THE SUMMER WARDROBE.
apple) nioMnni. and PaBodll Linen
Among til Seaeon' ftoveltle..
Linens Brc decidedly the mode this
summer, nnd surely nothing cnn lie
lovelier than the "bloom" linens,
whose names of apple blossom, daffo
illl, wild' strawberry nnd hawthorne
reveal the secrets of their exquisite
tones of falut pink, soft yellow or
tender greeu. But with all this poesy
linens have a strength of texture
which wakes them capable of with
standing any amount of hard wear,
nnd with much I tie stitched trimmings,
or cuffs and collar of guipure Ince,
form an effective costume at little
cost.
Home of the new organdie muslins
are veritable things of lieanty, and nt
conveniently low prices, while, there
Is a dainty charm about a white mus
lin with openwork stripes, where the
pattern consists of a cluster of pink
roses caught together by bows nnd
trailing ends of pnle blue ribbon. Any
oite must full a willing victim to a cool
looking all-over design of maidenhair
fern In freshest green nnd white, to
be worn over a colored slip with rib
bons to match the fern.
So soft and shimmering are some
of the cotton foulards that they would
rendily pass for silk if they were not
marked with the price of twenty-live
cents a yard, with finer qualities at
forty cents. They make tip prettily
with trimmings of lace Insertion In
waved lines, and boleros of the same
cotton lace.
With summer fabrics nt such mod
erate prices It Is possible to Include
a number of washing gowns and
blouses In one's outfit, which are an
absolute necessity to the woman who
would present a pleasing picture of
dainty freshness and cool comfort
even on the hottest of dog days.
In the way of trimming lace reigus
supreme and on every portion of the
costume that affords an opportunity
for Its display there It Is In evidence.
Oluny and Irish laces are much In
favor, owing, perhaps, to the recent
visit of the Queen to Ireland, and the
efforts of the Irish Industries Associ
ation to expand the market In that
direction. At any rate, the lace Is
beautiful and effective lu flchu, collar,
bertha or flounce, nnd ninny machine
made imitations are used to good pur
pose on gowns of linen or cotton.
Itusslau lace. In the real flax color, Is
much sought, after for garments of
light weight cloth in pastel shades
or In black taffeta silk Narrow black
French lace will be used extensively
for trimming these cotton gowns.
Some charming etl'ects are being
shown by the leading tailors In soft
rst cloths of delicate pastel colorings,
embroidered lu au openwork deslgu
which shows the soft shimmer of satiu
leueath, lu either a pnler shade of the
dominant uress color or some effective
ly contrasted tone. In all black these
gowns are particularly elegant, witu
no touch of color visible, even lu the
underskirt. Au example of this was
recently shown lu black cloth of the
lightest possible weight, witli an ad
mirable effect In the well cut bolero,
which was entirely covered with em
broidery, which figured again, both
as a bordering to the oversklrt nnd
the closely plented flounce beneath.
Palest fawn cloth over Ivory Is one
of the most fascliintiug of color ef
fects. An lunovatlou for summer millinery
is the velvet fruit, just from Paris. It
Is produced lu all colors Impossible to
. nature, such as cherries In turquoise
blue nnd apple green, besides red, yel
low and black. Small velvet peaches
are delicately shaded from pale g-reen
or yellow to pluk and scarlet, while
luscious strawberries In black or nat
ural shades are studdlrd with pale
yellow seeds and mounted with their
awn green leaves. New York Tribune.
A Nesiecled Cliann.
Women of refinement and educntlon
In other directions often speak In
harsh, nasul or Indistinct guttural
tonea showing au entire waut of care
and cultivation of the buauti.'ut art of
familiar speaking. A nius'.enl-speiik-ing
voice, with denr enr.nclatlou, Is
one of the most restful and subtle
Ohnrms of personality, nnd unliLe most
precious things It Is within the reuch
of almost any one who cares to have
it. Have you never, In some sudden
pause and silence, been startled by
the echoing ring of your own voice
ns you speak. Iuvoluutary you will
lower and soften It. Practice with your
sister or other girl associates each lu
turn and each trying to Improve her
own natural voice. Ho not imitate,
do not make unnatural or affected
changes, but having tried your usual
voice critically, decide where It needs
Improvement, and hold yourself to the
reformation. If you are like nine out
of every ten American girls your voice
Is pitched too high. Lower It, and
make a constant effort to keep It
down. Speak from the chest, not from
the throat or head. Practice the
modulation of your speaking voice as
patiently as a singer practices the
scales. It Is worth while because it Is
tor the pleasure aud good of all n round
you more thau for your own. Iu the
effort to keep your voice low and gen
tle you will make the first practical
move toward a calm outward demean
or, and success lu this will Impress
Immediately the person to whom you
are speaking. Ada ('. Sweet, In the
Woman' Home Companion.
Concerning Ornament.
