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P!" 1399'- 00 Due 0t- 5' undo u 3 mar. 13 a he would hudie column bin; the mysterious hur- tho anon: at he pone! w pen-nor with bloodhound; too confident. however. and Mbnod true]. whieh his recognized at having been wu watched, and. mp1- ctrom. his room wu hdr homowiiie ' that! M I' tun“. u *iie m”'.m'i _ Haney; It 0.. W .. MI I... be they h” M u (I. ‘ oi- Biggat Tree. 1 tree ln southern Illinois. east of Flora. and mint of merehntablc lunar. er a! the I!!!“ W feet. and the and m In rhood could not one our may lay on the ground. A on the m Bub cut M her. What: lived 1M0 50! abet brought 8110. bumwmmmmmm m mm“ mmwmmmmmmm I the mm,m It show-mummy}! ”10.00 Alum-loath: mmmmuomono LSWMHOSIII. A mm m. mnc. 34 you: ‘18 Menti- n mysterious Might who has run: In Woo for men! ‘He has made t tun confouâ€" hunpflnm.adhubeon {for some umeoa numb 1y newspaper. At. night 9. A quantity band and lo spel- oflec._ ‘E 3 mW‘“w 11.414301311113011. op ILLINOIS. OI 311’ found the ole'heathen doctrine putty good medicine fur a. bachelor ter take 'eome they believe that yer kin git any thing yer want it yer’u only mu m u" worship the sun an' ask fur it, ' "fumed heathent" xclaimed the editor ”I don't quite and tand you.” "It‘s this way,” explained Uncle Bill, " ‘Zeke’ has been readin' ’bout the sun worhsipers, what the heathen are con- nrtin’ Chicago withhan’ he Went in " "01: he's gone an’ turned heathen," said Uncle Bill disappqtntedly! “Well, I’ll tell yer it's ’bout the last chance either one In 'em ‘II have." said Uncle Bill; 'Canse 'the‘ winder Isa git~ tin' ‘wiggy’ an’ ‘Zeke’ has got silver threads on his gold nugget an’ he’s git- tin bald headed. to an’ alarmin' efient, 'an’ yet know that 'marble top furniture! has gone out nv style,’ 'specially the ydges, like ‘Zeké’s’ got an' thgn ‘Zeke's' ne an’ mdde a fool uv himself"â€" ' “In what way?” interrupted the edit- UNBLE BI LL "Do you think that you will succeed?” asked the editor. “She would be with ‘Zeke' cause he's no gosh durn squeamish ’bont women. His strong-suit card has been playin’ with the children an“ when an‘ ole bach- elor tries tar make believe that he’s 10116 In children, the’ women folks know that he’s lookln’ fur a wife an' fight 51237 In him, but ‘Zeke‘s got a good fair chnnce now with the wldder, 'eause I’m‘ tryi'n’ tor fix it with her. fur him." V am mgr?“ vim win Skik'o m that"my he'd stand a ghost av 11 show with an’ that’s the widder Bax- ter. an’ it he sits her there’ll be an ex- perience meeting every night ’cause she's mighty stingy 311' would 'bout starve him out I reckon, ’cause 'hout the only thing they’d have fur supper would he a ‘scrap’ an' a soup bone." _ "Is she inclinded to‘be' quarrelsome? naked the editor. promised ter sumona else, an’ it's git- fln simmered down now, tar (where it's upJQcholor'n last chines, ’eauso‘ he's “Oh I ain't had eny mix-up with any av 'em;,only I‘ve always had a pity fur ‘Zeke' Whittles, he’s a. party good teller, only he’s sort In a numslgull when the'women folks is round. ‘Zeke' wants‘ ter git untried the worst way, ever sense he growed up. but he’s never bin able tex- spunk up courage enough tea- mlz any one tar marry him outilgthey’re » “I hope he’ll g‘row up an’ have sense enough tor sit married, " said Uncle Bill, as he lit the stogie and coptinued."1 ve got no patience with a bachelor." ' "Whaikindot a mix-up have you been hsving with the old bachelors? j‘again mquired the batter.- “What’bachelor ban you been having trouble with now?” asked the’gditor. as he handed Uncle Bill a. ‘stogle' and a match with the remark ' Have 9. ,nmoke on the new editqr up at our house. be men but yer ca'n't tell any- thing about what ubachelor '1! be, said Uncle Bill as he landed nix bobt bee] in the favorite correspond- ents manuscript, on the editor’s de_sk. B 0Y8 will be 110sz an‘ men‘wm Kneels Ter 0]: “Sol.” Elba llfl'iflov HND John 0. Fremont and his wt r“ who Was a daughter of the great vnator Thomas H Benton have been fused by the American people. Few m ; ren- dered their country more diatin shed services than Fremont and his ‘ file of “the Pathfinder" belongs to hL iam'q by right, For years he was ca 3, d on the books of the government a W de- taulter tor a few hundred doiia :- .