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THE ElSKSTi, Of fahjIOH-
New Vouk City (Special). Now
that tho fichu effects ou gown have
become bo fashionable, a separato
one will be found n most useful addi-
Till AXON' FIC'Ill'.
tiou to the summer wardrobe, Riving;
an up-to-dnte and picturesque touch
to any number of gowns with which
it may bo worn. This one, called the
Trianon, from Harper's Bazar, is one
of the newest models. Its folds are
especially desigued to give a perfect
shape, and it is cut with narrow stole
ends iu front, as a fouudatiou for tho
rullles that ornament the front.
Mousseliue de soie, chiffon, mull or
point d'esprit are suitable materials
for its development, with self material
or laee rufllos. The self-rulHes may
be further embellished Iit tiny ruches,
top and bottom, aud by the lower edge
being out iu scallops. This fichu can
be worn just simply pinuod at tho
bust as hero shown, or it can be knot
ted at the bust aud allowed to hang
loose. It cau also be crossed and
fustenod with a bow each side at the
waist line; or, it can be crossed on
the bust, with the euds takeu around
aud fastened at the waist in the back.
Infinite variety may be obtained by a
little tasteful variation iu its arrauge-
whole garment shows the military cut
und finish which delights us in our
heavy "tailor-mades." Other silks,'
foulards, ludias, Louisiue, surah,
etcetera, are not used for the purpose,
but the "tailor-made" taffeta has un
mistakable chio aud style utamped
npou the garmeut.
Hrnpir Form In Collar,
My lady avoids yokes aud liuen
collars this year as she would the
label "obsolete," aud is having all
her shirt waists cut on the plain back
blouse pattern, using every kind of
box plait, tuck, insertion and shirring
that she can think of. ' The neck
gearing for even tho most severe
shirt waists must be light, aud are to
be either of mull, chiffon or ribbon,
with tasseled ends or a frill of lace for
n finish. The stock is not to bo
touched.
floHfffiinor Ten (Jowns.
Silk muslin with brocaded boleros
is employed for tea gowns made up
with bands of fur, aud a great mauy
of them are made as princess dresses,
with tho fashionable cluuy or mnIto.su
insertions let iu from tho neck to the
feet. Coats of silver and jet paillettes
are suppleiueutod fcr tea gowns by
gossamer nnderdresses aud have light
colored sashes round the waist. More
blue is employed for these dresses
than any other color.
Low T.vlnc Iliita For ftuinincr Wear,
The chic summer hats lie broad aud
low over tho brow of the pretty young
girl. They are uot what you would
call broad-brimmod affairs, but tho
crown opeuiug is so wide and low that
it accommodates tho entire head aud
almost rests upon tho top of tho ears.
The boat-shape and endless modifica
tion of low toques are the choice
shapes, aud they are smartly trimmed
with flowers aud foliage.
CJinnRe l'lii'fie In llanillf.
A novelty in parasol handles has a
concealed spring, which, wheu pressed,
discloses a small receptacle in its knob
like end, iu which a suiull powder pull'
or some smull change may be carried.
KminlMiiiirn llrnltl.
Renaissance laco braid is used as
a trimming for silk waists, sewed ou
in a straight line between groups of
tucks aud for wash dresses in a trell.s
design.
The New Skirt.
Some of the new skirts are made
with a silk crop skirt which has a ruf-
TWO rf.ETTY BODICES. DECOliATF.D MOMSHLY WITH LACE.
meut and the judicious use of
ribbon bows or rosettes.
few
Two Ways f I'alnir f.ac.
This is another season of lace, and
one of the prettiest methods of em
ploying this ever-favorite material is
iu lace revers, collars and boleros on
thiu waists.
The charming bolero shown in the
large engraving is of heavy white lace
done in a bow knot design and scol
loped around the edge. Worn over a
French organdie of pink aud white
this little bolero has a very dainty
effect. Through the edges of the
lace are run two rows of narrow black
velvet ribbon, making a big bow where
the two sides meet.
The other illustration shows the
popular lace revere which extends to a
square collar at the back. This is, of
course, Russian laoe, and is worn
with a dress of mauve crepe de ohiue
or Boft cashmere. A tucked front and
collar of white chiffon lends a dainty
touch to this toilette.
