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VOLUME II.
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FMWfe>ECEMBER 12, 1879.
NUMBER 32."
The  Clare   County  Press.
issued eveu.y friday at
Clare, Clare County, Mich.,
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BUSINESS CARDS.
E. D. WHEATON. C. AV. PERKY
WHEATON & PERRY,
UWVERSi
CLARE,       -       -       MICH.
All business intrusted with them will receiv
prompt attention. Culk-ctions made and Real Ec
tatehoughtandsold. *** ""    '   x,-'-u-<
, Office Maynardllluck.Main St j
WM. H. ELDEN, Jeweler and
dealer 111 Wall I'apcr, Books and Stationery, Sewing Machine Fixtures, etc., Clake,
G"~EO. W. JEFFERIES, Jtidgeop
Pkobatii and Justice of the 1'bace, Clare.
Special attention given to making collections, '**
<e o* Main Street.
Of-
Mado from a letter o£ Bounivard, tlio Prisoner of
Ohillon; the handle, of wood, from tlio frigate
Constitution and hound with a circlet of gold,
inset with threo precious stones from Siberia,
Coylou and Maine,]
I thought this pen would ariso
From tne casket where it lies—
Of Itself would ariso, and write
My thanks and my Burpriso.
Whcu you gave it mo under tho pines,
I dreamed theso gems from tho mines
Of Siberia, Ceylon and Maine
Would glimmer as thoughts in tho lines;
That this iron link from tho chain
Of Bounivard might retain
Some verse of the poet who sang
Of tho prisoner and liis pain;
That this wood from the frigato's mast
Might writo me a rhyme at last,
as it used to write on the sky
Tlie song of the sea and tho blast,
But motionless as I wait.
Like a Bishop lying instate,
Lies tho pen. witli its miter of gold,
And its jewels iUYiolato.
Then must I speak, and say
That the light of that summer day
In the garden under the pines
Shall not fade and pass away.
1 I Bhall see you standing there,
! Caressed by the fragrant air,
With the shadow on your faco,
And the sunshine on your hair,
I shall hear the sweet low tone
Of a voice before unknown,
Saying, "litis is from me to yon—-
From ine, aud to you alone."
And in words not idlo and vain
shall answer, and thank you again
For the gift, and the grace of tho gift,
O beautiful Helen of Maine 1
And forever this gift will be
As a blessing from you to me,
As a drop of the dew of your youth
On the leaves of an aged tree.
—Henry 11', Longfellow, in Harper's Magazine.
•CPSO. J- CUMMINS,
Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor,
Gourt House Building, Farwell, Mich.
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C. CASTERLIN,
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Attornpy-aii(l-Couiiselor-at-Law, and
Counselor <& Solicitor in Chancery,
Court House Building, Farwell, Mfch.
HC. DODGE, Justice of the
. Peace and Notary Ptblic, Veunon, has
Good Farming Lands for Sale
Cheap,   Titles Perfect,
Terms Easy.
H. 0. Dodge, Frwell, Mich.
Q H. SUTHERLAND,
Notary Publie tfe Lnsurftnce Agtj,:
OUR ADVENTURE.
BY ZELL ATHENS.
ON I9XPROVJQD REAL  ESTATE
Court House Building, Farwell.
"W
S. COOLEY,
Wo left Azus lake in its happiest
mood—
The tints of tho earth and the hues of the sky;
The blue waves that had been playing
coquettishly with the rays of the sotting sun and the surrounding forests
were beginning to yield to the stately
moon's influence as she came sweeping
majestically over the eastern hills—left
it reluctantly. Gazing backward, we
seemed while drinking in the loveliness
on the borders of two worlds, and the
aura from tho other shore fanning our
brow****.
he was sketching. By tho way, ho has
a pretty good picture of you in the
boat." ,
"Shades of Tonus! Was ever suoh
untoward impudence displayed by mortal man? Cannot a fow indopendent
females roam in maiden meditation
fancy free, or resort lo a quiet retreat
without some of the male porsnasibn-y-
savo two slender boys, yet i'A-. thoir
teens — unless somo argus-eyed* individual studies all their attitudes; -or, fc_
green-eyed monster of an artisfr'fraris1*
fers them to canvas? " :    . fV •
"Harry Jones and I wero the' first!
to welcome him io S .   Ho.Mdn't
forgotten  it  either.    You  see,  Mrs.
