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miles and look more enhancing AZ the end than
she did at the beginning, in spite Of the dust
way!
CASTLE OF MOUNT oRexErL.
AT Gorsy, on the southeastern coast Of the
Island, 10 the castle Of Mont orensii, q part Of
which datss from the Roman period and where
oaaries " spent portion Of his exile. Il 10 In
an exceiisnt state Of preservation and charm
ing subject about which TO weave : most thrill
~. ing romance. The very window through which
,ns heroine escaped from her perpecutors might
De located, and the precise spike indicated
UPON snien the hero tore his trunk-hose and
uouoaet IN scaling the wall and all the other
minuae some people like 90 know An old
curtew Dell hangs in its moss-grown belfrv. its
tongue rusted and silent No more IL tells the
village OF bedtime. No more IL rings of war or
"e1oing; Instead OF men-at-arms, knights
and ladies, it now looks down upon the
picnicker, who, laden with lunch basket
and sun shade. climbs the path 20 the
outer gate. up the paved incline TO the in
ner gate, and aseends stone steps innumerable
TO the esttlements overlooking the sea. II seee
about 1t no more the implements Of war-only
the green tur: and the wild flowers which grow
rankly where in the good old days they burst
not intrude. Truly time has wrought great
changes, sighs the curfew bell Of Mont
Orgneil.
MISTAKEN ron pKvoNsHrRrxES.
w DIV tnelr epeccn.
by what they wear. or by their habits, perhaps.
but to be mistaken for Englishinen because we
asked for bread and milk at st. Helier's hotel
Was more than we expected. II was the land
lady herself and she received us with open
arms at the mention of bread ans milk. "You re
from Devonshire. know. Let's shake 'ands on
1t. That's my own native shire" Then she
whisked on and on the strength OF our supposed
nativity brought in and introduced two young
English ladies'. while we stood around and
biushed all the shades Of red. At length we
managed TO explain that we were not Devon
shiremen. nor. indeed. any 'shiremen, but
Americans, and our hostess charged us a shil-
ling apiece for our bread and milk. She said
II was very ealing ana just the thing tor sys-
lists, as she termed orr genus.
Fortunately IL didn't matter to the Young
English ladies whether we were Enclishmen or
not They were possessed OF American spirits
and were ont on two-wceks' tour by wheel
safety bicycles. alone and unattended; and as
we all were bound for the same French port
and especially they were members OF the
Cyclists Touring Club, of which we are also
members. We felt it our duty 10 take charge Of
them. in which arrangement they gracefully
acquiesced. And so, hand in hand. we de-
scended upon France. Z. E. s.
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When the roller revolves n turns the TAPE
about it, preserving parallel spiral arrange
ment which distributes the tape evenly sbous
the roller when the shade 10 drawn up. This
bar which steadies the top Of the shade may be
made OF tin. but the iron 10 more rigid and
quite a. thin. IL properly attached 70 the
shade there 10 nothing Objectionable I'm lie ap-
pearance, as the bar should not be exposed,
but entirely hid by folding the shade once
about IT, The tape should be Of the color Of
the roller and the roller should be stained 81
vanished az neatly % q curtain pole.
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From the London Globe.
1t 10 not often that Q nonentity IL mistaken
for q notability for several days. Yet that IA
what happened quite recently at q small ws.sr-
ing place in upper Austria. All Of q suddsn
the town was convulssd with the dsliehtful In
telligence that Girardi, the famous yisons..
comedian. was in its midst. A charity eoncs,,
was in process Of organization and forthwith a
depusation waited on the great man 70 collect
his assistance. IL was graciously accorded md
the deputies withdrew In high feather. one Of
them remarking how strange il was that an
actor should have SO fine beard. "Why. don't
you know" replied an omniscient colleague
that actors always let their beard:
grow in the holidays?' On the event.
full night the concert room was packed
to suiocation and q vigorous round Of
applause greeted the appearance Of the famous
scribsd in the words Of the Vienna Nees: ..In.
stead of the excruciatingly funny song expected
by the public Herr Girsrdi began sentimental
ditty in q very hoNrse tone Of voice This
rather astonished the audience at 6rst, but
they rapidly came to the conclusion that IA
must be hrst-rate imitation of some opern
singer. The object of the mimicry they ala
not know. but they reared with Laughter al ths
same" Girardi was sneored and sang a fo-
mantle Italian aria, aud once more the cadence
was convulsed at the subtlety of the imitation.
