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The times., 1899-10-08

cy. None but most perfect deep blue Per-
sian stones find place in his cabinets, and
all of them are displayed on tiny mounds
of velvet in a variety Of deep red tones.
Only red, he insists can properly set of
fine turquoise.
Howard Gould, up to the time of his
marriage, made study of pearls, and par
ticularly of those found in American riv-
ers, and whenever O peculiarly fine speci-
men came into the hands of a New York
jeweler, who made many purchases for the
young millionaire, he reserved it for ap
provaI or refusal first by Mr.. Gould.
Something like five hundred pearls of
many varieties of shape and color made
their way into the tiny white satin boxes
filled with tinted cotton where Mr.. Gould
kept his prizes for his eyes delight Since
his marriage however, most of these have
been set or strung for his wife's wearing.
and his collectors rage has been allowed
TO cool.
James Speyers the banker prince, takes
the profoundest interest in star sapphires,
and owns the largest perfect star in the
country. and if man does not now collect
the uncut gems he satisfies his appetite for
the beautiful in getting together an elab-
crate array of very expensive and artistic
scarfpins This is one of the newest fads
in society when money is no object, and
men like young Thorne, Brooks, and Ha-
yemeyer boast the ownership OF as many
as seventy-fve and one hundred and fifty
odd and beautiful scarfpins. They fur
thermore take time and pains to evolve
their own ideas for these ornaments, and
every pin is designed to display to the
greatest advantage some choice jewel A
large gold lobster claw, for instance, just
nips a peculiarly perfect pink pearl or a
golden eye holds as its Dali a fawless
diamond, and collection of scarfpins is
one of the attractions displayed at the
bachelor teas to covetous. yearning, but
none the less ardently admiring femi-
ninity.
The times., 1899-10-08
THE PERFUME HABIT.
Some Women, 1t Seems, Dissipate OF
Cologne Cocktails.

Some Women, 1t Seems, Dissipate on
Cologne Cocktails.
It is perfectly awful to have to admit it,
but in the face of such evidence what can
one do? 's
Here it is in a Doctors own words, pub
lished in the San Francisco Call" in
discussing alcoholic stimulants he has this
to say about cologne:
THE perfume bottle is the most danger
Gus enemy of this latent appetite. 1t is
most dangerous because it is the most cum
ming, the most subtle. 1t is the most dew
ilish because it fastens its claws upon
women and girls. Soft innocent claws
they seem, but gradually they prick the
dormant appetite and prepare the way for
hydra -fanged vice. From the perfume bot
tie TO the other alcoholic stimulants is a
short step.
Perfume cocktails, as far as l know.
have become the fashion among girls with
in the past few years. The vicious fad
has now reached alarming proportions.
do not know whether it has crept, under
| cover of innocence, into other cities But
/ do know that here in San Francisco
there are numberIess girls who are wooing
despair and disgrace in the perfume bot
tie. prominent druggist tells me that
the perfume sales are steadily increasing,
although 1t is still in bad taste to use much
perfume. Therefore they must bs consum-
ing it in some other way. In fact | had
number OF patients, girls from the best
FAMILIES In town, who have iaugRlngiy as
serted fondness for perfume cocktails.
Only yesterday girl of about eighteen
came into my Office with her mother They
| belopA to one of the most prominent fami-
! lies in the city and are leaders in society
| wrote a prescription for the mother and
! then chatted with them for few moments.
The times., 1899-10-08

BY general consent the bride-eIect ap-
points her toastee, and it is not by any
means always the best man. She usually
selects q lifelong masculine friend to do
this and well in advance he is warned OF
the honorable task that has fallen TO his
share. According to most fashionable
usage, the gentleman rises at the end Of
the breakfast and says his say at the con-
clusion Of which the guests, all standing
cry ''Isail to the bridel" drink the toast
and snap the stems of their glasses. Every
one does this save the man who makes the
toast. and he is allowed to carry away his
glass as a souvenir.
II is a grievous mistake to suppose that
ali the sparkling precious stones of great
beauty, size, and price that come to this
country go TO the adornment of fortunate
femininty. for of late years some of the
most valuable jewels sold in New York
city have found their way into collections
made by some OF our rich and fashionable
young men who have both the time and
money TO indulge so expensive a hobby.
During the past year men of smart society
have not only advocated, but openly DEM
onstrated the availability Of Jewels in the
masculine toilet, and this passing fancy has
left number OF rich bachelors with a
strong artistic fondness for jewels as beau
tiful objects for possession, as well as ad-
miration.
Young William K Vanderbilt is one of
the wealthy younger set who not only
wears some peculiarly fine gems, but buys
and holds uncut q variety Of magnificent
stones. These are quite separate from his
wifes ornaments, and now and then he
adds peculiarly fine specimen, finding the
same delight in acquiring and regarding
the valuable bright bits OF mineral as a
aumismatist feels In his coins. Tom Kelly.
| the most sought after bachelor In New
York. is another jewel enthusiast, and
owns perhaps the finest mans collection
/ in New York. most especially OF turquoise
| for which he entertains a Whimsical fam
The times., 1899-10-08

