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the modern steel ribbed, silk covered,
slender article which is regarded as
misfortune to get wet.
The desideratum at present is porta-
BILE umbrella. There is fortune Tor the
man who invents really good umbrella,
which can be slowed in valisc or trunk.
There is an unpatented Korean umbrella
that may fill the bill. When it begins
to rain the picturesque and stately
Korean swell reaches into his sleeve and
produces folded oiled paper affair, re-
sembling fan. This is spread and set
over the hat like an extinguisher, and IS
kept in place by two strings held under
the chin. 1t is not very large, but any
thing that will cover Korean hat Will
keep the rain from Korean.
japanese umbrellas are triumphs OF
skill and bamboo. One must not also
forget the artist who lays on the impossl'
BILE decorations in gaudy colors.
The Siamcse Emperor is not in good
form with an umbrella of less than six or
seven stories, covered with tinsel. Inc
Chinese Emperor sets the fashion in null
tiplc sunshades, and he would be reck-
less Celestial who would copy the i'm
perial umbrella.
Rain cloaks are of many different
kinds. The Mexicans, japanese and
Chinese have hit upon thatched coats,
made of palms, oat straw, grass or
rushes, neatly fastened 'on network so
"a to turn rain. These coats are light
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oiled and rubber coats, are to the credit
of the storm. In countries where very
little clothing is worn rain does not make
much difference, but the sun is a power.
Why shouldn't the palm leaf be the
first sunshade, with It's ribs and handle
to order2 It hints at the umbrella as
well as at the fan. Travellers among the
Amos of Japan often make temporary
sunshades of gigantic dock leaves, which
are sometimes six feet in diameter and
eight feet high; large enough for an &C.
count of Gulliver.
The umbrella has very great anti
auity. The word itself means a "little
shadow" showing that it was named for
its protection from the sun in this case.
Horace says: Among the military
standards the sun beholds an Egyptian
canopy" On coins and in the rock carv-
ings of the ancients the umbrella often
shows its familiar form, but it comes
down to us by its connection with roy.
atty, and is not the barrel ribbed ging-
ham of the masses, nor can we tell
whether the people with umbrellas fur
nished the same amusement for the comic
players as they do nowadays. The An.
glo-Saxons used umbrellas. One would
think if there is climate in the world
that would compel the invention it is
found in the fright tight little ISLE"
All this goes to prove that Jonas Han
way did not invent the umbrella. This
great traveller is said to have laid himself
under the displeasure of certain London
ers by the effeminate use of an UMBRELLA
to keep off the sun. This was, perhaps,
an affectation in a country where the
sun is so rarely seen. Jonas Hanway, at
least, saw the value of the Eastern SUM-
shade, and soon it became the fashion to
carry this article of apparel. There
must be a great difference between the
umbrella of the eighteenth century and
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ARMY PORTABLE TELEPHONE.

poles opposed and separated by small
bit of soft wire, instead of the old horse
shoe magnets with wire bobbins that
have hitherto failed. With his new in
strument the inventor claims results as
perfect as by the use of the stationary,
return circuit telephone. 1t can be
carried in a small hand bag, requires no
support except the head of the user, and
and can be applied at q distance of 400
miles quite successfully.
The cut pictures tie new instrument
better than could any description. In
use, the telephone is carried on the head
of the operator, the receivers remaining
attached to his ears continually. Its use
will be largely by surveyo ors and advanced
guards or pickets on accommodating duty
Vessels of q fleet at sea communicate
with each other by the same means, a
we'll insulated pair of wires being kept
floating above the water by supporters or
immersed by sinkers, as the occasion may
REQUIRE. CHICAGO Post.
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CHAPTER XVI.
QUEsTi

