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island IigAt NEST Of the army ofacsrs
were resting on the touches Of the
navy ofacsrs. but kalakaua. steady -
a rock. bright smiling and genial. stin
ne center Of q group In the vardrooms
was ready. willing and even eager 20
drink 70 every sentiment his hosts
might offer. Arrived at Mare island.
he walked ashore as dignined as ever.
bowling graeiousiy 10 the right and len.
and IN the reception han he met the
ofacers and ladies in his easy, ahabie
way. and charmed one and all with
his courtly manners and happy style.
Il was q glass Of champagne with Mrs
so-and-So, q glass Of punch with Mrs.
so-and-so, champagne with the admir-
al, punch with the other officers. and at
the close Of the day he returned to the
ship, came back to the city, had his
dinner at the palace as usual, and In
the evening received few visitors and
was the honor guest at q social gath
erinE. In army circles to this day.
whenever any one says this man or
that man can carry on q large amount
Of hot and fiery liquors with ease and
comfort, there Is almost always come
one to say: "oh, yes. he is a pretty
hard-headed man, but you should have
seen Kalakaua on the Mare island
trim"
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The United States of Brazil came
into existence on November Is, 1883.
The day Is a holiday, Of course, In the
southern republic. and this year IL was
a particularly joyous one. because the
American battleships Oregon and Iowa
stopped at Rio de Janeiro on their way
to Manila, and helped celebrate. That
was q natural, graceful and polite thing
lido In an emergency Brasil sold the
New Orleans and other good ships TO
this country. and did not Try to take
advantage; she was conspienousU
friendly in various ways, while some
other South American repuoIics were
snariine at their big neighbor ana
longing to bite. Moreover, battiesnips
are never better employed than Wnen
they serve as the medium OF eourte-
sies that tend to cement friendship
with such q brave. wise, progressive
people ~ the Brazilians.
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RnacIal Lefter.l

When Cheyenne was q much smaller
place than II is now, when. In fact. II
was 50 small that one had always to
speak Of the place as Cheyenne City or
stand the chance Of shooting. city life
was characterized by q familiarity
with the Indians which the town
would now blush to own. Much OF the
time the warriors Of the Cheyenne
tribe were street loafers. who had to
be pushed out of the way IL any one
was In a hurry, but there were times
when the Cheyenne warrior drew his
allowance In cash from the Great
White Father, and then he was an OBJ
Ject of consideration until he had
spent Il. There was a society In Phil
adelphia which looked out for the
Washington end of the transaction on
the score Of philanthropy and Indian
rights, and made sure that the Indian
got the cash. The citizens OF Chey-
enne and every other town which had
an Indian agent looked after the other
end Of the transaction and saw that
the Indian restored the government
funds to speedy circulation by spend
ing quickly. II not well.
On one such pay day there was
particularly large sum coming to each
Indian. Possibly some of his very
shadowy rights to something which he
did not use and never could use had
been purchased by this government.
At any rate there was. distribution
which turned each warrior loose upon
the business community - Cheyenne
City with something in the neighbor-
hood OF $4,000. In the early stages OF
plains community there are not many
specimens of the pleasure rig. The
rolling stock Is for the most part COM
posed of quartermasters' wagons and
the almost equally cumbrous ambu-
lances used by the officers at the post.
But il is never long before a commsnd-
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UNIQUE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Marvellous Place of Meohanism for Oh
Parla Expositlon Of 1900.

