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MISSIONARY TUsrox MISSING.
When Last Seen He Was Going TO
Camp Meeting

OHHlp MteLibI
Joan z. fusion, a calored local mission
airy, was yesterday reported By his wife
as missing from: his bone. at No. s TrumeH
court northwest.
Tuston left home about a week ago to
attend q camp meeting in Southern Mary
land He has not been heard OF since, and
Mrs Tuston feels uneasy. Mr. Tuston
has not written to las wife, and on this
account she as not able 10 give the name
OF the places that he visited on his mis-
sionary trip. The son OF Mr.. Tuston is
nov lying very III at a hospital in this
city, and it is feared that he wiz die before
ni> Father car he found.
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Ia baltimore aud Return via B. & O.
All trains Saturday, the 25th, and Sun
day the 26th, good TO return until Mon
day, Sl.2O. se21-5t ,em
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PosToFFICE NOTICE.

Should be read daily, as changes may
occur at any time.
Foreign mails for the week ending Sep
tember %, 1897, close promptly at THIS
office as follows.
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The NIost ComfortnhIe.

The best. The Pennsylvania Railtoad to
Atlantic City. Through trains Saturday
So. for the round trip
seq, 3,24, 25am22, ,23. 24pm
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To Baltimore and Return via b. & o.
All trains Saturday, the 25th, and Sun
day, the 26th, good TO return until Mon
day. $l.25s se21-5t,em
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Auction SALES.
THOMAS BOWLING & CO, Auctioneers,
612 Street n. w.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE LOTS
on THE PALISA DES OF THE 20
TOMAC-INTERSE ECTI0N OF CON
DUIT AND NEW CUT ROADS, DIS
TkICT OF COLUMBIA.
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Stylish Suits
TO measure, Sis.

It's a snap for you stylish
men of small means,
Our tailoring is tailoring
not butchering.
And if a garment doesn t
FL we don't ask you to take
it,
Better leave your measure
today for one of those swell
suits we're making at SIS
orders are piling up-and
soon we'll be asking for ten
days time.
Nobby trousers at 81.
Eisen1an Bros,
Corner 7th and G S5s. N. w.
No Branch Store in Washington.
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Such couch
bargains

as we are advertising in
this 3-day sale have naturally
caused big stir, and we wish
TO say for the benefit of those
who ind it inconvenient to pay
cash at the present moment that
we will have pleasure in charg-
ing their purchases.
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$500 COUCHES, 80 inches wide,
upholstered in best corduroy,
literally aud handsomely
made...-.,.............. SIS 65
$1,000 COUCHES, 80 inches
wide, covered in best cordu-
roy, heavy 6-inch fringe, best
steel springs. .....S7.65
$500 COUCHES, upholstered
IN best corduroy or velours,
7-inch fringe, elegantly
made.....................SQ So 2E
$500 COUCHES, 80 inches
wide, tufted seat and head,
heavy fringe, hair top
ST 3.65
S22. 90 COUCHES, tufted seat
and head, covered with fine
velours, finch fringe, best
hair top. p...........S1 .85
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To Cure Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the money III it fails to
cure. 25c- Ee2-tf
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Cash or Credik.
LansbuIgh Furniture Co..
18TH and r SITS. N. w.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE. +
MR. CHAS. E. SLENTZ is no longer col
Iectiuss for US j. T. WALKER SONS.
e23-25
NOTICE The confectionery and cater
ing business heretofore conducted by
F. Freundl at SIS Tenth street northwest,
VIII be continue q by me at the same place.
Wedding receptions and banQuets a spe-
cialty. l would can special attention to
NY spacious banquet parloTs, where I
have every facility 70 furnish large or
small parties Thanking my friends and
the public for their liberal patronage in
the past, l hope by giving my personal sII-
pervision 20 the business, 10 merit a CON
JinGance or the same.
MRS. ELIZABETH FREUN D,
se20-6t-em SI5 10th st. NV
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UNDEItTAKERs.

