lurj lanyl Allll dm I ,t I)U boJ;j i. Itiru it IM (Of I' dlipl HI" I irfJi ,Co4 i otlf M1 It it i ,m' i IS"! bio1 oofl: ill A FOOL THERE WASi ItT A, 1, ...nln la R001' 01(1 '"v.. . " I . KI118 ami n merry wiKiir. '"linkwln tlifl rare ol.l way, i'rtfw l" evor tb9 WOrlJ d '."'Lit tha motlinr-ln-Uw, '1'"' r rnuii w Ills funny pray. p ...1.-st liroulit n loud fcufTnvr i other fools ' It doe to-day. -Ion ntl.1 1 1)0 mnv SPt m"ry ... .till the centuries ,) SW" WATEnnoi;cr. Till It seemed Hint in llfo lie coul.In't be Kravo, The KIiiii onught a gllinmor, and to him ho strode: "A tunc In your eyel What means It, you knavo?" Ob, low sank the bond of the Fool on bis lirwvtl. "Your pur. Ion, my master," 'was this Hint lis said, "Minn eyes do but wnter llio plant of my jBHt- Iq the cot over yonder tny bubo llath doud." '"'hasn't neeu noticed that Is, as In tuo J0'""' of th0 ,uuny man' ., fool ono day was exceedingly 'J'i'ildlnks was a rnre suenaas. atlJ bells and bis touch.. of ,1m nl of llumor' n you mi8!,t A Fool tlinrn wns, as 1 snld bnfore. , Aim roois tlmre are to the present ditv; , . conrtinrs roared wbon tno good Aud somo of them wonr llielr buIN, but mure For the enrpet of living we knit, we knllj Wurp of losses nnd woof of Kuln; And there's never a luugli that Is liorn of wit Hut through It there souudoth tlio note palu. Almost iJi"d I" transport wild ,",4, monarch said, "What a funny ,T?rs rony eome and the years mny .-world and Its people are ever tbe !Utlioy are lost In woe: miles tue echoes their mirth pro- ,i hll 111? humor bubbled and l)J, lires ns oven philosophers may. But whether wo pose as that or tills Is little of moment, Is little for pare, For under the mask that we wear is this: Tbe srhost of the hope that is dead out there. For wo strut aud stride till tho curtain falls, And we Iiiuk'i no less though the heart be sore. Howe bide from others what haunts, ap pals: Tho nlio.-t of tho blessing that comes no more. San Francisco Examiner, to tell yon, I finished Mr, Lcssner'a stiirts, ami they llttoil him perfectly. Ho ways I m tho only woman lie ever knew who fitted him with shirts mi tho first trial. Tie has snvoil up ft lil tle property and he wants to invest it, soiuewhoro, and Annt Meillnw wants to sell out this store. Su bo's coiiiR to buy it ami I'm ffoiiiii to keen it on condition that I marry him." "Oh, Ella!" "Not such a very hnvd condition, cither," said Win. "I.ecnuso ho's very handsome, and very pleasant, and I liko him very much; in fact, ( believe I'm in lovo with him. There! now it's all out. And I do believe, Kda, wo'ro tho two happiest girls in tho world, and nil through Aunt Mod law'.i thread aud needle store." "Well, well," Kruml)led Mrs. Mod law, "so the girls have initio, nnd I'm all by myself ap;niu. It is rather lone some. They were nice girls but tho young men found it out ns well ns tee. Young in on always do find such things out." MOUNTAIN-CUN AMMUNITION. EDA AND ELLA! BY HENRY RIDEflU. m SHARP evening it was, the street lamps were strug gling faintly through a haze of yellow fog the dead ailanth us blossoms rattled overhead as if the tree in front i.f Mrs. Medlaw's red brick house had blossomed lull of little rattle-boxes. Mrs. Meillaw had just sat down neniug refaction of toast nnd frieu Polly, the little maid who ware green checked gmgliam Itrpet slipperu, came shullliug in. liaise, ma am there s two young down in the parlor as says their annt." i, bother!" said Mrs. Medlawin ot soliloquy. "It's Kda nnd I hew tliat they'd coino on me tbe old man died! As if I t inythiug else to do but to Irt i Bwanu of lazy relations. iiila't you say I wasn't at home, I1 wild, ma'am, if I'd supposed ns auy relation of your'n, I'J let 'ein in," said unconscious "But they wus dressed so kd looked su clipper I thought, :ne, they was real ladies." .J jnst as the tea was boiling, uitUIis. Medlaw. "Oh, dear pit a world this is!" , ' uJ Ella Carr were sitting, blick-robed, in the moldy 25 little parlor, whenthoir auut in. Thev were lii'Httv cii-la Plicate wax -white complexions, ' dirk that it gave you the im- ot being black, and great, ny eyes. They were so ex- slike that straugers could 'itell them apart; in fact, us tbe case with twins, their f'ete pitched in the same key. 