Staunton, the lady who purchasocl Elm
Grove Hall in the spring, is. his' aunt.
"He came in June, a week- 'earlier
than expected, consequently -thore was
no one at the depot to meet liim,_'.    ,
""We'd gone in the Jones carry'*dl for
Bertha (Harry's sister, who was jcoming
home to spend vacation); as slie',fftiletl
to make her appearance on thi-tjl'-traini
and there being no publio convoyapce at-
hand, Harry kindly offered—whi^h, of
course,   was   gratefully. accept*^— io
drive Mr. "Willard Carrol- overate the
Hall.
"Whoal   Whoa I   Whoal"    & .-;.
The    frightened    horses    phinged
along the harder.   Although the'road
was rugged and we wjerain great dftnge*
of being dashed' to pieces »t aiiy.iao;
ment, we know it wijs better to regain
seated and trust to Providence th'sui »i-
tempt to spring out' of the camagVi
while going at that rate. ' / ' ■   ,
What was it that s.toppecl thq mady
dened animals? «       *   .,«.
"I told you he was our good angel,"'
spoko Nettie, in low" tones, when* we
heard Jim say, "Is that you, Mr. Carr.ol?
Come, - ride home with .ug;' we wcire
ashamed we didn't think of it before, in
time." ] '-.
We soon reached our destination.
Wo had gone over the early part of tho
road in a " snail's gallop," as Jiiu declared, so as to view the scenery by
moonlight, but the restless steeds *Woul(i
deign to no more slow paces that 'eyen.-
ing.
GOING UP.
,  ;'   '•■T^tUB Ita-pld Advance  of  Prices.
rFnnnt"^,Jifjin'tx-'a<!tuxer and "Builder, New Uork.J
*Jh$ [greatest rise in prices has been
in'ivi-*|iGJ*?s 'of hardware, and, so far as
tlie-sj^nter into the construction of a
hiWajt^/the builder finds that his esti-
'miw n+ust^-bo  very materially  in-1
cr*£*#Hit.' ifaik are 70 per cent, higher
jo^dttf fa-Mi thoy were at the beginning
.of .tl-jV' •fc-^eaeafc -year.   Window-weights
h^-j^.y'mced fully 75 per cent.; locks
it$i >|uiobs. have risen  nearly 45 per
"cM,ji.fapioxi thovavorage; tacks and kin-
'aiei'ijgopclfl,.25 per cent.; common door
."bditsfjpid binges, fully 100 per cent.;
'ah-d&^clC other oclds and ends of hardwire, ilia-Ms, need in building, an average t*i**jbp,ie8stjian 40 per cent.
"-C".*'»iiaoE window-glass, either G*er-
nisitfS-I'irencli"' or American, cannot be
bop^hfc to-'day within 20  per cent, as
pbertn a3 it could on the 1st of January.
A'bo"-"*** of glass suitable for sashes 15x30 |
'inoh*3fc in dimensions costs $3.90 to-day, j
*agai'jisfc*|'i,98 at the beginning of the
ywprj. a box for 10x15 sashes costs $2.70
io-ii^ift^Binet $2.10 on the 1st of Jan-
tjuujr; "ind a box of glass  for 13ix26
■Vu^i costs $3. now, against $2.50 when
'pWhftBX 'opened.   Sashes, doors and
■bUsiw'.liave recently undergone a very
J3ia$i*ial advance.    Blinds have been
'^■ftrafijably low, and the present prices
'ibnltimte a rise of from 35 to 45 per
■4»i*#v''*A blind upon which tho eombi-
tontijfti price was lately 50 cents now
] eosfc 65 cents; those which formerly
j&l^for 70 cents now sell for 90 cents;
■ indytficSise which formerly sold for 78
;CeatS now sell for $1.10.   Sashes .with
gkiw ready set are over 30 per cent.
ent of the Census, strongly recommends
them to make* notes, from time to time,
of the quantities and values of the
several crops gathered; of the number
of acres planted to each, and of all other
particulars that will enable them to
make prompt, full and accurate returns
when the census canvassers coll upon
them next June.
FOR TIIE LADIES.
LINES TO A KOCK.
