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House Cowns and Blouses for the Winter

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HE ideal garment for morning wear in the winter is a V tailor-made flannel -shirt, & y and as the manufacturers s of fancy flannels have sur‘passed themselves in the matter of artistic designs and colorings this season, some extremely pretty shirts can be obtained at very reasonable prices. The secret of the success of a garment of this kind, however, depénds almost entirely on the perfection of the cut and fit, especially about the neck and shoulders.

-Ready-made garments of this character are to be seen in great variety in the shops. The materials are of all kinds, but among them none are prettier than_the charming designs in the new satin delaine and Viyella, for they are quite exceptionally pretty, and those who require something plainer and more strictly of-the shirt-flannel order, will find an endless variety.

A great recommendation is ‘that these flannels wash perfectly, and retain their smart appearance until they are positively threadbare, and they are therefore suitable for all kinds of sport, as well as for ordinary wear. :

For entire home gowns velveteen is greatly in vogue, and may be used successfully beth for morning, tea and afternoon effects. Many of this class of garments are being shown because of the approach of the Lenten season. A velveteen breakfast wrap that I saw recently was of mulberrycolored velveteen, with satin of paler coloring to line the deep hood, and peep out from the sling sleeves, while for.the rest a lining of soft silk gives a pretty and at the same time a cosy finish to this ideal winter morning gown, ; S

And then, dedicated to the witching hour of tea is another and still more decorative gown whose coloring is the

Pretty Tailor-Made Seen on the Avenue

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LN . - THE SMELLING EXPERT. - . 2 ——— A Valuable Man in the Perfumery Line Earns His Living by Fol- : lowing His Nose. One of the curious trades of New York is that of the smelling expert, a man who earns his living literally by following his nose. e is employed by manufacturers of perfumery. It is his business to judge of the character, quality and value of ‘the materials' that go to the making of perfumes, says the New York Sun. Much of the perfumery made in this country is imported from France in the form of pomatums, and extracted with alcohol. The smelling expert judges the quality of pomatums. Another and even more remarkable part of his business is to examine a popular imported perfume, determine from the smell of what it is made, #nd enable his employer to produce i here. Like the experts of the distillers, who will take any given wine or spirits, and after examination produce a counterfeit which only a connoisseur could detect as such, the smelling expert by means of his unerring nose makes possible the production here of any perfume that it is desired to imitate. : >

wonderful pink of 4 begonia blossom. The style, too, is most picturesque, the great collar broidered in silks of paler shades, falling deeply over the shoulders, while then, little velvet bowscatch in the fullness of the draped vest of softest silk®matching the pet‘ticoat, which opens out into graceful fulness between the trailing folds of ‘velvet. An embroidered belt holds the gown in closely to the waist, so you see, it is;in.every way qualified to do duty as 'a dinner dress when so desired. | ! :

A model espv('izill_\' designed for dinner wear is in delicate gray blue coloring, with cloudy cascades of accor-dion-plaited crepe gauze to soften the decollete and the elbow sleeves. Furthermore, there is a deep collar of the velveteen bearing the dainty burden of sundry bunches of violets embroidered in shaded silk and grouped together in a quaintly conventional fashion which adds to-their charms, othier violets being clustered on the deep turned-back cufts of the sleeves and a few tiny blossoms being scattered over the waistband. Of course theater cloaks and carriage wraps offer an .excellent medium for the display of the velveteen, while for the making of picturesque little frocks for the,girls and suits for the boys, it is high in favor with the mothers. Indeed, it is a fascinating fabric, but when, having secured at least one garment of the velveteen—you can give your attention to other materials, let me commend to you certain quite charming tea-gowns of accordionplaited crepe de chine, whose sweeping fullnessis all edged with a ruche, while, laid about the shoulders is a great collar of Maltese lace. These plaited gowns are universally becoming, and, with a special fullness, they are exceedingly graceful.

mink with a fluted frill at the edge. The coat, skirt and sleeves are ornamented with-three rows of tucks stitched at the edges, and there is a deep basque mounted in a box plait at the back -and a handsome belt of fancy metal-work. The skirt is piped on the hips and the cloth of which it is made is lighter in weight than that which is used for the coat. o

The large gray velvet kat which completes this costume has a Tam-o’-Shan-ter crown of velvet and a brim of the new chenille work, the trimming consisting of a cluster of beautiful ostrich tips. and a mother-of-pearl] stud. One of the new flakey zibeline cloths in black and white is seen in another costume. and this becoming coat has large revers and cuffs of ivory satin edged with canvas braid embroidered in black with Russian cross-stitch designs, and above these are smaller revers of black velvet scalloped at the edge and finished off with appliques of alternate square and round passementerie ornaments. .

