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MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Lace Is used in every possible way.
and on all materials Of light texture.
White cloth, in all its tones, from
pure white, through cream, to zinc on
the one hand and almost stone color on
the other, holds the premier place In
fashionable favor.
Very smart are the smooth brown
linen skirts cut en- princesse, topped
with round waists Of net made simply
with a yoke of insertion bands and
with an embroidered linen girdle or
perhaps one Of dull blue silk to finish
An odd scarf arrangement noticed on
an all black null showed the length
wound twice around the waist and
brought up diagOnally from either side
10 form two or three graceful loops on
the bodice at the point Of lace yoke.
The old fashioned dolman has been
revived and IL here In all its pristine
glory, a. shapeless and ungraeeful a.
ever. Suited It might have been to
the Turkish men, with whom 1t orig
mated, but not at all 10 the well formed
woman Of good carriage with no de-
fects TO conceaL-NeW York Post.
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SHORT STORIES.

The bust of Socrates in the Capitoline
museum at Rome looks like the late
Henry George.
In Washington county, Me-, there are
10000 acres devoted to nothing but
raising blueberries.
Spain and Russia are the only Euro
pean countries which produce more
wool than they consume
There are at least six places in New
York where macaronI Is better cooked
than at the best hotels in Venice,
Naples, Rome or Milan.
The Audubon Society Of California
has been organized at Los Angeles
with about 200 members. The society
win be incorporated later.
The Lafayette artillery company of
LyndebOro, N. h, Is 103 years old and
has the queer distinction of recruiting
It's ranks by handing down positions In
the company from father to son.
The annual auction Of prizes, or un-
marked logs, In the Argyll and Pea
Cove bOoms In the Penobscot river,
Maine, has been held. There were $780,
600 feet Of logs In the lot, and they
were sold for $13 per 1000 feet
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FACTS FROM FRANCE.

The French government this year
refused the usual reduction allowed
to bodies Of sick pilgrims travelling to
Lourdes.
The destiny Of the population Of Paris
is astounding. In 1878 there were 254
inhabitants per hectare C215 acresl; to
day there are 81.
Count de la Vaulx at Paris recently.
In the course OF his ascent In his new
balloon, established a dirigible record
by remaining eight hours In the air
over the Bots de Boulogne.
For six months since his arrest for
uttering counterfeit coin a man in Par
Is has feigned dumbness, but when his
case came up for trial he spoke in his
own defense. He was sentenced TO
penal servitude for life.
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THE HALL OF FAME.

Ex-Governor John P. st. John has
.forsaken Kansas for Texas.
Thomas A. Edison has never carried
q watch. He never cares. he says
what time II is.
Commander ]. C. Fremont has been
appointed naval attache at the AmerI.
can embassies In France and Russia.
Sir Andrew Fraser, governor Of Ben
gal, virtual ruler Of 100000 people,
Is the active president of the Calcutta
7. n. C. A.
Mrs. Joseph Corbett Of Camden, n.
J., is chief assistant to her husband,
'Steeple Jack" and works with him at
great heights.
Captain sverdrup, the arctic ex-
plorer, who recently added 100000
square miles Of ice to the king Of
Sweden's dominions, spent his boy
hood days on a forest farm.
The Paris papers still insist that the
Empress Eugene went to Ischl on a
matchmaking errand. She wants, it is
said, the hand Of a granddaughter Of
Francis Joseph for Prince Louis Ma
poleon.
Queen Maria Christina Of Spain is
said to be the only woman sovereign
who has made a balloon ascent. She
has q great love for adventurous pur-
suits, and delights in reading books
written for boys.
George Irving. the last surviving
nephew Of Washington Irving, mar
velously hale and active at eighty
two, Is living In New York. Mr.. Irving
is practically the sole remaining mem
Der Of the Irving family.
Lord de LIsIe and Dudley has at
his Penshurst place a relic that he
treasures very highly. 1t is a stool
covered In faded blue velvet, edged
with silver cord, and on 1t Queen Vic
toria knelt to receive the sacrament at
her coronation.
The secretary Of the treasury has
awarded life saving medals to Emile
II. Wagner and Harry II. Kittel, cock
SWANS on the battleships Alabama and
Kearsarge respectively. Both men
rescued shipmates who had been car
ried overheard.
A polo player at sixty-five is P. F.
Collier, owner Of Golfers Weekly, a
man Of wealth. Mr.. Collier is the
most ardent Of horsemen and has been
playing polo for twenty-five years. Sew
eral times during recent years 1t has
been his misfortune to be injured.
Once he sustained a broken collar
bone. But these mIshaps have left his
enthusiasm undated.
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IELECTIONS
SA
HEROIC TRAINING.
Fierce Ordeal the Chinese Military
Code PrescFibcs-