‘ but after his death an examination ' his account; instituted by request 4‘ hi: No Payment Ever Nada to IE :- to: Land Seized for Fortificatll‘ Denver News: in 1860 Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont,‘wite of the {mucus Bathflnder. purchased certain kinds at Point San Jose, near San Franci «b. for $40,000.11“ built a 'residence :1 Ireon. In 1863 the place was deemed axis: 5ntiel : for the erection of fortifications “ r the defense of San Francisco horn 'was taken possession of by th' tary authorities, and still is d for military purposes by the gavel-merit. : -.Mrs gliding title-guarantee company of 2 cisco, aft 3. critical investigat ~ . tines tho the legal title rests 3' rwremont The legislature of Ca has adopted a joint memorial olntion to congress asking U! want be made to Mrs. Fremont . land thus seized. Renresentativ. has introduced a bill in congr- ,~ this purpose. _It ought‘to pals. _. , “ ‘Zeke’n' clean me on it '1 ho wants the wlddat on' it ‘he- .- her she’ll soon patch‘np uum- nw £111“ ism-y inputs 11v bachelordom tut him, t” 3110 {fixed ‘Hl’ Baxter so’st sum , a was ‘moan enough her say, that her; A 0! cheap by dyln’m titlrid uv he? Wall; zen-r Mn pmrln ’roun‘d fur o am. an‘ anally he’s joined the ‘sun’ 19‘ “hip- ero nn‘ kneels'down tel: old ‘86!- every ‘day when it Ain’t cloudy-uklngyv him ter warm the‘ ,wldder's; heart, g, 'ut he kin git hls hands warm at he: 1- do," an' I guess she'll grab him, 501', thlnksohi ‘Sol’ has done his 1111 " then he’ll ‘pop' gee whizz, whn: think v that? jest imagine him ‘. his like so long an‘ finally ll iln’ 1t light over In the wldder's pasta: e, an’ than jest lmaglne an ole batglelors' teelln'a who has ject got ter’ 953 last chance an’ then think uv sneerf-iéf ’bout women folksgâ€"becomin' ‘the ‘1}‘ldders Mlte,‘ but then my fellér what g'ffyes ter sun worshlpin’ is mat ter turz. inter most anything, even from a erg-(Qty ole bachelor ter Widder Baxter's htfiwand." ‘71"75599 read something ab their belief but do no take much am: in It." remarked the editor U _ )l- an’ ‘Zeke" wahts a wife. IO he f .ed the heathen." mu. rumours CLAi'i m: "in u." 1 The large buttons used so much in i mean the trimming of these three-quarter “1’: length coats ofler such a wide range ‘mlxe for cholce. The nevust thing are the that buttons covered With the some materl- And 31 as the coat that ore set in time of plays gold, silver, or cut steel. A carved 11- little ory rlm on buttons of bhck velvet ls g consldered quite the moat elegant thing in buttons. The balm seems really to have be aheIVed tor the moment. It seems to be mused into a coat that ls a sort: of compromise between I bolero and a ' The Louis XVI coat; a lust this new mt m thl partake: of feature! at both. It has a year. bolero front with mailing polntsitbal l we a fall over a plutron at some sott any ‘ point. One of the pretty new black velvet coats reflects the partislity qhown black and white combinations at present it iis a close fitting ahir with long full basques. There is a narrow plustron of white taille silk crossed with narrow bias folds of black velvet and bordered at either side with broad box-plsits. These box-plalts are ornamented each with three large block velvet buttons set in rims of carved ivory. The bas- ques of the coat sre box-pinned and be- tween each box-plait s narrow panel of white silk ‘is inserted. These panels. like the piastron.