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Persuasive.

DIR. Morell Mackenzie, the famous
specialist in diseases of the throat, is
said to have had extraordinary power
over his patients, a power which some
times appeared almost magnetic.
Once death occurred in his consult
ing room, one of those cases which Sir
James Paget used to call "calamities of
surgery" The brother of the dead pa
tient was furious, and fastened to DIR.
Mackenzies Office, determined to give
him piece of his mind.
Such was the fascination of Macken-
zie's manner, however, that the infu-
rated man cooled down by degrees,
and in short time found himself con-
versing quite calmly about the fatal
case. The triumph was reached when,
before departing, he sat down in the
operating chair, and, after allowing
Mackenzie to examine his throat, paid
him his fee without a murmur-
Youths COMPANION.
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TO HAVE PRETTY HANDS.
Simple Methods by Which They May b
Kept Soft and White.

Kept Soft and White.
Any woman can have pretty hands
who is willing to go to the least trou-
BILE with them. The hand is easily
nodded and can be shaped or whitened
or the texture changed almost at the
will of the owner. In the first place
the hand has rounded palm and five
graceful fingers that are bound to be
pretty, no matter how treated. The
only things to be done are to make the
flesh soft, the skin white and the nails
an oval which shall be becoming to the
style of the hand. These are the most
difficult things to accomplish, unless
one knows exactly how, and the easiest
if the secret has been learned. But of
ultimate success there need be no doubt.
The best hand bleach is pure soap.
Get enough to fill a teacup when
shaved finely-castile is very good for
this-and melt with pint of water
until it is a thin soft soap. Add a
little cologne and set away to cool in
a big jar Now, when washing the
hands, lather thickly with this soft
soap and hold them in water which is
only warm. Wash off the soap with
hot water and after shaking the hands
well dry them in box of cracked oat-
meal. Rub softly until thoroughly dry
and then dust them lightly with a
towel, and if in one week the hands
are not beautifully white they may be
given up as the only hands in the
world that are wholly incorrigible.
Bony hands, even, can be improved.
The skin of the hands is very suscepti-
bic to oils, and if mutton tallow, cream
or a quantity of good almond oil is
diligently rubbed in twice day, for
ten minutes at a time, in month the
hands will begin to be plump and
pretty, Vaseline is not so good for
this, as on some skins it Is apt to pro-
duce light though undesirable growth
of hair. Lord Byron's old recipe for a
pretty nail still holds good: "a rose
leaf with a crescent in it." And as
most rose leaves are oval let the nail
be as much that shape as possible; and
if you can shape it SO, let it curve at
the tip exactly as it does at the end
where the ''moon" lies. This will ac-
complish the oval. After a woman has
made her hands soft and white and
pretty she wants something else, and
that something is the polish which still
continues to be fashionable among so
ciety beauties, in spite of the verdict
that the maniures are against it. IT
takes longer to manicure a polished
nail than it does dull one, but there
is no doubt that it is more elegant
thus Boston Post
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MISERY AND COMPANY
The Story of Strange Couple Resident
in Harlem.

The Story of a Strange Couple Resident
in Harlem.
Misery loves Company Misery is a
brindled cat, and Company is big
Newfoundland dog.
They were raised and lived very hap
PLY Tor some years, in a shanty high
up on the rocks of a vacant block in
Harlem; but times have changed with
them now, and they are in fair way
to become tramps in the wide world of
unclaimed cats and dogs
Some days ago the people of the
shanty were forced to move away, and
blacksmith's shop was built upon the
rocks; then a wagon load of large steam
drills was hoisted up and piled along
side of it; and in a few months row of
modern houses will stand in the little
shanty's place.
When the owners moved away, thev
left Misery and Company all alone to
| take care of themselves as best thew
could; and their trial would have begun
before now if it were not for the chill
dren IN the neighborhood, who have so
Tar kept them supplied with bones and
pieces of meat and bread-for Company
is one of those great big, good natured
dogs that would not harm mouse, and
he has made many friends among the
little boys and girls near by, whom he
is always ready to play tag with or
even to ride around upon his back
During school hours Misery and Com
pany pass their time very quietly to-
gether, wondering what has become of
their owners and wandering about over
the rocks in search of them.
At night they crawl under the
shanty and Misery curls herself up
close against Company and goes to
sleep, as kitten does with its mother
Company is always first to wake up
in the morning. but he is careful not to
disturb Misery until she begins to
stretch herself ard is ready to rise:
then she walks around him, rubbing
herself against him and purring, as
If to say: Come, let's take walk"
And they start off together, side by
side, for ramble before breakfast.
AS Company's legs are very long,
Misery finds it hard work to keep
step, and it is very funny, as they are
trottlng along together, to see Com
pany looking down sideways at Misery
with great deal of admiration, but
still in reproachful sort of way, as if
he were saying: "Why don't you keep
step?"
Although Company never minds how
ever roughly the children may play
with him, he is very jealous and uneasy
if any one of them tries to catch Mis-
cry. He will then give grutf kind of
a bark, which the boys and girls all
understand very clearly to mean:
That's my cat, and you must be very
careful of her. st Nicholas.
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NUMBER As.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

