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It cuino aliout in tills way: Ono afternoon we ezporlonccd n rutlier sovero shock of earth quuke. Soino timo beforo the shock waa felt a young Mexican who was employed to work about an anatomical museum In the town whero I was then visiting fell asleep in a chair In the room which eon' tallied all the ghostly relics. Suddenly he was awakened by an extraordinary noiso, He was horrified to see all the donth'j heads nodding and grimacing, and tho skeletons dancing and waving their llosh- lcss arms niiully In the air. bpuuchlust- with terror, tlie poor fellow fled from the frightful scene, and upon reaching tho street fell to the ground unconscious and half dead with fright. After a few hours be becnino some what rational, and it was explulncd to him that It was an earth quako that had caused all tho commotion among tho specimens, but the shock had been too severe, and his death followed In few days. J What Did She Mi an? Dickie So you've tuken up the phys ical culture fad? 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The three olniiru were occupied, and another cus tomer was waiting when I entered. The waiting customer was a young man, whoso frouzy head told plainly What work be wanted done. His appear mice wasn't exactly the kind to fill I barber with aspirations, especially just beforo closing time. The three had evi dently sized him up and wero cudeav oring to miss him if possible. Tfie most nervous man of the lot, however, finally gave in nud shouted "Nextl" The young man shuffled over to the chair and called for a hair cut The barber throw tho npron around hiin and tucked a towel about tho young man's neck with a rapidity that made him gasp. Then be seized his scissors, and the next moment tho air was filled with flying hair. Ho wont over tho young man's head like a lawn mower ovor gross. The other two barbers chuckled to themselves and exchanged occasional winks. One of those turned his custom er out of the chair and began to prepare to leave tho ahop. Tho third one soon finished his job and motioned to me in a sickly fashion. "Shave?" he inquired in a gentle voice "Hair cut, shampoo and shave," I replied. The result of this answor was dread ful The barber turned to his compan ions and broke out in a volley of Ital ian. When he had finished, he turned to mo and said it was too late to got all that work dona I told hiin to go ou, that I was all right, and he nnblushing ly replied: "Ah, yes! But how much? I can't agree to do it for an ordinary trifle. Ton couts is the regulation tip for a shave, and I couldn't think of doing tho job for that How much will you give me?" "A quarter," I replied rather peev ishly. "Good, good I" ho exclaimed as ho begun work beamingly. And then tho barber burglar rattled on confidentially. Ho told me of the mysteries of bis business and how tho highwaynieu features of it are carried ou in New York. "We are driven to it by the boss bar bers themselves, " lie chattered. "They want it all Our salaries are as bad us those of waiters. We get barely enough to pay rout, and for good jobs we have to pay a commission besides. Take the swell hotels, for instance. To get chair in a shop of that kind one has to hnve influence and influence costs money in tho barber business as well as politics. That's why my niatu at the next chair is working so indifferently just now. Ho knows there ain t any thing in it" New York Herald, A TIAV Atrocities of the Celestial Sys tem of Punishment. DECAPITATION AT WHOLESALE. A View of Chines Character Which Indi cates That They Cannot Easily II Vis posed of by Their Japanese Adve-sarli-a. A Revolting Noon at Canton. I am Inclliitd to think that nobody can claim to bavu an ndcimto and acciiruto appreciation of Chinese character who has not witnessed a Chinese execution, writes Canton correspondent. This Is not dim. suit to do at Canton, for tho river swarms With pirates, and when tluno gentry nro caught they generally get a short shrift. A few DokkIiiK t begin with, then sev eral months In prison, and It I not neces sary to explain what a Chinese prison Is, with little to cat and n still course of tor ture, and then ono lino morning a "short, sharp sliock" at the execution ground. Tho execution is nxeu ior i:ao, so i tho guide comes for us at Shnineen, tho foreign quarter of Canton, and our chairs carry us rapidly throiiKh the noisy alleys of tho native city. The execution ground is a bare space, 60 yards long by a dozen wide, between two houses, whoso blank walls hem it In on three sides. Thero Is no platform, no roicd off space, nothing but this bare bltof dirty ground, socrowd ed with Chinese that we are forced Into tho middle, not more than four feet from whntover Is to ttiko place. It Is no uso to try to get further off here wo nro, and hero wo must stop. Suddenly tho gates nro thrown open, and, welcomed by a howl of delight from tho crowd, a strango and ghastly proces sion comes tumbling. First a few raga muffin soldiers, making a line pretense or clearing the way. Then a file of coolies carrying tho victims In small, shallow baskets slunit to bamboo poles. As sxin as each pair reaches tho middle of tho space PCARL HARBOR. Do You Cough? It Is a sure sign of weakness. You need more than a tonic. You need Scott's Emulsion the Cream of Cod-liver Oil and Hypophosphltes,not only to cure the Cough but to givo your system real strength. Physicians, the world over, endorse It, Don't bi deceived by Substitutes! Flapartd by feott A Bowm, V. T. AM Druuiata, IRV KG INSTITUTE TJ: Btltct Boa ding School lorUirla. Light nth