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no undue advantage to either Of the
duelists, He declared himself satisfied.
A drizzllng rain began to fall, the aft
ernoon was gloomy and the scene, in
the nelghborhood Of the tombs and
monuments to the dead, was we'll cal
culated to accentuate the melancholy
feelings shared by all present. ua
1t had been agreed in the prellml-
narles signed before the event that
smoothbore pistols were to be used but
atterward 1t appeared that the pistols
were rilled, The men were to stand
thirty PAGES apart, and, after exchang-
ing shots, each was to advance ono
meter. The seconds had agreed with
General Rocha that after two or three
shots had been exchanged without re-
suit the question at issue was to be de-
clared honorably adjusted The duel
lists took the pistols, advanced to- their
respective stations, General Rocha
gave the word to fire, and simultane-
ously two shots rang out, Verastegul
fell into the arms Of one Of his seconds.
Colonel Prida, who, noting him stag
ger, had run to his aid. In a moment
he was dead, Colonel Romero think
Ing his adversary only wounded had adj
vanced to offer reconciliation, but was
ordered to go away He took a coach
with his seconds and returned to the
city. sF
Verastegui's seconds placed the body
In their coach and took 1t with them
to a police station where the body was
deposited with the declaration that
Verastegul had died In consequence Of
the accidental discharge of his pistol,
which he had let drop. But news
paper the next day limited at duel,
and public talk began.
Verastegul, large, heavy man, af-
forded to his skillful antagonist an am
pie target Although he knew his In
feriority with the pistol, Verastegui
bore himself with admirable coolness
Romero, smaller and more wiry, was
imperturbable.
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ing effect sought after these days
and is very serviceable, also, since 1t
does not crush or wear rough. In fact,
1t is an ideal material for one who must
look well to the wherewith she will be
clothed. If you wish charming gown
get one Of white alpaca, with perfectly
plain skirt and tight-ftting waist
Have 1t made with a plain stock collar
Have made also a Jacket as shown in
illustration,of blue serge. The jacket
is shorter than those worn last year
and Is godeted below the waist line. 1t
has peculiar square reversible upper
ones of white alpaca-whlch are slashed
and edged with braid. The hat worn
with this costume is Of rough blue
straw. Into the trimmings is intro
duced that combination of blue and
green which is so fashionable. If, how
ever, you wish to wear the gown on a
dressy indoor occasion you may cross
the bodice with Marie Antoinette fichu
OF some delicately colored chiffon or you
may wear broad sailor collar and
with 1t a front Of soft, lacey material,
and so on. Given such a good founda-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-12
OFFICE PRIME MINISTER, TOKYO.