in quest of their leader Now is the oppcr-
tuni.y. The mounted riders rush from
hiding shoot as many as possible, and fol-
low fleeing victims until all, or nearly all,
are killed.
Maud is also famous killer Of coyotes.
whose scalps bring half a dollar apiece.
When Maud goes into town, as she does
about once a month, nobody who had seen
her in oyeralls would recognize her.
Gowned in black silk. with white Leg
horn hat adorned with feathers on her
head, her usual stride supplanted by more
feminine carriage, nobody would take her
for a killer of mustangs and coyotes.
The chief desire OF this little family is
to lay by enouIa money to enable them TO
secure a little ranch in California.
The times., 1899-10-08

The daughters eyes constantly wandered
to a shelf at my right.
What kind of perfume is that? she
asked, pointing to bottle.
Let me put a drop on your handker-
chief / said. 1t is exquisite perfume
"She held out the handkerchief and she
shifted at the perfume in the bottle with
evident enjoyment.
Did you ever try drinking perfume
and water, doctor?' said she. 1T tastes
rather nice Let's initiate him, mamma.
81 wanted to find out the hold which
the habit had on her. She poured at least
two tabiespoonsful each into the tiny
The times., 1899-10-08
A sermon on ~surprI.es.,, ,,

Surprises Quoth the knowing woman
OF experience, are dangerous things-are
deadly things. For the worthy housekeep-
er next door, who Is about TO be surprised
by her friends, the prayers OF The congrega-
ton are desired. say J."
OF course. there are surprlses and sur
prises. But most surprises turn out to be
the wrong sort. Even the right sort are
the wrong sort, as a rule.
When comrades Of mine, says a writer
in "Demorest's Magazine" are projecting Z
surprise for me. II their motive Is really to
give me pleasure. let them surprise me be-
forehand by letting me into the secret.
A surprise. even OF the most agreeable
The times., 1899-10-08
HeIDfuI SUGGESTION.

The snake editor was puzzled. The edi
tor of the womans page was on her va
cation and he had been placed il rye
of her department temporarily. aally
he made stab at the thing thus
.sDebutante-No, we would not advise
you to serve o'clock tea in mousseline
de Sole Couldn't you borrow few cups
and saueers ?''-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The times., 1899-10-08
COATS OF TYRIhN PURPLE
Fashionable Folk Furred for Early
Frost.

Tunic-shRped "ovcraIIs," as They
Are called. Are Made of Goose
Grey Beaver - Jehu Cnpes Line"
with Orange Velvet - Mnrquise
Muffs the Latest Elegant Whim.
The times., 1899-10-08
A Costly Dinner Service.

Queen Victoria has. at Windsor Castle.
the most costly dinner service in the world.
1t is of solid gold. and is valued at S4.-
0O0. 600
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LOW RATE EXCURSIONS.
To oakland, Mt. Lake Park and Deer

June 20 until July 10, the Baltimore &
Ohio will sell excursion tickets to above
stations, at rate OF one fare for the
round trip. good returning until July
Is. inclusive.
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wbot Tlould Ar WIN no.

New York Times: ThInk-a Kettle OF
LIQUID air on cake Of iee-the Ice is
80 much hotter than the liquid air that
it sets the kettle n-bolllng.
Spill dIpperful of 1t on your best
silk dress. You see II saturated. Look
aenin-not mark OF moisture.
Dip handkerchief in II; soak It thor
ouEhly. Draw It out-dry as can be.
Throw quart on the floor. Hear Il
fall; see II Spread-in second no sign
Put your finger In it-teels ike vel
Put an egg in it-you'n need a big
hammer to break II. ,
Mercury becomes as metal - uFlNeS
iron and steel become as brittle as
Potatoes become like ivory balls.
IeHd-stlfT and elastic Ike steel.
Rubber baIl-fragllc as an egg She'll
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FAD HELPS TEMPERANCE.
Startling Ornament on Maids Back
Hair Works Reformation.