year. Moetefn teachers. For IliaatratM catalogue address KBV. L1W. g. CHIKCH, A. V., Piindpal. ,R re CkMa4lTM aj4 o! who hava waa lanes or Asia-m-akoiMaa Ptao'sCarafor CoamaitUo. It ka nrW l , It has not Injur dona. Uaiaot bad totaa. u i mm m wo arrvaw okt tan!. K,, V Aletaidiorleully 8)eukliiir. A rural poet suit! of his ladylove, "She is as graceful as a proud lily, whilo her breath is liko an armful of clover." An American poet wroto a eulogy of Washington, "whose glorious lifo should compost) a voltimo us Alps immortal, sptitluxs as its snows. The stars should bo itg type, its press the ago, tho eurth its binding and the sky its pages." Truly somo American poets go in for marvels of metaphor. A schoolmaster, describing a money lender, Bays, "Ho serves you iu tho present tense, he lends you iu tho con ditional mood, keeps you iu the subjunc tive mood and ruins you in the future. A close observer of human mituro vo- murks, "Time marches ou with the slow measured tread of a niiiu working by the day. A rreneh author is charged with the prediction that France Will throw hersolt into the arms of tho liberating sword. This is not so bad as tho Democrat's speech, "Wo will burn our ships, ami, with overy sail unfurled, Btecr boldly into tho ocean of freedom. " Now xoik UisputclL Mexico's Fans. In Mexico fiuiB wero used long beforo the conquest, and when Montezuma heard that tho Spaniards had lauded and wero about to visit liini ho sent for goldsmiths and lapidaries and ordered, among other gifts which wero to bo of fered to Cortes, two feather fans, orna mented with a sun mid moon of highly polished gold Liko tho Japanese nud most other ancient nations, the Aztecs evidently considered tlio fan an emblem of authority, fur they generally placed it in tho hands of Ometeuctli, god of paradise, and of Tuteo, the military dis ciple of (jtictzalcohuutl. New York Post Watchmaker. The term "watchmaker, " as it np- pears upon the sigus of small shops all over town, long smco censed to bo a truthful indication of the business trans acted within. Most of tho watches car ried by Americans nro made at great factories, and most of tho so called watchmakers of the little shops arc merely watch carx'iitcra. Doubtless the making of a watch would bo as mu h beyond the power of many of them as the making of a shoe would be beyond that of tho man that passes his life iu making only heels. Philadelphia Pruts. Treason to l-ncm mm Abacea. It Is still high treason to touch the acred person of the Korean king with any instrument of Iron or stool, though ono of M Houfs predecessors came to his death Imply because no one dared to 1a nee an aosoea from which he was suffering. When a Chinaman wants to be revenged M an enemy, he (roe and hanirs himself on the door of the enemy's house, belle; ln it will bring him bad luck. MHSOISO IN TUB VICTIMS. thov stoou and nltch their living burden out and run off. Tho prisoners are chained hand and foot and are perfectly helpless. Tho executioner stands by and points one whero each load Is to bo dumped. Ho Is dressed exactly liko any other oooly pres- ont. without any bndgo of ollleo whatever. Ono lifter another tho condemned men arrive and nro slung out. Will tho pro cession nover end? 1 low many can thero bof This is inoro thnn wo bargained for. At last over the heads of the crowds wo see tho lints of two petty mandarins, and behind them tho gates nro shut. The tale of men Is 10, and the executioner Iiiib ar ranged them In two rows about two yards apart and all facing ono way. They seem perfectly callous. They exchango remarks, some of them evidently chair, with tho siiectators, and ono man wnB car ried In singing and kept up his strain al most to the last. Tho executioners thero are now two of them step forward. Tho younger tucks up his trousers and sleeves and deliber ately selects a sword from several lying closo by, whllo tho other, an old nian, places himself behind tho front man of tho nearest row and takes hiin by tho shoul dors. Tho younger man walks forward and stands nttho loft of tho kneeling limn. Tho fatal moment has conic. Thero Is an Instant's hush, and overy one of tho two rows of condemned men behind twists his head round mid cranes his neck to seo. I will not attempt to describe tho emotions of such a moment tho horror, tho awful repulsion, the wish that you hud never come, tho sickening fear that you will be splashed with tho blood, and yet tho help less fascination that keeps your eyes glued to overy detail. The knlfo Is raised. It is a short, broad bladed, two handled sword, weighted at the back and evident ly as sharp as a razor. For a second it Is poised in tho nlr, as the executioner takes aim. Then it falls. There Is no great apparent effort. It bIih ply falls, and, moreover, seems to full slow ly. Hut when It comes to tho man's neck It docs not stop. It keeps ou falling. With ghastly slowness ' it passes right through the flesh, and you are only re called from your momentary stupor when tho head springs forward and rolls over and over, whllo for a f motion of a second two dazzling jets of scarlet blood burst out imrt fall in a graceful curvoto tho ground Then the great rush of blood comes and Hoods the spot. As soon as tho blow has fallen tho second executioner pitches the body forward with a loud "Hough." It tumbles In a shapeless heap, and from overy throat goes up a loud ''Ho," expressive of pleasure and approval of tho stroke. Jlut there Is no pause, tho oxeuiitioner steps over the corpse to the front, man In tho second rank, tho knife is raised again, it falls, another head rolls away, another