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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
THE CONSTANCE WINS AGAIN.

Dorval, Que, August 1.-The second
race for the Seawanhaka cup came off
yesterday on Lake ST. Louis and was
won by the American boat Constance
by 50 seconds, this making two wins
out Of the five races against the Glen
cairn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
MANY YELLOW FEVER VICTIMS.

Colon, Colombia, July 30.-It is an
nounced from Panama that the yellow
fever has ceased to be epidemic there.
The total number of cases reported
since the outbreak OF the disease was
50 Of which 45 resulted fatally.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
TO BUY CENTRAL PACIFIC.

Salt Lake, Utah, August 1.-The
Central Railway was incorporated here
Monday with a capital stock of sS7.-
100000, its object being to acquire the
Central Pacific railroad and all Of its
property and franchises.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
ALGER'S LAST ACT.
Prepares an Answer to Newspaper
Criticisms Of His Department.

Washington. August lone of the
last acts Of Secretary Alger, who, to-
day, will relinguish the war portfolio.
was the preparation of statement con-
corning several matters regarding the
conduct of the war which have been
the subject Of criticism in the public
press. Alger says very few of the ap-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

evidences of good faith on the part Of
this government and at the same time
an opportunity to demonstrate their
ability to govern themselves How
ever, the belief that Cuba will in the
end desire annexation continues.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
ON THE RAIL.

The new electric road between Har-
ward and Geneva lake is now open and
trains are running on regular schedule,
leaving each end from $50 a. m. to II
p. m. Close connection is made at
Harvard with all trains on the North
western. The electric cars start from
the Northwestern depot in Harvard
and land passengers at the waters
edge, passing through Bigfoot, Wal
worth and Fontana. The ears stop to
receive or discharge passengers at any
point along the line as desired The
cars are A feet long and equipped with
air brakes, and the ride is one of the
most pleasing of any suburban road in
the west. At the lake steamers meet
each car for an excursion trip. The
road is doing large business which is
increasing each day. Rates of cash
fare between Harvard and Oak Grove
Toe; Harvard and Bigfoot, 15c; Har-
ward and Walworth, zoe; Harvard and
Geneva lake, Soc Round trip tickets
are sold between Harvard and Bigfoot,
25C; Harvard and Walworth, 35c; Har-
ward and Geneva lake, soc.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
MADE INTO SAUSAGE
HORSE NEAT USED FOR BOLOGNA
IN MILWAUKEE.
CITY OFFICERS POWERLESS

Health Department Cant Stop the
Practice, but Will Ask United States
Lives -rck Inspectors to Help Regu-
late the Business-SOme Links OF
Equine Flesh Found.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
BIG FIRE IN LA CROSSE.

La Crosse, Wis, July 30.-The plant
Of the La Crosse Wills Carriage works
was destroyed By fire last night The
loss is $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
CANADIAN STATESMAN DEAD.

Ottawa, Ont, August Sir James
z. Edgar, speaker Of the house of COM
mons, died in Toronto last night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK.

Malone, n. Y, August Fire at
Tuppon Lake destroyed 164 buildings
and nearly wiped out the town. The
loss was $4,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
HERO OF TWO WARS DIES.

St. Louis, August brig. Gen. Mel
son A. Cole, hero of two wars, died
here Monday after lingering illness.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
CHICAGO MARKETS.

ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
OF produce Monday at Chicago:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

Work was commenced by the North
western during the worlds fair year to
elevate its tracks in Chicago. This
work is now completed and it has cost
the company an even 100000. 1t is
thought more than probable that
steam as a motive power on the sub
urban trains will eventually be super
coded by electricity.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

Conductor Cha.s. Marriotte is enjoy
ing a vacation and w. B. Kendall is
punching tickets in his place on the
Northwestern limited,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

The Northwestern road will spend
about $4,000 in improving its road
near Minnesota City, just west Of Wi
mona.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

