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Outwitted.

At a popular holiday resort during
the season a coach used to run daily
between the town and some ruins a
few miles out, stopping at an inn for
dinner The landlord of the inn made
pretty sum-which he shared with
the coachman-by doing the passeng
ers out of their meal. A good repast
was provided, bat the passengers were
hardly allowed to be seated before the
signal was given to start. One day,
after the coach had departed. the land
lord discovered traveller still enjoy
ing a hearty meal. He grew uneasy
as he saw the eatables disappearing
under his very eyes, but far more so
when he noticed that all the silver
spoons and forks were missing. On
the travellers describing a suspicious
looking character among the passen-
gers. bicyclist was hastily despatch
ed to bring back the coach. When IL
appeared the accuser walked out, and,
instead of helping to identify the thief.
calmly took his seat on the coach.
Thanks for NV good mealr' said
he. addressing the furious landlord
You'll find the spoons and forks in
the coffee pot. Right away. driver-
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gan the struggle as a civil engineer, q
calling which he followed for eight
years. While thus engaged he spent
his leisure hours in the study of social
science. but it was not until 1855 that
the result of all this thought and prep
aration was published TO the world.
Then appeared his first book. Social
States" which was four years in
advance of Darwin's origin of Spe-
Giles" and dimiy anticipated some of
the proofs OF evolution therein set
forth.
Spencer's drst volume was received
with frosty air when noticed at all.
Others followed only TO experience a
scarcely less frigid reception. At first
the determined philosopher paid the
cost of publication out of his own slen-
der means: that being the only way he
could get his work before the people
Not until twenty-four yesrs later was
he able 10 say that he had got his
money ell back so that he had lost
nothing by his work. Discourag1ng
as all this must have been. Mr.. Spen-
Ger was net Of a kind easily turned
aside. He continued TO think and
write. and his great lifework stands
to-day the strongest kind OF evidence
that the sublime faith he had in his
own ability was well founded he
lived to hear the applause os the world
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iressmaking line. These garments are
no richer than they were last winter or
the winter before, but they are more ex-
pensive, on the average. because of the
need of individuality in the garment that
is to be marked as stylish, The prevail
ing diversity would indicate that the pos
sibilities are almost inexhaustible, but
the current output of original designs
hardly can go on a great deal longer be-
fore makers will. have to resort to dis
coverable repetition. The fancy for
stylish touches invades every possible
sort of wrap. being reflected even in
such strictly utilitarian garments as rain
coats. One OF these is pictured here by
the artist-a brown cravenette affair
trimmed with braid and responding TO
current fashions in the cut of its sleeves
Possibly the establishment of such coats
may indicate that the liking for elaborate
outsides is nearing its end. but since such
a rain coat hasn't a touch OF over-elab-
orateness, it hardly can be taken as very
strong evidence OF such a condition.
While lace collars are as finely decora-
tive as ever. they're not as serviceable
a medium for women of modest means
as they were last season The reason for
this is that the collar must be especially
large and fine to count as OF especlai
value. Very deep ones with which shout
der slope can be attained are majority
of those now seen But fancy collars
and neck fxings OF other sorts are not
only new styIishness, but may be turned
TO practices OF economy Those gotten
up especially for the customer by an ex-
oensive dresSmaker ara not available for
skimpers. OF course, but there Is No end
of made ones that are finely decorative
and not costly. Nor is the fault OF great
duplication noticeable. IS Il so often Il in
such SarnitursS. Indeed. it seems Just
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folds on skirts Of transparent or soft ma

