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His IncurabIe AiIment.

Senator Vests health has improved
since his summer vacation. but he Is
still far from being a we'll man. De-
spite his discOuraging condition, how
ever, he maintains a. remarkable cheer
fulness. One night last week an old
friend called on him. The visitor con-
graduated the Senator upon his no.
ticeable physical improvement. The
Senator thanked him, but said he was
still far from being an altogether well
man.
What seems to be the matter. Sen
ator?'' asked his friend
Il don't just know said the Sena-
tor, "but I suppose I am suffering
from the same complaint as an old
fellow whom l know down at Capon
Springs. When 1 went there about ten
years ago that old fellow was looking
so bad that everybody thought his days
were Numbered. When I went back
this summer the old man was still on
deck.
Hello 1 said to him, .ain't you
dead yet?'
No, I'm still here he said.
Well, what was the trouble with
you, anyhow I asked
ct never have been quite able to
make out, Senator he replied Some
of the doctors said it was one thing;
some Of them said it was another, and
I just come to the conclusion that 1T
must be "anno domini''
tAnd I guess that's what's the mat
ter with me- said the Senator; "anno
domini. i."-Washington correspondence
of the ST. Louis G1obe-Democrat
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WASSERMAN, DAVIS & co.
In PORTO RICO.
How to Buy Pants and Talk Span
ish to the Merchants.


