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MiijaoxsixiraTTONS rATCHES MADE OFCOSTLY DIAMOND3 ,N THE DAYS OF LOUIS XIV. An luvmtory Tl.at 1U--1 U a!r, .r - Tli HMIoulou Mania For Glgan- tlc iiattt.n l: ti.e Eighteenth Century. Cuu,tor. ray mci rU"- IM-tutl at the Hotel Drouot there . ,, pajj .f curious ami interesting TflVctii n cf ancient buttons, thoproper- (f uarcn Ptfignaiiof Paris. This col- 1,( tit ii. wlr.Oia , imum" "u tin (XJioituii CI iccorauu iui.-, xuiiit lival'any one cf those bolcngiug to tlio lllf',t ' enthusiastic lutttmists iu tlio world Olapisson, the musician, col , .... .1" -r ::,() different spct iim ns. In ( if. pi a collector in Ohent, c xhibitcd J,.,,,', than SO.OCO, and M. Mailmen, tin librarian ci un: uiujmu jmuij, rlii)l certain reputation in this Iriiich of curiosities through his collec tion of buttons of liverie h and cf uui- fl The buttons of the eighteenth century . . 1.:.. 1. i.nVu in the iu:llk(t fit the iring in" i" ' 41 J rriM iit time. Ha re are some of them f ... c...,n.,.i.inl. wo are told, decorated with his marvelous pencil. In his tiiuo it was fashionable to muko presents of tuttniw us big us a crown piece, on which allegories and various subjects were carved. rites in his "Secret V JJiHIIiii"'"'"" Memoirs," Nov. IN, 1780: "The mania 4 for buttons is today extremely ridicu lous. They aro not only of enormous Ki.o, some of them as big as six pound crowns, t ut miniatures and pictures nro made upon them, and this ornamenta tion is extremely costly. Somo of them rntirrsrnt tlio medals of tho 12 Caesars, others antique (statues and still others thn Metamorphoses of Ovid. Tdjer. in his biographical notes, Fays that when ho came to Paris he worked for a living by making copies cf Vaii loos and Bouchers on the lids of sandboxes, and tha$ -for these mdal- Jlioiis he was paid from 0 to 8Tfrnjcs each. "As it was still tho fashion," he snid. "to wear buttons as big as a 5 franc piece, upon which Cupids, flowers aud landscapes were cut m cameo, 1 went into that business. I got 12 sous for each. " Two years after this period in tho lifo of Bachaumont buttons abandoned hi nndition to take up edileship. All the ' . -i n -: .. .. 1 line monuments 01 x ans no cm them. Then came the patriotio but tons, representing the taking of tho Has tille. the emblem cf tho three orders, tho Phrygian cap, tho portraits of Louis XVI, of Mirabcau. Klmrtlw iiftprwnnl these ornaments A were laid aside. The reign of tho ar r .J.-tio l.iiffmi wa nvr r niwl tln mntlior of nearl button becaino general. The oldest buttons at piesent in tho museums and among the collections are tho lioid buttons discovered at Mycena?, at the time of tho excavations undtrtak- 4mi w Tlr Krli1ii-iiiniiii. inirl nisei those M found in tho tomb of Cluldcno I. Tho J J 1. ,(.,.. ...r. r..Ul,jf..1 of 4lwi fnnrrn in the Museo des Souveraius. They aro made of gold and of colored glass, imi tating garnet. Buttons detached from copes and religious garments of the middlo ages and of tho renaissance havo also been discovered. 4 But the richest things of the kind, bo yond a doubt, are those that were worn vy uums aiy. iu. iuuzu-ovijlh i, iu iuo "Register of Diamonds and Presents to tho King," at present preserved in the ministry of foreign affairs, gives an offi cial account of the buttons of that pomp ous sovereign. It is as follows: "Feb. 3, 1G85. Montarcy presented to the king 80 diamond buttons, valued at 180,030 livres. "May 7, 1685. Mado and delivered by Sieur Bosc, 6 diamond tuttons, 80, 000 livres. "July 26, 1685. Handed over by Montarcy to tho Marquis de Seignelay for the king 75 diamond buttons, 586, 703 livres. "Aug. 1, 1685. Two diamond but tons, 67,866 livres. "Aug. 16, 1685. Three diamond but tons, 6y,660 livres. "Dec. 20, 1685. Four diamond but tons, 83,775 livres." Another item in the same year: "July 20, 1685. Furnished by Mon tarcy for tho king's vest: Forty -eight gold buttons, each set with a diamond, and 06 clasps, 48 of which were com posed of five diamonds each and 48 of cue diamond each, 185,123 livres. "Also 384 clasps for tho doublet of me king, J 63 of which were lorineu 01 1 fivo diamonds each and 162 of one dia- uiouaeacii, i,uuu,y45 livres. "In addition there wero seven orna mental clasps of three diamonds each, 201,270 livres. "Sundry presents, 33 ornamented clasps, 574,36(5 livns." Th:it fonts nn n twt:il f nhnnt 3.000. 