double burst of blood follows It, tho head less body Is shoved forward, tho assistant limits ' Hough and tho crowd shouts Ho." Two men nro dead. Then tho lieudsman steps back to tho second man of tho front row and tho operation is repeated. Two things strlko yon. Tho brutal mat tcr of fact nets of tho whole performance and tho extraordinary easo with which a human head can bo chopped oU. As a whole, It Is precisely liko a drovo of pigs driven Into tho shambles ami stuck, nud In detail It Is or seems no inoro dillleult than splitting a turnip with a carving knife or lopping oil n thistle with a cane. Chop, chop, chop, tho heads roll off oue after the other In as ninny seconds. I hud a few minutes' conversation with the executioner afterward. Decapitation, ho told me, was not the occupation of his family. It Is only n perquisite. But tho business Is not what it was. Formerly he used to get ?3 a head for all ho cut off. Mow ho only gets DO cents. It is hardly worth while chopping men's heads off ut that rate, but, then, It doesn't take very long. t'r ilaeted by 8harka anil Turtle and Llkrlf to 11 tli I'aclUc's (llbraltar. Via fluor trip out of Honolulu can ba mado thnn to Pearl City by water. The route is just outsldo tho surf line, A light bout with a small load may on in side tho breakers. So soon as tho boat is fairly headed for Barber's point the sport begins. Tho water is ulivo with monidcr turtles nud big sliarka You may shoot tho former or hook the latter. Lvcry timo tho craft gets into tho break ers interest in tho trip is heightened to tho point that men who liko to ndven turo glory in. Loss of control of the boat means a ducking, if nothing more. Mullet flop out of tho water in tho old Kahlil llsliing grounds, mid when well into Pearl harbor you pass tho famous shark trap and inoro mullet preserves. Ducks fly overhead, and a short dis tance back from tho slioro line thero are wild turkeys, pheasants and occasional ly a pig. Ford's Island is viewed with interest When Tenrl harbor is an accomplish cd fact, with masked butteries at its en trance, tho island will have- behind its fortifications tho modern mid-Paeiilo station of tho United States. As an au cicut salt plant is passed nud tho abiin duned shark rending kettles noted, tho great Lwu plantation, with its large mill and wide caiicflclds, melt into the scene. Glasses nro then trained npou the splendid ranches of larseeing pio neers. F.aeli holding is a littlo empire. Cutbonts and yachts going to Pearl rivor for fresli water aro passed by tho launch as though they wero at anchor. At the landing is tied tho yacht Kuiuluud, of whoso sliced somo enthusiast tells. She is waiting to bo loaded with rico from tho mill with its tramway to tho dock. RicefleldH, taro patches, cocoumit groves, banana orchards and truck gar dens ou tho main laud nro cut tip by Pearl river and its branches and by ir rigating ditches. Natives sit in tho shade. Chinamen pass up and down the track of tho Oahn Railway and Land company, newly ballasted Parties aro bathing, lounging at pretty Keuioud grovo, with its green carpets and elec tric plant, nt tho depot, storo or ranch- bouso. A birdseye view of Pearl City and its surroundings is a treat. It is best bad from nn elevation in tho futnro motrop olis itself. Maukni thero glints and Bhinnuers on tho placid surfaco of Pearl harbor, deep, well sheltered nud with room enough for every warship afloat Past its throat rolls tho grand Pacific, the friendly ocean, pleasant iu itsolf us it is iu dreams of conquest. On tho Ewn side of the observatory the "distant hills of Waianae, immature mountains, hnvo tho inviting tingo of distance Barber's point is low. Tho lookout ran sweep the bc for miles beyoud the pen insula and anuouueo tho approach of any vessel. On tho Wuikiki sido Hono lulu, with its trees nud spires, its smoke stacks and masts, neems very closo. Rug ged Diamond head, which grows upon every beholder, has at 14 miles a better defined shape and sharper outlino thnu it affords with oclosorviow. Again the sentinel may command the sea for miles npou miles. Tho background of all this is a range of hills from which a watcher can scan almost tho entire island. It is all a magnificent panorama that can be taken m at a glance. Pearl City is qnito a littlo place. It is laid off in wido avenues and large lots. Thero aro stores, residences and a cou plo of small hotels. In the valleys back are tho pineapple ranches, every one a success. Tho waterworks of tho railroad company nro prominent, mid tho court- bouso tells of the domaiu of the law. Tho locution for a city is admirable. Hawaiian Star. THE PASSION FOR PLAY Women In All Ages Have Been Great Gamblers. ANCIENT AM) MODERN MANNERS. lovely Woman Wsi Lea Illaoreet In For mer Days, but the Spirit of Speculation Is Strong Anions; Eta's Daughters Noble Cheata, Ciiimhllng by woniun nt tho hnrso races Is the more modern form In which the Kumbllng Instinct of the sex II nils exprea aloii. F.rcry now and then a littlo whlff of scandal at gaming and of play for high takes In high life Is blown to us across tho ocean. In these cases the women are as much concerned as tho men. Indeed tho love of play Is as strong In women as In men. It was only tho other Hay that a woman who had lost heavily at tho races tried to commit suicide by Jumping into tho river. Ill Monte Carlo tho femlulno clients fro- qiiciit tho Casino with an avidity quite equal to that of tho men and linger at this spot of fascination till they loae sums that astonish oven tho millionaire from tho west. Here may bo seen In most dem ocratic relation aristocrat