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Indeed, if we were 'tit gratified at the Iiilt
increase in our business. True, we are offering great val?
ues, which, with right treatment, may account for it- A
case in point i8 our line 01
Men's Suits and Overcoats
$G.50
Will buy an up-to-date fall Overcoat.
$7.50
Will buy an all woo! Covert Cloth
Overcoat.
$9 00
Will buy an all wool, double twist
Overcoat, French faced. Skeeiners satin
sleeve lining; would be cheap at $12.r>0.
$5.00
Will buy an all wool Cheviot Suit.
Children's Vestee Suits, very hand?
somely trimmed, at $l.9S and upwards.
Will buy an all wool Harris Cassi
mere in gray, drab and Ilairine stripes.
$9.90
Will buv an all wool worsted effect,
well worth tll'.UO.
310-80
Will buy our guaranteed imported
black clav suit. uAiich is usually sold
for $12.50.
Our stock of Children's Clothing is
compline. Knee pant? from 25c up.
We also have a nobb> line of ho;
and children's rc_-fers.
Reliable Clothing House.
:27l-4- Washington /\\ye-nue.
Real
Instate
Investments
In Our Hands for Sale :
Lot on Twenty-fourth street, near
Washington avenue. $1,500.
Lot on Thirty-third street, near
Washington avenue. $1,500.
House and Lot renting for $64 per
month. $3,000.
House and Lot on Twenty-sixth
street, near Washington avenue, $2.
050.
Lot on Lafayette avenue, near Twen?
ty-eighth street. $1,600.
Brick Block of eisrht buildings, rent?
ing for $114 per month. Price $11,000.
Several very desirable Washington
avenue properties cheap.
Irwin Tucker ft Co.,
REAL rSTfVTE, RENTAL flNO INSUR
- flf-GE flG&NTS.
WasHinntoirflve- & 28tH St
Solid CLomFopl
1^ enjoyed when your home is heated
by one of our stoves. They don't need
constant attention, as the use of coal
in them is more economical than in any
other stove manufactured, and the
bright, cheerful tire that glows from
one is pleasant ami cheery. We are
selling them at low prices.
Rirhtf r & Brittingham.
21(5 28th Street.
As Winter
Is close at hand, now is the
time to look over your la.st winter's
suit and overcoat: have It thoroughly
cleaned, dyed and repaired by compe?
tent workmen and made to look like
new.
I have been in the business for several
years and am prepared to do all kinds
of repairing, and at reasonable rates.
Give me a trial and satisfy yourself
W FRIEDBERG
PHONE 219.
221 27th street.
Wilmink's "Id ftand.
Good
Slioe
Making
Good styles, a big variety and
rices to suit the masses, make
Mugler's shoes a popular shoe for men,
women and children.
We strive to satisfy our patrons. We
appreciate every cent spent with us.
Try us once and see how well we
"*"*' treat you.
Good quati y and low prices make
our store a popular resort for Men's
Furnishings, Hats. etc.
We make a specialty of Neckwear
and Underwear.
MoglerShOe&mUCo.,
Strict attention paid to mall orders.
2704 Washington Avenue.
NEWPORT NEWS. VIRGINIA.
Notice
To Whom It May Concern:
This is to notify you that we, Hoff?
man Bros., heretofore conducting a mart
liquor saloon at the corner of Thirty
fourth street and Lafayette avenue,
will make application to the Corpora?
tion Court at the November term for an
Ordinary license for our hotel at the
corner of Thirty-fourth street and
Lafayette avenue.
Respectfully,
rot 1ft ? -?o"" -- ? v - Oft.
LRICHMOND,
? BOOT AND SHOE MAKER.
REPAIR WOHK A SPECIALTY.
. . 2809 ^a-'hlngton avenue.
he. t
FRENCH REStEDY
Never Faifs?
ENDORSED THOUSANDS
Of ladies as a periodical regulator without an equal,
?mccessful vfhen Cottun Root, Pcnnyroya*. Frsot, etc ,
naveproven .voithUms. its t*.va-ccnt stamps brings iria.
pat Kane, ard convinces tin: most skeptical of '.heir v.on
dcrtul properties. Send -\ cents in stamp-* i<>r pnttipluct
CiHitav.Mrc; valti^.blc infonn.it km for ladies- AO?'?ss
LsCt-AiR Pim. Co., V S. Agents, Boston. Ma?j
N. Ail correspondence confid.-ntiil and returned
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""?AJAX REMEDY CO., HgffSSJf.
