THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOAteBURCi, Pa.
Our pocir.l Correspond
ent Writts tiiitcnain
inly to Worsen.
PROMTHE METROPOLIS
Jiderful Creations in All Con.vlv
..: Ic Shapes anil Stylos Frocks of
'. .itrliers liu-ll Hilts (if Cj'.'.clilt
''.Hi(' IVsflilug liloiisvn linti
Wraps Ctmts of Odd Design.
UY .JVM'.S TliKKOW.
Plainly cut and r.'.ed gowns of
butcher's linen beautiful with heavy
hand embroideries are conspicuous
among the mason's choice fashions.
A suggestion of tho elevated waist
line Is given in this dressy model
which can ho carried out in n number
tf other materials t'.ian linen. It Is
fitted to the figure with tuckn run
ning several incl ? above and below
the waistline. The front panel ia
made of heavy eyelet embroidery and
at the hem an edin-; of Valenciennes
luce Is worked in wlih the embroid
ery. These two trimming-; are combined
. lOCK OF BUTCHER'S LINEN,
n a wide band extending around the
:.'.rt and below It la a flounce of
tucked linen with a deep hand-run
hem. There is a yoke of Valen
ciennes bands to fill In the V-shaped
reck and revers of Valenciennes stif
fened with linen embroidery continue
over the shoulders like a turnover
eollar. Tho shoulders are embroid
ered and the loose armholes trimmed
with bands of linen and Valenciennes.
Uudercuffs of thread lace with cuff
f white ribbon are smart features
ef the design.
Makers and wearers of fashionable
garments are cercalnly Indebted to
lie Jumper and sleeveless modes for
o end of original garments. Sur
passing everything that has yet ap
peared in novelty In this French
Juniper coat, which has been promi
nently featured at the smart Euro
pean winter resorts and continued
among the leading fashions. Not
only in design but In development as
well Is the garment unique. It Is
made of linen braid of the narrowest
possible width, so closely Interwoven
that It looks like close filet net.
Tho braid is then Inset with large
JUMPER COAT OF ODD DESIGN.
Rcdallions of embroidery and coarse
lace applique, these being outlined
with narrow ruffles of Oerman Va
liciennes. The Jumper Is compll
cated In effect, but If one have skill
and patience, It Is really not so dif
cult to accomplish.
The coat Is cut down In square ef
fect at the neck, both back and
Iront, and the sides are scalloped out
to matoh the neck. The whole Is
then outlined with fancy linen braid,
dashes with the merest suggestion of
pink and lavendar. The gulmpe la
of plain linen, of very fine quality,
but rather closely woven and this
like the long close sleeves Is laid en
tirely in Inch-wide tucks
vJfc .'' ;f nil-,
Tomcc'D r:JiiiHc::'iiY.
Observations on Plain Unman Na
turc by tlio Cigar lieuler.
"I understand," taid tho cl.?ar deal
er, as he took advantage of a leisure
moment to pass a word villi onti
of his customers "that the v. Ian peo
pe who write bool.n about various
olo;:ii'3 speak a good deal of rever
sion lo t.vie. I can t give vlie sclon
tlre do init'rv) of that term, but I've
often thin ;;!it that a man in my busl
Her.s s"e n practical application of It
a ;,or,;i many times a day. Oh, no,
I'm not running any university ex
tension course in hero--it's observa
tion on plain human nature that I
trlic. cud the bnis of my remarks Is
the f:;ot that nlm'ty-ni-.e1 men out of
n hundred, t'iof;-:li t '." may be will
ing lo experiment in llie tobacco lino,
can be counto on to come back to
their first loves reert to 'cm, per
lii'ps I should say. Take the devotees
of a cert an brand of clears a
brand that Is kept pp. of course.
