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I n v io w o t th e s e c o n c lu s i o n s th e d e s p a t c h i n q u e s t i o n c a l l e d u p o n th e B r i t i s h G o v e r n m e n t fo r a d e f ln i to a n s w e r to th o q u e s t i o n w h e t h e r i t w o u ld o r w o u ld, u o t s u b m it t h e t e r r i t o r i a l c o n tro v e r s y b e t w e e n it se lf a n d V e n e z u e la I n i t s e n t i r e t y to im p a r tia l a r b i t r a t i o n . T h o a n s w e r of th o B r i t i s h G o v e r n m e n t h a s n o t boon re s o l v e d , b u t Is e x p e c te d s h o r t l y , w h e n f u r t h e r c o m m u n i c a tio n o n t h o s u b j e c t w ill p r o b a b l y bo m u i o to th o C o n g r e s s . TBOCDLES IN HAWAII. E a r l y i n J a n u a r y lu s t a n u p r i s i n g a g a i n s t th e G o v e r n m e n t o f H a w a ii w a s p r o m p t l y su p p r e s s e d . 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T h e c a s e s of c e r t a i n A m e r ic a n s a r r e s t e d a u d e x p e lle d b y a r b i t r a r y o r d e r w i t h o u t fo r m a l c h a r g o o r tr i a l h a v e h a d a t t e n t i o n , a n d in so m e in sta n c e s h a v e b e e n fo u n d to ju s t i f y re m o n s t r a n c e a n d a c l a i m fo r in d e m n i t y , w h ic h H a w a ii h a s n o t t h u s fa r c o n c e d e d , M r. T h u r s t o n , t h o H a w a i i a n M in i s ter, h a v in g f u r n i s h e d th i s G o v e r n m e n t a b u u d a u t re a s o n fo r a s k i n g t h a t ho I n r e ' a i l e d , th a t c o u r s e w a s p u r s u .n l , a n d h is s u e j o s s o r h a s la te l y b e e n r e c e iv e d . A REMONSTRANCE TO RUSSIA. 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N o e f f o r t s h a v e b e e n s p n i e d in t h o i r b e L a lf , a n d th e i r p r o t e c t i o n in p e r s o n a n d p r o p e r t y h . i i boon e a r n e s t l y a n a v i g o r o u s ly e n f o r c e d b y e v e r y mf*ans w i t h i n o u r p o w e r . Th** O tto m a n G o v e r n m e n t h a s l a t e l y i s s u e 1 a n I m p e r i a l tr a d e e x e m p t i n g fo r e v e r from ta x a t i o n a n A m e r ic a n c o lle g e fo r g i r l s nt S c u t a r i . R e p e a te d a s s u r a n c e s h a v e a b o boon o b t a i n e d by o u r E n v o y a t C o n s t a n t i n o p l e t h a t sim i l a r in s t i t u t i o n s m a i n t a i n e d a n d a d m i n i s t e r e d b y o u r c o u n t r y m e n sh a l l be se c u r e d in th e e u jo y r r .e n t of n il r i g h t s , a n d th a t o u r c i t l z m s th r o u g h o u t th e E m p i r e s h a l l b3 p r o te c te d . MoRE PAY FOR AMBASSADORS. I a m th o r o u g h l y c o n v in c e d th a t in a d d i tio n to th .- ir sa l a r i e s o u - A m b a s s a d o r s a n M i n i s te r s a t fo r e ig n c o u r t s sh o u l d b o p r o v id e ii b y t h e G o v e r n m e n t w ith o f ficia l re s i d e n c e s . T h e s a l a r i e s o f th e s e o f f i c e r s a n c o m p a r a t i v e l y s t n a l 1, a n d in m o s t c a s e s iu su f f i c i e n t to p a y , w ith o t h e r n e c e s s a r y ox p e n s o s , th e co s t o f m a i n t a i n i n g h o u s e h o l d e s t a b l i s h m e n t s in k e e p i n g w ith th e i r Im p o r t a n t a n d d e lic u t o fu k c tio n s . 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F r o m th e d i s c u s s io n o f fo r e ig n a f f a i r s th o P r e s i d e n t tu r n s to th e c o u n t r y ’s fin a n c i a l c o n d i t i o n . 