000 livres for the Luttons of tho "Great f Kinc" fr.r t!-f Kiin.l.. nriif 1 (iS.Y Tho Prccpdii'" vi'! V l.finij YIV riTfivrd n lot of buttciH that were valued at 1,071,000 livres. In tlu s c u unit rations there is no imntinn tf tlio ;iaimnds for the hoes, the r;.inu the d.tis and tho . ,,JV, 4 v 4J, Wo ate cl !,;,((! to admit, with our f rrvito , . . ... . ... ..... ...;. ia. crulle little clnli i:ul lum alTairs, we cut a joe r li-uue in tho li;ncy button business ceuipared to tho dudes of the uays of Louis XIV. Paris Figaro. Time tat Cliniigr. It was at a table d'hote dinner at a hill station in Ttuli-i tlmt n vrrv rmincr cflicer just up from the plains found nimi eii seated next to a lady whom lie took for ono of the crass widows com mon in those parts. Ho mado himself agreeable, but his neighbor seemed a gooa acai out of spirits, so lie 6aid sym rathctio.nl v! "I suppose you can't help thinking of jwur pWr nuanana grilling aown do low?" But tho lady was a real widow, and tiuku ue learned tnat no cnangea his cai. London Vanity Fair. THE CHIPMUNK. " fow lis Iloaies Himself tod Welcome the Spriug. As the WorHlehnek slcriw nwttv flip bitterness of cold, so in hi.t narrnwpr chamber sleeps the chipmunk. Happy nine lierunt, lover of tho sun, mate of tho song sparrow aud tho butterflies, Wliat a goodly ami hopeful token of the earth's renewed lifo is he. verifvinir the promises of his own chalices, tho squir rel cups, Fet in tno warmest comers or tho woodsido, with libations of dew aud shower drops, cf the bluebird's carol, tno sparrow's King of spring I lie conies tort li from Ins long night into tin; fullness tif the sunlit dav. to proclaim his awakening to his summer comrades, a gay recluse clad all in tho motley, a jcf tcr, maybe, yet no fool. His voice, for all its-monotony, is in spiring cf gladness and contentment, whether ho utters his thin, tharp clnrp or full mouthed cluck, or laughs a chit- tering mockery as ho tcunies in at his narrow door. He winds alonir his crooked pathway cf the fence rails and forages for half forgotten puts in tho familiar grounds, brown with ftrev.n leaves or dun with dead grass, b'oim times he ventures to tho top rail and oliinbs to a giddy ten foot height on a tree, whence lio looks abroad, wondering, on tho wide expanse of an acre. Music hath charms for him, and you may entrance him with a softly whis tled tuno and entice him to frolic with a herd's grass head gently moved bc foro hiiu. When tho fairies have mado tho white curd of mallow blossoms into cheese for the children and tho chipmunk, it is a pretty sight to see him gathering his share handily and toothily stripping off tho greeu covers, lilling his check pouches with the dainty disks and scampering away to tho cellar with his uugrudged portion. Alack tho day when tho sweets of tho sprouting corn tempt him to turn rogue, for then ho becomes a banded outlaw, and tho sud den thunder of tho gun announces his tragic fate. He keeps well the secret of constructing his cunning house, with out a show of heaped or scattered soil at its entrance. Bearing himself hon estly and escaping his enemies, tho cat, tho hawk and the boy, ho lives a long day of happy, inoffensive life. Then when the filmy curtain of the Indian summer falls upon the year again ha bids us along good night. "New Eng land Fields and Woods." NOT EXACTLY A BABY. How a Woman TMayed a Trick on a Cable Car Conductor, "John, dear, 6omo one ought to speak to that woman. See, sho's smoth" "I'm not running this road. Besides, it's probably her own