About once in s. often he''l got sldo
t racked on to something else, quite
likily a ohciper kind, which he'll
try to persuade himself is Ju:,t as
pood. 'It's fanny,' he'll sa to his
friends, 'that I never discovered
this (i.;ar betorn.- IlVil talk about
It, and smoke it, rtii 1 then, in about
a week, he'll drift in iind ask in a
ny a lilt bhame-faied !nr rome of
the old kind. No, 1 don't ray any
tiling; I'm not mxio,v fi lo- e trade;
I put tho familiar box before him
and watch the I ffeetlonate touch that
he jrlves the clears. I m!;;':t give
Instance alter Instance of the pipe
Einoker, for P":n;up!i who derides
he lias list-.1 one variety of tobacco
long enouuh, but who .InJs that
nothing tastes iniiU' t!-e
friend of years. Hut
i : ii'.v, ns the
the story
v-ouid be too long a one
"There'- an exception, iuwever
and i suppose the exception proves
the iule. Your cigarette snicker is
apt to le looking fer souu new thing
pretty much all the tlr.i:?, and that's
one thing that convinces me that
cigarettes really don't give lasting
satisfaction."
Some Tul!s unl Their l"scsv
A cat never actually wags Its tail.
Why should li when it can purr?
Hut, nevertheless, it senilis to serve
the same purpjsa in permitting a
temporary expenditure of excess ner
vous ener-j when the animal Is un
der great strrln. For instance,
when carefully stalking a bird or a
man, ts In the case of a kitten or
a Hon, the tip of the tail Is never
still for a moment ever curling and
uncurling.
We may compare this to the ner
vous tapping of the foot or fingers
in a man. When an angry Hon Is
roaring Its loudest, his tail will fre
quently lash from side to side, giv
ing rise among the ancients to the
belief that he scourged his body with
a hook or thorn which grew from the
end of the U.il.
When a Jaguar walks along a
slender bough or a house cat peram
bulates the top of a board fence, we
perceive another Important function
of the tall that of an aid In balanc
ing. As a tight-rope performer
sways his pole so the feline shifts Its
tall to preserve the centre cf grav
ity. The .all of a sheep seems to be of
little use to Its owner, although In
the breed wnlch is found in Asia
Minor and on the tablelands of Tar
tary this organ functions an a store
house of fat, and sometimes reaches
a weight of Mty pounds.
When viewed from behind the
animal seems all tail and when Its
appendage reaches full size it Is
either fasten 2d between two sticks
which drag on the ground, or It is
suspended on two small wheels.
Outing Magazine.
Gunners' Deafness.
A British writer quoted by the
Army and Navy Journal, declares
that 50 per cent of the men In the
British navy are more or less deaf as
a result of heavy air :,h cks to which
their ears are subjected by firing of
the big guns. Strange to say, how
ever, this disastrous effect on the
ears, is sometimes greatest In the
case of small guns. For instance, It
has been found that the gun crews
of the Dreadnought's twelve-inch
guns suffer less from the "ring" than
men handling three-pounders. This
1b explained by the protection re
sulting from the barbette lr which
the former is enclosed, and which Is
not as a rule used for the three
pounder, and further by the fact
that the men operating the twelve
Inch gun are about nine times as far
away from the muzzle as those of
the three-pounder crew. To avoid
the worst effects of these gun dis
charges on the ears it is recommend
ed that a piece of rubber be kept be
tween the teoth so that tne mouth
will be held open, and clay fibre
plugs be used in the ears.
Where Iaw Doesn't Reach.
About sixty feet under the sur
face of the water, six miles off the
coast of Florida, two Greek divert
fought desperately for the posses
sion of a big sponge. When one of
them attempted to prosecute tho
other for injuries he sustained In
the fight he found that no court had
Jurisdiction over the bottom of the
ocean.
A Floating City.
The new Holland-American steam
ship Rotterdam, Just launched, will
have a palm garden, a terrace gar
den, a shopper's arcade with flower
shops, book stalls, hair dressers,
manicures, photographers, stenogra
pher and candy store.
UHUMSFim CHILDREN
IKK.'S rsKFfli BOTH AS ATllSKS
AM) AS ITAYMATKS.
Tlie Most C'oinpiiiiioniiblo Breeds
Dogs Better for Babies Hinn
l lie Pet Don All tlio Terriers
:-,'iei,u,i Chums.
