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Stunts OF q Convict Genius.

a. E. wyckoff. Of Chiliicothe. NO..
10 applying to Governor Nash for q
pardon for George Hon. . convict from
Adams County serving a ten.years
sentence for the forgery for twenty
i've cents worth Of tobacco. Hon was
the first prisoner confined In the new
West Union jail. The contractors Of
fered q prize Of 800 to any prisoner
who would escape from the cells. II
was tut twenty.four hours before Hon
was at liberty. The Sheriff put two
bloodhounds on his track. Hon stole
the dogs and sold them to farmer FOL
S. At Manchester he stole the lap
robe and cushion from the buggy OF
the Sheriff. He reached Wisconsin
was recaptured ard brought back fol
trial.
The contractors refused to pay the
500 to Hon on the ground that he had
been aided by some one on the outside
he employed an attorney and brought
suit, but lost his case.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Comfortable Houss Gown.

Cool. comfortable house gowns are
made Of China and India silk. which
come in many different colors and are
no more expensive than fine gingham.
The possession Of an attractive wrap
per Is a source Of great satisfaction
TO most women. and the desire for
stylish house garments should be en-.
outraged.
In the wrapper illustrated in the
large drawing violet and black silk Is
trimmed with all-over lace and satin
ribbons. 1t is mounted on a glove.
fitted lining that closes in the front.
Three backward turning tucks at
each side OF the centre back are
stitched down a short distance. the
fulness forming a Watteau back. A
smooth adjustment is maintained un-
der the arms.
The full fronts are gathered at the
neck and drawn In at the waist with
satin ribbons that are included in the
under arm seams and tie in bow with
long ends. A high band turn-down
collar completes the neck.
A broad sailor collar Of lace Is square
in the back and forms long tabs In
front. Bishop sleeves are finished with
lace cuffs, the points fastening Oh top
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The Mos, Ancient Of Crowns.

Among the crowns preserving The
ancient form more than any Others
now'worn Is tho so-called iron crown
Of Lombardy. which is the most treas.
ured National possession Of the Italian
kingdom. 1t Is OF golden plaques" or
panels rather longer than they are
high, but small In size. so as not to
rise above the top Of the mead. They
form. indeed. only joip;ed band OF
follaged. embossed relief.work. and
one narrow wire Of iron binds them
together in the inside-this wire having
the repute Of being hammered out from
one OF the nails OF our Saviour's cross.
It was the enlargement Of these panels
In other crowns which led to the cross.
band or closure" Of the crown. Look
at the German crown and the Aus.
triap. both adaptations Of that Of the
old Emperors Of the Holy Roman EN-.
plre." The "arch Of empire" became
the result In the crown Of the necessity
for fastening panels for protection for
the head from any stroke from above
delivered in war.-Leslie's Monthly.
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ing that closes In the centre back and
Is cut slightly low at the neck.
The full front and backs are gath
cred at the upper and lower edges and
arranged over the lining. The fulness
at the neck is confined to the square
portion. and the waist fits smoothly
on the shoulders.
The lining and body portions are
joined separately in the underarm
seam. and the waist blouses stylisdly
over tie soft belt Of pale blue liberty
satin.
The sailor collar extends across tine
back and forms square tabs IN front.
1t Is fastened permanently on the left
side and closes invisibly On the right.
The sleeves are short. full puffs that
terminate in narrow arm bands. Lace
on the collar bands and waist provides
4 stylish finish.
The skirt Is gathered in several rows
Of shirring at the top and arranged at
the lower edge Of the body portion,
closing in the centre back. 1t Is
trimmed with two bands Of lace. The
shirring increases the size Of the hips
and makes n very becoming skirt for
slender girls.
Dresses in this style are made Of
challie. albatross. crepe de chine. or.
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THE HARVEST.