Far sale In Newport News, Va.. by
A. B. O. KLOR. Druckst
irr 1? "
Nectar for the Gods
Never refreshed and strengtheC
like, our pure Bourbon Whiskey. For
an aid to digestion, preventive of colds,
cure for chills and specific for grip it r?
unrivalled.
Rbward of Five Dolars
if any one finds water in the raw oys?
ters that you buy from the Hotel Ivy.
other than the natural liquor. We sell
oysters in any quantity at the rate o'
twenty-five (25) and thirty (30) cent
per quart. Medium, per gallon. SOc
select, per gallon $1.00; in shell pet
bushel 50 to GOc. Our oyster house at
the corner at 27th street and Lafayette
avenue is open to the inspection of the
public. Call Hotel Ivy. old and new
'phone. Orders delivered In 15 minj
Utes. I cater for the household trade
especially. M. JOO.
Manager.
Patronize Home Industry
Having doubled our force we are now
the celebrated
EL MARCO CIGARS
Factory. No. "5.402 Washington ave
nue, over old Armory. jyl9-6n
NEWPORT NEWS CIGAP CO..
?p r> tjot "'
: FOR SALE^
The Board of School Trustees,
Newport News. Va.. Oct. 24, 1S98.
Sealed bids will be received by the tin
dersigned until 12 o'clock M. Novembet
24th, 1S9S. for the purchase of the public
school property herein mentioned antl
described. Bidders will state their own
terms. The board reserves the right U
reject any and all bids. T-ro lots. Nos
11 and 12, block 181, and houses thereon
known as the 2Sth street white public
school. Two lots. 51 antl 52. block 13
and houses thereon, known as the Rock
etts Colored Public School. Two lots
Nos. 15 and 10, block ISC, map made b\
C. M. ISraxton, civil engineer, ant
houses on said l?ts, known as the Lake
ville White Public School.
JNO. SHELDON JONES.
Clerk of Board.
129 Twenty-seventh street.
' oc25-lm.
Silnian Milling Go
MB^CharlfAton, W. Va. ^
Manufacturers of and Wholesale Deal,
ers in
High Grade Flour and Mea
; All Kinds of Feed and Hay
Full* 'RoSlfr MM*
"F. F. V." FLOUR OUR LEADER.
Dally capacity 200 barrels. Grain and
Hay delivered to all points a specialty.
HYMN OF THE FLAO.
North! South! East and West!
Rise and Join yourhar.ds.
Native born, and blethers draws
l-'rom many fatherlands.
Rise! Ye nation of the morn.
Land where liberty was born;
Ye who fear no ruler's nod.
Ye who only kneel to God.
.Rise! Salute the tlu?!
Stars upon Its azure throne.
Stars for states that stride along?
Stars of hope that make men strong.
Blood red bars for battles done.
Snow white bars for peace well won.
North! South! Easl ar.J Weit!
Bring your tilbtitc then.
Treasure give and grain enoiiRh
To feed earth's starving men.
Ye who tent on disiant shores.
Ye whose deals the ocean roars.
Ye who toil In mine and field.
Y'e who pluck the cotton's yield?
Rise! Salute the IIa?;!
North! South! East and West!
Rise and Join your hands.
Native born, ar.d brothers drawn
From many fatherlands.
One ye stand In common eause.
One to break oppression's laws.
One to open freedom's luites.
One! Ye re-United States
Rise! Salute the Hay:
Stars upon Its azure t (irons.
Stars- l'cr states that stride along?
Stars of hope thai make men etrong.
Blood red bars for battles dor.c.
Snow white bars for per.ee well w on.
?Mabel Osgood Wright. In N. Y. Inde?
pendent.
1 THAT LITTLE AFFAIR 1
? - ir.
S By A. J. Johnson. >i
?L *
IT WAS the winter before Will and 1
were married that Richard Deering
became engaged to Miss llhoades. Will
und Richard hud been almost inseper
able from childhood, and the latter was
an old friend of mine also.
We did not know .Miss Rhoades, but
Richard assured ns we could not fail
to like her. und Will said his opinion
was to be considered, for, of course, it
was quite impartial.
