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How She Said Yes"

4 Lancashire lady had been relating
a rather pretty story about a factory
girls way of answering marriage
proposal made to her. The Young
woman could not write or read writing
and one day, says the lady, she brought
a letter to me to read it for her. 1t
contained an offer of marriage | hap
pened to know that the writer was a
deserving young artisan, so | said to
her: Now, YOU must consider this
matter very seriously, and if you like
to come to me when you have made up
your mind | will write a reply for you. "
A day or two afterward | met the gin
again and asked her if she wanted me
to answer the letter for her. 'Oh, that
is all right" said the girl, looking radi-
ant and pleased. I've settled it.
answered it myself" why, how did
YOU do it?" | asked And then she told
me that she could make a capital ~
and that she stuck on the paper Il piece
of wool after it for "wull"-"I wool. "
Surely one of the quaintest acseptances
of an offer Of marriage ever renned.-
Yorkshire EceniRg Post.
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CALIFORNIA.

70 the traveller, tourist. housekeeper
and to the invalid seeking a California
climate. and to whom comfortable Jour
ney Is essential, the Southern Pacific
Cos. Sunset Route affords al needed, for
via the Sunset kOute all the dIscOmfOrts
incident to winter travel are avoided. No
snow, no ice, no billiards. but continual
simmer from start to finish. The mag
Diticent "Sunset Limited" leaving New
Orleans 1000 a. ~. every Thursday and
running through to Los Angeles and San
Francisco and comprising every form of
car and convenience essential to absolute
comfort, will meet the wants of those de-
string al the Injuries of modern travel
and a quick trip to the Golden State
only 60 hours from New Orleans and but
III hours from Chicago to Los Angeles.
10 extra fare assessed to holders of first
class tickets for the privilege OF travelling
by Sunset Limited" The through
Tourist sleeping car service from Chicago
and Eew Orleans via the Sunset Route"
will afford a comfortable and economical
Jrnrney. Passengers holding tickets of
any class may occupy tourist sleepers.
5Hrtb rate in same being from Chicago to
Los Angels or San Francisco $500 per
double berth, from New Orleans $500
per double berth. For additional infOr-
nation concerning train service "Callfor-
MA" an how to get there" address,
S f. B. MORSE,
G. 2, X T. A. SO. Pac. Co.
New Orleans, La.
W, G.. HEINYER,
Gener-l Western Agent. So. Pac Go.
23O Clark ST., Chicago, III.
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1na unrnov-n ,-1ctIn b,d cnotcbao rno
oI- rm.had mn to hin, and non,,,,ittad
the maJman!s Goaj tbat had senf ma
forth mon tbn tIaiI In tba s.,,fia +ho
crimson how had been detached from
his coat and ha,e :, u.,s now :, INV
hands
"ApparentIv nothino remained now
but to find ont inst What no,ticnIar
marty bad strucl, off tbron~h his 500
lion of the town and tho fact that tbera
were more Inn, two in The crowd ,,,ode
the Intimate discovery Of their idenfity
almost certain.
"AIv conclusions nro,.ad to bo ovoo+l,.
,irhf foI. baIf = JaL,. ,vn,l- nnt ~ Lo-
tween the snot where thn deed yas - COM
mitted and Cr,iaia,s bridra resuitod in
- con,nlefe dasrTinti,n nf Ill tba n,an,-
her, of the naItyFfbey - We're W., 't fomr 7 in
numbeI-and the eyacf identity Of one
Of them
~Furthe1more discovered thropgb .
barkecner whom | knew tbat a,,o,,T ono a
Of fLe four Ind crimson how IN his
buttonboIp whom he left his nIooe
"Wan aftai. That i WIS ,l5aro ob;Ia,,
,,lav said thn insnnc,"r 80 % Nc ha ,,Iam"ad cn,ln
n, on,,onsI,, ot tbroid statobarso oIaoIl
y, oi0N ~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24
THAT ENGLISH COMPLEXION.
4 Young Lady of Observation Says That
the American Is just as Good.