lo old dowagers from England answering to the descrip tion of Thackeray's Lady Kuw; German countesses, French marquises, Russian princesses, Italian ladles of quality and gnyly dressed women that one sees on the boulevards of l'nrls, each eagerly staking gold on tho red or black, anxiously watch lug the croupier, and sometimes apprnprt atlng In their voracious cxoltcmeut an other player s chips. Besides the women gamblers In this country and In England there nro profes sional women bookmakers and poolroom kcccrB. Their customers nro exclusively women. In society thero aro scores of women who play poker for money, and many other women who would like to play, but lack tho courage. Another favorite form of gambling by women Is stock spec- ulat Ion. The most noted woman gambler among the royal set Is ex Queen Isabella of Spain, who has often lost and won largo sums. 11 Istory proves that sho Is not the only notable personage who has taken pleasure Iu this pursuit. Iu ancient Greece and Homo tho dieo wero In great favor, and tho Italians of tho middle ages wore great FAMOUS FRENCH EATERS. A Worth j Coupl Who Spent tb Greater I'urt of Their I.lvea at tha Table, When epicureanism is joined with an expert regard for the laws of digestion, It cooseg to deserve reprobation. All the world might, on this basis, properly con list of epicures, for if one has nothing more to eat than oatmeal porridge, mut ton broth and cabbages and prepares thoso nrticlc of food daintily and kill- fully he may truly call himself a gour met. A distinguished instance of tho Influence of good cookery in prolonging are was found In the case of the Martinis and Marchioness do Bechamel, famous epicures In the days of the old monarchy In France, Bechamel achieved the distinction of having a sauce, which survives to this day, named after hiin. Ho married a young womun named Valentine de F.ochcinont, who is said to have attracted hiin purely because sho was a wonderful ly good cook and had a remarkable ap petite. Though this might seem to be an in sufficient basis for a happy marriage, it proved quito enough in this case. The marquis and marchioness cooked and ate together for 50 years in perfect nc' cord and perfect health. They were said to have almost passed their lives at the table, and when they were not at the ta ble togother they were generally in the kitchen together. That their cookery was wholesomo t.ieir long life testned, and that it was delicious all the famous eaters of their epoch were absolutely agreed. They had a famous feast at their gold en wedding. For many years the mar quis had been saving for this occasion a bottlo of priceless Constance wine from tho Cupe of Good Hope, and every guest was to have a drop or two of it, Just as the bottle was being brought out the Marchioness of Bechamel sunk to the floor. It was quickly ascertained that she was dead. She appeared simply to have reached the term of her exist ence, and her death ut such a festival was regarded us a most beautiful and touching one. The bottle of Constance was put away unopened. The marquis was inconsol able. Before long he fell apparently hopelessly ill physician, having informed him that his end was surely near, the marqnis called for the bottle of Constance wine. With a sinking, dying voice the old man said: SHE WAS HELD UP. And Vet, After All, the Littlo Tat Made Me Trouble About It. "This highway business ii getting so bad that something must be done soon, said tho stout man to a reporter as he looked over his free paper and read of another holdup. "Why, Just the other day my daughter was going home aliout 6 o'clock, wheu she was stopped by a mail who said ho wanted her money, Sho just yelled as loud as she could and rnn. There was no one in sight or bear ing, but tho fellow evidently got scared and quit, and sho got homo all right " "That was terrible, " said the lean man with the serious face. "Itwus, for a fact, "said the stout man. "Nut a circumstance to a case I saw tho other day, " Bald the lean man, as if ho didn't care if the subject wero drop ped right thero or not "What's that?" said the stent man. "Fact Not half oh bad as one I saw the other day. 'What was it?" asked tho stout man as tho gang began to listen. "Well, I hato to toll it, but if you insist, on tho story I guess I'll hnve to toll it briefly. It happened in tho pres eneo of at least 20 people. I am sorry to say 1 was one of them. A little girl not ovor 5 yeurs of ago was held up, and 10 cents nud a child s car ticket taken from her, and never a soul to offer an objection." 'Why didn't you get np and do some thing?" asked the stout uiuu indignantly. "It was noue of my affair," said the lean man carelessly. 'Whero was this? ' blurted tho stout man, growing flcrca "Oh, ou a street car. The little girl's mother held her np so the conductor could tuke tho faro. " The stout man collapsed, and the loan man continued to look us if ho was not iu any way interested in the casa St Louis Post-Disputch. Our Lessening Trade With Spain. An old export house with European connections, doing a large business in Great Brituin and on the continent, hus In this emergency bin called our attention to the large falling on in troue Between the United States and Spain. About a year ago the Span ish customs authorities issued an order demanding that a certificate of oriirin should accompany all goods entering "When I meet my beloved Valentin tht country, which practically has re- on the other sido, she will say, 'What is suited in discriminations against goods that perfume, my dear, which I detect trom i"6 united btates. Heretofore