Flv Turk! 'Hound the Main.
' Young girls wear foulards with
skirts made comparatively plain com
pared with the elaborate models worn
by older women. Straight skirts cut
quite full, especially in the bauk
breadths, clothe the slender, girlish
figure. The bem of the skirt Ss
covered with five tuuks iu a group,
each measuring either au inch in
width, or half an inch, as preferred.
Five is the canonical number for
"hem tucks," as an uneven number
presents a neater iluish than the evu
count.
Hut For a dar.lmi Party.
What do you say to the modish hut
worn at a gardeu party recently with
an exquisite toilet of flowered silk
and laoe? The hat frame is covered
with flouuoes of Liberty gauze care
fully shaped. Each flouuoe is bound
with satin to match. The hat is iu
pale violet gauze, so tho only other
trimming beyond the little flounces
is spray of flowers and foliage exe
cuted iu black satin, and showing
here and there a dewdrop of Rhino
crystal, very small, treuibliug ou
petal aud leaf.
Tailor-Mail Taftetat.
The tailor-made taffeta is as much
of a success for a summer gown as the
same cloth frock which the tailors
turn out for winter wear. Tailor
stUchiug iscouspicuous here, aud the
fie of the material like the gowu.
This is made just long enough to clear
the ground, so it is a simple matter to
hold up the outside skirt.
A Wmli Drou Moilnl.
Now that milaHy's early sum"
iner gown is uu fait accompli she
devotes her time aud thought
to the midsummer ones, so as
to be prepared for much warmer
weather. A nioro charming model for
a wash gowu could hardly be found
than this pretty sketoh from Har
per's Bazar. It combines both origiu
ality aud uuusualuess of design with
extreme smartness of mode.
White-ground percale with dark
blue polka dots is the material em
ployed here, acd the effective manner
of tiBiug the embroidery iusertiug, as
well as its decorative points, make it
attractive in the extreme. The plain
dark blue percale trimming bauds
f AGRICULTURAL I
Cvlftry In Ilia Garden,
No gardeu is complete without a
good supply of celery. How a few
seeds iu a hotbed or iu boxes iu the
house, then iu July trausplaut to rows
in the gar dnn. These should be about
oue foot apart iu the row and the tows
four or five feet apart. This can be
set betweou rows of early peas or
beans and the ground thus made to
produce two crops in one season. As
soon as the first crop is removed give
thorough cultivation. For blanching,
the soil may be thrown up abont the
plants, or if you have a few old tiles
these cau bo slipped over the bunches
of celery and they will whiten nicely.
One OI.)ction l Rolling.
The chief objection to soiliug is the
very wastefulness that the system is
supposed to avoid. (Suppose a cow
will eat '201) pottuds of grass a day
while roaniiug over a pasture and de
stroy a lot more. The damage she
does is soon repaired by the woathcr,
but suppose you cut this 200 pounds
of grass and put in a manger for her.
Hhe goes at it in line relish until she
begins to get full, and then tho mis
chief begins. She wisps it about,
roots and noses it over, slobbering
over it until iu the eud sho absolutely
refuses to eat any more of it, though
it is not half gone. I doubt if any
body :u the couutry is making a suc
cess of soiling. Farm aud Home.
lMl'ISOVED t'OliX SHIELD.
FBIK'ALB WASH ION.
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relieving a too light-toued effect. The
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yuse is oi lucBeu wuno iawu,
To llentrny JUme I.i'iif IncuctH.
The small whitish insects which
Buck the life out of rose leaves are
rose hoppers, which are frequently
fonud ou tho lower side of the leaves.
It is said that if attended to before
they ore fully developed they cau be
easily destroyed by dusting the in
fested plauls with sing shot. When
iully grown they aro very persistent,
aud several applications have to be
made iu order to kill them, nud eveu
then absolute riddance is doubtful.
Aphides propagate so quickly, and
and iu numbers so marvelously great,
it requires close attention to keep
plants moderately free from them.
The secret is to begin at first sight of
them, or perhaps before they arrive,
for there are very few plants that ore
uot attacked before tho season ad
vances very far. Meehau's Monthly.
