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News and Notes for Women.

News and Notes for Women.
The flaring Medicis collar is again
popular.
Patti, the opera queen, has chan.
ged her raven locks to gold.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland is said to
be struggling with French conjuga-
tions.
Margaret Oliphant, the tireless pro-
Queer OF novels, etc, is sixty-one
years old.
Silver cloak buckles of the most
exquisite pieced workmanship are in
great demand.
One may be independent this sea-
son in choosing ribbons, as all kinds
are used to o greater or less extent,
A woman may think man is q
genius before marriage, but she calls
him by some other name afterwards.
1t is an admitted fact that fashion
pays as much to keep her dog in rib.
bons as she does to keep herself in
gloves.
Opera-glass holders in stained ivo-
ry, tortoise shell, chased gold and
silver deposit are shown by the lead
ing jewelers..
Simplicity, or that studied art
which has the appearance of simpli-
city, is the keynote Of fashion in hair
dressing just now.
The long wraps imported this sea.
son for evening wear are described
as being the most elegant ever sent
out from Paris.
Chenille fringes and trimmings are
increasing III variety. When used
in black upon colored woolens the
effect is very pretty.
Little Princess Wiihelmina, heir
to the Dutch throne, has mastered
Dutch and German and is now dill
gently studying French.
Turbans, toques and small bon
nets promise to be more extensively
worn than large hats, notwithstand-
ing early predictions to the contrary.
An unusual wedding ceremony oc-
Cured not long ago in Dublin, where
well-known artist was married to
his second wife by clergyman who
was his son by his first wife.
One of the daintiest devices in sta
tionery this season is pretty note pa
per in shades of richest mazarine,
cream, opaline, silver gray and the
inner tint of pale pink rose petal.
Lady Sandhurst, upon whom the
freedom of the city of Dublin was
conferred, is said to be the first wo
man upon whom that honor has been
bestowed for 800 years.
Long mantles of the Russian type,
with plain loose coat sleeves under
the long hanging sleeves, are the
models most frequently shown in the
cloak department.
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Two womanIy Women.

One out perhaps %, the other a
little younger. They were pretty,
and were stylishly dressed. A car
riage stood at the Fourteenth street
entrance of Wizards Hotel, awaiting
theis pleasure. 1t could not be sup
posed that they we're in very distress
frl financial straits.
They sat at table in the recep-
ton room of Willard s, devising, con-
cocting, and instituting Geographic
message to send to some friend. The
elder one did the writing, and stratch-
ing, and rewriting, which used up six
or seven Western Union blanks. The
younger one leaned closely over the
scrivener and furnished suggestions
at just the right time to make the
scrivener tear up blanks.
"We will be there tomorrow"
That was what they wanted to
say. That was what they did say in
the very first writing.
''But," said the younger. "If we
say we are coming home we shall
both have to sign it,
"Carrie and.I will be there to.mor-
row."
That was the result of much men
tai effort spent in composing and
much physical exertion spent in eras-
ing.
II guess that will do, said the
younger, and the two seemed to
breathe with that freedom which tells
of great responsibilities unshoulder-
ed.
"Hold on" said the elder, at the
door.
"What?" asked the other.
"tCarrie and / will be there to-mor-
row. One, two, three, four, five, six,
seven-only seven Words
"Well?"
"Why, we have to pay as much
for seven words as we do for ten."
Here was more difficulty. 1t would
never do to pay for ten words and
send only seven. That would be a
reckless and a wicked waste. They
proposed many ways to lengthen it,
but each time they talked off a new
Message on their fingers they found
they had either too few or too many
words.
"Pshawl" said the younger one /;
"why didn't / think of it before? ]
have it"
"Have you? Have your"
"Why, of course. Leave it just as
it is and add, yours, very truly"
If young lady had had an inspira-
ton she could not have looked proud
er of it; and as for the older one,
she simply looked on the sweet face
before her as that of wonderful
being.
"Carrie and | will be there
tomorrow. Yours, very truly" was
the message that went through some
operators hands yesterday afternoon.
Wdshin0tOu Critic.
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The singular spectacle of 8 man
walking along the street eating green
backs was presented in Duluth,
Mimi, the other afternoon. He
swallowed S48 in fiveS twos and
ones, when he was caught by the
police and taken to the station-house.