Marvellous Place of Meohanism for the
Paris Exposition of 1900.
From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat: The largest musical instrument
in the world viii be on exhibition at
the Paris exposition in 1900. 1t is CALI
ed an neutrality-suspicious." and its
inventor and builder is an Italian, An
tonic Zibordi. who claims to have
worked upon it for fifteen years. The
instrument executes every kind Of con-
certed music, and contains no less
than 5000 different and independent
musical instruments. It cost about
$4,000. The inventor has employed
most varied applications OF mechani-
cal skill and electrical apparatus. which
are not entirely new, but the compost
ton Of which represents an incredible
amount Of most careful study and hu-
man patience. The instruments wiz
be worked by means OF two petroleum
motors. each Of three horse power,
which, by driving q dynamo, furnish
the light for the inside Of the instru-
ment. showing its countless details
and illuminating the hall where 1t IL
shown. A curious combination IL the
small electric fountain within the in
strument. which viii show in varicol-
ored light when the lights In the ex-
hibition hall are turned down, the mu-
sic from the orchestrion continuing all
the while. There are two separate sets
OF instruments, which can be worked
singiy or together-one q perfect
string orchestra, the other q military
brass band of $50 pieces. They have
separate sets Of cylinders. but there
are some pieces for both orchestras.
where the two cylinders are started to-
gether. The apparatus win be taken
from Milan 10 Paris on two railroad
cars, and after having been admired at
the 1900 exposition 1t is the intention
Of the inventor to present the instru-
ment to Queen Margherita Of Italy.
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able spirit Of enterprise introduces
a hearse. At the time Of the great
payment to the Cheyennes the new
hearse was the only ornamental wheel
ed conveyance In Cheyenne City. This
hearse caught the eye Of q warrior
with more money under his blanket
than he had ever had before. From
catching his eye 1t was no long step to
exciting his desires to own that We
hicle and to celebrate In style. That's
Indian nature. at least the kind Of In
iian that people know on the plains.
Il took very nearly all the money he
aad, but he bought the hearse and q
team Of six mules complete. There
wouldn't be any surplus for the Indian
but for a miscalculation on the part
Of the undertaken In setting his price.
de made allowance for the Indians
pending money little more freely
han was actually the case, However,
he surplus was not lost to the gen.
,ral circulation of the currency. The
warrior and his squaw got on the box
seat of the vehicle and drove on In
ryle. As other Indians of standing In
fhe tribe were encountered the hearse
vas stopped and they were invited to
get aboard. When they had filed
tsysry available inch on the roof Of the
conveyance, other Indian passengers
we're crowded into the box and sat be-
lind the glass panels looking solemn
| ,y out upon the world. When the
Iearse could not be made to hold an
,thsr Indian the outfit set on at q
rallop on tour Of the business houses
which particularly appealed to their
custom.
Az their money gave out. or as they
succumbed to their too great purchase
ng power. the first batch Of Indians
iropped on the hearse and feIl by the
Eayside, but there were others keen
70 take their places. and the vehicle
Dassed from one Indian owner to an
,ther for a very small consideration.
Never before had , hearse been con
serned In such an orgie. But through
lie al some sort Of luck looked out for
4: It had fallon on disrsputabls uses.
M Il came through the Wild dehauch
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out the supplies and pocket the prof
Its or losses with true Indian stohdity.
His squaw, by the way, Is his second
wife, and might be called the third
He had two when he came to the reser-
walton, was honestly attached to both,
and. when Obliged to give up one.
went through long period Of painful
INDIGESTION. After q month Of hesita-
ton he finally conformed with the
white mans cGstom-kept the one who
was consumptive and reluctantly let
the other 60. For i've years he sup
ported the discarded wife and she
took no other husband. By and By
Mrs. Plenty Coupes fell Ill. Then did
the cast-of squaw return to tend her
sick rival and faithfully wait upon
her former lord. The sick woman
died. One would now expect the long
separated pair to come together again.
Strange to say. Plenty Coups took un-
70 himself new wife and the old one
stiIl lives by herself Here is q whole
enc-of-the-century Indian romance.
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withors serious damage. After the
spree was over the last Of its success
sion Of Indian owners took the hearss
back to the undsrtaker. It was an ele-
plant on the Indians hands; there
was no use for such wagon In thu
Cheyenne village. and he was willing to
sell for Q thousand dollars. for hun
dred dollars. ten. i've. two bits and .
bottle Of whisky. on which last terms
the transaction was completed. II Ia
not Of record that any Of the FIRST
citizens Of Cheyenne objected to being
carried in this conveyance because OF
tn lapse from sobriety for a single
day Of Indian extravaganza.
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Keeping q ledger Is altogether be-
yond an ordinary Indians power. An
Indian buys one dollars worth. or two
dollars worth or ave dollars worth;
he does not bother with the odd cents.
II he wants Is cents worth OF chewing
tobacco he buys four packages for
dollar rather than puzzle out the
change. which simplines matters both
for customer and storekeeper. But
there are few Indian storekeeper1.
On the Grow reservation, near Pryor,
Mont, there is one Some 20 miles
from the agency a store IL kept BY
Plenty-Coups. principal chief Of the
Crows. Now. Plenty oups can print
and cipher about as well as 7-year-
old boy. The three Rs are unfamn-
lar ground to him, as to the majority OF
ais customers. Some of them pay cash;
they take their purchase. Plenty-Coups
drops the money into his box, and
both parties are satisfied, without any
written record OF the transaction. For
the accommodation OF people who do
not pay cash he keeps account In the
most primitive way. On a sheet OF
common brown wrapping paper he
draws q picture Of the customer, or
rather OF the customers name. There
Is no misleading the rude sketch
which stands for walking-Bear or
Crazy-Crane, while the amount OF the
gentlemanis debt is plainly marked
over his efigy and hitched to 1t by q
wriggiy pencil line. Suppose Mr.. Elk
or Mrs. Plenty-Shells-tor, as in most
civilized communities, women do q
large part of the shopping-haying
spent IS at the store spends three
more, or pays two on account. Plenty
Coups rubs the original figure ont and
writes q new one. At the end OF the
year all accounts are squared and all
ledgers-brown papers-burned. There
Is nothing In the world to prevent the
storekeeper from tampering with his
balance sheet. He can erase figures
at viii and alter them to his own adj
vantage. The whole Crow nation,
however much they might suspect him.
could prove nothing. The simple fact
Is that he does not betray his trust
And they know he does not.
His store Is not a government
agency, but a private enterprise.
Plenty Coups bought his own stock
and fixtures, such as they are. He.
his sQuaw and one other Indian deal
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The United States are low In po-
siticn TO make a movement in favor OF
the protection Of private property at
sea IN time of war, and its hrst action
IN its new position among the nations
could not be a better one than 70 IN
yits a conference on the subject. with
a view TO a mutual agreement on q new
law Of nations whereby private prop
erty ON the high seas shall be made ex-
emit from seizure or detention In time
OF war. Peaceful ships on peaceful
missions should not be molested, and
the general adoption Of q resolution &c
this eject would mitigate At least one
Of the horrors Of war. =
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lions killing the camels and an expe-
dition was started to hunt out the
marauders. The horsemen, tall. dar-
ing men, dashed on and rounded up
the lion. They guided the hunters to
the scene, where, on a ridge. uncon-
cernedly sat large and tawny lion
He faced the shouting horsemen and
gunners and seemed to wonder what
all the excitement was about. He very
soon found out, for q bullet made an
end Of his existence.
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which most lends itself to ornament,
and its decoration depends on the
wealth and good taste Of the wearer.
The skirt-whieh as is always the case
In mountainous districts. is not long
enough 70 conceal pretty ankles-ls OF
dark green or dark blue, and on their
heads the married women wear q most
becoming white muslin cap. But I'M
married girls must not fall into the
error Of wearing these caps simply
because they are 50 pretty and lend
such softness to the face, for In Nor
way the young girls 60 bareheaded.
and the cap is As much the symbol
Of matronhood as a wedding ring.
The costume is completed by the
gammel solo, or old silver ornaments,
which were formerly handed down as
heiriooms in the Norwegian families.
but which now are fairly common, as
the farmers and peasantry, tempted by
the high prices offered By tourists, have
sold them In large Quantities. These
ornaments, which are silver or silver
gilt, are worn round the throat as
necklaces, or round the waist as belts,
and give a most striking finish to the
costumes. They are easily initiated,
and, indeed, many Of those sold as real
old heirlooms esnnot Justly claim to
be anything more than the most mod
ern Of limitations. Near Bergen the
people wear sabots. a footgear which
Is very little used in any other par,
OF Norway; but shoes are not incor-
rect and, Of course. would have to be
worn At q dance.
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EVERY INCH A KING.
K.,aa.u. Was wAsa II Cam. % Mach
Mixing OF DRINK

