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[ kept on, marking my way by break
ing low limbs.
II soon came in sight of the stream
and was turning to make my way to
the left to find slant that Wild take
me to the bank Of il, Nnnn | found
myself sinking down and down.
reached out for something to clutch
but something always gave way, and
finally landed on a sandy bit CT beach
in little cove that the horizontal wall
Of the mountains base made at the
edge of the stream.
II was not hurt My fall had been
gradual I had fallen through growth
that covered the side Of the hill above
me fully thirty feet. I scanned the
sides Of the rock that made the cove
There was no retreat that way. I
looked down the stream. There was Il
waterfall not ten feet away, whose dis
lance I could not measure, but it
seemed rs if it was great deal. Up
the stream it seemed as bad.
II secured from the hillside a sinu-
GUS vine and made a rope. fastened it
to a solid point Of the ro:k, and then,
rs it was early, I sat down to sketch
the canyon as it stretched away in the
blue depths.
/ while contemplating the view I alb
sently kicked up pebbles and threw
them into the water. One of them I
happened to notice as I held it irn my
hand. 1t was of an odd shape and Pc
culiar color where the dried earth did
! not cover it. ! washed it off in the
stream. 1t looked susp' ciously like
gold. I looked where l had been sit
ting, and there, in an oblong rift CT
the rocks, was a hatful Of just such
| clods as 1 held in my hand
Il had seen nuggets of gold but had
never heard Of them in such quanti-
ties as met my gaze. Hep ng it was
gold, but not sure, l placed those that
were loose in a niche as high up the
bank as could reach and made my
way around the point Of rock to find Il
way back home, with the nugget Sc
curely fastened n my dress.
The water WIS I'D to my shoulders,
but succeeded II getting around. Then,
marking the way carefully with bits of
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ROYAL PAGES.

The Ones Sung by the Poet Still Sur.
:. vivc, but nre Rare. H.
1t is only at the imperial and royal
courts Of Europe that 1.-THE pretty page
with the dimpled chin,' so sweetly
sung by the poet, and who constituted
one of the most picturesque aid TO
mantle features Of the nedievaf times,
still survives. Royal and imperial
pages range in age from II to 16 years.
They are appointed by the sovereign
enjoy pay, prerogutives and peruuis-
ties, much as do the grown-up attend
ants on royalty, and are ascribed GER
tain definite duties
Gentle birth is the first qualification
for the post of royal page. At the
courts Of Vienna and Munich, an an
cestry OF no less than sixteen genera
TONS free from any plebian strain on
either fathers or mothers side is re-
CURED. In Britain and Russia so
long as a nobility is not demanded.
The pages of honor in any court of
Queen Victoria arc generally the
sons CT distinguished officers of the
army, or of high dignitaries Of the
royal household.
These boys receive 9100 year each,
and when they have served a period
OF five years each is presented with
a commission in the guards. On state
occasions they wear gorgeous uni
forms Of blue and silver. Besides
serving on each occasion they have to
devote certain number of weeks ev-
cry year to more private service at
Windsor or at OSbC1ne One of their
chief functions is to bear the queen s
train when she holds a meeting Of
the Privy Council. The queen is rigid
in her etiquette and never presides
at councils without wearing her long
black silk court train.
At the Court of Berlin the pages fig
ure at all state ceremonies clad like
those of ENGLAND, in blue and silver,
and at the court banQuets they stand
behind the chairs Of the royal and i'm
pe1ial persornges. These pcrsOnag,S,
on rising from the table, sometimes
address a few kindly words to the
boys, and present them with sweet
meats from the epergneS. These pages
are chosen only from among the best
looking boys of the school of CADETS,
nearly all the members of which are
of noble BIRTH
At the Court of St. Petersburg the
corps Of pages is a sort of imperial
school where number of lads, sons Of
noblemen and state dignitalies both
civil and military, are educated at the
Cars expense and under his super
vision. On attaining their eighteenth
year they usually obtain commissions
Us officers Of the regiment of Cheva,
Her Guards.-Pearson's Weekly.EfG s.
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"He swore by the Virgin ne would
never betray me. We made our way
down to the rock, and. fixing tue rope
hrmly, 1 went around, took the tools
from him, and then he came.
1T was hard work But after eight
or nine hours Of picking l got ali there
was out Of the rough gutter Of the
rock where the stream trickled
through. We had in all, at rough es-
t1mation, about eighty pounds Of the
mess or dirt and gold including the
loose bits [ had concealed in the niche.
L could not see signs OF any mere
I'VE made two packages al. the dirt,
and with much effort helped the ItaI-
ian carry them up the hill. We left thu
tools. That night l went to his house,
guarding my treasure. I sent a note
by him to Miller, telling him I would
not be home, saying the Italians wife
was i'll and that 1 would stay with her
that night. l had the Italian secure
me cart and donkeys, land the next
morning, with my fortune concealed
under the seat, I started with it for
the nearest station after settling wiz
Miller for my months board.
we reached the station after a six
days trip. l gave the Italian five or
SIX ounces of the most solid of the
stuff. / had the rest packed in a stout
box. While at the station I met a tray
cling salesman to whom coIfided. He
advised me to take it to the Civ of
Mexico. I lacked $40 or $40 of having
enough money to pay my fare, but he
loaned it to me, Eaying that [ could
send 1T to him. I arrived safely in the
city, and with the assistance Of an
American at the hotel I had the stuff
melted, and after the customs and Ii
cense We're paid it netted mess, 100. ="
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Fin de Steele in japan.

