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compressed lips, as she removed frs.
one disgraced slipper and then the
other and flung them into the farthest
depths of a dark closet. II
She then tore off the .despised calico
wrapper, rolled it into a ball, threw it
after the slippers, and proceeded to
brush out and arrange her thick coils
of auburn hair and array herself in the
prettiest and most uncomfortable white
dress her wardrobe afforded.
Then she went down to the garden
to cool her flushed face, while awaiting
tea and her mothers return.
She received the news of her unluclfy
disappointment with such quiet nom
chalance that Mrs. Leslie was reduced
to state of puzzled establishment,
which increased the following after
noon when, on entering the parlor, she
discovered Helen with neatly brushed
hair, dressed in a creamy white null, a
bunch of roses at her belt, busted with
a piece of intricate embroidery, pro-
gramme that was regularly followed
out each succeeding afternoon. till at
last her mother inquired what was the
cause of the sudden change she had OBJ
served in her since the date, of her
aunt's visit.
Helen did not reply at first, save by
mischievous dimpling of one rosy.
cheek; then, rising and folding her
work, she took her mothers hand and
led her upstairs to her room, where she
paused before certain closet door.
produced key and threw it open.
There in its darkest recesses stood q
stiff and unlifelike dummy, built OF
broomsticlSs, arrayed in a forlorn calico
gown, pair of trodden down kid slip
pers protruding from beneath the skirt
hem, while piled directly before these
grotesaue extremities were one of
Howells' novels and sticky sherbet
glass.
But, Helen, my dear, what does il
mean?' inquired bewildered Mrs. Les
lie
at means. little mum, that there is
skeleton in every closet, and this is
nine" rejoined Helen, soberly, and
then she told her mother all about the
cost OF her afternoon neglige. Alice
Perry. in Boston Globe.
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HE GOT MARRIED.
That Was Why He Quit Bossing Ii

That Was Why He Quit Bossing the
Town.
A Detroit drummer was standing in
front of store in Bad Axe one day,
talking with the proprietor, when a
fairly respectable looking man passed
along on the other side of the street
do you see that man over there?"
asked the merchant
Eyes, what of him?"
well. he used to be the grand mo-
gul of this whole town; bossed every
body and everything and had it all his
own way"
And doesn't he any more?" inquired
the drummer
Mot much. he doesn't"
What's the matter? Lost his
money!"
mo"
"Downed politically@'
mo" &
moral catastrophe?"
mo"
well, what in thunder's the mat
ter?"
GOT married about two years ago.
See that tall ganglin' woman crossin'
the street to meet him? That's her, !"
and the merchant drew long breath
with a whistle to it-Detroit Fee
Press
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HE WAS AN EPIcuRE.