Et Ceterns of Dress iiutl fashion.
[Compiled from Eliricks' Fashion Quarterly.]
New gray gloves are bluo tinted.
New reticules are square and flat.
Hand-painted lace is a late novelty.
Plain  velvet  cloaks will  again  be
worn.
Colored street wraps are again fashionable.
Undressed   kid  gloves   retain their
popularity.
Large and small bonnots are equally
fashionable.
Chemisettes and inside kerchiefs are
again in vogue.
Many walking costumes   are  made
with a jacket bodice.
Fichus of all sizes and in every im-
aginable'shape are worn.
Tiger and leopard velvets are handsome trimming novelties.
Large rosettes of Breton and point
d'esprit laces are worn.   '
There is no absolute rule about any
detail of the toilet this season.
Flowers are as much used for garnitures of evening dress as ever.
Cream-colored silk net, polka dotted
and washable, is sold for neck scarfs.
Both  very   light-colored and   very
dark costumes for street wear are in
.-defeir'a to-day than at the beginning of | yo^ie^
the Tear. _ Striped velvets are not so popular for
,i*?teweuc?nBt1,m<ay y™"01*. *?d  parts of costumes as those with set fig-
■fl-..!*. umoult to keep the run of the'r
siniiiar sultry Augnst/***1*'^-
rows*. . ijioon. •'-■     .   '       ,y \  (/'
eaufcy, when it  is  air around us?'* | luscious repast spread upon the g
DEALER IN
Harnea-3-, "Whips, Robes, & Blankets.
The best assortment of Trunks and Traveling
bags in t"wn, and prices the lowest.
THE BEST OF "MATERIAL L'SED.
All work   warranted.   Repairing done   promptly
I will sell cheaper than can be bought elsewhere in Saginaw Valley,
T> UBEN SMITH,
XO TA Ii Y P UBLIC.
Ileal Estate and Insurance Agent.
MARK, BUCH.
Particular attention paid to lnoking land, estimat
ing pine timber, adjusting trespsas«»es and paying
taxes for non residents.
'^InnhattanFirc Insurance Company of New York
Strong and sound, with low rates.
M
R. JEFFERIES,
DEALER IN
FRESH & SALT MEAT,
Fresh and Cured Fish,
Fine Groceries and General
Farm Pjboduce.
Cheapest T E A in Town !
Cash paid for hides.
MAIN STREET, CLARE.
beauty^
'Twas Anna Reagh, a thoughtful girl of
20, who broke tho silence that prevailed
since we started homeward bound.
"I doubt if there is in all Europe a
lovelier spot than that little lake with
its surroundings."
j "If there were some romance about
i it," exclaimed Nettie Lyle, a lively
j young girl of 17 summers. "Convert
that frame mansion over there on the
hill into an old stone castle, and write
up a few legends, then you may compare it to scenes on the other continent."
I "What a delightful afternoon we
J have spent," chimed Anna.
"Too monotonous! We needed an
I adventure to arouse us. Indeed, I
never attended a pienic where all were
so provokingly lazy. I doubt if we
could have managed the lunch had it
not been so superb. Rowing was out of
the question with most of the party; even
the boats had a drowsy air, and I myself, a model of energy, was somewhat
affected by the prevailing indolence;
could think of little else, while on the
waters, than T. B. Read's 'Drifting,'
and
Over the rail my hands I'd trail.
Within the shadow of the sail."
"Yes, and yon scared a fellow most
into fits on the other side," broke in
Master Jim Nettie's brother, three
years her junior. "I tell you, Miss
Sis, I get disgusted at your non-
he called  it.   Expected
We, with a few *moro friends addedjto
our party, were celebrating tho second
anniversary *of that
nic" on a
noon.
.1 -..».«_ j.    ^..„„X_     . ,,-Iy.M   ,(   r,'-"*
■ >..i.'.ii
ground. |
But  some preferred to remain on the
beach and watch the others glide over
the smooth*,waters.
What was it; a hand reaching out
from elysium to draw that happy pair
over to those blissful fields?
Too bad to remove them from thoir
lovely grave. We know their souls
would have fled ere their bodies could
be gathered to the shore.
Nettie's widowed mother, always delicate, sat silent and trembling, looking
unto Him who has said, " When thou
passeth through tho waters I will be
with thee."
