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xxn. MEMORIES. A little window, aud a broad expanse Of -iky and sea, A little window where the st rs look in. And xv avt »•**- A lit tie space within a crowded ship, A restles* heart: A little time to pause a wile ami think O’er lives apart; To pause nn-i think, while others pray a'-d sleep; A lrtile while to bow the head aud weep. A little window, but a heaven of rest Bent < v*>r all, A\ here, through the silence of the star lit dusk, ’J 1m- angels call; AY he; th- tp I faces of the vanished y. a rs Look in and smile across a s* 1 f tears A quiet room- -a quiet heart of peace XVi h earth and : a; A little :i>v mi-- but a glimpse of heaveu, An angel' ane pa ny; O, Mead last Yout, t), f’owret p ure and wiiite, Still n my lips 1 feel fy last ‘Good night Uha rubers’ Journal. fiepigiii Ms. r.v ! . cope c'i:M >i:n. Although the time was long past mid- night, lights wen 111! tiie gleaming from be¬ hind the shutter,- lt littie blind alc- house hard by the Beading road, not far from Winchester; and Captain Jacobus, t iding gently up, judged it prudent to en¬ ter by the back door in consequence. 'I he inn was a house of < all for the cap¬ tain, aud the landlord a creature of liis own, but at a time when detachments of Cromwell's soldiers were rough riding tlie country, it behooved a gentleman of the road to use caution. Indeed, iu the esti- mation of i aptain Jacobus, it was no in- tigmtieant item in the long score held by him against the Commonwealth that a king’s gentleman should sometimes be compelled to sneak into his inn by a men¬ ial entrance. After stabling bis horse the captain entered the kitchen, where the landlord, a little, dark remnant of a mail, with a short pipe between bis teeth, was going to and fro, busying himself amid a litter of empty bottles and greasy plates. Stopping short in his employment, the landlord nodded to his patron without a word, at the same time jerking liis thumb over bis shoulder towards the half-door, above which a square of the paneled wall of the inn parlor was visible. Captain Jacobus, without further hesitation, walked promptly into (lie parlor. The long, low, re 1 curtained room \va; brilliantly lit with a wasteful profusion of candles, a huge tire of wood roared in U K! lireplace, and. standing side by side, with their biiex-s to the blaze, were two very tall, loosely hung men, dressed in the de¬ cent black garb aud falling white collar affected by the Presbyterian ministers of the dav. Save that the elder man had white hair and wore a beard, while the younger was clean shaven and almost bald. so (hat his ;>< ;il head glistened like a moist egg in (lit firelight, tli - (wo rcsem- bled each other in even particular. Captain Jacobus took off his hat, with a sweeping of'deliberation, gesture, and began, with some show lo unbuckle aud lay upou the table his sword and pistols. The two parsons returue 1 tne .-nluie with :i grave inclination, the younger bowing just a fraction of time behind the elder after ;i momentary i~tlie "hmee at him as livel'v if (thoudit the rantain iunior Ind so IciLit of subservience to the senior that iie m-mi- fested it unconsciously, even in the most trivial actions (. aptain Jacobus disposed himself comfortably upon the settle agniust the wall. and called for wine. Op¬ posite lo him, tiie travelers’ saddles were piled, together with their ridin** cloaks aud great slouched hats. “\\m travel late for genllemeu of the cassock,” remarked the captain. “Have you no fear ol highwaymen ?” “We put our trust in the sword of the Lord,” replied the elder clergyman, piously. “Audof Gulecu,” echoed the v.amger. out'of iu a thin, hkii voice extremely keeum** with his hulk •“Token sentiment!”" very ■odlv and i mkhtv prettv observed the capta;:i, rolling his liquor on his tongue. “And yet it seems to me vou run something ol a risk, notwithstanding.” “Mv smi and I. returned the old man, with much tranquility, “shoulder to shoulder, have in -ted tiie devil these man v xears «sk ivoa past. " “Vea, even when he fraveloth abroad i.i the guise of a robber,” d e other chime 1 in, cheerfully. tier, who rules this very road from Head- iug to \\ inchester. I hey say he hath a rebels should nuv for it amon • them” Pausiug to sip his wiuc. the speaker e\e 1 the two parsons over the edge of his g’ass. They returned his gaze iu offence, with a watchful attention, “lie l as a might} pleasaut way with him, m* I’m told, hath Captain Jacobus.” pursued the captain. done of your common, stand aud deliver lmtlnuls fo« him. Du mi i.i.imur o! p'*-M\ knacks ami Grange device, VYhy. now, cV l A "r iVoUY'a vu'thiVwh.