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VOLUME XXIX. CAPE MAY CITY. NEW JERSEY. SATURDAY. JULY 21. 1883. WHOLE NUMBER. 1514.

''APE MAY CITY. J*. J. C. a. •»-> . -»*» re S 1 .50 a yaar in Advance. Trofrssional tor As. T B. HUFFMAN, ATTOKSKT ANT) COTTVI'ELLOB AT LAW ' SOLtCITOR. tJAtmCK AMI EXAMINER | si'i'ltEMRdMKTc-oWMisMoNEi;. riraMATUow ~1 Al Cspe *•! CUJ <1.11; aortas MDimir arsxji. jEj" F. DOUGLASS, A TTOBM E r-A T-L A W Y^ ALTBB A. BARROWS, ATTOB NEY-A T-L A W SOLICITOR IN CHAMCBHT. •pa. 3. r. LEAKING ft BON," dentists, 1 1" AMES M. E.HILDRETIL attornevTat-law solicitor. master and examiner in cg&.?"° JJERBERT W. EDMUNDS, ATTORNE Y^AT-I-A W. ■oucrroB and master is chancehv! Oape Ma; City. N. J. 'nil-; Al Op* "oon Bow. Tea. nam ui rrMajv pB, JAMES H. INGRAM, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, GREEN CHEEK. K. I. J^KNRY M. BOYD, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW CONVEYANCER, trust ruND«^»L»-«j>^oN hand poh NurAjn'rPBUa pkUBEN TOWN SEND, AGENT CL'MWWI IKD MUTUAL FIRE INBURANCK 00. commissioner »P VEEIm. _ "aa a ca*» Mar o*n H<*T. S J n»; y^ LFREII FLANDERS, OOUNSELLOR-AT-LAW, N<K HI »UM MW. Ml a run. CAMPEM. E. J. *jic<*al N.Mrr aM Xaaanast t» rtAACT-Tj. *0^SM*Tii£S55p«i5K 'evTZ* »U*»IM fusinrss Cards. ^pN^RTwiLLIAMS^ ' ARCHITECT AND BUILDER. IPEND OR CONTRACT. EL LITTLE, PRACTICAL PAINTER AND GLAZIER. "r-— Organs and sewing maW CUIKKK. B. F. HORNER, n&KOS. ORGANS & SEWING MACHINES lwn.HAaaAm.8iH*; .p«T OJUMJU WIREBACKV CO."' WHOLESALE GROCERS, Will FRONT STREET, PHILADELPHIA *»T_ F. PETERSON. FLOUR AND GRAIN FACTOR PHILADELPHIA. RWM-I QO TO GARRISON'S STATlDHffiT, AND STOBE VARIETY P>1B HOLD PEKE. BLANK BOOKS. TCHLET PAPttPUOnnOTlBT, KHEI.L MlNtAIYMt BOATA ■ANTPACTTREH OH QOTOYXXBJSSUHBEB FELT- 1 D. P. DIETERICH. Sew Yevfc Betting and taking OoBfony .. AMMol'sK. » HI EFT-NIT STREET. »W» "rixassIJsti. Pa 1 J B. MATLACK, Kasll. SEVENTH n. PHIL ADA. TE3EA CPffi DRAIN aM SEfEE PIPE, a>7», ~ A MONTH AND BOARD |S