washington Post: The young WOO
men are now ornnmentlng their comb
ed-up back hair with bejeweled clasp
pins. The eject is not the less pretty II
the pins are. Tor the most part, mani
testify OF the forty-elght-eent depart
ment store variety. The quick trans
ition from the imitation amethyst or
turduoise was inevitable, and It has al
ready come to pass a beautiful young
thing in pink shirt waist tsupplcmen-
tnry, Of course, to other articles OF rail-
ment fitting TO the season). boarded
nm uptown Fourteenth street open car
the other afternoon. ciutching the
centre strands Of The cascade of bur
nished bronze hair on the back Of her
head was q bug pima gFeeH-wiHsed
beetle. wrought very true to the real
thing
A big, red-faccd man. who looked to
be equally In need Of a shave and about
a pallfui Of bromide. climbed aboard
the car couple Of squares further
down and fell into a scat directly he
hind the young woman with the zaza
locks. lie ctosed HIS eyes aud fell into
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seeming medItatl0n upon the world, the
Resh ana the deVl TOR distance.
When his eyes opened again. owing 70
Jolt caused by q car rounding q
curve. they fell for The first time upon
the green-winged beetle IN the young
woman's back hair. An expression Of
grave surprise and then Of active alarm
oyerspFead his features. He shifted
around In his seat ana looked again.
There stitt nestled the green bug. He
bent over and examined the bug at
close range. He rubbed his eyes and
sized II up again. Then he put his right
hand over his right eye and Gased at
the bug some more. The anal inspec-
ton decided him.
SHAY BILL" he said. leaning over 70
the young man seated on his left. give
7 Z me ShtFaight-d'ye ahee anything7"
WHEREIN inquired the young man.
ION that glrl'ah hAir-hugsh or any-
thing?" muttered the unahorn man
stertoriously.
why. no." said the young man.
handy; there's nothing on her hair"
"shtop your Addin'-aint chat a
green bug7 said the big man. now
breathing heavily. and pointing to the
beetle with an unsteady foFehnger.
II tell you what, old man" said the
young chap, YOU'D better cut It out.
The pink zebraS are after you all
right. There's no green, or blue or red
or yellow or any other kind Of bug In
that young lady's hair"
The big man regarded the young fell
low solemnly Bs he spoke. Then he
touched the button.
II pash.' he said; II amt no hog. zhls
ish zhe finish. When 1 commensh t
shoe green bugsh where there amt no
bugsh t all, chen l pashi and you hear
me-"
When the car stopped he numbered of
and disappeared Into corner drug
store.
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Ii
sarah 3. 1oEsa, d Pesa. Iad..


Sarah E. bowen, Of PEN, Ind,
said:
"For cightesaiyeals I suffered
with weakness peculiar to my sex.
l could Gci;heps,eSp nor eat well,
and was reduced'to a ms-c skele-
/ ton. My skia WAS muddy, NJ
eyes heavy, and Iwes dizzy Esrc:l
Of the time, Doctors prescribed
for me witlost 'uvail; u'eiclae
seemed TODD me 10 good. Iv.5at
the brink Of despair whaa a f;ie=d
told me what Dr.. Williams Pa;
Pills for Pale Psop!c had accom-.
plshed in a case si;:::.sr 70 El.,e.
/ bought a box aad took t,len. I
bought more and took them until
/ was well and strong. pr. VIII
liams Pink Pals for Pale People
brought me new life and / recon-
mend them e. every suffering
woman. "-F1oM tie Rspat1iagg.
PEN, Ind
Dr. William Pink Pills for Pale People
contain. IN condensed ioEml eil t9e ~
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inent Of ship plates for the Oceanic. enc
largest vessel ever constructed. ana
the Britain technical jouT1als are mi
verSel In the concession that IN Amer
lea Is to be found the future rival Of
Great Britain as shIp-bulding and
atIn.nNnIng nation.
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Pa TIndsasurc Thing.