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C o n tin u i n g , M r . C l e v e lan d d e t a i l s th e e f f o r t s to e s t a b l i s h th o g o ld re s e r v e fu n d b y is s u i n g b o n d s , a n ! sn.V3: RETIRE THE GREENBACKS. “ I a m c o n v in c e d th e o n l y th o r o u g h a u l p r a c t i c a l re m e d y fo r o u r tro u b l e s is fo u n d in th e r e t i r e m e n t a n d e x n c 'l l u t l o n o f o u r U n i t e d S t a t e s n o te s , c o m m o n ly c a l l e d g r e e n b a c k s . a n ! th o o u t s t a n d i n g T r e a s u a r y n o t e s Issu e d b y th o G o v e r n m e n t in p a y m e n t o f s i l v e r p u r c h a s e s u n d e r th o a c t o f 1890. “ I b e liev e t h i s c o u ld b e q u i t e r e a d i l y a c c o m p lish e d b y th e e x c h a n g e o f th o s e n o te s fo r U n ite d S t a t e s b o n d s o f sm a ll a ) w e l l as la r g e d e n o m i n a t i o n s , b e a r i n g a low r a t e of in t e r e s t . T h o y sh o u l d be lo n g te r m b a n d s , th u s In c r e a s i n g th e i r d e s i r a b i l i t y a s in v e s t m e n ts, a n d b e c a u s e th o i r p a y m e n t c o u l d bo w e l l p o s t p o n e d t o a p e r i o d f a r re m o v e 1 f r o m p r e s e n t fin a n c ia l b u r d e n s n n d p e r p l e x i t i e s , w h e n w i t h in c r e a s e d p r o s p e r i t y a n d re so u r c e s th e y w o u ld be m o r e e a s il y m e t. \ T o f u r t h e r in s u r e th e c a n c e l l a t i o n o f th e s e n o t e s a n d also p r o v i d e a w a y b y w h ic h g o l d m a y be a d d e d to o u r c u r r e n c y in lie u >f th o r n , a fe a tu r e i n t h e p la n s h o u l d b e u u a u t h o r i t y g iv e n to th e S e c r e t a r y o f th e T r e a s u r y to d isp o s e o f th o b o n d s a b r o a d fo r g o ld if n e c e s s a r y to c o m p le t e th e c o n t e m p l a t e d re d e m p tio n a n d c a n c e l l a t i o n , p e r m i t tin g h im to u s o t h o p r o o o o 18 o f s u *h b o n d s to ta k e u p a n d c a n c e l a n y o f th e n o t e s t h a t m a y be in th e T r e a s u r y «»r th a t m a y b*» re c e iv e d b y th o G o v e r n m e n t o n a n y a c c o u n t . BRANCHES FOR NATIONAL BANKS. “ I t ha*) a lw a y s se e m e d to m e t h a t th e pr->- rislo n s o f la w r e g a r d i u * t h e c a p i t a l o f N a tio n a l b a n k s w h ic h o p e r a t e a s a l i m i t a t i o n t o th e i r lo c a t i o n falls to m a k e p r o p e r c o m p e n al fo r th o s u p p r e s s io n o f H tato bn : tsh ..f tin* to t h ‘* p*1 l l m il k in g p ie il i l y fu all d u t i e n s a n d fa c ilitie s . A n y in e o n v e n i - e n e e o r e m b a r r a s s m e n t* W a r i s l n g fro m th e s e r e s t r i c t i o n s on th o lo c a t i o n o f N a t i o n a l b a n k s m i g h t w e ll b e re m e d i e d b y b e t t e r a t a p t i o g th e p r e s e n t sy s t e n t p tin* - t ta t i iff of b lin k s i n s m a l l e r c o m m u n i t i e s o r b y p e r - m i t t i n g b a n k s o f la r g e c a p i t a l t«* e s t a b l i s h b r a n c h e s in su c h lo c a li tie s a s w o u ld se r v e th e p e o p le —-so r e g u l a t e d a n d c o n s t r a i n e d a s to se c u r e th e i r sa f e a n d c o n s e r v a t i v e c o n t r o l a n d m a n a g e m e n t . “ I d o n o t o v e r lo o k t h e fa c t th a t th e <* m - c e l l a t l o n o f th e T r e a s u r y n - 'te s issu e d u n l e r th e silv e r - p u r c h a s i n g act o f 18'J • w o u ld l e i v o th e T r e a s u r y in th e a r t u a l o w n e r s h ip •>? s u f ficien t s il v e r , incl- H n ir se i g n i o r a g e , to c o in n e a r l y 0178,000,000 In s t a n d a r d d o llu r s . It is w >rthy o f c o n s i d e r a t i o n w h e t h e r th i s m i g h t n o t , fro m tim e to tim e , b-» c o n v e r t e d in t o d o l l a r s o r f r a c t i o n a l c o in a n d slo w ly p u t In t o c i r c u l a t i o n , a s in th e ju d g m e n t ««f t h e S e c r e t a r y of