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J?ca $eAt City gumm. ADVERTISINQ HATESi II UK* i CO*. I COl rid# O4bs4) .. r> » lift w in oo IJATT tx^utan *0 UJ r> jo IS <» Oa&nrr Column..... n ui JX to I w 'ibrte lixttt* JO to i U3 * oo Ow luck X a CU 3 CM 3 0) i . — rammm mm ■ ■ ■ i ■^y U.MAU A. UOCHE, COUNHLLOn-AT-LAW, Hail tr IttfOaprrr/anaNalarjr OnUlie Jtr^ti UoSJcr, Sca lijr Cilj. . 7-X7-J H»*JJrtxr aaJ MaiuotT..-*, V»l«LwJ, .W* Jerttj. j Alt. lT,SlXOX, ATTOUM:T ANDCocxkllok AT LI*', OOra 1a toinraar* UalltllPi, Wjr . millv1llk, N.J. QEO. 13. lOUfLU, UNITED 8TATF.3 COMMISSIONER, r mill villi; n.j. Jjll L. lIl'HPlinETR, HOMEOPATHIST, ft LA 1 hi t: CITY, N.J. Vlriluia et tbl Haul*. J lood A Scutt'.* lodging thell at tlif Drowns villi* wood vamp, a terminus of thi* Hhck 11111* ami Fort l'ierre Railroad, Dakolab, ww ile.*trnv<*l by fin: at midnight mt-ullv, when eleven iwreou* wen* burned t«> ticatiL The following are t!i»* luutifti of the victim*: — Jarue* Chalmcre, Thomas FlnKv^S R* 4\ Wright, Lewi* Hanson, Peter Hamuli, A. Keniiecliff^ Harvey Woal, IV. H. Andrew*, Charlv* 1 la lament ree, Fred. T. Frteiw. ami Sain u iT Ilav>. • 'IT iv building was a long, low board-Jng-houM* locatvtl on the rallwav ami distant aiiout nine tulle* from lH-ad-wood. In JrNt than thirty minute* the entire structure win destroyed., Sevrral other*, In addition to the abovp-iuun-ed dead, .wen* burned, and 'more or less K'rioitdy injured. It ts not definitely known how or where the fin* originated, but It I* generally tielieved It was through the rarelowmw* uf.nororof the meu, who were accustomed to nud by candle light while lying In lied. The building was a long, low, cheaply constructed affair of pitch pine, and It burned with the greatest rapidity. Tho bunk -room occupied a loft, acci-sa to which was gained hy mean* of one ladder at the eml of the room. The fin* undoubtedly started near the ladde.' cutting oft all retreat, and as there weir •.»> window* to the garret escape became luipiwiblf. Several of the deceased men lease large families ,nnd nil are *wcll known and esteemed. Urovvtwvilie Ls located In a heavy forest, frour which the railroad company drawn It* Immense supplies of fuel and timber for this mlilfii and tulll*. The deceased were employed In il* construction. Large numbers of people \~laltesl the cntup this morning, and much excitement Prevails. The Investigation slums tluit the fire originated through rareleomcM on the part of the cook. „ IVteni slept on the ground floor, within five feet, of the door, but the ftsinoi spread mi' niphlly that bo could not escape. , There was u window ten feet front the ground, ami had the occupants availed themselves of It promptly they could have evnixxl. i Only., from* escaped by Jumping, and tliry were lailiy bupicd . In tlie legs, two of them mi seriously that amputation will Is* necc*<ary. 'hie sleeping* room was usually occupied by thirty men, but al the time twelvu were away. Many of the Uwllra are headless and llmldeas ami cannot 1h* Indent Ifled. Th* P*»t WAtor. Tlie wilder of lPi*3 will be ranked among the most disagreeable, unhealthy and changeable of the century. The cold lias been, pert us more e<iiuilly spread over t!>e surface of the continent than has been known In contemporary experience. Neither - the temperate midlands nor the torrid South hixe eocai*il the nipping and eager air of winter. Snow lias been as heavy, Jf not as frequent, In tbe lagoons of LousLsnn as tlie wilds of Mnlnc, while the usually equable climate of ]Vnns)lvana, New Jersey nnd Maty lnml Iuls so Ideutinnl lt*lf with tbft Xortheni verge, lliat the weather cliart has been enabled to set forth tlie tfini#rntun> of the continent without tlie usual limitations, and. exceptions. In storms, freshets, and consequent disasters, K would be necreeary . to go back h long actio* of