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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

a peasant woman has been arrested in
sicily charged with poisoning twenty
three children. She has confessed her
crime and says she did it to aVenge the
death OF her two sons.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

An exchange says that the action Of
.he louisiana Republicans in repudiat-
ing the negroes and in calling for =
Ws'lte Republican party has caused
INDIGNATION amcng The old time Re
.pubiicars and negroes and they threat
en- 10 go over in body to the Demo
crate
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

Cuba has about the same areo ne
ONO. With Porto Rico almost exactly
the same. The population OF the larger
island is l,6Sl,o00. a little more than q
third of Ohio's population.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

An English fleet is anchored in the
paiuaheiies ana Russian squadron is
waiting IN the Bosphorus. The cause of
TINS Is i'll Turkey not comIdying with
the demands of the powers as 10 Arma-
Sian reforms.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

Atlanta is to have no bull tight and
no State or Territory in the Union APP.
pears willing to hay" any prize nGnt
Who says the world is not growing bot
ter?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

Russia is endcavorine to negotiate n
treaty with Italy which will give a mon
opoly OF the petroleum trade to the Rus
sian producers and exclude American
oils
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

Austria proposes to deal with persis-
tent drunkards by treating them as
mentally incapable and OBTAINING them
In special retreats for term of two
Years.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16

After an audience with the British
Minister al Constantinople ihc sultan
dispatched one of his generals to place
mines and torpsdocs in the Dnrdanelles.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-16
RJJSSES

in every size ANA shape to suit. DOUBLE
MD SINGLE. IN CeilulOid. in hlastic.in
lihrd Rubber, in Silver and in Steel
spring TT guaranteed and no charge
for perfectly adjusting the same
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
BEAUTY'S DEBT TO PATENTS.
Masks to Make Dimples, False Noses
and Artificial Forms.

Vanity furnishes the inspiration for
many Of the inventions at the patent
Office.
One OF the latest OF this sort is .
mask OF very thin rubber, designed to
be worn on the face at night. 1t
causes profuse perspirstion, which
washes impurities out OF the skin and
makes the complexion clsarerSS~Sun
tan is quickly removed, SO tits claimed.
Another device, for producing dim
Piles, is 8 woman's idea. 1t is a wire
mask, Iikewike, to put on when going
to bed. BY an arrangement of screws,
pencils of wood, very blunt, are made
to press upon the cheeks and chin at
the points were dimples are ditired.
Uncomfortable? Why, OF course.
But, as the French say, it is worth
while to suffer for beauty's sake.
False busts, hips and CALVES are
made of rubber, to be blown out like
balloons, and in many other styles,
while the young lady Of build hope
lessly skeletonesque may procure a
complete stuffed jacket which fills out
her form at every point to the extent
requisite for counterfeiting disirAble
embonpoint.
If one is 10 unfortunate as to lack q
nose, he can obtain false one OF pa
pier mache, artfully ensmeled to imi-
tate the skin. One kind OF imitation
proboscis is attached TO . spectacle
frame, so that the owner puts on his
counterfeit nasal organ in adjusting
his glasses.
Masculine vanity is the genesis OF
about eighty patents for various kinds
of moustache guards. One such is a
gold plate with a spring, which may
be fastened to any drinking vessel at
q moments notice.
Another is specially designed for
beer glasses. A tube connecting with
it goes down deep into the beer, SO
that the moustached drinker is able
to avoid the foam.
Other guards are destined TO be
worn like spectaCles somewhat, with
wires to pass to the back of the ears
of the wearer, and hold them on. The
shield for the mustache il of goldor
silver, or of fine gOldwire net
PcarSon's Magazine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
THE FANCY WAIST.
The Society Girl Will Use 1t to Good
Advantage This Season.

Women are never tired singing the
praises of the fancy bodice. It shows
the rare combination OF beauty and
economy. The society girl this season
in selecting her evening gowns, is pur.
chasing three bcdices to one skirt. The
most popular skirt is of MORE or satin,
and each dainty bodice is made in q
strikingly different design. In this
way the society belle appears to have
many varying costumes
A charming bodice which would
look well with almost any skirt is OF
white crepe de chine, trimmed with
gorgeous Vandyke points in gold.
The square, low-cut neck is outlined
by trimming of gold spangles and
white pearls. From this trimming
the Vandyke points are arranged
over the corsage, showing slight
putting of crepe de chine between
each point. The sleeve is an airy
butterfly OF the white crepe, stiffened
until it assumes huge proportions and
caught in the centre with cluster OF
yellow roses.
This bodice is also effective il let
Vandyke points are used with any
delicately tinted chiffon or crepe. It
may be worn to the theatre by cover.
ing the neck with q yoke OF black net
and wearing long black gloves which
meet the short sleeves.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
SCHOOL LIFE IN ARMENIA.
Children Have to Work Harder aud Do
Not Learn us Rapidly.

