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VA BLUE UMBRELLA.
» “Colonel, why did you never mar,-
ry?” If a cvcloue had "struck the
sharp-featured man who sat with his
feet elevated upon the iron railing of
the veranda, it could not have caused
him to start up more quickly. He
snipped the ashes' from his cigar,
paced to the father end of the ver-
anda, and returning to the question-
er’s side, he said,—— "
“Harry, what made you ask me that
question?”
The young man, upon whose shoul-
der the other’s hand rested lightly,
lifted his eyes. Evidently the colonel
was deeply moved.
“Why, all men marry: that is, men
of means” or—anyhow' they should
marry.”
“But you are not married.”
“And for a good reason; I am not
able.”
“But you could support a very com-
fortable household if you were not——
well, what you are,” said the colonel,
as he moved away.
“Ah! Hold on, colonel! do not leave
me in that—he’s gone!”
The other, paying no attention, to
his words, went down the broad steps
and walked away into the moonlight.
“I know What he means; he might
just as well told me in so many words
~spendthrift! Hang it all! I know
very well that I am careless about
finances and all that sort of thing. If
I had been forced to work early I‘d
know the value of dollars, and be a
very different sort of chap now. Ah,
well! Life is too short to fret over
mistakes gone and done for. Edith
Lisle is a—here she comes now.”
Was it the tap-tap of tiny feet or
the 'frou-frou of snowy skirts that
made Harry Lancaster‘s heart throb
tumultuously? It was both—and the
fact that the woman he loved more
than all others was nearing him. Risa
' ing,‘ he tossed his cigar away, lifted;
his hat and offered the charming crea-.
ture in white a chair. '
“Do not disturb yourself, Mr. Lan-
caster; I' merely came for a brief walk
up and down the veranda Isn't it a.
lovely evening?”
“It is indeed ‘a delightful ’evening.
If you will not rest here for a few mo—
ment‘s, will you permit me to offer
you my arm for the stroll?”
She laid her dainty hand upon his
arm, and the pair strolled slowly to
the farther end of the veranda; they
turned to retrace their steps when
Edith said,— '
“Was not that a firefly? Over there
among the bushes to the left? See.
there it is again, and Such a glowing
one, too! There, it has disappeared."
“It may be a firefly, but it is my
opinion that Colonel Drake of the
Regulars is smoking a cigar out there
among the shadows,” said Harry.
' “Is that charming old bear'here?"
she suddenly asked, allowing her
hand to slip from the other’s arm.
"‘He came 'this afternoon.”
“And as I wasnot down to tea I,
did not meet him."
“You seem to be acquainted with
the colonel, Miss Lisle."
“Fairly; but really I ought not to
have spoken so shockingly about a
very fine gentleman. He is quite en-
gaging—but I detest that absurd ide
about his strange umbrella.” .
. “Umbrella? What umbrella, may I
ask?" inquired Harry, puzzled at her
remark. ‘a‘ '
“Why, have you‘never heard about
the colonel‘s umbrella?”
“Never.”
“Colonel Drake possesses 'a blue, old-
fashioned umbrella which is supposed
to be a very potent love-charm, or
something'like that.‘ Plainly, so it is
told, when he invites a lady to share
its shelter against the rain,'her heart
is won forthwith. Strange, is it not?"
“Absurd! Have you ev'er—‘f
“No, not yet.”
“I should not like you to accept its
shelter ever—though I do not believe
in such silliness,” softly said Harry.
If she understood his meaning she
was coy of acknowledgment, for, lift-
ing her hand to his arm again, the
pair resumed the stroll.
The next morning Harry Lancaster’s
heart sank when he looked from the
window and saw the leaden clouds
scurrying along the darkened sky.
When he entered the dining-room he
saw that Miss I‘iis1e‘s chair was va-
cant. Ah! the cOlonel‘s chair, too, was
vacant! Over his coffee Harry made
the resolve to: make a break before
night. He would ask her for that
dainty white'hand. ‘
After breakfasting he went to the
smoking-room and seated himself near
a window overlooking the white
stretch of sand, the curling waves and
the foam-capped billows beyond.