kid." "Well, I shall certainly inform the authorities. It's over 15 minutes that dear little thing hasn't had a breath of air. Won't you call tho police?" Of course this dialogue was furnished by husband and wife. Scene A cable car bound down town. The character EDoken of as "that woman" was a fe- maloof uncertain age and tlecided stern ness. She boarded the car at 1'ilty niuth street. Iu her arms sho carried the "it" referred to man fashion as "the kid." Tenderly, almost to suffo cation, the woman hugged her charge. Not even the end of its tiny nose nor a wisp of baby hair peepeel out from tho folds of tho long cloak. Tlio woman snuggled and cuddled the bundled child, nnd never an infantile wail or a gasp for breath aroused the wondering pas sengers to action. W hen the car rcacn- ed Thirtv-fourth street, "that woman," still hugging her bundle, left tho car. The husband and wife followed, ino car sped on. Safe on the sidewalk, the woman paused, shook the folds of the babya cloak, and deposited on tne pavement a lorig'fWed, wet nosed, watery eyed spaniel. That was an. 4 Well, John, I'm beat, ' ' fiaia tne wne. "So'sthe conductor and tho compa ny," reeponeled John. "She smuggled tho beast and got tho best of the compa ny. I was smart enough to mind my own business. Come on." New York Sun. Tunneling the Strait of Mesilna. Engineering achievements and possi bilities, from the modem point of view, aro receiving an additional illustration in the case of the projected tunnel be tween the mainland of Italy and tho is land of Sicily, plans and details of which, in model, as executed by the Italian civil engineer De Joliannis, have attracted much attention at the University of Padua. After thorough and careful studies of tho strait of Mes sina, its varying depths, tho nature of tho ground and of all other conditions which might assist or interfere with such an undertaking, De Johamiis de cided that tho beginning of the tunnel should bo near San Giovanni di Saui tello, at the foot of the Aspromonto mountain range, the mouth on tho oth er side to bo located on tho degli Ingle si plain. Tho entire tunnel will bo near ly two miles long and will consist in tho main of two shafts of about 10,000 feet each, descending at a grade not ex ceeding 32 feet in each 1,000. Such a tunnel is thought preferable to a bridge that would Involve such a great span and wind exposure. Harper's Round Table. Maryland Rice and Tobacco. Accordiug to the Baltimoro News, tho farmers of Maryland are becoming in terested in tho movement for a general cultivation of tobacco and for the intro duction of the raising of rice. In earlier days tobacco was grown throughout tho stato, but for tho last half century it has been confined to tho counties of southern Maryland. IUce has never been grown in tho state, but the recent suc cess with this crop in lower New Jersey baslcd many to think that it can bo profitably taken up in Delaware and nr,.iti4l. Tho vield of rico is from 35 to CO bushels an ncro, and the net profit . it -aid to bo from 25 to $45 an acre. j COURSING LIZARDS. Auiuneinent of m Tame Eagle In tho Arizona I rt. hi St. Nil hull s Wolcott Lo Clear Beaid writes of "Mocs, a Tame Eagle," which w as one of his pets while he was engaged in enginee ring in southe rn Ari remu. Mr. Bearel says ho was very femd i f the lizards with which these plains aleuinded, and ono largo variety, calhel swifts, from their lemaikable peeel in running, seemed to te especial ly cove ted. Whene ver one t f the se was caught, which was neit ofte n, Me-se s wemld be brought e v,t, and, after the swift had takiii a te n feiot start, we uld be set free. The lizard would pre niptly re solve itself into a w hile stre ak across the desert, and, sereaming with excitement, half running, half Hying, Moses would pursue-, folleiwed by tlio laughing crowel, e,f whieh enly those on horseback had much chance of ke cping vp. It, was in no sense a ciuel sport. It amuse el Moses and x.s and