1t became necessary yesterday that I
should seek another habitation than the
| trousers / wore, writes a staff corre-
spondent of the New York Press" in
Porto Rico. After three weeks of hard
horseback riding they simply were un-
tenable, that's all, and 1 had to move.
/ don't rise very high in the saddle
| just high enough.
Usually in this country when a soldier
buys anything, after vainly trying to
explain, he seizes the cherished object
and runs away with it, with the store
keeper and the whole provost guard
after him. But I wouldn't do anything
like that. Besides, l had on those care
| worn trousers and couldn't run back
ward very fast.
Now the last thing in the world a
Porto Rican, merchant thinks of is to
sell goods. The weather is too import
ant, the cigarette too good, the brandy
| too old, and the senorita across the
| way too pretty SO 1 approached the
subject cautiously, siding along the
counter. in maneuvers SO clever that
neither he nor the assembled populace
could get my range.
"Buenos dios?" he said, not opening
| his eyes.
"Buenos Ayres," Responded. I pride
myself on my pure Castilian
He shivered slightly and opened his
| one eye.
Una camisa? % he said.
"Pocatapetl' I answered. There is
! nothing like rubbing it in on these
illiterate people once you get good
hold on the Spanish language.
"Givro?" he said "Calzancillos ?"
mo- responded. "Timbuctoo, Sing
alese."
Both his eyes were open by this time
and he carefully rolled two cigarettes,
one for himself and the other for him
| self, while / treated myself to cigar.
| "Mojado," he ventured, 'mucha
aqua" 49,
ISL Senior, Broncho. Himalaya, Ne
| vada.''
! We were getting along famously, but
he seemed uneasy and went out to con-
suit a friend This is usually the point
where the soldiers grab the desired OBJ
| ject and run. But I wouldn't do any
thing like that. There weren't any trou-
| sers in sight.
They soon returned and regarded me
strangely.
Bdndera! SAID the proprietor.
Sierra, Pocahontas, Indiana smil-
| ingly answered.
| The two men fell into each others
arms, then disappeared around the cor
| ner for half an hour, evidently hoping
1 would steal what I wanted and go
away Returning and plainly disap-
| pointed at finding me still in the store,
they invited me by signs to join them
| in a glass of brandy, for which I paid
| in Porto Rican style.
| After another half hours intelligent
conversation / saw another invitation
to drink at my expense was imminent,
/ and became desperate.
| "Oh, thou hound I exclaimed, de
scendant of the squat and subtitle Moor
thou decadent of the lordly and original
Carib, gazeo, comprehend, Observed"
| and I majestically revolved, exposing
to his full view the rent bosom of my
| trousers
why in HI didn't you say you
wanted pantS?" he said.
I had been talking to a reformed New
York salesman all this time
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glass of iced liquor, and the landlord
having one day presented him with his
arms" formed in edible ice, this kind
Of sweetmeat became the fashion. Ger
man cooks at once took UP the new art,
and it spread to England and America
shortly afterward.
"The War as a Suggestion of Mani
fest Destiny" is the subject of a crit
ical study by Professor H. H. Powers,
which should attract widespread atten-
ton. 1t has just been issued by the
American Academy of Political and
Social Science (Philadelphia). Professor
Powers shows the development of the
policy of Imperialism from the time OF
Jefferson, and the inevitableness of the
war He then sets forth the results
which must follow from our appearance
as world power and why the final
struggle for world domination must be
between the Anglo-Saxon and Slav
races. He also endeavors to forecast
the result of this struggle. This book
should be carefully studied by every
American, who wishes a glimpse of he
future of America.
An American, long resident in Pekin.
who had opportunities for acquainting
himself with the true sentiment Of the
ruling class in China, at the present
time, asserts, says "Harper's Weekly,
that the Chinese do not love Russia,
but regard America as their natural
ally, and prefer England to the sullen
neighbor on the north, from which
quarter the Kingdoms enemies have
come from time immemorial. Ii Hung
Chang and Prince Kung, the Prime
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Frank Leslies Popular Monthly for
November (NeW York; is the initial
number in the new and improved form
OF this favorite illustrated family maya
zine. with a handsome cover in colors
and gold It's price is reduced to 10
cents, 81 per annum. The current num-
Der makes good it's promises in a splen-
did table of contents, which includes:
An illustrated symposium on Greater
America with contributions by Colo
mel A K Mcclure, General Fitzhugh
Lee and Senators Chandler and Davis;
with Wheeler and Roosevelt at San
tiago," by the Rev. Peter MacQueen;
Clara Barton on Red Cross Work III
Cuba; Walter Camp on Football:
Mrs Frank Leslie on THE Southern
Woman; Converting Silver into Gold'
IAN account of the discovery of DR..
Stephen H Emmens; the opening chap
fers of April Bloom the new serial
story by Egerton Castle (author of
THE Pride of Jennico"), illustrated by
Wenzell; complete short stories by
Frank R. Stockton, Margaret z. Sang
ster, Eta w. Pierce and E. Louise Lid
dell; sketches and poems by Louise
Chandler Moulton, Lillian Whiting H.
Villiers Barnett, Madison Cawein Isaac
w. Eaton, Charles Crandall, r. K.
Munkittrick and Henry. Tyrrell. The
illustrators of this number include: AL
bert WenzeIl S. Werner, Oh. Grunwald,
Hugh NJ. Eaton. Frank Adams, Florian
Peixotto and Walter Goltz. -,
\ =
In its new series of authors at home,
''The Critic" (New York; publishes in
its November number an account of
the home and working habits of that
prosperous and prolific young author,
Paul Leicester Ford, author of "The
Hon. Peter Sterling," one of the most
successful works of the past five years.
Mr.. Ford was brought up in his faith
er's library, an immense room built out
behind the family mansion in Brooklyn,
and has had no other education than
the very sufficient one he obtained un-
der the parental eye amongst the 1O0,-
600 books and periodicals housed there
in. The store of knowledge there ac-
quired has fed, not quenched, the flame
of originality which was his birthright,
and it would be hard TO say in which
field it shines the brighter-that of his
terical editing or that of realistic fic-
tion. Though deficient in physical ro-
business, Mr.. Ford is yet an indefati-
gable worker. Lindsay Swift's article
above referred to is illustrated with a.
portrait of Mr.. Ford and a photograph
of his library-both taken for the occa-
sion
Ice cream or iced butter" as it was
first called from its supposed resemb-
lance to that substance, was first
known in Paris in 1774, according to
"Harper's Bazar" (New York;. The
Due de Chartres often went at that
time to the Paris coffee houses to drink
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ing story of the heroism of soldiers in
the ranks, The Burning of the Sarah
Sands" In the seven issues to follow
there will be contributions by Lord
Dufferin, William D. Howells. J. E.
Chamberlin, the American war cores
pondent; Mary E. Wilkins, Hon. Thos.
B. Reed, the Marquis Of Lorne, Nine.
Lillian Nordica and I. Zangwil Those
who subscribe now for the 1879 volume
will receive every November and De-
cember issue Of THE Companion" from
the time Of subscription to the END
Of the year free, the Companion Cal
endar" for 1899 free, and then the en-
tire fifty-two issues of The Compan-
ion" to January /, 1900 An illustrat-
ed announcement of the 1899 volume
and sample copies will be sent free to
any one addressing Perry, Mason &
N
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RETURNS FROM
STATE ELECTIONS,
Continued from First Page.)
WASHINGTON


