TIXELY TOPICS.
The Cincinnati Enquirer essays to de
fine the word " boom," so frequently met
with In the newspapers of the Uniteal
States. As used politically, it says "it
is a Westernism. In the spring and fall,
Western rivers are sulyeet to frequent
(Veehets, and rise with a swelling and
boiling motion that is called ' liooming '
by steamboat men. Hence, when a man's
or party's chances are thought to bo im
proving. they are said to be ' iHioming,'
and anything that enhances tho chances
Is (Willed a ' boom.'"
A United States postage stamp manu
factory has been unearthed in France.
It was ascertained by the I'ostofiico De
partment some time ago that one A. L.
Alexandria, Jr., in l'aris, was engaged
in the manufacture of counterfeit I nited
States postage stamps. An investiga
tion resulted in showing that, although
the party named manufactured fae I
similes of United States stamps, he sold
them only to persons who were making 1
collections of postage stamps, and that j
the object was not to defraud the gov- j
eminent. The practice, however, was i
immediately discontinued. It was found
that a similar business is carried on in
Kng'ar.d and Germany.
It a person swallows any poison what-'
ever, or has fallen into convulsions irom
having overloaded tho stomach, an in- •
stantaneous remedy, most elHcii nt and !
applicable in a large number of cases, 1
is a heaping teaspoonful of common salt
and as much ground mustard, stirred
rapidly in a teaeupful of water, warm
or cold, and swallowed instantly. It is j
scarcely down before it begins to come '
up, bringing with it the remaining con
tents of the stomach ; smd lest there be
any remnant of the poison, howl ver
small, let the white of an egg or a tea- '
spoonful of strong coffee he swallowed
s soon as the stom.'U'h is quiet, because '
these very common articles nullify a
large numlier of virulent poisons.
Wild beasts make awful havoc among >
the cattle of some of the Russian prov- |
lnces. In the province ofNovgoroa. for
example, the horses and cows of the pea
sants daily fall victims. The authorities |
of that province have, during the past
Aen years, tried every possible way of
rooting out the wolves and bears, but
without any notice-able success. In the
year te7B tiie loss then ran as high as
1,500 head of cattle. At its last session
the Zemstvo decided to offer a reward of
five roubles to every person who shall j
kiil a wolf, old or young, and ten roubles
for each bear killed during the summer,
the money to be paid from the pro .'in< ial j
fund. Strychnine pills are recommended
for the destruction of the wild beasts.
The barometer cf the national pros
perity of England is. according to the
D-ndon Sanitary Record, nt avtrylow
ebb, as the depression in the marriage j
rate, fliat unerring test of the material
condition and prospects of the people,
win still more strongly marked during
the first quarter of this year than it had
been in any of the four quarters oi lh7rt.
The annual marriage rate in the three
months ending March last did not exceed
11.8 per 1,090, and was 2.1 below the
average rate of the corresponding period
o( tho previous fortv years—lß3H-77. So
low a marriage rate has not prevailed in 1
the first quarter of any year since 1*37,
when the act for civil registration of
marriages, births and deaths first ran
dercd these statistics possible. The
nearest approach to so low a marriage
rate, in the first quarter of the year, was
12.5 in the first three monthsof tell.
Four million three hundred thousand ,
dollars is a good deal to pay for a tavern, i
yet that sum was paid the other day for
the Grand Hotel, in l'aris. This includes,
of course, the shops and everything ap-!
pertaining to the vast building (the
lintel rontnins seventy handsome salons, j
•one 800 chambers, with private-dining
rooms, etc..) which is one of the most
valuable hits of property in that city' !
The hotel was built by a company, and
has had a large patronage from the start, i
mainly from Americans, who are, as ,
Kurnpeans know, very apt to lie liberal I
patrons. Nevertheless, the house, or,
rather, the company, has not made
money, much money as has ls*n taken
In. i'p to two or three years ago it was i
currently reported that not a single divl- 1
dend had tcen declared, and, as may he 1
inferred, the stockholders have not liked
it. During the exhibition year of led7,
and for some years alter, the hotel got so
wide a naim- for exorbitant charges as t
dcte-r many people fram going there. The !
new proprietor will continue the estate
iishment a* a hotel, hut if it pays him no j
iietter than it did its former owners he
will regret his purchase.
The New York H'orjl explains the
methods hy which the F.gyptian obelisk
Is to be removed tram Alexandria to
New York city, under the direction of
Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe. who
has left New York to commence the un
dertaking. The machinery to he em
ployed in handling the great monolith
has already teen constructed at the
works ol the late Mr. Rochling. at Tren
ton, and aggregates nliout eighty tons in
weight. For the rest, the obelisk hav
ing been brought to the pier, a steam
collier having a water-ballast compart
ment will he secured alongside and the
necessary preparations made for having
her down to careening lighters placed
alongside on the side opposite the pier.
