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The herald., 1896-01-04

Big Horn Mountains, however soft and
balmy the evening air might be for the mo-
ment, he felt sure that a sudden and violent
storm was impending, so he hurried on
crossed the brook, and discovered that what
in the distance he had supposed to be some
rocks covered with gayly hued, trailing vines
was in truth a very small, dilapidated, tum-
hle-down cabin-a miners cabin he at once
pronounced 1t.
The sky, so clear and blue few moments
before, was already becoming overcast, and
examining the little house, he found 1t had
one very small window and door that seemed
securely fastened. Yet there was not the
faintest evidence that this ruined abode had
been occupied in many years, the vines hav-
ing everywhere so completely interlaced
themselves over 1t that at any other time he
would have passed 1t unobserved.
During this investigation Of the premises
a rushing, roaring wind came from the gorge
through which he bad entered the valley. He
recognized 1t the first indication OF the
approaching storm, and it seemed like the
moan Of a human voice as it shook the vines
and ratified the door. He could not break
open that abandoned house. 1t was too
utterly forsaken and lonely. and a super
stitious dread Of being detained there induced
him to quit its threshold and hurry on,
whittier he knew not. Before he had pro-
ceeded dozen steps terribly sudden and
awful dash of lightning, followed by a tor
rent Of rain, made him realize his folly in
abandoning any sort of shelter from the ele-
1ncnts. Az be retraced his steps the wind or
something opened the door, and he saw the
interior of the cabin when it was lighted up
by an e!ectr'c flash.
There was G fireplace with wide hearth
stone, damp. moldy walls and a broken floor.
He entered with shudder, and a chill seemed
20 penetrate his very marrow bones as he
stepped over the broken doorsill. Pausing for
. moment, hs felt rather than saW hat heap
The herald., 1896-01-04
THE MIRROR.
BY Catulle Mendes.

There was once a kingdom where mirrors
were unknown. They hau all been broken and
! reduced to fragments by order OF the queen
and If the tiniest bit of looking glass had
been found in any house, she would not have
hesitai ed to put all the inmates to death with
the most frghtfu tortures.
Now for the secret Of this extraordinary
caprice. The queen was dreadfully ugly, and
she did not wish to be exposed to the risk OF
meeting her own image; and knowing her
self TO be hideous, 1t was a consolation To
know that other women at least could not see
that they were pretty.
You may imagine that the young girls OF
the country were not satisfied. What was the
use OF being beautiful if you could not ad-
mire yourself?
They might have used the brooks and lakes
for mirrors. but the queen had foreseen that,
and had hidden all of them under closely
joined hagstones. Water was drawn from
wells so deep that 1t was impossible to see
the liquid surface. and shallow basins must be
used instead of buckets, because in the latter
there might be reflections.
Such dismal state of affairs, especially for
the pretty coquettes. who were no more rare
in this country than in others.
The queen had no compassion. being well
content that her subjects should suffer as
much annoyance from the lack of mirror
as she telt at the sight of one
However in the suburb or the city tnere
lived young girl called Jacinta, who was a
little better off than the rest. thanks to her
sweetheart, Valentin. For If some one thinks
you are beautiful and loses no chance to tell
you so. he IS almost as good as mirror.
Tell me the truth" she would say: what
the color of my eyer"
"They are like dewy forget-me-nots."
"And my skin is not quite black?"
'You know that your forehead Is whittier
than freshIv fallen snow, and your cheeks
are like blush roses"
How about my lips?"
Cherries are pal, beside them"
"And my teeth. Il you please?"
GRAINS of rice are not as white.'
'But my ears, Should ! be ashamed Of
them?"
"Yes, II you wouli be ashamed Of two little
pink shells among your pretty curls."
And SO on endlessly; she delighted. he still
more charmed, for his words came from the
1epth Of his heart, and she had the pleasure
If hearing herself praised. he the delight OF
seeing her. So their love grew more deep
and tender every hour, and the day that he
,sked her to marry him she blushed, GER
a!nly, but 1t was not with anger. But. un-
luckily, the news of their happiness reached
he wicked Queen, whose only pleasure was
o torment others. and Jacinta more than
my one else, on account of her beauty.
A little while before the marriage Jacinta
was walking in the orchard one evening.
when an old crone approached, asking for
Inns. but suddenly jumped back with a shrek
The herald., 1896-01-04
THE FlRST.CLHSS
PASSENGER,
An Interesting Story of an Occurrence on
an English Train.