SEATTLE, Nov. 9.-Returns from
the State of Washington are yet in
complete. but enough are at hand TO
make 1t certain that the Republicans
have overcome the fusion majority of
l2,UUO two years ago. and elected both
Congressman and two Supreme Court
Justices by a majority of at least 5000
Later returns will, it is thought, in
crease rather than diminish this esti-
mate.
The Legislature, which will elect a
United States Senator, will be Repub-
lican on joint ballot by at least forty.
This estimate gives the fusionists all
the doubtful districts. They retain
control of the Senate.
The two amendments to the State
Constitution, woman suffrage and To-
cal option in municipal taxation, are
Overwhelmingly defeated.
IDAHO.
BOISE, Nov 9.-Only forty-seven
precincts in the State, embracing one
eighth of the vote, have reported. They
give Moss (Republican) for Governor
2,021, Steunenberg Oemocrat) 5000,
Anderson (Populist) 557. Forty-six
precincts give Hepburn (Republican)
for Congress 1926, Wilson (fusion)
1882, Gum (Populist) S39 The fusion
ticket is all elected by pluralities rang
ing from 5000 to 5000. The Legisla-
ture will be controlled by the fusion
lists.
NEVADA.
CARSON, Nov. Y.-The vote for Gov
ernor is very close, but Sadler (silver)
claims his reelection by 800 majority
over William Mcmillan (Republican)
Congressman Newlands (Silver Demo-
crat) is reelected by 5000 majority
over his only opponent, Wren (Popu-
lisD. The balance of the State ticket
is conceded to the Silver party, with
the exception Of Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
The construction of the next Legisla-
ture is a matter of conjecture. Four
fifths of the members will belong to
the Silver party, but as some are pledg-
ed to Senator Stewart for reelection
and the remainder are not, the latter
may join with the Republicans, Demo-
Gratis and Independents in the organi-
zation Of the Legislature.
UTAH
SALT LAKE, Nov. 9.-The Demo-
Gratis have elected Roberts to Congress
and carried the Legislature, which will
elect United States Senator.
Enough returns are at hand to in
dicate beyond doubt that Baskin (Dem-
ocrat) for Supreme Court has been
elected over Zane (Republican). From
the best estimates on latest returns the
Legislature will stand Al Democrats
is Republicans and fusion
The record-union., 1898-11-10

Carnival Of Nice" (which does not
know that the carnival exists since the
highest antiquity. The Egyptians cell
ebrates the Boeuf Apis, who was with
great honor showed in Thebes, the peo-
| pie being gorged with wine and hydro
mel dancing all around him playing the
| flutes and the cymbales. In our days
still we see the Boeuf gras Apis
walked professionally round the streets
of Paris, set up with flowers and strik-
ing dresses; just like the one in the
times Of the Pharaons. Later on the
antique Greek the Bacchus, god of
Wine, festivities, were celebrated by the
people with ali the pleasure of the time
and the priesterses' disordered Jump
ing the head crowned with pampfre and
ivy singing and dancing. The Romans
wich civilisation was much like the
Greec's and the Greco Bacchanales be-
came at Rome the Saturnales. These
festivities were given under the pre-
tence of celebrating the primordial
equality of the people; and these fes-
tivities brought to the most disordered
licences, whore our modern carnival is
not to be compared to- 1t appears
that other towns, like Bale, Rome. and
Venice, have given up these fascinating
habits, "and even much fallen down;
and now there is only to consider the
Nice Carnival the Queen of all pleas
| ures. In 1874 the Comfy Of
fered prizes in cash, and this Innovation
gave such a violent stimulation, that
year after year. the thing went on in
creasing in splendor. Finally the
Nice Municipal Council gave a Solid
Push to do and to obtain better than
the foregoing year Since then
the fosdevoted (?) Comfy did not cease.
When you shall leave these
blessed shore please take with you a
ray of our suit, a little Of the JOY of
these mad days and think of Nice the
beautifoul st. James Gazette.
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Society as a Reformer.