UNDEETAKER.
332 Pa. Ave. n. w.
First-class service. Phone, 1885.
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DApPER THREE-BUTroNED CUT-A.
WAY COAT.

some of the members of the Grau
Opera Company. She seems deter.
mined to win, and her accession to
the Damrosch forces gave her an op.
portunity to practically ask her
hearers to institute comparisons. Her
idea, no doubt, was to have each in.
dividual who heard her in the Metro
politan go among his friends and say,
"Just tell them that you saw me"
Bravo, Madame Nordica! Americans
for America; especially when they
are of your diamond quality, with
your sparkling vocalism and without
a flaw in your art.
I saw a very handsome cape worn by
a society belle at the Knickerbocker
Theatre during the engagement of the
Bostonians in the new opera, "The
Serenade." 1t was rich shade OF
myrtle green, braided oil over in
Berlin style with black silk braid, and
attracted much attention.
Talking of spring costumes reminds
one of spring flowers; and this again
reminds one of the favorite flowers OF
the nations. The other day 1 got q
letter from a witty American friend
travelling in Ireland enclosing United
States greenback note of the smallest
denomination carefully pasted under
the following couplet:
France has the lily, England the rose;
Everybody knows where the shamrock grows;
Scotland the heather that blooms on the hill:
And America, dear America, the sweet dol
lar bill"
It is q remarkable fact about the
dollar bill that it retains its particular
kind of fragrance longer than any
other sort of sweet-william. Every
woman will agree with this.
The costumes illustrated herewith
were designed by The National Cloak
Co., of New York.
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A PRAYER FOR RIGHT LIVING.

OGod, help US to live our little life wisely,
noDly. usefully to others. We shall 80 live
If we live in thy Son, il we die In thy Son. II
we rise again in thy Son {; then shall our life
be an evangel, our breath shall be gospel
amongst men. If any have heavy burdens
to carry. give strength that they may be
borne bravely II any have to turn aside
sometimes to shed tears in darkness,
may they hear voice in the cloud
promising comfort II any are called to new
experience of adversely, who have only seen
poverty at a distance before, the Lord give
them strength if any are Of aching heart,
wondering how it is with the old man, with
the gentle grayhaired mother, with the
wandering child, the Lord heal such heart
ache, the Lords balm be plentifully dis
pensed in the hour OF need. The Lord
knowt tn US altogether herein is ourjoy, and
herein is sometimes our fear; yet We will not
fear; tnou knowest our frame, thou remem-,
berest that we are dust. The Lord be with
US in all time of suffering and OF anxious
thoughtfulness, and especially be with US
when we are drinking copiously OF the wine
of joy lest in our momentary intoxication we
forget that Jesus alone can turn our water
into wine. Amen.
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"Oh, I've not come to buy" Madge
stammered. "I've come to show you
something. 1t isn't my work-its a
friend's-but she has let me take it,
-because-mamma is away,
and we want to raise some money be-
fore o. certain day, and-and-we
couldn't think of any other way"
81 see, yes, the embroidery is very
prettily done. You want to leave. it
here for me to sell for you on commits.
sion?"
Madge's face flushed still more
deeply.
"We-that is I-need the money at
once" she faltered.
"How much do you want" inquired
Mrs. Lee, her eyebrows lifted in sur
prise.
"Oh, what must she be thinking of
me?" thought Madge. "Nine dollars
and seventy-fve cents, please" she
murmured, family. And Mrs. Lee,
knowing that the work would readily
sell for more than that amount, and
feeling, too, that it might be poor
policy to refuse to oblige the daughter
/ of one OF her best customers, smilingly
counted out the money and banded it
to Madge.
With grateful "thank you" Madge
hurried away, stopping just for mo.
ment to tell Dolly of her success and
then speeding onward to her home.
Her heart was lighter than it had
been all day, and yet she felt a
strange, unexplainable, underlying
burden of regret and shame.
10 her joyful surprise an upward
glance as she approached the house,
revealed her mothers face at the win
dow.
sob, mamma, mamma dear" she
cried, as she threw herself in her
mothers arms, show l have wanted
you and longed for you! Don't leave
me again. And I've so much to tell
you. You will be sorry and ashamed
Of me, know. have been so care.
less, so cowardly, but you ought to
know about Katherine at once. 1t is
really dreadful. And Dolly Merton is
the dearest, noblest, most generous
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IMAGES OF aoD's GREAT PITY.