The water-ballast compartment whl be
filled. A port having been opened to
admit the obelisk into the fore-hold, It
will be launched in. The Us ing of the
steamer from taking its weight will he
overcome by heaving down on the
careening lighters, and the sinking due
to both operations will be counteracted by
pumping out Hie water-ballast compart
ment. thus re moving a weight of water
corresponding to that of the obelisk.
Tidal ami wind-drift differences of level
will be overcome by means of a float se
cured at the shore end, after the fashion
of a ferry-slip.
The Emperor ol Chir.a Is allowed
three wives, the chiel of whom is the
empress, while the other two are
queens, lis has the right, under cer
tain restrictions, of choosing his own
successor. When the Emperor Hein
Fung died, in IWH, lie left the tluone to
his son Toung-ehe, who was only five
years old. The empress and the Iniys,
mother, one of tlic two Queens, were
made co-regents. They reigned very
successfully until 1K73. when Toung-ehe
took the government into tils own hands,
and removed them from power. In 1H75
he died of small-pox, without naming a
successor. His wife was a feeble girl,
with a young baby, for whose rights
•he had not the strength of character to
fight. She soon died, and the old em
press and qun seised the opportunity
to get back upon the throne. They
choae three-year-old nephew of lllm
Fung, and appointed themselves to
reign until ho became a man. Tlio
scheme was carried out, and tho two
women an 1 now seemingly (irmly re-es
tablished. Among the first statesman
of tho empire WIIH WO Ko-tu, at the head
of the Civil Service Department. He
brooded over the wrong dono to tho in
fii nt eon of Toung-clie, and at last re
solved to speak out against it. This was
a serious matter, for ancient usage in
China decrees that whoever utters trea
son shall at once commit suicide. Wo
Ko-tu wrote and published, in the most
respectful language, a demand that tho
empress and queen should abdicate.
Then he killed himself with a knife.
An Old Hermit's Story.
There is an interesting hermit named
Austin Sheldon In the wilds of I'iko
county, I'a. lie is seventy-three years
old. totally deaf, and lives i a cave,
which he has rudely fitted up (or a hab
itation. His only companion is a tame
rat. Ilis personal appearance is start
ling. He is about li\e feet in height,
and his hair and beard are as while as
snow. 11 is clothes arc worn anil patched
and he wears a waistband made of a
hickory withe to support his garments.
For his defence against wild beasts he
carries a long knife, as sharp as a razor, i
which he manufactured by grinding!
down an old file. He says that his par- ,
ents were Connecticut farmers. In early .
manhood he fell in love with an accom
plished girl and they were engaged to lie ;
married. Her parents broke off the '<
match by secretly sending her away to I
hoardi fig school. This so preyed upon ,
Austin's mind that lie gave up business j
and Started out to find Ear. lie traveled j
from State to State, hut in vain, and
finally, when his money was nearly spent,
he resolved to settle down in IVnnsyl- j
vnnia. He fell into the hands of land
speculators, who soon got what cash lie
had. and deeded him the barren tract of
lann upon which 1"' now lives. His as
tonishment when he saw the "lanu" that i
bad been deeded him may be imagined. '
lie found nothing but a forest, and as a ,
storm came up lie was obliged to take
refuge in a cave in a ledge of rock*. This
cave he has ever since inhabited. For !
nearly twenty years he subsisted upon
wild "fruit and nuts, and in the winter lie
trapped game and fish. For three years |
the hermit never saw a human Is injg.
I'revious to 1 ginning life as a hermit j
he was proud of his personal appear
ance, but he grew negligent, and a thick,
shaggy beard covrre-o bis lace, and his
hair grew long, far down below his
shoulders. From the time lie began his
hermit life he has never drawn a razor
across his face. Hut he has grown tired
of that kind of life,and lately told a Phil
adelphia 7Ywie. correspondent thnt he in
tended to return to civilization to die.
An Iron War Shirt.
An Iron shirt was recently left at tho
1 office of the Alexandria (Vn.) tiazetU by
some one who found it m a house that
had been occupied by Union troops dur
ing the closing months of the war.
This iron-dad chemise resembles some
what the armor of a crusader, and is
made of ten pieces of heavy boiler iron,
or it may le plates of thin steel, all
jointed by movable rivets, which allow
the shirt to be disjointed and packed up.
A portion of it is hinged so as to allow
motion to tho limts. This mobile en
ceinte or personal fortress was fitted on
in front like a dicky, but extended down
far enough to cover the thighs. The
1/awUc says: "Its inventor evidently
deemed the shirt a useful invention, for
the sample on our d.-sk is marked on one
shoulder in brass, like an epaulette,
• patent applied for,' and on the other,
'Made by Atwater Armory Co., New
Haven, Conn.' The marks. 'I. A. A.,'
which, we suppose,indicate that 1 1 must
Avoid Accidents,' are the only other in
s riptions found upon this work of art."
American cattle are now imported at
Belfast, Ireland, and the trade promises
to grow as large, proportionately, a* that
with Kngiand.