"One hears a good deal that is stupid
and untrue about the beauty OF the En-,
glish woman's complexion as compared
with that of the average American
woman" said a young lady of observa,
ton. Now you'll excuse me, won't
you. if | borrow an expression from
these same English women, and say
that that sort of talk is all tommy rot.
That idea was started when all we knew
about England was what n few wventure-
some travellers from this side told lis OF
Albion fair daughters or what we
read of them in their own Books OF
Beauty,' and other works of gush and
when American women had not vet be-
gun to observe sensible rules of fhygiene
But all that has changed now, al
though we still hang on to the discrim-
mating phrase as lingeringly as we do
to our petticoats. We know BOW that
there are plenty of rich compilations
among the full-blooded, beef-eating.
gently gymnastic maids and .matrons
OF England and we know, too, that
there are plenty of them whose faces
look rs though they had been dipped in
a bran sack, who are as yellow as lem
ons. We know-yes. and | know that
this is 50, for I've seen hundreds of both
sorts of English women-the peach
skinned and the toad-skinned
And what, pray, about our women?
Isn't it pretty nearly time that jhe sun
dried, stove-dried, scorched-up, dvspep-
sia-tinted, and tlat-al!-over whipper-
snapper and friend of humanity that
has done duty SO long for the. typical
American woman should be. packed
away to limbo? | should say so. |
want to tell you right here that we
American women are just as we'll de-
yeloped and have just as good complex
ions as English women or any other
women. Our faces may not be as
startingly red and white as some of the
milk maid beauties of Sussex, or as
richly hued as Mr.. Hardy's young
women of Dartmoor or Exmoor or OF
whatever moor it is, but they have a
delicacy of tint and fineness of COM
pleNiOn which, like Barnum' elephants,
are equaled by few and surpassed by
none
"Of course, there are plenty Of sallow
women yet, but they are no
more the type of us than the prunella
gaiter and the bombazine skirt are typ
ical of our attire.
And, finally, | want to say one thing
that's absolutely pivotal in its interest.
1t is that we American girls haye mas
tered the art of getting a summer COM
pleXion gracefully, and that is some
thing our British cousins don't seem to
be able to accomplish. ~ Y. Sun.
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COLD FOOD FOR BREAKFAST.
Why the Early Meal in England Differs
From That in America.

The English breakfast is a meal not
understood by us. 1t may be served in
the dining-room or in the library. 1t is
more often ION call" than en- famille,
and there is total absence, even in the
highest circles. of fOrmality in dress OF
in service. The yiands are, for the
most part, cold. The English will tell
you that this is because they have
learned that cold meats are more digest
ible than hot, and that it is Vulgar to
eat a heavy meal early in the day, but
a shrewd observer in the n. Y. Times
attributes their preference to com
binatiOn of law servants and old
fashioned stoves, which renders it diff
ficult to get heavy meal earlg in the
day."
Where hot dishes are served they are
apt to be minced veal" or few thin,
crisp slices of Irish bacon. These, with
new-laid eggs, invariably boiled or
steamed, which latter is done at table,
are all that are within reach. The cold
meats, consisting of ham, tongue,
"collared head" etc, are placed on the
sideboard As no servant is expected to
be in attendance at this meal, the gentle
men of the family go back and forth
from table TO sideboard, serving those
who ask for helpings. The thoughtless,
uninitiated American might object tc
such confusion and Inconvenience, but
John Bull delights in an affectation o.
simplicity, and accompiishes inf0rmality
in his usual clumsy fashion. Such g
convenience as table bell is an un.
known article of furnishing. Should
the servant by any chance be wanted
| when out of the room, even at dinner
the mistress will rise from her chair anC
cross to the mantel, by the side o
| which is an electric button, or bel
punch, communicating with the Kitchen
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THE CRIMSON BOW.