upon thy lips? And I will answer, 'It is orders taken by European travelers for tho Constance wine, my beloved, that German or other houses could be exe- we had saved for our golden wedding!' r cutoa from here, and the fact that they Uechamel drank of the wine, and his we reoiuea oy uernian merchants, for livid head fell back npon the pillow. All instance, was sufficient to enable them supposed that he was dead, but he wa j to enter Spanish territory under condi merely asleep. An hour afterward he tious covered by the favored nation called his nephew and sent him with a clause. Now that has been changed, to key to open a drawer iu a secretary and tne detriment of American shippers. Tho migrating instinct is nncnntmlla- bio in birds that have it at all. Geese hatched from tho eggs of the wild vari ety, though they hnvo had no opiHirtn uity of learning, tako wing iu the fall and fly off to the south. If their wings be clipped, they will walk off us fast and o as fur as they can. Peking has an estimated population 1,300,000 mid 15,000 police. The signals of tho police of Peking arc made by yelling from station to station until the news reaches headquarters. The sta tions nro within earshot of each other. ef Coolness in warmth, warmth iu cool ness, dark with light and in everything, and, almvo all, contrast that is the ideal. To be cool, a man needs to lie cool. To be cool, a woman needs only to look cooL Trees from which coffin wood is taken iu Tonqtiin arc mined instead of being taken from tho living forest They are found buried under a sandy soiL Iu Mongolia, Asia, there aro uo ho tels. Monasteries however, ore numer ous, and they always accommodate traveler. Cleopatra's Tear!. Readers will easily call to mind tho story which is tuld of Cleopatra, to illus trate her luxurious habits of living, that alio dissolved in her wino a precious pearl. No ono seems yet to hnvo ques tioned what must have been tho effect upon tho drink, but Mr. Lewes ques tions quito pointedly the possibility of such solution. Wo aro very sheep in our gregarious- uess of error. Wheu ono bold or stupid mutton takes a leap, all leap after him, It is raro to find men doubting facts, still rarer to find them doubting whether tho facts bo correctly co-ordinated. Our books nro crowded with unexamined statements, which we never think of ex nmining. Do we not all believe that the mag uilicent Cleopatra, regardless of expen.so, dissolved in her wino cup u penvl of groat price as if it had been n lump of sugar Is not tlio " tact laimliar to ev ery one? Yet, if you test it, you will find tho fact to bo that pearls are not soluble in wine. Tho most powerful vinegar at tacks them but very slowly and never entirely dissolves them, for the orgunio matter remains behind in the shape of : spungy muss linger than the original pearl. Youth 's Companion. Vundorbilt'a New llullronui. Next season thero will bo a Miss Van- dorhilt to bo introduced, mid there is now in process of construction for this pleas ant event n suitable ballroom. That Mr, Cornelius Vandorbill's new ballroom will combino nil that is possible in aiT.stie ami tieconitive encct is a foregone con clusion. It is also safo to say that when completed it will have cost as much or more money than any room of the size anywhere else. For example, the ground on which it is being built cost 8(100,000. It, occupies tho space of threo of the old Fifth nvonuo houses. Tho first of these, whoso owners had occupied it for a Ion period nnd wero not anxious to move, could only lie lnmglit at a cost of filO,- 000. Tho other two cost fWO.OOO. This makes quito an expensive bit of ground, but when completed the ball room will haven frontage of 75 feet on Fifth avenue. In tins aa largo func nous can uo given as in mo Delinonu o ballroom, which is little if any bi;:ger, and the Vnuderbilts can entertain stran gers of distinction visiting the town. Probably the coming out hall next sea son of the eldest daughter of the house of Vauderbilt will be tho finest nffaii ever given here. The approach to the ballroom, which is such a factor in ndd- iii to tho final effect, is to be worthy of the ballroom itself. New York World. A t ie For Half Rurnrd Carbon. There is already a demand for tho -.iii-used and half burued carlions from toe arc lights. Someone has discovered that carbon is a cure for consumption, and it is a well known fact that men who work in carbon factories nro singulailv healthy. Just how the fragments of cur- oeiii are uroKcii up and ino particles in haled does not uppear, but people colli i t them a good deal and profess to derive i tit . . . , . unit-iu iroui ineir use. it mis been claimed for years that a smolcv atmns- phere is a good one for a consumptive patient, although this has been denii d by doctors ngain and again. The carhnn theory may account for what some poiv pie believe to bo nonsense and others an infallible theory. St Louis Glube- Democrat MME. DE MONTKSPAN. gamblers. In England and Franco it was not until tho sixteenth century that the gambling mania attacked tho women with any severity. Henry IV would play with any ono ho happened to meet with, and as tho king nnd Ids courtiers played every day tho ladles, whom ho could never bear out of his sight, took part In these games likewise, and tho queen herself, during her various Illnesses, used to Invito tho Marshal do Bassomplcrro into her apart ments to play at hazard for money to pass away tho tedious hours of convalescence. Mario do Medlel was an encournger of gaming, and during her regency after the death of Henry IV tho rago for gambling became jnoro