The ilite of the Shank.
In the Fbrrjtf and Stream, of recent
| date, is a contribution to the question
whether the bite of the skunk is poison
ous and will produce rabies. In the
west and southwest of the Mississippi
i valley this seems generally believed. A
writ r from Colorado quote s sever*! ln
! stances.
Dr. flushing, of Trinidad, Colorado,
who lias, no doubt, seen several cases.
1 gives it as his opinion that the natural
l bite of the skunk produees hydrophobia
—that it doc* not nis-d to be suffering
from limbics itself. He .says its bite win
kill the victim sooner or later, without
fail. I)r. W. 1.. South, who has had
pre-at experience in Texas and New Mex
ico says "the bite will fetch the victim
1 some time,' meaning that it will sooner
i or later result in death.
We do not lieliere this is the case in
the Eastern Slates. The skunk is very
common in Pennsylvania. We have
vn dogsbif.cn by It, and have known
tboM who hunted it constantly for its
valuable skin, hut have never heard of
any such ill result from its bite either in
man or dog.— Medical ami Surqica-' fir
! porter.
A Strange Breach of Promise Suit,
Of all the accusations brought against
the (llty of Glasgow Bank, that of being
1 the cause of an action for breach of
i promise of marriage Is certainly the
: strangest, but nevertheless it is a fact,
i The names of the parties an well known,
j but there is no necessity for mentioning
' them; suffice it to say tliat the lady be
| longs to Glasgow and the gentleman to
; Greenock. loth of them living people of
some wealth. The lady unfortunately
held some of the stock of the bank, anil
when the crash ennic, although the mar
riage invitations had actually lieen
! issued, the gentleman cried off until it
1 was ascertained how far he would lie
affected as her husband. After the de
j eision of the House of Lords, that no
liability would extend to him, it was. of
| eonrse, expected that he would at once
' complete his engagement, but for some
I reason or other he had ( hanged Ids
! find and positively refused to do so.
After all |S'rsuiwion nad failed, an action
i claiming $15,000 was raised, which he
I lias now compromised by paying $5,000.
! —fAvtrpool fhue tie.
('■re for Nleeplessness.
j Wet half a towel, apply it to the Itack
; of the neck, pressing it upward toward
| the base of the hrafn. and fasten the dry
I half of the towel over so as to prevent
the too rapid exhalation. The effect Is
' prompt and charming. Aw,ling the brain
and inducing calmer, sweeter sleep than
any narcotic. Warm water may he
used, though most persons will prefer it
cold. To those suffering fro c over
excitement of the brain, whether the re
sult of brain work or pressing anxiety.
This simple remedy is an especial boon.
Jokes from "Harper's Drawer."
Here are a oouple of yarns from Con
necticut:
Old Mr. E B was a very
weallhy farmer. Hard-working, penuri
ous and worldly, lie had reached his
ninety-sixth year, hut still persisted in
working ham every day. One of his
neighbors, an excellent man, himself
over ninety years old, met him one day
and said: "Well, Mr. B , we are
getting to bo pretty old men."
" Not so very old—not so very old,"
said the farmer, gruflly.
"Hut don't you think," persisted the
other, "that wo ought to lie considering \
about the next world, and what our life
will be tie re? We must very soon die, '
you know."
" Don't know about that—don't know 1
about that." retorted the farmer. " Very '
few men die at mv age."
Old Squire (1 was postmaster,store
keeper :ind autocrat of his village, lie
was the wealthiest man in it, hul had
the reputation of being also the sharpest :
and hardest man In his dealings with
the poor, yet a drunken loafer in the ;
village once outwitted him. This loafer
—an old sot, generally known as " Sam " !
—cante one day to the store trundling
a wheelbarrow. The squire was seated
on the front stoop of Ins store, and see- I
ing him approach, called out: "Well,!
Sam, what are you after now?"
"Why, Squire C drawled the
old ras'-ftl. most obsequiously, " I want
a barrel of your best wheat Hour, and I
want to pay cash for it, too."
"Oho! said the squire, "that's it, is
it? Well, (leorge"—turning to his clerk j
—" Roll out a barrel of that (lenesee
flour, and help Sain to put it on his !
wheelbarrow." This was soon done,
and Sam very quietly began to wheel !
it away. The squire had not received
his money, and lie sprang up at once, 1
ami called: " Sam! Sum! you said you
wonted to pay cash for that flour.
Where's your money P"
" Wa'af, Squire C ," drawled Sam.
'so I do want to pay cash for it, hut,
vou sec, I can't "—trundling the wheel
barrow off more and more rapidly with
every word.
Squire (' was so astounded at the
loafer's impudence that he let the llour
Dyspepsia.
Abstain from drinking immediately
before and during tueals, and for an
hour afterward; also, use no milk in
either tea or coffee. Burn alum until
the moisture in it is evaporated ; then
tok' - a* much as you can put on a dime
about hilf an' hour before eating.