th e T r e a s u r y th e n e c e s s itie s of th e c o u n t r y sh o u l d re q u ire . WZ AKE FINANCIALLY ILL. “ W h a te v e r is a t t e m p t e d s h o u l d be e n t e r e d u p o u fu lly a p p r e c i a t i n g th e f,i*t th a t by c i r e l e s s , e a s y d e s c e n t w<* h a v e r e a c h e d a d a n g e r o u s d e p t h , a n d th a t o u r A s c e n t w ill i. -t b-* a ' ' • n p tl« h s 1 w t t h - 'u t tn h n r t n n i to i l an 1 s t r u qgle. W e s h i l l b » w ise if w * r - n l i r . . th a t w e a r e fin s id t h a t ir ras te r i t i o n tv' h e a l t h m a y r e q u i r e h e r o i c tr e a t m e n t n n d u n p l e a s a n t rem e d ie s . \ I n o u r p r e s e n t p r e d i c a m e n t n o g *1-1 is re c e iv e d r n y th e G o v e r n m e n t iu iv tv- BONDS NOT ISSUED FOR REVENUE. “ I t is p o i i i b l e t h a t th e s u g g e s t i o n c f in c r e a s e d re v e n u e a a re m e d y fo r th o dif- flc u l 'le s w o a r e c o n s i d e r i n ’ ran y h a v e o r i g i n a t e d in a n In t i m a t i o n o r d istin c t a l l e g a t i o n th a t th e b o n d s w h ic h h a v e b e ^ n issu e d o s te n s i b l y t > ro p te n d i s h o u t g o ld re.M*rvc w e r e re a lly is s u e d to su p p ly Insu fB c ictit r e v e n u e . N o t h i n g c a n be f u r t h e r from tb e tr u t h . B o n d s w e r e is su e d to o b t a i n g o ld fo r th o m a in te n a n c e o f o u r N a t i o n a l c r e d i t . ^ As h a s been sh o w n , th e g o ld th u s o b t a i n e d h a s lx*t»D d r .lw n a g a i n fro m th ? T r e a s u r y u p o n U n ite d S t a t e s n o t e s n n d T r e a s u r y note*. T h is o p e r a t i o n w o u ld h a v e b e e n p r o m p tly p r e v e n te d i f poasW le-. b u t th o s e n o t os ha v in g th u s b»*en p a r s e d to th o T r e a s u r y , th e y b e c a m e th o m o n e y of th e G jv e r n m e n t , like a u v o t h e r o r d i n a r y G o v e r n m e n t fu n d - , an d th '- r e w a s n > th l n ; t-i d o l>uf to u-*.* th - n i Ir p a y i n g G o v e r n m e n t e x p e n s e s w h e n n e e d e d . 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T ii i .11- : c o n v ic t rs ’ iin p r i s o n u i e c J o s h u a H li • •eked M e r.-h a r .t \ n e w c a r t \ L v id hasto<l ni th© P h i l t s t l m re u p o n th©**© t w o m e n . W h a t o n r e n t! A store* is q u t e k l v in D a v i d ’s slin g , s w i f t l y it flie s a r o u t i - i 'b i s h e a d a u l i>; <>u i t s w a y w i t h u u e r r i n g atm to its d e s t i n a t i o n fo r e h e a d , .-Ink up - m 5/N fa •© t.. tli© g r o u n d . D a v b i th e L o r d of H o s ts is tb© vie •i.i is tb© h a p p y vessel us©d b e c a u s e Ins nin t w a s t o m a g n ify J o h u fl*). \ S o D a v id p r e v a i l e d o v e r t lu*% P h i lis tin'* w i t h a s l i n g a u d w i t h a f l t o y e ^ G o d c*l»-»** ;»*- w e a k th i n g s a n d th i n g s w n i H a r e n o t to b r i n g to u a u g h t th i n g s whl«,™ a r e , th a t n o flush tn a v g l o r y lu I l l s p r e s e n c e . W in n N *lreiniah fin ish e d tire wi^A w ith th e a i d of th e m e r c h a n t s a u d g o l d s m i t h s a n d u n q t h c - u r i e s a n d w o m e n , i t Is A v rtttun th a t “ h is e n e m ie s p e r c e iv e d th a t th o w o rk w a s w r o u g h t of G o d \ (N© h. v l . . 10). H a d tire workm«*n b e e n w* ll s k il le d In tire a r t of b u i l d i n g stun© w a lls th e n th e y w o u ld lm v o h a d t h e © rodtt. H a l D a v i d b e e n a m ig h t y m a n a n d w a r r i o r ho m i g h t lm v o h a d th© c r e d it, b u t n o w It is c l e a r l y o f G o d , a n d Is rae l 1- r e b u k e d fo r h e r hrek o f fa i t h in H im . 