'irauiu scarcely decide at first wis speaking. (1l girl," said Mrs. Medlaw, graciously, "go you've come Mbail nowhere else to go, aunt," 1 meekly. JBl.il!" greeted the old lady. ' on your things. I suppose walate to stay all nisht?" f o4 Eda looked forlornly at Was this the welcome anticipated from their only ' relation? ' Medlaw lost no time after the 7 m.eal 'a opening the subject of "1 means." ''V'laid Mrs. Medlaw, "and "Joa going to do now?" aunt know, auut," said Ella, :bfdaottocry. 'bsven't tpaite made up our ' "it," said Eda. helnlesslv. '.mt it high time you had?" (" Medlaw. "Folk can't live Aud two groat, grown-up girls oght to be doing something - 'heir salt'" iVlllnA:l 1 ... . i mi, um uel. more couracre- ..I'. ;..A i'-" l""J -jusi exactly what we want -uedlaw." '6uly knew what " 'u'f'T."!'1611 ot work for ."U'l"," uaid M... iro.ii... ,.1 4'i.CMlun, YOU COUlil HtlfTrrauf W Ella timidly?" 7 I ffOlnr a... 1 -r . ... h ,1.. 0 . ""J BUU x wani 1 ' a mv 1. -l 00 U. T u"8' niodinw. hkeuutea, but Eda , shook her Wn't0'7 8tron8 enough, ic-' " Medlaw," she said. KUI 1 il..n'l . t . iii- . u "ee you IOOK Jiiln,,' 19' Sa"1 M". Medlaw, tKe T .. An Mrs. Hall, that iw.ii "11US house next door, . at 5'j tasn" 'uo 'P'osnon, said il, .latr,',l.lol)1a8o1" sneered the to' 1 rhal you suppose I'm mi. , o worsteds." 'it M n ,eot "''led a n . . . 'ur . , B,UI "he, "we came "u odviee not to be iu fjii)l.i . . 1 . Hllnvln.l 11. - 1 uWln luu uiairou. - .TUIl I.V......1 L I . ... n : . "i"'"v 10 u aoout it, Ala 0ttrr- "Don't ; "faotUmg. There's another 41 that?- 11 (. '"'close a mortgage on '"o'iu it . ,'' 1 waut to I,ut on H I. 0 "llv commission on ; ibat; L'0'ne, whut do you JW'"ias try," suid Ella. "Heaven knows I am anxious enough to earn tny own living." "And I, too," said Eda. "We know nothing about such a busi ness " "Hut you can learn, I supposo," said Auut Modlaw. "Hut we can learn," Baid Eda, hopofully. And in less than a week the little thread and needle store arouud the corner, which had presented a grim and shuttered front for somo days, was reopened, and two pretty girls, dressed in black, were posted behind the counter. Mrs. Mopson sent her two littlo boys to mutch a skein of green worsted, and enquire for peppermiut taffy first. Tho widow Hope purchased a little hosiery and three cheap pocket hand kerchiefs. A small girl came to ask tho time of day and an old man bought a pair of suspenders, all with in an hour and Eda and Ella begun to think they might, iu time, de velop into commercial characters of note. To be sure, business waxed rather dull toward the end of the day, but just at dusk a tall, nice-looking young man came in to buy a card of pearl shirt buttons. Ella took down a box, and they were quite a long time iu selecting the prettiest pattern nnd most appropriate size, "I forgot, one thing," said tho young mau, ofter he hud contracted for nu eightoen-cent investment. "I must have them sewed on. Could you do it?" "I'll try," said EUn, laughing, "if you'll bring the shirts around." Ho the young man brougut uis shirts, and Bat down to wait, while Ella's needlo flow deftly iu and out. He was in a hurry, he told her he was foreman iu the priuting otliee of great daily paper, and worked at nights, when tho rest of the world was asleep, liko a but or an owl. In the meantime ii.lla was trying to suit an old lady in green spectacles, who wanted some ribbon, whose color she didn't exactly know, whose width she wasn't certain about, and whose quality she had not yet made up her mind concerning, uut Ji.ua s pauouce, tact and good toniper were inexhaus tible. At last the old lady was suited, and went away rejoicing, leauiug on tha arm of her nephew, who had manifested extraordinary interest in tho shade of the drab ribbon. "That's a nice girl, Oswald," said she, "Do you know, I almost think she might Butt me as a companion She seems so very good-humored! wonder if it would do to ask her it sue would like such a situation. I dou't see why not," said Oswald flrev. thinking he had never Been softer gray eyes or prettier hair "Shall we co back?" "To-morrow will be time enough, said Mrs. Martigtiy. On the morrow she came bacK. "Didn't the ribbon suit?" linked Ella. Oh. yes." said Mrs. Martigtiy "the ribbon was all right. But there e something else I want. "What is that? ' asued idia inuo centlv. - . n . 