-r" moment' I but’the ,vVw i»D two clei'vmeu did not move so much a* au eyelid- - “it’s likelv lie would propose a 'uiine at the cards to you two «reutletne:i. Down vou would have to si? with him. wilt y- n'illx. \ u sec an 1 inside of an E>mi Vll wager lie would have won the very i • ids off your back-. All by pure skiff, \ <m understand. No vieleuce at all. An i talking of cards.” said the captain, hri - 1 . with a sudden change, of lone, “whai d.» \ OH say to a turn ? Come! Laodlnr 1. a clean pack! ’ l he highwavmau <c. move i a.t cUk.» v chair to the table, an i, looking at tile t » par on-, wiili a verv eloquent expre-si • i of < oi,i»ii-i;ji.i< o. -a( ab-onlly lincerittg iii- t..v lo: i ..oiild pie.:- 4!e von i-i >u i The Toccoa News carnal a diversion, said the old man, mildly. “And. setting aside the claims of my holy office, 1 know not one pahitc i toy from t’other. I will ask you to par- don me—we have ridden far to-day,’ and, with a courteous gesture. he it down -- cjc ‘ ,i “ 1 ,c • ! “ Am! \oU, sir/ tome, doff tlie prie-t-* hood for an hour I Unchain the old Adam, J be an d world fe>vc him the better u run! for Trust self-denying me, you will n so au i exercise. A\ hut! ’tis not so long since yon | were Hie to feel college of that the your fingers have for- I got card:., glossy ami i ticklish, I’ll warrant, Sit down, young i man. sit down, and cut for the deal, like a saint of sense!” I he momentary silence that folio v<T whi broken by a liny click, as the captain cocked a pistol. The bal l umn.g man started :lightly at the sound, the recumbent figure on the settle opi ne! it- eyes, and the two ev- j changed a glance, so rapid as to be scarce- I ly pi reeptible. “Sir,’’ answered the young man, earn¬ estly, “you touch me nearer than yon know. 1 am naturally eager for social i divertisements; and 1 own it seems hard that a single traveler like yourself must sit ami twiddle his thumbs ilocalise his fellow guests clianee to lie clergymen. Ad t, see , how it is. Before I was a mau grown, l gave my word to my father never again to touch the cards.” “Johnny,” broke in the old gentleman, | “1 give you back your word. Do as your i conscience bids you. And cal! to remem- ! j brance “Nay,” the House said the of Rimmon, captain, sonny.” pleasantly, ! “say no more. I would not be an occa- ;; ‘ on stumbling to any. It would he a thousand pities to risk a sojourn in purga- tory for the sake of a Irumpen game of cards;’’ aud, cocking the other pistol, hr laid one on either side of him. The bald young man, a good deal tins tered, drew lip a chair and sat down, wip- iug the beads of perspiration from liis forehead with his coat cuff. ; “It becomes my turn to entreat the pleasure, although L fear you will find me but a dull opponent,” he said, with a ghastly attempt at urbanity. “Come, >ir, let us to’t. lam heartily glad of the op- port unity.” “No, no,” said tiie captain, shuffling the cards. “Y’ are forcing yourself out of sheer good nature. I see it. i will have no man blacken his record in heaven for me: » G “Not a jot, not a tittle,” returned the other, with an obsequious alacrity. “And 1 take it greatly as a favor you should play with so rusty an amateur.” “Well, have it as you will, then,” said the captain. “And what shall we call the stakes?” “Shall wo say—Jacobuses?” said the bald young inau, smoothly. A doubt crossed the mind of Captain Jacobus, and lie looked up sharply at the speaker But the bald young man was laboriously dealing ttie cards his while face cie.ised in a fatuous smile; and the j captain could make nothing of liis ex- ■ picssion. “Why, yes,with all my heart,” returned the captain, "Jacobuses, certainly!” aud t lie two men settled to the came, tiie eler- gyman conning his play with the most ur- duous attention, often clutching his jaw ami pausing to consider, and the captain, u ilh scarcely a glance at liis hand, non «’h.*»lent)y tossing his cards on the Hlile. j They played without exchanging a I word; at intervals a smouldering log broke | slower amI fel1 of l M' on sparks; ,ho hearth, the. old disengaging clergyman a j snoml iu the chimney and the corner, 'ff.iit wind rustled in the trees outside, ' At first the game went, evenly: but, as the night "ore on, n little heap of gold began to accumulate ;it the elbow of the bal.l young man-, in a manner to the captain quite unaccountable. The doubt in li : s miml grew and pricked him. He began t0 watch the other narrowly, and present- i '.V delected a piece of very deft manipula- I !'