Another charming gown is made of silvery gray camels’-hair cloth with a herring-bone effect, and the white satin reversand cuffsare trimmed with black mehair braid and rings of black <ilk passementerie. Gray gowns are very fashionable this winter, so this model is sure to find favor. -‘The black picture hat worn with it is madé of moire antique and black velvet pipings, and it has a cluster of black ostrich tips under the brim on the left side. ‘Among the other attractions I see on the avenue is an exquisite coat of white box cloth with a collar of real lace in ecru tones applique on very fine grasslawn and mounted on white satin. The fronts are lined with embroidered velvet and the large sleeves are cut right up on to the shoulders, so that this delightful garment can, in addition to wear as a carriage wrap, be used as an-opera coat over the most delicate bodice without any fear of crushing. ELLEN OSMONDE.

Possessed of so valuable a nose, he takes the utmost care of it. He does his best to avoid taking -cold, and guards himself with special care when the influenza comes round. A single bad cold may disable his nose for weeks and throw him out of employment. He avoids also, as far as possible, all strong odors, good or bad, to preserve the gdelicacy of his olfactories, “The profession on the whole is less injurious to health than that of the tea taster or the wine taster.

Has Things His Own Way.

- The ameer of Afghanistan imagines hinself one of the greatest men alive. He likes to have his own way in everything; and when he thinks it necessary to silence a disagreeable adviser whom he cannot convert to his views he cuts off his head. That settles him and makes other meddlesome disputants change their opinions at once, or emigrate. : A Stickler About Words. City Chap (angrily)—Look here! You warranted this horse to me to be entirely without faults, and now I find he is stone blind! Country Chap (cheerfully)—Wa'al, blindness ain’'t a fault; it's an af-fliction.—Tit-Bits. :

REFORMS IN THE BEDROOM.

Errorsa Which Are Commonly Made in the Making-Up of Beds, and Other Detaila.

We will be a healthier and happier race when the double bed is banished. The light iron or brass bedstead, with a mattress that can be easily aired and kept clean, is the bed that ought to be generally used. The bed covering par excellence is a light-weight blanket that can be frequently washed and kept soft and white.. Tucking the bedclothes tightly in is another popular error. The practice of making up a bed almost air-tight is as unhealthful as it is unclean, savs Good Health. :

The bed should not be placed against the wall, but should be accessible. on both sides. The old fashion of placing the bed in an alcove,.whieh cannot be ventilated so well as a large room, is considered to be an unhygienic one. An excellent reason why a bed should not be placed against the wall i§ that the person who sleeps at the rear of the bed is likely to have his face, during sleep, so near the wall that lis breath, striking the wall, will be rebreathed again. So large a portion of existence is necessarily spent in sleep that the location of the bed. the covering and bedding, and the furniture of the bedroom should be the subjects of consideration and thought. As it is, too often this is the last room considered. In many fanlilies a goodsized closet, with no opening into the outer air, is considered good enough for a bedroom. Not only should the bedroom be thoroughly ventilated and exposed to the rays of the sun, but the bed clothing should be taken off and hung in the air and sun for several hours before the bed is made up.

MODERN CLOTHING TOO THICK

Heavy Underwear Espeecially Checks ; Respiratory Action of the Skin and Excretion.

An evil effect of modern clothing is that by its thickness it interferes with the excreting and respiratory action of the skin. The work of excretion is thus either thrown upon othier organs already overtaxed or upon some tissue which the body selects .as a possible medium for eliuination. Thus it is likely that catarrh is always caused by the inactivity of the skin. The matter thus left in the body through the inactivity of the skin seeks egress Dby means of the mucous membrare, which is merely a kind of internal skin, and thus we have ecatarrh, says the Healthy Home. People need protection in cold weather, but they do not need their thick clot®es in their warm houses. One of the hardest things to accomplish in our changeable climate is to remove winterweight clothes—at” the proper time without the usual ensuing colds and other disorders. Unless 2xposed to all weathers: in some outdoor employment, the better way is to wear light or medium-weight undergarfi ments and suits the year round, depending on heavy outside wraps to protect the ‘system during outside exposure in cold or windy weather. - ,’.__._..______ BITS OF FEMININITY.