Ralaknua Was when 10 Came 70 1aen
MIXING OF Drinks-
Here Is an episode In the career OF
the late King Kalakaua. says the San
Francisco Report During one OF his
visits to this city he was taken to
Mare island On . naval vessel. and the
euests on this occasion included doz-
IN or two army officers. some Of whom
we're young, lively and out for fun The
navy ofieers and the army ofieers had
! quiet little talk and II was agreed
nat. as the navy onlcers had their reg
ular work to do, they could not take =
aocisl Glass. and therefore II was the
duty Of the army officers to see that his
majesty vas properly corned, and. II
possible. laid out on the trip to the
leland. The fun waved fast and ia
rious in the ofIcers' quarters and the
eowiur bowl was kr7t IN constant mo-
-, toast sfter toast being offered. and
- everr occasion Kalakzra drank %
,ss f,II limit. accepting every chsl-
,-nre from an army man
~ the time the vessel rounded Mare
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some, with regular features, clear and
bright compilations. blond hair and
expressive blue eyes. In nearly every
national costume the basis Is a fine
muslin chemise, beautifully embroid-
sred in the front and ezquisitely soft
and white.
A full-sleeyed chemise Of this de-
scription is an important part of the
hardanger dress and over It Is worn a
bodice Of scarlet stun, trimmed along
the edges with gold lace or ribbon. The
bodice is always the past Of the dress
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It Is urged by some stieklers for reg
ularity that there is no precedent for
congressional vote Of thanks to q
woman, and that It Is not well to make
q beginning in the case Of Miss Helen
Gould, as proposed by General Wheel
sr. The answer to these objections IL
that Miss Gould's patriotic munihcenee
also went beyond precedent Extraor-
binary service justines extraordinary
requital
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consul General Holloway transmits
from st. Petersburg two newspaper
accounts of the Russian famine. From
the flrst Of these we quote the follow
.nr: There is an abundance OF gram
An Russia. Regraters and grain deal
ere have sufhcient rye TO feed the
mole localities for many months. the
trouble Il that the peasants have no
money to buy It. In q whole viiiase
n A difacult to ind change fcr tnree
Or i've rubles. The number OF cattie
nas heen decreasing since the last tam
iua. whole villages are living upon
notatoes and water. At present, ow-
ipr 70 assistance from the government
- urivate channels. the peasants
nave recsived enough money 70 enable
49, 10 SOW their fields. The cal
has Also provided horses known a. tht
-czar's horsss,' to help peasant fami-
les TN their ground and keep them
non going to increase the number O
CIV urosstariat- The Gears cows"
wfr save with their milk hundreds o
children from disease and even death
Perhaps this money Of the car VII
dive roots to many houses"
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- Ilrh. rhat Fsnsa.