Oh, I saw her at the time OF the sowing OF
the grain!
The sun had broken through a 6!my mist
OF rain.
And little wind and sweet
Swayed the grasses at her ieet
A turned 70 look and turned to smile
and turned to look again,
And | said, How good thing
-s the promise OF the spring.
At the time OF the sowing OF the grain.
Oh, | kissed her at the time OF the grow.
ing of the grain.
Her laugh was like the melody that threads
the lark's refrain;
Bud and blossom everywhere
Sent their perfumes through the air..
And the branches bent above her where
the ripenins grain was lain.
And | said. 10. love hath grown
Like the seed thy hand hath sown..
At the time OF the growing OF the grain.
oh, / won her at the time OF the moving
Of the grain!
We guided DER the empty fields the heavy
laden vain,
And nv life was like to sing
With the JOY OF harvesting.
Oh, loves sowing nor his growing nor his
moving was in vain,
And | said, Give thanks. my heart,
For the store that is thy part
At the time OF the moving OF the grain.
-McCrea Pickering, in the Smart Set.
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A Pretty EightdreAs.

Here Is q pretty and simple night.
dress. and one made differently from
most that are to be seen. 1t is cut
n little low and square at the neck
and the sleeves are rather short. Neck
and sleeves are finished with band,
perhaps an inch and 4 half In depth
stitched several times. the rows OF
stitching being about a quarter Of an
inch apart. Through each OF the open.
ings is q narrow ribbon. The ribbons
are brought out together at the sides
Of the sleeves and At tie opening OF
the neck and tied. The lines Of little
ribbon bows look like soft rosettes and
are very pretty.
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matches were on his table in ribbed
glass thing. Well. that was my chance.
Any other man would have done the
same thing"
ANY other dcmoralized blackguard
might have done"
II am not going 10 sit here and listen
to this abuse What business have you
got with my private affairs! what
does II matter to you how get my
matches: I gave You 4 cigar
Il am not ungrateful. and for that
reason l have decided not 10 give your
name and address when l show you
up. But none the less ain believer
in truth and honesty, even In small
matters. and
20 never mind that. Give me back
my match box
Wait. When see crime l have got
to punish 1t. am sparing you public
disgrace and perhaps long sojourn
in a felOn's cell. and that is sufficient
reward for q cigar. which is certainly
too good TO he allowed constantly to so
out like this"
l relit 1t with the match that the
little boy had dropped. The millionaire
nearly screamed with anguish. for 1t
was the third match l had taken. He
said that II I behaved in other matters
as I did with regard to matches.
should soon be 4 ruined man. / con-
| tinued:
But though I spare you public dis
grace the punishment must be severe.
My own conscience would never he
easy if did not do my duty-if l did
not give you lesson which you would
not be likely to forget. l am sorry for
you. but 1t cannot be helped
let the window down with bang,
emptied the remaining matches out on
to the line. shut the box and returned
il to him with many thanks.
He said that was mad, and made
a dash for the alarm in order to stop the
train. AS held him l pointed out to
him tat his view as to matches was
not the general view. and II he stopped
the train to recover the few which I
had thrown out OF the window, he
would get himself into trouble.
He sank back on the cushions-silent.
sulky and defeated. After 4 while he
said he was sorry he had ever given
me the cigar. explained that I. on
the contrary. was glad.
When he got out at Waterloo ! led
him to the automatic machine. gave
him penny and told him to make up
his mind to buy matches for himself.
With a look Of diabolical cunning he
slipped the penny into his pocket and
dashed of to the refreshment room.
When last saw him he had intrepched
himself behind the hot-water appar-
atus. and was waiting with sparkling
eyes for a chance to steal a few more
matches.
Once n match thief. always a match
thief. and when q match thief Is also
a millionaire his case Is peculiarly
hopeless.-.Ba Pain.
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The sleeves are regulation coat mod
els. fitted with upper and under por-
tions. They have slight fulness on
the shoulders and fiare in bells at the
wrists.
Etons in this style are made of peau