If one be still feeling a wuy toward
making a parlor beautiful. It Is best
to avoid altogether the purchase of
"oruamonts." Bric-a-brac means
lomething a little different, suggesting
whims and fads, aud the picking up of
pretty or Interesting example here
ml there. But what I mean by "or
naments" are, for lnstunce, the two
vases one buys to place on the man
tel, because vuses are supposed to be
necessary. If one has two which are
Interesting lu themselves, well aud
good, but never two vuses for the sake
of vases. If the youug housekeeper
can do noUilug eUu, sue cua at least
do without. If she must buy, let her,
until she Is quite certain, only buy
vases that will hold flowers. They
come lu glass and pottery. She wll'
always be safe with these. Or let her
buy candlesticks nnd keep them filled
They nt least suggest n purpose
With candlesticks nnd vases filled wltli
flowers, the simplest, most barren
apartntent may be made beautiful,
and nobody's taste ever shocked. Noth
ing In the way of a general rule for
adding "touches" to n parlor Is more
Important than this one. . Adirondack
camps, sen-side cottages, and sumniet
homes In the mountains are made en
chanting retreats by no other expendi
ture of force and money, the walls of
course having been first arranged. The
walls everywhere must be attended to
first. Harper's Bazar.
Mother of General ltaden-Powell.
Sirs. Baden-Powell, mother of tho
beroof Mafeklng.lsa remarkable wom
an, Judging from the account given
of her In the Lady's Itealm, an Eng
lish periodical. As a girt she aston
ished her teacher by her aptitude for
mathematics, and at the age of ten,
so fond was she of astronomy that she
used to creep out nt night through the
garden of her father's observatory to
work at the telescope. She became an
accomplished linguist, nnd translated
foreign books for her father's refer
ence; she also Inherited the family
gift for drawing, and was an accom
plished musician.
At twenty she married nnd nt thirty-
five was left a widow with ten chil
dren, the eldest not fourteen. .
In addition to her. ninny accom
plishments nnd Intellectual knowledge
Mrs. Baden-Powell had the gift of or
ganization, nnd It Is impossible to
overestimate what her children owe to
her training. She always encouraged
them to do whatever they appeared to
have a taste for, nnd did not afflict
them with unnecessary restrictions.
Mrs. Bnuon-Powefl has always been
noted for refined housekeeping, nnd
she Instructed her sons, as well ns her
daughter, In the nrt of cookery. The
Cicncral's dishes attained much popu
larity In camp lu days gone by, and
his skill in cookery hnd its uses in
Mafekiug. If only In showing how to
make the most of snort rations.
Pretty Ornament For the Hair.
A novel hair ornament consists of
two full blown roses attached to each
other by n slender wire which is invis
ible when arranged on the hnlr. The
roses are worn geishawise. one nt each
side of the head, and ns the petals
are showered with brilliants they flash
and sparkle with every movement.
floral Handkerchief!.
Flower gardens nre still to be found
on handkerchiefs, nnd often they are
beautiful, with charming though bril
liant color effects. One handkerchief
has one.corner, nlinost an entire fourth
of the handkerchief, tilled with a clus
ter of brilliantly colored flowers artls
ticnlly arranged, n real little scene,
while In each of the other comers Is n
butterfly. Some pretty little handker
chiefs have baskets of iHftoreut col
ored flowers lu the corners.
Bright green Is n fashionable color
of the moment for hats, trimmed with
pearly gray.
Among the latest importations In
Jewelry are breastpins with Egyptian
heads In I He-green.
Crystal buttons with small cut ball
centres surrounded by very Uny balls
are among the novelties.
Dainty cut cameo buckles with a
slight pinkish tint nre completed wltV
narrow gold or paste rims.
Wide black taffeta silk collars fin
Ished with rows of stitching are a fea
ture of tlie new linen gowus.
Handsome belts of black velvet with
beautiful gold slides, connected with
tiny gold ciialns, at regular Intervals,
are very modish.
Suede gloves are very much woru,
ns they ulways are lu Hummer, for
the reason that thry '. re much cooler
than the glace glove. Pastel tints are
the popular shades.
Beautiful ribbons, made of soft,
glossy silk, are brocaded with velvet
tioral designs in the natural colors.
Gauze ribbons with satin spots and
cashmere printed silk ribbons are spe
cial features lu the ribbon depart
ment. Auioug new French Jacket nnd
basque liodice models are those made
with front dart and side seams at the
back that extend to the shoulders.
These gracefully curved lines impart
a look of slemieruess and extra length
to the form and are therefore partic
ularly desirable for women of full
figure.
Sheer qualities of nail's veiling, the
coarser csuvas veiling, nud silk and
satiu foulard, trimmed variously with
embroidered bntlsle, plain foulard
flouuees, folds, and scarf draperies,
or straight rows of narrow ribbon, nre
among the most fashionable dress fab
ric now being made up Into summer
gowns.