visitor-And 50 Maud Is going 10 get
= divorce from her husband? Why. the
I.rt time saw her shs told me he was
ne Hight Of her life.
Hostess-WeIl. the trouble was IA
wsat out too often--New Orleans Pie
ayuns.
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SAFE FROM INVASION.

This temple and dwelling Of priests.
perched high on q rock in the middle
of the Yangtse Kiang river, China,
little below Hankau, Is a. safe from
intruders as Gibraltar. Earthquakes
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whaa He MA Do

~Aleck Smart asked Frizzy, the bar
Der. II he shaved beef" Hal hal
And what did Frizzy say7" HE said
he didn't, but he shaved q lot Of hogs. .
-Pittsburg Press
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Do you think that nothing is hap
pening because You do not see your
self grow or hear the whir Of the ma
chineryf All great things grow
noiselessly.
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ssThey say Mrs. Babb's mind has left
her, poor thingly Left herr Not
much. She's finally given the last
piece to her husband, that's alI.s-Rar-
burg Gazette.
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In expressing himself to the voters
the candidate should prepay the freight
II he expects TO get there.
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l1tsrsd At ro.soacs a. s.coaa-el.s. nats.,

When q woman accuses man Of
fiattery she wants him to say It some
more.
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The north pole is like . woman's
pocket-we all know where 1t should
be, but no one can find II.
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The man who 10 fearless can 60
through twice as much trouble as q
coward
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The man who is usually wrong never
stops talking about 1t when he happens
to be right
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CHEYENNE'S HEARSE.
INDIANS USED 1T FOR ONE DAY
AS A JAUNTINo CAR

carrssd Many . Red SKIN 'Ssie"-Ana
Afpsr the orsis was Over Wa Sold
- the CITY UndsrtAksr for one Bottle
q WhIsky--ooOa Ola Days"
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GIRLS OF NORWAY.

The women Of Norway are fair. and.
as q rule, broad and sturdy, but not
tall. They are frequently very hand
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HUNTING A LION.