The midnight train was due to start in five
minutes. The night was bitterly cold hard
frost having set in shortly after dusk. The
guard of the train apeared to feel the cold
keenly; yet, instead Of pacing the platform or
busting about to keep his blood circulating.
he stood shiverng in front of a first class
carriage, looking miserable and detected in
the extreme.
His restless eyes had fixed themselves
on the entrance to the platform, and a
moment later, without any CHEEKY This way,
SIR" he silently and in a manner which even
at that tins struck Mr.. Yorke as peculiar,
held up his arm as a signal. 1t was a signal
which had been expected for it was answered
by similar gesture from a tall. slender man,
who came hu r. Ing 90 he pl torn, pushing
in front of him a bath chain.
The guards agitation had visibly increased
upon the arrival of this passenger. but the
latter was cool. rapid in his movements, and
dextrous in his actions as If he had re-
hearsed them, when he came to assist the
guard in lifting the occupant Of the chair into
the carriage. Mr.. Yorke saw that the in
valid lady, well wrapped up in cloaks
and shawls and heavily yelled.
The ride was without incident until FIVE
minutes after passing through Goodridge tun-
mel, the shout OF a man, instantly followed
by another. which might have been the echo
of the former, but that it was distinctly
different voice. interrupted the monotonous
rattle of the train, and the driver shut of
steam in response TO a summons by the
communication cord At that instant the up
express rushed quivering by.
The cries had both come from the of
side. and putting his head out of the window.
Mr. Yorke, as his eve grew accustomed to
the darkness, found that the guard had al
ready gained the footboard Of the carriage
from whence the alarm had presumably ema-
mated. There were shouts from the guard to
the driver much waving of arms, and then
the train backed slowly for few hundred
yards. There the guard and the passengers
dismounted. Mr.. Yorke followed suit. He
saw at once that there had been a ghastly
occurrence. The trunk of a woman was lying
across the UP line. and the head had been
completely severed from it by the engine
wheels of the up train.
Mr.. Yorkes momentary view Of the lady
Of the bath chair was sufficient to enable
him to identify her as the victim of this
midnight horror. The wraps were easily
recognizable Looking closer he imagined
there was very little blood about for a mutt
lation so terrible, and. STOPPING to touch the
hand. in spite of the protest of the tall passen-
ger, he found something which aroused his
journalistic instincts to their fullest activity
something which sent him running up and
The herald., 1896-01-04
CHINESE WOMEN.
They Are Like Papier Mache Dolls,
but Once Ruled Their Country.

The Chinese beauties sit on rostrum in
chairs of state. their hands folded submis-
sively in flowing sleeves and their
faces with as much feminine ex-
preston as countenances carved out
of ivory. They smile now and
then. and you fancy when they do so that
some string at the back of their necks has
been pulled for the purpose. They wear
divided skirts, it is true, but of all heather
women it seems to me that these would be
the most difficult to inculcate with the de-
sire to vote. And yet these almond-eyed
Celestials solved long ago the woman ques-
ton, or rather their men folks solved it for
them.
Centuries past they were allowed a part
OF the Government, with the result of so
much intrigue and disaster that they were
forever ruled out. One of these little old
papier mache maidens is considered the
beauty of the lot, and in her own little
Chinese way she is really very cute Her
tiny body is gorgeously arrayed. Her trou-
sers are Of purple and gold, and the long
garment that covers her body to the knees
reveals splendid panoply of birds and in
sects Of every hue on a ground of simmer
ing white and gold satin. Her pretty little
hands are laden with many rings, among
them the jade circlet which no woman OF
her age is with hout, since it is said to bring
luck and love to the wearer.
The herald., 1896-01-04
THE COUNTESS SPEECH.
A Little Charity, Hope and Poetry
All Charmingly blended.