Swearing is growing less, decidedly
So" writes Edward Box in the Ladies'
Home Journal" "All students of men
agree in this view, just as excessive
alcoholic drinking is falling into disuse.
The principal reason for the decline of
both excessive swearing and drinking
is that men are getting more and mere
careful to refrain from any habit which
places their self-control in peril. So
ciety is constantly growing more impa-
tfent with man who lacks equipose,
while the keener demands of business
necessitate men being more moderate
in all things. The basis of the change
may be more material than spiritual,
but the change is taking place ire
spective of the character of the basis
or motive"
The record-union., 1898-11-10
Cold Weather
Items.

lOc YARD.
Heavy quality unbleached cam
ton flannel, for warm and dur
able underwear and night
shirts.
SC YARD.
White domestic flannel 26
inches wide, soft, feecy nap, for
children's underwear.
lac YARD.
Heavy white Shaker flannel,
will make warm gowns and un.
dergarments for Winter.
SC YARD.
Dark feecy hanne1ettes, in
neat patterns and desirable col
orings for wrappers.
Ole YARD.
Light co1ored hannelettes,
suitable for chi1dren's and wo-
mems gowns and mems night
shirts.
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Taffeta Silks,
z5C and 25C ward.

This class Of silk Is adapted to
more silk usages than any other
grade ever produced, and fills
each purpose perfectly; more
shades are shown here than
you've ever selected from before,
plain and changeab1e; they
make handsome separate waists,
rich underskirts, dust rufaes,
Innings for capes, jackets, etc.,
and trimmings; we carry two
grades-75c and S5c per yard.
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Fancy Silks
at ST. yard.

These are q very superior
quality Of silk at 81, and are in
the correct patterns and colors
for making handsome separate
waists or full suits, trimmings,
etc., some light ones among the
lot, but principally they have
black and dark grounds, illumi-
mated with bright co1ored
stripes and p1aids, very rich
and handsome.
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Silk Velvets,
ST and Sl.5O.

These two popular priced lines
Of velvet are exceptional values,
and we carry a full range of
co1ors- Velvet is not only much
used for dress trimmings, but is
in great demand for millinery
purposes this Fall for making
soft crowns, folds, rosettes, etc.,
In it's various shades and black.
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WOmen's Cotton
Ribbed Skirts
at O5C.

These skirts are in attractive
mixtures of co1ors in the body
of skirt, and have yellow, red
and blue stripes around bottom;
they fall below the knee, are
closely knit Of heavy thread,
and are as warm as the woo1en
skirt, besides being much less in
price.
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Silk POplins,
S1.5O ward.

They're new and the correct
thing for making full and styI-
ish Fall costumes; wide, rich
silk poplins, in their attractive
corded effects, and beautiful
line Of colors, including castor,
new blues, navy, red, etc.; they
are bound to be favorites and
sell rapidly.
The record-union., 1898-11-10
WOmen's Felt
Sailor Hats
of 2EC
at S5C.

This is line Of jaunty French
felt sailor hats, with the cable
edge; they come in red, brown,
tan, gray, black and green; have
black silk band around, and bow
with quill at side; a very popu-
Lar and ready seller at our price
$50.
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Soporifc.

when hear about sermons in
stcnes,'" remarked Uncle Allen Sparks
"I am reminded of Rev. DR.. Fourthly.
His sermons always seem to rock me
to Sleep"
The record-union., 1898-11-10

A canal connecting the Mediterra-
mean with the Red Sea existed as early
as 600 years before the Christian era.
Its length is ninety-two miles.
The record-union., 1898-11-10
Summer Hardxhin.

DO you suffer much in the summer?"
Il was getting along all right until
my nephew sent me railroad pass
that can't get time to Chicago
Record.
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Minister and substitute for Ii in the
latter's absence, have coquetted with
Russia in order to bring England to
the point-that is, a substantial guar
anty of the integrity of China against
Russian aggression, and no arrange
ment that has been entered into would
be allowed to stand in the way of a ia
vorable convention with the United
States.
A charming Thanksgiving story oy
Clara Louise Burnham and the last of
the series of "Unsent Letters" by Rita,
are features Of the Thanksgiving issue
of THE American Queen (New York;.
advice for Beginners in the Literary
Life" by the successful and famous
author, Annie S. Swan, and "Sugges-
tions for Beginners in Journalism" by
Kate Upson Clark, are the subjects of
two excellent papers. Marguerite Mer-
ington's second article on the drama
treats of the plays of to-day and is
very interesting. A Thanksgiving poem
the usual departments, a page of pho
tographs of the interiors of studios of
The record-union., 1898-11-10
English as. Wrote in Nice.

