V 53& " fity. Tlic fitted Jacket i fin lx" w,,rn l",OOP'' or ns tid't costume never rocs I -,,.1- ,,cmll It la ulwti-t 1u HUB "' ' " '' lilnt of the mill. Hi' thiit renders l( especially w Ununited the Mny Miinton a,,, frnni Hue broadcloth in in. with vest of cream white iiins of brown tiratil odcd , hut nil Hiillins materials vlcimii nnd Vouetiiin a; gpncrnlly jjood. .U,. Is cut wllli n centre , !ks mill iindcr-nrni Korea, nl wllli double durts, the ,13, n well its the narrow M to Klve " tnporliin olTeot. jcxct'llelit for all IlKurcs, it 1 (lout ones nx lew models rfdutcs apparent size as far isllilo to do. The sleeves ,arao(l nial lit siiiirI.v to tlm lore tliey are slushed and .-the bunds. The IiIkIi stand i: His smoot lily, and Is slnjtn--!lve mndo of the two colors, it can be of either one en- .ffprrcil. thin Jacket basque for n : medium size one nnU throe unls of material forty-four of one and three-eighths 7 Inches wide, with five irii for vest nnd collar, will Hum' Bolero Waist. pf other styles the season aitorc, the bolero will re- itomo for young girls, us their older sisters nml The very ehlc May Man Jibown in the largo eugrav Wul nt the same time that My practicable and suited "7 or materials. As illus- Jacket Is of fawu-eolored A with bands of rleh red "1st Of soft-fllilnhnil tnffotn "'1 lighter shade with em- tl of red. thnr innteli tlie horn with a crush bolt and Me velvet ribbon In tho lor. Velvet could, how "JMItuted for the bolero with ,ffwt, nud nil suitlm? inn- r entirely appropriate. H U IllUilp nn n nilml II,,. !' at tho centre front. nseU the full front, that rirm n pointed yoke. As !' '"milled In tho right shoul-f-arm seams, and hooked ; ; but, If preferred, tan the centre, tho closing be ' by tlie folds. The little ' I Ullliln ,..l...l.. . r'on over tho waist. It Is '"W. titled with shoulder "''mils . only, and Is '"Khout u-itii oin, 'ri, Z ,,Vo -waniort and are lln- nm with roll-over flure Bf sm of age two and threo- " material twenty-one . ami ono-qimrter yardH wide, or one yard W1('i'. with one yard of ' 'miies Wd for tho full " fiiuireil. l't-t. ftlrt Oille. "kn ' '"'aie ims a new A . cJ to bold a few ex- nr.. 4.. ., . fc "n reserve for an otner , " "u outside pocket, and nap, which buttons 4o,'i from 0PPK use. Ti,p po(.ket I1IHt i.. '"ft "' '0Uld , ' w tho ..layer Sf ar- 0U a keavv skirl-. Hi.ch it,10"'- Te we'eut of -"S U 1IK1UH SKll't out u "O need, otherwiso. . ",('r I't'lts for wear ' K''wiis are slender ull btrni ,om wiiero the lll'l,. I, 1 UIUI "''"Wo loug-walsted ef l0'w '"'Us have two which is fastened. MIHHES' BOLEIiO WAIST 0, REALM OF FASHION. ei They nre on hoth side of the pointed piece of leather. A white ooze leather belt in machine xtltched with Muck, nud the Mack patent leather belts are sometimes decorated with n narrow fnelnjr of white leather on the edtfes, or as often ns not are stitched with white thread. l.etartialile Sleeve. , Tills, the latest Idea In Innise (.-owns, wllh Its patent removable sleeve, will no doubt prove a li i to women who dislike iretthiK the ciiITs of their wrap per sleeves soiled while dimmed In household duties. Itesldes. It. Kves a much greater freedom of movement. By tneaus of the clasp faslciilnn. fn nilllar as a glove fastening, the lower portion of these sleeves may be easily and qnlckly removed nl pleasure. Tliese house gowns may be had In cal ico or in fleece-lined materials for colder wea'her. quite attractively mid tastefully trimmed ami designed, in patterns to s'llt nil tastes. For I.Hlgrr Slrrvr. All the Intimations from fashion rep ties are to the effect that sleeve are to be loose this winter. Nut Hint there Is :in.v Manser of a return lo the over ttrowii monstrosities of a few yenrs n Bo, but It Is not koIiik to lii fashion utile to have the sleeve lilted closely to the lines of tlie arm. Sleeves will be draped. They will have Mainly caps ami rullles ami shirrlinis, ami will otherwise be made an nltractlve jen ture of th" gown of the rniuliiK sea son. Almml In lln- Klliow. Very Ioiik cull's of lace nre worn over the forearm. They nre close littinif, rather a lighi envelope for t ho crepon or mohair beneath. They con tinue their Journey upward from tlie wrist, and frequently reach the el bow, where they are lost to sight be neath the elbow puff of silk, or of chiffon. As tlie upper edge of the lace I'll IT Is not visible, you can use piece lace for tin cuff, If you have no edge lace with border of the suitable depth. For a Youthful llelle. A soft blue veiling of lljsht weight Is made up Into an afternoon frock for a little girl. The skirt conies to the kuees and a little further. II in laid In accordion pleats, and has uo ti-lmmluir whatever. The bodice has n yoke and epaulets of tucked blue taf feta. Over the yoke mo plain ihu veiling Is softly draped to tho wnlst line, which Is Indicated by a broad. deep belt of blue taffeta. The sleeves arc entirely plnln. Clinin Still tha Voguo. Long chains of antique design will I in iinimlnr diii'lna the season. Some are hung with odd charms and peud- ants. Ladle' Circular Skirt. Kbiiia Hint lit siniL'lv at the upper portion nud Hare freely at the feet mako a marked fenturo oi uuiuiuu m.