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Irwin Cony lews.
SYCAMORE, GA.
More than one-third of Great Bri¬
tain is owned by members of the
House of Lords._
Nearly 4,000,090 women, or eight¬
een per cent, of all women in tho
United Stales, were in 1890 engaged
in earning their own living in some
trade or employment.
During the last sixty-five years the
inorease of population has been : In
France, eighteen per cent.; Austria,
forty-five; Italy, forty-eight; United
Kingdom, sixty-three; Germany,
seventy-five ; Russia, ninety-two; Brit¬
ish colonies, 510; United States, 62(5.
With tho great bridge across the
St. Lawrence at Quebec, which the
Canadian Government proposes to
construct at a cost of $3,000,000, an¬
other bond of union between the Do¬
minion and the United States will be
added to those which commerce has
already established.
Germany is invading England upon
her own ground, and there is a loud
call iu the “tight little isle” for pro¬
tection against goods “made in Ger¬
many.” The ability with which Ger¬
many has developed her industries at
home and her markets abroad is con¬
summate. Her diplomacy has even
outrivaled her technical skill.
An engineer of the far-seeing sort
proposes to utilize enormous water
powers, like Niagara Falls, to compress
air for transmission, at tremendous
pressure, through pipe lines to distant
points, there to supply power for til
sorts of purposes. Wilder things have
been dreamed of—and accomplished,
muses the American Cultivator.
Horses are valuable in Alaska. They
are driven up over the divide from the
Canadian plains, and they have to be
transported eight to sixteen miles by
■water. The freight on them for this
distance is forty cents a pound, so
that a 1000-pound horse gets to be
worth $1 a pound by the time he
nears a place where he can be of good
service. A good, strong dog is valued
at $75.
The balance of trade in favor of the
United States in foreign business dur¬
ing the last eight months is about 312§
million dollars. The total merchan¬
dise exports for eight months, ended
February were nearly 735 millions,
compared with imports of 4224 mil¬
lions. Daring the corresponding eight
months a year ago we shipped abroad
more merchandise than we imported
by 61 i millions.
It is said that every part of a shoe
can made by machinery. Indeed,
machinery is now so wonderfully made
it can do the work of mankind in the
most accurate and labor-saving way,
and man’s brain is required for direc¬
tion, at the present time, where his
fingers were formerly needed for ac¬
complishment. Every stitch and eye¬
let about a lady’s fine shoe can now be
put in by a machine.
The Boston papers are making a
crusade against water gas as “an ever¬
present source of danger.” An old law
prohibited the manufacture of gas
containing an excess of ten per cent,
of carbonic oxide. This law was re¬
pealed, but owing to the many deaths
which have occurred recently,through
inhailingthe illuminant served oat to
the good people of the Hub, there is
now a demand for its re-enactment.
Work has been begun at Philadelphia
to restore the historic Independence
Bali and the famous old structure will
be preserved as it was when it played
fiii'li a 2 >romment r>art in our history
m iking. The front of the Hull itself
wili not be altered to any great extent.
The old embellishments ot' lamps, lin¬
tel”, etc., will be be put back and a
general renovating given. The east,
or Independence Chamber, will under¬
go a trausformation. The little panels
which now incumber the east wall will
all be torn down and in their place will
appear a dignified and classic effect.
“President McKinley’s plan for ereat-
i* a currency commission to consider
;be financial question, as outlined in
his inaugural address, will probably
await the regular session of Congress
next winter,” observes the New Eng-,
land Homestead. “It was President
McKinley’s intention to follow up his
tariff’ message with another, after the
tariff bill got through the House, re¬
commending legislation to create the
currency commission, but be is being
advised by Republican leaders in Con¬
gress not to press the matter before
next winter, an.1 is likely to yield to
this advice.”
A SONG OF GOLDEN CURLS.
Stay a little, golden curls—twinkling eyes of
blue;
Stay and see the violets, for they are k!u to
you;
Linger where the frolic winds around the
gardens race, 5
Cheeks like lovely mirrors where tho red roso
seeks its face.
