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some Passing Fashions.

Blue canvas gowns Of open mesh,
with green silk Innings. are decidedly
spart.
Though the tip-tilted hat is said TO I've
going out. it certainly retains its hold
on feminine favors a long while.
The cloakings for next season viii
show in about equal numbers smooth
and rough-faced effects. Fancy houcles
in novel patterns have been in demand
for the early fall cloaks, but there is a
likelihood that smooth goods will pre-
dominate in the more elegant garments
made up for later sale.
A pretty garment TO be worn with n
dark skirt for street wear in the early
fall is the Russian blouse An exceed
ingly smart one is made Of cieriout red
cloth. II fastcns at the side with three
or four large and handsome buttons
A belted garment is becoming to all
unusually stout figures and much popu-
larity is predicted for the Russian
blouse.-Chicago Record
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VlCToRlA.s IRISH HOME
uss Majesty Ia Purchase MuckPose
abbey, a beautiful Residence.


A recent cable dispatch from Lon
don announced that Queen Victoria
purposes to purchase the mansion and
estates OF Muckross, Ireland. with a
view OF establishing permanent royal
residence there.
Muckross House-or, as il is some
times called, Muckross Abbey--is built
upon the shore of Muckross lake.
The demesne gates are close TO the
village of Muckross, with its pic
iuresque inn of the same name-a
hosiery which is well known TO Amer
lean tourists. Standing among its
well-trimmed lawns and luxuriant
gardens, the mansion commands a
beautiful view. lofty mountains, thick
wooded forests and shimmering sheets
of water stretching away in the land
scape.
The mountain glens and forests
neighboring the demesne of Muckross
Abbey are celebrated for their red
deer. and the hall of the mansion is
decorated with gigantic antlers, taken
from stays shot in the vicinity. These
Trophies so excited the interest of the
prince consort that he remarked TO his
host, the late Col. Herbert. that he had
no idea "stags with such antlers couel
be shot in Ireland" Col. Herbert re-
piled that much finer specimens were
still roaming wild in the Killarney
woods. About four years ago the larg-
est red deer buck ever shot in the United
Kingdom was killed on the Muckross
estate.
Standing in the hall of the mansion
there is a clock of the tall, cofiin-lille
case variety. The case is of exquisite
ly carved and inlaid wood, and the dial
is of beautifully wrought silver. 1t has
astronomical and meteorological at
tachments, and a peculiarly musical
chime. The entire design is very an
tique. This clock was purchased at a
sale of curiosities in London, about
so years ago, and is believed to have
been taken from a despoied monastery
in Germany. One of the English
Rothschilds while visiting Muckross
Abbey offered the father of the pres
ent owner signed blank check for this
clock
Hanging in one of the rooms is a por.
trait of the famous countess of Des.
mond. who lived 10 the age of $50
years. and who is said to have cut a
complete set of new teeth when over
100 years old, and who iourneyed TO
the England court shortly before her
death TO petition James |. to remove
the attainder for treason from her
family.
The entire estate of the Muckross
Herberts comprises about 10000 acres.
The rent roll is estimated NJ some c 49,
900 a year, or 100000. \ considerable
portion of this territory is forest and
mountain, highly valued for its hunt
ing privileges. The River Laune. which
flows through the domain, is one of the
finest salmon streams il the United
Kingdom. The region is st once a
paradise of verdure and vegetation and
a revelation of wild. rugged grandeur
". Y. Herald.
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WILL BE SAVED BY A SLAVE.
Old African to Use His kIondilse Gold
for lis Former Mastery Dn u : hter.

