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A STORY OF CHAPTER XIV. In making the arrangements by which Captain Lawton had been left, with Sergeant Ilollister and twelve men, as a guard over the wounded, and heavy baggage of the corps, Dunwoodie had consulted not only the information which had been conveyed in the letter of Colonel Singleton, but the bruises of his comrade's body. In vain Lawton declared himself fit for any duty that man could perform. His commander was firm, and the reluctant captain was compelled to comply with as good a grace as he could assume. Before parting, Dunwoodie repeated his caution to keep a watchful eye on the inmates of the cotta;e. A vague suspicion of danger to the family had been awakened in the breast of the major, by the language of the peddler. For some time after the departure of the troops, the captain was walking before the door of the "hotel," replying to the occasional queries of Betty, who ever and anon demanded an explanation of various passages in the peddler's escape. ' At this instant he was joined by the surgeon, who had hitherto been engaged among his putients in a distant building. "Where are all the sentinels, John?" he inquired, "and why are you here alone?" "Off all off, with Dunwoodie to the river. Tou and I are left here to take care of a few sick men and some women." "I am glad, however," said the surgeon, that Major Dunwoodie had consideration enough not to move the wounded. Here, Mrs. Elizabeth Flanagan, hasten with some food. I have a dead body to dissect, and am in haste." "And here, you Mister Doctor Archibald Sitgreaves," echoed Betty, "you are ever a coming too late; here is nothing to ate." "Woman," said the surgeon in anger, "I bii you hasten with such food as may be proper to be received into the stomach fasting." "And I'm sure it's for a pop-gun that I should be taking you sooner than for a cannon ball," said Betty, winking at the captain; "nd I tell yee that it's fasting you must be. The boys have ate m up intirelj." Lawton now interfered to preserve the peace, and assured the surgeon that he had already dispatched the proper persons in 'quest of food for the party. A little mollified with this explanation, the operator soon forgot his huager, and declared his intention of proceeding to business at once. ;MAnd where is your srbject?" asked Lawton. "The peddler," said the other, glancing a look at the sign post. "I made Ilollister put a stage so high that the neck would not be dislocated by the fall, and I intend making as handsome a skeleton of him as there is in the States of North America ; his bones are well knit. I have long been wanting something of this sort to send as a preset, t to my old aunt in Virginia, who was sc kind to me when a boy. But what has been done with the body?" Lawton was obliged to explain to his friend. Thus doubly disappointed in his meal And his business, Sitgreaves sudd rdy de:lared his intention of visiting tne ".T4rusts," and inquiring into the state oi . Captain Singleton. Lawton was ready tor the excursion; and they were soon on the road. For some time the two rode in nlence, when Lawton, perceiving that lis comrade's temper was somewhat ruflei by his disappointments, made an effort to restore the tranquillity of his leering. "That was a charming song, Archibald, iiftt you commenced last evening, when we were interrupted by the paity that drought in the peddler," he said. "I knew you would like it. Jack. Poetry is a respectable art." The surgeon involuntarily renamed, and began to clear his throat. The captain, observing him to be sitting with great uneasiness on his horse, continued : The air still, and the road solitary why not give the song? We are fast approaching some rocks on our left ; the echo will double my satisfaction." Thus encouraged, the surgeon set about complying with the request in sober earnest. Some little time was lost in getting the proper pitch of hi 4 voice; but no sooner were these two points achieved than Lawton had the secret delight of hearing his friend commence. "Ilosh!' interrupted the' trooper; 4 "what rustling noise is that among the rocks?" "It must have been the rushing of the melody. A powerful voice is like the breathing of the winds." "Listen V said Lawton, stopping his horse He had not done speaking when a stone fell at his feet. "A friendly shot, that," cried the trooper; "neither the weapon nor its force implies much iliwill. It would be easy to hide a regiment behind those rocks," dismounting and taking the stone in his hand. "Oh ! here is the explanation along with the mystery." So saying, he tore a piece of paper that had been ingeniously fastened to the small fragment of rock, and opening It, the captain read: "A musket ballet will go farther than a stone in the rocks of Westchester. The horse may be good, but can he mount a precipice?" "Thou sayest the truth, strange man," said Lawton, "courage and activity would avail but little against assassination and these rugged passes." Remounting his horse, he cried aloud: "Thanks, unknown friend ; your caution will be remembered." A meager hand was extended for an Instant over a rock, in the air, and afterward nothing further was seen of heard in that quarter. "Quite an extraordinary interruption," said the astonished Sitgreaves, "and a letter of a very uiysterious meaning." "Oh I 'tis nothing but the wit of some bumpkin, who thinks to frighten two of the Virginians by an artifice of this kind," said the trooper; "but let me tell you, Mr. Archibald Sitgreaves, you were wanting to dissect, just now, a