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lie Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Your readers may be interested with an
account of the big submarine tunnel for the
Hudson river. One of the biggest enter
prises of the times is soon to be started in
New York. The Hudson is to get a tunnel
at last and one which will give tunnel de-
velopmcnt rapid progress
Heretofore engineers have tried to build
cheap submarine railway tunnels, but as
nothing very cheap is very good, We have
changed the entire mode of construction,
so that we have a tunnel costing more than
the old one, but which is valuable struc-
ture and in every way complete success.
We have neither low tunnel nor high bridge,
but a bold compromise between the two.
We first pat in position massive hollow
caissons, and into these We put our oiled
metal cylinders, doing work from surface
of water. Each cylinder carries a single
track railway, this being best both on ac-
count of collision and ventilation.
One valuable feature of these massive
cylinders is that they give tunnel of great
elevation, making better connection with
the fixed city grades.
These protected metal pipes, or large cyl
inders, will in places be carried across por-
tons of the Hudson on artificial beds. For
this purpose we use thousands of tons of
n assve rock over broad area.
The whole matter is a question of a fair
amount of money, it being sound wisdom to
get enough money to firmly he'd these mas
sive oiled protected cylinders rather than
continue to follow former methods of SUBJ
marine tunnel by advancing tire work in
from shore erGs. These often carry tunnel
through long distance of soil unable to
carry weight of tunnel.
Submarine tunnel development is yet in its
infancy, and this new departure is of
such far-reaching value that We here
give brief account of the application
of this newly discovered principle to this
great New York enterprise.
l have been in New York for many months
looking after this great work, and after
brief visit to West Virginia, / shall return
rapid transit between Manhattan Island
and the mainland.
This submarine tunnel will cost about
S13O00,W0, but when completed it will be
the most massive work in the world except
the Egyptian pyramids. We estimate that
it will take abcut three and a half years to
link thu Island to the main land.
ALEXANDER S. CAMBRIDGE
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RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

Schedule in effect December /, 1895.
Leave Washington from station corner or New
Jersey avenue and Ut.
For Chicago aud Northwest, Vestibuled Limited
,n For GnsInnat St. LouS and vess
for rittsburs and Cleveland. Express daily 1880
AN. and $40 pm.
e, For Laray, Natural Bridge Koanots kao175ll e
pm. daily; Sleeping Cars til through ' "
ia nix ssS week pn a Sa.i Zoo $50 1880
~. Ito s,?:ss 0 as;o w. 81; .tss
s:I5, 1900 1000. ills. III 50 pm. and moi
Hooo sH LILO iS oc 800 sss ' 49,
1898 1919, $50 1890. 1900. 1000 uiSd
F a AnnSpo n,sn' i1o and $50 a.n 1915 and
PS9:si 100 $40 Il g." am. HIS
hoya Way pe $o s aSa 1873
a5 S .sgo '.s gay sG5.' ..s 9 .S s
10: % III 30 pm:
Sgasf9 aas HaY p' s'eppn s0 q
H S5YlI s nis G Gn I5,
PHMADElPHTA.
For Nsw Y p,ssh ssa
an: Dining eSr. So d2sS. Dining Ca Can, 500
Car open a. 1900 20 oelpcF Sundays sn 90 bn
~ caDi GEO am. Dining Car: 1920, Dining
Eatv. , Ea5lcr Gsrs q Al day trains. ,.,o
Ess aa%'S sana s. baIiy s0 Sunday. only,
Baggage called for and CHECKED from hotels and
by snop Transfer Co. on orders left at
SfT 50fk and 18th caas na at se eSfIt
=, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Station corner of 9th and Is streets.
In effect Noyemhar IT 1SoN