When the lifeless forms of her chil-
pew puces which  are  made by the
raar^facturers.
-Jiilbrick there has been, since the 1st
of Jkhuary, tn -advance on some grades
of frojnjiioa of 6yer 30 per cent.; but in
til*-/1, SMi$f «ifL cement there has been
Mr pjiltle Tariation, and the same may
1*9 (-""Mil of prdntli and oils. In all these
'ttti.'l-^howeYer, there is a hardening
l(e*-uc\e.ncy, -and it may be generally said
pii£rf}#iA that, though there* has been
■        _ .    'YgftfiiUe nominal advance*, yetf£gures
' monotonous pKSv^-ij^ ^xHd often' be obtained upon
.tilts i **p-i oi eight months ago are not
,^u^g, to give quiet concessions to
-ustoiflers^or the purpose of securing
trade irh6'fl there has apparently been
no actual decline in prices; and, upon
ures.
Opera cloaks of white toile sanglier
(boar's cloth) bid fair to be very fashionable.
The corsage bouquet of the passing
moment is one or several large Turc
satin roses.
White felt and plush hats and bonnets continue to be favorite opera and
theatre chapeaux.
As many fabrics and accessories now
enter into a bonnet as into the most
elaborate dresses.
Lambrequin panders and tabliers must
bo -very ample and carefully draped to
look well;.
Old rock, couldst thou but sneak, what untold
Rends
Wouldst thou relate of ages gone before,
Wheu unknown races peopled these fair regions
And unnamed cities decked this beauteous shore
For, although thou art a cold, unseemly bowlder,
l'aSBed unobserved and in oblivion hid,
Yet . ii-hauB, art many centuries older
Thau Babel's tower or Cheops pyramid.
Did antediluvian empires, great In power
As thoso of modern Greece and Home, arise?
Did cltic-s. unsurpassed in beauty, tower
In awful grandeur to the sapphire skies?
Did powerful Kings, in regal pomp and splendor,
Lead forth their countleas legionB to the fight?
Did  famished    strongholds   close-besieged   surrender,
And weak dominions yield to those of might?
And when the lightnings rent tho heavens asunder,
Rendering more terrible the dreary gloom,
When peal on peal burst forth the awful thunder,
Foretelling sinful man his dreadful doom,
Did none escapo the great Creator's anger?
Was there no ship, no ark of refuge built?
Were none more favored warned of coming danger,
To shun the fearful doom of crime and guilt?;
Whence came tho simplo savage, meek and lowly?
King of the soil, he roved the forest free:
Stooping iu reverence, pure of thought and holy,
Adored tho Manitou on bended knee.
His deafening war-cry o'er tho valley sounded,
Echoed his pow-wows through the silent grove;
Swift to tho chase, tlie Bkillfnl hunter bounded-
Long were his tales of wild romance and love.
His pride is crushed, his council iires extinguished;
No longer here he duds a place of rest:
His father's birth-right long has been relinquished,
He, humbled, conquered, seeks tho distant West,
Tlie pale usurper, Japhct's great descendant.
Favored by fate, caressed by fortune, reigns
Monarch unrivaled, free and independent,
Hews down tho forests, cultivates the plains.
Ages may pass, greatworks of art be crumbled.
And Japhct's sons, like chaff, be swept away;
Great empires fall, and mighty Kings be bumbled*,-
And other races rule with Iron sway.
Yet thou, oh wondrous wrought, unmoved, unbroken,
Sun-browned aud worn by beating winds and
rain,
. Shall stand alone, mute witness, Bilent token—
!    Man's greatest works decay, God's least remain.-
Domo Dueameii,
moment  is  toward classic simplicity
and old Greek ideas.
_ _ The large direotoire bow of Breton
thVother hand, when" business begins! °r ?oint d'esprit lace is the neatest
to improve, the firmer feeling which 1 Parisian fancy in neck wear,
prevails renders such concessions diffi- Medium and dark shades of kid gloves
cult to obtain, even though prices are]™11 be moro worn for full dress than
not quotably higher. The estimates for many seasons past,
which builders were able to furnish last £in8«Jpore silk is the new name for a
winter   and   spring,   therefore,  were'soffc Sllk in nch cashmere colors and
PITJl AM) POINT.