very honest fellow." "It was the peddler" one of the most notorious spies in the enemy's service; and I must say that I think It would be an honor to such a man to be devoted to the use of science." "He may be a spy he must be one," said Lawton, musing; "but he has ;. heart above enmity, and a soul that wou'd honor a soldier." The surgeon turned a vacant eye on I his companion as he uttered this soliloquy, while the penetrating looks of the trooper had already discovered another pile of rocks, which, jutting forward, nearly obstructed the highway. "What the steed cannot mount, the foot of man can overcome," exclaimed the wary partisan. Throwing himself atjain from his caddie, end leaping a wall of stone, he began to ascend the hill. ' This movement was no sooner made than Lawton caught a glimpse of the figure of a man stealiag rapidly and disappearing oa the opposite side of the precipice. "Spur, Sitgreaves spur," shouted the trooper, dashing over every impediment in pursuit, "aud murder the villain as he flies." The former part of the request was promptly complied with, and a few moments brought the surgeon in full view of a mac armed with a musket. "Stop, my friend stop until Captain Lawton comes up, if you please," cried surgeon. But as if the invitation

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THE REVOLUTION contained new terrors, the footman redoubled his efforts until he had reached his goal, when he discharged his musket toward the surgeon, and was out of sight in an instant. To gain the highway and throw himself into his saddle, detained Lawton but a moment, and he rode to the side of his comrade just as the figure disappeared. "Which way has he fiel?" cried the trooper. "Where you cannot ' follow into that wood." The disappointed trooppr, perceiving that his enemy had escaped hirn, now turned his eyes, which were flashing with anger, -upon his comrade, and gradually his brow relaxed, and his look changed from its fierce expression to covert laughter. The surgeon sat in dignified composure on his horse; his thiu body erect, and his head elevated with the indignation of one conscious of having been unjustly treated. "Why did you suffer the villain to escape?" demanded the captain. "Once within reach of my sabre, and I would have given you a sibject for the dissecting table." "'Twas impossible to prevent it." said the surgeon. "The rogue threw himself on the other side of this fence, and left me where you see ; nor would the man in the least attend to my remonstrances, or to an intimation that you wished to hold discourse with him." "Here was nothing to stop you, man; I could leap a platform through, boot and thigh, without pricking with a single spur. Fshaw ! I have often charged upon the bayonets of infantry, over greater difficulties than this." "You will please to remember. Captain John Lawton, that I am. not 'the riding i mm ) STOP, MT FBIETVO, STOP.' master of the regiment nor a drill sergeant nor a crazy cornet ; no, sir and I speak it with a due respect for the commission of the Continental Congress nor an inconsiderate captain, who regards his own life as little as that of his enemies. J am only, sir, a poor humble man of letters, a mere doctor of medicine, an unworthy graduate of Edinburgh, and a surgeon of dragoons; nothing more, I do assure you. Captain John Lawton." So saying, he turned his horse's head toward the cottage, and recommenced his ride. CHAPTER XV. The graduate of Edinburgh found his patient rapidly improving in health, and entirely free from fever. His sister, with a cheek that was. If possible, paler than on her arrival, watched around his couch with tender care, and the ladies of the cottage had not, in the midst of their sorows and varied emotions, forgotten to discharge the duties of hospitality. Frances felt herself impelled toward their disconsolate guest, with an interest for which she could not account, and with a force that she could not control. She had unconsciously connected the fates of Dunwoodie and Isabella in her imagination, and she felt, with the romantic ardor of a generous mind, that she was serving her former lover most by exhibiting kindness to her he loved best. Several days now passed without any interruption of the usual avocations of the inhabitants of the cottage, or the party at the Four Corners. The former were supporting their fortitude with the certainty of Henry's innocence, and a strong reliance on Dunwoodie's exertions in his behalf, and the latter, waiting with impatience the intelligence of a conflict, and their orders to depart. Captain Lawton, however, waited for both these events in vain. Letters from the major announced that the enemy, finding that the party which wa to co-operate with them had be in defeated and was withdrawn, had retired also behind the works of Fort Washington, where they continued Inactive. The trooper was enjoined to vigilance, and the letter concluded with a compliment to his honor, zeal and undoubted bravery. '"Extremely flattering. Major Dunwoodie," muttered the dragoon, as he stalked across the floor to quiet his impatience. "A proper guard have you selected for this service; let me see I have to watch over the interests of a- craiy, irresolute old man, who does not know whether he belongs to us or to the enemy ; four women, some two or three blacks, a taative housekeeper and poor George Singleton. Well, a comrade in suffering has a claim on man so I'll make the best of it." As he concluded this soliloquy, the trooper took a seat and began to whistle, to convince himself how little he