Il see said my friend. the state in
spectOr, as he laZily stood on the corner
and followed with his restless ewes the
two bank clerks who were carrying a
heavy load OF currency to the clearing
house. Il see that its quite the fad now
;,days to fill up the papers and maga-
zines with detective stories. | suppose
this here Sherlock Holmes fellow IS re-
spon,ibe for it,"
We'll, he continued as the bank
clerks disappeared within the entrance
TO the clearinghouse i have read some
of these stories. and think | could tell
a few myself that would 90 them one
better. | have one in mind now that
would interest you, and local one at
that, bnt I've GOT to meet my partner
around on Milk street in twenty min
utes and | don't believe ought to start
on it now"
! insisted that he should however.
and he rather reluctantly, as | thought,
began to tell the tale
The story am about to tell YOU"
said he impressiycly, concerns one of
the most interesting and mysterious
cases that ever came under my o0serya-
'A'i'' s'iA'' -'N.2 ~ tl'NNr tlIiltH9 blltl
things, that even irst-class college
education will sometimes fail to restrain
mans criminal propensilies. In fact,
| sometimes think it has tendency TO
augment them.
But I'm not talking TO you about the
philosophy Of crime. I'm going to tell
you about the commission OF it.
One evening in the summer of 1882.
shortly before o'clock, two men. walk
ing through one Of the side streets Of
the west end Of Boston. stumbled over
the PROSTATE form of a man. 1t was
lying on the dark sidewalk little dis
tance from couple of small stores.
which furnished about the only light to
the street, the electric service being
only in its inception about that time.
A hasty examination on The part OF
the two startled pedestrians discovered
that the body had been subjected to the
most horrible mUtilatiou. \ terrible
cash had been made in the side of the
head, evidently with 4 sharp hatchet
One OF the arms was chopped clean off.
and various other muti!atOns had been
made by the liendish assailaus.
How such a dreadful deed could
have been committed in tEickly set
tied ncighborhood within "a stones
throw OF two open stores without in
stant discovery was something the two
men could not understand.
Il was connected with The ,Joy street
station at that lime-and. b2 tie way.
! ncFer could understand why they
didn't either change the name of that
street or move the StatiOn-huusp off of
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DrCadaX, ana nad Deen taken nom a
case in front OF the store, where a lot of
other tools were displayed for sale.
The other store, | should have re-
marked, was one of those furnishing
stores 50 common in the west and north
ends Of the city. Strange to say, the
proprietor of neither saw the theft of
the AK nor heard anything of what had
happened so near them.
From the hardware dealer, however
did elicit the information that he had
heard. probably about ten minutes be-
fore the two men had made their sensa-
tional discovery, party of young men
pass the door evidently full of enthusi-
asm or something stronger. He knew
they were young men by the tone of
their voices, although he had not taken
enough interest in them to turn round
and look in their direction.
This news might prove of import
anCe, 50 | made a mental note of the
circumstance. You see, we detectives
are a good deal like you newspaper
men-we have to study the trifes as
we'll as the manifestly important things
for it Is the sum total of the tritles that
usually counts in our case.
Il returned to the scene and studied
every square inch of the ground, or
rather the brick sidewalk Brick side
walks are good deal like dead men
themselves, howeyer-they tell few
tales snd for a time | was totally with
out anything resembling 4 clew.
Il bad almost given up my search in
despair when | came across a small bow
Of bright crimson ribbon that was lying
in the gutter among a lot of rubbish not
far from the spot where the deed had
been committed.
1T was badly soiled, having evidently
been trampied underfOOt in a scutlie
and while was unable to invest it with
any special significance at the time |
put it in my pocket along with half
burned cigarette | discovered about the
same time and went home TO do a lit
tie thinking.
A piece Of ribbon, which might have
come there in 100 different ways, made
rather dubious clew, considering the
circumstances, and half-burned ciga-
rGite was even more so.
4 have curious faculty of being
able to think more quickly and clearly
when | have a pen or pencil in my
hand inst gS some writer's cau man O,it
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GOING TO CALIFORNIA.