1 1 A companion to read to me, tane care 6f my canaries and play drowsy i.ld tunas on the Diauo when I feel sleenv. I give five hundred a year Saturday nfteruoous aud board! Will vou oouie?" Eila looked at her sister, r ivo uun dred a year seemed a great sum for a girl who, nover yet had earned five for herself. Yb, go, Eda," said Ellu. I can .. . , Iff !l manngo the store oy uiyaen euj enouorh. And." in a whisper, "I ve taken a contract to make a half dozon new shirts for Mr. Lessuer, we to tiud material." "Who is Mr. Lessner?" "Oh. the urinter. I can do it at odd minutes, wheu thore is no one iu the store! At the end of the month Eda came to renort to her sister. "Well. Eda. how do you liko it?" said Ellu. "Oh, so much! Mrs. Martiguy is aueer. but he is so kind. Aud and Oswald Grey, her nephew, is very polite." "Is ho?" "Yes," said Eda, fingering at a box of hooks nnd eyes. "I like hini ever so muoh. and he lilies me. To tell the truth, Ella " "I see," said Ella, putting her arms around her sister, "he wants you to be his companion. For life, eh, Eda.' "How do you kuow?" faltered dimnled Edn.- "Oh. I'm not nuito a fool," said Ellu. "But now I've gel something New KliHtii For t'ai In tli (:m I'ur rlnM.l l'nr l'litlliilne Hfttvli-p. A new type of shell has recently been designed for use in mouutiiiu-guux of the United States of the varioty lately' purchased abroad for servioo iu tho Philippines. It greatly increases tho powers of the gun. The name applied to it is "doublo common shell." It has n weight of twenty ponnd. The standard shell for the mountain-gun has n weight of twelve and a half pounds. The peculiarity of the new shell is a chemical mixture carried in the explosive chuinbor, which brenks up, at the instant of the shell's burst ing, into incendiary stars. Hieu stars will set on fire anything in the shape of woodwork, and they are particularly, effective in setting on tire sbeds and outhouses. r or niglit service a shrapnel shell haft been de signed for the mountain-gun which is filled with illumiuating stars. Tho effect of a burst is to light up a very large area of ground with such nu in tense glare as to make it possible readily to locate an euetny. The mountain-guns scut out to the Philippines were secured in England. They are of a new variety, so new, in fact, that the United States secured sovoral guns ahead of the British Government. Recently the British authorities have been rushing out to South Africa, as fast as turned out, guns of the same variety. One of these inountaiu-gtins aud its carriage) weigh collectively 87H pounds. Using twblve-and-one-half-iiouud shell, the mtiz.le velocity, under service condi tions, is 5)20 foot seconds. In very rough country it is possible to trans port gun and carriago on tho backs of four mules, and for the purpose t.f transportation iu such manner tho weights have beon dividod as follows: run, 2'1G pounds; cradle, shutts, crossbar, etc, 2'2() pouuds; trail and elevating gear, 218 pounds; whoels nnd axles, 188J pounds. In tho trans portation of ammunition twelve rounds four metallio boxes is allowed to each mule, tho ammunition weighing 172 pouuds, nnd the metallic boxes thirty-nine pounds, makiug211 pounds for the load. Tho range of the mountain-gun is 450!) yards. Its lougth is a triilo over thirty-eight inches. Iu firing trials with the gun a rate of rapidity of ul toeu shots per minute has boon recorded. It is noteworthy that the mountain-gnu is the only field-gun possessed by the United States ut present which may properly be classod us a rapid-fire weapon. Tho mountain piece is provided with a non-recoil carriage, something which tho field guns of the United States do not pos sess. As a comparison, Franco, which is reckoned to possoss the best fleld-guus to-day, has no less than 770 light artillery pieces of the rapid- tire type, and ouch gun capable of firing, if necessary, between lifteeu aud twenty shots per ininito. -e::a MOURNING ATTIRE. YTIiHt I Moilluli lii tnltt of Voremonlnl lllnrk, Oue of tho noticeaUlo signs of the timos to nn adult observer is tho short ening of tho period iu which women' adhere to tho wearing of mourning garments. There is nu appreciable diminution of the time during which ceroinonial crape is worn. Iu many in stances it is not worn at nil, plain black, or what is known as black silk mourn ing, boiug substituted. The crape veil in which the ladies of a bereaved family wero ouoe expected to be swathed, is often discarded iu favor of a veil of crepo lissc, motissolino do soie, or very shoer nun's veiling. Oculists toll terrible tnloi of tho daiu ngo dono to tho sight by weariug crepo over tho eyes; consequently many womon use tho mourning veil ns a head-dress, uot as a veil. They wear it pinned back from tho fnco nnd dang ling from tho back of tho bouuet, a