The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 13, 1901, Image 4
If I knew the box where the smiles are
^ kept,
No matter how large the key
Or strong the bolt, I would try so hard?
1'would open, I know, for me.
Then over the land and sea broadcast
S ' I'd scatter the smiles to play.
That the children's faces might hold them
fast
- For many and many a day.
t?: Sewn
$5 By William T.Hornaday, Director
Ill ^uM Lu
- ' Y~T T HE superb reptile-house of the i
I New York Zoological Park
I was rapidly Hearing completion.
Its great mahi hall was 1
swarming with workmen, who were ;
?? " concreting the alligator pool, finishing <
the big wall cases, dividing the cen- 1
tral ''Installs Jon" for turtles, and do- 1
* lng a hundred, other things. The J
opening day was relentlessly drawing 1
nearer and nearer, and we were anxi- i
ously assembling live beasts, birds
and reptiles with which to fill the 1
various installations that would be <
opened to the public on that occasion. 1
Down at Bartel's place we anxiously <
j|g~ examined his stock of live serpents, <
. and made many purchases. The most t
(important acquisition was a black- 1
tailed python, between fourteen and i
fifteen feet long, fresh from some East 1
Indian jungle; chosen because its site, 1
Its perfect condition and ravenous ap- 1
petite combined to make it a genuine I
prize. In a collection a snake which
- feeds freely is worth about twice as I
much as one which does not, for it ?
will live twice as long as one which s
* requires to have Its food forced down i
? its throat with a ramrod. t
Pending the completion of our rep- c
tile-bouse, bird-house, small mammals'
house, bear dens and a dozen other r
things, we quartered all our live stock f
in a closed yard at the. rear of the s
storehouse. A cleared space in the for- t
' est about one hundred feet square c
had been enclosed by a tight board
, fence, and in this were dozens of tern- i
porary cages and pens of all sizes, filled i
with wild creatures, impatiently t
awaiting the opening day?and better t
quarters. In one corner of this yard t
we had hurriedly erected a cook house, i
which in appearance was similar to a
Western claim shanty. It stood low I
upon the ground, and the most conspicuous
object within it was a live- c
I'm-. * ly, great ant-eater., whose wire house c
extended quite across one end of the c
ggk room. i
In that portion of the yard where sev- i
eral dozen glars-fronted snake-boxes 1
were arranged under a shed one of ?
our carpenters built for the python, c
under Mr. Ditmars's direction, a large *
Ar box cage, with a front of wire netting
and glass. Compared with the other d
snake-boxes it was a very pretentious t
affair, as befitted the "star boarder." t
The python was expected by express r
on a certain day, but when I left the i
park at nearly seven o'clock, it had t
not arrived, and seemed very unlikely
T to do so that nigou c
I reached the park the following t
morning at half past seven o'clock, c
and was just opening my desk, when a
in came my office boy, red in the face a
and breathless from running. f
"Good morning, sir! Mr. Ditmars
would like to have me help hunt for s
|v Ihe snake. May I go now?" i
"Hunt for what?" c
"The big snake. It escaped last g
night!" ? F
"What! That big python?" c
"Tes, sir." r
"Horrors!" said I; and we turned g
|pr< and ran. t
Words could not do the situation f
justice. The stupid carpenter who c
built the python's cage had left a big t
v cnnaM nirofnllr <v>n. r
|?v? 'Jf uviTf 1VU1 IUVUCO 04UU1V| vu^v*u**; wcealed
behind a rafter in an upper 1
^ corner of the box. The serpent had F
Sprl arrived late the previous evening, and t
during the night had found this open- i'
8|v in? and joyously gilded through to
?J|L~ * freedom. t
To think of that big serpent at lib- ^
erty in the Zoological Park! I had no h
m - great fear that it would harm any one, T
bttt the publicity! The busy place o
was humming with gossipy workmen u
from all parts of the city; the report- a
ers would surely learn of the python's
escape; before my mental vision rose t
columns upon columns of newspaper b
articles headed: "Terror in the Bronx!" a
"Monster Serpent Looser' "Panic in a
the New Zoo!" and the thought of all a
this was more appalling to me than e
.. the countenance of any wild beast 1 1
had ever met. Great woujdbe-tt*e D
surprise and chagrinjrf-tfie Zoological-g
Society, and the humiliation would^flB
almost unbearable. Truly, a v
- pretty way to start a ncj^Zooioglcnl t
Park! .