yrcmloflnd a parallel to tlie season Just rloeed, Tlie ocean lias Ixsjn a Idling cluuma slnoe November, anil tlie record of destruction will equat Uk? inoat dettructlve rears of war. Science lias l«en set at naught.' Tlie Iriumidi of maritime construction aint engineering has lieen as lielplfM In the luind* of tl»e utornw as tlie most ywlniitlve -appliances of our ancestora. Nor U the promlae for the calendar sprihg, ilmwlngnpon tvs, imieh 1 >etter. live trail mop Irs of the prophet* are one In their YtlcInaUam ofcotnlng - and contlnwciia temi^ats ; to tliat the f Addons of tlie vernal Mason may as well be delayed until the pillar of cloud which has long stood betwixt this latitude and the AVeetern sun shall liave been dissolved In the wanner rays of the summer orb In Its higher declination Srocx the farm to ths fullest extent wUh.saiety. Ralss all lbs tood posdUa straw, bay, grala, fodder, then feed , liberally, but carefully. „ ,x* >

It'MMKttANO AtTDNK. Ociftvw* wfcULtf&jBK. 11mm v (uui III totnuo It;, ii'tr the •labUf, mu *o4 Uniwn, lUaai U* loican tmrtf (i; ; as, 4^*1 Sacsmo» JHM- > Lit* nur j3jatk*/p4M*v4r. ) b j buot a Ulbj tm», > la Ik* tfrtax I k/Trdioil* ' '.NriU Ul U"!/ b«3^*4 U**», OMlsf ifiuJ lo ifce il) : Dar. *U* | Tloi* «ui [4*i, Ak<lib* fiovrnot »pfln^ iau»t t i Oft n j ia*l.l«a m *uk mr, LUtt&lfif w lk« (kniAk** to®*. . • W'*rt4r0 fwC.k (rota infj irr* krr ikr ttitiow g %j w»» mutm : Hal, *U*1 Huutltl p**»— Nov, 1 *>b<W *'J *luo« I lx>f*,Jlk« luomtr llax. u f«tr, IWlrC «Uk bods *o4 (ij J Pel apoc i*u kiiluma *lx iro*i*k«oUe, wklck kibi to**;, "tintkilnS AUo pui, A* tk* Mtuun pBAA * 9k) I * a uiutoixeroBuiA It was a lover* quarrel, no doubt aliout tliat; sky threatening — a regular btortu brewing— one could mx? It at a glance. She stood, all Hushed and excited. In the curtained bay-window, her fair face clouded— her blue eyra ikuOiing, her breath coming quick and fuM. He stood at her side, stem and pale, - tils land* clenched excitedly, hh dark eyre full of mingled sorrow mid nosilon. • "Ixittlcl" Frank White1* voice was low and Intense witlj feeling, 1 "It is all your fault, remember,11 he went on, with nu effort at caltnncvi. "I have only nspiested yqu, kindly and gently— and, as your betrothed husband, 1 surely lave Mime right, to desist from three fixdidi fiirtnthms. .*'Why. little, vim were llirting last nlgbl wilh that ilr. Stewart, whom ptildln opinion iirouuiincrea— a— I can't tell y on, only tliat he b not proper company for you, my darling.11 Frank'* voice lost Its angry tone, and grew* very gentle anil tender, "You know tliat this would not trouble nic so If you were not dearer to me than my own life. Say ymt are not angry' with mo sweetheart. 11 Frank "White U*ut' lib luuidsoine head, and lib dark eyre gared Into l»ttic'* blue onre. Jtut the little lady ua* in n reudrary mood that morning. Slut felt like um thing but meek *ule mLv*Ion to Uie will of her lover, even though alio knew tint all he lad *ald wai true, and pronqded by bin love and care for her. Lottie Hlake wax an ori»laii— an helrrre, too— Just reirAx-d from the restrictions of l>oatdlng*echool life. She had lost both her parents in her Infancy, and had i<wsed the eightre'n 1 yearn of her life hi the care of hireling*, " and later at a fashionable school. And, pure a* h flower, she had grown up amidst weeds. Shft had been lictreithrel to Frank White for nearly a year, and was now under lib mother1* care, passing a fewweeks at a watering-place. People pronounced Ixittle & heartless flirt, but alie was merely a tbougblless, careb-M* girl, nluuging headlong into the unaccustomed pair tie* About Iter with ail her heart. - ' ' Surrounded hy score* of admirer*, no worxierlier head was nearly turarel with adulation and llattery. ' Frank While1* wont* had louchnt her pride. Did he then imagine that, because *he was