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? SATTJRDAT, APH1! DONTS ITor Speaker and Writen y x m R?a-y Kftmndrr of Errors in W the Vh of Common Wordi, Armngrd Alptuit>rtic?lly M 1 lha > ? - ? ? proi ? ? ? ? ? >ou - u Hb J I ? ? ? ? ! ralls for In tbe ? Kxat ; 1 don ; ii, w as I ?? be " 1 No' I ? ? ? ? 1* if" 11.' waiks as (!? walki though h< lOUld - "iu arall salk) if hs wer? ? ? ? ? ? I '? . by." Kxainp:. Ita at aigbt shou!d !'?? "Yoa should see ^ ? ? ? ? ? Doa Noti arhea the word.- t.ut in tbe niaj. i.-es In which they are | i Miioiis not see | ali" ahoold ???? Hs dld aot *et i ? * ? ? s the best " B&aaap but poor speclmens" ahoald i>e "Th at the be;-? Lut poor specimens." ?' e ? ? e iKjnt say "at length" for "at laat." Baaaaj ? Al isagtb ?<? saw hioi ?l>pr< e "At last we asw tiii(i apj Noir i ? >ach at length, but thi* h n??t thi tbe speaker intem i s ? ? ? e Don't *ay "at aorat" for "at ths worst" Exampl. i . i n at worst, be is graieful" sbould be Eveu at tha worst, he is grateful." a e e e e Don't say "authorews." "editress," "poetess." "waitrek"" etc. Exao.ple: "Sbe is an authoress. an editreas and a poeteas ' should b* ? is an author, an edilor, and a poet " N<?te? The adding of ess, inastnuch aa it is to designate tbe sex. is always superfluous wnea the personal pro aoun "she" is used. gf in tbe foregoing examples. Alao when the appeilation Miss or Mra. Ia givon. Exampi. Browning is a paataaa" ahould ba :ng ia a poeL" "hara Baaara is an authoreba'' ahould be Mra Stowe is an author " "Miss Hamilton is an ofltross" ahould t>o "Miss Haaalltoa is xu adltor." Uxaroi Ia: "Aa oditrosa oalled oa you ti>-day." ' A p> >d on you to-day." "A waisros.s callod on you to-da B?Tka for*?goiag exprcasiona ara corro. aoaal pro noun nor tho- appo.llution is gi.> It is stranpo to wnnt a ludirrous ex .-; of e*>s The s intornational D?c ! the word "mayor e???." a ? ? a a ? * well ploasod with his av pleasod with . >n " work An :ati. a ? ? a a ? moan awr full. ?uoh "awfu ?? the v. boaut All ghtly I n tho I "a t< ? ? ? ? ? ? I ? ? ? ? ? ? balu ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? a prompt ? ? ? ? ? ! shall ? to i arall or at K cblld laae a tra during the \ i matiar fallj I hohavod all tho t.: ??.'? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? tka laro?" aboaM ba "Wbleb aa Not. nae <>f bat* tor impUaa eocnpariaoa, tharefora "of the two" is aaparfl ? ? ? ? ? '* for "among." ' ould ba "Th. w .1- aaa ? W h' li tho BOBB a ? ? ? ? Don't aa] "bit" for "any." Exaniplo "W1H roa not take a bit Ieas?" ahould ba "Will you not take any k Nofo: I hoard a tiitu in California ask an n . if ba aronlfl not take a bi: kaaa than tho aniount eharjiod Tka BBBB Bd tinac customt .1 to kaaagaanat; a bit to him was U*j centa. a a a a a I >"n 'Matuod it on." for "blamed " ''Ha alaaaad it on tho aaada aatd t*- h?- tdamed a isod? tho londiat' a a a ? . a Don't aay "biowed" for 'blew." Examplo "Ho bHMPBd tho buglo whon ln tho army." ahould b. w the bugla when in th* army.'' or "He waaa bugier when in the army." ? ? ? ? * Don't aay "both alike" for "alike." Example: "They ware both alike." ahould be "They were alike." ? ? ? * ? Pon't say "both recaHadM for "re called " Exar : rhe 'h re called having met." should be "Tha liavlng n ? ? ? ? ? IVm't sa ernilned ? Bxaa inter fere." Bhoald be "He was determm-.i to i i a ? e e a '? r v.niiage." hl a hrave man." man " really mean btavery. The words ar an may he hrave by nature (as is mhorni but v ss man. a I ? ? ? ? ? ?baf for Mhl ?at is a piece of ? ? ? ? a 1 >> i n " n, In India bufl ? ? ? ? ? ?