&c sole. moire. taffeta or any light
weight woolen fabric. and usually lined
with white. as they are intended
- accompany iigh:-colored waists.
Tucked or hemstitched taffeta may be
used for the collar and motifs Of lace
applied.
To make the Eton in the medium
size will require two and one-halt
yards Of twenty-two-inch material
with fve-eighth yard Of contrasting
material for collar
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So that We may properly appreciate
the subject. let US imagine ourselves
on board Of a typical cahle-shlp en-
gagged in actual work.
We find q first-class vessel In all
respects, with uniformed officers and
crew. strict discipline maintained and
every other feature Of expert naviga-
tlon. In addition to all this. we can
quickly note the unique attributes
specially suited for her distinctive
field of effort. To begin at the very
handspring Of the whole. We find the
cable coiled away In big iron tanks.
situated in what would be the hold
Of q cargo ship. These tanks are from
thirty to forty feet in diameter. and
are connected with one another by
ways" or "troughs." through which
transfers can readily be made when
occasion requires. The numerous ma
chimes upon deck are necessary for
the proper handling Of the heavy cargo.
ciated later. The big. funnel.like OBJ
jects lining the bulwarks in places are
buoys. useful in marking locations.
We soon discover that the ship has
really three crews or departments.
each with its separate chiefs and OFF,
GERS. Nevertheless. they must all work
in harmony. one with another. or things
will go wrong. There is the steamship
crew-captain. engineers. mates. quar-.
termasters. stokers, deck hands. cooks
| and STEWARDSHIP even these men
must be experienced in the special
difficulties Of navigation and labor
with which they have to contend.
THEN there Is certain corps who
have to do with the actual cable lay.
ing. picking up. buoying. etc. al.
though. quite naturally, they are aided
Ey the rest rs occasion demands. Last
oil all on our list (but certainly not
In importancel are the electricians.
charged with the testing and calcu.
lating, which must 60 on continuously
while the ship is NJ work in order to
prevent costly mistakes-Percie W.
Hart. in Lippincott's.
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The Ptussian railway system Is the
property Of the State; II has been slow
II developed from small beginnings
into an organization which pays above
fts operating expenses not only the en-
tire interest on the Prussian debt, bu,
turns an annual surplus Of many mil
lions into the public treasury. That
the rates for freight and frst class pas
senger fares are very higb-so high. in.
deed, that the former constitute q
heavy handicap on agriculture and
many inland ipdustries-is unquestion-
able. German miners and manufac.
turers look With envious surprise upon
the economies of railway freight in
America, and their main hope for the
future Is In the extension and improve
ment Of the inland river and canal
system. which is advocated by the
imperial government.
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Nearly the entire diamond trade Of
the world Is controlled by the De Beers
Company. and the London syndicate
receives almost all their output. Deal.
ers all over the globe are compelled on
this account to come to London for the
rough stones. Most Of these have TO
deal through brokers. who sometime
represent q good many houses. Amer.
lea. with Its many millionaires. uses
about two.thirds OF the total diamond
product OF the world. and the Amer.
leans are very particular as to the
quality tof the stones they buy.
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Candy For Change.

Some people wonder why We carr!
4 stock Of cheap candy, penny candy
said the man who Keeps the railroad
newsstand. We'll. you see its this
way. l have a lot Of regular custom
crs who want It. They take 1t out in
change. For instance. one man has
been buying two evening papers from
me every afternoon for several years.
II he has any pennies I never see
them. He always throws down q
nickel. picks up his two papers from
the pile. and then takes three pieces
OF candy, which he chews while wait.
ing for his train. Other men saw him
do this. and followed suit. and now
it's quite the regular thing."-Phila'
delphia Record.
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MGES ~ 3sIY7
AND y R<e'~ 81 ~e M1
NhK Nam ~
.YlmK MBR

