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Jewels of the Austrian Empress.

The private. jewels of the empress of
Austria are said to be worth between
four million and five million of gulden.
Among them is magnificent necklace
of pearls, presented by the emperor
after the birth of the Crown Prince Ru-
dolph. The necklace is valued at three
hundred thousand gulden. According
ton Vienna paper, the jewels of the
empress of Russia alone of the crowned
heads of Europe can be compared in
value to those of the Empress Eliza
beth. From time to time she has given
Jewels to her daughters and relations,
but the collection is still almost I'M
equaled. These private jewels the em.
press can wear when she likes and car
treat as she likes. They are her private
property. This is not the case, how.
ever, with the Hapsburg family jewels.
Whenever her majesty wears stones
from that collection, an entry is made
in the books of the guards to that eff.
feet. The jewels belong to the dynasty.
Chicago Herald.
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Learning Chinese.

CPeople reared in an environment of
Anglo-SaXon custom and tradition have
always found Chinese the most difficult
of all languages to acquire. 1t is not
very surprising, therefore, to learn that
the British army authorities have found
it almost impossible, even by the most
persuasive inducements, to get their
offices to undertake the study of the
mandarin tongue. Ten years ago the
government offered handsome'prizes to
any officer who could show satisfactory
progress in learning Chinese, and now
a reward of two thousand rupees is
promised to all officers passing even
an elementary examination in this diff
ficult language of monosyllables. In
the United States Chinese is but little
studied. About ten years ago Harvard
college offered a course of instruction
in 1t, and imported a most imposing
mandarin, to teach it, but hardly half
a dozen students out of the 1,500 there
made use of the opportunity. Yet a
number of Harvard students during
the last twenty years have gone to
China after graduation and picked
up" the language very handily--Chi-
capO Inter Ocean
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bouquets for One.