Ah! A couple approached from the
beach. . The gentleman carried—a
blue umbrella! ..
It was the colonel‘s blue umbrella;
it was the colonel, but—who was the
lady? ,
“Miss Lisle, by Heavens! Pshaw!
I’m a fool to think there is anything
strange about this. What do I care
about that blue umbrella and its
potent loge charm?"
Two hours afterward, Edith Lisle
blushed as Harry Lancaster asked her
a question. She recovered quickly
and said softly,—
“Mr. Lancaster. the potency of the
blue umbrella is not a fiction. He is
a charming gentleman, and—I always
I—I—thank you, and
well—I simply said yes under the blue
umbrella; and I hope we‘shall re-
main friends." “
Mrs. Manycook-s (severely): “Didn’t
I hear a man talking loud-1y with. you
in the kitchen. just now Mary?” .
Mary (oomplacently): “Oi hope so,
ma‘hn: for thin Oi can call yez as a‘
witness in a. cane av bralch- try-promise
suit. ma’m.“ ‘ ,' .
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How CHINESE CAPTURETURFLES.
A. Unique Method and Worthy the Inge-
. unity of the Celestial. ~ ,
Of all the fashions of securing this
much-hunted creature, the turtle, that
followed by the ingenious fisher folk
of the Chinese littoral bears: away the
palm. . Most voyagers in tropical seas
are acquainted With a .pepuliar fish, E.
remora, known generally’ by the triv—
ial name of the “sucker.” The dis-
tingishing characteristic of this fish is
laziness. _ Unwilling to exert itself
overmuch in the pursuit of food, it has
developed an“ arrangement on the back
of its head exactly like the corrugated
sole of a tennis shoe, and as artificial
in appearance as if made and fitted by
the 'hand of man. When the sucker
finds itself in the vicinity of any large
floating body, such as a ship, a. shark,
or a piece of flotsam, whose "neighbor-
hood seems to promise an abundance
of food, it attaches itself firmly there-
to by means of this curious contriv-
ance, which permits it to eat, breathe
and perform all necessary functions
while being carried about withoutany
exert-ion on its part. It can attach
and detach‘itself instantaneously, and
holds so firmly that a direct backward
pull cannot dislodge it without in—
jury to the fish. The Chinese, who
have successfully trained the cormor-
ant and the otter to fish for them, have
taken the remora. in hand with the
happiest results. Several good-sized
specimens having been caught, small
iron rings are fitted to their tails, to
which are attached long, slender, but
very strong, lines. Thus equipped the
fishermen set out, andwhen a basking
turtle is seen, two or three of the
suckers are slipped overboard. Should
they turn and stick to the bottom of
the sampan, they are carefully detach-
ed by being pushed forward with the
inevitable bamboo, and started on the
search again; At last they attach
themselves to the supine turtle. Then
the fishermen haul in the lines, against
which gentle suaslon the hapless Che-
lono's'tru'gzle’s'in‘va’in. ’ Once on board
the lugge‘r‘ the? useful remora is de-
tached, and is at once ready for use
staid—New York Tribune.-
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Bumsoicwv FOUND IN ‘ASIA MINOR.
Alumni: in ”Perféotly' “Preserved as tho
- ' '. ‘~’Clty‘of Pompeii; ' A
Perhaps another Pompeii, at all
events a. buried citygof great archaeo-
logical interest has‘bée‘n" round ill Asia.
Minor. Professor Benjamin'- I'd‘e Wheel-
er, ‘of Cornell University, makes public
the news of“ the discovery on the. site
of the ancient Prlene, opposite :the is-
land of r" Sa'r'nos} '1 In' 1895* the' werk of
exploring-the.- ruins ofntlie city : was
taken up-by the Germans, under the
di‘rectionl'of the Berlin Museum and at
th'oexpense' of the Prussian govern-
ment.;“ . .. .