51 s l a m b y t h e st .u© f r o m D a v i d ’s s h a g . D a v id n o w ta k e s tire g i a n t 's o w n sw o r d a u .l c u t s off b is b - a d a n d b r i n g s it i n h i s h a n d to S a u l. T h e P h i l i s t i n e s fi,-.*, I s r a e l p u r s u e s , a n d th e r e is a g r e a t v i c t o r y , fo r tfre L o r d b a t h d o n e it. L e t us b e c o m e s k i l f u l ta u s in g ■ • • i©a iro m th-* b r o i k . th e preoioufi th ire r s fro in tire w o r d o f G o d , fo r n o t h i n g w ill b r in g d o w n tire g i a n t s o f prld© n n d b la s p h e m y Hk© t h e w o r d o f G o d g iv e n fo r t h in H is u a m e . - L e s s o n I l e l p o r . C O L O R A D O '; e 511 u l ii X K u COLD FiVER. »nK«z O .re n , a n d F o r ,1 . r a l e is re av e , tlu* r e s u l t ripplo C r e a k . .i-tsi» f th r . o in mu iul ,g te m c n t I- a t fev e r he Al! t h r e e excU u n g c.s :»l . . r l e r s t h a t o u e ea I w ith o u t lig h t i n g f • o v e r a g r e a t s p e c u l a t i v e f th e d i s c o v e r y o f g o ld in Jolotri Io S p r i n g j a lre a d y i n e x c h a n g e s , a n d ex- b v W illi i©rs. T h nf h a y i-ati.l pool*! u ln g t o u tg r t h e J ilio j i u n o t h i n g ©Is© f rom h u n d r e d th o u s a n l Ire--- a r e n t u n ? -;n:n>n fo r on© b r o k e r to * ifl a t anoth* r. w h ile f r th© d a y t h e a g g ro - rate of h f r e q u e n t l y >ars t o t w m ill- on sh a re?. lir e m in e r w h o re li e d -u s i g n s fo r th o .ro s -n e o o f or© a r o u n d C r i p p l e C r e e k in v u r i- iidy \ g o t lo f t.\ w h ile th e f a r m e r n n d cow b o y , v itu o n ly a sto c k o f c o n f id e n c e a n d b lind ■ i k, stum ? I i on th© b o n a n z a * th a t hav© ut r h e w rid . w . *. K tratt *u, .i c a r p e n t e r , tiire© y e a r s a g o v ...n g fo r $2 a d a y . is n o w tu© c e n tro l I g u r e o f tl. - W est W ith h i s Ju d e p e n d o D c e , h.it ; a y s h .::: ut t a * r a t e c l ? 150,000a m o n th , v.th ut r e .'-*r:iug t-> th*- a d j o i n i n g p r o p e r tie s . d u. * ii- gl ' ie d u n t i l th e tim e w h e n th u a . r tin I - - --ire w a v . . f s p e n d i n g th e w e a lth h a t h a s h©.-u l a v ish e d o n h im . T h e ;, ta ...v .Jim © - I t a y l e a n d Jam© * F. ta r n - , ft*. 1' rt.iin d , w h o .are r e a p i n g tb o 1. »t hire : ■ r.ril.V x l a t ft),009,003. T w o • - . r - n g ‘. 'th iu e n w e r e o p e r a t i n g d r ills t n o t a b l e In t . i in s p i r • • *U t . s w ith h o j.e <A riv a l in g Q OSSIP* Dr. Mabol Speneor is tho coantf physician of Riley County, Kansas. Again in Rerlin a briile, tight hieing, I hearty dinner, .» dance, sudden Death. Oonnt H e rbert Bismarck's wife is twontv-two years younger than her husband. Woman sufTrago is being pushed figoronslv in Idaho. There is a club in each connty. Al »he Atlanta Exposition several fruit exhibits were entered by women; they were very tine. A firm at Amerieus, Os., has ordered s carload of baby carriages, to be de livered in the spring. The belles of the seventeenth cen tury slept in chicken skin glovos to give their hands delicacy nnd white ness. Flogging as a punishm ent for girls is what the London School Board wants to introduco into tho industrial schools. Miss Kato O. W ilkins, of Idaho, ia tall, blond, striking nnd thirty, aud knows more about horses than any man in Idaho. Queen M arghcritn, of Italy, is about to publish her experiences a. aa Al pine climber, illustrated with her own pencil sketches. In a recent num b er of a London paper tho statem e n t is mado that Englishwomen havo begun wearing pyjamas instead of night drosses. Only ono woman in ten in Massa chusetts availed themselves of tho privilege of registering to vote at tho last e lection—abont 2 G ,0 0 0 in all. Annio Besant