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room on a slender column stood something
covered with d iaphanous silk wrapper
Aunt Mimi sank into one of the unco m
Portable chairs and Dowie began IT, paint.
In spite of his preoccupation he was con-
teniedfy aware that the elder lady was
crossing and recrossine her hands, chang
ing her position, and signing heavily;
finally she sat upright, straight and stIh,
ike an Indian idol. 80
II am afraid aunt Is not at ease"
Jacqueline whispered to Dnwi- durlng
one OF his peregrlnati0ns backward ft2ni
the "a sell. -:
'.Whv should not Miss Sim make her
self comfortable on the couch in the next
roour?" he suggested, in. clear voice.
without lifting his eyes from his brush,
which was sweeping with great square
touches down the; skirt of The dress.
THE couch has capital springs and COM
mandS an excellent view OF this room. -
Yes. do. aunt" pleaded ,acqueine.
"YOu will be much more comfnrta bic. ,"
With little more persuasion Miss Sim
consented. and soon a rhythmicai drODe
announced that she had found temporary
oblivion.
Then it was that Dowie threw off the
covering enfolding the object that stood
upon the slender pedestal at the end of the
room. 1t was the bust of young girl in
ohve-green wax, inentcal with that W hich
the Duke of Perth had given to JaeQue-
line
Yes" said Dowie, in low voice, "they
are similar, hut yours is the original, mine
is only replica. | bought it for a few
guneas years age. Why l bought ii / can
not tell, except that it reminds me in some
subtle. mysterious way of a lady that l
once knew. Why keep it here. dominat-
ing the room, L cannot tell. except that L
must have il by me. Now. listen. since
began to paint your portrait, | have learned
that your mouth, your ears. the drawing
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WOMEN.AND HOME.
The Only Woman Sculptor
in Chicago.
TWO sERvIcEABLE BoDIcEs.
A Neat Case for. Photographs = A
Gown of Many HuesTUseful
Bric-a.Brac. .

!, Mrs. Helen Rankin Copp. the only profess
sional woman sculptor in Chicago, has of
course one claim to distinction thatcannot BIZ
taken away. says Chicago CORES pendent
of the ST. Louis Star-Sayings. Mrs. Copp
is the fortunate one. but she has other
claims in the way>o!* achievements in her
art. She is an Illlnoisan by birth, and by
right belongs to the art capital and the
metropolis OF the State.
Mrs. Comp is still on the: sunny side of
40. and has made her reputation; within the
last five years. She entered the Art 1nsti-
'tute OF Chicago in 1888. and having pre-
viously dreamed OF becoming a painter,
discovered on brief trial that sculpture
was her forte. She took up. the study of
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used to sit wondering at the sunsets, a. d
envying the sun bis. knowledge of all
that was happening in the great world
beneath. The woman who kept the
house was not very KIND to the boy.: bu,
he waited patiently. most determined,
saving his money till the golden hour
came. 1t was evening when: he stole
down the stone steps of that tall house 10
the street door and on to the statioD..
there to buy II krt for London. When
the train reached York he watched tho
passengers. like mnfflsd ghosts, drop hnr-
riedly from the lighted train; he perred
into the; disorderlv carriages; GREATNESS,
with head thrown back, he stared at the
huge Swallowed arch overhead--lna word.
he forgot to be- watch full: for the onward
Journey. of tbs train: It start ed; suddenly:
a grip upon his collar; inariicu ate sh outs !;
tn. ground running away from beneath
his feet, ard then: - go
:; ".'Oh, father. how clever Of you'll 1t
was little girl who spoke;- q little girl
with brown hair: reaching down to her
waist, and in:the middle of:it. growing all
by .itseif, was a funny little wisp, tile
color of gold. A man In a long ulster
laughed, remarked that it had been a close
shave, asked a few questions and then
bads .>the children go, to Sleep and not
bother. him..
-. Dowie paused to squeeze some fresh
color on to his palette. He painted in
silence for some minutes. and then con-
<tfnued :: tits the unexpected thai ALWAYS
happens. The man in the long ulster was
rich and whimsical and generous. He in
way adopted the: boy, sent him to school at
his own expense, and what was still bet
ter. gave him his first lesson in: art. On.
the man in the ulster had fine talent,
though they never gave him an R. A.. He
was your grandfather, Miss Slm-your
mothers father. God rest himI
: "My grandfather - she repeated. with a
little cry of astonishment. "Oh, how in
tsrestingI Please go 0n!'
Later on he sent the boy to Paris, and
upon. his return--he was then 20-this
prince among benefactors gave him hum
bred pounds aud said. Paint pictures il
you like. but never forget that you are an
artist. Three years in Paris had passed
like q beautiful dream, and oh! the glory
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of your eyes, are exactly like the mouth,
the ears. the eyes Of that bust. Why is
ory
Jaqueline did not answer.