' At a dozen
men quietly,
like sensible fell^QHHpg to find v
the vanished python. 5I^nrst act was a
to send for several more men and n
start them searching systematically, *
but without any noise or fuss, through *'
every square yard of the low bushes
outside. Their orders were to search ?
jsip ? In ever widening circles, discover the t(
snake if possible, and in the event of s
doing so, silently to mark the spot and n
bring word to me. Leaving this part
of the hunt in full progress, I returned u
to the yard.
It seemed probable that the python e
had crawled under some one of the ^
many cages, platforms or buildings,
under several of which it could easily s
have found refuge. If it had gone un- u
It der anything else than the big, spread- *
m^r~ ing storehouse building, which was ^
thirtr.fi VA font wr MA KTT ^ KA/1
?^?rrrcx?n JUC?uut:uuuui cu
and thirty feet long, we might find it 1
before it could escape into the forest. *
If, however, it had hidden under that 0
ex tensive building, we were in a 0
U^^Bouandary.
^HH^BXhe men continued to look under
^^^^^^Bious things, likely and unlikely; 0
|^^^^^^^B>resently they discovered a broad f
which seemed to be the trail of
^^^^^^^^Bnpent, leading under the cook- h
close examination confirmed
and then also reno
similar trail could be
A carpenter
for to remove the
^^^^H^^^H^H^Bourngeous men
H^HHfl^^^^^^^Biversion to
body to
entire
^H^^^^H^H^^H^^KVondered
with the
wrong
that
^quietly as
piece
oi the
re|BB^BB[^^^^^aud
>V. , - - - - - VNEW.
If I knew a box that was large enough
To hold rll the frowns I meet,
I would try to gather them, every one,
From nursery, school and street.
Then, folding and holding, I'd pack thein
in
And turn the monster key;
la hire a giant to drop the box
To the depth of the Jeep, deep sea.
?Dora Sexton, in the Book World.
"H A PYTHON. 1
of the New York Zoological Park 5K
all four came up again, very hastily: |
"There he is!"
Close beside the opening in the floor
lay about a bushel of big brown and
yellow coils, and above the pile hovered
the massive head of the python,
threatening to strike the first living
thing that came within reach. The
aolse and jar of the carpenter's efforts
In removing the board had greatly irritated
the reptile.
Mr. Dltmar-, our curator of reptiles,
had provided himself with a large bag
>f heavy cloth, hoping to be able to
throw it moutht downward over the
roils of the serpent?the usual way of
rapturing snakes at large. But there
vas not sufficient space between the
loor and the serpent to carry this plan
nto effect; and moreover, the serpent s
lead was altogether too threatening.
Pending further efforts, we procured
>oards and endeavored to cut off the
jython's escape, front and rear.
The python waited until we had
ilaced the hoards to the best possible
tdvantage, then uncoiled himself,
thoved the boards out of position as
f they had been so many straws put
here for his amusement, and quickly
lisappeared under the ant-eater's cage.
The carpenter fell to work again to
emove several other boards of the
loor, while the messenger boys were
stationed outside the building to see
hat our quarry did not get out and escape
to the forest.
In a short time the python's head
tgain appeared at one of the long,
rnrrow openings made by the carpen:er,
but as Mr. Ditmars took a favorible
position for grabbing the creaure
by the neck, closo up to the jaws,
t struck at him most viciously.
"Look out"' cried some one, emihatically.
Clearly, it would not do for any of
>ur men to be seized by that savage
Teature; for although the python was
>f course not poisonous, and although
ve might even prevent it from wrap>ing
itself around any one of us, the
aeeration of a man's hand by that big,
nuscular mouth, filled with four rows
>f hook-like, backward-pointing teeth,
vould have been a serious matter.
Presently the snake left its place unler
the nnt-caur's cage, gliding along
lie side or the building farthest from
he door, alert, aggressive, and so
e^dy to strike aDy one who came near
ts bead that I forbade the men to
ake risks.
As its five yards of length semicirlcd
around the cook-stove, part of its
>ody passed under one of the floor
ipeuings. This was our opportunity,
tnd in an instant two of us seized it
tnd triumphantly hauled up about six
oet of the serpent's body and tail.
