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The silver star., 1897-12-02
HOW irALv.s QUEEN SHOPS.
stess la.rshsrit. Is Very Fe.a Of Isai.
Ian Cookery.


stoat lGasghsrits 10 Very Fond Of Ital.
Ian Cookery.
The queen Of Italy Is much enjoying
her stay at Gressony. in the Italian
Alps, where, dressed In peasant COS
tune. she climbs. despite her weight
and sise, in good earnest. says London
Figaro. Her majesty is very popular
in the mountain villages and whenever
she enters one is invariably received
with flowers and enthusiastic signs OF
devotion. There Is very little doubt
that the tendency to embonpoint which
10 distresses Queen Margherita II due
to her fondness for Italian cookery with
its oil, spices and pastry. She Is espe-
cially fond Of cakes fried in oil; spa
ghetti. together with cheese and olives
and fritto. compound Of artichokes,
chickens livers. calves brains, and
cocks combs. When there are no for
eigners present at the royal board the
national cookery Is always In the as
cendant. When In Rome Queen Mar
gherita's mode Of sporting is. for = SOW
ereign delightfully."- unconventional. She
rises early and summoning some fav-
orite lady-in-waiting issues quietly
from the courtyard Of the Quirinal and
makes her way to the Corso. She will
then enter those shops that enjoy her
patronage. survey rapidly the treasures
held out before her. point out those
which appear to her desirable and leave
% swiftly ~ she entered.
The silver star., 1897-12-02
IL r...,.a u. nsrssr.

Three brothers bearing . remarkable
resemblance to one another are In the
habit Of shaving at tho same barber
shop. Not long since one Of the
brothers entered the shop early In the
morning and was shaved by q German
who had been at work In the shop
only . few days. About noon another
brother came In and underwent .
similar operation At the hands Of the
same barber. In the evening the third
brother made bis appearance. when the
German, dropping bis rasor In aston
ishmsnt exclaimed: We'll. upon my
vordi Dat man hash the fashtest
beara I never sawi I shaves hin dis
norning, shAves him ct dinner times
snd hs comes back now nit bic beard
eo long - II never vashi"LTit-Bits.
The silver star., 1897-12-02
Perfume From Living Plants.

Captain Since has discovered a method Of
gathering the scent Of flowers Rs the plant
Is growing. He takes a glass funnel and
heats the thin end over Il spirit lamp. He
then draws out the stem to q fine point.
This accomplished, the funnel IL nlled with
end being placed In a small glass bottle
without touching 1t. After this the stand
and the funnel are placed In Kreenhous.
among the flowers whose odOrs II is desir
able TO collect. Gradually the vap0r rises
from the flowers. and. In meeting the colder
on the outside Of the glass. From the point
Of condensation 1t trickles down until II
drops Into the bottle. In n surprisingly
short time a large amount OF perfume /,
collected. and 1t liz claimed that 10 per cent
Of the contents Of the bottle In perfume; the
rest Ii water. Strange to suy. this essence
spirits Of wine. Otherwise II would become
sour and useless. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
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D..fn... Cannot he Csr.a

reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There In only one way to cure deafness,
and that IL By constitutional remedies.
tion OF the mucous lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube y IN
famed you have a rumhllng sound Or I'm
closed, Deafness Is the result. and un.
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con.
nine cases out OF ten are caused by ca.
tarrh. which u nothing but an Unnamed
condition Of the mucous surfacsS: g..
any case OF Deafness Caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrii
Cure Send for circulars, free.
r. ]. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The silver star., 1897-12-02
Old Bosts.