*; ali for ' bur '?? ler lilll Note: Ther- word bur 1 in any I y< i ? but that 'loubt ? ? ? ? ? son tl I ? ? ? ? ? ; I wlll !? i leav ? re\ a< ? ? ? ? ? He i r pur in re ! ? ? ? ? ? ? i ? ? ?? ROUNDING UP BANK THIEVES ?h by Detectives in the Employ of t.ne Bankers' Assciation in Five Months. v Of has baab rob> ,IPr 1. i',u* '<? Pebrnary i^ irreste.l 27 fot arhem il' , coarlctad, ,n jail awn ..; aad ?>:.? 1 orfc Sun. Th: burglara sa ar ?? two B, and 31 are m Jail awaitink; nlal. Two M>M np r. ..,] anj ?re in jail awaltlag trial. attacked from Beptember I, 11 Thirty ei;-)it of thi n<.i> mem t>ers of t! ? awabera, atthough the membershlp of the a :, leelvdea at preseat 7,666 of the mo-t ; ... and art lve lianks in Q rv Tl.. o aaa maaaben wai f 1.21, and to aaaoaated to $7, ?o rneml>?>rs from Sep 'emher 1 I . Uruarv 1. \W\. was $11,177 61 Throujth the cfT<->r:s of the aaaoefa \v hiteman and Philip Melai .Mitiv oaaa racep nre.l Both af theaa ssea are ?radu ates of law. and. knowing what evl ience is. have been ahle to make it tifftcult to fonvb-t them of their ^rlm^s Inirii.g the perlod rovered m the re port there wm greet aetlvlty in ap prehendlnK "yegi;" hank. vault and ?afe hurglars in different seetlons. Rslds by the police in Moston. Bsltl nore and Philadelphia resulted In the *apture of H of this olass, many , of whom were identifled as ex-eonTicts. The Pinkerton* reeommonded that im effori be made to have law* enart ?d in earh state of the unlon making t>ank burglary with explosives. e?pe> Mally where human lives are endan gered. punlshahle by from 25 to 40 years' Impriponment. Moro t! ral complalnta by aaaaakara of op nflons bv forgors. ?n*.. and | i herk and lraft , gated, r* anlting in 19 arrvsts ai ccn Hettaaa. Debt n S.am. iag that can happan to a man in Blai rrom which thoi. w'ing to tL- charged. ? s and ? rally for tt he ?n_ Drnakai lined Bd in in Baogkok. aad n for nood, id ltixuri i to th* * HAS RUN CN WAR HiSTORY Second Hand Book Trade Made ?*ly by Clash in the _ Oriont. P knocked ' I B >!own town Vork Sun. "I hav?- Bboat ? on tho l thlng j to tl ?' h*? - ? i D on raj i ? ' away ? ? ? I ! on th . tried Ha t that : : if I was ar in " 1 a l was Ia gn "1 to ?on E a wam i "I ?., ? ? I pro " '< )h I dot worthof It 1 -. M>|HO BM what I , think ol Kuaaia and i wai ? mit> he d bappy aatll as whioh buman ;.. It ho: BREED FROM SOUND HORSES 1 Folly of Qetting a Foal from Eitber a Defective Sue or B. ood ?ara. irj for the bolMIng of a I- LTaaooad afcnaaa i that arrhiti ? < ati aararoff' i paret.ts ar laotloa of sound ogapring. Soundnt parom caaaot i>o tnisted t aaaoandaaaj in tho other Oaaorbotb may bare beauty nt to n a' suiiatit pi : . t.oau tiful but moro ittlo \aluo in tho narkot unloss a wuh soundtioss and goad aa . ;itios. law in braadlng is tha' ? to tiso uaaanad ?talltona and au i our braedll wo shall havo unaound hnnt- to ol ot at aid for sut h animals to braad ;hoir aaarea toai i stai Iiot, ao matter how ha:. .r. hnw wrll ho n..i> |., I rod. or h< w pliaaa he may have won. '1 ho Itallion must l>o freo | asoknown to be tranamissisio to tho oataariag in kind or as a auacoptihiliiy Ho must have sound eyea, hoaring and "wind." and bo free from spavins. sldebonea. ringbones. atrlnghalt. St Vitus' danoe (chorea) and contagloua dUaaae*. To thia end the broeder ahould domand of the owner a eertlncate of soundneas signed by a reputable. quallfied veterl narlan. He ahould aaa. '<*>, that tho atalllon ia pure-hred and duly reoordad ln the atud-book of his particular breed, but ahould not accept pedigree as an apology for