There is a travelling salesman for q
Detroit house who is so fond of the
young women that when he calls on
one he doesn't seem to know when to
leave. A week or ten days ago, he was
calling on girl in Flint. and along
about 1880 p. m. she became tired-that
is TO say, more tired than she was at H..
BY the way, Mr.. "" she said plea &.
antly, people call you drummer
don't they?"
''Yes," he responded, but the name
rs not fair. am travelling man."
Il think she smiled softly, that
drummer is correct
why do you think so. Travelling
man expresses it much better"
I'm some instances, possibly" she
said. gazing intently at the clock; but
not for You; you don't travel" and he
looked at the clock himself and next
day sent her a lovely basket of flowers.
Detroit Free Press.
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told me that he seemed somewhat sur.
prised at the news. But he naturally
considered his removal step in the
household arrangements to which he
could not do otherwise than acquiesce.
1t was about half-past nine when he
rang for the servant to conduct him to
his new apartments. l hurried up to
the room that had prepared, trembling
slightly in the knees. l donned
SLOUGH hat and frocx coat such as the
murdered man in New York had worn
and seated myself before the table with
my head in my arms / heard foot
step at the doorway. l listened for
some cry, some exclamation. There
came none. But there was the sound
of a heavy fall. l turned to look, and
the man who was to fight Fred Icy in
the middle of the floor, dead.
Bill and / carried him down to his
own room, and the family physician
was summoned
Its too bad" said the old prac-
titioner; its one of those cases of heart
disease. They certainly do take people
off suddenly"
The colonel wrote to the man who
had given jackson (that was the name
he was buried undcr) the letter of in
PRODUCTION and was informed that he
had come from business friends m Chi
cage. He had made himself so agree
able that he was unhesitatingly COM
mended to the courtesies of Col. Wylie,
when he stated that he had business
near the Wylie homestead The papers
we found made us no better acquaint-
ed with him, and the authorities to
whom they were turned over never
made any discoveries. There was q
quiet funeral from the coloners house:
it was one of the old gentlemans ideas
of hospitality. We all attended for
FORMS sake, and as we came away from
the cemetery Fred said:
You won't have a chance to be nv
second after all. But believe me, old
fellow, am just as grateful as if you
had really done it. "-Philander C. John
son, in Detroit Free Press.
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some part OF the familiar appellatiou,
He wants to outwit the world and at
the same time recall himself to himself
when he hears the name pronounced
In this way Jack Randolph" would
very easily become Randolph Jackson.
determined to learn more about his
letter of Introduction, and with that
resolve arose and traced my steps to
my room. AS / passed Fred's door I
saw light. 1t annoyed me to find
him so wakeful, and / knocked. He
opened the door slightly, and on seeing
me babe me come in.
What in the world has been the
matter with you?" asked.
I'm glad you came" he said, ignor-
ing my question. II wanted to ask q
favor of you. l am in a lot of trouble. .
II thought you must be-"
Eyes; am going to fight duel with
Jackson, and / want you to be my
second"
with Jackson?'
cts about Mabel. He has followed
her from New Orleans. Met her at
some reception there and has been try
don't know how he managed to get
the letter of introduction from fathers
friend, but he is clever, devilish clever.''
And the poor boy sat down with his
face in his hands.
But, does Mabel encourage his at
tentions?" asked.
"No; not willingly, but he has fright
o1 har Hn hos told hor hot he x~,f11
kill the man who marries her; that he
is q dead shot, and will hesitate ct
nothing"
mabel repeated this to you2"r
no." and he blushed slightly; II
was passing the lane where they stood.
was on the road, so that they could
not see me, and / overheard it. / at
once came forward and called him q
coward
"'Do you desire q challenger he
asked. told him did, and he accom-
modated me readily enough"
st is imbecile for you to think Of
such thing" said, as earnestly as
could. 'He is an expert with the pis-
tol, you may depend upon it, and you
don't know as much about fighting as
your horse does"
I'M take my chances" was his re-
ply. "If you won't assist me, very
we'll If you will be prepared to meet
me at the slaves meeting house at six
o'clock day after tomorrow morning"
II won't desert you, depend upon it,
said as / left him. And meant it.
The next morning 1 went to Fred
and asked him to place one of the slaves
who did duty as house servants under
my absolute instructions. He did it
without asking any questions. then
requested the colonel to let me have a
room on the top floor that was seldom
used, as l had some work to do and
wanted to be secure from interruption.
He gave me the room, and then the
servant. BILL" and l set about our
task. It didn't take long to put q new
coat of whitewash on the walls, re-
place the furniture with a plain pine
table, two wooden-seated chairs and
canvas cot Then / borrowed small
stove and put it up on the left-hand
side of the room. When the work was
done, the room was so like the scene of
the shooting in New York that even /
experienced touch of the horrors.
At about five o'clock that evening l
told Bill to find Mr.. Jackson, and tell
him that another room had been pre-
pared for him, and that he could be
shown to it as soon as he desired Bill
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were assembled as guests at the south
ern homestead of Col. Barker Wylie.
Vegetation itself seemed listless and
languid after the heat of the day, and
its murmur as the breeze struck it from
time to time sounded like q protest
against the enforced activity.
The people on the big, vine-sheltered
piazza were tanning themselves and
making little effort even in the way of
conversation. The colonel was the only
one who did not remain quiet. He
walked restlessly up and down and re-
Piled to the protests of his family
against such exertion with degree of
impotence that was remarkable in him.
do you know this Randolph Jack
son?" he asked, as he paused suddenly
where / was leaning against one of the
pillars, "the. man who came here to-
day 2s'g.aas.4assss assssa
"Only since this afternoon, and when
was introduced to him didn't catch
the name clearly"
The colonel then went on to explain
how jackson happened to be his guest
something that had puzzled me much,
Aor, III bpiJC Ol HIS udTkly ndnuSOIue
face, he had not the shades of refine
ment that made him congenial men,
Der of the Wylie household. He had
come to the colonel with letters from
an old-time friend, and hospitality re-
quired hearty welcome to the stranger,
regardless of an instructive dislike,
which I easily noted. He had used that
spirit of hospitality to its utmost, and
instead of being sojourner for few
hours, as had apparently been expected,
he accepted without hesitation the
formal invitation to become u visitor
for an indefinite length of time.
"Where Is Fred now?" asked.
My father and the colonel had been
friends from boyhood, and had fully a
brothers affection for his only son, al
though he was considerably younger
than !. don't believe Fred ever had a
secret from me, and half expected the
answer:
''Out for promenade with Mabel"
Ismiled, and yet there was little pang
in my heart, must confess, for knew
that Mabel Denton was the only human
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being who could sever the friendship
between Fred and myself. He loved
her, and knew he hoped to make her
his wife. She had something of mag
nolia blooms stately beauty, and Gid
not wonder at my friends alteration of
her She was one who could not inspire
simple affection; man whom she at
tracted beyond the bounds of admira-
ton could not. stop at mere love; he
must worship.
The colonel was in no mood for So
ciability, and said good night to those
who had not already retired. AS he
went into the house two people came
up the path. One ] knew by the voice
was Mabel, and took it for granted
that the other was Fred. To my great
surprise found when they drew near
that her companion was Randolph
Jackson. Evidently Fred's father was
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''The next man that asks if this is
hot enough for me- exclaimed the
bookkeper, in towering rage, is
going to get the whole side of his face
knocked off"
ssWell, Addemup," said the propri.
etor, happening in moment later.
hanging his hat on a peg and removing
his coat, lis this hot enough for you?''
"Y-yes, SIR replied Mr.. Addemup.-
Chicago Tribune.
"A Remedy Offered.-Mrs. Fosdick
--''Whatever shall l do? just can't
keep a girl" Mrs. Cawker-"Did you
ever try discharging er?'--Judge.
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a SILENT BARBER.
An Egotistical Bostonian's Dismal Failure
to Make the Man Talk.