_ lOll j The highwayman sui.1 nothing, but. twisting liis moustache, looked the other full in the eyes. The cheat blinked, went ! ver Y white, and glanced swiftly roun 1 at the sleeper, who continued to snore pi i- Fully; hut the captain, at the moment of ‘ housing a card, aud without turning his head, saw the old man's eyes open wide «‘»»d shoot an answering look of meaning soa - The incident passed so quick- ly that to an onlooker the pause iu the game would have been barely noticeable. Captain acobus, under cover of tiie table, unsheathed a short dirk, and laid it. naked on bis knee. boon the pile ebange^ides of gold pieces began t- dwindle and upon the tab*.. ulieu suddenly, as the bald voting mau laid down a card, the Captain, with an oath, drove Ins dagger through the back of his opponent’s hand, deep into the oak. “Not again, mv cullv!” lie cried. The man screamed and r Ceil ,, . baea , . in a SW oon, and at the sound the other parson leaped to his feet with a cry, whipping a ‘ great horse-pistol from his pocket. But i, ear> xhc highwayman had caught liis wrist with one hand, aud trust the mu :zlc ' v ^ ^ apta ‘ n j!t ' . V "'‘' i',™ ,Ti ‘J r '. ll m> tU ld d ' ■ 1 he tvi ,, m m \\:th sdiaking . iiug( -m .~ > a \ e! U /' j u V’ up lil ‘ |»'id v, it ou the la >;c. nvie to*. tart ‘ ' ,d> 8 1 a 1J " K eiHu ^ 1 ’ j “Emptv out the saddle-bags ,,, !” Give ^ me t ih ■ Grulow »f di^obed'ecee *m 1 w out i btilie* in vnu WliaiG Vutscus hen- \ \ what is a couple of rascal doinr with a fortune of gold? Won at the cards, I suppose! And what kind of gear is thb for a clergyman ?” For among a mmellanv of personal i f- fects were two bulky leathern bag>. full U* the throat with broad pieces, a -tvat. jeweled watch, and a handful of 1 1 i e rings aud trinkets. The-ham o't ; r \n ,n. biting liis fingers, aud inoking haggardly at the spoil, stood in sullen silence. At tJj t * other end of the table (he bald young man was moaning and writhing in his ( -i,air, liis hand pinned fa>L The Gap- l-iin, vigilant as a bird, but thorough!v at |,j s case an-1 enjoying himself ling ly. leaned against the panelling, eyeing in- pair by turns. “Chme,” he said, “speak up p-iL~>ii! Make a clean confession. 1 ou may l TOCCOA. GA.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1805. up your little boy. if your care to, while ' cu talk ” The old man cast 8 venomous glauce of contempt upon his abject offspring, “Serve him right I” he broke out savagely, “The clumsy fool!” =ji t»:-r;ily temerarious enterprise for a young man, though I say it. But I must ask you to take my dagger out of him, and to clean it. I thank you. Now add your purse . to the blunt, and pack it all care- folly no again. It’s time for me to go, as the song says “Come,,’’ returned the other, roughly, “let’s talk sense, Captain. The crop was fairly nimmed ou the road, as you might have done yourself. You can’t mean to whiddleyour fellows?” “Ou the road? You surprise me! And yet I had -ome kind oE an inkling! that it wasn’t entirely parson beneath those beautiful black clothes, too,” said the Captain, genially. “Why, of course! of Course ! gentle¬ men of tiie road, like yourself! said the old man, lorierliG ning somewhat at the rlcmillness of Die other’s tone. “But par.-ons we’ve been for the last six months, just to implant a little confidence.” “And how did it a!! come about ? T in¬ quin I (’apt a in Jacobus. “ldu -ons we were for six months,” re¬ pealed the imposter, “in lvingsclere yon¬ der.” lie jerked his thumb over his shoulder. “Did you never try the lay, Captain? Yon have to live mighty strict while it last-, but it's a good lay! a good lay!” The speaker smiled, sourly, at the recollection. “Highly respected by rich and poor, there was nothing good enough for such a brace of saints as Johnny and me. Fat collections every Sabbath, and the poultry find butter and cheeses,—why, we lived like a couple of kings, except for tne liquor, Your parson must be cruel sparing of the heue-bovvse. That was where tin.