How big and muscular L was! Its
kin was as smooth and glossy as satn
and gleamed with rainbow iridescence.
It writhed and worked in our
;rasp, and pulled downward with such
>ower that it required all the strength
?f the chief forester and myself to
etain any portion of it within our
;rasp. "We bra-ed ourselves, heaved
lard, an- by main strength tried to
full the python out backward; but not
?ne inch could we gain. On. the conrary,
inches were drawn away from
is in spite of all we could do. I beieve
that ten men could not have
fulled that python out backward, alhough
they -night possibly have torn
t in two.
All this time Mr. Ditmars kept trying
o seize the python by the neck, but it
vas constantly alert, anxious to seize
ilm, and gave him no opportunity
whatever. It was evident that with
>ur unaided hands we never could
naster that savage creature without
,n accident to some one.
Bidding a keeper take my place at
he "tail hold" and hang on with all
tis strength, I ran to the storeroom,
nd with two yards of masons line,
. long, thin hammer-handle of hickory
nd a staple hurriedly driven Into the
nd of it for the line to pass through,
quickly made a very serviceable j
icose Back I ran to the cook-house,
^jto&e'rkel and Mr. Munzie, red in
Peface and perspiring profusely, 1
rere clinging desperately to the last
R*A A# !l AwfllAn'a +A II . A A J *l? A
nu irci vi iuv: uivii a uiu, uuu iiiv
ython was in a perfect rage. It dartd
to and fro under the half-demol- 1
?hed floor, striking out viciously :
rlienever it seemed possible to reach 1
man, and manifesting great willing- 1
iess to fight any one. At the same
ime, however, it most cunningly kept
ts head under cover. 1
I readjusted the loop of my line at
he end of my stick and put it close
o the python's head, expecting the '
nake to make a strike through the
oose. He refused. I waited patelnty.
Inch by Inch the tail was going
nder the floor.
"We can't hold on here much long- :
r!" exclaimed the forester, desperate- 1
r.
At last the python started to move '
traiglit toward my face. As I shifted
ay noose Into lino, he ran his head
hrough it, the noose flew taut behind
lis jaws, and he was caught.
The instant I jerked the line taut
he python drew back and endeavored
o retreat, pulling with the strength
f a man. I gave him about a yard
f my line and then held him by main
trength.
"That small line will cut his head
ff!" cried Mr. Ditmars, in real alarm ;
or the safety of our prize snake.
Better let me cut it!" He whipped out
is knife and poised the open blade
ver my precious bit of line.
"No, no! Don't cut it. We've got 1
o control his head this way or we'll 1
ever master him without getting
nrt T.ot cn thr? tnil find orriih nn tllP
ody through that next opening."
This new move again brought up the '
rlginal six feet of body and tail
rhich that reptile had. by sheer 1
trength, pulled out of the grasp of 1
wo strong young men. The snake *
ow moved forward once more and as
ie came I pulled in my line through
he staple until presently I coaxed and
ulled the head into an opening, hold- i
ag it quite safely at the end of my t
tick. Instantly Mr. Ditmars seized i
he neck with both hands, and the <
nake was our. i
Dropping my line and stick I, too, ]
ook hold close behind' the head and ]
re began to walk away with our cap- i
iye. As that magnificent and wonder- 1
V
v.
fully powerful body emerged from ca?
der the floor, the other men laid hold
of It at Intervals and bore It along.
"Keep It out straight, boys, and don't
give him a chance to get a coll around
any of us!"
Truly, It must have been an oddlooking
procession that we made as
we marched across the yard with that
big snake and dumped it into Its cage.
The hunt had lasted nearly an hour.
No one had been bitten and the snake
was quite unhurt.
"Now, boys," said I, "let's say nothing
about this little incident for the
present."
They did keep quiet and the unexpected
happened. Not one of the
newspapers of New York heard a word
of the affair until fully three months
had elapsed, and then the story was
so old that as a sensation It was as
dead as Rameses, and the zoo did not
suffer a bit from reference to it.
To-day that python occupies the second
case from the alligator pool, nnd
is the handsomest, although not the
largest, of our many constrictors.?
Youth's Companion.
INSIDE JAPAN.