Children Have to Work Harder aud Do
Not Learn us Rapidly.
There are two classes of schools in
Armenia, private and public The pri-
vate schools begin at sunrise and end
at sunset. Each child brings piece
Of carpet, which he places on the aoor,
and upon which he sits all day until
sunset, when he carries home again his
square rug, Tho children supply their
own books, consequently the text
books vary from bible, prayer book
to newspaper, and when pupil has
learned all In his own textbook he ex.
changes It with another student, and
80 on. ...
AS q rule, says the Boston Herald, Al
the end Of the four years course the
children leave school scarcely knowing
how to read. This is not owing 10 the
lack of intelligence on the childrent
part, but the result Of the defective
system in teaching them.
The public schools are substantially
the same as those in America, with the
exception that the sexes are taught N
separate buildings. Religious instruc
ton is given in the schools, the church
es deeming 1t unnecessary to support
Sunday schools AS all the children
are of one faith, there is no religious
conflict, The course Of study In tht
schools is very hard, because of th'
different languages spoken in the sST
eral sections of the country. Even tn,
Russian language is studied. In ssnnme
the private. schools are held out o
doors.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
HOarhOuWd Candy.

A good boarhouud candy may be
made at home in the following way !;
Boil Two ounces of dried hoarhound,
which can be procured at the drug,
gist's, in pint and bali OF water un-
til its flavor is extracted that is, for
about thirty minutes. Strain until
perfectly clear. Add to it three and a
half pounds of brown sugar, and boil
over quick fire until the syrup will
harden, when little is dropped in
cold water. Pour into buttered tin
and cut in squares when it is partly
cooled,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
PURITY c. WATER.
Clearness and TastelesBneSs Arc Not Rec
essariIy Proofs OF PURITY

Clearness and Tastelessness Are Not Rec-
essarily Proofs OF PURITY
The popular standards Of the purity
Of water are clearness, tastelessness
and colorlessness, and yet they are n
reality less desirable qualities than aee
sottness, freedom from putresctple Or
ganic matter, and stability In storage
For instance, says the Literary Digsst,a
colorless and perfectly clear ground
water, especially when high IN nj
trates, will, If confined In open rsscr.
voir, promote and support more Wig
orous growth Of organisms and may be.
come fouled and polluted 30 mich
greater extent than will many surface
waters similarly confined and either
deeply colored by dissolved vegetable
maaer, or loaded with clay and sandt IN
suspension. Likewise, a water meeting
the requirements Of the popular stand.
ard, but containing much lime and
tnagnesia, particularly In the form Of
sulplfates, is unfit tor use In boilers and
houses, while q ground water contain.
ing peroxide Of Iron viii cause much
trouble and annoyance by the deposits
Of iron rust in the distributtsn Pipe,
and will prove very unsatisfactory IA
washing and cooking.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
Welsh Rarebit.

Welsh rsrebit is another thing that
is much in vogue now that chafog
dishes are getting to be commonly
used among plain people, and to the
lovers Of Brown October ale" there
is nothing more toothsome than the
toast and cheese with their favorite
beverage. For party Of four use
about half pound of good English
cheese, getting the toast ready before
lighting your chafng dish lamp.
Into about cup of ale cut up the
cheese in small shavings and add
just a pinch of mustard. Keep stir
ring with a tablespoon until tho ough.
ly melted, then pour over the toast
and serve two slices of toast and a
glass OF ale to each person. Care
must be taken to watch the moment
the cheese is done or 1T will be st. ingy
and uumanageable. For those who
do not dlink ale milk can be substi-
tuted equally we'll.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
WHAT TAI AoUIH TELLS.
COlOr aud Shape Are an open BOOK to
the Wls0a