To tell the truth, on meeting Miss
Rhoades we did not share Richard's en?
thusiasm. She had a reserved manner,
and was not particularly pleasing in
any way. And she did not scein suffi?
ciently in love with Richard to suit me.
Indeed, 1 went so tar ns to say that I
did not believe she cared for him at
all. I h:nl lo admit that she was tine
lookir.g. though not handsome, and
she was older than Richard. He con?
fided to Will that lie was past the age
to be attracted si in ply by a pretty face,
and he had no fancy for jjirls in their
teens. Richard wasL'S.
Our worst fears wore soon realized.
One night my betrothed did not come
to see me, which surprised nur much,
for it, was important 1 should consult
with him about the new house.
The next morning 1 received a tele
gram from Will.
"Could not come last night. Richard
in trouble. Engagement broken."
It was two or three days before I saw
Will, and then he came in at noon forn
hurried call. He looked worn and liar
rassed, but patiently replied to the
countless questions I asked in regard
to Richard's affair. It seemed that
Miss Rhoades had been mistaken in the
nature of her regard for him as she
_exj>rj?ssed it.. Jn,.^^V3^LV^"e'lfu?-T
not really cared for him, hut tried to
do so, urged by her family, and tempt?
ed by his wealth. Will thought there
was another lover in the background,
but Richard did nut suspect it. The
poor fellow was a complete wreck, and
for the next few days Will was con
stantly with his distracted friend, and
had no lime to give to me. When he
did come, it was to say that he had
prevailed upon Richard to go a way for
awhile, the latter consenting on condi?
tion that Will would accompany him.
My lover could ill afford to leave at
this lime, and his absence would be
most trying to me.as I wanted his ad?
vice concerning the house. However,
neither of us felt that we could urge
any claims of our own in the face of
Richard's dire need, so we reluctantly
bade each other yood-by. The trip
benefited the heart-broken lover, and
on his return he consented to take up
his residence at' home, and after a time
resumed his customary visits to our
bouse, though he scarcely spoke, and
looked the picture of despair. It wtss
u little wearing on Will and me, for out
of courtesy to poor Richard we did not
like to speak of the wedding or any of
the arrangements when he was pres?
ent, r.nd as our minds were naturally
occupied with the topic in question,
our conversation was sometimes rather
forced.
We had expected him to act as best
man at our wedding, but it seemed
more than doubtful t hat he would feel
equal to the position in his present
state of mind. We were anxious to
know how he feit about the matter,
and at last Will touched upon the sub?
ject.
"It is evident thai you know nothing
of my feelings," said Richard, in an
injured tone. "I shall probably never
attend a wedding again as long ns 1
live. It would be torture, agony, sim?
ply unbearable. I would do a great
deal for you, but don't ask nie anything
so utterly impossible."
Will humbly apologized, and has?
tened to ask his cousin to net as best
man; he accepted with alacrity.
Will's sister Dorothy, a girl of IS.
was to be my maid of honor. She had
been abroad for the last three years,
finishing her education. When she
went away she was a school girl, and
not realizing the change that a year
or two can make at her age. we were
surprised to receive n photograph show?
ing her to be a pretty and preposses?
sing young lady, willi quite the air. as
we imagined from her pose, of a society
woman. *
It was two or throe weeks: after Will's
conversation with ltichard in regard to
the matter of best man that one even?
ing our afflicted friend seemed a lit tie
less morose than usual: be picked ur
Dorothy's picture, which was lying on
the table.
"What a pretty girl!" he exclaimed.
"Who is she?"
"You ought to know her," replied
Will. "You and she were fast friends
?nee. She's no other than my sister
Dorothy."
"That handsome girl my little friend
Dorothy! Why, I thought of her as
still a child. By Jove, but she's a
beauty I" said Richard, with more ani?
mation than he had displayed since his
engagement was broken.
It was a relief to Bee him something
like his.old self, if only for a moment;
hut. he. aurorised us bv conversing ouita
cheerfully the rest of the evening.
A few days later Will nppenred in a
most excited state of mind. Richard
was at the house at the time, but Will
did not notice him, as he rushed iu ex?
claiming:
"Such iil luck. Cousin Hurry is down
with the mumps. Did you ever hear of
anything so ridiculous, and the wed?
ding: next week!"
"What is to be done?" I asked,
blankly.
