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Where dozen sparrows were seen IN aic
parts of the city five years ago not half
that number are now observed. In some
parts of the city and suburbs the little
fellows have entirely disappeared. Bird,
fanciers account for this by saying that
since the English visitors have become do
mesticated they have adopted the habits
of their American cousins and have be-
come migratory. Perhaps it is more
popular belief that the birds have
been ''told by a bird" that their
aggressiveness, frequent consequent
sousbbles and general worthlessnes had
made them so generally odious that
they had taken offence and gone
away to parts unknown. AS they are OF
no value in keeping insects from trees
they can easily be spared, but 1t cannot
be added that they never will be missed!
It is suspected in some quarters that air
gun practice may have had some part IN
depleting the number of ofsparrows.-New
York Herald.
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I'm glad you remember your obliga-

TIM glad you remember your obliga-
tions, father" smiled Berenice.
In @ week We are to leave for New
York, from where we will soon sail for
tour Of europe. I have as yet no agent
to reinvest my money and care for my
property during my absence. You seek
employment. I will pay you $4,000
year Is it bargain?"
MY dear sir-what can say2 have
had no eIperience-
|. Experience an honest man can easily
acquire. while experienced men seldom
turn honest. You are bright, energetic,
sincere Is it bargain?"
Besides the father and daughter, the
person at the window awaited the re-
sponse.
IF you think me competent. sir, I will
not otherwise disappoint YOU.
Enough" cried Mr.. St. Cyr, extend
ing his hand. We will settle the de.
tails tomorrow. In the meantime ac-
cept and promise to wear this as
memento of this day. 1t belonged to my
only son, long since deceased.
The speaker removed and handed our
hero curiously wrought old-fashlone
ring, richly set with diamonds and rubles.
What is it, sirp" asked servant who
had entered the apartment in response to
an electrical bell which his master had
touched.
Some refreshments, John. Serve
them here, and as quickly as possible. !"
The man looked curiously at the ring
which Cole was in the act Of placing up
on his finger, and withdrew.
Half an hour later the little company
separated for the night. =.
Master must think q power OF that
young man to give him that ring" mused
John, as he went sleepily down the stairs
after having shown Cole Winters to the
most sumptuous guest-chamber IN the
whole mansion.
It was long before sleep visited the eye
lids Of our heroine, whose happy, inno:
cent heart kept beating time to new and
glorious measure-frst love.
When, at last, slumber locked fast her
outer senses, the newborn sentiment
controlled her half formed thoughts. and
dreams of Cole Winters foated through
her brain.
Again she heard the startling cry Of
fire, and with fast failing strength saw
our hero-her hero, as well-risking hls
lifeto save her.
Help! Help! Murderl"
From vision at once awful and fasci.
mating, she was awakened by these dread
full words.
They proceeded, as she thought, from
the library, where she had so recently
spent one of the pleasantest hours Of heI
brief life.
In an instant; almost, she was there.
Day had broken, and objects were dis.
tinctly visible.
The outcry had emanated from the
servant, John Kedzie, who stood in the
doorway, look Of horror depicted on
his face.
Rushing past him, Berenice saw chairs
overturned, the safe open, and papers
scattered about.
Burglary" she gasped.
'Worse!" said John Kedzie, in hosrse
whisper.
She followed with her eyes the direc-
ton indicated by his trembling finger,
and saw sight that fairly froze hel
young blood, and deprived her of the use
of her faculties.
Before her upon the floor, frightful
wound in his throat, lay the lifeless body
OF her beloved father. Paul st. Cyr.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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The other complied, and moment
later, clear of the crowd, the trio 80
strangely united in one party, we're being
whirled rapidly away to the southwark.
Before an elegant mansion in Calumet
avenue the vehicle came to stop.
But little had been said during the
short drive. Fully restored to conscious
ness. but nervous from her recent shock
o,,,, yerif. Derenice had lain in the arms of
her trembling but joyous parent.
Come" said the latter, as he led the
way toward the broad threshold.
please excuse me, returned the young
man, lifting his hat. The lady is hap
PLY restored. can do"
"Nothing!" interrupted MIR. St. Cyr;
but you can give us an opportunityto to ex-
press our thanks for the inestimable SER
vice you have rendered us. Gomez"
On the point of repeating his declina-
ton, our hero turned his eyes upon the
fair girl whose life he had SO recently
saved at the peril of his own.
A strange thrill pervaded his frame as
his glance rested opon her face, half shy.
pleading, but wholly beautiful, and fas-
cinating beyond all he had been fated to
look upon.
A momentary glance into the dark
tube Of camera obscura, and ones fea-
lures, to the smallest detail, are fixed for
all time.
The convex glasses of the photographer
are not truer or clearer than the thoughts
and purposes of right-minded young
man. and the delicate chemical plate no
more sensitive to Impressions than is the
sympathetic, grateful heart of girl.
What marvel, then, that one exchange
of elances gave a new direction to the
impulses Of both?
The young man bowed, and followed his
fair though silent persuader up the mar
BILE steps:
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printing with bamboo stamps (see Figd
-, great variety Of patterns and COLL
ors upon the tapas. II was somehmest
glazed with kind Of gum or resin, and
some varieties were specially prepared
for medicinal use, pieces OF it beingt
worn as plasters.
2 The wooden anvil (see Fig. 81 was in
form something like shallow trough
with fiat, slightly curved bottom
which, when in use, would be placed
bottom upward. This hollow anyii wasl
made of sonorous wood, aud it Is said
that in early days the music of tapa|
beating could be heard in every valley
and that the women living on opposite
sides of the valley could talk with one,
another by meaus of q system OF tsle-l
graphic beats upon these sounding
wooden anvils.
In the Kamehameha Museum there Is t
splendid illustrative series Of tapas, the:
property of the royal line 'of kings
which for variety and beauty have no,
match in the world. .., =
The figure engraved in the tapa beat
ing club is reproduced in the finished
tapa, and can be seen by holding up any
tapa to the light. These patterns all had
distinctive forms, and the island orI
source of any piece Of tapa could bel
known by the pattern it exhibited.
Figure 8 shows the making OF tapa,
CT bark cloth, the grass hut, the long,
wooden anvil, the tapa and the club.
The natives in the picture, however, arc
dressed in modern costumes, which were
not in fashion in the days when tapa was
used for clothing. ], .@
Tapa making, 1t seems to me, Is an art
which should be revived in these islands,
for the reason that when skillfully made
it is beautiful material and capable Oh
much artistic treatment, aud would COM
mend itself for many uses, ornamental
bed coverings, table scarfs, covers forI
books, albums, portfolios and like uses.
I could not find an example of Ha3
waiian tapa suitable for illustration and
therefore figure representsa Samoan
Chief in his scarf dress of woven banana
fiber-a rather modern industry there--.l
the background and the floor two fine
examples CT modern Samoan tapa orbarh
cloth.-Frederick Stearns, in Detroit
Free Press. ."-- 4
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The sleeves are also
trimmed with braid.
tr;r,poa5 with braid

