OUR YOUNG FOLKS. mo. — I know a naughty little boy Who lives in Mischief Land, Of all the elves in Mischief Town He's captain of the band, At early morn he's at the desk And has his father's Ink, While next | find At play in Bridget's sink. him on a chalr he doesn’t want to eat At Because he has a pain And that In Hoon then we Know he has been mamma's jam again And when we think he's at his nap We find And playing underneath the At "I's a him wide aw edd wiggly snake” When grandma comes and out } To take a sunshine walk He leads her sue Has scar The Kitt iis “eye Too well To gi And the He's And say And The real And on While of be settled by introduced steel exchanged for much the hest of The First Trousers According to George Mac Ad “About Clothe in tronsers writes Nt the fir made It the rel Asshinri were alry zirpal 8B introduced Here avalry How man a uniform hm to forse armies Over that was f rear Speci readily made an clothing ever, is apolog { a garment the father of the The mind of th foo he as Dow, a man.” rate, it took lors of Assy the problem “WN hs with the n Over a contury 1o solve of the horsemen’s clothing not.” said one of these workers «lle and shears, rant t 3 C4 % “sew together the edge f each divis of the skirt and thns for a t for invented a tot “oD ench or, in other of leg?” pair rate ski words he panta loons Deliberate Purpose in Animals. An incident, which 11s very ruffle some little time KiOWs amusing it animals are subject to feelings which of at i like those occasionally the bosons men, occurred ago the Jardin des in Paris, A large elephant, found favor 4 hie and Plantes ¢ H rimerly the center of attraction, in publ voung camel itself suppla ted by a new arrival--a camel was the lat est acduixition very naturally engaged the attention of visitors for edd signs of dissatiafaction, and at last feached mst find expression The elephant a long thine show his Jealousy a point where ii When the « the usual amel, the elephant prepared for action. It filled Ma trunk with water, and with deliber ante aim discharged the water all over the people who stood looking f lies baby camel This method of throwing cold water upon the admirers of a rival brought a laugh even from its victims, Equally wise in making its calenla- filons was a cat that chose a peculiar spot for a bed, Comfort was the cat's object, aud the chosen spot did not | seen to be calculated to afford it. The cat was found fast asleep in a large sf p-bullding yard, lying on what crowd gathered abont nt It was found, however, that the spot | chosen hy the eat for its couch was | the point at which a hot steam pipe A Sea Cull Pet, noticed the readily as animals, but 1 when living in Looking over my const fence one day, I was surprised to see his these white doorstep beautiful pet apparently fjueer compan gull and sitting quietly the of Ne my neighbor's eat, best Be interested, 1 jumped of told days before, some eruel boys bad wing, and, house, Oning and, inquiring Jones about feathered pet, he me how, few shot the gull, lweakl its fis they were his Lie etl bought [HANS suffering thing, bird bandaged had noti t hes amd had Then he Poor, Irom the the arefuily brok en wing: and the gull, seeming to un derst lis intenti ted tied MIN, ite fame ju io or 3 $3 MHS SS hand Jones entertained showing Nir Gull usual took his meals how Bring i plate Of Oysters § til nn LroOsey f;o0s0y, Coo “1 eame raunin el Gull seized Ol an oys The StuSborn Tree CI imilvd an “Bu i free my dear when tl branches strong eno welght 7” ‘I don’t + that | ire.” answered know would have e just told igs abont me do weigh more than | ther | but | “tha ven “1 don’t ki or Jou iow wh more than yon ain sure.” sald the man, doggedly, t 1 would ha ! climbed a The planter was losing his patience He effort, and asked | tree’ girong mastered his feelings by a “Supposing you found yourself in a milex and miles in extent, with blue sky above you and the green sod all abont of no boulders prairie, nothing in sight save the vou--no shelter any Kind whatao ever, no houses, no rocks, no fallen trunks, tia bushes, nothing at all ex no trees, no fences, no brash the level and townped cept boundless, of you an infariated bull, bellowing ter rifically. with horns lowered you, what would you do?’ This was problem prairie a sivlden you shw rushing fo gore The man thought and thought, with his forehead all wrinkled up. because he | wanted to be sure he had grasped the | question eMirely. At length his brow cleared and his eves brightened “1 think.” he said, “that I would | climb a tree” } “But,” said the planter, “1 have told | you that there was no tree in sight; the | nearest one was hundreds thousands | millions-of miles away, There was | not even a small bush, no growing thing save the little blades of grass, and you couldn't cHmb them, 1 sup fn serious solutely nothing else, What would you Again do?’ the into meditation, plunged pro He be going over the question once more, The to think man seemed to begun hilt ingenions for escaping he lifted his and, into the planter's eyes, he had upon Some plan terrible death, when a head, looking sald, climb anyhow!" “1 would Youth Companion, BL ¢ THE FLEXICON MOVEMENT, The New French Way of Marching Is 0id to the American Red Men. Anybody at who kKpows anything fighting Knows t American lodinn the Journal Fir hat man about modern North ix the who is the the Americ ways and and the Powell, African pace, says Kansas City it the an frontiersman studied his adopted his tactios, soldlery Baden %0y the South sed ToL eneral about American lessons from Indians slip In themselves the cha the India of $1 rouge from om mi arn £33540 english 1s or, snl here with the horse buyers, sald ning the new movement nel are world very man flannel ander piace vement miles | The § piwnys walk tire 3 18 Amer fof think we = or these “Coming would not ik i to his morning with tiredd-oat look sis oF tit) He wiih oR Hote it mill one’s self together vement that has earned his salt i= a mat of pride to i the day Occupation of Clipping Poodles. made of ean taken up Miss Blanche lin, the daughter of an English eax She has adopted thie clip ’ Henly wil Ss ar # entirely novel ix a An ! i velihood 1 been with al i ai 3 ins sticeess lately by ry officer ping of poodles ax her profession, This can be done art “the surest «ign ix one of those things tha badly or can be elevated fo a fine Sinus fitness nn Pallin’s case 10 iy, nad in has a busy life staying in a eountry with the clipping of inking of SC reas fol want ng Ow heen yery leads, 14 intrusted hotse beautiful show poodles, now owners cannot! bear them to be sent to shows withont some one being with thet them in their from home and friends, The Life of Seeds, An interesting note was recenti, presented to the Paris Academy of Belences by Professor M. Gain, He has been making experiments with a to cheer absence The grains are thought to be about 6.000 years old, their discovery that they would ger. minate and grow, Professor Gain, however, found that although the al bumen of the Kernel was apparently unaltered, the embryo Itself had une dergone some change which had en germinating power, FEMININE TOPICS. in Paris High Heeled Shoe in Favor Some Handsome Dresses—Women as Baby Photographers Etc. Ete, Bernhardt on Diamonds, ternhardt that wearing of diamonds destroys the of the dims the and the teeth Sarah Buys vipression face, fire f 41 . Yraind of the eves a kes 100K like chalk, Archery Revived in Paris. ery bas suddenly become ith of the and courts are being laid ont there papa French women haute monde int ull are of the country clubx where women members is the popu * amnsement wi “house party” rapid pro the country, and is [ron favor i CO ttixh tes opposite Hi gh Heeled Some Handsome Dresses f +3 us oat : & Tl, Ohoe it frequent to life 13 college days is ed. Many taking age of this fad aud are thrivin 3 . the most, was regarded safc 1 } gy » ire Lhe youngsters the to ot daily pn the earliest infancy faithfully are HOw cord i wollen advant CAITYiug on a g business as baby photograph ers, and the multitudes and eagerness for picture with papa, with mamma, with of relatives and friends baby's the nurse dud alone secure to them no end of patronage, Fur Will Fly High Next Winter, A marked increase in the price of fur has musde., A of New York city Persian fur is the only variety on which he will able to make the price as last winter, An illustration of the great in fox pelt { onlid ben prominent dealer says that : 5 in sine rease in the cost which a few be bought for $2.50 or £12 at the wearing furs an luxury during coming season it has been decreed by fashion that boas shall be worn very long. the shortest of them reaching