Next morning IL happened that the o03cisl
visitors list was psblishsd, from psfusal Of
which IL appeared that, barring Q certain
Samuel Girardi described % merchant" no.
body OF that name was stopping in the town.
The actors name being Alexander, the sxtsnS
OF me oiunder was soon apparent
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Brigands In Turkey.

From the New York Herald.
There seem to be q good many brieands ia
the mountain region back Of Conssantinopls
just now. They are doing some rather skillfsl
bits Of work and making handsome penny.
Their modus ope,andi 4 unique ana intsrsse-
ing. When they hear that man Of means u
within reach they send few trusty and gentle
manly members OF the band 20 his resideucs
and politely invite him TO spend fev wssks In
the cool altitude of the mountain peaks.
az, M s n. .os Which, a. m% MINI 2:
Q certain occasion. At the end Of . very
charming visit during which he vns profuse IN
his compliments, he bowed with courteous
grace and remarked: Madame, ! hear that yea
are to leave Psris At once. oh no." shs 10.
such . thing" But. madame" responded
Talleyrand, Il hear on the best authority shas
Won will leave Paris within three days." Mms
de ssaei recognized the fact that "ths bsss
authority" WAS the order Of Napoleon, and
within The stipulated time shs became oos-
spicuous by her absence.
So these brigAnds Invite" Q gentleman 4,
visit their chief in his retreat He always 49,
cepn. Afser enjoying the Inequalities Of De
mountains for Q day or two ne h graeioualy
vsnisnt 10 himself, the only condition being
the payment OF . large sum as ransom 4
dslsgass d sent from the band 70 The family of
the captive with the request 10 deliver shs
money within forty-eight hours n they prick
afe eoartsousis informed shss 81 he s.d ~
Iorty-eieht hours the victim Win b shot. vhioh
piece Of information loossns he purse stxiaGs
Brisandsse b quito bu1ins. In Turhsy, s.a
ss,ios 49, n s s ssss,s 49,
mt naAs shsir pssss wish ne church -
lnsreefssf enloysd ~ hxuftD e ~ IN .
llone eooDo116se
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These loose-ftting russell leather shoes
that are now worn SO generally in summer timo
cause us lots Of trouble" said a shoe clerk in .
big uptown store the other day. 'You see, the
summer shoes are 90 much more roomy than the
ordinary shoes that the foot broadens. and when
our customers, especially those who wear the
summer shoes all the season, come to get 6tted
with an ordinary shoe they wonder why we can.
not At the m as easily ~ usual and Why the size
that used to fit them pinchss and cramps their
feet We have to give some Of our customers
half sise larger, and those who like TO have
their feet look a. small 40 possible protest that
IL il the fault Of our stock when IL Il of course
the fault Of their summer shoes. The low shoes
that 20 many women wear in summer cause M
more trouble even than the mems russss shoes.
These low shoes, or ties, worn constantly deyslop
the insteps and then OF course IL II very hard "a
get shoe - small ~ the one the customer Wa
In the habit Of wearing. Then comes real
trouble. It 10 hard 70 break the news 70 youre
and pretty women that her foot has erown
larger during the summer, and II u still harder
to get her to believe that trampiug over noun.
tains and sauntering on the sssshors in low
shoes has given her bigger instsp."
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They Handle Their Watches With Care.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
One Of the stories Of the rapid rise and de.
cline of the COW baron owes authorship to Col
Jim Britton. In the days when Texas had q
railroad commissionsrship, with only orna-
mental functions, Col Britton was appointed
to fill it. He discovered the lack Of law to
make the office in any way efficient and sent in
his resignation, saying that he did not care Ia
draw a salary for doing nothing There is no,
another instance of this kind of conscientious.
ness in the latter years of pie-eating in Texas.
But while he was commissioner Col. Britton
went out to Abilene. The time was the flush
thick. At one Of the "Exchanges Of Abilene
Col. Britton was witness to a controversy be-
tween two OF the new millionaires. These cat
tie bsrons had just returned from their first
trips to New York, where they had gone to get
rid OF some of the cumbersome profits and to
Jim" said Jake, "that's pretty fine watch
you've got there"
Eyes" replied Jim; Il got the ticker of a
fellow in New York. 1 reckon it's the hneH in
Abilene"
'Well," continued Jake, drawing one from
his pocket ''here's better one"
"Reckon not" said Jim. "What'd yours
cost?''
paid ss25 for her." said Jake. "wh.td
Cost me esq, answered Jim, with trium-
plant grim.