violent, nnd ladles of high rank wero not ashamed to open gambling houses, and even to cheat when they could not win otherwise. Ono French countess wns discovered by a friend cheating her tradesmen nnd women whom she had in vited to play with her. Sho replied, on be lug questioned, ' Why, I only cheat them of whut they are always cheating mo." In tho first years of Louis XIV wives robbed their husbands nnd daughters plun dered tho pockets of their parents to grati fy the propensity to the gamo of "hoca," and when many families wero ruined by this means the king forbndo tho gumo In Paris on pain of death. It was allowed at Versailles, however, and ono morning tho queon lost 80,000 crowns. The frenzied play of Miuo. do Monte- spau lias becomu proverbial In Franco as 'La jeu do la JMuntespan. " At basset sho wns known to risk 1,000,000 francs ($200,000) on one hand nlono. When no one dared to cover her high stakes, bIio grumbled, nnd thokiug shared her annoy ance. One Christmas evening sho lust 700,000 crowns, and on threo cards won back 150,000 pistoles ($1100,000). Ononlght threo months later she lost 400,000 pistoles ($800,00(1), nnd then luckily wou thorn buck again. Louis was cooling In his affections for her about this time and nbolishcd basset, tho favorlto game of the famous Monte- span, but sho round other ways or depict lug his purse, and her high play continued until 1082, when sho lost sums amounting to more than $1,000,000 at "hoca. Louis XV Indulged his favorites as his predecessor bad done. In tho next reign female gamblers, though perhaps not more extravagant than before, yet caused more scandal, raro was played In the queen s apartments at very high stakes. Both she and tho Comte d'Artols lost enormous sums, nud many of tho courtiers wero en tirely ruined. At last no ono would play ut court for fear tf being ruined, nnd to find partners nnd opponents the queen was soon led to admit tho worst society, In England things had been nenrly as bad. Elizabeth was no gambler, but when tho Stuarts ascended the throne play rnn high. Henrietta Maria, tho wife of Charles I, inherited tho gambling tastes of her father. Ill 1707 Lady Buckinghamshire, a very notorious gambler, got Into trotiblo with tho city authorities, being convicted with Lady Ltttterell and Mrs. Sturt at tho police court nnd fined AM for ploying at faro. Henry Martlndalo wns also fined 300 for keeping tho faro table at Lady Buckinghamshire's, and tho saino lady slept with a blunderbuss and a pair of pis tols at her side every night in order to pro tect her faro bank. Enough has been said til show that when a woman onco acquires s fondness for gaming It soon amounts to i mania. The Ciar's Ilally News. It is useless for a Russian editor to put any jokes in his paper to please tho czar, because his majesty never reads them. There is an official known as the ceusor, who gets np very early iu the morning, so that he may read advance sheets of tho varions journals nnd select such matter as may be best calculated to please tho czar and give him an appe- tito fur breakfast These sifting are then copied on sheets of fino paper and are deposited on his majesty's table for bis perusal. Nothing about bombs or dynamite meets his eye, no comments ou his tyranny, uo remarks about Siberia in fact, the czar is kept in total igno rance of his real position and how he is regarded by the world at large. St Louis Post-Dispatch, bring from it a box. The nephew made all haste, supposing that the box might contain his will or some other document which he wished to sign or modify before his death, To his astonishment it was found to contain a pie. It was a wonderful Pengord pie, dressed with trullles of sarlet The mar quis ate freely of it and again sank back upon his pillow. 'Hurkl said the doctor. "I hear the fatal rattle in his throat It will soon be over. But the "rattle" turned out to be a snore. The murquis was asleep. And though he was then 73 years old he lived 10 years longer and invented several more furnous dishes. Youth's Compan ion, Absentmlnded. Professor Duseuberry of Columbia college is so completely absorbed iu his profession that ho is becoming more and more absentminded every day. He re marked to one of the students: 'something very stupid happened to me the other morning. I believe I am becoming a little absentminded. "What is it?" "You see, I wanted to take my wife out iu a buggy and give her some fresh air, and when I came to think over it I remembered that I never had a wife." THE LAND OF PKOMI8K Iron Age. A Woman and a Clock. A woman who would spring on ni. ansuspectiirg husband such a gliostlj looking object as an illuminated clock deserves to lose it, as a Biddeford wom an did. Tho husbaud awoke in the night and saw what he took for a bullicyo lantern staring him in the face. He made a rush for the supposed burglar, and tho clock is no mora PUBLIC SPEAKING. This is one of the heaviest strains that comes upon any man or woman. A little cold, a little hoarseness, and the work is done. The best of ability is rendered ab solutely aseless. Hark Ouy Fearse, the eminent English preacher, writes as follows : " DIDFOBO JrLACK, KUSBILL BQCABK,! London. December 10. 