was a religions e n thu siast in her early years and was in clined to become n nun, bnt com promised by m a rrying a clergyman. Tbe Euglish governess to thu King of Spain, roccutly appointed, who is, of eourso, to tench him her language, is to receive a salary of $4730 a year. The Scandinavian Woman’s Exhibi tion has closed. Tbo exhibit was n veritnblo exposition of women's work ; end tho whole a Hair was managed by women. Mrs. Loland Stanford, who has the most costly collection of jewels in this country, perhaps, refused to look upon them after the doatb of her son, and only child. Au old gentleman of Odessa has left a million roubles apieco to four nieces cn condition th a t they work for fif teen months as chambermaids, cooks or farm servants. Ry tho provisions of tho new Illinois teachers’ pension law, any womau teacher has tho r ig h t to retire on half pay, if it does not exceed $( 100 , after twenty years’ of servico. A sixteen-year-old Diana, Miss Luln Denials, of Big Elk, Oregon, shot un 1 killed a big buck with five-point ant lers, at 200 yards range, whilo ont hunting with a party recently. Miss Mary Jackson, of Louisville, Ky., has just completed her lOJd year. She remembers when tho sito of the present city was a great stockade to protect residents from murderous Indians. Nearly 400 women in the United States ere graduates of schools of pharmacy, and a majority of them have charge of hospital drug rooms or are enguged as dispensing elcrks in largo drug stores. Throo womou preachers hold m inis terial charges iu Idol fust, Mo. Miss Kingsbury is pastor of the Universnl- ist Church, Miss King of thu Church of the Advent, and Miss M cIntyre of tho C'hnrch of Clod. ’ One of tbe most promising politi cians iu tbo new State of Utah is Mrs. Lillie Pardee, Republican candidate for Stuto Senator, thirty years old, a teacher of L a tin and Orcok, nnd wife of a Salt Lako lawyer. The Queen of tho Belgians, having fully recovered from her reeont fall from a horse, again walks about Brus sels, shopping, e.lliug and going to tho theatre iu the informal, democra tic manner which has so endeared her to her people. In spitoof Professor Albert’s p h ilip pic against teaching women me.lioine, Vicuna's first woman doctor, (tuorgioa von Both, has b een admitted to prac tice, has hnd tho oath administered to her, and has been appointed physician to tho Im p erial School for ofliocra’ daughters. Women can no longer rido tho bi cycle iu St. Petersburg (Russia) slreots. The only woman to whom permission was g runted by tho polioo a few weeks ago has fallen off her ma chine, hurling herself so badly that she had to he taken to tho hospital, nnd the polico will iesne no more per is its. Two daughters of Revolutionary soldiers worn p resent at a meeting of the Daughters uf tho American Revo lution in Brattloboro, Vt., tho other day. Ono was a daughter of a Minute man who was iu tho fight on Lexing ton Common. This was Mrs. J,aura Roberts, eighty-threo yoars old. Tho other was Mrs. Nichols, cignty-flvo years old. The father of each woman was named Rufus Moore, though they were uot related. e v e n l l t h t - i n - x t ire u r ' i-« » - t* /iin b i if i- i *|>ecuU U » :i a • - tot* i im u 'l« v ..in i *«r hoiu-st ©n I i n • im p It ta io n i \ >ur s o l v t 'o ^ t H.rel a l l u v i a ^ lb' a l a r y © x h iu s tj .- n . A o ! v©f tb *iru#£le.« t o m a i n t a i n o a r c M rws**r * n«*v©r b**©a a n y a p p r e h e n s i o n a> r©.vty a b i l i t y t p«v <*ur w a y w i t h so. i*v a - »© h a d , a n 1 tb© q u r a t i o a w t© th- *: o u r *um * n t r©*©ij*ts n r e t o u r ourr© os©,-) h a s n *t ©:>»••-•* 1 int.* ire* trer* iirk® iu ..ltia;i* o l *Ur iH b u » la*tn-1. iy ooiKitr>m •Mi-. Hid-*©! *•1 a ll i lo u pn ail (,we to public an J priv..