- Gioe pinched. But at last our chance came along, for a girl of 1 he place was go- mg to lie married to some bloated eit in Winchester. Her men-folk were out o’ the way. and who lit to escort her and her mother—and her dowry—as the two tall parsons? So, one on each side, all for fear of you, Captain, we jogged along till nightfall . . . And here we are, and I offering you a third of the swag; and what could be fairer?” “You dogs of Egypt!” began Captain Jacobus, in a voice that made the glasses ring, “would you make terms with me ? By the heavens you blaspheme you s iall strip yourself of every doit! ’Tis you and your like bring disgrace upon the munes of the King’s gentlemen. Are we to keep the road, with curs like you snapping at our heels? What! Aon would decoy two poor ladies upon the King’s highway, and drag the very rings from their fingers: You would poach on the manor of Captain Jacobus, take possession of his inn, sharp him at the cards, aud shoot him through the head afterwards, if he hadn't been a match for the hulking pair of you rum clapper-dogeons! All that you would do; and. when he gets upsides with you, you have tlie bravado to inform him of it to his face, and to offer him a share! A share! Tome!” and the orator interpo- iated some highly -stimulating oaths. “A share! You shall see, now! Empty your pockets on the table. Take off that ring—off with it—that or the finger. Search the other rascal. Now strip, the pair of you ! Quick about it! Ain 1 to dance attendance upon you, while you make u toilet? Put the clothes on the fire So! ” The two men, constrained by tin* brace of grinning pistol muzzles, stripped to their shirts and obeyed in silence. The face of the elder was flushed to a dusky re i : liis eyes shone in liis head ; a trickle of blood from his Hit ten lip streaked his while beard ; and the younger tottered to aud fro, with a death-white face, hugging his wounded hand. “Now,” said < aptain Jacobus, “you shall ltulc my horse for me, by thunder!” Keeping his eye ou the two, he moved to the door, opened it. and whistled. In- stantJy there was a clatter of hoofs, and his black mare came trotting around the corner and trampled into the room. The C aptain stood by liis horse’s head, rating the shivering wretches like dogs while they strapped on the baggage; aud when they hail done he led the animal into the road, “Hold my slirrrup, Gideon!” said the Captain to the hapless Johnny ; and in- eluding them both in a final exhortation, “The landlord takes your nags for the reckoning. But if ever I meet you out on Uk* pad. I’ll shoot you down like vermin, Hire as my name is Captain Jacobus. clear!” * Aud with a bound lie was gone, leaving the two lialf-clad rascals a prey to the humilation of impotent fury, and the most deadly discomfiture of body, amid a scene of the dismalest disorder, the last uk . ut e Ul .. . clothes , ^ • l clilm ,. "i’- ^ Q r ln = ... ... up ' ‘ < ; ' >!'-> 1,1 l,i e nv diaught, and tin e a> 1, » b * of {he " ,uter;5 dawu paiui - th " '<“•>»•» —o«»*»*" “ took it upon himself to restore all the trinkets, and, according to his rule in of King i liarles the becoud. then living Verv privately m tho city of CoIo S Be * An Improved Saw- -- people who cut up very valuable timber into merchantable shape have a ] wavs f e jt a certain amount of regret at the great waste as seen in the V*™!?™* enormous muiatea. muuites. r For For piles or thU^ea^nn this this of sawdust reason reason it it that has ha? aeeu- been been economy to use band saws, which are extremely thin and durable. Gireu- iar saws ha\e not neretuiore been as available for tnis work on account o. tJieir tnUC “ = reater t.nexness. but, bein = ebeaper and m ^ ch inor « easily managed, they have been used, even t j 1QlI S l1 tIie waste of material inci- d{?nt thereto has been great. By a uen means a t --gauge Oi-incu circa iar saw has been operated, and the inventor says that it behaves in Ihe most approved fashion in all respects, doing the work as well as thick saws and standing the strain in the most satisfactory manner. This is of a great deal of importance, ns a thin circular saw can be operated where a band saw is difficult to handle, and is therefore an economy and also much . more convenient. WOMAN’S WORLD. PLEASANT LITERATURE I'OIi FEMIXIX E R E A DE I? S. A velvety face. Ajtrftvs m soften ». water , before , - « A Hie borax, bit nwa* a as big as a lie., 11 give your face bath a tcW et.v feebn^ * very * agreeable.