carelres and lappy, she was shallow and ailly, and needed a guiding haudV She mentally revolved to rut Mr. StewArt*1* acquaintance that very day; but tJieu Frank ahould not lave tbe satisfaction of thinking that lib words had Instigated the »teji. Frank lad no coufkh-nco In her love, aho told herself. WelL let him tlilnk as he pleased. r All Iho glrl1^ defiant spirit ^-as In arms when Frank, at last fearing that he had wounded her sensitive nature, MUmjited to set matter* right. He was struck dumb with amaiement as ahe turned upon him a face- that was white and angry, her blueeyea fairly scintillating. "Yo^vesald enough, Frank White!11 die cried passionately. MI can see mow ihe— the mistake 1 lavernade. II We were never intended for each other; we are not suited. FYoii want a wife that will ol»ey yon like a puppet— a woman with no will or mind of her own— a perfect Grlseklit l4And I cad never snlnnlt to tyranny In any form. « "Tlie man I love njust trust me; and since you have reused to do that we are better apart. .■ [ t \ . ' ,4 III give you back your freedom.11 "Lottie, stop!11 He was white ah a statue. "Do you mean what you xayL . "You do not love me then, J-ottleV1 Tbe gtrl was thoroughly arouvd now, and recardlem of consequences. "Nol1.1 ahe cried madly. •. i • • "1 do not love you any morel11 fth* dashed aside tbe beavv curtains that draped the bey window, and was gone. - - • y-- . r " .-And Just then a man aroee from tbe kmnglng-chalr beside tbe wtndow, where he had ostensibly been reeding, and sauntered slowly away. It was Mr. Stewari> ami there wo* a curious mils on his sensual Ups and an evil light tn his grey eyes. "LutfDfri hear no good of them•elrea/1 he muttered.

"Well, maybe not; but at any rate I know which card to play ucxt. "Fiqued and angry' a* White, the Iwautv will turn to me. "I'll pla) the heart -broken lover, step in ticfore her anger agaimt my landsome rival lias tiuic to cool, strike white the iron b hot, and Fm mbtakrn if Dm not engaged to Ixittie Hlake and her fifty thuu-Naud dollars 1*-forr the »uu m-LS,1' "The beat laid iwheuie* n' mice and men gang aft nglec." Hut Mr. .Stewart lo4l fuig«>tteii that. For a long time Frank sat in the lu> window, hb head Isiwed, staring his misery ill the face. Could it Ijotmethat Iaittie 1ove<] him no longer'/ All. well, il vvx* .better for him to know tbe worst before It wu* tisi lute! An hour or two afterward* he .saw ladlle, nwllant in white organdie and pink ribixju.*— sitting on a rmtio seat in the hotel grounds In rouvereallon with Mr, Stewart. Frank hit hi* lip and hurrbd n wayout of sight. Wt 11, after all, it wa* nothing to him now. , He luul no longer any right. !<ottle luul ceased to love him; und 1 onlv a few* hours before be would lave r utaktxl lib life on her love and trutln i Hut Frank did not know what was taking place out there In the sliade of i the oak tnv, Isriuath which 1 Ad tie was 1 sitting t »eaide her obnoxious com | «an Ion. Mr. Stewart latl avked little to W hi* wife, and had been very decidedly — > not to Kiy contemptuously— rvfuw-d." • And when he an**- and left her. . there was an angry gb am, in hi* w irked • eyes, while lu hb heart he registered an oath hoonc r or later to be avenged. little came down to dinner hi the great dinning- room at sunset, to find ' Frank's place vacant. I "Where* b Frank?11 some one wa* » asking lit* mother, a* little entered the room and took her usual seal. Mrs. White Jooked troubled, i "Tlirre's l»een an accident," she said. "Some men were out fidilng. the loat • rapslrcd, and two of them nearly drownid. Mr. While was Kent for In hops I that he could save them, their families U'liig totally ignorant of any mean* of ■ reeuhcitation. Hut it I* several tulles ' down the beach, and 1 fear it will la- • late in the night Wfore lie can return." It chanctd at tlat Instant tluit Ivottie ' ralsrel her eyes, to encountrr a glance • fremi Mr. f-tewwrt, who wa* her "vi*-n-vis11 She could not re-pres.