A Viking craft found in Norwa,
some time ago was in use about lou
A. D., and at once became famous Al
by far the Oldest specimen of waite
craft in existence. The boats In tn
Gizeh museum. 1t was decided by tn,
learned. were used at least $500 year.
ago. and were contemporaneous witt
the Dashur pyramids OF the eleventh
Egyptian dynasty.
With this boat and the two which re-
main In the Cairo museum were tw,
more. which still rest In the sands
which stretch desolately from the Da
shur pyramids. near which they wers
found.
Tho hve boats were found buried al
q considerable depth not far from the
famous largest pyramid. and in sucl
orderly form and with such mathemat.
ical relationship to the great pile OF
stone that It was evident that they hao
been buried with design at that partic
ular spot.
The boats were found to be alike ir
the material Of which they were con.
structed and in their general dimcn
sions. Tho cedar of antiquity. which
entered 10 much into the construction
Of things Of wood. was used in build.
ing these boats. While the equipment,
Of the boats had generally disappeared
with time. their shapely outlines still
remained.
The boat that IL In Chicago now wa,
probably better preserved than any
It ID 30 feet long. 8 feet Of beam, and .
feet Of hold. A we'll preserved ant
peculiarly marked and designed piecs
Of rudder OF wood was found near ths
boats.-Harper's Round Table.
The silver star., 1897-12-02

u Tie year 1oo1 oaly -. 81. 900 ol III
wos1d's peoDlo opo1ko tho DnSliah Ian
seAee. To-day nDoeo than 11gJooo, ,0od
Ieople uso ~ EAslish tongue. II 1901
- Uae11sh toaGue Stood Afth among
e pepDle unlig ~ European laa-
aeea. To-1av Il stands nrst. II 1901
- percentages a The whole using m
49, was ~; u IN Il was 15.5, Z
seeative incfease q about ~ per cat,
yelie Tie ~ een< of III ~ othsE
esoDeaa laaguaoss 1eelinsd 6nsepl ~
oaa e1oae, Whieh remalne1 ~
= ~ yssash 1selined fsson ~
q - ~ u 1ooo. - ~ epoo-
- ~ = IN y 1A5 y ~
The silver star., 1897-12-02
HIS wlrs,s AsrurrnEs..

Ahe 0ussssd Hls. Riddle Before n.
stated II.
There was nothing special to take
hixby downtown the other night, so
ne decided to stay at home and give
MRS. Btxby the rare treat of his COM
pany for the evening, says the San
Francisco Post. While glancing over
the paper as she sat sewing Bixby
tnousnt how happy she must be at be-
ing allowed to bask In his presence
ana later on. In burst Of amiable
generosity. he decided to bestow upon
ner an Intellectual treat. He had. after
readlng the advertisements. cast his
eye upon the puzzle column of the pa
per ana the thought was born in him
70 spring upon her puzzle originated
IN mis- own head. After long study he
concluded to invent an enigma. He
decided upon the word Poe" as an
easy one. suited to Mrs. Bixby's femi-
nine and therefore feeble perceptions.
ine enigma was to recite three words
IN which the letters of the name are
round and to wind up with my whole
Is well-known poet" Clara" said
Mr.. bixby. suddenly and explosively.
Mrs. Bixby started out of her dreamy
state OF mind and almost dropped her
sewing. What is 1t, dear?"' she ask
ca. Il have three letters" said Bixby,
distinctly and ilnpressively. my first
is In pocket but not in box my
Josiah Bixby," said Mrs. Blxby, stern
~ fixing him with her eye; "of all the
thoughtless, careless. neglectful, incon-
siderate men ever saw you are the
worst. One of EMS that letter to
mamma l gave you to mail last Fri
day asking her to see Aunt Susan and
get that skirt pattern loaned her last
week and copy of that recipe for
cough sirup that did Johnny 30 much
good, and to come up and stay a week
or two with us. as l need her assist
ance In selecting shades for the sit
ting room, as they are faded and not
Mt to be seen even II you do sneer at
her behind her back and make re-
marks about her that you never would
do II you had any love for your wife
and I'll be bound one of them is that
letter 1 wrote that New York agency
that offers $40 day for work in your
own home, samples free. though I'm
sure you'd never give me any credit for
trying to earn money and help you
along and the other one Is the letter
l wrote to my old schoolmate Jennie
Armstrong. who hinted she was going
to come and see us and I told her that
we were undecided about moving yet
the sly, deceitful mink she thinks l
don't know you were engaged to her
once pushing herself right in ON US.
the brazen creature and the chances
are she'll be here any day and you
carry those letters around in your
pocket for weeks after gave them to
you to mail and you sitting up here
and telling me about 1t as II It were
Of NO importance In the world, though
goodness knows. I'm Of none myself In
this house Shaving and scraping and
saving to try and help" Bixby
jumped out Of his chair, threw his pa
per At the lamp. jammed his hat ON his
head and shouted: Mrs. Bixby, I'm
going out to look at the airship. When
you recover your senses. madam, I
will return"
The silver star., 1897-12-02
VIII stick Anythin :.