There are twenty-seren foreign.
born members in the Fifty-third con.
gress.
-Daughter-"Papa, don't you think
ought to have my voice cultivated?"
Papa-'T think you ought to have
something done to it."-Tit-Bits.
-Wiggs-''I haven't heard of Slxulk-
ley since he got mixed up in that for
gerry scrape." What is he doing now?"
Waggs-"Time. Buffalo Courier.
College Youth down to see the foot
ball games)-''Waitah Bring me some
calf's brains, will you?" Walters (grum-
bing)-"The cannibal. IN. Y. World.
She sang Take Back the Heart
That Thou Gavest' very sweetly and
effectively, but he said he was news
paper man and never took anything
back.
1t isn't always sure that young
man is religious because he goes regu-
larly to prayer meeting. 1t may be the
girl who is the religious one.-Somer-
vile Journal.
-Aunty-"Does this cake make you
think of grandma?" Katie" Mercy,
no." Aunty-"Why not?" Katie
She always gave me two pieces. -
Inter Ocean.
"A Domestic Scare. farley got
full the night his boy was born and 1
tell you he had a scare" 'How?"
He thought it was twins when he
went to kiss it goodnight"
-Withiugton-'But why do Won
wish to make it so much grander than
any of your previous receptions?"
Mrs. Withington-"H Heretofore have
invited only the people liked. DE
troit Tribune.
What is your idea of dude?' he
asked of bright Washington girl
"a dude" she answered, after refiec-
tlon, lis young man who isn't good
for anything except to hang chrysan-
themum on. "-Washington Star.
Dialogue between friends at the
theater during the representation of
an opera by Wagner. seem to
be enjoying yourself" ~? Not at
all" ''Then what makes you APP
plaud?" 'It keeps me awake "-Cour-
rier des Etats Unis
Your hair isn't wet" said little
Tommy to Mr.. Flyer, who was calling.
mo, of course not. What made you
think my hair was wet?" he asked,
very much surprised. 81 heard pa tell
ma that you couldn't keep your head
above water"
Mamma do all people who don't
sin go to Heaven?' asked little Waldo
Bunkerill. "Yes, Waldo" South Bos-
ton people and ALP" Eyes, my SON."
''Then, mother, l shall begin to-mor-
row and break all the Commandments"
-Harper's Bazaar.
-lnquiring Foreigner-"Who were
those old men we just met in process
sion? They looked military, though
they seemed little too old to belong
to the army" Citizen-"O, they were
some of the Grand Army boys" IF.
And those young fellows who were
bowling in that peculiar manner?"
Citizen-"They were some of our col
lege men. ."-Indianapoli3 Journal.
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Draws With His Face.

A well-known caricaturist says that
he frequently gets 'face-tired." Gas l
draw" he explains, "unconsciously my
face assumes the expression of the
people am trying to represent in a
distorted way, and, as result, at the
end of couple of hours find myself
compelled to rest, not my eyes nor my
hands, but my face. l do this either by
lying down or by going out on the
streetwith the determination of spend
ing my time in looking at things and
not at people, for find I study their
faces at the expense Of my own. take
keen delight in my work, and that is
the reason, l suppose, that l am so
sympathetic with it.''-N. Y. Tribune.
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WEARYlN FOR you.

Jes' a-wearyin' for you
All the time a-feelin' blue;
Wishin' for you-wonderin' when
You'll be comm home agen
Restless, don't know what ta do
Jes' a-wearyin' for you!
Rooms so lonesome with your chair
Empty by the fireplace there,
Jes' can't stand the sight of It'll
Go out doors an roam bit;
But the woods is lonesome, too
Jes' a-wearyin' for you'll
Comes the wind with soft caress,
Like the ruStlin' of your dress;
Blossoms fallin' to the ground
Softly like your foOtstep sound:
VioletS like your eyes SO blue
Jes' a-wearyin for you!
Mornin comes; the birds awake;
Use to sing so for your sake.
But there's sadness in the notes
That come thrillin' from their rhroats;
Seem TO feel your absence, too
JeS' aweary1n' for you
Evenin' comes; miss you more
When the dark glooms in the door:
Seems jes' like you orter be
There to open it for me-
Latch goes tinklin'; thrills me through
Sets me wearyin' for you!
Jes' a-wearyin for you
All the time a-feelin' blue:
Wishin for you-wonderin' wher
You'll be comm home agen;
Restless, don't know what to do
Jes' a-wearyin' for you!
rank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
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What She Was Thinking About.