variety Of material. The variety Of
material is not unusually great, but the
color is more varied than that of the
summer challieS.
The Japanese women are said to have
the best taste as regards color and COM
binations Of any women in the world.
They exercise this taste to its fullest
extent, and a japanese indoor COS sumo
is composed of the colors Of the rain
bow, arranged in the most gorgeous
prismatic effects.
Soft colors are mostly used, md fine
pinks. creams. pale blues and green's
and lemons are the principal tints.
Rarely are the heavy colors-brown.
black and the dark redS-ilsed.
Brocades are in high favor, and the
Japanese wearerS turn out some of the
most wonderful brocades in the world
A Japanese woman does not have to
undergo the fortunes Of dress fitting.
There are no long trips to the dress
maker. no waits while the garment is
being pinned and cut and twisted
The one national form CT garment
has but one piece in it, and the Japan
csc woman merely winds it around her
self. There is little shaping around
the neck. and that is all.
inches wide. and when the Oriental
wearer winds herself in it there IS 4
certain knack Of wrapping.
The right side Of the piece is thrown
we'll across the bosom. The collar will
then fall into place. and the left side
is Tapped over the right side. If this is
properly done it leaves the smallest
V-shaped opening at the neck. The
sleeves. which are mere Sits in the
dress and bags attached thereto, TALL
into the proper places
Then comes the triumph Of the Jap
anese coStume-the sash.
This is more glorious than a COM
biEed sunset and rainbow. In it the
Japanese woman shows all her fond
ness for combinations of color. 1t is
also an essential part of the costume.
for the Japanese do not use pins, and
without the sash the single gar1nt Mt
would be in precautions condition.
The sash is nearly as large AS the
dress. 1t is generally twelve feet long
and one or two feet wide. 1t is wrap
ped twice around the body and tied be-
hind
The sash is a mark Of the rank of the
wearer The lower classes tie it in one
small knot. and as the rank grows, the
number of knots increase. When a
princess is reached she has not less
than four bows reaching up and down
the back.
Everything is silk in the land of the
lotus. Only the very poor wear cotton.
and that stuff is distinctly a mark OF
the lower classes.
The dressing of the hair is sure in
dication Of the position Of the wearer.
The married women dress their hair
in one way and the unmarried in an
other. The latter are allowed to fill
their hair with ieweled pins.
Japanese masculine fashions are very
different from those Of the women.
The men are gradually adopting the
American dress.
The Japanese man will Wear our
shoes and Il white shirt, and even L
derby hat.
But silk hat? Never!
Neither a Japanese nor a Chinaman
will wear silk hat. He regards it as
a barbarity.
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JAPANESE FASHIONS.
THE LAWS OF FASHION IN JAPAN
AS ARBITRARY AS OURS.
But They Are Centuries Old ana
Have Newer Changed-Men Affect
the American Gar.-tVornen In
Rainbow Robes md Silken Sashes.