His Disagreement With the Top and Bot
tom of "a FIRST Glass Bill Of Fare.
A man who looked hungry, and with
an air of dignity that i'll comported with
his misfit and well-worn garb, sat down
at a table in a high-priced uptown res
taurant
Waiter" said he, in the tone and
with the manner of a man who knew
what was what and was determined to
have that and nothing else, fetch me
a venison steak, and have it fat and
juicy!'
II beg pardon, STRIP said the waiter.
with elevated eyebrows.
''Venison steak, said! fat and juicy!"
"Oh, STRIP said the winter, 'but the
venison season hasn't come in yet, sir"
do you mean that you have no ven-
ison?"
Certainly, sirl'
This is first-class restaurant, amt
it?" said the man, looking about him as
if he was afraid he had got in the wrong
place.
"Oh, yes, sir!"
And no venison?"
Not out of season, sir!"
The hungry looking stranger again
looked at his surroundings apprehen-
sively.
well, said he, perhaps you could
accommodate me with half dozen
brook trout l want them crisp, but
not frizzled till they are chip dry, Half
a dozen will CO."
II am sorry, SIR said the waiter
with an apologize shake of his head;
but the brook trout season has just
gone out"
"WhatE'. exclaimed the stranger.
mo brook trout either?"
'.All the fault of the law, sir. We
can give you salmon. sir"
IF had wanted salmon I'd have or
dered salmonl' exclaimed the man. 81
do my own ordering" ~
The waiter bowed meekly and said
nothing. Finally, throwing himself
back in his chair resignedly, the GUS
toner said
s.Well, fetch me quail. Broiled, of
course. On toast It's funny fellow
can't get anything but quail in these
so-called way-up Fetch
me a quail. I'll have to put up with it,
/ suppose.
A look akin to pain spread over the
walters face. He hated to disappoint
this fastidious customer, but there was
no way to avoid it.
Very sorry, sirl' he said, again
alphabetically. but it's the law again,
sir. We positively could not serve you
quail befors the close season is up On
November !, sir, but --"
November exclaimed the custom
err, tapping nervously on the table with
his knife. Great Heaven! Does this
establishment expect. ME to sit here for
four months waiting for it to broil me
quail2 The longer you have to wait
for your order to be served the higher
toned the restaurant is, am aware,
but waiting FOUR months for one is q
little too heightened, It seems to me!n
The waiter wiped away the perspira-
ton that began to gather Oh his brow
and bowed again. Finally he plncked
up courage + say:
~Woodcock are in season, sir
Well. who denied it?' rejoined the
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you see, said the salesman, this
coat contains a cigarette pocket" ''But
don't smoke cigarettes. 'Oh, well,
then, the pocket can hold the money
You save by not smoking them Mems
Outfitter.
Your daughter refuses to be my
wife, Mrs Jones'" ''She's foolish,
then. Have you pressed her at alp"
mo To tell the truth she is always
SO distant that have been afraid to
try. IN. Y. Press.
Fond Parent--sI fear, young man,
that you seek my daughters hand for
her wealth" Young Man--"Well, look
at her candidly and kindly mention
what other qualifications she possesses
will you?'-Truth.
And what have you been guilty Of
now? This is about the twentieth time
that as magistrate have had you be-
fore me-" And is. it my fault, your
honor, that you haven't been promoted
TO- some better Officer"
Mrs. Figg (writing)-..Sha send
Uncle George your love?r baura-sOf
course; and you had better make it my
undying love. Perishable goods can.
not be sent through the mail, you
know. Journal
Lucy -"Such an exquisite skirt as
your dear little daughter wore at the
children's fancy-dress partyl Was it
your design" Ella-s.Not exactly.
You see, the time was ver:- brief, and
just let her wear the shade of the par
Tor extension lamp. Pittsburgh Bull
letin..
He was a farmers boy and very
little. His father was pulling of his
stockings preparatory to going to bed,
when his mother asked: Freddy.
what is father doing?'' Freddy had
witnessed the process of treating
ripened corn and replied: Hes husk-
in his feet"-Demorest's Magazine.
He Was Rich -Hurly--'sWe always
hang Uncle Johns pictures In promi-
nent place. He's an artist, you know. =
Burly-''A good one, suppose" Hurry
No, indeed He doesn't know the
first thing about painting" Burly-
Then why" Hurry oh. he's very
wealthy, and my wife expects to be-
come his heiress. ~ tank ee Blade.
-Uenus lrrltaDlie- -rlfSL Bard -
Seen my sonnets in the Pacific Week.
Typ Second Bard-"Yes" First Bard
Like them?' Second Bard We'll
a--candidly First Bard-..Oh,
If it comes to, that, candidly l ALWAYS
hated your beastly ballads, and rom
dels, and rot in the Erechtheum--b but !,
had the decency not to tell you so. <
Punch.
True to His Motto. She has
yawned six times. looked at the clocp
four times, and pretended to be half
asleep three times, but The young ed
itor who was calling upon her was So
much in love. that he did not observe
these manifestations OF WEAKNESS At
length she said: Most newspapers
shave notices, haven't they2r Some
have. HAS yours one?' 'syes. =
What Is it2'' We are here 10 stay. y
i could have sworn IL was something
IT that kind she said with sigh, aud
u silence was resumed n. " Prexa
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FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
NY cBAEDPA