The Milwaukee railroad company
has three crews at work improving it's
roadbed between Watertown and La
Crosse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

The Northwestern advertises an ex-
cursion from Highland Park, Lake
Forest, Waukegan, Kenosha and Ra-
cine for Aug. 2. The train will reach
Madison at 1870 a. m. and depart at
$50 p. m.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

Freeman Capener, who lost a leg in
the gravel pit at Wales recently, has
been taken to Bara boo from Waukesha.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

When asked if the projected air line
to Stevens Point would form part of
the air line to Chicago from ST. Paul,
General Manager Whitman of the
Northwestern said: I'VE have all the
air line to st. Paul We want" Aren't
you now running trains to st. Paul
over much longer route?" Yes, but
there is very little business by way of
Stevens Point to st. Paul" When
asked if, in his opinion the projected
road would have sufficient local bust
ness to support it, Mr. Whitman
smiled and said he didn't see how it
could. He said that he has been over
whelmed with newspaper clippings as
to the Importance of the new road,
sent him by interested parties, but so
far the Northwestern road has nothing
to do with it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

The Milwaukee road now runs sew
eral freight trains on passenger time.
Train No. 6S on the La Crosse division
makes the run from La Crosse to Port
age, a distance of 105 miles, in hours
and II minutes. Passenger train No.
requires nine minutes more to make
this run. Railroad men claim that
this freight run is the fastest in the
world
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03

The friends Of F. E. Pearson, form
erly of Madison, who recently took the
position of train master and chief train
dispatcher of the western Iowa divi-
sion, will regret to learn that he is
sick in hospital at Chicago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

1.2iO pairs Of WOmcn'S Oxford Ties
have come to us to be closed out 40
once. ihcy are made Of hlacl,, dark
tan and nut brown Wei llidSllin with
thin scwcd flexible solcS toe shapes are
of the very latest ANA moNt approved
styles including Ill" English, opera,
round and coin toes. Black have kid
or patent leather tips, tan have SELF
tips - the splcs ar" Of selected onlE
leather, and can h" Depended on 70 give
extra good wear. ThrN an" direct fronL
the factory of ono of Lynn's best maxi
Crs, who Ovcrcstimntcd his market ON
them, aud, rather than carry them over
until next year, sold them To rs at -
loss. Any pair Of them would DO
counted splendid waltz" at S2.OO-s0mo
of them $50 all sizes and widths
from 2'2 TO :, u, G ID and T.. 81 %
Monday at, per pHir .......... ptsSO
These Tics cannot be sent ON ap-
prevail.
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TIE DETN N.IJOR.



The infantry regiments of the United States
Army are to have drum majors hcrenft"r. a.
cording to tho provisions II tine Army NIl
passed Mt the last session Of Congress. IN"
fact that while the gorgeous giant with the
hig cane is an important lnrt of state militia
dress parndrs h" has had no place IN pnrad"s
Of United States infantry is not so strange
whom one hears the "Nplnuation,..
The thing is simp0" enough. said milf
tary antiquarian. "Ypu have only &" rrnlem-
Der thai in the UniIcd states Regular Army
there are no hus*nrs apt ~ P"'ioh !a"rrr-:
yuu the connection 1t i rather i0"ndoN1ral
connection. buy it i there all m" same"
,"TPG general dcn j. that nn'ntIt- Is .,. t. 10
IN the British licGuIQr ARM ~ "a" ,nIr,'|"'l
year of the rriL;u Of G"prE" III. b. mat. -!
course, moan nothing IN tnr way 81 rank
things may have druVpCd ONT 81 ESH. th' rank
q! COrurt, for "Namp,r. which was FORM" rs ~
lowest co'nm,ssi"n"I rank II re "'N.W Doth
M tho American aud N the British Army,
On ID" other hand. they have ~"'r"a. 'hinES
TINT "" have not. u YOU vi take ih' ir'IDi ,
10 look II M. you will find that every ON" 81
those things has Uocn introduced int" the
British Army since our war OF IuI"iTud"nCo,
the Polish lancer h"cam" famous und"r Nn-
puleuu | . and tho British htrHiEhtway turned
half doZ,n or SO 81 their regiments ct HGht
Dragons into lnH"rrS. not only equippuE
th%m, with lanes but also giving them thS
the, -tll!'woar on full dress parade. II was
about the sam" time that they took M th"
name huS~nc which j. HUNGARIAN aud "nmrs
CnrvinUs, the Hungarian. kInG, who's" 90
stlrrupS We're sod TIA" Otn"r day, S"", Tor
Si,IOU. with tho name If hnsSnr, ~" Brush
Army took the dress OF III" hungarian ciya-
lier- thc fur-covcred Dusty. the Turkish dot.
man or flying Jacket, trimmed with fur and
hanging loose on the LETT .,houldcr, and 50 on.
They have given vi the iT,ng Jacket, but tho
rest of the Hungarian dress they still keep, 1t
was all initiated from the French. who had had
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CLOTHING.
ITEMS Suits, $6.S5.

