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them. My guests are quiet. plain peo-
pie, and | believe we shall get more of
them than before, in the long run.
Saratoga has been getting bad name,
like Long Branch. and it will take time
to build it up again. But its the only
salvation for the place.
This landlord has enlarged his house
in preparation for the present season.
THE RACE TRACK HARD HIT.
The race track was one of the glories
of old time Saratoga, and it is appar-
emily going to pieces. Several reasons
are assigned for this, and they must be
taken for what they're worth.
Some say that the new owner of the
track, Mr. Walbaum, is so unpopular
among sports that they don't like to
run their good horses here.
Some have it that the gambling
houses brought fast men to Saratoga,
and that they supported the race track.
Some blame the new racing law of
New York State, which forbids pool
selling. All the big hotels have had no.
tees up stating that guests desiring to
undertake financial transactions "
with respect to the races could be 80 in
troduced to responsible persons by in
quiring at the desk" There dosen't
seem to have been any difficulty about
betting under this arrangement. and
plenty of it was done. But it was a
- 1rOSt.
In former years the management
has given away 1900 or 1.500 season
passes to the race track, and has pretty
we'll filled a grand stand seating 1000.
recouping itself by the money received
from the betting and other privileges.
This year there We're no deadheads. the
attendance varied between 400 and 900,
| and the season was closed prematurely
after heavy financial loss.
Five times as many people watch the
purely agricultural hoss trot" at a
country fair, as the name and fame of
Saratoga have this year called together.
WHAT SARATOGA IS LIKE.
Saratoga, is as truly American as
Newport is British The men who
come here are busy money makers
from Troy, Albany. New York and cit
les farther away. Many of them come
for a Saturday to Monday stay, and
this gives the verandas a feminine look
from Monday until Saturday, whereas
Newport has plenty of men idlers all
the week through. They have plenty
of money. these Saratoga guests, but
they like to keep on making more.
They scan the Wall street reports post
ed daily in the hotel offices, and their
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MY LADY'S HAMMOCK.
1t Is Gorgeous Affair This Season
And There Are Fetching Gowns
Which Go With 1t And Hosiery
Like a Beautiful Italian Sunset.

The girl who is spending the season
at a fashionable hotel is forced to
miss one of the most fascinating pleas
ures of summertime, namely, the ham
mock. At the really swell hotels now-a-
days one rarely sees hammock, for
the reason perhaps. that the hammock
is a sure destroyer of lace, chiffon or
the fashionable costumes that custom
demands must be worn all day at the
popular watering places.
1t is only that fortunate young wo-
man who is summering at some coun-
try farm house or big, roomy mountain
hotel where there are plenty or trees
about the shady piazza hooks that can
enjoy the true comfort of the ham
mock. The watering place girl can only
dream of the luxury and the piazza
rocking chair is the nearest approach
to teh graceful swinging couch, cano-
pied by green waving branches which
her sister in the mountains spends the
long morning hours in.
The tactful maiden studies her
"tvpe" before she makes up her mind
to adopt the hammock as a permanent
summer back ground. There are GER
tain STYLES of girl that look as though
made for hammock. In 1t they are
marvels of grace and prettiness, but
the stout, comfortable, well fed young
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pleasant to the sight, no matter what
eleva ton of her confronted you.

pleasant to the sight, no matter what
elevation of her confronted you.
"Now the ordinary straight skirt,
he contended, presupposes that a wo-
wan is to be always in repose. So
long as she stands still and sits still
1t looks well enough, but the minute she
begins to walk the motion of the legs
draws that plain, undraped front up in
what the artist must call most ugly
lines. Certain effects want to be hidden
or exposed frankly. What seems like
an unwished for exposure is always TO
be summed
This means, according to the mans s
notions. and the man is a person whose
opinions are not altogether to be des-
pissed. either a return to the old-time
skirts, draped in front, which make
bit of decoration out of woman lg-
noring completely the mechanism OF
her limbs, or else-knickerbockers.
which show the limbs candidly. ana
make them openly essential to the pic
ture. or else-and why not?-both, one
costume for the house and another Tor
out of doors.
