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too tight. in consequence OF which there
very elegant appearance.
THE king Of Naples Joachim Murat.
the man In all France who dressed
with the most care and nearly al
ways In good taste. sometimes took the
liberty Of baptering the emperor slight
ly about his dress. Sire. said he to
the emperor. your majesty dresses too
much like a good family man. Pray,
sire, be an example to your faithful
subjects Of good taste In dress Would
you like me, in order to please you.
replied the emperor. TO dress like n
scented fop, like II dandy-in fine. like
the king OF Naples and the Two Sici-
lies? Az for me. must hold on to my
old habitudes.' Yes. SIRE and to your
habits tues Told clothes or dead fash
ions), added the king on one occasion.
'Detestable" cried the emperor That
Ia worthy Of Brunet.' And they laugh
cd heartily over this play on words.
1.-THE cmperor's vest and breaches
were always Of white cashmere. He
changed them every morning, and they
were washed only three or four times.
Two hours after ne had left his room
1t often happened that his breeches
were all stained with ink, owing to his
habit Of wiping his pen on them and
scattering ink all around him by knock
Ing his pen against the table. Never
theless, as he dressed In the morning
for the whole day, he did not change
his clothes on that account and re-
mained In that condition the remainder
Of the day. He wore none but white
silk stockings. bis shoes, which were
very light and thin. being lined with
silk and his boots lined throughout In
side with white fustian. and when he
felt an itching on one Of his legs he
rubbed It with the heel Of his shoe or
the boot ON the other leg, which added
still more to the effect OF the Ink
blotches. His shoe buckles were oval.
either plain gold or with medallions.
His majesty before making his tot
let In summer put on pantalOons OF
white piQue and q dressing gown Of
the same and In winter pantaloons and
dressing gown Of swanskin, while on
his head was a turban tied in front,
the two ends hanging down on bis neck
behind. When the emperor donned
this headdress his appearance was far
from elegant. When he came out OF
the bath we gave him another turban,
for the one he wore was always wet In
the bath. where he turned and splash
I'd himself necessarily. Having taken
bic bath and read his dispatches. he
began his toilet and l shaved him be-
fore he learned to shave himself.
IAN these preparations ended. l put
on him light flannel or cashmere slip
perS. white silk stockings-the only
kind he ever wore-and very hne linen
or fustian drawers. sometimes knee
brooches OF white cashmere. with soft
riding boots, sometimes psntaloons OF
. the saMe stun and color. with little
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NAPOLEON, A. Seen
by His Associates
DRESSED AFTER FASHIONS OF his OWN
copyright. isoA BY g. L. Kilmer. /

English half boots which came to the
middle OF the leg and were finished
with small silver spurs which were
never more than six lines in length.
All his boots were finished with these
spurs. ] then put on his flannel vest
and shirt, ncckcloth Of very fine mus
lin and over all q black silk stock; final.
ly round vest Of white piquc and ei-
thcr n chasseur's or n grcnadier's coat.
"The emperor wore no jewclry. He
wore on his coat only star and two
crosses. that Of the Legion Of Honor
and that Of the Iron Crown Under his
uniform and on his vest he wore red
ribbon, the ends OF which could Just be
seen. When there was n reception mt
the chateau or he held a review he put
this grand Gordon outside his coat. His
hat, the shape Of which IL will BE- use
less TO describe while portraits OF his
majesty exist. was extremely fine and
very light, lined with silk and wadded.
and on 1t no wore neither tassels nor
plumes, but simply a narrow. fiat band
OF silk and little tricolored cockade.
hc oWoiuO VI MS uidJcSty WE'RE VeTy
plain, with gold mountings and an owl
on the hut."
The time had been when the ward.
robe and toilet Of Napoleon were not 40
elaborate as that described by his valet.
The Duchesse d'Abrnntes, writing of
a visit made by the budding general to
her home soon after he had conquered
the sections. says:
"Bonaparte had on n gray greatcoat.
very plainly made. buttoned up to his
chin: round hat. which was either
drawn over his forehead, SO as almost
to conceal his eyes. or stuck unon the
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latter a painting by Masquerier. ]