jj DURABILITY ' SEA SHORE PAINTING • I SECURED SY USING jLDCAS' -LIQUID PAINTS CAPITOL LEAD. UEFKKENCES IN CAPE MAY: Mil A HUHUrOGK. r.N. I ■ t- ■» A. li I .ITTI.E. PsiDI-r. SPRING OPENING J. C. HAND & CO.'S, 1205 Market Street, Philadelphia. GOOD FURNITURE PATENT SOFA BED J. C. HAND & 00., '" I- I 205 Market Street, Philadelphia. The Best is the Cheapest! BENEZETS . BOOTS AND SHOES, 5 I Washington Street, Cape May, N. J. ^^11^1' "WALKER S H O E." Ap.tn-ll WM. II. BH.MiZI T. f BOOTS AND SHOES! STYLE, QUAUTY AND PRICE CANNOT BE SURPASSED. ! ONE-PRICE ONLY. , «tbai for CASH, la a* aollo I «... — UMMi~1 for m; EOIAUO* i> 00— MA lrlai op In wtla» 1 I raiMpl task, mn Ijjmj «un Uuui I . noM aadar it. I— MieimMiIi crrdll pun. bKE IH'E KJe GAITEHh. ALSO. A PTLL BtTPLT OP FINE WALL-PAPERS j UIUU>tcjVUU, I^Uoltl or IKaoluix-aisMe. (Ail OA parr u> pMk oef orr porok— kf elsrworre . «•* »- ELDREQGE JOHNSON. I » P.G WABKmOTOW STREET. ' BOOTS AND SHOES. ! Thr ollrDlka of Iko paMlcsl large I. rotai to Ikr foTt tku Ikr otd< rrlpiird hu opro«a bu store, 3 CMrtrr WASBUIUTON AMD I'EHHY PTHEETC. <ipp<Mll» IMfno Hill. .1 BOOTS. SHOES. AND SLIPPERS, loll »« Ol T~,iVA t J gJJQpp ILKkrf Wuklk(Ua AAA Prrry Nrrru. I

: L. F. DUPARQUET & HUOT, ■

, - FIUINCII COOKING r RANGESj BROILERS "

Mb HOTELS. J, Steamboats, I ^■l FAMILIES jpqn RESTAURANTS. .

Also, Copper, Tin and Cast Iron Utensils. ^ 24 ft 26 Wooeter SL. New York. Mrs. R. DILLON, 1 Nob. I 8 and 20 WASHINGTON STREET, CAPE MAY CITY. DHT OOODB. «OTIOSll. X1I.UNKKT. PXAllirJIS PUIWESS, SILKS, 6ATISK VE1.VKT8, I L-mniSX c KATES' fKD VEILS. FABcr OUODS. TOY* ASA 8TAT10NEKT. 1 , L ADIC*' UHbSASlKFS. BBS'S OIL LTOTB SLTT8, L'BBRKLLAS, AM) FAKAHOLK. UEKH ASTOWS, SAXOHT ABB KXPHTB WOOL. Wilson & Co, 'a Library $3 per Year, $1 for Three Months. Bntterifift Pattens will lie aal to any Address post pail npoi recapt ol tbe Priix ; FRENCH & REEYEC i Nos. 13 and 15 Federal Street. ' I DKALKKS is GRAIN, FLOUR AND FEED. T ! I'J Hi B*> or Ken lie. All. lirooor, (Ui* few Orr. Cue. Ac"" ' J.l*.; | Fertilizera, Agricultural Implements and Truck Ba»ket«. NEW CLOTHING STORE NOW ORENED, , No. 41 Washington Street, Cape May City, ^ i CHARLES SKKDlAP. X1SAOK* ; mils' MiMiite fflffli aifl FifsMig iofls. : ^ OUB READY-MADE CLOTHING, \

gRtdtm. i rucrmculuf Llxr. UnnliunUlvp. wufc a ptinfid MBli. onartog uodrac uuoc Aii-r *•«. ocuRcd <Ar* Uu fc* </ Ik— czlMed, ya t 'm'' '! 1 tollccUOB brrrtii.li; aim, Arridni ll>r IlrcuUlor Quit :'J. ^ Thr th,t "TL^'1' col, da Grnulnr. .lud. d.... and Blfaajr. of J. II. XCILGf a CO. BOH SAtE.BVALLDgUQOiSTS SsUKREADAGHE " PSS TiYEtY CURED BI V BARTER'S J PILLS. * Mean Curail, No! HeibIi Reiiewd ^Aad OaiWH ITA«| u buim. unti uvhb Tiiis LtrBuudl. TlS^'IIrB— Hula pOltt kOMa. TArrar«ptV;rtc«t:ln.do —pa or patnaM an aa noartr pofca aa l apoadHaf«»HBa»La. rteuauiall-y CABTEP r cihquE ca^NC./ToFic hoarding JBtrasrs. ^yEST JERSSY HOTEL. Ihlavarr Arrnnr ud If art rl Mrxta, ipiTE BAY VIEW HOUSE, nnicis point, cato hay cu. n r—ar^arpllipowfqr lh< Haiplarr at. Baf^lrw. I Tina. ^i Rwfj ^

