THE ATTITUDE. JViere me, 'tis your attitude, The dismal vsntag-e point you take, That tends within your soul to make The world look very dark nnd crude. Believe me, 'tis your attitude. In splendor diy for dny renewed. The cm send-t down her gifts to yott. Hut, hidden in a eavc from view. You cry, "There is no liaht. no good! Believe me, 'tis your attitude. By h.inpincs is ever wooed Your being. a hy sun the earth. Tho' you refine the tendered mirtn. To moan: "I nm misunderstood." Believe me, 'tis your attitude. Minkind is not n lirutal hrood And womankind is sweetly kind-" Aad there's no ilemon hut the blind, l' if k, hitter devil of your moo, l'e'.ieve me. 'tis your u'.titude. l'linz fir the sahle elo.il; and hood, .And leave drear introspection's cave. Out in the open dwell tho hr.ive: 1 he hill, the ir.iirie, or the wood! 'lelieve nie. tint's the attitude. New Orleans 'i itnej-lJerr. ocrar. Uncle Martin's Money. OSKVIM.E was asleep In tli. ilnliciwu ,,r Kuti.lav ill. Rl tcruouu. Iu Mrs. Malumy's I there was tile odor of strong (!, iiinl tli.'it meant tiint Mis. Hums nnd Mr. Ryan Ii:ul clayed over after mas for dinner nail were having u friendly cup of ten before they started homeward with their husbands. 'J'lio tuci them elve. were hanging about the vlllnge somewhere. There had been silence for suine in In 11 r t s a heavy, thought ful silence after Mis. Malomy's last remark. The cowl women were rela tives, ccu.'las in the first degree, nnd Mr. Malouey had been talking of their unit '. mil mi' -lo. 'Ii's a perfect shame." she had said, ''L'ncle .Martin has n pood ileal of money saved tip, I nm sure, lie won t spend It himself mid lie won't give anybody il-e n chance at It, and. like as not, v.heu lie dies, he'll leave it to Father Sbanahuu for something or oilier that he happens to take Into Ills lead. Martin's getting (lie.id.ul pious In his ohl nee. since he's been living aloni' In the little house." 'Tie hr-.sn't It In any bank at Fair brookp," said Mm. Bran, "because I'at lias asked." "Lik.- as not," Mrs. rums said, "he lins It hid In tho house somewhere, lie's that queer about It. you never can tell. lie's always wishing he had money enough for n trip to Chicago. But 1 lio Lord knows that It Is he that could go If he wanted to. Xot a chick unr a child to hold him." Mrs. Malouey looked thoughtfully at the speaker. "I saw him get In with the Mclioverns after muss. He wns going out to the farju to dinner with them. We might walk over to the house, ami if he's in. give him a little visit. If ho isn't " "The key is umler the doormat," tald Mrs. Burns. And over to l'ncle Martin's the good ladies went. lie was not at home, nnd tho key was under the mat. Tha house, though generally clean, had the air of being mamis' d by n man, which women sre at once. 'J'he pipe was laid away with tho cups and saucer, aud a pair of shoes stood prominently on one of liio chairs. Hut none of them had any eyes for these Incongruities to-day. "IIov much." said Mrs. Maionoy, "i'.o Jim think he might have':" ns she divw out a drawer of the old bureau end began going through It. "A thousand or so." said Mrs. Burns, from the depth of an old rag bag. "I don't believe il'n that much." said Mrs. Ilyan, as she went through the old cans and jugs stored away la the flosi t. Tl:cy v.vr: so busy that th:-y (lid tiot ln-av a step outside, just in the three of them concluded to loo!; through the corushitcks hi the li'k. But all their digging brought fortli nothing but a few cents laid away for ready change, Is than a dollar alto C'lher. Bed hi the face with hurry, and a little bit .-.shanud. loo, they put thins hack ns best thry could. "I wonder where lie has it, any way:" "I.'o you suppose lr Is that h.- nally hasn't ai:y, as he says:" said Mrs. But as. "I'shawl" said Mrs. Malouey, scep tically. T'iie next niornln;. however, Mrs. Malouey was to have more exact knowledge an to tin' amount of I'mle Martin's money, ll-r husband, who was the village constable, nlong with twin? the biggest storekeeper, came In to hr excitedly. "I'mle Martin was Just In the. store, and he says Homebody has stolen his money. Ho nays there were sign of iomebodjr being in his place when ho came home yesterday evening, nnd he thinks ho eaii find out who It was." Mrs. Maloney wa ffklmmiii? the otip. and xhe almost dropped tho Indlp. After a few momenta she man aged to control herself enough to ask: "How much does he say he had?" "One hundred