* a shudder, a* she saw the audacious triumph in lib 1 face. , . • t Dinner over, I.otli(< threw a sliawi i about her, and wandered off on the 1 lieach alone. Tlie sun had set now, and twilight, i weird and uncanny, was gathering, little wanted to get away from everybody, to be aloue with ber own ' thoughts, i She i«t down at the foot 'of a tree, , and gave way to lier bitter reflection.*. A volcu aroused her, and started hrr i from her musings. It was the voice unmistakably of ; young Stewart— eager, earnest. "lie bit at tbe bait mighty easy!" Stewart exclaimed. "Wou't he 1* furious though when > he lias had hi* long hard ride for notbi Ing. and finds tliat there ha* beeu no • accident— no capslred l*xit— no halfi drowned men?". Stewart paioetl, and laughwl heartily. "And you're sure the bridge I* unI safe?11 he w ent on eagerly, "Oli, ves. air," another voice TcpliciL i "Tlie hlgu WAters, and the late stortiui have Just played the mischief with tlie • old thing. i "Nobody can px** over It on horse- ; lack without going through — sure a* shooting!11 "And tliere will la- no mbtakr — no ; failure?" queried Stewart. "White 1 w 111 be sure to come lark tlat way ?" i "Hell lave to; the other answered grimly. "He went by the bench road. It L* true; but be can't come lxvck that way after night falls, for the tide b In now", "No, sir: there aint but one rood for Frank While to come bv. and tliat b over tlie old bridge, and u he crosses or trie* to croea tlat— well, you know the rest" i And, wilh a savage chuckle, they mov ed away. l^ottle sat half stunned at the revelation to which she hail ju*t Ibtrncd. I She knew the whole vile, murderous Iplot now. J Tlib wa* Stewart's vengeance. In a flA*h she raw her own way irShe had brought this on Frank White — she must save hi* life through she lose her own. She staggered to her feet, ami, drawing her shawl about her, turned away In the direction of the old bridge, |>erbnrn lalf-a-inile distant from the hotel. To 1* sure, sla , did not even know the road he luul taken; but If she could onlv erora tbe rotten structure, she could then awatthls coming on the other side. ♦ She reachevl the place at last. Gathering all her courage ti>gether, *l»e stepped upon tlie old l»rklge. It was nearly daxk now, but with an agonlred cry for protection, she moved i onward. • i Even beneath ber light weight It tottered tod shook. She could see away down below tbe black angry water, with it* awifl awful current, swollen by recent rains, and choked by driftwood. It was a wild sight, there lu tbe galb- > ering gloom. Onward she moved, holding ber breath, and, with clasped hands ami • dilated eyes, watching the other side, j ► 4 >• *

i Thank Heaven, die b ovci— *afe at lA*t! S)k* Mink down on a nu^y stump, and. rrquching down, uwuiled Frank's » coming. Alsl «UrKli«rv» gathrrnl and fell over ali thing*. She felt timid and afraid; but she calmed lier fi-ara a* Ural die might, uml reuained patU-ntl> at her [«j»t. An hour |«a\*t*l. Wlut if hu wen* not coming home tlat night? The thought nude her lwart dand still. Hut even then die heard, awnv in the dUtanee, tlie tramp of a horn#-'* fret, cmuing nearer and nearer. She anew and siej»j»x| forwanl. Tlie moon lad ri.vu now, and it* char ray* sliowi*l her plainly tlat the liocM-nan wa* really Frank. Slir st«*p[wd into the nud; she forgot rvcD thing— all that IhuI hapii'tied that day— and, mbilig her voire, die rri«d wildly— "Frank! oh. Frank!" Frank checked hb hore**, and pan-**! Irresolutely. HI* heart l*vit tumultuous!) : he eotild not rndlt hb own eyesight. •*la»ttie! — you here!" he ga*;»ed. . "What b the matter?" He sprang from hb horx\ and In a loomeiit uiorv slie wa* in hb arm*, her head on hb breast, while die sobbed