Boncourt, however, was fated to dis
appointment.
Adele and 10 we're yet at their breakfast
o. the following morning when the for-
mer received note from Noel by messen-
ger, =, -,
aThis is too bad, Alphonse:" said she,
after reading it. .
What does he say2'
HE regrets thai be cannot be with me
At all to-day, but says he will come TO.
morrow, with the other guests. That
provoking Sir Harry's cousin or some
one has broken an arm, and nothing Will
do but Noel must rnn out to The Beeches
10 console tho afflicted household. II l
thought it possible that Miss Alworth
was to accompany him
Don't be q TOOL, Adele. Fortunately,
nv breakfast is finished. l may yet be
able to see Noel before he gets off.
With but little ceremony Boncourt
Quilted the table and the house.
Upon reaching the Marlowe mansion,
however, it was only to be informed by
the coachman that the Young master mad
driven away in his dog-cart half an hour
before.
He went off alone, and in something
oonce aling his chagrin.
aNot in such a great hurry, sir, replied
the Ian, looking up the lane; for the
other had found him at the stables, at the
rear of which they we're both standing.
For Master Noel had no sooner reached
the top of the lane yonder whom he drew
up to speak to q man on foot-an odd
liking man. and perfect str!inger.
believe. So there couldn't have been any
great hurry, sir, though the young man
was alone in the cart and behind our best
more"
What sort of a man did be rein up to
speak to, my good MANI
An instant later, and, from the coach
mans description, he had not doubt
that he was none other than jasper
Marlowe. -,
His suspicious and alarm took fire like
tinder.
1T isn't possible that the man you no.
ticed could have accompanied your young
m aster in the dog. cart?" he exclaimed: =
Not probable. but still possible, Sir.
said the coach1nan. scratching his head.
| you see, Master Noel is different from
any other young gentlem an as I ever saw:
| don't know how he made out with that
particular stranger he Has talking to this
morning. for they made the turn yonder'
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RECIPEs.

Potato Yeast-Boil some potatoes,
mash them, and to six potatoes add one
Gill of flour. Stir in as much water as
will make the whole into thick batter;
add some yeast and wineglass of salt
When it is light, put it in your jar
cover it.
Hermit GLADSTONE half cup of butter,
II cups sugar, one cup currants, three
eggs, one teaspoon of all kinds Of spices,
one-half teaspoon soda dissolved IN q
tablespoon of water, -four enough to roll.
Roll thin and cut with cooky cutter.
Keep in a well-covered jar.
Cold Plum Pudding-Eight rolled
crackers, one quart of milk (cold), one
cupful of sugar drown or white), three
eggs, three-fourths of cupful Of butter,
one ne pound of chopped raisins Qess will
do), spice. Bake four hours, stirring
frequently till the last half.hour.
Hamburg Cream-Grated rind and
Juice of one large or two small lemons,
small half-cup of granulated sugar.
small half-cup of water, yoik of six eggs.
Mix all we'll and put into double
saucepan. or tin pail set in boiling
water. Stir until quite thick, but be
careful not to curdle. Take of the f1re
and stir in the whites of the eggs beaten
to stiff froth with n tablespoonful OF
nowdered sugar. Put in glass dish
and serve cold with any delicate cake or
crackers.
Cocoanut Pudding-Take one cuptut
of milk, one-quarter Of pound OF grated
cocoanut, three tablespoonful of bread
crumbs, three tablespoonfuls OF pow
dered sugar, two tablespoonfuls of melt
ed butter, one cupful of stoned raisins,
the grated peel of one lemon, we'll
beaten whites of two eggs. Beat all
until we'll mixed, butter cold pudding
dish and pour the mixture in, bake
slowly one hour, then turn out on a hat
dish and shake pulverized sugar over 1T.
Serve hot or cold with cream, custaru or
fruit.
Rolled Beefsseak-This is very good
way of cooking an inferior steak. Iake
O round steak, beat it we'll and spread 1t.
with dressing such as is used for poul-
trv. Begin at one end and roll it up,
neatly, trying to keep it in shape. Put
it in a bake-pan with little water, and
bake until the meat is tender, basting It,
frequently, and when nearly done put q
great spoonful of butter over it. Thicken
the gravy in the pan with Il little -four
wet up with cold water and season it
nicely. Cut the meat as you would Q
berry-roll, slicipg off the ends neatly.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
HINTS FOR HOME DREssMAKNa.