the abaence of any ono of the other neeosaary requiromenta. The atalllon Ia. howovor. but one aide of tha propoaltton. His ma'e must also ba I sound. We must outt theabsurd ruln I oaa a worn ! out. halt. mai : unsound mare fit for br> i on the bn r r>oth , inr else " Bh? i? w' ?irposes. d hors'>s. ' nmon among ottr brood mi ; anv: f oarhoi unsound and on that eoeowet. J.n qs forthwltb | be sound and vow thar nrvcr i agsln breed ai : man TWENTY-SHARE BFEF RINC. How the Cnrcaas May Be Eq-.titably Divided to the Saving of Heavy Meat E In Canada beef rings are in fiv ful opt ? kllllaj rir.g tbea ' the < ?? - pplj Ing t1 injr -isave the . ,if jn his I meat g an ampi ; fami'^ ? >. oeate, showiag *he . '.are rlnR. ? <1 and are SHOEING HORSES. Tbree-Leg?ed Stool Which Is Almost Indispsasabls in the i Opeiation. Whea ' ? y use th and rhe front OB this and BX ' >ne with puttlag the MK>t ! deal ? \ erogn b ^ and htllff Milk. RoPl ? mon troubh milk ' eraa ? i ? strlm Tho utea til whk h prop Dd the v it is aaay to get i i.i i . w ua boiiing wii.t thoroaghly applfcad. Farm ar _ An Impatieat Girl. Mr u Voii baTfl a yoang ra ta aamed i ? in ]oar > mploj i und< ? to do me ;: i \ Ol d I ? il? until ii tlred waiting for hitn '.. " I '::. "At ? " N V. \\ Alns! Poor Man. i the t?ri.|e of a vear, "1 wish you would tr> to perauade mj baa ban.l ' and i ; in suie he is killing hin. ? .. rwork "Whv do rou tbial i ad the m D "it.?? ause." >v ? .1 "whea we ftral laarrted be a p ?' boaae from t be ofl bol now he 1 is oftea detaiaed aatil after mlda ?CUsdaaatl Enqu 1>. ] oa to in . Boatoa re porter, \\ ltli dtgalB4 is a i i to popalar alaag ? . aiitii .n/e. He in-truct an unerview with you sir. ?Chlcago THE MAJOR'S PENSION. How a Chanee Meeting Served to Ea tablis>h the Evidence of His Iujuiy in Battle. aaa years ago, in a viait to a sol l mi in the Chleaaja laaar Oosaa i oaaaa upon a ?.i.i gaatk Baaa whoaa ayea had a familia'' look ai !a*t i reeoajalaai hlm as major of our old reKiment. and I wondered how he came to be in a sol diers" home gj? aiptalaaf thst he had not suceee.led overly well in bualness ?fter the war and that when he broke down, through injuries received in tbe army, he had no reserves to fall back on He bad uo near relatives and no frienda upon wbom he cared to impose tbe burden of i,i? support. so he rame io thesoldiert. home wherehe wasassured of (onsldcrate treatment and could maintain hia nelf resne^, "He beld that the soldiers' bome the proper p'ace for a h *n old soldur. and. arkila ho folt tbat he never could be muoh strongor. he felt alaothat he was not loaing graaaad. He said ba w-s ' >a booauae ha his horse falling upon rttkaaaaJIa: 'Asthe horse was > ;n , (inn, .? boys saw n.j fall that day at BtOM Jiivor. and the fleld and staff didat, bacaaaa they w-r? al! down at th oa tbe battla Metan i r^nieru. v. he niajoi now a honje 1 saw him arkea from under th< nghorae. Unce on hi- : rarooal into d thelPtle e ragtaaaal <I. al I from his fall. naa with ua hore aud tben aa we fought our nel had been down. but was > down aaajor limptag a oitk the men. "Why i ; ? . ? ., ooadv irself. air. Uka a private ?? air.' by tho flag and among tho boya.' The and ho sa ' there - flght l woaM I ara.' Btory. and he ?n. but ? a ha? was i ; rll 1 to if the tound THE BLAIRS OF MISSOURI. What Father and Son Did to tbc State in the Federal Colunui 11 war. in ? th? .. the arat attitn ? ? ? i was a ' of atra >r tka the C ? - | I iht . ?be two I . tho ? alaa ol iraaaal, and ba i itar plota to thwart th? attempi Blalr 1 tln" hcad of the milita Througbottl >ugtit with ii araay and dU blmaeU foi m in aaora tkaa ouo coaflfct .