JpREDEllICK BOERXER, AHl) FLORIST, ; COIL BASK AND n'ltOADKTh., ' S«r Jartaoo KM Railroad IKfoC ' CAPK WAT- N. J, THB HBADVCARTEU8 FOB ' ■ ROSES & SHADE TREK, | Pkoapfcale la larp* And —all quamiefL , VASES AND HANGING BASKETS '' _ roll 8ALKOK TO HIKE. _ ] ' BEDDING PLANT8, i 1 JOBBING PBOMnXt ATT KM OLD TO. ^LOWERING PLANTO, ; ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE Hi&KTS. : A —(* AAB^rtintsi of tke FINEST BEDDING PLANTS, i , HAKfilM. BASKET A TA^rULNTK. ' BULLOUS AND TUBEROUS BOOTH, ' < -owner prices. HC«^ KNOTT, Pun* a uudaorr , GrwaAooarA. Oor.Hop%aaeHoar.fd OWL. I •P,J" . <Xpr Map dip. H J , SSe»ffaC|tJjTtatSd^f.V'rxt'S |

! LiUfcVuivi H^IIL ^ j j S WHA a tlodlp band and a pari nl al*h- , Aa tbe Lttic vhHe boanr *rot dfltnmrrlnx bp ^ A nd'he SjirSor Mnn r H^Vnd at Id : >' Lovrlga* ailrr. and tonka d<-ad— | * . dafka Ilule arAUe heanewrot ellmmrrfor by i , A PAINTER'S VEHGEAKCE. Thirty veari ago llie lebiu painter, j ' Anloioc fflntL was asUmlshia^ tlmartl ulio world by the powerful botextrava- ; i pint prodnclions which nrv now exhib- I | Sod al Hrnsaels in the mum' urn which i ' i bears his name. j Though his brush was generally <ie- j enpied with classical subj.H-ts or weird j < allegorical designs, such a. tbe "Con* . I •tonally consented lu paint ^jiorUalL-. i Iv accorded to those whose physiogno ] ' my haiipcned to interest him. It may ! be' added that his taste inclined rathci : ■ to the grmeaque and eccentric tliaa the , 1 beautiful. . j • One day he rceeivfd a visit from a j j certain M. van Snaeh, a notary, who! ■ had been scixed with thedesin: to have hir i 1 * tealnres jierpctnated li^rtlie celebrated j 1 * artist. Maitre vanSjiacli— a dry. wrin- 1 1 kloi. koea-cved old gentleman, with an ' ' expression id mingled shrevrilness and ' •olf.impnrtnnre war oue of the wealth- ! " jest men in Brussels, anil ri- avaricumt j ' as he was rich; a eharactrristic which j < procured him the nickname of -Maitir i 1 ten. aware ofhis visitor's fail- ; ■ ir.g; nevertheless be acceded to his re J i quest without a murmur. . The fact wsi I ! be hid been eoncjucred at first sigbt by j j the scrivener's picturesque head. The , I head was a perfect treasure to an artist ] with its bald cranium, wrinkled fore | 1 head, shaggv brows overhanging till ; i small, piercing eyes, hooked tree anc ! I thin-lipped mouth, which shut like s 1 trap. Wlortr was fascinated, and. while his visitor was ]«impously explain '■ ing his wishes, tin* artist hadtaken men- < tal notes of even lino and feature. i "How much will the Jiortrail cost?' < was the nolarv 's cautious inquirr. . "My terms arc 10.000 francs, men 1 sieur. was the reply. < The lawyer started, stared inerodu- j | luusly. shnigged his shoulders and took ' J rS. dryly. "I have only lo wish yooj < Alarmed at the prbqiect of losing his j ' promising "subject." whom be had al- 1 ' | readv in imagination transferred to thi i I canvas, Wieiir hastened toadd: "Thostj i ' 1, -rests me 1 am willing to make a redne ' tion in your favor. Huppi.e we. say : ] 1 But M. van Snitch *f ill objected, urg- i i ing that such a sqpn was exorbitant foi | | a "strip of painted canvas." t ' At length, after mncb .bargaining anc \ I hesitnlli-ii. hi- .-igiv d to pay ;l.(*SJ franc- j 1 ; few the |Kirtrait. "frame included." and i I thy- Mng settled, lie rem- to take hit ' "When am 1 to give jon the first sib i ting?" bo inquired. "Thcrtf is no hurry." replied tiie art | i , 1st', who had his own Intentions regard ! I I ing this portraiL "I am somewhat oo j I i copied at present, but will let you know ! ' * lieu 1 have a morning at liberty. At , i The moment his visitor had left th. ■ ' es. nnd placed a fresh canvks on thi i easel, and dashed in the outliat-s of thi ' portrait Troll memory. He painted as l If fcr a wager while the summer day- j - light lasted; and. thanks to his marvel- i ous rapidity of execution, when evening ; 1 came Ihe picture aas aU but finished, j • H« had repre-entcd the old notary j I seated at a table strewn with papers | and parchments, his full faco turned ' towiud the spectator. Tbo head was ' brought out Id masterly relief gainst a ; ' - shadowed background, and painted in | 1 the artist's best style; bold, free and un- ■ conventional, showing no signg of its i hurried execution. The likeness was I ; striking in its fidelity and expression of ' j the original, so that the canvas seemed ] ' i instinct with life. ' ; The following morning Wicrtx gave j the finishing touches to his work, put it j 1 In a frame and dl«p*tchod it to Van' ; Spach. instructing the messenger to i opacn. instnK-iiii- uie messenger 10 ■■ wail for an answer.

