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Dutch bonnet of Real Hair.

A girl sat near me at the theater the
other night who was the observed of OBJ
servers, and she knew it, says the Wo-
man About Town in the Washington
Post Her gown was like any one of a
half dozen pretty frocks in the house,
but her hair was unique. You thought
when you first looked at her that she
was wearing bonnet, but she WASH t.
Her heavy brown hair was dragged to
the crown Of her head, and there twist
ed and pulled and pinned into very
fair imitation of Dutch bonnet, com
plete even to the big bow in the back
It was odd, it was striking, but it was
decidedly the very latest fashion, and
she knew it. What is more to the point
all the women who saw it knew it, and
the wearer knew they knew it.
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are frightened by the jockey pulleys.
The three levers seen In the photo
graph are for the two speeds and the
brake The outer levers with the tooth
cd QuadGuls are the levers for work
Ing the two Jockey pulleys; the center
one Is the brake.
The carriage weighs In running or
Der about l.Uio pounds. The gasoline
engine rs on the Otto cycle. and has a
piston "a inches diameter and AZ inches
stroke. developing rather over three
quarters brake horsepower at 500 rcvo-
lutions The driving wheels. or rather
the hind wheels-for one wheel only is
a drlyer-are feet In diameter,
and the steering wheel feet 8 inches.
All have III inch solid rubber tires.
Two speeds are arranged for. CORE
spending 10 about 3is aud ~ miles per
hour. No arrangement for reversing Is
used or thought necessary. The cool.
Ing water for the engine cylinder IL
contained In tank under the seat
and current OF air is drawn hy tn,
exhaust over the water and cools IL I,
a considerable extent. We are inform
ed that the motor cycle Is almost silent
In running and that horses take no no
tee OF II.
With one person on It II win run ~
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SHE OUTTALKEO DUMAS.
How n Clever Irish Girl Got Ahead of the
Academician.

Dumas fiis had curt manners. He was
shy. Like most shy people, he vanquish
ed this defect by going into the other
extreme. He softened as he grew old
and took relative polish at the meet
ings of the academy. The tongue was
always shrewd; it could be cruel. The
code of social amenities was at the time
| speak Of sealed book to him. recol-
lect a tilt between him and an Irish
girl, brought up in Paris, who sat OPP
posite to MIN at dinner. She was singu-
larly plain. But her ugliness was most
amusing, and she was witty, good
tempered being. The nose was short,
funny. retrcusse, the mouth wide and
laughing ard the tongue lisping but,
as the French say, bien pendue for rep
artee.
Dumas, after staring some time at
her, put his forefinger to the tip of his
semiaquiline nose and pushed it up. He
kept it so for some time, still staring.
The partcmime was grossly impertinent.
I thought-and so did every one else
that the poor girl would burst into tears.
She laughed, not bit Historically, and,
feeling she was an object of general at
tention and Of sympathy, made funny
remark ON the grimace that NJ. Dumas
was pleased to give himself. He began
to rally her She finng back retorts. |
never heard such a mimic war of words
before or since. 1t ended in a splendid
victory, through good humor and wit,
on the young lady's side. She spoke
French to perfection. I'M. Alphonse'
was then on the stage. Mr.. Ernest Pin
ard, who listened with rapture, cried,
"Mademoiselle enfonce votre Alphon-
sinev' Alphonsine was the comic actress
in that play.
Dumas retired from the combat net
tied, but he did not long bear malice.
He afterward said what pity it was
that la jeune Irlandaise stait dams le
monde. She had the Wis comica in a
greater degree than any actress or actor
he had ever seen, and proved that where
Tame est bien fate there cannot be
ugliness. - Paris Letter in London
Truth.
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s20.a0s,1Ss
SS.S41.7S6