An Egotistical Bostonian's Dismal Failure
to Make the Man Talk.
The man about town finds many
thing to interest himself nowadays.
He is something of an optimist, and he
finds bright exceptions to disagreeable
rules The other day he felt happy
because he was able to knock higher
than the Washington monument the
familiar comic paper theory that all
BARRIERS like to talk their customers to
death. He came and told me all about
it and rejoiced with him, for he had
discovered a silent barber.
81 went into basement barber shop.
connected with fashionable hotel,''
he said, "to get my morning shave.
Personally / rather like the merry
prattle of the barber. He knows every
thing that's going to happen, from
sure thing on the races and base ball
down to sure cure for any complaint
or sure dream on policy gig.
II leaned back in the chair, puffed
at my cigar and then told him to go
over my face twice. He looked me
straight in the face.
Twice, said distinctly Helooked
again and held up two fingers inquir-
ingly. l shook my head in acquies-
cence.
"'The Bostons have been playing
pretty good ball. said by way of sug-
costing topic for conversation.
Not word from the barber
Ibid you lose any stuff on Diablo?'
Iasked, Frightening at my own thought
that horse racing would touch him on
conversational point.
But the horse racing didn't phase
him.
II waited perhaps two minutes. The
barber went on shaving.
"'Been to the theater lately?" per-
sisted, for with that thought 1 might
tempt him to break his stubborn ST.
lence.
mot murmur of approval or rebuff
from the sphinx-like artist.
''Was he teasing me?
81 began to think so, and sullenly re-
signed myself to his little practical
joke, hoping to hold up my end, too
when he finished working with the.
razor and held up the hamamelis bottle,
/ shook my head negatively and shook
for Yes when the bay rum came in
sight.
when he soaked the cloth with hot
water and pointed to it 1 carried out
the game by holding up four fingers,
and he obeyed my directions to the let
ter, rubbing the cloth to my face four
times.
1T was exasperating.
''He pointed to my hair, and with the
aid of the mirror asked me, all the time
by signs, if wanted it brushed back
in beautiful, waving mass, SO much
approved by BARRIERS, or parted in the
middle and brushed on either side half
carelessly.
HE read my answer by signs.
cat last the work was finished. What
talking had been done had done, and
that early in the game.
''Then | drew myself out of the chair
and arranged my collar as best could,
for it was attached to my shirt and was
bit crumpled, and all the while the
barber looked on, as 1 believed, half
sneeringly.
''He passed me the check marked if
teen cents. / pulled out shiny twenty
five-cent piece, all glowing with new
ness and handed it to him with the
check for shave.
"'Now, look here said 1 to him,
break away. Why don't you speak to
a customer?
Don't mind him. said the boss bar
Der from corner of the shop. The
man who shaved you is deaf and dumb
and the egg phosphates were on me-"
Boston Herald.
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"How did you cure your boy of his.
habit of running off to swim %
Il happened to speak of swimming
as bathing one night, and he immedi-
ately took an unconquerable aversion
To if "-Pucl<
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He Longed to Linger.