-Phaadelph.. A LACE SEASON. There never was aperiod in fashion’s history when lace was so generally aud so profusely used for trimming, The varieties of lace are many, some “created” to meet the present de- maud, and given all kinds of fanciful names, some quite ridiculous. For instance, there is a “sunshade” lace, which to put upon any other article would be heresy in fashion and stylo, literary ladies in Sweden. In Sweden they encourage literary ladies, instead of making fun of them. Fropeu Selma Logerlaf, the Swedish writer, has just received from the King the sum of 600 crowns, and iron) Prince Eugene 100 crowns, as a roviil acknowledgment of her excellent work, and as a means to enub e her to take a vacation abroad, Sometimes it pays to be a subject iu an effete mon¬ archy. DISDAINS FASHION PLATES. Princess Helene of France has the courage of her convictions. Fashion does not exist for her. Iu place of ioLoaing the dictates of lashion, the Pi meets appiopriates to her own sty je of beauty aud her own mode of life that which is the most comfortable and the most sensible, There are no Godet skirts or leg of mutton sleeves for her. Instead of that her gowns are rather scant and her sleeves almost straight. Her toilets are none the less becoming and marvelous; though no matter how simple her toilet, the Princess gives it something of her own air of distinc¬ tion.—New York Press. NOT FOB THE NEW WOMAN. A profession that even the new wo- man m ay not hope to invade, though it is said to yield a yearly forluue, is in the hands of Miss Guug, a Chinese woman of some fifty years of aye. She is the most experience! and best known footbinder in California. As her art is a necessity in all Chinese families where there is any desire for social recognition, her services are in demand from San Diego to Victoria, though she makes her headquarters iu San Francisco. It is only the wealthier Chinese who can afford*to employ her, for she charges from $800 to $1000 to undertake the supervision and respon- sibilily of the whole operation.—New Orleans Picayune. TRAINING GIRLS FOR FARM WORK. An educational exjieriment that has been watched with more than usual in- tereut, is the “girls” school of agri- culture, in Minnesota, and now that it is pronounced a, demonstrated success, it is to be hoped that other States will, as soon as practical, establish similar schools. Cooking, canning, sewing, dairying, fruit and flower culture, household chemistry and entomology arc branches of education taught, and there can be no doubt that a scientific knowledge of how to do these things in the best way, will, by lightening the burdens ol the farmer’s wife, do much toward making that most natural of all lives more attractive to farmer’s daughters.—Womankind. MORE WOMEN PAINTERS. The increase cf women painters iu Europe ha3 recently been attracting a considerable amount of attention. The men painters are in great consterna- tion, as they allege that theirs practi- cally is the only profession, excepting the stage, which is open to women. In 1875 the number of women who ex- homed at the baton . tne works in Champs Eivsees was 31_. Tms year the number lias more than doubled, no fewer than 751 women exhibiting, On reckoning the number ol works exhibited, the increased artistic activ- ity of women is even more remarka- bio. iiius, omy since last year, the number of their unrtecl contributions to the Salon has more than doubled. —New A T ork Mail and Express. HOSPITAL FOr. BICYCLERS. There is an emergency hospital in San Francisco for the benefit of bicycle riders who are reckless or merely un- fortunate and come to grief through inS& of interesting statistics, according to ! the Argonaut, I per c ? ot - of the men who are injured . succeed in saving their faces ; almost without exception they bear j the marks of their falls upon the palms of the hands, the kuees and the legs, below the knees. Women, on the ----1— contrarv, possess a fondness fondness for for bruising bruising the‘ir their faces laces and aud • prefer their noses as a part to be | smashed. When they do bear marks G f mishap on their hands it is in- ; variably on the backs of their hands I rather than the insides. This is queer, as a woman naturally wou iff think of her face. It shows that the man when falling instinctively throws out his hands to break the force of the blow and draws up the j e g 8 nuder the body so tho brunt of |j. e blow comes on the knees. Wo- men, on the contrary, make littie or no effort to save themselves. In roller skating the tacts are ex- aetiy opposite. W omen struggle when they fail and men do not. A PRETTY GERMAN CUSTOM. One of the interesting functions of the up-to-date betrothal is the shop- ping expedition, where the two moi’u* ers and father-in-law to lie, with their respective sou and daughter, go out on an appointed morning aud bring home a broom, a carving knife and fork, a salt cellar, a Bible, a brass door khocker, a candle stick and pair of bellows. This is a revival of an old 0nmm eta ot J presenting * | a / vouna ail with wbat ° „ . w r0 onsi et a lh emblem, of those virtues that g go to m „ t0 U1> „ perfeot koileeUoU . TUe shopping party is concluded by a luncheon to the united families, and nowadays, iustead of