folds on skirts Of transparent or soft ma
terial
Those little blouses of printed cash
mere are not half bad
Ermine, otter and zibelline are used
good deal with moleskin.
Blouse jackets with basque pieces,
while not new, are a good style.
Wolfe in white and pale shades is just
the thing for dainty house frocks.
Dainty toques are of marabout, with
a chou of colored velvet at the side.
There is singular fancy for setting
miniatures into elaborate shoe buckles.
Fringes of glittering beads are arrang.
ed in varying lengths to form a scalloped
trimming.
Ruche-like trimmings are as a rule at
the foot of the foundation skirts of even
ing costumes.
For the street there is the coat and
skirt costume of navy blue velvet in
walking length.
Chenille in black over white may look
common but chenille adorned lace or
horsehair will be rich.
If the ermine is little yellowed so
much the better, for then everybody
knows it's a real heirloom.
A chou of tulle in three or four shades
of gray is a good finish for the neck of
the "gun metal silk gown.
Tailors are haking the basque coat,
and smart dressmakers are also putting
a tiny basque on below the waist. The
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now as If the manufacturers OF such
pretties had accomplished the distribu-
ton of their product to a nicely. And il
woman has her collar. or her collar and
cuff set, to herself for her city, what
need she care if the same is sent also
to every other city in the land? 1t would
be captious purchaser of such dainties
at moderate prices who would expect
that she should have a pretty design
against all the world. What may be ac
eomplished with these accessories in the
way Of dressing the simplest forms of
bodices is illustrated herewith. There
are shown an arrangement of white silk.
with enrichment of blue silk cording and
blue silk tassels, collar and cuff set of
white silk finished with black silk pleat-
ings and pearl buttons, and a neck piece
of light green silk, with black silk en-
broidery and cording. Such affairs are
plentiful in silk linen and crepe, and
their use is by no means restricted to
simple waists, for they appear on the
best OF evening fnery. There, of course,
they are accompanied by other, possibly
more snowy, trimming. II the more
costly sorts the amount and completely
of the handwork is often amazing.
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cutaway xouave coat is also wonderfully
smart when worn with the short skirt

cutaway xouave coat is also wonderfully
smart when worn with the short skirt.
Crepons seem t. be coming in again.
Some very handsome silk crepons are
shown for evening wear.
Black lace insets are still a rich fea.
ture of black crepe de chine robes which
are worn over white or other tint.
One handsome velvet gown has tiny
embroidered watch pocket huttOned TO
the outside of the left coat front.
Morning gowns of cloth are severely
plain, but afternoon dress makes up an
elaborate overlooking Of decorations.
The circular collar holds its own. but
there are innovations. Some Of the deep
est have a shoulder seam. the fronts
plated into that Of the dress, so that it
spreads out over the arm in a shawl
like fashion.
Not alone upon the gown is the effect
dependent The blouse worn with a tai
tornado adds much or detracts, as the
case may be. Fashion has decreed that
the blouse must match the gown. or If a
wash material is chosen it must be white.
The loose front and snug or semi-snug
back, with pouch sleeves, viii hold their
places in popular favor. it is said. Lin
ings are less and less used. but the long
shoulder effect. which seems TO so with
the low bust line and straight front, wiz
continue TO dominate.
Dogskin gloves in mannish style ara
worn in the morning and n tailor gown,
while glace kid or suede in light tinta
accompany a handsomely made one. The
ties, stocks sad belts Of both silk and
wash materials come in infinite variety,
and a choice that win add distinction to
the costume Is sssy from such large AZ
sorSment.
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full woman. How little l knew that
at that very time, John was having a
fierce conflict with his own emotions,
as he read and re-read the letter sup
posed to have come from me. In the
far West, it told him, i had found
another. and by the time he received
that, l would be a wife. Would he
forgive me for my fickleness, and could
he not find some one to fill my place :?
There was Eupice. l was sure she
cared for him, and would make him
happy
"You know the rest, child. He mar
ried her. She was ready and willing
to give him every encouragement; and
not until she lay dying did she con-
fess herself the author of these two
letters. and how fearful she had al
ways been that we would find out her
guilty secret, and by mutual con-
fession learn that in our hearts we
had always been true to each other.
OF course he wondered why | had
never married. But she told him l had
been terribly disappointed, and not to
mention the subject to me. The letter
| wrote releasing him from his engage
ment she received, instead of him.
Eunice was clever, very clever. It's
a pity so many clever people don't put
their talents to better purposes.
"On the day she died, she called
him to her. John, she said. my life
has been spared many years, but l
have not been happy. Knowing at last
that you would never care for me, as
you did for her, was wretched-a
fitting punishment for my sin-but you
have always been a kind and faithful
husband, and 1 could not die without
telling you all. When ! am gone may
you be happy together. 1t is my last
request. John, promise me you will
heed it
swell, as you know, child, we were
married in June, although he is past
three score years and ten, and l was
seventy instead of twenty as it was to
have been. That is all dear, and here
is john"
Later, as l wandered in the glen, a
picturesque bit of rustic scenery,
found them sitting in an ideal spot at
the foot of a beautiful waterfall, the
grand verdure- covered hills towering
above them. Dear old people; young
in their hearts as on that spring day
when they plighted their troth beneath
the blossom laden boughs of the old
apple tree.-Waverley.
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WAYS OF LONG AGO.