cared about the matter, when, by throwing his booted leg wreless round, he upset the canteen. The accident was soon repaired, but in replacing the wooden vessel, he observed a illet lying on the bench. It was soon opened, and he read : "The moon will not rise till after midnight a fit time for deeds of darkness." There was no mistaking the hand ; it was clearly the same which had given him the timely warning against assassination, and the trooper continued, for a long time, musing on the nature of these two notices, and the motives that could Induce the peddler to favor an implacable enemy in the manner that he had latterly done. That he was a spy of the enemy Lawton knew ; for the fact of his conveying intelligence to the English commander-in-chief, of a party of Americans that were exposed to the enemy, was proved most clearly against him on the trial for his life. The consequences of his treason had been avoided, it is true, by a lucky order from Washington, which withdrew the regim?nt a short time before the British appeared to cut it off, but still the crioie was the same. Whether the danger, intimated In the present note, threatened the cottag or his ovn party, the captain was uncertain, but he Inclined to the latter opinion, and determined to beware how he rode abroad in the dark. The arrival of the surgeon interrupted his meditations. Sitgreaves brought an invitation from the mistress of the mansion to Captain Lawton, desiring that the cottage might be honored with his presence at an early hour that evening. "IIa;" cried the trooper; ""then they have received a letter ahso." "I think nothing more probable," said the sargeon; "there is a chaplain at the

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and who has an order from Colonel Sin gleton for their delivery. "And does he stay the night?" "Certainly, he waits for his cartel ; but hasten, John, we have but little time to waste." The gala suit of Captain Lawton was easily adjusted to his huge frame, and his companion being ready, they once more took their route toward the cottage. Miss Peyton accosted them with a smiling welcome. Frances glided about tearful and agitated, while Mr. Wharton stood ready to receive them, decked in a suit of velvet. Colonel Wellmere was in the uniform of an officer of the Household troops of his prince, and Isabella Singleton sat in the parlor, while het brother looked like anything but an invalid. As it was the' third day that h had left his room, Dr. Sitgreave. forgot to reprove his patient for imprudence. Into this scene Captain Lawton moved with all the composure and gravity of a man whose nerves were not easily discomposed by novelties. "John." whispered the surgeon, with awakened curiosity, "what means this festival? Observe, here comes the army chaplain in full robes. What can it mean?" "An exchange," said the trooper; "the wounded of Cupid are to meet and settle their accounts with the god, in the way of plighting faith to suffer from his archery no more. Is it not a crying shame, that a sunshine hero, and an enemy should thus be suffered to steal away on of the fairest plants that grow on out soil?" "If he be not more accommodating as a husband than as a patient, John, I fear me that the lady will lead a troubled life." "Let her," said lb'? trooper, indignantly ; "she has chosen from her country' enemies, and may she meet with a for eigner's virtues in her choice." (To be continue-.) HIT BY TIIEEE FLYING FISH. They Were Paraned by Jlonerr II onlto, the Qaarrr of m. Shark. Over at the foot of 27th street, South Brooklyn, not far from acres ol lald-up yachts, is cabled to the shore the St. Lucia barkentlue Savola, Uqi steel hull and spars almost hidden by a pile of cedar logs that have been extracted by a winch and derrick from her Interior, says the New York World The cedar is from Santa Cruz, Cuba but the incident of her smooth, successful vcyage Is the luck of her pluckj seeward In being hit by three flying fishes, knocked to the deck and landing on the winged herrings without Injury to his own feelings. It was at the close of day off tht Bahamas, with the wind from the no' east and the barkentine on it, making a fair picture, with square sails and fore and aft cloths all set, as they had been all the passage, and the vesse' dlppingand recovering to roll the othei way. While Captain Fernandez and tht mate were at sea the steward, whs has had a heap of experience wltt leaping herring, went forward to cool his brow In the fiesh, smart breeze The air was clear and the no'theasi breeze pushed up the uneasy surface ol a semltroplcal sea In regular pyramid of green edged and capped with white While the steward gazed and tht breeze caught his hair, a tragic-procession, one of nature's dog-eat-dog ex bibltlons, headed, like the flight of foj and hounds, for the bouncing barkentine, distinctly marked In the red glar of the sinking Run, at which time pur suing fish are the most voracious. Iu the van were three' living fish, which had sprung from a rising wavt about eighty fathoms to windward, th Impetus of the sea, their own jump the wind and their poised fins bearing them In a graceful curve for the ship Indeed, they had seemed, previous t their final jump, to steer their flighi for the Savola's fo red eck, there to seel safety. fc Chasing the flying fish was a hug lonlto, some ten fathoms astern and gliding down the descending roof of a vnve, while only six fathoms asters of the hungry bonlto was a still hungrier shark keen for Its preying prey. As the flying herring came on, tht ship fell as if to receive them over tht bulwark and the three of them struck the steward with mighty force on tht breast and face, bowlinr, him ovei upon his back, while the bonlto smote shark, disturbed by the onward rusi of the barkentine, dived and the bonlto fell to the windward of his enemy. The steward picked himself up unhurt and gathered up his flying flshea which he varnished and mounted upot a placque, where they are to be seer In thi cabin of the Savola. Travel Free. 