I: Fierce Ordeal the Chinese Military
Code Prescribcs-
Chinese military training Of today
shows a queer mixture OF ancient and
! moderl- methods. A correspondent
writes from Human: Il, however, saw
| a performance which / doubt whether
many foreigners have seen. Its object
was to make the body strong and also
insensible to pain 1t was a most
grewsome sight. The men came for
ward In threes, stripped to the waist
having tied their turbans tightly round
their waists. Each picked up q sort Of
iron truncheon about twenty inches
long, weighing at least fifteen pounds,
there being three sizes. This truncheon
was made Of two bars Of nat iron tied
together. The operator, having made
his bow to the commanding oflcer.
seized the truncheon In one hand,
swung 1t round, gave a snort and
brought IL down whack on his chest.
The double irons gave a resounding
clank. The beads Of perspiration oozed
out.
Three blows were delivered on the
right breast then three on the left
with the other hand. Then the mus
cles Of the arms were treated In the
same way. Then both hands were
used, and the club was swung over the
head down the back. Then the fore
head was subjected to three stunning
blows. This was followed by subject
ing to a similar humping the extend
ed thighs, where the full weight OF
the instrument came down, whatever
It did In the other parts.
Some added variations and extras.
but all finished by taking the trun-
cheon In both hands and driving the
big end deep into their abdomens. This
also was done thrice. 1t was explained
to me that II they could stand this in
Fiction Of pain, for It was self evident
" a tremendous ordeal, they would be
unmoved by any ordinary knocking
about This / am willing to grant, but
1 seriously question whether the hu-
man body can 60 on standing what
then saw."-Chicago News.
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Anna Held will star In "A Paris
Model" by Harry B. Smith, next sea
I SON
Helen Whitman, now playing with
the John p. Harris stock company at
the Olympia Park theater, McKees-
port, Pa, announces that she is under
contract with the Kirk La Shelle estate
for the coming season.
Henry B. Irving viii open his Ameri-
can tour at the New Amsterdam
theater, New York, Oct. s In Stephen
Phillips "Paola and Francesca" He
will be supported by Dorothy Baird
and an English company.
Maurice Campbell announces that
Ernest Denny, who wrote "All-of-a-
Sudden Peggy" which had such a long
run at the Duke Of York's theater In
London last season, will come over for
the first performance Of the play given
IN America by Henrietta Crosman-
Miss Violet Dale. known well as a
mimic In the variety theaters, has been
engaged for an ingenue role In The
Strenuous Life" the farce In which
Joe Weber is to star William Norris.
Scott Cooper also has been engaged
for the farce. He was In the original
cast Of The New South"
Robert Mantell is to make use next
season Of w. s. Gilbert's burlesque,
"Rosencranz and Guildenstern," which
the author Of "Pinafore' and The
Mikado" wrote as his criticism Of
Hamlet" The announcement by
William A. Brady adds that Mr.. Man
tell will appear as King ClaudIus.
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OLD FASHIONED.