Last night 1 dreamed L was awake;
Then, waking up, dreamed,
My mind just went without a break
To where the waters cleaned
And Gimpled down beside the roed.
l saw the willows trail
Along the stream, just like l knowed.
/ saw the teeter-tail,
And heard the bluejay IL, and call,
And saw the eddies swing
In curves below the waterfall,
Az heard the ribins sing.
And I was just boy, and walked
The ways o long ago.
The catbird came again and Knocked
Just like 1 used to know.
And in the orchard loaded down
The heavy branches swung,
And in its coat of sober brown
The thrush its mathis sung.
And breezes moved the ripening grain
In pillows to and fro,
And | was just a boy again
In ways Of long ago.
y, welcome dreams that take US back
To childhood's happy daysl
Along some aforementioned tack
In pleasant woodland waysl
.. welcome song Of orioles
4nd thrush's mathis clear
That bring us back the orchard knobs
And days of yesteryear,
Till we can hear the lullabies
And feel the rhythmic swing
That used to lull our tired eyes
When mother used to sing.
Houston Post.
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TRANSPORTING A NINETY-TON GRANITE COLUMN.


side Heights New York. going the architectural
tasks undertaken
owing to lack of funds but unlimited
fifteen years
Eight ggant
York from Vnahaven
ported from the dock to the Cathedral grounds.
Each column memorial
enormous
true monot polishing operation
of
came Dake the
81 feet inches length The
smaller section is II feet diameter
weighs
lighter, difficulty
to
built which
The
built
5inch wheel
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MononoIx Prices.


Nearly every one in the United
States has felt the extortion of the
beef trust and many family only has
meat once or twice week in conse-
quence of the high prices eXacted. The
poor in the towns and cities thus suf-
fer whether in the Eastern or Western
States. If the farmers and stock grow
ers were the beneficiaries of this high
price of meat, there would be an indi-
rect compensation to the workers Of the
cities, for agriculture being unusually
prosperous the increased necessity for
purchasing necessities of life and also
Injuries by the farmers brings more
demand for labor in the business and
manufacturing centers, and hence bet
ter wages and living. But the farmers
and stock growers are grumbling that
the price of cattle and hogs is lower.
while the packers combine is charging
more for their products. A letter in
the Mitchell, Neb., Index from former
Senator II. G. Stewart says:
by glancing at the market reports
we notice that about the middle of Oc-
tober the price of hogs was $3.50; and
that the price at the same date a year
ago was $7.20, or loss to the producer
of $1.90 per cwt. Retail dealers who
handle Omaha meats in the larger
cities of the State report that the pack
ers are charging 10 to 10 per cent more
for dressed pork now than year ago.
Result The packers by controlling
both the buying and selling prices are
able this year to buy hogs at 40 per
cent less and sell meat at - per cent
more, making profit OF 30 per cent
over and above their profits of one
year ago.
Now, how about cattle? About the
same date in October this year good
beef steers weighing 1,200 pounds sold
for $40; same date a year ago the
same quality of steers sold for $6.25,
or $1.50 more than this year. Dressed
meat is Is per cent higher this year;
so they are buying cattle on foot at 30
per cent lass and selling the meat at 10
per cent more. making net profit OF
a. per cent over and above their pro-
fits of year ago
without doubt this state Of facts
exists in other Western States and in
the other packing eenters. Kansas city
and Chicago.
Attorney General Knox has ample
funds and legal aid to investigate these
extortions of the packers combine, but
he will have to change his tactics from
the gloved hand to the mailed fist by
prosecuting this unlawful combination
under the criminal section Of the Inter
state Commerce law instead OF the in
junction proceedings he has coIemenc-
evidently laugh at the Knox way Of
fighting them.
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fed upon a yellow fever victim. The
health authorities were trying to dis
cover if the disease was carried by the
insect, and gave those submitting to
the test a reward of 500.
Although she had nursed two Span
iards who subjected themselves to the
test and died. Miss Mas offered her
self as a sacrifice, if necessary. to SCI
ence, and fell victim to the disease
as a result Of the bites of the mos
quito. She was taken to the yellow
fever hospital, and her sister, Miss So
phia Mas, started from home to reach
her bedside, but death won the race,
and she reached there only to hear
that her sister had passed away.
bill has now been introduced in
Congress for a pension for the mother
of the girl
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The Postal Frauds.