Noticeable Features of ithe Latest . Productions of the Dressmaker’s Art.

Evening gowns were neyer more lovely, with their dainty laces mingling with fur, velvets and jewels. The large drooping cape collars so fashionable on cloth coats are seen on many.long fur coats, says the Detroit Free Press.

Facings, revers, vests and cuffs cf white or cream-colored cloth still appear on many of the stylish cloth costumes designed for special wear. Some of the French and English tailors are 'lining Henrietta® cloth, cashmere, vigogne and the other light wool skirts with plaided silks —not the clan tartans, but patterns showing very novel and pretty color blendings. i ' ]

Fur cravats are new, and so.few of them are as yet worn that they have a great deal of distinction. They are merely a straight fur choker, crossing in front and held with an ornament or bunch of tails. They are flat, not round, avhich makes them unlike the little fur animals that were so modish about six years ago.

New Persian and oriental trimmings are very vivid in coloring and striking in wormanship. Gold embroidery, gold cord and gold applique flowers are stunning and freely used. Chenille fringes and passementeriex in white, black and colors are very stylish and look well on light cloth and lace costumes.

Sweet Potato Caramels.

Boil two pounds of sweet potatoes until they can be peeled, then put them into a par or dish, spread with a little softened butter; then a little molasses over each one; set them in the oven and .cook slowly until a light brown.—Albany Argus. :

Squash Muflins.

One, cupful of sifted squash, onehalf cfipful of sugar, one cup of milk, one egg, a piece of butter as large as an egg, two cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cream tartar, a little salt; bake in hot gem pans.—Boston Globe.

Lily Cake.

Three cupfuls of flour are required for this, two of sugar, one of milk, a half cup of butter, a teaspoonful of saleratus, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, the whites ofithree eggs,and lemon flavoring to taste.—N. Y. Herald. !

Discouraging.

He—l don’t hear you Ppracticing on the violin any more. She—No, you see the heat injured it so that I can’t use it. “The heat?” " : “Yes, pa threw it into the fire the other night.”—Philadelphia Times.

Threw Them at Him.

“I suppose he got a divorce on the ‘incompatibility of temper’ dodge?”

“Not exactly. It was more the bric-a-brac = and kitchen utensil dodge.”"—Philadelphia Bulletin.

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OR one man to watch a frontiervillage grow from a population of less than 600 people into a city of more than 2,000,000 seems almost impossible. In all the history of the world there is but one place where such a thing has ever happened, and that place is Chicago.

To read E. O. Gale’s “‘Reminiscences of Early Chicago,” to follow his descriptions of the bottomless roads, or rather the trails that answered as roads, of a village without streets, a village peopled more largely by Indians than by whites, a village of shacks and huts' cut off from the remainder of the world by almost countless miles of untraveled forest or more miles of almost unnavigated water, a village without industries save the crude agriculture of the frontiersman, and without commerce save the village market or the trade of the trapper, and then to remember that the man who saw this is still living to see the Chicago of to-day, seems a veritable tale from the Arabian Nights. :

Such are the facts, however, and Mr. Gale, now a retired merchant living in one of Chicago’s suburbs, has but recently put his tales of Chicago as he first knew it into book form, published by Fleming H. Revell & Co., Chicago. From the boek a few extracts are made in order to picture for our readers as near as possi?le the village that Mr. Gale saw when he first landed from a little lake vessel that had plowed its way from Buffalo to the mouth of the Chicago river on May 25, 1835. He was then a boy of eight years. In writing of the village of that day, he says: .

‘““What strikes us especially on going out is the entire absence of streets; of which, properly so called, there is not one, no, not even a ditch to mark the roads. Moreover, there is nothing to indicate where they ultimately will be, save the surveyor’s stakes. And, as there are no streets, so are there no sidewalks. Occasionally, near the houses, we come across stepping-blocks, short pieces of cordwoo@ thrown down to keep pedestrians out of the mud, but by their use in the spring, they had, in most ©Lases, been pressed down to near the level of the adjoining path.” : ‘

At the time of Mr. Gale’s landing no effort had béeen made to remove the Indians to the further west, as was done a few years later, and we quote a paragraph descriptive of them:

“But what interests us more than anything we have heretofore seen in our entire walk is the Indian encampment covering the entire block not occupied by the hotel, two Water street stores and warehouses. We have met the Pottawattomies all the morning, singly or in groups, sauntering along the streets or in the stores, wrapped in their blankets and bright shawls, their faces painted with the deepest dyes. The bucks have eagle feathers in their hair, while the squaws have silver earrings, -and their fingers are ornamented with broad bands of the same metal, with strings of beacCs ground their necks, the number of -which is only limited by their ability to purchase. All who are not barefooted, wear buckskin mocecasins @ecorated with beads and stained grasses, and they are as vain of their fantastic ornamentations as are the most fashionable belles of their charms and adornments. . We feel an indescribable repugnance to have them near us, but, notwithstanding this, the encampment with its wigwams, ponies, papooses and the meager cooking utensils scattered about their lodges, are certainly quite interesting fo one who has never betore seen anything of the kind. L :

‘“‘Here there are youngsters on a pony with nothing but a hair lariat around its neck, yelling at the top of their strong young voices and kicking the poor thing with their -bare feet in the vain effort to get it off a walk. Yonder are two little fellows trying the speed of their respective’ racers, urged by the shouts of their énthusiastic comrades. Another, whose lean,’ diminutive charger has the mastery of him, is making good time amidst the dogs, kettles, squaws, braves and all the paraphernalia of the encampment. Several are engaged In shooting their arrows at a blackbird, which some of them have killed and now are tossing in the air to test the skill of the future brave, changing the programme occasionally by placing the bedraggied victim on a stake. A number somewhat larger has been to the river fishing, and have left the perch by the wigwams until such time as the squaws shall see fit to prepare them for supper, or rather until such time as their appetite shall prompt their being cooked. Many little rascals are scuflling and chasing each other, while their indolent elders sit on their heels talking, or lounge on the grass smoking. But, the most interesting of al] are the papooses lashed to their mother’s backs in blankets, or in their rockerless cradles leaning agalnst anything that will furnish support, or, if more convenient, placed on their backs on the ground. Some of these barsoues had a number of small bells suspended from the top. But, entertaining as this strange scene is, we shall probably see enough of it in the future, and so we proceed with our itinerary.”

EXPENSESOFTHE

When one reflects that the construction of the Siberian railway has cost thus far $401,700,000, it is not reasonable to expect that its exploitation would be immediately profitable. Allowing only 41, per cent. interest on the capital invested and for the sinking fund, $17,896,250 would be needed. In 1899, the expenses averaged $2,575 a verst (0.663 mile). The Chinese Eastern railway will cost more, and as faster train service becomes necessary the average cost per verst will be $3,090. Therefore, for the entire length of the r0ad—7,762 versts (5,146 miles)—the cost must approach $24,205,000 per year. To cover this expense of $41,200,000 annually, the traffic should reach 400,000 metric tons of freight each year. No such amount of traffic may be looked for at once. To cover the expense of exploitation only, 166,000 metric tons would be required, In 1898, the traffic amounted to 37,000 metric tons; in 1899, to 40,000 metric

Cupid came with other immigrants to the new town, and the shafts of the little god of love oftén caused much inconvenience to prospective bridegrooms. The reason for this is given in the following paragraph descriptive of the difficulties .met with by Lieut. David Hunter, "of the garrison at Fort Dearborn, when he wished to marry the lady of his choice:

“A license and someone legally authorized to perform the marriage ceremony were as essential in those days as at the present time. These, however, though so easily obtained to-dday, could then only be procured by long waiting and extreme good fortune, ““Chicago was at that time in Peoria county, which included, among other unfenced territory, the present county of Cook. The county seat of all this domain was Fort Clark, distant 160 miles from the waiting bride and impatient groom. 'The other obstacle which confronted them seemed even more serious than the 320 miles journey for the license. For there was not a single person at hand who was qualified to perform the necessary service. Nor was there a clergyman or a justice of the peace within the borcders of the outlying wilderness, from Lewiston to Green Bay and from Detroit to—to—China. But when did not love laugh at locksmiths and leap mountains of difficulties? So needs must that Squire John Hamlin, of Fort Clark, join Col. William S. Hamilton—son of that eminent patriot and statesman, the confidant of Washington—wHho came to Peoria with a drove of cattle for the troops of Green Bay. He had brought the drove from Springfield, and was to pass through Chicago in the course of his journey. Hamlin, who was making the trip out of love of adventure, had performed the- marriage ceremony for Mr. Wolcott and Ellen M: Kinzie, July 20, 1823. . This, by the way, is supposed to have been the first wedding in this section in which both parties were white. So, Dr. Wolcott obtained a promise from the young squire, that upon their return Hamlin would marry-the anxious couple.