out tbe whole story. He Ibtencd with a new light in hb eye*, hi* heart full of liappinttv*. And while they stood aloue in the midnight, with a great rush and roxr the old bridge went down. Fratik sliuddered, and drew Lottie elwMT to him. while s thankful prayer wexd up to Heaven. "My darling,*' he uttered softly. ">ou have saved my life." And, after tying the horse to a tree, to remain until he could srtid after it on the morrow, when the tide would isou! and the beach toad itivtihlr. Frank u**btcd I>>ttle into a bial found. xuAr by, and they made tlie javage in safety. Home In Mr*. White's c*»v parlor, where the mother w a* anxiously awaiting her son's njuni fslie liad not mbsrd Ixittie, luit siqqs*-en tlat she wa* safe in hrr own room.) Frank told her the whole story. And when he finished he bid hb land upon I.otlle's. "You rlskrel your own life," he Mid. hb voice all a-treinble,."to save mine. "Why did you do it, I^ittie?" And Iaittlc aa*wen*l bravely— their quarrel wa* a thing of the |w*t — "Hecause I love ymi, Frank." TV nevt xby Mr. Stewaxt.ua* an rated and convicted on l^Htle"* evidence, ami &<-utencid to several year«* irnpri*onment. Frank and little were afterwanl* marrbd, and are now living happily together. Mb4 KMtUiB !■ Aatlrts. In Austria they excavate a maNi •vvhtre decaying vegetable mold and WAler 1* in abundance, cart it to the luth-housra, grind it in a mill, and jaa* It unto a large tank, where it b drawn off Into fsirtnlde Inth-tuti*. where it J* again mixed, more WAter added, ami the temperature brought to tbe desired grade. Then it U wheeleil into the batii-room, aod the unfortumvte Ivither plunges in a black, bad -«incl ling mixture, where he remains from twenty tulnntm to half an hour, when he stejw Into n second tub, full of pure- water, to clean* himself. .Thl* xnud b too t»reciou* to lie WA*t<*l, ro after ladng u*cd it b deixwited In a great heap, wrhere It I* said to rvnuln ten year* before it w ill lie fit for uv a s***ond time. These b(Ajw rvmln<! one In more way* than one of three which the dairy fanner accumulates liehind hb cow-*talile. Tlie jutal loth b popularly Wllewd to t>e very' beneficial in nil ca*es — A veritable cua^all. Tlie physic la as quretloned on tlie subject were unwilling to commit themselves a* to It* Indication* and effect*, excejd in the caw of hypochondriacs, w ith one exception, anc\ l»e avid wlicre a poultice for the w hole l*xly w a* necrrearv, be knew of no more convenient method of applvlng it. None the tam, the hygienic advAntages of the mud-bath are no norrUy to the frontiersman. Tlie Indian* nlwAVw resort to tld* inoile of deriving sanitary U-nefit from tlie hot springs ttat abound in tbe Rocky Mountain*. xukI even today at Wagon-Wbeel Gan. In Colorado, or the Hot Spring* at Las Vega*. N. M., the piret* of the magnificent hotels tlut lave lavn erected at these sxnltalium* may Me whole families of the Ctes wallow ing In tbe mire only a few yards below the luxuriant lialh-bouses patron I red by the pile-faces. Tlie savages, big and little, appear to get sanitation and satisfaction out of tlie mud treatment in quite a* great a degree a* their civ Hired nrclbcn, r*|tM4 *H www, Tli ere are 45,000 places of religious worahlp in England and Walea, having about 1 5, 00), WO ait ting*. Tbe avenvpattendance on Sundava b aliout 10,00\(XX). The stated minUtera of religion nurnter X.OCX), of whom 23,CXX» are of tbe Established Cbuxch. Ou evxry Sunday there are delivered K),000 aermoos/or 4,000,000 every rear, Tliere are 5.000.000 ebUdren In tbe Sundaeacboott, lor trhom there are 500, W0 teacher*. There U a stated minister for every 700 persons, or 140 families; a place of worship for every MO rerwms, or 100 (kxnllW*, and a communicant for for every eight of the tvqndatloa. . Tlie annual cost for maintaining religion lu j the Kingdom is 1^0,000,000.