Among the lucky miners in the klon-
dixie is former slave, a grizzled old
African who bears the high-sounding
out $4,000 in gold, and has a couple of
claims which may be reasonably ex-
pected to yield 100000 more. He is
probably the one man in Alaska who is
planning to do novel act of charity
when the time comes for him to aban-
don his mining work and return TO the
civilized world.
Before the war Atherton was owned
by Georgia family which had large
plantation near Atlanta. When he got
his freedom he drifted about the coun-
try doing odd jobs and finally struck the
Yukon valley. where he got work as n
freighter. The ex-slayc had hard time
of il for years and when the Klondilke
excitement broke ont he made his way
to the gold fields. There he toiled in
diggings which had been abandoned by
white men until he found a paying
streak. since which he has been accumu-
lating money very fast. When asked
what he intended TO do with his 100000
which he has now on deposit in Dawson
City. Atherton said:
I'm going back to Georgia and buy
the old plantation"
BUY the old plantation? Why, what
do you mean?"
when j was n slave my master was
a rich man. He was kind TO me and his
daughter was just like him. Things
didn't go well with him after the war
and some years ago he had to mortgage
the plantation. Since then he died. and
his daughter is now living on the old
place alone. The time is coming when
it must be sold If the mortgage is not
paid. and then she will have no home
What | want to do is to get back to
Georgia next spring and buy up that
mortgage. Then / will turn the planta-
ton over to my old masters daughter
and nobody can drive her away from it,"
"But she won't like the idea OF hav-
ing one of her former slaves for boss
Huh. don't want to be n boss. I'll
Just stay around and look after things
for her like I used TO. Somebody's got
TO do il and know shed rather have
me than n stranger. 1t will take $4,000
or $4,000. and the rest of my money will
keep me as long as / live. Chicago
Tribune
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CAUSE OF SUNSTROKE.
II " Said 10 he the Result of an Acute
Poison.

II is now established that sunstrohe
Is the result of "acutc. intense and vir-
ulent poison, originating within the
body. acting rapidly and violently upon
the nervous stem" Ii was upon this
assumption that DIR. Ira Van Glesen, di-
rector OF the state pathological insti-
tute of this city. went to work. He pro-
cured the body fluids and excretions of
living eases OF sunstroke. and with
them experimental upon animals with
most remarkable results.
Prompt and decisive results were OBJ
tanned from injections of blood serum
taken from patients during the period
OF what is known as hypcrpyreXia. Al
though DIR. Van Glesen has noted the
fatal results in some such cases which
could not be attributed to the injcc-
ton of the material. he believes that
there twas no installing the cause ut
death which occurred so uniformly in
these animals in succession. This re
suit is in consonanee with the hypothe-
sis that the rapidly fatal course in Sc
we're cases of sunstroke is due to an in
tense. rapidly acting poison, circu-
lating in the body fluids"
Other experiments involving the in
lection of urine from convalescent pa
tents into the blood circulation of rab-
bits was also attended by interesting
results. DR.. Van Giescn thinks that "it
is not too much TO say that the virulence
of the autotoNic poison in some cases OF
sunstroke is fully as rapid and violent
as snake venom. and considerably re-
sembles its action. Cases Of sunstroke
which entered the hospitals with pur-
PIE, swollen faces. rapid and very much
enfeebled heart action. and profound
collapse. with death occurring within
one to two hours. are surely examples
Of the effects of the most violent pois-
ons that we know ON. Y. Journal.
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PIGEONS SHOW THEIR TRAINING.
Large Flociss of the birds That Per-
form Wonderful EvoIutions.

Remarkable as are the results of
training as exhibited in the speed of
modern pigeons, they do not compare
with the wonderful evolutions per-
formed by these birds in the last CEN
turtles in Italy. There were at that
time men who devoted themselves to
pigeon training. and the art was sup
posed to find its perfection in certain
families and TO be handed down from
generation to generation. The art con-
sisted in training large flocks of pigeons
to obey their owner and to perform GER
tain evolutions in the air. In the ear
Hest days in India birds were trained
10 fight opposing bands. When pigeon
tournament was in progress the owners
assembled some lofty building and con-
Quoted the performance by the aid of
flags; and in obedience to their sig
mails flotks OF birds OF different colors
would wheel. rise. dive and intermingle.
TO separate again and go through a
number of interesting movements that
were remarkable for their beauty.
Prizes were offered for the most beau
tiful and novel figures. In India in
early times. where the sport OF pigeon
flying originated. the object Of the
flights was often a sanguinary one. the
owners of the various focks endeavor-
ing to accomplish the destruction of
the others. Thus, the birds Of one band
would carry bombs with a fuse hanging
TO their claws. and at the command of
their masters would sweep down over
their opponents, and the bomb would
drop among them and explode. Others
bore sharp knives. two-edged, suspend
ed from their claws. and were made to
dash among their antagonists and en-
deavor TO cut them TO pieces-an easy
matter when birds were in rapid mo-
ton. To-day the friganiori, as they
nre called, OF Modena. devote themselves
TO harmless pursuits. and are satisfied
when watching the wonderful evolu-
tions of the birds through the air
N " Post
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singular Exhibition of Politeness
Witnessed I'm "a Dentists ONCE.