^ ...... .- *v 'rv“ , (auw Ju not «li«iru*t the aoo.i ajiJ t>.n- iy o f thc*« who pr. tfc*-* te'dtn.' 1 inij»i.*rf©cu> oui with i *©• **q .a.'tVI my .tftiU up*> n a t n - l r tb© U HI)J tAlL.. th© 1 *!I. ■*•14 u n i h a n d ad* irrewLly t o tb© tlirtacu uan u ial » ta a t u * u A ire.3 1 1 ©#p<K-i r©» r i l . t .ly c*nLr«at UeHh. •jfctv fro m frig h t , th e r * u* t tn a t vrilj a r o v a n t i t s *on« it u •©. w ith Its* l u - x ra* a- •pt sux*h a c b a a r © m - u r U a* w ill r e a a s u r © t h o f r . z a t • ©u*vl &L I m a k e th© .lostr© f o r g o l 1 l©sa in - pro* | t m I t I* BOt S O I . - I ; * . : . . . w a a tn r e r e n u a , u n i t s - it b© I n g 6 Id, ca nnd effect! v dnaLc.** P- Mht I nav© i t i i h my j . J«ru.< n t a p p r p r o m p t l y r a ^ g a i z o d . • w beme o u ly a u x i a l y Ia to ff*in go*J | fro m th© G o v e r a m e n tl’a s t o r *. Hajm*s.a&s iK A m s t a ( . . | t -A a a o t , t h e r e f o r e , bo sa f e t o re ly u p o n O e e n rraizeaa l a T u r k r y h a v e c o n t i n u e d to . ln v n s z io d rev e n u e * tu a cure fo r o u r p n e r r o t f i n i t e n i r t n . T b $ la p o c t a d a ia a r a c r e * o f ’ tn o u b lr a . u r e * fo r tfre * a ;it> an l pr •* x;mm z CaVintrr, t«. pr mptlr i* r th© . . * : .r rtt d rtrxc--uy . . ___ __ i d e s ir e . ;» * \ to »*»ur*’ the Confix-** that i pre- p u r r i t o c o - o p e n U - e l m them iu p e r f e c t m * t bar a«tN^« prosifiiuf Utoroufh and pr*a.tlca. r e b e f . and taat I w .. *:*!.y lab o r with tkttm in e v e r y patriotic- e n d e a v o r to fur* ttrer i c e la i e r e a u and x u a r J tb e w e d a r e of our couutry m * n wbctn in our re a p v e ti r e piacea o l d u t y w t b a \ © u r e l e r t a k e n to nerve. “ O B O Y B R I L B V E L A N D \ E x e o u u r a M a am o a « D e c . i , Uflh-** ref re * 1 t > l *t rtti A : b is c o n n e c t to n w i t h th© L i f © r a r - r B u il l i n e : figh t . - ‘ • ■; I rre yuo© u l W - n t ‘ i S p a ia U* r©p . ; t r -l r Lav.* '. ■ u upr*© 1 ■ n .sr it r a t -r iu th - 1 « u u*4ury fiiip u t u of Col . iu. E re 1 1 -r a u 1 1 - i u . I'Ta.n© lIiLL*)t©r C r is p i d © -lar© l a ^ n .u - t t l • s*we.nln»ta in th * If a . t u x tn b - r . ’in 1 anns* i t ' *©*l t h a t t h e C v-:-rnmetu iu \ r e ‘- * W ith Q Jiw t E u r o p - ia u - P o w e r * t j j.u : a a t la T a r t o y . A 1 Is p u t b fro m H a v a u a , C u L a . - . M »v.m ». ta*rwu> ;.fi re - i x gr -a? I -• u N -v-*_r- r •/?. T h e ifi»unr«*&i* h a v • c a p t u r i tL * . rr G i . u * . A U r a u ia, C . a . . w fi. . . •€?•.. u > . I y f r:> S; ati*-h - . I d ler-. H r . t a i n Ubv© p .iesl o n »t»x*ra^- t t : an d th© p o o l is lik e ly t a f f e r t a i: tr tff! • > * tw e e a ' i a - j su-reks >f earjfiq u a k © rter© cx;x*n- ©Q’w ^ lia tb© # x u ? h e r n p a r t o f B u l g a r ia . Ii-*iT > : a l t h a * c o . a L . e m ^ r A th e F r u a - i iia n B •- i b m i , as.r u o t f i g e e ! a t R f l t o t a v©#r’* U a p r ia io n a ien t l e in t u l f l n g F r u s - j s u n M lnl5l© rf. B ondm. th e w o ii-k c o w n tiy h t rope w ftik- <r. uarrted Catherine James at tb© B?x-a** I ford (England^ B*giatr> Office. The Lrld* j 1* m a n y yaaa t W Ja f i i o r of but h a d h a a f i S .h l j q e . i - i a t t # n © :h iu g w j . e u \crtk1* ilk© j©*!nfi© 1 v ' 1 -v© !»©©n tu'i**n from tb© I\ -rev . a n l th r ' ur** m i t i i o u * o f sta l a c t i t e s , ' I .- -m © 'fi th© m iLHrr©l.