Thria? or four days, probably, will
answer; but take it until cured. Ihe '
kernel of the peach pit has been in my
ease a perfect remedy for what is termed
heart-burn. I suff -- red from it hourly
[for year#: more at some times than
"tie r* Wh'*n the suffering manifest*
itself rat one or two of the kernels, and
after a few days the symptoms will dis
appear. Change your diet nnd manner
of living; drink neither coffee nor tea;
never drink at meal times; after evcrv
meal, or during the rnenl, dissolve half
a teaspoonful or more of cayenm pepper
in half a glassful of milk and drink it;:
1 eat plain fond; never taste pastry of
any kind. If you are troubled with
] sleepless nights, do not try to promote
sleep by taking stimulants or opiate—
they do more harm than good; take a
sponge bath before retiring, and if you
are unable to do It yourself, get some
one to rub you with a coarse towel; if
i you wake in the night and cannot get to
sleep again, get up at once—not lie until j
I you "get nervous thinking alwiut it;"
, take * font hath; rub your limb* well (
to get up n i irrulation ; drink a glass of
cold water. Do not expect to cure
yournelf in one week's time: have pa
; tit-nee and try one month. In bathing
use your hands to apply the water; tiny
are much better than n sponge; soften i
the water with borax ; it is more invig
orating than salt water. — Kirhnnyf.
A Trooper's Hlorj of the Cabnl
Massacre.
One of the troopers of Mqior ( avag
nari'sescort in Afghanistan, who escaped
I* ing massacred, says that the root of
the Hritish resident* at Cahul wa* i-om
nianded by other houses, and was conse
quently untenable bv the besieged, who
made a trench outside. At aliotlt one
o'clock in the afternoon on the day of
the ]na**ai re Mi\jor Cnvagnnri r**ivcd
a wound from a rh-ochctting bullet on
his forehead. Mr. JenkynS. Major Car- !
I :ignari's assistant, who arrived at the ,
| residency during the attack, wrote to the >
i Ameer for help, and the Ameer's reply '
was. "(iod will. lam making arrange
ments." A previous request for aid from
MgJor Ciivapnari had met with the samr
reply. Mr. Jenkyns wrote again when
M \jor Cavagnarl was woundrd, hut the
ts-ar'T of the irttiT WAS cut to pi'S-es by
the mutineers. The troop* - r then started,
hut lie vu disarmed and Imprisoned.
He succeeded In escaping at daybreak
; and visited the residency, wli're M saw
the corpse of I.ieuunant Hamilton, com- j
manding the escort of the Hritish Mis
sion, lying across a mountain gun. A
j comrade who was confined in Cabnl in
: formed him that l.ieutenant Hnmilton
shot three of the mutineers with his re
volver and killed two with his saler.
Dr. Kelley, who was connected with the
mission, was lying dead inside the rcsi
( dcncy. MajorCavagnari was in a room
which was burnt and which had fallen
in. His body had not. been found.
! Three native officers of the fiuides were
burned to death near the residency.
A Rant's Head In a Strange Flare.
(Jtiile a euriolty was found :few days
ago near the camp of the workmen on
the new toll-road, near Yankee Fork,
N'ev. It is a mountain rani's head deep
ly imbedd'-d in a pine tree and almat six
feet from the ground The right horn is
oiKside and curls partly round the tree,
while the front of the skull and most of
I the left horn iscovenal with the growth ot
wood The tree is a thrifty pine, fifb-en
inches through. llow that rams heael
came there will always remain a mys
tery to scientists, bin then of the moun
tains. who are familiar with the fighting
pnm ti'itji s of the wild hack, ran easily
explain it. The ram whose head is now
a part of the tree stood on the upper side
of the hill, while his enemy stood near
- what was then a pine sapling. When
the present relic mode a rush at ram No.
i "i the latter stepped to one aide, and the
, old warrior's head coming in contact
with the young tree split it wide enough
for one horn to enter, and he was left
dangling at the mercy of his fee. The
, nut is easily guessed. The survivor of
| the fight deliberately butted Ids unfor
tunate adversary unt!'there wa* nothing
lelt of him but the skull and horns fast
in the wood. Fred Myers, one of the
proprietors of the toll-mad. will have tlie
part of the tree eontaining the nun's head
cent to tin - Smithsonian Institute.
FOB THE FAIR HEX.
The Kttllnjf Fuhloai.
b wit ion lim undergone a complete rev
olution during the year. The punier
hns triumphed, and graceful. bouffant
drapery |M the order. It IN visible on
all (tresses and even on outdoor gar
ments. rii • styles in walking dresses
are numerous and charming, and will
"mi Stand muelj admiration. The
Hortenshi," an exceedingly simple yet
attractive cortunie. consists of a plain
Hkirt and short polonaise with very
bouffant punier* ami back drapery.
J here are several other novel and lovely
designs in trains, domi-ttains, jackets
and styles for misses and children,
which must he seen to be appreciated.