Didn't johnson care to live in New
York ?''
"Yes. indeed, he said he would have
given all he was worth to stay there p
'Why didn't he %
80, he died .''-Brooklyn Life.
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Old Lady-O, always get so nervous
on a railroad. Don't you think we're
goin' at an awful rate?
Mr.. Illuck-Yes, but you needn't
worry, mum; there won't be any acct
dent.
How do you know there won't"
"Cause I've got an accident insur-
ance ticket."-N. Y Weekly.
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Husband ION train - Who is that
woman two seats ahead that you are
looking at SO intently?
Wife-Thats my milliner She has
on an awfully expensive hat. 1t couldn't
have cost less than fifty dollars.
Husband-She probably made it her
self-OuipS
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First 1 had pains in
my back and chest, then
faint feeling at the stom-
ach, and when I would
eat the first taste would
make me deathly sick.
OF course 1 ran down
rapidly, and lost Is
pounds. A friend ad-
vised me to take Hood S
Sarsaparilla and soon my
appetite came back, 1 ate
heartily without distress,
gained two pounds a
week. l took s bottles of
NJ ADuW nA ,o,..- q
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TWO VIEWS.
THE PEssIMIsT.

THE PESSIMISI.
ghe whole day long I've toiled with pain,
To win the pittance Of my bread,
And in the moments that remain
eat my pittance, then to bed,
To sleep, perchance, the dream I've found
The end fain would wish to gain;
But certainly to wake again
And plod once more the weary round
OF daily toll And all for WHAT
Why. for another bit of bread
To eat, bed on which to sleep.
That ! may gain once more my strength
To spend again for food and keep.
And this, oh, gracious God. is life.
thank Thee for II, but weep
That must have IL; and pray
That soon, All soon. It pass away.
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cannot count In gold or land,
As evening shadows softly fall,
That day has given to my hand
A bit Of earthly wealth, TO call
Mine own; 70 serve at my command.
I know that now, at close Of day,
I'm weary with my toll, in pain;
And yet my trusting heart will say,
That cheerful morn will come again,
And restful night will pain allay.
And am rich, for can count,
II not Ia lands or yellow gold,
A glowing heart that Is q fount
OF sacred love, by me controlled.
I'm glad Of day, I'm glad Of night,
Glad Of darkness, glad Of light
The night pursues the sun away,
That same pursuit will bring him back.
And DER aud DER their 'customed track
Speeds on forever night and day,
Showering blessings all the way.
Frederick A. Bisbee, In Lesiie's Weekly.
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PARILLA and never felt better in my life. -
G. c. ABER, Grocer Canisteo, N. Y
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
North. aonth, Eant, wont,

