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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19

dun red cloth braided IN black, the f~eyoriks
blouse. The temperature OF tho rinks 10 such
getting q gown for the sport, AZ was the case
when people depended on cold weather for the
rod ball eignal to 20 up.
There has been no change in skatinR boots.
They are made Of oalfskin or dongola with
very thick soles, q bulldog toe, and a low.
broad heel, are cut rather high. and, OF course.
are laced. Instructors complain OF such a shoo
for ekating.. and say that bootmakers do not
know their business when Il comes 70 turning
out q snoe that is really comfortable and q help
10 q skater.
"It Is not wise for q woman 70 select for n
skating boot one with too heavy a sole" said
one instructor. .'The skater should feel her
skates under her just. as she feels the floor under
her feet in dancing, for then she can got a per
fect rhythm OF tho body. Then, too, ~ fs q
mistake TO skato in a shoe out too high. Really
the boot should como very little above the an
kle, and how the women get over tho Ice In
these bicycle boots is Q mystery to me. A
long yamp 10. also q bad thing. The shoe
should be ont down nearly to the toe 90 that &c
can be laced firmly over that part of tho foot
and. over tho ankle to give proper support. A
really comfortable skating shoe might not appeal
70 4 woman's sense Of beauty. but abe would
Notwithstanding the delightful times TO be
had on artificial leo, most skaters are longing
for q spell Of zero weather, DO that they can
take themselves to Central Park, Van Cort-
and TO the country where thor can enjoy
ON the polished surfaces OF frozen
water such as man can never hope to rival
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
TIE RETIRED BURGLAR
new He Once stepped Through q Ceiling ana
what Mnppenea AftorWarA.

new Ne once bteppea Through q Ceiling ana
what Happened Aftorwara.
"once." said the retired burglar, ct stopped
through tho ceiling Of o room from q room
above. where there was no floor laid. Seems as
though ! ought to had sense enough to kept out
Of that room, but I didn't Il was the upper
room In o two-story extension that had never
been finished. They'd laid boards down on the
floor beams In one part OF II and stored some
stun there. and I was foolish enough to 20 over
and see what It was. Coming back I stepped off
. beam, and then bofore I knew It my other foot
slipped and both feet went down good and solid
plumb through tho ceiling and loft me setting
there astride of the beam.
"Woll. this place was over the kitchen, and I
had great hopes on that account; but Id made a
lot of noise. laths breaking and plaster drop
ping. and when ] como to move I made more.
But that wasn't the worst Of It; whom I tried to
pull my legs up they wouldn't come; the ends of
the laths stuck into them like tho barbs of a fish.
hook. If I'd have had both legs together on one
side I could have crowded on down through easy
enough; I guess I'd have gone through Of my
own weight, but as It was I'd got to get one leg
up. anyway. I reached down and tried TO
hold the laths down on ono side enough
to let me pull my leg through. I thought
II / couldn't do that I could manage
to whittle the laths OF with my Jack.
knife; but pushing the laths away I knocked
down a lot moro plaster. and tho next minute I
heard a door open from tho main part OF the
house, and an old man with q white beard came
In with q lighted lamp. I couldn't SEQ him then.
but heard his voice, and q minute later I saw
him wh"n he stood under me-, and looked up
through q small, hole that I'd made In pushing
and hauling. alongside of one of my legs.
"'Well. you have got yourself In Q NJ.
cumber.
,t .Apa I allowed that things did seem to be
"'And / guess we'll have to lot you stay
there. right where you are. till morning. says
the old man. How are you; pretty comforta-
And I said I was comfortable enough, a. far
as that was concerned.
",Well,-? says the old man, starting of;
and coming back presently with q closeline, Il
reckon we'll sort. of tie your legs here. so you
won fall, and then I'll 60 back to bed; but Won
won't have to wait long; I'm an early riser
And with that he picked up the light and
left me there sitting - the beam with my head
and body In tho room above and my feet tied
together below, and hoping that he would sleep
eoundor In tho last half Of the night than he
had In the first, because then there might be q
pretty fair chance of my getting away after ali.
after him before 1t opened again. and the light
came In again. carried this time by q young
man; the old mans son. He'd como to stay,
and l reckon you can guess the rest. can't you r.
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what We prepare homer asked she Of rOyal
Yes; ia DO only too glad to have you DO
well" answered the other. "as Two been
living rather. plain lately, I'd like to learn to
make q very nne dish. say chicken mousse,
W, tomorrow 10 Friday, and i can't eat
that, observed tho fat one.
Make IL salmon or lobster mousse sug-
Eested the teacher. both are newer than the
chicken. and, anyway, the chicken 10 made In
tho same way. Learn one and You learn all.
And you can settle on one or two othor dishes
tomorrow We shall have several new scholars,
though re must not crowd the ~olasses, for !
want each cook 10 really learn how to do what
she sets cut 70 learn, and not merely 70 watch
The three went away talking eagerly about
what they had. mastered and discussing what
they wished to learn ut tho noxt lesson.
For the present Miss Lemcke will conduct
classes three times n week. Cooks who have
places already and those seeking employment
are urged to join. just what days the CLASSES
VIII meet has not been definitely decided,
but all details will be arranged by
Monday. A course OF ten lessons. In
GLIDING plain and fancy cooking. costs only S12.
and this IL money we'll invested whom one stops
to consider That after taking such q course a
woman can commnpd 500 or $50 a month, whore
she got only from SIS TO $40 before. The pros
poets arc that Mrs. Seely will have a training
school fer domestics on her hands before long.
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HARDNESS OF Ell CTR1oIrH.
Its Convenience shown by n Novel Application
On . Chicago Elevated Road.

