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“W'hat strange methods some men
adopt to get wives,” she remarked as
she looked up from the newspaper
which she‘had quietly appropriated as
hers by right because she was first at
the breakfast table. '
“What’s happened now?” he asked.
“Why, a New York widower has
made application for one at the barge
office where immigrants land,” she ex-
plained.
who is thoroughly respectable, of kind—
ly disposition, fairly good-looking,
good to children, obedient—”
“Hold on!” he interrupted. “What’s
that last?”
"Obedient."
“He might as well give up.”—Chi‘
cage Post.
, Snared at Last.
An old Georgia darky, with his arm
' in a sling, was talking to another on a
West End car the other day.
“Yes, suh!”'he said, with emphasis.
”I gone up now, fer sho’! You see dis
arm in de sling, don’t you?"
"Yes.”
"Well, suh,” the old man continued
.by way of explanation, “I’ll be 80 years
old next harvest; I done see lots er
iroubie in my day, but by de grace er
God I miss de ku~klux, I miss de vig-
ilance committee, I missde whitecaps,
en I miss de ruguiators, but now, in
my old age, please God, de waxinators
kotched en cut me!”——Atlanta Consti-
tution.
Can Be See the Point.
“I see that a Chicago street railroad
magnate has bought a newspaper of
his own.”
“That so? He’ll, probably put on
cars enough now to make it possible
for every passenger to have a seat.”
“Why?”
“People can’t hang on to straps and
read at the same time.”-Cleveland
Leader.
The Widow Was All Right.
“I want you to take a couple of
chances on a poor woman’s cook stove
_.50 cents a ticket.”
“But what’s the poor widow going to
do without her cook stove?”
“Oh, she’s moved into a house where
they have a gas range.”—Clevelandv
Plain Dealer.
“He says he wants a woman"
some WIVES.
How Set-tiers in the ,Hudson Bay Region
' _ Secured Helpmeeis. -
In the old days, when the English-
speaking race were gradually spread-
ing themselves over the world, the men
who settled in out-of—the—way places
either had to live a bachelor life or
'content themselves with a wife from
the native population of the country
in which they had taken up their
abode. '
The old Hudson bay factors were
confronted with this difficulty when
they wished to become benedicts, and
often married Indian girls. These
wives they acquired by purchase. in ac-
cordance with the red Indian custom;
A gun, a colored blanket, or a twist of
tobacco would secure a most desirable
squaw in those days. The wife was
certainly obtainable at a. reasonable
price, but those early traders found the
possession of a red Indian wife an ex-
pensive luxury. In bad times, which
they often experienced in those cold
regions, the husband was looked upon
to feed all the wife’s near relations.
The number of these relations was as-
tonishing, and the poor trader feund
it rather expensive to supply food to a
small tribe of Indians who claimed
themselves to be “near” relations of
his wife.
Many of them, however, did not care
to marry the Indian maidens to be
found near their posts, and, seeing
how expensive their companions found
them, they petitioned the company to
select wives for them and send them
by the next boat. Their wishes were
invariably complied 'with, and the se-
lections, as a rule, were perfectly sat-
isfactory. Among the archives of the
receipts from factors running some—
thing like the following”
“Received, per Lapwing, Jane Goody,
as per invoice, in good conditionz” and
bins. Returned per Lapwing, as not
being in accordance with description
contained in invoice.”
'ITi’e ’B'e‘s't'?la‘.ce.
Ethel——Do you know that some doc-
tors object to kisses on sanitary
grounds.
Tom—So do I. I think the mouth is
the proper place.—~New York World.
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The best encyclopedia of Westmin»
ster Abbey is Thomas Wright who for
twenty-six years has been the Clerk
of the Works during the restoration
of the Abbey church, and there is not
a stone in the whole edifice that Mr.
Wright does not- know ' individually.
Indeed, he is so familiar with every
corner of the building that he could
easily find his way anywhere in it
blindfolded. There is therefore, a sin-
gular appropriatenessin the pose of
the venerable figure, as Mr. Wright is
represented in the photograph, stand—
ing before one of the doors of the
south transept, with his two master-
heys clasped in his hand.
On your way to his office in the
cloisters you will probably pass many
strangers, guide-book in hand, staring
up at the ancient pile, and seeking in
one fleeting hour to “do” the cathedral,
demonstrating an effort ’of intellect
which strikes you as positively pitia~
ble when contrasted with the store
of knowledge laboriously acquired
through so many years by the subject
of your projected interview.