~-A buried city, preserved almost in
the completeness of Pompeii, is com-
ing to llghtr a city, to be sure, of the
Hellenistic period, laid outwith great
regularity? with'str'e'et’s’ crossing at
right angles, with shops, ' c’olOnn-ades,
market places, theatres, a council house
and a great number of private houses
pieserved‘ in’ such compl'étenéSS as: to
display their general architecture,- dis-
tribution of space, use, decoration and
edmpment. . . V _
“South of the great square of the
'temple',"and closely adjoining it, has
been found the great market place or
"ed on all four sides by broad‘colom
‘nade's, of Which: that on the north side
was peculiarly noble and stately. Ad-
joining 'this at one end, and opening
upon one "corner 'of the agora, was
found a. Small square building con-
was evidently the council house of the
city. It is marvellously well preserv-
ed. Sixteen rows of seats are still in
place. Tlfe walls, doors,’ windows,
platforms, etc., are all preserved. One
of the side walls ends in a massive
arch, which, as being demonstrably a
work of the fourth century, B. 0.,
must rank as the earliest, or at least
one of the few earliest specimens of
the arch in Greek construction.
AGood Opinion of Her Own Country.
. I met an especially charming woman
the other day, who has just returned
to America, her native land, after
twenty years spent in Paris, says a.
writer in the Washington Post. Con-
trary to the custom of most Americans
who have lived abroad, she is exceed~
ingly enthusiastic in her admiration of
America and everything and everybody
American. I asked her what things
had'pleased her most.
> “The'vVomen, first," said she. “They
all look so respectable. The men, sec-
ond. They are so broad-shouldered,
and they look so trustworthy, and
third, American table manners, for I
a nicer way than anybody else on
earth.
Ho Wished the Eye Designated.
An assertion one hears frequently
nowadays is to the effect that Ameri-
cans are the finest artillerists in ,, the
world. This may as well be admitted,
but they are not all so proficient in the
art ofgunning as: was John F. Hurley,
of' Salem, Mass, who served in the late
war and of whom “The Salem Gazette”
tells the following story: “Mr. Hurley
was a clever gunner, and several years
ago the following tale was told of his
skill: He was'actively engaged in fir-
ing solid shot at the enemy, in one en-
gagement, and his captain came up and
said: ‘P'riVate' Hurley, let me see you
- hit that rebel captain in the eye.’ ‘Yes,
,sir,’ replied John, ‘which eye shall I
hit?’ ”
“Have you copyrighted ur play?"
asked the theatrical manager.
“No,” replied are »d.rammtl’st,.,~lower-
in; his voice; “but I copied it? rig-ht."
agora of the city, which was surround- .
structed-someWh‘at‘llke a th‘eatre,whlch ‘1
think the well-bred American eats in'
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Rumors of Proposed Changes ‘in
War Movements.
GENERAL MILES REPORTS
Rumored Tone of His Statements to the
Secretary of War-~The-Lack of \Vls-
(lam In the Plan of Maintaining Camps
in 'Unhoalthy Places—Another -Trlal
to. the Holland Submarine Boat—What
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Is Required.
“'ashington, June 18.—-The return of
General Miles .to the war department,
l'ull of information about cAmp condi-
tions in the ISouth, gave special.'zest to
the inquiries about the'cabinet ‘meet-
lng yesterday. The meeting. lasted only
an hour, however, and when it broke
up the members attending were more
than usuwlly reticent. Secretary Alger
especially seemed preoccupied. The air
is full of stories, which could not be
traced to a. definite source of the effect
of his discoveries and his frank way
of describing them upon the secretary.
It is beginning to dawn upon some of
the powers that be at the war depart-
ment that the location of our southern
camps is open to other cbjbctions than
inaccessibility and inconvenience. The
delays in getting the men off after the
start had once begun at Tampa has
been excused on :the ground that after
all it did no great harm to the men
individually, as they were going into a.
ltropicall country, and the experience of
steaming and stewing on board a. heat—
ed transport would serve only to hard:
en them for what was coming later.
This ls'the argument offered in pallia-
tion of the choice of camp sites in hot,
low places by the water’s edge.
The fact which is now forcing itself
upon the department is that the idea of
inurlng soldiers to work in ’a heated
country by keeping them in a fearful
heat for some time in advance is a
great blunder. The men 'Who have
gone through such an- experience are
not hardened. Their vitality is cooked
out of them.