An exceedingly novel design, combin
ing a short walking skirt with an over
skirt, having a nanier at the sides and
bouflant drapery at the baek, is theC'le
lla walking skirt. This wit em, made
of two materials, plain and striped,
forms a most graceful skirt, as ladylike |
and stylish, and so simple in its design '
that the plainest scanistn ** c annot fail
Ui put it together correctly. •'Anabelle" '
is another new model greatly admire d.
I In plain skirt is of American brocade,
in the gendanne blue color, and the
ovc rskirt is formed of plain silk of the
same color. It is composed of a deep
apron front, two punters and a very '
bouffant, grae I fully arranged hack
drapery. Hands of the brocade herder
tin paniers and form rc\ r* at the front
and baek. It Is as dislitu/ue in effect as
it is novel in design. Six yards and i
three-quarters ,f material, twentv-four
inches wide, will be required for the
ovcrskirt and paniers, an it six yards and
a half of the brocade will Is* sufficient
for tin - unelerskirt, hands and revers.
Block, dark blue, invisible green, deep
wine* color, almond and all the beige
shade*are used in the medium qualities
of cloth for extra garments to Is- worn i
with ordinary street e-ostumes. Half
fitting jackets lutve the preference for
ordinary str<ct wear. Tin newest elr- (
sign in the line of mantelets— which are
the accept**! garments to Is - worn with
visiting toilets—is the " Folicie." The
singularly graceful sleeve*, cut in a novel
and convenient manner, form paniers at
the side* and impart an exceedingly >fu
littpu* air, and reneler it equally as we'll
uits| for dressy we ar m for general re
quireinents, tin - disposal of the trim
ming'' Is ing sufficient to make it ai pro
prime for tin-most stylish occasion*. An
other new design is the "Loretta,"
which has long pi in ted title in front,
pointed shoulder pieces inserted in dol
man style, and arranged so a* to produce
the inevitable panier effect by being
looped into n shorter back piece.
'I lie India shawl holds pl-tee of
honor among wrap*-. It drapes grace*
fully, is harmonious with almost every
toilet, and the rich coloring give s an air
of distinction to the whole All kinds
are worn, long and square, the striped or
Huston and the figured styles, some- lovely
designs and combination* having been
introduced this *ea*nn.
We have the Renaissance cravats.
Ilenti 111. ruff<. Empire collars. Francis
f. toilets anel Marie Antoinnettc cos
tumes, the long-pointed M'dicis basqU' -
and tile sl.ort fuli eoi'sAgeii of the lirst
empire. Pompadour silk*. antique lace*.
Oriental stuffs. Sc.t. Ii plaids, (.reciun
coiffure's. th< tiering iMrcctoire anel m<-r
-viilleuse lionnets, tic close Empire
upntcs, the m oil est Derby and the
dashing I iaindeorough lint*, and a host
of other seemingly incongruous styles.
Both the flat and Iwiuffsnt style s are
la'hi on able for street wear ttMUMN
.■aid enyoy a Item t equal popularity, and
I frequently tlie two element* or*- cotn
binrd, the skirt Iteing narrow anel plain
relld the drape ry Is'Ufl int. r.ain le av>
wiKilen goods of dark rich colors are
usually selected for the tlrst-mcntioned
type, and are- made up in (be severest
I tyle. without trimming of any kind ex
eeptlng row- of machine stitching 1.1 ar
the edges. The skirt is plain, the ov< r
-kirt very slightly draped, and offen not
!at all; the tight <>r half-tight jacket
i* usually slightly double-breasted,
with p rim - * the foliar and e ufls of vel
vet or plush to break the severity; the
< ut ami fit irreproachable, the " tailor"'
tinisli imparting a sort of tnas - uline air
to the jaunty garment. Equally fa*h
lonable. and perhaps more popular than
this somewhat exclusive type, are the
costumes in which brighter colors and
contrasting goods are used, made up in
the - latuffant style* which characterize
in-door toilets. The gayest colors and
most striking contrast* are - nelmissahle
I for street wenr this season, anel even
' when the main material i* a simple one
' of quiet e-olor the trimming* are most
usually of some bright < untrvting g<*"l.
or more offen of a combination of Wviral
| e-olors.
Wliilc the griatest lllxTmlity iallowed
in the selection of the - style of tin - walk
ing e-oMunie. on one point fashion is in
exorable—the skirt must he short.