back Of his bead. so that it appeared In
danger of falling off. and black era.
vat. very clumsily tied This was Bona.
parties usual dress. AT that period, In.
deed. nobody, either man or woman,
paid any great attention to elegance
Of appearance, and must confess that
Bonaparte's costume did not then ap.
pear SO droll us It now does on recol.
lection. He brought with him q bou-
Quet Of vioiets. which he presented to
my mother. This piece Of gallantry
was SO extraordinary on his part that
we could not help smiling at it. He
smiled. too, and said. I suppose make
but II sorry cavaliere servante.'"
According to Bourrienne, Napoleon's
secretary, court dress did not become
the emperor. He says:
"Bonaparte was seen TO less adyan-
tage In drawing room than at the
head Of his troops. His military uni
form became him much better than
the handsomest dress Of My other
kind. His first trials Of dress coats
were unfortunate. l hive been inform
cd that the first time he wore one he
kept on his black cravnt. This incon-
gruity was remarked TO him. and he
replied: SO much the better. It leaves
mo something OF military air. and
there is no harm in that"
Both under the consulate and the
empire Napoleon often appeared at So
cial functions dressed in the Uniform
OF a cavalry colonel, and "even in the
hottest weather." says Meneval, ''he
never broke his custom OF wearing his
uniform buttoned right up to the
neck" GEORGE l.. KILMER
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~ although Fred wns growing
ominously, his hair on end
AS for myself l never had n more fear
full hour than that we suffered before
the light Of morning came.
made no cutlery. but chung to my old
companion, trembling. He did not stir
for n few minutes, and then we crept
cautiously into the small hemlocks on
one side Of the opening.
Keep still" he whispered. Don't
move er speak"
Presently we heard move in the
brush. and then quick az n flash Uncle
Eb lifted his rifle and fred in the direc-
ton of 1t. Before the loud echo had
gone OF in the woods we heard some
thing break through the brush at run.
as n man." said Uncle Eb as he lis
tened. "IIe mint a-losin' no time
nuther."
We sat listening MS the sound grew
fainter, and when it ceased entirely I'm
Gle Eb said he must have got to the
road After a little the light OF the
morning began sitting down through
the tree tops and was greeted with in
Vulnerable songs.
"IIe done noble" said Uncle Eb, pat
ting the old dog as he rose to poke the
fire. Purity good chap l call i'm! He
can hev half o. my dinner any time he
wants it,"
"Who do ron suppose II was?" ! in
quired.
"Robbcrs. guess" he answered, IAN
they'll be layin' fer us when we go out
mebbc: but, IL they are, Fred n find
'em, an I've got or Tristy here, an I
guess thetll take care Nv u.s."
His rifle was always fattered with
that name OF or Trusty when it had
done him good turn.
Soon as the light had come clear he
went out in the near woods with dog
and rife and beat around In the brush.
He returned shortly and said he had
seen where they came and went.
I'D a-killed 'em deadcr n n door
NAIL" said he. laying down the old rifle,
III they'd a-come any nearer"
Then we brought water from the
river and had our breakfast Fred
went on ahead of us when we started
for the road. scurrying through the
brush on both sides Of the trail ns II
he knew what was expected of him.
He flushed number Of partridges,
and Uncle Eb killed one Of them on
our way to the road. We resumed our
journey without any further adven.
turc. II was so smooth and level under.
foot that Uncle Eb let me get in the
wagon after Fred was hitched to it
The old dog went along soberly and
without much effort, save when we
came to hills or sandy places. when |
always got out and ran on behind.
Uncle Eb showed me how to brake
the wheels with long stick going
downhill. ! remember how 1t hit the
dogs heels at the first down grade and
how he ran to keep out OF the way
OF It, We were going like mad In hall
q minute, Uncle Eb coming nfter us
calling to the dog. Fred only looked
over his shoulder with II wild eye al
the rattlIng wagon and ran the harder
Tie leaped aside Mt the bottom, and
then We went oil IN a hemp. For.
tunately no harm was done.
II declare." said Uncle Eb as he
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HHROuGII you We know the
exact number of shirts Napo.
leon wore," was the greeting