On a recent hunting expedition In,
Somaliland the camp was troubled by
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. &. 80. 30; G: lThsmpssa's Eye Haia'

WANTED-cass % bad healtn thaE R-I-P-A-E
vfn not bensnt- Send cents % Ripans Chemle
Co. NsH York. for 10 samples and iO6o testimonial
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ana foods have no terrors for these
men. who live serene high above the
pefty annoyances Of daily life endured
by the city dwellers, devoting their
tine 10 religious duties.
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flunTn Buttons 20 Styles. Agents make 100 p,
pnUIu cent send 10c FOR sample Catalogue frN
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-05-04
No RIGHT to ugliness.

Tho woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have real
friends, but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health. If she is
weak, sickly and all run down. she will
be nervous and irritable. If she has
constipation or kidney trouble, her i'm
pure blood will cause pimples, blotches
skin eruptions and wretched complex
ion. Electric Bitters is the best medl-
cine in the world to regulate stomach,
liver and kidneys and to purify the
blood. 1t gives strong nerves, bright
eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich COM
plexion. 1t will make a good-looking,
charming woman of ofarun-down invalid.
Only so cents at drug stores.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-05-04
How to Take Care Of the Hair

If worn high it should be occasional
ly dressed low. Continually dressing
the hair high on the head strains and
INJURIES it.
Brushing the hair night and morn
ing stimulates the scalp and promotes
growth.
Cheap hairpins are very often q poor
economy, as they catch and break the
hair.
Too hard brush should not be used
and a comb should not be used that is
rough or broken.
If the scalp becomes too greasy To-
tion of camphor and borax will rectify
it and restore it to its former condition.
The end of the hair should be clipped
or singed once month.
Nature knows the best color that
suits the complexion and the face.
Therefore, it is foolish to dye it.
The continual use of hot curling
tongs Injuries the hair by destroying
the natural oils.
Eau de cologne, if used in undue
quantities, is apt to turn the hair gray
Do not use ammonia, borax or other
strong cleaners without diluting them
we'll with water. They injure the
roots.
The hair should be washed at least
once a month. Perfect cleanliness is
essential to its beauty.
When the hair is falling out itshould
at once be notice and stopped. 1t is a
sign of weakness either in the scalp or
in some part Of the body.
A pure soap, warm soft water and q
soft flannel are the best appliances for
washing the hair.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-05-04
Toilet Vinegar.

When tired after a days shopping,
or after a dance or ball, nothing is
more refreshing than to bathe the face,
neck, arms and hands in tepid or cold
water to which a few drops Of toilet
vinegar have been added. Here are
two good receipts for toilet yinegars
which can be made up by any reliable
chemist. For No. 1 take Of dried rose
leaves l ounce; concentrated rose water
one-eighth pint; white vinegar, half
pint; mascerate for about three weeks
filter. No. 2. take of extract of cassia
one-eighth pint; extract of orris, lie
pint; extract Of rose, triple, 1-16 pint;
white vinegar, one-half pint. Mix,
and filter after about fortnight
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-05-04
$1,000 in Cash

will be distributed to the agents of the
Chattanooga Weekly Times in prizes
between now and May /, 1899. A
good salary also provided for energetic
agents. The above mentioned prizes
and salary will be justly and equitably
divided between successful agents,
medium agents and small agents.
Many useful and valuable premiums
are offered to subscribers at prices less
than one-half their regular selling
price. Agents blanks and stationery
furnished free of cost. Send at once
for agents outfit and our premium list.
Sample copies free. Correspondence
solicited. Address Chattanooga Weekly
Times, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-05-04
An Editors Plucky Wife.

1t is we'll known that there is pecu-
liar providence that watches over edi-
tors, but it would seem as though in
addition there is a special dispensation
safeguarding the interests of George r.
Nash of the Weedsport, N. Y, Senti-
mel, says the Union. In no other way
can be explained his extraordinary
good luck in possessing wife with
such a positive genius for adaptability
in the face of an emergency. During
his severe illness Mrs. Nash assumed
entire control of the paper, and not on
ly did she keep it up to the high stand
ard of editorial excellence, but she
watched the business end in a way that
caused veteran newspaper men TO rub
their eyes in amazement.