'Conductor," said the gasping pa eenger, vainly trying to raise a window, "there are at least a billion- microbes in this car." "Xou ought to be able to stand that If the company can," growled the street car conductor. "We don't get 9 blamed cent for carrying Yni." Chicago Tribune. Soon De Eellpaed. "Is Jimmy, de porch climber, star?" ask&I the green-goods man. "Naw !" replied the safe cracker. "He used to be a star, but now we call him de sun." "And why de sun?" "Because he is always getting spotted." Few CI I iu her. "Dis am a lazy world, deacon," re marked Bruddah Sunflower. "'Deed et am," replied Deacon Ded berry. "Yeas, sah. Ef you was to fell some people dey cud reach de seventh heben free of charge dey would ask you when de elevator was going up." Far done. Helen (banteringly) You don't love me. Dick Oh, I am crazy about -yon. Helen Oh, I am afraid It is u case of "out of sight out or mind." Dick (desperately) Ou lh? contrary, it Is a case of "in .sight out of mind." J uM I inn i, Inc. Stubb Dispatch from Berlin say? they are now able to photograph a person's breath. Penn Whew! 1 w::s just thinking. Stubb Thinking of what? Penn Imagine the strong photograph they could take of a fellow's breath after he had been eating spring onionsLien Low. "Of course sin doesn't like discu sions about ages." "No. Usually when she's queried about hers she just says nothing, but lies low." "Yes, or If she says anything she lies low." Philadelphia l'res. About 1.500,000 persons are employed la the coal mines of the .world.

Women n Employer. A business woman of many years' experience was asked by a reporter whether she would rather work for a man or a woman. "A man, by all means," she replied, "I have worked for both, and I know. The trouble with women Is that they get too familiar with you. What I mean is that assuming you are anything like your employer's social and mental equal she is likely to and generally does mix business with friendship. She takes you Into her confidences as to all her personal affairs, and, sooner or later, that proves fatal. "Xo two women friends can be with each other day after day without some kind of a little tiff eventually oecurIng, and when you clash ns regards your personal relations, that means the overthrow of your business relatlous. "Xo, indeed! Business and friend ship don't mix, and the only way to make sure of keeping them strictly separated Is to work for a man. "Iot scandalmongers gossip as they please, the cold, hard fact remains that the average business man employs a woman solely for the sake of the money he can help him make, and he Is shrewd enough to realize that her usefulness to him can be maintained only by his keeping a proper distance. "He may be kindly and considerate and his manner habitually may be characterized by the utmost cordiality, but there Is a Hue beond which he never steps even If outside of his office he U conscienceless rake. "And so when she works for a man a woman seldom Is worried by embarrassing confidences or compelled to be continually on her guard against unwelcome familiarity. That Is the reverse of what most people would think, isn't It? But it's the truth. "Another reason why It's preferable to work for a man is that men are not so petty ns women. I'm sorry to say this, but candor compels the admission. A man looks to you to produce results, and that's about all he bothers about. But with women Lord bless us! Most women employers seem to think that because they dole out a little money to you at the end of every week they have got a mortgage on your soul. Their pettiness Is manifested In other ways, too. Once when I worked for a woman I felt guilty every time I called up a personal acquaintance on the telephone, although I knew It wasn't costing my employer a penny for the call. And the only person who wanted to dock me for legal holidays was a woman. "My sex has Its peculiar virtues, but It's plain to me that they don't shine In the business world." Chicago Jour nal. ' Comfortable Tennis Costume. The popularity of tennis Is constantly on the increase. A very pretty and "comfy" model for this outdoor sport Is made of white linen. The box plait down the front of the blouse is laced with red; the" skirt is likewise laced down the back with red after the manner first Inaugurated by the Teter Thompson suit. Small red buttons are used on the blouse. The skirt Is sideplaited. Hints for Irl Workers. Her business hours are not the only time for which the worklngwoman must provide clothing. If she be wine she will find it an economy to have tv;o or three cheap but pretty lawns and dimities made to slip into after she gets home at night. It saves her office clothes to change into something else, and the refreshing powers of a warm bath and another frock upon rushing home are so great that the woman who wishes to preserve her health and vitality does not neglect the opportunity offered. With her business suit discarded she should forget business cares for a few hours, and remember that there are other Interests at home with which she should divert herself. Xo one Is Improved by becoming a machine, and business should' be confined to working hours. If women would learn this lesson and also that a sensible lunch relieves a tired brain they would make use of a man's principal rules for carrying on satisfactory work. 