What has become Of the old fash
Toned woman who told fortunes by
coffee grounds?
What has become OF the old fash.
Toned man who said he could whip his
enemy on q sheepskIn?
An old fashioned man the other day
met small boy smoking a very large
cigar. Hello. cigar" the man said,
where are You going with that boyT'
What has become Of the old fash
Toned woman who dressed up" for
going downtown. summer or winter,
By putting a shawl over the dress she
happened to have onl-AtchIson Globe.
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GERMAN oLEANINes.

twenty-five years ago Berlin had 1oS
telephones. Today 1t has 5000.
Hamburg uses $500 worth Of blue
berries every year for changing white
wine into red wine
Germany produces about $50 600, 900
worth Of minerals annually, Of which
coal and ir0n are the most Important
In the town Of Klingeaberg. Ger
many. taxes are unknown This year
$50 was paid to every citizen from the
prolts Of the municipal briekwcrks.
A dozen golden cups and other valu-
able articles have been found I'm the.
Rhine IN the BIneer Loeb. where Dr.
HelnaIuz long ago maintained that the
Nlbelung treasure had been deposited.
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II. Pierre Samols, wh0shas invented
q new Life saving apparatus, went to
the Louvre swimming baths a day or
two ago to test 1t. The apparatus con.
siSts Of two small circular metal buoys.
through which the arms are passed.
A belt connects the buoys. which are
constructed in such a way as to be
practically unsuitable. n. Samois' In
yention was put to many severe tests
BY expert swimmers, none Of whom
was able to remain under water q
moment while wearing the apparatus.
London Globe.
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FRENCH PROVERBS.

We pardon in the degree that we
love.
1t ID a double pleasure to deceive
the dscelver.
Nothing IL 30 firmly believed as
what we least know.
In the adversely Of our best friends
We often ind something that IL not
exactly dlspleasIng.
Neither the sun nor death can be
looked at with a steady eye.-People's
Magazine.
True love Il Ike ghosts, which every
body talks about and few have seen
Silence is the best resolve for him
who distrusts himself.
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Camille saInt-saen. Contpr.

OF the musical events of next sea
son Will be the first visit to America
Of the eminent French musician,
Camille Saint-Saens, who is now
seventy-one years old and for a num-
Der Of years has suffered from an
affection Of the throat or lungs, which
has made him spend much Of his time
In warm climates. He Is one OF the
half dozen or 80 greatest living COM
posers and a brilliant pianist as well.
BE win appear at only twenty con-
certs In this country, so that only
the largest cities will be distinguished
by a visit.
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Chs.Dne.s Of swi.. Telephones

CheaDness Of Swiss Telephones
II was in Switzerland In June. before
the rush set in." said q globe trotter.
',and what most struck me there was
the height Of the mountains and the
lowness Of the telephone rates. The
government owns the Swiss telephone
system, and q phone costs only $12
a year. This small fee gives you 800
calls. and for excess calls all you pay
Is ] cent each"
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copyrighted 1894 BY HA