Station corner of 9th and d streets
In effect November II. 1895.
1890 AM. PENNSYLVANIA LIMTlED.-Tullnlan
pin saso
St Louis. Clev,.aud and Toledo. Buffet Farlor
1885 An. f FAST L1NE-pullman BUFFET paror
Car TO Harrisburg; Parior and Dining Cars,
$40 FM Sh # liitsD %N ST. LOUIS
Pullman Buffer Parlor Car to Harrisburg. sleep
~ f5f?2f' w EGs5sE!s 3Rs SRssso Sleep
40 n PM Ia: fI5efs
1915 aS o PM Fheo to Sleep
$50 AN. Tor Kane canandalsua Rochester and
NSs1 H En IL; s sSs hena19 dali,
S1rHay For WWiIamspS,t daily 40
ing Car Washington to Suspension Bridge via
1910 P:M. for Erie, csnandatsua. Rochester; But
$SgaRrs5x gGt asf ef Ea, daily,
Regular at 7:os dining Gsrl; 20 900: 1000
l1:s5 PM: on, sunday, 7:o5 Dining caTl. 7:2o.
s s l! ss No P s4s 1900 az from aHd TRnse2
For Philadelphia only. Fast Express. 1850 AM;
week days Express l2:l5 week days, 2:ol and
For Boston, WITHOUT change. $50 AN. week days.
re end Baitimple a s!25 7o, 100 7,u 900 1000
s:i5 $40 600 Limited, 4:2o. 4:ae. $40, 500!
$40 7:1O. 1000, 1910, 11:15 and II :35 PM
On Sunday so, 52o 200 a;oS 1910, Il is 20
40: $40, sos, GAO. 7:1o. 1000. 1910 and
For Pope's Creek Line. 1920 AN and 4:ss NJ.
For Annapolis 40. 800 AN. 1918 and 40
IN o. 9silg, except Sunday. Sundays 900 AM
Atlantic Coast Line. Express for Richmond, Jack
s9nyille and Tampa, 4:so An; s;4e r NJ daily
nond only. 1857 AM. week days.
Al co1nmodation fer Qusntico. !:i5 AM. daily. and
For Ale1andria ia 80 s:s5. 7:4s. $40 o:4s 1851
II 80 AM, 1880. LAO, 3:2O, 4:25, $780, 5:37,
6:l5. 500, 1910 and II 80 PM. ON Sunday at
4:?O, Tao, 9:45 AM. 2:i5. els. 500 and 1910
Leave Alexandria for Washington. Cos G:43, 7:o5.
500. e:l0. 1918. 10 :2s AN, 90 215, 300
aaa Pm No On oS Sunday s Ct S4s s, g9
Ticket Offices corner 18th and q streets and at
the station, 9th and streets, where orders can be
left the checking of baggage to destination from
hotels and residences.
s NJ. PROVOST. ]. R. WOOD,
GeneI al Manager. General Passenger Agent
nolG
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Linotype Company Incorporated.

The Mergenthaler Linotype Company has
been incorporated with the secretary OF
state at Albany to manufacture type
casting and typesetting machines in
Brooklyn. The authorized capital is s10,-
100000, and the company will begin BUSH
ness with $1,000, which is the amount Of
its incorporation tax. The directors are d.
o. Mills Ogden Mills, William c. Whitney,
Whiteaw Reid Philip T. Dodge and Thos.
]. Reagan of New York, J. o. Clephane Of
Englewood, N j.; Samuel NJ. Bryan and
Geo L. Bradley of Washington.
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Incorporate Monkeys.

From Chambers Journal.
1t was stated that the death Of Sally, the
chimpanzee. was FASTENED by drink. Wheth-
er this be true or not, her Partially for al
coholic beverages was well known; and no
secret was made of the fact that she was
daily INDUCED with a pint Of beer. This
prediction for intoxfcants constitutes an
other feature of resemblance between men
and monkeys. Mr.. Muddock, the we'll
known writer of books Of travel mentions
that he has known several simians who
were all habitual drunkards, and that his
own monkey, Bahia, drank itself into de-
lirtum tremens.
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Settled without Bloodshcd.

The Hearsey-Boatner dispute has been
called off. Major Hearsey's representatives,
E. H. Lombard and ]. c. Abey. acting in
his behalf, withdrew the charges and
epithets used in an editorial published In
the Daily States. Thereupon A. w. Gram
dell and L. d. McLain, acting for Con.
gresham Boatner denied that he had
written or knew about an editorial in the
Monroe Evening News which reflected in
juriously upon Major HearDey.
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A NAPHTHA SHIP BLOWS I'D
Captain and Thirteen Men of the
Athena Lost.