A search revealed $607 between his
inside shirt and skin. He suffers
from the hallucination that people
are trying to steal his money.
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Little Brother--Can't you walk
straight, Mr.. Mangle? Mr.. Mangle
of course can. Why do you
ask? Little Brother-Oh, nothing I;
only / heard sister say she'd make
you walk straight when she married
you. And ma said she'd help her.
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Two of the wealthiest men in the
West are said to have been messen-
ger boys. 1t pays to go slow, after
all.-Exchange.
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lived frugally, and | hope it may save
her from want when am gone.

lived frugally, and hope it may save
her from want when / am gone.
HECTOR MoRITz.
How much is there 2" asked Sis
ter Theodosia.
"There are two hundred aud fifty
napoleors. These make five thou
sand francs. Truly, NJ. Moritz must
have been frugal to save so much"
"Then little Alice is an heiress,n
said Sister Theodosis.
1T is as you say"
II am very glad Now she can
pay her board to that poor NJ. Cor
bet, and he viii lose nothing by his
kindness"
II win 60 tonight and tell him."
The poor shoemaker was still sick,
and his money had wholly given out,
so that the family had had no sup
per.
II am sorry you are sick, my
friend" said the notary.
EYES," said the poor shoemaker,
signing; sit is unfortunate"
81 think you were not wise in
taking and additional burden when
you had so many children already
81 am not sorry. Alice is always
welcome to all that wa can give her.
"Then you are not sorry you have
taken her 2"
No; but I am sorry l fell sick.
The poor child has had no supper"
"Nor any of you, I suppose?'
"Nor any of u.s."
I'M. Corbet, you are a good man
and truly charitable. But | have
good news for you"
"Good news? Well, it could
never come at better time"
You thought Alice was poor
"And is she not?"
Con the contrary, she is an heir
esq.,
"What do you mean"
"Her father lett 5000 francs for
her fortune"
SIS that true?" asked the shoe
maker and his wife, bewildered.
Eyes: and therefore it is only fit
ting that she should pay her board.
How long has she been here?"
"Four months"
Seventeen weeks. Now, as her
| fathers executor, am going to al
low you eight francs a week and you
shall undertake to provide her with
| a home and clothing. For seventeen
| weeks, then, that she has been here
owe you 1876 francs. pay it to
you at once"
"But it is too much, said NJ. Cor
bet, surveying the gold with stupe-
faction, for he had never seen as
much before.
at is right.u
eve are savedl" said his wife
thankfully. will go out and buy
some bread. Children you shall
have some supper"
At this there was shout of joy
from the children, and tears of graft
tude flowed down the cheeks of the
poor shoemaker, who pointed to
Alice, and said:
"She has brought me good for
tune"
Before the money was half expend-
ed the shoemaker had recovered, and
went to work again. The eight
francs a week he received from Alice
proved a great help to him, small as
it may seem to my readers, and en-
abled him to afford more comforts
than before.
From that time NJ. Corbet pros
pered, and was even able to save up
money, and all through his unselfsh
Kindness to the little Alice, through
whom he believes good fortune has
come to him and his.-Horatio Alger,
Jr., in Yankee Blade.
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0Eoe 5 Fortune.


preached the bedside.
The dying man was Hector Moritz,
a carpenter, who had fallen from a
house which he was building, few
days before, and so injured himself
that he could not recover. He lived
just outside the village of st. Barbe,
with his little girl, Alice, now I years
old. His wife had died three years
before, but Alice, child as she was,
could make coffee and cook an omlet
as skillfully as if she were twice as
old, and had acted as her fathers
little housekeeper. So it happened
that, being alone, an unusual afec
ton had sprung up between Alice
and her father.
The Sister of Charity approached
the bedside. The sick mans face
expressed anxiety, and his eyes turn
ed from the nurse to his little girl,
who was pale and grief stricken, yet
had selfcontrol enough not to betray
her emotion lest it should distress
her father in his last moments.
"What can / do for you, Mr.. Nor
itz2n asked Sister Theodosia, in
gentle voice.
His glance wandered to his little
girl once more.
"Alice," y he gasped, provided for"
"Do you mean that you wish Alice
provided for?' asked the sister, striv
ing to interpret his broken words.