That Is, In four years preceding any
great movement OF troops and supplies
in the Mississippi Valley, this railroad
earned $S,S4l,TS6. while In four years
Of active movement Of troops and sup
plies 1t earned $50, pos 1856.
That the business Of the railway was
greatly stimulated by the war is shown
by the sudden drop In earnings during
the next year. 1866. to $6.101 .0S2.
The table given In the Railroad and
Warehouse Commission report further
shows that 1t was not until 1891 that
the Illinois Central ever again earned
I'm one year, on the 70o miles originally
built. as much rs $T.0O0.OO0.
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had evacuated Richmond. offered re-
ward OF 100000 for the capture OF
jefferson Davis. All available troops
In the neighborhood of his supposed
route were thrown forward In pursuit.
On the morning OF May II, 1865, detach.
ments Of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry
reached the little camp of the fugltlves
II was In the pine woods about one and
"A half mile from lrwlnsville. Ga. Just
ut dnybreak Capt. Lawton and about
n dozen troopers walked their horses
TO the edge of the woods. and then
dashed up to the tents. No one was In
sight. except a negro. who led Mr.
Davis horse. saddlcd and ready for
flight. In a moment Mr.. Davis aud
his wife came out OF little wall tent
at the side Of the road. Davis wore a
womnn's waterproof cloak. and had n
woman's shawl thrown over his head.
lie started down the road. Seeming to
Ice an old woman. he was allowed to
pass, but Corporal George Munger
quickly observed that he wore boots.
ana gallopcd after him, haltlng him
nnd lcvcling his carblne. Davis sur
rendered. Later Davis himself said
he had taken the waterproof in mis-
take for his own, owing to the dark
ness In the tent, aud that his wife
threw the shawl over his head.
The reward Of 100000 was not dis.
tributcd uatil 1865. three years after,
when pretty nearly every one In the
pursuit received share OF the money.
Several OF the officers got $1,000 each,
but Munger's portion was only $500.
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PRESERVE THE HAIR.
Some Useful Suggestions to Those VINO
Yalnn What Is Inyaluable.

Avoid tight fitting hats and collars,
also close fitting caps, unless these DC
of some porous material. The two former
prevent due supply Of blood to the
parts; hence the hair papille are put
as il were, ON short commons all the
time the hats and collars are worn. The
caps engender caloric, which sets up
irritation and ultimately that most
stubborn form of dandruh-namely
pityriasis d. e.. branny scales). Note
that all the headgear which is not porous
should be ventilated at top and sides TO
allow free current of air.
Never sit or stand with the top Of the
head near gas light or lamp light. Inc
heat thrown out is apt TO paralyze the
scalp tissues and dries up the hair itself.
Don't wash the head oftener imam
once fortnight, when first rub IN the
yolk Of an egg and thoroughly rinse out
with warm water, into which has been
thrown pinch Of borax. Dry carefully
and apply a little pure olive OIL
Beware Of the common practice of
dipping the comb in water when ar
ranging the halr. III promotes uecompo-
sition and rancidity of the natural oil,
and so leads to ''rotting."
If the hair be naturally dry, apply a
little olive oil occasionally. If natural
ly oily, occasionally wash away the ex-
cess Of sebaceous secretion by means OF
a lather or tepid water and soap bark
(Quitlaya saponaria).
Salt water is most injurious to the
hair, for which reason when sea bath
ing wear an oil cap.
Always treat the scalp as if you loved
it. Take to heart DR.. Godfrey's dictum
that every touch affecting so delicate
texture as the scalp should be soft and
soothing, every application bland and
mild. " Don't use stiff bristled or wire
brushes, and in all cases brush gently.
Also, always brush out the hair before
attempting to comb it, and use the comb
as little as possible.
Have the ends of the hair clipped once
a month. if only to prevent them from
splitting But don't close crop. -Phila-
delphia Times.
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Railroads in Wartime.

The tremendous decline which took
place In the price OF railway securities
when the recent rumors Of possible war
with Great Britain began to be circu-
lated makes interesting an inquiry as
to how the earnings OF the railways
were affected by the war OF the rebel
Hon.
Since that time the changes OF names
and of organizations have been so
general as to maze It difficult to get
accurate statistics. With respect. how
ever, to the Illinois Central, official fig
ures taken from the report OF the Rail-
road and Warehouse Commission for
1894 are interesting and complete.
That report shows the gross receipts
OF the Illinois Central to have been as
follows:
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LITTLE GIRL KEPT THE SEAT.
Children Injured by Standing Up In
Jerky Street Cars.