“Sweet—sweet!”
All the birds are singing!
“Sweet—sweet!”
The blossom-bells are ringing;
Kisses from the red rose—
Kisses from the white,
Kissing you good-morning
And kissing you good-night!
Stay a little, golden curls— brightening eyes
of blue;
Tho violets are listening for the lovely steps
of you;
The white rose bids you welcome, the red
rose calls you sweet,
And the daisies spread a carpet for the fall¬
ing ot your feet,
“Sweet—sweet!”
All the birds are singing;
“Sweet—sweet!”
The blossom-hells are ringing;
Kisses from the red rose—
Kisses from the white,
Kissing you good-morning
And kissing you good-night!
—Frank L. Stanton, iu Atlanta Constitution.
“There’s Many a Slip—”
AM very sorry to
have to cause you
m this disappoint¬
'llKfr ment, Mr. Neal. I
m esteem and thank
you for your offer,
WMf hut my pledge is
i.V. already given to
. Li", another.”
NS. “And that other
,
is—” exclaimed the
young man, almost
yijy y' involuntarily, and
without removing
his intent gaze from the girl's beauti¬
ful face.
A vivid blush suffused Rennie’s fair
cheeks for a moment; then her lips
parted in a frank, happy laugh.
“I do not mind telling yon, Mr.
Neal, since you will know so soon. I
am engaged to Roscoe Farnham.’’
For the first time Neal’s eyes
dropped away from hers; but the look
that flashed through them during that
brief interval was as quickly veiled as
he said, in tones whose slightly trem¬
ulous accent seemed quite natural
under the circumstances;
“Accept my sincere congratulations,
Miss Lawrence!”
Then with a pressure of the hand,
he was gone.
Once outside of the house, however,
the mask fell from his countenance.
“So,” he hissed between his set
teeth, “Roscoe Farnham, tho only
rival 1 feared,' has supplanted me!
But let him beware! his apparent suc¬
cess in no way weakens the force of
my determination to win Rennie
Lawrence for my wife. Ho has a
pledge, but he has not yet the lady;
and the old adage holds good, that
‘there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and
lip.’ What luck has won, craft may
despoil him of.” secretly
But no threatening of the
vowed revenge was apparent for a
time.
The young men met each other on
apparently the most friendly terms,
and Neal had promised to be best man
at the prospective ceremony.
Calling upon Mr. Lawrence one
evening, Neal desired a private inter¬
view, at the close of which Rennie was
summoned to the library.
“My child,” said her father, with
manifest excitement; “you have
bestowed your affections upon a man
devoid of honor or principle. Tell
her, Neal.”
“Spare me, Mr. Lawrence,” said
Neal, averting his face. “You tell
her. I will assist you if necessary. ”
Between them the story was told.
How Neal, in consequence of alleged
suspicions, had been investigating Mr.
Farnham’s antecedents, and had
learned that his Iqvo affairs in various
places were quite notorious.
That, just prior to his engagement
to Rennie, ha had cruelly broken a
previous betrothal, and finally that
his employers were even then investi¬
gating grave charges against him,
which were likely to lead to his dis¬
missal from the firm.
“Now, my daughter,” said Mr.
Lawrence, in conclusion, “will you
wait to bo publicly involved in this
man’s inevitable disgrace, or will you
act the part of wisdom by dismissing
him at once?”
Rennie had listened without word or
sign, but now she raised her beautiful
head proudly.
“1 will do this,” she answered
quietly. “I will send him a letter by
James this very night, and by his own
answer will I judge him. If he is in¬
deed dishonorable and unworthy, no
letter that he can write, no matter
how skillfully worded, can hide it or
disguise it from me?”
And without another word she left
the room.
Twenty minutes later William Neal
took hiS leave, walked a few paces
away irom the house, then returning,
concealed himself at a convenient
point and waited.
Presently a servant man emerged
from the lower part of Mr. Lawrence’s
house, followed by a rosy-cheeked
chambermaid.
“It is too bad, sending you all the
way down there to-night,” the girl
was saying. You could huve dropped
it in the post box just as well.”