\tt<r tka war, rar, ba bacaaaa dl with ? publl II for th? ? ha 1 (he .?on'. tctioaa t" laa ? Q i aoagk ha had at M at tho eoal <>f th< greu' nal anpopnlarlty. Had to Oarf ada It. "Well ' said Bul Tve fCBl : a littlo labor troakla (hat's I "Wkai' " < \i lam.od Cll in.aii N i riK k ror a ? J: 2S to j:, Phila i Hope "!*> yi.ii tliin^ h will I "W all." ? ! i: :ii? ! ( '.?: i,; "lf !'? aitb m juty is aitb ? BBora . him." Well Socured. Employor V. hat aorap of pa por with tho (oinhination of thf safe on If I told you to put it away vory care fully. you know. and 1 cau't opon the safe without it Kaa Tyaial 1 locked lt in the aafa, j air ?Caasell's. Worae Than tha Rheumatla. Paw Baaaaad Horo'aayoungwoman attomptod to oommit sui<-ide on accoaat a' parental rostrlction*. Maw Hoproad?Pore gal. Couldrt git no n.odicir.e to givo h*r no rohef, I a'pose?? Loiiisville Courler-Journal. ON COIFFURE AND BODICE. Coneeralng Wbat Is Liked In Tresses and Also a Word About the Evening Waist. "In Paria " writes a correspoadent of authority. "a nurober of ttie best coiffeurs o! lyeing tbe halr and only resort to it when abaoluteiy nec esoary. The eousequence is one en oounters many women with gray or turning ha wbo v,?rh younger than if their heads were tlnteC a yomhtui liue. A certain coioriess b-.wn aaooaa !:t al all it which goes with a white skinn ayed type of 1 woman is ai?o aaonaoeaty admired." hrt subject of halr. A word ou bodices may fol low In a fashion fastidtoaai an i cjua'nt ly ol<! , potat Marie Antoinette bodice iti ivory mousseline velours, A tigbt swathiiiK of the soft material over a cl<> | lining. and a which Is sh wn ? n the lac<> I, and ? taffet. "itui." the fa -dnee ihe a lit i 1 > OpOO i be 'i.l'l ! ing ..!.??-- nie >?. -i aad 'ii j ;? ? har .. tasMgd i't-up Numi i panled by wai ktt ?? but whate\er tha COSDV <>t the :rt the skut aaatarlaJ are oftea adrtcd The i i.iii to 11 ? i be worn with a black ? are seen brilliantly baed, and made da a Itb :'ton? ? cravats an beauty EMBROIDERED COLLAR. Thta Pretty Neckwear to Be Worn in Spite of the Vogue of the Ruche. Here is an ? i i ollar worked it. mi eambfic 11. sign may ?olored silk . . a> pref. an t:.\i ;i shoald ba ruu out t : whi. h is worked ,'s,.r tha roaaii alloped :. hut tonhole-stitch. with a H !; dot or a koo.: kBO? in seailop Whea the arorfc la BaJahed rut aw . ious inat-rial with a pair of .-hr. ...1 ^et the appot ? nt laaf Tricks That Cause Wrinkles. Tbe baef :iave a aaaootls, un arrlaklad .--kin is to keep tha wnnkies out. Uaptaaaaaa' arrtaklaa caa t>e kapf out of the fhea thoaa ex .n> whfc h len.l t0 inake ilethai of ihe suieiii: ottla i^ aatd to wriukie years befora ber i aalaaj bi arery kaaara lag bareheaMted la a baraba] wriukles atnuit ttn^ foreheajd Tha syea aatorally try to protect th. done them. And w.?r.-e i: ,. wrinkle produciiiL- aspreaaaaeai la tha ? rush" many women. and men. t<M? ..i tha acatagtf day are wear ing daily I hese wrinkles can be aro! i i.y reaiaasiiailag that an day i> and that a ma.i waates Ull , niakes more minutes in tho day. China Silk Sensible Cbina silk. emhroidered with ahirt waist designa in wash makea mlghty pretty blousea. which ate more aabla than any other kind of white silk waists. beeause they can be wasbed and wash. d. Threefold. He?Yes, he's an artlat, a muslcian and a poet. She?Poor fellow! I had no idea pov erty bad such a hold on btm.?Cassell's. Bruin, the Hugger. Him ?Wbat is your favorite aninul? Her- Why er-the bear. Him <>h taa) 'ad oourse.?Cincin nali Knqutr*r