1888. I " I think it onlv right that I should tell you of how much use I find Allcock's Fobocs Piasters in my family and among those to whom I have recommended them. I find them a very breastplate againstcolds anil coughs. Mark Gov 1'iaeri." Bbamdbith's Pills always give satisfac tion. Bhe Never mind Fido: he's onlv clavlnir. He -oui nn reuuy um one nie. - m'verinina; i don't believe a little nip like that would hurt mm, ao your HOW'S THIS! Cberlty Ui'lEbleus Tbelr Houeyiuoon, Couuuiluiaii John Mc Waters and Mr, Charley Jones had perhaps the rarest et perionce of any of the 'gentlemen wht were engaged in the work of distributing help to the poor. Sunday afternoon these two gentlemen had charge of m wagon together, and many loads of pro visions uud clothing did they deliver to deserving poor. The name of John Jones of 08 McDonnell street was given them, and they started for the place. They had some difficulty in finding tho num ber designated and inquired of somo on near by whore they could find 00, "It's rite down dero," said a youth, pointing toward the place, "an if you fel lers will hurry tip you'll see a woddin, 'cause John Jones is gcttin tied up ter-iloy." They stopped in front of SO, and John Jones, a white man who follows the oo tupation of carpenter, came out. Ho was not richly dressed, but he was not on the extreme ragged edge by any means. "What about getting married, John?" asked Mr. Jones. "I've beou a-thinkin about it," mulled Mr. John Jones, "au I'm mighty glad to seo yon people como, 'cntise I need help." Mr. McWaters and Mr. Jones deliv ered a liberal allowance of provisionn to the groom, and after they bud dono so ho said: "Oentlomens, if you had been hero about 10 minutes sooner you could have been at the weddin. I got married be fore yon drove up." The two dispensers of charity offered their congratulations. Atlanta Consti tution. Greece goon to lie aa Island. The scheme for cutting a canal across the isthmus of Corinth hus had its peri ods of trouble and depression, like other and greoter enterprises of tho sumo char acter, but it appears to bo now rapidly approaching completion. Tho concession was originally granted by tho Greek government in May, 1881, to General Turr, with whom was associated M. de Lesseps. After the original capital had been ab sorbed and tho operations for somo time suspended, the operations wero taken up by a new company, who in 1800 entered Into a contract with a firm who under took to complcto the works on March 10, 1803, under a ponulty of 4,000 per month for any delay after that date, but unfor tunately ubont this timo hist year u wa terspout passed over the works, flooding the excavations. The disaster necessitated a slight ex tension of the term, bife tho contractors now promise that a largo steamer will go through the canal on the 2.1d of April next. Great efforts are being mado to render the system of lighthouses ade quate. The Corinth canal, which will have cost from first to last -',700,000, will be lit by electricity, with two pow erful lights at each end and a row of lights through its entiro length. London flews. HOLMES BUSINESS COLLEGE. Ik the mhihtv West, the land that " tickled with a hoe laiiRli8 a harvest;" the El Dorado of the miner; the ronl ol the agricultural emigrant. nil le It teems with all the elements of wealth nnd prosperity, some of the fairest and most fruitful portions of It bear a harvest of malaria reawd in Its fullness by those unprotected by a meuiciimi siueaiiHra. no one seeaiuK or aweii- iiik in a malarial locality Is sale from the scourge without Hosteller's Stomach Bitters bmlaniuts. bear this In mind. Commercial travelers solournfna In malarious res-ions should carry a botile of the Bitters In the traditional xripiaca. Against the effects 01 exposure, men- We offer One Hundred Dollars' reward for anv case of catarrh that cannot be oured by Hall's taiarrn (jure. r. J. caiSMiy a uo., Toledo, o. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Che ney for the last II I teen years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business trsnsactiona and financially able to carry out any obligations maue uy ineir nrni. wr.Bi a tkuaa, n noiesiue vruggists, Toledo, o. WALDlNG, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druirirlsts. Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure 1b taken Internally, actltu directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces oi the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 1i cents per Dome, sola by all druggists. Spiritual, Liberal, Social and Political Reform- -a' Rnnlra. unit fn ml.lnan. U' V tal or bodily overwork, damp and unwholesome ST." A?Hk.',Ln2Jrir cJf ta,l0ue' w- E- Jo,s. food or water. It Is an Infallible defense. Con stipation, rheumatism, biliousness, dvsnensla. nervousness and loss of strength are all rcme- uieu uy tms genial restorative. " Your wife takes a great interest In the wom an question." "She noes. sir: she la so much taken up with the rights ol woman that she for gets tne men nave any. THAT TIRED FEELING Is due to an In novorished condition of the blood. It shot Jd be overcome without de lay, and the best way to accomplish this result is to tune noou s Barsapanlla, which 291 Alder street, Portland, Or. Dae Enameline stove Polish; no dust no smell Sarsa-parilla Hood's Cures Portland Academy win pur-.iy ana vitalise the blood, srive tri'uathandan- i-etite and nr luce sweet and lAMMAAAAAai , aicvn. ue sure to gel Hood's Sana parilla, and only Hood's. Hood's PHIgcnre nausea, and biliousness. SIXTH YEAR Will open September 24. Prepares for coIWa Gives advanced Kngllsh course. Now prepared to receive boarders as well as day scholars. For catalogue address rOKTLANU ACADEMY, 191 Eleveuh street, Portland, Or. SCHOOL'.'OF'.'SKORTIUND AND TYPEWRITING OFFICE. Thorough system and Instruction : irood teach- ers; low terms; short time; positions to com petent". Mall orders carefully and nmmntlv attended to. For further particulars call on or address KDITH A. BROWN, 42 