Loyj uio excellent playmates uud
cu.ii... hi, ons lor ciuldreii, as all the
t-uiiU knous. To the boys uud girls
,i iiiul, as the lanciur terms a inon- I
in i.si.ully uj welcome a cliuiu j
u. i.iiy ei o iio Vero oi culiiud
tuf.ij. vi when o, portui.iiy otter
i...lull'll lullku fcOou CUlclUKOl'S of
li .uiUi.;,iiUI Oil UUfta, uud tJ elicoul-
- a hieing an.oug them for aiil-
' " oi i-euigice or nl least Ulstiiict '
l.-, in o.,e in l.u uLijectn of kennel,
l jIOI'J. I
it hi in t he open or about the
Lot.,.ul a Una chilureu liuve most
u i.o wlili uoris, Puppies uud young
liuiuruu ulwuys net uloug liiitly to
Liuvv with (i,e toils of the usaocia-
i. un i.!iOoi;ivr .n i he dot;, lu ine
it.-. .u.iy ;t at. lieinura or terrier.
p,i ia uilcii given to the ciijldi'eu,
i-'iu kii,j, iet;,.;e that us il grows
l..e una wii; jjuuumo u most trust
u.i.iy fcuaidian, at home und ulield,
ii. . i in liie country lucu u guardiuu
u wurlii i a i n y .
seitii u uo,i i-i oi'tou told by the
ii o.i.er or ii.iiae lo luinU tne baby,
in an old .iiui hoit-re.-pi Ltiiis dog
lii.s is not u i-oiigeuiul task ulways,
.ji.i ii, never lebe.b.
. I.e child uees it usually as a
i.ioiii.ut or a punching bug, mlng
li.io Us thuils with etideaiMig uud
ijoaa talk. This sort of tiling
i....es tlio old dog weary, but It
b..,.s to the job.
...ii old dog beliave;; to a child much
il does to u puppy. A toddler
i.uv.uiched will lull joyfully against
l..ti. toughest looking of strange
uoa, sure of kind treatment or of
i. j.ei at.on at leaU. A puppy receives
me same consideration, i.lthough
wnen leased too much the big dog
nii. curb the forward youngster by
a ii admonitory growl, Just as a
fciownup might correct a too-lami-
ii. ir child.
It Is well established that dogs
reciprocate the affection shown to
them by all chlldreu. There seems
to be a subtle understauding or
tilllnity between children and dogs ,
that makes them true friends and i
comrades whatever may happen. I
This companionship is quite differ- !
eat from the relations of dogs and
aJulu.
With adults the strongest alle
giance is given to the master or mis
tress and less loyalty Is given to
the subordinates of the farm, house
hold or kennels. But there Is noth
ing individual in a dog's regard for
children; they keep a warm spot la
their hearts for all and the children
kuow It.
Dogs that hunt by sight usually
make better playmates for a child
than those that follow a scent, for
they are quicker and more adap
table, while the latter are self-contained
and stolid In play. Blood
hounds make a fine play dog, for
the belief that they are ferocious In
disposition Is wholly erroneous. The
elongated dachshund is most com
panionable. Beagles and foxhounds are good
dogs for children. The fighting
abilities of the foxhound are not
generally known. While by educa
tion the gentlest of dogs they will
when aroused In the chase, or ia
defence of a child, whip their weight
in wildcats.
Their quick sight r.nd speed make
deerhounds, greyhounds and Rus
sian wolfhounds entertaining dogs
for children in the country, for as
with all big dogs the town palls on
them and they need room. When
put Into harness these fleet dogs
draw u small wagon at a rousing
pace.
All the terriers are spendld chums.
The white Scottish are a new fash
ion and are running a race in popu
larity with the older types.
Both Skye and Yorkshire terriers,
although" seen at shows clad in ex
tensively long coats, are game and
lively dogs for children, when kept
as workers and not trimmed up for
the bench. Bull terriers are of a
jealous disposition, and unless this
is overcome they may make trouble
tor the children by mixing up with
other dogs that come along.