The investigation of those two emf
nent lawyers. Holmes Conrad and
Charles J. Bonaparte. of the postal
scandals, expose more rottenness and
involve many much higher in author
ity than the legal proceedings indi-
cate. In their report they denounce
Perry Heath. the secretary of the Re
publican National Committee, in I'M
measured terms and say that Charles
Emory Smith, ex-Postmaster General;
Robert Tracewell, Comptroller of the
Treasury; Henry A. Castle, Auditor for
the Postoffice Department, and the late
and present postmasters of Washing
ton, d. c., all appear to have shared
in the responsibility for the acts of
the minor officials that have been in
dicted. They also say that the ''Tul-
loch charges" have never been proper
~ investigated The far reaching grab
game of the minor officials has been de-
scribed by Kansas City paper in
way that will bring the matter home
to the voters:
Whenever within the last ten years
anyone in America mailed letter, the
chances were that he deposited it in a
letter box which was bought by graft
painted by graft and attached to the
lamp post by graft He found what
time the letter would be collected by
reading a time card put on the letter
box by graft The mail carrier who
took up the letter, if he lived in the
East, perhaps paid bribe to get his
job or to get an increase of salary. The
postman placed the letter in a pouch
suspended from a shoulder strap, both
of which were sold to the government
by fraud, and carried it to the post
office, where, perhaps. some favored
or mulcted clerk cancelled the stamp
with ink and a machine fraudulently
foisted upon the post department. The
letter was then bundled up with other
mail matter, tied together with a piece
of Irvine or leather thong which the
government was swindled into buying,
and thereupon thrown into a railroad
mail bag; and this bag, its fastener, its
locks. its keys, became pubic proper
ty by three distinct and separate
CRAFTS. Finally the laden bag was sent
OF to the train according TO the time
told out by peculiar clock, during
every tick of which Uncle Sam was
being outrageously robbed and swim
died."
1t might be added that the greatest
graft has not been included, the rail
roads every time a wheel goes round
charge Uncle Sam more than twice as
much for carrying a pound of mail as
they charge the express companies.
The postal cars even when standing
still are bringing rent to the railway
corporations equal each year to dout le
what they cost to buy from the car
manufactures
Yet the voters in many States seem
to approve this era of looting and go
on electing representatives of the party
whose morality has departed and
whose slogan is stand pat"
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Roo.evelt a. Gottrsburr.

Mr.. Roosevelt has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver next years Gettysburg
Memorial day address. His boundless
egotism does not shrink from compari-
son or his literary style, jejune. banal,
dIffuse and often ungrammatical as It
habitually is. with the classic simple
ity and fawless precision of one Of the
greatest masters OF English.
or Lincoln and the silent jewellers on
that vast field he should have the can
dor to say What you died TO accom-
pllsh. the perpetuity Of free republic,
/ have striyen my best to undo by alb
rogating the principles upon which the
Union was saved. Chicago chronl-
clo
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He was explaining why he didn't
get home until an early morning hour.
The fact Is" he said, IAN old col
lege chum-a stranger in the city
came to the office. and l felt as IL
ought TO entertain him little"
"Oh. II was charity." she Interrupted
why. yes" he returned. Frightening
at the suggestion. you might call it
charity 10 spend a little time and
money ON lonesome-
But charity" she interrupted again,
begins at home"
THU he gave up the explanation
bOSip -
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Republicans Call rhi. Prosperity.