Jaqueline did not answer.
II cannot describe the effect of that bust
upon me-. Ii | were tn eosophist l should
say that had modelled it myself in some
past life. It's part of me. feel it, It's
so perfectly familiar. II suggests her per-
sonallty in the most extraordinary way,
and yet the face is not altogether hers.
It's like her and it's not; as if the man
had modelled from memory. It's like
you and it's not. How very Curl
Gus. When / called upon you thar
Sunday afternoon | thought for
moment that she was alive again and sit
ting by your side. YOU remember, was
upset. All this has put thought in my
mind Pm going to tell you about her
about that lady | once knew and Who'll
won't tell you the story straight off. but FL
talk while l am painting, just when am
in the mood. 1t may take half dozen sit
tlngs to tell you all-at least all know.
want you to hear il. Do yeu mind ?"
TELL me-" j acaueline whispered. "Tell
me all, l wani to hear it,"
He resumed painting, working furi-
ously. IF look back thirty years / see
a long, bare street in Scotch city paved
with cobblestones with tall houses on
either side. The top windows Of one OF
those tall houses stared right over many
roofs to the Castle. and there through
the long. light northern evenings. a boy
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modelling and the kindred. one Of anatomy
with intepse enthusiasm and application.
overcama the Thousand and one difficulties
which confront the adult novice. and with
a sacrifice of rest and comfort bore o G. the
honors of her class for three: suec~s ssh We
years. In 1890 the first and only medal
ever given by the; Institute for SCULPTURE
was awarded Mrs Copp. She had accom-
plished by dint. of hard labor alone the
routine work of ten years in three:
AT: The time of entering the institute
Mrs. Cnpp had been wife fourteen
years. She was tho mother, of five chill
drru, four of whUm had died in childhood.
Her. early life had been passed on the
prairies under the usual trials CT pioneer
life. -.
The energy of Mrs. Cops nature may
be traced to her ancestry. She was de-
scended from the Scotch and German
ra es, and her forebears on both sides had
taken part in. struggles of the republic
from the revolution down.. -
After finishing her studies at the fnsti-
tuse Mrs. Copp opened a studio in Chicago.
She has modelled many portraits of living
people and also many ideal works. A
statue in clay from her hands is on exhibit
tion in the Illinois building. ~ :.
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ITEMS. OF INTEREST.