ehdu t hurt the sw at, leir ho got away cry time, and if tho feel ings e f our pe t were a triflo injured as he returiK'd, perchetl on somo one's wrist or saddle horn, from his fruitless hunt these we're sje-edily soothed by the prompt gift of a nice bit of fresh beef, so nei e:ne was tho worse. Tho liz ards, however, he seemed to ?iew as a sort of de sse'it, and as he coulel absorb an unlimited quantity they wero al ways in demanel. A certain stick kept on tho veranda of our oftice was generally under his eye, and w he n any rue picket! this up and starte d for a walk across tho de sert Mose s would hop gravely along behind, sure that some of his favorite dainties woulel seiem be forthcoming. Of course Mose s was perfectly well ahlo to catch tho smaller kinds of liz ards for himself, but there was less ex ertion in allowing some one else to do it for him, and exertion at this period of his life was a thing to whieh Moses was violently opposed. These occasions were almost tho only ones when ho woulel be silent for any length of time, for he seemed to understand perfectly that at the first note of his voice every lizard within hearing would run for its life to tho nearest refuge, and only when a blow of tho stick failed for the second or third timo to reach its mark would ho givo utterance to his deep disgust at such clumsiness. CURRENT TOPICS. Theme Which Men and Women Dis course About on Street Car. A certain physician of this city, who never neglects an opportunity to study tho traits of tho people among whom his busiucss takes him, has be en mak ing some observations recently that may serve as a basis for estimating the char acter of the average modern American. "I have to travel on street cars a good deal," the physician said in explaining his course? of procedure, "and I hear all kinds of peoplo talk. A short time ago I thought I woulel kee p a record of the words most frequently used within my hearing bv people of all classes. "I omit names, profanity and vulgar ity, but otherwise this list, which rep resents one week s street car couvcrsa tion, is absolutely correct. Here, then, is a summary of what married men talk about: "Dollars mentioned within my hear ing, 407 times; business, 2'Jo; money, 200; dollar, 194; stocks, 1G3; bonds, 152; job, 81; sou, G3; daughter, 11; wife, 4; literature, 0; music, 0; art, 0. "Married women: She, 409; party, 326; dress, 824; splendid, 316; dol lars, 201; trimming, 187; cards, 151; prize, 151; society, 130; baby, 129; clothes, 84; weather, 62; rich, CO; lovely, 59; perfectly awful, 46; doctor, 43; medicine, 34; music, 6; literature, 0; art, 0. "Young men, unmarried: Corker, 602; daisy, 467 ; girl, 416; beaut, 891; fairy, 306; winner, 302; stunner, 284; hummer, 251; dance, 104; party, 7; old man, 83; fight, 71?; money, 72; dol lars, 50; no good, 42; cigarette, 31; college, 1; literature, 0; music, 0; art, 0. "Young women, unmarried: Lovely, 609; just perfectly lovely, 491; horrid, 476; gorgeous, 463; fellow, 409; en gaged, 387; dress, 371; stunning, 352; love, 295; party, 291; wear, 284; she, 206; opera, 108; ring, 31; mamma, 28; papa, 16; music, 9; mother, 1; picture, 1 ; poem, 1 ; art, 1. "I intend," concluded the doctor, "to pursuo this subject further, and may bo able to givo additional figures that will be interesting." Cleveland Leader. The Largest Hook. Profe ssor Max Muller of Oxford, in a recent lecture, called attention to tho largest book in the world, the wonder ful Kuth Daw. It consists of 729 parts in the shape of white marble plates, covered with inscriptions, each plato built with a temple of brick. It is found near the old priest city of Mandalay, in Burma, and this temple city of more than 700 pagodas virtually makes up this monster book the religious codex of the Buddhists. It is written in Pali. Bather 6trango to 6ay, it is not an an cient production, but , its preparation was prompted by the Buddhistic party of this century. It was erected in 1857 bv tho