Athena Lost.
during a heavy gale Sunday morning,
5l9 miles off Cape May, n. J., the German
snip Athena, Capt. Haak, which left New
York December 10, for London, with a
cargo OF naphtha, took fire, and, while the
crew We're being transferred to the British
steamship Tafna, from Marbella, for Phila-
deiphia, the Oil exploded, blowing the
Athena out of the water.
The captain and thirteen of the crew
were either killed by the explosion or
drowned. The first and second mates and
Tour of the crew bad been transferred to
the Tafna before the explosion took place
and We're saved
The dis aster took place in longitude 3646
north, and latitude $50 west. When the
Tafna left the place the wreckage from the
ship was drifting southeast
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

THE WEENls STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
FALL SCHEDULE.
Steamer Pott mae Will leave Stephenson's wharf,
foot 7th t., every Sunday at pm, and steamer
Sue every Monday and Thursday at pm, for
Baltimore End river landings. Accommodations
strictly frst-cllss. Freight river landings
ceived OF. Mondays. Thursdays and saturdays. and
must be prepaid. Rates given Baltimore freight.
STEPHENSON g. BRO, Agents.
Office 80 Pa ave. tn26-tn Telephone 7io.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO., LTD"
For POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS,
From 18th st. Ferry Wharf
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Z
am: Mondays for river landings to ST. Clements
Bay, Bretons Bay and Nomini Creek; returning,
arrives Tuesday afternoon. Wednesdays for river
landings to Breton's Bay and Nomini Greek; thence
to Piney Point, st. Georges, Smiths Creek, COan
and Yeocomco rivers; returning, leaves Nomini
Creek Thursday afternoon for river landings arriv
ing Friday morning. Saturdays for river landings
to Nomni Creek and st. Clements Bay; returning,
arrives Sunday afternoon In effect Nov. 4, 1895.
See schedule. G. W. RIDLEY, Gen. Nan.
po1-tt
L. S. RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER LINE
Steamer Harry Randall leaves River View Wharf,
9TH street, Sunday. Tuesday and Thursday, at Z
q m, landing at all wharves far down as Mad
dox creek, Including Chapel Point and Colonial
Beach, returning Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, pm. Passenger accommodations 6rst-
class. Freight received until hour of sailing. Tele-
phone 1875
=. A. REED CO., E. 8. RANDALL.
Agents, Alexandria. Proprietor and Manager.
GEO. o. CARPENTER. Gen. AKt,
6l1-n Washington, D. q
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DROOP'S
925 PENNA. AVENUE
1t NEW STEINWAY PIANO PARLORS.
Santa Claus
and every other lover

OF music loves a good Piano
We sell seven makes-Weber
Decker Bros, Ivers & Pond
Fischer, Estey, Ludwig land
Norris & Hyde. This list COW
ers every desirable piano re-
quisite.
1t doesn't require a large
amount of cash to secure the
transfer of a Piano from our
possession to yours.
Anybody-musician or not
can play the Aeolian. No trashy
toy-a beautiful and wonderful
instrument, which renders with
orchestral effect any music ever
composed.
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Memorial Lutheran.

Music com mittee-Rev. James T. Mar
shall
Memorial Lutheran.
Decoration committee-F. c. Wurdeman,
Mrs. w. II. Mickle. Miss NJ. Henderson.
Ushers' committed. Derrick, r. Gala
han, c. Ramey, J. F. Stowell, ]. Helmus,
Ed Leetch, W. Bache w. Locke
Entertainment committee-Chas E. Paul,
Miss A. NJ. Jackson, Miss L. Haeys, S. s.
Foutz, Miss G. Butter
Excursion committee-G. W. Callahan.
registration committee-K. Flora Miss
NJ Shoemaker, Mrs. w. F. Stowell.
MUSIC oommittee-Jnc. H. Seiffert.
Reception committee-Miss c. Stowell
MISS NJ A. Burger. Miss L. Urner Miss NJ
Caliahan, Miss zimmerman, Miss Z. Eek
ieidt, Miss NJ. Schmidt, Miss A. Swank,
MISS r. Strause, Miss ]. f. lowering, Miss
Ida knerr, A. d. Spangler, F. A. Burger H.
NJ. Gunderson, A. Y. Leetch
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
fp;aNt,,,,rt At Ti-oN

SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Piedmont Air Line)
Schedule In effect November g. 1895.
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania
e.oo Passenger Station
Munassas for Strasburs. daily. except Sunday. and
at Lynchburs with the Norfolk and Western daily,
S Snd With G. o. daily for Natural Bridge and
Ills A.I.-psily-rhe UNITED STATES FAST
,oate With Pullman Sleeper Tor Augusta also Iu
s1nery. connecti.y at Atlanta with Pullman
Sleeper p for birmingham, Memphis ard St. Louis.
1oi fM.-Local FOE strasburs. daily, except Sum
s, 4ss -paily-"E1posltion Flyer" Pullman
'. anl Day Coaches Washington to Atlanta.
15as trMpslyiSsa 12S ShaSl0tt tea srg
WESTERN vEsiiBULEb LiMITED Solid Train Of
ruilman vestibuled Sleepers. Dining Cars and Day
New York to Ashcyii III ana Hot springs, r. G.
NJ New York to Memphis via BIRMINGHAM New York
HeW YUEk to Tampa via Charlotte Columbia and
Atlanta Dining ca from may to Mont
:, TRAINS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ROUND
niLL leave Washington 9:O1 AN. daily and 4:45
ssy ss Esssa s ss
Aslnd and arrive ,rd at R WssnnfSp
An daily. except Sunday day. from f HePndou. and sss
AN. daily, except Sunday. from Leesburg.
1htSssh A tsns oR s ao SfT F e. ssa
PM. daily. Manassas Division, 9:45 AN. daily.
except Sunday. and $40 AN. daily from Char
Tickets Sleeping Car reservation and Information
furnished at Offices GIL and 1900 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. and at PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Passenger Sts-
". H. GREEN, General Superintendent
J. NJ CULP, Traffic Manager.
". A. TURK: General Passenger Agent.
no21 L. S. BROWN, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
Schedule In effect November II, 1895.
Trains leave daily from Union Station tB. and
P.l. 9Th and SITS.
Through the srandest scenery In America, with
the hardsoInest and most complete solid train serv
2:25 Pm. DAILY. Cincinnati and st: Louis
SpeciaI'-Solid Vestibued, Newly Equipped, Eec-
tric-lghtCd Steam-heated Train. Pululans finest
sleeping cars Washington to Cincinnati Indianapolis
Arrive Cincinnati. 500 am indianapolis. 11:30
Lexington, lilo am.i Louisville. 1850 am. avia
lilo PM DAmY.-'rhe famous IF F. v. Linn
tied A solid vestbuled train. with Dining Car
and Pullman Sleepers for Ciniprati, Lexington and
Louisville without change: Pullman :'leeper Wash
ington to Virginia Hot Springs, without change
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Arrive Cincinnati, $3.50
Indianapolis, 11:O5 pm; Chicago. 7:30 an; St.
Louis, 7:30 NJ, and Hot Springs, 9:15 a.m con-
meets in Union Depot for all POINTS
1851 AN. EXCEPT SUNnAY.-For Old Point
2:25 PM. DAILY.-EIpress for Gorlonsville,
Charlottesville. Waynesboro', Staunton and prin-
cpai virginia points. daily; for Richmond. daily
Pullman locations and tickets at conpany's Of.
II. ". FILLER.
no1S Cnroral Passenger Agent.
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Plano, in either ebony, rosewood. mahogany, wal
nut. cocoa or oak casing. These Pianos all OF
the very latest designs. and contain the greatest
Hallet & Davis and Mathushek patents, such as
the patent double sounding board patent asraifc
patent tone resOnator, dulce domum stops,
pedals, etc, etc.
Your choice Of Stool Cover and Book at
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EDUCATIONAL.
IN WASH1HGTON.
Education for Real Life.