Young ladien with pretty feet, and who
are fostidiou* about tfn ir <~hn M'ture,
I have their walking skirts made at !< :vt
three inches aliove tin - gmund. but the
majority aeihere to a length which cs
e-npeu the pavement all around and doe*
not conspii'Uottsly display the fe*ot.
i Plain skirts, without a vestige of trim
ming, are considered most stylish: hut
they must be cut and tin unted witii the
' gretci care, a* any de fect, either in thc
tU or " hang," i* more easily detected
than when the skirt is trimmed. Mate
rial* of medium weight have usually
.some style of garniture, either broeul
| lionds of velvet, plush, satin or some of
the vnrie*tic of brocaded silk. Kioun<-es
!on walking skirts are usually from live
to t< - n ini'hes deep, seldom flcepcr. as it
is fasliionalile to haven portion of the
plnin skirt siiow between the limin e ami
tin - short upper drapery. Skirts plaited
all the - way up are also worn, the skirts
lieing laid In regular kill or hag plait* or
in sections. One favorite style- has tin'
front rind sielcs lahl in perpendicular
plaits freitn top to bottom and a drapery
at the hack; another favorite arrange
ment very becoming to tall figures has
side plaited flounce* across the front and
a drapery at the bae k.
Tight fitting basques are useel to com
plete costume* for nutumn wear, the de
sign always being selected with refer
ence to the arrangement of the skirt.
When the elrapery is very high and
bouffant a bwque.-short on the hips and
pointeei back and front, HI a the Cornelia,
Is the ntost appropriate; or. if becom
ing. a round waist, completed by n very
broad belt, is chosen.
Novel in design and exceedingly be
coming to rflender figures Is the Hyhilln
basque. It is tight fitting, the fmnt
having the usual number of oarts in each
side and ornamented with wldepleceaof
the material joined in the shoulder seams
and shirred both top and bottom, giving
the effect of full fronts. The hack Is
fitted with s seam down the middle and
side forms rounded to the armholes
The skirt portion is of medium length,
forming two points in front, and is ar
ranged,'n a moderately houffant manner
in the back.- New York Herald.
fashion Unix.
ited honm-ts will continue to be worn
this winter.
ISibbon* nre twilled this year instead
of Imlng of satin.
Both hats and cottage bonnets will
continue in fashion.
Dotted net ruches will he substituted
for lace this winter.
Silk beaver will he worn for elegant
walking-hats this winter.
Baby belts of ribbon will continue in
f.k-ljjoii throughout the winter.
Bronze bead* will take the place ol
the rainbow beads of last year.
An Imniniw variety of new tints in
hiik mid vcivi't han l>ot*n frnport^d.
~ * ro ? Ifccn, copper green and North
I ole lilue arc among the new tints.
Crackle velvet, looking like hits of
porcelain, is to be used for trimmings.
A new kind of plush lias alternate
stripes of repped satin and uncut loops, i
Vcivet, with the ground ofonecoloi
and tlie pile of another, is to l>e revived.
Sulphur is mixed with pink in some
rrcri' h costumes prepared for the au
tumn.
I- act t'-d Inillsof jet, hollowed out until
thev arc as light as down, are used for ,
bordering bonnet*.
I he case of Worth against tlie I'rinec
Mural for a bill of £1,300 w ill soon conic
up in the French courts.
Overdresses of colored muslin in
scrolls and flowers are worn over dress j
of foulard for evening dress.
Ixing mantles are announced a* the
coming winter wrap for ladies who do
not adopt tin- doth street suits.
Stephnnotis is mixed witli orange !
flowers in ome bridal wreaths. The
fragrance is rather overpowering.
Ing-n:tpp<d plush in all the new
shades is likely to Is ucd for hotli the
outer and inner trimmings ol lionn'-ta
next scitsnn.
Tlie crown* of bonnets will i>e eitlier
folded or laid smooth or puffed tliis win- I
ter, tuid one style wilt Is- as fashionable
as Uie other.
Striped riblsin*, and those of changea
ble twills, will replace those of satin
next wa'on They will in- wider than j
those worn la-t year.
Tainted satin, to lie used for trimming
light dr< s*-lonets, has a ground of
ivory, (t'-nm, dauphin-grav or old-gold,
tuid ligun-k of Indian d<*ign.
'I lie iiks culled glace an- old-fashion"! |
eiiange-ahle silks, no more, no less. This !
year *oni of tin in are plain, and some '
have satin stripes of solid color.
Mow Two loolliti Utrl* H>r S<rr>4.
We have heard lately of two young
gir!o| good character but thoughtlessly j
foolish who came into town one after
noon from tli' ir suburban iiome. Ori
the street they w i-re accosted i>y two
youngni'n. Instead of repelling them, j
the girl- entered into conversation with ,
tliem. and soon a<-. rptrd their invitation
to take tea at a prominent restaurant. I
After passing some time here the young
men invited the girl* to tin-theater w itL
them, and thi* invitation, too, was ac
cepted. Ihe young men w nt out, prom- ■
ising to i'Uy the theater tickets and re- |
tum at once. Tlie girls waited until
weary and then started to go home. But
the proprietor demanded payment for
tlie supper* which he had furnished.
They replied that the young m> n had
invit'd them to t<u. He responded that
the voting niTi had told him that they
had left the money with the girls, and as
■ tlie latter had none he ri-quired them to
go down into the kitchen and wash
did"-* during the whole evening.