No slouch—A high hat.
A "go" as you please—A free drink".
What do tho militia go into camphor 7
Disturbed parent and his 5-year-old:
"See here, sonny; what did your mother
tell you?" "She told me not to jump."
"What makes you jump, then?" "I
didn't hear hor."
Tiie mule just turned to tako a farewell look
At the stable, and the thistles that grew across tin?
brook;
His rider raised a club above the mule's left oar,
Aid -tho mule raised tip hia heels anil shed, a mulo*
■■w
winter   and   spring,    mwciuio,   ......v..
lower than to-day, not only because of  aesigns;
the advance which has actually since      °1)eni
occurred in   some  materials, but  because of  the concessions which were
then possible in others.
Ordinary    building    lumber     and
dren were laid at her feet, with nplifted j shingles, clapboards, etc., are not quo
hands and streaming eyes she exclaimed, " O, my Father, how can I
bear it!" and fell dead by their sides.
She had, indeed, found a son when
her loving and beloved daughter became Mrs. Willard Carrol on a bright
June day only two short months before.
The stately Mrs. Staunton was the
first to think of the almost-frantic Jim;
and as she, like the poor boy, had not a
relation left on earth, she claimed him
for her son.
The clock was tolling the solemn
midnight hour when we entered the
village following the corpses in silent
tread.
The news had preceded us, and the
villagers were wild with excitement.
The older men and women recollected
clialance, as
every minute to see him have to swim   ,       ,,     ,      . -,    T   .   ,    . ,,
across and save you from   drowning. ;h?w ^ey loved Mrs .Lyle for her gentle,
™ri,M,itv. pnllfid vfvii 1 winning ways, when she, a little wee
tably higlier'to-day than at the beginning of tho year, but the Eastern mills
are generaUy running full and are approaching a position where they can
take their pick of orders. In the West
a material advance has occurred on finishing stock, and tho retail dealers aro
talking of a corresponding advance
here.
Hard-wood lumber for finishing pur-
■poses is also firmer, and ash and cherry !
will cost some 6 per cent, more than on '
the 1st of January. Black walnut sells
to-day at about the some price as at the
beginning of the year, but it has recently advanced to that figure after a decline of from 3 to 5 per cent.
The cost of plumbing a house to-day
is from 20 to 25 per cent, greater than
on the 1st of January.
HOTELS, LIVERIES, etc.
]S^EW   FURmTURET^EWLY
Refitted, New Proprietor.
ST. JAMES HOTEL,
V. K. BROWN, Prop.,
MOUNT PLEASANT,   MICH.
First Class Accommodations.   Good Sample Rooms
lor Agents. Good Barn.
JPARWELL BILLIARE HALL,
FARWELL, MICH.
FINEST~CIGARS,
Pure Mines, Liquors, Ales, Beer, Porter, Cider, Etc.
Those desiring a pure article are invited to oall.     j
HENRY   NKW'TON.     j
CUMMERS & NEWTON, i
Proprietors ofthe
FARWELL   LIVERY.
HORSES STCARRIAGES
TO  LET.
Parties r-nnrrytd everywhere in this
section and vicinity.
4S"-Terms reasonable.
T?AGLE HOTEL,
Coral, Montcalm Co., Mich.
A. FRED GOODENOUGH, Prop.
He raved about your beauty, called you
'The Lady of the Lake,' 'Undine,' and
the dear knows what all. Now you
don't live in Scotland, or you might be
another ' Ellen Douglas,' Xou remember poor 'Undine's' fate when she saw
herself in the fountain. How would
you have felt if the boat had upset
when you leaned so far over on ono
side?"
"No need of alarm, if you and that j
'scared fellow' had been near by." j
"I hardly think we ought to risk our
Hves for one so foolish."
"Whoa!"
Master Jim alighted from the vehicle,
somewhat chagrined to think he had
not "hitched up" all right.
"Is that a gnome or a knight errant |
from the forest seeking an  encounter? i
Probably our guardian angel sent to \
make us safe for tho journey.   I think I
it must be the last mentioned, as I saw !
not a shadow nor heard a leaf rattle to
tell of his advent," whispered Nettie, as
we watched a handsome stranger in the
twilight helping adjust the harness.
"Thank you."
Jim sprang into the seat, cracked his
whip, and was olF in an instant.
