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Echfnd the Scenes.
Times.

Il good many people. said yeter-
81, stage manager the other day. have
an idea that beyond the scenes OF i
sta.e there is great fun and hilarityy
and that actors have a jolly sort OF
time between their appearances before
tbe audience. The fact is a military
camp during times Of inspection is nc
more se:iate than is the re:.r Of an!
we'll regulated stage wheE the pu&l:c
in front of the footli.ltS is being en-
te-,ainct. Tie shifting cf scenes ant
ihe proper execution CT IN Intricate
play require al the thought shat can
l,cz. z.sjvSn them. Nj The men and Moiae:.
have al t,.cv c:sn do TO properly &c:
for.a sle:, parts. If :; n}9i::::9ei' Is Il:
easy :so;n@ man e:lt::.n:; lt;le Tor Dis
ciir,..ii.:y. !.e Saua gets TO thc esd at li:i
career. You May !;c sUre there is ,ie
BUSINESS HAT is carried Oh iii 4 moe
business Ike way ;han is the play
mousse. and u-!.9cl Tie fun is on III the
front these behind the scenes are care.
fully watching to see that no ili1ci o.
curs :lu,, that every one is ready ID CO
his part 1t the proper time and does
it properly when the time comes. =
Washington Star.
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He Drank Alone.

In the early days OF Ventura. Cal,
DR.. Bard established such reputation
for willingness 10 fight that few pre-.
sumed to provoke his anger. He was
once informed that the lawyer he had
engaged to represent him in a certain
case had sold out to the opposing side.
"I'll cut his heart out" said Bard when
the news came to him.
Shortly after that. walking with one
Of his friends. DR.. Bard met the law
yer on the street. Come In and have
a drink" said that worthy. and the
three men, entering the barroom. or
dered three glasses Of whisky, which
were put before them.
Drink" said Dr. Bard TO the law
yer.
Not until you are ready" the law
yer politely replied
NO. not with me-" said Bard: YOU
drink now
Not until you drink insisted the
legal light.
DR. Dard's pistol was out in 4 mo-
ment and pointed between the eyes OF
the man who had betrayed him.
Drink" said he In 4 voice OF thun-
der: drink. | tell you" The lawyer
drank with avidity. and when he was
through Bard and his friend threw
their full glasses on the floor. We
don't drink with Ours said they and
turning their backs walked out of the
room.-San Francisco -trGonaut.
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BABYS PRETTY CURLS.
pnlled Them OF In Car and En-
barrassed Her Mamma.

barrassed Her Mamma.
A Well dressed woman With beaut.-
full baby in her arms attracted the al
tcntion Of all the passengers on Ger
mantown car. Every one was fasci-
mated by the baby's pretty and smiling
face and particularly by two golden
curls which hung down her cheeks.
After awhile the child became nerv-
Gus and began to tug at one Of the
curls which protruded from her hood.
The woman. presumably her mother,
quickly stopped her, but few mo-
ments later she looked out OF the WIN
dow. No sooner was her face turned
than the child seized her bonnet with
both hands and pulled it off. 1t offer.
er little resistance, but to the astonish-
ment Of every one on the car the curlS
came with it, aud the supposed golden
haired baby showed that in reality its
head was without the semblance OF
hair.
The child swung the bonnet to and
fro and laughingly held it up for the
inspection of the other passengers. 1t
WAS almoS, a minute before the wom-
an turned around. When Sue saw
what the baby had done, her face
flushed, and without word she pick
cd ND the child and walked sedateiy
ont OF the car When last seen. she
was trudging down Spring Garden
street with the baby tucked under hcr
arm like a sack Of oats. but still hold
ing tightly to the bonnet and cooling.
..Sec ny pooty hair?'-Philadelphia
Times
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Fish living In Hot Water.

