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The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-03-28

The Indians called the French Broad
river Tockyeste, the Little Roarer."
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-03-28

Sin has many tools, but lie is han.
die which fits them alL-Holmea
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4 SURE CURE FOR PILES

aICne Iies known ~ moisture like perspraton cause
intense itching when warm This and Bind Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles yield at once to
DIR. B0-SAN-kO'S PILE REMEDY.
which acts directly on parts affected absorbs tumors al
lays itching, efecting permanent cure Prica k0c
Druggists or mall Dr.. BOsanko, Philada., Pa.
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She-Papa is saying that you stay too long
when you call ON me. Heal right Will not
come so early after this.
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ONE ENJOYS

ONH ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys,
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accent anv
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup c0
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal,
LOUISVILLE, KY. New yoex nv
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unOn,S DT1I.C act tremendously with
dUUU - F111O Hoods Sarsaparilla. Csc.
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This world would be happy world
And men would all be brothers,
If people did themselves One-halt
That they expect of others.
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AAVO0 ~ ~A0 ness, headache. DO Ou>
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CALIFORNIA Fze syrup co

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
LOUISVILLE, Ky. New y0er nv
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AT COMMENCEMENT.

Hitch up the ox-team, Johnny, an drive
'em to the gate;
For me am yer mothers goin' to see Moll
graduate;
An Jenny's a-baking biscuits, an Sally's
a-slicin' ham;
AM Pm jest so proud o. Molly that don't
know where / ami
Yer mother raised the chickens that
bought her books; am sweet
To me was the daily labor in the summers
burnin' heat,
When l thought Of her bright eyes BEAM
i'm, an said to myself: "Pll state
Thar amt no gal in the country SO fitten
to graduatew
So plowed in the summer sunshine, an
worked in the winters cold;
AM Pye bought her the finest dresses that
ever the store-men sold;
AM 1'll see her there, with her bright,
sweet eyes, like stars in the twilight
late;
AM maybe there'll be some tears in mine
when see her graduate!
l never was so much on larnin'-for my
means was mighty small;
But 1 reckon when Molly comes back
home she'll know enough for US all;
An thar amt gal in Georgy, though you
hunt for 'em soon an late,
That'll look as sweet as Molly when she
comes to graduate!
F L. Stanton
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Forestalling Him.

Briggs-Do you remember that 50
you lent me about Is months ago?
Griggs-I do.
Briggs-That was the first time /
borrowed anything from you, wasn't
it?
Griggs-Yes. But not the last.
Briggs-Oh, no. Shortly after
that you let me have $40 more.
Grggs-That's correct.
Briggs-Let's see. The next
amount borrowed from you was S..
I was going to the ball game at the
time, and l lad left my cash at home.
Griggs-A frequent occurrence.
But that's right.
Briggs-About a month after that
you let me have $25 more.
Griggs-I did.
Briggs-And then $40 more.
Griggs-Right.
Briggs-Then the other day you
let me have another S..
Griggs-Yes, and that makes $50
you've owed me for about year on
the average.
Briggs-So it does. BY the way,
old man, you couldn't let me have
the interest on that, could yo1?-N.
Y. World.
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Specimen Gases.

s. II. Clifford, New Cassel. Wis.
was troubled with Neuralgia and
Rheumatism, his stomach was dis
ordered, his Liver was affected TO
an alarming degree, appetite fell
away, and he was terribly reduced
in flesh and strength. Three bottles
of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg,
ILL.,, bid a running sore on his leg Of
eight years standing. Used three
bottles of Electric Bitters and seven
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
his leg is sound and well. John
Spea xer, Catawba, o., had five large
Fever sores on his leg, doctors said
he was incurable. One bottle Elec-
trio Bitters and one box Bucklen' g
Arnica Salve cured him entirely.
Sold by L. G.. Matthaei, Druggist.
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News and Notes For Women.