*‘During the absence of our distinguished drovers to Green Bay, there being no immegdiate prospect of an Indian outbreak, Lieut. Hunter felt that he could spare a trusty soldier to go to Fort Clark and obtain the marriage license. The soldier made the entire trip on foot, and returned with the precious document in season for the squire, who had become so proficient, by practicing his little plece, that he was enabled to perform his part of the delightful ceremony to the entire satisfaction of all the parties concerned.”

But with all of Chicago’s wonderful and rapid development, there has been but comparatively little financial profit gained by the early settlers from speculations in real estate. The town grew in spite of every prediction to the contrary, and despite the fact that the citizens refused to place any faith in its future. To-day hundreds of families are lamenting lost opportunities. Mr. Gale touches this point with a few short stories, of which the following are examples: ““The people who in early days passed through Chicago- in disgust, looking for dry land, in after years told many strange and pathetic tales of the opportunities they had of purchasing our most valuable lots, blocks and@ acres, at some nominal price, which they scornfully declined. ““They would have nothing to do with our bottomless bogs. We have all heard them talk. : ““One man said: ‘I was offered the land where the Briggs house stands for a span of horses. And it was not much of'a span either; and I owned the horses, too.’

. “Another said: ‘I was offere@ a hull block about where the Audilorium is, as nigh as 1 can figger it out, for $6O. But mud was more'n knee deep on Water and Lake streets—the only business streets there - wuz then—and the water was so deep and the grass so high when the fellow and I went out to see the land, I couldn’t see it when I got there. I couldn’t cee the pesky town, nuther, the rosinweed and slough grass was so high, ana I'd been lost if I hadn’t hullered after the chap. He reckoned I wasn’t on the buy, so he scooted back for another sucker. Before I got to the tavern I was so tuckered out wallowing in the mud I wouldn't er gin ten bits an acre fur the whole dod rotted place. 1 told him: ‘No, siree, you can't cheat me.’ ; “One more, and we will drop the subJect.: Y S 0 Gy s

9T was pounced on by half a dozen land sharks as soon as I pulled up my team, in the fall of '4O, sin front of John Gray’s Chicago hotel, dnd I guess I would have taken 40 acres just west of the south branch for $4OO, if I hadn’t been afraid that 1 would be cheated. The real estate men seemed so anxious to sell I was fearful they would get the best of the bargain someway. (Say in a whisper what you think it's .worth to-day. Don’t let my wife hear you, for she wanted me to make the ripple, and has always been pestering me that 1 didn’t.) But it looked kind of lonesome over there, no houses, nor trees, nor hills, nor rocks, so, after resting a couple of days, I pulled out to Garden Prairie, where we have been ever gince.’

All the millions of a Rothschild, a Rockefeller, a Carnegie, or any other of the world’s greatest millionaires could not now buy some of these tracts of land that Mr. Gale saw when they were considered practically worthless.

IBERIAN RAILROAD

tons; in 1900, to 45,000 metric tons. The increase would have been greater but for the unfavorable conditions prevailing in Siberia—Chinese riots, bad harvests for two consecutive years, etc. In any event, the increase of traffic must be greatly augmented to pay expenses. But the instances of quick advance in growth of traffic over the Canadian Pacific and upon railroads in southern Russia give Russians the right to assume that the Siberian railroad will not lack for freight. The stream of immigration now flowing into Siberia and the numerous natural resources of that region, not yet developed, prevent all pessimistic forebodings as to the future of this great artery of commerce, ~R. T. GREENER.

No Accounting for Tasies. Chollie—She has promised to marry me. . Mollie—Well, some girls will marry any old thing.—Yonkers Statesman.

TRADE REVIEW.

General Condition Continues Favorable According to Leading Commercial Agencies.