-i..u Tim elrcnhir model lends It self to tho mode peculiarly well ami is becoming to all slight ami nieiiiuiu ii,r,,,-..u nt the same time that It is singularly well ndapted to cloths and all wide materials, iniiicauous pouil to many striped materials for fall and winter wear, and the Illustration by May Mantoii shows the skirt In a tan cheviot with lines of brown, but all plalu and small figured materials nre equally suitable. i'iin uL-irt s cut In one niece, wllh tho seam nt the back. It Is Iltted about tho hips with small darts, anil l lie fulness nt the waist Is laid in an In verted pleat at the centre back. The folds formed are graceful, and the Hare provided means nbundant free dom for the feet. When plaid goods Is used, a good effect Is obtained by making u seam at the ceutre front, the pntteru being laid on the bias edge of tho material In place of on tlie double fold. The plaid must.of course, bo carefully matched, but when that is Mono the result is a good one, nnd the sides, falling on tho straight, am not so liable to sag. To cut this skirt for a woman of I'lllCriiAII SKI HI'. medium sizo three and one-liulC yanU of muterial iii'ly Inches wlMo, or three ami three-quarter yards forty-four Inches wide, will Uo required. THE USE OF SPECTACLES. WHEN THEY SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE WORN. Peopla With Soinn Fnaalnc or Trininc Tronlil Simula Not Imi lllnnnn All tlia II in ii KyrRlaaiMil Art Verr I'm IlKurlng to Woinn anil f)lrtn. Wearing spectacles or eyeglasses out of Moors Is nlwnys a Mlsflgiirc mctit, of ten an Injury, seldom n necessity. It is a common thing for people Willi some trilling or passing trouble of the eye, only needing rest, to be advised to wear glasses all tlie time. If tills is done the ciliary or focusing muscles tuny get weak from not having proper work, am' spectacles become a neces sary evil. Those wlio can be hcnclilcM by wear ing suitable glasses for reading and near work are many. Few, though, need to wear them out of doors or in public; Indeed, more than half who do so see at n Mist unci ns well as or better with the naked eyes than with the spectacles. If n person's vision for distant ob ject j Is satisfactory to himself ami seems good enough to keep him out of Manger, there Is no sense In wearing glasses on the street or In public. If tile right glasses are Worn for several hours a May while reiiMIng or about the house th" eyes will be rested so much that Die useful exercise of out-of-door sight seeing may be taken without the spectacles. As soon as the eyes feel tired wear l hem again until rested. Naturally, some eyes need much more rest than others. The nearer perfect tlie tit of I lie glasses the lung er they can be left off al a time. Wrong glasses may help more or less, but they do not enllrel;- relieve the strain of the focus lug I iiiscles, so they have to be worn neatly all the time to get all of tlie Utile help that comes with such glasses. Distant vision requires little work of the focussing muscles, and will not cause Mistress for hours If these mus cles are perfectly rested beforehand. If glasses nre really needed, reading nnd near work should hardly ever be undertaken without them, for strain of the focussing muscles from this cause often lasts for hours or even Mays. (ilasses at" very Mlstiguring to wom en and girls. Most tolerate them lie- cause they are told that wearing them nil the time Is tlie only way to keep from having serious eye trouble. If glasses ai all right they will seldom or never have to be worn In public. The easiest way to tell whether glasses are needed, or to flud out If they nre anything like right. Is to hold the finest print about sixteen inches off nnd right in front of the eyes, with a good light falling on the print from behind. Keep botu eyes open during the test, nud cover llrst one eye nnd then the other with a card to see If the print looks exactly alike to ench eye. If It docs there is ns yet nothing wrong enough to pay any attention to. After the fiftieth year this test will show the slightest Imperfections. If one under thirty tliuls the print unlike, or Is unabhi to read with comfort, something Is badly wrong. The cont- pllcnted tests nil have their places, but this test Is given to the general practi tioner, nnd Is