Cultivator Mtielil.
In cultivating corn wheu it is small
it requires the greatest care uot to
cover up or roll hard lumps of dirt ou
the tender sprouts. J lie shields that
come with cultivators are very uncer
tain and unsatisfactory iu their work.
For several years we have tried this
trough and tiud it a most satisfactory
device. Take two hard-wood inch
beards, eight inches wide and about five
feet long, aud fashion the forward end
of each in the shape of a sleigh runner.
Then take a iix t the same length as
the boards, and bevel the edges in snch
a way that when tho boards are nailed
ou they will spread out at the bottom
until they are about eight inches apart.
luis trougu is to pass, inverted, over
the corn row,' betweeu tho shovels of
the cultivator; its sloping sides catch
ing tho loose soil aud leaving it lving
loosely next the corn, but never on it.
To fasten this trough to the cultivator,
bore an inch hole through tho sides
near the front eud and just beneath
the top '2x4. Through these run a
small, stroug rope aud tie each eud to
the cultivator iu such a way that the
trough will be kept a little iu advance
of the shovels. It is best to leave
tho rope play loosely through the
trough, as it would otherwise upset iu
turning at the eud of tho rows. The
illustration shows the construction
exactly. Make your handy devices
now, before the busy time comes.
Jim I. Irwin, iu Ohio Farmer.
I'uali the Calvat Aliaail.
The calf makes the cow. If good
rows are desired or stock is to be im
proved, it is through the calves that
it may be doue most effectively and
cheaply. The spiiug calves should
not be coufiued to pasture, and this
generally poor, but should be fed
with unstinted generosity. The rule
should be to feed calves with the
greatest liberality with the best food,
and to push them ah aud the first year
of their life aud never relax the gen
erous treatineut till the old cow gives
up business. The animal is the ma
chin through which the food is
changed from a cheap material to a
much more valuable one.
Thus the milk feeding should be
coutiuued to the age of five or six
mouths, some dairymen say all
through the cow's life, aud doubtless
this is true, for why should not the
food that makes a good cow bo still
employed to maintain her? . It has
been proved by practice iu many
dairies that the skimmed milk makes
fifty per ceut. more return when fod to
cows thaU by auy other way of disposal.
But it is certainly good for the calves,
tending to give them a good, stroug
frame, a well-developed digestive
function, ability to' dispose of muoh
food to advantage aud well-developed
vital organs, thus building up au ani
mal fully supplied with every facility
far making profit for her owner iu her
after life. Bat with the milk a gen
erous allowauce of grain food must
be giveu. Henry Htewart, in New
Koglaud Homestead.
t'ara of llrondar CliU-ks.
Brooder chicks should have a little
yard at first, which should be enlarged
as they grow, but care should be used
to have no corners where they cau
congregate iu oase of a shower or at
bedtime instead of going into the
brooder.
I find it best to feud brooder obieks
four times a day, with extra relishes
throwu in. At eauh feed give ouly as
much as will be eaten before the next
feediua time. To provide exeroise.bv
I scratching, there is no better grain
' for Ihera tbu millet seed. For the
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bread as folio tvs: To threo cups of
sour milk or bnttermilk, add ouo heap
ing teaspoonful of salcratus. a little
salt and cayenne pepper; stir into this
equal parts of corn meal, heavy shorts
anil bran till it is a still' dough. Bake
it iu a deep dish so that there will be
as small a proportion of crust as pos
sible. Keep in a coo', moist place, as
it soon sours iu warm weather and is
then unfit to feed to chicks. Animal
food in somo form must bo supplied,
else some of the chicks will pul I tho
down from others and cat it.
They should have charcoal occa
sionally, coarse sand or rock, pounded
qnite Hue, and plenty of green stuff.
Lettuce, young cabbage plants, tender
clover heads, are nil excellent, but
they should have two or three foods
of this a day, for they soon tramp on
and spoil what they do uot eat. Mil
let seed, wheat, cracked corn aro good
for dry feed aud should bo scattered
about the runs for them to pick at.
The first thing as soon an it is light
in the morning, feed the chickens.