olid fifty dollars. I would have thought he'd have hnd more." But Mrs. Malouey mnde no protest. Klip was suddenly thankful that the old mail was satisfied with that. "And then, think." went on her hus band, "of the shame on Ihe town. There hnsn't been anybody In tho Jail lor more than Ave years unt since ' lira. Maloney interrupted him "what a Lad Martin going to do bout ur "He's gone off to tec If be can get otno evidence. He has a suspicion woo it 1; lies going to be gone until this evening, and then he's to let me know. He'a " A summons from tho ttore came just then, and Mrs. Malouey -was. fortun ately, left Ion. , "Jit mnat bar aeen ns," ah uioaued, as aba dropped Into a cbalr. After dinner the went out and bitched Jenny to the road cart, telUnjr ber husband that aha wus going for a little drive. Once ont of aigbt, bow vrr. ihe mad Jenny fly. Tbcr were teara and gnashing of teeth In the Bursa and tho Ilyau bouaebold, bur a tut oad, the buttor money wns produced nnd, ndded to what Mrs. Maloney had saved by odd dressmaking Jobs In tho village, the guilty women managed to get the 130 tocether. Toward 0 o'clock Mrs. Mslonej slipped into Martin's little house nnd pui the money Into the tick. The next morning parly, when the Maloneyt were at their breakfast, I'nele Martin nppcar-d chuckling. "It was In the straw tick." lip reported truthfully enough. "Moved nbout a little. I guess I've made up my mind to take that trip to Chicago. I am so glad after my scarp -that I feel like cele brating. And you in ver can tell what may happen." 1; went r.n, chuckling anew, and looking at his niece. "That's light, that's right," nild bet husband. "You might ns w.dl have the good of It yonr;'!f. You workul hard enough for It." Mrs, Maloney choked, nr.d si t dr.v.-n the cup or coffee she was drlukh-.g. aril l-cso hastily from the table, l"i:cltf Martin looked on sympa.h' th ally. But the chagrin-il and angry woman had one cotnlatloii. She l:n w that thorp were two others no 1 ss um-opi-fi.rt.ible than she lo Hnd tin- old mail going miTrliy to Chicago o:i th dr h.r.'d earned money, Alas, curiosity is the nueieiit sin f woman, nnd it seems to t.:'c many le.-sons to break her of It. NV.v Yo:is News. COLLECE WOMEN AHEAD Or MN? If So It Is I'riuc Ipallj- Duo lo r.ulhr.il lVorlt. About the only safe led;t :l,n tint can lie made from the symposium oif college 1'ivsidoiits o:i the rchiilve stand lug of men and women In the liigiie.' Institutions recently published. Is lli-t there Is a wide diversity of opinion among educators upon this qucsliu!!. As in the (juestlon of co education, tho conclusions appear to lie larg.dy a matter of individual experience. A man who has never managed n co educational institution Is certainly not iu a position to allirm that io-;n!.K a!U:i Is a failure. u one thing the (idbg ai.d ut.Ive:--slty I'rc-ldeiit.s app-ar t be agreed. Women have shown th'-ir ability 1 1 hold their own wili u;ea Iu the Iatt gitag.'s and in general literary work. It is averred by many, howewr, tiia.t they easily surpass th.' i:u n III thl. liehl of endeavor, and they cite stalls tics to prove it. Bre.-h! tit MacLcan, o.' the University of lov.-.i. say.s that In th? Iowa College of Liberal Arts, whcra men and women are nearly cijual In number, about thrci-foT.rtlm of thoso having the high 'st standiug are women. "That they lead the men iu actual scholarship, however, I oD:l3t:s!y doubt." says Mr. Macl.ean. At Boton University fifteen out o sixteen senior students Just clone 1 i metnbershlp In the I'hl Beta Kapp:) Society, the solo test being scholarship, are women. In the University of Chi cago, durltig the first ten years of 117 life, women have captured more prizes and honors than men. Some of the reasons assigned for thd present tendency of women lo tiurpasi men In scholarship in the colleges ami universities are: flrenter devotion ti athletics by young men; ninety-five per cent, of tho studies are memory studies, nnd women long ago demon strated that they could memorise inoro easily than men; women give greater attention to details, and apply them selves more assiduously to study; tho advantages to women are newer nnd they nre more ambitious to excel. While In many Institutions it nppoar.i that the women students excel the men In scholarship by about ten per cer.t. on the average, the testimony of most of those Interviewed was to the effect that scholarship records run oinpar:i lively even between men nnd women. The average grades in most of the co educational Institutions nre hi fact closely parall. 