Electric railroads are not yet. ten years
old. -: -. -. Il. RI !.
$ Broad nails belong TO gentle, nervous,
bashfnl people. ~. j.. =.
!: Common poultry endure intense agony
without complaint & 80 H.. +:
One-half the population of Mexico ars
full-blooded Indians. ~: .::.. IS.
The be i line tunnel in Baltimore was
completed ON: Satutda :. :. Z.
I. Schools at Oxford were established by :.
Alfred the Great about S79. (. +
j. An Italian committed suicide at Santa
Rnsa recently because he had mo educa- :.
tlOn. s.: r. ::
{ Comparatively few children have at
tended the Worlds Fair, despite the half
rate admission. I'LL 81 -. i I.
The sun. throws vertical rays On the
earlh's surface only upon an area eQualto
about thirty-fye square miles at. any one !:
time. . -. IF. +
The Victoria Railway bridge over the
St. Lawrence at Montreal, Canada, con- !.
tails 100000 cubic feet OF masonry work.
and 10, 800 tons of from. =. :: -: : :
When: irritated the sea cucumber,
species of 'hpt0thuria. can eject: all Its
Teeth, its stomach and digestive apparatus.
and reduce itself TO simple menIbraneous
sac. 4 =*:.: ia. H. T.. :
The FIRST notice of the use cf coal is i'm
the records OF the Abbey of Fetersbor-
ough, England, in tie year S50.whlch mem
tolt an Item II twelve cartloads. OF fossil
fuel" IT. i. / +. f.. (. T.: !.
: "a block of Bessemer steel a feet
square would be reduced to attle nine
inch cube by pressure could he trans
:ferred from the surface to the center OF the
globe. =. ~: ...: i.
s. Counting the bearing and non-bearing
orange trees in.F Florida. there are estimated
l'OIl. p. E it,
to be 1o,QOO, uUOttrees. CallioThla - cfeuiteu
WI n having o.0oo,O0O ana .AIlzona q. :aDoue
l,QO0, OUO. - =. !. t..
: There, are about $50 hotels in Chicago,
which nave accommodations .tor 100000
guests. Ihls does not: Include .D0arulng-
houses. restaurants ana cafes. where AT
least lOQ,OO0 more Can pe daily :proYluea
for ..-. g.: i. +.
Two Kentucky girls are running a booth
near the Woman'S building at the*WoTld's
Fair, where they receive votes for the most
popular American flower. Corn*Is at pres
EN- away IN the Lead, Win the sunnoWer
poor second. Fl.
The metals in commercial. ~use-cODper,
lead, tin, Zinc nickel and aluminum-are
never absolutely: pure, and their value
varies much according TO the impurities
with when: they. are contaminated. for
these impurities limit the uses#to which
these metals may be applied. ~. :,.: -"
The total cost of the Mosque of st.
Sophia at #Constantinnple has been var-
ously estimated. Ancipnt authorities give
the sum as eoualto 81. 500. 0oO of either gold
or silver. whfch"is rrut EXPRESSLY stated.
q bbops inclinps to the latter, and puls the
tor Ia cost at the least computation as over
So, OO0, coo. =: FL -.
The ,Japanese tatooers not only picture
DRAGONS and flowers and musmees on the
bodies of their patrons. but to meet the
artistic demands OF Europeans they now
nroduce in colors an exact photograph of
anv cherished friend whose image the
t.tooed nerson NAV desire to have con-
stantly with him.
: I,bas haon nroysd tbot mo natant look
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WHAT'S FASHIONABLE in CHAIRS

!. AT a recent: sale If. old furniture the
most eagerly sought for. specimens were
noticeablv the rather gaudy EN- ire
styles, gilt chairs. onyx tables and what
Dots. ".nrm01u. cabinets. mirrors, etc. Next
In public estimation evidently came speci-
mems of :Chippendale' and Sheraton's
ca binat work, and it was quite NO iceabIe
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THIS is COMFORTABLE.

The best thing about the blouse bodice
it is a creation of no particular season.
What kept you cool and comfortable in
the warmer weather, being still ia good
condition, will make you pretty vision at
a simple home tea. The variety and style
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AN lRlDEscENT@ GOWN.

tints resembles the varying PLAY OF colorin
an opal. Its cool changing colors are both:
beautiful and refreshing to the eye. The;
waist and slip are of delicate golden silk !;
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The Girls Are All Using It.

cover the carpet, wherever 90,
The t0othpowder lies like mantle Of snow.
Why how Is this. Ethel. my careless girl? Sec
How could you so needless and unlidy be?'
"Wel, mamma" said Ethel little ashamed,
~ knew that you would think that ought to
be blamed,
But, really, the least little pun OF the wind
Will scatter the toothpowder badly. find
II wish you would buy me some SOZODONT,
please:
The girls are all using It. IT'S like breeze
From the woods. and their teeth are so white!n
And Ethel was using it that very night.
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If blouses will never end, and il they have
much shoulder or upper arm trimming
tlv are at once in keeping with that
fluff Dret,iness which fashion admires
and copies so much just now.
Figure shows bodice of soft India in
beautiful blue green. 1t is adorned with
q very neat guimpe in black and a wide,
careless corselet belt. The bertha extends
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that the Gothic woodcarying. Sc much ad--
mired decade ago, had gone off in-the ever
tickle public tiniation, as there seemed alb.
soluteiy no sale for. the many beautiful
specimens which we're shown. Asa guide.
as to what is fashionable in chairs now
adays we give sketch of three-an empire.
a Chippendale and Sheraton-ali perfect
specimens of their kind. .:. -
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.YE EMPIRE coIFFURE.