by Professor Winchell to be made as fol-
lows Take two ounces Of clear gum arabic.
one and one-half ounces of fine starch and
one-half ounce OF white sugar. Dissolve
the gum arabic In much water as the
laundress would use for the quantity of
With the nnciInre Tbem ,ont tho ,a,yt,,ra
in vessel suspended In boiling water until
the stnrch becomes clear. The cement should
be as thick tar and kept so. 1t can be
kept clear from spelling by the addition of
camphor or a little oil of cloves.''-Mining
and Scientific Press
The silver star., 1897-12-02
Misery by tn. Wholesale.

Ii what chronic inactivity Of the liver give
rise TO. Bile gets Into the blood and i'm
parts q yellow tint. the tongue fouls, mn,
80 does the breath. sick headaches. pain Ike
the bowels become constipated and thu
stomach disorslercd. The proven remedy fo
this catalogue of evils is HOstetter's St0nl
sionnlly recommended. and sovereign ais,
for chills and fever. nervousness and rheunl
atlsn.
The silver star., 1897-12-02
bees ss weather Prophets.

That bees are weather prophets few who
are accustomed to their habits can doubt.
They seem to know a long time In advance
whether the winter Is to be mild or severe.
While the old straw hives with two open
entrances early In October whenever se-
we're winter was approaching, leaving room
only for minute passage Of air. Bee
bees do little or nothing to preserve them
selves from the cold the years have been
marked by relatively mild winters.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The silver star., 1897-12-02
rAs R.ll.s r.s.....

Foreman Of the Jury-0uilty Of muir.
der In the 1rst degree!
Judge-Prisoner 1t the bar. stand ur
to receive the sentence Of the court.
The Prisoner (who poisoned her hus-
band)-ln . minute. Judge. Jennie Ito
her sistsr). u my hat on straightf-
Bay City Chat.
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rns ssMi xnAIssn.

CThe Beni Khaiber are tribe oI
nomads still existing IN Arabia. They
oIaim to be the ancient Rechabites
yur their story see the book Of Jere.
miah.)
We've kept thy words, Joanadab
we've neither tree nor vine.
We own NO houses. have no lands, we
never taste of wine,
We roam altar wherever green
The pastures roll before,
For We are strangers In the land
And will be evermore.
We've seen huna~.a kingdoms fall
great races pass, away,
And stone-built cities, moated, walled
have crumbled into clay,
And where were granite palaces
And gardens of the vine
Are now the richest woodlands
where
Our fiocks ct MONDAY dine.
Our tents have stood the storms OF
four-and-twenty hundred years
And plague and war have dealt with
US severest through our fears
When famines wasted other lands
Our fields have still been green.
And tempest-riven skies have been
To us but skies serene.
1t happened long, ah, long ago. we
count by centuries,
That to . city far we- ned, urged by
necessities
To shun the host of Syria
And the Chaldean king,
We hasted westward like a flock
OF birds upon the wing.
And in that city far away a man Of
mien divine
Enticed us to temple fair and
tempted us with wine,
And from the law our father made
His sons did not depart,
But kept the precepts. for his words
Are written on the heart.
Then spoke the man of God to us,
with holy ardor fired,
And In our ears a message poured
prophetic and inspired,
because the Rechabites have KEEP.
Joanadab's command,
Their children evermore shall dwell.
Before me in the land"
Fast roll the years that woven thick
with changes come and go,
And all Is altered save the word OF
God to man below:
For, like rock that from the sea
Rears Its triumphant form,
The promise of the Lord remains
Unmoved by time or storm.
II. F. THURsTON
The silver star., 1897-12-02
Beauty 10 Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without 1t. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps It clean, BY
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all inn
Danish pimples, boils. blotches, ,blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. 1Oc, 26c, b0c.
The silver star., 1897-12-02
For rr.epsstors and Miner.