The young woman had married and
there was great array of wedding
presents. She didn't seem to care
about them, however
MY dear" expostuIated her mother,
who had made the match, ''just see
these lovely presents; aren't you inter-
ested in them?"
Not much" replied the bride, ''it's
the future I'm thinking about"
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Far Too Famous,

Your reputation as dentist is in.
creasing every day, and you must have
lots of patients"
you're mistaken, my friend. Just
because my reputation is so great per-
sons who would otherwise come to me
for relief say to themselves that l must
be overcrowded with business, and of
course they go to my rival across the
street Paris Journal.
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Wyoming has 10000 square miles of
coal deposits. There are 5000 miles of
irrigating canals, watering 1900, 900
acres. The cana cost over $40, 600. 900.
The live stock interests exceed $780,
000,000 in value Over $1,000, 900 in
bullion have been taken from the mines
in one county.
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Her Chief PIeasure Conc.

''Mrs Guggins is feelin' mighty mis-
cradle"
''You don't say so! l thought she
was looltin' in Elegant health
Eyes, that's jest it. She's feelin' SO
well that she can't think of nothin' ter
take patent medicines for, an she jes'
sits an reads the advertisements an'
pines. .'-Washington Star.
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A Mo.raI Certainty.

Tom-Have you read 1.-TWO Men and
Grip What do you think of it?
Kitty-No; but think the girl must
have had good time.-Puck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
THREE TRIMPS uURDERED.

THEY WERE SHOT ~ \ BOX CAR BY TWO Eel
LOW-TRAVELLERS.
Fort WAYNE. Ind. Dec. s-News reached the city
this morning that In a fight among tramps In
box ear on IL Baltimore and ohio train two men
were killed and another MORALLY wounded.
The murder was discovered when the train reached
Fostoria. Ohio and the dying tramp told the story
Of the shooting which he charged against two men
who boarded the train at Deshlor The murdtrers
leaped from the train before II reached Fostorla
and have escaped. The towns east and west have
been warned TO arrest all tramps.
Fostoria Ohio Dec $ Following are the names
Of the men killed In the fight IN the box the
Baltimore and ohio Railroad last night.
BROWN Arthur f.. OF Auburn, unmarried
HARRIS. Henry, Of Auburn. Ind. leaves WHO"
and TWO children.
REESH Henry. Of Auburn. unmarried.
The men In search OF work. anl the murder
era ar. supt,0sed 10 be- ''toughs' driven. OF
Garrett. The looked like q slaushter-house
when IL reached FostOria.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
~ TROCBiE WIEN IT RAINS.
EXPLANATION OF wEII.DREssED WOMAN
VINO GAVE HEHsELF ~ AT
POLICE STATION

