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sTRANGEsT SHEEP PASTURE IN THE WORLD.

return by the same perilous way by which he had come.
 But as he was slowly and painfully toiling down from the dizzy height, his foot slipped, he lost his hold, and then-there was no one to claim the promised COW, but the sea claimed one more victim.
 Nevertheless, the fruit of his bold endeavor remained, and it still remains to substantiate the story, for the bridge of rope between Bressay and the Moss is still maintained. The eanny Scotch farmer, whose means of existence in these bleak isles are not calculated to excite envy, saw that there was bit of good pasture on this summit; so he made kind of wooden chair or cradle just large enough to hold a man and a sheep; and in this primitive way he still transports his flock, one at time. oven to this little browsing place.
 Just imagine a sober-visaged herds man seating himself in this rude car, taking a bulky old sheep across his knees, and then thus burdened calmly permitting himself to be swung over an abyss more than 160 feet deep, with the boiling sea at the bottom! Suppose the sheep should get nervous and un- easy and insist upon jumping out. To restrain the struggling beast, and there by imperil the equilibrium of the car, would be a fine test for the nerves though possibly a Shetland Islander In n,.5e f h, leys got out of order, and one were hung midway over that awful gorge, between sky and sea, for an indefinite period of time. It would be a fine occa- sion for refeeting on ones misdeeds, swaying and teetering there in midair, while the sky darkened above and the sea roared and threatened below. Such before-the-flood methods would simply give an American paralysis, yet what a vivid comment on the slenderness of the means of support found in that region, the lack of inventive skill and a Scotchman's proyerbially deficient sense of humor?
 Of course not many sheep can be taken over, for more than a dozen would dangerously crowd the place. It is not guarded by an iron fence. and one can hardly help imagining some witless lamb allowing his high, awkward legs to carry him over the edge; or perhaps a dignified old ram, intent upon maintaining discipline in the flock, might make dash at some offender and find himself, to his great surprise and horror, shooting off the face of the earth. But, fortunately, sheep are, as rule, placid creatures, not much given to vertigo or nerves" or intelligence; so they probably prom enade this dizzy pasture land quite ob- livious of it's dangers.
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VAST EMPIRES UNEMPLOYED.
Portions of the Globe Yet Untrodden by
 the Foot of Civilized Man.

Portions of the Globe Yet Untrodden by
 the Foot of Civilized Man.
 We are apt to think that we are way of exploring the globe, and that the recent explorations in Africa have quite put the finishing touch to geo. graphical knowledge, so that he who wishes to set foot on virgin soil must sigh, like Alexander, for another world, Those who entertain such opinions may calm themselves with the thought that no less portion of the earths surface than 20,Ooo,oo0 square miles is yet fit subject for investigation. and on large part of this the foot of civilized man has not yet trod. We translate from Cosmos (Paris, June 6) an article that brings this fact out very clearly. It runs as follows:
 At the London geographical con- gress Logan Lobley gave a very inter- esting study of the present state of eH ploration of the globe. It appears that modern geographers have an immense amount of labor before them to make us acquainted with all parts of the earth. This conclusion will astonish some people, for there is general i'm pression that almost all regions of the earth are well explored.
 'Mr. Lobley reminds us that in the first place. toward the middle of the sixteenth century. all seas had been trayersed by navigators and that if the maps of the continents were not yet very exact, at least their relative posi- tions and their general confguration were known. Australia itself appears on French map in 1542, under the name of Great Java. In the course Of the 60 years included in the last decade of the fifteenth century and the first half of the sixteenth pleiad of naviga- tors had advanced geographic knowI- edge in a degree that has never been reached in any other period so short. Sebastiand 'Elano had made his first voy- age around the world; Vasco da Cana had doubled the Cape of Good Hopei
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oIgande, held close to the neck by rip bon ehotS.
 The overskirt, rather overdress, is princess in shape. Of fine blue null, accordion plaited it fits itself well to the lines of the figure, from the neck to within 12 inches of the hem. The lower edge is finished in deep points all around.
 Pale blue gloves, which reach to the elbow, are worn with this costume.
 The summer shirt waist is already at hand. It differs little from those of last year. In fact, were it not for the sleeves skeptical ones would accuse im> porters of showing "left-overss from the season just gone.
 The new waists have a yoke in the back. like those we have been wearing. Many, too, have the same yokeless. gathered fronts. Others, however, show change in this, having yolaes of three or four byadere plaits. Sleeves are small lego -muttons, with bands about the wrist and flaring cuffs. Some of the collars, also, are faring, and are made of the waist material.
 No plain goods are used for the shirt
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wou1an's attractiveness in the eyes of man depends largely her physical ap- pearance. Nature, in order to preserve the race. guides mankind by the instructive preference for mate who is physically sound and wholesome.
 If intellect alone were chiefly sought, the offspring might be 9 generation of Solo, mons for wisdom, but they would perish in infancy for want of physical stamina
 4 weak or unhealthy woman is united to fulfil her part in perpetuating the race; she is unequal to the demands of motherhood and wifehood. she is robbed of her natural wonan1y attractiveness.
 Many woman is cheated of iife's choicest gifts by dyspeptic, bile-poisoned condi- don of the system, which shows itself in 6 breath or thin, ungracefu1 form.
 The most perfect remedy for all the morti- flying symptoms of mal-nutrition and im- pure blood is Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Through its remarkable effect upon the liver and digestive organs it sweeps all impurities out of the circula- tion and creates a fresh supply of new, rich, life-giviug blood.
 It gives cleaTness and bloom to the cofr1s plexion; sweetens the breath; rounds out the face and form, and invigorates the en- ere constitution with vital energy.
 It restores the iavincible beauty of whole so1neness and womanly capacity.
 was complete wreck; appetite gone, nerv- ous system impaired; could not sleep, and was so weak that could not stand on my feet ten min utes'' writes Miss Ella Bartley of No zI3H South Grant Avenue. Columbus Ohio: "I only weighed e5H pounds when commenced taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. After had taken half bottle I began to improve; could sleep soundly the whole night and would awaken with appetite for breakfast, which a thing I never had for two years back eaten hearty breakfast now have an excellent appetite, and my friends say they never saw inc looking better in better spirits since they knew me tell them 1t Is all due to Dr. Pierce's Discovery"
 In all cases of obstinate constipation, the " "Discoverya should be supplemented witk Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
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QUEER SHEEP PASTURE.
Island 1eo Feet High, No Bigger
 Than a Door Yard
Brave Feat of a Bird Hunter-System of Ropes and PuIleys by Which Thrifty ShetIanders Secure
 Every Grass Blade.
[Copyright. 1S97.l