The Burlington Route is the only rail
way running personally conducted" Ex
curslons VIA Denver to Colorado Springs,
Salt Lake, Ogden, Sacramento, San Fran
cisco, Stockton, Merced. Fresro. Bakers
field and Los Angeles at the lowest rates.
Pullman tourist sleeping Car through
without change. Leave Chicago every
Wednesday. Write Or call on +. 4.
Grady Excursion Manager, 211 Clark st
Chicago 3
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Young or middle-aged men suffer
ing from nervous debility. loss of
memory, premature old age, as the re-
suit of bad habits. should send l0cents
in stamps for illustrated book Offering
sure means to cure, sent securely
sealed in plain envelope. Address.
y orld's Dispensary Medical Associa
ton. Buffalo. n. Y.
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BUCKL EMS ARNICA SALVE.

THa BEST SAVE il the world for Cut
Brai'es, Sore., Ulcers, Salt Rh3um
Fever Sore letter, Cllpped Hands
ChIblalns, Corns, AMI ali Skin Erup
tioaS, and positively Tres Piles, Or
pay required 1t Is gntra1t-ei t. g.v
Perfect satisfaction, or mOnry refund d
p'ice 20 cants r"r box. q Ia" 9
FoT Sale by Henry Hlnrichs
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She-You are awfully young to be
called colonel. He-Well | have been
IN eighteen engagements and the
girl and fought every one.
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SEE THE WORLDS FAIR FOR FIF-
TEEN CENTS.

Upon receipt ofyoar address and fif-
teen cents in stamps, we will mail you
prepaid our SOUVENIR PORTFOLIO OF
THE WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION,
the regular price is fifty cents, but as
we want you to have one, we make the
price nominal. You will find it work
of art and thing to be priced. 1t
contains full page views of the great
buildings, with descriptions of same
and Is executed in the highest style of
art. If not satisfied with it, after You
get it, we Will refund the stamps and
let you keep the book. Address,
II. Z. BUcKLEN x Co., Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24

/. +. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster of Prom
ise City, Iowa, says: Il bought one bot
tie of Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
took two doses of it did more good than
any medicine | ever took" Sold by F. G
Buerstatte, Druggist. Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24

Ih ere are times in most of our lives
when the past is the only comfort-lh-
present being dIsag"eeabie and the future
uncert ain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
World Fair Highest Award.

Between 1870 and 1890 over 1000 pa
tents were granted in Europe and Amer
lea for varies devices connected with elec-
trIc liol ing
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The man who thinks he knows more
than other people carries fearful mag
mary load.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24
FAST LIVING AMERICANS.

We new world people are fast livers
and IN nothing is this more observ-
able than III our reckless irregularity
as to sleep and diet We alternately
starve and gorge ourselves, doing each
IN the most irregular and hasty man
ner, without regard to the nutriti 7e
value Of the food consumed, or the del
eterious effects upon the digestive or
gans or the terrible tasks imposed up
on them at the most unreasonable
hours. 1t is little wonder we are
nation Of dyspeptics, and prone to
constipation, piles etc. 1t is to their
efficacy as. a:remedy for those ailments
that Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets owe
their unparalleled popularity Good
results always follow their use in all
cases Of arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24

The Webb collection of coins, the sale
of which took place recently, realized
nearly $4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24

The United $ ates now have about
forty vessels engaged IN whaling, the
remnant of fleet that once numbered
five hundred vessels
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24

Chinese women in New York. They care.
fully avoid the public gaze.
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Gener-l Western Agent. SO. Pac Go.
$50 Clark ST., Chicago, III.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-24

German Is not a Democrat. and never
was one. Not many years back he was
an open and ayowed Republican. and nc
is none the less Republican to-day In
spite OF the fact that for several years
he has called himself a Democrat. his
course in the United States Senate has
been that of a Republican on most I'M
poriant public questions, and not that OF
a Democrat.
But the great objection to German Is
his belief in and attachment to corrupt
political methods. lie is an implicit De-
lever in machine politics. and the con-
troll of the country by swaps OF pubic
punder for private services. lie mas
col Quoted the public affairs OF Maryland
upon that principle so long that Mary
land has become the most absolute ring
and machine ruled State in the Union.
He has debauched and degraded the DEM
ccratic party Of the State until II Is no
longer a party at all. and. If he succeeds
In imposing his will upon 1t It the coming
Conve ntion, it is very questionable II
the party will be able TO elect its candi-
date for Governor. The country is PIN
ing to see all such men as German driven
forever from public place.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-24