LET the little girl get up and give tho
lady her seat" said bewhiskered.
meddlesome old man in a Clark street
car yesterday. as he reached across the
aisle and poked at the childs mother
with his cane. The lady with her
arms full of bundles stood expectant
and beamed on the old man for his
thoughtfulness. but the mother looked
mad enough TO set his whiskers on fire
as she replied
II have paid for the seat the child is
occupying. II you want the lady 10
have seat you had better give her
your own"
The old man was so greatly abashed
by the reception of his suggestion that
he entirely forgot TO give the lady his
seat, and she stood up all the way 10
the end OF the line. This incident set
the little fat conductor to talking about
hogs and other animals that ride on
street ears, and among other things he
said:
THAT woman is all right. She amt
got no call to make her little girl stand
up after she has paid for her seat and
there are lot OF buffers like that old
man settln' around. This idea of max
Ing children. especially young girls.
stand up In street cars Is all wrong any
how. They can't reach up to the straps.
and have to teeter around on their little
legs and be jerked back and forth with.
out anything to steady themselves by.
It's n shame, that's wot It is, and |
know many little girls who get strains
and hurts that stay with them all their
lives by being jerked around in these
cars
Besides" he continued, as he shot
stream of tobacco juice at a boy who
was trying to steal a ride, ut amt no
easy thing for n fat woman. like that
one In there, whose own feet barely
touch the floor. and who has no lap to
speak of, TO hold child. SO it's tough
on the women as well as the kids. That
woman is dead right, and I'm glad she
give the old wart with the whiskers
the marble heart"
There are many mothers In Chicago
who will heartily indorse the fat con
ductors views on street car etiquette
Chicago Tribune.
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MENDEO A BROKEN NECK.
Remarkable Surgical Operation by Cleve-
land Physicians-

htmarkhbic ouTkitstl operation Iy CleVe-
land Physicians-
Two Cleveland surgeons, Charles B.
Humiston and Samuel E. Kaestlin. have
brought to a complete recovery Erwin
Keidel, l4year old boy, who sustain
ed a complete fracture of the ceryical
vertebra.
There is no case ON record where this
has ever heen accomplished before. The
textbooks tell Of only two cases Of even
partial recovery. Both are English cases.
and in the one the victim died after ii
months suffering. In the ether case
death came after % years of pain.
The medical profession are unanimous
in asserting that young Keidel is now
as physically perfect as he was before
the fracture Of the vertebrn.
The fracture he sustained is exactly
the same rs that which accompanies
executions by hanging, where death is
said TO be instantaneous.
Keidel received his injury on Aug.
"a, when he was run over by a heavy
wagon. The wheel in passing over him
doubled his head under his body, and
the neck vertebT@ snapped with sound
like the crack Of a whip
DIR. Kaestlin was Immediately ON the
scene. He fixed the injury at once, from
the fact that respiration had ceased the
seat of the respirative powers being be-
tween the third and second cervical YER
tebra.
Holding the boys head so that the
respiration returned. the doctor drove
with him to the hospital.
There DR.. Humiston was called, and
the two surgeons determined to throw
prudence aside and enter into a struggle
to save the boys life.
Delicate operations were entered in
to, with the object OF having the frac-
tured vertebre knit, and then the boys
head was placed in an immovable iron
cage. His body was also strapped down.
month after the time Of the acct
dent the cage was removed, and the sur
geons were amazed and delighted TO
md that their hopes had been entirely
realized. New York Sun.
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Elias Midkoff Of Hamilton. Lincoln
county, was in Charleston the other
day and proposed to the State Histor-
ical and Antiquarian Society that II it
would send him taxidermist to Ham
lin the society could secure monster
bird, of a kind never seen before by
any one In West Virginia. The feath-
cred monster Is described by Mr.. Mid
koff. from measurements taken by him
self and w. w. Adkins OF Hamlin.
who killed the bird at the mouth OF
Vannatters creek. with five bullets from
his rifle. while hunting deer on Mon.
day. The bird is feet inches from tip
to tip. feet from tip of bill to tip of
tail, Hat bill inches long and 3 inches
wide. somewhat similar to that OF Il
duck; web feet. neck 10 inches long, and
about IL inches through below the
feathers: plumage dark brown. relieved
on the wings and breast by light-blue
shading The bird when first seen was
circling high In the air. but came down
very quickly and alighted In the water
where Adkins got good shot at IL.
Gripping its wing. Adkins attempted
TO capture the strange fowl alive. but
Il was so vicious that he could not get
near 1t without killing It. which re-
quired five bullets.-Baltimore Amer
lean
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A PETROLEUM TRICYCLE..
Description OF a New Machine Which
Was Built in England.

