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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-25

AGENTS Economy gas Burner. save. 10
per cent of gas, makes large, beautiful
iight and gives 10 per cent profit TO
eaiesmen. General Agency CO.. 2:5 Dear
horn stree. Chicago. Ill u
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FOR SALs-tWatchcs, CLOCKS, siiyorWara
and Jcwelry Of AL descriptions must DO
sold before January 18TH 1898 great
bargains, at u. 4. Wilton's. gOS Pralro
HVuilue II
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DON'T NEGLECT
a COMMON CASE OF PILES.


al, snnh people generally understand that
~. ~ sucn fatal diseases as fistuia ulcer =,
hog,,, yum. assure, ETC.. almost invariably
issrn n simple case OF piles, they viii
man. ,ne wisdom of taking prompt treat
- ,nen, lot the first appearance OF trouble
u, IN, TINS quarter. The Pyramid PILE Cure
s,ah, GRANNY cure every form OF piles,
nnl bleeding, protruding or blind piles
anu hundreds of lives have been saved by
using this cheap but effective remedy rlph,
a. ,he start, because at such time i
Single package will effect cure, while in
rne o,u chronic, deep seated cases several
paskaees are sometimes necessary before
lasting cure is effected.
rnysacians are using the Pyramid Pile
Su,e IN preference to surgical operations
ana with uniform success. For sale ay
druggists everywhere at 80 cents and /
per package.
send for free book on cause and cure
OF piles.
Address Pyramid Co., Marshall. Mich
formerly Albion. Mich.
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BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

NOTICE TO CONTRADICTORY aied
proposals viii be received al the office OF
the SUPERINTENDENT al the oolinwess-
ern insane asylum at san An'onio.
Teyas. until u O'Clock noon, SATURDAY,
January rs 1898, for tine erestion OF Two
ADDITIONAL wings and an iniirmary.
Ilan. and specifications can be s. ~
AFTER December q. 1881. at TIE pIies,, p
!. RELY Gordon, architect, az Dalas.
Austin and San Antonio. a,9yas Escn
nrouosai mast be accompanied ~ GER
iif,ed check for (eight, pei cent OF
the amount OF bid, to be forfeited y
Inc State n the event OF the CONTRACTOR
ssil.ne 10 furnish an acceptable hoal
WITHIN five f5) DAYS after III. contfnei
Is awsrsied 10 him. Proposals wl's be
received upon the whole, ana npon socn
r,arts as stipulated la the .pec,flra.ipns.
The righ; is reserved 10 reiecs sil'y ana
All BIDS. Further Information anu
e,ah s,,.r NV W. W. Macfiregor. superin-
1epdsnf. 3. +. McNulty. Preside. u
poard ~ Managers liz
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MRS. LEASE FOR CONGRESS.
She Aspires to Succeed Jerry Simp.
son and Thinks She VIII Win.

Mrs. Mary e. Lease is again a candidate
for office. She aspires to Jerry Simpson
seat in congress, and will personally con-
duct her fight for nomination.
She has written an intimate friend OF
this city, saying: "The present fight on
Jerry Simpson. led by Lands, Mccoy and
Titus. will make 1t impossible for Jerry
to secure nomination on the first ballot,
and it will be equally impossible for the
opposition to select a candidate.
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ON sHrpsoARp NOT CLEARED

Cotton on sh.pboard, not cleared, at Gal
weston today.
For Great Britain; ga wiiderspool, asis
bales, - Bonita, 100: ~ Ramon de Lar
inga. l0l2, ~ Rochanpton, 7el. Total,
For France ss Maritime. sol7 bales; 81
North Sands. 4D4f.
For the continent: So Beeforth. 200
bales: IS CRAWFORD. 1912: 81 Lord Kelvin.
Ssi ~ Trop!c. 1852; ~ Daybreak, 762: ~
Dul9 lex. 7sa. ~ Heronspool. 72S5; IS
E'ffel Tower. ~ IS ldsvold, rs. Total.
q .GU bales
For Mexico: SIS ITO. 300 bales.
FOR New York: Mallory line. G206 bales;
Lone Star line. 1911. Total. i0,T1G.
Total on shipboard, 4S.0Q3 bales.
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~ NO. SlcAMSTRESS ana good drcss-
I. akcr wants positian 81 private lam,
ilN, references given. Address Wolnan's
f'Nc nNrec. GStlveston, Texas. "a
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LOST. FOUND, Stray, STOLEN.