Lacedresses.oversklrts, lace blouses,
vests, tlehus- laces In every possible
form are worn for the summer, with
a notably lavish disregard of expeuse.
The favorite foundations for lace
dresses are taffetas, satiu sultan and
peau re sole, and next to pure white
tho popular colors are pale pluk, Per
slau mauve aud a sort beautiful maize
yellow. j
There was never a belt more popu
lar than the black satin pulley belts.
They lire com Tort able aud' pull up so
snugly with the ribbons through the
rings that every one likes them. They
are being varied a trifle iu the back.
Some are plainly stitched, some are
pointed, some have buckles, 11 ml oth
ers huve u narrow strap of the satiu
lu the centre of the back.
Effective long trnvellug coats of
brown and blue Holl.ind linens are
fashionable. They are tucked like
the skirts, the stitching ending at the
kuee, nud fall from the shoulders,
which nre covered by a yoke finished
oil the edge with stitched bauds and
covered with a wide collar of embroid
ered batiste which points down ut
each fide of the front uud Is caught
together witu a Persian kllU scurf.
INVENTOR OF PRINTING.
FIVE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BIRTH OF CUTENBERC.
lie Wat a Native o( the Old Rhenish
City of Maveuce A l'atrlclan hjr lllrtlt
Learned the Printing Trade and ltev
olotlonliod It With Mornhle Type. '
Oermnny lias Just celebrated in n
most fitting way the Ave hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Johatiu
(fntenberg, the Inventor of printing,
sue of the most notable and character
istic1 of her sons. In the beautiful
old Itlicnlsh city of Mayence, the
birthplace of the Inventor, there was
an exhibition of the trot and the most
rtiriotis which the printer's nrt has
produced during the past five hundred
years. Tuen was nu historical pro
cession through the old streets lu
which the costumes of (lutenberg's
time were reproduced. Hundreds of
scholars nnd specialists In printing
came from all parts of Oermnny to
do honor fo the great man's memory.
There were festal excursions on the
historic river and Illuminations In the
evenings altogether a worthy nnd
dignified celebration. No one can ac
cuse the Germans of neglecting the
memory of their great men.
It Is Impossible to state with accu
racy the exact year of Gutenberg's
birth, but there Is strong reason for
believing that he first saw the light
some time near the close of the four
teenth century. Ills real name was
Gensflelsch, Gutenberg being only his
cognomen, probably the name of Hie
place whence the family came. He be
longed to a pnrtrlclan family of May
ence, his father seems to hnve been
n man of political Importance, for we
hear of him ns Involved lu the
turmoils which at that time were
chronic between the Bishop Elector
of Mayence and the guilds uud burgh
ers. With his family he was obliged
to fly to Strassburg, nnd It was lu the
Alsatian city that Gutenberg learned
the arts which he was nfterwnrd to
turn to such good account. He de
voted himself to goldsmith's work, to
the manufacture of mirrors, and to
experiments In Iron, copper nnd lead.
1 Mulng Gutenberg's residence In
Strassburg we gej one or two curious
glimpses of him. but nothing that Is
sufficient. He had 11 legal dispute with
some citizens ns to a certain plant In
which he was Interested, but of more
human interest is a complaint made
against him to the Bishop by a certain
Anna of the Iron (iates for refusing
to fulfill a pledge he had made to
marry her.
This Is all we know of Gutenberg
until we again hear of him in .May
ence, n man of matured middle age,
probably fifty years old. Mayence nt
that time was n great ecclesiastical
centre, aud likely enough Gutenberg
had returned to his paternal city to
manufacture goldsmith's work for
the Bishop Elector nud his clergy.
But he must have had other views as
well. While lu Strassburg he had his
attention turned to the tedious pro
cesses Involved In the printing of the
Domitl, as the elementary Latin gram
mars of the time were called. The let
ters were engraved on n large block of
wood, much as our wood cuts nre at
the present time. We do not know
Gutenberg's processes of thought, but
the Idea hud evidently struck him that
this cuuibious method of production
would be Mistly simplified if movable
metal letters were employed instead of
engraved blocks of wood. In Strass
burg lie had set himself the task of
molding these letters of various de
grees of hardness, and It Is evident
that when he returned to Mayence he
brought with hlin a considerable sup
ply of these movable types.
Gutenberg was always a poor man,
and evidently thriftless. So on his ar
rival iu Mayence he made the ac
quaintance of a certain .Tohiiuu Fust,
a fifteenth century capitalist, who for
n consideration was willing to set up
the Inventor ns a printer iu n properly
equipped printing office. Gutenberg
anxious to get work, accepted Fust's
ofl'er. But the business association of
the two men was a failure. Guten
berg could pay neither capital nor in
terest, nnd Fust was compelled to
cast about for 11 more business-like
partner, whom he found lu the cele
brated Peter Schofl'er. Poor Guten
berg was deprived of much of his best
type, and had It. not been for the mer
ciful interposition of n wealthy burgh
er, who believed in 111 in, he would
have suffered complete commercial
shipwreck. He never, however, was
able to get his head above water, and
after two or three years of painful
struggle he gave up the contest
agaiust the powerful firm of Fust &
Schoffer.
