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The sea coast echo., 1899-11-18

reigns were short aud turbulent. Ed
mund was called the Magnificent, be-
cause he tried to improve the dress
and the living of the times; but, un-
fortunately for him, he had violent
temper, which soon ended his reign
and his life.
In those days the kings palace
consisted of few sleeping apartments
and great diuing hall, where every
| body from the king to the meanest
servant, dined at the same table. The
king, however, was at one end on
raised platform, which distinguished
him from the others who sat below.
It was the custom then, aud very
beautiful one, TO allow any poor way
farer who might be passing to come
in, warm himself and take his place
at the table. One night King Ed
mund, after he had eaten heavily and
was in surly mood, noticed among
the company Mt table a noted outlaw
and robber called Leof. This man
had been banished from England, and
when the king saw him sitting there
he few into a mighty rage at the
mans presumption, and he commanded
him to depart.
Leof said, II will not depart, )"
Whereupon the foolish king, instead
of ordering the servants to put him
out, himself seized the bold rObber
and tried to throw him ont. Leof had
a dagger concealed under his long coat
and he stabbed the king. In minute
all the kings retainers were upon the
outlaw and cut him TO pieces, but not
before the king and several of his SER
wants were killed.
Then came Edred, another boy
king, who was very weak of body but
strong of mind. He fought many
great battles against the Danes and
Norsemen and heat them off, but he
only lived to rule nine years.
Then Edwy. fifteen years old, be-
came king, but he was ruled by n
monk named Dunstan, who watched
over him like guardian The hand
some young monarch had married his
cousin, the beautiful Elgiva, although
he was so young. Dun8tan did not
approve OF this marriage, fled the
country aHu StCIetIS NOlhCN up pto1
to get rid of Edwy and put his younger
brother Edgar on the throne, Not
content with this Dunstan caused the
beautiful girl queen to be seized and
her fair face branded with a red hot
iron, and then she was sold into slavery
in Ireland.
The Irish people, however, were
then, as they are now,a warm hearted
race, and they determined to restore
the poor queen to her husband. First
they cured her of the awful scar on
her face, so she was as beautiful as
ever, and then sent her on her way
: back to England. But on the way
home she was killed. When the king
heard of her fate he died, too, of a
broken heart. New York Herald.
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StAlish and ServlceahIe GOWN.

Black polka dots on mauve ground
was shown IN the fine French flannel
which formed the model for the ser
viceable and stylish gown illustrated
in the large engraving. The feather
stitching is of black embroidery silk
and a frilling Of inch-wide mauve satin
ribbon edges the turn down collar and
openings Of sleeves.
Much comfort is derived from the
possession Of such garment either for
travelling or hone wear. 1t may be
used as nightgown or bath robe and
made iii light weight or warm WOODEN
material. it's utility being only sur
passed by its simplicity. A girdle of
ribbon or cordeliere may be worn
around the waist.
The one scanned shirt waist sleeves
are gathered top and bottom in mod
crate fulness opened at the back, and
joined to square cuff of fashionable
depth, the closing being made with
studs or buttons, as preferred. The
sleeve may be made without opening
and the band or cuff Joined around if
cut large enough to slip the hand
through.
Merino, cashmere, drap- d-'ete
camers hair, challie, ard all soft wool
en- fabrics. Hannelette, outing, domes.
tic and French flannel.
To make this wrapper for lady of
medium size will require six and one.
hall yards of material thirty SIX in ches
wide.
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THE Ruu DING or q SOLDIER.

Joe Jerry hoed in stony field,
Under swelteTing sun,
The bow and the rock and the native weed
Fought for the life in a battered seed
And the struggle was just begun
"Get out OF the mud and follow me,
Said the man with better clothes,
Against you are vermin and drought and
frost;
You anger Nature with labor lost
Come where fair wind blows"
But the bov digged on in the stony field,
With the struggle barely begun,
81 put the seed in this ground, said he;
Il think | had better stay and See
Whatever may be done.
Joe Jerry qua,ried and placed the stones
And fitted the timbers true,
Then his neighbors came with fevered eyes:
Gold! pans Of gold! just there it lies!
Shall we wait day for your
A sweet voice rifted the evening calm,
Singing the death of day,
A tired child came and went with kiss,
II have wife, and house-and thlsi
l think had better stay"
War! war" the cry-and the cry came
There is fame. and to spare for ALL
az have dying wife-and these,
I'll stay with them, if God SO please"
But he went at the second call.
Come back they cried through the metal
To a soldier bleeding and grim,
He picked a rifle out of the dirt,
Answering only: "The captains hurt;
l think III stay with him"
Frederick Brush, in Youths Companion.
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What Constitutes Healthy Man,