spreading forth the wedding gifts for inspection the day of the ceremony, the bride’s mother, two days beforeliaud, issues cards for an informal evening recep- tion, where the presents are exhibited in the drawing room. As every one of these are received thanks should be immediately rendered in the bride’s handwriting and at once aud recently has been issued the edict that good form commands the bride to address all her own wedding invitations and r ,ei ' 6 °nally superintend their posting, seaIin 2 the envelope flaps with white WR f> showing the impress of her mi- tlal wreathed with the tiny orftn g e blossoms. This seal is a little enir . that falls to the share of htr souv oiother, just as hei white silk wedding stockings are given to her youngest lister, anil from her privute purse she is expected to send a fee to the cook who bakes her wedding cake. —Atlanta Con¬ stitution. FASHION NOTES. Parasol covers of black lace are are much in demand. Very little jewelry is worn this sea- g 0n except in full dress, Most styles of evening bodices ad¬ mit of short empire puff sleeves. The narrow, double ruffle is used to a large extent in the decoration of thin frocks. Plain black basques are worn with fancy skirts, an old-time fashion hap- pily revived, A flaring-brimmed hat of shirred white muslin is trimmed simply with clusters of roses. A few yards of new lace and crisp ribbon transform au evening toilet into a fresh-looking gown suitable for auy occasion, It is probable that tho broad-toed shoe will again be with us; at least a look at manufacturers’ samples indi¬ cate as much. The newest setting for diamonds is white enamel. This enhances the brilliancy of the stone and the setting hardly shows. Hanfsomo English mohairs are coming over, and they will be greatly US£ M this season for stylish and dur- able walking suits, French alpaca is very beautiful in texture, and is so glossy and silky and hangs in such beautiful folds that it is a delight to artistic eyes. A gown of white alpaca has Turkish embroidery of copper and gold on either side of the blouse bodice, which opens over a front of white chiffon, Artificial flowers form stock collars for wear with best dresses, and show rosebuds, daisies, violets, roses, lilies of the valley and buttercups, Artifi- ciai orchids aro also used. A pretty idea for a nun’s-gray crepon gown is a cape-collar of primrose moire cut square in the back, elongated in front aud turned down on the shoulders after the manner of a Marie Stuart berthe. The gauzy lawns, besprinkled with liny flower designs, were planned for use over silk of a shade to match the dominant color in the design. These dresses are not pretty if the least tumbled, and they won’t go to the washtub. All kinds of trimmings have been ,rou ” k: t ou t lo 1 the bag fronts, , which ? bodice, ie ° lten and 1 ’fpeated are frequently on the back carried of out the « 3 consecutive strings of jet and cord attached to side trimmings ot the same, between which they droop. bnere just . lor the , is a craze now use ot foldedl ivory lace, the gown being enriched by a tall of such lace set on the shoulder at the armhole ana fallmg in Iront ot t.ie bust line, but not ovei it. All sorts of modifi- cations of the trick of so outlining the figure are indulged in. The success of the tancy satin boots embroidered in beads is not at all assured, although the wily shopman gives them his hearty indorsement. Yhey are to be worn in place of slip- pel’s. The heels are qui e high, the foes silver tipped and ornamented for dress accessories. It is popular for three very good reasons. It is ex- tremely pliable, yet is very rich and heavy in effect, quite uniiKe many of the soft satins now in use. It has a lustrous surface, and again, it wears better than most of the satins now manufactured. Judging Si/be^eat by "j manufacturers’samples, this^ there there will be great use use made made this sea- son of pretty checked goods in two contrasting colors and two different weaves. The checks vary in pattern irom the pin-head or shepherd’s weaves to those from half an inch to an inch and a half wide. These checks will appear in satins, silks, all-wool stuffs, and silk and-wool mixtures, Crepons will not lose favor yet. On contrary vovue* thev are likely to lie m ygh for the seasons to come - gauflre, creped and relief effects with high raised designs will be among the novel pat terns that will take the lead, B( q } however, to the forsaking of the plainer crepons which very many wo- men prefer. The handsome crepons nre high-priced, and tho inferior grades soon