Tho last thing beforo going to bed at
night take a lantern and look at the
thermometer iu the brooder, for as
the ontsido air grows cooler after sun
set the temperature in the brooder
will decline. H. E. Cadwallader iu
American Agriculturist.
Molnture in the Soil.
The finer the soil the more moisturo
it is capable of absorbing and retain
ing. Moisture cannot aud does not
penetrate into heavy, teuuoious soils,
aud when clods iu such soils aro not
pulverized and become dry thoy ro
taiu theiif dryness iu the centro ditr
iug the entire summer. Wheu laud
is made fine aud free from, clods tin
water does not so readily How back tu
tho surface, nor is it so rapidly dried
up during the season, but in delivered
to tho surface in proper proportions.
The moisture which is inclosed in ths
interstices of tho soil aud which ac
cumulates in large quantity wheu
laud has been plowed in tho fall ex
pauds aud contracts during tho win
ter, according to the tempornture.and
muny of the coarse portions ore pul
verized; but in spring, should the
plowing of a field composed of heavy
soil be performed aud the work fol
lowed by dry weather, eveu tho har
row will sometimes fail to reduce it.
Flowing and harrowing must, there
fore, bo dono at proper times, and Ilia
judgment of the farmer must be exer
cised to guide him. The condition of
a field should be similar to that re
quired for a garden. With a small
gardeu, where the spade and rake are
used, caro is taken to make the soil as
fine as possible. A field should bo
considered as a garden ou a larger
scale. It requires more labor on a
garden plot than for a field, but tho gur
deu produces txvieo as luuh in pro
portion to area1 as the field. Labor
bestowed ou n 'field, so far as the
preparation of the soil is concerned,
will bo amply repaid iu the gain of
yield iu tho crop. Tho soil always
responds to good treatment a fact
which at one time gave rise to the
claim that a well-cultivated soil re
quired no manure, which claim, how
ever, is not correct; but cultivation
without doubt largely iuore.ises tho
yield.
A Fnrlnblfl lf-Feerirr.
A correspondent of the Breeders'
Gazette describes a self-feeder suc
cessfully used ou his farm. The
frame work is all bolted together, as
nails will not withstand the strain
pulling the feeder from oue field to
another. The runuors are made of
heavy 3x10 oak planks, each sixteen
feet long aud placed U feet apart.
The runners are rounded nt both
ends to that it cau be pulled either
way. Nine 2i joists, each nine feet
long, are bolted onto the runners,
about two feet apart. These joists
are then fastened together by 2x(i
joists, which project over the runners
far enough to support the feed trough.
The trough is built about the width
of a scoop. This permits of easily re
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l'LAN r'OK A HOMKMADR HKI.K-KKEDEK.
moviug the grain from the trough
should you choose to do so. This,
however, is seldom done. The bot
tom of the feeder is built high iu the
middle and slopes to the feed trough
on either side. The root projects a
little over the sides aud measures
about fourteeu feet from eave to eave.
A door or cover is provided at either
side for the feed trough. If oue has
cows iu a lot at night, but wishes
calves to graiu from the feeder during
the day, he cau simply drop the lid
wheu the cows are iuthe lot aud raise
it ou turning them out. Calves cau
then eat oats or shelled corn or what
ever you may have iu the feeder for
them. ' Cut the rafters for the floor
out of fourteeu foot 2x4's, making
t uem each I3 feet loug; thirty-six
rafters of this sort will be needed for
the bottom of the drop ou the sides.
After the feeder is sided up with
shiplap or flooring, the roof of 1x8
sheeting is put ou, which is after
ward covered with shingles. It is a
good idea to put several braces across
the feeder from eave to eavo. Bolt
those to tho 2x4's. .Strength will be
giveu to the structure by running a
balf-iuch rod the length of the feeder
and making fast just below the grain
doors. The feeder is about sixteen
feet long, and has a capacity of about
1000 bushels of corn. Total cost, in
cluding lumber, labor aud hardware,
will be about $50 or 800. From fifty
to sixty cattle cau be fed at ono of
those feeders. Have slides in the
troughs so the amount of grain can
be adjusted to the kind of feed.