There is . pond at Golconda which IS
fed bv the waters from the hot springs.
This pond has an area of two or three
acres. and the temperature CT III" wa
ter is about IL degrees. and II soEle
placcS where the Eot water buh.'!s lii'
from the bottom the temperature : a.,
mes; up TO 4 boiling pon', Recent: =
discovery las been made thai us
v.aila lac i: literally alive :s'';h e-:;'';.
soilic of ..h:ch are !no;-c ill:lli one ;oe''
!on.... Nj Efforts To catch liicil "!i::-a
l;aos a;.I Ere have f:i;ie,'. ::a'! t'.e..
Will no, touch Ii" most temp; u: -
!. few Of tl1e.a hay" been SHOT RAJ
co;lir:i,.y II TIE general scnpo>i;i9a In
.!,sl. u%s h:lll, and plla.a't!e
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which is still the clearing house of ali
Coinese news, says that a conbloed
force Of Russians enc japanese have
left Tieo Tsln following the railway as
far as Lang Fang aad have tbence
swept swiftly to the west, attacking the
Chinese Is miles north of Iien 1slo
and killing 1000 of them.
The Shanghai correspondent says:
..Reports from Tien Tsin. from Chi
uese sources. say a great battle has
taken place in which the Chinese lost
heavily. The allies at Tien Tsln are
short Of provisions aud suffer consider
ably from "suippiog
The Daily Mail's Tieu Tsio cores
poudeat in dispatch dated July 2, via
Chefoo, July 4. says:
"No further movement is possible
with less than 10000 men. a doca-
men. bas been found, signed by a
British resident, on behalf of British
manufacturers, Offering Viceroy Chang
Chi Tupg complete armament aoo ana
officers for an army corps tor 500 wv
pounds sterling.
The messages OF British correspond
en;s at Tien Tsiu are censored by the
British authorities. but there ls no cen.
sorship exercised over the other CORES
poDdents.'
Tie Daily Telegraph's Cautoo cor
respondent, wiring Friday, via Hong
Kong. Saturday. says
Iii Hung Chang was formally notl-
6ea today taat President Mckinley
cordially appreciates bis assurances of
friendship for the allied powers. Nov
that anarchy controls the capital Pres'
dent Mckinley trusts to the responsible
provincial authorities to oar:3 cut the
in,erna,ional obligations Of the Chinese
government.
The Soauehai correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph, uocer date o. Jc!y
ltb, says
Boxer euissaries are coming to the
South disguised, fo7 the purpose CT
eolistiag nen. The si'cat1oO is
grave. -
Emperor William, says Berlin o's-
patch. today received the fo!!o"lag
from the governor Of Fsin Tau with
reference to the promises of reward to
aay vbo should accomplish TIE delivery
of foreigner from Pekia:
Being roti6sd Of your uajes:y's
telegram, the governor Of Shan Iung
replied:
From the outset have been full Of
anxiety regarding the Europeans 10
Pekin aud have made repeated
attempts to seud messenger sod ge'
belp to them. busin vain Nov all roads
to Pekin are beset with rebels. aud.
therefore, whatever measures are DOW
;sken offer even less prospect of sue
cess than before. Nevertheless | shall
consider it my duty for their help
Several correspondents at St Peters
burg sesd OCT kilograms. censored OF
course, TO the effect that Russia. japan
and England agreed as to their policy
10 China. their interests dominating
there.
Gen OrlofT. briilian. soldier, has
beeo appointed caist Of staff o: the
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.,nick Arro,v SHOOTING.

The Maya Indians have acquired ex-
traordinary deXtcrit:- With the bow and
arrow. which. with the spear. is their
only weapon, though the boys before
they are strong enough to draw the
bow often use q sling made from
strip of rawhidc. With which they XIII
SQUIRRELS and small birds. The bows
are about five feet tong. made OF 4
thin. tough strip OF cu!loon palm, We'll
seasoned The arrows are usually car
ried in 4 tiger skin culver and can be
used with ma:ve.o;.> r;ip'?its. rs the
following incident VIII show:
/ chic: Of ;nt. .acoasiones OF Bay ;le-
Qllaiii::.!:ce rame, t,:.::eil bad been on
s:1t; telil.S with his f;lti.e--i;l-!:iw Ter
souc@ti.z... one !tle.. ilii!=- wh;ie EGat-
Ing in The ,o,s:l te ,soict! tise old nlan
in an :.i:;ln;i Tree gathering the apples.
BE at exec fired al :..rolv IT the E:sn
strii. i.2:, iliin Through the chest aad
white the body W.> falling placed an
other ;.rrow in the neck. Fortunately
fer himself he managed to reach the
nearest Spanish settlement before any
tf the murdered man ) relatives couit
cvertake him-Chambers' Journal.
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The I.ady and the Teeth.