"That is more than I know," re?
plied Will. "I dashed over to see Syl?
vester, but he's off to Florida next
week. And then I asked Tom Flan?
ders. He thanked me politely for my
courtesy, and said he hardly cared to
act as a stop-gap. Agreeable chap.
Tont, but that was always Ins way?
must be first or nowhere, t think I
will telegraph my cousin Herbert, in
Philadelphia. T never fancied him
much, but I must have some one, I
suppose."
At this juncture Richard, who had
been looking at Dorothy's picture,
spoke rather hesitatingly:
"Well, old fellow, since you are in
such a tight [dace. I'll help you out. 1
will act as best mau." I
Will stared in amazement at this un?
expected offer, but slapped Uichard
heartily on the back.
"Will you, really, though? You're an
old brick!"
1 wonder why men always use the
word "old" as a term of endearment
with each other? I suppose it is a sub- I
stilute for "dear" or "darling." and
all the tender terms of a woman's vo- i
cabulary.
Richard seemed embarrassed at |
Will's gratitude, and udded.soinewh.a1
apologetically:
"If I can accommodate a friend, f
want to. That's about the only thing
iu the way of pleasure I can ever hope
to have."
Dorothy arrived a day or two before
the wedding. We found her even more
charming than her picture, und we
were delighted with her.
I was almost too busy to breathe in
these last few days, but everything
"1 W1L.I. ACT AS BUST MAN."
was over at last. The rehearsal passed
off satisfactorily, and so, my friends
assured me. did the wedding. I am
not authority on that subject, but at
any rate everything wen according I
to programme. Then Will arid I start?
ed away for a six weeks' trip.
After traveling about font fortnight,
we settled down in a spot which was
most restful and delightful. There was
nothing in the way of excitement, but
we thoroughly enjoyed the primitive
anil idyllic life of the little town.
Toward the close of our month there,
however, wc were glad to receive let
' ters from our home friends. Wc had
not encouraged them to write us earlier
in our stay, and wc had heard ulmost
nothing from home.
We wer? not getting dull, of course,
but when I said one day that 1 should
! like a long, newsy letter from one of
the girls. Will echoed mv wish heart
That afternoon came a letter, not
from one of the girls, and not lonu". but
j decidedly "newsy." so much so that it
fairly took away my breath. It ran
as follows:
"Dear Will: Congratulate me! I am the
happiest man alive. Your sifter Dciothy.
the dearest girl in the world, lias promised
to marry me.
"No time to write more now. Your friend
and brother-to-be.
"RICHARD DEERING."
"P. S. Perhaps it would he Just as well
not to mention that little affair of hist win?
ter to Dorothy. She might not understand
it. In fact, I don't understand It myself
now. R."
"And he calls it 'that little affair."
after all the sleep 1 lost for the rascal.
'That little ail'air.' indeed!"?Waverly
Magazine.
Nuflvely Said.
One of the great churchmen who snt
in convention brought his daughter
I here with him. a guileless, unworldly
girl, who is unused to the wnys of
cities. She dined out with some friends
one evening, and when a glass of cham?
pagne was poured for her she drank it.
She was not used to drinking wine of
any kind, and her hostess, knowing
this, presently said: "I hope the wine
won't affect you." The girl smiled hap?
pily. "Oh," said she, "I am conscious of
a feeling due to the wine, but?but. I
flon't find it at nil nnnoylng."?Wnsh
Inirtnn TV.o*
"Why don't you have a woman's
pnge in your paper?" asked the visitor
from "town."
"We have," said the editor of the
Jazeville Gazette. "I always use the
same pnge for the births, deaths, mar?
riages and divorce suits."?Cincinnati
Enquirer.
A Draw.
Tommie?Hullo, Jimmie. what kep'
you ?
Jimmie?Me and the ol' man had an
arg'ment. He wanted ir,e to haul some
wood into the back yard.
Tommie?How did it end?
Jimmie?In a draw?I drawee it In.
?N. Y. Truth.
No Occauioa for Worry,
"I must warn you, dearest," he said,
"that after we are married you will
rery likely find me inclined to be ar?
bitrary and dictatorial in my maniner.
"Xo matter," she replied, cheerfully.
"I won't pay the slightest attention to
what you s-ay."?Chicago Post.
Did Not Belong; There.
While Willie was sleeping his mother
had curled his hair for the first time.
As soon as he became awake she lifted
him up before the looking glass.