Flossio "Mamma, I think this
cream is bad." Mamma "Well, my
child, I'm going to whip it iu a uiiu
ut'j." Youkeri) Statesman.
GOOD fiOADS NOTES,
Tli Frlif-1l Kppalr ytflln,
BEFORE MacAdam's time it
was thot.ght necessary to con
struct stone roads with a
u fouudatiou of large .stones;
the small, broken stone was then
spread over them, and traffic was de
pended on to consolidate them into a
smooth and hard roadway. Moreover,
in France, upright, protruding stones
were placed at the edgos of the fouu
datiou, iu order to enclose the smaller
stone. Those roads were often two
feet deep and yot they wore badly in
to ruts. Wheu the holes were filled,
travel avoided the repaired spots aud
new ruts were formed.
MacAdam did away with the largo
stone fouudatiou, and showed that
small material, properly laid and com
pacted, would distribute the pressure
equally on the real road beneath and
also serve to effectually shed the
water which fell upou it. Tho new
system was ecouomical aud simple,
but it had what seemed at first to be
oue drawback the roads required
constant watchiug and frequent re
pairs. This, however, is regarded ns
really a blessing, as tho construction
of tho roads makes it easy to keep
them iu condition. In Franco this
work is thoroughly systematized and
is carried ou very elViictively. The
systom, as described by the Paris
correspondent of tho Brooklyn Eagle,
is as follows:
A chief engiuoor is at the head of
each department, and he has several
assistant engiuuers, each iu charge of
a sub-division called an arrondisse
meut. All the roads iu these arroii
dissomeuts are visited and examined
by them at least quarterly, andofteuor
if necessary. These engineers iu turn
have lieutenants, called conductors,
who oversee certain lengths of road
which they must look over iu detail
at least somi-inouthly. Under the
conductors come the cautonniers who
do the manual labor, each oue caring
for a "cautou," or stretch about two
miles loug. Five ot six cantons aro
grouped together and their cantou
uiers form a brigade, ouo ot whom is
made chief, and has a shorter stretch
to care for iu order that he may over
see the others. If a piece of road ab
solutely requires it, oue or more la
borers, called auxiliaries, are given a
cautouuier to aid him.
Besides overseeing their roads the
conductors give all orders to the chief
cautonniers, examine their work aud
report ou their conduct and make
written reports to the engineers twice
each mouth. They keep the accounts
of their divisions aud report ou peti
tions or new projects. They are
obliged to do all their traveling ou
foot, examine into the smallest details
aud givo tho necessary explanations
and directions to the cantouuiers.
The canton of the chiof cautouuier
must be the best kept of the brigade,
iu order to show his superiority over
the other men. These mou aro nomin
ated by the perfect of the department
according to certain conditions: They
must be between twouty-one and forty
years old; Buffer from no infirmity
that interferes with daily labor; have
previous . experience in work shops
appertaining to their work or have
worked ou theroads in some capacity;
possess a certificate of good conduct
aud be able to read aud writo.
The cautonniers must remain ou
the roads from sunrise to sundown iu
winter, aud from 5 a. in. to 7 p. in. in
summer. They are allowod to build
sLelters or have movablo shelters iu
which thoy cau seek refuge during
torius, but they cannot absent them
selves from tho roads. Eaoh oue has
au account book aud a register aud
keeps a daily account of his work and
the time occupied in eaoh task. At
the end of each mouth the conductor
recapitulates the account aud sends it
to the engineer.
In this way the roads are never
without the most careful attention,
and expensive aud annoying repairs
are rendered unnecessary.
. Iteneflla of Co-Opera tiou.
What farmers cau do by co-operation
iu the matter of road making is
interestingly told by a Michigau cor
respondent of the Orange Judd Far
mer. It is a sandy couutry where the
correspondent lives, and the roads
were gonerally poor throughout the
year. The towu was poor also, and
refused to improve the highways.
Then the farmers decided to help
themselves, About five years ago
tweuty-five of them came together aud
offered to haul marl one day free if
the township would allow them to
take the marl from its bed. The town
ship was williug, and about twenty
men volunteered to shovel aud level
the marl, and so the first half mile
was laid. That road proved such a
success that the next year auother
half mile was put down. This marl,
packed down so hard and made such
excellent bed for gravel that the far
mers donated $225 and labor for
about oue-quartor mile of gravel.