Toward the close of his life, prob
ably broken dowu by cares aud dls
npiMdutniunts, he seems to have Joined
the confraternity of lay brothers of
St. Victor and to have led an ascetic,
prayerful life. His friends managed
to procure for him a position as one
of the Elector's Servitors, a nomina
tion which secured for him a new suit
of clothes every year, and a sufficiency
of corn and wine for Ills necessities.
Once- a yeflr he went to the Elector's
cuslle at Eltville to obtain his suit of
clothes. He was over sixty when he
died an unnoticed man, and few of
his townsmen followed hlin to his
humble grave In the cloisters of the
Dominican monastery
It Is to Gutenberg's association with
Fust thnt we owe the celebrated Gut
enberg Blliles. There were two of
these, the first (H.".:i-14.itli with forty
two lilies to the page, the second with
thirty-six lines. Only thirty-one cop
ies of the forty-t wo-llue Bible nre
known to exist, some of them im
perfect, and of the thlrty-slx-line, only
nine, more or less complete, copies. It
Is not probable that the forty-t wo-llue
Bible was printed lu a larger edition
than one hundred copies. A abort
time after Its appearance In WM a
forly-two-llne Bible was sold In May
ence for forty gold guldens, equal to
about $"t); and a few years ago in
London a good copy reached the enor
mous price of $1!HM). It .s pleasant to
lemenilier that this old citizen of May
ence hud felt the need of printing the
Bible. It was this that spurred him
011 to his work, and we nre grateful
to him for the large share he has
t alien In enabling us now, five hun
dred years after his birth, to circulate
this most glorious of nil books lu mill
ions of copies in ull the laugtiages
of the enrth. New York Independent.
ICE IN HOT COUNTRIES,
It l Not Much Appreciated and Nearl)
Kverjuody Gets Along Wll limit It.
Ever since 1 lie trndo In artificial Ice
began manufacturers of lee-iiiiikinu
plants have been seeking markets lu
hot countries, where no natural Ice Is
procurable, except lu the neighbor
hood of lofty mountains. They have
sold some Ice plants in tfoplcal cities,
but It Is doubtful If they would have
met even with moderate success If it
had not liceu for brewers and a few
other manufacturers who find Ice de
sirable In their business. The people
generr.lly get nlong very well without
Ice, as their fathers did before them,
nnd comparatively few have learned
to appreciate Its desirable qualities
since the opportunity of buying Ice
was presented to them.
Our Depart ment of State, somt
veins ago, collected facts about th
lee ludustry nnd consumption In trop
leal countries. It has Just published
In the "Consular Reports" the result
of the latest Investigations In the saint
field. Both these reports show that
the people of the tropics care very lit
tie for ice, nnd thnt no renl progress
Is making toward the general Intra
ductlon of Ice in hot countries.
In Guatemala, for example. Ice Is
used mainly in saloons, restaurants
nnd hotels, nnd very few families own
11 refrigerator or buy Ice. The city
of San Salvador, with n population of
30.000, consumes only r0Ol) pound?
per day; there Is no cold storage In t lie
city, nud all meat sold on the markef
Is killed the previous ulght. There if
not a single Ice plant In Bolivia, but
some natural Ice brought by the In
dians from the mountains Is sold in
La I'm!. In tlie large seaport of Ha
I1I11. Brazil, the first attempt nt Ice
milking was abandoned becanse there
was no demand. For three years past,
however, one small plant has been
making about one and 11 half tons a
day. which Is sold to the hotels and
drink shops patronized by the foreign
population and a few foreign families.
Tlie ice Is not used to preserve food,
but only to cool drinks. Butchers say
they have no need for lee. The laws
require that all meat killed one day
Shall be sold before noon next day,
and Just enough meat Is killed to sup
ply the average daily demand.
In the city of Barrnnqullla. Colom
bia, there nre 110 refrigerating plants
or cooling rooms and meat, not salted
soon after tlie animals nre killed, be
comes iintlt for food. The Deputy
Consul nt (-0I011 writes that 110 towu
lu his consular district, except Colon,
would consume enough Ice to Justify
the erection of a plant. The only ice
factory lu Ecuador Is run by n brew
ing firm at Guayaquil, and the firm
consumes the entire product. Iu Uru
guay there Is a prejudice against cold
drinks or food refrigeration. Consul
Goldschmldt writes from Venezuela
that the small demand for ice 'there is
due to the fact that victuals and meats
are not keut over night, but are daily
bought in ,the market for immediate
use. New i'ork Suu.
Parliament'. Quarter ninncri.