Education for Real Life.
1854 FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS 1885,
The Spencerian Business College,
National Bank of the Republic building, COR 18th
and NV. Day and night sessions.
SPENCERIAN,
In the national capital and throughout the country
Is household wOrd associated with thorough bust.
ness training and a prosperous career.
The thrty-hrst scholastic year Of this popular in
stltutlon began Monday. September 2, 1888. Five
departments, viz. Practical Business including
complete bookkeeping course, English, rapid cal"'
ations, rapid writing, moral and social culture,
Deisarte system CT expression, civics, political
economy AID commercial law. Practical English,
writing, including English; Spencerian Rapid Writ
ing, Mechanical and Architectural Drawing. Full
corps of thoroughly trained teachers. Location
trail.
Spacious brilliantly lighted. handsome halls and
class rooms. Services of graduates always in de-
mand. Terms moderate, but competition with
cheap schools. The leading business men of Wash
ington trained in this college, and send their
sons and daughters and candidates for employment
here for training.
This college received from the Worlds Columbian
commission diploma for Excellence of Students
Work" in all Of the above departments, and four
work in the Living Educational Exhibit"
Office open every business day and night.
Write call fol- new annual announcement.
MRS. SARA A. SPENCER,
de14-tf Principal and Proprietor.
EDWARD c. TOWNSEND,
MISS ADA LOUISE TOWNSEND
Vernon, cor. 9th and n. Y. Flat No. 20.
m
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FOR EXCHANGE

FOR EXCIIANGE-WILL EXCHANGE UNIV
numbered lots. centrally located: beautiful build
ing sites for equity in more incumbered
houses. Apply W. W. MErCALF, 1881 st.
delS-2t
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Sanders and Staymam,
Percy S. Foster, Manager,
LEADING PIANOS, ORGANS AND MUSIC,
GA F ST. N. w.
UBaltmore Store, 10 n. Charles St. 1t
BRADBURY UPRIGHT PIANO, $3.50; IS CASH
and IS PEI month.
A nearly new upright piano, $225; $40 cash,
Sc per month. Pianos for rent.
Sole agents for the genuine
Sohmer pianos.
HUGO woRCH.
Jy30-6m.S 924 It'll st.
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EDIt SALE
$3.50: small cash payment balance, $40 per
month; brick house; q rooms. cellar and bath; all
mol imps.. i'll NV. near electric cars; an excel
lent opportunity for colorcd family.
X. ]. MARSHALL.
dl4-1w Sill 18th st. NV
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SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRTTING.-MISs ANNA
NJ. LAISE, 1888 18th st. NV ]ftman shorthand
by NEW and RAPID method. Beginners and die
tation. Stenographic and typewriter work done.
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PIANO TUNING.

g. ]. BECKER, PROFESSIONAL PLANO TUNER;
4ne wuEk; atizfarftuu Efysni teuD mc4esata.
SOS 1lth Ut. NV. no16-0
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WANTED-vOCAL AND PIANO PUPILS. SPE-
cialty of beginners. Weak voices made strong
and brilliant Low TERMS. Also SINGERS for
AMATEUR OPERA. GEO. W. LAWRENCE, 1874 +
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FOR SALE-A VERY DESIRABLE HOME ON
Iowa circle can be bought at a great bargain
A. r. COUMBE,
d14-3t l425 y. Y. ave.
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EDUCATIONAL.
IN WASHINGTON.

ART STUDENTS ESPECIALLY BEGINNERS,
who wish almost immedia tely profitable knowl-
edge of drawing should consult ARTIST, 1908 18th
ST. NV X st. Call afternoons de126t"
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FOR SALE
Columbia Heiyhts-The best bargains the
Heighs-New houses: handsome; well built, aud
complete in all respects Will be sold cheap for
cash easy erms
JOHN SHERMAN,
no6-tf Real Estate. Cos 14th st.
The Van Buren press., 1895-09-14
SPRING CHICKENS.
The Proper Season for the Tcothson
Young Broiler.