'u Ivlawea for Ulm. As the customs officials dived elbowdeep in the contents of Saratoga trunks, juvenile friendships, made during the voyage, were terminated with affectionate demonstrations, when a recent ship came In. One little girl, clad from head to foot In an orgy of check, effusively kissed her friends farewell until she reached a little mite of a boy of 5, the Incarnation of Buster Broun, who turned contemptuously away from herewith: "Gee! Can't you say goodby without kissing? It gives me the creeps to be mauled about by girls." Chloroform aa Cleaner. A delicate colored waist may be cleaned satisfactorily with chloroform. Moisten a clean cloth with the chloro

A TRIO OF SEASHORE COSTUMES.

The maid with the hat is wearing a smart costume of blue tussor, trimmed with tucked inlaid bands and strappings. Maid Xo. 2 is hatless and wears a frock of natural tone linen trimmed with strappings and stitchings of green. A tie of green silk attaches the collar. Frock Xo. 3 is a pinafore suit of brown linen. The double plaits at each gore are deftly caught In, while the edge above is scalloped. A button in the same shade is ?n each scallop. The same form of decoration Is carried out on the cuffs, belt and the plaited blouse.

form, rub the garment all over and hang out to air. Do the cleaning by an open window, or out of doors. Chloroform will remove spots without leaving a circle outside of the spot. For colored goods that are much soiled, soak over night a 5-cenl package of soap-tree bark In a quart of warm water, strain through double cheese cloth, add half the quantity to about two gallons of water. In this wash the goods, then In a second water with the other half of the soap bark water; rinse thoroughly and iron before quite dry. The Plain Woman. She need not appear plain. She has at least one good point. She may assume a number of others. She should experiment with her hair. She must study her coiffure from all points. Badly arranged hair may greatly exaggerate a defect Well-arranged hair may balance and annul a defect The choice of a hat has the same good or bad effect. A woman should beware of choosing a too pretty chapeau. It Is the same with a dress or any thing else. , Rose pink or dead white, for Instance, will emphasize a sallow complexion. On the other hand, a cranberry or a flame red, or a sunset shade, may make a sallow sister radiant. , Colors which bring out her own color are the things to choose when possible, rather than those which kill It. : A trim figure goes a long way, and a good carriage, a good corset and wellfitting clothes do the rest. Saving In the Kitchen. It has often been remarked that what is thrown Into the garbage can In our rich country would feed all the poor, says Harper's Bazaar. I have seen this proved many a time, and It is not the well-to-do, but those who ought to economize, who either know not how to utilize Instead of throwing away things or are too lazy to do so. There are half loaves of white bread What a number of good dishes could be made from them If people knew how good this bread is w'aen dipped In water and put back into the oven for a little while; and why do we have anything like cracker dust when we can have fine, grated bread? Just a few creamed potatoes, nnd a few peas left, "not worth saving" but they make a delicious soup. The Fashion In Hosiery. Hosiery is Inconspicuous as compaU'd with that worn last year. Stockings should be the same color as the gown, but they need not necessarily .match, for a lighter or darker shade Is considered smart If It harmonizes. Embroidery Is done In the same shade as the hose, and the new eyelet work Is In high favor. Clocks are popular and attractive, for the open work used in many of them gives the foot and ankle a slender appearance. One design has a plain front, with an openwork clock embroidered In light blue, violet, cream and black. Silk hose withllsle feet are shown in brown, gray, black and white. Brown Is on the wane, and gunmetal, a peculiar shade of dark gray, Is taking Its plac. Hems of satin If added to plain materials are usually headed with lace or braiding of irregular forms. Of the .naterials for lingerie gowns of handkerchief linen, the mulls, batistes and dotted embroidered Swisses are the most used. A smart sailor hat has clusters of moss rosebuds In the form of floral aigrettes, high on either side of the front, and a wreath of white hyacinths around the crown. A new neck piece of chiffon Is a kind of ruche, wide at the back nnd narrowing to the front, made like the ruffs of the time of Henry IV. There Is a knot of black velvet at the back, with, ends nnd hops falling to tae waist. A very novel collar Is made of many

ruches of tulle mixed with velvet baby ribbon in black and white, the black velvet forming flowers. Lace on lingerie, while still much In favor, Is less popular than embroidery for trimming the corset cover Intended for ordinary wear. The latter both lasts longer and washes better than lace, even the durable German Valenciennes. Evening coats of dyed lace are very lovely, though sometimes It seems like rank extravagance to color so handsome a lace as Irish point to meet what must be at best a passing fancy. A handsome long empire coat of Irish lace, seen not long ago, was of that rich wine color called mulberry, trimmed with chiffon to match.