1. If women are attaining higher sclio' arships than men Iu the colleges nt this time it Is probably due, as President Xorthrup, of the University of Min nesota, says, to conscientious nnd faith ful work rather than to superior abil ity. Chicago Beoord-IIerald. I'rolllnliln Kurmlii; In Okliiliomn. The uulfm-m sh:, of a farm in Oka lioma Is Itiii acres, and prartlcaiiy i: have as much as luo acres each uudei cultivation. Iu the wh:-at belt, whicl embraces nt least one-half of her total area. BXl ncres of wheat means atf average of IMtlit bushels, worth ou tin market sixty cents per bushel. Si the -wheat crop alone is substantial!; f.l.'on. Any Oklahoma farmer or In lelilgenco and Irdustry will make tin leinainlng sixty acres of his furiii pro dnce enough corn, oats, fruit, pard"i truck and live stock to sustahi th family and pay Incidental expenses tnereby nettlug him iu proilts tin value of the wheat crop. Indeed, 1' Is the rule rather than the exceptloi that the tirollts tire milled to f:-nm i;i value of the diverslded products, thi aggregate of which runs Into bl money In many cases. In consoqticnci of this productivity of noil, accesslbll ny or market, cheapness of farm lamli and prudence in management It Js n uncommon tiling for the OUlahomt farmer to clear enough In one aunsou't farming to pay for his farm. Mlxrs lli-llKtou mnl Sm lnty. One of the regular Similar ninrnhis visitors to the Tombs is n young mnv woo nas never round his religious oi philanthropic duties Interfering with ni reputation as the best of the co tillon leaders In the city. His service! nre ulways In demeaml In t It A nrif-In 1 spaon, nnd certain of the smartest dances always take plneo v.mler hi leadership, tvery Kunday mornlug ho Is at tho prison hy S o'clock, go ng from cell to cell talking with the In, mates aud comforting them with every consolation that religion can bring. He la considered by the prison author ities one of tho tuost successful of the visitors who go to the orison, tit. evidence In society of the other Intor. esis mat ausorb his Is n small Silver cross that dangles from his waistcoat. It Is the badge of a lay brotherhood to which be belongs. New York Run. A Quastlra, The following recently appeared la the- New York Bun: "To tfha Editor of The 8nn-8lrt Kindly answer the following: now much wood would a woodchtick chuck If a woodcuuck would chuck wood? XYOQp. ; 5ECRET5 DIED WITH THEM. tmtttttt 5omo Inventions That Have Feen Lost to the World The Mechan ical Dog Watchman and tho Arttflcl I Draughtsman. tttttttttt v. EV persons In the merhnti' ' leal world have not heard F of the nutomntniis of the famous Ncuchatol mechan ician of the eighteenth century. Most people would know where to find automatons of Jiniuet-Droz. They nre said to be in Bussla, in Knglatid nnd scattered here nud there throughout the world. But the most remarkable of these mas terpieces are iu the possession of Henri Martin, of Dresden, where they nre the admiration of all those who happen to visit Dresden and are nble to examine them. According to the in formation kindly furnished us by Mr. Martin the automatons are In good condition and work as well ns nt the time when .Impiet-Droi! exhibited them to the sovereigns of France, Spain nnd England, though now they mu.it be put In operation by hand. One of this wonderful man's clocks wnit for a very long time without being rewound. This kind of pei-ptual movement wns produced by different metals expanding ami contracting nt tho same temperature. Another clock, without being touched, nnswt red the question, "What time Is it':" It must be presumed that the breath of tho questioner was sufficient by a delicate combination to put the iivchc.nlsni In movement. Siill nnother exhibited the hours, the mlnules, nud the seconds, the centre of tho dial indicat ing tlie course of thesuti through the zodiac, and the four seasons nnd the different phases of tho moon in perfect accord with Its evolution. AX AinilTCTAL ITKMAMKNT. The dial wag lighted at the time of the full moon nnd the stars nppcaivd nnd disappeared at the required Inter vals. This nrtllicial firmament v.'iis covered with clouds if the weather v. unpleasant, or lighted if it was cl.v.r. As rooii ns tlA hour was struck a chime was heard. It played nine (llt ferent melodies, to which an echo re sponded. A lady seated in