: NJ. grnndpa. L. the stranxcst mani
OF course love iim duarfy
Bnt really Il does seem 70 Inc
He looks at things 30 Quecrly
He always thinks thnt every day
- right, no matter whether
II rains or SHOWS, or shines or blows,
Or what the kind OF weather.
When out door fun II ruined BY
A heavy shower provoking.
He pats my hand, and says: "You see
The dry earth noeds a soaking'
And whom ] think the day too warm
For any kind OF pleasure.
He says: sThe corn has grown an inch---
SEQ without measure"
And whom FRET becHuse tina Wind
Has set my things all whirlfng,
He looks 1t me aud snyas srnt. tatf
This close air necds q stfrrlngi''
He says, when drifts are piling high.
And fence. posts scarcely peeping.=..
Glow warm beneath their blanket white
The little flowers are keeping z,
somctimes.I think, when on his face
His sweet smiles shines so clearly,
1t would be nice II every one
Could see things just so queerlyl
Youths Companion.
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~--@--'N~~'
angie and prepared to while away the
hmainder of the sultry afternoon in
her usual luxurious fashion.
Suddenly the loud peal of belt
sounded on her drowsy ear, almost i'm
mediately followed by the gay clamor
Of voices in the hallway without APP
preaching the room where she sat.
She started up half awake and looked
Wildly about her for some avenue of
escape The staircase was cut off, as
lne visitors had already entered. The
eoot leading to the back parlor was
locked She remembered locking it
'hcr>cftihat very morning.
As a last desperate resource, Helen
caught sight OF thick portiere hang
ny lt the further end of the room, con-
eea4ng the door to a small apartment
formerly used as a china closet, and
oehlnd it she took hasty refuge, with
her books and half filed sherbet glass,
Us ample folds concealing her entirely
from view.
Scarcely had she done so, than the
qe9r leading from the hall was thrown
quickly open, and a girlish voice she
recognized as that of her Cousin Madgc,
crled merrily:
Why where's Aunt Ella and Helen?
Ne 20 not call them; want to give
'hem a surprise'--to an astonishcd
mad Come in, the rest of you, and
wait please, while go and search for
.aeia, and the swish of skirts and hum
y deep-toned voices told Helen that a
Il ladies' and gentlemen were
rag the room among whom she
vastly discerned her Aunt Grace's
musical accents and her Uncle James
nearly, good-humored laugh.
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APRON STRINGS.

A. Lecture That Taught Two boys >
Wholesome and Important Lesson.
Il promised my mother ! would Be
home at six o'clock.
'But what harm will an hour more
do?n
ut will make my mother worry, and
shall break my word. ,.s
Before I'd be tied to woman's
apron strings"
My mother doesn't wear aprons"
said the first speaker with laugh,
except in the kitchen sometimes, and
don't know as / ever noticed any
strings"
fou know what mean, Can't you
stay and see the game finished2.
II could stay, but will not. made
a promise to my mother, and | am go
ing to keep it.
Good boyv' said hoarse voice just
back of the two boys.
They turned to see an old man poor
~ clad and very feeble.
abraham Lincoln once told = rlng
man. the stranger resun1 ~
the acquaintance Of every T. - IA
talked slightingly Of his mother apron
strings, and it is q very safe thing to
do. as know from experience. 1t was
just sueh talk that brought me to ruin
and disgrace, for was ashamed not to
do rs other boys did, and when they
made fun Of mother laughed, too
God forgive me! There came time
when it was too, late"-and now there
were tears in the old eyes-"when ]
would gladly have been made pris-
oner, tied by these same apron-strings.
in dark room. with bread and water
for my fare. Always keep your engage
ment with your mother. Never disap.
point her Il you can possibly help II,
and when advised to cut loose from her
apron-strings cut the adviser, nnd take
q tighter clutch of the apron-strings.
This will bring Joy and long life to your
mother. the best friend you have In the
world, and will insure you q noble fu-
ture. for it is impossible for good son
to be a bad man."
1t was an excellent sign that both
boys listened attentively. and both said
Thank you" at the conclusion of the
strangers lecture, and they left the
backgrounds together, silent and
thoughtful. At last the apron-string
critic remarked, with deep-drawn
sight:
THAT old man has made me goose
flesh all over"
''Oh, Dick" said his companion, ..jusi
think what lovely mothers we have
both got!'
Eyes; and If anything were TO hap
pen to them, and we hadn't done right
You'll never hear apron-strings out Of
my mouth again. /" = Harper's Young
People.
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Helen, who, always accustomed to hay-
ing her things admired and copied,
had grown to consider herself no mean
authority on the all important subject.
Helen, my love, what do you think
-ttlltt. girls would say If they could see
you in the present dress?" inquired her
mother, seriously, one warm morning
when Helen appeared at the breakfast
table in more than her usual desha-
bile.
"Ne danger of that, little mum; |
don't intend they shall, /" replied Helen,
gayly, trying to conceal the uneasy
flush that had arisen to her cheek at
her mothers glance and words
Now, mum, don't scold, there's q
dear" she went on, pleadingly. Il
can't be comfortable in dress all ruff
fles and frills and lace; it's no use to
try i never could be careless Of my
clothes.
-==>AAtssF hat / want is dress that can
curl up and feel at home in, without
fear Of creasing fiounces or inussing
bows. It's such dreadfully warm
weather, too--every body is out of town
and if anyone calls l can whisk up
stairs and into'immaculate attire in a
twinlxling; so do let me be comfortable
in my own way, there's ducky."
Mrs. Leslie looked after her and
sighed deeply. This one obstinate
fancy of Helen's had cost her many an
unpleasant hour, speht in lecturing,
demonstrating and coaxAng, all in vain.
No oRe, 10 see her tripping down the
ffTrB1e steps at three o'clock. that
afternoon, clad daintily enough fol a
princess in gown of pale gray crepe,
intent on calling expedition, would
have dreamed so refined and fastidious
a young lady could possibly be the
same WIG had appeared at luncheona
short time previous with disheveled
locks and tumbled print wrapper.
Few of her friends were at home, it
happened, SO Helen found herself at
liberty to retrace her steps a full hour
before she had anticipated doing SO.
Tie house was dark and still as she
entered and Helen crept softly to her,
room, fearing to wake her mother,
whom She knew was enjoying nap.
Its too warm for any human being
to call this afternoon" she said to her
self as she irresolutely stretched out
her hand toward pink muslin tea
gown, but she finally ended with steal
ing downstairs in her old calico wrap
per- her hair floating in careless free
dom down her back.
Having established herself in the big
sleepy hollow with palm leaf fan,
glass of sherbet and summer novel,
She tipped the blind at just the right
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softened Clubs.