about all that he needs to (ind out Just, what is wrong. A man may see the print alike with bad eyes or wrong glasses: no may renu with comfort, with bad eyes or wrong glasses, but he cannot see the print alike nud read with comfort unless the eyes are about right, or made bo by glasses. The cheap glnsses In the stores suit about half of the people. They do uo harm, and can not be Im proved upon if this test shows nothing wrong. About one old person in four uses but one eye in reading. This Is be cause of wrong glasses. The best ocu lists often spend hours In testing the eyes of the young, and then fall to get tho right glasses. As for tho eyes of the aged, they nre usually gone over lu a perfunctory nud stereotyped way, and given a pair of mngnltlers, uiul these suit only about half of them. The other half have astigmatism, to gether with unlike eyes. While eye imperfections may not cause as much pain to the aged as to the young, they Interfere far more with the proper use of the eyes after middle ago than before. The eyes of the young are hard enough to fit, but the eyes of the nged nre -veil harder If there Is the least astigmatism or difference lu the size of the two eyes. Heading Is the chief and about the only comfort that most old people get out of life, and no Mouhl early Motage often comes from not being able to keep the mind active by reading. The routine way of testing the eyes of tho nged Is a great evil, for most of them can read or see about as well as ever If they only get tlie right glasses. Many Mo this with pedlers' glusses. Iu farsightedness the eyeball Is too small or too short; lu nearsightedness, too loug or too lurge, aud In astigma tism It is Imperfectly rounded. Astig matism causes more eye trouble and Interferes more with reading tlmu all other troubles put together. People who have every kind of mysterious eye trouble, when properly examined nre usually found to have astigma tism. It causes blurring of the print, pain lu the head nnd eyes, nervous uess, fret fulness, etc.. and Is most apt to give trouble when the focussing muscle gels weak from sickness, over work, etc., or when tho crystalline lens gets hard from age. Astigmatism Is such a Mllllcillt imperfection lo prop erly estimate that glasses have not as yet benefited astigmatic eyes anything like as much as they should have. Imperfections, especially nearsight edness ami astigmatism, nre apt to be more pronounced lu oua eye ihan lu the oilier, and, worse still, are usually so badly mixed up that a glass which ttta one eye would injure the other, the eyes being so unlike. Many with un like eyes Mulled wllli astigmatism re quire a pair of spectacles that would lit nobody else. A few have eyeballs so imperfect that they lire deformed and the focus sing mechanism is powerless to make the sight good even for distance. Such eyes require the thickest and heaviest glasscB, and these have to bo worn nearly all tho time. XU'Htorlui; uud preuervlug the sight with glasses Is one of the grentest nnd broadest ns well ns one of the most difficult branches of medicine. The glass Is one of the greatest powers In the science of medicine, for it Is not like n splint to n broken leg, tike n bed for n tired buck, like opium for pain, like an nrtiflcinl limb to the maimed, or a crutch to tlie crippled. It acts ike both sleep mid exercise. It Is n return of youth to aged eyes. It Is often perfection and success In life In stead of Imperfection nud failure. It may mean nil that bllmlneis or sight. nil that the eye llself means. Hclcneo by glasses has perpetuated tlie life of the mind n quarter of n century. If not longer. If scle ce and wisdom could Mo ns mud. for (he other fading powers of l.fe as spectacles can for tlie eyes there might be many frisky centenarians. (spectacles are often the melius of n ripened wisdom, nud should be Its badge ami symbol. Perfectly lilting glasses take every lilt of the strain off the focussing mus cles, and balance aud ease nud give the eyes (heir proper exercise, even in moderate reading. On the surface tills looks as if good glasses ought lo lie worn nil the time, but this Is far from right, for such glasses Mo so much of the work of the focussing mus"es that these would become weak from not having proper work. 1 'tit it late in life the focussing mech anism is so powerful that it call make the sight of a very Imperfect eye, or from a badly fitting glass, about per fect. This is owing to the soft crys talline lens. I. nte in life tlie lens hard ens, when even slight Imperfections give trouble In reading; then perfectly lilting glasses are all the more neces sary, else too stri.ng glasses have to In- used and the print magiillied So much that only one eye is used, for the more