We have brcn fortunate In securing
another lot Of these suits str"tiN all
wool Chcviut>, in half DOZEN desirable
mixtures. also h!U" aui stack Scrg"S;
they're made in the popular fnWr-hutton
.nciI StNl" th" -"r'yc5 ar" butn single
and doubt" bvca.t ~, liriU@- and triin-
nin1S ar" tn" best, Si/C~ - To ~,
easily worth $4,000 and c O.
$500; until thi~iOt is sold CO'oO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

sT "" MAJ, ha Of n" a.a.'r' mado Z
'' - far ;" 'E&@I." We hnvn mo-, ,atnps that
Niapo,""M'S tm" hut &C.. On; ,h."s ,'.,r r'.G4-
fore, and that is III" Drum MHrr Naturally
enough. too. There would bono u. ln MnIols
ia tn" tuntIu"ptaI Army, an"ru- hu (Ouii-
rnntaI- were only the old, constitutional Eng
It-h, militia, r"nrnsGYimg t4' ~h.r" and ho'7
to Iho Amrr"an "o"n"". wi'' H.. '"';;aard
army with th"ir rod cont, IN ".}1l Eyer"
r r"yal T T"ian1 r. 'H n FAT %dw ,~ r m W W.T.
va? iIr,' Roori Of IN E"Eqsg! !" ~" reign e
household originally, and hi ti'.n "ur DR. a
Ma!"r-Gcn"rnI,, The Stuor- w'rn ynrg r,rd I
Jury cagiioi than the days Of Chur."s /. ITO
King OF Franc" had haI his Drum Gguord
his heat cut 4 mat Louis XIV reduced hiI
Rr2% o2 n Io oHr rn mTy a G'"n a1c f. D9
,hortty go "hn,,sn Ms sn,"orl.nat"-,' a1l no
n,g mo t. d. j. with. which lr'i"r al nrau
MnI"re II w,oH Tor the OBLIGATION ot atn.r-
So. YOU 500 this oGlc" Of Drum Nau. !
lIts stand tx urrn.. 10 woupnr il aid Mt
,lnI %,'% in 'h" army ,hl' yn",nat"'i =
our state H,Itra~ tool, ~ nrum Majors, / 49,.
~, say cy'"t.y, nr ~ 10 ,wn"n, buy II T. -. =,
rItn"r. Natirual Gulrl~, wa tabs, VIII. e."
Y"gk m,lt'f N lH2' hT EMay Of ,'."@l.,1G"r,
i2 n.r , n""1 y: rn @ai Ir r!p,
@5%'i A. 5r ID GS.5 "1 ~ rs
i% "flhars oh i'' mIi2 IA a a"! .1h4.R,
Lafayette. wished to he - !r..'h q
1T IS worth rruark,ng that y" hr
w Drum Majors yusr about twop"ss
they have had Sergeant druirn
charge the more serious iut
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
More Muslin Underwear Readiness.
WrapperS. Shirt Waists, COrSetS.