The home dressmaker should moderns
lie Dasques of wool dresses by lengthen:
ing them in coat shape. To do thiS
cut off the lower edge of the basque in Q
deep Point in front, much shorter point
in the back, and have still shorter sidess
turn up the edges and face with silk:
Under this add coat skirts of the length
desired made of darker wool or silk OF
velvet. These skirts are shaped to the
hips, lined with silk, and sewed to the
lining of the bodice just below the curve
of the waist. Ten or twelve inches IS 8,
good length for them. If the basque is
for very slight figure, a simple plating
of the dress material may be added in
stead of the closer coat skirt, as the
plait gives the effect of larger hips. A.
plated lace founce can be added to silk
basques.-Boston Transcript. I
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How Heron Solved 1t.

Said Ctesibius to his pupil: "Heron,
will you have glass of soda?"
81 don't care if I do" said Heron.
Wh.,aupon Ctesibius produced quaint
glass bott.s. having a thick conical
bottom, and coneainiDg liquid said to
be soda water.
"Heron, my boy" said he, "here is
your soda; drink it without removing or
perforating the cork or breaking the
neck of the bottle"
Heron scratched his head, and reVolv-
ing the bottle in his hand, while the
problem was going through similar
evolution in his brain, said. "As you
we'll know, dear teacher, am up IN
mathematics, proficient in mechanics
and not behind the age in pneumatics
and hydraulics. but for this problem l
have no solution"
"Heat! Unequal expansion" said
Ctesiblus, impatiently.
Heron, being an apt scholar, needed
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OMELET.

There is a greater difference in omelet
that is well made and that which is not
than most cooks suppose. Omelet should
not be solid, but creamy all through,
Omelet may belight and yet unpalatable.
When the eggs are beaten too light it will
be dry and without flavor. A great many
cook books give recipes with directions
to beat the whites and yelks separately;
but while the omelet will look well it will
not be as good as if beaten together. It
is very necessary in cooking omelet to-
have pan of good size; then the quicker
an omelet is made and served the better
it will be. There is a superstition
among cooks 20 the effect that twelve
beats is the proper number to give an
omelet and b.ve it light.
To make good omelet, take four eggs,
one tesspoonful of salt, two tablespoon
fuls of milk and one tablespoonful of
butter. Beat the eggs, without separat-
ing, until light, but not foamy; add the
salt and milk. Have an omelet very hot,
put in a spoonful of butter, pour in the
eggs; shake vigorously until the eggs be.
gin to thicken, then let brown a lew
seconds and roll up. To take the omelet
from the pan, care is necessary to do il
properly; the pan should be held in the
right hand and the dish on which the ONE
let is to be served in the left; it may be laid
over the pan and the omelet slipped into
it. Omolet may lie seasoned with Vege-
tables, fish or meat to give variety, but
the above directions will be best for the,
foundation, and the mode of cooking
should always be followed, if the omelet
is to be of the proper flavor and in every
way satisfactory. Home Com.
pani0n.
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A recent count shows that the Chris
tian Endeavor movement begins the
new wear 1891 with over thirteen ttou-
sand societies and at least 700, 900 MEM
bers. This is a gain of 10000
members in six months.
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The fifty largest libraries in Germany
possess 12, 700, 900 volumes, against those
of England with about $3.50, 900, and OF
North America with about 8, 100, O0O
volumes,
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There are twenty-six monarchies and
twenty-five republics in the civilized
world to-day; sixteen republics are IN
South America.
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nn.w,Sc SODA WITHOUT REMOVING The
DnN Haa,. " '., on ppEAKrSc THE BOTTLES NECK.
M further hint. Lighting a candle, ne
Lila Il under the thick conlcal end OF
the hottie, and in less than minute by
the clepsydra, the bottom of the bottle
cracked around, the pressure from within
blew out the detached piece, and the
soda was discharged with fizz into the
tumbler. The rest goes without saying.
-Scient;fc american.
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The Congo River is fifteen miles wide
in some places. ..~
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Modern humanity has larger heads and
shorter legs than the ancients. ...
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True; that IS we'll taken. but "alt, 1
see how we'll manage. Day after to-
morrow, as you know, l am to entertain
Noel here. with bis friends. Sauanderall.
Slr harry wlldlng, and some others.
Don't lcok.alarmed; it is not the same
party of proAigates that you are to aid
me in trapping day later in London.
Adele again colored.
You misir,terpreted my gesture-do
you think I don't know that?" she ex-
claimed, with OIL expression of shame
fitting across her face. You know ths
absoluteness Of my passion for t.
fouth-how I would die sooner than lose
him? And how long would his love, or
even his slightest esteem, survive a
knowledge of my being the siren OF your
London gambling schemes-of an lnfer-
ence that always have been such from
earliest girlhood?.
"Tush, tush! Adele! You have merely
gilded my nets with your beautiful smlle'
no more. Of course, he shall never
know; and. after your marriage with him.
shall no longer require your association
with my schemes. The mere fact of that
marriage will constitute my open sesame
to such treasure-house as will enrich me
indefinitely. But let H. 60 on. Noel
will be here with these Young bloods on
| Tuesday. You can secure the news
! paper from him before us all. and siRn
! to me as to whether or not it con.
:.lns the coveted slip Of writing within
| It's folds.
IF rot-well, then I shall devise
some means of having his pockets
searched before he can chance upon the
4 shall do just nothing of the kind, !"
said Adele, composedly.
You surprise me! What-not merely
! to ask him for the newspaper. and then
tanteringE keep it from him!
ton, and have decided never to deceive
| where love SO purely and SO utterly"
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LIE CHINESE MISSION RlOTs-