There are certain mouths which tell
you in every curve to beware OF their
owners There srs thin lips, sharply
drawn down as the corners, rather
bloodlesI and pale. They belong to
men and women whose views are mar.
row and interchangeable, whose sympa-
thies are not to be aroused by any
means They are selfrighteous peo-
pie, and as obstinate as human beings
can be.
A woman with mouth of that type
may proclaim as far as her words eau
reach that she believes in wifely sub
mission and feminine yielding, but
she will have her own way all through
her life. She is likely to have certain
virtues, to be sure. She will be eco
omical, pious and proper.
Her husband is not likely to be
brought to bankruptcy or to the d.
vorce courts by her, but she will lead
him sometimes to wish for either oil
these varieties in the rigidity and mo-
notony of existence.
The woman with very full, very red
lips, OF the "pouting" variety, is apt
to be luxurious 10 her tastes. She Is
fond of ease and pleasure. Beauty
and brightness appeal to her, and
her ideas are not likely to be high,
but she is ardent in her temperament
and very impulsive.
The Cnpid's bow, oil which the nov.
elists Of another day used to write a
good deal, is pretty mouth, but il
lacks an element of beauty which mod.
ern standards demand--tbat OF spir.
ituality.
Lips continually curving upward,
slightly pouting and red, may bevery
pretty, but they are not the ones
which denote that their owner is full
of sympathy and has had deep ex-
perience of life.
Sorrow, either personal or indirect
earnestness and gravity are all denoted
by the lips, which, although not sharp
ly drawn down, naturally take a down
ward curve in repose. The opposite
tendencies are denoted by up curved
full lips. .. ..a
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10

GRlPMEN ARE ON&-5pED.
Half of Their Bodies Developed by Hsn6
ling the Heavy LevesS.

Half of Their Bodies Developed by xEsnA-
ling the Heavy LevoES.
"All the gripmen necessarily must
be muscular" said big Chiceso cable
train driver recently, "for the physical
exertion Is great and q weak man
could not stand the strain. IT'S SORT
Of one-sided trade, though. II TEL
low sticks to 1t long he gets bigger On
the right side of his body than on the
left, for the pulling and pushing, haul
ing and Jerking are done mostly with
that side. don't know any man who's
been at the work long enough to be-
come really deformed BY It, but I've
seen many gripmen who were plainly
larger, heavier, more muscular on the
right side, especially in Che shoulder,
than ON the other side. No; I've never
seen the phenomenal enlargeuient-the
'gripman's ARM the boys cali it--on
The left side, for the simple reason that
the builders Of grip cars don't take
left-handed men into their calculations.
There are no left-handed grip cars; con-
sequently there are no left-handed
pripmen."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
Baths Ia japan.

Nearly all American and European
visitors to Japan speak with admiration
Of the public baths Of that country
In the city of Toxic there are between
eight hundred and nine hundred public
bathing establishments, each frequent
ed daily by at least three hundred peo-
pie, who pay for the privilege 80 small
0 sum that no one is too poor to afford
It. Outside of these baths the Japan
ese are much given to bathing in their
own homes. They are one of the clean
est races In the world. Travellers from
the western world frequently express
regret that In Europe and America there
are no such establishments.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
THE IDEAL FEMALE ARM.
ExpressiTeness, as Well as Beauty, an
Important But Rare Feature.

'b"Ifnd great difficulty in getting a
model. with good arms" said a we'll
known sculptor recently. at is as
tonishing how few women there are
with arms that conform to the stan
dard. A perfect arm, measured from
the wrist joint to the armpit, should
be twice the length of the head. The
upper part of the arm should be large,
full and well rounded. There should
be q dimple at the elbow. The fore
arm must not be too fiat, not nearly
so fiat as mans, for instance.
"From q weIl.moulded shoulder, the
whole arm should taper in long, grace
full curves to well rounded wrist. It
is better to have an arm that harmo-
nizes, even if the parts do not conform
to the generally accepted lines. For
instance, a full, round, uppe arm
which is Joined to a fiat or thin fore
arm has a very bad effect4 Perhapsit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
FACTS FOR THE FAIR.
Hints OF Fashion and Preside In O
Few Brief Words.

Wsxed paper should he kept on
hand to be wrapped about sandwiches
and cakes carried for the school lunch
con, both for the sake of daintiness
and also to keep it from drying.
Serge sofa blankets are warm and
com ortable for winter use. They may
be ornamented with an outline or ap.
plique design, and have an ornamen-
tai edge in wool crochet, The lining
may be of Saline, silesia or lining silk.
Haircloth bustles are advised by
some dressmakers to give the fashion
able set out 10 the dress in the back.
Plaster casts in there natural state
are beat freed from dust by covering
them with thick layer of starch.
When the starch is dry, brush thor
oushly with stiff brush, and it will
be found that The dust has been re.
moved with the starch.
The sheerest varieties OF white lace
are associated with fur on both street
and evening gowns, the union being
very much admired at present, al
though it certainly seems rather in.
congruous. Point lierre lace, which is
often used in this way, shows dainty
designs that resemble those in point
applique, and a fine net; and being
thus delicately patterned, it may be
effectively arranged with great full,
ness, which is essential when lace ls
used with fur.
Velvet in small plaids is effective in
combination with creamy guipure
lace on children's best dresses.
A verv pretty bodice OF black, gray
and crimson checked cheviot cloth
has slightly full front Of red miroil
velvet, ending in point below the
waist. The bodice is fastened with
over'apped tabs aud embossed but,
tons. The square collar has lapels oil
mink fur. The sleeves are slashed
and have tabs over velvet cuffs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
AN ALLIGATOR sNORY.
Lsost Messenger Boy in India DiscOvere'
In an AlliAntor's Throat.