Jake was blue over the discovery that he
didn't own the costliest wetch in Abilene. He
stood holding the now despised chronometer
in his hand and looking at it. Bracine mn
after . few moments he said: There ain
much difference between 'em. But I'll bet
l can throw mine further than you can yours %
Everybody laughed and looked at Jim. The
latter was not to be bluffed. Quick 40 Q fash
he replied: '.In just 60 you one on that"
The crowd went into the rocky street, A
scratch was drawn. 1t WAS agreed that the
man who threw his watch furthest should hayS
what was left of both watches. They threw.
and the fellow who won led the way back into
the exchange and set up the drinks.
"A few months afterward." said Col Britton.
concluding the narrative, Il was back in Abb.
lsne. l saw Jake and Jim. Each had q Water.
bury, and when he pulled It out Of his pocket
he held it in both hands for fear it would drop
on the floor and get hurt"
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Written for The Evening Star.
The Flies at Brandywine.
Most Cordially Inscribed to the Daughters Of tn,
Revoluuon.l
The British and Contlnentals met
On the banks Of the Brandywine,
And our lies firm rally inspires me yet,
The boldest and nercest mine;
We ffers nine
At the Brandywine.
The battle RACES in dreams again.
The waters their music hush
At the tides Of blood that the greensward stain
As they into the torrent rush,
While We fife to our line
At the Brandywine.
The redcoats charge on our patriot ranks,
Our bluecOats hold their own;
The wrath Of strife by the rivers banks
Turns the softest heart to stone,
As We fife 50 fine
At the Brandywine.
The bullets ny ike summer storm
To the rattle and roar of fight,
And quick into line our infantry form,
Their muskets blaze of light,
As our ifes combine
At the Brandywine.
Our chief with wounds in his saddle reels
As he brings up our heavy guns,
The enemies cavalry mounts and wheels
While the scarlet column runs,
To our 1fes' shrill whine
At the Brandywine.
At the close Of day, when the shadows fall
And the din Of war is done,
The flies that our heroes to quarters call
Play dirge for our brave ones gone,
Fling "Auld Lang Syns"
At the Brandywine.
DAVID GRAHAM ADRE.
Yarrow Farm, Laurel, Nd, August 10, 1891.
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WALLPAPER FprFzH.

the window and Ill in the corners above With
brasswork.
WALLPAPER FRIrzH
We saw the other day an exceedingly good
thing in wallpaper frieze. The design showed
shelf effect with a little colonial railing about
II, relieved here and there by realistic figure
or PLAGUE pattern on the shelf This cafae in
an eighteen-inch wide frieze and In a variety Of
coiorings. so that IL could be applied 20 almost
any wall paper.
Nothing 10 more unsightly than the ga ping
recess beneath bed. In come houses tbey
drape the bed clothes down 20 .he floor but
this Is not always practical A clever arrange
ment can be accomplished by looping along
upon curtain rod. beneath the bed, any light
fabric like a cotton pongee.
coLoRs THAT GO WELL TOGETHER.
There is nothing that 10 90 confusing ss the
selection Of colors for a room. We have q
room with red AZ prevailing color and We are
puzzled TO know what are the combining in
nuences. There 10 no scheme devised as vet
to definitely dictate color combinations 90 the
nearest thing we can do il 70 suggest that
amber. cream and blue or silver lavender and
emerald are happy harmonies. and II you are
quick enough TO see in your minds eve the ex-
act shading that would look well we will
60 ahead and give you some more
amber, cream and blue (medium); amber blue
Cpale) and crimson; nesh-red, blue (normal)
and olive green; brick red, indigo and see
eASeAf aeot 6fcch' puce AactpJ duu ro<t krAls
terra Gotta, maroon aud sage green. ma
room, bronze yellow and olive green (dark);
bluish-green, violet and red-ochre; leaf-green,
violet and salmon; apricot, crimson and gold
brown; red (normal), gold and blue lnormal),
Lavender, turquoise and blue deep.
CONVENIENT WINDOW SHADES.
Every woman, when she wishes to dress,
knows how convenient q would be IL she only
had window shade that would sometim 60
screen the bottom part of q window aud admit
at the same time q full food Of light ct the top,
specially II her bureau or pier glass may bs
near the window; for, If she pulls down the
shade when dressing, she shuts of a quite
necessary light Then, again, IL Of On
evening, when the room IL heated by
the lights, one attempts to let in cir by
lowering the top window the wind blows
the window shade in all directions. II they let
the shade 60 up TO the top Of the window they
admit the neighborhood TO their privacy.