tIlmLueu Will 4hS oASSfS9 aAS oAS0
trimmed with braid. :.
It seems O pity to begin to use organdies
and silk muslins till summer comes in, but
they are so pretty it is hard not to. Besides
they give an effect of vogue to the some
what passe gowns of the season, at this time
when one hardly wants to buy entirely new
outfits. A very pretty Nile green silk that
had grown little soiled about the edge of
the skirt and marked about the arms as
party dress, was frightened into charming
freshness by deep rufae Of silk organdie
set in festoons at the foot of the skirt. The
top of the ruf1e was headed by three rows
ofribbon, pink. rich green and gold. these
being the colors in the organdie. The nib
bons were ieweled with amber, black Jet
and emerald beads. The upper part OF the
. bodice was covered with the organdie. max
ing a sort of yoke outlined by band ofthe
pink ribbon that crossed the breast and
passed to the back under the arms. Big ruf-
fles of the organdie fell over the shoulders.
And the dress was certainly lovelier one
than ever it had been when first made;
Another afternoon gown Of rose. silk had,
the entire skirt covered with delicate silk
muslin, all misty with combination OF Il.
lac cream and pink design OF flowers; At
the foot of the skirt there was rufhe In
rosetted folds, the sleeves OF silk were taken
ont entirely and muslin ones substituted.
These were full at the shoulders and extend
ed to below the elbows. A feather fan III
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This tapa, or bark cloth, was made OF
the bast or inner bark of the paper null
berry tree or wauke (Broussonetai papy'
ritera, Vent.) and of the mamake (Plp-
turus albidus, Cray, both belonging to
the nettle family and both indigenous to
the Hawaiian Islands. Both were for
merly cultivated with much care, not
only in Hawai- but by all Polyresians OF
the Maoli and Vitian races.
At the present time these trees are
found only in isolated places along the
lower forest zone and chiefly IN Kona,
ON the south coast of the Island OF Ha'
waii. ..
The manufacture of tapa was entirely
in the hands of the women, who peeled
off strips of the bark as wide as practl'
cable, three to six inches, and while
fresh scraped off the outer coating with
she'll or stone implements. After soak:
ing awhile in water each strip was laid
upon a smooth log or anvil, curved
after a certain pattern for the pur-
1nse and beaten first with heavy
hardwood round club called no hoa.
When reduced to the thickness Of common
flexible paper the strips were united or
felted together by overlaying the edges
and beating them and then the whole
sheet when prepared of a size to suit the
special purpose was beaten with asquare
club called Iekuku (ee-a-koo.koo) made
of hard kaurvili wood Gig. y. Two
or three sides of this club were carved
with rncised parallel lines more or less
crowded, while one face would be carved
in some suitable pattern. By continued
beating and careful manipulation
many kinds and qualities of tapa were
made, some so fine as to resemble muslin
md lace, and other kinds left very thick
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double fur collar. which fastens in front.
Beneath theplastron the long front breadhts
begin. They are fastened on with large
safety hooks and held in position in front
by a very broad girdle that is sewn on one
side and hooked on the other. This belt or
band is very stfay lined and is adorned with
bead work. It is straight on the lower
edge and at the top is cone-shaped. The
whole of the front breadths, lengthwise and
around the edge. are bordered with fur.
They are made of straight material and are
slightly gathered in at the top under, the
yoke and collar. Where they join the back
breadths they are very much sloped, SO as to
fit the figure in the fashion of an ordinary
cloak. Either changeable velvet or silk
can beused as lining For our model
brown velvet with large yellow brocaded
flowers on it, was used. The double collar
was Of yellow velvet and so was one girdle,
which was embroidered with brown beads:
With the wrap was worn very small
tnrban. shaped cap of yellow velvet trim.
med with yellow ostrich plumes and an
antique buckle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-22
THREE JILTED PRINCEssEs.