Penies are not the only things for which the Shetland islands are famous. They exhibit also some startling and picturesque arrangements in rocks, one of the most remarkable examples of which lies off the southeast coast of Bressay, and is known as the Moss. It is famous, not only for the peculiarity of the formation, but also for strange and dangerous custom which prevails there.
 The Moss is called an island, and it answers to the definition, since it is certainly an extremely solid "body of land" and the bleak northern sea. foams completely around it. But it looks more like a huge black "stand-pipe," l" for it is a cylindrical column 160 feet high, it's fiat top having an area not much larger than an ordinary village door yard. A child could almost throw a stone across it.
 It is said that more than 200 years ago a reckless bird hunter, tempted by the eggs of the numberless sea gulls which whitened the top of this giant column, and further influenced by the promise of cow-a characteristically Celtic re- ward actually succeeded in scaling the almost perpendicular wall of rock and establishing a sort of rope bridge be- tween the island and the mainland. When he had driven his stakes and se- cured the ropes, his friend entreated him to be the first to try the new de- vice Pu+ Uhethar be had sb1.evS,d susz picions as to it's safety, or whether he was prompted by mere,bravado, certain it is that he refused and chose rather to
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yet come out, when they attend social dancing classes, part their hair, fluff it on both sides. and bring it together in softly twisted figure at the back.
 The most general method, however, is a pompadonr with q high puff and knot beneath 1t.
 The hair is parted from car to ear, and then again on either side of the front. Each part is thenwaved.
 After the waving is accomplished, the back hair is loosely taken up. the front being turned back in a soft pompadour to join it. The sides are then pinned up. When the hair is securely fastened to- gether it may be turned in q large puff directly on the crown, and finished with a small knot below.
 Jeweled aigrettes are very much favored, but for a young girl there is nothing so pretty for the hair as bow of ribbon or a chou of chiffon holding q plain aigrette.
 The new importations Of summer goods are in the market and the woman who can has a glorious opportunity to get the first pick of the new patterns. The woman who cannot, contents her self as best she may with looking and considering which she will purchase next summer, when prices are more reasonable.
 She finds that plaids and large flow cred patterns predominate. Berege re- places grass linen, which does not ap- pear at all in the new importations. It is a very sheer material, is printed in silhoutte patterns that are exceedingly effective, and will probably be much worn. New ginghams are shown so finc as to hardly deserve that homely
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name. They are plaided, in dainty blues, and yellows and greens.
 None. however, equal the organdies, ripe with large, gnificently blossoms of impossible shape. More than ever they remind oneof Dolly Var den days. Many of these organdies have already been sold. not, as one would suspect, for use next summer. but to be made up as evening dresses for young girls. For the first time is such use of muslin goods countenanced by the social world. Yet there is nothing more appropriate, surely, for the open ing buds of the season.
 The use of organdies. too, makes things simpler for the more humble aspirants for social fame. Many girl, unable to buy silk or chiffon gown, may now find in her last summers or gandie suitable material for an eyen- ing costume.
 A charming gown, which introduces both organdie and the overslxirt. is novel. Both skirt and bodice are of organd;e, and plain cut. The tight-dit~ ting elbow sleeves are also of organdie. edged with narrow ribbon band. The fi4eolletaue jS efzcpd vii h a f11il ra1che f,f
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S1nntIered Chicken