FI*t Fights Frefac? Death Straggles ?
Wife-Beating.
In spite of qualities of easily aroused
antagonism, of pride and Spartan
ideals, the Japanese are an essentially
gentle race?more so than the AngloSaxons.
Broils in which one man hits
another are of rare occurrence; blows
are generally the preface of a death
struggle. The women may often suffer
from the prevailing Ideals of morality,
which are yet much lower than
ours, but there are few wife-beaters,
and the hnme ntmosnhere Is nlmnst nl
ways outwardly peaceful. It follows
that a little true poltieness on the part
of the foreigner goes a long way, and
almost invariably meets with a warm
recognition; you rarely appeal to the
Japanese in vain. They are as quick
to respond to an act of real kindness
as they are to resent an act which has
a tinge of arrogance. Our Government
allowed several transports with returning
volunteers to stop at Yokohama,
and so hundreds of American
soldiers visited that city and Tokio.
One of them hired a bicycle and was
taking a ride about the streets of Yo- |
kohama when he ran down an elderly
Japanese man. The soldiers rang his
bell several times, but the Japanese
apparently paid no attention to It, and i
the American found himself promptly
arrested and taken to court, where ho
was fined ten "yen" ($5). He protested
that he had done everything possible
to avert the accident, and asked why
the man made not attempt to get out
of the way. The policeman then told
him that the man was blind. The soldier
looked dazed for a minute, then
felt in his pocket and brought out a
ten-dollar bill. "Here," he said, "It's
the jast I've got, but he can have it,"
and he turned it over to the blind man.
The Japanese were deeply touched,
ana that same day a delegation of policemen
hunted up the soldier and gave
him back his fine.?Anna N. Benjamin,
in Ainslee's.
A* Tliey Chose.
While waiting for the train the bride
and bridegroom walked slowly up and
down the platform.
"I don't know what this joking and
guying may have been to you," he remarked,
"but it's death to me. I never
experienced such an ordeal."
"It's perfectly dreadful," she answered.
"I shall be so glad when we
<rot .ownv from evervbodv we know."
"They're actually impertinent," he
went on. "Why, the very natives "
At this unpropitious moment the
wheezy old stationmaster walked up
to them.
"Be you goin' to take this train?" he
asked.
"It's none of your business," retorted
the bridegroom, indignantly, as he [
guided the bride up the platform, j
where they condoled with each other
over the impertinence of the natives.
Onward came the train, its vapor j
curling from afar. It was the last to :
their destination that day; an express j
?nearer, It came at full speed, then In J
a moment it whizzed past and was
gone.
"Why in thunder didn't that train
stop!" yelled the bridegroom. I
" 'Cos you sed 'twarn't none of my
blzness. I has to signal if that train's
to stop." !
And as the old stationmaster softly
stroked his beard there was a wicked
twinkle in his eye.?London Spare Moments.
Time ??.nd Telephone Work Wonder*.
- "I was startled the other day, and In
an entirely new way," said a prominent
electrical engineer. "The use of
the telephone has become so much a .
[)art of my life that in talking with !
my friends qnd acquaintances every
few days, I apparently kept up the acquaintance
as of old when I used to
see them more regularly. A few days
tigo I had occasion to visit an old-time
friend of mine with whom I had
talked probably once a week or oftcncr
for the past three or four years, but
whom I had not seen during that pe- :
:iod. When I met him I was startled.
His black beard had turned gray, almost
wTiite, and he had changed in
other respects as was natural during
the three or four years of that period, .
yet through the use of the telephone I 1
had in my minas eye seen mui as ui
old every time I had talked with him, j
and you may imagine how surprised, 1
even shocked, I was to see this change (
in him. Did you ever have a similar j
experience? I imagine the increasing
use of the telephone causes many of
them. You hegr the usual voices on
the telephone and mentally picture the
friend as he looked when you saw him
last?which may have been a year or
several years in the past."?Electrical
Review.
The Ten Great Cities of the World.
The populations of the largest cities
in the world, according to the latest ;
figures, are as follows: '
London (1901) 4,536,034
Sew York (1900) 3,437,202
Paris (189G) 2,536,834
Berlin (1901) 1.SS4.151
Chicago (1900) 1,698,573
Canton, China 1,600,000
Tokio (1S98) 1,452,564
Vienna (1891) 1.364,548
Philadelphia (1900) 1,293,697
St. Petersburg (1897) 1,267,023
It will thus be seen that of the ten
leading cities the United States have
three, while no other country has more
than one.?Albany Argus.