doubt not that you are right. and that
Maud9's wings need clipping, which /
may leave In your hands when 1 am
gone, for. in sooth. this peaceful life
Is not for me, and were Il not for your
there is talk OF warlIke muster nj Bor-
%oud be meow ting SR% II the Inc hS ions of
E Eegd ar and 1.-The the red pile Of Chsndos
roses OF Ioring were not waving by
Now woe with me but 1 feared itl,'
sent mind, your kildiing eye. Your try
slider, my sweet lord. that you have al
ready, won much honor. that we have
bear upon your body the scars OF over
tbWsniy wounds hId received In j know not
fn lady S %6yn 'o aS2 iegs ,or, tho
king At three-score years. and my Lord
Shandos. at threo-score and ten. are
secm me 20 pirate OF service done. II
YOU 0s S'9 my shame ame yors and Si'2
should now hold back IL a mans work
reeve ever cT9aRinrsse OF YEN Empty Pt'T farms nms
This SonstPBeshS whSS the s RR St fS OF
Salisbury hath bestowed upon us we
could scarce uphold the state which is
sweetlng there is the more need that !
snoulu turn TO where There IL good pay
won"
All. my dear lord" quoth she. with
last j had you 10 mine own self. even
thouRh your youth had been spent afar
from my side. Yet my voice. as I know
we'll should speed you on to glory and
renown, not hold you back when fame
" 10 DC won. Yet what can say? for
curb and not the spurp
Fret not thyself. my hearts dove,
Tor " Is like that there may be no war
Wngcd. and we must await the news
Hut here are three strangers, and one,
vice. II is likely that he may give us
water"
Lady l.oring CHANGING up, saw in the
fading light the three companions
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Of her bearing wore enhanced now by
the rich simplicity. OF her attire.
An. you start. said she. with the
cannot marvel at "a. Didst not iook
TO see the distressed damozeI again.
An. that 1 We're a minstrel. that I
whole romance-the luckless maid. tho
wicked sOcman. and the virtuous clerk
30 might our fame hive gone down
together for all time. and you be num-
bered with Sir Percival or Sir Galahad.
or all the other rescuers OF oppressed
| ladies'"
small thing for thanks. and yet. II
may say IL without offence. 10 was too
grave and near matter for mirth and
raillery. / had counted on my broth
er's love. but God has wllled that IL
should he otherwise; lt Is n JOY 20 me
that you have reached home in safety,
II this be indeed your home"
Yes, In sooth, Castle Twynham IS
father. l should have told You so this
morning; but you said that you Were
coming hhlthsr' SO | hethought mo that
you. oh, dear but IL was brave to see
you =! she cried. bursting out .a-laugh-
ing once more. standing with her hand
pressed 20 her side, and her half-closed
eyes twinkling with amusement. You
drew back and came forward with your
mouse who sniffs the cheese and yet
breads the trap"
Il take shame" said AIieyne. "that
! should have touched H."
Nay 4 warmed my very heart TO
S ST Very 50 pI slsa was that ant laughed
can himself be tempted then, thought
ne Is not made of another clay TO
God help mel am the weakest OF
the weak, groaned Alleyne. II pray
that i may have more strength
And to what endP' she asked sharp
shut Yourself forever in your cell With.
what use would IL be were your prayer
10 be answered. wilt do what ask7'
what is it. ladyY"
IT'S but TO bear. mo out I'm what
I'm saying. n he ask. that =, was
south of the Chrlstchurch road thnt I
tire women else. and have n week az
spindle and bodkin. when I would fain
ne Eeilopipg Troubadour up. Wilverley