CHtlD'S MoCCASiN picked up on Con-
gress avenue by wm.W. Earl the horse
sltocr ut Jim McAug'han's blaoksmith
shop. los San Jaclnto street. 26
SrRAYED OR S'roLEN--Large bright
bay buKgy horse. good saddle horse. no
brand both hind feet white; star in
forchead. small white spot on skin OF
iiose, right eye dcfeutlve; heavy short
fuanc; shod In 'front.': n liberal rewn I'd
for return OF horse or for information
leading TO his recovery. Robert II. Gle
inent. Fort l.avaca. Texas 20
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Judgment Arain.t the SAP.

Cuero Texas. December 24.--The jury
In the case of stollies VS.. the Arkansas Pass
railway returned verdict this morning IN
favor Of the plaintiff. assessing the dam
ages at $44s3 1t was one OF the hardest
contested cases ever tried In this court.
The grand Jury returned eight bills this
morning for the following offsnses: Bur-
glary 2. incest 1. rape l. theft OF cattle !,
assault to murde. l. failure to pay occrpa-
ton tax .. The court adjourned until hon-
day.
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RnITIsH EXPORTS pNcLlNn.

For the first nine 1nonihS of the "ress,t
ycr I.ngand'S exports have diminished
nrgily s33, N00,gl0 while those OF no
United States have Increased s60,p0oNp:
lhrso Of France Increased si26D0,Dg9. cr
italy Sl2,0yo0OO; OF Austria, about 81, ion,-
coo. while Germany has also incrrnksd.
These facts. In connection with an IN
crease of British imports last year o. over
VIZ 100000 are arything bat roassufiag 10
British manufacturers.
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GALYEsroN COTTON REcEII,rs

BY Gulf. Colorado and Santa re raft
way. 1906 bales by International and
TOT Houston and Henderson, 1889; by MS
sour, Kansas and Texas, 2a5s; by Calves
ION La Porte and Houston. sol by barges,
1890: by Gulf and Interstate. Is. Total.
L, ~ bains.
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This being the case, u dark horse VIII
surely win. have promise OF support from
both factions after the first ballot, and, of
course. have a following which will give
me their support through the entire con-
vention.
After / have secured the nomination
shall prosecute most vigorous campaoigh'
holding meetings in every precinct IN tue
diutrinf -
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A MEETING or THE STOCKHOLDERS
and directors OF tho Texas and New Or
leans Railroad company. for the pur-
pose OF electlng directors and oiiicar,l. Ia
called to take place at the office of tho
company IA the city of Houston. Texas.
on Monday tho 10th day OF January
1898, c. y. Segcr, Secretary. 1-l0ls
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lsvpOnTe- cOASTVVISF,

For Boston. per steamship Miami: IS2
hAlcs OF ot,nn, ~ pieces OF lnsnher. 1876
aHeko of wool 2 packages OF mervhen-
disc
Fo New York per steamship MIMI:
22i2 bars of copper and lead, 1856 barrels OF
cotton seed oil, 81 barrels Of vino. 70 bllSs
OF lags IS PACKAGE OF merchandise
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ss Miami, Mcdonald New York, VIA
ijaN ANA and Boston.
~ Tito. RNde Vera Cruz.
Ss Comal, Evans, New York.
Ss Bonita. Arann, Liverpool.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR SAIIE-The best paying milk dairy
in the city OF Waco; only bottled min
dairy In city, am selling all the milS
from, thirty-four cows at &c per gal
Ion and could double trade In s.Aty
davs good reasons for selling. For fun
Information address ]. II. Mcclure, Box
TEA Waco Texas. ~
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THOSE looking for bargains In city real
estate and farm LANDS viii 90 wen 70
look over my list. IL. ~. Brown. S051s
Main street. u
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

