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lace sTlLi IN DEMAND.
rev Dresses. Both High and Low Are
Trimmed with II.

The demand for lace i Increasing
constantly. i row enters into the com
nasit5on OF most Of the new smart
dresses. whether high CT low. Shell
plsitInes between open fronts, lace
I.oleros. berthas and epaulettes, lace
frjllingg surmounting high cellars
and lace rufiles TO long sleeves. and the
bodice brought out at this time always
shadow forth spring fashions.
Sleeves are being slowly and sure!
curtailed in width. but the Ornamental
ton about the tops Of the armhole IS
maintained. and this is partly com
POSED OF lace.
The revival Of the skirt open in front
50 as TO show a tabiier OF another ma
tsrial is also a style which entails a
considerable expenditure Of lace, either
in the form OF piece lace or Of houhe-
ings.
Since evening dresses Of the latest
rattern in tulle or mousseline de sole
are in many cases finished With deep
founees Of lace. 1t follows, almost as a
matter OF course, that many summer
costumes viii be trimmed in ike man.
nar. Piece lace must also be reek-
oned as a dress material applicable 70
evening and summer wear.
Lace also carries the day as an orHa'
uentation on uHderwear-in the shape
OF ruffies for drawers, gathered beFthas
for ehemises and deep collars for night
dresses. Lace will also be included
among millinery material. 4 Niue
Roland eapote, consisting Of crown
with filling of soft lace falling over
the hair. which has lately made its ap-
pearance. has met with much success.
a great deal will also be done with
ribbons during the ensuing season
Iatterlv the sale OF ribbons has fallen
off considerably, but full amends are
going TO be made for an unproduetiYe
autumn and early winter. The reylF
ing taste for them IS chiefly due to tht
strenuous efforts made by the man
ufacturers to push fresh wares on the
market.
Some Of the ribbons proved for tho
millinery trade are Of the richest de
scription and extremely expensive, oW
ing to the difficulties that have to be
overcome in their manufacture. Be
sides the ribbons with an antique face
soft satin back and velvet edge, othei
moire ribbons are produced with glaze
effects. either plain or figured, witt
foral designs Of another shade.
4 class of ribbons likely to become
very popular exhibits white scrolls OF
blue grounds with or without an ad
mixture Of stripes.
Striped and other white fancy rib
hons are being used instead of mate
rials by dressmakers, to trim bodices-
laid on in berthas, Fittings and folds
Ribbon is the principal component o
the dressy blouses.-Economist.
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Cut up chicken as for a fricassee,
and put it on the stove in saucepan
with tablespoonful of butter and a
minced onion. When the pieces are
lightly Drowned, which should be in
about ten minutes, add gill of tomato
liquor and a pint of weak chicken stock,
which should have been made from the
neck, feet, giblets and wing tips of the
fowl. Bring this to a boil Wash and
pick over eupful of raw rice, stir it
into the broth, and cook ii all together
for 20 minutes, or until the rice is soft.
Ten minutes before it is done add two
tablespoonfuls Of grated parmesan
cheese and dozen French mushrooms.
Before taking from the fire season to
taste with salt and pepper. Serve very
hot.-Cinciunati Enquirer.
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jim DUNCAN COULD TALK.
HIS Persuadine Tongue Used In n
Good Cause.


The crowd had been talking of elo-
quent speakers, and Ingersoll, Burke
Cochran, Depew, Talmage and other no
table orators had in turn been cham
pioncd by their respective admirers.
The old cattle man had listened to il all,
and when the talk tagged little he
asked if anybody present had ever
heard Of Jim Duncan. Nobody had.
II never heard any of the fellows you
mentioned" said the cattle man, "but
| wouldn't be afraid to back Jim against
any of EN- fer persuadin' ways. Jim
Duncan was a talker. I'll tell you what
he did one time, just as n specimen.
There was fellow named Bob Harris
moved to Alliance-that was the name
OF the town-and he had young wife
and seemed to be pretty well fixed. One
day Harris was killed uptown in a row.
Some five or six of us got together and
tried TO figure IL out who was to break
The news TO his wife. Squire Irwin, our
justice of the peace, was the Oldest one
among us, and we wanted him to go,
bear than TO take such news as that to a
woman. Finally we pitched on Jim
Duncan 10 go and tell her, he bein' so
handy with his tongue, and Jim SAID he
was willin' to do his best He kind of
run his fingers through his red hair.
hitched up his crayat and went into Mrs
Harris house, while the rest of US
waited at the corner. In about IS min
utes Jim came 10 the door and called
Squire Irwin in. We lowed the widow
must be euttin' up real sharp. In ten
minutes more Jim came out to MS.
How'd she stand it, Jim p" we asked.
- guess it's pretty well smoothed
over says Jim, and Mrs. Duncan and
me would like all OF you TO come in and
have some refreshments
Jim Duncan snore had a persuadln'
tongue. Detroit Free Press.
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GriIlcd MackereI.