SHIRT WAISTS.
AT ice, REDUCED FROM 5Oc.-
Good Percae Waists in medium and
light colors, detachable collars every
seam covered.
AT sec, REDUCED FROM &C.,
Fancy Lawn and Percale Waists in neat
patterns, checks and stripes.
AT Acc, REDUCED FROM e8c.-
Fine Percale Waists, in very stylish
ligh stripes, pearl buttons of the we'll
kF Sn Unique make; also other prom
lint makes.
AND ST .25.-Fine fancy Lawn Waists,
in pink and blue, bias tucked yoke
also fancy ringhams and fine percales
in the lot. others &c., were $l.79
and $l.98.
WHITE WAISTS.
AT 7ec., REDUCED FROM rs.
Fine white lawn, some plain front,
pearl buttons, others yoke tucked:
AT CSC, REDUCED FROM $l.5C.
A large variety of styles, and B rows
OF embroidery, others with bias tucked
yoke, all OF the best makes.
SILK WAISTS.
AT $l.98, REDUCED FROM So. e8
AND S3.e8.-l5O assorted Japanese
Silk Waists in black, heliotrope, pink,
light blue, gray, cardinal and white,
bias-tucked yoke, dress and shirt-waist
sleeves; all sizes in this lot, some tat
fetas silk waists in checks and stripes,
broken sizes.
1898 AND $3.eS, WERE $4.9S
AND $5.9S.-A splendid lot OF Tatfeta
Silk Waists in plain colors, plads
and stripes, all pretty designs and
! StyliSh waists
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
CARPETS.
Three Extraordinary Carpet
Bargains.

Commencing Monday aud lasting
throughout the week, we offer for
sale about 2,3OO yards of smiths
high-gradc .lxmlnstcr, Moqurtic Car
pets at prices never before cquallcd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
The Newest
Appliances
in Our
Optical Store.

perfectly, and the work IS IN every way
guaranteed by US. A thoroughly expert
enced and competent man is in charge to
give you the most conscientious service
possible. Not only will YOU find it most
satisfactory to get the very best work TO
be had, but to get it al the most econom-
ical price.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
CANERAS.
THE kOZY CAMERA

Is n marvel Of perfect n"cE !mi~m, being
the smallest folding camera ever pros
ducrd, making Il picture .i..&:i.2 inches.
II folds up lii," 81 fan.
The Camera cannot he bought any-
where rl~r tess than $1,000. co no
VI e sell this lot only, az . V1.Oo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

This store is equip
ped with the most
modern, up TO date
appliances known
10 science. Any
prescription for
glasses can be filled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
SOC. for WOmen'S
SOC. Suede
Isle Gloves.
SC. for 1OC.
HandkerChiefS.

MOI EtH' Q u d hemSNtCNcu, and
some for men and boys, white and
colorcd borders, SC. each. Then a lot
Of Women's Swiss Embroidered Hand
kerchiefs, scaloped edge, &c. each or
Sl.OO per dozen; reduced from ST.. so.
Also some Women's Pure Linen Hand
kerchiefs, scailoped edge, SNOWY patterns,
l2isc. each; reduced from 7c. and Csc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

made from a good quality percale in
dark and light colorings; also Boys
Negligee BIouses and broken lots Of
King and Mothers Friend Qaundered)
Waists of the best percale regular value
TO QSc, To close nt 4NC
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

These Pillows are COW
cred with soft stockinet
materials, college colors
and other very tasteful
and dainty combinations,
very light and easy to
carry about; Just the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

They are sizes
Of 3 to l6years,
. made from the
best quality
Blue b t inn;
white striped Cot
ids and belt loops,
Csc. pair.
$50 pairs Boys
Knee Trousers,
sizes 3 10 is,
made from abso-
lutely all-wool
pIaCk, also plalNS
{ brown and gray;
nees, patent waist
! sewn with silk;
&c.; to close at Acc.
The sizes for
boys Of 3 TO Is
years, made from
fine quality Blue
Serge, also best
tan and gray, and
pretty plaids; regu-
1~a 40 a.
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Candy Store