Mr. Wright’s office is stowed away
in an out-of—the—way corner of the
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filled with blocks of stone and marble
and little heaps of chippings of the
same, with bits of ancient iron and
lead over which an American souvenir-
hunter would go crazy with delight.
Mr. Wright, clad in broadcloth and
wearing a black wideawake hat, re-
ceives you very quietly, and politely
pushes on one side a litter of working
drawings, T-squares, rulers, and com-
passes, so as to give you his whole at- .
tention. One wall is almost hidden by
an array of keys, some rusty and much
worn, and probably as old as the Ab-
bey church attached to the Benedictine
Monastery itself, and opposite these
are several photographs illustrating
different portions of the restored work.
A $79,000 Pile of Ivory.
The biggest consignment of ivory
ever dispatched, from Zanzibar is
shown in the accompanying picture. It
was conveyed by the steamship Madei-
ra. to Aden, for New York. There
were altogether 355 magnificent tusks,
weighing 22,301 1b., the whole valued at
no less than $79,000. The firm who se-
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Messrs. Arnold, Cheney and Co., of
New York, who are perhaps the great-
est and most extensive “wholesalerS”
in the ivory trade. eTheir representa-
tives are seen on the top of the pre-
cious pile.
Australia’s Drol] Bears. _
The native bear, or Koala, of Austra-
lia, is a very curious animal as can be
judged from the accompanying picture.
It carries its young on its back where-
ever it goes, even when climbing to a
considerable height on the gum trees.
It lives almost entirely on the leaves
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food disagrees with it, there are very
'few. which have survived captivity,
owing to the'difiiculty of providing
them with their favorite menu.
. foratious show.
TH E E v E N we: "GA ZE T 'r E °
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A SMART EEETUME
”Made of Tweed Goods, Serge or Home-
spun Which Can be Worn with a Vest.
Here is a smart coat and skirt fer
tweed goods, serge, homespun, faced
cloth, &c., with which can be worn
gore shape, measuring about 4 yards
at hem, to be used for lining and ma-
terial, interlining foot part about 8
inches up with horsehair cloth, cut to -
the shape bf each gore and stitched in
with the seams. In cutting out place
centre of front pattern to a fold in ma-
terial to avoid seam, and the front side
of the other gores to selvedge, the
waist in front fitting plain into the
band, the side gore shaped with a dart,
while the back is gathered, the plack-
et-hole being formed in centre or on
left side, as preferred. '
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The coat is arranged with a front
shaped by a dart, it turning back from
the neck to form the lower part of col-
lar or revers, the edge of which turn
up once and tack, then cover with the
revers facing, which cut in material,
cover with canvas, turn the edge of
material over on to canvas, and tack
then machine—stitch or slip-stitch
down. Stitch under-arm Side piece «to
round side piece, then stitch round side
piece to back, the fulness between the
two last named being pleated under-
neath, while in centre back a narrow
lap is left. The neck is finished with
a roll collar of material, which cove]
with canvas, turn edge of material
over once on to canvas and tack, then
cover with a facing cut from same pat-
tern as collar, but a trifle narrower
and slip-stitch or machine—stitch down
to collar, this joining to revers, as cor-
responding notches indicate, while i:
rolls over as oblong perforations show
The coat—shape sleeve join by mm:
and outer seams, the shoulder fulnes:
being arranged in a couple of b0:
pleats, and stitched into armhole
while the wrist is-turned up once, and
a couple of rows of machine-stitching
run in to simulate a cufi. .
A Useful Style. _
A useful style for serge, faced cloth
tweed goods, homespun, cachemire, &c
com, ined with silk and velvet. Th1
ski’ ‘ is the five-gore shape, measuring
about 4 yards atohem, the back and
side gore being used for lining and
material, and made up together in tin
usual way, while the lining front woule
first have the silk panel mounted ovei
leno, firmly tacked to it in the positior
indicated by the corresponding perfor
ations, then arranged on the materia
front, which would be slip-stitched t<
side gore in usual way, join-ed in with
side seam being a strap of velvet, mi-
tred at one end and secured on tt
front with a button, while a little high
er up skirt is another velvet strap, slip
stitched under material front, and but:
toned over onto side gore.
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In cutting out, avoid seam dom
centre of skirt by placing front of pat
tern to a fold in material, the sider
other gores being placed to selvedg;
while to the back part of side gore
small piece has to be joined as pej
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