The mans philosophy may have
something in it, but so far as fashions
tendencies point at present one can only
say that vheelwomen are going TO ride
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The girl with dark eyes and brown
hair selects a hammock of brilliant red
Mexican grass, or some other orientai
looking weave. She piles 1t with SILK
en- cushions of the same rich hues;
deep ceimsons and olive greens and
here and there Persian covering tnat
stands out among the others, making an
effect that delights the soul or any ar
tist which may be in the vicinity I'M
til he begs for the privilege of sKetchinG
the hammock's occupant.
The fair haired blue eyed girl mas
blue and white cushions and little pill
lows for her ears, covered with white
dotted Swiss and trimed with val.
lace. I picked up one of these riducu,
lous little things the other day ana
learned for the first time that they ex-
listed. Just imagine a cushion ABOUT
five inches square stuffed with cotton
and a suspicion of violet sachet. MADE
specially for to tuck under your ear
among the larger pillows.
The heart shaped cushion Is one OF
the novelties for my lady's hammock
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The FAIR HAlhEp GlhL AMI LIN Id1s
CUSHION.
as a rule looking as though he had been
in collision. But the hammock maid
en- has it all down to a science.
She fixes up her last summers dresses
to wear in the hammock. OF course
there must not be too many buttons
upon any frock for this purpose, as
they catch in the meshes and come
off, as usual thing. But plenty OF lace
and soft ribbons can be worn and
gown which could never be worn any
where else, ownn ng to its last seasons
cut. makes most effective costume for
hammock wear.
A pretty little girl who affects the
hammock pose to considerable ex-
tent, confidcd to me the other day that
she discarded stays in her hours or
open air repose. She wore some mys-
terious sort of waist made with whale
bone, but without steels.
when I've been out tramping. or
fishing, or driving, and get home tired
out " she told me. " just run up 10
my room and have a sponge bath.
Then ] slip into one of these waists.
which is ever so much cooler you know.
nut on my loosest and fiuffiest ham,
mock frock and get down here under
the trees. and in a minute I'm enjoying
as pleasant a nap as it Is possible to
imagine"
hosiery and shoes for her afternoon ST.
esta. She has one pair of the daintiest
French morocco mules " or slippers
without any upper part in the back,
which she wears with red silk stock.
ings Then she has japanese slippers IN
all colors and hose to match, some OF
them quite vivid in design. One OF the
oldest conceits are her rainbow
stockings.
Her pleasure in wearing them must
be that of the small boy with his first
cigar" purely intellectual" for they
are strictly invisible, but 1 suppose
there must be a sort of conscious de-
light in the possession of such frivols
as these They are worn with small,
innocent-looking brown suede slipper,
which buttons over the instep with
three large brown buttons.
The stocking which shows over the
ankle is brown, the same as the shoe,
but as it reaches the calf of the leg 1t
lightens by degrees to a golden yelloW,
turning with a sort of beautiful Italian
sunset effect into palest violet, ana
then deepening into purple at the top:
The earters worn with this are or
black elastic through which runs
violet ribbon. The side knot is of the
Same ribbon, and the buckles are or en-
graved and oxydized silver, an OWL on
one symbolizing night, and a lark on
the other for morning These are the
most fetching of all her hammock pro-
perties. and it seems a pity that they
are so unobtrusively worn that they
must necessarily remain undiscovered,
unless a hammock costume Of boomers
be adopted. erDpcoN
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The Mules Misfortune.

An old darky lived in the South who
was great barterer, and 1t was very
hard to beat him on trade. IL seems
he had sold mule, guaranteeing him
faultless. The purchaser shortly after
came back in a great rage ana SAID:
Lock here e gSnd SGn rns'e n one eSs eye mSs yoa
assured me he had no faults"
Oats right, sab; dat mule hab no
faults. If he am blind IN one eye dat
am his misfortune, not his fault.