Thi* was a bitter thing to do, but if tlie
story be true, as we |ear, it sirred Ui m
righiiv. Of course the young m-n wcr<
wretched sn>-aks, for whom aw hipping
would le 100 good. But such inm li
< acy as that of titcse girl* deserves to be
{•unislxwl s* theirs w*. We suspect
that tli' re- is gn at deal ol this " pi- kinc
up acquaintances " in our street*, ami it
leaj|s swiftly to the ruin of young men
and women alike. Barents cannot le
too careful how they train and watch
over tloir lmy* and girls.— Boston Tran
nrrt pit.
News snd Xoin far tVsmaa.
Tlie Santa Fe (New Mexico) indus
trial school i* about to graduate an
Asa the Indian girl a* a teacher.
Karhael Ycnt work'-d at I'lacksmith
ing in Baltimore until her death, a short
! time ago. She was robustly handsome,
but habitually smoked a clay pipe.
Mrs Emma I>. E. N. South worth, Un
novelist, says that she ha* written con
stantly ev< r since she was fifteen year*
| old. She is now at work on lier sixtieth
' novel.
Mrs. Estcllc Johnson, the wife ol rx-
Govcmor diaries T. Johnson, of Mis
souri. ri <-ently committed suicide at tin
family residence by taking arsenic. Grief
over tlie death of a child had brought on
mental d rangeroent.
Julia Clarke, a San Francisco factory
girl, wa i caught in a machine by her
long hair. She seized a pair of sli'-ars
and cut off her tnas'-s so quickly that
she wa* not drawn betwen tlie wheels
and killed, as she otherwise would have
j been.
The painter Ingres says: "To give a
! true poise to I lie figure necessitate* an
upright carriage of the head and a
smooth, firm step." To give this he re
commends a long walk daily with a
1 pitcher of water on the head. Tlie hint
is leing acted upon by tlie lady pupils of
an eminent French au<r.
ilsrgiwlsa r*r i4m.
It is quite refivsliing to read sueii a
( da nty Httia story a* this, told by Julia
Coleman:
" 1 know a lady wliose sensible doe.
tor told lier twentv years ago that she
waa half gone witli' consumption and
that her only cbarioe for life was to be
lin the open sir a* much as possible. A
I perfect 1 tower of paradise w as her little
'yard. Was the sui 1 poor ? She enriched
it. Were lure varieties indifferent? She
procured better. Nearly all the flowers
were fragrant- Fifteen kinds of torn
bloomed under her hands and a surer*-
: sion of flowers filled out tlie summer.
' One side of the yard was covered witli
grapes. Teaches, plums and raspberrh*
j were trained en gpslirr, ami ehoice
! "quashes ripened mi the roofs of the out-
I liouws.
"Tomatoes were trained to single
pole* and yielded luxuriantly, and ruby
' Slrowlierrie* peeped out even from the
bleaching grass. She herself was a*
fresh ana vigorous as you could expert
j one to lie whose liall-i'emycd lungs iisd
left lier Willi insufficient vitality. -But
; her life was sand and It has In-en a
I happiness to hemlf and a blessing to
1 others."
She in right, too. when *he Mil tha
more than hail the < rod It for the orna
mentation of our d'Kiryard* and homes
is due to tiic ladi'* who push tha men up
to duty.— Woman Work.
Bearing Fmlt.
Twenty-lira yearn ago we went to ths
wedding reception or a charming and
brilliant young woman from a N<w
England State, iu*t married to a young
( physician in a Western city. Sin- bad
I come from the best schools, and wan the
woman, of all Other*, who wm looked
I at a* a leader In the higher literary and
1 artistic life of a prominent circle in the
town. Seven year* ago we again met
1 that woman, now a matron of forty-
I five, in a Western uriiver*ity town,
where her husband had finally landed n*
a professor of science in the college. We
saw that the family were living in quiet
tuid simple elegance on the small SKuiry
of a Western professor, with a house full
of tine children, and no servant that w
| could discover.
At tea we ventured tlie question.
( " What has h' en the re- ult of your
studies and experience in the last twenty
years? I have wen no book, or maga
zine article, or poem, over your name,
!a* we expected. " J will show you my
one book," she replied, leading tie way
to her kitchen. There she ixhibitcd a
a most ingenious machine for washing
t the dlsh'-s ol her table, which abolished
I the drudgery of'.his disagreeable end of
housekeeping, and enabled a child, with
the help of two " lifts" from mother, to
make a play of what would be the work
| of a servant.
Now, of course, not every cultivated
j schoolgirl lias the inventive fa ulty to
| do what this woman had accomplish'*!.