You see the Thames as It goes sluggishly
down to the arches, carrying with it endless
impurity and corruption. You watch, the
lnky stream as it pours along day and night,
and you think 1t will pollute the world. But
you have Just been down to the seashore,
and you have looked on the great deep. and
1t has not left stain on the Atlantic:
No, it has been running down good
many years, and carried a world or
impurity with it, but when you 60
to the Atlantic there is not speck on 1t.
As to the ocean, 1t knows nothing about 1t.
1t is full of majestic music. So the smoke
of London goes up, and has been going up
for thousand years. One would have
thought that it would have spoiled the
scenery by now, but you get look at 1t
sometimes. There is the great blue sky
which has swallowed up the smoke and
gloom of thousand years, and Its azure
splendor is unspoiled. 1t is wonderful how
the ocean has kept its purity, and how the
sky has taken the breath OF the millions
and the smoke Of the furnaces, and yet it Is
as pure as the day God made 1t. 1t is beau
tiful to think that these are only images OF
Gods great pity for the race. Our SIM, they
are like the Thames, but, mind you, they
shall be swallowed up-lost in the depths OF
the sea, to be remembered against US no
more. Though our sins have been going up
to heaven through the generations-yet,
though thy sins are as crimson, they shall be
as wool, as white as snow.-Rev. W. L. Wat
kinson -. ...
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there was nothing for her to do but
leave Madge with the undisposed OF
embroider1es and hasten back to be in
time for her lesson.
Meanwhile, Madge had been expe'
riencing a variety of emotions. At
first indignation against the new wait
ress-the thief-who had made this
disagreeable business necessary, had
been uppermost in her mind. But
gradually, as she noted Dolly's eager
interest and anxiety to help her and
her distress at their lack of success,
she began to feel a sort of admiring
envy of her unselfish, loyal friend, and
queer sort of indignation against
herself and her own carelessness in
leaving money for which she was
responsible lying around where the
first dishonest person could take it un-
perceived.
If she was go to blame, surely she
ought to be willing to endure little
humiliation. So, with sudden deter
mination, she started for the fancy
goods shop, which her mother always
patronized, and where she was well
known. -.
The head woman, Mrs. Lee, herself
came forward smiling and bowing when
Madge entered.
"Good afternoon, Miss Townsend,
what can I show you to.day9"
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little pockets, and a smart velvet
collar. The skirt hung in graceful
folds. She wore pretty turban OF
coarse green straw.
Many of these girls, after making a
reputation here, go abroad and earn
deal of money "doing their specially"
in London drawing rooms. To gain
an entrance into the circles of con-
servative English swelldom, they must
be properly introduced. This is
usually brought about by American
women resident in London, such as
Mrs. John W. Macksy, Mrs. Ronalds,
Lady Randolph Churchill, the Countess
Craven MRS Bradley Martins daugh-
teri and many others of that ilk.
A notable case of being "properly"
presented was that of the Columbian
Quartette, two Southern and two
Western girls, who last season took
social London by storm with their
banjos and quaint negro melodies.
cloud scream the Eagle" say I, as
long as our girls can manage to wedge
their way through the exclusive
portals of the upper ten in England
and continue to fill their pockets with
golden guineas.
Nine. Nordica sings with more
fe-vor than ever since her "tiff" with
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Even the girls must never know what
q careless treasurer I am

