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A CHARM OF GEMS.

Three Roman Bells Suspended from Chate.
laiuo or Bracelet.
We are nothing nowadays unless We are
superstitious and after having buried our
orals. seen tho bad luck brought about by
gems that have boon worn when murder was
committed. or that were in the possession Of
some unhappy queen. we are taking to pro-
tecting ourselves. The mode OF protection is
usually an attractive one. fortune teller,
who knows her trade. advises the presence
OF tall. good-looking young man against
ghosts: the remedy has been found OF great
value. 1t is suggested that band Of
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INTERESTING INFORMATION.

Onaccount OF tho prevalence OF intemper-
ance among the mon In Holland. women have
been employed at railroad switches with
great success Not an accident has occurred
since the women were installed In their unique
ONCE. II tho precedent becomes established
than n tipsy man, there will be great reyOlu
tion in the industrial world.
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Il HoMAN,s Work For PEACE
High Honors for tho baroness Won Suttner
in Berlin.

iu Berlin.
BERLIN May ga stately. graceful woman,
with rich dark hair and eyes. expressive fea-
tures. and an undeniably aristocratio men
and carriage. is Baroness Won Suttner
tho young noblewoman who has dedicated
herself to the cause Of eternal peace. Her
bravery in advocating in army-ridden Prussia
the cause to which she has devoted herself
was shown when the fire OF ridicule was OPEN
ed upon her. for the official criticism has been
against her. Her recent visit to Berlin gave
the literary circles Of the capital an oppor-
tunity to honor the woman whose book.
Down with the Weapons has given her q
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An OmoIal Ace ,unt OF tho Amazons OF the
King OF Dnh0mey.

King OF Dahomey
NJ. Jean Bayol. who has figured as the repre-.
sentative Of France at the court OF his Majesty.
tho King OF Dahomey. furnishes US with prob
ably the first trustworthy account that we
have ever had OF the famous amazons OF that
mighty monarch. The entire military forces
OF the King amount to about d. 900 only. The
amazons number 1900. They are recruited
among the daughters Of the chiefs. and also
among the young lady captives OF his Majesty.
Their uniform consists Of jacket without
sleeves. very short trousers. and q tunic.
Their cans are ornamented with piece Of
embroidery representing some beast or rep-
tile. the crocodile being the favorite. They arc
divided intotwo bsttalions undert the command
Of distinguished lady renowned in the coun-
try for her deeds OF daring and her skill in
killing the enemies Of her sovereign. Tho
amazons accompany the King when no goes
to war. and they fight under his orders alone
Their courage Is above proof, and their feroci-
~. according to N. Bayol. SURPRISES anything
that can be imagined. He witnessed the human
sacrifices at Abomey and here is his descrip-
tion Of the exploit OF ono OF the Amazons
Il saw man brought In on nm akolo. the
baggaEc-carrylng contrivancs which, the no
n Sss n tnm 1p their
was bound and gagged. and q black cap COW
cred his fnce to the nose. Two hi. negroes
carrying this burden halted befor" the KIM.
who spoke to the minyan lexecu'ion"r. The
latter then asked the crowd of spectators If it
would be u good thing to sacrifice tbs man IN
arch. The crowd responded in the affirmative;
whereupon the King declared that he would
then gave the doomed man all sorts Of mes
sages for the defunct King. Then the victim
zon about twenty years old advanced boldly
toward him They wanted IT, put nd h Per +" the
vat Killed ANYBODY. With her sharp edged
sabre. which. she held in both nnnds., she
struck tho unfort unatr messenger tire" blows
lie last pieces Of flesh that still held the head
TO the trunk. after which sho carefully wiped
her IA ii e and retired ~ he ranks. Tho head
was taken into the King 5 palace and tho body
tossed into Il trench
II the French should succeed in capturing
the King Of Dahomey it is not impossible that
they should send him TO interview his father.
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ford training school for nurses.
One OF the many things the smart woman
knows how to do and to do WELL is to handle
the billiard cue. No other game presents SO
favorable opportunity for tho display OF q
graceful figure and q pretty hand. and as sue
cess, in playing. depends .upon delicacy of
perc"pten. xiii WITH itti S"I prncee ra, :"
an excellent gamo. CorsetS and billiard cues
are and must o! necessity be In a. perpetual
state o. divorce and the fiji that tries TO llny
from her big brother. A loose bright sill;
waist. not too tightly glrdled. is an essential
feature Of tho billiard players dress.