>usly l© ta a ti f u L Th© -* • ’! t r e e s tttw o u o u t Lav© l©?en meat U» l ’.xLfti*dphU f ir ©xa n io A tio n b y u<yjlogl*tH, oatiquariiUL** s o d a r ih a e o t a ^ u * tb . •' Th© tarcu m o » *4 1 by M-. C i r p o n f u r , V#ut i! i* r « w t 1* i) © u4 c o b 'l u f l t e j 4»/ H >w»rd JL c linrd*, Trty> is tr y i n g to pur-:Ua©o It from ■** ire o r ig in * ! p w a m r f I t U w * liov© ! t h » t th© • liud 1* o f ifrftiat v a l u e b o a a *-*i©utifl ; s t a n l * sev e r e u7UA©ioa u. tt© Lr.i-.a, w t u t a a # s r i t - i.jU ,? o a d m a y met “ * ------- * a .ilta d in n a k t n a Klin *■--!->— I * o t iv i n e d .b y A n i r e w m L u . H e » .r j ■* ->n k s h L d a a l . • r •uU«d uu Mklag bun liw iw J-ARHION NOTES, Jllack moire ribbon with a feathered odga is very pretty for collarettes. W hite satin ribbon shaded with pale rose and a golden yellow is one of the noveltios. T.nk nn.l royal porple shot silk r ib bon is seen on sooio ol tho swelleet French bonnets. :r,—/.round the \Chitfon brilliant” is a new snbsti- !nlfj‘ r, m id I h e In- j tuto for chiffon. It comes iu nil col- '•O in ! n g IZi 'I 'r H a h s v ori<* “ n J '* v c r y Kl o 8eJ - :. jl-J for npei/uia- Uhangoable c o rded fabrics, both iu silk and all wool, a re in great a- . and CAVE D iC C C V Z ^ E C IN N E W J I R S E Y . J appear ifl new and attractive er’ucta. Tho dahlia, m n lherrv and reddish plum shades in velvet and cloth are much nsed for elegant fur-trimmed costumes, f Brilliant cherry, orange, yellow, green aud other striking colors arc nsed io velvet for stock collar a n d vest or p laatroa front. l’aiutud bullous of Preach origin, an l paiticularly those of L/ouis X V i . late, are eagerly soaghtjafter p u t now and command a very high price. Among the uovel elegancies in the ,flor a of tbe city arc boiaujta of very I light-colored cloth, tho coot aa! ehculdi r-capc liaed with richly plaid- c d taffeta eilk. I’. r u women who wear bloomer* or kcickerboekera when riding bteyelao will be disqualified from receiving tbo •acrsmenta of the ebnreit, oeoording to tbe instractioaa isased to th* clergy by Ule Cardinal Arehbiahos «1 Pajlfc THE MERRY SIDE OB', LIFE. t r * r r ^ r . n t w o r k q u n r r y - Hqi-*nt©r fnrna, » sh o r t «!iir* ii'^ u u r j r . N J . a n d on© of >w b a r i u t o w h a t bn .!♦*«•© < i ait-iire, «b**n t» hi* • »>^ !©f i '.at l tlorpfraer a l a r j c p r ic e . ---- 6 TORIE 8 THAT ARE TOLD BT V. FUNNY MEN OP THE PRB38. Tin* A u thor nnd tho l t r i r f u - A Seri ous A ilm e n t—Too Industrious In T h a t L i n e , Ktc.. Ktc. no c o u l d n o t i^ 't th o ric h man’ p o t. Ho c o u l d n o t ev e n hop©; B d t th**n h© s t r u c k a jo b — what lu c k ! O f w r i t i n g a d s fo r s o a p . L o n e n o w s h e w e e p s b e c a u s e , fo r k e e p s . He’s r i s e n b y f o r t u n e 's dnko. S o r i c h a n d hii»h h e ’s wtkldod b y T h o d a u g h t e r of a D u k e . TOO IN D U S T O lO rs IN t h a t l i n t . F r iend—“ Your sou, 1 natlcrstanJ, fins literary aspirations. Does ha vrrito for m oney?” F a ther (feeling!})—“ Uuceauiugly.** TUB CASK IS At.TKTlED. tho girl with the pug uosc!” i 1 Hush! Sho is worth llftoon mill* iou dollars m her own r ight.\ “ Whui a charming retrouaee I\ - • la i/O ^ j - «S|f* A sr.RIOt ’8 AI Lira Nt. CVwkcr — “ I «at u p with a sick friond las* night.\ Cumso — “ What ailed him ?” Oawker—“ lie lost uinoty*throo dol- lars.\—Life. a rr:;F E < T n i u i r r t o . Rsi dford—“Bay, W heeler’s protty badly gone on M irs llloomor. I just saw him putting a ring on her flnger.\ M erton— “ What of it? A man haa a right to ring hisbicyolo belle, hasn't he?\* • J u d g e . NOT NATURAL. “ I hpo thnt old Snaggs has had hifl portrait painted.\ “ Yen, but it doesu’t resemblo him.'* “ Why not?\ “ IIo tried to look pleasant.\—In dianapolis Sentinel. — A HAPPY GUEST. Spinks— “ Your English guest aoemi to bo e n joying his visit to this ooun* try. lie looks very happy.