A cabinet containing 4 complete outft for
testing for gold and silver qualitatlvely; Il
q very simple; any one can make the fest
by following the directions. It viii be sent
~ express upon receipt Of i've dollars.
CHARGES =. o. D Address @. p. De Forest.
1918 Champa street, Denver. Colorado. r. o.
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Easily Arss.sss.

Mrs. Hiram-"I don't quite like en-.
gasing . girl without references."
Bridget Nohslp-"That's Ill right
MIN. You can pay me . month In I'd.
sance."-life,
The silver star., 1897-12-02

II In estimated TINT the storms Of lust
winter have destroyed :W.O0O.OOO oysters IN
French waters. Tho price has consequently
been luadruplcl ~ Paris where the usual
In expected that American OyrterHicn win
take advantage OF the situation.
The silver star., 1897-12-02

why Do we keep murderers in jail.
them public receptions"
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vhsr. rhsy rem l,swa.

"I ~ that the president Of the sugar
trust hes undergone an operation for
aupendicitis and y coming along al
rieht," "Wsll, the doctors might have
1SoVn bettsr than to tackle hin."
The silver star., 1897-12-02

"My wife's health IL excellent now. =
"what has cured herr" II told her l wenld NJ
tor's blll and buy her guwns; she ID now
iiodiging the doctor right nlonK:"
The silver star., 1897-12-02

Deat fsbeees spit anl snsks yssr In Awsy.
10 quit tobacco easily and forever. b mag.
netie. full Of life, nerve end vigof, take No-To.
bao, the wonder. worker. that makes weak msn
eoea Booklet eud sample free. Address
0eorlinl Remedy o. Chicago or New YORK
The silver star., 1897-12-02

J. q. Galbraith, who has been ap.
pointed traffic manager Of the Cleve.
land Terminal and Valley Railroad
Company. with headquarters at Cleve-
land. Will also be the general agent
Of the B. and o. at that point. These
two positions were formerly held By L.
Rush Brockenbrough. who Is now gem
eral freight agent Of the B. and o. Iinee
west Of the Ohio river, with headquar-
ters at Pittsburg.
The silver star., 1897-12-02
Qu.es Lalhssy.

willis-llamna. II you were 10 die
and papa should marry again. what
would ~ na0e bef
Mamma (witA . sash)-"Dsanis."-
H. Z. World,
The silver star., 1897-12-02

..sYou don't seem to be much Of KIon
hall bedroom without any heat In 1t.'F
The silver star., 1897-12-02
70 CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LexAtive Bromo Quinins Tablets. An

sI believe In meeting people half wav..,
$50 do I; but my mother-In-law would scoid
like the. dickens R ] did't 90 clear to the
AtatiQn.n 81 = -
The silver star., 1897-12-02

: ..Hobson is what call a genuine bicycle
that has to be pumped up every two blocks. .
The silver star., 1897-12-02

Mrs. Winslow' . Soothing syrup
For children teething softens the gums nAm
nation, ,allays pain, wind collie. cents bottle
The silver star., 1897-12-02

Our New Upright q aud Plano Only o20c
szo doyn and el0 month. Reliable and fully war
.snted. Write TO The Montelius Plano Co.. bi7-6i
The silver star., 1897-12-02

at would be dreadful to banisli Santa
Claus and not have Christmas" Eyes;
wouldn't IL? Whit would we do with nll
the ugly. cheap presents we got last yenr!'
The silver star., 1897-12-02

Catamenth Cures Catarrls. Hay Fever, Etc
eond 80 cents to Broadway Pharmacy, Denver, and
get ABSOLUTE GUARANTY. At your Druggist.
The silver star., 1897-12-02