Its Convenience shown by n Novel Application
On . Chicago Elevated Road.
One Of the cleverest uses to which electricity
has been put recently was In drilling thousands
OF holes through the webs OF tho rails of the
South Side Elevated Railroad, in Chicago, while
the motive power was being changed from
steam TO electricity.
Ono hole seven oighths of an inch In diameter
was needed in each end Of every rail. and alto
gethcr theYe were 90, 900 holes to be drilled. Tho
work had to be done while the road was In opera
ton. and tho space for operating drills was only
the nine inches between the wheel rail and the
heavy wooden guard rail. The work would ordi-
narily be done with ratchet drill stocks operated
by hand. but with these progress would have
been very slow. Instead Of this electric motors
were called into use.
Each motor was mounted In a little car which
ran upon the wooden guard rails. and drove a
flexible shaft ten or twelve feet In length, which
In turn ran the drill. The drill for each ma
chino was mounted in q compact frame, with
q screw Mt tho upper end, and the whole thing,
In between the metal rail and tho outer wooden
guard rail.
In some places where there were convenient
cross overs in the tracks the motor wagons
could be kept in place on the guard rails and
drilling, could DO done continuously, but at
other places the work had to be done between
trains, and these ofton ran under two minutes
Roadway. The outfits proved to he 80 handy
for the purpose and the men working them be-
came 30 expert that during the entire progress
ofthe work not q train was delayed for more
than Ten seconds by the drillers.
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From the 81. Louie Globe. Democrat.

mo y. LON ofOOo"DoUlOCFQE
Presidents have not been fortunate In nomi-
mating members OF their Cabinets to the
United States Supreme bench. Twice since the
war the Senate has refused to confirm the nom
nation OF an Attorney. General to be a Justice.
One nomination of a Cabinet officer to the bench
led to q grlevous scandal. which Is part OF tho
history Of Washington official life. The nomi-
nation was no sooner made than there began TO
circulate anonymous letters intended to effect
the rejection. These letters wero sent to sena.
tors and to members of the Supreme Court.
They did not impugn the character of tho Cabi.
net officer who had been nominated. They as
sailed his wife. They contained charges such
as II true must array the other Justices and
their families against tho proposed member.
The supreme Court circle Is AZ much a part OF
Washington society as the Supreme Court Is OF
Washington official life. A nominee for the
bench fares badly at the hands OF tho Senate II
no or his wife Is persona non gratR to the court
or the court circle. Senators listen to the judg-
ment OF tho Justices upon the qualifications Of
the man who is about to join them II con.
hrned. These anonymous letters were as vic
and s vengeful as only a woman could make them.
Ihey were traced by. a third woman, who
pridod herself on her detective powers, TO tho
socially jealous wife Of another member OF the
Cabinet. To this day no one can tell how far
those letters exercised influence In the rejOo-
ton which followed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
How Pussy Fed Rer Imprisoned lIittsn.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Grace, the office cat In a downtown preserv-
Inf establishment, recently gave a display of in
teii,gence that stamped her as a remarkable
feline. ABOUT a year ago. when Grace was hut
a kitten, she, wandered into tho place and was
adopted, by the typewriter. Miss Grace Kelley.
The Rlass-incased office is on the nrst floor.
the rear OF which is used for the storage Of jars
are packed. About six weeks ago the interest,
IL - WIS psI a p nre,iv tne mamma ofthree Kittens, and
ofice to look out and sos, the family
ago Miss Kelley missed one q the Kit:
ssGted very strangely for several. days.
since then, from time to time, Miss Kelley has
noticed Grace going TO and from a pile OF boxes
that contain large Jars OF q peculiar shape, used
Tor exporting preserves. Rat hunting was sup.
P PssSSt, to sS be the cause Of 70 many visits. until
top OF the heap and dropping 1t down. Out Of
onrIGsity MISS Kelley, got ono Of the boys to
Climb TO the top, and then the mystery was ex-
In one of the lars, which are very large and
deep, was the missing kitten, 1t 70 surmised
mother being unable to assist It on account Of
I nris omSii opening IN the jar. The feeding OF the
obtained u oAuSttg much OOnjsOJurG
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
Trout Ti.s,nr Every moathln tho Year.
IRON The Portland ore0onian.