. The empire headdress is much more be-
coming to the average woman than the
empire gown. 1t will also be more in evil.
dence this fall. To arrange il comb the
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The combination of colors is beautiful,
and charming effects are had by one color
partially yelled shining through the other.
The broad lapels are OF gold brocadpd
cloth, with a. tracery of lila" running
through the wool, and the cuffs on sleeves
and girdle are of the same rich material.
The fringe is gold bullion. Long suede
gloves, pinkish lilac in color, and slippers
OF the same tint. complete this beautiful
and unusual costume.
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Pretty Girls and Plain Girls

Both use SOZODONT. and some OF the lovellest
of their sex have been heard to declare, when
asked what beautifed their teeth. that it was
SOZODONT. Nature provides womsn with
beautiful teeth. SOZODONT, If used regularly,
keeps those pretty rows of pearls from decaying
This Is a statement which those who use The
article always cOrroborate. II SOZODONT
were not In very truth a preparation OF sterling
merit the uublic would long since nave discov-
cred the fact and discarded 1t.
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AN OCTAdoNAL TABLE.

\ What woman is there who has not a
special fendness for little tables They
seem to have for women much the same
fascination as an old-fashioEed teapot or
a baby. Here is an odd little table sure to
delight feminine hearts. 1t is Of highly
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Female fin of all species are consider.
ably more numerous than males with tw
exceptions-the angler and the catfish.
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TWO STYLISH BoDICEs.

In the accompanying illustration is
shown belted bodice for a hatiste gown.
which may be used separately. The
shirred fronts cross to leave the throat ex-
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polished mahogany. octagonal in shape and
ornamented with brass. But the charm of
it all is the book shelves it displays. The
owners favOrite books can be tucked in
here and the table placed beside low
divan, where it is within easy reach of an
indolent or tired person. Another at
tractive little table is Of rosewood with an
inlaid top. Al
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turning up nine inches and everlasting
the outer edges. Make bag If the silk.
line with waddinR, perfume and slip into
the ribbon bag. Fringe the ends four
inches, knot once, and five inces bove the
margin of the bag tie long looped bow,
folding it ever sn the fringed ends will
meet the b. tom of the bag.
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ia the pointe ed wais band and fails in deep
handkerchief points over the sleeves. which
a, 9 leg 70 mutton.
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Jacauelne sat alone with her thoughts
in the moonlight. On the table lay The
World with the announcement of here
gagement to the Duke of Perth. in her
pocket his last letter. and In. her heart a
question.
Poor little Duchess &c. L. Hind. !.
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stood behind him, my heart throbbing with

stood behind Kim, my heart throbbing with
anxiety and fear.
At last ate. silence which seemed ages
the machine began to click. watched linn
while the message came forth frc.n tne
wires. TWAS evidently satisfactory reply,
for he did not appear more agitated. Then
the machine stopped. He rose from his
chair and came toward me. 1t needed ro
words to tell me that lie had suffered DUR
ing those fivo minutes. Great drops Of
sweat rolled down his checks. His HANDS
shook through anxiety. Placing them both
on my shoulders. he addressed me thus in a
hurried and iinpassiorsd voice:
II don't wonder that you're surprised,
Heaven knows that was awfuiiy fright
ened-but listen got orders this after
noon to stop the freight train which inst
went by here On our turnout. was TO de-
tain it until the Boston express shoslld nr-
rive and then allow it to go on, but some-
how or. other forgot the order, as you
know, and didn't think about it til! u few
minutes ago.
''Soon after 1t went heard from B..
two stations Eboye here, saying that the ex-
press had just left there fer this station.
You see it doesn't stop at A.. tine one
between here and D. That message re-
minded me OF M mistake, and now the eH-
press and freight Lad beth been running
toward the same station. If the express
k,d arrived there first and left before the
freight got there, or they had not received
my message, t!ien-the;l'-
He paused in his rapid talk and said in
an awful voice: Then thcrc'd have been a
collision, and I'd be to blame, but God
knows that didn't mean to forget to obey
that orderp' said he impulsively. There
was only one thing to he done-tclegraph
to A, telling them to hold over the
train that had arrived there first. That l
did. For five minutes, Us you saw, wait
ed in mortal agony for the answer to that
message. 1t came just now. Said that
neither train had arrived. and that they'd
hold over the one that got there first. So,
thank God! l was rot too late and that
everything +. I'll right"
He sank i,.,o :. chair and folded his arms
on his br,@si. Hardly had he done this
when The tici>e- began again. He read the
mess':;;c. ana then, as the clicking stopped,
he bcyv;s: Lis head on his bands and sobbed
alcGi. &c message was: 'Hnve stopped
exples' '.ere. VIII hold over as directed"
y
The Boston train reached D. half an
hour late by reason of the stop over at A..
Bidding my friend good night, who was
now completely Gained down, l boarded
the sleeper and soon went rolling toward
life and civilization.
Two weeks later came across o country
paper from the vicinity in which my adj
venture with the ticket agent took place,
and noticed this article:
much to the surprise Of his friends, Mr..
John Huss, the popular and trusted station
master of D., last week resigned his DO
sition and las now, we learn, removed to
New York. We wish him much success in
his new quarters. Herman Babsou in
Amherst Literary Monthly.
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OVER THE WIRES.
[To BIT coNr1xuEn.l