A Little Charity, Hope and Poetry
All Charmingly Blended'
Says the Queen" speaking of one OF the
favorite institutions Of English philan-
thropic work: The Countess OF warwick
was present at the weekly gathering Of the
Women's Pleasant Evenings, which are held
in Warwick at the Brook Street Institute on
Tuesdays. Her Ladyshp. who Is fluent
speaker, delivered a sympathetic and elo-
quent addr SIS to the large audience, in the
course Of which she said she thought that
women felt more and more the need, as tho
years pass, Of some quiet, restful time from
their home duties, and cares. and RESPONSE
bilities, a time when they could quietly and
calmly look into their own selves and their
own lives. and give free scope to their
thoughts and aspirations, their dreams and
hopes. Or they might perhaps be too tired
for anything but simple rest, and going to
these Pleasant Tuesday Evenings they knew
that a verse Of a hymn. or few words
from the speaker of the evening, might 60
straight to their hearts, and stay there, to
be carried away and thought over during all
the busy week. Those Of her hearers who
had visited the high tower at Warwick
Castle, and who as they climbed the wind
ing staircase, had had glimpse. as they
looked out of the windows, of the great ex.
panse of the fair and lovely world outside
the dark tower-tte green fields, the pleas
ant gardens, the beautiful landscape. and,
far away, the river, flashing like silver in
the sunshine, flowing to the great sea-
how little the dark, close staircase seemed!
And it was like life's ascent; whilst they
climbed wearily up it's teep, dark staircase,
there lay outside a glorious world, reaching
away into eternity. beautiful and filled with
Gods love and thoughts Of Immortality.
When they came to these Pleasant Evenings
they had gllmpses of the infinite sweep and
stretch of life beyond this hampered.
broken, fragmentary existence Of earth.
Lady Warwick expressed the hope that her
invitation might be an annual one. so that
she might feel that she could take part. even
though 1t w-re only once year, in the
happy gatherings. =c-
The herald., 1896-01-04
as If she had stepped on toad. crying

as If she had stepped on toad. crying:
Heavens, what do I see?'
What is the matter, my good woman?
What is 1t you see? Tell me-"
"The ugliest creature I ever beheld."
Then you are not looking at me- said
Jacinta, with innocent vanity.
ALIAS! my poor child, it is you. have been
a long time on this earth, but never have
met anyone so hideous as your
what! am I ugly?"
"a hundred times uglier than I can tell
you.'
but my eyes"
"They are a sort Of dirty gray; but that
outrageous squint!"
"My complexion"
ut looks as if you had rubbed coaldust on
your forehead and cheeks"
my mouth"
at is pale and withered. like a faded
flower"
"If the beauty Of teeth is to be large and
yellow. l never saw any so beautiful as
yours"
But, at least, my ears
"They are 80 big, so red and so misshapen,
under your coarse elf-locks that they are
revolving. I am not pretty myself, but |
should die of shame if mine were like them."
After this last blow, the old WITCH having
repeated what the Queen had taught her,
hobbled off. with harsh croak of laughter,
leaving poor Jacinta dissolved in tears, prone
on the ground beneath the apple trees.
Nothing could divert her mind from her
grief. 81 am ugly-I am ugly" she repeated
constantly. 1t was in vain that Valentin as
sured and treasured her with the most SOL
emn oaths.
Let me alone; you are lying out Of pity.
I understand it all now; you never loved me
you are only sorry for me. The beggar
woman had no interest in deceiving me. 1t is
only too true-I am ugly. l do not see how
you can endure the sight of me-
To undaceive her, he brought people from far
and near; every man declared that Jacinta
was created to delight the eyes; even the
women said as much, though they were less
enthusiastic. But the poor child persisted
In her conviction that she was a repulsve
object. and when Valentin pressed her to
name their wedding day-"I, your wife!"
cried she. "Never! I love you too dearly to
burden you with being so hideous as l am. -
You can fancy the despair of the poor fellow
so sincerely in love. He threw himself on
his knees; he prayed he supplicated; she an
swered still that she was too ugly to marry
him.
What was he to do. The only way to give
the lie to the old woman and prove the truth
to Jaeinta was to put a mirror before her.
But there was no such thing in the kingdom,
and SO great was the terror inspired by tho
Queen that no workman dared make one
well, shall go to court" said the lover.
in despair. Harsh as our mistress is she
cannot fail to be moved by the tears and the
beauty of Jacinta. She will retract, for a few
hours at least this cruel edict which has
caused our trouble"
1t was not without difficulty that he pef>
suaded the young girl to let him take her to
the palace. She did not like to show herself
and asked Of what use would be a mirror, only
to impress her more deeply with her misfor-
tune: but when he wept, her heart was moved.
and she consented, to please him.
what is all this?" said the wicked Queen
"Who are these people, and what do they
want?"
Your Majesty, you have before you the
most unfortunate lover on the face Of the
earth"
The herald., 1896-01-04
THE SHHDOW
ON THE WILL
=. BY Mrs. Ella z. Dickinson.