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A boy came down the quiet street wheeling a baby carriage, with a baby under the carefully-adjusted canopy. As he turned the corner he saw another boy half a block away, and he gave a shrill whoop. "Where are you going?" called the boy with the baby carriage. "Nowhere," was the prompt and loud reply. "Walt for me," and the boy started oa a run, bumping the perambulator over the curbstones and rolling it along streets and sidewalks regardless of the small citizen of the world In charge of his big brother. The comrades disappeared down the vista of the tree-lined avenue, and the last seen of them the baby carriage was right side up. Within a half hour along came a little girl, and she, too, had In her care a baby carriage. As she stepped along sedately two little girls across, the street hailed her, and she answered softly, with finger on lip : "Hush, the baby Is asleep!" But she waited In the shade of a tree, and the two little girls tiptoed ntross the street and came whispering and smiling over to her. She very carefully lifted the covers and gave each of the children a peep at the baby. Then all three walked slowly and quietly along, whispering their chatter as they went noiselessly on their way, wheeling the baby carriage as If It contained all their hopes for happiness the little motherly things! Good Grooming. "Just what may be meant by good grooming you will Imagine when I tell you that it includes the brightening of the hair and the dressing thereof, the nvissage of the face, the taking out of wrinkles here and there and the reduction of the body," says a beauty specialist. "Afterward there come such fancy points as the whitening of the skin, the natural brightening of the eyes, the reddening of the lips, the shaping of the nose." 1 eT Kind of Shampoo. Now there Is the vacuum comb that is used in Paris to clean the hair. AH that Is necessary in Paris Is to pass the comb through the hair and every particle of dirt Is removed after the manner of other vacuum cleaners. What might be the result In some of our dirty American cities is problematical. To KIK the Flies. Some one gives the information that llitfs do not like the old-fashioi:ed wood bine or Virginia creeper, and will not enter the door over which it is twined. Another remedy for them Is to give them a dose of fine black pepper mixed with brown sugar and moistened with condensed milk. This is easy enough to try. Not Very Complimentary. "Women as a sex are . such poor things," said Lady Wolseley recently, and she declared that they were creat ed out of the leavings, nnd that woman was made oi scraps left after the crea tion of man, and nioreovet, phe Is tw parts cat and one part angeL

HOW TO MAKE THE HAIR GROW.