"Mlss Pnssay single from choice?" eyes
al the men she knows have chosen othe
The silver star., 1897-12-02

Louisville . How SOP ''Why, the men
stand bnck and let the women get on the
street cars first"
The silver star., 1897-12-02

To Cure Coustipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. i0c or 25c.
&c. G. G. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The silver star., 1897-12-02

plso's Cure for Consumption has been
God-scnd to me.-Wm. B. Mcclellan, Chester,
Florida. Sept. II. 1884,
The silver star., 1897-12-02
Smoke sledee Cigarettes, 20 for 5 cts

81 find 1t always cheaper to ride than to
walk" "Why? ''By riding dodge all ac-
qualntances who want we to stop and talk. -
The silver star., 1897-12-02

star Tobacco n the leading brand Of
tho world, because II h the best.
The silver star., 1897-12-02

"Nhnt kind Of u tree did your children
plant on Arb0r Dnyw ~ don't know. hut
they said II WINS kind that would not have
switches on It before they were all grown
The silver star., 1897-12-02

RlT0 rermAnsntiy Cured aonts or nsrvousnsss after
Afst days use Of Dr. klincs Great Nerve nsstorsr.
send for FREE oN.OO triai bottle and treat!ss.
The silver star., 1897-12-02

on e evesy 10 sh1Do paselnG
thssaek ~ euse canal ninsey-ose ~
The silver star., 1897-12-02

Josephine is In trouble .what is the
matterf' ''She lost her pocketboOk with
her divorce certificate In 1t"
The silver star., 1897-12-02

"What did Jones do after he insultcd thu
judgcT' "sixty days. I understand"
The silver star., 1897-12-02
9 DROPS CURES RHEumAr,sM,
= Wonderful Kennedy which IL Attr..t-
Ing Wids,prsad Aetent,o..

= wo"dsrful Remedy which Is Attract
Ing Widssprsad Attention.
Many. who were afIlicted, have ac-
knowledged the curative properties Of
new and wonderful remedy ira lie
marked Five Drops" One says:
cannot express my gratitude
to God. also to you, for the BEN
eft I am receiving from Five Drops.'
now walk about without crutch,
which have had to use for q long
time. MFRS. A. Spring, $50 Main
street. Springfield. Mass. Another
reads: I'VE think your medicine truly
wonderful; 1t cured my husband. I
recommend 1t to all sufferers. Mrs.
NJ. 8. Pike, Colville. Wash. "Fivs
Drops taken but once day is dose
Of this great remedy, and to enable all
sufferers to make trial Of its won.
derful curative properties the manu-.
facturers will send out during the
next thirty days 100000 sample
bottles for 25 cents each. prepaid by
mail-send today. Even a sample bot.
tie will convince you Of its merits
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
167-16s Dearborn street. Chicago. Ill
The silver star., 1897-12-02

Educate Your Bowels with Cascassss.
Candy Cathartic cure constipation fofsves
100. no. HC. G. G. fail. druggists refund money.
ssWe sit up very late every night to read. /"
ssDo you belong TO 30 many clubs?" s'NoS
but II We didn't read nearly all night ~
couldn't answer B0bbys questions"
The silver star., 1897-12-02

.Gaddles brags that he hasn't any hobby
"Yes; that's his hobby"
The silver star., 1897-12-02

No-To-Bso ses visty Ceats.
Guaranteed tobacco habit curc, makes weak
men strong. blood pure. 6oc. u. All druggists.
The silver star., 1897-12-02

The Indiana Supreme Court has de-
clared constitutional the law which
empowers prosecuting attorneys to sue
FOR money lost at gambling for the ben
efit OF wives and minor children of the
losers, when the latter do not sue for it
within six months.
The record-union., 1897-12-09
But-They Didn't.