Even the girls must never know what
a careless treasurer I am!'
Dolly looked very thoughtful and
anxious. This seemed to her the worst
scrape her happy-go.lucky friend had
ever got into. Madge was O warm
hearted girl, but careless and extraya'
CANT, as her father had said, and Dolly
felt that if she could not suggest some
speedy remedy, even worse trouble
might follow. While Mrs. Townsend
was away with her sick mother, con-
scientious Dolly felt that in way she
must be guardian over thoughtless
Madge and extricate her from oil her
troubles.
At last her brow cleared.
"Madge, dear"
eyes, Dolly?"
81 think I can help you out"
"Oh. you darling! I knew you
couldl"
81 have five dollars you can take. l
was saving it for-but no matter; and
then there's my embroidery. Ii we
COulu OulJ SSll puOSe' o'AASS
pieces I've just fnished!"
Msdge knew that her friend had
been working on them for the past
two months, in secret, for Easter gifts
for her mother and her two married
sisters, and her heart gave quick
throb of compunction and regret as
she realized the extent of Dolly's gen.
eros1ty.
"Oh, but, Dolly, would Your
eyes, dear, on condition that you
tell your mother all about it, and ask
her advice just the minute she gets
home"
Madge promised, and Dolly brought
from their hiding place the three
beautiful centrep1eces, which had
been carefully pressed, and tackled
upon quires of Pink, glazed paper
which showed them off to the best ad-
vantage.
She smothered sigh as she care
fully wrapped them in paper, for they
had been labor of love. and she had
counted so much upon her mothers
and sisters pleasure in the surprise
she had prepared for them. For
tunately, no one was in the secret but
her friend aud herself; and if by
sacrificing them she could get poor,
careless Madge out of this serious diff
ficulty, ought she not be willing, even
GLAD, to do SO? And especially as
during the evening she would have
time to embroider initials on hand
kerchief apiece for her mother and
sisters, and she could make other
centrepieces at some future time.
Together the girls went out anc
down to one of the large fancy goods
shops where they were both unknown
Dolly turned rosy red, as she statet
her errand, and flushed still more
deeply when the head woman calmly
but decidedly treused to buy.
The same thing occurred again
The afternoon was waning; the girls
were in despair. Dolly had a music
lesson at half-past four, and at las
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repaired, I had no idea. Well, ]
couldn't pay the bill, SO I had to &c
to papa, and he lectured me 30. He
is 30 particular. He said was care.
less and extravagant, and if I could
not learn to manage better he would
have to stop my allowance altogether,
and just give me fifty cents week for
spending money the way he used to
and I couldn't bear that. II would be
too humiliating."
"I wish your mother was at home, "
Dolly said, thoughtfully.
$50 do l." sighed Madge. "But
she isn't, and I must have the money.
Look here. Dolly. Do you think I
could get it if I could screw up my
courage to tell that Katherine up and
down that knew she was thief, and
threaten to have her arrested If she
did not put it back on my mantel by
tomorrow morningp"
"Oh, no, no, Madge; don't think OF
it! 1t isn't a question of courage,
dear, but there might be some mis-
take"
"No there isn't" Madge said, posi-
lively "and how else am I to get the
money!"
"Madge, would you mind my tell
ing mammal"
"Oh, Dolly, I should die of shame
if anyone were to know OF it but you.
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LOVE WILL BEaET LOVE.

Down into serious contemplation OF sacred
and eternal things we must go to get the
help our brothers need. down into the dark
ness OF those thoughts where man comes
close to God to learn what we may teach in
the light. o, that we could understand
how deep Christ went for all the help and
teaching that He gave. o fathers, mothers,
friends, ministers, teachers, scholars,
men in all our darkness we must give
each other light. To love the truth on one
hand and our brethren on the other, to love
God and Gods children, that will make our
human nature transparent so that God can
shine through it. For this one thing we are
sure of-that no man ever yet loved Christ
and loved his brother that Christ did not
find His own way through him into his
brother. and so help and enlighten both the
humble teacher and learner with Himself
Phillips Brooks.
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A PRAYER FOR REST.

With the night shadows, Lord, our hearts
return to thee. We have walked through
dangers and thou hast preserved US. We
have been tempted and thou hast shown US
the way of escape. Pardon US in thy loving
kindness for the sake Of Jesus Christ our
Lord that we havn sinned against thee both
by transgression and neglect. and help US
with sincere repentance to forsake our sin.
We bring our fears and perplexities, our
doubts and cares, to leave them at thy
mercy seat Grant usto rest this night with
quiet hearts through faith in thy abiding
care. Remember all who are in need.
Quicken thy church with divine life. Have
all our dear ones in thy holy keeping. and
grant them gifts according to thy love. And
may the quiet Of the evening and the sleep
of night bring strength, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
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GIRL
WHAT FAIR PROMENADERS IN
NEW YORK WEAR.
Women Clubs In the Metropolis
Miss Fields Success In Gotham
and Other American Girls
On the Other Side.
Especial New York Letter.)

kOpCClai Nom AOlh hOtlOisJ
TTHUs does New York spring
poet sing: "Of all the girls
on land or sea, the tailor girls
the girl for me-" Precisely
30. Place two women side by side
dressed for promenading, one clad in
silks and laces, the other in we'll
fitting cloth suit, and nine men out of
ten will pick the simpler clad maiden
as the winner.
Men as rule like to see their wives,
sisters and sweethearts dressed in what
they call "something sensible as well
as stylish" And as the average wo-
man dresses to please some man, the
present rage for tallor-built suits is
out of Difference to the lords of crea-
alton.
+ Fashionable women of New York
promenade along Broadway between
the hours of four and six p. M, and
the styles chosen by them for street
wear are criterion of what is good
taste.
In London one sees the swagger set
before noon on Regent and Bond
streets. Our readers prefer the late
afternoon, and many well-known faces
are seen daily. Mrs. j. Hooker Ham.
ersley and Mrs. Frederic de Peyster
are always among the observed of the
observers, They are elegant.looking
women as we'll as excellent dressers.
The other afternoon Mrs. Hamers-
ley looked superb in rich claret.
colored cloth gown, the skirt hand
somely relieved at the foot with black
silk braid in pretty pattern, and the
stylish Eton coat having braided tabs
for revers. She wore hat in two
tones of red and carried dark red
skeleton umbrella.
Close behind Mrs. Hamersley was
Mrs. de Peyster, wearing a costume
that breathed the air of spring. A
short, dapper, three-button cut'a.wa y
coat IVES stitched on the edges, and
fitted the wearer's fine figure without
wrinkle. The cloth was mixture
OF tan with hair line of brown. A
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RICH CLARET CLOTH GOWN AND
STYLISH ETON COAT.