RTuGuESE--Nvan.cd reading lessons:
need mot he u teacher. Address Box No.
AZ .5
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FOR SALl--onc i5-li T.. American-R Ran
Simple Vertical. Automatic High spced
Engine. Practically new. having only
been used AZ a duplicate IN case OF acct
dent. Reason for selling TOO small ana
being replaced by a larger engine OF the
same make. CAL and see II at office OF
The Post. G. j. Palmer. Business Man
~
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WANTED Situation by young colorcd
man nw9t.alass cook. VIII do good Work.
Applv 1910 Pierce street. ~
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WANTED situation a. gardcaer, florist
and nursery man. can furnish good ref
elcrccs Address ep1S this office. VI
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BOARD AND ROOM WANTED.

WANTED-lThree or four furnished or
,rfurnished rooms for Ight ho,ssekeep-
ing. or board in private family. Ad-
dress 29tl. this oface. ~
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WANTED Position Nv a iirst-claAss black.
smith expert hbrgeshoel, strictly sober.
spcalSa German and English, can give
good references. Address Lock iloX AIS,
ciddthgp Texas -
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WANTED Position by "a Gral-cLtss cook
or waiter. Apply 200 Nance atreei. c.
NJ Hollis -
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WANTED--po sdtion Va companion by n
refined young lady, FOR an aged lady
preferred, also huE three years expo
ricnee as drcssmJkor; best OF rufercnol 3
exchanged object good home. Address
LVnpra, ihis office, 70
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srrUATIoN WANTED.

SETTLED GERMAN LADY wishes place
% housckceper; country preferred. M.
I'll Center street, Sixth ward, citi. Z,
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WANTED situation as salesman or
bcokltccpcr, outside or inStd0 work. any
an hustler. Address Salesman care
this office. eG
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SIS Giffcl Tower Campbell, Nolasco.
So DavhrcAk, Jones, HUI.
So sybll, Dtrnconlhc. West Iartlcpool.
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YEssnI.S IN pORT

VESSELS IN PORT.
SIS Anthony Radcliffe, VIM. Parr a. CO.
80 Bonita, T. Mollor 4 CO. Na
So Hiue Star, Saver Il sons.
As Conlal Sawyer n co.
Ss Crawford. J. Mollcr n Co.
81 Duiwich. Fowiar - MuViue
81 DnyhroalS, Fowler 4 MeVitio.
SIS Eidsvold Fowler & Mcvltle.
s. Eiffe Tower, " Mhllcr 4 co.
So Gvlicr Reymersholter q CO.
Sch Harry A. Borwind. Galveston tsaa
company.
SIS Lauchhcrg 'Nm Parr & co,
So LORD Kelvin Fowler Il MeVitie.
IS North Sands, X, RIPLEY.
SIS Ramon de Larrlnagua Fowler & Nc
Wits,
SIS Suhman, j. MolIer - co,
IS Svhn Fowler ~ McViuc
So rrupic, j NloEer 4 Co
IS Wlderspoo' Fowler & McVitie.
Sch VIM. c. Tanner. Fowler a Moyih~-
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ExpnRrls roRElGN.

FlNIE IfKT III KlTtI.IVflN4
For Liverpool. per steamship Bonita.
10 so sacks Of cotton seed on cake, weigh
ing 2,2ili0oo pounds and valued az $4,000;
Ihfl bates OF 49iion weighing 36Q.7JD
pol'nds and valued at S52.Sil. n
Vera ci7iz. pow eueainship l'to; aioV
bales " cotton, ~niGhing if05.WD pounns
an valued ~ sloonHo; 10 sets OF car wnecis
aad Rxles weighing lS,osa pounds and vat
ued et $40.
For Havana. per steamship Mlgtmi ,25
head OF cattle valued as $4,000, 9b coops
Of chickens, valued at 500,
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SAILED
So Erffosto. Gslrtic2, Mauchester.
- Tito. Bry,ic, Vera cruz
So Miami, Mcdonald. New York. Via
iieVana aud BOSTON.
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RoM SER X WILSON VIII remove their
SALT siah,c croIn I'll Prairie avenue to
cos and 6N Preston avenue on January i
1SpS 81
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WIDOW lady Wishes position as house
kr,nci for Wldowcr NO objection to
children SALARY no oAicct med home !,
VIII leaNN city Mrs. H. Smith. Ilous-
ton Texas ~
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WANTED ny Young man. age "a, situa-
tlot IN STORE or ofhce, good ncnman
and quick at figures, Address 29l3, care
this office. -
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MARINE ,N1ELILGENcE.