EXPLANATION oF \ WELL. DRESSED WOMAN
WHO GAVE HERSELF III AT
POLICE STATION.
A, unknown woman walked into the West one
bunlr-lth.si polio. station at o'clock last night
and proclaimed herself Insane and asked the ser-
s.ant at the desk 10 send her 10 some institution
where there mairon. that she might De
taken care Of Ths announcement ana rcqnes'
coming from elderly. good-ooNng. ~"lI-iressed
woman rather took sergeant John 'onnor 10y sur
uris. He questioned the woman closely. but she
refused TO tell who she or where she lived.
Il know th. police are all right" said she. and
they viii project me arn buggy and always get
that way when It's raining
The night platoon were just going out on duty
and tn. woman was asked 70 sit down IN I'D" I''i
room for "A few minutes. officer ovl was d"tdIird
20 watch her shortly after~ard she got up anu
started for the door, saying that she thought
sh. would receive protection az the hands OF the
malice brt that she saw she was mistaken. She
then became violent AMI tore her six handk"r-
chief into shrcls and threw the pieces over the
floor
s.rger nj Conner questioned her again. She said
that she was a married woman with huSbanu anu
family and had "A comfortable home but did not
want them to know where she was she SAID She
had r.centlv had som. trouble at home. the nature
NJ which she refused 10 disclose. or anything fur
thor pertaining 10 herself except tina; she had be"n
buggy" before
She then threw her arms around Sergeant 'on-
nor's neck and tried 10 embrace MIN ne gshly
nm shed her to one side saying mat that Wouiu no.
do as he was "A married man ana that the h'No"
Committee was In session 49,, --..,., =.
DIR Hill OF the Manhattan Hospital, resl'oilueu 10
tho ambulance call. He could get no iurtn', IN
formation from the woman. There was no evidence
of her having been drinking, and h" sent IN Il can
for n Belieyue Hospital ambulance when coh.'N,u
her 70 that Institution When she was Dout 10 DE-
placed in the ambulance she made siishI rcIls,
snce hut when told she was going TO De tdhem
home made no further remonstrance ne "oi, Jill,
a., ahcuf forty or forty-five years Old. rect icnr
IN height dark hair and eyes. She was st{ns 1lN
dressed in "A brown dress. win a iohs Ios,u.'I
rros.ted sacaue She IA black jet hat trimmer
with green velvet o,. and tho
She IL evidently woman or renhemeh., a,u lis
,,,iic. do not think she had come any great uls
lance for although II was raining very nara hd AT ~,
The time her clothes were not damp Sne """ "o
pocketbook or money: -, ,,..d,hs, stotion
The police OF the West one-hundfsdin s"I hy,
have been securing the neighDorh3ou an is,., H.
40, 10 "a late hour had found no clew To where sh'
from.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
po1 ITICAL AND PERSONAL.
.,,rr SETS OF PRIMARIES TO BE HELD
IN BROOKLYN THIS WEEK

r,T,y INCREASED REPUBLICAN REPRESEN-
,rox-LAND OFFERED FOR NEW PARKS
co,rrsIoN OF STREET NAMES
r.s., will be one of marked political activity
,hs mart OF those interested In the control OF
",,les and through them or the machinery of gov
par, Three sets Of primaries will be he'd in
mo CSC election districts of Brooklyn. Ofhcers
e,,,o, district associations vii, be chosen BY
O. .,,oans Regular Democrats and Reform Demo-
ho The Republicans will also elect delegates to
1" committees, which in turn choose the dele
We % the County Committee. The Democratic
gas each elect delegates to their general COM
'as direct from the election districts The date
m' ,sa, upon by both the Democratic organizations
oee" .va;r primaries is Tuesday December II. Ac-
io' 'a, 10 the Chaplin Primary law the primaries
e' close at 9 p. m. The Republican primaries
NJ. =, he'd on Thursday December IL. from 1:S0 to
"" The schedule of representation has been
W. changed by the recent vote for Governor.
w. ,unlete table of the Republican representation
- hen carefully prepared by Colonel Charles Is.
m...n secretary Of the Republican Executive
",,,,ee The increase of the vote for Governor
YIN g; aG cast for Fassett in 1891 to S6.Ss7 cast
" Norton this year. gives an increased representa-
an the County Committee by the Republican
,ors Of eS The present number is lOi. ana next
ar II will be H. OF the lOi delegates at present
> n hold over OF the l2S delegates TO be elected
hc chosen
=. each delegate pays an annual fee OF 81 the
o,n,s from this for the year VIII be
.,sad from So coo to $4,000. The ward commit
,,u meet on December IS to choose the dele
,ss 10 the County Committee The NUMBER Oh
s-o,es in each Ward Committee Is as follows;
80, ward 49, Second Ward. Q; Third Ward 81:
9Th Ward %: Fifth Ward. 49, Sixth Ward. ~:
s.,ar.h Ward. So: Eighth Ward. 81; Ninth ward
- Tsnth Ward ~; Eleventh Ward. AZ: Twelfth
Wi q: Thirteenth Ward. "a. Fourteenth Ward,
a. Fifteenth Ward, 50: Sixteenth Ward. Gil seven
nth Ward s.: Eighteenth Ward ~ Nine
9Th Ward 70: Twentieth Ward. 81; Twenty-Nrst
WI 1902. Twenty second Ward. los; Twenty-th'rd
M 154: Twenty-fourth Ward 49, Twenty-htth
w.,a s.: Twenty sixth Ward. SO: Twenty-seventh
w.,s e: Twenty-eghth Ward. ia; Twenty-ninth
v.ri %: Thirtieth Ward. %; Thirty first Ward. 49,
Town OF Flatiands, 5.
Each ward will be entitled TO as many Delegates
/, all nominating conventions. save the city ana
.ountv as il has delegates in the Ward Committee
~, none of these conventions will bring together
more than a fraction of the city. If the Aldermen
Ds,ricts are unchanged. the largest convention
4, them will have 7Ss delegates. In the city and
county conventions there Will be one delegate for
each election district. and unless the Board oi
Elections increases the number Of districts IL WI"
he the same next year this.
The following table shows the vote FOR Morton
this wear. compared with the vote for Fassett IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