WASHINGTON, August 2l.-Acting Secre-
tary of State Wharton, in speaking of the
troubles in China, said:
1T is a mistake to believe that this gov
ernment is moving slowly in this matter.
aud that the same energy displayed by
France. England and Germany is lacking
IN the United States. This government
has been keeping pace, step for step. with
those powers in all movements except one
for a proper protection of her citizens in
China. The one exception is the display
of naval equipments. The latter is an i'm
possibility. The United States has but
TWO vessels in Chinese waters, and how
can she expect TO make arespectable show
ing with those, The navy department has
done ali IN its power and has ordered three
vessels from the Pacific to reinforce the
skeleton Of squadron along the Asiatic
coast
Every possible precautiOn has been
taken to protect American interests in
China. We have united with the other
great powers in making every proper de
mand from the Chinese government. Our
minister, Mr.. Denby, received his instruc-
fions long ago. and every consul within
the borders of the empire has instructions
TO use all means within his power to pre-
serve the dignity of his government and to
protect her citizens. What more can be
done? We have the promise and assur-
ance OF the emperor that our requests shall
be granted, and we are sending every YES
sci that can be spared across the Pacific to
assist by It's presence IN the preservation
of Dpacr "
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q WIND STORM

HURON. Kan, August 2l.-The storm
through this section of Atchison county
was very severe. Standing corn was fat
tened to the earth and a large number of
farm buildings blown down. 10 this city
brick building belonging to E. Purdue
and G.. ". White was unroofed and the
stock of goods destroyed. The corn cribs
and cattle yards on the Anthony farm
were laid low. The total damage amounts
to s.. 090
ATCHISON, Kan, August 2l.-The storm
ragged here with terrible fury. Roofs were
blown off, windows blown in, and trees,
fences and buildings blown down. The
roof of the Odd Fellows hall was carried
away and the regalia and other property
on the top floor was ruined by water.
Blair's Touring mill was unroofed, the
old street car barns blown down, and the
girls dormitory of Midland college demol-
ished The front of Urich G. Meals plan
ing mill was blown IN. The Congrega-
tional church lost its spire, and Lanes
livery stable was partially destroyed.
Several people We're injured during the
storm by flying timbers and falling glass.
The most seriously injured were the 10
year-old daughter of Fire Marshal Comp
ton, cut about head, neck and shoulders;
Clarence King, terribly cut about the body
by falling timbers; John Roper, laborer,
arm broken and head crushed. Many cell
lars were flooded. Total damages placed
at $50, 900 At Liberty the storm played
havoc with fences, Ourbuildings, orchards
and growing corn. No one injured.
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She Could Sneak Italian.