la Empress Frederick. Thus nrrnnged the veil is becoming, harmless, nnd can eveu be made to look coquettish. One year's soclusion from social amusements is nil that is doioaudod by etiqnotto from tho mourning widow. This period is often shortened by soveral months. In tho sumo way the mourning for parents is now only worn for twelve mouths. After tho first six mouths this is much lightened, nnd violet or whito is introduced iu tho costume. Tt is not considered iu good tasto to dress little girls in mourning. Tho wearing of black g.irmnuts is depress ing to children aud teuds to make them morbid. Black is woru from threes to six mouth'i on the death of sisters or brothers, tho prolongation of tho poriod to ono year boiug a matter of prefer ence. Individual sentiment has much to do in prescribing the depth of mourning and tho poriod for which it is worn; also iu determining wheu the time shall come when social engagements may be accepted. An authority ou such mutters nvors that mourning for n first cousiu varies from oue month to six weeks, but this is purely a com plimentary matter. Mombors of tho Society of Friends do not assumo black garments as mourning unless they are inclined to bo "worldlypeoplo." Thoy evou con sider thein to bo gay. Suoh is tho point of view from which, n consistent (junker regards coromouial mourning. lndeod, a simple dress of brown or black, nnd absence from public places of amusement, often mean mora sin cere inourniutt for relatives than is betokoned by wearing a heavy veil or ijarmouts bodeokod with fashion able crape. Good sonso and good tusto is the only suro guido in suoh matters. There is no hard and fast rule ou the sub loot. Iu this muttor every woman should be a law unto horself. Hlilrt Wtlili Far Suinmsr Wear. Several pretty now models for fancy shirt waists and odd bodices are shown in the liuserie shops. A par ticularly pretty blouse is of crepe do Chine, worked with tiny flowerets in gold thread. The graceful folds nnd drapiugs of thin blouse depend ou tho more or less skilful adjustment of it. It is sliirhtly open at tho throat, tied across with narrow black bobe ribbon, while nt tho wnist it is held in place by n broad, soft eeintiire of crepe do Chine, knotted nt ono side; tho elbow sleeves are finished with a deep frill. In India muslin, embroidered with silk, this model would bo equally pretty. Very pretty shirt waists lor morn ing wear nro or batiste and tatiotas, mado in sailor shape, with two, 01 porhaps three, oollars, turning back from a tuekod muslin ohomisetto, anil with a knotted sailor tio in front. Fichus drapod after the manner im mortalized by Mario Antoinette will fiud a place on most of tho summer dresses, with long ends kuottod iu front. For those, pretty squares, with richly embroidered cornors, nro being prepared, and thore nre numbers of Ininty muslins printed with sprnys nnd bouquets of realistic, flowers, which, edgod with goffered frills or lace, will fitly ndorn the shoulders of many a charming maid. Wlmre the Ulrd Ilimrd It. 'I was lauding my mockingbird tho other day," remarked a lawyer of this city, "when a friend of miuu begun to cuss the entire mockingbird race with a volubilitity born of conviction. I demanded nu explanation, and he an swered: 'It s this way. I have a lit tle gallery at the side of my bedroom and every morning at about (i o'clock gray devil ot a bird came and squatted down ou the raiting aud for one hour gave utterance to a sound which I had heard somewhoro, I think it must have been in a nightmare a sickening, blood-curdling sound broken by nn occasional yuwp like tho gasp of an olligutor with aow Orleans croup. Tlie sounds, as 1 sain, seomeu familiar to me, but 1 could uot pluco them until the other day I was await ing my turti at the dentist s. All at once from the open door of tho opera ting room came the voice of my mock ingbird, but now 1 realize that tlie uoisn was made by the buzzer taking the hide off some one's biouspidal nerve. Every uow and then the pa tient would let out a yell, which told mo whero my bird had Chosen the model for his iloriture. On investiga tion I learned that a dentist had occu pied the houso I was living in and that r . . 1 1; be had Kept a cugeu moc&ingoiru. in his workroom, The creature must have died and its spirits now return to haunt its former prison, or possibly the bird esoaped.' " New Orleans Times-Democrat, A Sn.