The ,fayorite, flower in the Princess Of Walcs's
her table il rarely without u decoration of there
modest and fragrant iloTers that grow in
The most highly valued gift at the Queen Of
Denmark,s golden wedding last week waSn
crown, Of golden wheat ears and clover bought
with the pennies VI 100000 school chldtcn.
Bertha Downing. n successful trDcheT 81
WOOD carving in New Jersey. from tho work
IN her class q sixteen feeble-miinded boys and
possesses remarkable mechanical skill and
artistic taste in carving. and also In carpentry.
which she has lately picked VI with noteaching
Smith College girls are enthusiastic and not
unskilful baseball players. There was u spr-
tied game on the campus tho other day be-
tween the sophs and freshmen. terminating in
u decided victory for tho latter. II might seem
to the professional player that n girl with
long braid OF hair hanging down her back and
eyeglasses on her classic nose would not DO
success at pitching. but her curves were pro-
nQARssa, apd the sQphs batted u good deal Of
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In Cookery.

The ROYAL BAKING POWDER, besides
rendering the food more palatable and
wholesome, is, because of its higher
leavening power, the most economical.
The United States Government, after elaborate tests
ports BAKING POWDER be of greater eaveninr
strength than any ether (Bnyehn 49, As. DIP, p. s5e)
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The money order department OF tho Fits
burgh Post Office. where tho receipts are more
than S2.OOONU. Is exclusively in charge of
Mary Steele. This Is said to BIO tn Q largest bust.
ness bundled by any woman in America.
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Is rea ly what makes q successful toilet, and
this is the art OF the French woman who
knows, how to suit every part Of her costume
f. +, the hour OF the day and the OCCASION. Eng-
lish women excel In their evening toilets. but
each OF her cousins. and will In short time
lead the procession. so far as good dressing is
concerned.
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BRIDE AND GROOM IN BOX CAR.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Edson's Wedding Tour Inc K.
pensivcly Begun.

pensivcly Begun.
| From the Philadelphia Record
When the fast freight from Pittsburgh
pulled into the Pennsylvania yards at Thirty
first and Market streets yesterday morning. .
curious couple alighted from one Of the box
cars Thoy were very grImy and somewhat
| woe-begone. but apparently very happy. When
| Special Officer Jones spied them he sprang
| forward and grasped both OF their collars. and
| prepared to march them Off to the station
house. The younger OF the two. whose slight.
boyish figure wus all a-tremble. began crying.
III you'll only allow me to explain. sir" said
the elder. and help me with my luggage"
The big officer interrupted with call to two
railroad men who were across the tracks. and
the curious couple were led. with their two big
valises. to the yardmaster's office.
.s wfd Edson Of hs
and We were g. married only forty-eight hours
II ~ toyisS figure bowed and dor.d its, big
tIesses to iaii in proiusion down her . back JACK
The astounded officer seemed at first disposed
to dIsSelbieye the talG put when the n man intro,
could only admire the cool nerve OF the woman.
We were comparatively poor" Edison be-
means Of travel might be at our, disposal.
The Pttsb%rch yards and was thereiore we'll
aSIuaintned With the inner WORKINGS o. the
place. .On friuay nlRnC we were privately
went. to my sisters house. SOB ,Duquesne
street. Immediately thereafter and prepared
i0r our journey thither;. NY wife assumed her
some suitable CLOTHING, into these two vaises;
we started out. My sister and her husband
were in the secret. and accompanied US to the
freight yard.
had previously made all arrangements as
to the empty car we were to occupy. and found
no trouble In i in the dark and stow
happened during our Journey and we were rs
STANCES. having plenty to eat and drink"
Officer Jones and tho yardmaster questioned
the pair very closely. but could not shake their
When asked II they had any money about
them Edison very frankly admitted that he had
S25, which 1t was his purpose TO spend during
his honeymoon in this city He claims to hayo
GER Jones and the yardmaster after a CONSUL
tation. decided to lot the couple 20. The lat
ter were profuse in their thanks and started
down Market street together.
Mr.. Ira Williamson lives at 2.241 Spring Gar
den street, at which address the couple claimed
to have friends. Mr. Williamson says he is
not acquainted with tho travellers What has
since become OF the pair is a mystery.