Description OF a New Machine Which
Was Built in England.
The accompanying engraving Illus
trates a motor tricycle. which has been
made for experimental purposes. and
has run considerable distances. by Mr..
J. II. Knight OF farnham. England.
Mr.. knight has been one of the pio-
ncers In the construction of oil engines.
but for this motor cycle he at present
uses gasoline engine. although in a
few months he expects to be running
with an oil engine. The engraving
from n photograph-shows the general
Arrangement of the carriage or motor
tricycle..
We are indebted TO the Engineer
London, for our Illustration. and the
following particulars: The engine runs
constantly. on the crank SHAFT are two
corresponding grooved wheels. and on
the intermediate shaft are two groovcd
wheels. These provide the change OF
speed The pulleys aud wheels are
coupled by loose ropes and these ropes
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Schiaparelli.

Schiaparelli, the astronomer who first
discovered the so called canals" of
Mars, did so with much smaller tele-
scope than those in use in many other
observatories at that time. And yet he
Is a very nearsighted man. Garrett P.
Serviss of Brooklyn. in speaking Of his
first interview with the eminent Italian.
said that Schiaparelli would hold a Wis
itor's card within five or six inches of
his eyes in order to decipher it. The sin.
gular part of this story is not that a
man with such an infirmity should be
able to outdo other astronomers. for
keenness of vision depends rather upon
the retina than the convexity of the
lenses of the eye. and the eyepiece of a
telescope can be focused SO as TO suit
the latter. But it does seem little odd
that the gifted scientist in question
should habitually refrain from wearing
eyeglasses. Possibly he has a theory as
to the effect Of their use upon his visual
powers
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THE THIRD TERM.
What a Cabinet Omcer Says Is Mr. Cleve-
lands Sentiment

What a Cabinet Omcer Says Is Mr.. Cleve-
lands Sentiment
The following is faithful report OF
conversation had by me few days
ago with member of the cabinet:
Mr. Cleveland does not want an
other nomination, but he will not de-
cline it if it comes. 1t will be his duty
to accept, and he knows it. If he does
not lead, the party will split itself to
pieces ON the silver rock. know Mr..
Cleveland is not ambitious. He would
prefer to retire. He can win no more
honors. There is nothing in another
term in the White House, except work
and vexation. 1t is true that Mrs. Cleve-
land wants her husband to get out OF
public life. She is dissatisfied IN the
White House. -
Will she not exercise great influence
upon the president in this matter?
Il do not think SO. Mrs. Cleveland IS
one OF the most admirable women L
nave ever known. She has boundless
tact. Though she is eager to retire 10
private life, do not believe she VIII
make the slightest effort TO influence
MIR. Cleveland. She says to her friends
that when she married Mr.. Cleveland
he was president, servant OF the peo-
pie that the people have first claim
upon him. If they need him again. sne
VIII have to endure. -
Then you think the president VIII
accept another nomination if the party
calls him?n
Yes, but he will do it reluctantly
and only because he believes IT TO oe
MS duty which is superior to all person
al desires. Washington Cor. chicago
Times Herald.
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In the warm, health giving weather
NV Door pale wife and
Drive up and down the little town
And the pleasant roads thereby.
Ont IN the wholesome country
We wind from the main hiebwax
In through the woods green solitnds.
Fair as the Lords own day.
We have lived so long together
And joyed and mourned AZ one
That each with each, with look for sneech
Or touch, may talk none
But loves elect may comprehend
Why, the touch Of her hand on nina
Speaks volumcwise, and the smile OF bar
eyes
To me II n song divine
There are many places that lure ns
1.-THE old wood bridge" Just west
or town We know, and the creek below
And the banks the boys love best
And beech grove, y too. on the hilton
And the "haunted house" beyond
with its roof half off and It's old pumn
trough
Adrift in the roadside pond.
We find our way to ''the marshes"
At least where they used TO be,
And "the old camp grounds and "the In.
dian mounds,
And the trunk of ''the council tree"
We have cTunchcu una bplaSRed throuOh
sFlint Bed ford"
And at ''old big bee gum spring.
We have staid, the cup half lifted up.
Hearing the redbird sing.
Then there Is Wesley chapel"
With its little graveyard lone
At the crossroads there. though the gun
sets fair
On wild rose, mound and stone
A wee bed under the willows;
My wife's hand ON my own,
And our horse stops, too, and we hear the
COO
OF dove in undertone.
The dusk, the dew and the silenceI
Old Charley turns his head
Homeward then by the pike again,
Though never "a word Is said.
One more stop, and a lingering one,
After the fields and FARMS
AT the old tollgate with the woman await
With little girl in her arms
j. whitcomb Riley in Ladies' Home Journal.
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If there be any general "revolt Of
the daughters, which l do not believe,
there must be some deep underlying
germ of disease in our modern civiliza-
ton. 1t can hardly occur when parents
are wise and loving and when, for the
fussiness Of wearisome restraints and
incessant interferences, they substitute
the firm control Of gentleness and love
- Archdeacon Farrar in Woman :
Work p"
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wha. Mocullarh 1. After.