w TV'FFu"u UFe0ONIdn.
u uaraha' who has been fishing for trout in
the Elokamin, returned home last niyb, He
caught eighty trout in one day. Averaging ten
inches In length. the largest measuring twenty
TWO inches. He. of course, fshed with salmon
roe tor bait, as that is tho only thing fall trout
the b haze IN running water they would rise to
ne hooked several steolhcad salmon hnI iii
b M take any or them. as they were loo heavy Tor
and Iet roo and ne was glad to cut his line
s T@s ont II he had had a gun he could have
bbh Is tnem when they came TO the surface, but
1 atnS Union where good trout HshinR can bo -
,SOyeo every month In the yesN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
SLAPPED THE MAsHER,s FACE.
APretty Girl PunisheH an Annoyer on a Rroad.
way Car-PassonEers Hiss Him.

way Car-PassonEers Hiss Him.
Soon after a pretty. modest.looking woman
had entered a Broadway cable car the other
day. an elderly masher took O seat not far from
her. After ogling her a while he began to edge
near her. He finally got so near that she was
squeezed against the passenger on the other
side OF her. She got up and stood near the door.
lie followed and stood 80 close to her that they
touched. The other passengers watched to see
what the young woman would now do. They
didn't have to watch long. Before the masher
could divine her intention che turned around
doubled up his fists as II to strike her. At this
two men who had been waiting for an oppor-
tunity TO interfere arose from their seats.
I'M You hound, II you lay your hand on the lady
~ t yao you from the car. said one
The masher clustered considerably, but con.
GUIDED 70 quit the car. His exit was followed
cS the Misses OF the passengers. After he had
seat and nearly tainted.
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One ThInE.


There had been some harsh words from each
on the faults OF the opposite sex. and sbo finally
gave what she thought would be a parting shot.
fou rail at u.s." she said. land make fun of
women I"
Get rioh he replied promptly. and she was
30 indignant that IL took her three weeks to
mako up her mind<o ask for q new bonnet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
Two saooe..raI Brothers.

1roRs the chicago Dolly Irtbuna.
"Evor hear Of John Billingspoyp Great student o.
college. Worked hard. Graduated OF the head OF his
class. Finest Latin scholar the institution ever turned
out. Well. he's professor In the college now, and
getting along spiendidiy. Has o.. 800 Q year."
Never heard OF him before. What Of him p"
"Nothing. only he II q brother Of that famous little
horse Jockey. Billinsaboy. who weighs % pounds and
makes Q100 o day."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
QAXol.

1EoM the Philadelphia North Amsstosn,
n was at an afternoon tea and the crush was simply
horrtd. II seemed that nothing would save the few
mon present. when one qnick-wttted woman Of.
olaimedi "Ladies. please remember there ara Gentle-
men in the crowdI"
twas all that preserved the Doos things from q
horrible fate.
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0implo DnOuRh.
E,eu the lnatanapolts Journal

1Foas the Indianapolis Journal
Watts-It would be easy enough 20 have Sunday
baseball II the management only would 20 about 10 In
the right way.
Potts-I presume you have . scheme already Der
footed.
watts-To DO sure. All they need do b 70 put In Q
side entrance and keep the front gate closed.
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rr1 nUwoRoUs sEDH or LIRR
wa. Do va Fksrs ~.