nation. They have refused to submit
their subjects to the protection of our
courts, and have forbidden us to make
our own tariff. They insist that their
subjects in Japan shall be tried before
their own consuls, under the laws of
their own country, because our laws
are not good enough for them, and they
will not allow us TO impose duty of
more than per cent upon imported
merchandise. Then. they blame us for
to protect their patents. Under the
new treaties that take effect in 1899
Japan will become a member Of the
international patent and trademark
union, and will give the inventions Of
foreigners the same protection that its
own receive II that is not satisfactory
our government would be willing to
have them go into effect tomorrow in
stead of four years hence"
While Mr. Matzudiara presents the
selhshness Of other nations in forci-
bic and truthful manner, it does not
justify the wholesale robbery that
Japanese manufacturers have commit
ted upon American and European in
ventors. Two wrongs do not make a
right in this or any other case, and it
is not fair example Of ordinary
Japanese equity. Every novelty and in
vention for which they have any use
will be reproduced here within three
months after it appears in the United
States or London, and will be sold for
about one-half what it costs there. Ev-
cry Japanese who goes abroad is al
ways on the lookout for some useful
and profitable process or article which
his people at home may use. The
Japanese merchants at New York, Chi
cago and other cities in the United
States as we'll as in Europe are con-
tinually sending samples of popular de-
signs and useful utensils to their friends
at home, even toys and games and puz-
zles. The famous thirteen puzzle was
sold by peddlers on the streets of Tokyo
within three months after it appeared
In the United States. having been sent
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front pair Of bands shorter than the
side ones Is essential to the effect, UNI
important as it may seem at first
thought. The blouse overhangs the
belt in front, and at the top there is a
tiny plastron Of blue satin with draped
collar to match. A huge butterfly bow
OF the dress goods is placed in front
and is tied with dark blue. The later
color, too, appears in sleeves and belt.
Double skirts are occasionally seen, and
though often so ungraceful as to be UNI
desirable, the one whose description fol-
lows Is an exception because 1t adapts
Itself so well to the remodeling Of a
gown to whose front breadth some dis
figuring accident has befallen. Only its
front Is double, an apron piece a little
shorter than the skirt being set on over
the front breadth. It's joining with the
skirt proper Is made as nearly invisible
as possible to well over the hips. Then
the apron piece is allowed to swing free
OF the skirt. Its edge is bound with q
bright braid from the place where the
attachment to the skirt stops, a line
Of the same braid Is carried down the
side seam Of the skirt, and the edge of
the apron part Is attached to this side
seam by three or four dropping straps
of braid. The apron piece may be of
material contrasting with the rest Of
the skirt, and the injured part Of the
original skirt is thus concealed. An
adoption Of the design meets the diff
Guilty Of skirt with the back badly
frayed at the foot by the droop a skirt
will have there even when the front
may be all right A short length Of
skirt material contrasting with the
skirt will combine and make new eff
feet according to this model. Make a
full back and attach 1t to the front Of
the old skirt. The scant residue Of the
second material will make the short
apron front, which will fall over the
good front Of the first skirt.
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wasted. 1t represents an epitome Of
the progress Of the people for the last
twenty-five years, and demonstrates the
facility and accuracy Of the Japanese
in initiating the arts and industries Of
other nations. 1t contains in its depart
ment Of manufactures sample Of al
most everything that enters into the
wants Of civilized men, and most Of
the articles are exact reproductions Of
inventions that are still pro-
tected by patents in Europe and the
United States.
One of the weak spots in the national
morals Of Japan is the refusal Of the
government to make patent and trade
mark treaties, for there is no protec-
tion whatever against piracy in Japan,
Still, when you reproach him with this,
the Japanese gives you knock-down
argument in defense Of his country. AS
Mr.. Matzudiara, the chief examiner in
the Japanese patent Office who was
commissioner to the Worlds Fair, re-
marked the other day: "The United
States and the European powers have
refused to recognize Japan as a civilized
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mOnAlrB the stun.
Mohair reigns, but there are many
kinds and the sort that glares with
stove-blacking brilliancy and folds in a
crackly way is the mohair you must not
get. The right kind has a heavy weave
and sof, sllk-like luster; it takes the
present organ-pipe folds as gracefully
us silk does, and 1t outwears a silk three
times, and always looks we'll No mat
ter how many other dresses one has,
one Of this stuff in black will not be
amiss. Make the skirt full, just clear
ing the ground, and absolutely plain.
Let the bodice fit perfectly, a single
box-plait being applied front and back,
that in the back fitting closely to the
form, the front one loosened a little.
Have wide belt that fastens at the
side with big cut jet button, a CORE
spending button being on the other
side, and a collar Of the same design
apparently fastening at each side under
a big cut Jet button, and let pair Of
silk-lined tabs or straps, finished with
a point and Jet button, hang loosely
from either side front Of the belt. Cor
tabs should hang from the
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smoothbores, as agreed in the prelim-
inaries, Is commented upon. Some
have gone so far as to say Verastegu's
pistol had only a blank cartridge, but
this may well be doubted because Of the
high caracter Of the seconds and the
frmness Of General Rocha, Judge Of the
field in such matters. Rocha would
not permit any unfairness, and he UNI
doubtedly acted in this case with the
utmost impartiality. Public sentiment
demands an open trial, and that the
fullest newspaper publicity be given