When choosing macllerel see that it
has bright, silvery appearance.
A mackerel should not be washed il
you are going to grill it, but simply re-
move the gills and inside, and then wipe
quite dry and clean with a clean cloth.
Next split it down the back, and, if it
is a large fish, open it out fiat.
Sprinkle over little pepper and salt,
and a little oil, or, if you prefer, put here
and there few small pieces of drip
pings. Grill it over nice clear fire; see
that both sides are thoroughly cooked.
When it is sufficiently done, the flesh
will come away easily from the bones.
a small mackerel will probably take
about ten minutes, and large ones, OF
course, longer.
Serve very hot.-Boston Globe.
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CUT SHORT.

II you've got thOaght that's happy.
Boil Il down
1saks i Snort an1 crisp and znzpDy.
Boil i down
When yoar brsin is coin has mtnts1.
Down the page YoDr pen has EpF1nte1,
II you want Jour Effort printed
Doil = deUHz
Take out every surplus letter
Boil IL down
Power EylIabIes the better
Boil 4 down
Make your meaning piatn--eIpFeas Il
81 well know. nof merely guess Il,
Then, ny friend, ere yOa address x.
Boil Il down.
Boil oat al the extra Thinning
Boil Il down
Ekim Il wsl. then skln the trimmings.
Boil Il down.
When you're sure 'txoul4 Be q sin 70
Cut another sentence into.
SeAd i On. and we'll begin .
Boil i down.
Joe Lincoln. IN L. a. ". Bulletin
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CAJOLEO THE JURY.
An Interesting Incident of a Memoirs
BILE Lawsuit.

Dlt Lawsuit.
The jury in the Martha Washington
case, famous trial of 40 years ago,
wherein the captain of the steamboat
Martha Washington and Others were
charged with burning the boat to Sc
cure insurance, was chosen with diff
Guilty. During their five weeks service
the members of it were assailed on every
side by the Jealous feminine sympa-
thizers of the accused. BY every art
possible to youth, beauty and wit and
the reckless abandon of lives largely
spent in the eompanionship of adven-
turers were they approached. IF YOU
do not go into that jury-room and vote
not guilty in an hour you will be dead
man." said the wife of Capt. Cummings
confronting an aged juror on the star
case. Sprung from an old and respecta
bic Massachusetts family, she was a
singularly beautiful, brilliant, dashing
woman. AS Olive Chaplin she had gone
in early girlhood TO the west and became
enamored of the picturesque river cap
tain. Cummings did not see fit to mar
ny her and went off to Mexico and
opened his gambling house on the Rio
Grande. One day as he sat dealing faro
there his affianced presented herself
Disguised in mans attire and armed
with brace of pistols, she had made
her way without detection to the Rio
Grande She was skilled shot and
could hit dollar across room. Level
| ing pistol at the recreant lovers head
she said in a short, sharp voice; Capt
Cummings, marry me, or take this IN
your head" The astounded captain re-
piled: "Why, Ollie, my dear, is that
youP" The marriage ceremony was
performed that day.-MeClure's Maya
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RNHlN IN Co

The man who had been calling upon
Uncle Sam to free Cuba had been
cornered; at least everyone supposed
he had been cornered, but they did not
know how resourceful he was. He had
been dared to back up his pretensions
by really enlisting in the Cuban cause.
"And I've done it," he declared the
next day. II don't intend that anyone
shall question my devotion TO the cause
IF Cuban liberty"
How did you enlist?" he was asked
81 telegraphed to San Francisco to
enroll me in any company that might
be organized there and Iwould join it at
any time they sent me transportation
Chicago Post.
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Rough on Fftziames.