%S TS % ] @ Ian ny % sP?S @ @
%
W
%S detective they the" "" verdict 'Hs
s sS E, S?s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

had, and one which You should take an
early advantage of. Remember this Is
for Monday only and commences at
$50 sharp. No suits will be sent G.. q.
D., credited or exchanged. BE on hand
early and get first pick.
200 Ladies' Fine All Wool Serge
Suits, made in tho iiv-:ront shape, lined
with u tirst-class satin serge, new gorCd
skirt, lined with pcrralin" and velvet
binding, big value at $3.50, CO or
Monday only NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. pO'|o
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$1.90 for Regular $3.50 Oxford Ties.
The Shoe Event of the Season.


regular with all those individual characteristics which
careful desser'. Here details:
FIRST Womens AlKd Oxford
walking
a a pair oS3.5o.
Tan dbroade
at ST 90 $3.50.
THIRD nc
becoming
o
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MIGHT GOWNS.
Good muslin Nightgowns, tucked
yoke and cambria ruffle, Csc; some
shape, others with rows OF embroidery
or lace, &c.,; others at Acc, &c.,
7ec., sec. and CSC.
DRAWERS.
Good muslin Drawers, hens and
tucks, yoke band, l2c. pair.
Good muslin Drawers, umbrella ruf-
fle, lace edge, Csc.
Good muslin Drawers, umbrella ruff
lle, with embroidered edge, 3ec. and
Acc.
Still finer deep embroidered ruffles,
at Soc, 7ec. and csc.
CORSET COVERS.
Cambria Covers, V shape and square
neck, embroidered, 19c., 29c., 39c.
In finer qualities, handsomely trimmed
with embroidery or lace, at 4ec., 7ec.,
SPECIAL REDUCTIONS.
600 Sample Nightgowns in muslin
and cambria, slightly soiled, tucked
and embroidered, square neck and V
shape, Empire and round yoke, at 2kc.,
SOC, 49c., soc, 1870; were regular
from SOC. TO $l.5O.
WRAPPERS.
Acc, REDUCED FROM 9Sc.-Fine
lot of Fancy Lawn and Cambria wrap
pers in lavender, pink and blue effects,
yoke front, tight back, full skirt.
AT Soc, REDUCED FROM 75c.
AND l.OO.-Another good lot OF Son
nette Summer Corsets in short, medium
and long lengths, made OF imported
netting, lace and embroidered edge on
top, we'll boned, sizes Is TO 80.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-15
CHAPTER II.
DOLORES.

NO" said Doctor Macdonald, in
answer to Miss Hamilton's eager in
quiries, "she is not severely hurt. No
bones broken, no tendons twisted. A
simple bruise and not very serious,
fortunately. She didn't faint from
pain-at least the pain alone would
not have caused the swoon. Compul-
sorry fasting, poor girl! 1t has been
Lent for her, all the year round, I'm
afraid, even at the best of times; and
for the past forty-eight hours she has
had nothing more nourishing than
Croton water
ooh, Doctor Macdonald! And New
York is called a charitable city"
$50 it is, Miss Polly; SO it is!
Don't you run away with any notions
to the contrary. That young woman
wasn't looking for charity, she's not
that kind: and don't make any mis-
take if you think of being good to her
as you do, of course, for you can't
help being good to everybody. To
me, rs her physician only, she has
confidcd the fact of having had moth
ing to eat since the day before yester-
day. That, together with tho pain of
her foot, but, more than all else, the
sudden reaction of oil overwrought,
highly sensitive nervous system, has
been the cause of the swoon which
has so alarmed yon.'
"rhen she won't he lame?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-15
Where SacredIfess Exists.