Bulldogs, when not too bulky and
phlegmatic, get along nicely with
cliildrden. Boston terriers and
French bulldogs possess the spright
ly, cheery ways missing in their big
c aslns and they are admirable
friends for the youngsters.
Poms, toy terriers, toy spaniels
and Indeed all the pet dogs except
pug.4 ure well worth owning by Urge
children; but for small children th4
small dogs are mostly too short tem
pered to be safe as companions, Ex
pressed in another way, they ure
loo fragile or tender to withstand
without reprisal the maullnga of the
Juveniles.
All 'dogs understand baby talk,
but those of foreign birth have to
learn English before they are the
best of chums with larger children.
At the sheepdog trials in Wales the
shepherds give their orders In Welsh
but on the borders of the Highlands
the collies understand both Gaelic
and English.
Stained Vases.
Discolored flower vases should b
rubbed with used tea leaves and
vinegar. This will take away all
stains.
Oltl(iI OP NATlONAfj I2tJMl.-tY.
John Adams Hpoke of July Second
Instead of the Fourth.
On the 3d of July, 1776, John
Adams, then one of the representa
tives of Massachusetts In the Conti
nental Congress, wrote to his wife
Abigail:
"Yesterday the greatest question
was decided which was ever debated
In America, and a greater perhaps
never was nor never will be decided
among men."
In a second letter, written the
same da. he said:
"Hut the day Is past. The 2d of
July wlil be tho most memorable
c ; eeha in the history of America. I
rr.i apt to believe It will be rele
I -rated bv succeeding generations as
tlio irreat anniversary festival. It
ourrht to be commemorated ns the
day of deliverance by solemn iicU of
devolion to Ood Almighty. It oupht
it bo solemulzed with pomp and pa
rade, with shows, games, sports,
pans, bells, bonfires and lllmiiina
t'ons, from one end of this continent
to tl".e other, from this time forward,
for evermore."
When the resolution was taken up
the 2d day of July, 177fi, the Inde
pendence of the Tlilrt'cn United
Colonies from tho throne of (ireat
rriialn was definitely decided upon.
The 2d, and not the 4th, may bo
called the true data of the separa
tion. Wo could Willi propriety cele
1 j-h i the "Fourth" two days earlier.
That the participants In the work
considered the 2d a3 the true date Is
shown by the letters written by John
Adams, quoted nt the beginning of
the article. Tho popular fancy, how
ever, seized upon the 4th, the date
of acceptance of Jefferson's more
dramatic declaration of tha reasons
for the separation, as the proper day
to celebrate.
The debate upon the document
was continued until the afternoon of
the 4th, and, says Jefferson, might
have run on interminably nt any
other season of the year. But tho
weather was oppressively warm, and
the hnll In which the deputies sat
was close to a stublo, "whence tho
hungry flies swarmed thick and
fierce, alighting on tho legs of tho
delegates and biting hard through
their thin silk stockings. Treason
was preferable to discomfort." and
nt last the delegates were brought to
such a state of mind as to agree to
the Declaration without further
amendment.
It is a mistake to suppose thnt the
document was signed by tho dele
gates on that day. It is improbable
that any signing was done save by
John Hancock, the president of the
Congress, and Charles Thomson, the
secrotary. Harper's Magazine.
"Round About."
Another amusement feature
brought forth and verging on the
sensational, Is shown in the illustra
tion, and there is no doubt that it
will give pleasure-seekers who ride
thereon an exhilaration far removed
from the ordinary. It is called a
"round about." In the center Is a
tower, probably 150 feet high. Sup
ported at the top of the tower is a
frame, consisting of semicircular
ribs, which revolve with a shaft In
the center of the tower. Suspended
from the ribs on cables are a num
ber of cars. When the shaft und
circular frame are revolved at great
speed the cars gradually leave the
level of the ground and shoot out on
each side. The position of cars would
be similar to that of a car swung on
the end of a cord.
Largest Flower in the World.
The largest flower In the world
has been supposed to be that of
rafllesla arnoldl, which forms the
entire plant and grows to a diameter
of three feet as a flat, circular pnra
slte on trees in Java and Sumatra,
but a still larger single specimens
weighing as much as twenty-two
pounds has been reported to exist
in Mindanao, one of the Philippines.