"Oh, mamma!" exclaimed the little
fellow quickly, "let me get down and
?halu aiT tha fchavixur?.'V-r-J udt'e.
FRENCH MONARCHY.
WmlioMi ,,r the Orleani Family Who
Are (be Principal Clulm
v ?(? Iu It.
The chief source of English
ception respecting French a If airs is the
delusion Unit the restoration of the
monarchy is possible. This ought to be |
dispelled by the practical knowledge J
of the character of the pretenders, says !
the New York Tribune. The duke of I
Orleans, when not in Kr?ssels, lives in |
England, lie is not n recluse, but i? j
constantly seen in social life anil never |
has impressed anyone as having: the
resources of character requisite for re?
gaining the crown. lie is a bright
eyed, rosy-faced, callow youth.amiable
and harmless. Everyone who has met
him smiles at the idea of his ever mak?
ing a serious attempt to overthrow the
republic; his functions arc exhausted
in putting his signature to manifestoes
at a safe distance. A well-informed so?
cial leader in London sums up the mat?
ter thus:
"The women in the Orleans family
have all the brains and talents; the
men have no force, and arc of no sic?
co u nt."
Prince Victor Napoleon lives in Kr?s?
sels and is equally incapable of rising
above the level of small-beer intrigue.
The only prince now in sight who is
qualified by soldierly qualities and
reckless courage for a campaign
against the republican order is Iiis
brother. Prince Louis Napoleon, who is
popular with the officers of the Russian
army. 11c lacks training in public af?
fairs, and is suspected of being a swag?
gering braggart. The republic is high?
ly favored in having n<. really formid?
able royalist or imperialist conspirator
against it.
A FLOATING SNAIL.
An Interentlnir I.lute Creature Thai
Sufely Salix While Great
Sliln? Sink.
There is ti small snail whicl is so
fund of the sea that it never comes tu
laud, and it builds such a capital boat
for itself and its eggs that while huge
ships are sinking and steamers are un?
able to face the storm u tosses about
in perfect safety, says the Philadelphia
Press.
The little snail is of a violet coloi
and is therefore called Iantliinn. It
has a small shell und there projects
from the under part of the body a long,
tongue-like piece of flesh. This is the
raft, and it is built upon most seient ilie
principles, for it has compartments in
It for air. It is broad anil the air com?
partments are underneath, so Unit it
cannot capsize.
Moreover, the snail knows how t<
stow uwtty its cargo, for the oldest
eggs and those which hatch the soon
est arc placed in the center und tin
lightest and newest on the sides of tie
raft. The lanthina tills its own air
compartments by getting; a globule of
air underneath its head the body is
then curved downward beneath the
taft, and, the head being tilted on one
side, the air rushes in and li'.ls the
spaces. It feeds on a beautiful little
jelly fish, which has a flat, raft-like
form with a pretty little -sail upon it.
and they congregate in multitudes
''^o^in^tu^e^^^-^^^^^^^^r^i1^ ~ I I.
upon the northwestern e\j-._'^C^
nnd when they nre handled the\ give
out a \iolet dye.
HUMOR OF THE PELICAN.
Tbe I'nunlnly Fowl Uleri'lsi'ii II free?
ly on IUh Caste Males, the
Culls and Storks.
Just ns the seal Nellie is the buffoon
of-the aquarium, so the pelican plays
the part of the clown in the Central
park menagerie, says the New York j
Sun. The two pelicans dwell in a big
wire inclosure with a tank in the mid?
dle. The other inmates arc a pair of
storks and a few herring- gulls. Un?
questionably the pelicans are the bosses
of the company. Their specialty is low
humor and their victims arc the dig?
nified storks and the somewhat vapid
ttnd characterless gulls. The storks'
unfortunate habit of standing on one
leg exposes them to constant insult.
Tb.? pelicans' custom is to wait until
he finds a stork standing- iu Ins fa?
vorite attitude close beside the tank.
He then will waddle up quietly behind
him and jostle against him, knocking
him into the water. This maneuver
successfully accomplished, the pelican
will ahowsignsof uncontrollable pleas?
ure, leaping about. Happing his wings
and squawking in triumph. I
I In hi* treatment of the gulls, the
pelican is simply a brutal bully. When?
ever he sees one of the latterubotit to
take hold of a piece of bread or some
dainty contributed by the spectators,
he will rush at him with prodigious
noise nnd flapping. The gull invaria?
bly takes refuge in the water, aban?
doning the morsel, which the pelican
devours with every evidence, of satis?
faction.