t Will/ >>#'• r^Uf Elp«dUUii. TJie re; A>rtcr Bent out by Hill Nye to ' find tbe north i*>le eigbterri months ago * to.* ju>t Iatii hrard from. AnexpUiring |arty recently found tortious of hb rruains in lalitu«le -4 1 1 44. longitude m>u*wi!»t by sou* fruiu tlie jaiIp , Wst near . the remaitn tlie following fragmtut of a diary J July I, l*-*L— - Have ju^t l**u out seurrliing for a suiistroke ami sigr-* of a thaw. Saw nothing but ire flor and . snow ** far a* the eye could reach. Think wr will have snow thb evening ^ UXllcxl the wiist ctiaxigv*. July i. — S|A*ut thr forenoon eij<!or- * ing to tht- noriJiwr*! for right of way for a new equatorial oral iA>ttij Jiole 'raiJs road that I think WimiM l«r of much value to cojutnerre. llir grade b ea*y and tin* rX|AMra-n would I* slight. Ate . my Utd dog t»H«lay. Had intraded him . for tJw 4lh, but got too liimgrv. and atr I hi:u raw with v;iH-gar. I wish I wa-at hoiiK- rating ll^tinrmny ]u^lr. July — Wr had quite a ffor»t List ■ night and it l<»-k* thb tuoruiug ** though the com and snail fruit* must j have Miffemh It 1* now two week* slntv t!.e la*t of thr crew died and left me alone. Ate the IralLer eml* of my stL-js'iiUr i* lo-tlay for dinner. I did not nerd the »u*i>ender*t anyway, for by tightening up Jay jonts 1 find thev will stay on all right, and I don't* look for any ladle* to rail, mi tlat even if my ^ janl.i come off t»y some overaight, xro* body would tie dmckeih July 4. — Saved up *otne tar rooting and a Udtle of mucilage for tny Fourth of July dinner ami gorged myself to- ^ day. Tlie exeivi*e* were very j«x>rly altendeil ami the celebration rather a failure. It is clouding up in the we*t 1 and I'm afraid we're going to lave snow. SreLixMo ute we're luv ing an allfintl late spring here tld* year. : July ft. — Didn't drink a du»p yraterilny. It wa* thr quietest Fourth 1 ever ; put lu. I never felt so little reuiorv- * over the way I celebrated a* I do today. 1 didn't do a thing yotexiiav that * I was A*ian ird of except "to rat the re- * liulnder of a Iajx of shoe blacking for j suj»jat. To-<lay I ate my la*t bootbeel. stewed. Ia inks a* through we might r haw a laid winter. July li— Feel a little apprvlicudon ^ nbuit Mituething to iaI. 5I> credit b alt light here, but there b no com petition. :md jiriiv* ate. therefore, very ' high. Irr, however, is still tirtu. Thb * would In- u good hi" cream country if r there wen* any detiuind, but the country b so *|cirscly x'ttleil tlat a man feel* a* loiirMUJH' here a* a Gtceiihaekrr at a Fretddeptial election. Ate h jKuticl of i\»ttuji u«i*lr soaked * in machine oil. to-day. There Is nothing left for to-morrow hut Ice-water ^ and nu old reiekctUiok for diuurr. i Looks A* though we might lave snow. • July 7. — Tlii* i* a g«**i n»ol j»laee to iiprnd the summer if provbiou* were more |4enty. 1 am wearing a ma! skin undershirt with three wcxdeli ovenhlrt* and tvti» Uur skin vi*4» to-day; «ud l when the dew liegan to fall 1 havr to j ]nxt on tn> bnflnio ulster to keep oft the „ night air. I wblx i wa* liotue. It j*rms j pretty lone*omc here since the other s boy* died. I do not know what 1 will gvt for dinner t«»-morrow, unlext the * neighlior» bring in something. A big ^ N-ar b iDtuing down the hatchway as 1 j write. I wMi I could rot him. It would j, !