1t was in the dentists office. Three
women, two girls and man were in
the waiting-room, with uneasy express
sions on their faces. One of the girls
held her hand to her face, and was COM
forted by a companion. The man sat
grim as sphinx. The women were ST.
lently mournful. In the front room
the dentist was working on a patient.
Yowls of a more or less subdued char
acter issued at intervals from the spot
where he was plying his Jimmy" and
lice tongs" and the women shivered and
looked toward the door. The girl with
the swollen jaw said to her companions:
"Oh. / do wish he would hurry up"
One of the women said to another of
her fellow-sufferer Isn't il strange
that a person has TO wait SO long in
dentists Officer" The answer was:
"It's perfectly terrible. amt it?"
Suddenly there was n louder howl
from the front room than usual. just
then the~ofiice door opened and young
fellow came in with his hand to his jaw.
He took seat among the mourners and
waited. In a few seconds the dentist
came out in the waiting-room and said
with baleful smile "Who is next?"
The man pointed to the women with
heroic politencss. The women indi-
Gated the girl with the swollen jaw.
just then the author of the heartrend-
ing yowls from the front room made
her appearance. She was red-eyed,
and touzly as to hair. She had been
weeping. The waiting girl with the
swelled jaw turned TO the young fellow
who had just come in and said:
II guess you may take my turn for a
little"
The young man arose, and, with a
gesture betokening the courage of de-
spair, entered the lions den.-Chicago
Chronicle.
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Men who wear Wells.

According TO the French traveller. Nj.
Felix Dubois, the Tourages Zone of the
African races whom he describes in his
book about Timbuctoo) wear wells.
The rearing Of horses, oxen and goats
is their chief industry. the milk and
flesh OF these animals, with the add.
ton of dates, furnishing their princi.
pal nourishment. For the protection
OF eyes and lungs they adopt head
dress of two wells. One, the "nikab." is
rolled round the temples. hanging
down in front to protect their eyes;
while the other. the 'litham." reaches
from the nostrils to the edge of their
clothing. The wells are never removed
even at meal times, and the garb has
become SO much part Of them that
any one being deprived Of it is un.
recognizable by friends or relatives -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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ShO-Not at ALL He would be shy and
bashful-quite afraid of poor little me.
de wasn't.) He would let me say and
do just what pleased. and treat him
ever SO badly. (He wouldn't.)
He-And be awfully jealous? QHe
was.)
She-O, no! That would he fearful.
confession of weakness.
He-A sportsman?
She-Certainly; shooting, you know,
and hunting, and all that sort of thing;
not games-they're childish. (IIe was
a cricketer and footballer)
He (wearily)-Anything else?
She-Well, he would be just perfect.
But (sighs) he probably wouldn't want
me. Tie did,
Tie (angrily)-Ie would want an
ideal woman.
She (playing with her glove-fasten-
ings)-Yes, probably. with anhna-
tion.) Now tell me your idea of one.
Ole shakes his head.) @. do! You
might be interesting for once.
lie (moodily)-I should like to be.
Well, she would be dark and tall; deep
brown eyes and almost black hair (she
was blond and petite), with finely
chiseled, pale features. (She was
piquant and pink
She-O, how-ghostly!
He (solemnly)- and sedate.
(She was brimful of mischief)
| She-How-dull!
Narv nantla-onH ciiapt
She (hastily)-No woman is. (She
wasnt)
lie (rapturously)-Ah, but she would
be. Very trustful and affectionate +;
above Irritation, or tormenting hei
lover by pretending to fiirt. (She
wasn't.)
She Gbiting her lip)-Insipidl
He--Ah, mol She would be we'll
read and thoughtful. Perhaps she
would write.
She Observation-Disclosures and such
rubbish? (He did,
He (gravely) Philosophy, more
probably.
She-How stupid-and-and mascu-
line.
lie taDstractedly)-Sh would De
living example of noble. loving
(She twirls her parasol angrily, and lets
it drop; he hastily picks it up and
drops his stick. She gives the latter
push with very small foot, but fails
to send it out of his reach. They both
laugh.)
She-Isn't it terrible that we should
be here, wasting our time with such
unidealistic persons.
lie (cheerfully)-Well, there's at
traction between opposites.
She-In what way?
He (meaningly)-Between the OPP
posite of your ideal and the opposite
of mine-I hope.
She-You couldn't possibly be at
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Ap.cdotc Of jeremiah Mason.