One of our medical contemporaries,
the Texas Medical News, thus sums
up the qualities which constitute q
perfectly heal by man: He should
have a strong, healthy heart; not one
weak from disuse or the excessive use
of tobacco, alcohol or other causes !;
lungs we'll developed and that expand
rhythmicallv with ample breathing
space for health and surplus for
work or disease; muscles we'll round
ed and elastic, made hard and strong
by use and carrying, like the camels
hump, reserve energy for trying Jour
neys; nerves, natures electric wires,
properly insulated and connected,
bringing al the various organs of the
body into one perfect system, and all
under the control of brain OF Just
proportions, well balanced and convo-
Iuted. not soft from disuse or de-
stroyed for the need of rest, educated
for the high duties it has to perform,
not only to stand guard over and pro-
tect the health of and life of the in
dividua, but at the same time to fur
n:sh feeling and thought and pleasure
for the human being. All of these Or
gans, when properly constructed and
adjusted and perfect in every detail,
90 to make up a healthy individual
and one possessing within himself a
mower of resistance not easily over.
come by disease.produoing organisms.
-scisni36s American.
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TO THAT ILLUSTRIOUS AMERICAN,
THE PACIFICATOR A u RE-
GENERATION OF THE
UNITED STATES OF VENEZU Ella,
GEN. ANTONIO GCZMAN-BLANCo-

And they did not misrepressnt
the case, as monument sometimes do.
He may have acquired wealth him
self, but he made his country rich.
He NAV have exercised arbitrary
power. but they needed what he gave
them and were better for it. He may
have been cruel and bloody and ty-
ranuical, but all his exeesses of au-
/ thoritv never cost them in blood and
treasure what they paid when they
had no master.
Some idea may by the following in
cident be gained of his manner of dis
charging the commissions his own
power had secured. He was TO buy
new cruiser for his country and
might spend $3.50, 600 for it. He did
spend 5000, 000-or, at least, he drew
that amount. But good men say he
paid but S14S, 900 for the very indif-
ferent vessel he bought and put the
remaining S452, 900 in his bank. He
raised the rate of interest on govern
ment bonds held in Europe and
lowered it on bonds held at home,
getting a coed fee for the transaction.
He located immigration parties not
only on public land, but on J lgate
land unoccupied. He demanded that
students who refused to adorn his
statues, as was the annual custom, be
shot. and he commanded the presl-
dent to enact much Guzman- Blanco
/ legislation.
OF course the financial and CONNER
cial classes were alienated. OF course
the agricultural and mining interests
were antagonized. OF course the stu
dents famed into open and vocifert us
enmitv. And then, one by one, the
generals who were bound to the alb
sent dc ator were reduced, and 1.-The
illustrious An lean" learned what Is
meant by the adage, "Out of sight,
out Of mind.
He might have rallied all the force
in the country if lie had appeared al
any port or i'll any capital. But be
was growing old. Ease had enervateo
him. His lust for power was as strong
as ever. but he more and more dread
ed the awful labor that recapturlng {
country involved.
SO he died, the father Of nine chill
dren, proprietor of magniticen
property in Paris, the enyied of mon
archs, the spectre of millions fal
across the sea. And yet he was, whel
ali is said and done, just what his Eve
statues declare-''the pacifcator an(
Regeneration of Venezuela"
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to be long. In making up q winter
costume it would be well to get the
very best pattern and the very latest
one, and to avoid any extreme. The
smart look that is necess ary, and that
is difficult to obtain on plain skirt
unless it is we'll cut, can this year be
had by using some of the new trim
mings which are very cleveriy made
both in passementrie and in velvet.
Some kind dressmakers are telling
their customers that in buying mater
ial for the autumn gowns it ia we'll to
get an extra width, for if they should
be sudden change from the narrow
sheath-like skirt to a wider. the ma
terial will be on hand to make the al
teration. This alteration, though,
will not be needed for some months
TO come
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COVERED WITH EGGS.