Dress the fowl and prepare as for roasting, stufhng it if you desire. Sever the sinews of the legs at the joints SO they will lie flat to the fowl, put good sized lump of butter and n cup of wa ter in q kettle, lay the fowl in and cover with a basin that fits down close to it inside the kettle. Cook from one to three hours, according to age, adding water as it boils away. The chicken will be tenderer and of better flavor when stewed in this way, and may be set in the oven to crisp if thought de- sirable.-Detroit Free Press.
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THE VILLAGE mlLLLlNER.
How She Lost One of Her Rest Cus-
 toners.


 toners.
 The American milliner, who used to be such a well-known institution, even iii large cities, with her regular class of customers, for whom she made bon nets year in and year out, according the season, has almost completely dis appeared. The great commercial houses have captured that class of customers that used to frequent her little shop. Tn little country villages, however, liar from the madding crowd" she may still be found, and a summer visitor" the other day, just before her flight, found one of these ancient ladies from whom during tse season she had often pur- chased veils and ribbons seated at a sunny window at the back of the little shop. busy with a lot of bonnets which had been ordered for the winter.
 "Yes, guess I trim every hat worth looking att she said, in answer to her visitors question. Its kinder com fortable to have the Workers gone and to sit down on my rocker and get to my reg'lar work. It requires a great deal of thought to trim so many and make them different. There are Presbyteri- on bonnets and Methodist bonnets; and now they've started up the Baptists and it'll be more mixing than ever, for I darent put the same ribbon on any two bonnets for the same church. If l did I'd never hear the last of if.
 Mrs. Foster, she played me a real mean trick last year. Spt'd always been steady Presbyterian, and when [ trimmed her bonnet knew what pew she'd sit in and all about it. So I fixed it up with ribbon that I'd only used once, and that was on a Methodist bon- net, and felt perfectly safe in my mind about it. Not long afterward, as l was sitting here doing some sewing Deacon 6quires came in to buy some thread for his wife. Did you hear the neWs? he said. Mrs. Josiah Foster has iined the Methodistst I declare, you could lave rnocled me over with a feather 'Here'll be a rumpus, I said to myself, for Mrs. Foster never could stand having any thing common. So, sure enough, in she came the next Monday, as mad as a hornet.
 "'I think, considering all the years I've trusted you, Kesiah, she said, that you might have trimmed my bonnet different from Nancy Whites, and she so dowdy lookin'!' and the next thing heard was that she'd got new bonnet by catalogue from the big store in Bfooklynln ln-N Y Tribune.
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THE LATEST FASHIONS.
mpartations of Summer Goods aud
 Shirt Waists Hero.
Berege Is the Newest Materlal-uow to Dress the Hair for Evening Affairs some Hints Inexpensive
 Garters and Supporters.

The winter gayety is in full swing. January ushers in all the dehutantes, who put heart and soul into the season, and the xnlrl of excitement makes one lose consciousness of the everyday world. Pretty gowns fascinate with their diaphanous folds; pretty heads, with raven locks, bewilder with their beauty. For no longer do we admire the golden and the titian locks; the girl with white skin, rosy lips and raven hair is now the queen.
 The locks are dressed with many a wave. Some of the girls still part their hair, if that style is particularly becom- ing, bringing it high on the heads in a knot Real young girls, who have not
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Somewhat overatated.

T would dare anything for you. George she said as she looked up into his eyes with glad smile.
 Really ?" he asked.
 Really and truly" she answered. T would hesitate at nothing"
 "Will you elope with me to-night?' he inquired.
 Willingly, if-if-it doesn't snow," and she looked anxiously out the win dow.
 Of course the line must be drawn somewhere, even in what woman will dare for the man she .oyes.-Chicago Post.
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Dainty IsIonse Waists.