Tho Proper season TOR the 1oOtneo.s
Young Broiler.
Contradictory as the statement may
appear, the middle Of July is pre-emi-
nently the season Of spriag chicken.
The delicious broiler is then at its
lowest price, and the green pess
and all succulent young vegetables
that are its traditional accompan~
imenta The perfection Of this dish
depends not little upon the manner
in which the chicken has been fat
tened. Those young fowls that have
been allowed to run wild and caro- for
themselves on such precarious diet
Is they pick up are likely to be tough
at an early age. The well-fattened
six.months' chicken is quite different
article of food. The breast is large,
and the sinews of the legs and wings
have not been developed by excessive
exercise. Another matter Of import-
ance is the manner in which the fowl
has been killed. The tenderest chicken
is tough as soon as the warmth has
left its body, and remains so for ut
least twelve hours, when the muscles
relax and it is fit for food. The prac-
tice of killing chickens and eating
them while the rigor is upon the mus
cles causes many people to believe that
chicken is not SO excellent meat as 1T
is generally considered.
A well-fed, properly killed chicken
needs no direction in its preparation.
1t is the simplest matter in the world
to wipe it, rub it with butter. dredge
it lightly with -four and season it and
brown over clear Goals, first on one
side, then on the other. 1t needs no
sauce except sweet butter. All direc-
tions for steaming chicken first be-
fore broiling are mistake.
Fried chicken was the delight of old
southern cooks of ante-bellum days,
and was served with the sweetest and
lightest of pone bread. Melt two ia.
blespoonfuls of butter in q frying pan.
When it is very hot put in the chicken
cut in pieces as for a fricassee; season
each piece and dredge it with four;
fry it until golden brown, then take
it up ON hot platter. Add table,
spoonful OF flour to the drippings and
melted butter in the pan and pour in a
cup of rich milk or cream. Season the
sauce with salt and pepper. Add a
teaspoonful Of parsley. Let the whole
boil up and pour it over the chicken.
Large hominy-what is called and la
beled samp in the north--is eaten with
fried chicken. It is frst boiled 30 that
each grain is swollen out to three or
four times its size before II IL cooked,
and then fried.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1895-09-14
THE CONVENTION WAS SPARED.
Luella Decided Not to Appear With
Blueberry Pie Mouth.

Luella Decided NOT to appear WIN
Blueberry Pie-Mouth.
The Good Templar's convention re-
Gently did not cause a ripple on the or
binary exterior surface of Boston. The
only mention of it that the Listener
heard in public places was in restau-
rant where two New England women
delegates of mature years and canny
aspect had come to get their lunch and
discuss the convention. They ate a
frugal lunch, REINFORCED by bananas
which they brought in paper; but
after they had eaten all they thought
they were going to eat they had not
had enough.
"I'm going to have some pie-I don't
care!" said the elder lady, with an air
of bold resolution.
''So'm II said the younger.
what kind shall we get?" asked the
first.
"Tm going to have some blueberry," !"
answered the other.
mo, Luella, what are you thinking
of? You amt going to eat blueberry
pie now?"
"Why not?"
"'cause it'll give you blue mouth,
and you know we've got to discuss the
Swedish question. Wouldn't you look
we'll, up and talking before all those
folks, with your mouth as blue as in
digo from eating blueberry pie?"
"Well, guess that's SO" said the
other.
They ate apple pie, and the conyen-
ton was spared the spectacle of the
blue mouth when the Swedish ques-
ton came up. Boston Transcript.
The Van Buren press., 1895-09-14
A Convenient Fashion.

The very convenient fashion of havs
ing several waists to alternate with
the same skirt offers variety suited
to different occasions, and accommo
dates not overfull pocketbook. Many
of the shops now bring very nicely
fitting skirt4 of materials ranging
from the palmer alpaca and serges tr
the handsomest satins and brocadesi
these are we'll made, and If you go to .
good house you can depend upon 9 fine
and stylish set to your skirt; when you
count the cost Of the material itself
and the necessary findings, with rea'
sonable addition for the cost of max
ing, you will see that the price asked
for these skirts is reasonable. One I'D,
vantage in this purchase is that II
called away from home on q trip OF
pleasure or business you can At your
self out with at least one costume be-
fore your dressmaker or yourself could
possibly arrange dress for you. lr
many cases it is more satisfactory *
have the waist made to your order, but
it does not take long to execute such
an order; or, If you are skillful, yov
can fashion many of the pretty anc
becoming waists yourself. lf.-Woman
kind.
The Van Buren press., 1895-09-14
THE srEPMoTHER,

Phi Mother Toll, stepmother true and sveet
-eac IN The narrow path, my wandering feet.
INA though miss the milder Joys Of life,
teach me to gird my heart for noble strife
" nile was still wayward. fretful child.
now a'ust thou lure me to thy bosom mild;
With what quaint quibs and with what loo cund
ways
rhou didst beguile me In those far OF DAYS.
holding q mask before thy solemn face,
Ana hiding years beneath q youthful grace
NOW drop thy mask: know thee as thou ART.
Grave and severe, teaching the harder part,
with worn and knotted hands, and weary eyes,
fet thou alone canst teach where Heaven lles
katharine Pyle, In N. Y. Independent.