Hamilton Building, Portland, Or. Portland Business College, MttTuwo. oatooa. A. T. Ajucnaoaa, ram I. A Wane, 8a Open all the year. Sradenta ad mitted at any dm. Instruction in common arhnnl Inn rnmmarrlal ftrasjthes, shorthand, typewriting, etc. Collegs JOVSU4AI. and B pacinian of penmanship sent frt. Every young man and woman should have s business education, for money is lost every day by people who are poor in figures, cannot keep their accounts straight' nor write a good letter, and who do not know anything about business papers. Business is beginning to improve, and there will be openings for a great many young people; so why not prepare yourself for some of these positions ? If yon do not work for others, a business education will not come amiss, for it is worth all it costs for your own use. No one leads so aimless a life that he does not have some business cares. Sohool opened September 3, and we have a thorough Commercial Course, Shorthand Course and two years' English Course. For catalogue address G. Holm is. Portland, Or. UNPAINTED. Onward, still onward, the staid Willamette Encroached on old Portland's domain, For that river, you see, waa out on a spree, And efforts to check it were vain. But after awhile it grew tired of snort. And returned to the old channel home; It afterward said : "Men paint the town red, But I knock out paint when I roam." A souvenir of the Willamette's lapse from so briety is given free to purchasers of the North rop ill Bturgis Company's Flavoring Extracts. The San Francisco Artificial Limb Co. of No. 9 Oeary street announce that they have an eihibit of artificial limbs at the North western Interstate Fair at Tacoma, Wash., where they are prepared during the ontin uance of said fair to take orders and to ac commodate those who desire ; do fitting of limbs there of work to be made in San Fran cisco. Call on or address Mkn.o Spring, Massasoit Hotel, Taooma, Wash. COOK'S MUSICAL INSTITUTE Has been In existence for over twelve years, and has earned an enviable reniitatinn In Portland and vicinity. It Is located In the Ahlugton 111 111, upturn 0anmll lu rfn.lnnul fi.a ll a.l iu equipped wtlh au exlenntve library and the fin est Grand Piauos, Scud for circular. DR. d! IE. GKIORRflurcs Catarrh. niRunHpa of thn Throat and Lungs, Consumption In the first and second stages. Bronchitis, all dlfllcult Chronlo Diseases and all Private Dlseaecs of both sexes. Medicine by mall or express. Third aud Mor rison, Portland, Or. Tbt Qirmia for breakfast. not ahead of bread made with in ALU righ t, but It is ILW lade with IXUUulallUUI U o UU tblb Every can Is guaranteed pure. W. L Douglas S3 SHOE NO SQUEAKING 1 5. CORDOVAN, 1 FRENCH& ENAMELLED CALF: ' 5-0 FlNECALf 3.VP0LICE.3SOLFJU 2.L5BOYS'SCH0!ILSHQl -'LADIES- ?on.ou : SEND FOR CATALOG US : W-l'DOUOLAS, BROCKTON, MASV Test ea eave money ky wearlit tke) W. L Daittas 3.00 Bkee. Ileeaaae. W are tha lara-Mt tnaanfaetarera flf this fradaof shoes la tha world, and guarantee their value by stamping tha nam and price on tne bottom, whlca protect yon against high prices an4 tha middleman's profits. Our sboea equal eustom work la style, aasy suing and weaving qnalltlea. We have them sold ererywhera at lower prtcasfor the value alren taan any other make. Take no mih. (aUota. II y oar dealer caaaot supply yen, we aaa. IT. P. N. U. No. 663-8. F. N. V. No. C40 It is sold on a guarantee by ail drua gist3. It cures Incipient Consumption mm is we peat iiou uiu vivuu viu?si Fall term commences September S. lsi. Com. mercial course, Sborihand course and two years' EnalUh course, bend for catalogue. GOOD OPENING For a DRY GCiODS AVD CLOTH1XO HOl'SK at u-wegu, uregon. Auareaa a. . kKLMHiii, o. wego. Or. ' WHER DIRT GATHERS, WASTE RULES." GREAT SAVING RESULTS FROM THE USE OF SAPOLIO The .Malt-op. IIo Stain) kisses aro not real, arv they? She They are qnite what tiny aro painted, I think. Detroit Frve Press. Aiiajitjnla and Arsrnle. The effects of ammonia upon the complexion Are directly opposite to those of arsenic. The first symptom of am monia poisoning which appears among thoso who work iu ammonia, factories in a discoloration of the skin of the now and fore-head. This gradually extends over tho face until the complexion hat a stained, blotched and unsightly B Dcarance. Medical Journal. SECOND-HAND MACHINERY. We deal exclusively In SrcoNr-Hixn Sinn. rat. and hare a large assortment of Engines, Boilers, Pumps and General Machinery. Write for latet descriptive caialoe-ue. DAN A, ii hfi a WALKER. (.WaterSLor.Taylor.PoiUand.Or. FOR LADIES I loo IX COLD will be said by the Korfc fhemlral Co. for any cate of female weaknef that will nut tield to PR. J. a. KtK'H S ANTI SKPTlC SANAtlVE POWDER. P, ic. tl.OO per tox. For sale by all druggists. 1 1 mi Maaufaetaring Jeweler 40 DIAHOXII SETTER. All kinds of Jewelry made to order and re paired at reaaonable rates. Rooms and 10, attJtj Washington street, Portland Or. MALARIA ! B Three dne onlr. Trr It. DO YOU FEEL BAD? DOES YOUK BACK ache? Does everv step seem a burden? You need MOORE'S REVEALED REMEDY. BUT TOUR CLOTHIKG ATWHflliSiLE PRICES. Men's Suits at $3.50, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $20.00. Men's Overcoats, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00. Young Men's Suits, $3.00, $4.50, $5.00, $3.00, $10.00. Boys' Knee-Pants Suits, $1.25, $1.75, $2.50, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00. Oregon Wool Socks, 3 pairs for 50 cents. White Laundried Shirts, 50 cents. If you can't see us, write for goods. ii FAMOUS," CLOTHINC MANUFACTURERS tat Caraer. trrl-M tad Secst III . POBTLASB, . . ORECOX.