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The first Indian woman to prepare herself
for nursing by a. scientific training Is Nancy
Cornelius OF the Indian school at Carlisle Pa,
who has Just received diploma in the Hart
ford training school for nurses.
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nouncedly. and q slow. sweet, langud grace
will supplant the vigorous ylrity OF tho mod
orn woman Perhaps marriage will DO fash
ionable again. and wives really tolerate their
lords with sweet submission because they pay
tho board bills. Just now 1t is poor stick Of u
girl that can't earn more money than any man
will give her. and 1t makes her independent
and hard to win. The pretty helplessness that
appeals to mems chvalry will follow tho trail
ing garments. Perhaps the girl OF the droop
will allow . man the delicious privilege OF
touching her hand when she alghts from her
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tho button-holed lapol Of her tailor coat Just AZ
you do yourself There isn't any romance In
that But wait until you see her now unlock
two or three Of those unseen fastenings In her
bodice midway between her white throat and
the place whore tho swell Of the bodice IL full
est. You will catch glimpse OF nlmy lace In
side. and little dainty ribbon will tanRle IT,
self in the rose stem and como creepIne shyly
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carriage. OF lifting her over the rough places
In tho country walk OF protecting her from
the pers OF the woodland stroll You can't
carry revolver in tho folds of lace frill ed
Gnuze gown as you can In tho hip pocket OF
tailor dress
There's another thing tho girl OF tho droop
will do. whit tho girl in the book always is
doing. putting rose in her bosom. your rose.
sou know. She has been. putting. tAs rose In
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that she is in every re-
spect equal to man. ex-
ccpt when she Is supe-
rior to him. She has
beaten him at billiards.
tennis. and mnthe-
mates. She has carried
off the honors OF his
own universities. and
won the worlds prizes
in every place and hon
or whenever she has
entered into compsti-
ton with him. and she
finds 1t isn't as much
fun to be emancipated
and stand UP. in street
ears as she thought it
would be. She has u
sneaking fondness for
frills and affection that
the woman's club and q
biz salary doesn't satisf,
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out. to be coaxed back in place. and give you
another brief tantalizing vision OF the lace
and loneliness inside.
Another thing that will come In again Is the
old-fashoned embrace. There was no com.
fort In embracing girl with q whaleboned
bodice and q starched dicky. besides you know
you would never be forgiven II you rumpled
the polished integrity OF that shirt bosom.
Perhaps she will train her hair to come down
again at opportune moments. as IL used to In
the old days. and the rose that falls out Of It
che will give you to keep forever. You will
forget which rose Is hers In week. but 1t Is
pretty trick.
The facts Of tho case are that woman has
done nrecis ely whit sha wanted to-shOXn
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AN tiiL q ilik' Appearing
grace. has returned.
The springs have been
taken out OF the tour
nure.the wires removed
from the soft. Tapping
bows in bonnets. The
rest will follow. Shout
doris will become slop.
ing again. us In tho days
OF Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Shaw.s will como in
with the slopine shout.
ders. and hang loosely
and softly across the re-
pose.ul arms. Elbows
will be trained to assert
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From the close OF the early Victorian era.
with its trailing gowns and graceful nantes.
there has been continually increasing perki-
ness about the skirt. snug trimness. and for
bidding severity in tho bodice. bows rampant
regardant on the head gear. everything SELF
sufficient. self-reiant. and resolute.
Tho clinging creature who used to swoon Mt
the sight of blood now Yields the scape and
presides over suffrage meetings. The Mari
anas who used to sigh In moated oranges
studies scientific drainage. gets over malaria.
end fights for place in mems universities.