“Miss Kenuiesays it’s to go straight
to his lodgings; and if you had seen
the look on her faco you would have
known she meant it,” answered James,
“I’ll be back before long, for I haven’t
got to wait for an answer.”
He moved reluctantly off notwith-
standing; and in another moment Neal
touched him on the shoulder.
“Is that you, James’” he called,
cheerily. “Did I hear you Farnliam’B say you
had a letter to take to Mr.
lodgings? I am going that way and
I’ll carry it if you say so, and sparo
you the walk—and leave you that
much longer for courting !” he added,
significantly. sir,”
“Much obliged to you, re¬
plied James. alac¬
And, resigning his trust with
rity, he quickly retraced his steps to
the house, knowing well that he ran
no risk of betrayal from his pretty
inamorata.
For two days Rennie waited for an
answer to the letter.
On the afternoon of the third day
her father, coming home earlier than
usual, found her in a swoon upon the
floor.
“My advice is to take her called some¬ in
where,” said Neal, who had
opportunely. “If you have relatives
anywhere in the country, take her
among them and remain with her un¬
til she recovers in a measure from this
sad blow.”
“But my house here—how can I
manage about that in the meantime?”
Mr. Lawrence asked, in a stat3 of
complete bewilderment.
“You need not shut it up. With
your permission I will occupy a room
here, eothat I can receive and forward
whatever mail matter comes during
your absence,” Neal answered readily.
The arrangement was concluded,
and the following day Mr. Lawrence
and his daughter departed irom the
city, leaving Neal in possession of the
house.
Of the letters that came, he for¬
warded all but two, which after hav¬
ing been carefully steamed open and
perused with evident satisfaction,were
sealed up, enclosed in other envelopes,
and returned to the sender.
At Neal’s urgent suggestion, Mr.
Lawrence’s absence was prolonged which
from three months to five, by
time he felt they could be Eafely re¬
called—he having learned that Farn¬
ham was preparing for a business trip
to Europe, expecting to be absent
two years.
“that will do,” he ejaculated.
“Long lefore he returns Rennie Law¬
rence wiil be my wife.”
When the heart-broken girl re¬
turned, Neal was the first to meet her,
and became her very shadow, offering
no word either of confidence or love,
but rendering the thousand little at¬
tentions which sooner or later win
their way.
For a while he used his influence to
keep her from society, for the purpose
of avoiding any chance meeting with
Farnham, who was still in the city;
but at last he decided upon attending
a concert at which some celebrities
were to appear, having been informed
that the ship on which Roscoe had
taken passage would sail early in the
afternoon.
It required considerable importun¬
ing on his part to induce Bennie to
accept his escort or indulge in any
recreation of the kind ; but sho yielded
at last, and Neal felt that he had
scored his second move in the game he
was playing. him, list¬
For a while she sat beside,
lessly indifferent alike to the concert
and bis occasional whispered remarks.
Neal was searching Rennie’s face with
an expression of triumphant admira¬
tion, overcast, nevertheless, with a
shade of anxiety, while the girl look, wore
an absent-minded, far-away
tinged with hopeless melancholy.
But after a while some of the music
seemed to arouse her attention and in¬
terest, and she listened breathlessly to
the song in which the singer, a tenor
of rare power and sweetness, was
throwing all the strength of artistio
skill and appreciation, bringing out its
subtle sentiment with a power and
pathos that stirred the tenderest emo¬
tions of her heart.
And not less deeply concerned, but
in a widely different sense, was William
Neal. Ho saw that the wholo tendency
of the programme thus far was to lead
her thoughts further away from him
and back to the past from which he
wished to draw her entirely; and he
watched her intent face with a furtive
uneasiness and perturbation, conscious
that he had made a grave mistake.
Finally, as the curtain fell at the close
of the first part, to be followed by a
short interval, Neal rose with evident
relief.
“I see a friend in another part of
the house to whom 1 wish to speak, if
you will excuse me for a moment,” he
said. Then with a forced laugh: “I
hope they wiil give us something a
little more cheerful iu tho remaining
numbers of the programme. This
high-strung sentiment is rather too
ratified for actual every-day experi¬
ence.”
