlie; see the Rosalie."
What made these old salts slew gravely
round one to the other. rs their sixteen feet
oars ratified with regular jar in the brass
rowlocks, and shut one eye tight. as If they
enjoyed something themselves? Probably
they were thinking ola stripping lass, in
blue ribbons. who lived somewhere in q
seaport town long years ago. But yet they
loved that young slip of sea-weed, whose
head was bent down to the buttons of his
blue jacket, his epaulet lopsided on his
shoulder, his sword hilt downward. and
his brown eyes tracing the lines of the ash
grating where pretty feet had once rested,
while he jerked the tiller ropes from side to
side. and his gig went wild by reef and
point toward the Rosillie.
When the gigs oars at last, in spite of
her meandering navigation by her abstract
cd helmsmau, trailed alongside the schoon-
or. and while her crew were cracking few
biscuits and jokes on deck, with tho sun
high mp in the little crafts masts. her cap.
tain hurried down to his small cabin. and
changed his rig for service on board tho
frigate.
ITO BE coNTINUED.)
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MA INFATUATIoN.


Different Methods of following the
Injunction love One Another"
Do men ever full in love with each
other?
Women do. Not longngo n young
woman in New Jersey was married
to a youthful laborer on her fathers
fnrm. Sometime afterward it was
discovered tllut the husband was a
female; the young vie refused how
ever, though earnestly entreated to
by her friends, to give up her chosen
consort. The strangest part OF the
discovery was the fact that the
bride knew her husband was n wom-
nn before she was led to the altar.
Ii men do not exhibit this strange
iufatuation for one of their own sex,
they at least oltcntimcs give evil
dence of the fact that they love one
another. There are many instances
on record where one man has given
his lifeior another. There are many
more instances where men lave
given life to another.
Itisa proud possesssion-the knowl-
edge that one has saved Il precious
human. lie. Meriden, Conn, is the
home of such a happy man. John
II. Preston, ofthat city, July 18th.
1890, writes: "Five years ago was
taken very sick, had several of the
best doctors, and one and all call
ed it a complication of diseases.
was sick four years, taking pre-
scriptions prescribed Ivy these same
doctors, and truthlully state 1
never expected to get any better.
At this time, commenced to have
the most terrible pains in my back.
One day IN old friend of mine, Mr.. r.
I. Cook of the firm of Curtis 4 Cook,
advised ME to try Warmers Safe
Cure, as he had been troubled the
same way and it had effected cure
for him. l bought six bottles, took
the medicine as directed and am to-
day well man. am sure no one
ever had n worse case of kidney and
liver trouble than had. Before this
was always against proprietary
medicines but not now, oh, no"
Friendship expresses itself in very
peculiar ways sometimes; but the
true friend is the friend in need.
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Of Enormous Size.

According to The Medical Press
there died on July 2G, at Plaisance,
France girl of 10 years who was of
enormous size. A year ago she was
weighed and was found to exceed
40 pounds, and since then she had
considerably increased. Around her
waist she measured two yards and Il
hall, while the circumference OF her
arm exceeded one yard. She sue
cumbed to erysipelas.
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CHAPTER XL.
PARTING.