But the old orde. changes. The droop. with
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exempt from tax but the Income de-
rived from them was also exempt be-
cause OF their being TO law Co taE in
comes Let MS E-zHuiuc That tHt tH-
come from this $50 0I3-C2o of United
StaGca bonds amounts 90 at pcr
cent per unuuur E5-Jolr1l pay
abIa slmi-auuuaIly5 1000, rJl every
six months An income tlN ou
that would have ne 20 Per ccutr bone
Hted the treasury 4fglrul iu enc ao-
seucg Of lu income tax NOS one cent, was
derived fr0u Be- i'm tine qvaF of ll,-
These brief Illustrations viii serve lur
an others and there are thousands
Of similar ones aEEreEatl-zs. lesser
amounts
Carn.a-ie-- fr-ama i'm 1890 was sI.5O9.-
600. which he invested iu Cluuy castles
ia the highlands of Scotland and similar
enterprises His last pet is am Immense
library in Pittsburgh, into which he haa
put $4,000. 900. which can bll-nL but
. comparatively few persons
RoclzgfellCr, the Standard oil trusG
Z king. is5 by virtue of our monopoly etuss-
. law system enabled to hulla grelL
/ university iu Chicago OF little ur no
/ benefit 90 the public az large from
T whom uu the money was drawn. All
of these colossal incomes should DO
. tusyed and ta7ed heavily, and the pub
. lie. ONT of whose creations of wealth
. they are acquired. suuu1d receive blcIE
. ut least portion Of that wealth to de-
. fray the expense of government
/ Millionaire f1rtuues and Incomes
. should bs taNcd by am income tax COM
. meusurute to thcir umoGut, with the
7 percentage rising with tHG increase Of
Income. as income iucreuscs with thC
. aggregation of capital.
Thc=e unnatural HEgreFatiunz of
. wealth iu single hands or owned by cor
porutioEs urg "a uguasg 30 The liberties
of the people, breeders OF vice and pow
. crty, c0rruptcrs OF courts of justice,
public interest and Justice demand they
should be taxed ass the people are tlEsd
10y railroad companies all tACy wul
bear.
A graduated income tax Is one OF LGG
demands of the Elru1us' Alliance and
So is one of not the least Importance aud
appeals to- every luborer aud vycalrh
producer for earnest support Under
our laws the rich are ruNing the
poorer GLASSES. and those least able tu
bear it. to- death. while tine former
are escaping almost scot free, Uudcr
the superstition of party which haU
grown to be almost % religion with uur
middle, ''weu To do,' class, this vile OPP
precision and injustice is pgrpelratCd,
while the wealthy class lisreT TartiuE
party. stand together Tor their own
selfish interests. How long viii tha
people continue 90 l1r deceived and Offer
their best gifts on the altar of party
moIuch for the benefit o. lhuse who rob
tbam9 a graduated income tUE is the
most just of uu taxes upon personal
and the -uHserviaut middle Glass mrell-
ly bow their ueeiIa and bear the load
that incufues should pay--Eiziug sun
tMu.f Midland journal
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The Eton jacket is in high vogue for
girls and for youthful, slender women
by ali others 1t Is, or ought to be- re-
jected- A pretty, English-made COS
tune is of pale blue serge, the skirt
quite plain and finished with a few
rows OF silk stitching. The Eton
jacket has lapels faced with blue silk
dotted with white, and opens to show q
neat vvhite-sillr shirt waist and a soft
blue-dotted silk sash tied corsGir-l7l1e
round the waist. carefully secured to
the skirt at the back to prevent il riding
up, and tied in a soft bow at the side.
This forms a fascinating costume for q
slight girl In richer fabrics these
Eton, Toreador, or Russian jackets. look
very smart and often picturesque. Much
depends upon the vvesrer. There is q
rage for all these garments, though
they are very far from new, but they
are as ludicrous and absurd on a stout,
short figure as they are at ttractivs On
those they suit--N. Y Post.
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dent The nomination was enthusias-
ticatly received by his supporters.
When Indiana was reached, Richard
W. Thompson nominated President
Harrison.
A counter demons tration that, so far
As the delegates were concerned, far
surpassed the blaine greeting, followed
Afr. ThOmpson's speech, and it was
nearly twenty-seven minutes before
the Harrison cheers subsided-
The nomination of President Harri-
sOn was seconded in a lengthy speech
by Chauncey NJ Depew-
Warner Miller seconded the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Blaine, as did severIl other
delegates
When Ohio was reache d the name of
William Mckinley, Jr-, was put for
ward by ex-Gov. Foraker.
When the state of Pennsylvania was
called minute later great surprise
greeted the convention Vap4ous dele
gates, who had up to this time appar-
emily been under the leadership of SEN
Rtor Quay, revoIted and when the re-
suit was announced Harrison had ten
more votes from this state than had
been expected. OF course the Harrison
people cheered tumuItuously at this an
nouncement, and when South Dakota
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had become 50 familiar to the proceed


The interest conferred IN the nomina-
ton Of g candida 5e for the vice-presi-
dency caused this subject to be a very
engroasing topic between the hours Of
the afternoon and the evening sessions
1-szs prevailing opinion seemed to be
that she New York delegation would
Haine the candidate, and that state ap-
PeaEed to be unanimously for White
law Reid.