He rubbed his hand- with pleasure as 1 he pictured the old gentleman's delight ; and astonlshracuL and anticipated the j * sensation which this lour de force would j 1 create in Artistic circles, t k In doe time tbe messenger returned, . with the picture in one hand and a note < in the other. Wicrtx hastily dismissed * him, opened the letter and read as fol- ^ Blr! lUrksnts mum p«r eitraoolin- * at; prr-lucll'.n. whk-h I rsnnirt suppnso H In- s i **"* " " ul * In art, a" lu <-v* rrlhlnr eiso. I like to hare m; I "wuntMhe miub^fAp»lln"ini a»-rSiu«l;! I s When the artist reoorered from his astonishmant at this remarkable epistle, c bo burst Into a til of langbtcr which t made tbe itodio ring. t i "His money's worth— lia. lia. Maitre s Harpagon has overreached himself for once. He oould have aold it for five times what it coat him, the benighted 1 old rhilistinc." i He placed the rejected picture once t more on the easel and regarded it long and critically. He knew that Artjudg- J , ee would pronounce it a chef d'renrftr- A HU amnecment began to give place to a irritation at the indignity lo which Ha work bad been Kubjected. and Tapir 1 projocts of vengeance roee before . him r . as be paoed the floor with bent head 1 and knitted brow. Suddenly be stopped short. hU t erm sparkling with mischievous sat- t isfactton at an idea which bad suddenly < occurred to him. lie took uphispalutte ' | and set to work upon the picture again, ' ' adroitly altering and retouching. i , ! In an incredibly short space of rime ! sta While carefully bo..- rving the s ; , likeness, be bad altered (tie feoe by ex- 1 sggorxung tbe characteristics, giving , cunning leer to the deeply -sel eyas, a . i griaraer curve to tbe thin li]- "and a 1 ] J scowl to the heavy brows. A stubby 1 - beard appeared on the chin and the at- I r ' titude became drooping and decrepit- 1 Then the notary's accessories vanish- i

e«i. tae nacxgrouna Decerning the wall i of a cell, with a barr<-<l window, while I the table, with its litter of paper* and • parchments, was transformed into a'! rough bencli. beneath whicii might' be disocnied a pitcher and a loaf. When this was achieved to his satis- 1 faction, the artist signed Ills work, and . gummed on the frame a conspicuous la- 1 bel. with the inscription. "Imprisoned I for DebL" Then he sent for a fiacre, and droveto Melcboir's, the well-known picture | dealer, in tile Rue de la Mandt-laine, whose window offers sncb constant altraction to the iovers of art. "I. have something to show yon." !*»' gaa Wiertz. "I have just finished tfts study, which I think is fairly success- . i3t-GSwEr».tui.<a;j , sia-tioaB. . "My dear Mtow. His first | sayinw much. What price do you put I "I have not yet decided." replied the I painb-r. "Give it a good plaoe in the ! window, and if a purchaser presents The picture was immediately install- i 1 1 cd in the place of honor, and "soon at- . . j tracteS a curious group. Ail day Mel- i . | next morning the papers noticed the . j wonderful picture and sent fresh crowds I was a friend of Mail- : ; re van Spavh, who could hardly believe 1 '! tary'iti thi- "qiiration5ile -lia]><-.'' Ho ' I liberty which had been taken with bis . ! person, and noi long afterward the old j I I burst into the shop, startling the \ . i proprietor, who at once reeognirod the : 1 ! original <rf the famous picture. |! "M. Meichoir." began the intruder. ! . j "I have been made the victim of a , j shameful practical joke by one of your , i in tour winllqw ; il l- 1. sir— I. ! Maitre van Spach— who am held up to j . j ridicule in that infamous danb-pilior: i . 1 led for all the world to -<'•• as an imI j prisoned bankrupt. U the thing is not^