Fashions rules are as imperative in
the land Of the mikado as they are in
our own AGO.
Bit these rules are more aristocratic
than the New York 400, for they are
centuries old, and age is supposed to
give blueness Of blood to anything.
The little Japanese maid Of today
dresses exactly as did her great-grand-
mother. There is none Of our constant
search for novelty.
This is Hlrgely caused by the fact
that every Japanese lady is her own
dressmaker. The modiste does not ex-
ist in the household economy Of the
children of the sun.
In consequence there is no rackipg OF
brains to devise new costumes.
The fashions Of one summer are ex-
actly the fashions Of last, and will be
the fashions Of the next.
One season does not bring big skirts
and small sleeves and the next small
skirts and big sleeves.
The only latitude that the little jap
anese woman is allowed is in color and
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OVER 'rHIE RIVER OF DROPPING
EYES.

Over the River Of Dropping Eyes
Is the wonderful land Of Dreams,
Where lilies grow as white as the snow,
And fields are green and warm winds
blow,
And the tail reeds culver, all in a row.
And no ONE ever cries:
For it is Il beautiful place fOr girls
and boys,
Where there's no scolding and lots Of
noise.
And no lost balls OF broken toys
Over the River Of Dropping Eyes
In the beautiful land Of Dreams.
There's horns to blow and drums to
beat
And plenty Of candy and cakes to eat.
And no ono ever cleans their feet
And no one ever tries!
There's plenty Of grassy places for
play,
And birds and bees, they throng all
the day
Oh, wouldn't you like to go and stay
Over the River Of Dropping Eyes
In the beautiful land Of Dreams.
Maurice CraytO2.
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RUSSIAN TRAITS.
Lazy, EFcmfnnte, SIovenIy and Dis
honest in Trade, Says IN English
man.

Lazy, EFeninnte, SIovenry and Dis
honest in Trade, Says an En.l:.h-
man.
The Russians are lazy and effemi-
nate; in the winter they seldom walk,
and when they do SO they crawl along
mutf1ed up in furs, and do not move
with any briskness. One sees a great
many military officers in Moscow, and
their want Of smartness is noticeable.
NUMBERS are always to be seen loung-
ing about the boulevards with their
hands in the pockets of their gray
cVercoats. These boulevard warriors
GO not look very formidable Cossacks
are dlrty-looking rutfians, badly dress
ed and mounted on small horses, which
are said to be excellent animals, DOS
sessing wonderful staying power. I
was told by an officer that the Cos
sacks have degenerated very much,
ana nave been spoiled by being turned
into regulars. The Cossacks of the
Do1 especially have deteriorated, but
those OF the Caucasian regions are fine
soldiers.
One OF the worst characteristics of
the Russians is their dishonesty in
u aAe. LII MOScO". even IN many OF
the best shops, one has to bargain
for purchases, as a much higher price
than is expected is always asked In
this way foreigners in Moscow no
doubt frequently pay three or four
times the necessary price for articles
In the same way one has to bargain.
for everything, and this. in my c.pin-
ion. constitutes one of the most disa-
greeable things connected with life in
Russia. One always imagines that one
is being swindled, and too frequently,
10 doubt. the idea is not q vain one
That the Russians are dirty people
is we'll known; very few houses have
even foothath il. them, and, although
there are fine public baths. the Rus
slams, even Of the upper classes, sell
dom make use Of them. Indeed, I be
lieve the lower orders are cleaner in
this respective stminster Review.
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"NO -AdmittAnce!"