These needs have been met Mt various times by
the arrangement Of a roller which may be fsst-
ened along guide ropes or tracks upon which 10
travels II any point from the top 20 the bottom
OF q window easement. But the simplest uay
you can possibly arrange . shade 10 the way vs
illustrate.
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Some Interessing Information About oslsss
and Curtains.


and Curtains.
Prom the Cpholsterer
IL was . great month--lsst month-for the
decorative traders OF America. The importers
showed all their new fabrics from the European
and American Workshop. and the immense
variety WAS something bswildering TO the eve Of
the average man, who. in . vague way. supposes
that there are two kinds OF lac. curtains
nottingham for the poor aud Brussels for the
rich.
Muslin covers and bed sets are being brought
out embroidered in white. red and blue cord
Ike figures. These sets include curtains.
spreads. pillow shams. bed lsmbrsauins. bureau
scarfs tides and mats
A novel thing introduced recently in lace
curtains Is brussels of an amber hue. the en-
broidering being done in rich brown silk This
10 decidedly different from the ordinary Brus-
sells with white net and white ombroidering
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Jagss-"whas e the difference between .
saloon and . csfs?'
Rasgs-"In cafe beer II always 10 esnts."
why, Casper. this isn't . bit the kinl Of
house supposed you would build"
me, I'm rather surprised myself, bat ~
srchiSeet q very ven eatisaed. ..Trrh
Papa y sess wise mani"
s'Not always, my sou. Sometiues, IA pokef
game. tor instaheS, hs 4 priss IDIOT "->1spoi.
IN La
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Manager (tes man leaving the thsatsr) But,
That's Why an goins." -flisvsads 1iaotlw.
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PERSON 10 prematurely Old when baldnes
occurs before the forty Fifth year. Use Halls Her
kenewer TO Keep the scalp healthy and S<sssnS
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For years and years we have been hanging
our curtains over poles axed at the top o, q
window on brackets. clever scheme nov IN
TO put the pole about foot below the top Of
the window and oil in the corners above With
brasswork
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large enough TO show the photograph well,
which in this case was rather larger than cabinet
size, the frame being three inches wide To
cover this piece OF fine French crash (which
10 Q cotton stuff. suitable in size, was covered
with flower pattern by means Of transfer pa
per, and then the design was tinted in tapestry
dyes, the flowers soft yellow, the leaves yellow.
ish brown. double strand of Japanese gold
thread was then couched AZ an outline to ali
the pattern, the many sharp turns and curves
making the beauty Of IL, ~ the gold caught the
light in 90 many different directions. The EN-.
broidery was done on the square piece of crash.
just wide enough to cover the frame, but with.
out cutting out the center, leaving that for the
Trainer to DO when he mounted It; glass and
standard back wore also added BY him and an
odd and pretty frame was the outcome.
NEW GOODS IN CHINA.
The china shops are displaying some Of their
new goods already, and among them appear
many pretty and inexpensive flower vases.
some intended for only . single long stsmmsd
rose, others large enough for bouquet of some
size.
These are Of clear GLASS with edges ana zen.
orally some other decoration Of gold, French
novelty. The shapes may vary, but bulb.
shaped base with high stem, sometimes
straight, sometimes naring, are the chief char
actsristics.
Flowers leok wen in such shaped rseepSaclss.
and they are nswer than the bowls and bssksts
which have rsignea 20 long, while the low
prices bring them within the range Of . mod.
crate purse.
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LONDON rHEArKRs or roDkr-a VISIT TO STRAND
AEsrAuRAST-FRoN LONDON TO PORTSMOUTH
Br wHEKf-RANstrNu ABOUT rHH CHANNEL
isLAxDs-AS ANCIENT cAsrLx-ox 10 rpAxcr.
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palaces. 1.-THE kitchen is q fne place" re-
marked our friend the purser. contemplativsly,
and he smackod his lips at the recollection Of
some hne Dishes he had sampled there, through
the instrumentality OF friends he said ct the sx.
pense Of the crown.
RAMDLMo ABOUT sRHsxY.
1t 10 great mistake most persons who 70 to
Europe make when they omit from their
itinerary the Channel islands, particularly
Jersey, Guernsey and 6ark. Though our visit
was unfortunately necessarily brief, We should
have gladly spent q many weeks O. We did
days rambling about Jersey among the LIQUID
eyed cattle on it. hills, through It's marrow
lanes, over which dense shrubbsry and
trees form complste arch, its little
dells, lined with wild flowers and
blooming heather, its rocky caves and pro.
monsorsss Guernsey b rather SLOW sort Of
place and all the life, due largely 10 the inaux
81 visitors during the season, q 70 be found in
Jersey. 81. Helisr's, where the gaysty centeru.