It is only In some far-away Palestine that
Gods glory has been revealed Eve think,
and VIC ffatter ourselves that II we were
there, that glory would fash resistlessly and
ceaseIessly upon our view. 1t Is fatal
heresy! The sacred presence does not abide
in closets dedicated to prayer and temples
set apart for worship alone. The nursery
where We soothe a child to sleep, the kitchen,
the blacksmith shop, the side hill farm, the
dlngy, dirty mill, the crowded store, the old
familiar street, are all instinct with 1t, and
IT, you do not see 1t there, you could not see
it otherwbere. You who cannot hear Gods
stately steppings In the thunder OF traffic In
the street, and In the dull rumble OF the cars
along the iron rails, would not have heard
them In the footballs of Jesus Christ along
the shores Of Galilee, for 1t Is not in the
sound, but In the ear, that sacredness ex-
lists. There Is no spot on earth so plain. so
dull, but 1t Ia drenched with this dew OF
sacrsdness. Every foot OF earth is conse-
Grated ground. The Son OF Man would
have felt the thrill OF the divine presence on
m Arabian desert rs palpably as on the
Milky Way. Every shrub IL a flaming bush,
every river a Jordan, every little quiet nook
where flowers grow and grasses rustic in
the breeze garden OF Gethsemane to him
whose soul has passed through the change
that came to Peter. The most OF US require
an orchestra ofsixty pieces to awaken our
musical sensibilitirs: but hand a printed
score to men like Seidl and Thomas, and
those black (and to us illegible) ink marks
will stir them to raptures and to tears.
There is no commonplace Frederic
Goss, In Hits aud Misses"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-15
The New Brocades.

Pastel cplors appear in the brocades
this season as we'll as in cloths. Last
year the brocades were as fauntingly
splendid as vivid colors could make
them, but this season misty, faint,
delicate tones predominant in the
handsomest pieces. For example, a
pale gray brocaded silk has design
of ribbons, feathers and leaves all en-
twined to form a garland which is
twisted into oval medallions at inter-
walls. This garland is in satin shade
or two darker than the pale pearl
ground. In the medallions flower tu-
lips of palest lilac, rose and blue. The
same design appears ia white bro
cade, the garland of pale rose and the
tulips of yellow and hauve.' The
grounds of most of the handsomest
brocades are white or palest gray, and
the black satin design so much in
favor last season is not seen in the
new silks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-15
The Lesson OF the AsphodeI.

When the heroes Of Marathon died, It was.
thought to BIZ sufficient reward for them,
In the islands OF the blessed. to live forever
In the fields OF asphodel. The poets sing
the beauties Of heaven os of meadows OF
asphodel. It IL well. But what Is asphodel2
1t Is but a wood hyacinth; 1t is a species OK,
onion; 1t Is q common wood flower; It is nor
extraordinary, unusual, or much sought for.
But In heaven It Is the asphodel that has
honor. II Is the commonplace, the ordinary
the near-at-hand' and unappreciated that is
In great favor. It is the common task, the
oruinpry duty well done, the near-at-hand
opportunity, the commonplace, that in
bexven will brightly shine and be our joy;
forever and ever. Not the robes OF the mon-.
arch. but his daily life, will DO his vcsrure In
the future world; not the sounding brass
and Changing symbols Of, notoriety, but the
daily haUits OF love, will be- the attraction OF
that place. Thanks be to God for the lesson
OF thy asphodel! 1t Is the lesson Of the
value OF the commonplace; the transmute-
tions OF the ordinary here into the extraordt--
nary in heavsn. Consider what we have on
our shoes in the city street; there is SCOT,
and there Is clay. and there is slime; but
the SCOT, says kuskin, contains the carbon
for diamonds, the clay is the stun OF sap
phires, and the slime is>the stuff OF pearls
Heaven will reveal what the commonplace
things OF today In reality are, when common
place souls shine as stars forever.-hocKy
Mountain Christian Advocate. q