Aunt Ethel (entering drawing-room
to receive Mr.. Titzjames finds her small
niece, aged four, giving him kiss -
Didn't see you kissing Mr.. Fitziames.
Betty, dear?
Betty-Yes, Aunt Ethel.
Aunt Ethel - But, Betty, mamma
doesn't allow you to kiss gentlemen,
does she?
Betty-No, Aunt Ethel; but Mr.. Fitz-
james is not e gentleman. - Philadel-
phia Press.
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81 understand, Rastus, that your
daughter is quite a singer"
"Deyn't no doubts erbout dat, boss"
That's lucky; 1 suppose you will
have no difficulty in getting her po-
sition in one of the church choirs in
town."
"She tried dat, boss. but il didn't
wu'k. Ely time she done open her
mouf, it made sich draft in de synagog
dat de congregation caught coli, and
she halter resign" Richmond Dis
natch
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Thriped ON Minerals,

A Russian woman at Odessa, who had
developed Iuelancholia and an appetite
for odds and ends that would have been
too much for an Australian emu, has
been operated upon at the German
Evangelical hospital in the EuXine
port, and there were taken out of her
stomach, before she was discharged
cured, a three-inch key, six-inch sill
yer teaspoon, a plated teaspoon, an
eight-inch plated fork, two nails, meas
uring six inches together; two hairpins,
~ pieces of glass, a four-inch iron hook,
steel pen, nine needles, a piece of
black lead and four and a half-inch
crochet needle, besides a boot button
and other trifes. This mania had been
preceded by an appetite for petroleum
and dilute carbolic acid and still this
human pantechnicon survived. As she
is only 90 there is plenty of time for
further Developments of her capacity
for metals and minerals.-C Chicago
Chronicle
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do my vocal lessons disturb ycuF
asked the young woman with musical
ambition.
mot that l know Of" replied the
truthful young man.
"Why, | should think you'd know il
they did"
mo. Since the dentist took the
front room on the first floor, can't tell
whether you're praeticing music or he's
practicing on his patients dublin
World
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GETTING At THE FACTS.
Stories of Three Witnesses in the
Coroner's Office.

Coroner's 0fiiee.
Scene; The Buncomb county coro-
ner's office.
First Witness-les, | saw the whole
affair from the very start. The man
what done the shooting was passing
down one side of the street, when he
seen three men running across Il va
cant lot, trying to get away from him.
Then he draws his gun and fires and
that was The end of poor jim. Nobody
said a word during the whole affair.
Second Witness-Yes, l was right
there through it all. The man who
was shot came running across the street
toward Rodgers, who was going along,
minding his own business. Somebody
yelled: There he goes!" and then
Rodgers was hit on the head with a
brick and knocked down. He tried to
get up, but six fellows were beating
him, and, pulling ont his revolver, he
shot, one of his assailants falling dead
Third Witness-Well, I'll tell you how
it was. Rodgers, here, was riding down
the street in a top buggy and pretty
soon Bullock, the man who was killed
came along on a bronco. When he
caught up to Rodgers the bronco began
to buck and there was bad miXup
The buggy was upset and Bullock was
thrown OFF. Then | heard the report
of a pistol and when the dust had
cleared nobody was anywhere to be
seen.
All the witnesses having been heard
the coroner fips penny "'Tis heads
and the verdict is that the deceased
came to his death because of a fatal
bullet wound in the left breast, tbs
identity of the shooters being as YET
unknown. "-Cleveland Leader.
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Ornnre Crentn Srncs

Stir the yolk of two eggs with hall
cupful Of powdered sugar TO q cream
add a half cupful OF orange juice and
one tablespoonful OF lemon juice, beat
the whites TO a stiff froth, add the
orange mixture slowly to the beaten
whites while beating constantly; add
last one cupful Of whipped cream
BROOKLYN Eagle.
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That night they change at Chicago.
He had been in hopes that be might be
OF assistance to her in making the
change, but the omnipresent porter was
there, who sees 10 all her luggage. The
sleeper is crowded and they are sep
aIated by the length of the car.
The next day they have only occa-
sional glimpses of one another. Once
their eyes meet. and again the rich color
spreads over her face as she diverts her
&. ance.
He laughs softly to himself as he
strokes his black mustache.
"Ah. well, some fate seems 10 keep us
apart"
lie has found out from the porter
that she is going to Washington, and
she has caught sight Of his ticket,
marked New York.
They are in the dining-car-he at one
end, she midway up. facing each other.
They are stealing furtiye glanees at
one another
"She's fine creature, fine creature,
end in few hours she'll be gone. That's
the world! (sighiug.)
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she'd save Him the Trouble.