Sandwich Man's Day is Over.
The twentieth century and the passing
of the old-time "sandwich" adverising
pedestrian made their advent simultaneously.
Instead of the historic
:anvas-back-and-front sign wearer, it
s the custom nowadays to see on the
populous city thoroughfares the banner
supporter, who has troubles of his
)wn at all times, but especially in
windy wf&ther,- -New York Sun; i
What the Reflective Policemen Think.
Have you ever thought what a reflective
person a policeman must be?
That is, one in a quiet, remote district,
or a watchman in a village who wanders
up and down on his beat in company
with his thoughts? Well, I made bold
to ask one recently what he reflected
upon. At first he eyed me suspiciously,
and I believe he thought "here's another
wild-eyed Boston crank." But the first
mists of misgiving cleared away, and his
reply was interesting. "Well, I am
thinking most how to spend my salary
and educate my boys and girls. Then
sometimes I wonder when I'm out
nights what the good little woman will
have at breakfast. No; ringing at the
call box is a matter of habit. Yes, I
sometimes have a quiet little chat like
this; then I'm watching the cabs turning
out their 'loaded' cargoes at the fine
houses, in the small hours of the morn
ing. I tell you, money, too much spending
money, is a curse to the average
young man. We could tell stories if we
chose, but we 'keep the peace,' you
knew!" he concluded with a sarcastic
twinkle, as his eye reflected a ray from
the flickering street lamp. "The hours
of the night all have a different atmosphere.
and I could tell the hour by the
very atmosphere, if there were no town
clocks. Well, I must keep moving and
try and add up one whole night's thinking
for you."?The National Magazine.
Colored Flagpoles,
"White is, of course, still the prevailing
color for painting flagpoles," said
1 a flagpole man, "but you see nowadays
- more colored flagpoles than you used to,
, and I don't know but what I like the
colored flagpoles pretty well. White is,
i I suppose, after all the proper color for
: a flagpole. The white pole seems to
1 stand up more mast-like and defiant, but
: the colored pole is more picturesque,
j "The poles that thus far have been
painted in other colors than white have
i most of them been painted red, a terra
i cotta red. And in my judgment this
deep red is a pretty good color for a
flagstaff. Red is a good color to stand
exposure; it shows wear less than white
does, and so people paint 'em red.
"As to green, that I must say seems
; at first like an odd and inappropriate
I color for a flagstaff surmounting a buildi
ing. Nevertheless, a pole in dark green
i may be a dignified and sightly object,
and there is one advantage pertaining
to a green pole, namely, it shows off
the gilt top-piece, if there is one, to fine
advantage. I have in mind one dark
green pole upon the summit of which,
rising above the gilded metallic fixture
i indicating the points of the compass, is
; a fine, gilded eagle, this whole top-piece
| of gold showing very strikingly and efj
fectively by contrast with its dark green
support."?New York Sun.'
? * I I AArt T AL
This Prehistoric uwan naa wu ibjip.
While a crew of stone laborers were
working an excavation through the Forman
clift, two miles east of Newport,
for the bed of the Tennessee and North
Carolina Railro?.d. they found a human
female skeleton 19 inches in height, In
a perfect state of preservation. The
only anomaly was the teeth, which were
200 hundred in number and had no
sockets, but were developed from and
grew upon the jaw-bone with no adjacent
valvular proce.ss. The bones were
hermetically sealed and sent to the
Smithsonian Institution.
The skeleton was found in solid rock
10 feet from face and 8 feet from top
of clift. in a cavity 2 feet by 15 inches.
About the cavity was no opening crevice
or aperture for the skeleton to enter
I since the formation of the clift, more
than 2,000 years ago.?Nashville Banner.
HAD TO KEEP" BOTH LIGHTED.
He looked down in her wonderful
eyes.
"Light of my life!" he faltered,
j "Nit!" she answered. "No turn out
the gas to-night. Pop's been kickin'."
?Indianapolis Sun.