"|\HRouGn you We know the
exact number of shirts Napo.
leon wore," was the greeting
extended to Frederic Mason,
the Napoleonic authority. at the time
OF bis insta ton az one Of the forty
immortals" of the French Academy
NapOleon's vnlet de chambrc, Con.
slant. goes peg higher in his personal
recolIections and lays bare the secrets
OF his masters get up" from under.
shirt to ovcrcoat. and that for all occa.
sions. whether the workroOm or draw.
Ing room. the council chamber or the
battlefield.
"The only requirements the emperor
made ms to his clothing" says Con.
slant, "were that 1t should be of fine
quality and perfectly comfortable. and
his coats for ordinary use, dress coats
ana even the famous gray overcoat
were made OF the finest cloth from
Louviers. Under the consulate he
wore, as was then the fashion. the
skirts of his coat extremely long. Aft
prward fashion changed, ana they were
worn shorter, but the emperor held
with singular tenacity TO the length Of
his. and had much trouble In indnc-
Ing him to abandon this fashion. and
1t was only by subterfugc that I at
last succeeded. Each time l ordered n
new cont for his majesty I directed the
tailor to shorten the skirts by an inch
at least, until at last. without his being
aware OF It, they were no longer ride
ulous He did not abandon his old
habits any more readily on this point
than on all others, and his greatest de-
sire was that his clothes should not be
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on . Usam Auvve the NORWAY. Inc
rain roared on the old roof shortly and
came whipping down through the bare
boards above us. A big drop struck
In thy face. aud moved little. Then
l saw what made me hold my breath
a moment and cover my head with the
shawl A dash Of lightning revealed a
tall. ragged man looking in at the door
way. lay close to Uncle Ell. imagining
much evil Of that vision, but made no
cutlery.
Shrugged in between my two com.
panions I felt reasonably secure and
soon fell asleep. The sun, streaming In
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meat on it--hearn tell It was gran good
fare. 80 the boy he scratched the
bears back, an the bear he grlnned
an made his paw go patitty pat on the
ground-it did feel 80 splendid. Their
the hoy TUX his jackknife an begun {
cut off the bears tail. The bear he
few mad an growled an growled &c
the boy he stopped an didn't dast cut
no more.
Hurts awful says the bear
Couldn't never stan It. Tell We what
I'll dew. We scratched my back, an
now I'll scratch your'n.'"
Gee whiz" said I.
Eyes, sir, that's what the bear said
Uncle Eb went on. THE boy he up an
run like a mailer. The bear he laugh
ed hearty an scratched the ground like
Sam Hill an flung the dirt hlgher'n bis
head.
"1.ook here says he as the boy
stopped, II jcs' swallcred a piece o
mutton. Run yer hand int my throat
an I'll let ye hev It,
1.-THE bear he opened his mouth an
showed his big teeth"
"Whcw" I whistled.
"Thet's eggsznc'ly what he DONE
said Uncle Eb "He showed 'em plain
The boy was scairter n a weasel. The
bear he jumped up an down on his
hind legs nm laughed an holiered an
shook himself.
"'Only jes' foolin'," says he when he
! hn stsx
what We 'frald wv"
"'Cant bear e stay here says tho
boy, LESS yell keep yer mouth shet.'
An the bear he shet his mouth an
p'inted 10 the big pocket N his fnI
coat an winked an motioned { the
boy.
"The bear he RELY did hev a poke,
on the side NV his big fur coat. The
boy slid his hand in mp { the elbow
VIVA dye s'pose he found?'
Dunno" said I.
"Sumthin' { ent." he continued
"Boy liked 1t best of all things"
guessed everything I could thinh
of, from cookies to beefstcak, and gave
up.
"Gingerbread," said he soberly n,
length.
Thought We said bears couldn't
talk" ! objected.
"Waal, the boy d fell asleep. an he'd
only dreamed O. the bear" said Uncle
Eb aye Sec bears can talk wher
boys are drenmin' NV 'cm. Come day
light. the boy got mp an ketcheh Il
crow; broke his wing with the cross
gun. Then he tied the kite string or
{ the crows leg. an the crow topped
along an the boy followed him, an
bime by they come out n cornfield
where the crow d been used t comm
fer his dinner"
"What come O. the boy?" said I.
event home" said he, gaping. ms ht
lay on his back and looked up Mt tho