n balcony, holding a book In her hand, accom panied the music with gesture and look, from time to time took a pinch of snuff nnd bowed to those who opened the gtnsg door of the clock. When the chiming wns ended a canary, standing on the hand of a Child, whose gestures expressed nd uilrntlon, sang eight diffirent nlrs. A Shepherd came in his turn and played on tho flute, nnd two children dauced around. Suddenly one of the chlldrcu threw himself on the floor in order to make the other lose his balance, and then turned toward the spectators, pointing at his companion with his Dnger. Xear tho shepherd a lamli bleated from time to time nnd a dog ipproached his master to caress him nidi to wntcli over a basket of apples. If any one touched the fruit he would bark until the fruit wns put back in '.ts place. Hp presented one of his clocks to King Ferdinand VI., who was so de lighted that he refunded the expenses Df the Journey and paid in addition .'id') lonls d'or. The King assembled his ;ourt!ers Iu order to how them his ac quisition. Among the automatons was clock with a shepherd playing on his flute and a dog guarding a bnsktt of fruit. A FAITHFUL DOf. "The dog," said Jacquet-Doz, "Is ns faltiiful ns he Is well behaved. Let your Majesty put him to the proof by touching one of the fruits In the bas ket." Tlie King endeavored to take tin apple, but the dog immediately threw himself on his hand, barking so naturally that a hound present in tlie room responded with all his strength. Tlie courtiers thought that sorcery was at work and fled prcclpate ly, making the sign of the cross. The King and the Minister of Marine were tlie only ones to remain. The latter asked the shepherd what time it was. As he did not answer Jaquet-Droz remarked smilingly that lie probably did not understand Span ish and begged his Excellency to ad dress him lu French. Tho question was repented! in thnt language and tlie shepherd replied immediately. Tho minister wns frightened, and he, too, hurried away. In consequence of this siance the Xt ucliatel artist, fenrlng thnt he might be arrested by the In quisition ns n sorcerer, begged the King to Invite the grand Inquisitor to he present. Jaquet-Dror took the clock apart In his presence, piece by piece, showing him all the springs and ex plaining to him the action of tho train. Probably the Inquisitor understood little or nothing of the matter; never theless he announced the fact publicly that he discovered no magle, and that the mechanism was moved entirely by natural means. WOXDERFUL AUTOMATONS. Three of these automatons, whose perfection exceeded everything which hnd ever been known lu this class of work, are tlie young musician, the draughtsman ami tho writer. A young woman, seated at tho hnrplschord, ex ecuted several pieces of music with dexterity, without any person touch ing the lustrument. The draughtsman, seated on a stool, made drawings with a pencil, sketched them correctly nud then shaded them. From time to time be raised his hand to examine his work the better, corrected somo de fect nnd blew the dust from the' pa per. Henri Louis, having gone to Ver sailles, exhibited his automatons to the King. The draughtsman, to the amaze uietit of the whole court, sketched the portrait of the French Klmj, with a laurel wreath on bis head. ' When Jaquet-Dros went over to Eng land, be placed the draughtsman be fore tbe King and soon the bands of the automaton were ectlvely at work, but the surprise of those present was boundless when they beheld, not the Image or tbe King of France, which they bad expected, but that of tbe Eng. Ilah monarch. Of course the portraits were not finished productions, but pre sented a general resemblance. Tbe draughtsmen of Jaques-Droa was not however, tbe most remark aula of th works created by. the lues-1 hnnsflhlc genius of this nrtlst. Let one Judge from the writer, seated ls fore an Isolated desk, without contact with any person. He would dip his pen in the Inkstand and write, without dic tation, slowly, It is true, but distinctly and correctly, Ari'EABED TO II AVE BRAINS. Each word occupied ft suitable place at the desired distance from the pre ceding. When a lino was finished he commenced a new one, leaving between them the necessary space. The move ments of the eyes nud of the arms nnd hands were admirably Imitated. The writer might even be Intorrupteei. II stopped in the middle of a word If asked and wrote another. The means used