'I was called one day TO certain
hotel to give chlorofoEla to q young
woman who was about to undergo 4
slight surgical operation TO remove I
morbid growth il the ear. said ply
sician The patient. as it developed
on my arrival had been married only 4
few days before and WAS III the city
with her husband CT their bridal tour.
Although qGite handsome, she was no
longer exactly in her first youth, and
she was very much avcrSe to having
her husband present 1t the operation.
However. be insisted. and she finally
agreed that he should stay. but l no.
ticed that she seemed Very nervous and
preoccupicd.
The operation. as said before. Was
triflins. She took the chloroform easily
and all went We'll Until she was just
rcsainin= conSciousress. whom she
onencd her mouth. and out fell q set Of
false teeth. She had said no;hii.s about
that detail and the truth was that sac
had hoped. poor woman. to pass
through the ordeal without the fact OF
her wearing such things being known
to her husband.
"Brt the effect on that individual
was entirely unexpected. Hc gave one
Mortified glance and then rushed ct tie
old surgeon and seized him by the
threat. You Infamous scoundrel..' he
yelled. You have broken my poc- dar-
ling's jaw
"At that stage of affairs beat a re-
treat. 1 never did learn exactly what
the husband thought had happened or
what sort Of explanation was offered" !"
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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UNREST PREVAILS.

The feeling Of unrest in the southern
sod central provinces Continues. The
members of the official class
10 those PROVINCES strive to
remain neutral with leaning to-
ward the foreigners. until they shall
see whether the moderate or extreme
factions will win in Pekin Prince
Ching seems to be standing for the
dynasty and the old order against
Prince Tuan's ambition
From foreign view point the cap
ture of Pekin is the key to the situation,
as there is fear. according to
The Daily Mails Shanghai correspond
ens, that delay now means one buodred
recruits for the Boxers for every soldier
of the allies 10 the land
Two couriers arrived in Tieo Tsio on
July l from Pekin Ooe brought a
letter from from Sir Claude Macdonald,
the British minister, to the same effect
as that previously received from SIR
Robert Hart The courlers confirm the
report OF the death Of the Baron voD
k'e:,eier They say tina; Prince Ching
is doing bis utmost to protect the
foreigners. bus tia, the nafive
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TIE FASHION,.
Prevailing Ideas IN Wraps - Chill
.Irc...S Styles.

Prevailing Ideas ii, Vs r:sEs - Ch1i-
drc.s's styles.
The class ot. wralo calietl yiSilc IS reviv-
ed for elderly we;sen :sad is Very o!sAi-
fed and elegant wi.ei4 composed OF tine
cloth embroidered with sou,ache or Of 81
ciienne decorated with fringe.
Plaid capes. Win capuclons and wool
en- fringe, continue to he in great de-
mand for travelling. excursions AID all
purposes whore 4 warm. serviceable and
easily adjusted wrap is required. 10 a
great extent they take the place Of the
shawl. which the last generation found
so useful. They are worn by young girls
as we'll as women.
For children the long cloak, the loose
sack and the jacket are seen. In the
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Sentembec
CHING AND HIp ARMY.

Admiral Bruce has Get. telegram
to the ADMIRAL to department froa Taku
under date of Jrly { to the effect that
there are grounds for hoping that
Pricce Ching with bis army at Pekln is
protecting the legations against Prince
Tuan, his army aod the Boxers.
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hAITING FOR REINFORCE
MENTS.

Il is obvious that though there we're
many thousands Of Chinese cau5ea BY
;be suDs nothing can oe done at present.
except to await the arrival CT Tcioforce-
nenss. The rainy seasoa has set ia aod
this makes gcing into TIE ln,eT!oT
most difficult. The country between
Pckiu and Tea Tsio 10 otter years has
been frequently doodsd River trans.
port is almost im possible. aod the rail.
way is practically existent aod
must oe entirely rebuilt. Military
opinion is unanimous that if the lega-
items cid Dot need relief it would be
foolish to attempt to advance before
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WHITES

is strorg. I've h;ga officials opposed
TO the Boxers are reported by tt"
corriers to have bees assass; ;uated Sir
Claude Macdonald ; letter is dated
four days earlier sdau that of Sir Rob-
er, Hart.
A dispatch to a news agency here,
dated Tien Tsin, dated July I'd. says !:
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COLOSSAL CHINESE ARMIES

gathering conticae to sorry not ooly the
rank and sle, hus the commanders, Rho
admit the uncertaipsy OF reconnaissance
aud tie com ple.e absence Of 80 efec' i've
intelligence department. Chinese 10
formsti is received with extreme dis
trnsf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-11