Women of the Sewing Circle Dlieoii Thla Subject. Tou ought to get the tonic I use for tny hair. I just get the druggist to tulx 10 cents' worth of quinine and 10 Dents' worth of glycerin and 10 cents' " "Well," here put in the fleshy lady, according to the Kansas City Star, "I guess if you went by that rule at 0 's store you might come out with an entirely different thing from what you've been getting." "And anyhow,"' asserted the one embroidering the shirt waist, eoal oil Is Just as good. When my sister was getting over the typhoid fever she Just rubbed " "Oh, "my, I wouldn't have the nasty Btuff " "Why, look here, girls wait till I show her this stitch you just listen to what happened where my aunt used to live. There , were two sisters who had the loveliest hair, and they got It by using kerosene, and " J Well, I don't believe any one would have much mind after using that stuff a while. I wash my hair In salt water." .'. "Oh, my! Don't It stick?" "Unsalted butter'll make It grow." "Sage tea Is good." "Oh, Just common cold tea will do It." "But It darkens It" "Yes, that's so; I use egg shampoo." "But that costs like fun." "When we used to wear night caps we filled them with salt in the daytime," offered grandma. "We kind o thought that helped the hair." "Yes," ventured Aunt Elizabeth, "and I've tried pulling the hair gently around the roots, some folks think that kind o' starts a circulation." "Well, I should think It would you know brushlng's good for- the haic," said some one. "And massage Is, too." "Yes, I always brush my hair a hundred s'trokes every night." "Oh! I never could see that it mide mine grow much." "But it does, though. You ought to see my sister's " "See here, I was reading just the other day that you mustn't brush your hair, that it makes it fall." TLey say living near the sea makes It prow.M "Why, I've always heard that going to a Mgh altitude and dry climate Mmulate "I'll t-ll you, Isdles, It all depends on your ttate cf health. If you're strong In general you'll have " "Oh, I don't know about that. Haven't we all seen pobr sick women whose strength all went to hair. I -" "Oh, hair! hair! hair! Drop halrl Get a wig." . ' "Here come the refreshments." "I've got the stem of this tulip worked anyhow." The new Shah of Persia, according to a recent newspaper article, succeeds to a most magnificent kitchen, the stoves, pokers, tongs, and even the coffee-mills of which are made of solid silver. What Is not of silver Is of copper, heavily gilded. All the dishes, knives, forks and such utensils are of gold, set with precious stones. The kitchen itself is a work of art. .Its ceiling is of wondrous lacquer, and Its pillars of marble and onyx. It Is an apartment fit for Aladdin's whims rather than a place of cookery. Mr. Wills, in "Persia As It Is," gives an account of Per sian culinary matters, and also describes the beautiful sherbet-spoons of the country, which, although not mado of gold or silver, are highly prized. : The meals of the Shah are not social occasions, and he knows little of the benefit of Jollity combined with the act of eating. Ills breakfast takes place at 12, a sojitary meal, the monarch isquatting before fifty dishes or more. (t'rom- these he selects a few of the simplest, and quenches his thirst with jced sherbets. Dead silence reigns; the royal but tiers hand the magnificent plates and jbowls without a sound. ' Dinner Is eaten at 9 in the evening, and differs from the morning meal in 'elaboration and the fact that It 1 enlivened by a band. The food Is very varied and the cook Ing extravagant Lambs, roasted whold and stuffed with almonds, raisins, dates and pistachio-nuts, and sparrow and pomegranate coup enter into th idellcacles of . the cuisine. Sherbet aro a favorite drink. They are merely water sweetened and flavored with fruits, and Iced. This sherbet Is drunk from large .wooden spoons, delicately carved and pt great value. A man often shows jhis wealth In the great variety and .costliness of his sherbet-spoons. They tare made of pear wood, and are from one to two feet in length, with bowls kvhlch sometimes hold a tumblerful. ' The carving Is as fine and elaborate jas lace-work, and the wood in places lis cut so thin as to be translucent The ibowls are often ornamented with Inscriptions. An oil with which tthey are treated darkens the originally illght-colored wood. No two spoons are jexäctly alike, and some are real works of art The Terslan considers a silver spoon jan abomination to touch to the lips. (The tiny teaspoons of silver have a filigree hole In the bowl, and. are usod only for stirring. Where They Were Not Bad. A visitor who was going through the jpenltentlary one day turned to the .warden and said: ' "I suppose you have a good many ,bad people here?" "Had! Had people here!" ejaculated the gray haired warden, with an air of comic surprise. "What put that into your head? There are no bad people here. Why, If they wanted to be bad, we wouldn't let 'era." The warden smiled grimly, and the visitor awakened to the fact that the "pen" was not the place where people could afford to be bad, even if they wished. Brooklyn Eagle. ' l'eetllnc the Hungry. "Ah! Miss Stout Vera" began Mr. Lovett, "cau you not see the hunger In my eyes? Can you not " "Oh, of course," exclaimed Miss Tera Stout self-reproachfully, "how awfully thoughtless of me. Just wait and I'll get you a nice dish of kraut and pork." Philadelphia Press. Many a man who hasn't a good norse now will pat his old family horse on the back, and say: "I tell you, this old plug has been a nighty fine horse in his time."