As has been pointed out to the 're-
spouslble officer, the way the English
prepare their armies for work in the
hot lowlands of the East is to send
them up into the mountains-till they
'are thoroughly invigorated, and while-
they are still enjoying the effects of
this they are brought" down for- a
short, sharp, decisive campaign. Such
preparation, followed by such quick
and hard blows, are said to be the
chief secret of the success of the Brit-
ish armies in the Orient.
The Holland submarine boat is to
have smother official trial about ten
days hence. The navy department has
required that the boat shall demon-
strateiher speed and the accuracy with
’whicli'? she can measure her‘ own rate
of progress by requiring that she shall
go eight miles on top of the water, then
two miles submerged and. then ten
miles on top uppity: ; ,
The recent performance of. the Ve-
suvius has added fresh interest to the
experiments with the Holland boat. for
(the Vesuvius showed what could-“be
done with her-dynamite guns whenishe
had to make her approach to the shore
in the night in order to escape closer-t
vatlon 'and had.th aim by guess work;
it is claimedfor the Hollalndbont‘ that-
she can approach the enemy in broad
daylight, entirely submerged except the
top of the conning tower, which is only
about three feet in diameter—just big
enough for the commanding ofilcer to
turn - his- head' and shouldef‘s around. in,
that she can come within .590 yards of
her targetfat‘wnich distance she is out
of danger of the guns of- the ;en‘emy,
as she presents no mark for them; and
that she can'carry' dix‘ty shells, con-.
taining 100 pounds at gun cotton each,,-.
and fire them at therate of one every;
two minutes, tloiril'~ fearful execution.:_
Riots in Gullcin. .
Cracow, Austrian .Galicia, June 18.—‘
The situation in the district of Gor-
lice in connection with-the anti-Semitic
ter.
Bands of men from other districts
have reinforced the petroleum workers
and peasants of Gorllce and are attack-
ing, plundering and burning public
buildings.
They have attacked the towns of
Biecz and Gorlice, which had to be de-
fended by troops.
Th e Invading Fleet.
Washington, June I8.—No news is
expected from the fleet at Santiago be:
fore Sunday. That statement is made
at the navy departmentgand is based
upon an accurate knowledge of the
course adopted by the troopvtransports,
and the rate of speed at which the ves-
sels are travelling. The naval officials
are sirll confident that the vessels have
taken (the easterly course by way of
Cape Maysi. They should have round-
edthat point by this“ time.
. The Cadiz Fleet Seen.
Gibraltar, June 18.——~'1‘he captain of a
German steamer which arrived here
yesterday morning reports having“
sighted the Spanish ‘ Cadiz fleet off
Ceuta, north coast of Africa, about op~
posite and seventeen miles south-
southeast of Gibralter, Thursday eves
ning. The‘w-arships, it is added, were
going in_an easterly direction. ‘
The fieet consisted of tw0 battleships,
four large cruisers and four torpedo
boat~ destroyers.
An [rtn Wage-Settlement.
Youngstown, 0., June 18.—An agree-
ment has been reaChed between the
iron manufacturers and the wage com-
mit:ee of the Amalgamated Association
on practically the present rate of at
a ton on a. one-cent card‘rate for pud-
dling, and the present finishers’ scale.
About 25,000 men are affected by this
decision. The minor changes affect the
rules. 'The new year commences on
July 1.
The Elections in Germany.
Berlin, June 18.—One hundred and
ninety-one results show the election of
seven Conservatives, four members of
the Reichspartei, forty-two Centrists,
tWo members of the Reformpartei, four
National Liberals, one member of the
Freisinnigeunion, thirtysocialists and
one Independent, with; second ballots
necessary in 100 constituenpies.
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PLANS AT human
‘plished cannot be doubted.
excesses is of the most" serious charac- '
rim mm. . “
The Eheniy’é Forces are
Routed in Narw'alk'.
As flee the enemy’s ships before the
armored squadrons of Uncle 8am, so
are retreating, useless remedies for
catarrh before the steady success of
California Catarrh Cure. The best
arguments are facts, and facts accom-
. Facts ac-
comphshed have convinced Nor-walk
people. Other'remedies may be pleas-
ant. but as a' well-known physician
lately’said: “To waste time on useless
remedies is dangerous, for in the treat-
ment of all’diseases time is everything.”