‘sre crossed by nar- row bias folds of the black velvet. The velvet of the full sleeves is box-plait- ed ‘snd the spaces between are of the white iaille trimmed with hiss folds or‘ velvet. A carved tvory buckle om-i omits the front of the narrow black velvet ceinture. Block velvet folds or- nament the high straight white silk collar, This cost is lined with white brocade silk." ' Nothing could startle us now in the wayof unique mute and boas. The am- ple plain for ninth go all right with some morning or walking toilettes, but ceremonions toilettes ‘ demand more elaborate aflaire. The really dressy muifs and boas are 'fashloaed of tulle, or chiffon, of mouseeline de sole and a score of other gausy materials. They ‘ are draped and befrilied. flower trim- med and embellished with flowing bow: of velvet ribbon. A gorgeous vision in white that attracted a good deal of ad- miring attention at a recent mid-win- ter picture exhibition wore a muff and collet made all of narrow white taffeta frills. They were corded and pinked. The collet was made over a lining of ermine that rendered it more practical ‘ than it appeared; It had long stole ends covered by the frills. The front’ was ornamented with hove and loops of burnt orange velvet ribbon that reached to the bottom of e stole ends. Along the edges of the ninked frills there were tiny niches of whitetulle. The large muff was one" mass of the taffeta frills that went round it. They too were corded and edged with the white tulle ruches. At the. left side of the top there was atoll bow of orange velvet ribbon withjilbwinx ends. I The contra-lam ”aim to dispense “met. : , . “onâ€"9!. nnd unva- in x ‘ ‘gd have ceased to lay It on uvlshly but they put it on in telling touches that make,“ appear to better advantage. The skirt I: made with two deep over-lapping shaped flounces of the cloth trimmed along the edges with the nut. These nrejluhefi at the front to show a panel of thovpmn net over all- ver gamer P 7‘5- A; , '_A 'a, little waistcoat cm of white satin cowl-ed close with tiny straps of black velvet ribbon. The low" port of the banquet: is ornamented with the net which is coveted with appliance or deep cream guipure motif; Nu-row black velvet ribbon ornaments the high net collar. The sleeve. of the cloth are close fitting and are “ripped with bias lines of the nan-cw velvet ribbon. Over the upper part there toils 1 (1er shop- ed finance 01 the cloth with 3 border 0! gfiipure trimmed net. A little item of interest culled at the glove shops Show: how wide reachin the craze for ornamentation is at pre out. Some of the newest light gloves are embroidered with gold nnd silver threads. One of the new reception gowns built of lavender blue zibeline has n trim- ‘mlng of white not lace applique: that is :qulte novel. The net is hand-made and is won gm 0! rather coarse white silk cord knotted with little bunches of sil- zver. it is made with a long coat with rather clone fitting basque; This has .8 long yoke and plutron or the not that shows the interlining of silver gauze beneath. Over this there extends Puri- letter: 0n! Infilt look now to the little details 0! toilette: for any ln- n‘ovatlonl, to put on record. The very newest crunch. exhibited a: min: in the? alloy. otter no ndtlcsl own in styles. Omenmtlou how takes up the principal role in this the mid-win- ter seuon Ind work! wonder: in xiv- ing a diversity to prowling forms. 80 wide is the rouge: that ornamentttlon cmbnces thissouon that one is tempt- ed 10 any that it excludes nothing thlt beautitles. There is really an embar- rassment of choice‘thot confronts one. inlets of lace. sppiiques of lace. velvet ribbon in abundance. generous touches of hand embroidery and huld painting. Contrssts wrought in furs. Large hut- tons of wondrous charm. Guipure. com- bining various colors. There are a doz- en‘or more fetching trimmiw that come under the head of applique orna- mentation. The jewelers. too, lend some of their best aflom toward good decoration. Lately they have wrought some gorgeous boleros of gold braid set with precious stones. Their iatest.de- signs in standing, collars, in buttons and buckles are exquisite in color and workmanship. Touchu Yo! Gold gm! Silverâ€"Con- trusts Wrought' in Fursâ€"Th. New Cord lit. A SHORT WORLD OF FASHION- HEMATION. ON ORNA- . floods of the Nile. The flood: of {he‘fiflle are m remu- t'u their comlm: flat for hundreds of yarn they haV‘c not fitted ten (1.?! In die date 0: air val c: a. five: “1' m pleat it I know. ‘Mudalcd' I- “mixed up.’ ain't In! And 'oabâ€"uy. that must he shot Scotch {or ‘lou.’ And a 'muddiod on is a fellow who guys lully. no Ian! M be m a ittle mind we?" "Whit mite! him?" >“8co highballs. of course. Lot's hue _"-â€"-C)ovelan'd Piam Dru". - Burke m Bpeeker. Washihgtfn Poet: That the most eloquent cseny carefully preperod be- fore hand. when delivered by one lech- ing the orator-'3 gifts. may as a Win be an utter failure guts an "intuition in e new anecdote of Burke told by a [writer of reminisc'vuccs in the Weet- mimtor Gazette. {Lord Erskine we: once united by Mr. push. the Americen ambassador. about Burke's deilva-y. “It was exacrable,” caid his mum). ,"i was in the house of commons'when I he made his great speech on Amofloen I conciliation, the greatut ever mule.’ : He drove everybody away. ' i wanted to lgo out with tho met, but was. near him and afraid to get u : 2.0 I squeezed my- self down end era ind under the hen- ‘ 'ches. like a. dog, until i not to thedoor without his seeing to. rejoicing in my {compo Next day wont to the isle of ,wmu. When m9- kpcccn followod me there Lroed it over and over again. i could hetdly think of anything ehe.‘ ! curried it with me ind thumbtd it un- til it got like waddln for my gun.” "Yam, 1 think *so. I tune! It's Snatch. yen know. El'llunk our in- structor. He‘sScotch. too." “Well, what do’ w suppooo u “1 ya that Rudyard Kipling speak: of th ‘muddlcd 0th at the goth.’ That’ I something adv. tln’t It!" or: that bloom in the spring." for winâ€" ter Manama may be seen on d! the latest mu One of the new int. II a flat draped in white nun saute and dips at the from and back. At the left side it turns up slightly and it bun- med with pink and blue hydrangea. Below this there in a bow of black vel~ vet ribbon with the loops extending to- ward :11 back very much donated In t?“ F.” droop “fl; ”Fill, 94,3” shoulder. Deception gown of lavender blue zibelinc. It in trt‘mmod with a coon. mosh-d crew: net that shown a un- ing of like: gonzo. Touchm of black velvet ribbon. Tbe mediates have nothing especially naming to display 1: just this season. Flower! aremore popular than ever; ev- idently We are not to In“ for "the now- The out is a clone fitting. long, 6,0!- ‘ble breasted aflnir with flaring It fastens with man mi buttons at in dull gold. Embroidered cream ch!!- fon is fucked and 1m: on to the upper part of the coat in the form of :1 MIL ed yokp. Over this extend short re- vm oi the seal. A band ofiho ml with a point at the tront'tops the high straight collar of tucked chlflon. The slave: Are rather tau am has on:- a short cu! of the cloth which is an! Minn-Id. The ioiner part is alum and has inlets at the paler cloth crou- ed by narrow band: of seal. SHOWING A NOVEL TRIMMING. Onootthanwmoetlovmmdnd biscuit colored cloth has a trimhl of mi bands on tho skirt that II III! elective. It is fashioned with u ,hbit back and round the lower pm tlu Ikirt is slashed and fans of the cloth in a still lighter shade are inserted. These are crossed by narrow bands of mi. nut-arid. The buck invariably“ contain. Cost aa- 01 "alum and shapes: some at them dnpw hula lwnllow-tnih glistening with “In maul buttons. Other: than no that us long and sweeping md extend to the bottom of the skirt A are“ many of the ne' coats hue long box-plum basque. with 3 mon- fltro around the bottom. This nature is common alike to outside cont: And coat: that the included in indoor milettu. Skim are trimmer? a great deal in bands 01 com tinting materials. Some or the more elegant nfleu skirts are trimmed with narrow stitched bands of cloth that mount upto the mint band. Rudyard on Golf. NINA GOODWIN. The portnit of I suicide is on tho new 810 bill, which in known tho Q the "Bunnie bill," because of I hit bison picture in‘ the center at The suicide m Mex-iwether Lewis. ' , unions explorer. Lewis m tilo vat. secretary to President Joana who afterward nude him (ova-nor Missouri territory. In, t fit of molar choiyâ€"he m a nun of moodsâ€"in Ill- od himself, vm cal: :5 run of up. The superintendent at tho may of- dee at Vnncouvor. B. C.. believed that the when of Brian: Coionbu ad the Yukon territory do not hbw pun. nun whamqueILndthulnm the undermining districts In the men!- tory mentioned lute mount! of plat!