1ork
WEYMOUTH on his fathers order nees otn
visited him day but when ne sot u
a one the wife OF i1nce b the
had
aerapP Batnbe Bulgaria a6
for the the Gu e @ ay appoint
Cannes very
the the
proved happy one anu now
his pleoan
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these islands is still active in those
farther south on the equatorial belt.
Before printed cottons became COM
mon in the Hawaiian Islands the dress
of the women consisted of wrapper
Pau (pah.oo) composed of FIVE thick.
nesses of tapa each, about four yards
long and from three to four feet wide,
passed several times around the waist
and extending below the knee, while
that of the men was simply a maio or
girdle which was about foot wide and
three or four yards long.
A mantle about six feet square, Kihei
Ki-ha. .ee), was sometimes worn by both
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Zante, the island that has been shaken
up by an earthquake, is the ancient
Zskunthos mentioned by Herodotus as
producing asphalt 500 B. c., aud the
natives still call it zakunthos and still,
find asphalt there.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-22

cream and lilac hung by a pink ribbon from
the waist Still. it Is almost pity not to
wait till summer with its garden parties
and soft warm moonlight! But that is the
way with Us now! Green peas and violetss
at Christmas. and organdies in February!
Next we will have ice boating and fur night
here in June! Both of the costumes des-
cribed are sketched herewith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-22

A clerk in bicycle store in Kansas
CITY, Mo-, has designed aud is building
a new buggy with pueumatic.tired bicyI
Gle wheels and a number OF improve
nents calculated to add strength, light
ness and speed to the vehicle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-22
AN OPERA CAPE.

MADE OF STRIPED MAUvE AND PINK LINED
WITH WOODEN STUFF.
An outer garment for evening wear is pre-
sented in the picture. 1t is an opera cape
with double velvet collar. The cape is made
of striped mauve and pink, lined with WOOL
en- material, which serves instead of the or
dinnry silken lining and is also warmer.
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men and women, by the men by tying
TWO corners of the same side together so
that the knot rested on one shoulder,
and by the women after the manner OF
q long shawl. ZE'
Bed coverings (Kspa moe were made
of five layers of common white taps
three O. four yards square, the outside
piece {Klohana) being stained or painted
with vegetable dyes and often richly
adorned with stamped patterns Of the
same.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-22
HAWAIIAN CLOTHING
HOWTHE EARLY NATIVES MADE
THEIR GARMENTS.
The Cloth Was Made From the Bark
of Tree-Methods OF Turn
ing 1t Out by the.
Women. =.

N interesting art in
the Polynesian group
of islands, where
nothing like a loom
was known until the
natives came in con-
tact with the early
ravigators Of the
world, was the man.
ufacture of their
material for cloth
Ing, called in the
Hawaiian Islands,
Tapa or Kappa. THIS
art and industry
which has almost en-
tirely ceased ir
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BREATHING through the nose is the
only proper way to sleep. If you
awake in the night and find your
mouth open, get up and shut it
Tamaqua Recorder.
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Nine millions worth of Mexican dok.
lars were exported to China and Japan
between January and November. 1882
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A. THEATER WRAP.