Harper's Young People.
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the people are satisfied that they will
benefit by it,"
WHAT a HOTEL KEEPER SAYS.
Some of the big and famous hotels
look pretty lonesome. The serted
ranks of rocking chairs along the miles
of verandas are little in demand. But
when. at one of the smaller hotels.
which would be big anywhere else. l
asked the landlord how he liked being
reformed, he said: Il have turned
away twenty-five people to-day. My
house has been full for @ month. I'm
satisfied. 1 never did have any of the
gambling crowd here, and don't want
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supplies TO the gambling houses. and
some of the hotels which were especi-
ally fa1 I by the patronage of fast
men. at suffering. But we get uneX-
pected testimony in favor of the re-
form. one of the best-known gam
blers here has said to me: OF course
this is bad for my business, but you
any other way
"A broker has told me that he knows
of many of his associates who do not
dare come to Saratoga, because of the
temptations they meet here. Nor did
they care to bring their wives and
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ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
Summer Evening Frocks and Philosophy
About Bicycle Gowns.
Berkshire House Parties, Costumes
On the Saratoga Race Track, and
Predictions for the Early Autumn
From Dotted Muslin to Velvet
and Fur.


Copyright 1895. by Bacheller. johnson Bachellerl
I like to listen when a man talks
about woman's fashions, because he
thinks he knows. And sometimes he
does, of course; but oftener its only
that he has theory. A man who was
telling me about bicycle costumes yes
terday said that the prettiest he had
ever seen flashed upon his delighted
eyes in Central Park about nine o'clock
in the morning. The girl who wore it
had curly brown hair, pink checks. and
q thin, yet rounded figure. These
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things make a difference as regards
any frock, though this is point that
might not stick deeply into any man.
The dress he admired was of dark blue
alpaca, or the knickerbockers were of
that color, for it wasn't a dress at all.
The knickers were quite scant, as the
tendency is these days. and We're worn
with white leggins and a white silk
blouse that was cool and fluffy. and
feminine. This model bicycle girl had
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in draperies or in much tighter knick-
erbockers than those now seen. The
baggy bloomer things catch almost as
much wind as skirts, and are utterly
destestable to the eye. AS for divided
skirts they are a compromise. where
open confession that the woman who
compromise won't do. They are an
wears them would like to wear knickers
but dosen't dare. Cowardice in such
matters is fatal. 1t must be petticoats
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children here because of the danger of
their making undesirable acquaint-
ances.
Substantial men have asked me if
we really meant business. and if gam
bling is to be put down and kept down.
If it is, many such men have said they
will build cottages here. The owners OF
real estate are in favor of the reform
to a man. So are the women, both
those who live here and those who
come here as visitors. Without the
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women the reform would have been i'm
possible
One of the biggest hotels in the place
is owned by Saratoga people. TheiI
house has lost trade, for the time, by
the closing of the gambling places. but
the owners favor the reform, because il
will benefit them in the long run. Or
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looked on with interest. When the ma
chine had been adjusted to work prop
erly the children ran away and MI.
Sturges said:
1T is a little early to say what the
effect of the change here will be. we
who live here are confident that IL VIII
in the end be wholly for the good. III l.
makes Saratoga more of cottage ana
family resort, we shall be well satis.
fled 10 do without the gamblers. OF
course some of the grocers who sold
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a white elastic belt and a cute little
white cap, but the point of the mans
remarks about her was that knickers,
especially when they are not baggy,
and the girl inside them is not baggy
either, are breaking up a routine which
has not given women a chance to know
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to give business reasons for what he
has done and aims to do. He is wiry,
grizzled man, with frank manner
and a thin, typically American face;
somewhat aged by recent illness. L
found him in his little office in the. Town
Hall, mending some toy for little
shaver of four, whose big sister OF six
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why they are not equally good-looking
all around.