Toward 6 O'Clock the other afternoon,
just when the residents of that ueigh00r
hood were homeward bound, half grown
Italian boy, chattering and crying By turns,
was making his way slowly through FIT
tieth street, not far from Sixth avenue.
lie stopped often, looked up and down ID
a bewildered way, and talked and zestic1-
lated, ending each TRADE with a burst oi
tears. Persons stopped and listened sym
pathetically, divining that be was lost but
OF his dilemma
Presently young woman, one Of the
natty sort, who take TO shirt fronts and
short cutaway jackets, approached Like
the others, she noticed the lad, and, like
them. she stopped. He at once began MS
harangue, looking hopeieSsly 81 her. Srs
replied in his own tongue and the lads
face grew radiant Rapidly be went on
talking. she listening calmly and without
effort. When he had done she took out a
tablet, and, tearing OF a leaf, wrote some
thing at the boys dictatioa.
Then she turned 20 a boy standing near
who was intensely interested This little
fellow, " she said, wants 20 20 20 Harlem
70 this address He got put OF q Fifty
eighth street train a. FIftieth street aud
came 20 the street instead Of going on
Won't you take MIN back and see him
aboard a Harlem tTainf'
And thrustiny coin into the guides
hand and the address ia readable An-ri-
can into thst Of the Italian sbe hurried
away, followed by Tnusscal phrases from
the rescued boz. which were presumably
not ualedietio8s.-Nsw York Times
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NEW YORK POlITICS

NEW YORK, August 2l-Hon. Andrew
j. White, ia "A CoyerSation- at the Fifth
Avenue hotel Yesterday morning said.
substantially, that he would accept the
nomination for governor, if rendered by
the Republicans OF the state He added.
IF i thought | was going 70 lead a for
lorn hope and - matter of principle was
involved would stil accept the nomiaa-
Jion. but / do not think lt is forlorn
hope. The Republicans, believe, can win
the election this fall
What will the issue bes'
IL will be against HIllism aud Corrup-
tion. / think the Republicans can carry
the state on this issue. There are thou
sands of voters outside of the Republican
party who will vote against the methods
OF Hill l certainly see no reasons why
the Republicans should not 20 into the
tight with the expectation of winning -
Mr.. White said the Republicans were
united and the people had had enough OF
Hllllsm. He firmly believed that great
reaction bad SET in against the governor
eenator Irrespective of party IL WAS
gathering momentum and should encour-
age all people who loved a clean govern
meDk
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THE TEXAS ALLIANCE.

DALLAS, Tex, August 2L-The Texas
State Alliance today ratified every plank
in the Ocala platform by a unanimous
vote. The election of officers resulted in
the reelection of Evan Jones president
and the endorsement Of his administra-
tiOn. All anti-sub-treasury Alliance men
now here have been refused the privilege
of the floor and have called meeting of
their own. Nearly all delegates to the
state Alliance convention are for n third
party.
DALLAS, Tex, August 21-The split be-
tween the sub treasury and auti-sub-treas-
ury factions of the Farmers Alliance is
growing wider. BY resolution the anti
faction has been excluded from the con
vention now being held here, but commit
tees from both sides have been appointed
to try and patch up matters Both fac
tons are stubborn, and it looks now as ii
the differences never would be adjusted
Evan Jones has been reelected president