Chicago Times Herald: NAV" paw
sed when he started down-town the
other morning. II spose ! won't cit
home to dinner tonight. 50 don't wer-
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Chicago Times herUlds A4GN' ~"
sed when he started down-town the
other morning. II spose won't cit
home to dinner tonight, 50 don't wer-
ry.P
whats the matter?" says NAV,
'WeM. paw anserd,. "it's this here
blame prosperity that's returned. We're
jgst swampt in work down to the store,
Prosperity's a good thing all rite. and |
amt agoin to git out no hammer fer the
people who brot 1t back. but sometimes
it seems like II they would pay US fer
workln' extry It would be all rite. but
they amt sed nothin about 1t, still, !
don't no as l OF to kick. A person must
be true to them what gives him a chanel
to ern his bred and butter"
ayes" nav says, sand I'm glad you
feel that way about IL Hadn't you bet
ter leave your mummy at home SOS no
robbers won't git 1t away from you?"
"No," paw says, "thatll be all rite,
Ennybuddy what gifts mummy away
from me'il hatt to ern II"
So he didn't git home TIL after mid
mite. and nav was up waiten fer him,
and purity soon herd them talkln and l
kHowed they was something rUng. and
nav was weepin.
"Jlst think, she says, what we might
Of got with that twenty doIers. Little
Albert neads q new SCOT and amt got
emmy close that's lit to be seen in. Don't
you think the furm would make 1t up TO
you as long as you he'd to be out late on
THAR ACCOUNT"
NO" says paw, I'm afrade not"
did you tell the pOlees?" NAV asst
whats the good OF that?" says paw.
''The polees couldn't una nest OF 0igs
II they heard the hen eacklln. BY links.
thot rite from the start the CalItOrny
boy would be awake and settin Up when
the end come. But you always told me
l let too menny chances go by in life.
You was aiwoys hollerin; When you get
the opportunity strike when the irons
hot and the burd in the bush'll be
twins"
Mebby them wnSent aZockly the
words he sed. but that's what he ment
emmy way,
80" paw says. they was chump
what had a few dollers that the boys
steered agfnst me. don't never feal
like takIn disadvantage over nobud-
dy. but thot of you and Georgle and
little Albert and my hart bled for you
l says to myself: Here's cheep skalt
what sumbuddy won't do thing to II
they let him run at large He's got
mummy and OF to have gard deem. SO
l thot mite as well take 1t away frum
him as to let sumbuddy git 1t what
would make bad use of 1t. was think
in of you and the boys. you no, 1t was
emit fer me. was doln 1t ell jist fer
YOU You no Il
Say" nav asst. what on erth are
you talIdn about ennyway? Did the
ROBBERS hit you on the he'd and cloud
your Intellecks?"
NO" says paw, cit was Jim hit Bob
on the Jaw"
Then nav hollered;
Hen Moftet, have you went and bet
your mummy on prize fite?"
They was low sobs come from nav
and paws room for a while after that,
so thot would cheer them UP, and
says to NAV;
Never mind. We got so much pros
perIty now we can AFFORD IT."
There" heard paw sayln to NAV
after they was a racket like nocken over
chairs. "is a boy what's agoin to come
to a bad end. Nobuddy who didn't have
no respecs fer THAR parents hasen't
never amounted to ennythlng ylt.'
almost think sometimes paw don't
understand me. GEORGE.
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1.-THE doctor says you must not take
anything that doesn't agree with YOU"
said Mrs. Peck to her invalid husband.
Its lucky for you" replied the suf-
ferer, that he didn't give me that adj
vice fifteen years ago."
why Is lt?" she asked.
Because the chances are YOU would
be an old maid to-day" answered the
sick man, with peculiar smile,
And Just to prove that she could agree
with him II she wanted to she made no
reply.-ChicagO Daily News,
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Annthcr YIeM of nc Matter.

az Arnly believe" she said. that
woman should have the right. to pro-
pose"
"of course. II woman proposes nc
replied, 'she would give an engagement
ring and other presents instead OF re-
"on second thought" she answered.
"perhaps It would be better not to
change existing conditions. '-ChlcaBo
Post,
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Out.

caller-1 hnve here several bills which
are long overdue, and
Hnrduppe Cdcspcrntely)-I am sorry
to say that our caghier is out to-uhy.
CnIier-Oh. well. II doesn't mako much
dIfSeTence; IN cali and pay them Mt
Some future time. Good-day. Elr.--Phil-
ndniDhlu Record.
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81 OWE my whole life to Burdock
Blood Bitters. ScrOfuIous sores covered
my body. I seemed beyond cure. B. B.
b. has made me a perfectly well wo-
man." Mrs, ChaTleS Hutton, Berville,
Mich.
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J. q. Tomiinsou, agent Pennsylvania
fines. No. & Eleventh street, is agent for
the North German Lloyd, Cunard,
American, French, Anchor, Red Star
and White stnr lines. See him for low
cot rates.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28
An Eye to Business.

Optician-My dear sir. your case is hopeless.
 Customer-And am doomed to blind ness?
 Optician-It is inevitable. l think you'd better look at my beautiful line of artificial eyes at once-Jewelers' Week iy.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28
The Elaborate Chinese Novel.