Ho turned away without waiting for
an answer: and Rennie was sitting
with her head bowed, and her eyes
full of tears, when a step sounded
near her, and a voice — vibrating with
earnest pathos, sincerity and grief—
said;
“May I sit here and talk with yon
for a few moments? May I, Miss Law¬
rence?” and lifting her head with a
sudden start, she looked into the frank
but troubled face of Roscoe Farnham.
Where was doubt, mistrust, sus¬
picion now?
Gone, before the whisperings of
that truer voice, whose accents no
heart could mistake or disbelieve—
that voice that bade him welcome to
her side.
“I thought you had gone to Eu¬
rope,” she faltered, scarcely knowing
what she said. “Mr. Neal”—then sho
stopped abruptly.
“Mr. Neal told you so,” supple¬
mented Roscoe, with involuntary bit¬
terness. “Perhaps it may prove to be
not the first misrepresentation for
which I ain indebted to Mr. Neal.”
Then, with a quick movement drawing
a letter from his pocket : “Tell me,
Rennie, what does this mean? Did
this indeed come from you? Itseems
impossible, and yet the writing D
-mi rs.”
Mechanically Bennie took the letter
he offered.
A glance at the address brought, an
expression of astonishment to her
face. Then taking out the enclosed
sheet she read it to the end.
“The writing is not mine,’’ she
said, trembling violently. “It is a
clever forgery, I admit; but I never
saw this letter before. I did write you
on that date, but I did not direct it to
that address, for I did not know you
were out of the city.”
“Thank Heaven!” ejaculated Ros-
coe fervently; then, more earnestly :
“Rennie, it is William Neal. But as
I looked at yon both to-night from
where I sat, I read admiration and
triumph in Neal’s face, but neither
love nor interest in yours; and in
spite of all that had passed, my heart
gave a sudden bound of renewed hope
and courage. So when Neal left you
just now, I resolved to avail myself of
the first opportunity I had found to
approach you since the receipt of that
cruel letter. I am convinced that
there has been some terrible wrong—
some shameful treachery. Tell me,
did you see Neal the day this letter
was written?”
For answer Rennie related briefly
as possible what she knew of the whole
matter.
“Neal knew that I was called away
from the city by a telegram that very
evening,” said Roscoe. “He accom¬
panied me to the cars, and received a
message from me to you, with the
promise to write in a day or two—I
expecting to be absent for about three
weeks. He evidently thought that
would give him time for his sinister
work; and having heard you make
the declaration that you would send a
letter aud let me witness for myself,
he doubtless contrived, by bribing the
servant, or in some other way, to ob¬
tain possession of the letter, and imi¬
tated your handwriting in preparing
this one—a very clever forgery.
“During the period you were ab¬
sent, I wrote twice, begging you to
explain that‘strange letter. Those
letters were returned unopened—see,
here they are—we can guess now by
whom. Never mind, darling,” he
added quickly, as he saw her turn
deadly pale, “it is all right now, I
hope. I will furnish your father any
credentials he may require in refer¬
ence to my business and social stand¬
ing; as for Mr. Neal, his character is
pretty thoroughly established. But
see, they are preparing to go on with
the entertainment.
“1 will just add that I would have
been on the ocean to-night, but for an
accident to the machinery ot the
vessel; and having nothing better to
do, I concluded to attend this con¬
cert, which proved, after all, the very
best thing 1 could have done. My
sailing will be delayed for a week, and
a great deal can be done in that time.
To-morrow I will call upon your father
and invite him to accompany us—you
and I, Rennie—when we do go on our
wedding journey. May I?”
One glad, grateful, joyous look
answered him ; and as he pressed her
hand at parting, a step at bis side
announced the return of William
Neal.
A dark frown overspread Neal’s face
as their eyes met; but with a quiet
bow Roscoe Farnbam passed him and
returned to his seat.
“Take me home, please!” were Ben¬
nie’s first words to her esoort. “I feel
unable to remain any longer.”