A Oerman authority now declares
that the largest flower yet discov
ered is produced upon one of the
Aroldeae of Sumatra. The plant has
a leaf that may attain a circum
ference of fifty feet, and the leaf
stem is a column twelve feet high
and three feet In circumference.
The fully expanded flower takes the
shape of a mammoth funnel four feet
In diameter. It Is light green or
white outside, and the interior Is
wine red and velvety. The pistil
creamy yellow five feet high, has a
penetrating odor.
- Count Bonl de Castellane has lost
hlB wife and her money and his seat
In the French Chamber of Deputies,
but he still has his reputation. He
couldn't lose that if he tried.
Springfield, (Mass.) Union,
AU'fctable PrcparalionrorAs
slmilalint? (tic Food nmiRcgula
tinfl HicSlouiiichs and Dowels of
Tromotcs Digestion.ChecrfuP
nessantlRfst.CoiitaliisiHiillirr Opium, Morphine nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
Mx.Smn
hMU .W-
Hi rermnM.laU
IS'rrm ArJ -
i&frnrww norm
Apcrfecl Remedy forfonslipn
Iton , Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea
Worms .Convulsions .Fewrish-tu-ss
uid Loss of Sleep.
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NEW YOT1K.
Is Sill- n I.nd.v?
Mr. KlliiiK, champion ?;f th.' -
tnance of nincliliu'ry, ha ,!om ni'r.
to prove Ills rase In his tali's in.',
popius of the locomotive, t.'io i.i -tor
car, the torpedo bor.t, llie r"ilm:ii hip
the tramp steamer and 'he ji run
liner.
Nevertheless, says "Youth's K'.m
panion," both tho literary an 1 sa
faring world Is still divided On 'l-.e
question. "Is tho stcamamo of to-.i.ij
as much a thing of beauty, of ro
mance, of Inspiration, as were th
famous clippers, the swift pai'Kots.
the stately Indlamen, and the 1r
Ing whalers of a day gone by''
Recently a group of travelers
looked upon their mighty vessel nt
113 pier, noted the vast sides nl In
toning with fresh paint, the eleant
appointments, the Immacirnte du-K.
and the shining brasses, and one oi
them quoted approvingly, "The I'nor
she's a lady."
"Is she?" queried the older tnnn
"That's what I doubt. At ieait. if
this inngnlffcent monster i.i feminine
at all, she's more than u now woman
or nn athletic girl, even, rihu'x an
Amazon a giuntess a tirens Kd
fit to juggle cannon balis ur.d lift
men In her teeth.
"livery craft Is E-tlll convention
ally 'Fhe,' I know; but .nost o,
them are losing their 'einliim ty.
Now, a ship In her mivemeiiM. :;,t
style, her individuality, nuily was
a lady.
"Well, on the whole, I think '',
i.i tlttlim'. Once behold a f ill ri::.-.',1
ship, under all lier canvas, her i;nd
e,i iigureheal curtsey In deep ii.to
lilue sea und racing foam, her m'ty
nialntruck swinging Its ipioudi 1 arc
against biuo sky and racing clouds,
and yoi. could never doubt it.
"Ilut when we change sails tor
steam wo should chang- sex an.1
pronoun with them. -This pouder
ous leviathan ought plainly to be
"he." And then, think of a ba. tie
ship! Absurd!"
Crypt Used us Ileer Cellur.
The anrlent crypt beneath St. Pet
er's Church, Shaftesbury, England, Is
used for a beer and wine cellar, but
not with the consent of the church,
which is now trying to buy the lease
that has been ..eld by the present
owners since the dissolution of the
monasteries.
She Acquiesced.
The wife of one of the directors
of the line was a passenger. She
v an -mperious woman, accus
tomed to having her own way, and
when tho ship began to roll she sent
forthwith for the captain. A stew
ard came instead. She scorned the
steward and demanded the captain's
prenence immediately. The purser
was the next sacrifice, and after he.
the third offlcer and the flrBl officer
had all retired discomfited, with a
flea In the ear, as the saylns Is. the
cfcptaln came. By this time the roll
ing had increased and the Uidya
.olco was beginning to soi'nd far
away,
"I wish you to Btop this rolling at
once," she Bald to the captain.