Tartan silk parasols are displayed.
Capes for dressy wear are elabor-
ate in the extreme.
Four out of five of the new silk
waists have box plated fronts.
Parasols are coming made of lace
without any foundation of silk.
In England, so fashion papers
state, the sailor hat for woman has
had its day.
Golden brown, pale fawn color, tan
and green are the favorite shades in
cloth.
A bit of quaintness is added TO
the summer frock by the revival Of
the fichu.
Princess Henry of Prussia has
just patented her invention Of new
parlor bloom.
Queen Victoria writes with her
own pen many short articles for the
Court Circular.
The pompadour has suddenly
sprung into favor. Partisan women
have adopted it.
A black and white striped silk
makes useful costume if combined
with green or lilac.
Many muslin gowns have fichus to
match and are worn as q sort Of q
mantle or wrap.
One of the most useful garments
that woman can have is a shirt
waist of white wash silk.
Although black and white wells
lead, colored varieties, to match the
straw Of the hat, are worn.
The fine colored linens so popular
this year may be used effectively for
everyday bureau covers.
There are said to be $50 women
physicians practising medicine in the
cities of the United States.
Striped nannelette for wrappers,
underskirts, night gowns and dress
ing jackets are having good sale.
Double. breasted travelling capes
when opened and thrown back re-
veal revers of velvet or corded silk.
Beatrice Harraden, the novelist,
begs neckties from her male friends
and makes them into crazy quilts.
Modistes in Paris are making short
and elbow sleeves for evening of
mass of frills sewn to padded bal
loon.
Blondes are out of fashion. Black
hair is the vogue. Titan red is per-
m,ssible, but blue-black is most in
favor.
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His Alarm Clock.

Over the headboard OF Pats bed
was affixed on the wall a nondescript
arrangement which quite resembled
a small inverted saucepan, with ham,
mer and spring attachment, from
which piece of Irvine dangled to
within a convenient distance of the
bolster.
"What sort of an arrangement is
that, Pat 2" / asked.
"Sure, an it's an alarm clock" he
answered.
"Does IL work mechanically 7"
ain course it do, sor. LIS devil a
bit ov ting OF have ter do at all
but pull the stirring and it wakes me
up in jilfy.
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swers back to the tone of your
voice."
She went up to him and put her
hand confdingly in his. He bent
over and kissed her.
81 believe" said he, ''that you are
the girl we have looked for SO long.
My dear, buried your aunt a month
ago. There is a vacant place in my
home and in my heart. Who should
fill it like my sisters child? Will
you come here and live, little
Nora p
''Oh, / couldn't leave Benz said
Honora, quickly.
"Who is Ben ~
"My husband"
"Woman, do you suppose I want
to part wife and husband {" said the
old man, twinkle of humor in his
shrewd eyes. GA fine, frank-faced
young fellow he seems to be-" as he
extended his hand to Ben. "You
and yours are welcome there"
Ben Carey smiled.
"There's a baby too" said he,
"that we couldn't very we'll leave be-
hind"
81 said you and yours" repeated
the old man. "Enderby," to the
amazed butler, "call a cab for the
lady to 60 back for her child, and
get the front rooms ready for my
niece and her family. And now, tell
me, Nora, how it was that we miss
ed you when we went to Palace Gar.
den for you that day ?"
81 don't know, uncle, l waited
there twenty -four hours and no one
came, and then / took place with
Ben's mother, and afterwards, l
married Ben"
ats perfectly unaccountable, =
said her uncle, knitting his brows
until they made level line of snow.
But never mind, SO long as you are
here now. The bureau of emigra.
ton should be more eficient-that
is ALL"
For neither uncle nor niece knew
anything of the smoldering cigar.
spark and the fire that had been so
promptly extinguished by the fire
department. A trifie in itself-such
things happen daily in a great city
yet it had wrought great changes
in Honora' g life.
"And if I hadn't been in the rag
business" said honest Ben, "my wife
here, never would have come into
her fortune"
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Vow Try This.

1t will cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, if you have a
Cough or Cold, or any trouble with
Throat, Chest or Lungs. DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to
give relief, or money will be paid back.
Sufferers from La Grippe found it
Just the thing and under its use had
o speedy aud perfect recovery. Try
a sample bottle at our expense and
learn for yourself just how good a
thing it is. Trial bottles free at l..
G.. Matthaei's Drug Store Large
size Soc. and 81.
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Dream Language.

Horrible dreams indicate q bad
condition of the digestive apparatus,
and the sufferer should at once set
about helping nature to right it.
Correct all irregular personal habits
of diet, and rest, exercise moderate
~, eat plain nourishing food, and
only when hungry, and use DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to restore
healthy action of the liver, stomach
and bowels. They are unequaled as
a bowel regulator and contribute to
good appetite. healthy digestion and
pure blood. They never constipate
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The Judge Instead OF the Prisoner
Found Guilty of Drunkenness
by the Jury.