Without comment, Neal obeyed.
The carriage was called, and a short
time later Rennie was at her own
house.
“Good night!” she said, quietly,
without offering her hand; and the
next moment William Neal was stand¬
ing outside tho door, alone, in a very
bewildered frame of mind, and in¬
wardly cursing the imprudence that
permitted him to leave her for a single
moment unguarded in a public place.
Just what mischief had been done ne
could not determine ; there was no help
for it but to wait and see.
His enlightenment came very soon
in the form of a brief note from Ren¬
nie, informing him that their acquaint¬
ance was at an end absolutely and for¬
ever.
Roscoe Farnham called the next day,
had a long interview with Mr. Law¬
rence and a longer one with his daugh¬
ter, at the close of which Rennie
whispered, as he kissed her for a brief
goodby :
“Let us forgive him, Roscoe, for ho
did us one good turn in prevailing up¬
on me to go to that concert. If I had
remained at home, as I wanted to,
you would have left the city without
an opportunity for an explanation, and
wo should have missed our life’s hap¬
piness forever.”
“ ‘There’s many a slip ’twixt the enp
and lip,’” laughed Rcscoe, uncon¬
scious that he was quoting the very
expression his rival had used, “But
the slip was not ours this time, darling
—and so we wiil forgive him.”—Dublin
World.
A Costly Clock.
Baron Ferdinand Rothschild pos¬
sesses an old “grandfather’s” clock
that originally Cost over $150,000.
The mechanism records the day of the
week, months of the year, the phases
of the moon and strikes each hour.
The quarters are chimed with a differ¬
ent bell, and (a rare thing with these
clocks) it has a second hand. The case
was made by Wertheimer and Btands
fourteen feet high. It wa3 originally
the property of Louis XVI.
Romance of Czar and Czarina.
Russians have a popular version of
the Czar's proposal to the Czarina.
When the young Czarowitz popped the
question he said; “The Emperor, my
iather, has commanded me to make
you the offer of my hand and heart.”
To which Princess Ali£ of Hesse re¬
sponded: “And my grandmother,
Queen Victoria, has commanded me
to accept She offer of your hand; your
heart I will take myself.” And thus
the royal troth was plighted.
BISQUE AND WAIST.
JAUNTY DESIGNS IN TIIKSB AR¬
TICLES OF FEMININE DRESS.
Plain But Stylish Basque With the
>ew Sleeve Models—Attractive
Shirt, Waist Developed
\n Flow Bred Dimity.
¥ ASTIC cashmere, green satin
and Irish lace are here
stylishly united in this
plain but stylish waist, the
front of which, writes May Manton,
lies smoothly across the shoulders
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and bust with the additional fulness
below laid in forward-turning plaits
that meet at the centre-front in pretty
pointed outlines. Glove fitting lining
fronts, having double bust darts and
closing at centre front, is the founda¬
tion upon which the fanciful front is
arranged. Full double ruffles of Irish
lace are sewed at yoke depth with
three bands of satin above, producing
a decidedly stylish and dressy effect.
The closing is efiected invisibly at the
left shoulder arras-eye and under arm.
Smooth under-arm gores separate the
front from the back, which is seamless;
close overlapping plaits at the waist
line, holding the scant fulness to posi¬
tion.
The sleeves, exhibiting the radical
difference between the new and the
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late models, are gathered at the top
and finished at the wrists with three
bands of satin and a full rufiie of lace
falling deeply over the hand. A
standing band that closes on the left
side, completes the neck, above which
rise an upright ruffle of lace.
The model will he found part icularly
becoming to youthful and well deveR
oped figures, affording a wide range of
variations in the selection of materials
and decorations. Blue bengaline,
with yoke of all-over batiste em¬
broidery, in a combination of etamine
in deep red in connection with black
satin and ol iffon, would be exceed¬
ingly Frencn.
To make this basque for a lady in
the medium size will require three and
three-fourths of forty-four-inch wide
material.
LADIES’ SH1BT WAIST.