Republicans Call This Prosperity.
The Hon. j. G. Cannon said the day
the Republicans nominated him for
Speaker of the House, ''The people
never were so well and perfectly EN-
ployed as now" That great Republi-
can leader, Congressman Hepburn of
Iowa, who, when he Is speaking will
not brook interruption by any new
member, said on Dec. 1, To-day every
man in the United States who wants
to work finds employment in the great
labor fields Of the United States, and
at compensating wages"
How do the facts bear out these
strong optimistic assertionsF On Oct.
ID the Boston Transcript, leading Re
publican paper, said
Organized labor is facing the great
est wage crisis since the panic Of 1898.
1t has been estimated that be-
fore the close of the year the big en-
ploying concerns of the country will
have discharged nearly 100000 men"
On Nov. II, the New York Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin,
the greatest journal of this class in this
country, said:
1T would be folly to shut our eyes
to the fact that industrial and in turn
commercial depression are following
right along in the wake of the financial
collapse. Mills are shutting down; min
ing is being restricted"
The National Labor Tribune of Pitts
burg said, Nov. Dist:
There are still more idle mills
throughout the country than seemed
possible during the flush times of a
year or more ago. WHAT'S still more UNI
pleasant TO contemplate, number of
the shutdowns appear to be for good,
or at least for an indefinite time"
The International Mercantile Agency,
of which ex-Director of the Census
Merriam is the head, said, about Dec.
5th:
1.-THE week is characterized by fur
tier slackening industry. Wages
of 100000 industrial employees have
been reduced 10 per cent or more. and
preparations are making TO effect a
similar reduction with respect to 300
600 others in various lines on or about
Jan. LIST"
AS indicating the slackening in in
dustry, we may note the falling off I'm
the production of pig iron. The Iron
Age of Dec 10 says the production fell
from an average of 100000 tons a
month for July, August and September
to 1,O74,000 tons for November, and
that such a drop within the short
space of two months is altogether un-
precedented in the American iron in
dustry." Yet IT says that not only did
the stock Of unsold iron greatly in
crease during November, but that for
the first week In December there was
a still further falling of in production.
If. as has heretofore been supposed,
the iron and steel industry is the
barometer of business. then great in
dustrial storm viii soon be upon us.
OF course. those who choose to do
40 can accept the Interested optimistic
vaporings OF their Republican states
men and discard the disinterested
warnings Of our great trade and labor
Journals and Of our financial and com
merciaI authorities This Is free
country and a man neeG not put a roof
ON his house IL he doesn't think there
will be any more rain. Time will tell
who are right-Byron w. Hall.
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HERBERT SPENCER DEAD.
Tie Last of the Great Thinkers OF the
Victorian Age.

Herbert Spencer. the distinguished
English philosopher and author of
many scientific works of great value.
who died recently at his home in
Brighton, was the last of the great
thinkers of the Victorian age. which
included Charles Darwin, Thomas
Huxley and John Tyndall.
Herbert Spencer was born April 81,
1920. the son of poor schoolmaster in
Derby. England. His advantages in
early life were few. most of his edu-
cation being received through his faith
err yet he lived to be one of the great
est thinkers of the age. At Il he be-
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So long as it was believed that the
government of the United States would
observe the treaty OF 1876 the Isthmus
route was In perfect security.
The moment the Panama conspira-
tors got from Washington assurance
that the administration would violate
the treaty. the isthmus was menaced.
Menaced It win remain until the con
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Fashion Notes.

Black chantilly over white is lovely.
Black soutache on white cloth is ef-
fectiye.
Warmth. without weight, is the winter
watchword
Most of the winter modes require soft
and pliable materials,
Be sure to have one white hat among
your winter millinery.
Flounces are seen OF skirts of heavy
material and double and triple straight