command of yjudomin, the sec ond of the last kings of Burma. Homo Journal. Ileal. Little Bessie had been taken in to seo her new baby brother for tho hrst time. "Do yon think you will like him, Bessie?" asked her father. "Why, yes," she saitl, clapping her hands delightedly. "Thero isn't any tawdust about him at all, is there? He's a real meat baby." Pick Me Up. iHtmeatle Limitation. "After all, boarding houso lifo has its advantages." "How so?" When a man gets tired of canned vegetables, he dare cot cay so to his wife." Chicago Record. DAYS TO COME. A lonfr, itrtm corridor ; a Fallen tar Of light athwart ihe pavement, where n (Uit, Palo Bunhhinrt hpn-wlrt fur dark her winding ahf't. A light not txirn t f noon or ihwiil tar GIowh lurid through tho gloom, while from nfur Bout lnurcliinK of lnnuiiieriil4 foot. Ii thin tli fliwu wh'r tnitfio armim meet? Tlio throli of terror that in-ei-jigo war? I titriiin to m -; tln'ii M.ftly on my night Thero f;JU the vision, inunif old they come White, listless th;y chained to her brother ni'U ; Their h riu.H n;o r.hacl.h'd r.nd their lijm are tlun:1. And i:i t ey t 'it t'i i:ir where each ono dies 'Xln y te.i a j-.ivl hi'iile at mo with weary eyes. Helen ll;.y in Century. INAUGURATION DAY. Vlin It Will !':. II I'pon Sunday and V.'liut Then Happcim. From the year 1017 to the year 2085 inauguration day will fall on Sunday tvery 28 ye ars, but in changing- from tho twentieth century to the twenty first the -10 year period comes in, and after 208.1 the next inauguration Sun day will bo in 2125. So, thero will bo a 40 year period from 21S1 to 2221 and from227 7 to 2317, but only a 23 year period from 2u7a to 2401, as 23 id not divisible by 4. During any ce ntury whose number is divisible by 4 inauguration day falls on Sunday 4 times. During any century whose number is not divisible by 4, it falls "on Sunday only a times. From 2000 to 2100, for instance, it will fall on Sunday 4 times and also from 2400 to 2.100, 20 aud 24 being divisible by 4, but from 1000 to 2000, it will fall on Sunday only 3 times, and so from 2100 to 2200, 11) and 21 not being divisible bv 4. Observo that, in speaking of tho "number of a century" we do not mean the year; 20 is tho number of tho cen tury which wo divide by 4 and 2000 is tho year. Observe, also, that in all this wo are not speaking of the recur rence of the date, March 4, but of tho particular March 4ths that are inaug uration days. Hero is a table showing how many times inauguration day falls on each of the seven days of the week from the year 1800 to the year 3000: ?iPt 12 i Li i DAYS OF T11K WEEK. oio e fee. Si 8 s 6 2 Sis, sis, 8nnday Mondny Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Perhaps it might bo well to say that when inauguration day falls on bun day, tho incoming president takes the oath on Saturday, March 3, but is not formally inducted into office until Mon day, March 5. This is done to prevent a lapse in tho oflice, for the outgoing president has no authority as such after 1 2 o'clock, noon, on March 4, whether that date fall on Sunday or on any other dav. If. therefore, occasion should ariso between noon on Sunday, March 4, and noon on Monday, March 5, for tho ex ercise of tho presidential authority, the incoming president, having taken the oath of office, would bo qualified to per form the duty. Such a caso never has arisen, but it might arise. Philadel phia Times. lteeclier' Only I'oem. It was related bv Mrs. Beecher that during their courtship Mr. Beecher once "dropped into poetry" and wrote a few lines of verse teeming with affection for his sweetheart. But the verses were always kept sacred by Mrs. Beecher, and nothing could win them from her. One day Mr. and Mrs. Beecher were in tho office of Robert Bonner, the pub lisher. "Why don't you write a poem, Beech er?" said Mr. Bonner. "He did once," said Mrs. Beecher. "Recite it for me, won't you, Mrs. Beecher?" . But the eyes of the great preacher were riveted on his