Frop, the Denver Ttsaes.
Bs vrs q typical ramin. 20 diminutive in stature
that hnd TO stoop 70 interrogato him, which I did
In this wayi
"whsrs do you rot your papers, my little man1"
.oh, I buy EN- OF Johnny Green"
.And who 10 Johnny oroenp"
..Hes . newsboy-he buys 'cm In the 1Ssaes alley
-wha. 40 you pay him for them 2"
"Ficcnts."
"wbs, do you cell them forp"
"Ficents."
I" You don't mako anything At that"
Nope"
"Then what do you sell them for'"
"oh, just 20 get 10 hollsr."
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Trops the Atlanta Constitution.
In selecting . jury in = Southern court, lawyer In
. murder case asked q hardy mountaineerT
dc you believe in capital punishmsnt7"
"In capital p~unishment7"
yea"
SHAW. I don'ti I'm asin' capital wherever I
sees It."
my good man. you don't understand the question.
In plain words. II the prisoner here should be found
guilty, would you object to hanging him P"
"Nota bitl" replied the man. "Tve hung dozens
in my day. Fact Ia, l hangs 'em every time l think
they needs iti All want 10 rope"
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The vsIos or disappointment.


From the Indianapolis Journal.
"how vastly easier It is" bittarly exclaimed thu
man who had walked back from washington. .,o
got worked before election than to get work atari.
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From the Chicago Tyfbuna
PROFESSOR oof astronomy)-How many Of the planet.
oAn DO seen with the naked eyer
Dear Little GIRL don't know. sr W.
naked eyes In Boston. "e ="
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Tho Fair and the Bravo.

from the Boston TravslIsn
$50. after they had fought for her she married TIN
man who got thrashed. did she ?"
"YesI she reasoned that . man who would nsh, a
man who could thrash him must DO drawer than n
man who fought . man no could thrash"
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sun or the same Opinion.

From Brooklyn LUe.
Mrs. T., . well known Bostoninn, who talkn
very wittly and plays very well. once aaked Prof.
Blackenstein what made him 90 thoughtful.
MADAM" no replied, 'I am wondering how u II
you can mako the piano talk 10 divinoly and yourself
90 foolishly."
"Ah. well" retorted Mrs. r., "you see the
piano knows 10 has mo to listen 90 IT, whereas know
I have only you to listen to me. which makes the dif.
ference"
"Ipray you." said the professor. "pihy again. Z
like your playing best"
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UnknOWAblO.
lyon. The Cnfonno Rec

fSoHs the Chicago Record.
~"hy 10 10 that when . spinster gets q lsttsr Al.
dressed 'Ars.'it makes her hopping madp
"ldonr know, Why is Il that when q msr1.a
woman gets . letter addressed Miss she n AVA,
pleased ?" ""ss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
Admiration for Culture,

IFom tho Boston Eusnin0 Transortpa
Mistress-Mary. you didn't half dust the eroD.
room. Twas In there Just now. and I could write my
name on the mantelpiece.
pomestio-Ah. mem. what . thing 10 do b 10 have
an eddicationl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
Unavoidable Delay.


From the Detroit Brss Presa.
"fts three-quarters OF an hour since I ordered thar
turtle soup" snapped the guest at the restaurant.
"Yas. SAh," said the waiter with an obseouioua
DOW, 'out do turtle done make his 'scape, sah. an,
dey had to chase him bout 4 milo, sab"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
o Opportunities.

Nom the indianapolis JournaI
hungry Higgins-Well. we'll Here 10 Q story bon.
afeiler gittin' $500 fer q dog bite.
Weary Watkins-You don't say7 Jist thiph NJ ,h.
forching We otto have at that ratel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
Missed EVERYTHING Except vaocination.

Eron the Atianta Constitution.
An old Georgia dnrky. with his arm in q sling, was
talking to another on Q West End car yesterday.
"Yes. suhi'' ho said with emphasis, ct rome I'M
now. fer sho'i You zee dis arm In dc sline, don't
your ?"
"Yes.-
'weli. sub" the old man continued By way Of
explanation, 'Tn bo 80 years old next harvest; I
done see lots or trouble In my day. but by de greco or
God mise de Ku.KluE,p miss do Vigilance Commit
tee. I miss do whitecaps. On I miss do Regulators.
but now. in my old age. please God. Dc waxinaton
kotched on cut mel"
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SFsand FOR susp,oisn.


WY 90 you think they married for love ,"
what other motive could thsro h.va -.
that the wedding wAS noe turasd mt a 49, -
tasulaE psrfoEnAncsys N sVoe
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Manner or Expression.