Extends the lines of the great southwest
system, comprising the Missouri Pacific
railway and Iron Mountain Route from
Omaha on the north TO the Texas line on
the south, st. Louis on the east to the
mountain walled cities of Colorado on the
west, covering nine great states and touch
ing the most important trade Centers be-
tween the Mississippi valley, Rocky
mountains and the territory lying north and
south thereof. st. Louis, Kansas City,
Leayenworth, Atohison, st. Joseph, Lincoln,
Omaha, Wichita, Denver, Pueblo, Cairo,
Memphis, Little Rock, Hot Springs, Ft.
Smith, Texarkana, are a partial list OF the
big cities directly on the line Of this great
railway system, and are reached every
day in the year by from two to five fast ex-
press trains drawing the handSOmest equip
ment OF modern railway travel. For copies
Of pamphlets on Kansas, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Texas, illustrated and descriptive
books on the greatest health and pleasure
resort OF the present age, Hot Springs,
Arkansas (the Carlsbad Of AmeriOa), ad-
dreas h. O. TOWNSEND,
@. P. at. A., 81. Louis, Mo.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
"Among the Ozarks."

"The Land of Big Red Apples" is the
title Of an attractive and highly interesting
book recently issued. Il is handsomely
illustrated with views Of south Missouri
scenery, including the famous Olden fruit
farm of 5000 acres in Howell county. It
pertains entirely to fruit-raising in that
great fruit belt Of America, the southern
slope Of the 0zarks, and will prove Of great
value, not only to fruit-growers, but to
every farmer and home-seeker in other
states looking for q farm and home.
Mailed free. Address, J. X LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
Personally Conducted Excursions to Cali
fOEniA,

Personally Conducted ExcurslOnS to Call
EOrniA
Jack Frost stimulates travel. When he
touches our ears, we think about getting
warm. California has the ideal winter
Climate-just far enough south to be sun
shiny and frostless, and yet with sufficient
tonic in the air.
Santa Fe route takes Jack FrobVs hint,
and has arranged series Of personally y-con-
duCted weekly excursions to California.
Pullman tourist sleeperS, furnished with
bedding, toilet articles, etc., leave Chicago
and st. Louis every Saturday evening, and
leave Kansas City every Sunday morning,
via A., 7. & s. y. and A. Il p. line, for Los
Angeles and San Francisco, on fast express
trains.
Special agents and porterS in attendance.
Second class tickets honored. A small
charge for use of tourist sleeper. Everything
neat, clean and comfortable.
Inquire of nearest ticket agent, or write TO
g. 7. Nicholson, g. P. & 7. A., Santa Fe
route, Topeka, Kas., for a copy Of foldeE
describing these excursions.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
How 20 bo Healthy and Happy.

Don't work 365 days in the year. Get out
into the sunshine. Take vacation once in
a while.
If too busy c clay off " last summer, buy
an excursion ticket at once, via Santa Fe
route, to Las Vegas Hot Springs, New Mex
loo, and stop week or more at MonteEums
hotel. Hot baths, burro riding, sunshiny
days, and hunting in the mountains. Sep
tomber climate lasts all winter.
For copy Of illustrated pamphlet, address
g. T. Nicholson, G. P. & T. A., A., T. & s.
3. r. b., Topeka, Kss.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01

AND BVgINNsg INgTITUTN.

AND BUSINESS 1NBTITUTNo
go pays for board. furnished room and tuition
for ten weeks. Good accommodations and the
best OF instruction given. Students Of any grade
can enter at any time and be sure to 1nd Gloss TO
suit them. Actual business 70 Business Depart
Tnent, Catalogue and samples Of pOnmAnGhip
tree, Address WIN. STRYKER, Pres,
Great Bend, KAg.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
Imported Peroheron Stallion For Sale,

Weighs 1900. Nine years old. Sound, sure,
kind, and all right In every respect. pig par
gain for anybody that can use large draft horse.
FOr further information apply to John Fawley,
Milford, Kas., or A. B. Whiting. Topeka.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
SEMI.TROPlC CALIFORNIA.

A home seekers book on semtToplc lands
climate, sou, industries, products, horneSteaos
and other claims, etc. Invaluable 70 home seek
ers touristsO or capitalists. Illustrated. Price. @c
postpaid. PICTORIAL An. PUB, 90, 81. LeulB, Mo-