One Gigantic Birds Nest in Leyson
Island, Near Honolulu.
Leyson island, which is perhaps tho
most Interesting of the Hawaiian
group, lies about eight hundred miles
west of Honolulu. 1t is not over
hundre miles in extent, bGt is exceed
inglv valuable on ac, ount OF the
guano be6s which complete Y cover it.
1t is an upheaval OF a coral reef, with
no forests, but numerous small trees
and shrubs. About twenty five species
of birds are found there, including
ducks, boobies, gulls and frigate
birds,
''On this small speck of land far
out in the ocean," says John r.
Musick, in his bcok, "Hawaii, Our
/ New Possession. " the birds lay, hatch
and die by millions. When they lily
/ the sun is da kened as if a cloud had
, passed over it, The decaying bones,
with disinteg ated coral, help to form
/ tie guauo, which is exported every
year bv hundreds of tons in ships to
Hawaiian islands and the Pacific
coast. The birds seldom lay more
than one egg before mediation,
though often several i'll a season.
They are very tame, and so bold that
YOU can pick them up as YOU walk
along the path. They snap at the
! trousers and dresses of persons who
are crossing the island, so that one IS
compelled to carry a stick for self-pro-
/ lection. They gather on the railroad
| track in such numbers that man has
to sit in front Of the ear as it is drawn
/ by the mules with Il stick in hand, and
| push them out OF the way
| Sometimes parties of scientists or
! hunters visiting the island find the
birds come milling into the doors of
! their tent or any other opening, so
/ that in order to sleep in peace every
aperture must be closed. Mr.. F1ieze,
/ the manager of the island, told me
that he was often compelled to keep
! the door of his house closed to shut
! the birds out.
why, they tumble around us by
the thousands, and become a
nuisance, he said.
Do you shoot them?' I asked.
Shoot them! No! Why waste
ammunition? If ] want bird [
simply go out and pick it ur. Often
they will run right into my hands, as
/ if they wanted to be caught.
THE eggs on Leyson island are
! frequently gathered in wheelbarrows,
cars filled with them and schooners
+ loaded. This industry, however, is
Improbable. owing to the great dis
tance they have to be exported.
1--WE hope the white man will not
consider the birds of Leyson island
one of his burdens and proceed to ex-
/ terminate them, as WAS done with the
buffalo and other animals by advanc-
/ ing civilization"
! The manager, Mr.. Frieze, with
several japanese servants, lives on the
island six months in the year.
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his senses and it was hours before the

his senses and it was hours before the
light came into his soul.
Deaths door is a mirror and the
dying have good memories. When
| consciousness returned the boys mind
went back to his home. He wondered
| if all was we'll on the old farm, where
! he and his mother and brother had
lived in peace until the war with Spain
called him to the front. He had a
letter in his pocket from home-he
would read it again. But, alas! he
could not reach his pocket-both arms
were disabled and in the inky dark
ness he could not see.
How long since had he left home?
Three monthsI only three monthsi
And now he lay dying in his young
manhood. He remembered the morn
ing that he left his home. The birds
were singing and nature was at her
best. The fields were clothed in green
and the brooks softly murmured over
the pebbles at the bottom. He had
donned his new uniform, and he felt
little sharp pang as he left his home.
He remembered it all very well.
Good bye, Bill" he had said to
his brother. Take good care of
mother"
Look out for Spanish bullets and
bring back a machete, said Bill.
I'm off, mother"
"Good-b bye, my son. Be brave and
serve your country like a man" Then
she embraced and kissed him and the
parting was over.
The old house cat rubbed against
him and purred as if TO bid him God
speed. His faithful old dog followed
him down the lane. but with stern
words his master drove him back. AT
the edge of the town blue-eyed, fair
haired girl stood at the gate. care
you really going to fight the Spanish,
john"
Yes, Helen, and I have come to
say good-by" There was a hasty
kiss, warm pres sure of hands, and
thus he left his home.
Everything was so hushed and dark
now. Was the whole world dead g?
Why was he lying helpless here? How
had it happened? Then be remem-
bered- the furious charge across the
open field, up the hill and over the
crest in the face of rain of Spanish
bullets. The air hummed and
whistled. From the trenches and
blockhouses the maasers spit at them.
Then the blow came to him. 1t was
terrible shock. 1t seemed TO lit him
from his feet and double him up aud
pitch him forward. Then the painful
Journey to the rear, two more bullet
wounds, and then unconscionsness
Now he was dying in the darkness.
How strange it all was. That dead
Cuban how black he looked, and how
his eyes glared! There was tiny
hole in his forehead where life had
leaped through. Someone was crying
for water. Was it himself? He could
not tell. The night was getting cold
and the heavy dew made the tall grass
soggv. There were no stars to watch
him. Would nobody help him? Hark!
That was his dog bowling, and hS~
loud it was!
How weak and dizzy he felt.
"Good- bye, Bill"
He could not see. Everything was
growing dim.
Farewell, motherr' Helen "
And the deep, dark grass waved a
weeping requiem TO another brave
young soul. Detroit Free Press.
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skirt hang much better. This hustle
should be of hair, and should not
measure over six inches ill width and
three in length. All the tailors put 1t
in their new skirts. The skirts, by
the-way, ere not to be quite so long
those 30 be worn in the street-and 1t
is said that there is every probability
of going back to the sensible short
skirt. Certain it is that some very
smart gowns are in process now that
clear the ground, but as the present
style of skirt is very difficult to manu-
facture in any graceful way when 1t is
cut short, the probabilities are that the
cheaper quality of skirt will continue
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