by Jnquet-Droji for securing this result have remained un known. The conrtlerr, scientists and tlie most skilled mechanlslnns have vainly sought to penetrate the mystery. It is needless to say that the wrlte-r performed only In the presence of Jaqnet-Droz, which involves the Idea of some action exercised by the artist. It lins been supposed that hp mnde use of a niaguet concealed in his shoe's of clothing. This idea was suggested by his habit of walking back nnd forth a::d turning sometimes to one side aud sometimes to the other while the nu lomaton was writing, thus perhaps being able to attract the hook toward the wheel with tho aid of a magnet aud cause It to return by the same force. The lords of the court endenvt ored, by means of othpr magnets of groat power concealed In their clothing, to disturb the working of the appara tus, but In vain. The automaton wrote, with the same accuracy. The writer is still in existence. It continues to write, provided the hook nnd wheel nrj kept In action by the hnnd. The mo tive force used by the nrtlst Is a secret which unfortunately has been burled with him. Scientific American. PUT HIS EYE IN PAWN. Rut liio ltpgjnlnr Customer Was the Man Who fawned Ills Leg;. Their right eyes. These lire pledges that people often tender for loans nt pawnbrokers. "But, of course, It's only a joke," says B. Bank. Mr. Bank is a pawnbroker of many years' profits, lie knows the difference between a pledge am a Joke. That Is, he general ly knows. "Once I didn't," he related yesterday, "Onco nn old fellow came up to my counter when I waslocated lu Trinidad, Col., nnd he said: 'What'Jl you let uiu have on this, Bank?' 'On whatV says I. 'Why, on my right eye, of course!' 'The old Joke." I thought, but I anilloil Just the same. The older a Joke Is the more you have to smile in business circles. I smiled nnd snld: 'Two dol lars for one eye, IJU for two. "But It was up to the stranger to do the smiling that time. He put up his right hand ami simply rubbed his eye out on his palm, leaving u gory, red hole clean into bis bralu, I thought, I shivered and Jumped buck. It didn't feasse him though. Ho chuckled und winked tlie other eye. 'Here she Is,' said he, 'und a mighty fine optic, too. The man that made her for me down iu 'Frisco said that she'd be a regulur mascot. He warrautcd that he'd give me something to please the ladles, und he did. Why, I caught my wife with that eye! She thought it wns ever so much handsomer than the other one long beforo ;.he knew tha": I was wear ing glass!' "I'd promised him ?2 and ?2 ho got. I thought I was sold for olive, but I wasn't. The customer never eauio back. He fell down a shaft, I heard. He'd probably have -broken his eye if he'd been weiirlng it. But tlie eye" was safe and he wasn't. And then a few months afterward I sold the old man's eye to a tenderfoot that wanted a unique watch charm. 'They don't make them no unlquer than this,' I told him and ho paid me S15. "That reminds inu of Tedro Pete, i me gambler, and his 'hir.d leg.' Al ways called It his hind leg, though naturally it couldn't be anything else. He mi-ant his wooden leg. But It was more than that. It was wood all right, but it was lllled with springs nnd hinges nnd everything that goes with a high-priced artificial leg. And it wn high-priced enough out there in Colo rado them days. Ho reckoned It wns worth $.-,ou and maybe It was-to hliu. "But when Pete wanted to borrow money oil his limb I kicked. How wag I lo sell It if he never came back? But Fin sure to como back If I'm alive.' lie said. 'Say. did you ever try to spend furty-el:;ht hours' on one leg':' I said I was no sandhill crane nnd let him have Iflu on hi patent. IIe was back with the funds next niorulug. A little while later ho cut o(i nn iii leg. I couldn't put the le-3 in the safe, iiuu 1 kiuck it away iu the corner with the mop and brooms. Didn't think stranger was hnnkerhr for It. Alld It S U fact I cot an liand tn lonulu' Pete money 011 his southeast corner that I sometimes advanced as mucn as f id. Whenever I'd aia Pdi-n n'trottln- down tho street Inside n pair Of crutches I know ho Avns trrAna in sonk his leg. lie had to havo the crutclies to escape with. But be al ways came bock." Minneapolis Jour- 1 ensure Test of Stnnll Tubes. An experiment tried by ail English uaval engineer to test tho streugth oi tho small tubes in water tube boiler showed that they resisted the pressure far b"youd any that thev