"Already provided for money
there" and he pointed vaguely down
wards.
poor mani He is wandering in
mind,' thought the sister-for he was
pointing to the floor; but she thought
it best to appear to have understood
him.
eyes, she said gently, shave no
anxiety
He looked at her wistfully, and
then, seeming to think he was under
stood, he fell back upon the pillow
from which he had lifted his head,
and a moment after expired.
When Alice realized that her father
was really dead she gave way to ex-
cessive grief-so excessive that soon
wore itself out, leaving her pale and
sorrowful. Sister Theodosia took
her into her lap and pressed her head
against her bosom in sad compassion,
for little Alice was now without IA
Their or mother.
In due time Hector Moritz was
buried, and the next thing to be con-
sidered was, how should Alice be dis
posed of?
Hector Moritz left two near rela-
tives, both cousins. One of these
was thriving tradesman in the next
town, a man who had prospered, part
ly through his selfshness, which was
excessive. The other, also residing
in the next town, was poor shoema-
ker with a large family, who found it
hard enough to make both ends meet,
but was, withal, kind and cheerful,
beloved by his children, for whom he
could do SO little, and popular in the
village.
These two cousins met at the flu
neral of Hector Moritz.
al suppose Hector died poor" said
NJ. Ponchard, the tradesman,Ta little
uneasily.
"This house is all he owned, so far
as / know" said the notary, and it
is mortgaged for nearly it's value"
"Humph that is bad for the child"
said M. POnchard.
81 suppose you will take her home,
M. Ponchard?" said the notary, blunt
y. eve all know that you are pros
erous man."
The tradesman drew back.
"If am prosperous" he said, l
have to work for my money. 1t is
all 1 can do to provide for my own
Family. / can't support other peo-
ble's children"
"Then you won't do anything for
the child?"
~ didn't say that. I'll give her
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IN. Ponchard suggests that Alice
go to the almhouse," said the notary.
"Not while / have home to offer
her." said the poor cousin warmly.
''But, NJ. Corbet, said the notary,
@you are poor. Can you afford, with
your many children, to undertake an
additional burden?"
81 never look on them as burdens
they are my joy and comfort y said
NJ. Corbet. II cad't give Alice a
luxurious home, but such as | have
she is welcome to. | am sure the
good God will not let me starve if /
undertake the care of my little or
phan cousin"
SHE'S a fool" thought NJ. Pom
chard contemptuously. "He will
always be miserably poor
But the notary grasped his hand,
and said
IN. Corbet, / respect you. Ifyou
are not rich in money, you are rich
in a good heart, and that the best
kind of riches"
So, no opposition being made, the
little Alice went home with the poor
shoemaker. AS for the cottage, that
was left in the hands of the notary to
sell. As already intimated, there
was a mortgage upon it to nearly its
full value, so that it was notlikely to
bring much over. What little there
should be would, of course, go to
Alice.
Several months passed without
any opportunity to sell the cottage.
During that time Alice remained at
the house of M. Corbet, treated, |
was about to say, like one of the fami-
ly. This, however, would not be
strictly correct. She was not treat
ed like one of the family; in short,
like favored guest, for whom moth
ing was too good.
But unfortunately at this juncture,
M. Corbet fell sick, and having al
ways been compelled to live to the
limit of his small income, had moth
ing saved up for the rainy day which
had come upon him, and so the family
were soon in a sad strait.
The notary heard of it and was
stirred with compassion.
off only Alice had something he
said to Sister Theodosia, whom he
met one day at sick bed; for the
good Sister of Charity spent her
time in tending the sick without
compensation. "If only Alice had
some small property she might come
to the relief of her poor relation
"And has she not ?" asked Sister
Theodosia.
Nothing that I know of beyond
the house, and upon that there is a
mortgage to nearly its full value"
"But her father upon his death
bed told me that she was provided
for.n
"Did he, indeed 2" asked the
notary, surprised. "Did he say any
thing more?"
"No, he. was unable to; but he
pointed to the floor. / am afraid he
was out Of his head and meant moth
ing"
"Stop! 1 have an idea," said the
notary suddenly. "Can you leave
for a few minutes and go with me to
the cottage?"
eyes, i can be spared for half an
hour" said Sister Theodosia.
Together they went to the cottage,
which CHANGED to be close by.