tree tops AN he allwus said beal
was good comp'ny If he'd only keep his
mouth shet-jes' like some folks I've
henrn NV"
can what come o the crow"
went t the OIL crow doctor an goi
his wing fixed" he said drowsily.
And in n moment heard him snor
ing.
We had been asleep long time whcr
the barking Of Fred woke us. could
Just see Uncle Eb in the dim light OF
the fire kneeling beside me, the rifle in
his hand.
"rll fill We full O lead II We come
any nearerw he shouted.
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nud u mtgntU year OJ her.
at the open door. reused me in the
morning. At the beginning Of each
day Of our journey woke to find Tn.
Gle Eb cooking at the fire. He was ~.
ing beside me this morning. his eyes
open.
"'PraId I'm hard sick" he said as I
kissed him.
whats the matter?" I inquired.
He struggled to a sitting posture,
groaning 80 II went TO my heart.
Rheumatic" he answered present.
~.
He got TO his feet little by little, and
every move he made gave him great
pain. With one hand on his cane and
the other ON my shoulder he made his
way slowly TO the broken gate. Even
now can see clearly the fair prospect
OF that high place valley reaching to
distant hills aud river winding
through it glimmering in the sunlight
long wooded ledge breaking into max
ed. grassy slopes on one side OF the
valley and on the other deep forest
rolling to the far horizon; between
them big patches Of yellow grain and
white buckwhent and green pasture
land and greener meadows and the
straight road, with white houses on
either side Of it, glorious in n double
fringe Of goldenrod and purple astei
and yellow John's-wort and the deep
blue Of the Jacobs ladder.
Looks good deal like the promised
land" said Uncle Eb. "IIain't go,
much further Z co.
He sat on the rottng threshold. while
I pulled some Of the weeds in front OF
the doorstep and brought kindlngs OF,
Of the house and built fire. Will.
we were eating I told Uncle Eth Of the
man | had seen in the night.
"Gness YOU was dreamn'." he said
and. while stood firm for the reality
OF that had seen, II held our thought
only for q brief moment. My com
panion was unable to walk that day
so We lay by in the shelter of the ole
house, eating as little Of our scanty
store az we could do with. | went t.
q spring near by for water and picked
a good NESS OF blackberries. that ]
bid away until supper time SO as Il
surprise Uncle Eb. A longer day thar
that we spent In the old house after
our coming have never known.
made the room bit tidier and gather
ed more grass for bedding. Uncle Et
felt better as the day grew warm.
had busy time OF It that morning
bathing his back in the spirits and
rubbing until my small arms achpd.
have heard him tell often how vigor
ousiy worked that day and how
would say, T'li take care O. you. Uncle
Eb-won't !. Uncle Eb?" ma my little
hands few with redoubled energy or
his bare skin. That finished, we lay
down sleeping until the sun was low
when made ready the supper tina,
took the last Of everything we had t.
eat. Uncle Eb was more like himself
that evening and. sitting up in the cor
ner ms the darkness came, told me
stories.
1t was very dark as he finished ant
l was feeling bit sleepy when
heard the boards creak above Oui
heads. Uncle Eb raised himself and
lay braced upon his elbow listening. In
few moments we heard sound as
of some one coming softly down the
ladder at the other end Of the room
1t was 70 dark could see nothing.
who's there?" Uncle Eb demanded.
Don't pint tibet gun at me-" some
body whispered. This IL my home
and I warn We Z leave II er I'll do ~
harm"
fro BE Continued
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Coenuot WHEY - Wuu08y.
Chemist Wiley OF the agricultural Dc
partment reiterates bis statement thai
"at least 90 per cent, II not more. Of the
whisky sold over the bar In the United
States 10 not straight whisky. 1t Ia a
compound Of the neutral spirit. or al
cohol, artihcially coloeed and often "a
vored With artificial essences and some
times mixed with more or less straight
whisky to give It flavor" The state
ment ought to be an effective temper
ance document. all the more 90 since
the effects Of this compound bear out
DR.. Wiley's w0alysis.
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Common Case.