could im Jected to in actual use. A copper tube 01 mo una outside diameter was plugged on both ends ncd a gunge fastened on. It was set over n black smith's forge and steam raised to 2000 potisds per square inch, when 1 I..,. This tube was 0.07 inch thtelr iw tn. silo strength of tho metal being only mix nuu 11 unit tons per square Inch. a steei moo or 0110 and a quarter inches diameter colled into n 'rin-t. .f six Inches diameter and 0.704 inch iuick Biooa 4itt8 pounds per square Inch before bursting. Throutrh Hir..t. la tbe material they sometimes give way at pounds per square Juch. Iron Age, Pest VaeJ Vow I-oeoiootlTM. Peat fuel in frelirbt locnmnlv In Sweden has hauled tbe maximum load, uie cost being about tbe same as with English coaL To avoid tha of an extra fireman, however, the peat la now mixed with an eaul weight f coal, aud the mixture has proven so sausractory tnat it u to be tried oa DMaenver ttalna, . - , , , , ,., LPKPM ' " Bhi?.v.: W -r. I t New York City. Plain sbtrt waists are always in demand, let the season bring fortli as many novelties ns It mny. This simple but stylish May V 1 1 v" P I, A I N SIItltT WAIST. Mantoti one is adapted to the whole range of walsting materials and can he trimmed iu various ways, but, as shown. Is of embroidered muslin with u stock which combines It with lace. The waist consists of the front ami hack of tin- lining, the front and back of the waist ami the sleeves. The lining Is smoothly fitted, but the waist Is gathered slightly at the neck edge In front ami at the waist line In both front nnd back. The lining is accom plished by means of shoulder nnd uu-tlcr-arm seams. The sleeves are snug above the dhows but full und form soft pun's below ami are gathered Into Miffs nt the wrists. The slock is novel nnd Includes a plain foundation with the fancy turn-over portions. . The quantity of nmterial required for Ihe medium si.e Is three and a half yards twenty-one inches wide, three yards twenty-seven inches wide, three yards thirty-two inches wide, or one and three-quarter yards forty-four Inches wide. (fonmu's Waist Willi Funry Yokr-t'ollur. Waists made with yoke-collars are among the notable features of the latest style's and are as becoming to tlie generality of women as they nre fash ionable. The May Manton design shown In the large drawing Is adapted WAIST WITH to n wide range 01 materials, silk and 'Ight weight wools and the many linen ind cotton fabrics, but, ns shown. Is 'jindc of pale blue silk mull with trim ming of en am lace and Is stitched with cortlcclli silk. Tlie waist Is made with n fitted foun dation on which Its tucked front and backs are arranged. Tho backs are lucked for their entire length to give I "V" effect, but the front to yoke lipth only, then Is gathered nt the ivnlst lino where it blouses slightly dvit the licit. The yoke collar Is novel ind Is extended over the shoulders to ,'Ive the breadth of figure so much lu ityle. The sleeves nre quite new, nnd, lu addition to being smart, nre well idaptcd to remodeling, as the full pieces could be of lue-e or other con trasting material set ill those of less il7.e, so making them up to date-. If preferred, however, the puffs can ! omitted aud tlie sleeves left plain ibove the cuffs. The tucks extend from the shoulders to a short distance above Ihe elbows, where they fall free to form the fullness of the. lower portion. The quantity of material required for tlie medium size Is four nnd 11 quarter yards twenty-one Inches wide, four yards twenty-seven Indies wide, four yards thirty-two I lichee wide, or two and a quarter yards forty-four inches wide Willi three-quarter yards of all over lace, for yoke-collar and three and a half yards of applique to trim as Illustrated. New Hell. In order to be lu keeping with tho fashions that carry uil garment below the waist line the new belts have tabs that are Incoming to u stout or slender figure. Au Inexpensive one Is made of black stitched glace silk and Uulsl'ied with silk tassels. Thu back Is decor ated with bultous. One of the cldef uovelties or tho belt Is the manner or sewing the hooks aud eyes lu tho front ao as to glvu the sloping, long waist effect. The hooks aro sowed 011 Ihe usual way. but the eyes aro placed along tin) top edge of thu other cud of the belt. Clalnsboroash Hats. AH lovers of tbe picturesque are glad the tiulushoroagh hats are still fash ionable. They come In chip, bass and new fancy straws, decorated with