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I Changred Snrjrery by Dlscorerr ! Antiseptic .S rat era. It has been aptly said that the hl-; tory of surgery can te conveniently' jlivided into two periods, "before Lister" and "after Lister." It would I Impossible to overestimate what Lord Lister's work has done for suffering humanity In the discovery of the antlreptic system treatment of wounds and rverything coming In contact with the same. It has practically abolished tho horrors of the hospital ward, where, tefore its discovery there were constant dangers of gangrene and other aiseases due to germs getting into wounds, before or after operation, and causing putrefaction of the injured member. Lord Joseph Lister was born in Essex, England, in 1827. Ills eightieth birthday was celebrated last week. His father had taken a keen Interest la science and done much in improving the microscope. As a young man, Lister possessed two valuable assets, a first class microscope and an unbounded enthusiasm for scientific Investigation. It was therefore natural that he should turn his attention to Buch branches of histology and physiology as were within his reach. His first researches were In the fiber of Involuntary muscles, the skin, the flow of lacteal fluid and kindred subjects. Early in his life he became interested la wounds and the diseases that frequently go with them. He. even sketched bodies that he thought might be ml-' . . .. . ; . . ' ,- - r ." :? : . . - . , . ,-'v , 1 M M V, ,: , 1. "BnBBBnBnWMnWBiMMBBBnlnBB LORD LIS TEE, OF E5GULMX crobes. Following his own researches Lister attended clinics given by Symc, the foremost physician of the day. In 1S0O, Lister was appointed professor of surgery at the University of Glasgow. It was while acting as surgeon to the royal infantry that he made the discovery which Initiated the new era in surgery. Before that time almost all wounds, accidental and surgical alike, underwent a process of inflammation and auppuration, accompanied by much pain and loss of health, The most trivial operations were not Infrequently followed by death. Many patients died rather than face the horrora of an operation. Erysipelas tetanus and hospital gangrene were air most constantly . present In hospital wards. There was no ' knowledge of tht causes of these lUsea&ei They wer considered to be : constitutional. The physician took rut blame or responsibility. Death 'waj simply the victim'! la.'sfortune. ueh an appalling state of cffaln acted on Lister and he decided tc solve the trouble, If possible. At about this time Pasteur demonstrated ;tb fact of the existence of the gern? and that putrefaction and decomposition were caused by certain micro-organisms that came from without Lister applied this knowledge to the cause ol wound diseases. The great deductions which LIstQi made were (1) that "putrefaction In wounds was caused by microbes, (2) that these were Introduced from the outside, (3) that "putrefaction" might be prevented by keeping the wound free from germs, (4) that this might be effected by the employment of som substance which would destroy tlie microbe. The antiseptic system wai founded on these principles. Starting, then, with the Idea of destroying, by an antiseptic substance, the germs la the wound. In everything coming In contact with the wound, such as instruments, and in its surroundings; Lister made his original tests with carbolic acid a fortunate selection, for it Is still regarded as one of our best germicides. He gave his method a thorough trial. It proved successful. Now cases o! gangrene and the like rarely follow operations. Thousands of lives have been saved by this one discovery. It has revolutionized surgery. Swans Defeat a Fox. A correspondent of the Oolwyn Bay flerald describes a fierce fight between ft fox and a number of swans. Th fox, after hiding for a while among some reeds, boldly swam toward a number of swsis. The latter were on the alert, however, and when within a yard the biggest bird attacked him ivlth wing and beak, entirely submerging him for two or three seconds, Nothing daunted, the fox made a final ittack, but ignominious defeat awaithim, as all the swans arrayed then lelves in single file and made a de gerate attack on their assailant, which tventually landed at the south side ot the lake, his blood covering the felt ol aeather at the far end. The swans ppeared to have sustained no Injury whatever. A Wonderful Cataract. The falls of Iguazu, situate neai where Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil meet, form one of the 'most wonderful cataracts In the world, being greattr In extent and more varied in charao ter than the better known falls of Niagara. The first plunge of the Iguaza falls Is 210 feet, followed by two others of 100 feet each, while between th two series of falls tUiere are cataract and rapids covering a vast expanse and surrounding picturesque Islands. The Inundation. i "If you please, Mr," said a verger tc 'a churchwarden in a village, the new rector Is f- be It-undated nest Tuesday week, and I have come to ask you whether you will le able to be present." "Certainly," replied the churchwarden, who was fonietliing of a humorist, "and I hope there will be aq overflowing congregation." Londor. Answers. ""The only time some men are out ct troulle Is when they are In JaiL Dissolution Is the only solution t4 some matrimonial problems.

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