Bands Of velvet ribbon and lace form
an attractive finish around the bottom
Of the wrapper. The skirt touches II
front and has q graceful sweep in thu
back Bands of satin ribbon dnisf
the collars and cuffs.
The mode may be developed In
challe. albatross. cashmere, nuns veil
ing. or French flannel. 1t is also ap
propriate for lawn. dimiry. gingham o,
mercerized cotton. and may be made
with or without lining.
To make the wrapper in the medium
size will require seven yards Of thirty.
six.inch material with three-quarte,
yards Of all-over embroidery.
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According to an old document jpns
discovered in Australia. says the Gold
en- Penny. gold was first found by .
convict near Parramatta In 1850. The
unfortunate fellow was at once
charged with having stolen a watch
and "boiled it down." and. being con-
victed by the rude court Of those early
days. was given $50 lashes for bis
pains. In later years the record OF
this incident was closely examined BY
an undoubtedly competent authority,
who was quite convinced Of the gcnu.
ineness Of the copvict's story.
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Oldest Greek Papyrus.

An important Greek papyrus has
been discovered by the German Orien-
tai Society at Abusir. near Sakkara, In
Egypt. 1t contains the dithyramb on
the Persian wars. by Timotheos OF
Miletus. q poet who lived about 400
B. c.. whose name only had been pre-.
served. The poem Is long. and It Is
the first specimen Of that kind Of
poetry that has come TO light. The
manuscript itself is the oldest Of all
Greek papyrl known. and belongs prob
atly TO the fourth century before
Christ.-New York Tribune.
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KIDNEY TROUBLES.
Mrs. Louise n. Gibson Says
That This Fatal Disease Is
Easily Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
nnuud-

DEAR MRs. PISKHAM:-1 felt very
discouraged owo Years ago, had sui.
fered so long with kidney troubles and
other complications, and had taken SO
much medicine without relief that I
began to think there was no hope for
me. Life looked 30 good to- me, but
what is life without health? ! wanted
TO be well.
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A Dressy Little Froek.

Some dressy little frocks for sum.
mer wear are made Of white wash
silk which comes a few yards wide
and will launder just rs we'll as O
swiss or dimity. Both Of these virtues
are very desirable in fabrics for chill
dren's garments.
The dress shown here is made OF
white silk with lace trimmings. The
waist is mounted on q fitted body lin
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Cologne. a city Of $4,000 inhabitants.
has thsee municipal lighthouses. The
daily number Of bathers in 1l96. The
price Of q bath varies from two cents
to tventy-eight cents.
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and IN ecru linen embroidered collar.
The jacket is simply adjusted with
shoulder and underarm seams. 1t
reaches just to the waist line at the
back and has a fashionable dip in
front. ). -
The fronts are shaped with single
bust darts and may be fastened below
the collar II so desired. but these jack
cts are usually worn open to display
the fancy vest OF neck piece worn be-
meath.
Bands Of peau de sole finish the
edges. The broad sailor collar is Of
the same material. covered with a
separate collar of linen. 1t completes
the neck and gives'a becoming. broad
shouldered effect.
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Summer Evening Fan.

Any one desiring pretty evening fan
to wear with cream lace dress or q
dress daintily embellished with cream
lace can get the same for little more
than a dollar. The piece Of creamy
Chantilly Is made the shape Of fan
with n border design at all the foul
shaped edges. Then 1t Is stuck on the
sticks. which are dainty enough-In
deed. really pretty.
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MRS. LOUISE ~. 9lbSON.
lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound cured me and made
me well, and that Is why I gladly
write you this, and gladly thank you; {;
six bottles was all I took, together
with your Pills. Ny headache and
backache and kidney trouble went.
never TO return the burning sensation
I had left altogether; my general
health was SO improved felt as young
and light and happy as at twenty"
-MRs. LOUISE GIBson, 1913 Langley
Ave-, Chicago, Iu.-Ssooo fafSt " asoos
II you feel that there Is anything ut
all unusual or puzzling about your
case, or II you wish confidential advice
Of the most experienced, write to Mrs
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., and you w1si
be advised free Of charge. Lydia u:
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has cured and 10 curing thousands q
Gases Of female trouble.
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is. Parker. Fredonis. NY, says: "Shall
not call on you for the slo0 reward, for be-
Neye Halls Catarrh Cure will cure any case
of catarrh. Was very bad" Write him for
particulars. Sold BY Druggists, 7Sc.
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One size smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease, powder for the feet. II makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat.
ing. aching feet. ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores,
2sc. Trial package Free By mail. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, y. Y.
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An Aatrac,ixe BIZ cf Color.