-lul mil In t'lilmi. Very few Chinoso women, eveu those of highrauk, are educated. The groat majority can neither read nor writo. It is difficult for evon foreign ers who uuderstand tho language to couverse with them, they have so few topics iu common. The guest will be asked hor nge, first of nil; tor, with the Chinese, it is not considered rudo to nsk the most pointed personal questions. The older she is tho moro admirable will she seem iu the eyes of her entertainers, for youth in China is not entitled to much rospoct. Tho hostess will then waut to know if her parents nre liv ing, how tunny brothers she has aud how many sisters, nnd from this the transition to the question of dress is easy aud natural. Auy peculiarities iu the visitor's toilet will bo noted; her jowols, rings and brooch will bo closely examined, her lnce and ribbons admired, and she will be asked if hor gown was mado by a foretgu tailor. All that she possesses will bo extrava gantly praised, while tho poor belong ings of the entortaiuor will be corre spondingly disparaged. Onions Her llimlmnd'i Cl.itliei. The wifo of a man who served with distinction as a Cabinet officer during a recent administration entered tailor shop near Fifth nvenua recently aud said to tho proprietor: "I am Mrs. So-uud-so, and I don't supposo that women come into your shoo very of tun. "A good mauy womon help their husbands to select their clothes," said tho proprietor. "Well, I'm glad to hear that," said tho woman. "I havo bought my hus baud s clothos for him ever siuoo we were married and if I did not look out for them ho would not havo nuy clothes. He nover thinks of them. Didn't evou when ho was iu Wash iugtou though he was always proper ly dressed. Now I want some spriug clothos for my husband. I will se lect tho samples for throe suits and will tell you just how to make them. When mv husband comes to got mens ured don't pay any attention to his orders about the olothes if he gives any. If ho ordered his own clothes ho would not be suited anyway." Tho proprietor found that this woman knew as muoh as the average mau about men's olothes aud ho ao cepted her conditions. On the fol lowing day when her husbaud came iu. tho proprietor rooognized him from his pioturos and said: "Mr. So-and-so, your wife selected goods for three suits of clothes for you yesterday aud if you will step back I will show you the patterns.' "Young man," said the former Cab met oflloor, "I would not dare to in terfere with my wife's selections Just take my measure as quickly as you can and make the clothes as ui rected." After tho measurements had been made tho former Cabinet minister hurried out without asking what styl of suits had been ordered for him. Now York Sun. nimlo a, Mlitaka In tlio Treen. Home time ago the city of Richmond, Ind., had to puy $2000 for destroying a large shade tree. A dangerous tree had been menacing the lite and limb of podestriaua on a sidewalk and the city couucil instructed tho dual ot police to notify the owner of the treo that it must be cut down "iustanter." The sergeant of po'.iee served the no tice ou the wrong property owuor,who was induced, under protest, to out down two of the finest shade troes iu the city. This mistake has beon dis covered and the owner wants sub stantial damages. If the city has to pay $1000 for the two trees tho bonds men of tho police sergeant will be asked to contribute. ludiauapolis I'reso. ISiil.y'iAll'owtli. During the first four months a child should grow uu inch each mouth. Al ter that hulf au inch iu length each month until he is a year old, whtu ho increases in height less rapidly. Auumlng; a Lttila Invalid. It is often a serious mutter to find some quiet amusement that will keep n little invalid happy aud eouteuted. It is ospouially dilllault to amuse a convalescent child who is naturally ac tive and restless and who requires quiet and rest for rapid reoovery. For tho littlo ones who are too young for tho enjoyment of hooks, or who are not allowed to strain the eyes by look iug at bright pictures, amiisoment may be furnished by the manufacture of animals. Make littlo turtles of large raisins with oloves stuck iu for feet, bauds aud tails. To make such a tur tle, flatten a largo raisiu, stick a clove, with the blossom ou, iu oue end for tho hoad, remove the bud from four cloves and stick them at tho four cor nors for feet, and out the end olF of one olove to make the tail. A still more fasciuating process of manufacture can bo enjoyed from firm apples or white potatoes, as there is a