PERRY, O. T., June ll.-George
Parker citizen OF Alvah, o. T. was
arranged a few days ago before
Judge Goodwin for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct.
Judge Goodwin impaneled jury of
IL men to try the case, who returned
verdict of guilty against the court.
The verdict read 1--WE find the de-
PENDANT, George Parker, not guilty
as charged, but We find the judge of
this court of the offense charged
against the defendant, and that the
costs in this case be assessed against
him."
Since the trial Parker has had the
Judge arrested for drunkenness in
Office. The jury was composed of
the best men in town.
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fir.t-Honor Man From Wheeling

WHEELING, WA, June 10.-Mr.
E. II. Schulz, who graduated atWest
Point with tie first honors Of bis
class, is native OF this city and a
son of Henry j. Schulz. a prominent
retail boot and shoe merchant. His
early education was received in the
public schools of this city, where he
graduated with high honors. lie
was appointed TO West Point by
Congressman G. w. Atkinson.
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*Daily. Others daily except Sunday.
tStops only to land passengers from Bal

Daily. Others daily except Sunday.
tStops only to land passengers from Bal
timore.
Additional trains leave BALTIC. for Union
Bridge and intermediate Stations at 1917
a. M, and 6.15 p. m; and leave
Union Bridge for BALTIC. and Inter. Stations
500 a. m, and 12.47 p. M, daily except
Sunday.
Sundays only-Leave BALTIC. for Union
Bridge and Inter. Stations, $50 a. m. and
2.35 p. m, and leave Union Bridge Tor
BALTIC. at 6. 46 a. m. and 4.05 p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at
1926 and 10. 81 a. M, and 1881 and 500 p. m
Leave Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at 100
and 10 90 a. m :, and 2.55 and 4.45 p. m.
Leave Bruceville for Frederick at $40
a. m. and $40 p. m.
Leave Bruceville for Taneytown, Titles
town and Columbia at 9.44 a. m. and 3.46
p. m.
B. & o. passenger trains leave Cherry
Run for Cumberland and intermediate
points, No. 10, dany, at 1857 a IN. For
Piedmont and intermediate, daily, except
Sunday, at 1.26 p. m and ChlcagOEXpress
No. 7, daily, at 1913 p. m.
Passengers for Chicago Limited, No. 5,
or Cincinnati Limited, No. l, take No. II
to Hancock and there transfer to No. or
No. /.
Passengers for B. & .PittsburgExpress
No. 8, take No. 7 to Hancock nd there
transfer.
j. NJ. HOOD, Pres. ard Gen'l Manager.
3. ii, GRlSWOLD Gen'l. Pass Agent
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I Daily except Sunday.
Through coach from Hsgerstown to Philadelphia on
train Eo.4."
No. So west and and 10 runs daily between Hsr-
risburg and HagerstowH.
trains Nos. and g."
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars runs daily Hagerstown
10 PhIadeIpha on train TO- leaving Hagerstown at
lO25p. m. Occupants OF this rema in car at
Philadepbia until 100 q. N. 49,,
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car daily between Phla-
dephiA and Hagerstown train leaving Philadelphia a.
n 10 D. Ln except Sundays train No will be
used Harrisburg AagerstOwn instead Of No. l. Pas
senRers take this at Philadelphia at 1000 p M
Additional trains will leave Carlisle for Harrisburg
daily except Sunday, at 50a m, 05 IL 10 p. m
as p M and 20 M, and from hcchanicsburg at Is
a m 90 q M 10 90 M. u IS m, As m, % nj.
SIS and 10 05 stopping at 2nd street, Harris
burg, IS let off passengers.
Additional local will leave Harrisburg daily. eI
cep Sunday for Carlisle and intermediary stations at
IS M 2 rs m, 90 m, 6 20 M and 10 % m, also
for Mechanicsburg and intermediate stations At
Il 10 ond 10 AL of tho above traus will stop
at 2ud street, Harrisburg, to take on passengers
Il. A. RIDDLE, J. F. BOYD,
Genl Pass. Agent Superintendent.
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CHTLLINEsS