A recent freak Of the Russian custom
house authorities has been commune
Gated to us by a friend in Heisingfors,
Finland. An entomologist, residing in
that town, not long ago sent d rare fly
from Lapland to Il brother scientist
in Italy, but had the parcel returned
from the Russian frontier with this
notice: III
1.-The Importation of dead animals
into Russia is prohibited"
The parcel was subsequently for
warded via. Sweden.-Neckar Zeituns.
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Playing the PenuItimate.

Mr.. James Payn was instructing
some young lady friends in the art of
scientific whist, and they told him
they played family whist in the even
ings. DO your people play the pen
ultlmate:' the novelist inquired Of one
of his fair pupils. 1s.s..
'Not that know Of" she answered,
very sWeetly, but with some Of that
alnazement which deprecated in tihe
marriage service. Sophie plays the
piano, and Julia the harp; but we none
OF us play the penultimate. BLACK.
woods Magazine.
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Working n New Trick on Farmers.

Farmers in the vicinity of Frankfort
are being caught on the bill board priv
ilege racket Two men paint a sign
on the farmers fence and give him
a few dollars to guarantee them that
no one. else will be permitted to paint
signs over them. The farmer is asked
to sign receipt acknowledging the
payment Of the money in order that
they can return the same to their en-
ployer. The receipt which he signs
turns out to be promissory note for
5000 or $500, as the case may bs.-
indianapolis News
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the pieces little pun to send them on

the pieces Il IlttIe pun 70 SEND them on
on the stream.
, II believe YOU" said Mrs. Stewart.
"ghall you want to be rowed across
for the last trine, menu" demanded
the boy, putting his head out of q win
dow, cor is the guv'nor going to do it?"
THE last train?" echoed Mrs. Stew
art "Why, Of course not, James. Go
to bed at once" s.
THAT boys quite mad,' said Stew
art, turning over a page Of the paper
to find the cricket. I'VE must get rid
OF him. st. james Budget
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A Sure Sign.

Allow do you know that Mailer
has come in for fortune?
B.-Why, formerly people always said
he was crazy; now they say he is
original ustise Blatter.
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FELL AMONG GOLD.
MARVELLOUS LUCK OF A PRETTY
YOUNG GIRL ARTIST.

Tumbled Down IL Precipice Right
Into the Midst Of Ten Thousand
Doliars' Worth of the Beautiful
Yellow Nuggets.
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A HELLO ROMANCE.-It comes from
the state Of Maine and is a little ro~
nance that occurred recently in Port
land. He was clerk in large whole
sale house and used the telephone
constantly. At certain periods his
calls were answered by a sweet voice.
which seemed to soot!.e his tired
Worn ont nerves and strengthen him
wonderfully. He grew to listen for
tll;ft voice, dreamed of it. and finally
1t became a part Of his llfe One eve
ningln the theatre he heard behind him
and regonized it at once.. For a long
time he sat as one dazed and dared
not looN ut the possessor of that voice
for tear he would be disappointed.
But he wasn't, and now they're engag-
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ROTH DRUG Co.
4 .HONG THE HTHORISTS.

World selections from Never beer
he against the law at IL Key York Sun
day concert e'Boslon Herald
A paper in Texas is named The
Empty Bottle. 1t is Il warnin. of Dem
ocratic Danger in Texas.-C Chicago In-
ter Ocean.
What, said the emancipation.
"whav has tie hicyc.e loae for wo-
man ?"
'It has enabled her" said ;ie cvuic
on the back seat, ITO take her ,lace in
the middle ot the road. along with the
horses. Buffalo Express.
"How is politics down ,onr way,
Major -
"Wai. some of The waters i com
mitted fer free silver. >nine te.r the
gold standard. and il .i4hl good sa!at-
teriu' is con miited fer hnw. .st..tlin'
an the like.'-Ciucinaati Tribune.
Dismal Dawson How d. Won
stand on De financial question r.
Everett Wrest-.'i am 4 bit puzzled.
| amt sure II means sixteen beers for
a dollar. OF sixteen gallons Indian
apolis Journal.
The practice The new woman is get
ting on her bike" will prove useful
when she gets into politics and has to
straddle the silver Question.-New
York Recorder.
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NO. 2