1t had never occurred to me before
to suppose that any man could be so
unreasonable as to exact of woman S
back the charm of her face, but this
man was audacious enough to suggest
that woman in motion ought to be
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the other hand the lessee Of another
of the very largest hotels is non-resi-
dent. He says. naturally enough, that
his lease is running right along, and
he's not so much concerned about the
future as about the present"
1.-The hackmen grumble good deal"
1 suggested
"Of course, for the gamblers were
free with their money when they were
flush. But even the hackmen are bet
ter off than when some of them used to
gamble at the tables away every cent
they made.
1.-The future of Saratoga" said Mr..
Sturgis, waxing eloquent with his topic.
1t is secure in its advantages. Begin
with the springs, piped from bed
rock. the best of them. and numbering
about forty in all. We have graded or
macadamized roads everywhere. so ar
ched with trees that when you look
from high place upon it. the whole
village seems like a green bower. The
elevation ranges from 225 feet to more
than 300 above the sea. We are just
at the edge of the Adirondacks, and our
prevailing winds, the northwest. come
to us straight from their tiny spaces.
The lake near by furnishes boating and
fishing. We are in the reform to stay,
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ecdotes. Some day, dear Lulu, I will
write great big book on this subject.
and then everybody will catch - WE'LL.
/ don't know what they will catch.
At least I have traced journalism at
Rural Retreat from its cradle - to its:
perfection What the future has in store
forit. do not know, but one thing'I do
know is that the present edition of the
TIMES is credit to Virginia journalism.
an honor to it's present owners and ed
itors and credit to our town. It is-as
sweet as a sweetheart, as interesting as
q yellow jacket up Toys breeches leg
and as exhilirating as a Christmas egg
nog. 40
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The pain Of Rheumatism.

Acco; ding to the best authorities.
originate in O morbid condition of
the blood. Tactic acid, eau,e by the
decomposition IF the gelatious an
albuminous tissues, circnlAtes w.ththe
blood and attacks the fibrous tissues
particularly in the joiats, aud thus
CO ses the local manifestations of he
disease. The back AID shoulders are
the lar s usually affected BY rherma
tism and the joints at the knees,
ankles, hips and wrists are also some
time attack ed. Thousands Of peol le
have found in Hoods Sarsapar LA q,
positive and permanent cure for fle;,
matism. 1t has had remarkable sue
cess in curing the most severe cases.
The secret of is Sue,
cess lies in the fact that it attacks
once thecause Of the disease by neu,
ralizing tue lacl;c acid and purify
ing the blood, us w.. as .-rr:.-i,ghten.
leg every function of the body.
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A Job For Him.

The Foreman-Its going to hustle us
to get the paper out this week. Slug
is billin' drunk, and he'll stay that way,
for the next three or four days.
Edltor-Ain't he fit to work?
Foreman-Oh, hos willing, but he
can't tell one box from another.
Editor-Turn him loose on that Scotch
dialect story. Nobody will know the
difference.
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had. And besides that, the more we
corrected our forms the worse they be-
came Our subscription list INCREASED
wonderfully. At one time we sent out
over 500 papers, and had 495 sent back,
marked in blood red characters, 'refus-
ed But that was nothing to men of
our hopes ond aspirations. We simply
changed the date on them from time to
time and sent them out again. In this
way we had managed to keep down ex-
Pcnses and our regulations.
Thus the days and weeks, also the
months, went snorting and bowling by.
One day my partner told me he had
made up his mind to 60 west and grow
up with the cowboys and other rowdies.
He said he hated to leave me to climo
on up the ladder Of fame alone. but he
couldn't stand the mental strain of
newspaper work. Running an Army"
press with two cogs brokon out of the
master wheel was too much for his del
icately constructed nervous system. So
/ bought out his interest in the concern
which was nifty counting cards and an
empty cigar box, with the picture of
furious female woman en- the lid. He
drifted to the wild and hairy west, and
drifted into debt.