..Tee empress dowager, so far from
oeiog dead, is actively stri9lag to pre-
vent the factions fighting. Prince
Ching has Informed her that be would
rather lose his head thae be constantly
obliged 10 warp her Of the consequences
of the prolongation o; the present
anarchy. Prince Tuan is quite wiling
that Ching should be decapita'ed, bot
the dowaeer empress does not allow
this Prince Tuaa has decided that he
will take full responsibility He pur-
poses to retake Tien Tsin and Taku.
Outside of Pekin. except in the
Pc Chill aud sbsng Tung country, the
people are supremely Indifferent .
EXCEEDINGLY UNPLEASANT.
However all this may be, the allies
a. Tien Tsin are having and exceeding
~ unpleasant time. The last engage
ment of which news has come through,
ACQUIRED 90 July 6 The Chinese ar.
tilery opened at dawn. Their fire was
more accurate and their ammunition
better, the shells exploding With
precision aud setting fire to several
buildings Fl. NJ S. Terrible guos
agaiOs quieted the Chinese, who, sgaln
shifting their artillery, reopeoed the
attack in toe afternoon. but 8 shuoder-
storm breaking, the Chinese suddenly
Quit. The allies Immediately attacked
aud drove the Chipese fron their works.
but LOST 80 killed or wounded ID SO
doing. The noa-com bataDts are leaving
Tioo Tsin and military leaving also.
Stories Of
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-12-18
What's In a Nane9

Experienced patent medicine men,
says a gossiper in the New Orleans
Times Democrat, admit the impossi-
bility of predicting when the turning
point will be reached in booming any
new remedy. The amount sunk in ex-
plotting two articles before returns
come in may vary 100000 In my
opinion, the name has good deal to
do with getting a demand started. II
it is hard to remember or hard to pro-
nounce it is undoubtedly a serious
handicap, and, on the contrary, a
catchy, simple title, just odd enough to
stick in ones memory, is in itself an
advertisement worth thousands of dol
lars. l have a house in mind that
spent q good sized fortune trying to
popularize tablet preparation with
queer Indian title that no two people
pronounced in exactly the same way.
1t was a good thing and cleverly put
before the public, and it failed solely, l
think, because people were reluctant to
ask for it for fear of making them
selves ridiculous by butchering the
pronunciation. That's point about
which the average customer is very
sensitive"
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In the main Corsica, where 1t has no
French officials to leaven its politics, is
still Corsican rather than French, and
in the mountains the old spirit Of indie
pendence is far from dead. For these
and other obvious reasons France is
bound to keep active garrisons in the
island, though she would do better by
much with the more acceptable chains
of a maternal administration. More
railways, drained marshes, Increased
education and a daily steamboat serv-
ice would bind the island to the centi-
nent in self interest and gratitude. AS
it is it is scarcely too much to say that
Corsica is only kept from open revolt
by the element Of prosperity brought
to her by the tourists of winter
Chambers Journal
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rconomical rraining Of Gunner.

The method used in the United States
navy for the economical training of the
gunners is very interesting. 1t is a
we'll known fact that the cost of firing
one of the large guns used in the navy
is very great, amounting sometimes to
81 900 or more. To save this expense
a very simple method is employed. In
the case of the large guns an ordinary
Remington rifle is secured in the breech
of the gun and directly in the center
of the bore, so that when it is fired it's
bullet takes the same direction as that
of the regular projectile. The large
gun is sighted in the usual manner.
On account of the lesser velocity of the
small bullet the target is placed close
to the ship and is made corresponding
ly small.
The method used for the 6 FOUNDER
or other small guns is slightly differ
ent. as instead of the small rife a
wooden or dummy cartridge the same
size as the regular cartridge is en-
ployed. Through the center Of this
wooden cartridge runs rife barrel
which is loaded with IA caliber car
fridge. This latter method has the adj
ditional advantage of giving the gun
crew practice in loading as well as fir
Washington Star
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Among the Advantages.

