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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-27

Miss Vslerian Briggs. of Charleston.
whose father brought on the war and
who afterward regretted it. is stopping
at the Floating Island House. She is a
beautiful southern girl Of about thirty
nine years aud loves to discuss the war
with people who are engaged in other
pursuits. In this way she often ernpties
hotel porch OF gets her choice of the
hammocks She was well brought up,
however. and before the war her father
was very wealthy He owned over
hundred negroes. Now he hasn't any
hardly at all He says If be had IL to do
over again he would be more conserv-
alive. Miss Briggs does not use tobacco
IN any form.
For two days young man was at the
Big Hominy Hoss~ near Flat Rock
last week. br. young widow named
BtsaScorl. from Philadelphia. flushed
hss4 prematsrely and his swaIlowtail
remains "a ret unsalted. His name was
Ia Fayetse Niggs. tai and wiry man
from Tennessee. His father WAS in the
~r and was also a very spare man. He
was n The hottest Of the aght. but never
ST scratch Several natehes were cut
p him bnf BE newer got flesh wound
Ne hssi No place FOR one. When be was
la,erassd b. navsr hsd gsngrens He
hal aeerosi<.
tae yoaag man = hefr 20 beautiful
snarhie qa.srry in Tennessee and Is quite
esssca. nut tie widow corner-yi ham on
a aos afternoon when the sun could
tfiag ont the BONG ~ q her grewsorne
naernisz goosis. ahd 80 paid his bill At
FTfnfisss. ard. eorr9wiHz tent. went -
~ in-o he forest ~ he conid 60. "a the
ero< He's Tie evaporation ~ hot tears
sssl-s tlss Inesaea II ffs-zlsg syed Taaarn-
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-27

SYMPTOMS Moisture. intense itching
and singing: most at night. worse by
-gTafching- Ii allowed TO continue
sumors form, winch often bleed AMI
aseerste, becoming very sore. SwsySE's
vfSTNFsT stops the itching and bleed
~. heals liberation. aud IN most e8sfs
removes the tna1ors. At trueg9st$. OF
y mai. tor 50 cents. Dr. swsyne A
son, Philadelphia.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-27

The best salve ia the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores. letter. cnaTped hands. chilblalns.
corns and al skin erupi ons, and posi-
tlveIy cures piles, or no pay required.
tits guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfae-
ton or money refunded. Price Is cents
rer box. For sale by Peek Bros. drug
zIsts. ocrner Monroe and Dlvsson-sss-
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-27

with band of marine blue ribbon striped
with silver braids Low shoes and tan
:olored silk stockings are worn with this
II blue Is not becoming to the complex
ton OF the wearer. pale pink. straw color
or rose could be substituted. A girl
from thirteen to sixteen could wear this
The other is for younger wearer. say
from ten to thirteen. The material in
the model was Of beige surah, the skirt
plain. except where it was lifted on the
right side TO show five crossbars OF Per-
sian embroidered bands These also
decorate the waist. The sleeves have
folds extending from shoulder 10 wrist.
A leather belt and silver bnckle finish
the waist With this are worn black
siik stockings and tan shoes. The hat is
Of beige colored straw, with brown nib
bon and silver buckles.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-09-27