There had been small party on board
the Monongahela the night before to bid
the commodore good-bye-all old friends
ofboth parties. The Pirons, Burns, Stew
art, Stingo, and Jacob Blunt. Clinker was
not there, for he never went where it was
damp. aud if he got musty it must be from
mildew on shore.
Cleveland. said Piron, quietly, while
the ladies and our friends are getting into
the barge, come down with me in your
cabin. wish to have parting word with
you."
So they so down.
Now. my dear friend. You have seen as
we'll rs how wildly those young people
are in love with each other. So has my
wife and her sister; and, indeed, my sweet
Rosalie seems more in love with him than
our niece. have not had the heart to put
q thorn in the path Of their happiness, and
God grant it may all come right. But
Cleveland. you know that We came from M
oldand noble stock, where the bar sinister
has never crossed our escutcheon, and
cannot yet make up my mind to an immed
iate engagement. This our niece has con
scented to Stop, Cleveland! hear mt
out. do not, however, carry my prejudic,
to IN absurd extent. nor have I spoken OF
this subject to the girl, and only to he
mother and my wife; but wish you to ex
plain the way We feel, in your own kin,
manner, to your friends SOL. Say to hin
what trial it has beon to us--how We al
love him"-he pressed his handkerchief Il
his eves-"and after he has learned NIL, j
he still persists in urging his suit when thu
cruise is over, he shall have our consen
and blessing. Time may work changes ii
both; aud meanwhile I shall not mention
the matter to our little Rosalie, as We fea
for the consequences.
Spoken like true father and nobl
gentleman. my dear Piron! have though
MS you and your excellent wife do ON III
matter; but, like you, have not had til
courage to give even o hint of warning I
Henry. shall, however, break the matte
gently to him. and send my coxwain for hi
father also, whom have not seen for
week. aud who. they tell me, has been rag
ing about Kingston ever since he run ava
from you al Escondido. His son loves Lii
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HIs Half Son.

An old negro was scolding Ills son
when u man who happened to be
passing along said: "You don't
seem to I've pleased with that boy"
"No, sab; / ain't pleased wild him
81 tall. Dar's er good many p'ints
erbout him dat / ain't got no use
tur. He amt right bright in his
iede ment. an he's erbout the LATEST
human pusson / ever seed in my
horned lie. But I couldn't 'spect
much better O. him, Gaze he's only
1ly ha'f son, nohow."
"Your half SOM" the man ex-
claimed.
"Yas, sab, OATS all he Isles my
hal son."
"Why, howdoyou make that out?''
"Easy ernuff. caze / dun been maird
tweed"
"That don't make any difference -
"But Irecken it do. Dechillun dat
wuz horned endurin' my first wife's
lifetime is dat boys ha'f brudders
and sisters, and ez da is my chillun,
l lowed dat l was his hat daddy. II
peer to me dat it take q mighty long
time ter get erp'int through er white
puss0n's head Observation-Disclosures
Traveller.
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Events in Mr.. Deans Career.

Frank Dean, respectable white
farmer, lives ut Steep Creek, Loundes
county. He is now 60 years Of age
He has been married four times, an,
three OF his wives were sisters. H.
is the father OF thirty-seven children
Twins have been born to him three
times and triplets have gladdene,l
his heart ON two different occasion 5
Dallas News.
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APrecoclous Youngster.

A Michigan mother. Who Ivy great
effort had procured pair of the new
French gloves-thirty-two buttons
was surprised and somew hat dis
gusted the other day to find them
upon her little SONS legs. The
<Shaver had put them on for leather
leggings, and they made him II
good pair coming well above his
knees.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Bridging the Straits of Dover.

Bridging the Straits of Dover.
Experiments, it is announced, are
being conducted in the channel near
Folkestone for the purpose of test
ing the geological structure OF that
portion of the sea bed upon which it
has been proposed to construct u
bridge across the straits. The ell
gineers engaged are NJ. Georges Her.
sent and NJ. Renaud, marine hydro
graphic engineer. The examination
OF the French coast is finished, and
so far as it has proceeded on the
English side Of the channel it has, it
is stated, proved satisfactory. The
sea bottom is declared very solid,
and suitable for the proposed struct.
urc.-Echo.
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The "Waiting List"

The longest waiting list" of any
club in New York land no club can be
said to have secured u really assure d
position until it has n respectable
waiting list) is that ofthe Union Club
$50 names. The membership limit
of 200 was reached long ago, and
as the club does not lose more than
thirty or forty men n year by death
and resignation, the candidates
whose names nrc near the wrong end
OF the list will have many a year to
wait before they eau hope to become
Union Club men.
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BAD NEWS FOR La CROSSE.
Or. Frank Powell the Noted Ply
sicIan and Surgeon to Settle Per-
manently In st. Paul.
nI9 REMOVAL NEGRETTED.