Jaek-Maud wants to know why you
shun her company now?
Tom-Well, the fact is, I'm broke
"rll tell her and you needn't shun her
any more"
(Brightening)-"By Jove! DO you
think sol"
"Yes; she'll shun you. "-Tit-Bits'
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an Exncrni.r Tnr.

Hear about thar American young
woman paying 100000 for a cigarette
holder"
"Get ouyt"
'fact ] tc,.ete il also had title az
something Cincinnati Enquirer.
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In Canton, China, they name streets
after the virtues, as here they are
named after persons. Thus there Is q
street called Unblemished Rectitude.
Pure felrl street street OF Bencvo-
lenee, and another OF Iowa
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Knew Ills business.

Bring me my glass" commanded
the lady pirate, for there was no field
Of human endeavor to which the gcniler
sex was not admitted, that ! may see if
an is we'll"
The faithful lieutenant brought two
glasses, knowing il 10 be impossible to
size up the back hair with one.-Detroit
Journal
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Fifteen million cows are required
for the milk trade of this country and
they are fed ON the produce Of GO,OO0,-
COO acres of land.
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Never Drank Acaiu.

Benham-Henry, | am glad to learn
that You don't drink any more, but how
did you come TO leave OFF,
Henry-You remember the last time
nay moiher-in-law was here?
Yes"
We'll, one night while she was here
/ came home in pretty bad shape and
saw three of her. That settled it,
English Paper.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-27

Hammers are represented on the
monuments of Egypt, twenty centuries
before our era. They greatly resem-
hled the hammer now in use, save that
there were no claws on the back for
the extraction of nails. The first ham,
mer WAS undoubtedly a stone held in
the hand Claw hammers were in
vented some time during the middle
ages. Illuminated manuscripts of the
eleventh century represent carpenters
with claw hammers. Hammers are of
all sizes, from the dainty Instruments
used by the jeweler. which weigh less
than half an ounce, TO the gigantic
fifty-ton hammer of shipbuilding estab-
lishments, some OF which weigh as
much as fifty tons and have falling
force of from ninety to 100. Every
trade has its own hammer and its Own
way of using it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-27
KneM the Bible.

At one of the recent revival services
held at noon in OLD Epiphany Church
u ragged, unkempt tramp walked in,
apparently supposing it to be charit-
able soup establishment. When he
saw his mistake he started to go out,
but was stayed by one of the eyangel-
ical workers. stop with US" be said.
But the tramp persisted in going out,
saying: Pm in de wrong place" mo,
you're not" responded the evangelist:
1--WE are glad to see you" But" said
aiae tramp, ''youse are all strangers ter
me.'' '.That may be" replied the other,
sbut we are all servants of the Lord,
and the Lord, you know, went among
stranaers! "Yaas," sententiously add
ed the tramp, land they didn't do a
thing ter him." Dumfounded by the
display of Biblical learning, the gentle
man allowed the tramp to pass, and
when outside the door he was observed
to sigh deeply and walk rapidly away
with the air of a man who had just es.
capped with his life.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-27
LIQUORS AND CIGARS
BIRDS OF ILL NATURE.
The Cruelty of Swans as Displayed Toward
Other Fowls.

The Cruelty of Swans as Displayed Toward
Other Fowls.
Among those birds which stay at
home. especially the most domesticated,
there is often an exhibition of unkind-
ness seemingly unaccountable, says a
writer in The Cornhill Magazine. The
graceful swan, e. g., is one of the most
ungracious in its ways. Not only (in
the breeding season) does male bird
resent the intrusion of strange gentle.
man, but it will spend the day in driv-
ing of from its domain any unlucky
geese, which might be plainly assumed
to have no designs upon its domestic ar
rangements and have, indeed, no desire
beyond that for comfortable wash and
swim. 1t will also pursue even the most
innocent of newborn ducklings while
they unwittingly rejoice in an early
taste of their common element.
When an only child has passed out OF
the cygnet stage of life and grown to
full physical if not mental maturity,
father and mother swans have been
known to fall upon and deliberately
beat it to death with wing and beak.
The gratified parents swan gracefully
about the mere in which they lived,
while the great white corpse of theiI
son lay, battered and dead, upon the
shore. The following year, after another
had been born to them and in infancy
carried upon his mothers back, they be-
gan to treat him SO roughly that, not be.
ing pinioned like them, he wisely flew
away and we saw him no more. Curl
ously enough, geese which have expert
eneed rudeness from swans in the lusty
spring have been known to retaliate in
the calmer autumn, when the fierceness
of their enemy had become mitigated.
l have seen gander leap upon the back
Of once arrogant swan and pound
away at it in the full enjoyment OF
gratified revenge. - San Francisco
Chronicle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-27
CoMPLETELY OuTGENERALEo
costumes We're Not in the Contract.
but She Finally Got Ihena