rows of scarlet velvet ribbon. The belt
is simulated by three rows of challis pills
see. and the same motif is employed at
the neck and wrists. finishing in each
instance with narrow rufiies of the same
This is an extremely pretty dress for a
young girl.
The second is made Of the new Ban
nockburn cloth in bias plaid, in yellow.
red and brown color and shadings. The
skirt is made plain with no drapery 9TH
er than three upturned plaits and band
around the bottom of beige cloth, Of
which the coat is also made. Just
above that is band of galloon of brown
and gold threads intermingled The
pocket covers and collar are of moidore
brown velvet and the double row of but
tons are Of fat, polished gold This
costume is suitable for an ingenue OF
from thirteen to sixteen.
In the second cut moro pretentious
costumes are shown. The larger of the
two has fine white serge richly draped
across the front of the skirt. with jabot
panel of palest blue crepe de Chine and
another of the same ON the waist Tho
corsage is gathered down to a point, and
with it is worn figaro jacket Of pale
blue satin embroidered richly with silver
braid The hat is white Milan sailor,
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the top of the tree was the unfortunate
hare. He lost no time in getting down.
According to his story he had jumped the
fence into the meadow and was making
tracks across when be heard snort. Look
ing back, he saw the bull with head down
and tail up, charging him at full gallop.
Behind him was the fence and safety, but
there was no going back. Before him was
the tree, and he made for in. Luckily he
had good start, and the animal wasn't
much of q sprinter, but the race was excit-
ing, and the hare won by an eye-lash only ,as
he put it Just having time to grasp q low
hanging limb and pull himself up into
safety as the bull charged down beneath.
He thought then that the beast would
climb the tree after him. A few minutes
later he had seen us looking for the trail,
which in his haste he had neglected to lay.
Win Not Wear Red Again.
He endeavored by shouting and waving
his red jersey to attract our attention. Tho
wind was against him though, so it was some
time before we heard him. He has taken
part in lots of paper chases since then, but
don't think he ever wore red again when
there was any chance of his running on pas
ture land.
There is one charge that has been made
against cross-couutry running in reply to
which want to say word of defense. The
sport is one that is most practiced in the
cool weather of late fall and early spring.
Because diseases of the throat or lungs have
followed a paper chase in cool weather
some people declare it dangerous and would
condemn it Such misfortunes are not due
to the sport but to carelessness Heavy
colds are sure to follow any exercise that in
duces perspiration if the body is allowed to
cool too rapidly
To prevent this when running is simple
matter. On no account on a cold day should
one walk more than a few steps at time.
no matter how tired be may be. Jog or trot
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A CRAZE ON ARTIFICIAL EGGS
Tho Product OF Man Now st washington
Gives Grant Satisfaction.

Tho Product OF a Man Now at Washington
c,vas cr... s.tisf.ctton.
Wal
1nere has oeen quise sensasion ~ .'n.
ington during the last month on the suoJees
of artificial eggs A person who claims to
have invented process tor making them
biting examples, and giving them away
about town. Some dozens have been served
in the clubs boiled, fried, Poached and
scrambled, and the general verdict Is that
1t would be impossible for anybody to dis
tinguish them from real ones Externally
they look exactly like the sort laid by hens
Break the shell of a raw specimen, and the
contents flop into glass in as natural q
manner as possible, the yolk and white un-
mingled. It has been claimed that no imi-
tation eggs could ever be made to "beat up"
or cake, but these do perfectly.
The inventor saws that his eggs are, chem
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AN AUCTION. .
FOR THE prsPATuH.,

WRITTEN FOR THE pIsPATOH.1
"Here's q wonderful baby" said I,
"With ewes as blue as the sky;"
/ said this to the children playing nigh,
For was an auctioneer:
"What will you give for baby here
Baby upon my knee?
What will you give for baby-and NOR"
"Here's beautiful baby with hair,
Silken and shining, and fair;"
l said this to the children smiling there
For was m auctioneer;
"What will you give for baby here,
Baby upon my knee?
What will give for baby-and me3''
"Here's an exquisite baby, with face
Like a saint in his holy grace;''
I said this to the children, each In his place,
Fri was an auctiOneer:
What will You give Tor the baby here,
Baby upon my kneef
What will you give for baby-and met"
Then up spake the eldest-nine
Tender, and thoughtful, and hne;
For the others to bargain seemed not to In
cline:
81 will give for the auctioneer,
And the beautiful baby sitting here,
Sitting upon your knee
Let-me-see; the whole OF us threo."
"Going and gone," said /,
at took three boys to buys"
said to the children scrambling high
Pm no longer an auctioneer,
I'm mamma with the beautiful baby hero,
Baby upon my knee,
Ana, let-me-see, the whole OF the three"
CARA e. WHIToN-SToNE.
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at least quickened by piquancy. '1 am
already sure, monsieur, she added, shat Ia
pline ct lie beau temps are subjects whom you
control at pleasure; you keep the first amia-
bly, exiled, and you allow the last, like one
of your ancestors court-jesters, to do all the
genial things that it pleases."
Clarimond laughed. mo, mademoisel1e, F"
he replied, ''you overrate my powers Of
dominion. I'm more sensible than that
far-away English King who commanded the
sea to obey him, or that Persian one who
whipped it with rods
For the first time Kathleen looked full
into his face. Let it be forgiven her when
recorded that the curious complexity
which we call a woman's heart throbbed
strangely. No woman was ever the lover
Of two men at the same time; but many a
woman has believed that she could have
loved (and passionately loved) some man
whom she has known while still loving the
object of her first allegiance. Perhaps it
was this way with Kathleen; perhaps the
fact of Clarimond's great rank wrought with
her more than she would have wished to
tell Women are shaped from self-contra-
dictions, not because they are in the main
weaker than men Gt will some day be
scientifically disclosed, no doubt, that they
are strong where men are weak, and weak
where men are strong), but because millions
of years have lapsed in which they have
served as slaves to the alleged lords of eres-
tion. Yet is this, after all. true philo-
sophie view Of things, and is not stern
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CHAPTER TX.