II corrective influence" less de-
structive than the locust stick is re-
quired for our policemen why not have
a modified and softened club-a
stuffed club, as it were? If need be,
there is no objection to policeman
CARRYING several clubs Of assorted
severity; say, tough old hickory for
tough old customer, and so on down to
a stuffed club for mild and mellow
offender. The danger would be that
in the excitement Of making an arrest
an officer might get his clubs mixed to
the great detriment of somebody's
head that was really entitled to softer
treatment. IN. Y. Advertiser.
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4---------,--'isss-i
ONLY A VIOLET.


Tbs,y yiolet--a chaste little violeti
q iioH 4. yet the aoM'r Of my choicei
VINO ean be dead 70 the lesson thou tcachest
symbol OF purity, modestyss voicef
yry giost thou ever ID hsstkhSss 70 pfacfd @'4s-
seek to keep hidden tiny beauty 50 rare.
fyrooping thy head Ia the shade OF the forest
soiltude's mysteries seeming TO share3
Ask Of the stars when o'erhcad gently gleau-
ing,
Shining so softly, yet brighter than gold
Ask 81 the twilight or dawn OF the morning
why in all these Is there grandeur untold
Ask Of the broolslet whose song ever minglcs
sweet with the many fair voices OF earth.
W6y doth its ripping 50 calmly impress u.s.
why midst the thicket It's murmuring mfrth.
ASK q the rocks and the peak dim and distant
- Why yonder hills clothed In purple and
why do they fado from our sight WHOM most
----V-I9NgtyS
way awe near them pales family their hue
IL not then beauty more beauteous when
s=-HidfrR s=--5
Ho5tBsty lending . charm with her xeiIf -
Gem Of the woodlands tho violet then give
Fiow'ret the sweetest, thy beauty all hall
Waiter Maltrayers, in Once Week
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An|rxnoramu..

MI. Blinlssrs-Ir understand, sir. that
your son and my daughter are engaged
and / feel that on account Of my daugh-
ter's youth their contemplated mar
rage should be postponed.
Mr.. What? Ny son TALK
ing about marrying? Why. he's a mere
infant, perfect ignoramus. He
doesn't know enough TO last him over
Sunday. Why, sir, the fellow hasn't
been outsof college over year.--eiood
News LIS. ~. -. -
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The will Of George Merritt, one Of
the old California pioneers, provides
that band Of music must precede the
funeral cortege and that ref. eshments
must be served at the close OF the cere-
monies
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The most violent thunderstorms in
the world occur in French Guiana
The thunder there in an ordinary
storm IL almost deafening. while peal
follows peal in quick succession.
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Deposition Is the teller in?" Man
ager No, he has gone away Depos-
itor Ali gone for a rest, presume n
Manager (sadly) NO; fancy it's u
avoid arrest nAustraIian Joke.
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE

-'You see," said the salesman, ''this
coat contains cigarette pocket ''But
don't smoke cigarettes" ''Oh, well,
then, the pocket can hold the money
You save by not smoking them" Mems
Outfitter
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re-vivifying of the Hawaiian race.
OF total of 50 deaths reported, 80
were Hawaiians and Is of all other
nationalities. The death rate per
thousand of the estimated popula-
ton, we find average of the whole
1854, of Hawaiian 3d., Chinese
5.14, all other nationalities 80.
Nineteen deaths of infants under
one year is large proportion of a
total of ffty-three, and ten unat-
tended does not look we'll. How
ever, in the last five years, only
one year, 1887, showed a lower
death for December than this of
1890.
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Dr. Koch. The doctors at the hos
pital where the lepers are being
treated report that the patients
have been rapidly improving since
the new remedy was applied"
1t behooves the Board of Health
to take immediate steps for ascer-
tanning how far the remedies refer
red to have been successfully tried,
and for procuring some for testing
their virtue ON the patients here or
on Molokai. 1t may be that the
door of hope is even now being
opened for the relief and cure OIL
the poor inmates of our public
hospital.
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Be just and fear not:
Let all the ends thou aim'st at be
Thy Country's. thy Gods. and Truths.


The latest advices from the Vol
cano will be found in a short mar
rative from the pen of Mr.. Geo. A.
Howard, who visited it on the Sd
instant, and found it VERY active,
there being now two lava lakes
with numerous miniature volcanoes
and blow holes. Travellers will
find this a good time to visit this
great wonder. The road to it
from Hilo is now finished half the
distance, and we understand that
the work on the remaining half is
to be commenced at once, and will
be prosecuted to completion. His
Excellency the Minister Of the In
terror took passage in the steamer
Kinau Friday, for Hilo, to decide
what route the unfinished portion
of the road shall take. Being quite
familiar with that section of Ha-
wall, no one is better fitted to de-
eide the matter than he.
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DIR. KoCH's recent discoveries
have startled the whole world, and
though some may attempt to decry
the value of his remedies, there
can be no doubt that his investiga-
tions and discoveries are in the
right direction, following in the
track of Jenner and Pasteur in dis
covering antidotes for smallpox
and hydrophobia, by inocculation
of certain prepared lymphs. Now
DIR. Koch is studying the leprosy
disease as well as consumption,
and recent telegram, dated
Madrid December 18th states that
1.-TWO persons suffering from lep-
rosy have been inocculated with
lymph according to the method OF
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Nem advertisements.
MORTGAGEE'S NOTICE OF SALE!

WHEREAS THE MORTGAGE HERE
w matter mentioned has been hereto
fore duly foreclosed by advertisement of
mortgages notice of foreclosure, now,
therefore, by order of Samuel NJ Damon,
agent for Hermann Kockermann, Bishop
of Olba, mortgage of certain indenture
of mortgage from Sin Chu to him, dated
the 9Th day OF June, A D. 1887, and re-
corded in the Registry of Deeds, in Homo
lulu, in Book 10i, pages go and 232, am
directed to sell at Public Auction
On SATURDAY, nth JANUARY, 1891,
AT II O'clock NOON,
at my Salesrooms, Queen street. in Homo
lulu, the property included in said Mort
gage as follows:
All that certain piece of land situate on
the mauka side of Hotel street between
smith and Nuuanu streets, in said Homo
lulu, and formerly known as the Buffum
Hall premises, and in deed of same prem
Uses to A: Buffum, dated August 5, 1869,
described by metes and bounds as follows,
viz: Commencing at the south corner of
this lot on Hotel street IOl 1912 feet,
north-westerly along said street from the
west corner of the kuulumui award the
boundary runs along lot No. - being the
dry goods store lot of the said George
Clark now sold to Asher P. Bates, north
easterly 631z feet, thence rorth-westerly
46H feet more or less, thence southwest
erly along Kalua's award 81 feet, thence
| south-easterly 4S feet more or less, along
Hotel street to commencement, or howso-
ever otherwise the premises expressed and
| intended to be conveyed by said mortgage
| may be bounded and described.
Terms cash and deeds at the expense oil
| purchaser. For further particulars apply tc
LEWIS J. LEVEY.
| Auctioneer.
| Or to A. 8. HARTwELL, Attorney
| 1654-td for Mortgage.