wife, and 6he knew that he meant silence. "Come,"said Mr. Bonner, "I'll give you $5,000 if you will recite that poem to me," addressing Mrs. Beecher. "Why.it ran" quickly said Mrs. Beecher. "Eunice," simply said Mr. Beecher. And although Robert Bonner offered to doublo the sum first offered he never got the poem from Mrs. Beecher. It had been hidden away ever since by Mrs. Beecher and cherished as one of tho dear est treasures her husband left her. Bos ton Globe. Man' Mont Vulgar Habit. "If men were compelled to wear skirts for a period, I think they would insist more than they now do that their fellow men should stop the nasty habit of spitting in public, " writes Eelwarel W. Bok in The Ladies' Home Journal. "There is no practice of man which is more distressing to women than this disgusting habit. Women constantly complain of it, especially in our larger cities, whero sometimes tho sielewalks are scarcely fit for them to walk nron. They revolt at tho practice, and they aro right in so doing, yet year in and year out tho habit not only continues but increases, and the protection of cleanliness, to which every woman walking upon our streets has a perfect right, is denied her." Hut He llealize It Now. Mrs. Benham Many a truo word is ipoken in jest. Mr. Benham That's so. I little dreamed when I said, 'With all my worldly goods I theo endow,' that yon woulel tako every cent 1 had. Twinkles. It is not too much to say that in Britain a million of money might bo saved an nually on funeral and marriage ceremo nies with no disrespect to tho dead and an increase of comfort to tho living. Tho great fire of New York took place in 1835. The value of property destroy ed on this occasion was $15,000,000. FIGHT FOR A BIRDHOUSE. Flycatcher Driven Out by lllueblrd. Wren the Final Victor. "One spring," said a lover of birds, "there came to a birdhouse in my gar den a nail of preat crested flycatchers. I had a dozen birdhouses scattered arourd. This particular one was about a feiot square, with a pe ake d roof and a chimney at each end. a doorway for tho birds to go iu and out and a couple of auger hole s bored through the back to cive the house liirht at.l air. "This birdhouse. th summer bcfere, had been occupied by a pair of blue birds, who had left their nest behind them. This nest the great creste el fly- catt he rs pulled apart and threw erat tif tho house, every twig and straw. They cleaned tho house xeut completely and then they brought m everything new and built a nest tf the ir own ami set tied down comfortably for tho summer. 'But in a few days a pair of blue birds came altmg, and they made for this house. It might have been tho same ide ntical pair of bluebirds that oc cupied it tho summer before. I don't know about that, though I havo no doubt that robins and either birds that have been south feir the winter, hun dreds of miles away, do come back in tho spring to the same places and to tlio same tre es. Anyhow this pair of blue birds wanted that birdhouse, and they wero ready to fight for it, and that is w hat they did. The flycatcher is a nice little bird and a pretty plucky sort of a fisrhter. but not a match for the blue bird. They had a grand round up insido the house, and finally tho bluebirds pitched the flycatchers out, and later thev nitched out every stick of furni ture that the flycatchers had brought in, cleaned tho house out entirely auel then brought in fresh material and built a new nest according to their own leleas, &ud they settled down for the summer. "Well, a few days after that a pair of wrens came along, and they took a fancy to that particular birdhouse, too, and they sailed right in and tackled the bluebirds on tho spot. You couldn't seo tho fisrhfc from the cround. but every now and then you coulel see a straw or a-feather shtiot ont of tho front door of the house. Tho bluebird is a good, sound fighter, but the wren is a better one. aud the upshot was that tho wrens fairly put tho bluebirds out and