Carroll Jones was prospecting for gold in
the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming. He
was tall, 1.-the and strong, but after tramping
alone for days without the faintest sign of
success, he became heartsick and weary, and
determined to seek some resting place for
the night, and return to camp the following
morning.
When he arrived at this conclusion he was
In an exquisitely lovely valley between noun
cain peaks that seemed to touch the sky.
The autumnal coloring Of the foliage, the
brilliant wild flowers, the babbling Of a
noisy brook and the clear atmosphere seemed
TO render this desolate place veritabie para
disc to the wanderer. 1t was in the gloaming g
that Carroll Jones hurriedy noticed these
beauties of nature, as he anxiously surveyed
the valley for a place of shelter. Its loneli-
ness seemed excessive and very undesirable
for many reasons in a mining region at once
SO wild and desolate, and open to the obser-
yation of the reckless characters whom he
believed might be prospecting in that drec-
tion as well as himself Besides. with his
experiences of atmospheric changes in the
The herald., 1896-01-04
THE OLD HAND-PREss.
Battered and shattered

Battered and shattered
With ink all bespa tered,
But still with the power to annoy and to bless
Loved by the editor
Cursed by the creditor,
Rumbling and stumblng-the old hand-press!
Gone are the editors
Patient meek creditors,
Since the far day when it first saw the light;
Age has but heightened it.
observation-disclosures 1t,
Made 1t victor in many a fght
Stars from their setting fall;
Men de-forgettng all;
Suns-they may vanish and light may grow
less
But till Gabrleps horn shall blow,
Ages unborn shall know
That it's still in the business-the old hand
press!
Atlanta Constitution,
The herald., 1896-01-04
Dainty ColIet Capes.

AS to the colet capes, they are very much in
vogue, whether for general wear or for dressy
occasions; in fact they are extremely con-
venient, for they are easily taken off and left
home or fve-o'clock tea lovely one was
made entirely of sable. with high collar.
more dressy model was of crimson satin.
lined with sable and ornamented outside with
guipure round the collar and neck, and then a
row of sable tails forming an upper cape
round the shoulders.
one over the other In the coachman sty,e.
lined with silk. and a gupure collar. An
elegant one Of black velvet, not long. had a
row OF chinchilla going round the shoulders
The herald., 1896-01-04
A WOMAN'S DESK.

What a woman's desk does not contain:
Wel-sharpened pencils.
Pens that will write.
Wel-filled ink bottles.
A paper knife or letter opener.
Stamps or stationery.
Calendars up to date.
An eraser or penknife.
Blotters fit to USE
Envelopes or paper wrappers.
Rubber bands or sealing wax.
Penwiper or postal cards.
What a woman's desk does contain:
Dozens of old letters
Scor of wedding cards.
Calling cards by the pack.
Samples Of dress goods.
Late fashion plates.
Newspaper clippings.
Threeyearold calendars.
Some dried roses.
A box Of wedding cake.
One subby pencil.
An empty silver inkstand.
A useless gold pen.
A broken silver seal.
A hand-painted blotter.
A satin penwiper.
Some silk thread.
A half-hnished centerpiecA
A bundle of love letters.
Three or four photographs.
A blank address book
A card of hooks and eyes.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Black Velvet and ChinchiIIa.

For outdoor garments there are very smart
capes and jackets. AS an example of the
latter style, ! saw most elegant one of
black velvet, with basques. The fronts were
open over chinchilla Waistcoat and high
collar; on one side OF the front buttonholes
were worked in STEEL and on the other side
The imitation pockets in the basques and the
revers Of the sleeves were worked to match.
The whole was lined with pale gray. and. with
effect. 1t would go with any skirt, but was
intended to wear with a black velvet one for
some grand ceremony or occasion.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Frames for the Cyclists.

A novelty recently issued in the way of
photograph frame is Tiny bike" with a
rack for holding the likeness of favorite
companion In the long trips awheel. Few now
elites at present bear the bicycle impress, but
there is no doubt that we shall see more of
them before many moons. And speaking Of
frames. the woman who has nothing on
hand hut cardboard and lew stray his of
fowered silk need not despair Of pretty ones.
Some that are cut out and covered in this
way at home give the effect of Dresden china,
tapestry and other things, which cost little
pile Of hard cash
The herald., 1896-01-04
FlOwery Linen.

pretty idea in marking handkerchefs and
household linen, towels. sheets. pillow cases.
napkins and doyies is to fashion graceful
letter OF intertwined stems Of some simple
flower with here and there a slender blade
like leaf. bud or a small blossom branching
five rayed tiny flowers may be used The
small flowers used so much In Dresden en-
stems in stem or outline stitch. in white; the
flowers, leaves and buds in solid embroidery.
Wild roses. forget-me-nots. violets or field
design. which could be easily marked by an
amateur. The size OF the letters always de-
pends on the size Of the article on which 1t ia
worked Silk floselle is liked for marking
such letters.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Women In Finland d

Finland is not large, Just a mere speck on
the map of nations, but no country offers
women have been employed in situations
formerly occupied by men only. They have
women as clerks, managers Of companies.
doctors, dentists, hank cashiers. and even as
house hu ders. 1t Is said these women work
ers are more honest than men, too. This
emancipation is not confined to the so-called
lower classes. The Baroness Alexandra Cop
enburg edits and publishes a paper in the n
terest of women,
The herald., 1896-01-04
For nm Odd Waist.