costumes We're Not in the Contract.
but She Finally Got Them,
I've heard good deal about coer-
cion,n said the man with a heavy mus
tache ant, q big gold watch chain. as
he leaned Over the desk of a Washing
ton hotel. But it's my opinion that
the public in general don't know what
coercion is. Just wait till you get wom-
en- in politics; then you'll find out seme-
thing about icy
Have you ever had any experience
with women in politicsY inquired the
clerk.
Not with women in politics. But
I've just had experience with woman
in business, which shows how quick the
sex is in recognizing an advantage and
how heartless It can be in making use
of it, | run dime museum. One of
my chief attractions Is bearded lady.
About two weeks ago her husband
came to me and said that she wanted
some new costumes that she was tired
of trying to keep up appearances with
her old ones. | just laughed ut him;
nest. | told him to tell his wife that
we weren't paying her mllliner's bills.
He went away and came back with the
message that she wasn't going to be
put off, that she wanted three new
dresses, and that she wanted 'em made
by the most expensive modiste in town.
'What'll she do If she doesn't get 'emY
| asked. She's awfully set in her own
way he answered; 4 shouldn't be sur
prised IL she resigned right off, |
laughed at him again and told him that
/ had contract with her for the sea
son, which II would cost her more to
break than she could earn In six
months"
"1rhat ought to have settled it" the
clerk remarked.
ut didn't, though. In less than ten
minutes he came back to my office In a
run. You've got to compromise some
how he said. You've always been a
friend of mine, and | don't want to see
you get the worst of It, She can't get
around that contract | answered, be-
ginning to feel a little apprehensive
She isn't going to try to. She says
she'll stay her time out and appear
every afternoon and night as she agreed
to. But when l left her she had her
thugs on, and you'll have to run IL you
wana 10 catch her; by this time she's
half way 10 the barber shop. She's go
hg.to get ssRa ved.' Washington Star.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-27

The largest lobster ever caught on the
coast of America was taken by n Bel
fast, Me-, fisherman in 1891. 1t weigh
ed twenty-three pounds and measured
thirty-seven inches from the end of its
tail to the tip of the long front claw.
The monster was too large TO enter Il
common lobster trap, but as the trap
was being drawn up it was caught IN
the netting and safely landed. Many
years ago a lobster weighing twenty
two pounds was captured near the same
place. and the event was considered to
be of enough importance to be given
a place in Williamson's History of Bel.
fast"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-27
<

T We come, judge, to ask If you'll lei
me tell you what no one on earth
- don't know but me, bout that bank
mystery.
Yes, thank you, l will sit down. A
fire feels good on a night like this.
"Tain't often such as l have chance
at this kind of comfort and luxury.
What do | know about the bank mys-
terry? Land sakes, judge, time they
opened the bank that day ten years ago
and found the bank vault broke into
and the safe blowed up and not dol
lar gone, l could have told it ALL The
people of Tiverton amt done talking
and wondering bout it yet, and there
amt never been no one livin' as could
tell what 1t all meant but me.
| brought some papers-here they
are, judge-where it's all written down
and | can swear to 1t if you like.
don't want them never used, though
unless l die and something comes up
as would make it best for my family to
know, though there's this in 1t I'd ruth
er die than have 'em know. If it's all
the same to you, judge, I'd like to tell ii
to you. Seems like I'd get rid of a load
and would be happier and die easier
feelin' I'd spoken it all out to one liyin
human.
You'll be glad to listen? That's good
of you. l knowed you was kind man
and just one; that's why | come to
you. No, thank you, | don't smoke; |
put all that money away for my wife
and children.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-01-27

whats the matter with the fool?"
growled Jim, and went back and tried
to send him down again, but he just
wouldn't go, so Jim cursed him and
come himself, and he and me begun
to get the safe door ready to blow up.
That's thing that takes time and