Fort Of Galveston, pecembcr "A.
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WANTED no RENT.

"a ANTED no RENT-Hotel OF fourteen
or sixteen rO3uir IN a good live town.
no furniture needed Address NJ IL. tnls
offict. -
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PROFESSIONAL

DETECTIVE AGllNcY--1raIned deTcc-
tiyes furnished ON short notice and rea
Sonabic rates For further particulars
address, James McCane. box 100. Hons-
ton. Texas. l-ie-.s
MuNsON 4 MUNsON, Lawyers--W. b.
Manson, Houston, and NJ s. Munson
Jr.. Angictor, Texas. Personal attention
10 land litigation. examining titles Har-
RS and Brazoria counties Il
CLINE 4 CLINE 4 DAN'L ii. TRIP
LETT lawyers. abstract OF titles. NouA
psrious Frsrca.s 1--WE speak FRENCH. VIII
nprccben peufsch 1--WE sneak 0srman3
1000. Congress avenue. =
d. D. C)TToN Z BRO. FIN lnmsaooo
Assnu and Ad3unkeEs. y Mnin oegeoG
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WANTEp~~Hy q young LADY. position MS
stenograaher, hes, references given. Adj
dress Box li3, beaumont, TEXAS. u
FRA NTER-~Noung maa, phree years cx-
pcricncn wants ivh ON some papct al
otve. gcNd Recommendations given,
Address W. j. Case. care .. Williams,
Waco. TcNAe. u
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navre market.


IIayre, December "a Spots. quiet: fu.
lures, quiet.
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FOR SALE AT a sacrifice, owner leaving
city. a good paying grocery store. stock
6xtures horse and wagon Two lots.
store on one. dwelling on the other. For
particulars write +. J. Robinson, Waco.
TaYag u
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N,,,sr,,N,+ ~. -,,,,.1,-, a, ~, - 4 ;, 4,
N.Y. wv " 0nl'Nh " SNl,h
NO 1taS'--I' y tonps rt Y, W. Hous-
toh Ielt ana MaSnoha PARK nalWay
Son,i@hv CT a. ON tns, 'ne loln gay
~ lleccmber 1877 cana or 70 pN hoaru
tne pcuuoh OF james y; bahef, ~
PRAYING for sale forthwith OF all NE
noll, In,is p,iiyxex ron,nanN,, ana
thcrs,unr'n ~ rrtsrai ~ he c,,,rt
mat siid anniiDaticn Ia, sst anvn fnr
heorlnfr ON ~ ~ nv or Ian,inry iSSS
ANA I'M ana rt'ri ne ms cntirt 40
cause 10 be ntblishod IN The iIunaton
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WANTED TO BUY-Pneumatic elevator
for TWO GD-saw GINS full description,
condition and price; must be cheap for
cash. Sawyer Bros. Livingston, Texas.
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FARM FOR RENT--My farm. 10 acres,
~ miles west of Houston; good road;
ihreS houses; plenty water. Apply Al.
Il. Westhclmer. 1909 Tcxas avenue, ~
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WANTED Position as bOokkOcpcri can
furnish references; Will he available al
ter January l. 1888, Address 29I6, this
otnrn g6
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FOR RENT.

CONNECTING ROOMS complete Tor
| this Office. y;
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WANTED 10 BUY.