This beiug put ou iu what was always
a wet plaoe, it was spread about eight
inches thichk. Next year $20 was
collected aud about one-half mile was
put down, spreading this only about
four inches. This year ouly $100 was
collected, but a quarter-mile strip was
put dowu, finishing the mile started
five years before. Besides this about
a half-mile of marl was put down
ready for gravel next fall. This ac
tion of the farmers stirred up the
townspeople ut large, and now the
towu has offered to raise $000 for
gravel if the farmers will furnish tho
labor to spread it. Thut they will do
willingly.
A IJaaful l.entou.
The work of road-making toaohes a
oouvict how to haudle a pick aud a
spade, a scraper, a tamping block,
and a screen tools which are to be
found everywhere, aud with which he
cau earn au honest living later iu al
most any plaoe where fate happens to
throw him; whioh is a very different
thing from standing all day iu one
place and foediug a mechanical heol
cutter, or cutting threads in a screw
with a lathe, or sawing lengths of
wood for broom-handles occupations
which are so restricted in soope that
only good luck can ever afford kirn a
chance to use his acquired knowledge
after becoming a free man again,
Ecouoiuy of Batter Hltfhwayi,
The L. A. W, has beau very suc
cessful iu persuading agriculturists
of the economy of iuiproyed highways,
aud there are some of the strongest
farmers' organizations in the country
now working in sympathy with the
whecluieu.
A "Irons Conlrant.
The latest statistics show that the
United Htntes has over 200,000 miles
oi railroad and less than 20,01)1) miles
of good wagon roads.
ODD CASE OF TELEPATHY.
A rrohlnin Whlrli Thonn Intnreateil hi
tlia Niiiei-nutiit-al May Fig-tire Out.
"I hnve hoard several times of
telepathic communication," said a
gentleman well kuown iu tho hotels
of Washington to a Star reporter,
"but I never had it brought home so
closely to me as it was the other day,
I was visiting at the house of a friend
who is a practical electrician and who
has charge of a dynamo in oue of tho
department buildings. Ho happened
to be absent at the time, although it
was pust his usual timo for getting
home aud his wife and I were sittiug
iu the parlor commenting upou his
tardiness, for he was usually the most
punctual of men. Just as I looked at,
the clock for perhaps the sixth or
seventh time and hatl perhaps noted
that it lacked fifteen minutes of be
iug 5 o'clock, my hostess gave a slight
gasp and sat rigid in her chair.
Every mnsclo seemed to be tense, aud
sho gave tho appearance of one labor
ing uuder tho strongest shock. For
the spaco of perhaps a second sho re
mained iu this condition and then
suddouly grow limp aud helpless as if
somo straiu under which sho had been
laboring had been removed. Almost
iiumodiatoly sho revived and looked
arouud with a questioning air. When
I say that all this occupied not more
t'uuu two or three seconds at tho most
you will ivalizo how queer it all was.
'Isu't it funny,' ahe said on coining
to. 'I foel exactly as though I had re
ceived a terrible electric shock. I
know tho sensation because my hus
band has a small battery iu the
house aud often gives in a electricity
for nervousness.' At that moment
the telephone bell rang and I an
swered it. The messago was that
my fric:d had taken hold of the
wrong lever at tho switch board thnt
distributed tho current from his
dynamo, aud that the surgeons at u
nearby hospital hoped to save his life.
I atked wheu it occurred, and tho re
ply oiimo 'About a quarter to five.' I
can't explain it, and I don't intend to
try. I have trouble enough of my
own of a very material nature without
goiug into the supernatural to hunt
for mora problems to rignre out. I
am happy to say that my friend en
tirely recovered, but both he and hia
estimable spouse are as muoh at a loss
as I am in reasoning out the strange
occurrence." Washington Htar,
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Ouo to-day is worth two to-morrow.
Keep good company or none. Never
bo idle.
There is no failure except iu cons
iug to try.
It is the wise bond that makes the
still tongue.