The mere fact that oile Is a lpcnibot
of the House of ('ominous does not
necessarily Imply that one squanders
wealth with a hand that Is lavish, tin
ninny confiding constituents have
learned after an election to their pnlu.
Thus there was 110 general panic
when it was announced that the kitch
en com mil tee decided to organize a
shilling dinner for thirty legislators.
Curiosity merely turned on what the
meal would consist of and it was
found that It included a cut off the
Joint ad libitum, iHttatoes and vegeta
bles, also ad libitum, nud as much
bread, butter, and cheese as the dinei
desired.
"The curious tiling, however." re
marked the Liverpool Courier, "is that
it is uot the poorer members who avail
themselves of tlie dinner. There are
millionaires In the House of Commons
to'whom the prospect of a plain meal
which they can get without the trou
ble of thinking about the menu is a
great attraction and they are to be
found among the best patrons of this
economical dinner." London Express.
Parlor Manic,
A feat which uny one can iierforin
with little or no practice is that of
placing fourteen matches upon a table
and lifting them nil up upon one of the
mat dies. This Is how it is done: Pick
out one match the one that lias the
flattest surface and then place six of
the other mutches about oue-fourlh
each across the first one, each of the
six being parallel to each other and
the thickness of n match distant from
each other. Next place six other
matches one-fourth each across the
first match, lint from the other side,
all parallel and iu the spaces left by
the arrangement of the first six
matches. Now tnke the fourteenth
match, lay It over the twelve mutches
where they Intersect, nnd by carefully
lifting match No. 1 and holding match
No. 14 iu place you will accomplish
without dilliculty the feat. Adelaide
Herrmnn, lu tlie Woman's Home Com
panion. "Coor.e of True l.ove."
"Mean!" exclaimed the youug man.
"Well, say! he's about the meanest
ever. What do you think he did?"
Of course they gave It up.
"Well, sir," he explained, "they have
one of the nicest little secluded porches
you ever saw, nud Tessle nud I used
to sit over lu the shallowest comer of
It yearly every evening."
"And he forbade It V" they suggested
Inquiringly.
"Worse than that," he replied.
"I.jv could It 1m worse thau that?"
they asked.
"lie put 11 coat of luminous paint on
It," he answered, and of course noth
ing remained but to vote him the
prize for the best hard luck story of
the session. Chicago Post.
The Bralin of Women.
From scientific observations liiado
all overthe world it appears that worn
eu's brains are iuvnrlahly of less di
mensions than those of men, Height
and weight appear In nowise to affect
this result. Men of less stature, men
of equal weight with women, still own
heavier and larger brains. The result
is uniform iu nil countries, aud with
nil races, , Whenever nnd wherever
measurements of brain have been at
tempted the same thing Is seen. Meu
have always nearly teu per cent, more
huins than women, Loudon Graphic,
The wheel of fortune has tunic
many a iiiuu'u head.
1 GOOD ROADS N0TE&
A Fanner' View..
THERE Is no class has n deep
er Interest in good roads
than farmers, nnd tlie stran
ger estimates tlie progressive
character of a community by the con
dition of the public highways. Tim
time Is past when n mere track
through the woods sntlsfles the farm
er, nud good road a Is the demand of
the period. The good toad convention
lately held nt Omaha was Indicative
of the Increased Interest In this ques
tion, and tho number attending from
distant States was proof of the Impor
tance of securing lietter roads. The
great question was how to build good
roads nnd have them permanent.
Many of the Eastern men argued for
macadam or broken stone for a cover
ing for the highways, but some of the
Western men thought that very little
of the Western limestone could resist
the severe frost of winter.
In some States the prisoners nnd
convicts were put tq wor- to prepare
the broken stone for roads; no stocj
applied that would not pass through a
ring of a given size. This secured n
good uniform road bed. Some of the
principal roads In the republic were
built in this way, and the great na
tional rond connecting Washington,
D. C, with St. Louis, Mo., is a stand
ing evidence of the Importance of
building first-class roads to Invite the
attention of settlers. The Romans al
ways built first-class roads to secure
their distant colonies, nud the Incus
of Peru built roads extending many
hundreds of miles that exist to this
day. But none of those rations had
the Intelligence and command of re
sources that the citizens of this repub
lic have.
Fanners as 11 class have been the
ardent advocates of the railroads nnd
contributed largely to their construc
tion, and those rich corporations ought
to extend n helping hand to Improve,
the common roads. There were various
schemes agitated in that convention
for Improving our highways. One
that called for notice was n steel, or
Iron track suitable for an ordinary
wagon to run on, and an ordinary
team could haul four or five tons with
ense. This was n flat piece of Iron or
steel about six Inches wide with n
slight flange 011 the edge, ns there was
a double track with just room for the
team between; the cart or wagon once
011 could remain or pull olf nt any
place, as there should be a double
track for going or coming, but it
struck the observer that all teams
should travel nt a uniform pace. It
seemed that the general feeling among
the members present was In favor of
more efficient rond laws; all road tax
to be (laid iu cash. The roadbed once
properly constructed nnd rounded up
to secure drainage, n covering of a
good article of gravel, If easily
readied, was tlie cheapest nnd most
desirable for our common roads.