lvmiuiLU'^nuwrrefe'r' v'-u'' l.')U'tho j 1 , £<ht,bc returned.". v. '"Tl.epWuro I •! belongs to him, and I .-anno; r.-inoy- it ! l i without his permission." To Wicrtx' s house went Maitre van : 1 Spach. In a while heat of rage and In- j j found the painter lounging in an arm I chair, smoking his afternoon cigar. "< "Ah, is it you, Maitre?" was his I . greeting. "To what fortunate 1 eircumstanco am I indebted for this vis- I . Prav take a seal Da you smoke? ' i will find those cigars excellent" I . j "Monsieur." Interrupted the notary. 1 1 1 cutting short these courtesies with scant ' I ceremony, "let us come to the point. " i is at this moment in Meichoir' s < 1 1 the laughing stock of tin- town". 1 in- I : ; rist on tlx being taken out at once— at once, do you understand?" • ! "Not quite," replied the other, im- ' r pcrturbably. "It is tree there is a pic- ' ! lure of mitic at Meichoir'*. hut 1 really 1 . i don't see how it makes you ridiculous." I i "You don't sec? Bat the picture is ' I portrait, sir -mv portrait.'' cried 1 : visitor, rapping his cane upon tbo 1 - floor. . i "Your portrait?" echoed the other. 1 i with a look of surprise. "Of course It is. as anyone can see at ' . | glance. You—" * I rapted. "yon said yesterxUy that it .did ] is your letter lo that effect." , Van hpach colored and bit his lijis. 1 i felt that lie was vanghL I "Such being the case." continued 1 i "and the work being returned < j on my hands. I have a perfect right to ' ; dispose of it to the hot advantage." t ij Tiio notary took a turn across the ' 1 1 room toregainTii* oomposure. ^ 1 . j hlous affair amicably. 1 will give yon ' ' 3.000 francs at once, and lake the borri- - ble thing out of the window " 1 , "Stay a moneut." intcrrepu-d his • | companion, as he tliekcd the asiics Ir'-ni I 1 1 his cigar, and carelessly changed his ]xs I [ ! picture in its present shape is ten times < . | more valuable than amere portraiL It 3 i not a work of imagination and inven- ' i tion. and I may own that I consider it ' | j one of my mint successful canvases. 1 < I could not think of parting with it for j less than 15,000 francs." • . | The notarv gssiied. "Fifteen Ihoul sand franc-!" Yon are joking!" I , "Not at all. That i- my price; you ' ■ '

j there wa- a .it's pauae; then ' ! the-vhutor tnrneil on-his he. 1. | "1 leave it. Iher, Go -to Uhi dcuoe I I with your pietdre!" he retorted, as ho i left tie room, banging ti.e dqor ticldnd ' He had not gone many yards from I the hou-e, howevei, when hr stopped ' short and rellortwl S > long as that til- I omened canvas remained on view. in t moment's JK-Ace. The store- would be t to get wind, ni ftcven bis friends 1 would join in tho latWi against him. 1 would hardly dare to show- bla face must bo stopp<-d. But— fifteen thousand franca! He fairly groaned as lie reluctantly retraced his steps toward , the hnose." j "Monsieur Wicrtx." he begxn. in a ] conciliatory tone. "I have reconsidered , the matter and— and I agree to your , I will take your picture for the ] WierU threw aw ay his cigar and rose. | "Monsieur, you are vera- kind. But it j happens that f. too. have been consider- , and a brilliant idea has occurred , Ifae notary shuddered. He dreaded j Wierta's -ideas," and he had a prescn- , some fresh disaster was in | store for him. I "What is it?" be asked nervously. « "As my picture seems to have made , sensation. I think I shall advertise it ] be raffled tor at 5 francs a ticket, and , that all tbe town may have a chance ot seeing iL I shall hire a commissionaire to carry it through the streets for a day i or two. Not a bail notion— eh?" I Maitre ran Spach was speechless with I consternation. "You — you would not i do that?" he stammered. "Why not? I am oonfidcnl the plan i would succeed— ao oftfidect that I 1 wouldn't give it np for tax than 30.00C j The unfortuuatc notary buret Into ■ ' cold pcrepirmiion. and wiped his fore- I head wish his handkerchief. To see trotted round Brussels on a pore h tc'ra I -ark. labeled. "ImprUuned foi e Debt." It waa like a horrible night- j1