to the proceedings, 1t is intimated that
high official influence also demands an
impartial trial.
A remarkable article appeared re-
Gently in the Home Journal, edited by
Filomeno Mata, a paper in opposition
to the government and having large
circulation in northern Mexico. 1t Is
vigorous in expressing its opinions,
and the editor has been frequently
defendant in libel suits. The Home
Journal, reviewing the trial Of Isabel
Hernandez for killing Rosa Gazman in
a duel with knives, denies that the
duel is, as her lawyer maintained, q
social necessity, and says; "a duel Is
social alteration, monstrosity,
and should be suppressed. When an
individual kills another in q duel he
has committed homicide, and in all
cases except those Of self-defense he
should be punished. Society Is amply
able to defend everyone and no one has
the right to take the law into his own
hands"
Tho Home Journal wonders how
lawyer sworn to uphold the law can UNI
dertake the defense of a duellst on the
ground that duelng is q social neces-
sity. 1t rejoices that in the case Of the
woman Hernandez the majesty Of the
law has been indicated.
The Verastegul duel was
fought August 8, 1894. 1t attracted
widespread attention on account Of the
high character of the participants, the
mysterious nature Of the offense which
provoked the challenge, and the fatal
result to high officer Of the govern
ment. The challenger, Senior Jose
Verastegui, was the chief of the federal
stamp Office and high in the confidence
of the president of the republic, and of
the minister Of finance. His antagon-
list, Colonel Francisco Romero, had
long been noted as an expert swords
man and pistol shot. The outcome of
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Japanese have of sitting on the floor.
They make their own telephone and
electric light apparatus on American
patents without asking leave or pay
ing royalty. The telephone they have
here is an improvement on that we
are accustomed to, in that it has two re-
ceivers, which are placed at both ears
instead of one. You can also obtain the
best English and American bicycles
made in Japan for about half what the
genuine articles cost.
l went into hardware store the
other day to buy paddock and was
shown a variety which looked very
familiar The shopkeeper brought out
box which he said contained genuine
American locks, but it was difficult to
distinguish them from the Japanese
limitations. We finally selected one Of
Japanese manufacture which bore the
words in English stamped in the BRASS
Automatic lock. Patent applied for"
while the key bore the name Of MILLER
Lock Company. Philadelphia, U. S. A."
WILLIAM e. CURTIS.
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water The accompanying illustration
presents another model for the employ
ment Of mqhPir; the godets Of its skirt
being eseclaily adapted to this fabric
because Of their unusual depth. The
bloused waist has jacket pieces Of em-
broidered batlste let in at the side
seams, and straps OF the same extend
across the shoulders in back and front
as. far as the waist line, where they
meet an embroidered belt, There are a
great many acceptable models for this
material, and its present popularity Is
so great that the danger Of going wrong
is lessened.
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Another beer and the Zeal
was closed. Two letters were given
Burns and he gave them to May. His
suspicion was aroused when he saw
May open them, lie took on the letters
out Of his pocket and on Friday morn
ing reported the matter to PostoflIce In
spector Johnson. Monday May called
for his mail and was arrested. Ono
letter signed "E, e. Bird, postmaster Of
Odessa, Mich" states that the writer
saw Kirby's "ad' in a matrimonial
paper. Mr.. Bird owns up to bald pate
and gray hairs, but holds out to Miss
Zone the pure affection of heart Of
gold" He is lonely without a woman's
soothing love-" He would fly to her
arms, only 1t amt my vacation"
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chemicals and patents of that sort and
manufacture them to suit the demands
of their own market,
They have no respect for trade
marks, but initiate them on their own
goods, even to the name of the manu-
facturers. It is bad enough to have
them steal our patents, but when they
put on labels like the genuine to de-
ceive the public 1t is carrying wicked
practice a little too far and il adding
insult to injury,
For example, you will find perfecting
presses in nearly all the printing Offices
of Japan bearing the name Of r. H.
Hoe & Company, New York-the in
scription being cast in raised letters
upon the iron, Every one of these ma
chimes was manufactured in Japan
without the permission or the knowl-
edge Of the Hoe company. Some years
ago the American Trading company
imported half dozen Hoe presses for
a dealer in printing materials in Tokyo
and delivered them to the buyer at
cost of $3.50 each. A few months later
Mr.. Morse, president Of the American
Trading company, called on the local
dealer to pay his respects and found
thirty or forty similar presses in his
wareroom, all bearing the name Of r.
II, Hoe & Co., New York.
"AhW remarked Mr.. Morse, "you are
importing presses on your own ac-
count?"
NO." was the reply, 1--WE are making
them ourselves"
"But you have no right to put that
name on any machine you make" ex-
claimed Mr.. Morse, with indignation
"They cast them at the foundry IL
that way" was the answer; "but I do
not see who is going to prevent us.
There is no foreign patent law in ia
pan"
"But there is moral law which every
honest business man should recognize
and obey, and while no one can pre-
vent you from robbing the Hoe COM
pany, you ought to be satisfied with
stealing their machine only and not
their reputation"
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the duel was no surprise to those who
knew the two men, for the remarkable
skill Of Romero made the issue almost
a certainty. At o'clock Of the after
noon Of the day mentioned the duelists,
their seconds, the surgeon, and General
sostenes Rocha, general of division in
the army, met at the Spanish cemetery.
Their coaches awaited them near at
hand. General Rocha, who gained the
sobriquet Of "The Tiger" in the war
against the French, had arrived pre-
He was called to decide If the
field chosen was proper one, giving
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Decrees of Dame IA hIon.