New York, Jan. 3.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: *Despite the interruption of a holiday, taking of inventories and other disturbing elements incidental to the closing of the old year, the past week has been far from. dull. Consumers were not perceptibly lessening purchases, while the approach of higher freight rates accelerated shipment of goods. Transportation facilities continue utterly inadequate, the pressing need for fuel diverting rolling stock from other classes of freight. New wage scales have become effective, largely enhancing the purchasing power of the people. The new year opens with every prospect of exceptional activity in all branches of business. Railway earnings thus faravailable for December show a gain of 7.7 per cent. over 1901 and 10.9 per cent. over 1900, while for the full year there are increases of 4.1 and 16.5 per cent. respectively, notwithstanding the heavy loss of coal traffic. The question of higher freight rates complicates the sitnation regarding iron and steel, but new orders are constantly coming forward, and the activity of plants would equal capacity, were not it for the fuel shortages.” ) Bradstreet’s says: + “Reports of increased trade in 1902 over 1901 contin-ue-to come from nearly all northern, western, southwestern and Pacific coast points. Examples of this are given in the case of Kansas City, which, despite the corn crop shortage of last year and the winter wheat crop shortage of this year, shows a net gain in all trade over 1901. The same report comes from: St. Louis. Chicago reports jobbers having more orders on their books than in previous years; that 3,000,000 tons of pig iron were made or handled in that district during the year, and that Chicago banks hold 8 per cent. more of deposits, while loans are 14.5 per cent. more than at the beginning of 1902. The outlook for 1903 on the Pacific coast is almost unanimously favorable.. The largest business ever done was transacted at Portland, Ore.; last year. and San Francisco reports the condition of growing crops excellent. S

“At New Orleans the outlook is classed as fairly good but Montgomery reports 1902 not as satisfactory as 1901, owing to the short cotton yield in Alabama. Atlanta reports that manufacturers are doing well on an increased output, - dnd banks are making good profits. At eastern points it is noted by Philadelphia that the textile trades were generally prosperous, and the outlook- in the dry goods trade is bright.” '

THE NEW CABLE.

Line Will Be Open for Public Buasiness on Monday—To Be Extended to Manila by July 4.

New York, Jan. 3.—Clarence Mackay, president; George G. Ward, vice president. and general manager, and the other officials of the Commercial Pacific Cable company, are greatly pleased at the completion of the company’s cable between San Francisco and Hawaii, a work to which they have devoted much energy and time during the last few months. They do not propose to stop at Hawalii, however, and now, say that by July 4, they expect the ‘cable will . have been completed to Manila. Speaking’ of the project, Mr. Ward said: “The Commercial Pacific Cable company’s cable to Hawaii was connected throdgh to San Francisco at 8:43 p. m., January Ist (Homnolulu time). The cable will open for public business on Monday morning, January 5. The widespread interest created by bringing the Hawaiian islands into electric touch with the Pacific coast is evidenced by congratulatory cablegrams received. It is a particular satisfaction to us’to have the cable completed on the first day of the year, because it fulfills our promise to congress. Rapid progress is being made in the manufacture of the sections to be laid between Honolulu and Manila, and over 3,500 miles of this cable has already been manufactured. 1 fully expect messages will be exchanged with Manila by the 4th of July next. The laying of the remaining sections will ccmmence from Manila the first week in May next.”

A FAMILY ROW.

Italians Indulge in a Brawl at Santingo de Cuba—Four Killed and Two Wounded.

Santiage de Cuba, Jan. 3.—Seven Italian peddlers became involved iu a drunken brawl here Thursday night and” fought desperately with knives and revolvers. Two of the men were killed instantly, two died Friday in the hospital, the fifth was fatally and the sixth man seriously wounded. The ‘seventh man, who did most. of the killing, was not hurt Thirty revolver shots were fired in two minutes. The men concerned were brothers and cousins.

A Prosperous Year.

Chicago; Jan. 3.—Swift & Co.’s sales for 1902 were $225,000,000, an increase over 1901 of $30,000,000. Products were shipped to Europe, Africa and the orient. Net earnings equal 13 per cent. on $25.000,000 capital. A seven per cent. dividend was paid.

Big Gas Well Opened.

Zanesville, 0., Jan. 3.—The Ohic Fuel Supply company of. this city has just drilled in the largest gas well ever struck in Ohio. The new well is in the Homer field in Licking county, and has a daily capacity of 14,000,000 cubic feet.

Year’'s Fire Losses.

New York, Jan. 3.—The fire loss of the United States and Canada for the year 1902, as compiled by the Journal of Commerce, amounted to $149,260,850. This is gratifyingly less than the figures for 1901 of $164,347,450, and 1900 of $163,362,250. During the entire year of 1902 there were 2,400 fires of a greater destructiveness, each, than $l,OOO,

Crown, Prince to Visit Czar.