to the knees and the longest to the bottom of the gown, The boas are also to be quite wide, so that it will take a very com fortable number of skins to fabricate | a fashionable neck piece, to be ontdone, are to contain nearly | as mnch fur io their ornamentation | ns in their actual construction, A drop | plece of fur containing the head and | shoulders of the animal is to be added | to muffs of long-haired fur. This piece | will be decorated with (wo tails, wo! that when the meff Is held with the | of skins ix a red EOQ RHO x. To ago and now fur ther Costs whores le of the render expensive Muffs, not | derside of the “drop” Is to be utilized contain bier fo a good-sized pocket, wilch Mulls fd RR Erest convenience soft and fut stiff which are to be very denn be instead of i i ded into evlinders Healskins, are to have a great revival of popularity { ita f Hin fehiflla in spite of ragility be favor A will {in high EW Colne market be natural oft | beaver, which have been a bisenut for sey will Mink Combinations i popular usage eral years | colored furs excel light Olin 1 dark wit] wi hlex of popularity. and WW be worn light furs will have a great 1 of Hght broadtall will Conte, ex i un, Shawl f 11. § COLArs i" fur on jackets o tneet Yon ' jure Kin, will Ix Eton short length There ry long con dium length ‘Kground Life of Woman Miner in Alaska. POYsMHOR CY int of $ te ® wi skirt i “HEiit tte f ashion and the medical the Dow journals especially commend censibies walking gown, which is bein generally These skirts prevent the pathogenic TR Record mportation into houses of role hiladelplin ym f ticularly refined and subtle design for jewelry in unquestionably here fustens in flee of and i elt foroe "arp point 4 ribbon, the cravat, or the scarf fine pleatd and ngs folds fancy of the moment in remarkably of when t fut tie but census of spowing fast fell an Jum ber have been far ind 1 named Stops, d garden and produces into their thet ies fifty good IBNs Cote the a they usually take mwenls at hotel, so or Rixty a day, bot the landlord says there feedin because ia Taein link to pay fif i® no money in they ent <0 mu {ie cents a pound for will eat a They are cream, and teen and ses ments, pound or passionately Indian meal and more at a fond f Of we Fashion Hints. i 3 Laces used on everything this | fall, from chiffon to fur A frog of crystal are fortss a novel | fastening for a bolero or Eton jacket. | A three-sirap slipper, wign the and the acme of dressy fool wear with bead de on Tow wiro ow, fe sbout Some belts for evening wear of jewels are The or kid. Buckles retain their popularity and | increasing constantly in gine, | with Egyptian and other an | Among the new trimmings are highly effective bands of crash, nelge cloth and heavy ecru sk, eminoldered In | Bulgarian cross stitch, with silks of Oriental colors, The Eton jacket, in its new form, is | without revers, and is double breast. Is Toe to al if it If so they st serves] at dinner If not they Come again, A Simp e Lie The main wife, accord- ing traveller in Central Africa, are the cultivation and preparation of husband and children. Khe has fo do all the horing required, and this generally occupies the morn- ing and forenoon, On her return she duties of a io a and pay attention to the brewing of pombe (native beert. When the ufa is may not share hic meal, but wall pa- finished cating before she may cook some for herself, Sach a thing as wo. men and girls eating ont of the same tirely destroyed ity drop plece falling at fu! seugth it wil) | ed, with «mall buttons and cord loops, | pot sa men and boys is never known. reach nearly to the knees. The “drop” | #0 hat it may be worn open or closed a : way be rolled up with the muff, so as! af Will. It is jaunty and effective. Two-thirds of the teachers in the to appear as If sewed to it, The un! The horseshoe, while not a par- | public schools of Chile are women. ¥ Ee pose. 1 repent there was no tree a nothing but the grass-coversd prairie A map may be sald to have reach and the bine sky and the charging, bel | od a ripe age when he beging to fall (Jowing bull and you-—nothing else, aly | off. * passed under the road, so that the mud | was baked into a warm, dry clay, | which made not only a clean, but an | artificially heated, sleeping place, AS BSL SA
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