Lost Messenger Boy in India Discovered
In an Allientor's Throat.
"0i all the inhabitents,of the great
rivers of India the alligator Is the most
formidable" said Capt L. Z. Ballou, OF
London, England, recently, according
to the St. Louis Globe-Democrak
"Whde / was stationed there several
years ago saw sight the thought OF
which always causes 3 shudder to creep
over me. A lady near where Lived
had sent little native boy with let-
ter to friend at some little distance,
with the request to send back q reply
Being y trustworthy little fellow sOinO
surprise Was felt whsn he did not re-
turn aftvb n reasonable absence. After
waiting several hours with no Sign Of
the messenger, q searching party, dE
which was member, was made up TO
try to discover his whereabouts. After
securing the country for some time we
came to tho river bank and short dis
lance away saw dead alligator lying
on the shore with It's great Jaws en-
tended to their utmost. On examining
It 10 discover the cause of 30 strange
an appearance we found 10 Our horror
that 1t had devoured the missing boy,
and had attempted to swallow his head
whole. This, however, 1t was unable
to do, and had been suffocatOd In the
attempt. The boys head was still Gov
cred by his turban, which, vixen re-
moved, disclosed the answer to his mia
tress' letter, which he was faithfully
bringing back. 1t was supposed that
while attempting to swim the river he
had been seized by the alligator, 81
these huge reptiles are very clever In
conoealing themselves till their victim
is well within reach, and then pounO-
inR on their prey"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
It May Do as Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, Ill, writes
that he had Severe Kidney trouble for
many years, with severe pains in his
back and also that his bladder was af-
fected. He tried many so called Kidney
cures but without any good result.
About year ago he began the use Of
Electric Bitters and found relief at once.
Electric Bitters is especially adapted to
cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles
and often gives almost instant relief.
One trial will prove our statement.
Price only Soc. for large bottle, At
Mcfarland & Co.'s Drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
FASHION, FAD AND FANCY.
is only a little worse, however, than

is only little worse, however, than u
graceful. well-m1ulded furearm tackled
on To a thin, scrtwny, upper arm.
"Corrcctness 0f form is not the only
thing necessary for n good avn, Tue
owner must possess the p' YER OF tx.
preston with her arms, American
women are deficient in this rs q rule
Those natio aaltes which show the
moet expression 10 their AIMS are the
Spanish, French aud Italians. The
warmest admirer of Sarah Beruhardt
would not claim that she had beauti-
ful arms, yet no one can say that the
divine Sarah ever appears uugainly
in consequence, Much more lies in
the faculty OF arm expression than is
generally supposed"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-10
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CHAPTER III

It was beautiful day, which was so much in favor of Mrs Frank Armour in relation to her husbands people General Armour and his wife had come down from London by the latest train possible that their suspense at Liver pool might be short They said little to each other. but when they did speak it was of things very different from the skeleton which they expected to put into the family cupboard presently. Each was trying to spare the other. It was very touching. They naturally looked upon tho matter in its most un- promising light because an Indian was an Indian. and this unknown savage from Fort Charles was in violent con- trast to such desirable persons as Lady Agnes Martling. Not that the Armours were zealouS for mere money and title, but the thing itself was altogether apro- pos, as Mrs Armour had moro naive ly than correctly put it The general, whose knowledge of character and the circumstances of life was considerable, had worked out the thing with much accuracy. E1S nau ueCldIeu 10 GlCnarQ ! in their quiet talk upon the subject that Frank must have been anything but so- Der when he did it He had previously called it a policy of retaliation. so that now he was very near the truth. When they arrived at the dock at Liverpool, the AphrOdite was just making into the | hArbor.
 "Egad," said General Armour to himself. "Sevastopol was easier thsn this. for fighting know and being pep pered know by Jews. Greeks. infidels and heretics, but to take . savage to my arms and d. for her what her godfathers and godnnothers never did is worse than the devils dance at Delhi"
 What Mrs Armour. who was mol quite so definite as her husband, thought it would be hard to tell. but probably grief for and indignation at her son were uppermost in her mind. She had quite determined upon her course. Nome could carry better that high neutral lool of social superiority than sha
 Please heaven, she said to herself, nS one shonld see that her eQuanimity wa, shaken. They had brought one seryan
 with tiEaiu. vhJ Lad been gravely ant yet conventionally informed that hit ! xounR napstsr's wifA a Indian shiAG