= somewhat Frenchy town In Appearances.
y u little dinicult 70 alphabetically describe 4
Ereuchy appearance, but the ehimpeyy and
thu. general style Of buildings aeS what
makss IL Most signs for the publis ere In
French ~ well - Enslish, and particularly in
the country districts costumes are to BE- seen
among the women resembling those Of the
continental French psamntry. The islands
hAve fractiohA coinage Of their own and TIE
VISITOR has 70 deal with coins - 1nds nowhsrs
else.
The ds,ishts ct ysrssy are nush saAs.ssd 4.
- yedid, you 80 them under he ssceet of oas
q 5csseys hlies-nens q your hot-hsnss Sow
esA bussnaidsa who eaa valk Asr avs - n
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They Handle Their watches With Care.

Yarrow Farm, Laurel, Nd, August 10, 1891.
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"A souple OF years later had q peculiar ex-
perience on the plains. which may interest you"
continued the ofhcial II WAS coming east in
stage coach with several other gentlemen over
the old Santa 70 trail. and II was a monotonous
Journey. I frequently requested my fellow
passengers to indulge In game Of poker to
while away the time. but they constantly de-
chnsd. There WAS gentleman named Skeggs
sitting opposite me. who wore q long PETER
beard and looked like . clergyman; but he
We not He politely declined my offer
Of game. and repeatedly assured me
that he bad not played for years We were to-
gsther forr days and finally We reached the
crossing OF the Denver trail, where we changed
mules. changed passengsrs and ate lunch. Here
again asked my vis-a-vis, Mr.. Skeggs, TO play
end he reluctantly consented 70 little game Of
draw while We waited for the coach. went
70 eur soeduesor and he gave me ESQ from my
pouch, which wAs in his keeping, and went
eut into ths tall srass with NJ. SkegIs
soe that hetae game Of draw for which
! w. - snxfouA We tfamplsd down
" grAsA sVssaa eas hAAdkefshish and
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-19
AROUND THE THRONES.

Ex-King Milan at Belgrade signed a
remuneration of all his legal and consti-
tutional rights in Servia.
Charlotte, the new queen of Wurtem-
burg, is young and beautiful woman.
She is well read in history and general
literature and is good linguist and a
clever musician and artist.
The much talked of Prince Ferdinand
of Roumania is a slender man of middle
height, with blue eyes, light brown hair
and pleasing manner. His character is
gentle but by no means soft.
Queen Amelia of Portugal is stately
young woman of twenty-six, who knows
and appreciates her position as the
daughter of the Conte de Paris and a
queen by her marriage to Don Carlos.
Queen Victoria's favorite diversion is
driving. She is intensely fond of the
open air, and hence in pleasant weather,
and especially while residing at her
castle at Balmoral, in Scotland, always
drives in an open-air carriage, often
driving thirty miles or more.
The Romanoffs own as private prop
erty about one-twentieth of the best land
in Russia, almost the entire mining dis
trict in the Altai, many of the most
lucrative works in the Ural, and have a
civil list of 100000 rubles, which the
czar can increase at his pleasure.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-19
BEHIND THE SCENES.

Lolita says she never expects to satisfy
her inordinate love of travel.
Several dime museums have been
closed in New York for admitting chill
dren under the legal age.
In his adaptation of the German play,
1.-The Lost Paradise" d. G. De Mile has
put London dialect into the mouths of
Boston workingmen.
Leander Richardson, editor of the
New York Dramatic News, will also
have general supervision of the Chicago
Dramatic News.
Augustus Pitou, the famous theatrical
manager, is short man, whose dark
complexion and black eyes indicate the
French blood in his veins,
A letter from Geraldine Ulmer to
friend states that she is indignant
at the reports of an intended divorce be-
tween her and her husband, Ivan Caryl.
During the illness of w. j. Florence
.Tosai,h Iaffa,.s---i~ ~o.> a-,a ..ssIIivsaKe
played the parts ordinarily taken by
Mr.. Florence. Since the comedians
death Louis James has taken his place
in the cast.
w. j. Florence, just before his death,
completed arrangements for his next
years tour. He was TO leave Jefferson,
his wife was to join him and that bright
young actress, Madeline Bouton, was to
be their leading lady.