Oh, Harry came along the lane,
And he was very late
He hurried on to catch the train
And had not time to wait.
He must haSteni-but against the pane
He caught a glimpse of Kate,
And he didn't, he didn't, he dlon
Oh, Katie had her doughnuts cut.
Her sponge was light as air;
Her pies were In the oven shut
And needed all her care;
She must give them every moment, put
She spied young Harry there;
And she didn't, she didn't. she didn't
Oh, Harry stopped and spoke a Word,
And spoke it very low.
And yet / think that Katie heard
And still believed 1t so,
Tho all the while the youth averred
That he would have to 60,
But he didn't, he didn't, he didn't
Oh. Katie said the fire was warm
And she was like to drop
And Harry seemed to think his arm
Was needed as prop;
And Katie was in such alarm,
She said that he must stop.
But he didn't he didn't. ne didn't.
And as he held her to his breast
And thought of what he'd missed
With Katie waiting in her nest,
Just longing to be kissed, -,
He bent his head her face was hid,
I saw a flash and CLEAN
OF lovely eyes, and then--he did
] thought the girl would scream
The record-union., 1897-12-09
MIXED UP BY A CLOCK.
No Wonder the BeIated Man Lost
His Way.

Hi! There, you! Haven't you about
got that block surrounded?" asked a
Piety Hill policeman of Warren-ave-
nue. man at 3 o'clock the other morning.
We'll, l dunno, wot is it t-h-h- hic
you? Can't l walk home wizzout a
p'liceman taggin' m'round?"
mo, 1 should say not, at the rate
you've been walking around that block.
Do you know how many times you've
been around?"
mo. Say, vi been round morn
once?"
well, I've been watching you for
half an hour, and you've just made your
sixth circuit / don't know how long
you were walking before 1 saw you"
'Zat so? Say, maybe l am little
tangled up. 1 thought / wuz toler' bly,
sober. Come long. Cass avenue,
y'know, an looked up at that clock on
ther h-h-h-i-high school, and it said Il
o'clock. JUS 'sas plain as day.
II turned down Warren avenue tow
ards home, y know, er thought l did,
an I looked an saw that clock agin.
JUS passed ther blamed thing on ther
other side y'know.
THAT mixed m'up. But I KEEP goin'.
Wen / got to Second avenue, y'know,
looked an saw ther blamed thing agin.
That made three sides 1 seen ther thing
on. That mixed m'up agin.
But / KEEP goin' and wen 1 got to
Forest avnue I saw ther darned clock
agin. That made four sides, an then
waz all mixed. After that 1 didn't know
wich side wuz on. Is'pose l KEEP goin'.
1 dunno. You say / did,
"Well, WELL" said the policeman,
don't you know that high school clock
has four faces to it ?"
-Four? Say, m'friend, I counted
sixty. Yezzir, sixty, an ther wuz no
signs O. lettin' up
well, 1 guess you'd better let me
take you home"
Take m'home? Well. I guess not
I've got a little Of ther speerit NV in
vestig-h c-shun bout me. I'm goIn'
to see how many sides th'are to that
blamed clock. anyway"
"All right, go ahead"
And the policeman walked away. He
had not gotten more than block when
he heard the antisobriety man call out;
''Zhay! Shay! Mister Copper! Kin you
tell me wich side I'm on now?"
You're on Cass."
A half hour later the policeman came
back His friend was still walking
around.
well, how many have you counted
now?"
Hundred n 'leven. Tn goin' ter Civ
'tup!"
And when the policeman turned the
key in his door for him. the lamp was
still burning.-Detroit Free Press.
The record-union., 1897-12-09
Weinst0Ck, Lubin e Co., 4OO-4I2 K ST., Sacramento
An Unusual Collection
lOf Jackets.

Stylish Jackets continue to be
steady favorites with most buyers.
For this reason we are keeping
up an unusually large stock to Sc
lect from. Wonderful good values
in light tan kerseys, hunter S
green and all the best cloths in
black tailor made Jackets. To
make selection now without see
ing the values we are offering in
fine jackets is to do yourself an
injustice. Don't fail to see the
Stylish Tailor-made Black Ker-
sey Jackets at 81 so.
Hunters Green Kersey Cloth
Jackets at SS 65.
Also the splendid assortment OF
Swell Tan Jackets, silk lined and
half silk lined, at So 81.