- nun Ind kindred new: have be. thrown um. the value or the mam belnc unknown. A comelyj’ucblo Indian girl was graduated ut the head of the elm d protection] nurses at thc Philadelphia Woman's hoopltnL Mm fiddler Am. .vloum may of the accepted idea of the venom! 39m 01 Indian women. She Is until Ind uttncuu. She, was brought out twelve your 3.. “womanly :0 you: old, at was educated ut Culhle. The thin in which there as tho least number of comment much. era in Nona, in which they number only 275 There are 800 in Wyoming and 850 in Uhh. Ohio had Pen uni mm have 210 000â€"03.” 000 In. an.- 0» and number atmo- uh communication! “niece! thoUniied ”unwound-brad. Three keeper- ot u lighthouu at up. Grinc- were fined 810 etch recently far poaching, by spreading net: to and the bird: law by the reflector! at the lantern. It was sated during tho hem-in; of the cue tint no fewer M 6.914 birds were captured m Out. 10 and 14. the mdorlty bell; {uh thumbs and oomcnka. Ora. Sweden. has In come of e '53-'- eretlon sold 04.000.000 worth of tau and by no menu of judicious rep!” In; he! provided (or e unlhr [some every 30 or 40 yen-e. In manque-co of this commonest! Wench there ere no taxes. Rellwm telephone. etc.. are free and so we schoolhoueee. menu and my other tuna. Dr. liamrring has completed the sketch for the monument to the histori- an Heinrich von Treltschke. thick in to be paced. with the hiur'a eon-t. in the grounds of the Berlin Inivwdo ty. The Inscription in to be M and: own "wlnxed words.” “m..- mchen die Gelchichte (history in all. by men). On tho reopening o! the 1mm )0:- Iiament in January. I when. II to to prcrented tor I. direct mil“! m Rome to Naples. reducing he ‘ : to twohonnnndlhllf. 01"” ‘ present tine. fie m b M“ hours. while now it mm ”3" One of the Isa-st acquisition of {It botanical gal-dun A: ow in I *‘ the original flower from which all cultivated chryunthemum hue but developed; This flower is known u it. chrysantomum indicnm, and the only surviving pin: a of it exist in touch parts of Chiza 7:701:11 line of ”It “immuwhfifi he has been teaching In the valve"!!! of Chicago. ha been the study of the nineteenth ovutury, Metal-fly m )0- rfod covered by the In! ’5 r2”. The lue Heinrich Dunner was per naps the most erudlto and fertile at tho Germ!!! scholar. who nude 01. W Schiller period of German [ital-nun thoir special field of research. He lived 58 years And from 1:40 to his duth. I few weeks ago. he we“ Iguana at ch. Catholic high school ohmic. Prof. Chutes Emory Fellows. Who ha been chosen president of the Unl- vonlty of mm, II a you! old. BI: France. with upwards 0! 40900.00. d popululon, has but one ml)! cltyâ€"Parll. with 2.160.000 awn ‘ The two next lune-t m MID. with 494.769. and Lym,_vlth m” Inhabitants. - San Frnucuco bay um b. tunnel“ to-acoommodzte the talc hetwm or posits lectlou of the city which not has to so wound. The (“same It won five miles. sad the subway will you ll.- neath an' Island in the hu. 1191.131: Hiram W. Thomas of the People's church of Chicago. expressed his '1“in roconcenmdo amps of Arm to distribute the money nil“ by“. American Tammi luau. . - 2:33 The Bohemia: chamber of phnlda.‘ has recommended the mutant 0! | In: that every one hem mud-u must be provided with I phfllclulb certificate of bodily and menu! mill. For the first Um.- In the history 1h.- Gcrmnu any. Max the m maneuvers. uni battalion: m brought who my; than muo- Wore commanded by Main! Prim Henry 0! MIL An order of the Prussian minister d commerce authorizes the my.“ from April next of n can-Ibu- of coil- meme, with 36 member-I. an the 010 of Berlin and suburbs. Tho Norwegian council of cute decldodtonmfluetornlomote 000”“! tobemedforflnoonst of runway; and A thorough alcohol. system throughout Norway. Pruldont Mum. or the 0mm of lawn. belleva um church coun- nuons should Mop: the practice d npphudln; lemons which they mu..â€" The tuner has altered l in» Q the but motor car. suitable for ' cumin! put-popes. The nmd will ‘ mus by the emperor him-elf in 1‘. Beforemnameuhoutthenl“ of November. Edinburgh M II.“ from drouth four months, and 1' within two week: of n mar but... [ouo OF EVENTS. |