It is a proof of the high degree of elaboration to which fiction literature in China has been carried that most of their novels are thiekly interspersed with poems of all orders of merit. No stronger evidence could be afforded of the fact that whatever they lack it is not literary finish. If anything, they have this in excess. These poems are introduced in variety of ways. The hero sends one ill billet doux to the heroine, or he overhears her singing one or perhaps poetic contest is struck up, the fine on defeat being generally the compulsory drinking of so many extra fagons of wine Wine drinking and poetizing almost invariably go to gether in Chinese novels, though wheth- CT they do so in real life we are unable to say. Above all things, every man who sets up to be anything in the way of a hero in Chinese fiction must be prepared to extemporize by the ream ill inimitable poetry. Rev G. F. Can dlin in Open Court.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28
Authors Queer seIr-Made Names.

Authors Queer SeIf-Made Names.
 Robert Southey once wrote under the name of Abel Shuff1ebottom;" Mat thew Arnold hid himself behind the modest initial A." Richard Whately was "A Country Pastor" Whitelaw Reid was Agate" John Ruskin was "A Graduate of Oxford" Susan Fenni- more Cooper was "A Lady" Sir Walter Scott was "A Layman;" Robert South ey was Alvarez Espriella;" Richard Golden was "A Manchester Manufac- turer;;" J. Fenimore Cooper was An American;" Thomas Moore was "An Irish Man." Donald G. Mitchell was "An Opera Goer;;" Matthew Arnold was "Arminius von Thundertentronc- kle" Pall Mall Gazette); E. A. Poe was Arthur Gordon Pym;" William Make peace-Thackeray was Arthur Penden- nis;" Henry Watterson was Asa Trenchard;" James Russell Lowell was "A Wonderful Quiz"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28
The Revised Version.

The Madison avenue car, when it left city hall had just four passengers aboard-two women seated together near the front of the car and two men on the seat behind them. The cOnduc- tor started to collect the fares. This dialogue followed his Fare, please" to the ladies:
 Let me pay him."
 'No, I've got the change right here" Don't be foolish. It's my turn. I've got the change in my pocket"
 "Can you change a bill, conductor" Here's a dime. Therer'
 "You might at least let me pay half." When the conductor got to the young men he was greeted with this cOnversa- tion:
 "YOu pay him."
 "No, you pay him."
 "You've got the change"
 ''No, you've got it.''
 "He can break your bill"
 "No, he can't"
 "You've got the change right there" :" "Well, you pay for me"
 ''No, you pay for me. ."-New York Commercial Advertiser.
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Harkiu0 Back.

Mrs. Acklins-I don't want to be i'm pertinent, but how old are you, any way? Some of the ladies were discuss ing your age at the club the other day, and several of them claimed that you were at least 8, but insisted that you were not more than B.
 Mrs. Biswick-Tm glad you were so kind. Of course, you didn't mention the fact that you were ready to leave the grammar grade when I was in the primary class at school, did you?
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28
nomestic Repartee.

She had put on her hat and gloves and was moving toward the door, when he looked up from his newspaper and asked:
 "Where are you going?"
 "A husband with good sense never asks his wife where she is going"
 "But I suppose a woman with good sense has the right to ask her husband where he is going?
 "A woman with good sense never does anything of the kind. because if she has good sense she never marries, so she has no husband. Ia, tai"
 And it never dawned on her that she had called herself an idiot.-Pearson' $ Weakly
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28
His Mistake.

He-I believe you cared for me the first time we ever met.
 She-Why, what makes you think that?
 He-Because you kept looking at me so steadily. Every time I glanced in your direction your gaze was riveted upon me.
 She-Oh, but 1t wasn't because I had fallen in love with you. 1 was think ing what a pity 1t was that there was no one near and dear to you who could tell you what wretched taste you had in necktieS.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28

The first quartz crystal found in North America which can be prope1- . ly classed as a precious stone is said to be a pcllucid crystal ball recently cut by Tiffany and about to be sold for 5000. It came from the old gold mining district of California. It is said that Miss Helen Gould last year paid for a Japanese crystal ball about seven and ono-half inches in diameter and not absolutely flawless, together with the silver and gold mountings, s15,OOO. Crystal gazing will hardly become fad unless the California yield increases more than an hundred fold.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28

He-Don't you believe that in the majority of divorce cases the woman was to blame?
 She-Of course, I do. She should never have married.-Philadelp Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-01-28
APPLE SHIPMENTS.

The Arroyo Grande (San Luis Obis- DO county) Oracle says: "At the ap- pie packing house of l.. G. Sresovich & Co.,, fifteen men are employed. In addition to several carloads shipped to San Francisco this week, one carload was sent to Mexico, and the packers are busy preparing a large order to be shipped to England. Last year this firm shipped about 30,0OO boxes. To date they have shipped 10000 boxes. This seasons shipments will greatly exceed those of last year.