Conservatism carried too fur be
comes dry rot,
Thoro is no index of character no
sure as the voice.
All imposture weakens confidence
and chills benevolence.
Trifles make up the happiness or
tho misery of mortal life.
Do good to thy friend to keep him.
to the enemy to gain him.
Oue felt if she hid been prettier
she would have had emotions instead
of ideas.
Where malice persists wo may safe
ly assume thut thore is u criminal dis
position. Viudictivouess, lileo all forms of re
venge, is illogical as woll as immortal.
Its presence is a sign of an exceed
ingly low type of morality.
Borrow is the key to tho lock; sor
row opons the door into a fuller ex
istence and gives uudorstaudiug oi
power innate and its perfect usage.
llo Knew Who .Iohii Waft.
"Ma!" exclaimed the interrogation
point, aged seveu years, a member of
a repectable south side family, ns he
sat reading. "Ma! who was the maid
of Orleans?"
"She was a young woman; aFrenoh
patriot. Her other name was Joan of
Aro," replied his mother. But by this
time he was so interested iu seeing
his dog chase a neighbor's cat that the
story of the French maiden had lost
all hold of him.
It was some si:, mouths after this
that his teacher was asking the class,
"Who knows about Joan of Aro?" A
dim recollection of haviug heard the
name before puzzled but did not en
lighten him.
"What was she maid of?" suggested
the teacher.
"Made of dust," they cried in
otiorus, thiukiug of their catechism.
But the quostiou completed the
circuit in the boy's memory. He
dimly recalled his talk with his mother.
Up weut his hand. The teacher
nodded. "(She was a French initri
aroh," he proudly answered. Chicago
Chronicle,
ICillliU Uniterm.).. '
There is oue small species of but
terfly, tho Bugoug, whioh attords it
supply of food to tho aborigines of
Australia. Vast numbers of them
congregate on the granite rocks of the
Bugong Mountains and the natives
collect them by making smothered
fires under the rocks aud bo muITo.
catiug the butterflies. They then
gather them by the bushel and bake
them ou the heated ground, stirring
them gently to remove the dowu aud
wiugi, they either eat the bodies at
ouce or make cakes of them, which
resemble lumps of fat aud have a
sweet, nutty taste. Newoastlo (Eng.)
Chronicle,
A Vomiir Girl's Mlituko.
' Many a young girl makes the mis
take of thinking that because she
would die for a man, sho truly loves
him. In this restless, throbbing age
it is necessary for her to ask bersell
iu ull seriousness, "Would I take iu
washing for him?" -Detroit Journal.
facriUdd to Hie North Pole. v
During the present century 400 hu
man lives, $12n,000,000aud 200 ship!
have been lost in fruitless efforts tu
fiud tho North Tclo.
LO AMD HlffGUFFALG'V
How tlia Wily KM Mn I'm,
url of tlia MauRliier "' '
The Montana Indian i.
of n schemer himself, y, 0Jl
town and sometimes walks ill
place without saying ft w. ?5
tne. Sometimes he brings ' '
sots of polished mounted fnv-n
which he sells for a dollar ot
set. He never frequents saloon,
looks into clothing Rtore .
but never bucks the slot tauh
r.iatav stores. fit irn,,,. ...
" , un B,
a restauraut, but smiles whil. .
lurtiuu iue oweoi-scented ,,
of cheap boarding Iioiiros,
In a horse trade he takes tli
if there's ono to be alio .
never kuown to get the wJMt ,
a liarirt.in frhn ... . .'. .
ever, may lie in the fact that he'i
the negotiations with nothini i
and everything to win. Howe,J
un i ue luuiiinuuQ oi a schemer
NVhere his schemes nhiae hri
is iu mo rune oi polished "b
horns. He live out near one
slaughter houses on the sontb
and there he secures his
horns, all sizes, curves anl
tencies. He picks out a set',
horus of symmetric! propor'
scrapes the scales off anil hoi
horns in a solution of glycerine
ashes aud water. This trea'
softens the horns, so that a ci.
will easily remove all the exlpri
cumulation. Then fine m
used to givo tho first polish, f,;
by a thorough rubbing withal!
cloth slightly satnrnteil with o;
varnish or shellac is then aptilie
the horns are in cort itiou orni
ing. Ihcu the wwrk u tnrnjil
to tho squaw, who does the ret
tistic work. Bed flannel aiull
beads somelinii's, uu 1 ntri faei
thoro of buckskin, a fn
tacks and the mounted "buffalo"
are ready for the market.