There is certainly no visitor in the
mass Of them,' says an astonishing
production called Historical Of the
The record-union., 1898-11-10
@'lllsIiV(;]7 STORE

These very stylish handsome and attractive eoaet
the collar and yoke being of glossy seal and the sweep
of fine marten lined with 1ancy SILK
You'll find in these remarkable vaue at the special price, ano
they'll remain long with
The record-union., 1898-11-10

Save money by buying your tea and
coffee Of J. McMorry. 531 n.
The record-union., 1898-11-10

Try McMorry's 45c tea 53l NJ. :
The record-union., 1898-11-10

The October number Of 1.-The Quar-
terly Journal of Economics published
for Harvard University by George II.
Ellis, Boston, has these papers: The
Future of Economic Theory" John
Bates Clark: THE Gas Supply Of Bos-
ton CID, John III. Gray; "A Connecti-
cut Land Bank of the Eighteenth Cen
tury," Andrew MacFarland Davis;
'The Educational Aspects of Saving"
James H. Hamilton; "Levasseur's
L'Ouvrier Americain,'" John Cum
mings; notes and memoranda: THE
Indian Currency Proposals. Recent
Statistics on Wages" J. III. Hollander;
Recent Publications Upon Economics" !"
| The principal attractions offered by
1.-The Youths Companion" (Boston), for
| the remaining weeks of 1898 provide
| foretaste of the good things to fol-
| low in the new volume for 1899. To the
first issue in November Frank r. Stock
ton contributes humorous sketch, en-
titled Some of My Dogs" and in the
| issue for the week of November 10th
viii appear Rudyard Kipling's thrill
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
ITS HISTORIC. GOLD FIELDS
The Trail to Lake Teslin Re. cent Rich Gold Discoveries
 The Pioneers.

The t;,ssiar country lies in the pr, ij,.e of British Columbia between 34 and 6O degrees north latitude and longi- ,u,!c l".l and l3l degrees west of Green wirh. aad has d surface area of about .l.u0O square miles.
 The topography s that of one central table land. about luO miles wide run ping northeast and southwest. hemmcd in by the Rocky mountains on the cast, and tho Coast range on the west.
 Tn the north end of this great Cas- .ar p.ut~au is Lake 'reslin. the source ut the Yukon river. Eastward is Dease la.,r which empties its waters into the Arctic uccan.
 Further south the great Stikccn river s.-, and. swelling with numerous tributaries. becomes navigablc 1oo I .iies from it's mouth. breaks through lhc Coas; range. and elnpties into the Pacific ocean at Wrangcl.
 The rcg zion has Il few indians of the $ ia tribe and language. The climate is very cold in winter: the summers are delightful East of the Coast range the humidity i, small. Its agricultural ro s.bi!ities are untried.
 Thn mineral resources are given in other articles. To all this grand. unde- veloprd country. Wrangcl in the door
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
Saturday, May II, 1898.

Tcslin. The Sez-lina runs nine miles north into Teslin river. The only ob- stacles to navigation are the falls, ten miles from Lake Tcslin. The water takes three tumbles of about fifty yards wide. Below the falls, six miles, are some rapids about half mile long. The indians avoid them.
 From Sez-lina the trail keeps to the left of the lake along low wooded hills, overlooking the Teslin valley. The scenery is beautiful. The river is winding. The trail gradually descends to Lake Tes.in.
 TESLIN CITY.
 From the mouth of the river to Tes- lin city is two miles. The townsite is located on the west side of the lake. When MT. Ronayne arrived there on April 9th, Engineer MacGregor had just finished the survey of the townsite It is half mile square. There was 'nly one log cabin, belonging to J. F.
 .llbreath, of Telegraph Creek. The building was unoccupied. There were four log houses in course of erection.
 There were about twenty tents. About 100 persons were present, in- cluding one provincial policeman.
 McDonald's $ steam sawlnill is directly across the lake, half mile. The mill was running in the open air. The ground was cleared for his steamboat, and some of the timbers were already cut out.
 There were runors of a $l5 day strike on the Nah-se-leen river, which empties into Lake Teslin i5 miles north of town. This river drains the upper Cassiar Country. A number of miners were leaving Tesln daily for the strike, and about 100 men had already gone up there. Mir. Ronayne went in by the Shes-lay. He left Tcs- lin on April 2lst, and returned by the government trail.
 Fish are plentiful in Lake Teslin Trout, pike, white fish, and anconies Ia species of pike) are abundant. Fish sell in Tcslin for ten cents d pound Moose and carriboo are plentiful: their meat sells for twenty cents. Trout weighing l6 and IS pounds are caught. The ice was four feet thick The fish were caught through holes in the ice with nets. Returning there was little or no snow on the trail except on the summits.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-14
The Present Crisis.

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