And that California Catarrh. Cure
work-s surely -‘and swiftly; that its site-
cessis nct'approached by‘ any other
remedy'ever compounded, is proved by
such'caSes as this: ' ,
‘Mrs.: John Lycett, 21 High street.
Nor-walk, says: “My daughter Violet.
has been troubled since childhood with
catarrh,,_unt11 her whole head seemed
more or less diseased. She had begun
to be a. little deaf, and suifered much '
with severe headaches, so that we had
to keep her out of school a. good deal.
I sent her to Plaisted’s drug store,
South Norwalk, after a. bottle of Cali-
fornia Catarrh Cure and she com-
menced using it. Its beneficial effects
have been simply wonderful. It has
helped her from the first. in every
way. I_have not heard her complain
of a. headache for a long time, and by
the time she has finished her first
bottle I feel confident that she will be
cured.”
To avoid Hay Fever, begin using
California Catarrh Cure now, and
keep it up till the season of the attack
has passed. It absolutely prevents
cases of hay' fever and its kindred dis-
eases, influenza, “grip” and stufied
and smarting nasal passages. For the
latter nothing affords such grateful
relief as California Catarrh Cure. All
dealers, 50 cents; three times as much,
one dollar. .
For :llcycle Suits. “"7". i
Inother objection to bicycling is
overcome. An underskirt has been
perfected which combines knicker-
bocker and petticoat, giving the ad-
vantages of both without their-disad-
vantages. The'garment is known as
the “Cythere,” which name was chosen
for its attractiveness. -
With-the .Cythere, it is unnecessary
to wear tights, though some lisle or
light wOol underg'arment should sup-
plement the article. Neither does the
Cythere take the places of stockings-
They begin at the knee, where the
knickerbockers leave. off. The chief
advantage of this-novelty is the added
W"
. and desirable potticoat element. Men,
it seems, deprecate such athletic cos-4
tumes for women, as it dispenses with
the traditional feminine garment.
‘ Whether the inventor wrought in
response to this masculine wall for
the retention of the non-bifurcated
undershirt; whether “the wish of the
women to be‘obli‘gin'g’or it the Cythere
represents the natural reaction from
great skirtto no skirt, then to little
skirt, is not explained. It is. And
such women as hitherto have found
their athletic costumes incomplete,
there is made with a deep yoke, the
skirt and 'knickerbockers are attached
below the hips, thus there is no full-
ness at the belt line.
The garment is unlined; the knicker—
bockers and skirt are of one fabric
and hue. The former finish at the
knee, While the latter is longer, the
depth of the outer skirt. A fall frOm
I. wheel, a sudden gust of wind, would
not discover so= generously a.woma‘n
wearing this, sort, of garment as'jolm
sans petticoat. The silk ones ~{are
frilled, but those of brilliantine’ are
not. The skirt Vopen‘s‘ the"" entire
length on either side, which is 31:88:11!
for ease in locomotion. A woman of
taste, of course, has all visible or‘pos-
sibly visible underwear match “outer-
wear on the wheel, in color. ' These
red Cythé'r‘es are to be Countenanced
only for golf, traveling or walking un-
der circumstances in which the skirt
would show only the least occasional
bit. , .
There has been an immense sale this
season of genuine Scotch tweeds, as
these materials are in high favor for
cycling and travelling dresses. The
patterns are handsome, and, besides
the soft gray mixtures, show any num-
ber of pretty color-blendings. The du-
rability of these goods we are entirely
familiar with. For general uses they
rank well withEnglish serge and the
stylish waterproof cravenettes.
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Wining.
“No, madam,” said Meandering
Mike; “I’m sorry, but it’s ag’in my
‘nci les. I can’t split no wood:
pr‘I‘Wexllfl she answered, “there Will be
a load of coal here this afternoon and
"‘ ’m sorr ag’in; _
no Icoal. Bit I'll tell you what I Will
do. I’ll compromise Erf you’ve got a
- gas stove I’ll turn on the gas fur ye.
-—Washington Star.
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