President Young Proposes il for Next
season.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 23.-"Uncle
Nick" Young IN his annual message tO
the congress OF League mdgnates next
IAN. will recommend the adoption OF the
dOuble-umpire system for next season.
TIE louble system has been frequently
tried with satisfactory results and the
additional expense IL will incur is the one
hing that has prevented It's adoption
sooner TWO incompetent umpires viii
not however. meet the present objection
10 the single umpire practice, hence Uncle
Nick must look after the professional
ability OF his staff next year while he -
Increasing his official family. Old played
out bau-players are not always qualified
for IN, position Of umpire. Jimmy Calvin
and I'd. Andrews are living pictures Of
fered IN evidence 10 verify this state
ment.
that Jack Glasscock and Roger Conner
probably the last We VIII hear Of them
on the diamond. unless they are drafted
for places on the pension roll''-the UNI
ufra's staff GlasscOck rendered good SER
vice al Washington at a critical period
I'm the local clubs existence. and the
friends OF the Senators regret that the
"ex-k.ng Of short stops Is forced into
retirement by reason 81 a lame arm. HIS
arm has been dead" 10 use a base ball
expression, for the past two years, and II
required an immense amount OF grit
Jack WAS continually picking II up dur
ing the progress OF a game and physician
endurance for him TO last as long as ne
did IL was apparent TO every one VINO
Is familiar with the san~s that Glass
cocks arm was not hs good condition al
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-24

The sheriff Denies BAD Treatment or Bad
Feelings Toward. the Military.

To The Editor Of The Times:
SRI was very much surprised TO see
the following statement in The Times this
morning IN regard 10 the negroes re-
Gently convicted in Inlenburg county OF
the murder Of Mrs. Pollard-to-wit.
The sheriff who was anxious 10 nave
the troops in the beginning. made Things
disagreeable Tor the military VIII IN ne
found that his constituents were not
favorable 10 Their presence. ana tneir
presence was resented IN numerous hlt'e
WAYS by the people.
Ii is a fact that | desired TO have the
troops at the beginning, and that ! de-
sired them 10 remain through the trial,
but ] deny that ! made things disagree
able for them during any part OF their
stay. and the relations between myself
and every soldier except one. were en-
tircly cordial and pleasant. The eXcep-
ton was Major Derbyshire. who Al one
time undertook TO take control OF the
situation without any -eference 20 my
authority as sheriff. / resented this, as
| represented the civil authority. ana
Major Derbysh.re was subject 10 my
orders. and this produced something or
a difference between MS.
As for the people of the county. i IS
trle there vas some objesiions at nrst
TO my asking that the military be sent
there. But that wore of. and the peo-
pie Were almost unanimous when the
trial WAS over in saying that the step
was proper one 10 be taken.
There may have been. ana undoubtedly
We're jesfs with the sold ers. and Jibes
at their powerlessness to resist the peo-
pie If they chose TO ATTEMPT 10 take the
prisoners from their custody. but | deny
absolutely that the presence Of the mill
tary was resented by tho people. The
people were glad 10 have them. | wrote
Major Derbyshire n letter last SATURDAY
which he read to the command, in about
these words.
Il sec by the striking Of tents. burn
fpr of rubbish and other preparations
that YOU are about TO leave. desire
through you. 10 thank the officers and
privates under your command for their
behavior here I'm the disch1r9e OF their
duty. and IN thanking the military. II IS
a compliment to the citizens Of the conn
" that they, the ,'itiZenS- restrained
their natural Indignation. and respected
the laws Of our country
So far as the prisoners themselves were
concerned, the iuries that tried them had
on them the representative white cit
gems OF the county. and representative
negroes were on each. md am little
surprised TO see the military put IN the
position OF condemnlng the Gil Zens OF
Iunenhurg In fhe matter They were
convicted because the juries believed
them guilty.
NJ Q. CARnOZO.
Sheriff Lunenburg county Va.
July % 1896.