AhlAkAnA fIsI,
when other people feel warm
enough, Is n sign u bilious
ness, or Of malariAl poisona
50 Is a furred or coated
tongue, loss u appetite,
headaches or giddiness, and
n duh, drowsy. debilitatei
feeling. It'sy0ur liver that's
at fault You want 10 sim
ulate IL and invigorats Il
with DIR. Pierco's Pleasant
Pellets. With every troubie
Of the kind, these tiny little
things act like q miracle.
W. -
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An Old erudge Ended.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, June H.
Monday evening on CrawIcy's creek,
in Logan couny, Jake Strollings shot
and almost instantly killed Harvey
Cohen. Both parties were farmers,
and held an old grudge, and had not
spoken 10 each other for five years.
Strollings is under arrest.
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If you need a good medicine to
purify your blood, give nerve
strength and build up your entire
system, take Hoods Sarsaparilla. IL
prevents sickness By making pure
blood.
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attacks OF Gods, Fevers, and Inhammn-
tons, with them. They'll give you a per
nlanent cure for Indigestion, Constipation,
ness. They're the smallest, the pleasaufest
to take, and the most thoroughly natural
remedy
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Man is never SO busy but he can
spare few minutes to watch the
fellows who post the circus bills
Washington Post.
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You ought to be warned against the NAL
treatment Of Catarrh in the Head, with poi
sonous, irritating nostrums. They can't
cure it. They simply remoDe it-drive IL
to the throat and lungs. For a thorough
and complete cure Of Catarrh, take Or.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
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HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick
headache, indigestion and billions
ness. Csc.
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If you feel weak
and all worn out take
BROWN s IRON BITTERs
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baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD
ID TIME TABLE
IN EFFECT SUNDAY, MAY u, 1895.
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AUCTIONEER'S NOTICE!

j. V. QUINN offers his services as
Auctioneer in the counties of Berkeley
and Jefferson. Having had over 20
years. experience l can guarantee salts
faction in selling and in price, or no
charge. Terms moderate. A share of
public patronage solicited. Address all
communications to j. V.GUINN,
Bedington, Berkeley county, W. Va.
Dec. 27, 1890, If
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The STRONG POINT abou,
the cures by Hoods SarsaparilIa Is
that they are permanent. They start from
the solid foundation Pure Blood.
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NHIO RIVER RAILROAD
. TIME TABLE

On and after Monday, June 4, 1894,
passenger trains will run as follows:
#Daily tDaily except Sunday.
LEAVE SOuth ROnnd.
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TIME TABLES.

UTESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
w TIME TABLE
Connecting with p. & r. r. at Shippens
burg and Gettysburg ; N. g. W. R. r. at
Hagerstowr B. & o. r. r. at Hagers-
town and cherry Run; Pr. R. at Bruce
vile, and L. ". Il B., n. G. and B. & p.
Railroads at Union station, Baltic, Md.
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W. J. robinson, G. p. A.,
Parkersburg, W. Va
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S~ II tired, aching, nervous moth
[ITA ers knew the comfort, strength, and
AME< vitality in Cuticura Plasters, they
~L would never be without them. In
A every way the sweetest and best.
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4 CITY III tie Bnttnm of Inc Sea

The city authorities at ROVlgno. on the
peninsula of Istria. in the Adriatic Sea.
have discovered. a little south Of the pc
rinsLla, the ruins of a large town at TIE
bottom Of the sea. 1t had been observed
for years that hshermcns nets were
sometimes ontanElcd in what appeared to
be masses Of masonry. Of which frag-
ments were brought up by the sea lead
Then a diver declared that Dee had seen
walls and streets below the water. and
so the authorities Of ROvienO decided 10
investigate. They sent down DIVER.
who. at the depth of eighty feet. found
himself surrounded at the bottom Of TIRE
sea hy ruined walls.
Continuing his explorations. ne traced
the line Of walls. and was able 10 distin-
guish how the streets were land out. lie
did not see any doors or windows. for
they were lidden by masses of sc1wscd
and incrustations. He traced the mason
ry fer a distance of a hundred feet. ami
,horc he had TO stop. for his diving cord
AID rot permit him TO go further. lie had
proved beyond a doubt that be had found
the ruins OF a once inhabited town.
which. through some catastrophe. had
been covered 10y the sea. 1t is probable
that these are the ruins Of the lost town
Of Cissa. M on the island of that name.
me ntioned 10y Piiny the elder-New YORK
Sun
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shorter Trotting Races