Now is the time for action. Yon
farmers who have nice carriages and
spring wagons, etc., feel bnd to haul
them over the mud and mire that you
have to pass over to your market
towns, churches or places of amuse
ment. Get together uud secure legis
lation on this important movement.
Here is n common interest where no
political bias can enter.
I would suggest tlie agitation of the
following reforms, to be secured by
the farmers lu aid of good roads, nnd
demand consideration of them by
your represent n 1 1 ves :
First. Thorough change In our road
system, and the payment of all rond
work In cash.
Second. The appointment or elec
tion of n county superintendent of
roads. He should be a competent en
gineer, whose duty should be to pass
over all roads in the county and leave
instructions to see that the sides of the
roads were kept clear of noxious
weeds, nud that all taxes were paid,
nil bridges kept in good repair, and
no person permitted to deposit a bal
lot that hud not paid his road tax. If
tlie fanners once wake up to the Im
portance of Improving our highways
they can accomplish all they desire.
Take some of the leading roads, keep
the road grader smoothing and round
ing up the roads and cover n certain
number of miles each year with brok
eu stone or gravel, aud you will soon
have first-class roads to pass over.
Iowa Farmer.
The Good Iloade Prnipact.
The chief obstacle to the general
use of tlie automobile in this country
Is the disgraceful lack of good roads.
Such an event ns tho Paris-Bordeaux
automobile luce In France or the Eng
lish excursion from London to Edin
burgh nud return would be impossi
ble iu this country, simply because wo
have uot got 5iK continuous miles of
road Ut for the automobile or for any
other vehicle.
But the movement In favor of good
roads which gained such reinforce
ment from the bicycle Is being strength
ened by the introduction of tho auto
mobile. A project has been started
among a colony of wealthy summer
resldeuts of New Hampshire to im
prove a tourists' roadway of fO0
miles from Boston to Dublin, N. II.,
theuce up the Connecticut Valley,
through the White Mountains, dowu
to llie .Malue coast nnd back to Boston.
The disastrous failure of a ncent
attempt to travel by automobile from
New York to Buffalo demonstrated the
disgraceful condition of tlie ordinary
roads iu the Empire State. If the
New Euglaud project results In giving
us MKI continuous miles of good road
It will be a valuable nnd much-needed
object lesson. New York World.
A Good Kmiuple.
t'lider a State aid law enacted In
ISfKI New Jersey has helped to bu'ld
a little over 440 iiiIIch of public high
ways. The State has expended $71.V
8Utl on these roads, or an average of
f 1C27 per mile. The law provides that
tlie State shall contribute oue-tlilrd of
the cost of highway construction.
The comities through which tlie roads
have been built under the provisions
of the act have consequently contrib
uted $l,431,(i.a toward tho expeuse.
A College Girl Described.
A college girl is a girl that sludlei
so hard ull winter that her mother has
to get up aud get her breukfast ull
buuiiner. New York Press,
LOOKS OF THE PRESIDENTS.
Jutwerd Traits of Rome of the Chief
Magl.trate. of the United Mate.
Washington's own description of
llmself Is nccurnto. When ordering n
Ult of clothes of a London tailor In
wrote that he was "a man 0 feet iilg'i
and proportionately tnnde; If anything
rather slender for a person of 'lint
height." In those times It was n con
venient thing to hnve a friend of the
inme size ns your owti, ns Washington
uad In Colonel Boiler, when lie availed
himself In his directions n cross the
water of that gentleman's last, "only
i little wider over the Instep." When,
Washington was In Barbadoes, West
Indies, In 1751, where ho spent the
winter with his Invnlld brother, Law
fence, he had smallpox, nnd his face
always bore falut traces of the dis
ease. ,
John Adams was of middle height,
vigorous, florid and somewhat corpu
lent, quite like the typical John Bull.
Thomas Jefferson was very erect,
nglle and strong. He had strong feat
ures, with prominent chin aud cheek
bones.
James Madison was small of stat
ure, modest and quiet, neat and re
fined, courteous and amiable. James
Monroe was tall, well formed, with
blue eyes and light complexion. John
Qulncy Adams was a great student
nnd deserllied by his frleuds - ; n no
ble fellow. Ho was cool, resolute and
good humored, with a brond brow and
a Arm mouth.
Andrew Jackson stood C feet 1 Inch
In his stockings, was far from hand
Borne, with n loug, thin, fair face, high
and narrow forehead with nbuiidant
reddish, sandy hnlr fulling low over
It, nnd eyes deep blue nud brilliant
when he was n roused. He hnd a slen
der, graceful figure. He was a boM
rider and a capital shot, the sort of n
hero when he became President for
whom people threw up their caps nud
shouted themselves hoarse.