"Now," said the notary, when they
were once inside, "to what part of
the floor did M. Moritz point? Can
you remember p
"There," said the Sister.
every well; we will soon see
whether there is anything in my
idea"
The notary procured Ratchet,
and succeeded after a time in raising
a plank of the floor, Sister Theodosia
looking on meanwhile, with surprise.
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Protection on glassware extends to
where il gets into the hands of the
hired girl.
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was alerJ, ana although his wheel was
shot away az the outset the loss was speed
lily remedied and the vessel handled with
great skill In n short time the commo-
dore was wounded by a musket ball in the
hip. He refused to leave the deck and
soon received a second wound, which was
very painful Still he stayed above. di-
recting every movement, his fine figure
he was over six feet tall-commanding the
admiration OF his men. his dark eyes now
flashing with the brilliaRcy Of excitement
and again calm in the moment OF intense
anxiety. Wherever such q man treads in
the scene Of battle he is host, and bis
presence makes his men followers indeed,
and emulators Of his bravery.
During the first half Of the fight the ves-
sells remained at q distance from each
other. and Bainbridge finally determined
to close in and stand the Java's raking.
30 that be could put in some OF the de-
structive hull shots for which American
captains were famous. The Java soon
had her bowspTit shot down, and Balm
bridge turned the Constitution sharply
on her heel and dashed away from ths
raking FIRE of the other.
The Java was now quite unmanage-
able with her headsails gone, and the
Constitution fell astern Of her and raked
her deck. Again the Constitution turned
on her heel to avoid a return hre. ThS
Java was soon alongside, however, her
captain determined 10 board the Ameri-
can The gunners OF the Constitution
frustrated this attempt by their admirable
firing. The Java in closing ran her jib-
boom into the mizzen rigging Of her op-
pouent, but she soon lost both her jib and
the head OF her bowsprit, and received .
severe raking from the stern. The fore
mast went down under this IRE, carrying
in the forecastle and main deck.
cambridge hauled or the Constitution
rapidly, avoiding a rSking fire by doing so,
and shortly came mp under the Java's
quarter without receiving a shot. The
vessels were now broadside 70 brOadside.
AT the next fire Of the Constitution the
Java lost her mizzeumast, and AL that
remained was her mainmast with It's yards
gone. The English captain now ceased
firing, but IL WAS noticed did not strike
his colors. Thinking shat this might
be owing 70 excitement over the severe
damages suffered bv the Java cambridge
lay TO and after an interval, seeing the
Java's ensign still flying, prepared %
open his guns again. The English flag
came down. Meanwhile the Jsva's main
mast had fallen, having been perforated
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Charlie, till draw their fire." Ridgely
fired and soon came the reply from the
whole Mexican array, and the gallant
horsemen sped like lightning down TO the
ravine, in and across, leaping the enemy's
works before they could reload and train
their guns to meet the onslaught. The
cavalrymen cut down the cannoneers with
their swords, but so impetuous was the
rush and so numerous the enemy that
the whole squadron swept on past the
guns and were momentarily swallowed up
in the tide Of excited men that rallied to
the defense of their pieces like bees around
their stolen treasure
Mays lieutenant, Inge, had fallen, and
many of the saddles Of the Dragons were
empty, but the gallant leader would not
yield his purpose. Gathering a handful
around him he reformed and faced about
on the guns he had ridden past, and charged
again, sabering gunners right and left A
regiment of American infantry had fol-
lowed Mays path along the road into the
pass, and the Mexicans, recovered partially
from their surprise at the whirlwind tear
ing by, were at the guns again ready to
receive the second attack with murderous
charges Of grape Gen La Vega, bravely
lanyard in the act of firing on Mays sup
ports, when May rode on to him, forced
him to drop the lanyard and give up his
sword
Followed by a mob of Infatuated Next
cans May hewed his way toward the Ameri-
can re-enforcements, leaving the guns again
TO their owners, but dragging Gen. La Vega
along TO captivity as a trophy of his gallant
deed. But his exploit and the loss Of their
leader had dumfounded the Mexican ar
tillerynen- The onrushing infantry of
Taylor quickly seized the pieces and drove
off their defenders. Behind the batteries
the Mexican troops were preparing their
night camps, cooking and arranging their
bivouacs, and the Americans charged
them on a run with deafening hurrahs.
routing the entire army. The pursuit con-
tinued until the Mexican guns at Mata-
moras were reached, and the routed sol
diers driven into the river
Taylor's intrenchments at Matamoras
were found intact, but had sustained
heavy bombardment, and the command
ant, Maj. Brown, was PROSTATE with a
mortal wound Relief had come in mick
o. time"
Capt. May was the grandson Of one of the
party that tossed the English tea into Bos-
ton harbOr. lie was commissioned in the
Second Dragons at Is years 81 age, cap
tured King Philip in the Seminole war
and when he made this daring charge WAS
% years old ReSaca de Ia Palma gave him
the bTevet OF lieutenant colonel
GEORGE l. kIIMER
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TRraArE coxErrTrTroy.