Warna of Comiiiur Storm.
W. II. Wheeler, who has devoted many
years to the study of such matters,
says that in the Bay of Biscay frequent?
ly during the autumn and winter in
calm weather a heavy sea gets up and
rolls in on the coast four-and-twenty
hours before the gale which causes it
arrives, and of which it is the prelude.
Lifeboat I*roi>eIIed by Air.
The latest lifeboat, which is said to
have been upproved by the British ad?
miralty, carries three long' cylinders,
into which 1.O0O.00O cubic feet of air
can be compressed This air will d-ive
the'boat 15 miles an hour for six hours.
Compound l?y lioyaEly.
Frederick the Great composed Ihe
"Marche Ren I.** the national anthem of
Spain, arnl Pedro I. of Brazil, the
?Tlytnno Constitutional," the nntiona'
iir of Portugal.
ICiliial nichts.
"Women have their rights even in the
cars these days."
"Yes; and the men make them stand
tip for them, too."?Town Topics.
Her I'-cur.
The Bore?I'm not feeling at all well
this evening.
The Belle?I hope it's not a lingering
illness.?N. Y. Evening Journal.
Sorry to Lone II I in.
Mrs. Hurtbroque?Our daughter hag
tloped with the coachman.
Hartbroque?That's too had. He was
the best coachman I ever hud.?Judge.
sujAttimnu UK all soKii
Coal Is dearer In South Africa than
in any other part of the old world.
It Is cheapest In China.
In the barrooms of Klondike, when
a man wants a whisky he hands over ;
his miner's bap. from which is taken u
pinch of gold dust.
The oldest sailing craft in the world
is the so-called Gokstnd ship, n Viking
vessel, discovered In a sepulchral
mound on the shores of Christiania
fjord. It is a thousand years old.
A subterranean lake of hot water
has been found near Itoise City, Idaho.
It is 140 feet below ilu- en it It's sur?
face, and the average temperature is
170 degrees.
The largest gold coin in existence is
worth about ?)?:i. It is the ingot or
"loof" of Annam, and its value is writ
ten on the coin with Indian ink.
Only one-third of the world's popu?
lation use bread as a daily article of
food. Fully one-half of the people of
the world subsist chiefly on rice.
The post office department was
temporarily established by act of con?
gress September 22, 1T89, and permit- I
neiitly May 8, 1794. The principal olli-1
cor whs postmaster-general. The post- j
master-general was a subofllcer of the i
t rcasury department, and was not con?
sidered n cabinet officer until Invited '
Ivy President Jackson to cabinet meet- .
fngs in 1S29.
A parrot owned by an Arch street
physical) gave signs of possessing al?
most liuninn intelligence the other
night. A party of young folks were on
the lawn ami were spending an hour .
in guessing riddles. Finally, a young
lady asked: ''Why docs a dog turn
twice before iic lies down?" Before
anybody could answer the parrot :
croaked: "One good turn deserves an- j
other."
WIGS FOR ACTORS.
Othello wigs are of black hair, not
kinky, but close curled. Komeo should
wear a blond, wavy wig of moderate
length.
A Charles II. is a flow ing wig of nat?
ural hair, falling several inches below
the shoulder, the hair being dressed
In long full curls.
The wigs of Louis XI., XIV. and XVI.
? re varying types of the bag wig in
natural color or white, while the court
wig is shoulder length and of white
hair.
King- Lear's name is used' to indicate
a white wig of sparse growth, while
Mephisto gives imune to a wig' pointed
in the center of the forehead and clear
of the temples.
Japanese wigs- arc known as mika?
does and Shylock wigs have two little
curls over each car; the Roman wig
falls to the shoulder and is generally
blond, but the Brutus wig is short,
erisp, yellow curls.
A "Faust" wig is of shoulder length,
the blond hair hanging in ringlets,
?while a "Richard III." is of dark brown
? nd falls just below the nape of the
neck, curling under itself, the bang
being- straight ncross the forehead.
The principal female character gives
Individuality to wigs, for n Grctchcn
wig is the double-braided blond wig
worn by stage Marguerites, while
^r,'7^s,iia wears long" unbound hair and
>^2-'\sre Antoinette the huge forma:
iV^-.i dressing of the period. In ali
>\?eW- are nbcut 125 male wigs and .ID
A'omen's wigs regularly listed.