WHAT TIE REPORTS OF OFFICERS OF ST BAR
THOLOMEW.s PARISH SHOW

WHAT TIE REPORTS OF OFFICERS OF ST BAR
THoIoMEw's PARISH SHOW
The annual reports OF the officers OF 81 Barthoio
news Parish have recently been made. and are
contained in "A little volume entitled 81 Rariholo-
news Year Book" The reports cover all the work
which has been accomplished by the missions OF the
parish. The most notable feature which has been
added to the parochal equipment in the iast year Is
the Loan Bureau. 1t was introduced win many
misglvngs but its success has justified the conf
dence OF those who believed II would prove an IN
strumen; Of great good. The capital Of the business
is IS GO 1t is conducted purely business princ-
pies and besides this business element care has
been taken that the recipients OF loans should be
deserving and respectable people. in period oi
eight months a sum OF SijJi - has been loaned 10
76s families selected out OF nearly 2"D applicants
The fund has received back in instruments E.'s %.
the average monthly returns being about 1900. All
loans are made out for one year. and are paid In
small monthly ins;alments.
There has also been started during the year an
employment bureau. canvasser has been en-
gagged who dcvotes his entire time In endeavorins
10 find situations for those out OF employment At
present he Is securing situations for about forty
or fifty people every month. The bureau IL at NO.
2iA East Forty second-st. a service fee OF ~ II
required, 25 cents upon registering. ana the To
mainder when the situation Is secured Ihe same
rules regarding the responsibility OF the apph-
cant which govern the Loan Bureau apply to the
OF that assistance are noticed. -Four hundred ana
twenty-five applicants have been received IN me
last nine months and OF these. lla have received
permanent positions and ninety-three temporary
places, giving employment for from one TO iour
weeks. 49, =, 49,.
The lodging house is another active factor IN ~"
parish work The quarters also az NO ~ Etst
Forty-second-st have accommodations Tor '"sh'S
three men. 4 fee OF 81 week IL mace, ana lnc
receipts from such sources during the nine months
ending September ~ S2i u. while the as
bursements for the same period were say ". .
The most important work accomplished by me
Parish House Restaurant has been the free hls-
tribute on of food The restaurant has given out
l7si5 portions to needy families since Jannary
last Each portion sufficiently large 10 ieeI
a family of five persons And C7.5i0 pounds OF meat
and 5000 oaves OF bread were distributed -, -,
There is a Chinese Guild connected with me
parish and it's mission s to see to the registra.
lion OF Cinnamon under the provisions or the act
OF Congress as amended November 3. lE5. In
two months the superintendent OF the gulld mas
registered and photographed 800 Cinnamon. ana
has taken oath that he knows or iheir present anu
former home, their age. weight. height. complex
ion color OF eyes. and other means or identhch-
ton. 1900,
Reports from the other branches snow an eqnaI
amount OF labor performed and progress made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
MEXICO AND GUITEM1LI.
THE FORMER Is TAKING STEPS TO DEFEND HER
FRONTIER If NECESSARY.

THE FORMER IL TAKING STEPS TO DEFEND HER
FRONTIER If NECESSARY.
st. Louis. Dec. s.-A dispatch to 1.-The Globe Dem
ocrat" from the City of Mexico says that the official
Government daily states that no engagement has
occurred with Guatemala over the international
boundary dispute. reported from the south
ern border.
THE Daily Universal to-day publishes the fol
lowing telegram. received by wire from Tuxtla,
State OF Chlapas, on the Guatemalan frontier:
General Lopez has just returned from recon-
noisance of the frontier line with several engineers
OF the army. lie is Of the opinion that there VIII
be with Guatemala. but says Mexico VIII
sternly uphold her rights. The Guatemaans have
finally rereated from Aqua Azul. which they in
vaded and held Illegally. The Mexican troops which
have been stationed at San jose have been ordered
10 the coast.
There many rumors Of war In that locality.
result OF the change in location Of the troops
The Legislature OF Chapas has passed a decree
authorizing the Governor OF the State To augment
the State forces. and in case OF war with Guate-
mala to place them at the disposal Of the General
Government. TO either within or without the
State needed The Governor Is also authorized
TO assist the General Government with sustenInce
for ts troops. munitions OF war. or In any other
manner necessary to sustain the dignity OF the Re
mi