Editor McCullagh Of the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat wants TO goto the Unit
ed States senate. He it is who denneo
journalism as the art Of knowing wnere
III is going to break loose next Ill or
DER to have a reporter on the scene 70
gather in the details. Maybe the senate
is the next place, and he wants 10 oe Oh
hand to attend personally to the job
Mobile Register.
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l think much of the cutlery against
candy is the result of wrong methods of
use 1t can often be safely taken at meal
time with good results. Scientists saw
that the food value of sugar is verv
great. A pound of sugar contains much
more energy and power to support ami
NAL lffe than pound of meat. II candy
is taken under such conditions that If
viii not derange the digestive apparatus
1t is perfectly wise and rational to be a
candy eater.-Annals of Hygiene.
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She Stood Up For Her Rights.

Mrs. Lee is woman barber in Chi
cago She heard the other day that the
council was going to pass an ordinance
prohibiting women from engaging in
the occupation of barbering, so when
the BARRIERS held mass meeting she
presented herself in behalf of the hun
bred or more women who are to be
found in Chicago shops. She represent
ed that women are forging to the front
in the business. "There is a reason for
this, " she said women BARRIERS do not
drink or carouse; consequently their
nerves are always steady and their
touch is light They do not chew to-
bacco nor smoke cigars, and always
treat their customers with the utmost
politeness. This plain talk created a
great uproar. but Mrs. Lee smiled and
sat down. satisfied that she had shown
the meeting that women can hold their
own anywhere. Chicago Correspond
eut
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A countenance habitually under the
influence Of amiable feelings acquires a
beauty of the highest order from the fire.
quency with which such feelings stamp
their character upon 1t. Mrs. sc Hale
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miles per hour on fairly level roads. and
has run at from TO 8 miles per hour
for short distances With two passen-
gers the speed Is somewhat less.
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An indelible ink very commonly used
in the middle ages was made with a
basis Of the terchloride Of gold applied
to cloth dampened with solution Of
chloride of tin.
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JEFF DAVIS cAP1oR.
Geo. Munger Arrested the CONFIDENT
President at the Close of the War.

President at the Close of the War.
The distinction OF having arrested
Jefferson Davis, the Confederate Presi-
dent, when he was trying TO escape at
the close OF the war, falls TO George
Munger, who was formerly corporal
In the Fourth ldichlgan Cavalry. This
important capture has frequently been
credited 10 another man. but the true
facts In the matter nre here given.
President Lincoln. when It was
known the Confederate government
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Sold.

rs D'Anber a good painter:'
Yes; good as gold"
Do his paintings sell?"
"Yes-those who buy them. "-Ds.
troit Free Press.
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Many nice man bosses his wife be-
cause OF the belief that IL he doesn't
boss her, she will boss him.
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How people love foollshnessl