took possession of the birdhouse themselves And then the wrens did just what the others had done. They pitched out ev cry scrap of stuff in tho birdhouse just tumbled it out of the uoor, to fall on tho ground and then they brought in new stuff and built a nest for them selves. "Nobody molested the wrens. They staid thero and raised their young there, and in the fall they all flew awav auel left tho birdhouse again tie sorted for tho winter. "New York Sun LADIES WHO STOLE. Strange Tale Are Told of Oar Ancestor of Waohlncton' Time. We naturally have a very exalted opinion of the aristocracy of our coun trv and can scarcely be convinced that tho ladies of society iu the early days of independence conducted themselves in anv but the most dignified manner. In deed some of their de scendants would feel hiahlv elated to know that they in anv wise resemble their supmisetl conrt- Iv ancestors. It is to bo hoped that they are not kin to tho personages referred to in tho follownm complaint: One of our early statesmen actually romnlains that "between tippee beaux and fashionable belles an honest fellow will stand a good chance of being fleeced bv the politest tissue of mistakes con ceivable. The gentleman will help him self very casually to your hat li it is better than his. take up your umbrella with the most absent air imaginable, bear off your loose coat without onco perceiving his mistake and pick up your cloves, 'thev so much resemble uis. And now for the ladies' part in this proceed inir: "The lady will borrow your penknife, verv accidentally put vour pocket nanti kerchief into her muff or playfully tako vour rimr from vour finger or breastpin from your bosom, all as innocently as thouch it was the very thing you called upon' her for, so that between ladies and centlemen von will stand a good chance of being turned out, stripped of all your possessions, according to the newest rules of etiquette." Philadel phia Press. Kipling' Famoni Toent. It is the sentiment, says Arlo Bates in Tho Atlantic, and not tho object, which arouses sympathy and kindles the imagination. No mistako could bo more comple to than to suppose that in this poem is to bo found any argument in favor of the use of machinery as ma terial for i ice try. In "McAndrew's Hymn" it is the character of tho stanch old engineer and his feelings by which tho reader is moved. The wonders of tho creat engine aro a hindrance, and not a help, if they are looked at in any wav other than through the eyes of Mc- Andrew. Tho piece succeeds or fails to tho degree in which it makes his emo tion real and contagious to tho reader, and that. too. as emotion puro and sim ple, ouito without regard to what has excited it. In so far as the attention is r-KV.uht by tailrcd, crank throws, feed ing pump and "purriu dynamos" finely smrccstive as is the epithet In this last the emotional effect is weak- tued at the expense of tho intellectual. Hot Milk a Nutriment. If any one doubts the nourishing properties of milk, let a test bo made of the following preparation of it: When very weary or weak from exhaustion, heat some milk to tho scalding point, nntil a thin skin begins to wriuklo up on the surface, and then drink it as hot as possible. It refreshes almost instant ly and restores tho exhausted vitality ' to a surprising extent as soon as it la1 taken. It is more nutritious than any' of tho beef teas mado from meat ex-1 tracts or that made from fresh beef. ADDITIONAL. LOCAL KEITH. Bmokers. II too Have tailed to find a dgar to unit too, try "Heimlich! Crown' the best In the market. Mall I'aprr. Imitation leathers aud plain ingrains with flettes, friezes nr.d ce'linga to match. FlV EItT Olsox. ton Salic Pour Iota, Xos. 0,10,11 and 12, in block 27, Tamarack street, near Mr. Iiray'u mill, Lmirium. Apply to Mr. James Kolght, 1 Calumet avenue. Lessons in elocution, delsarte and dramatic art given by Mr,. V. A. Heed formerly Miss Alice Moore, Address Quincy lull, HaDcock, or l'l.'U