Mr.. Mason was himself once subjected
10 a species OF dissemination. Be-
ing In Newport. a distinguished MEM
Der OF the Rhode Island bar, who had
never before met him, had heard OF
bis habit Of asking questions, especial
~ Of new acquaintances, and when pre-
scented TO him he determined to be
first in the field with regard TO this
particular qualification, and. according
ly, began the conversation with .
series of questions. He asked Mr.. Mason
whether he liked this, or whether he
affected that. and some OF the qucs-
tions were answered. while others were
rsarried. Finally the interrogation said:
"wcll. Mr.. Mason. tell me what you
do lilxc?"
Quick ms n flash came the reply from
the great New Hampshire lawyer:
"Why. like TO sit in this chair and
have a Rhode Island lawyer ask me
questions"
There were no more questions asked.
Boston Herald
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HUMOROUS.

"A Hedr~.-She-"Have you ever
loved another woman" He-"Dear,
you are the one woman in the whole
world."-Philadelphia North American.
~ hope, Ophelia. that you are not
SO foolish as 20 call yourself wash
lady" "'Deed l don't. Miss May. I
calls myself & neutrality-suspicious.
apolis Journal.
Mrs. Ais it true that your son
holds the appointment of warder in =
jail?" Mrs. B.-"Yes; but only Grim
inals of good families are imprisoned
there" -Tit-Bits.
I'LL get the best of that COMPOUNDED
personal baggage clause" "How"
If want to bring over $500 worth Of
new clothes I'll make five trips."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
"A Modern Use. - Pease-"Well.
there's the church bell. Castleton will
be around in n minute" Hubbard
what. are you going to church,"
Prase-"oh, no! but that was 10 be the
signal for our century run" Puck.
81 am afraid said Maud. thought
fully, "that Willie Wibbles will never
come here again" ibid he go away In
n pet?" asked Mamie. "Wcll, some OF
him did. Just before he started my
dear little Dachshpnd bit a piece out of
m."-Washington Star.
The New Rendering.-"Oh. dear"
sighed little Mary Gnmmey; II wish
had as many little sisters as Nellie Fos-
dick has, and as many toys. and a pony
and cart and dear little playhouse on
the back lawn!" my dear" said Mrs.
Gummey. gently. ''if wishes were bcy-
cles, we should all be scorchers."-
Puck.
The Object of Envy. = Maggie
"Nellie. wot's all the crowd a-waitin'
for?" Nellie-"There's ambulance
a-comin' wot's gon' ter take Bessie to
the horsepittle!" Maggie-"My! She'll
be fed on soup TO strengthen her, an
she'll get CHECKING an beef an wegeta-
bles, an maybe ice-cream. Wot made
yer tell me for? 1t makes me feel des-
perick, Truth.
Wanted All the Facts.-"It may in
terest YOU, children, " said the returned
missionary. who was addressing the
Sunday school. if / tell you of an adj
venture l once had in India. While go
ing through jungle came face to face
with lion. There was no chance TO re-
treat. and had nothing to defend my
self with. / stood perfectly still and
looked the fierce beast steadily in the
eye" (Which eye?" asked breath
less little boy in the infant class.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
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tracted by the exact opposite of your
ideal.
He STEALING his arm along the back
Of her seat)-I could easily change my
ideal.
She (hesitatingly)-Ib believe you only
made it up as you went along.
He-And you didn't?
She-Wel--a little-perhaps.
Ke-I meant the part about firta-
ton.
She-I meant it about the-devo-
ton.
He-And anything else? Oils hand
drops on her remoter shoulder.)
She No-I-you mustn't must be
going.
He-Miss Mathers-Trx - only
talked to Bessie because you ilirted
with
She (quickly)-No, l didn't, really.
don't care for him at all.
lie quitting his arm around herr
Do you care for me. Trix?
She (fiuttering) you mustn't! D,
please!
He (passionately)-Tr one
-Idolove you so. (Shc drops her head.)
Haven't you my answer, dear? (She
steals little gloved hand into his.)-
Black and White.
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cHIPMUNkS RoUT A SNAKE.
% Was Making n Meal Of One of Then
When the Others Rescued IL.