A pretty, highborn girl engaged her
self to a young tradesman and never
wavered In her determination, to marry
him despite The gloomy forecasts of her
friends, who predicted lifelong misery
for her.
my child, do be advised" urged one
of these we'll meaning ladies, calling to
see the radiant bride on the very eve
of the wedding. 81 am an older wom-
an than you and have seen more Of the
world, and it always makes me sad to
hear of a nice girl marrying beneath
her station. 1t is social suicide
"Then from a social standpoint con-
slider me dead" smiled the light heart-
ed girl, flor l shall certainly marry
Tom tomorrow. We reckoned up the
situation long ago and found a whole
host of advantages, but not solitary
thing could we discover to place on the
disadvantage side"
"Then you couldn't have searched
very far my dear" said her counselor
icily. 'Take my own case. Much as l
love you, shall be unable to visit you
when you are married. Have you bar
gained for thatY
The bride blushed.
"Oh, yes, indeed" she answered has
tily. 1--WE put that down first Of all."-
London Telegraph.
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vibration.

''vibration Is the great bugbear Of
this business" said one of the best In
formed stationary engineers in New
Orleans. ''It is governed by fixed
laws, Of course, but they are so subtle
and intricate that 1t is next to impossi-
BILE to master them. They have most
important bearing, however, on the life
Of machinery. l have known valuable
engines to jar themselves literally to
pieces for no apparent cause. Some
slight error In adjustment had set up a
vibration that was communicated from
part to part, like contagious disease,
until the whole plant was affected.
"a steady tremor Of that kind will
not only wear out the parts, but it
causes what we call structural
changes in the metal itself. Wrought
steel will gradually lose its toughness
and elasticity and become as brittle as
cast iron. When it is fractured, the in
terror will have strange, granulated
appearance, and the worst of it is that
the alteration may be going on for
months without the knowledge Of the
most careful engineer alive. That is
the secret of the breaking of a great
many propeller shafts at sea.
There are different ways of stop
ping vibrations, and one of the most
curious is to set up q counter tremor in
the opposite direction. One neutralizes
the other."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
0rat
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OOmV0E4t1VG AO4RCN1kye
II has often been remarked that
while nothing Is so uncertain as the du-
ration of any given human life nothing
is more certain than the aggregate of
years which may be assigned to a
group Of 100 persons or more at any
particular age. The expectation Of life
at a given age, to use the actuarial
phrase, differs considerably, as might
be expected, in different countries, and
Englishmen may be surprised to learn
that they are not the longest living
among the white races.
At the age Of 20 an Englishman in
average health may expect to live ~
years, and any life Office will grant him
q policy based on that probability. The
Americans expectation is for slightly
longer period. On the other hand, a
German lad of 20 can count upon little
more than 80 years and half.
1t would seem, therefore, that the
restlessness attributed to the American
temperament does not necessarily con-
duce to the shortening of life nor the
composure of the German to its pro-
longation. Possibly the better feeding
and clothing of Americans in the lower
classes of the population are the princi-
pal causes of their greater longevity.
Their position is, at any rate, main
tanned in later as well as in earlier
years.
The American who has reached go
may look to complete IA years more,
while the Britishers expectation is on
ly about Ii years and 10 months and
the Germans as. nearly as possible IL
months less. Both at 20 and at 60 the
Frenchman's prospect is a little better
than the Germans and little worse
than the Experimentation Globe.
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Charmed the Beast.

"Look at this handkerchief" said a
young society man to his professional
friend who has an Office in the Porter
building. "That bit of lace and ruff1e
is worth its weight in gold to me-"
"Some connection with old associa-
tions-a mere sentiment, l suppose"
suggested the professional man.
Nothing of the kind. From prac-
teal standpoint it is just as valuable
as describe 1t to be. A sentiment en-
tiers into the case however"
"Well, tell us about it"
"The handkerchief, then, is the token
by which / am permitted to enter the
house where my sweetheart lives.
Without it l should be torn to pieces by
a huge bulldog there The beast is as
ferocious as a tiger. During the day
he is kept in chains, but after Z o'clock
in the evening his mistress releases
him In the yard. No stranger after
that hour can enter the gate. The ter
rible animal was a menace to my suit
until the lady hit upon the plan of CIV
ing me her handkerchief for use as a
pass. Now when the dog rushes to-
ward me have only to toss the dainty
token to him. He smells 1t and walks
peacefully back to his kennel. Do you
blame me for valuing it so highlyY'
Memphis Scimitar.