land at the VinnSey Ridge Se ToiEo@ no
81, * shall not answer him q he ask"
me, or IT. Will. go i'm with me" NV '-"
greasy bet d,I indy" eTied poor, Alleype. in
was 10 the south OF the road when I
ilH well that IL was four miles 20
You VIII not say it,"
~ surely you will. not, too. when you
Oh 'h / w ~ rs n of s yorr nreaon,rSw
she, cried, and swept away with a toss
OF her beautiful heao, feaving Alleyne
10 vust uoWn ana ashamed as though
ne mad himself proposed some imam
GUS thlng. She was back again I'm an
,nsIa,nt. however. In another OF her
-, Look at that. my friendr' said she.
IN c yIiin t had been shut up in abbey or
taught q hayward maiden to abide by
inc truth. Is 10 not so7 What avail
is the shepherd II he leaves his sheepY''
y sorry shepherd said Ailyene
humbIy: But here is your noble
And you shall see how worthy a
pupil / am. Father I am much be-
holden TO this young clerk who was
OF service to me and helped me this
very morning in Minstead Woods, four
miiSs 10 the north OF the Christchurch
having ordered IL otherwise" All This
sne reeled of In n loud voice. and then
E!Sncsd with sideltpg questioning eyes
at Alleyne for his approval.
(To be CONTINUED Nest Woek)
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captain, and John loud with shorts and
sn nd winch spoke his disappointment
What ails the man?" asked Alyward
,,,, II have been oozened and bejaped,"
by whom, Sir Samson the strong p
by thee, Sir Balaam the false
by my hntw cried the archer.
In0uEh be not Balaam, yet ] hold
and how have I played You Sffi aise p? men,
Alleyno here Will be my witness, that
N j would HE TO the wars with YOU
was second TO none In all England for
valor? Yet here you bring me to a
shred OF man, .peaky and iii-nour-
who must needs. forsooth, taEe cou mi.
sci with his mother ere he buckles
is that where tho shoe galIs?" cried
yHnff, boy 10y man. Yd,;; ana laughed aloud. Il
three months hence, if we be ali alive;
Tor sure / am that"
Aylward's words were interrupted by
an extraordinary hubbub which broke
tnf street IN the direction OF tho
sbd9,Yir, q, There was deep, mopthed
women, bowling and barking OF ours.
pn1 over dsii a., Sullen thYnderous
terrible Round the SornesgT Of lie n Sno
row street there came rushing a brace
~ Whlning dogs with tails glued under
their legs, after Thorn white faced
6gTgher with .outstretched hands and
christie and Ris eyes 'giIntinnIg, back
from ono shoulder 10 the other. az
though some great terror were at his
5creeched. ana whizzed pass them like
.olt from bow. while close behind came
numbering huge black bear. with red
tongue l9llug from his mouth, and "a
broken chain iangling bohind him. To
right and loft tho folk new for arch
~. Lady Loring as N che had been 4
trathcr. ana spr0nR with her into an
omen porch; while Ayiward. with 81
Whirl OF French Oatha, pluckcd at HIS
CULVER and tried 90 uusliug his bow.
Aiioyne. on unnorvcd ~ 20 strange and
unwonted d sight. shrunK up against
The wall with his eyes fixed upon The
fronzled creature. which came bounding
along with ungainlv epcod. looking tho
mrgcr in the uncertain light rs huge
Jaws agnpc with blood and gi1vcr
trickling % tho ground Sir Nigel
9lone. uno0ngoious 20 oil appearanoe Of
the. universal panic walked with un-
tailoring step up tho centre ~ the
rood, p aiken handl,crchief In one hand
u sent the BLOOD. cold THROUGH Auevne'a
veins 10 see that aa thov came topeth-
er--tho man and the boast--tho creature
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"FtIcKED THE BEAsT TWICE AcRoss rHE sNo11r :.