S. Kock- land fctrett, Calumet. Korxn Near the comer of Llm and Fifth streets, Singer sewing machine, on easy monthly payments. Old machines taken in exchange. Oil, needles and sup plies of all kinds constantly on hand. lne binger Manufacturing Co. 3."0 Fifth street tt. ;r orge'a Hail to Kent. The St. George's Hall is to rent on very moderate terms on the following even ings. Every Wednesday, every alternate Thursday and three Fridays in each month. For further particulars apply to John Jenkin, WTilliam Maynard, Frank Ward, trustees BaelLlen'a Arnica Naive. The best salve in the world for cuts. bruises, sores, ulcers, halt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains. corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give pertect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per box. For sale by D. T. Macdonald. JLake L.ludn stage. Stage leaves Pearce's livery stable Lake Linden, every day at 8 a. m., 10 a. m., 1 and 4 p. m. Stage leaves McClure's livery stable, Red Jacket, at 8 a. m., 10 a. m., and 1 and 4. p. m. Thomas Pearce, James McClure, Proprietors. . S. Mawrence's store will be sold in side of thirty days, a stock of $5,000, when he must get off the building, so call at once and get your bargains at your own price. It will be sold by auction and private sales every night and day. This stock iucludes ladies' goods, men's and boy's clothing and furnishing goods, hats, caps, etc. Don't miss this chance of getting goods 40 cents on the dollar on the prices which you must pay else where. The Opera llonae Orchestra, This is a strictly first-class, up-to-date organization and in eyery way prepared to furnish the very best of music for sa cred and secular concerts, parties, etc., in any part of the Upper Peninsula. No amateur affair, but professional music by professional musicians. Charges moder ate. For terms and dates apply to the musical director and manager, Mr. Max yon Lenz, 205 Eighth street, Red Jacket. Special music arranged or supplied on short notice without extra charge. Ho For a Warmer Clime. Persons desirous of settling in a warm er clime can, at a very small coBt, have some homestead lands in Wing county. Louisiana, pointed out to them provided a party of ten or more can be got to- getner to go and inspect them; the home steads will average a million feet cl l el- low pine and are within a logging dis tance of saw mills. For farther partic ulars apply by letter to Mr. J. A. Cam eron, Houghton. . Take Xotlce. I have just received a new stock of domestic and imported woolens, which will be made up to order in suits of any etvle desired. One thing sure is: if you try me once vou will patronize me again. Work and fit fully warranted. John II. Rastello, merchant tailor, 212 Sixth street. Do not make objection to the street as it is not the street that makes your clothes, but a first-class tailor with eigh teen years experience. neaae Take Notlee We are pleased to tell you that we make everythiug pertaining to the shoe maker's trade as cheap as ever from the best quality of leather. Men's boots or shoes soled for 45 and 50 cents, ladies' shoes soled for 35 and 40 cents. We have a nice assorted stock of fall and winter snoes, ana our own mase snoe packs, which we will dispose ut at very low figures. Good work guaranteed. OKER & KEMrPAKEX. Fifth street, Red Jacket, next to Jacob Gartner's store. The Malantfer' Mutual Fire Insurance company ol Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or ganized in 1800 according to the laws ol the State of Michigan, will insure proper ty ot its member. Have paid fire losses oyer f.3,000 and dividends nearly f G,000 during the last seven years to members of five years' standing. On the first day o! this year the company had 482 mem bers, 421,480 worth of property in sured and f 10.G68.54 in treasury. For further particulars apply to the under signed. Johx Blomqvist, President. Alex Letkokkk, Secretary. 02ce, 448 Pine street, upstairs dRe Jacket