Pretty blouse waists to be worn un- der zouave jackets are made of liberty silk and have delicate tracery of fine gold or silver thread in scroll design. These are especially pretty and ori- eptal-looking when worn with velvet jackets, which should also be embroid- cred either solidly or with band around the edge-Leisure Hours.
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Christopher Columbus had added the two Americas to the map; the voyages Sf Cabot and Magellan had completed this wonderful list of new discoveries
 To-day, outside of the polar re- gions, we must confess that all the seas have been explored, but this is far from being the case with the land. An immense extent is entirely unknown to us; another, still more considerable, has been only imperfectly explored; travel CTS have traversed it, commerce has ex- plored some of it's products, but good maps of it do not exist. Finally, only the least part is well known; geodesy Las covered it with a network of tri- angles, and the maps of it are com. plete, even from typographical stand point.
 'After Africa, Australia offers the vastest field to the investigation of ex- plorers; we must remember that even it's seacoast was not fully explored till 1843. Since that time. at the price of great suffering, it has been crossed from south to north, but nc traveller has yet traversed it from east to west.
 lin the two Americas, except the ex- rrcme northern and southern parts, the continent is known: nevertheless, the whole central region of South America, though in great part explored for com mereial purposes (for mines, wood, eaoutchouc, etc ), is not exactly mapped
 ''To sum up, the yet uneXplored parts of the globe cover an area of about 50, ooo,ooO square kilometers (about 20, 000,o0o square miles), approximately divided thus:
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The Long Arctic N,pht.

In the long arctic nights there is a constant difficulty in keeping awake. Greeley had to make very strict rules to keep his men awake during the long arctic night. Beds were not allowed to be made, and the men were compelled
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Why She Was Sad.

Jack Dashing Why in the world do you look so melancholy, my dear girl?
 Penelope-I'm feeling sorry for you. Jack. I'm thinking of the life Pm go- ing to lead you after we are married. NJ X Ira....fa
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Square miles.

Total 20, ,000, ,00U
 Opportunity will not be wanting here for long time to the explorers who wish to undertake their part of the immense task that must be achieved by humanity before it knows it's own world. Digest.
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She Waa unkind.

Ar. Dudeleigh-Ah, Miss du Million, I have come to press my suit. doncher know.
 Miss du Million-You may be q goose, Mr. Dusleleigh, but lfsis is not tailor shop.--Omaha Torad-Henald
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Coon breeding is doing nothing needless ly that one thinks will hurt or dispIease others.-N. Y. Weekly.
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PEOPLE often abuse their own relatives merely for the sake of having you contra dict fhem.- Washington Democrat.
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Revelation.

Jesus Christ was & revelation not only of God to man, but of man to himself. Before the coming of Christ man never dreamed of himself as | priest or king. These two root ideas of civil and religious liberty are essen- italy and exclusively Christian. Rev. J. W. Magruder, Methodist. Cincin- nati q
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
TAX on "pV" eARS
COUNTY AUDITOR HEARS ARGU-
MENTS IN AN IMPORTANT
CASE.
EXEMPTION Is CLAIMED,
AS THE "PV' IS NOT A MINNESOTA
COMPANY IN LEGAL
SENSE.
FERNS AsSAILANT IS CAPTURED.
Police Make an Important Arrest
Progress Of Charter
Tinkering.
FERNS AssA1LANT is CAPTURED.

County Auditor Minor cited the
Peavey Grain Line company to appear
before him yesterday afternoon to show
cause why it should not be taxed for
500 cars of rolling stock for which it
had not paid taxes. The cars cost $500
each, and if assessed at $500 for the
years 1893, 1894. 1896 and 1896, the tax
upon them would amount to $40 600,
which, it is claimed, is due the county
from the company.
The company is incorporated under
the laws Of West Virginia, but as the
principal offices of the company are in
Minneapolis, the auditor claims that
under the law the company should pay
taxes in Hennepin county on the rolling
stock it owns. Mr. Minor states that
in the report to the state board of
equalization the company returned the
gross earnings at $50 and the value of
its rolling stock at $100. The citation
was issued in order to force the COM
pany before the auditor to make
showing, and have the matter passed
upon. Judge Best is the attorney for
the company, who appeared to make
answer to the citation.
City Attorney Healy appeared for the
city, and Al ]. Smith for the county,
Auditor Minor hearing the arguments.
Judge Best argued at some length, adj
hitting that perhaps it would be
proper thing for the property to be
taxed, but when the state had made no
law under which it could be done, the
next best thing was not to tax the
property. They had attempted it in
several states, but had failed to make
the assessment stick.
while we pay no tax" he said, "the
railroads pay tax upon them Indirect
ly, in gross earnings tax, so you see
thew do not 9SPaDe taxation
THAT may be true" said Mr.. Smith,
"but 1t is only property of the railroads
that is exempt through that gross earn
ing tax law. The property should be
taxed just the same"
Judge Best claimed that because 1t
was foreign corporation, the property
could not be taxed in this state because
it was rolling stock, and was never in
the same state for long period at any
stage He stipulated that the corpora
ton was under the laws of the state of
West Virginia, that it only had an
agent there, to comply with the laws
of that state, and that the principal Of
fees and place of business of the COM
pany was in Minneapolis, where all the
business was transacted
County Auditor Minor reserved his
decision, until Mr.. Smith could submit
brief, although City Attorney Healy
stated that there was not the least
doubt but what the property was ex-
empt, because the corporation was
foreign one.