cliunoe for allowiug the imagination full sway. A knife aud eouio woll washod potatoes will afford amuse meutfor mauy hours, wheu oonibiuod with a box of toothpicks. Tho pota toes mny be cut id sliues and l'roiu these slices nil sorts of animals fash ioned, using loug and short lougths of toothpicks for feet and tails, and for tho legs tho toothpicks mny be partly broken, r.ud bout into natural looking shapes, nud still remain firm enough to support tho small potato Ruimiil, Wlmit the llnlr la I.nnir. Bloudes somotimos have n singular trouble with the hair wheu it is un usually loug. It becomes dark near the Bcalp, but tho remainder retains its golden huo, aud the result is most inartistic, to put it mildly. Often tho impression is given that the hair was once bleached and is slowly returning to its origin color, or that additional hair is used that is wholly mis matched. Tho only remedy is to uso peroxide of hydrogen. Tho hair should be shampooed about once a month, aud as soon as dry tho per oxide should bo applied to tho scale with a small sponge. Au ounce is generally sufficient. Ammonia must nover bo used in washing tho hair whou poroxido of hydrogen it to bo applied, as the chemical ccmbinatiou is ruinous. Gleaninira From the Shnpf. Faiuted aud spaugledfnus with bono or exquisitely carved sticks. Girdle-shaped belts finished with a soft Direetoire scarf aud bow. Flowiug-ond scarfs in fancy light aud dark effects for men's wear. Alligator, lizard and seal chatelaine bags aud purses in grout variety. Mauy stylos of white nud colored piques with cross aud straight welts. Silk warp novelty ginghams iu a world of tasteful colors nud patterns. Long and three-quarter-leugth coats made of tatl'eta silk elaborately stitched Now designs iu printed fioral nets and rich jeweled laces iu great nbund mice. Mohnir aud silk grenadines show ing open lace stripes or effective figure designs. Cambric, nainsook and Swiss skirt ings and fiotincings iu elaborate open pattorus. White lawn and lace chemisette to bo woru with cloth and thin-textured costumes. Poplins, arm ures, etainiues and fancy crepes iu all the best shades ol the season. Cleverly dosignod belt buckles in' rhinestoue, jeweled, cameo, floral and amutrix effects. White pique costumes trimmed with open-work embroidery threaded with black velvet ribbon. Many nrtistio straw shapes in small and medium models trimmed with fruit, chiffon and lace. Topcoats iu blaok and tan shades made with fly fronts, strapped seams and stitched trimmings. A vast array or new designs 111 printed silks, including muuy soft twills in pastel colorings, Ilhinestouo brooch pins in the form of oresceuts, sunbursts, stars, hearts, horseshoes aud Hour do lis. Duck suitings in figured polka dot aud striped designs, together with a complete range of solid colors. Japanese silk negligees in whito aud colors richly embellished with lace, heuistitchiug and ribbon. Short cupos of net, guipure, oloth or silk elaborately jotted aud fiuished with frills of chilTou aud long scarf ends. Newly opened novelty trimmings in which lace, beads, silk embroidery, gold aud silver threads are effectively combined. New models iu dimity and other summer fabrics trimmed with oue or more rutltes banded with narrow black velvet ribbon. : Meroerized cotton foulards iu nil colors showing printed patterns rep resenting those iueluded iu the highest-priced lines. Ready-made costumes of various sheer fabrics tucked iu vertical, hori uontul or waved hues urruuged sim ply or in groups. Many now' models in tailor-ma le sepurate skirts ot light-weight mate rials to ba worir with shirt waiitts,- Dry Goods Economist. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. A Iterreahlntc Drink For InTallil. An invalid, who is kept ou rather strict diet, and is forbiddon stimulants, quickly tires of milk, yet longs for n refreshing drink. A most nutritious drink was recently prescribed for such a "caso" which proved very accept able. Take a cupful of dried or evap orated sour apples, put in a largo pitcher or jar, nnd pour over it a quart of boiling water. Lot it stand closely covered till cold. Then add a quart of cold water nnd strain. To a patient suffering from fever it is most accept able, nud it is as harmless as pure water. How la I'.l.onlf. If you would like lo convert n plain deal table, or nny other similar article into a thing of beauty, try what ebon izing it will do. First of all, you must clcau tho wood and rub it down