An Attractive Bit ef Color.
A black and yellow basket desigh
embroidered on bands Of white gives
an attractive bit of color to a gown of
white piQue -.
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Mrs. .wins!ow' Sc othing Syrup for children
teething. soften the gums, reduces innamma-
ton .allnys pain cures wind collie 25c. n bottle
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is m iniallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SANrEI Ocean Grove. y. J., Feb. II, 1900.
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New York City.-The illustration
shows one Of the seasons most popu-
lar garments, an Eton Of black taffeta
with white peau de sole trimmings
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A man may know his own mind and not
know very much at that.
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PTS permanently cured. No ats or nervous
mess after flrst days use OF Dr.. Kline's Great
NerveRestore s2triAl bottle and treatisefree
DR.. H. KLINE. Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
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The fellow who borrows fifty cents is
content to do things by halves.
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When a fellow has no bank account to
draw on it doesn't do him much good to
draw on his Imagination.
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More aluminium than ever Is being used
for the cape Of fruit jars for all classes OF
Roods.
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A man never iorgets how good he Is to
Others.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-27

ity to appreciate Teutonic virtues. But
he returned to London enthusiastic
about William II.-not, be it observed.
in the latter's capacity as a ruler, but
as naval constructor of the soundest
and most learned type.
His majesty has to have many
clothes, and it must be confessed that
he has a weakness for the most gor-
geous uniform that he has a right to
wear-the cleaning white of the
Guards, topped by FURNISHED helmet,
topped in its turn by the poising figure
of the imperial eagle.
I'm that costume" remarked keen
observer of him on one occasion. "he
feels himself to be Germany-militant
and ready to repel all comers." With
out indorsing so large a statement, il
may be admitted that his majesty
looks wonderfully well in those white
trappings; while hussar reglmentals,
for instance, do not add to the i'm
pressiveness of his appearance.
1t seems a contradiction to add that
the German court expenditure far ex-
ceeds to-day the expenditure of either
Of the former emperors. Fredrick Ill
was an invalid; but William l. lived at
time no less splendid for the German
empire than now. But the old William
and the young William mean different
things.
The old emperor could never be got
to see that imperial duties included
lavish entertainments given at tables
groaning under barbaric gold plate.
When he left his study to go to eat his
modest (if copious) dinner, at the ia
nous old palace Unter den Linden, he
would turn down the lamp on his
desk. Intimates wondered at the habit,
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-27
Holly for the coIffure.

There is tendency to make the
hair conform to the season. In June
the rose, in autumn the chrysanthe-
mum, at Christmas the holly.
They take holly now and stand it
upright in the hair, as though it were
an aigrette. The holly is tied in a
stiff little sprig and is fastened back
of the pompadour or in the top of it.
The prickly leaves and the gorgeous
red berries make a very nice orna-
ment for the hair, says the Philadel-
phia Inquirer
The holly wreath is also seen in
the coiffures of the season. This is a
wreath of the leaves trained to lie
around the knot at the back of the
neck. The wreath should be a very
slender one, and it should be twisted
around the knot and fastened with
pins invisibly rather than conspicu-
ously. The effect is a pretty artless-
ness.
Women who can wear an ornament
over the ears are taking punches of