print Is magnified the closer and closer II must be held to tlie eyes. The aged cannot hold print close like chil dren and still read with both eyes at tlie same time. Old people who hold print close read with only one eye. glass that mai'iillies a little lilt, or a weak astigmatism glass, will give more o less relief t, more than half who need spectacles. These glasses will by rights tit but few In fact, their true use Is very limited, for they suit only (lie simplest Imperfections of the eyes -yet about half who wear glasses all the lime have just some such compromise. Neither knowledge nor skill Is required lo prescribe such. lust such glasses and such tits as these have made, nnd for n long time will make, fat sinecures for traveling spectacle experts and quack opticians. The old rule, "Wear glasses all the time," should be changed to "Wear glasses just ns little us possible." Some wear spectacles for yours, and then by lucky chance lose them, only to find that they get along better with out. After weurlug glasses only n few days many find the print looks worse lo the nuked eyes than before. This Is u sure way to tell that glasses are wrong. Most people with troublesome Imperfections of the eyes cannot leave their glasses off even for an hour or so without discomfort. This Is because they have wrong glnsses. The right glasses can bo put on nnd taken off at any time with ease nud no more dis comfort following than putting on and taking off a hat. New York Medical Journal. CURIOUS FACTS. The earliest authenticated sen tight Is said to have been that between the Corinthians and the ('oreyrcans, in which the former conquered liti-4 It. I'. Iu Knglaml the tallest single- stemmed beech tree stands in Lord Itrowulow's park at Ashbrldge, which overlooks the beech country of Buck inghamshire. It is known us the qtieeu beech, and Is l.'it) feet high. Many fish can produce musical sounds. The fright cau produce long drawn notes ranging over nearly mi octave. Others, notably the species of ophtduin, have sound-producing ap paratus, consisting of small movable bones, which can be made to produce a sharp i at tie. The curious "drum ming" maile by the species called uni brlvas can Ite heard from a depth of twenty fathoms. A ltiissian Jewess has Just been ex hibited In Milwaukee, Wis., before a class of medicnl students. Hhe has one of the largest developments of ele phantiasis on record. She Is five feet in height, weighs 'J IS pounds, has a chest girth of thirty-two Inches, it waist girth of twenty-eight inches, while her thighs measure thirty-nine Inches In circumference, and her call's thirty lut'hes. Notwithstanding tills she eujoys good health, and has no predisposition to dlseuse. With tho exception of the Inconvenience of get ling about she docs not suffer from her ailment. Nine years ago a very curious under ground river was discovered by M. Muriel at PaMlrac, In Southwestern France. During the last year this great natural curiosity has been opened up to the public, so that a vis itor may now explore It to a distance of several hundred feet below I he sur face or the earth. A high staircase of troti descends Into the mouth of a great cavern, and from the foot of this safe passageways follow the devious windings of the subterranean stream. For some distance boats are used on this river, several hundred feet un derground. One cavern discovered Is over HIM) feet In height, and It has beet; named the Crand Dome. There are seve-'l lakes and waterfalls. The exploration of the caverns Is still going on, ami it Is ex( led thai fur ther Interesting discoveries will be mtiMc. A Now Trxllle I'lmit. Some time ago samples were re ceived In Mile, France, of a textile plant growing wild In Asia Minor, lndo China nml Japan. Tests have been made both In the dry state uud nl'ler three mouths' submersion In water, to csiiilillsh the power of resist ance of tills new plant compared wllh that of flax. It Is said that the strength of this plant Is Ufty per cent, greater than that of flax. Theso tosls have been carried on with great se crecy, and more Information has not been given cut so far. The plant is sold In French lndo China at the rale of WM3 lcr 100 kilograms. sit . good oads gote Hie Movement In New Jertey, OUH Improved roads ' will be built lu Now Jersey this year than iu nny previous year of Its history. The movement lias fnken complete posses sion of flie people of Ibis State, nnd Is now In full swing. More than S'Joo.OOO will be expended this your In building new roads In Mercer, Middlesex nml Monmouth counties, and In closing gups nnd perfecting the system of Im proved roads already existing iu those parts of the State. When completed there will be continuous Hues of