WANTED-A Great Dane dog ono brtn-
diel about 6-months-oid; alSo young
Ei,,e sky Terrier. Address Mrs. J. H..
Dsrragh. Centefviiie. La. ~
WANTED TO BUY-one small second
hanS safe: state size and price ana
where TO be seen. Address NO. LOO.
this office. ~
wANTED-outfit for six-cciumn psper,
except press; must be IN Sooa conn ION IN
and cheap: spot cash. Address iii. TINS
1tGrs ~
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MADAME l.. WESTPHAL'S. Partisan
new elegant masquerade costumes for
rent and TO order orders sents TO all
parts of Texas; l0l2}s Prairie avenue,
Burton building. %
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FOR RENT-Two rooms right h the heart
OF ne ctty. Apply at Lewyn's drug store,
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For LEASE--Newspap2 outfit al county
seat. populous black land county. no
n9b Office low rate. BoX 3, ODESSA
Texas. %
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STORE FOR RGNT--On Travis street be,
tween Prairie ana Texas avenue Apply
u, f. Schmidts Drug Store, sos Travis
street. pa
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YOG CAN make 100 per cent year IN
t,rest on Investments of from so up
Profits paid twice a month. informa-
tior free Write II. Brewer. 1915 Gen
try street, Houston. 70
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WANTED--A position by q young lazy
20 clerk IN store or work IN mi,li-
merry: experienced ana best OF recon-
menda;ions. Eek iS2 Lampasas. TEXAS
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WANTED situation as cook or at houso-
work Cor board for myself and husband,
who Is out OF work, Address H.. A. Is,
this office .,
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KATTMANN & KNEELAND-Manui
turers OF tents, awnings, tarpaulins'
wagon covers, etc. flags made 10 ORDER
Sl5is Congress avenue, corner Iravls
street Houston, Texas; phone sSl. 1898
HOW IL II clothes cleaned or dyed az Fer
nandez' Partisan Steam Dye works, 6ls
Travis, look as new? Because Il is done
by professionals. u
Daily camera., 1897-06-21
A CENTURY DISBURSEMENT
Where Is the Alleged Integrity Of the
Turkish Empirc.

Where Is the Alleged Integrity of tn c
Turkish Empire:
That idle talk about the integrity of
the Turkish empire deceives nobody to-
day The ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Turkey be-
an over 100 years ago. In 1888 Turkey
0st the Crimea. In 1880 she lost Greece.
IN 1857 Moldavia and Wallachia, the two
IJannbian Principalities, were united
and finally became the present flourish
ing kingdom of Roumania under King
Charles in 1881 In 1862 the Turkish gar
rison evacuated Belgrade, and in 1878
Servia became an independent king
dom. Bulgaria is virtually indepen-
dent under Prince Ferdinand, and
Turkey quietly acquiesced in the alb
sorption of eastern Roumelia in 1887.
Nars and Batum were snatched by
Russia in 1878. England seized Cyprus
in the same year land Austria was com
fortably Installed in Bosnia and Her
zcgovina
Where is the alleged integrity of the
Turkish empire in the face of the above
historical facts? Bosnia and Herze-
govina, two essentially .Mussulman
provinces, have nothing in common
with Austria. which now rules over
them. But when the question of Crete
and Greece comes to be considered all
Christian Europe shakes with holy hor-
ror at the unreasonable aspirations of
Greece in seeking to free an island IN
habited by homogeneous population
protesting the same faith and stu
ated at it's very doors. But in this ad-
vanced era of civilization new force
that makes for justice is always felt on
occasions like this among civilized ma
tions, and that is pubic opinion" )"
While Lord Salisbury was declaring in
the house of lords that Crete cannot be
united to Greece 100 English liberals
we're signing a telegram of sympathy
to King George and monster meet
ing of $4,000 Englishmen in Hyde Park
were passing resolutions IN favor of
Greece.--North American Review.
Daily camera., 1897-06-21
james Was n Greater Man.