Martin Van Buren was n very pol
ished gentleman, "punctilious, polite,
nlways cheerful nnd self-possessed."
It was charged against him by thoso
not friendly to him that he dined too
well, lived too well, kept too good
company, hnd tastes too refined and
a tone too elegant.
William Henry Harrison made few
enemies, though the subject of hostil
ity. His most pronounced feature was
his nose of tlie Roman order. His ex
pression was always serious. John
Tyler also was a gentleman of solemn
mien. James K. Polk was of middle
weight, rather spare: he had bright,
expressive eyes nnd nu nmple, angu
lar forehead. He was generous, beu
evolent and pious.
Zachary Taylor, old "Rough nnd
Ready," had the almost warlike ex
pression of nn Indian chief. He was
remarkable for the purity of his char
acter and for his modesty.
Millard Fillmore 'was a cultivated,
agreeable man. Franklin Pierce had
a frank, open face, nnd was warm
hearted. James Buchanan was tho
only bachelor President nnd one of
the most polished In manners and at
tractive appearance. New York Sun.
Pleninnt For Lazy Folk.
In a lecture before a club a New
York physician told some surprising
thlugs not at all lu accordance with
old notions. "If anybody needs arti
ficial exercise," said the doctor, "It
is because he or she Is not lending
a natural life. It Is better to come
back to nature than to do something
thnt takes up time nnd produces noth
ing. , Stout people nre always told to
exercise. I tell you they cannot exer
cise safely to themselves. Brain work
ers should nvold nil extra exertion.
Thin people can take all tho exercise
I hey want to." We Imagine that fat
men will listen to the promulgation
of tills opinion with Immediate aud
undisguised Interest, for If there is
anything that has been hitherto lm
presssed constantly on the fat man's
mind It Is that he should not permit
himself to sit about lu apathy and
ease, to acquire more flesh, but should
be up nnd doing taking long walks
and engaging In hot weather iu dumb
bell exercise and performances 011 the
parallel bars. Now wo nre told thai
tills Is all moonshine. The fat uiau
If ho has come back to nature, eats
nud drinks moderately, nud lu all ra
tional ways obeys nature's laws tuny
sit In his comfortable rocker on the
porch, fanning himself, all through
the summer, aud feel uuder no neces
sity to lash himself up to boiling pitch
by Injudicious exercise. He need not
even play golf. Wuverley Magazlue.
A Curlou. Iteeult.
Amateur of the woods nnd wild
sceues sometimes have queer luck.
Here Is nu lustance of a girl who took
a picture of a party of friends uenr a
patch of trees. Wheu she came to de
velop It she found that there hnd been
a bear beyoud the group, making for
the woods at full speed when the shut
ter was snapped. Another amateur
photographer got a curious result from
a snapshot nt a clump of woods.
Wheu he developed the plate he found
thnt three partridges had been sitting
on the ground eight or ten feet from
hlin, deeply Interested In his actions,
as the position of their heads plainly
showed. Another of his "shots" also
developed curiously. It showed a fox
trotting across nn open space lu the
woods. The ears were sticking up ond
inclined forward, aud It was evidently
iu search of some small prey.
Paper Made ISO Tears Ago,
From investigation made by Dr. A.
Campbell, paper making appears to be
a very old ludustry In ludlu. In the
year 1873 the utteutlou of the English
Goveruineut wns colled to the remark
able quality of the paper made lu the
State of Nepal. The fibre of this paper
was so tough that a sheet doubled
ou Itself could scarcely be torn with
the fingers. The paper wus so pliable
and durable thnt it did not wear at the
folds during twenty years. Whereas
English paper, especially when eight
or ten sheets were folded up lu one
packet, could not stuud keeping in
the state uninjured more than fout
or five years. A copy of a Sauskrlt
work, though 150 years old, was in
perfect preservation, having all that
time withstood the ravages of Insects
and the wear nud tear of use.
Our Seneltlre Hand.
It Is a strange fact that the right
hand, which Is more seusltlve to the
touch than the left, Is less sensitive
than the latter to the effect of heut or
cold.
THE STRAWBERjTjj
neretl,e oy,t,r 0f,t.
m as the star ol 11,. 1
Gotten up by the hX''
Now the Mra-
Oer the Mcer.
And the ioon on the l,p J'
On the aiilo i,' .
, Aiwa,, held i'c
In nil season an, I
ii(i it Ion i w", "
n De eaten or niixo.l .. .
There the trawl,,-.
n Set. male heart,
uy me way line accept, inv,i. i
Promptly fr!var M
hen he niked . ' j "t
Of a share o( the dainTviVH
When one naucer i ,,,
1 here . another hrouji, ,,
For she say. she 1. -,0 f
She may take tC?( '
And perhap, , f,.w ' "
For her yearning at time,,,
1 .h"..'". fairly J 3
miwi ui-iiKiii una hup , , ru
While the h": .""6
And hi. folly he', .ai'lly'Ve?