I ! "Here." he exclaimed, desperate!) > 1 taking out his pocket book— "here is a I 1 ' check for the amount. Fo{ heaven's j t sake let mc hare thi- plrtntv. and I wiU I ll.lf an hour afterward the detestable | - canvas was in his possession; but it was ; 1 not until he had cut U out of tie— frame . . - 1 and burnt it to aahrs that he fell him- | ' 1 self safe from some fresh manifestation i ' of the painter's vengrauoee Meanwhile. Wi.-rti cashed tlie cMeck. | K and after deducting tlie sum of 10.tS.ll . franc*— tlie prire h- first demanded - forwarded the res! t<» the charitable fund , of the town in the tiiuue of Maitre van ► Spach.— Th* ^ - Pulling n Tefffh Vre.n a . 6neem. r j Mr. Pedigroc settlM himself down tc ' grin and bear his toothache stoically, ' d and his wife, seeing him calm once more, j went to call on a neighbor for sympathy J it] in fawTUXaUnus troubles. Then Mr. a I*odigr<-c leigan to grow wild and fret- | a ful under tie- Increasing pain. He toascd , it and moaned, and finally' meditated a deep and lasting revengu "upon his achu ing jaw. lio wuuld devise a plan which 0 should bring sodden relief and reflect s credit upon his name forever. Alia! be had it. and finding several pieces ot . ; string he lied thorn together, niakfng a . : cord of twine about six foci long. Ono . end of this he tied securely about his 1 tooth- Tlw-n he walked with tbe courage a of despair to the parlor, and. climbing s by racaits t»f a chair placed on tho mar-ble-top table, be fastened the other end <, cornice. After a momentary hesitation - he jumped from tlie table to the floor, u In that !r"f di.-tut. the events "of ^M» 1 1 •tooll? not yielding, ami himself theroforv being" left sto-jicndivl In mid-air. ' 0 j What would his wife sav to return and find him hanging against the wall like • ! a damp dishcloth or an old coat? lie 1 reached the floor in safety, however, j r and lay there, half .-mimed, under the t impression that the top of his bead had ] 1 been torn awav. Struggling lo his feet 1 U . and going to a' mirror he saw a string ! . hanging from hU mouth. Tlie ]>ain was i- 1 rushing through his system in full blast, ,t Land the tootli was still there. The blast- - V'j string liad broken. Nerved by bis agony, he fastened a wire round the , 1-H.th. and started t- n-in-at the experi-