show wear, the cheap- priced varieties being a most nude- sirable and unsatisfactory purchase. RAM'S HORN BLASTS. Warding Kc:?s Calling the Wicked to He. ycntaucc. wN INE Christians *j| out of ten work Is/' and pray too lit tie. $ f / The Christian ' who' dees not walk by faith $ will have many m. AX rails. \\i^t levr \\ i^ VDon't \ lute work night too A at to get alone with i God early in the *• ^ morning. Only that is well which ends well. When love works, it always does Its best. The wisest men have never In any age been the best men. Everything we do will be great when it is wlmt God wants done. Before Jesus offered rest to men. he showed that he had rest to give. Christ went without sleep to pray, but he never lost any sleep in worry. Naul, the son <>f Kish, was a big mulo- dnver. but lie made a very small king i lie mau who talks to the biggest crowd Is not always doing the most for God. The man who begins by trying T o deceive God, will end bv deceiving him¬ self. Numbers weighed nothing with Ghrifst. His concern was for the indi- \ idiml. The devil would Dover got another sold il he couldn’t make black loo!-: w hito. Making An idol of ( liristian work is no belter than making an idol of Che¬ rn oscli. The first man fell who i he was tempt¬ ed, because ho didn't .lur- :- tin* help -;f i ’hrist. Little duties are tlie grimiest duties, when they are the ones God chooses for us. When the preacher knows his Bible well, he won’t have to imuud it to keep people awake. Telling a child the story of Jesus may be a greater tiling than building a church steeple. No matter where Christ went into a synagogue, lie found that the devils had got there first. The mau who talks to the biggest crowd is not always being watched the closest by the angels. Planting a grain of mustard seed may be more far-reaching in its results than finding the north polo. There are little duties that must not be neglected, no matter how much great ones may seem to press upon us. If God gives us a good deal to do, it means that he will also give us a good deal of grace with which io do it. If putting on our plug hats would only make us all as big as \\o want to be, the world would be full of giants. The teacher of (he infant; class in a small Sabbath school has a bigger au- dicnee than tho chaplain of Sing Sing prison. AYhen a preacher spends more time in preaching than he docs in praying, lie is not doing God’s work as lie wants it done. It is hard to find a man who will preach the same gospel on a salary of five thousand a year that he did on five hundred. Tiie difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man kuows that he knows little and the fool thinks he knows much. Praying on the run may be better than not praying at all, but the deep things of God are only for those who will take time to hear them. No man ever made Christ welcome to the highest seat fh his heart without being himself established in a higher place than he before occupied. Sam Jones says that what some men call pastoral work is little more than taking care of a plug hat and looking after a ministerial reputation. Win n we spend so much time in be¬ ing religious at camp meeting that wo have no time or inclination to pray in secret, we are not religious enough. Touching the heart of a child with God's truth may .start more machinery tht-in ihe President set in motion by touching tho button nt the World's Fair. Nowhere in tiie Bible aro we com¬ manded to praise God with the tongues ot angels and of men, but we arc eve¬ rywhere required to love him with the whole heart. Joke oa Palmer. Senator Pahuer tells a story about an Illinois farmer who for several years had been selling him wood for six doi- la rs a cord. "This year,’’says Senator Palmer, “he came to me with a load, aud I told him that I did not want it. He offered it at $2 a cord. I still re¬ fused, and he wanted to know why I would not take it at $'J. I told him I was using soft coal, for which I paid om* dollar aud thirty-seven cents a ton. ‘Gosh!’ he exclaimed. T heard you was trying to demonetize silver, and now you are trying to defuelize wood.’” Toole’s Little Joke. Toole, tiie English actor, sitting nt a table next to a gentleman who had helped himself to a very large piece of bread, took it up and began to cut a slice from it. “Sir,” said the gentleman, “that is my bread.” “I beg a thousand pardons, sir,” replied Toole; “I declare I mistook it for the loaf.” a New Metaphor, “The world is a great baseball game.” saj*s the Manayunk Philosopher. “Ev- erv man gets one chance at the bat and on ] y a few make a hit.’’