that one away from her companion In a
shOrt time the stranger boosted EDgitn
colors and proved 20 be the war frigate
Java The other vessel zaS an American
meFchArtmsn, prize Of the Java The Con
E.itufion mounted ffty-four guns and Der
opponent thirty-eight, OF, a. some state
ments have IL, forty nine, although rated
az thirtyeigkE 4 heavy broadsifis from
the former greeted tie shoE Of EnEslsh
colors and tbs battle was opened Balm
bridge rss bold fighter u was he who
ran bic vessel, the III fated Philadelphia,
into the hzrbor q Tripoa IN ehaSs q q
Trpolitan ard lost hsr On treacbsrDBs
Ghoal u Isr Tie guns Of tie Bsrtsary pssts .
fss; The ships usrs lar apart nd h~gz1
uAEeuvsrisz for s9EaEtzzs- They were
about evenly MATCHED TIE CoI.slIfzfion
lad more searoea than the Java. Ds1t the
E1zlisE ve.ses uEs tas faster 81 "a sre4'
polut In her favss ia E14as-4Fsas- Tas tze
- % Iue 60 a - 49, ..'..t.s--
tioa. which was -- -rr
Raw A. "a t~-f-~ 80 t- sr g
~, ~ s-~o~5 - 80 a5rl4zs
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SKYLARk AND GINNET.
only skrlarks poured their song

II only skylarks poured their song
Into the blue translucent sky,
Earth's myriad sweet voiced birds among;
HAPPY the singers SCARED too high
For some dull ear to catch the strain
That dropped for me like crystal rain.
With soul entranced TO ecstasy
Now and again their song I've heard,
While scarce my straining eye could see
Tic far, incomparabiy fair bird;
To feel the while its lower fight
Had wrapped me closer in delight.
Then from the tones, too far from earth,
To the brown thrush I've turned my ear,
And in my bosom felt the birth
OF sweetness lowlier, but more dear;
Less strained my sense Its song TO catch,
Though with the lark's il might not match
Hail the wood thrush and nightingale
Hail every warbler Of the glade.
Were but one tuneful throat to fail,
OF all song chciIists God hath made
The world would lose, though skylarks more
In the deep heaven their songs should pour!
America
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Mrs. Smart. who lives in tirayson county.
Tex, is living with her ninth husband
Four Of her husbands were killed in the
Confederate army, one WAS sent tothe peni-
Tertiary. .vyo died natural deaths and enc
was c;it 10 r.cces IN n saw mill
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SHIP AGAINST SHIP.
HOW COMMODORE CAMBRIDGE AND
THE BRITISH FOUGHT IN 1912.

Battle Between the Constitution and the
Java - Terrible Havoc on Board the
English Frigate The Palmy Days in
American Naval History.
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HEN the war Of
1872 broke out the
strongest powers
in " sshin & ton
seriously proposed
to lay up and dis
mantle the Amer
lean fleet in order
10 save it fro m
capture. But there
were twomen (Sea-
mem, whose busi-
ness was fighting
and not talking,
on the ground to
oppose this humil-
iating sc b e m e.
These were Capts.
Cha rles Stewart
and William Balm
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were literally forced back inch BY inch, for
they gave ground slowly, 10y the pressure
of the cold steel The Nexicaus had one
section OF battery in advance Of the ravine
sweeping the road, and here there was des-
perate fighting between the American in
fantry and the Mexican supports. Rim
COLDS American battery. now led bv
Lieut.. Ridgely, WAS opposite these Mex
lean guns. ana. repeating the tactics Of
his fallen leader, Ridgaly worked his way
forward piece by piece. limbering up and
advancing one. while another in position
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A unique popularity OF sable among all
furs is that it may be stroked without
ruffiing the hairs. either up or down