AS far as buttons are concerned, the choice
is endless. The particular fashion of the
present is for central emerald, ruby. or tur-
quoise surrounded by PASTE Three of these
down the center of the satin front Of your
fashion to trim blouses with lace gathered
round the collar band and arranged In cas-
cade on either side Of the pleat as far down
as the bust. The black feather fringe, which
is Just a little edgng of ostrich fues inter-
mixed with jet Is new. and so are the app iques
of astrachan fur in the middle Of jet trimmings
applied to mantles.
The herald., 1896-01-04
A Queen's Flowers.

Speaking OF caprici0us, beautiful, Inflated
Marie Antionette. writer says: ITO the glory
OF the little Tranon Italy. Arabia. China. AMI
the East contributed. for the Queen collected
world Together with tn. cedar. Of Lebanon
there were syringas, snowbalIs iris. tulips. and
lilac. Marie Antoinette delighted In them all.
and imported bulbs from Holland to intersperse
with the sweet-scented orange trees. 1t would
therefore be impossible to overdo the floral
decorations, which is as it should be, seeing
how great an element Of success flowers now
an IN ball giving,
The herald., 1896-01-04
FATE.

Last night she dropped a red. red rose
From out her hair.
And all the while did but smile.
And left it there.
She went away with no word said.
Nor little guessed
crushed the flower within an hour
Upon my breast.
M. v. Carpentsr.
The herald., 1896-01-04
Cloth for Day Gowns,

For general wear clo,h in all dark shades 10
immensely used; the skirts with godets are
always lined with silk. and not the ghost Of
is Sd put on fiat, braiding. or spansles in peints
quilles. The graceful Princesse dresses
are also much worn,
The herald., 1896-01-04
A Soft Cashmere

house gown, which shows the popularity
of the Louis XVI waist, has a loose, full
front of soft cashmere, which also forms the
demitraned skirt. Down the sides OF the
skirt a couple of rows Of gimp Trim
ming. The Louis jacket is kept in place by a
silk scarf draped around the waist and tied in
front
The herald., 1896-01-04
WEE BITS OF ADVICE,

For her Christmas stocking:
Lamp.
Books.
Screen.
Taboret.
Sick-pin.
Cardcase.
Umbrella,
Lorgnette.
Bath robe.
Glove box.
Muff chain.
Pocketbook.
Night clock.
Feather boa.
For his Christmas stocking:
Flask.
Books.
Etching.
Grip tag.
Penknife.
Fur rug.
Calendar.
Umbrella.
Inkstand.
Key ring.
Hand bag.
Poker set.
Whist set.
Scarfpin.
The herald., 1896-01-04
An nId Rnvf.

OF course the blouse waist involves the
have seen is scarf belt made by folding
plaid silk handkerchief 10 the width of three
or four inches and then running the ends
into a handsome silver buckle.
The herald., 1896-01-04

Ribbon garntures are very important fea-
ture Of both dresses and millinery Persian
and pompadour ribbons are used excessively
on dressy day GOWNS
The herald., 1896-01-04

down the train for doctor; something which
exasperated him strangely when all his exer-
tions failed to find one. Obviously there was
no medical man living near.
Evening journal., 1896-01-24
Found Dead In Bed.

PocoMoKE CITY Md, Jan. "a Ed
ward u. Clarke, one OF PocoDokes most
highly esteemed citizens. was found dead
In his bed yesterday It his home, on
Secoud street Mr Clarke has been in
feeble health for ssme time. but during
the past week bad been taking outdoor
exercise and seemsd very much improved
Ia health BE WAS down town yesterday
e0nversing with several friends and last
night retired Rt his ueusl hour Upon
investigation, after his non-fp pearance
a. breskfast this morning, bis family
we're shscSed TO find him dead Heart
failure is supposed to be the cause. be
wss the sen OF William J. s Clarke,
who was widely known throughout the
state OHing to falling health he had
been living retired life since 1885 A
widow, the daughter of the late William
M Costen, Of Somerset county, and tive
children survive him. He was 81 years
OF age