with saudpnper. Then sponge it with n pint of water to which you have added a tcaspoonful of vitrol. When dry, rub it down with sandpaper once more. It is then ready for the ebon i.ing solution, which is made as fol lows: Boil half a pound of logwood chips in three quarts of water (using nny old iron snucepnn) until the liquid has been reduced to one-third. Then throw in a handful of walnut peelings. Continue t3 boil gently until the liquid is about half its original bulk, nnd, lastly, add ono piuk of vinegnr. Now take a brush or sponge aud apply a good even coat of tho mixture while still hot. When the surface is nearly, but not quito dry, apply another coat, and then a third. When tho third coat ia nearly dry, lay ou a decoction of oue ounoe green copperas dissolved iu a pint of boiling water. A benuti 'ul block will bo the result. Ilo'.orlii.td Knnwlmlae of Fnn.l. Tn planuii'g for variety in tho daily bill of faro, tho housewife should not only make a choice of that which will prove appetizing, but of that which gives strength to all tho different parts of the body. Many housewives seem to have very little nuderstnudiug of tho daily catering from this stand point, yet it is not a difficult matter to keep in niiud a list of foods that will minister to tho various require ments of tho body, if tho 'matter is given a littlo study. That part of our food which best supplies muscular waste is termed uitrogonous, that which is heating and fat-forming, carbonaceous; while the brain-forming is phosphatio. Among vogetablo foods and cereals, oats supplies tho largest proportion of musclu-forming food; beuns supply twenty-live per cent, of the muscle forming principle, while pens supply twonty-thrco nud four-tenths parts; apples supply fivo parts; eggs supply sixteen per cont. of iuusole-giving food; oysters ten parts; fish give nbout fourtoeu per ceut. of muscle giving food; oystors tou parts; fish give about fourteen per ceut. of muscle-forming J food; chicken sup plies twenty parts; beef, fat and lean, nbout fil'tcon per cent, of muscle -forming food; veal, tou nud tivo-teuths; mutton, twelve nud fivo-teuths; pork, ton parts of musclo food. This is information every house keeper should possess and every meal should bo served with a variety of food thnt will give boat, musclo nnd braiu food to tho body. Auothor point to bo understood, es pecially whou thero is 0110 or moro in tho family who suffers from that ooni mou ill indigestion is the selection of it variety of food that is easily di gested. Tho length of time required to digest various articles of food differ very considerably, aud it should fbo remomborod thut tho longer tho pro cess i3 going on tho greater the de maud of tho digestive powers, aud consequently the weaker tho stomach becomos. Tho question then to be considered is what food will most readily digest iu tho shortett length of time, thus causing tho system to remain vigorous by being properly nourished and never overtaxed. Kevlpna. Buttormilk Griddle C'akos Beat oue egg until light, stir into one quart of buttermilk aud one tcaspoonful of salt; add one toaspoouful of soda, dissolved in two teaspoonfuls of boil ing water; mix well, then stir in enough flour to make a good pouring batter. Bent well aud bake on a hot griddle. Cheese Eggs Take the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs and pound them in a mortar with half a cream cheese, a tablespoouful of grated choeso aud a little tomato catsup; add n dust of cuyonuo nnd wheu the mixture is smooth fill the wbitcs of the hard boiled eggs with it, molding it into tho form of a cone. Place tho pieces of egg on a small dish aud garnish them with plenty of water-cress (or small cress), which has beon moist ened slightly with oil nud vinegar. Angel Cream I'nt iu a double boil er ono pint of new milk, saving out enough to rub smooth three heaping teaspoonfuls of corn starch. Add to hot milk with one-half cupful of sugar. Take it from tho tire aud add ten drops of almond extract aud whipped whites of three eggs. Mould and pour over, when serving, a rich boiled cus tard made of ono aud one-half cupfuls of milk, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and the yolks of three eggs. Flavor the oustard with vauilla. Green Tomato Sauce Chop fine three largo green peppers and two or three onions nnd mix with a peck of green chopped tomatoes. Saturate tho mixture with half a pint of salt and lot stand twelve hours; then drain olf tho juice