\ Binks—“ Y cr . Uo’a found more things than ho eipectod to gram b le about \ —New York Weekly. A MATTF.n or ACCENT. * Snpsmith —“ l’ho first thing the i'brenologist said when ho began to xamino my cwnuium w^:.- •What a head!’\ P ' Grimehnw—“ Aro yon euro ho did uot s a y : ‘What, a head?’ ’’—Truth. ma STATra. T e ller—“ In hia apcoch last night, Coloucl W indbaggcr, the prom inent politician likened himself to ono ot tho armor-platea on tho Hhip of S tate.\ (Irimnhaw—“ I l ’m ! Uo would ha vb been nearer correct if ho had oalled himself a blow-holo iu ono of the arm o r-platcs.\—Pock. IT SAVES LOTS Of WOKE. “ I rather like that idoa,” said Win* klo, gazing at a man who was playing a drum, cymbals, clarinet aud four other instrum e n ts ut one tim o.\ “ Why ?\ asked Tupmao. “ You lmvo only to kill ono men to blot out aa entire jbaml,\ was the sen* guinary reply. -Answers. A riUCrtOAL DOCTOn. Wifo —\W ell, doctor, how is it with my husband?” D o c tor- \F a ir to middling, so to apeak ; ho wants rest uhovo all things. 1 havo w ritten out a proscription lor an opiate.” W ife— \And when must I giro him tho modioino?” Doctor “ Hun? The opiate is for you, m adam .\- Hamburger Nuoht* ricliteu. IN TI1F. uAll nnan. King of Dahomey — \Welcome to my lighting ligor lily I How fared you ou your American trip? Wbonce cnmo thoso Hear.*, and who put your tcrril.lo right arm in a sling? Yipf Wow, wow I” Queen of Amazons—\Oh rulor of light and priucu of tanka, your slave that has won many bloody battles re ceived these hurts in New York at tho counter of bargains.”—Judgo. nun voLrvTAi.v act . “ You aigu this dec l of your own freewill, do you, muduui?” askod tho notary public. “ What do you moan by that?\ do- mandod the large, llori I faced wo*' man. \ I menu there lias been no compul sion on tho p a rt of your husband, has there?\ \H im I\ sho ejaculated, turning to look ut tho u.eeli littlo man sitting be hind her. \ I ’d like to seo him try to compulse m e !\—Uliioago Tribune. jon.NNT w a s l'lioitpr. \Jo h n n y ,” aharply callod out Doa- con Irouside, \get up I i t ’s <! o'clook.” Johnny cnuic tumbling down the stairway in exactly three minutes, fully dressed. \Y o n'ro im proving,\ ssid tlm Doa- con grimly. \This is tho first Sunday morning I ever knew you to oonta' down in less than an hour. I won’t have to atand over you with ■ club t n i. timo to get you ready lor church.\ “ F o r church?” echoed Johnny. ‘‘I guess n o t What are you talkin' about, father? Hunkins Brothers' circus ta goin' to pass our houso in shout half an hour oa their way o a t toJim tow n . I was awfully afraid I'd miss teein' it. This ain’t Sunday. It'* Saturday.\ \ E r —I gncas you’re right, J o h n n y ,\ feebly responded tho good doaooo, rnhhiDg hia chin.—Chicago Tribune. a iia b y ' h P E c o n iA n n a m e . The happy parents of a new baby who live I in Houtl.ern Indiana took their infant to church to be baptised. The l/al.y was oeiug raised \by hand,\ und where it went its bottio went also. After the arrival of tbe christening parly at church au neoi- dent happened. The nozzle of the milk bottle came off and tbo baby’e nice new dreea waa soaked all downltB - long front. This annoyed tbe parent*, hilt nothing could bu dWBe, aa the timo for the ordinance had arrived. Wb.-o the jmrenta stood before tbe 1 clergyman, the baby Kire© mot b ar's urinr, he looked at thw damp drees with a good duel of mioeppreMOsiva, and to satisfy bis curiosity the m o ther . wbidperc.j : \N o zzle came off,\ “ The m inistat d td n ot zcem loaadar* ftscd and « f s ~ J iia s ir t a g l y is ihs lather, who said, alitU e more l o u d l y : “ Nozzle name off.\ Tbe good m as u n d e o tood Ibis ti or su least ba (bought ka did. u n k tb# b u t # iu ■U forebeud with tb# and solemnly said, j could, aorveet him: <Xa A