TOLD OF ROYALTY.
Prince Albert of Moscow ;:; having a
magnetic observatory built in the
Azores.
.lust at present two women?Queen
Victorin and the empress of China-?
rule over one-half the world's popu
lu ? ion.
It is -.aid that the c/.ar of Itussia is
the only European monarch whose life
is not well insured in some thoroughly
sound and solvent English life insur?
ance office.
It may be told ns an instance of til*
kind and thoughtful nature of the
prince of Wales that he lias himself an?
swered almost all the letters of in?
quiry which have reached hi in con?
cerning his illness.
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria has a
wonderful collection of beetles?the
most extensive and complete, perhaps,
in the world. He is a skilled entomol?
ogist, deeply versed in the habits of
ants, bees, moths and the insect world
generally.
The Austrian emperor is said to have
made the followingremark to tlie Hun?
garian premier the oilier day: "Do
not spare mc in the mat ter of work.
Henceforth I desire to work harder
than ever, as that is my one source of
consolation."
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.
Bunko?One of our many national
ga mes.
Vanity?The greatest handicap to
greti t ness.
Shylock?The one that dodges your
latchkey about two a. m.
Ice?The only thing that Is really
what it is cracked up to be.
Agnostic?A man who doesn't be?
lieve in doctors until he gets sick.
Fame?Something that enables a
j ma n's credit ors to keep on his trail.
Awe?The thing that keeps some
meo at ?. respectful distance from la
bo!.
Congressman?A contributor who
gets all the space lie wants in ihr
Gongressiona I Record.
Optimist?A man who insists upon
believing that everybody is comfort?
able because lie is.
Enthusiasm?Something that often
carries people away and leaves tiiem
to return in disgust.
Diplomat?A person who run sue
cessftilly substitute a Im of r.tls'fil In
formation for the real facts.?ChiCBjri
D ?i!?- e
Cut 111m Xante on Morro*s Cannon.
While the Yale was anchored of!
Morro castle, after the surrender of
J Santiago, a sailor by the name of Mc?
Lean, to illustrate his pa I riot ism, rowed
j ashore, climbed to the top of the grand
I old structure, and filed his name good
. and deep in the topmost of th? nn
? cieut guns which point out to the sea.
lldftfilA'w New Fortified Harbor.
Russia is going to turn the harbor of
I Li ban, on the Baltic, near Riga, into a
fiist-elnss naval station and fortress,
i The port will be closed to merchantmen
and foreigners, for whom the harbor of
Windau is being jltted ?J>,
A METRICAL MEDLEY.
Au Overatsnt.
1 like to read 'bout heroes, an* I reckon
others do:
These quiet, unnssumln" chaps that's grit?
ty through an' through:
I'm deeply interested In the very smallest
f act;
1 like to see their plcters an* to know JesT
how they net.
But there Is one whose name, somehow, X
never see In print..
That's why I take tny pen In hand to drcp
u little hint
'Mongst all the hero-lltcrature that now*
days appears, ,
I've never seen no pieces yet 'bout He8?
kiah Meers.
Let every man have all that's comln' tm'
him. That's my way.
I allus was a stickler fur full measure an*
fair play.
The men that faced the bullets as they
went to meet the foe?
Their country knows an" loves 'cm. an' It
ought to tell 'em so.
Rut, while you place such laurels wher?
they worthily belong.
Perhaps thero Is a few among tire great un- I
noticed throng
That ought to have a shout or two, While |
passin' 'round tho cheers.
I often say "liurrah," I do, fur HezeklAh
Mccrs.
He'd been a soldier once. He pined tobe
the same agin,
lie could start In :is n captain. But his
youngest boy had been
Right sickly. An' his wife wa'n't Htrong.
Me 'lowed they couldn't port.
I seen the teardrops trickle as he watched
the comp'ny start.
But he tended to the old place that 'ud sure
have gone to rack
If a stranger had been trusted with th?
work till he came hack.
An' It really seems to me that enterprise ta
In arrears
Unless It Gets some Items In 'bout Hezeklah
Meers.
?Philander Johnson, In Washington filar.
Dcwey.
What word tn you can liraIsc express .|
That was ant spoken thrice hefore '
In the Ii,-reo. world-awakening roar :
That thuntter'd at Mantiu's door? !