"Jupiter! if that wasn't the artist!
Why didn't I ask Mm to ride? Wo
had plenty of room. I'd forgotten
Renee Smith had gone in the other
carriage."
"Hallo there!"
Twas too late; echo only answered
thing, first came among   them, their
pastor's only child.
And they remembered, too, that in
after years she filled her dead mother's
place in the hearts of tho parishioners,
and comforted her bereaved father.
Neither had they forgotten that her
young life was blighted by a dissipated
husband; but by her patience, gentleness and Christian charity she won him
back into the paths of rectitude, and
saved him from a drunkard's grave.
I Nettie, though of a different temperament, was equally as well beloved as
I her mother.
I And Willard had won the esteem of
I all who knew him in the short time he
I had been among them.
j How could tho neighbors say 'twas
: the saddest funeral they ever attended,
I when 'twas stamped so indelibly on
j those placid brows that "Ho giveth His
I beloved sleep?"
|    Bellefostaise, Ohio,
Sweet and low.
A gentleman in New York was
re
cently descanting to a friend on the soft
notes of a linnet whicli he had heard a
few days before.
" Why," said he, " it sang so softly at
times that you couldn't hear it at all."
"S-h-h-h!" said   the   other, placing
his hand to his ear, " perhaps thero is j
one singing now."—Scribner's " Brie-
a-Brac."
A Temperance House.
This is a new house, neatly furnished, convenient
to the trains, with good accommodations at reasonable prices,
COOD WVERV ATTACHED.
to Jim's call. (
"It's singular folks aro so thoughtful) Six nrsDBED Bulgarian orphans,
in some respectB and careless iu others. > who lost their parents during the last
But who is the artist, brother mino?"     j Turko-Russian war, were taken to Rus-
"He who was so exercised about a cer-. sia, where they were instructed gra-
tain naughty girl a fow short hours ago. j tuitously at the expense of the (jrovern-
Harry and I stumbled against him when ' ment.
Prepare for the Censns.
Accurate statistical information with
regard to the agriculture of this country
is of prime importance not to our own
farmers and citizens alone, but to the
world at large,   Recognizing this fact,
Congress by an act, approved March 3,
1879, provided   that the next   census
should be completed within the month
of June, 1880.   By this provision it is
expected to avoid most of the errors in
former agricultural reports, due to the
fact that many of the products returned
embraced those of two different crops.
As the next enumeration will be completed between June 1 and the 30th
inclusive, nearly all the crops harvested
one year can be pretty accurately ascertained.   Theso for the  calendar   year
1879 will include the cereals, peas, beans,
rice, tobacco, cotton, potatoes, fruits of
all kinds, hay, clover, grass seed, hemp,
flax, honey, sugar-cane, sorghum, and,
iu short, everything harvested this fall.
The crops of the calendar year 1S80 will
be   few, embracing maple sugar   and
molasses, and wool clipped   chiefly in
spring, except in Southern California,
lexas and some of the other Southern
States where two clippings a year are
obtained.   For certain agricultural products thero is no regular harvest, for
they ore gathered as thoy mature, week
by week, and day by day.   These comprise butter, cheese, milk sold, value of
animals slaughtered, yield of market
gardens, timber of all kinds, and home
manufactures. ,
Itis extremely desirable that the returns on all these topics should be full
and accurate, and this end can be best
secured by the hearty and intelligent
co-operation of our farmers. Accord-
inglyi Francis A. Walked, Superintend-
citjuo, used for millinery purposes
Spencers of colored velvets, with lace
elbow sleeves, will bo worn with white
skirts for evening dress by young ladies.
Some foreign fashion journals say
that drosses with but one skirt will certainly be worn this winter in heavy
materials.
Turc satin is the new name for that
soft changeable, twilled, yet lustrous
fabric, known sometimes as satin de
Lyons.
Lambrequin drapery with paniersand
tablier combined is the favorite arrangement for Parisian toilets of ceremony.
Two and three bands of narrow ribbon are wound around tho waves of
banded hair that are worn with the
Greek coil at present.
Corsages opening low in front, in
shawl or heart shape, or square a la
Pompadour, are fashionable for women
of all ages.