Carlyle's severest critic, and a critic
of his own school, was an old parish
roadman at Ecclefechan.
Been "a long time in this neighbor-
hood ?" asked an English tourist.
Been here a ma days, sir"
''Then you know the Carlyles?"
"Weel that! A ken the whole of them.
There was, let me see," he said, leaning
on his shovel and pondering; there was
Jock; he was kind O throughither
sort o chap, doctor, but no bad fellow,
Jock-he's deid, mon."
"And there was Thomas" said the
inquirer, eagerly.
"Oh, ay, of coorse, there's Tam-a
useless, munestruck chap that writes
in London. There's naething in Tam;
but, mon, there's jamie, owre in the
Newlands-there's a chap for ye. Jamie
takes mair swinc6nto Ecclefechan mar
ket than any ithev farmer i the parish" !"
London Answers.
Daily camera., 1897-06-21
A I,-t-at Scholar.

At a Luton school the other day, a
teacher, having asked most ofhis pupils
the difference between an island and
peninsula without receiving satisfac-
tory answer, came to the last boy.
~ can explain it, sir, SAID the bright
youth. First, get two glasses; fill one
with water and the other with milk.
Then catch a fly and place it in THE
glass of water. That fly is an island,
because it is entirely surrounded by
water. But now place the fly in the
glass of milk, and it will be a peninsula,
because it is nearly surrounded by wa
ter
The boy went to the top of the class.
London Answers
Daily camera., 1897-06-21
THE FASHIONS.
Attractive Additions to Feminine Co.'S

Attractive Additions to Feminine e Co.'S
tunes for the Scnson.
Bonnets This season are very much
more attractive than the conglomerate
creations called hats.
In compliment to the queen of Eng
land there is a resemblance among
many of the imported models to styles
popular early in the Victorian era.
Some OF the new tailor costumes have
bolero fronts and narrow position
backs. The vest is a fitted blouse Of
fancy silk laid in soft folds across the
front, or else tucked to form a deep
yoke.
The crossed or surpliced blouse will
be highly favored this summer in max
ing up toilets of rosebud organtiies,
Louis XVI. striped muslins, printed
lawns, soft India mulls and similar dia-
phanous stuffs. On some models the
folds end at the belt under fancy belt
with a very handsome buckle, or else
a girdle made to match the dress trim
mings. In other cases the folds termin-
ate in long scarf ends that are various
ly adjusted at the side, or often they
are carried to. the back and loosely tied
like the scarf ends of Marie Antoinette
tichu.
Beautifully curving revers and sharp
ly notched fronts are characteristics of
the new elegant Louis coat basques
made by Rauchnitz, Mayer and Felix.
a marked feature of the modes this
season is the abundance of decoration
about the neck and shoulders; gauzy
ruches, fraises and rutfs, accordion
plated frills and bows of great size are
worn in the most becoming fashion,
and upon fascinating evening-dress
models for the. coming summer are
Medici, Robespierre, Stuart, Victorian,
Josephine, Queen Bess and numberless
other stately collars of historical name
and fame.
Amazon cloth in many bright self
colors is favored by French and Eng
lish modistes and tailors This make of
lustrous cloths wears well if one pays
a fair price for it, but cheaper grades
are quite apt to spot with rain, and in
other ways it is also likely to prove un-
satisfactory wear.
The new canvas, which is somewhat
coarse, is particularly shiny. It is
made up over a silk lining of contrast
ing color, or otherwise is lined with
self-color i'll lighter or darker tint
than the canvas. Gray watered silk
forms the lining of a new sheer canvas
gown of silver tint, dotted and barred
With mauve. The effect of the moired
silk through the transparent meshes of
the canvas is extremely rich and pretty.
". Y. Post,
Daily camera., 1897-06-21
A Small SnIe.

In one of the suburbs of Belfast trade
was dull, and the chief grocer in the
district found his earnings becoming
smaller day by day. One morning an
old customer entered. In expectation of
something good, the grocer jumped up
from his seat, and, rubbing his hands,
said: "Well, missus. what can l get
yal?"
"a ha'penny worth O. SOAP" was the
reply.
"oh," said the disgusted grocer, yell
be for wa&hin' the canary to-day?
London Tit-Bits.