Berlin, Jan. 3.—Crown Prince Frederick William has accepted an invitation of the czar to visit his majesty at St. Petersburg in the middle of January. -

- > AT =3 V6l nQ@ )Y7 @ & lfi'fl}é 2. Jas S \ > JL) e 2 p'%.1l % A A r~ L/ A M9oeds e - R P’ .“- // AT i : i’ ¥ ’ o~ B HOW TO TELL THE TIME. I've jus' learred how to tell the time, My mother teached me to, = An’ ef you think you'd like to learn, I guess I might teach you: - - At first, though, it’s.as hard as.fun, .~ An’' makés you twist ang turn,’ s An’ mother says that they is 1o:Ks, Big folks, what never lear:n. You stand before the clocl@ jus' so, An’ start right at the top; That's twelve o'clock, an’ when you reach The littie hand, you stop; . Now, that's the hour, but you've gct To watch what you're about, , Bgcause the hardest part is to come; 'f'o find the minutes out. You go right back again to where,. = You starte@ from, an’' see How far the minute-hard's away, Like this—you're watchin’ me?— An’ when you've fourd the miinute-hand You multiply by five— An’ then you've got the time o' day, . Ag sure as you're alive. They's folks, I krow, what says that they Dorn’'t have to count that way, : That they can tell by jus' a glance At any time o' day; But I don't b’'lieve no fibs like that, Because ef that was true, - My ma would know it, but she showed Me like I'm showin” you. . —W. W. Whitelock, in Leslie's Monthly.

BATTLE WITH EAGLE.

Illinois Man Has a Night Adventure in the Woods Whieh He Will Not Soon Forget.

A hand to eclaw battle with an eagle was fought by Harry T. Alen, of Galesburg. Mr. Allen now has the bird in Chicago, where ‘it is beéing stuffed and mounted by a taxider%st. and will soon go to ornament his home.

Mr. Allen, who is a cigar maunufacturer, went on a coon hunt with a party of Galesburg friends in -the Elleston woods, near Roseville, I, The party had a fair bunch of dogs, mostly coon dogs, and was expecting to get results in short order. The dogs were ranging the woods for coon -and were exceedingly busy for about two hours. Along about midnight the party heard the dogs baying and barking at a furious rate in the woods off toward the creek, a quarter of a mile away.: : As the party approached the spot where the dogs were assembled they came to the conclusion that the dogs had simply gone crazy, as they were not near a tree, but were, instead, running up and down the bank of the creek and barking at some big, dark object on.a stump ten or fifteen feet from the edge. g It was a dark night and at first the coon hunters could not. distinguish what the object was. Mr. Allen said it was a bird of some sort, probably an owl, but in any event hé intended to get a closer view. ’ ' - Taking his ax, he waded in toward the bird, while his companions held their torches high on the bank to

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‘-‘Buy the time I had recovered my footing the bird got into the game in earnest. I made another lunge at it with the ax, and it made one at me with its beak, getting me in the leg; I missed my stroke. ? _“The bird had a good nip on me and j§t was close fighting, with the bird’s huge wings going all the time like thrashing machines. e “Jt was up to me to do something and do it quickly if T did not want to be ripped into strips by the bird,

“] reached for its neck with my left hand and put a strangle on it to make the creature let go of my leg, and in that T was successfal only in a measure. The bird loosened its hold with its beak aild took hold of my hand with its claw. Its taloms went clear through my left hand, and by that time I was as mad as the bird. I took a good purchase on my ax and aimed the next and last blow with some care, and got the bird on the head. . i g

“He was out for keeps, but that claw of his was gripped on my hand as if it would never come loose. “T dragged the whole outfit to the bank, and then the boys forced open the claw. on my hand and released me.” : ' :

"It was a bald eagle and his wings measure seven feet two inches from tip to tip.—Chicago Tribune. ;

Sly Dog and & Knowing.

A resident of Kansas City is the proud possessor of a dog that knows a book agent the moment he sets eyes on him. The man .may be dressed in any fashion and may conceal his samples as he pleases, but the dog, according to his owner, will detect him at once, and at once show fight. Ordinarily the dog is peaceable enough; he is, moreover, of the gort generally known as “yellow,” but his one great virtue lends him @ unique value, : et