"Madam," said the captain, "a
fhlp us you know, is femln'ne and if
she wa.its to roll I fear that I can no
more stop her than I cojld help
'joining here when you wishes to se9
me."
If was a naive bit of flattery dl
.cted ut her weakest point and de
spite the green tinge of he- com
plexlon that foretold an immediate
uttack of mal de mer, the woman
smiled.
"Very well, sir," she faintly mur.
mured, closing her eyes, "Let her
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THI Of KTAUK Mmwt, NCW CITV.
How to IUil the Place ot itats and
Mire.
Get a ten-cent can of concentrated
lye and sprinkle it liberally in every
rat or mouse run possible. Do this
twice a year.
Rats, as is well known, fnqticnt
moist places beneath floors, and
their feet are most always moist.
As soon as thev step on the lye it
causes their feet to burn; then they
lick their lect, and there is more
bum; if they smell of it, there is
still more burn, and they immedi
ately emigrate. This I have found
far moie effective than ttaps, dogs,
cats or poison, and it does as well
for mice as rats.
Here is another idea, which,
while not original, is of much val
ue, as a little bit of prevention is
worth lots of cure. If the farmers
will have on hand a few pounds of
pulverized sulphur, and sprinkle
some oyer their corn as they are
putting it in the cribs, they will
have few or no mice or rats in the
corn. 1 he sulphur does not affect
the com in the least, even for meal.
W. S. Bair in Tartn and 'inside.
Nature litis just one pigment mi lier
pallet te with which tdie produces all
the marvelous tints of beauty, and that
one figment Is the blood. The shell
like pink beneath the linger nuils, the
delicate rone of the cheek, the cherry
ri)ieiHs of the lips, the irridescent
brilliance of the eyes ure nil produced
by the blood. Just us the jienimnence
ot u beautiful painting will depend up
on the purity of the colors with which
it is painted, so the permanence of
beauty depends on the purity of the
blcod. Paint, powder und cosmetiw
won't avuil to preserve beaut j . lieail
ty begins In the hlixnl. Dr. Tierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is i true
beuiitirter, because it provides for na
ture that pure blood with v hich alone
she can paint. The use of this medi
cine will cleanse the skin, heighten the
complexion, brighten the eyes, and
give to face und form that radiance of
health which is the greatest cLann of
beauty.
This is not a "patent medicine" be
cause every bottle bears upon its wrap
per a full list of the ingredients. Kend
lor free booklet to Dr. It. V. Pierce,
Jluflalo, N. Y.
Dkoi by ukop the odeiisive dis
charge caused by Nasal Catarrh falls
trom the back of the nose into the
throat, setting up an intlamiimtion
that is likely to menu Chronic Jtroii
chitis. The inoht satisfactory for Ca
tarrh is Ely's Cream Jhilm, and the re
lief that follows even the first applica
tion cannot he told in words. Don't
sillier a day longer from the dlscomlort
of Nasal Catiinli. Cream linliii D sold
by all dn ggists for 61) cents, or mailed
hy Kly Bros., 6(1 Warren .Street, New
X 111 it
Nell "1 know a hi who uecepted
an opal as an engagement ring." Belle
"Wasn't it dreadfully unlucky V"
Nell "I should say It was. She hadn't
had it three diiys before she found it
wan iinituiion,"
il quick !y t'J:--,r;tc!.
tiue i, unci ul OnLO.
It cleau-es, BouthuS,
lll'llli 1111(1
1 uls iJiajicuuwi
tllA tlluiiuu.T
brtintj resulting f;-.vn Cntnrrh and drives
away aCold in the Hand ipiickly. Kcstores
the Bi'uses of Tiite ud Smell, i'ull size
BO eta. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
j Ely hrotiiurs, G8 Warren Btre. t, Now York.
catarrh jmm