Mr. Buck comes to town at
tenderfoot asks him where
"ketchem buffalo horus,"
"Iu Yullowstone Fail;," gnln;
big buck."
"How much?" asks (he m(e
purchaser.
"Two dolls. '
"Too miicliee. '
"Xo, no; cheap; time .lulls,
The tenderfoot iuspMs the
ond satisfies himself that thet
really the horns of an nimnst ei
specie! of the majestic Wester:
ntal, aud ho hands over the coi:
walks away proudly with his pri,
The Indian moves off dowii
street, turns the corners nml ,'
pears up au alley. Auacumla S
urd.
A Youthful lle.cuer.
A little girl of five or six year?. 1
big blue eyes that were full ot 1
came to Bellevuo Hospital, New
City, the other day. Shu earr:
cat in her arms. The cat had
wounded by a street car, and or
was badly mangled.
At tho gate the girl tuM Toai.
big policeman, that the cat was i.
"I waut a doctor to he' it,"
said.
Tom took hor to the receiving-?
whore thore was a doctor whj
nothing clso to do.
"Here's a case, Doe," said the
licemuu.
"I aiu't a " the doctor h
Then he saw the girl's eyes. 1
me see," he continued.
"Fretty bad," was the doctor's
meut. Then ho got some i;uiv
little bottle of chloroform, and
bandages. "You must kelp iue,
said to the girl.
She aided bravely, thoiii?h it ni
her very pale to see the shall) k!i
amputating the leg. Insfewiniul
it was all over, aud the cat was p
recovering from the aua'sthetic.
"Now you can take your kitty I;
with youj" the doctor said.
"It aiu't mine," tho girl naiJ.
des found it. Now oo take cure "
Dood-bv." Tho nolieeniau aud
dootor made faces at each other, t
sent the cat to the Society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Amma
Leslie's Weekly.
Came of I n" nil y.
It is gratifying to learu from
tiuguished physioiau tuat worry
That is to
while there aro cases of men M
tl.ol- mh lv rnnsou of aUIie'.'
mental shock, thore are few iij fj
parisou with tliose wuero
causes may be traced. True'
uuuer a great strain
down, but the result is what n ci
nervous prostration rsiu'
mauia. If the body is ouly
the human organization csn '
. - e ami norri
enormous amount ox cam .
Men say this or that is nntle
lint tuey endure n nm "
oue way. tue sunerer g" ,
out of life; they have tueirooiup
tious iu the added glow of UapP
when it comes. "ffwM"
lioht I wad dee," says the b I
And so those who carry great narj
are weighted down with vor.ou I
tivities feel that ligbtueM oM
which the niopiug selfish bypc'f
driao cannot attain. Their brJ
active and they have resources ayr
to the torpid who fall into uieuti j
dine as by a rustiug process." ."
deuce Journal.
gulp Vrotecl. 8a OalU-
The slaughter of g"9 uiy"n
some time has taken place W . (
ampton water is officially
the local municipal autuoritie
a matter of general "8r'' rI
none of the publio bodies cow
appears likely to put down w
ton destruction, . Df
The oommauder of tue
Medea, on station at the big . .
port, has, however, adoptea s
ent policy to the corporal
deolariug ai be does, u ,uleeTen,
commencing action T!ciu
the shooting going on m m
of his vessel. , , . . 0,
This practical tbreat b ba ' (
salutary efl'eot, the bird lye" , ,
ing off from where J ' ' J1(
alert to stop such beartiess
be,:g- . . Invsfo''
Our tars nave spe - , m
pinioned messengers t' J
herald the coming tcfn' .,iJ
gulls that, far from W", AU
places in the white cli" . - j,
are the last to bid Jack g0.0V,
as their weloomiug not8 " (i
soumi tue sailor - m
nea1. i home. rearsou r