the always becouilug single, long, thick ostrich plume. Whatever fashions com and go, the best milliners retualu faith ful to tlie graceful lines made famous by tbe old masters, aud la UU Uvty shew (rust wisdom. -fesriils Whlrlt Itniit1rff te- Owners of Jewels should, remember thnt If turquoise are wet they urp apt to lose color. Pearls should: be exposed to light unit air us much as possible, but not to damp. Opals must never be exposed to great heat, or they may crack and fall from the setting. Don't forget this when warming your hands nt the lire if you happen to wear an opal ring. Tn Cut I'litl.li-.l Skirls. Plahlci! skirls may be cut In one piece, the single seam made to con.ie under the right fold of the box pleat at the U:ck. or with narrow width ma terials, such as slimmer silk or some of the tafl'na weaves, the scums can with out ilitllculty lii bronchi to the under fold of any desired box pleat. li-lsli l.itoe SI 111 I'opiilur. Irish lace still retains Its popularity, and sonic of the newest designs nre very attractive. A novel idea is to embroider the piitlern or a poll ion of It in colored silks. Grape patterns lu their natural colorings and with rich green foliage nre largely worn on tlie sniarlesi Parisian gowns. (Nitoreil l.lncu (lnrtt. While the all white linen gowns are ever allraclivc. many oullits include, several linen gowns in the delicate blues, pale greens, pinks, tan and ecru, all trimmed with bands of while lace, mostly of the heavy patten:. riliiliir Siiuititt-r WIN, Colored chil'fim veils are to be more popular than ever this 'dinner, with white in tlie lend and light blue, brown, navy blue and ecru In the order named. Triple. Skirts lit coining: Triple skirts tire much seen. They are even noted on shirt waist suits. For the tall and slender tlu-y arc very becoming. The lNilnlfil Wnlsl. In the models of evening gowns in Fiiropeau fashion Journals, the pointed waist Is a prominent feature, and the point grows deeper and sharper. or " Mannish Mfttorinls." "High-class walking skirts or man nish materials," Is placarded ou some very sm.irt-lou!;ing, well-pressed tailor FANCY VOICE. skirts of cloth resembling trouser stuff I.Ike nil garments made by expert tailors, the aro expensive, but they snow wnut tlicy aro ul a glance. MIskch Wnlat Willi -...rtl.,i. Bcrtlia waists are among the features or tbe season ami nre exceedingly be coming to girlish figure. This Mni Manton one Includes Hip fashionable handkerchief points and Is adapted to silk and to Wool as well na tn critloii and linen fabrics, but is shown In whit- batiste with trimming of Vnleuclenueg lace and I-rench kuois. The yoke Is exceedingly etTectlvo and combines bands of the material embroidered with the kuots with strips of Inser tion. The waist consists of thr- Utled lln. ing. which Is closed nt the back but separately from the outside, the front and backs of the waist and tlie yoke. nil or which nre arranged ou the foun dat Ion when it Is used, but can be Joined one to the other when the lining Is omitted. The waist is lrathpred at tho waist line aud blouses slightly at both back aud front. At the edge of the yoke is the belt hu whleh la iiii'pu- lar but cut in points over tho shoulders hud at both back and front. Tho sleeves are in Iliiii -nilnii um-Ip with snug lilting upper portions to which are joined run puff which droop be comingly at the wrists. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four nnd a half yards "twenty-one Inches wide. Hires nd three-quarter yards twenty-seven inches wide, three and a quarter yards thirty-two inches wide, or two yards II mats' waist. forty-one inches wide, with ten and a half yards of Insertion and oue and a quarter yards of wide applique to trim as Illustrated. Jill -&' ,r 'Suicide Is rare among the aged. Antrim Ireland, has decided to resume- the rluging of the curfew W ulghtly. Bedsteads wftU alarm clocks ns part of the hendrall nre being made for South London early risers. fit-eat Britain spends .5112,"iOO.OOn a year lu the support of the poor. Thi does not include private charities. On the Samoan Islands the coolest month of the year Is July. Tlie climate of tho islands is thoroughly favorable to Americans. During the nineteenth century LT) ships, numberless lives and over .530, 000,000 were lost In futile efforts to rtach the North Pole. What is supposed to he n prehistoric rolliu made of a hollowed tree trunk was discovered recently lu a sand pit nt Saltlcy, Birmlugliam, England. A little Miss Becker who has lately arrived in St. Louis is the object of au Interest not wholly local. Hhe Is the first girl baby born into the family for 140 years. Tho unusual experiment of graftluj frog skin ou the hand of a human pa tient has been successfully performed nt the Homoeopathy Hospital of the University of Michigan.. " A stock company Is being formed at Geneva for the purpose of carrying out the plan of making ascents of Mont Blanc by means of two stationary ha! 