Kathleen obeyed. After the ladies had
left the balcony Eric again Joined them.
eff you will kindly wait just there by the
fountain" be said. pointing toward q
charming aquatic design in bronze whose
spirits of water had caught the slant sun
rays and turned to liquid gold, IT will at
once cause you and Monsieur to meet And
remember, please, we call him monsieur
he prefers it.
"And am to speak with him in Frenchf"
asked Kathleen, somewhat nervously.
"If you wish. 1 suppose you do not speak
Saltravian?'
"Heavens, no r. she exclaimed still more
nervously, and not noting the dry twinkle
in Eric's eyes
"The King will probably address you
then in French But if you prefer English
be will accommodate you. 1t is one OF the
great self-delusions of his reign that he
speaks English at all reputably."
Here Mrs Kennaird broke in with her
blithest laugh: "Oh, my dear child speaks
French very prettily, and as Eric departed
with a bow she turned to Mrs Madison,
who had just rejoined her, and said In q
voice made purposely loud enough for him
to hear:
"What delightful man this Mr. Tha1ter
is! No wonder the King likes him sol''
Clarimond, who did everything with
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IT IS SHE, HE EXCLAIMED.

wrong done to Kathleen when we assert Of
her tbat she felt one whit more disarrayed
than like environment would have rend-
cred one of the other sex, this nearness OF
| sovereignty being feminine, not masculine?
| Few men, If history does not err, have re-
sisted the Establishments of queens. And
Clarimond, if he dealt in no Establishments,
bore himself at all times with that mag
netic demean or which would have made his
greatness quite secondary in the eyes of not
a few women-on whom he might have chosen
benignly TO beam.
Lightly he now pursued, with his gaze
fixed upon Kathleen's face in q way that
somehow bel1ed the levity of his wordH
s'Oh, yes, the weather here is my only rebel
and nv only traitor. I've an idea about
il: I've decided that it is only endurabls
when we don't think of discussing it. Am
1 not right, and do we not respect 1t most
when, like Casar's wife, it is above sus-
picion?"
Laughing, enjoying the pleasantly, Kath-
Ieen threw back her head Now, for the
first time had she moment Of real, vivid
social distraction.
sT resent this rebellion, monsieur" she
said. con the part of your Saltravian
weather Still, as vet, I've no personal
grudge against it. When rainy day comes
shall ask you to give me some parlia-
mentarY eQlct, tndL may ICdu 10 W sho
insurgent elements, signed with your royal
seal"
"Have YOU as much faith in my power as
that, mademoiselle?" he asked, drawing
closer to her. 81 assure you 1 am very
small sort of king"
you're the first that I've ever met, she
answered, gathering boldness. eff they
are all like you, monsieur, 1 shouldn't be
afraid to meet any OF them, not even the
Tsar of Russia. "
"Russia?" he said, his sunny face cloud
ing Q little. 'Do you care for that coun-
try?"
'It's so romantic TO US who do not know
it. It's so far away, monsieur, and so"
"Barbarous," he supplied a little harshly.
eyes, being the most uncivilized OF Eu-
ropean countries, Russia is hence the most
romantic. Her very patrorymics, with
their brlstling thickets OF consonsnts, seem
like lairs for theNimps of assassination; and
one need only hear the words Moscow and
Odessa and FVolga' to feel as if one had
been assisting at conspiracy OF Nihll-
lists"
He ended these words almost sternly, but
at once bis face lightened and his voice grew
kind.
pardon me, mademoiselle," he pursued.
ST try to be without rancors. Usually
succeed in showing none. OF all times, this
is the last when 1 should remember them
Shall 1 tell you why?"
'Tf you wish, monsieur"
Then, my reason 10 THAT That read IN
ysas fAeA In you4 mannss-Wau ysu pasdaa
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to try to plunge into the midst Of thou
sand feeding blackbirds, and never sue
ceeded. have reversed the conditions
more than once, and, being concealed, have
had them pass within arms reach, and then
took notes of them as fast as possible.
That they talked faster than they ate was
evident, and nv disguise never was effec-
tive for long. They always suspected that
something was wrong, communicated their
suspicious, and now the mystery-one and
all rise from the ground as one body. Not
always, but so frequently that = tele-
graphic signal is evidently theirs that in
forms 1000, it NAV be at the same moment
Without this power, this possession Of
rudimentary language, q flock of birds
would be at the mercy Of every enemy, and
they are legion.
Suggestive as is every flock of birds, We
really know but little about them. No
naturalist has yet fathomed the mystery Of
bird-life, and bird-slaughter has accom-
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WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH
By EDGAR 1AWCETT
'The House High Bridge "Romance and Rever"
sThe Adventures of Widow" numerous songs
and poems and several plays
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.