; incnt, when it occurred to him that, as 1 the tooth was in the Up]x-r jaw. there , I might be real danger ol the top of bis : head flying off if lie jumped downwards; must invent some way of falling upwards, or having the strain come from . I below. Hoop la! he had il again, and seenred the wire to the lower binge of the door, and prepared to fall cvei backwards. Ju-i a- he had started on 1 the second fall. Mr-. Pedigree, alarm rd w'hich so disturbed her hu-hand that he I grasped the door handle, thus breaking the fall, hot giving his tooth an aggravating yank. He shouted aloud and savagely uuhitcliod tho wire from tho ' door, bin bis emus were now too Icndci - to touch, so he walked up and down the ' trailing the w ire- after him. and whenever ho accidentally tread on it he : emitted a howl of anguish. Mrs. Pedigree meanwhile followed him around, ejaculating aud scolding lu fourteen and throe languages. Finally the ex- , man sal down near an 0]x-n window. The eoql air blew up his nostrils and called up a sudden aud violent ; and that bob- battened old tooth , jo-t flew out of his mouth and cracked j £15 mirror on the other side of the J room. Then Mrs. 1'edigTOo fainted and Mr. Pedigree went to bed. and at last accounts was still sleeping.— Botton ' Tbe EL Louis Industrial School. The St. Itouis Manual Training Schooi been in o|wralion nearly three years. The first class Is now about ; through with the course. The cfass is ' composed of twenty-eight boys. These boys, of an average age of 17. arc about to complete three steam engines, upon ! which they will bnvcdone all the work, from the drawing to the finishing touch. Willi this manual trmlniug they have obtained tl|£ average high school edu- , The parent who sees the SL Louis i Manual Training School In operation - sec* solved before his eyes tbo problem his boy may be "sure to make a \ good living in the world. The boy may ; not become rich. Wealth is possible onlv for tbe few. But a graduate of a ! Training Schooi need never fall ] below an existence of a good, comfortable support. nnd lit* chance, for n<quiring wealth will be far greater . ' then they would lie without this train- ' ing. ' The boy. are over li. Thev devote two hours each day. ten hours eicb week, to manual labor, besides following a high school course of studiex. 'Flii.e in —li > initio hs rsniil nrnimiu in make quite as

lollectualiv as if thev devoted all their time to study. The manual labor serves as a recreation, and the- boys love iL The boys become skilled draughtsmen. They gain a thorough koowla-go of materials. They learn to mold, to cast and to plane, bore and drill castings by machine tools. Wrought iron and stool worked by them at tho forge, and tempering, brazing and soldering arc throughly learned. The. health of tbt boys is not impaired, but improved. — Correspondence Cleveland Herald. What Una il to Women. Dress and address, says tlie Boston Traveler, comprise tho science of life, especially for women. They form that indispensable social science whose practical influence pervades daily life. A woman's duty does not bv any means end with bft appearance, (mt it'eortainbegins tliprc. Mrs. Madison's ruleto remember yourself in your dressingroom. and forget yourself in the draw- — it a condensation of the ethics of the toilet', it is. indeed, a woman's duly to be beautiful if she can. and e easing if she cannot be beautifuL or is it altogether a matter beyond control. Care in the toilet, thoughtabout tiie^effect of costume, is far mure determining than the original endowments of nature. No woman need give herself up as a hopeless case. It the first requisite. Good taste ; and care do the rep"Ah. good morning. Going to church to-morrow?'' "Church? , Oh. yes. I i guess so. Who holds forth?" "Oh, see. Mien Crescendo is going to i aiiig an aria. Miss i'ianlstimo will warhie a hit. Bravura, be is to bum on tbe ; side, and old Andante will o one ; iu somewhere on the chorus. It will bo war up." "But who pmarhc*?" "That • siQ-- no difference. Some fellow wbo j will touch iip t sir transgressions mighty - Har'lttrd, /W. j A sensible Wtsounsin girl has broken , her engagement because her jealous lor- . tried to drown her aalhcy were alrol- , by a mill-pond ooqt lovely jnoon-

I • "WET AND HUMOR. A little Atlanta boy denounced his snoring bfbther for "sleeping through Tbe place lo see fencing, boxing and . flooring it not a gymnasium. 'A lumber I • yard is where rnu arill see masted R. ! It docs rather stir us the bBe of a ool-1,-gH (.resident to speak of ht^i as runI We read in nn Alabama piper that "A Mi— - .ni murderer tried suicide I »n the gall- - - , Hi- should llxve tried , il on hiiiisrlf* and mil on the gallows. Bob llnrdeue sav* that his invalid w ife made Ilim all be is. That's right; rial. A Cleveland paper suggests "Bridge- • i il" aa an appropriate name for tho ' united metropolis of New York and ■ j Brooklyn. j A Pittsburg female physician says: t ! "Women can 'jnf'"— ' ' women." All we're got Jkteay is, if she can she's mighty 'mart. I If a woman luscs her voice driviogout . chickens, oould she ho called a black-' I smith ? She certainly would he a boarsc- ! No. my son. do not learn to be an uo- ■ dcrtakcr. If you settle in a healthy • town you will starve. If you start in an ; unhealthy town yviu may die yourself. Whoever doubts that nowspapers have 1 a mission should enter a car and see r lmw useful they are to tho men when a I fat woman with a big basket is looking ' Girl graduates -in England wear : gowns precisely like those worn by university men. and made by the same tail- " or. T he only way to icll which from Lightning recently struck, a telegraph t ]■•■!* and ran along into tho office at t'uaicsville. Indiana, wlieu the operator \ i scaled at the ' instrument excitedly I I toll-graphed back: "Don't send so fast. ' t 1 "1 pas so mad at George fast night," ; said a girl iff licr sweetheart. "Yes," s : said her ill-natured brother. "I noticed . when I looked inthe parlor you were up » Tlie s|K-lling reform mania which - raged a short time since has passed