'ooiis. The fare Is to be ?3. Silk is obtained from the sholhlsti known as the pinna, which is fouud in the Mediterranean. This shellllsli has :he power of spinning a viscid silk which iu Sicily Is made Into a regular ud very handsome fabric. The Servians have long been notor ious for the cruelty exercised by them In the punishment of political prison ers. They nre confined in KUbterrniifiiu cells, with Just nlr enough to keep them alive. Thu fortress nt Belgrade con tains a deep well, dating back to Bo man times, which Is believed to contain the skeletons of runny of these prison- SI'S, jr . . RULES FOR A SUMMER DIET. Chemist of Agricultural Department Put! I'niler Han Iced Tea. Dr. Wiley, chemist for the Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington, who has Just concluded tho first of the tests'relative to food preservatives and their effect ou the humau system, said: "O110 of the most flagrant causes of sickuess lu summer is entirely over looked by law, nnd that is the preparation of soil for growing vege tables for the market. I have on sev eral occasions called Attention to the aauger of eating vegetables grown on Dr under ground which has been ex posed to contamination by sewage, ity waste or garbage." When Dr. Wiley was asked if tho wq Df meat is unhealthy lu hot weather, ho said: "Of course that is tlto general idea, but In fact meat is much more easily digested than starchy vegetables, aud Is both nutritious und condlmeutal. While vegetables are satisfying to tho appetite, they are watery and furnish little nutriment, their qualities being oondlmoutal and mechanical. Meat, good bread, potatoes aud mill; free from germs is tho diet to be relied up ou at all times lor good health. "Good bread should be the foundation of every meal, and too much care can not be given Its preparation. Bread aud butter, with some agreeable drink, will make a luncheon good cuough for any 5iie. Little children should bo encour aged in the old-fashioned habit of breiid-iuid-butter eating, and let bread, butter and sugar take the place of iu digestible sweets, such as rich pastries, puddings nnd cukes. "How about summer drinks?" said Dr. Wiley, disdainfully. "They aro snares of tho devil. Tho custom of constantly dosing the stomach on Ico cold drinks iu summer Is simply sui cidal, and turns one's stomach into a refrigerator. Tho extreme cold con tracts the pores through which the pep sin Is secreted aud tends to congest the coats of the stomach. When thirsty In hot weuthor ouo should drink wuter nt from sixty to sixty-five degrees. All water should be sterilized beforo using. Drluk slowly and all you want and you will find that water at this teuiperaturo quenches the thirst much better than Iced water. "Soda water and the Iced tea con stantly used on the tablo In summer nre both strictly to be avoided. There Is nothing which so alarms me nbout the human race as the tendeucy to re- frlgerato the stomach while the ther mometer stands at nearly a hundred In tho shade." , , 1. , .. ' I'gty For Sara. (n a milling town In tbe mountains of Vlrglula lived two little chaps aged eight aud lilno years, neighbors and good friends, who passed most of their leisure time together in boybjb sports, but, like all healthy boys, they some times "scrapped." On one of these ocenslepl tbe younger one. who was built ou the lines or 1110 proverbial man wu could not stop a pig in an alley, was being ' twitted by his companion ou his bow legs. He stood It manfully for a while. but Dually loclug patience he blurted out: 'Well, I may be bewlcgged, but when the Lord made you He made you aa ugly aa He could, and then hit you tn the face." Llpplncott'S. .Mrs. Margarets Danielaon, of Cam brldg. Minn., is 132 years old. She U tbe mother of two Swedish Baptist miulsters and ascribes ber long life to ber atrleh adherence to the tenet of the church, , .
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