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grece, soon had himself presented to Kath-
feep and her mother precisely as II he were
some ordinary friend Of Eric's, with whom
the latter had CHANGED to be moving among
the paths.
"And it all went off so easilyp' as Mrs.
Kennaird afterward remarked. Before
we knew it, Kathleen, he had shaken hands
with both of you, and had asked you if you
didn't want to go with him and see the carp
fed in the great marble basin OF the grances
eaux."
Kathleen and the King walked side BY
side, it is true, but they only paused for a
moment to watch the carp dine, afterward
passing on to where the terraces of the pal
ace dropped grandly down to an artificial
lake, and hundred windows blazed like
huge diamonds or rubies where the western
sun smote them. Above, on the long mar
BILE balustrades, two or three peacocks were
perched, one pure white as the sculptured
stone itself; and below, halfway between
the lilypads and the rustic landings, foated
a few stately swans.
Somewhere behind one of those radiant
windows the Princess of Brindisi sat, and
near her was Blanca d'Este. It was quite
probable that the King knew he risked
maternal observation during his present
saunter with the young American lady he
had sought to know. Since the arrival of
his mother he had not presumed thus pub
IcIy to associate himself with any new for
eien acquaintance. If Kathleen had been q
man, her disrelish might have had its lim-
Its. At present, there in her palatial am
buscade, with her cherished Blanca to
share the humiliation, whether real or
fancied, this disrelish became boundless
disgust.
'It pleases me greatly, mademoiselle,"
the King was meanwhile saying. in his
flexible and almost native French, "that
you should SO care tor Saltravla after so
brief a stay here."
GLOW can one help caring for it?" re-
turned Kathleen, as they paused on one Of
thevelvet-swarded terraces. Looking side
ways, across her shoulder, she perceived
that the same group which had accompanied
the King before they met were following
him now at a distance respectful and dis
Greet. She perceived, too, that her mother
and Mrs Madison were also not far behind
them. This was possibly what her COM
panion wished 1t struck her that he was
gentleman, this comely and fascinating
monarch, who wished many things most
decisively, and who had the art Of making
his desires operative with the same cool
ease that belongs to the touching of an
electric bell and the summonIng of a needed
lacquey.
',The weather here" she continued, 'is
always so enchanting" And then she
looked into Clarimond's face with one of
those smiles that his dislike of common
place women had even thus quickly caused
him to feel vas the harbingeE Of something
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THE HEAD OF A FLY.
How It Looks When Magnihed and Re-
duced to Photograph.