ni9 REMOVAL REGRETrEp.
Ono Of the greatest mis- ortuncs that could
happen to l.a Crosse, seems to he measured
out Tor visitation upon the city in the near
:nture. We refer to The permanent removal
from the Gateway city of Dr.. D. Frank Powell,
who hos decided to make his future home ut
st. Pull.
As We snid above. the removal of DR..
Powell will he public calamity and q loss
to the city Tint is practically irreparable.
The doctor has lived in In Crosse ten yenrs,
nni his widespread fame rs physician has
made this the medical Mecca of thousands md
thousands OF persons from tho surrounding
country. and with the Doctors removal ia
ST. Paul. the Gateway city losses n scource
OF revenue that can be replaced by no other
man.
Tho DAILY Press knows that the city ofSt.
Paul will provide wider field OF practice
for the doctor hut i, .leplores his removal nt
u public loss and one that will he felt by
nrnrly every one in the city.-La Crosse
Daily Press.
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~ 'OI'B IOS1IIUoeIOT
In health has the constitution fortified and
built up with liostett-r's Stomach Bitters.
Tile entire physical structure nourishcd and
sustained through the agency of assured di-
sestion and assimilation, regularity Of the
bowels and liver restored, the nerves invigor-
atch. nightly reposc sound, and health yield
iG-these arc among he results o its Use.
Malaria, rheumatism, kidney complaint, are
unnihiuted BY it.
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CHAPTER XXXIX,
LILIES AND SEA WEED.

By day and night, under sun or moon,
in breeze or calmly the resounding shore
ON the rippling water-in saloon and
grove, picknicking and boating-underv vine
prnwning-all around in the whirling waltz,
the measured -danza-amidst the
tlnkle Of guitar or trill of piano, the rattle
gate-gently rocking on the narrow deck Of
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ToDISpeIcoIDs

Headaches md Fcvcrs, to cleanse the sys.
tom cfrectually, yet gently. when costive or
eish, to permanently cure habtual constipa.
ton, to awaken the kidneys and liver to II
healthy activity, without irritating or weak,
cnl'g them, use Syrup of Figs.
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Ono of the suspected robbers that boarded
the Adams Express car ofthe San,iusky train
n few weeks ago near Titfin, Ohio. has lcrn
captured ut I'ellcfontane His name in j.
II, Smith. formerly night operator for the
road ut Urbnnu, Ohio.
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Vice Admiral Frcmnntlc, on board the
flagship Boadicca, has sailed from Zanzibar
FOR Nitu, wlicrc lie will cooperate with Il
Grrmnn forces in incting punishment upon
he natives who recently massarred mum.
Der o; Germans ut that place.
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John Barber of Lima, Ohio, eoped with n
lisrcputable woman known us big Sndic. "
leaving wife and six children. Mrs. Bar.
her followed the couple to Ransom. Nun,
shere she was stabbed to death by her hus.
bnnd's paramour. The woman has been
arrested,
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If YOU wish to do the easiest and quickest
weeks washing you ever did. try Dubbrns'
Electric Soap next wnslnlay. Follow the di-
rrr'ions Ask your grocer for il. Been on
the market ~ years. Take no other.
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The population OF Texas is 2,232,22O, IN
OF GlO,l71.
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Fon Sick HEADACHE rAkE ALIENS Iron
ture of. P. Allen, Druggist. st. Paul, MINI
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l have suffered for two weeks with neural.
gia OF the face, and procured immediate RELIEF
by using Salvation Oil.
Mrs. wM. c. BALD,
433 n. Carey ST., Bulto, Md
4 Chicago lover bet his girl that he could
tell what she was thinking o.. He thought
she was thinking o him. but she wasn't: ii
was about DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. which
bud just cured her of u dreadful cough.
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A Strong Foundation

Sllun pcculiarites of dress which attract
the vulgar.
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Life
Is Misery

To thousands Of people who have the taint Of
scroiuln in their blood. The agonles caused by
the dreadful running cores and other manifesto.
tions Of this disease are beyond description.
There IL no remedy equal to Hoods SarsapaIil lila
Tor scrofula. salt rheum and every form Of blood
disease. We know that 1t hns cured the severest
cases and 1t will benefit all who give 1t fur tri-