The cheerful man king. .-Bicker-
staff.
Praising all alike is praising none.
Gay.
Reading is seeing by proxy. Her
bert Spencer.
Praise undeserved is scandal in dis
guise. Pope.
Sad experience leaves no room for
doubt. Pope.
The brave only know how to for
give. .-Sterne.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Shakespeare.
The bet er wit is, the more danger
Gus is it-Landor.
Talent convinces-genius but ex-
cites-Bulwer Lytton.
The beginning of compunction is
the beginning of a new life. .-Georpe
Eliot.
Poiiteness costs nothing, and gains
everything. Lady H. Wortley Mon.
tague.
Kldlcnle is the stifier of all enero Z
amongst those she controls. Bulweu
Lytton.
True contentment depends not ou|
what we have. A tub was enough foI|
Iiogenes, but a world too little fo9
Alexander. r.-Colton.
To realize the real, man must I'll
his work well. whatever it NAV III
And how can he do this By puts;nf
honesty into 1t, courtesy and iustiI.
with those whom he employs, and reC,
erosity and hus,an kindlinssa -chrk |. :
taan Adyesske ss
The sea coast echo., 1899-11-18

New YORK CITY (Speciall The
new skirts do not show any great diff
ference as yet from those of last sea
son. They are all close fitting, but
not exaggeratedly so; and, oddly
enough, all those that are intended
for stout women are made with
small hustle, to be worn about two
inches below the waist directly in the
middle of the back. The reason for
this is, that any skirt that fits perfect
" fat in the back emphasizes the
width across the hips, whereas the
small hustle that is round in shape,
ana attached to the ends on either
side in the middle of the back by a
belt, gives another line that breaks
the look of width, and also makes the
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How Thnv Got Out.

The owner of some cows was very
much surprised to find every morning
that his three COWS every night got
out of the shed in which they were
securely fastened over night He
thought some one must let them out
for mischief.
One day, however. he happened to
lie in the shed with the door fastened
so that the animals should not come
in. when he fancied he heard some
one trying the door, which, like most
COW sheds, was fastened by latch,
underneath which was a little round
hole, so that when inside you could
I.ut your finger through the hole TO
lift the latch.
Through the hole long red tongue
appeared, and in a minute the latch
was lifted and in walked one of the
rows, The mystery was explained
Bat after that the farmer contrived a
new fastening for the door of the
she'd.
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From time ont Of mind the dog has
been beast of burden in Belgium,
and until very recently has had no
champion. 1t is very picturesque, OF
course. to see a dog hitched to n
peasants two-wheeled barrow, with
his shining brass milk cans, and at
tended by the milk woman IN the lace
cap Of traditions; and / have just seen
II case where the dogs were we'll har-
messed and showed signs of being well
fed and cared for, but such cases are
uitifuIlv rare. As a rule the barrows
or carts are far too heavy for the dogs
that drag them. The load is more
often than not full one of damp
-and; the peasant, nine times out of
ten, urges the dogs with heavy
pointed wooden shoe or a whip with a
formidable lash. The harness is com
posed of strong string. which as rule
cuts the animals flesh with every pull
he gives or else the knots with which
it has been tied inhict numerous
wounds on his emaciated body, And
vet passers-hy of all classes and creeds,
men, women aud children, priests and
police, are Indifferent to the pitiful
veping and bowling of the poor dogs,
almost kicked to death by brutal mas
ters. The dogs are used to it, is
the only neutrality-suspicious.
in Chicago Record.
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& NnfIve American G .lne.