and put the chopped mixture into a kettle with enough vinegar to cover. Add one'eupful of otlgar, oue tcaspoonful each of nut meg, cinnamon and powdered oloves. and halt a toaspoouful each of mace and nllspico. Cook soft. Stir often. Put up in jurs when cold. Smotherod Chicken, with Spaghotti Balls Split a two-pound chicken up the bnck as for broiling. Keep on ice for ut least twelvo hours, nnd wheu rendy to cook dry well -aud dust light ly with floun; sprinkle over with a tcaspoonful of salt and ono-fourth teaspoonful of black peppor. Dot with butter, nsiag two ouuees. Put into a moderate oven, nud when the butter has melted pour in a half cupful of hot water nnd cover tightly. The se cret of success lies iu loug, slow cook ing aud ficqunnt basting. At the end of au hour and 'a half it will ho ton dor, with n delicious, guine-like flavor. A REMARKABLE WOMAN. At the age of 71 Mrs. Catherine V. Wnlte Is nbout to form a law partner ship In Denver with her husband, for mer JihIro Charles II. Walte. Mrs. Wnlte Is ono of the most remarkable women In the west, and her lntf3t venture does not surprise her friends. Her versatility Is shown by the fact Hint she has been a farmer, a teacher, a lecturer, an. author, a merchant, a builder, a real-estate dealer, a con tractor and a niunager of large mon eyed estafoB." Mrs. Walte Is a Canadian by birth nnd was educated at Oberlln college. In the early '60s she lived in Utah and fought Brlgliam Young relentlessly. Later the family located In Chicago, where her husband, who had served as a federal district Judge In Idaho under Lincoln, estnhllshed a large law practlcp. During her husband's ah-' sencf In Kuropo for two years sh studied law. She wus past 50 when she was admitted to the bar. During the World's fair she owned three larg temporary hotels, and made $12,000. The ambition to live In Colorado, MRS. CATlirciUXK V. WA1TE. whero woman's freedom and possibili ties are greatest, lately seized her, and she has Induced her husband to locato there and form a professional partner ship with her. To Sara Shlpa at Sr-.t. The most stupendous voice ever hoard will hereafter warn mariners to ltppp away from the rocks and shoals off Kulkner's Island, opposite Guilford.. Conn. Tho voice will npeak through the greatest megaphone In the world, und the sound will he manufactured by 11 "siren," working nt forty pounds: steam pressure. Previous to the erection of this monster megaphone on Falkner's island, the largest one ever made wus six feet long and seven feet in diameter nt the mouth. Tho megaphone Is mounted on u circular platform, on which It revolves and aa it reaches each of the eight principal points of tho compass In turn, Kini; from right to left, it sounds u differ ent signal nt each point. Freight Cars nn Htreet Knllwaya. Freight cars are being run over the street railway tracks In Cleveland, where stone la being buused from a quarry eight miles distant from tho point of delivery. The cars used are of 13,00D pounds capacity each nnd the work Is done before daylight in the morning, after the cImo of the nasspnger traffic. MARKETS. rAi.TiMima, ix.oun nuito, nt rL n M m-i :-,.. 1.. t.-v.i-u 4 01) WHEAT No. 2 ited.. 71 T'-'a l.OHS No. 2 Whito v " (HUH Hoiitliern A l'miii... 27 '-il'li ltYK-No. a M HAY Choice Timothy.. 10 51) 17 OU tiood to I'll 1110 14 5l ISO" MilAW llviiiiifiirlds.. Hi HO 1 51) Wheat llioi'ks lu i)(J 10 5,1 tiBtlllocks 110 1-J0) CANNKO OOOO. 'JOMATOES-Stud.No. . nt 70 No. 2 6 l'F.AS Htiiudnrds 1 10 J 40 Kwoliils . SO COIIN Dry pack Nl Moist...-., 70 UIOEit CITY HTKF.rtS lO'-f 3 M City Cows 'J'i 10 rOTATOKfl XD VKOaTASLSI. POTATOES Unrl.anks. . 4i H ONIONS 10 4J runvimost nod ritoDtii T8-iii, m 7 Clear iiljldi- 1 Ham 12 li' MeH 1'iirL, l"'r Imr It U0 l.Alih Ci.i.Ih 4 Jli-t rWlned 7 Mm-it a, lU'TTF.H I'ina Crinv.... 21 21 Tudor l'ino 1 ) Creamery Ilolls 20 41 rniiss, CHEESE N. Y. Fancy... 13 tf 11 V N. Y. Flat. U 13S' bklui Ciiee 5; 7'-,' tuas. ECICS RtAts U 12',' North Carolina 11 H i.iva rooLrat CHICKENS 9' Ducks, par lt 10 TOIUOOO. TOUACCO MX Infer s.. 1M f J SO' Koiind pou.inou - V:0 4 50 Middling - 60 lot Faucy Kuj lavs iroosb EEEF Bat Beeves 4 75 (jf SI'S BHKIir 4 00 , 6 50 Uog-a 6 Si 1 6J tcss D sum, MUSKItAT 10 0 It Itaeeoou 40 41 lldFo 300 Skunk llliwk j Opuaiunu 4-J Mink Otter W KKW VOHK FI.OUU Boutlieru IU 4 4 20 WlitAJ No. ailed 75 7.1 UYh VYualHru , 4 OS COIIN No. i : 4 OATH No, 8 - 47!f" . 111! 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