! had been travelling all the afternoon,
and it was with a feeling OF disgust that /
alighted at the little station of D., where
must wait five hours for the train to take
me to the city. There was no one in the
ssation but the station master. and a. misery
loves company We were soon ON friendly
terms.
As the evening wore on occupied my
self In examining the railway maps and In
finishing novel which purchased that
afternoon on the train. At about II o'clock
! heard the dull and laborious puff of a
freight engine approaching In the distance.
Louder and louder the noise became. until
suddenly with glare from the headlight
the great locomotive thundered by the lit
tie window, and in moment the heavy
train rolled away in the direction from
which had como few hours before.
Silence again fell upon us. We continued
our talk. interspersed now and then with
moments Of quietness, broken only by the
frequent clicking Of the telegraph instru.
ment on the table under the. window At
last finished my novel and once more sat
idly tossing about my watch charm. The
station master was sitting opposite me. with
his feet on the edge Of the telegraph table,
while he carclessly ran over the columns Of
newspaper. Twas ON the point Of making
some remark. when suddenly there came q
sharp clicking Of the instrument. My COM
panion sprang to the table and answered tho
call. Instantly saw that something UNI
usual had happened A the little brass
key clicked of the message saw tho sta
ton masters face grow white, then livid.
He rose quickly from the chair, placed his
hands over bis eyes and almost shouted:
my Godi What have Idonee"
Isprang to his side, asking him what
was the trouble. He rudely pushed me
away, and with look which shall never
forget fairly yelled: Don't speak to me!
Don't speak to mel" Then he sank into the
chair with his hands convulsively grasping
the arms. But 1t was only for moment.
Quickly gathering himself, he drew up to
the table, end then followed some of the
most exciting moments that have ever ex-
pericnccd.
Wondering what it all meant, yet rcaliz-
ing that something must have occurred in
which he was m important cctor, closely
fixed my eyes upon him. No sound gave
the spasmcdic ticking OF the machine and
the heavy breathing Of its operator wns
audible. He sat bolt upright in his chair,
his left hand on the arm, his right busy
with the key. His eyes were riycted on
the table before him. For . minute he was
busy with his message, and then silence.
And what silencei Not muscle moved;
not . sound could be heard. Even the
agents breathing had stopped. He watched
his machine with the Eazc OF link. !
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Prevention OF pol.onins..

Every now and then coroner's In
quest has to be held on the body of some
unfortunate individual who has swal-
lowed the contents Of a bottle which
were intended for external use only.
Such mishaps are impossible in Ger
many, where the law requires the drug.
gist to put up all medicines and drugs in
round bottles, and all lotions for exter-
nal use in ribbed or hexngonal bottles.
Hence any one can tell for certainty,
even in the dark and evcn If he cannot
read a word, whether the bottle he takes
contains medicine or something to be
applied externally only. Some druggists
in this and other countries adopt some
such classification, but the absence of
any enactment making it obligatory
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where Colonies Conrrer.te.

Many of our older hotels gain rcnown
through association with particular classes
Of men who frequent them. In this way
the National has come to be known as u typ
fcal ancient southern hotel, noted for tho
number Of it's guests who possess titles,
military or civil. 'Iwas corversing with q
military friend recently in the lobby OF the
National, said Senator Dubois, when he
left me, moving but few PAGES away to
converse with mutual acquaintance. The
lobby. was well filed at the time Desiring
to speak with my friend, I called to him,
oh, | say, colonel! and do you know II
men stepped up."--Kate Fields Washing
ton.