Panama hats, with plain velvet
band are very much worn.
For home wear or more dressy &C.
caslons the gowns are all extremely
light this season.
Ribbons are used still in the greatest
profusion, and are measured by the
mile instead Of the yard.
The ruffled skirts have caught the
popular taste just now, and several Of
the new models show them.
An English straw hat is trimmed with
killed ribbon Of black and white, fas-
tened on with rhinestone buckle.
A very odd skirt, circular in shape, is
laid in inch tucks, encircling the figure
from waist to hem. 1t is more strange
than graceful.
The pinks puppies and mauves, so
much used Of late, are a little out now,
and light blue and lime-blossom green
have taken their place.
Pretty combs and pins add gveatly
to the beauty of the hair, and never
before was there such a wealth of these
ornaments displayed.
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The japanese machines were sold at
SITE at a large profit, or SIS less than
they cost in the United States.
Organs that sell for $40 in the Unit
ed States are manufactured in Osaka
and sold for $17 to people who suppose
they are imported from the United
States. Singer sewing machines and
other machines patented under the laws
of the United States are reproduced
here exactly, except that the table is
made very low to suit the habit the
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LONELY MAN DECEIVED.
Kirby May of st, Louis, Mlsuses tho
Malls for Gain.

Kirby May of St. Louis, Mlsuses tho
Mails for Gain.
The arms Of the law have again em-
braced Kirby l., May, alias Hobo, Ollie
May and more recently Miss Laura
Zone" He is again charged with work.
ing the matrimonial game.' II am
the liveliest jollest, most loving little
blonde in the country" was the way
he advertised himself. Last Thursday
May took stroll around the court
house square in st. Louis. He spoke
to q shabbily attlred young fellow
named Tom Burns and invited him to
partake of some levee beer. While tho
bartender was loading a big schooner,
May unfolded his plans to Burns, But
In a peculiar way Of his own. lie said
that he was working for Miss Laura
Zone, on Chateau avenue, and that she
had given him an order for her mail,
directed to the general delivery clerks.
May said he knew the clerks and didn't
like to get the mail owing to his shabby
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white Caps whip Col. 1anrhnm.