What Our Flag Stands For*
Whercvir the American flag is raised in
token of sovereignty, it stands for liberty
and independence, what the flag is to the nation,
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In China trades and professions are hereditary
in families.
The world's production of copper in 1900
is estimated at 471,000 tons.
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Exumpleii of Chiffon and Lace Made to :
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Parasols for the summer of 1901 :
; have appeared, and lovelier were nev!
nr conn Snmd PTfllllsltplv flflintV el- '
amples are of chiffon, used In different :
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I gathered over colored silk and finished
j with a deep ruffle of the chiffon dou- |
bled; or it may be all white, like a j
1 great snowflake, or a bright color may j
j be toned down by black. Sometimes |
it is black over white, or ruffles of
color are used on a white or black j
j foundation.
Lace also is largely in evidence, and :
j the beautiful hand run Spanish lace ;
so popular some years ago has rei
turned, some superb covers being j
; shown, both in black and white. J
Those who are fortunate enough to :
have them carefully laid away may
now bring them out for renewed usefulness.
j Lace is Introduced also into silk
j parasols in many ways. Some have
several straight lines of insertion enj
circling the shade; some have them
; arranged vertically, and others show
! incrustations of separate designs. An
' exquisite parasol has on each gore a
spray of fuchsia leaves, of white chif- :
i fon and silver embroidery, with de- ;
j tached fuchsias of the same delicate !
j composition fluttering at every move- i
j ment.
Jet spangles appear on many of the j
I lace designs, a'nd silver spangles are
i employed with embroidery and inser:
tion. A bewitching example Is of white j
' silk, with a large ostrich plume de;
sign of black lace on every section,
i each plume being Illuminated by sil- j
i ver spangles with charming effect,
j Lovely parasols of silk in Dresden ;
! designs are seen, and many of them
. are bordered by chiffon ruffles. Some
have brilliant flower patterns on white
j grounds or black in stripe effects,
j There never were so many styles from
; which to choose, indeed, and one may
find even the striped "watered silks"
; of her grandmother's days if she desires,
while for those who wish abso
! luie Milipnai; lucre uic wiuio
In soft satin or silk.
In handles the usual variety is seen,
but many of the richest parasols have
large handles of natural wood. Some.
I however, have slender sticks enamelled
! in colors to match or contrast with
the covering of the parasol.?New York
i Tribune.
Sentimentality In Dress.
"Flowers upon clothing are a sym}
bol of the tyranny in which women
are held," said M. Van de Velde, a
Belgian artist, who lectured in Vienna
recently. In the opinion of M. Van
de Velde, the uniform attire of men
at a dinner or public function expresses
more beauty than does the
hit-and-miss effect of the women's
1 costumes. The mixed colors of the
! present gowns, he said, destroy the
; rhythmical line of beauty and create
only color dissonance. If women
would adopt the idea of a uniform
toilet they would soon accustom
themselves to it. The floral designs
j so frequent upon women's clothing
are the consequence of trivial sentimentality
and result from the habit
j of likening women to flowers.
Clothing should fulfil the laws ot
logic and reason, and should cover,
not conceal This, M. Van de Velde
declared, is forgotten by present day
tailors, who smother the figure in a
! cloud of puffs, bows, flounces and
; pleats, all producing the effect of a
formless mass. Perfection im-costnme
must combine, he said^-both health
and beauty.
| //^FASHIONS
I
Black and white muslins will lead (
trimmed witii wide, wide laces.
The newest belts nre from two and
a half to live inches in width, and of
strong elastic, which adjusts itself to j
the figure. Tuese are often jewel;
studded or sprinkled witli steel or j
gilt beads. The buckles are ponder-.
ous, sometimes representing the head
of a celebrated personage or a Greek
figure in gold relief. The deep'
wrinkled Empire belt is a favorite ;
when worn with a short bolero.
The total population ef the United j
Slates is 70,205,320*. ! I
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The Star Chamber.
The expression "star chamber" finds
its origin from the council chamber of
the old palace at Westminster, London,
which was so designated. In the early
part of the present century the last of
the buildings used for this purpose were
torn down. In this secret court every
punishment except death could be inflicted.
Its tortures were aptly referred
to by Shakespeare, Carlyle and others.