The oniuion recently expressed by MI. =.
UamiIin. of Buffalo, that tnree-hsn.
races were becoming TOO seNe'S - 20
unon our trotting horses, ma "su ,..,,tns,
.r,,,,o,', 4, in the records OF the rnhhluS
t,,rf When four-mile heat races W.
i'm fashion for thoroughD'edS tuV Pyh,t
sho,yn wasn't OF the same orueI 40 ~ 80
,oeciIle and exacted to-day. IN wv IL
pOs.a" ,.',.t,,n,fle race Of nNc fouf-nlll.
bets wherein Black Maria won tnc IA .,,s
hesf and the nth. the fIstest neat 800, 80
little better than eight inli'usse.s, Tho
hos Is took longer than e.sns o r,, ,voa a
boat under 40 and ECLIPSE pe1t ~,
in : s6. very different from me ...3 Der.
Ten Brock. Among m-icrs ~" ~ the
ritf was long a phenomenon. Oh ~
s,ren,th Of a mile ia i.i2 IL. f"9-ys -,
olds v,re not run. since thVSc 49,
thew have come to run faster ''hu $500 -
and tic strain has increased ~ ,.,efi :, nj
inglv so that distances are SnoIs a 90,
Ieafs have dropped out OF ias"l ~.
Otherwise. cripples would ne III the Ma
jority. .,o .rottar must be
deaIf with in the same manner. DuIhls
th@ iart fftv ysars he has maze very
much greater advance in speed IMAM tye
runner and 10 repeat MS meats no" pnt9
a correspondingly greater AK upon M
Los In covering three mil g. as A1ote
"a AZ Cleveland on Wodue lay. with an
average OF pos Ia, or four miles. Ike Joe
patrhen on the day following, with
better average than 200. the year ain
tear is necessarily much greater man IN
heats averaging 2.2o. To 10 Justice 10
the great flyers. many Of whom ara now
compelled for self-prote 10 cNhlpit
In single miles. without compe-iI)n, tne
traditional three In i've must for me
fastest classes be replaced often n not
Invariably by races Of 1.-Two IN three
After the races have been made easier
for the horses we are bound 10 have more
OF them. and the results very likely Will
be more interesting than evor.-New York
SIM
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TIE TINIES-RICHMOND vA SUNDAY, AUGUST IL. 1895.

Southern family think II would be
wiser 10 put IN Northern family p'S a.'so
the Southern people are not 80 thrny
Between the working classes OF me
North and South, II you give the Nortn-
ern man the chance. he grasps the op-
partunity. while the Southerner, as
rule. is too indolent. / should not care
TO try the experiment myself couil
imagine the possibility Of man ana MS
wife living comfortably on 500 year,
but when you add three children, IL docs
not seem feasible.
The New York room in the Woman
Department Will give the furnishings or
the room to the Woman's Building per-
manently. The Woman's Building ls
the only nre-proof structure on the
grounds. and Will be permanently retain
ed. IL has been presented by the Wo-
men OF Atlanta. and upon the close or
the Exposition Sc viii be converted into
"A school OF design for women, or some
similar enterprise.
In the WOmans Building Will be
hall for an exhibition OF Colonial relics.
Had not the building been frc-proof IL
would not have been possible TO nave OBJ
talned this interesting exhibit. Tor the
owners would never have loaned where
there was danger OF fire.
Had We realized that there would be
so much interest taken I'm our depart
Ment, We would have made IL larger. We
could have filled nifty times the space We
have al our disposal, had we suiicientiy
large building"
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The Prince de Joinville tells IN his
Memoirs" a story that is rather hard on
the Americans he found during his visit
30 this country In war times. "One or
the chief members Of society al the time
was the British minister. Mr. Fox, "A
dirlomatist OF the old school. ! was told
that one day as he was leaning against
a chimney-piece in drawing-room
where dancing was going on, I'm deep
conversation. an American came and
stood just IN front of him IN a country
dance Soon the young man began 70
show signs of anxiety. his voice grew
thick. his cheeks sweled alternately. ana
he cast anxious glances al the chimney
piece At last he could mold on no loh-
GER and with the most admirable pre-
cislon. he shot all the juice OF his aud
into the fireplace. just between Nj. FoN
and his interlocutor Fine shot, sir.
the old diplomat cOntented himself win
saving with a bow