*• the tlr*t Mpixrr uical In two mouths. T It b. however, a little mixed whether I * will cat him or he rot me. It v ill* a n cold day for me if he " |t Here the diary break* off almxptly, and from the chewed up np|«cxrmee of j the bnik vie are bit to entertain a bonit ble fear «* to lib safely.' I Eocsat aitkM rsbnti. p \ If all tbe world should array Itself In - silk tlie next tw o x-asona there would be r richnerd w ithout gaudines* and variety p in sufllclency. Not only are black silks s fAdiionable, lyit plain silks lu oilier x color* and striped and checked sllkx of t dark and delicate sliade*. The nxwt 1 elegant are In dull tints, w hich are called - "new slodee." though tlicy look as tf the 1 dust of age* luul sifted over tlietn, leav • s ing tlie brilliant color* Jtile ar*l faded. * Tlie ottoman repi**l silks in tbe predominant sladcei of the 4knew " reds, blues i and ollvm are mod elegant, a* well as t* mod popular. Figured plush over an - ottoman grounding ts a vefY rich fabric, k more tuitalde for tlie early titan the later 1 spring. Showy bull dre**es are made of - this Ottoman. One pretty combination , is jxde blue and strawberry red, tbe blue . forming tlie short skirt and the red the v vvnbi and long train. Another b de- - scribed of puttv-coJored gn^-graln cdtor man. Tlie skirt clrora the ground in r front ami forms In the back a ioog train, » with a lund of sealskin over the hem. - Tbe small-pointed ajiron of jxjlnt d'Alen- * con in one piece b ralvsl ou the aides by 1 ml nee* and leaves of seal-colored * chenille. A qullhsluqwd pi cat lug trimmed w ith lace terminate* over tbe land of sealskin. The WAlst I* jiolntfd, the lack of the wabt being high and the front being cut square. Tlie changeable silk* are of fasciuat- » lug tints this year, shading Into red, t blue or golden tn the light. They are * further striped with fine pencil line* of - Mack. Tbe summer silks are lu checks, j called "gingham checks," of the conf trading colors rem In Scotch ginghams r aoch a* rale Wire, with dark brown; * luigbtcr blue, with terra colts; dark f green with atrawbeny red, and sou* « pale Nue, pink, with gray and green, ) buff, with dark red and cUve, all tn r small check*, Tbe silk Is smooth and i glwtor and U said to wrwr well. From * eighteen to twenty yards are used In a r dress, j* yard coating about tl.Sk There p summer silks are preferably made up x plain; that ts. In combination with no other material, • a

1* S ft u«r«. An cducotrd zzjI inleliigriit j«uUic will rrodily infrr ti#»- *t«yc»-kfrj*,r'» qursLioxo. (.'udomcr— "J *ant a julr of suq^nden«." Deab-r- — ? L*. — "No, I do liot waxJ a diiit toda*. I have »hirti at Lome.'* D.—? 4*. — 4"True. 1 Auj»;«kw tliey are vrr* Hut a* I *aid. I havr enough dilrU for tl*r f»xr*rA; at lujtne." I>. — ? 4*- — "Well, if Ahirt* do grt mv much higher a* >ou think thr* uiH, I must take my chanre with the'n-d.1* D.—V h'.— "lw, I thry are very wrll trjide and carefullv " !».— ? 4'.— "No. 1 don't want an* glov*"*.11 !>.-? * 4*- — "Nor n»**ktie*."' Ih— ? 4*- — '*No; no Mrrk.» at i«re^ent." lb— !! ' 4 "Mell, th»-*r Would br ton ex|»*axive for mr, e»en with the reduction *ou make. No, all I want to-day b* tlw suaperalet*. If you will t«- *.) kind a> to give o* m* ctuxngr ?" Ib—? _ 4^- — "No. I do not care to buy any handkerchief* to-«Lx*." Ib— ? C.— "Nu, I do not want a warf pin todav." !b— ? 4".— "No, I do not want to lojy any underclothing to-da\." Ib— ? 