The shirt waist, says May Manton,
has become a necessary part of every
woman’s wardrobe, but the shirt waist
of ’97 is like the wheel of ’97, inas¬
much as there are changes and im¬
provements. The sleeves are smaller ;
the gathers at the wrists being very
scant, while the fulness of the front
in the model here shown is distributed
at the neck and along the yoke’s
shoulder edges.
The waist depicted in the large
engraving is an exceedingly attractive
model developed in flowered dimity,
and is neatly finished with machine
stitching. The fulness at the neck
and shoulder edges produces a soft
and becoming effect over the bust,
and is arranged at the waist line by
overlapping plaits, the lower edge
being concealed under the diesa skirt.
A box-plait finishes the right-front
edge, through which'button-holes are
worked to effect the closing. The
back is arranged in three graduated
box-plaits that are widest at the top
and joined to the lower edge of a short
yoke which can be cut with or without
a centre seam; the seam being de¬
sirable when striped material is used,
as the yoke can then be shaped with
bias black edges, las shown in back
view. The stylish’sleeves are gathered
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at the upper and lower edges, a
straight cuff finishing the wrists, and
openings being mndo in back ol
sleeves that are finished with pointed
overlaps. pletes A shaped nock band com¬
the neck 'upon which the r<j.-
justable collar of white linen is ar¬
ranged. Serviceable and stilish waists
cau cluding be made in anv fancy shirting, in¬
percale, dimity, batiste,
organdy or gingham, with collar to
match,or of white linen, as our model
portrays.
To make this shirt waist for a lady
j n th 0 medium sizo will require three
and one-half yards of thirty-six inch
wide material,
NOVELTIES IN BELTS.
In belts there are narrow ones of
leather in green, brown, gray, tan,
black and white. The very latest
novelty has an exact imitation of a
harness buckle in gold, silver, leather
covered or plain enamel. There are
various new devices for holding the
belt in place at the bacu. A novelty
in a girdle belt is made of a square of
plaid silk to match the necktie, nar¬
rowly hemmed on the edge and shirred
across the middle from corner to
corner to form a point in the neck. It
is shirred again on either side and
stiffened with whalebones, and the two
remaining corners are draped to the
point where the belt is hardly more
than an inch wide and are fastened to¬
gether with silver clasps. The ends
fall at either side.
MISSES’ DOUBLE- BREASTED ETON JACKET.
This jaunty little Eton jacket for
young misses is carried out in red
cloth with decorations braid in two
widths. Smart walking hat of reel
straw with narrow satin band encir¬
cling the crown, finishing at the left
side with cravat bow and eoque feath¬
ers. The jacket, of becoming length,
overlaps the wide belt, the front ex¬
tending in pretty pointed outline.
The wide backs can be made with or
without a centre-back seam, meeting
the fronts, which are shaped with sin¬
gle bust darts. The garment laps in
double-breasted style, closing at the
left side with a decoration of black
brandebourgs in true military fashion.
The upper edges of the fronts are re¬
versed above the closing to form wide
coat lapels that meet the rolling col¬
lar in uneven notches. A chemisette
with bow tie is worn, and a wide belt
encircles the waist. The coat-shaped
sleeves lit the arm comfortably loose
from the wrists to abovo the elbow,
where the fulness stands out in stylish
effect, and is arranged at arm’s eye in
box-plaits. The free edges of the
collar, coat lapels and sleeves are fin¬
ished with a flat braid in medium
width, while the wrists have an addi¬
tional trimming above the flat braid.
Jackets of this description are ex¬
ceedingly popular and may be devel¬
oped m serge, tweed, covert cloth,
etc., in colors such as red, hussar,
military or postman’s-blue, or a pretty
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shade in dove-gray or fan. In waslid
ble fabrics, canvas, duck or pique ca
be employed, aud the garment can hi
made to match a skirt,thus couipletid
a costume, or worn independently aifl
top garment. As a cycling jacket til
model is exceedingly correct. J
To make this jacket for a miss I
fourteen years will require two a3
one-eighth yards of furty-four-inJ |
wide material.