—Philadelphia Record, NO. .12. GREATEST B ABE LI VINK, Unique Dally Life of the Infant Heir (n Great Britain's Throne. 1’ba greatest baby in the world is now about uue year old. The name of this baby is Edward. Ho is His Boy a l Highness tho Prince Edward of York, heir to the throne of an empire on which the situ never sets, and he is now cutting liis leetb. His Royal Highness lives either nt York House, St. James London, or a* AYkite Lodge, seat oE the Tecks A description of his personal appearance is now on file in the royal archives of the Tower cf London, and he has been photographed 109 times. These de¬ tails arc not trifles. T'hev aro a part of the history of the British Empire. The Prince has blue eyes. His hair is not scanty by any iueau«, aud he is rather fat, ns will be seen from the ac¬ companying pictnro of him, which is tho one hundred and ninth of His Royal Highness, and tho very latest, lie has a nursery of the most severely plaiu character, and, although his little life is one long uninterrupted ceremony, etiquette requires that tho plainest of baby accessories shall sur¬ round him. He is under the tutelage of one Mine. Buika, whom all England knows as the confidential companion ot the Princess May before her mar¬ riage. This Mile. Buika has naturally an enormous responsibility. His Royal lligbuess is already a General, a Colonel, ft High Sueriff and a patron. He is a Keeper of the Seals and an Imperial Usher, lie is already entitled to put G. C. M. J., C C. I. S. I. and ever so many other letters after his name, and he is a memuer of tho House of Lords. When the baby awakes in the morn¬ ing ho holds a levee. Too royal code says so. His Highness will be attend¬ ed by the lady in waiting, who takes his commands. This means that she will wash aud dress him. lie must never have anything ou him that is rod—anything, that is, in tho shape of clothing. His attire must be invaria¬ bly white. This is because ho is 4* Prince of York, au 1 there is a royal rule connected with the Wars of tho Rose-, that forbids his assumption of tne red until he is five years old. Ho may not wear black shoe3 uutil ho is three, and in public a sash must in¬ variably bo around his waist. Under no circumstances isho to bo addressed, even playfully, by anyone except his parents. Queen Victor a herselt is not at liberty to say “you” to him. It must always be “His Highness seems well,” or “ilis Highness sleeps.” Iu fast, it is His Higltnes3 this and His Highness that all the time. Only abloo t relative may hold him in her nrais, with Ilia cxc3ottoa of Mile. Buika, who has received a royal piteut lor tho purpose. Even the physician who attends him must re¬ ceive a royal patent before bsgiuutng to physic this babe, Every article of attire he wears must bear the royal arms worked by hand iu silk, &u t lie may not wear the same article twice in succession. It must be washed be* fore it goes on again. tlis (lighness travels by special traiu. He has six equerries and a gentleman usher of the black rod. lie receives invitations to all royal and state fuuc- SPmm m E «sgPI ^ r> «*• ygmM m rJ} /y- T-H tMJ a •c v m \f f / .TPb PIUNCE EDWARD OF YORK, AGED ONE YEAR. tion-, and is always represented at them by one of these equerries. On Mate occasions the Prince is ar¬ rayed iu cloth of gold. His head is covered by a crown of starched aud gilded linen. He is then carried by a royal lady iu waiting. That means that whoever carries this babe must have royal blood in her veins. An¬ other curious thing about the Prince n that no more thin four per tons may be in his nur. ry at any one time. When he is attired in royal robes the peers must kneel to kiss his hand on entering hie presence. Of course no hats may be worn in his presence. In York House Mrs. Gladstone had to take her bonnet off before entering his nursery. When H. R. H. is asleep a flag floats from his residence. When he is awake the flag is taken down. When he leaves bis home the flig is hung out oi the window of his nursery. Another unexpected thing in the life of the Prince is the extreme pub- licityofit. He is perpetually being photographed, aud the photographs are thrown broadcast all over Eng¬ land. Whenever he goes the fact of his coming is proclaimed- Lots of people congregate about his two homes to get a glimpse of him and Made¬ moiselle Buika carries him out iu her arms to the co ach iu the most public ia inner. This, liberality and pub¬ licity are in accordance with the time- honored custom of the Biitish royal family to be as free with the people as possible. .. g- v