MAMMY LOUIZA’S BABY. ‘How a Wee, New “Lady Baby” in the South Came to Be Christened . “Louise.” . - " Mammy Louiza was a great woman; and although her cheek was as dark and withered as a prune, and she was old- and fat, and often walked with = limp. when™ she deciared <that the ‘weather as seen out of the nursery \\}in‘do‘w “looked like it was fixin’® to to rain,” and though she wore oldfashioned French calico frocks and & plaid turban.tied over her gray hair, there' were four golden-haired litile children who respectively pronounced her “be-yu-tiful,” “boochiful,” *“booful” and “pwitty.” This last, the wee Louise, who called her “pwitiy.” was mamimy's pet; and although but three yvears old, she was clever enocugh to measure a new word inside her little mouth beforedaring to attempt it. Omn the particular occasion when she bad : R *gfi s = = Lk £ ePN T e B » E . : § o { -e e < o e TP @ FEete 1 E o N sit 1 . Vs \ i : h« . B/ogE L i ' MAMMY AND LADY BXBY.

watched the lisps of her sisters. amnd brother while they wrestled with The fascinating *beautiful”™ word. with results so'various, she suddenly switched off, her merry eyes twinkling as she did it, and said:; I {

1 fink my mammy’s pwitty." ‘There was a Httle mischief in the my,"” too; and for good reasons. - 1t would never have oceurred 1o vomn.

perhaps, seeing the golden curls ving against mammy’s dark neck, that the wee maid Louise was her nameszke, but such she was in truth.

It was on a Christmas morning when the third little daughter arrived at the great house, during a snowstorm; and when, vot long after, old mammy trudged in, carrying one and leading two toddlers to the bedside to welcome the brand-new sister, the white mamma raised her happy face from the piilow and said: -

“This is to be your special Tittle ‘lady-baby,” mammy dear, and we are going to let you name her under one condition, and that is that you may not call her for her own mamma.” ‘The children’s mother’s name was Katharine, a name which-was quite out of fashion in those days, though it haa ‘'since come back with all sorts of variations and spellings. Well, when the mother had begun to speak, and mammy understood that she - was saying something special about her c¢laim to this fresh babsling, her tender old heart was so touched that for a minute she could not be sure of her voice. But after a little while, when joy and surprise had settled into sweet pride ‘and -content, what do you suppose mammy said? “*ls you for sho’ in earnest. missy?” She always called the children’s mother missy. “Is you gwine lemme name de new lady-baby, sho’ ‘nough?™ : _Here she stopped abruptly, as if she scarcely knew whether to go onor mat, but only for a minute. and her oid voice was not a whit timid when she said: . 4 “I knows Louizy; hit ’s a ole blackskin name, an’ ef 1 had "a” had chillen o’ my own, borned to me—an" air litile gal-chile amongst ’em—l could n't "a’ done no better 'n to glorify my nzme wid honest livin’, an” pass it on to "er—wid God’s blessin’. ““But dis-little lady-chile—dis litile rosebud baby—l -ain’t nuver had mno baby named arter me, but don’t think maybe we mought sort o whiten up Louizy into Loueezy, ef you please, ma’am, or maybe into Louise? I knows déy been plenty o’ quality white ladies wha’ carried off dat name wid manners an’ granjer.™ f .

'So _the wee “lady-baby™ became Louise; and even if the loving mother had not liked the sweet name which has graced so many a court. she would have been paid for her own disappoiniment. in the old woman’s delight.— Ruth McEnery Stuart. in St. Nicholas.

Story Told of Mr. Depew.

It is told of Chauncey Depew that he proved of considerablé interest to the small boy of a family on whom he once made a call. After dimner, he and the head of the house were closeted together for two hours or longer. When the sendtor had departed, the boy inquired the identity of the important looking visitor. “That, my son, is Chauncey Depew, the greatest story-teller in America.”, explained the father. The business that had kept Mr. Depew and the father closeted together for so iomng brought the former back in a few days. The boy was playing near the house as Depew approached, and, running up to the visitor exclaimed: “I'll' go. tell pop you're coming. I know who you are—Mr. Depew, the grsf_a.test liar in America!”™

Industrious Indiana Deg.

. Dispatches —from Wabash, Ind, state that a corn husking dog is the Jatest novelty on the banks of the Wabash. -This industrious and intelligent canine is the property of Jacob Diffenbaugh, who lives on the Stephens farm, near Andrews. It is a nine-r.onths-old pup, who watched Mr. Difienbaugh husk corn one day recently and then went in of®his own hook tearing the husks from the ears with. more celerity than the average farm hand. He wasn’t careful in piling the corn and the husks, but he stripped the husks clean. The next day he followed Diffenbaugh and his man to the field and did several hours of efficient work. ‘The dog apparently was delighted with his work. =

A Differemt Way. “Don’t pa ever skate ma?” - “Yes but not on ice.”—Chicage Exx aminer, g