New Market. Va. Thill coupling. C.
I. Massey, Birmingham. Ala, Boiler
connection for valves. G.. X. McGahey,
tikfon. Va, Churn. W. NJ. McLen-
don. Woodbury.. Ga. Plow. w. j.
Meeks. Oxford, Fla. Weed turner. O.
Mersenthaler, Baltimore, Md. LiEo-
type machine. j. II. Randolph, Baton
Rouge. La. Horse rake. j. H. Robin
son. Holly Springs. Miss. Prescription
ME for PHARMACISTS. c. Sample, Val
ley Grove, w. Va. Brake mechanism
Tor vehicles. f. Srgassie, New Or
leans. La. Spinning tor. l.. Stowe.
10 ne. Tenn. Back band hook. j. F.
woodward, Parkersbnrg, w. Va, De-
VIC" for heating, aerating and cooling
milk.
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A MONG OUR EXCHANGES.

! 1t is fact beyond contradiction
that meat can .e raised cheaper than
by purchasing it with cotton For in
stance, the early oats come off in MAY
the speckled whipporwill pea comes
in July, sorghum from July to Septem-
Der while the pea can be made to last
! until December. With full rotation
OF these crops there should he no
drawback TO the home production of
meat. The failure of southern farmers
/ to raise their own meat encourages de
| preston ard shows that not quite
enongll personal ambition is exercised.
Let's stop buying our meat but 60 to
work and raise it.-Louisiana Ad-
vance.
The press is one of the greatest
agencies in the world for circulating
the truth. No other agency is equal
to it as a general educator. The news
paper as a general educator is not
equal even to the magnificent school
system we have. Both are mighty as
an educational force. Newspapers
are also in the world as Il moral and
religious force. The newspaper that
Is not good IS not great i'll the true
sense of the word. There are certain
newspapers which emphasize continu-
ally II high moral and religious tone.
There are certain great newspapers
which explain and circulate ,he tinth
aud make it SO plain that all can un-
derstand it. None are SO poor that
they cannot get a paper: none are SO
igorant that they canne5 learn from it.
and none are so dull that they cannot
understand it.-Plaquemine's Pfotee-
tor.
The action of Comptroller Bowler in
refusing to pay the sugar bounty. for
which appropriation had already been
made by congress, on the ground that
the appropriation was ancons tituten
al should result in his removal by the
president. administrative officers
are not privileged to exercise the fnnc-
ton OF The Supreme Courts, says tie
Commercial Appeals, In commenting
upon Mr.. Bowler's actions. 1T would
be Il curious method of carfvin. out
the DEGREES if every clerk would exer-
else his own judgement as to the con-
stltutlonality of the statutes
million Star.
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LIST OF PATENTS.

Granted to Southern States Inventors
this week. Reported by 6. A. Snow
Il Co. Solicitors of American and For
eign Patents, Opp. L. S Patent Office,
Washington, d. G..
y. Aucoin. Delcamb-e, La. Sling
for unloading sugar cane. J. T. An
drew. Montgomery, Ala. Device for
starting race horses. w. F. Bird
Bruceton. w. Va, Combined corn
planter and fertilizer distribnter. T..
4. Bryan. Baltimore. Md. Gas stove
for heating. w. NJ. Dalton. Jack son.
Miss, Artificial stone composition and
making same j. w. barley. Jr. Bal
timo1e. Md, Piano action r. Da-
Wis, Parkersburg. w. Va, Electric
heating rug. w. J. Dealtry, Louis
vile. KY. Seeding machine. 7. B.
Dixon. Henderson, Railway signaling
system. j. H. Finley. Morgantown,
Ky, Burglar alarm. c. S. Garrigus,
Louisville. kv.. Boiler cleaner. L.
Haskiil, Fort Meade, Fla, Portable e
kitchen cabinet. j. House, Davis, w.
Va. Combined picture hanger. wall
pocket. and hat rack. F.krnpp, New
Orleans. La. Safety lock hinge. L.
Lyndon, Athens. Ga, Hot box indiea
tor for railway cars. B. 2. Malonev,