Mrs. Young-Lucy. I'm afraid I mar-
RED the wrong man. Mrs. Elder
Don't let that disturb you. dear. Every
woman who marries does that Boston
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A POOR SHOW.

"Hey. kid, what WIZ YOU cryln fer in
dc thratre?'
81 wuz tinkin of de money I spent ter
rit in"
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An 0DD0PtOo1tV e GOOsS,
1.-THE difference between an old maid
and Q married w0man." Gays Caustic.
"is that one makes some man happy
for life and the other doesn't" Now
guess which 10 which. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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CHAPTER ".

|V1Y) T. listened awhile then. but
Y" heard no sound In the thicket.
~ although Fred wns growing
ominously. his hair on end.
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Bit Of rubbish on the floor.
Full O. white owls" said he, step.
ping inside. where the rustling was
now continuous. They'll do Ms no
harm"
could see them now nying about I'M
der the low ceiling. Uncle Eb gathered
an armful of grass and clover In the
near field and spread II In corner well
away from the ruined door and win
dows. Covered with our blanket. It
made a fairly comfortable bed. Soon az
we had lain down the rain began to rat
tie on the shaky roof and flashes Of
lightning lit every corner of the old
room.
have had ever a curious love Of
storms. aud from the time when mem
DRY began its record in my brain II has
delighted me to hear at night the roar
Of thunder and see the swift play Of
the lightning. lay between Uncle
Eb and tho old dog. who both went
asleep shortly. Less wearied. I pre-
sumo. than either OF them. for I had
done none Of the carrying and had
slept long time that day In the shade
Of a tree. ! was awake an hour or
more after they were snoring. Every
Aash lit tho old room like the full glare
Of the MONDAY sun. remember II
showed me an old cradle piled full Of
rubbish. a rusty scythe hung In the
Potting sash of q window. a few lengths
OF stovepipe and pillow In one corner
S;Sa three staring white owls that sat
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-07-06

her foot into a small shoe she is an
advocate of sensible footwear.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-07-06

The imperial palace in Pekin is to
be connected by telephone with the
Offices of tho different ministries.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1905-07-06
WHY EYESIGHT FAILS
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FIRE.
QUENTLY THE CAUSE.
IIIuminants of the Past, One and All,
Have Serious Defects-AcetyIene
Gas, with Its Clear, Unwaverng, Yet
Soft Flame Cannot Hurt the Eyes.

Chicago, June 2C.-No one can
go into our schools or meet a
group of children on the street
without noticing how large number
of them wear spectacles. The proper
ton seems to increase yearly, and
there are many more who ought to
wear glasses. The experience of one
teacher might be duplicated by the
score. She knew Alice was inatten-
tive and she thought she was unusual
ly stupid. She said so to the principal
and sent note to the mother, re-
questing that the child be helped at
home If she wished her to keep up
with her class. One day after black
board explanation, the teacher called
upon the child and found that she
had not seen what had been written.
She was kept after school and by dint
Of much sympathetic questioning Miss
G. found that Alice had never been
able to see what was put on the board
and that her head had ached so often
and so hard that she frequently failed
to hear what was said.
Such condition may be caused by
lack of proper food, but in our Ameri-
can homes it is usually due to the
poor quality of the artificial light. The
yellow, insufficient light of the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp, with it's smoky
chimney, is about as bad for the eyes
as can be imagined. The Pickering
light from a coal gas jet is but little
better, and even the electric light,
brilliant as it usually is, has an I'M
steadiness due to variations in power,
and a glare peculiarly trying to the
delicate nerves of sight. The compar-
atively new illuminant acetylene gas
produces as nearly perfect an artificial
light as has yet been found. 1t gives
a clear white, unwavering light, very
brilliant yet perfectly soft, and so
nearly like the rays of the sun that
even colors appear as in daylight.
Fortunately, acetylene is very easily
and cheaply produced, and the simple
apparatus necessary can be purchased
and installed in any home at very
moderate cost, and the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in the
house where a light is needed. 1t is
then lighted and extinguished and used
exactly like common city gas.
Acetylene is rapidly coming into
common use in homes, churches,
schools and institutions of all kinds,
and it is reasonable to expect that as
its use in the home increases, there
will be fewer defective eyes, particu-
larly among children. Poor eyesight
and the many ills resulting therefrom
will undoubtedly be Aruch reduced by
the use of this new illuminant