MADE OF BROWN VELVET WITH FUR AND EN-
BRoTDEkY TRIMMINGS. '
The picture shows an embroidered theater
wrap. The fur plastron, which comes
down to point in front, is surrounded by
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eUATRAINs
eY NMErCY II. LowATEA

HAPPINESS.
Like him who once sought for the fountain OF
youth, .
We spend our lives seeking the waters OF
bliss;
But we find by the aid Of the touchstone OF
truth
That they lie at the bottom OF Dutys noyas.
CLEOPATRA.
Full many Cleopatra lives today,
lowered with as powerful, potent spells as sne
But there is now alns no Antony!
ROCK ELM, Wis.
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Fig. 1 shows a tapa.beating club of hard
wood, with incised lines and various zig.
gag patterns. Fig. Q Is q specimen OF
stamping end Of bamboo marker for print
ing patterns on bark CLOTH.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06
STATUE OF COLUMBUS.

the duke OF Veragua, the lineal descendant OF
Columbus, who NJ that hour emerged with his
encourage from the hotel and having entered
carriages was driven rapidly southwark TO the
Lexington hotel which had been designated
as the rendezvous OF the notables and OF the
escorting officials and organizations
A drive OF ten minutes brought the party to
the Lexington There the various organizations
and carriages which had been assigned 10 posi-
tons in the parade 10 escort President Cleve-
land and his cabinet and other distinguished
gueats 10 the worlds fair grounds had begun
gathering very early and soon Michigan boule'
ward and the streets converting into II were
bright with the uniforms OF the military, while
dense throngs of people lined the sidewalks.
The Sresident and party with the duke OF We
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06

ROTCNDA OF HORTICULTURAL HALL.
women OF the nation In closing he dwelt upon
the fact that the total outlay for the great ex'
hibition In every way was largely in excess Of
sl000)0,0Ol Then turning to the president he
asked him TO direct that It be opened TO the
public and touch the magic key starting the
activities OF the exhibition.
Mr. Cleveland having arisen was kept wait
ing for several minutes until the applause
should su5side, after which, with barred head,
he began speaking He said:
II am here to Join my fellow citizens In the
congrat ulations which beiit this occasion. Sur
rounded by the stupendous results OF American
enterprise and activity. and in view OF the
magnificent evidences OF American skill and In
tcllgence. we need not fear that these con
gratulaiions will be exaggerated. We stand
TO day in the presence OF the Oldest nations oil
the world and point 10 the achievements We
here exhibit, asking no allowance on the score
OF youth. The enthusiasm with which we CON
template our work intensities the warmth oil
the greeting We extend TO those who have come
from foreign lands TO illustrate with us the
growth and progress Of human endeavor In the
direc ion OF higher civilization.
1--WE who believe that popular education and
the stimulation OF the best impulses Of our citi
zcns lead the way to realization OF the proud
national destiny which our faith promises,
gladly welcome the opportunity here afforded
us TO see the results accomplished BY efforts
which have been exerted longer than ours in
the field OF mans improvement while in appre-
ciative return we exhibit the unparalleled ad'
vancemcnt and full accomplishments OF Young
nation and present the triumphs OF vigorous,
self rclan; and independent people
I'VE have built these splendid edifices. but
we have also built the magnificent fabric OF q
popular government, whose grand proportions
are seen throughout the world We hHve made
and here gathered together objects Of use and
beauty. the products OF American skill, the
grand result OF the efforts OF men who rule
themselves.
1t il an exalted mission in which our guests
from other lands are engaged. rs we cooperate
in the Inauguration OF an enterprise devoted 10
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-06
Tea with Accessories.

The fashionable tea table with its
cordials and jugs and sliced lemon is
suggestive of an apothecary shop or q
cafe bar. The old-time simple bever-
age is taking on foreign airs and graces,
and will soon lose its right and title to
the time-worn ''cup that cheers but not
inebriates," for tea a la Russo has q
touch Of rum with its lemon and sugar,
and the dainty flavor of cordial may
add it's piquancy TO the brew which
dainty ladies pride themselves on con-
cocting In great variety of ways un-
known to their guileless grandmothers,
who served the cup with thick, rich
cream and sugar. This custom Of tea
serving is almost as general in New
York as in London, from which it is
copied, and graceful, hospitable Gus
tom it is, too, even if the tea is, as ID
usual, atrocious.-N. Y. Sun.
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Use the same letter in making ally one word
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II Is said scyenty-ave small English words
contained in Worlds Fair" Example,
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