when the Others Rescued IL.
IL saw one Of the prettiest fights Of
my life up at Pompton Plains last
week." said Fred Bullitt, Of Newark.
II was in boat fishing for bass when
my attention was attracted by my wife
10 snake on the shore. II was a COM
mon blacksnake less than five feet in
length. and il was hanging head down
ward from button bush at the edge of
the lake. Its back shone like peacock
coal as it's head swung 10 and fro over
the water.
"'lt Is admiring itself in the water
said my wife.
"'More likely il is watching for
fish, / said, and just then saw what
the snake was really after. A chip
munk ran from under a log and in n
flash the snake seized it by the head and
at the same time lost its hold on the
bush and dropped into the water. 1t
quickly swan ashore, dragging the
young chipmunk with ii, and deliber-
ately began to swallow the chipmunk
without attempting to crush it. The
chipmunk's head had entirely disap-
peared when a diversion was created by
an older and larger chipmunk that
jumped upon the snakes back and off
again in flash. This was repeated half
dozen times and the snake writhed and
dashed it's body around.
meanwhile our boat slowly drifted
within six feet of the struggle and
grounded there. Then ! saw that the
snake had been cut in half a dozen
places by the sharp teeth of the little
squirrel and was trying TO get rid of the
one it had tried to swallow. 1t seemed
to have difficulty in this, and before it
succeeded in ejecting il still another
chipmunl< arrived on the scene and at
tackled the writing snake. The two lit
tie ground squirrels acted as il they
had seen snakes before and knew just
how to tackle them. They sprang on
and over the snake. resting but an in
slant to inflict bite and avoiding the
lashing tail. The snake seemed TO have
but one notion and that was TO get rid
OF its prey so that it could defend itself
or run. Finally, with fling of its
head. the snake got rid of the little
chipmunk. and / expected to see it show
fight. but instead ii glided away as fast
as 1t could in its lacerated condition.
The two old chipmunks then turned
their attention to the little one. which
did not seem to be much the worse for
its adventure. The old ones licked il
all over and showed genuine delight
over its escape. Suddenly they were
startled by movement of my wife and
all three scampered under the log
y. Y. Sun.
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A curious use Of the microscope was
lately made in Prussia. 1t appears that
on one of the railways n barrel. which
should have contained silver coin, was
found on arrival at its destination TO
have been emptied Of its precious con-
tents and sand substituted. Prof.
Ehrcnberg was consulted on the sub
iect. aud he sent for samples Of sand
from all the stations along the different
lines of railway through which the
specie had passed. and by means OF his
microscope identified the station from
which the interpolated sand must have
been taken. In due time the culprif
was found TO be one OF the employees
II that station.LLondon Echo.
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Four wedding rings we're used OIL
the marriage of Mary Queen of SCOTS
with her cousin, Henry Stewart, Lord
Darnley (son of the earl of Lennox by
his marriage with a granddaughter OF
Henry VII. Of England), which was eel
ebrated at Hollywood on the goth OF
July, 1865. An instance OF several
wedding rings being used at a marriage
Is related by Buscard. At the mar
riagc OF n daughter of Pope Innocent
VIII. to Lewis OF Aragon, marquis OF
Geracio (January 3, 1902, the pair ap-
preached the pope, and, both being on
their knees, the husband put the ring
on the proper finger of the left hand OF
the spouse, then several rings on the
other fingers of both hands.-Cincin
natl ENQUIRER