It was so called from the stars that glittered
from the ceiling. Star chamber
is also an appellation given to a famous
apartment in Kentucky's celebrated
Mammoth cave. It is a beautiful hall
with arched sides and a flat roof of dark
color, which contains brilliant stubstances
resembling stars. With proper light effects,
a wonderful scene is presented.
No Help in Diagnosing.
Philadelphia Record.
"Your father is in a nrenarious con
ditlon," remarked the doctor. "I'm
afraid I shall have to call in Dr. Squills
for consultation."
"What's the use?" demanded the
sick man's son. "He doesn't know
any more about father's financial
standing than you do."
Cares Eczema, Itchlnf IInmora.
B. B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm) caret all akin
eruptions, itching humors, eczema, watery
blisters, scabs, acalea, festering aorea, boils,
carbunclee; heal* every soro by giving a
healthy blood supply to the akin. Cures old
deep-seated cases after all else fails. Druggists,
$1. Describe symptoms and treatment ent
free and prepaid "by writing Dr Cillam,
13 Mitchell street, Atlanta, Oa.
The population of South Australia is
362,596.
Porsaw Panxi.Kss Dtks do not spot, streak
or give your goods an unevenly dyed appear- "
nnoe. Sold by all druggists.
Ireland produces 210 tons of honey a *!
.. ear, worth 106,000.
It is, perhaps, natural that the aeronaut
.hould reel uppish.
" S
Ask Tear Pfsler for Allen's Foot-lSase,
A powder to shake into your shoes ; rests tin
feet. Cures Corn*, Bunions, 8wollen, Bore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet aapFIncrowing
Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes hew
of tight shoes easy. At all druggists and
?hoe stores, 23 eta. Sample mailed FREE. .
Address AJlen P. Olmsted, LoRoy, *
There is an opening for every man?in
the cemetery.
I J
A LUXURY
In our Mm&mKkZ
I do not allow
I the use of
I Egg Mixtures, ? *
Glue,
I Cheffll^ Watch ou.
I or similar
I substances. Just try a p
d L'0'
I is an and y?u W
I absolutely TGasOIl of .
9 Pure Coffee. LlOR
I ?-? is now usi
I homes.
B
/ In every package of LION COFFE
I fact, no woman,, man, boy or girl will
B comfort an<^ convenience, and which
M the wrappers of our one pound sealed
HowAr
Now what you want b C
cost !0c. Take one! Eat it I
that means it strengthens the i
act regularly and naturally. 1
ALL DRUGGISTS.
Alinr a11 kowrt troikks. a
I'llftIL ioneneee, bai kreath,
IIII111 ? tlaa itaaueh, klaai
U Villa BOBtb?heaiaelMiladl
pains after eating, liver tremble, sal
and 41 xzlnese* Xwhen year bowels <
larljr 70a are fattinr sick. Censtif
people tban all other diseases U
starter for the ehronie ailments a
saArinf that eome afterwards,
ails poiif start taking OitCiRKT
will never get well and he well a
tob pat jour bowels right. Take
with CASCARBTS to*daj? under a
antes to care or none 7 rofndod.
S0Z0D0NT for T
among the thin fabrics this summer, j
One-clasp gloves are shown as the
latest thing to accompany the long
! sleeve.
! Batiste is popular this season, and
i It is frequently embroidered and ap!
pliqued with lace.
While blue and white India silks are
always the standby this season creme
and white is considered smarter.
A very chic silk waist is made of
black taffeta, trimmed with rows of
! narrow ribbon in Persian colors and
j design.
The corselet skirt gains popularity
rather slowly. There are more to be
seen in the shops than on the women J
j one meets.
A coming vogue of earrings is
promised us and to overcome the predjudice
against piercing the ears or
opening old holes the earrings very
cleverly fasten to the ears with gold
clamps.
The chatelaine metal purses of silver
and gold come in the broad shapes,
some of them, broad and shallow like
the arm or Viennese bags that have
been so much carried, only much
smaller.
Pretty necklaces are to be found of
jet beads, bands composed of a number
of strings of fine beads held in
place at intervals with bands of small
rhinestones. They are both pretty
and becoming.
Very finely polka-dotted on tiny
shepherd check, blue and white on
black and" white silks made very
plainly are the sine qua ncn of convenience,
besides always looking refined
for a summer utility or shopping
gown.