Col. Cobb Langham, a wellrknOwn
citizen Of Letcher county, Kentucky,
was taken from his home the other
night by White Caps, tied to tree, and
logged with switches until he tainted.
The Colonel has been an extensive
trader, and had the reputation of al
ways getting the best end of the deals
he made. He made some enemies, and
1t is believed that these were the men
who whipped him,
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One Little Orphan,

William Blanchard, a Prairie City
farmer, who separated from his wife
about year ago, tried to make up with
her at Abingdon, ILL.,, last week, but
she refused. He clutched her by the
throat and shot her twice, killing her
instantly. He then shot himself. Be.
fore he died he said he did not regret
the deed. A little girl is left an orphan.
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accompanying the present excitement.
Whether the Romero-Verastegui case
goes to jury or is tried, as is now con-
sidered probable, by a military court,
public opinion demands speedy action,
Rumors of unfarness in the duel in
which Verastegui lost his life are afloat,
The use of riled pistols instead Of
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COL. ROMERO'S CRIME.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT HOLDS HIM
a GUILTY MAN.
Tho Alleged r'uol, 1t Is Now Claimed,
Was Conspiracy to Murder the
Man Who Came TO Defend Ills
Honor.

l. L NJ Il XICo is
{ a king about u
trial that has re-
suited from the ia
m Gus Romero -
Verastegui duel,
fought over a year
ago, The whole re-
public has dis
played remarkable
interest in the SEN
sational incidents
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Drowned Trying to Rescue Her Son.

Drowned Trying to Rescue Her Son.
Mrs. II. Francis and her son Of En-
glewood, ILL.,, were drowned at the Will
low Resort on Spring Lake, Mich, the
other day. The little boy was in bath
ing and got beyond his depth. HI
mother attempted to rescue him, and
both were drowned. The bodies were
recovered.
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From Bull Run.to Ohio.

George Hoyt Of Cleveland, o., relates
a good story on himself. He was in the
first battle of Bull Run, and when the
union forces had been put to rout he
heard the command to rally on the re-
serve. He says the only reserve he
ever heard of was the Western Reserve,
and that he started for that locality as
fast as he could go.
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On the line of the South Jersey Rail-
road, from Folsom to Cape May Court
House, distance Of forty miles, The
road runs through an almost continuous
plantation of fragrant magnolias.a,v..
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JAPAN'S REVENG E.
STEALS AMERICAN PATENTS
FOR HOME USE.
This at First Looks DIshonest-They,
However, Complain That We DO Not
Recognize Them as Civilized Ma
tlOn.
(Tokyo Correspondence.)

NlDl L ~ 4 IE
exposition at Kyoto
or an examination
of its catalogue is
sufficient to con-
vince any one that
efforts to build up
an export trade in
general merchan-
disc from the Unit
ed States to this
country would be
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WOMAN AND HOME.
UP TO DATE READING FOR
DANES AND DAMSELS.
The, Mirror of Fashlon-somo OF the
Latest Styles for tho season-somo
Useful Hints for tho Household-Cur-
rent Notes OF the Modes.

ASHTON is not Of
ten kind to the pow
erty stricken ones
In her domain, but
this season she has
made q decided
move In our favor
by smiling upon the
old-fashioned al
paca gowns. For
this material means
much to us, 1t has
that soft, simmer
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GIRLS OF JAPAN.

lVar by Japanese merchant in New
'ork. They have an advantage here
in not being compelled to pay royalty
as we'll as in the low price of their
labor, so when they acquire the inven-
lions Of foreigners they can reproduce
and sell the goods much cheaper than
they cost at home. The Japanese are
splendid chemists, also, and they are
able to analyze patent medicines,
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collar in the bust line. Then let the
sleeves be finished at the wrists with
bands fastening under Jet buttons. Such
dress will serve in any place. Added
dresslness can come by setting four
buttons down the front box-plait. Wear
a large, black rough straw hat trimmed
with a pair Of knots of white null and
two upright cocks feathers, white
gloves, with black stitching, and carry
a white silk parasol. A really faultless
rig for ordinary street wear will result.
Mohair, by the way, is surprisingly cool,
and sheds dust as ducks back sheds
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ton, 1t is unnecessary for me to tell
the ingenious American girl what she
may do with her gown
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Paul Verlaine, after considerable op-
position, has been admitted to the
French society Of Dramatic Authors.