White moutonne, a soft lomb's-wool
cloth, is used for dressy or evening or
reception jackets for young girls, with
Oriental trimmings,
A novelty in evening dress fabrics is
white toile sanglier, or boar's cloth, a
heavy all-wool material, dotted in raised
fine points.
Pale dauphin gray and mastic shades
of chinchilla and beaver cloth, plain and
ribbed, are again used for jackets, dolmans, visites and sacques.
New kid gloves show deep garnet or J
ruby shades, seal brown, navy blue, blue
gray, olive, invisible green, and all the
mastic and old gold tones of color.
Tho crowns of some plush bonnets
seem to be composed entirely of jet
beads, the embroidery actually covering
completely the lace on which the design
is wrought.
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is the hole in the heel of a stooking.
How it gets there no one knows; tho
need of it no one sees; the philosophy
it no one can explain; the logic is'
" Darn it."
"A Wisconsin man has expectorated
an umbrella-tip he swallowed in 1874:,''
—or so an exchange tells us. This
proves conclusively that even swallow-**
ing an umbrella won't keep it in the
family.
A lady preacher in Chicago said in
the pulpit: " The bread eaten by the
people of this country, last year, cost
§200,000,000, and the tobacco twice as
much." Probably she has the proof to-
backer.
When John was asked why his engagement with Jane was broken off, ho
rolled his eyes, looked very much
pained, and groaned, " Oh, she turned
out a deceiver!" But he did not add
the deceiver was himself.
A boisterous, ill-bred fellow, in a
dispute, called his adversary " no gentleman." " I suppose you think yourself one ? " was the reply. " Certainly
I do," answered the bully. "Then,"
said the other, " I am not offended that
you don't think me one."
" DER  GANDIDATE."
Who stands der streets and corners 'round,
Mid Beveral agses to be ground,
And bowed and shmiled, and never vrowned?
Der gandidate.
Who holds you when yon vants to start,
And told you you was mighty shmart.
And how he luffed you mit his heart?
Der gandidate.
Who says we must der guntry save,
And geep it from an awtul grave,
Or we will yet no country have ?
Der gandidate.
Who, when der 'lecUon's over, meets you,
And never for one moment greets you,
And to der beer not never dreats you ?
Der gandidate.
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Ileinnrkable Discovery in Metallurgy.
Jacob Reese, of Pittsburgh, whose
advantageous sale of his ore-desuljftiur-.
izing patents have been already noted,
comes again to the front in an alleged
new and remarkable discovery in metallurgy, He claims to be able to melt,
instantly, a bar of cast steel one inch in
diameter—which cannot be fused in
less than five minutes in the highest
heat -attainable—simply by throwing
, against it a column of air having a ve-
j locity of 25,000 feet a minute. The instant the air touches the metal the
fusion takes place. He farther claims
to be able to anneal bars of steel or
iron at the rate of one foot per second,
thus increasing tho ductility of the met-
Slang.
We cannot too often repeat the assertion that slang is odious in tho mouths
of vounc people.   Don'ttalkit.   Never,     _
savTo    have been dished, when you I al 100 per cent., without the use of other
mean   vou   have   been   disappointed,   fuel than that contained in the metal
Never sav you have been sold, when  itself.   He simply unlocks the occluded
you   mean   you  have   boon  cheated, j (latent) heat,
Never say a   thing   is "too tjna." or
"that's the worst I ever heard,  or   tell
that to the marines." Never say awful
for very, and try never to exaggerate.
Never slam the door. Never lose your
temper.   Be calm, whatever happens.
" Ma, has sister Floy ever traveled
any?" "No,'child." " Then when I
was a lyin' under the sofy Sunday
night, and sister and Mr. John came in
from church, and was a-sittin' in the
big rockin'-cheer, how came her to say
that the nicest land she over was in was
Lapland ? "
v         It becomes sensible and
enlarges the metal, and, by tlie method
of doing this, the enlargement is made
permanent. Mr. Reese informs the
American Manufacturer that he gets
$1,000 royalty for each machine for instantaneous fusion of steel, and, further, that he has sold to a company of
capitalists his -.latent fox the United
States for a given royalty per ton,
graded to the various sizes of the metal
operated upon by his process for rapidly annealing bars of iron or steel without other fuel than is contained in the
metal itself, increasing, the ductility 100*
per cent.
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