stylish dark brown waistcoat spotted
in silk lent "well-groomed" effect to
her whole outfit.
New York has, perhaps, more clubs
for women than any city in the world
social, political, musical, dramatic,
literary, Daughters of the Revolution
and "revolting daughters" They
spring up like mushrooms and are as
thick as peas in pod, They all serve
some good purpose, too.
The clubs of purely social chafac-
ter give numerous entertainments dur
ing the year, and in this way are in.
troduced many young people of "as-
pirations," such as mouologue artists,
readers, vocalists and musicians.
Miss Mary French Field is an illus.
tratlon of the first class of aspirants.
She recently made successful debut
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here as q render of her fathers poetry,
and is already in great demand for
public and parlor entertainments.
Miss Field is the daughter of the late
Eugene Field, beloved from the Allan
tic to the Pacific for his exquisite
"Little Boy Blue" "Winkin', Blink
in and Nod" and his child's poetry in
general. She was so closely associated
with him during the last few years of
his life that she unconsciously caught
his special keynote. Whether in
pathetic or humorous selections she
holds her audience firmly.
%rll and graceful, not yet twenty,
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Leave thy sowing, leave thy spinning!
Leave the world and all its SHINING.
Come and pray!
Greet the joyous, radiant morning,
Lift your hearts up to the dawning
Easter day.
Altar lilies chastely glisten,
See! they raise their heads and listen,
Murmuring, Peace!
Listen to the songs of gladness.
That through sorrow and through sadness
Never cease.
Hear that glorious anthem ringing,
One clear treble voice is singing
Wondrously:
81 know that my Redeemer liverh,
The love that unto earth He giveth
Cannot die!"
One long sun-ray brightly beaming,
Through the chancel window streaming
On his face,
Seems to saint the singer lowly,
Seems to bless all in tho holy
Dim-lit place.
Peace that puts IN end to sorrow,
That all heavenly hopes doth borrow,
On Easter day;
These are guerdons, Christian, giving
Blessing, love, and joy in living;
Come and pray!
-Percival Steet.
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A Costly Clock.

Baron Ferdinand Rothschild pos.
sesses al old "grandfather's" clock
that originally cost over $3.50, 1000.
The mechanism records the day OF the
week, months of the year, the phases
of the moon AMI strikes each hour.
The quarters are chimed with a differ.
ent bell, and IA rare thing with these
clocls) it has a second hand. The case
was made by Wertheimer and stands
fourteen feet high. 1t was originally
the property of Louis XVI.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
THE DIVINE AZ TIsAN.

THE DIVINE AZ TIsAN.
Perhaps you have heard Of the method
strange.
OF violin makers in distant lands,
Who, by breaking and mending with SKILL
full hands,
Make instruments having wider range
Than ever was possible for them, SO long
As they were new, unshattered and strong.
Have you ever thought when the heart was
. sad,
When the days seem dark and the nights
unending,
That the broken heart, by the Fathers
mending,
Was made through sorrow helper glad,
Whose service should tighten more and
more
The weary ones burdens as never before?
Then take this simple lesson to heart
When sorrows crowd and you cannot sing:
To the truth of the Fathers goodness
cling;
Believe that SORROW Is only a part
OF the wondrous plan that gives through
pain
The power to sing more glad refrain.
Author Unknown.
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Romance Of Car and Czarina.

Russians have a popular version Of
the Cars proposal to the Czarina.
When the young Czarowitz popped the
question he said: "Ihe Emperor, my
father. has commanded me to make
you the offer of my hand and heart. !"
10 which Princess Alix of Hesse re-
sponded: "And my grandmother,
Queen Victoria, has commanded me
to accept the offer Of your hand; your
heart l will take myself" And thus
the royal troth was plighted.