The evening Session was called to or
de- at $3.50.
Mr. O'COnnor, when New York was
reached, nominated Hon. WhiteIavv
Reid. which was seconded by Hon.
Horace Porter.
}. II. Settle, of Tennessee, named
Thomas B. Reed, of Maine. Tt was sec
Onded by c. NJ. Loutham, Of Virginia.
After some talk Thomas B. Reeds
name was withdrawn and Whitelaw
Reid was nominated for vice-presidenb
by acclsmation-
The announcement Of the nomination
of Mr.. Reid was the occasion of demon
stratiOns Of much enthusiasm on the
Part OF both delegates and audience.
The next order of business was the
report from the states OF the members
OF the committee, or committees, to
notify the president and vice-president
just nominated of their nomination.
The usual resolutions of thanks were
adopted and the convention adjourned
sine die
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followed with a solid vote for Harrison
and a little later Texas gave him
twenty-five votes it was apparent that
the president would be renominated-
Cheer after cheer was given until men
were fairly falling with exhaustion on
the floor. Mckinley pleaded for order
and silence was restored
''Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
convention - said he, Il move that tho
rules be suspended and that benjamin
Harrison be nominated for president of
the United States by acclamation-"
The Harrison people gave one wild,
hYsterical cheer of e2iultation and ap-
proval, but there were cries of mo, no;
roll call, roll call, 80 from the Blaine and
Mckinley delegates in various parts Of
the hall. An enthusiastic Blaine man
made the point of order that the motion
Of Mr.. Mckinley was not in order pend
ing roll call
81 desire to say" said Mr.. Mckinley,
''tliat you can suspend any rule you
have got by a tvyo-thirds majority, and
let US do it now"
Just at this juncture various gentle
men surrounded Mr.. Mckinley and a
hurried conference was held
The latter again moanted the plat
form, beclzoned for recognition and said:
''Mr. Chairman; Let nae say one word
There are states, as I understand it,
Gire to record their votes. and under
stand that they desire TO record their
votes in the direction of my motion
TAppIause.J 1 therefore, in order TO
enable them to do So withdraw my mo
ton"
The roll call continued, aud OF course
from this time on showed steady and
siQuifcant gains for Harrison At the
end it was obvious that he was nOni-
mated by a considerable majority. but
it required the clerks a long time to
foot mp the result
ts'The clerks will announce the results
of the roll call - said Chair man AfcKin-
lev half an hour later, he having re-
suned the chair in the interval
THE whole number Of votes" said
the clerk, sis a0456, the number mecca
: sary to a choice is A5S lApplause-
BENJAMIN Harrison receives 559 1-5
votes. Prolonged aPPlause.l james
G. Blaine receives 1s2 Is. Applause. J
Rlr. Mckinley receives 1s2 ICheers. ]
Robert Lincoln vote and Thomas B.
Reed votes" CApplause-
benjamin Harrison having received
& majority Of all the votes cast said
Cyhairsuan Mckinley. SIS the nominee OF
tfis conven ton Shall { he no minatiou
t,, made unaniInousP' LGreat applause
md cheering, and cries of Yes yes
LET ms make it unanimous."l
ssAli IN favor Of making il unanimous
say ave. said the chairman, There
-vss q storm OF ayes Chairman Me
TCfniev never put the negative 1t IS
7,naniuaous, said hs st 1855 p, m, enf
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THOUSANDS OF PILGRIMS.

They Have Gathered az st. Anthony
Shrine Allegheny City, iu Scarce o..
Health
PITUsBUEGH. Pa, june 14-To-day i1
St AuthOny's day and, as usual ON this
occasion early morning found thou
sands of pilgrims en- route to the shrine
at that saint on Mount Troy, Allegheny,
to have Father AIolliuger, rector of the
church, cure them Of their iu6rmities
One is here to-day from Australia
At noon the crowd mum bcrcd 5000
and was still increasing. There We're
present the blind, the crippled and
the sufferers from almost every
known disease waiting for aduis
sion to the church to obtain the bless
ing of the priest and celebrated healer.
Not onc-hfuh of those present were able
TO get into the chur1h to attend mass
After the latter service the work oi
blessing the people began and cnntiu-
ued until p M, when ST. Anthonys
chapel opened for blessing with the
relics Of the saint