4-'.— "Oh. 1 have two *a<~hting shirts at home." p—y , v..— "Well. I think I *11 make U.*t y*wr's «t> U* la*t xur through the summer." Ib— ? 4*.— "No. ] do not nerd any c«*iiar button*. I buy mine In the quart at wholoale prut-*." Ib— ? 4'.— "No. no .*hirt vtud* t«>-dav. thank vou." Ib— ? 4'.— **No, tluuk vou; no elerve but* tou* to-ilav." Ib— ? 4". — "Yen. it i* a vrry tinr day, indeed. Oral lro*t it **m wien I calue ill here. How Ircig luvr I Itvjj hen*. anvuAv?" ib— ? .4'.—' "Wlut! you keep watches tooy No. I don't rare to buy a watch." Ib-? 4\— "Yc*, 111 roll again when I'm out of *uq**ndcr>." lb—? 4*.— **Oh. I tiever wore more than one pair of Mt*pendrr* at a time." D— ? 4*.—' "WVll. let em rai*r! I ain a Vaadcrinll who calx buy •m;endi,r*b tlw trunkful." A Ittrnin Ommt Ubm. Frofeseor ixminou and hi* wifp recently relumed from a L^aniring trip in tlw wilds at Anrona. Tl** l^rotmsor t*»re letters of introduction to a curiou.* old hermit, tlw only ocTujxint «»f Ruokrc Valley calling lilm-elf Dr. Mocroe. That wa* their object i\ r |**iut, A* tliey applOAclieil hiv cabin tlw lioi*e of tlirir feet stirred bb lira* to cackling, tlieXi tlie upj*T part of hi* dt*>r o;**ncd and tlie olil benuit aftrared— a little old txvan with a hooked noin* like an rogW*. a dilapidatnl >traw lat ovrr hi* riglxt ear. long, fine lutir, streaked with gray, ?nd pletving liiack cyra. lib clothing wa* half military audi tudf fr\y.tler*nnn. He tvail tlie letter an«l tlwu oi*-ufd the lower pirt of tlw* d<*ir snd invited hL* gueats in. Tlie hermit entertained hi* gue»< with ttorie* of his life ami lib imtrutnent* of drfctew, which coa*i*tcd ot a crrtain tunnel, so iagralouslv constructed that it Is wxirthy of dererirtion. At tlw lock of tlie cabin mvdc wicks were carelemvi* hung, which, when drawA Avide, dt>rhwrd w hat Appeeiml to be a cellar, bet which really was the owning of a tunnel IiU feet long, with a double elK*w in the middle and a eabln at each end. Tbe tunnel wa*Ju*t high enough for himwlf, aral he was a short juau. only alvut fivw and a Ixalf feet high. Tbe K*toru and roof wrre rough with cobble stooe*. Tbe middle was enlarged to allow for strong defen*e. It was very dark, ami unh*«* one wa* arqmlntrd with It, It w a* of no tr*r to tn* to follow the ItencH. For drfcttw, in cx*e lie wa* oveqviwrred, be bad an arrangement of fu*e. carefully covered over with nvk and re*M4«, which when fifvd wouVl Wow upevrrythlng. This l>r. Monroe wasavTry intelli - cent man and bad evidently moved in nigh circles. He bad bod *oc>c twentythree dlffermt occupntion* In life, froiu leaving tlie clarionet In a cirvus to teaching school hi Ylrgtniaand jvract Icing medicine. Huug ovrr the fireplace wrre Dot le*itl»sn twrheliatv In differ^ cut stage* of dilapidation, nisi be was never seen without ime of the*e on. lie never put It Mjnsre oo hi* hew«l. but always on cue axle. He kept rot* and chicken*, and when aiked why be did not have a dc* be ^hl that several year* ago be bsd a pwrtner tn a mining wrbetne and thev l*ad a dog which wa* coo«Mrred very faithful. One day the partner returned to the ewMn to ret dinner, and when l>r. Mouroe reacoed it an beer later be found hb friend dewd. Tbe doc had not given tbe alarm of the approach of tbe Indians, twit had skulked off and hkl. Alter that be never bad any faith ludog*. Tears art tht showers that ferilist this world.