How 1t Looks When Magnihed and Re-
duced to Photograph.
One of the last experiments in the photo
graphic department of Edison's laboratory
was q photograph of the head of house
fly. This photograph lies before me- The
head as magnifed is as big as that of a New
foundlsnd dog, and it has hair standing out
from its center in all directions as though
about 30 camels hair brushes with hair two
inches long had been driven into a place
the size of a trade dollar.
Its eyes stand out from the head, and in
the photograph each eve of this ly, which
in the original was not larger than the head
of q pin, is bigger than the palm of your
hand and it is made up of thousands upon
thousands of little bits of eyes fastened
together like honey-comb, and Mr. Dick
son, Edison's photographer, SAYS that if you
will lay your watch, face upward, down
near the eye of fly under the microscope
you can read the time in each one of these
10000 eyes, for they are fine as French
plate mirrors.
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of the silk together she ran narrow pink
ribbon through it at the top and bottom,
leaving tiny ruffle at the top. Putting the
the silk upon the globe she drew it close
above fortunately the globe had slight
faring edge at the top, making neck about
which to tie the ribbon) and then gathering
it smoothly she brought the lower part down
not only to the lower part of the globe, but
closely Just above the stop-cock This is
the trick. It is the unshaded light that
comes down through the open circle at the
lower part of the globe that works the mis-
chief in q Woman's face.
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plished nothing. But no class of animals
afford so much pleasure whatever we ramble.
However fixed the determination to observe
q snake, lizard or fish, let the bird come
near and how quickly we turn to it If it
is a thrush in early June, or the Carolina
wren at any season, and it breaks forth in
song what power have We to turn adeafeor?
Though the problem at our feet may be
almost solved, the rhythmic rush of thou
sand wings overhead will draw Us awav;
earth and its creeping creatures will pass
from our minds that moment the heavens
are darkened by q flock of birds.
G. G. ABBOT, M D.
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that We could have seen the hare, had he
wasted the time necessary in laying it, half
a mile away. We spread out and covered
every ward Of ground for an acre. We had
i;.st arrived at the conclusion that the hare
ras playing trick on us when a faint
hallooiHg attracted the attention of one Of
tie sharHer-eared of the pack. Three or
four hundred yards ahead of us was big
oak tree. at the foot of which stood an angry
bull, tearing up the ground with his horns
We looked and soon saw what appeared to
be red flag waving from the treetop.
Arning ourselves with sticks and stones We
approached cautiously, ready at any mo-
mcat 10 retreat if the brute showed an in
ciination TO fight. Evidently he considered
orr Dumhers-there were a dozen of us--too
great, and ne moved unwillingly away. In
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be relinquished; but it is astonishing to find
that there are few birds that canuot be found
at least ''in loose companies" as it is COM
monty worded. In September the bluebirds
occasionally flv in pretty compact focks of
30 to 100 individuals; and company of 20
or 80 is a common occurrence. The common
king bird is another well-known species
that flocks to some extent, and q third is the
Baltimore oriole. I have seen the females
and young of the preceding summer in focks
of certainly 100 individuals, and when on
the wing they kept so we'll together as to
merit being classed as flock, rather than a
semi-independentg gathering 1t is evident
that euch close association as in the case of
redwings, of bob-o-links, Of rusty grakles,
and other birds could not occur if there was
Lo power of communication and no prede-
termination aato movement
Evidence of Bird Language.
have yet to see large flock of birds
without guards perched in commanding
outlooks, and know from experience how
difficult it is to outwit these sentinels. 1t
has often been my afternoons amusement
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Then seam the two pieces together from 1
to 9, and also the back of the larger piece
from to 6, when the moccasin will be per-
feet so far as sha pc is concerned. After all
the seams are neatly stitched, 60 over each
on the outside with row of fine line stitch
ing, which must be made to open the seams
so that there may be no roughness on the
inner side. Lastly, turn in all edges neatly,
finish With line stitching; cut slits round
the ankle. run q ribbon through them and
the shoe will be ready for wear.
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COMFORT FOR THE BABY.

A Moccasin of Chamois Skin That Any
Clever Mother Can Make.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcH.l
In spite of the fact that the chamois moe.
casin makes q perfect infants shoe by far
the greater number of children are left to
endure the ever lasting sock The moccasin
is soft and pliable, warm and pleasant to the
touch; it presents no holes through which
the toes protruds, no meshes in which
the tiny nails catch, and it
is far simpler and easier OF
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INSTEAD of knick-
nacks and curios q
young girl has put
her two small feet In
nearly every country
on the globe where q
young women's feet
may safely 60, has
brought back with her
boxes full of original
things and a head full
nf ori0ipol ;Jaos Tr
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and one-eighth { 10 1-8),
eff FIVE and one-quarter
g la, 1-2 four and
one-half a 10y, and
"a four and one-eighth
a 1-s) inches , For the
smaller piece alb should
measure three an d
three-quarters g S-4),
cd two and fve-eighths
q 5-s) inches When
both pieces are care
fully cut and measured,
gather the curved space
"a in the larger piece
so that it shall exactly
At I'd in the smaller