A distinct novelty is the shirt waist
hat. As its name indicates it is rather
a simple affair of the toque or sailor
unobtrusively trimmed with a scarf I
and one or two quills. It is a fitting |
adjunct to the severe shirt waist and
mannish stock and tie which will pre j
vail as the season advances.
Dots, dots, dots for the stylish foulard.
They may be attached dots with
little slender thread lines joining
them vine fashion, but the dot is the
pronounced figure, the largest probably
in the best foulards about the size :
of a penny, and all put in close to-!
gether. The foulards are stunning j
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.
DO YOU SHOOT'
If you do you tittald send year nu
wincii
GUN CATALOGUE.
It illustrates and describes all the differ
. Ammunition, and contains mttcb valui
Wlnohoatof Rep?ting Armo Co..
PRICE. 25 c.
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BAKING POWDER;
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Irfk 8. & 8.50
ML ?vet t?!^\v?lL Heal warth of W. ]
JR E i tLETs v^T?V sa.&e .h<N>i u I
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"of th? foot, and the contraction of the shoe. It u'
knowledge that have made W. I- Douglas shoes the Km
Take MbtUhite. Insist on liarina W. I- Oc
and price stamped on bottom. Yonr dealer shonld kee
end for catalog firing foil instructions how to order bj
W.L.IH>VCLA8
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At n
A a
ackage of n? i
I COFFEE
ill understand the
its popularity. iu
I COFFEE ?S
3d in millions of 1?'
This
^ So p
* ~511 finil a f?1ln illnatreted and da
B VVU VfUl iiiiU ? luujr mu*7Mww\* wv
. fail to find in the list some article which
they may have by simply cutting out a c?
packages (which is the only form in whic
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About tl
doctor says*
Then, "Le
Because I
bowels go 1
the bowels, <
We all know
to keep and
You can'
healthy and
or bird-shot
you. ^
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lascarets. Go and jet them tod
like ftndy, and It will work gentiy
muscular walls of the bowels, gives
Rut's what you want Ifsguarar
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eat Winchester Rifles, Shotguns and
iblo information. Send at once to the
New Haven, Conn.
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j Constipation f
m is easily cared and the bowels restored m
T to a healthy condition by the use of T
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7 the natural remedy for all stomach, T
A bowel, lirer and kidney troubles, Br A
7 our method ct concentration each t oa, 7 .
A bottle is equivalent to three gallons of A'
^ the spring water. ^
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A every bottle 4
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SHOES SSBLl^l i
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lUMetkee^mlM * jsfl
i U not alone the beet /y
iher that makee a Arst
? ahoe It la (he brains. |M|J
* imtb planned the beat MnESr^j
le. laataa pertret model fM f ?
merhani.-al skill anfc ft
it in the world for men.
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pthetn, if he does not,
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OF ALL.
i, Promise Me."
promise me that when I am year bride
we begin housekeeping aide by aide,
promise me wherever we may rout ' $
I shall do the marketing Hoe. borne,
hat we eat I certainly most choose, " -'"'fj
I in ?iit we LION COFFEE use,
mt it for Its perfect parity,
romlse me?oh, promise met
promise me that for our comfort's nkt,
i moraine LION COFFEE I csn make,
when the luncheon hoar is near at hand
in IH need a cop of LION brand,
ight when yoa come home, my dear, to dine
ip of LION COFFEE mast be mine;
brand can healthier or better be?
iromise me?oh, promise met
know that LION COFFEE is not glased? #
lillions of good homes tis often praised;
in the bean?the package weighs a pennd;
it, s Premium List is always found.
I will save the lion heads outside
am the nsefol presents they provide. I
is one pledge I will exact of thee? I
romise me?oh, promise met
scriptive list No housekeeper. In
will contribute to their happiness, p^gg
;rtain number of Lion Heads from mife-jjS
:h this excellent coffee is sold).
WOOLSON SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO.
owels?
ie first thing the
t's sec your tongue."
>ad tongue and bad
together. Regulate
Jean up the tongue,
that this is the way
look well.
t keep the bowels
regular with puiges
pills. They move
awful gripes, then
; than ever. .
7~Cascarets~in metal box- ' 0
while you sleep. It cam,
them new life. Then they
deed to be found in
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