1rom the Indianapolis journal
"1ho secret Of eloQuence," said the o~ratorioal psv.
son. els NOT half % much in what Il said - In tho
way 10 10 said"
ohm whiakers. "a verbal promise to pay 10 nowhere
alongside o written one."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19
a Rural Episode.

yfom the Indianapolis JotszsaJ.
"When was Q Little boy on the FARM" said tho
Cheerful idiot. "ths old family horse. which wss
riding at the time. lost his head and ran AVIAN I
found It impossible to check him."
"what did you dol" asked the unsuspsoang new
boarder.
"0ave him his head. Of course"
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Prom the CIepsiand Leader.
al see" said Mr.. Parker. that q womans life
was saved by . corset the other day. A man shot at
her. and the bullet lodged among the stays. Now
will you men stop talking about the correct being dan
Gerousp"
"oh. pshaw," replied Mr.. Parker. " that's only one
case In ten thousand. I heard Of . woman whose
corset stopped . bullet q few days ago. but II didn't
save her life, just the same"
"John r. exclaimed Mrs Parker. "dont nb. Just TO
carry your point. How could such . thing b poe
sible ?"
"why, easy enough. The trouble was that the cor
set stopped tho bullet on the wrong side OF the wo-
man"
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here he brought back three OF my old customers
Hoy aid Le DO IT. asked one of tho custom.
,," We'll ShdL, Eth avenue was torn VI. in trent Of
men q , %s5E;; < x Sssd ssnS%S slss %S3I?ntdn 4sss ssi
entity heard him say to the boy:
Things are very much torn up around
Imagine my. amaEement when I heard
us that's In business on the avenue
4" Why. are you In business on the ayenuei'
asked the man in amused surprise.
Yea said ho, taking one 81 our cards from
When you need, gloves cali on us.
. minu TiiiI he said aSas s5e ma! %%Hp' b and after ,sqn thinning king
"A lew days after that i sent Willie down
come work we'd done for thom. While walt.
Ing at the glove counter for the money he heard
She said she had. always bought her gloves 1S.
shs had. too. The saleswoman told them we
WmIe. I'm NJ their Aa srrs and A boy, al and SpG lsSiS Sp
~ eI thRfs s'G %lau tS ''f He S SiSn e S %ais s't tos H.
o %Sna new but { s.s, stopped a1 dDn long enough to write
and then he started. with the two old ladies'.
aas tb told me he a. hfa lily, few up the avenue,
In sight. He usSered them in . ali t tSsss hi al.
most breathless. and then skedaddied back
and brought tho money for which no had been
sent. That's tho kind OF boy Willie is, but
for this world. / wake up nights wondering II
he can hold out another day"
.In bet on Willie" said one OF the women.
And so will l." added the other, as that
6right;faced, n~imble-witted youngSter APP
81 feel Immensely relieved" SAID the man.
aRer, and may heaven have mercy on the
men Tho have to employ Q dozen srTand boys
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-02-09

bida IN ndmero de hue,pedes muy superio
al de los que antes podian acomodarse cor
| alg6n desahogo.
En- los departaun sntos de baf1os, ha 6t
snfrir tsmbien reforms importaute ell gabi
nete de estuf Sc esperan de Eu .ops nue.
vos aparatos de pulverizacion 6 i1halacion
| todo bien limpio decorado Sc rodeara de
| condolences higienlcas reclamadas ha item
po, nunca planteadss por la fndole de las
enfermedades que allf Sc combaten y las dc
| las aguas que para clio Sc emplean.
Hablase como cosa segara de otras Insta-
laciones para solaz de los coucurrentes, tales
como Ia de algunos aparatos de gimnasia,
una sails de armas, otra para tiros al blauco
de carabina pstola, y hasta hay ell proyac
to de establecer dos dfas de moda la Sc
mana en- los que aparte de algdn extrsordi
mario en- la mesa, no serfs dificil hubiera
retreta en- la bien aiumbrada plaza del Es-
tablecimiento.
TEMPO era va de cue en- nuestra isla Sc
montase m balueario Ia europea, del que
no desc o 1ocemos que 81 Sc ha carecido hasta
aqUf, debemos en- gran parte culparnos q
nosotros mismos, one la falta de nerito 6
import sucia que solemos dar 10 que nos
pertenece y aun vale mas que 10 del extran-
jero Sc me la apatia inercia COD que res
pondemos empresas de esta fndoie. Oiais
que ahora quede desmeutida eata puestsa
tranca apreclacion que IS seflores M z~ber
mart y B2ix, a qaienes enviamos nuestro
mas eDtusfasta apiauso, vean en- breve com
sus esfuerzos para que sirviendo- |
les este de estfmu!o, sig m por ell camIno
Y sin cesar en- sus trabajos, |
consigan pi0gGss benefcios con los que no
han de ser memories los que proporcionen a
nuestros enfermos ad1 a cuantos deseen
deseansar de sus ocupaciones, esparcir ell
amino distraer la imagination las puer-
tas de sus casas sin necesidad de realizar
Viajes costosos y rodeados de peligros.
UN b NIsTA.