■pbolar. A committee of ladies decorated the ; Methodist church at Gardner. Maine. Among the mollis - they put on Uic wall | the effete n*\t: "It is not good for Squihnucker is tlie name of a new postoffice in Massachusetts. The State lias long felt Ihe jvant of some such • measures out to the wretched paupers tin: bogus butter, sanded sugar anil glucose maple syrup, be turns his eyes aloft nnd solemnly says: "To tho "poor ail . things are pure." It costs £1.000 for a young man to get ' n moderate outfit for farming in Iowa, but All a woman needs to run a homestead in Dakota is an oil stovu. three hens and a rooster. — Waccrly Itepubli1b order to become a successful newspaper man. the young fellow aspiring tc be an editor should first serve an apprenticeship in a boilershop. in order u accustom himself to work In tbo midst A wicked husband: '"Oh, dear!" sighed Mrs. P.. with a toothache. "Why can't people be bora without teeth? ' •■If vou will reflect a moment, my dear," replied Mr. P.. "yon will be convinced that such is the fact." "Mary, must have a summer bonnet." remarked Mrs. Battler to her husband this morning, "aud I think I will have •eliii>' -li the old block. I suppose." re- . joined Ri A fas; Viuitii asked at a city restauraui: "Wnlt have yon got?" "Almost i cvervtbing," was the reply. "Almost everything? Well, give me' a plate of ihat." "Certainly. Hash!" screamed the waiter. 1 "Yes." said the deacon. "ihe organist certainly did play «q«-rn-boaffc airs and the caul-an in his t-iuiitary yesterday. But. dear me. 1 can't kick" up a row about it without* giving myself swo jr 1 Cincinnati is as far from being tho 1 Pari}, o! America as a pig-sty is from . is-ing a Paradise, but it can get more other city in tho world. — Brooklyn Ka- , jle. - A little fellow going to church for tho . first timo where tho pews wore veryhigh. was asked on uomiog out uhal be did in chtfrch. when ho replied: "I did lie replied: "I

> wont into a cuplnard and took a seal on ' the shelf." Epitaph of an Arizona roan who loved his neighbor's hor.es not wisely • out too well, and who was also had iu some respects— but then 'he was meaner I in others." "My Watch Below" is tho singular ' title of the last novel. The writer's ' timepiece had £tobabh . ^by reason of a boot via pants' leg .—ISlUbury Telegraph. "Some men unploasantly comb their i mustache al the tabic." remarks a writ- , er. This is cruel, and tho society for I the prevention nl striking mustaches - when they are down should suppress «e<f Idm!" Smith, ""-all Mr".''l)'r-»nh«" "I'd give her. a piece of my mind." •■Quiie generous of you." remarked her 1 friend; "but perhaps -lie would never Mrs. Browoloe." A Western ootoortcur was omv conversing with an Illinois man on hi. religious duties. Sold he: "Do you attend 1 church regularly?" "O no; 1 never go to church, but 1 allers make it a p'inl to 'tend all the funeral-. They be josl as solemn, and lhar isn't no kerleoA colored uorter in an Austin store I asked the proprietor for a day's leave [ of absence. H hat's np now?" "Usr'a , a niggah gwine ter get married and I i ortrrbe present to see him fru." "Wbo ■ is this colored man at whoso wedding i you have to be present?" "Pse de nig1 Professor of Chemistry : "Suppose I were called lo n patient who had 1 swallowed a heavy dose of oxalio acid, ' what would you administer?" K- (who is preparing for the ministrv, and who only takes chemistry because il is obligatory.):"! would administer the ISO-