In the front ank of sports for boys
is the native American game lacrosse.
In common with baseball and football,
it has the advantage of being team
game as opposed to such individual
games rs tennis, and it cultivates the
speed and agility necessary to the
sprint runner, aud the lung power
and eudm ance of the long-distance
rvcler. 1t Is less dangerous to life
and limb than any game of nearly
equal activity, and, from the specta-
tors standpoint. is the most interest
ing and brilliant OF all the sports.
Possessing all these advantages, it
is hard to see why lacrosse is not more
ge ct ,uy played by our boys.
i he Canadians excel at the game
because their boys get their lacrosse
STICKS rs soon as they are strong
enough to hold them, AMI small sticks
are provided which even the youngest
can wie,d. In England and Ireland
there are teams by the dozens,
and thousands attend the matches.
Yet in the United States, which is
,eaIlv the home OF the game, there are
hardly more than "a score of teams.
Happily. inte est III the game is grow
IN r., bn as vet It is played only by the
Young men.
he materials required for the game
consist Of tue goals, a solid rubber
ball. a lacrosse stick for each player,
and "lot. " The only one of these
that requires explanation is the stick.
The shaft of tough hickory is very
light AMI strong. 1t is strung with
heavy gut, which is not tight like that
on a tennis racket, hut is strung more
loosely, so that il gives when struck
bv the ball. This enables the player
to catch handilv. With this stick all
the play Is made. touching the ball
with the hands being strictly barred.
The object of the game is, as in
football, to attack your opponents goal
and at the same time defend your own;
bat the scoring Is done by driving the
bail throuIh The goal, and not over it,
as in that game. The goals are set
one at each end of the field, generally
a ont one hundred and ten yards
NJ art, and there should be at least
fifty feet of open field behind each for
play behind goal. Two en-foot
sticks about one and half inches in
diameter, set firmly one foot deep
III the 6 ound and just six feet
apart, constitute goal. The English
PLAYERS have added a great improve
luent to the goal, however. which is
gradually being adopted in this coun-
try and Canada. 1t consists of bag
OF stout netting, stretched from the
goal-posts and from cross bar be
tween them to the ground at point
about seven feet back cf the goal. The
ob Of this net is TO remove a source
OF ire luent disputes as to whether the
"shot''-for so the throw which sends
the ball through the goal is called
went through, or just to one side or
above the goal. 1t is almost impos-
sible for the umpire to tell whether
the hall passed just six feet above the
ground, or six feet and half an inch.
The first won be goal" the sec
cnd mo goal" but ou such decisions
as ,his many match has been won,
aad many an umpire's s reputation lost.
Tue net eliminates all this, for if the
ball goes through the six-foot square
opening it will lie found in the bag.
and nobody can blame the bag. st.
Nicholas.
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For Second Mourning

A very pretty gown for half-mourn-
ing is of white batiste over white silk.
1t has long, graceful tunic, the edge
of which is lightly embroidered in
black. The bodice turns back in
front to show chemisette of white
tucked muslin, and the reyers aro
embroidered in black. A sash of
black chiffon is knotted at the lsft
side and falls to tho edge OF III,
suniei the ends finished wi.i a hnns~.
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skirts Tight-FIttinG stilI.

Skirts will continue to be tight.
fitting around the hips, and those in.
tended for fashionable promenade
measure at least four aud three.
quarters around the hem and have A
short train at the back about five
inches long. For travelling or morn.
ing wear skirts only measure three
and one-quarter yards around, and
that is quite wide enough for ordinary
purposes, as il ia anything but com.
Portable to wear a trained skirt while
walking in business thoroughfayes.
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ARevivaI of Velvet.

The up-to-date woman must, ne1t
winter, have at least one gown of vel
vet in her wardrobe. All the sugges.
tions from Paris promise a reviya, Of
this rich fabric. According to an al.
thoritative chronicles of fashions
dressing jackets will be Of velvet, anil
fancy bodices, elaborateIy trimmed
with black lace and jet or rare oil
pieces of point and duchess lace, will
be the ultra ,modish garments Of the
winter wardrobe.