What sons can sing the midnight rush
By alien reefs, through tropic seas? |
The typhoon slumbering In the breeze,
Tho air's, the ocean's mysteries?
I 1
And then, the arrow-flight of ships ?
1 Along the vaguely startled dark:
The fori ress. looming grim and stark? !
I The Island watchdog's sudden bark!
Then, like n fate, your squadron swept ~i
I Within the close bay's guarded zone:
The trumpets of the guns were blown, i
Speaking In deep-voiced battle tonet ;
A hell of (Ire?a hell of steel
Smote all the shuddering air amain?
Smote the doomed ships?and smote
again ?
And shook tho frightened hills ot Spain!
In one red ruin terrible.
As sinks u lava-stricken coast,
Down went a nation's pride and boast
As fades a sun-surprlsod ghostl
And. as the smoke was roll'd away.
The scales were fallen from the eyes
Tha t saw us vain, nor overwlse
In boasters' foolish quick repllesl %
They saw you turn your bursting shells
From off the helpless boat, adrift
On every billow's reach nnd lift.
That served Montojo's desperate shift!
They saw you spare the fallen town
That lay beneath your eager guns;
They saw you curl) the tribesmen's sons?
J Fierce, freedom-loving, restless Huna!
And, as a rainbow In the sky
Wherein the good of heart may trust,
! They saw you do the things you must,
I And, doing, saw the things were Justl
?John J. rome Rooney. In N. T. Times.
Shopping:.
Bhe_ screamed In te^or^vynjjifyjftjyiriT?
li'liM 5?Tatcne3 irom oul her Jeweled fiaSaa
And hurled a modest semi-curse
Toward the fleeing, bold brigand.
And when the copper caught the thief
She seized the purse with anxious air.
And breathed a sigh of sweet relief
To lind her treasures all were thero:
A penciled note *
Her fellow wrote,
A wad of gum,
A hairpin (bent),
A copper cent, i
A buttonhook
With broken crook, 1
A safety pin.
A curling tin,
A powder rag,
A sachet bag.
These were the treasure.* which she bor*
Around with her from store tostoro
While on a shopping tour, to see
The many pretty things which she ^
Would love to buy If she but had
The cash. and. with a smile so glad
It almost made the copper sneeze.
She thanked him, and with sprightly case,
Tripped on to seek nnotherstore
Or I wo where she could shop some more.
- Denver Post.
The Colora.
Red?
High overhead
Sparkles the banner of Mars!
Red? '
Under the tread
Poppies asleep 'neath the stars! ':
Blue? :.
?Steadfast and true
Bends the wide arch of the skyl
Blue?
Tenderest hue?
?Chosen of violets shy.
I
White
Slllnelh the tight.
Until the struggle shall cease!
White?
?Pure as the light.
Blossom the lilies of peace.
?Jennlo Betts Hartswlck. In Colllefe
Weekly.
Sleep.
How strange Is sleep that falls from out
the spheres,
And. falling, quenches mortal palnl
Whence comes It to extinguish burning
tears
And cool the white-hot brain?
Or shaken poppy leaves?whence have ther
power
To seal and mortise human eyes?
How lull they, for one short and charmed
hour.
All rending, human cries?
P.aln down, rain down, from stillest deotie
of space,
Oh. slumber, potent witchcraft deep
Come o'er iired eyes and hearts, the spe?oii
less grace
Of magic, mystic sleep.
?Mury C. Gates. In N. Y. Observer.
A Glimmer Thro' the Gloom.
A manly lad of seven years,
A maid with curly hair;
The little maid stood there In tears;
The boy. he could not bear
To see tier weeping, so he said:
"Here. Maggie, lake 'em?do!
They're violets and smell so sweet?
I picked 'em nil for you."
Just then the dark clouds passed away.
Tho sunshine came again:
She sMIled and thank.d him?then twe
hearts
Were lighter for one heart's pain!
-^rhll II. Armstrong, In Atlanta Constitu?
tion.
?m- ? ~ T
PletiHlnK ilia Wife.
Jinks?Why do you offer sueh a large
reward for the return of that contempt?
ible pug dog?
I Winks?To please my wife.
! Jinks?But such a reward will be surw
to bring him back.
j "No, it won't. He's dead."?N. Y.
I Weekly. ? ?. ?