walking abreast down the road ali
Brhy with dust. and stained with travel
yet chattering merrily between them,
selves AylWard looked keenly at Sir
Tisei, ana then plunging his hand IN
ueI MS brcastplate, he stepped up TO
hln, with rough, uncouth bow to the
your pardon, fair sir" said he. "but
know you the moment / clap eyes on
you, though in sooth / have seen you
drawn string beside you at La Roohe-
a Errien, Romorantin, Maupertius, No
you this letter from the valiant Gascon
hnight Sir claude Lhtour."
-, as t4ey read "a. Alleyne. who stood
win hordle John a few PAGES back
from their comrade. saw the lady catch
heT, breath, while the knight laughed
81, You see, dear heart" said he. chat
thcy VIII not leave the old dog in his
what Of this white Cor SloS 9reheMF4ga
4 On On, str, yo1i speak Of dogs cried
hounds who are ready for i any "a au iI5Sy
li6oeey ,b h@Te o but g good huntst5nan 60
many a brave ,foiiowlng. but never never such such
a SGT or woodland boys qs this They
az y9iiP 9t wa'bht you v ~ their head. and who
"Pardlcur' said Sir Nigel. ~ they
arc IKE their messenger. they are in
proud Your name, good archer?'''
~ 1 I'm ,AyyiWard cir, Of the Hundred
And this giant behind your"
lie ig big John Of Horde. forest
man, who hath now taken service IN
q .ProBe!, nguTe Of mana arms"
you are no chicken, yet warrant him
ine stronger man. Sec TO that great
stone from tho coping whtch hath fallen
upon tho bridge. -Four Of my law ware
lets stroVe this day 20 carry 20 hence
would that YOU two could put them
20 shame by budRing a. though T fear
thot ] overtask you. for Il h Of
ErievouF weight"
uc pointed, as nc spoke.. 10 2 hugo
rough -hcWu block which lay by the
roadgide dcep sunkcg from its own
7rcher approached lt. rolling back tho
sleeves. NJ his ierkin. but with no very
houeful cOuntenance, for indeed M was
p MIGHTY rock John. however put him
aside with biz left hand Lot me try
2, nmli at thig little niummet" nc said
hudge u from. IS bed. Thcn perehance
you cen assist me IN tho heavlng"
rfoopnH over the huge stone. he
HraaucI 10 Nv two projecting edges and
gtral ht.ucd bis giant leRe IN an up-
ward pull 80 he bent hts weight and
strength 20 the effort the stone for the
minute stuck fact. then ~ the rotQhfv
the huge knots on his nearly bare
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reared up. with eyes ablaze with fear
ana hate, and whirled its great paws
above the knight To smite him 10 the
earth. lie. however. blinking with puck
cred eyes, reached up his kerchief. and
Kicked the beast twice across the snout
win II An, saucy! saucyI quOth he.
with gentle Gliding; on which the bear.
uncertain and puzzled. dropped its fore
was soon swatiied In ropes by the bear
ward and a crowd OF peasants who had
t pSTp 9 t6e pGTIsu As they Hasssd
at Aylward's sleeve, and the two fell
II must crave your pardon. comrade."
know thai a little rooster may BE- lie
deed a leader whom We may FOLLOW.
CHAPTER VIII.
Black was the mouth OF Twynham
castle, though "A pair OF torches burn
cast red glare over the outer baGieyy,'
and sent dim rudy flicker through
ing with htful brightness on the shields
which bore the red roses OF the veteran
constable 2nt,ihl, a. they passed over. the
OF arms in the embrasures to right and
iieit, and they had scarce set foot upon
from busie. and %It6 screen siSGe Du tbe
hinge. and clank OF chain. the ponder-
drawn BS by UNSEEN an6 ahs int At ,S the SAME r
Instant ,1,n the huge p9rteullis came rat
the last fading light OF day. Sir Nigel
while a fat 1nGsr.ste ward took oSEoS Charge s1,S
the buttery.. whore beef, bread, and
q fbn o were kept ever In readiness for
dip In the trough TO wash the dust
from them. they strolled forth into the
bailey, where the bowman peered about
Keep, with the carping eyes OF one. who
h hSs I fsf9 9t@ ~ ~ q seges and g
ana 10 John, however. II appeared to he
''s i h sS & $S-oSsS as
AylwqrdY" asked "A gaunt man alarms,
olanking up To them arcoss the court
MY name. friendr quoth tho bow
Then sure ! have no need to tell
by the rood If IL ~ not Black Simon
OF Norwich! cried Awkward. "a mon
occur camarade, "A mon coeur All. but
upon each other and Rugged like benrs.
And where from, old blood and
bones asked the bowman.
am I'm service here. Tell me. COM
rade. ~ II sooth that we shall have an
other ming at those Frenchmenp II is
That ST. will liz taS ssr The fsS o SSs
~ Ia like enough. mon gar. as things
=, Now, may the Lord he praisedg crieI
the other. This very night will ] sot
apart a golden ouche to be offered on
pinned for this. Awkward, as young
maid pines for her lover"
Art so set on plumber, then9 Is the
FOR a rouse7 I have bag AZ my belt.
camarade. and YOU have but 10 nut
your hst into II for what you want II
was ever share and share between us"
Nay, friend. IL is not the French
mans gold, but the Frenchman's blood
that i would have. should not rest