Then the youn, man w r
Quickly hanil, , ,he r,
And at once for the eut ,e 1,
Thnt lU ...
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Hut. nn pi-nr,-.... l
It i. all for the Koo, ,i,6 'ch';
I itUburK Chronicle !
JINGLES AND jests
Tlie sponge, unlike men
.t.i. ....1,
rtni-lin Willi 11 Hie Wllet nill'll
wuipr. .orrisiowu Herald.
AVIllie Ilondster-'-lit'i-,''. ,
like about tlshln'-lt's pul
satile t'lng as doln' imiiiii,.-
Bobbs "Clothes il nu(
num." Dobbs "Xo, leu m.M
yer hns been miulc ,V n m
Little "lipid shut a il irt
That pierced my hani nnl ,
Sad, indued! hut, what 1.
That name dart it pierced m
Hoax "The world m
from that young innn."
genius, eh?" .loax-"Xo; he
trombone."
Hlobbs "I iitiili'i'slaml Si.
practicing medicine. I tnl
doing well." Sbiblis "No;
he's doing the sick."
Merchant "I'o you speak
Needy Applicant"! never
gracious, I'll tackle it if y.
n job." Indianapolis .louritolf
airs. Aiuggins "iioe yoiio
nppenl to you as a vucnli-4'
Muggins "Xo: It's quite
way. I appeal to hliu to st
Dolly "Hid that famous iu
you bis autograph, IVIIji"
"No; but he kept mine, the
pudent thing!" Chhai:o 1!
Love makes the world gi
I do not care;
It's cash, I've always foiin
'Ihut makes tinnii sti.in
-I'hiluileliiliu
"Knave!" said the alitor
earnest thoti to he a fool
Kmiiidoil tin tester. "I
among the wise meii."-I'li
North American.
Mr. Newkld "I'ncle Th
lost his entire fortune iu
Mrs Newkld-"Dli, the
wretch! ItlL'ht lifter we lil
the baby for h'nn.'-l'uck.
"I sold newspaper when
boy," declared the htiiiesim
ly. "Aud now you nre h
public," remarked tin iui
auditor. l'hlladrlphiii Ameij
Nell "I believe Hint F'
always marry their eppositt-
"I thought yotl seemed ver
t crested In the young m:'
across the street from yen
Sllllclis "You sii;.' liothii"
flnmis. Of what use Is I
f..rm nimendlxV" I'Vlliellnf
lots of doctors from
Ueath." rhlludclpliki l!er
Fur the round moon he P'"'
A vear or two u"ni
Then in his hauuhty iu.mh
Ho clamored for the ear 1
Hum
"Hi.l you see Piunley's I
to?" "You mean the one in
looks cross-eyed ?" "Yes; 1'
did It happen?" Well, tlie
pher wus cross eyed, yon
.... i. ......1.. ti... i.vnosure In'
lis lie 111.nn-
Diiinpley and salii:
book
please.' " .
Whewt What Y"l
IYrhaps the most rrtnatlj
of Imitation lu nioiiMv
Doctor K. IVreivuMVr t.
sor of botany In '
According to him. when h
was lu command of the
rultar. the moukeys were 11
common than at present. ,
g0 tame that they nllowe, ;
to approach the..; wltl.ot it ,
One day a number of tu
t a .,.1.. nn..lllll'llll! 1 11 I'
ouins"mh:,":: ..nt is th
near me .
their sport the roll w
1..,,. n-ns hauled m
X ue uui. iiw. .
ny
....u-iiiir nsliore, ".' -7
upou
the
bench, ami
!.;:n'
No sooner had they
eral large monkey, tlia
watching the proceedl i.
f.w ran to the ha'
off, and began t7'
.. i.....llir thrill IB 'T
lUg lilies, lliie
seen the men do.
This they kept
.. , ... n,iiid the DO"
"Va. el-SMI""! "t
lug at their aist.iibcjl
facts were exp ,
- frllUl'llS
omcer 01 i" e
nn amused wltncc
of till1
MiiUiiz'f
ceediug.-Waveriey
Tired Wlr
. . ... .I.....I 118 't'l
MetatS gci -., -
unit uu - - ....
from city to city me,
sense, anu ae '--. wli
lug into ,..,1,1
uud market "'"'" ' ul.
trying, the wire can e ;,
Sunday to come. I
Saturday's work, aud
Is ot an cud the win
as worn out. J
Sabbath V'"';1' "a
graphluu I- n"",t ' ,.".,
.ni for the uewsi-npo' '
COnUUCime - .
to give wires u '"' ' ,
nun It l'a"
that when left for .
out use teu per cent, w
conductivity 01 a
Iteeord.