For four years worked and strug-
gled on, believing that "all things come
to those who can afford to wait" /
was young and thought could afford
to wait if any body could. Besides this
my father boarded and clothed me and
tho good merchants of this town credit
ed me for my chewing tobacco.
had strong convictions, and often
expressed them in healthy, vigorous
style. One day I wrote personal D.
bout prominent citizen, and after MAX
ing some Introductory remarks, I care
lessly added that he was liar. The
next week the paper didn't make its
appearance. The allowed mentioned
prominent citizen came into thel Office
disguisedin corn Ticker, and asked me
to retract my vile talk about him. /
told him that with out proofs of Holy
Writ would recant nothing. Then he
threw the hind leg of a thirty inch wood
stove at my head, which unluckily
missed me and struck galley, contain
ing two 'sticks" OF type. Then he fred
a six inch fist at my Adams apple, and
down I went right into keg of ink.
About this time | commenced getting
mad, but as he was my guest, l did not
think it polite 10 tell him SO. He was
an older man than myself, and l had
always been taught to be polite to old
people. This was all that kept me
from killing him and leaving his bones
to bleach on the shore of time.
My opinions were as strong after this
little episode as before, but kept them
to myself. Towards the end of my ed
itoral career / changed my paper to
tri-weckly. Up to this time it had been
published weakly; and one would have
supposed that's tri-weekly was the very
thing to take with the populace. But
| it didn't. You see I tried one week to
get it out the next. and that wasn't ex-
actly the kind of tri-weekly the peo-
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Banner Man is a regular weekly COR
tributor to the TIMES and promises
sono good articles for sc.
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the crisis came.

the crisis came
The Rural Star" was cont emporan-
cous with the Banner" Rev. j. B.
Grcever being its editor.
It was born of an army press, was of a
few days aud full of baking powder
advertisements. It was published fort
nightly, which made it's local news
fresh and catching. The editor tried
to mix religion and politics together,
but it wouldn't work W,s used to pass
some pretty fine compliments upon
each other through the columns Of oar
respective papers, but that is all for
given and almost forgotten by both of
us long ago. Shortly after the ban
ner" quit waving the "S5ar" disappear
ed, and astronomers have swept, the
heavens with their glasses in vain for
this lost plead.
The next journalistic venture was the
Peoples Advocate" by w. r. L. Cor
many. Its aim was to build up the
pressed and to convert the Desert of
Sahara into smiling watermelon patch.
History tells how well it accomplished
all these things. It might have been
success, but the editor tried to intro
duce too many new ideas into the bust
ness. For instance, he tried to get along
without an ink roller, and use dish rag
instead. This gave the paper a sad and
detected appearance, and no doubt,
shortened it's days.
Then followed the "Institute Journal
Rev. Gearheart was the captain, first
mate and crew of this strange craft. 1t
asked no quarter and gave mono. 1t was
nuetral in religion, politics and news;
but it never died for it never was alive.
1t simply evaporated and went up the
lume, leaving behind pleasant mem
ory like the scent from "two-for" cigar
Now followed an interegnum of sew
eral years in which no one could be
found brave enough to tackle the news
paper business at Rural Retreat. Most
of her citizens preferred to die quietly at
home in their beds. 1t remained for the
present editor and manager of the TIMES,
Louis E. Pepper, to revive the journal
istic corpse. He got to using with the
Virginia Press Association, and seeing
what free rides they got on the trains,
and the great amount of red "licker'
they consumed annually, he thought it
would be a great thing to get into the
newspaper business. The more he studied
about the matter, the more he was con-
WINGED that he was born for an editor.
In fact he had tried everything else, and
he knew dog gone we'll that if he were
born for any purpose at all it must have
been for an editor. The old presses and
type of all the former journals of this
place were located in Wytheville. He
went down there with writ Of habeas
corpus and brought them back. They
we're glad to get home again. The first
issue was about the size of a porous pli.s-
ter and about as breezy. 1t was called
The american Banner" not in honor of
the former journal of that name, but be-
cause he had the old heading Of that
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