But think what she has done! Khe
has made it possible for every mother in
J America to save an hour a day for study,
or work, in the upper side of Hie. She
has made it not only a reaper-table, but
an artistic employment to wash talne
dish's. She has made home duties and
housekeeping more attractive to all her
daughter*, and taken one more step to-
Iwara the abolition of the drudgery that
has so crushed out the tires of a thou
sand g' nenitiousof women sine-the da* ■
of mother Eve. We doubt if any book,
even a new novel by George Eliot, or a
i cw picture, a n< w voice like the warbia
of (lender, or any splendid thing that
: may be done by a woman in America,
j would go so deep, touch on higher
r< ainis of life, or raor' justly entitle that
cultivated Christian lady to the rf#pee*
and admiration of tlie <*iuntry.— Sew
Kwjbind Journal of FAumlum.
!
One of John I'llo-nix' Ntorles.
Out in a cert:;in Western fort, i-<>roe
tini' ago. the major eoncw-i vrd tlist artil
lery must is- tiar-d effectively in fighting
J the Indians by dispensing witli gun
-1 carriage* and fastening the cannon upon
the backs of mules. So be explained
liis views to the comic :u>dnt. and it wag
determined to try the experiment. A
howitzer was selected and strspped upon
an smbulanci mule, with tlie muzzle
iKiinting toward the tail. When they
had secured tlie gun and loaded it with
, ball cartridge, they led the calm and
rbadfnst mtiic out on the bluff and set
up a target in the middle of the river to
j p far tic* at. The rear of tlie mule was
turn-d toward the target, and he was
hacked g< ntly up to the edge of the
1 bluff. The officers stood round in a
wmlcii* le, wliiie the major went up and
inserted a time fuse j n Ivent of the
iiowitger. When the fuse was ready,
tlie major lit it andntired. In a minute
II or two the hitherto unruffled mulelieard
the fizzing back on his n<*k. and it made
' him uneasy. Hercached his head round
1 to ascertain what was roing on. and as
he did so his body turnii, and the
howitzer Irfgan to sweep around the
I horizon. The mule at last became ex
i ctlad, and his curioaity became more
. and more intense. In a second or two
j he was standing with his four ieg* in a
I bunch, making six revolutions per
| minute, and the howitzer threatening
sudden d'ath to every man within hair
i S mile. The commandant warn barred
, I to climb suddenly up a trw ; officers
were seen sliding over the bluff into the
river, as if thev dida'l care at all about
the high price of unilorms; the adju
tant made good time toward the fort: a
sergeant began to throw up Iweastworka
with his bavonet; the insjar rolled over
and groaned. Ins moment or two there
was a puff of smoke, and a dull tliud.
and tlie mule—oh. where was he! A
solitary brute might hare been •<•<■*
turning ■ucx-essful back somersaults over
tlie bluff, ofily to rest at anclior finally
with his howitzer at the bottom of the
river, while the hall went off toward the
fort, hit the chimney in tlie major's
1 quarters, rattling Uie adobe brick* down
(■to Um jar.-r, and frightening the
major's wife into convulsions. They
do not allude to it now. and no report
of tlie result of the experiment was ever
•eat to tlie War Ilepartmefit.
fishing in a Han's Ntenuwh.
■'l've swallowed my teeth," said
, Tliomas Trout to the house surgeon of
the New York Hospital. Tlie surgeon
, looked inquiringly at Mr. Trout's mouth.
, To all appearance* be was but one tooth
short, and that was an upper frost
tooth Mr. Prout explaineo. He said
| that nine days before, while ash-ep in
1 Ids home in Cheshire. Maes., he waa
' awakened by a seoaatic iof choking and
' violent strangling, ar < plainly felt thai
there was sonu turn*. unpleasantly hard I
, and lnry niakingi sway to his stomach.
But tie didn't ktv w wliat it was until
tlie next morning lie discovered that his
" plate" was missing. Then lie c -unf to
the conclusion that he had swallowed
i thr rubber plate to which was attached
i a single tooth. It was hi* custom to
rvniove the false tooth and plate each
- night <>n going to bed, bat that time he
' forgot to do so. The result of swaDcMt-
I ing this large and irregularly-shaped ar
ticle was thai he hetwme ill, could re
l tain nothing in hi* stomach and was in
' great pain. He consulted tlie phyat-
I ciniis. who dosed him with emetics and
* |s>ked down hi* throat. All this only
i aggravated his suffering. He rapidlj
i gi'-w thin and in nine day* lost tbitly
five pounds.
Tlie liouse surgeon at ibe hospital -art
i Mr. Trout to a ward and had him put to
• bed. Then he hunted up a long strip of
whalebone, to which wa* attached a
- little hook. The doctor eamfuliv iutm
dueed tills instrument down Mr. Tr.ut\i
* throat and into hia sto-r.arti. Then h*
r began fishing for tlie lost tooth. It waa
' slow work, hut after a time be tolt that
• he hail Itooktai on to something. He i
t nulled slowly and steadily, and, to Mr.
I Trout's bodily pain and mental nbnsttfiL
t brought to light Uie minstag plate and
it* attachment*. The Burgeon waa Dr.
j W. T. Hull, son of Major Hull, of Nr. W
port.