roads' north, south, east and west. There will be a road from Trenton to the sen shore, passing through Kdlnburg. Windsor, Hlglitstown and Miihipnn to Freehold, and thence by two routes to the shore, one by way of Colt's Neck, Tlntou Fulls nud Fiifontowu to Long Itiaiich. nml the other by way of Farmlngdale, Squaukiim, Allaire and Adeliwood to Mamisquan. Another direct road from Asbury Park to Free hold has been applied for and will be built next year. A road Is also being built from Seabrlght to Atlantic High lands, called the Valley Drive, whence it will be cunt limed along the bay shore to Kemisbiirg. Keyport and South A in boy. Still another road Is building from New Itrunswick lo Old Bridge, nud thence to Matawan. nnd so on lo flie shore. Tills road will be finished iu about three months. In South Jersey, where the land Is poor, ami the fanners were originally solidly opposed lo tlie policy of road Improvement there Is now a perfect craze for new roads. In Gloucester County they are absolutely ravenous for tliem, as 11 has been discovered that they are u most Important factor in the problem of getting fruits and vegetables to market. There Is a sys tem of Improved roads from Cape May to Camden. It has already been constructed from Camden to Malaga, and prepara tions are being made to bulhl twelve miles on the Capo May end this year. Another line runs from Camden to Salem, with about six miles to build. Still another Is the Delaware Hlver branch, following tlie river shore to Bridgeport. The longest stretch of connecting road In the State Is from Atlantic City to Cnimlen, thence to Trenton and thence to New Itrunswick and Jersey City. Only a few gaps In this grout line need to be filled. State Commissioner Build suys that offer November It would bo possible to ride more than 1000 miles continuous lines of Improved roads lu tho State with out getting off Into sand or mud. The northern eud of the State, nnd especially the counties of Fiilon, Ks sex, Hudson, Bergeu nnd Morris, are enthusiastic ou the subject of Im proved roads. Great continuous Hues of road are built from Jersey City uud Newark, connecting with New Itruns wick aud Trenton and the seashore; others to Lake Ilopntcong, nud others to the western parts of the State. Ks sex Couuty will soon be a perfect net work of macadam ronds, and will re semble a public park. The only pnrts of New Jersey lu which the good roads movement has made no headway are In the counties of Sussex, Warren nnd Hunterdon. Iu none of these counties has the movement secured u foothold. The principal reason for this Is proba bly the fact that the roads lu tliese sections nre naturally good. Iturllngton County Is not behind nny of Its sister counties In road Improve ment, having already a greater mile age of stone and macadam roads than nny other county lu the State. The Improvements now under wny iu this city will mid another link to tho chain of highways which reflect credit ou the name of Iturllngton County. Burlington (N. J.) Kntcrprlsi Drain the ltoad. The State of Massachusetts has ap propriated thousands of dollars to build macadamized roads, as they say to give the people an object lesson of the grent advantage of having good roads, nnd how good roads should be made. Many other States have Mono nnd are doing similar work. We are glad to see It. Tho roads are a benefit to the sections through which they pnss, nnd the building them bus been of grout advantage to men who need ed tho labor or the money that tho labor earned. But we fear that as it lesson to town superintendents of streets It will not be very useful. Such roads are very expensive, and town appropriations would not build loug stretches of then), nor under the pres ent system of repairing highways cau many towns Mo more than keep the dirt roans passable for a pait of the year and almost Impassable for the rest of tlie time. We would like to have a few hundred dollars lo expend on some roads that we know lu drain ing tlie road beds so that neither sur face water nor water from beneath should be there to make them soft when the frost comes out of the ground. Wo have seen u bit of road receive more material and labor each y?ar than would have been paid for draining it, so I hat it would scarcely have needed any more on! lay on li fot the next five years. Draining would have been as permanent an improve ment as mucadiiiiib.lug If the work had been well dune, ami would not have been expensive. Boston Cultiva tor. A MiliKKllnil. One pretty gooil way lu which to mitigate tlie bad roads problem Is tn market little or nothing from the farm which Is not boiled Mown. Tho wise man will not haul oats, corn mid wheal tell miles to a depot. Inn he will put his grain into butler tubs, egg cases, hogs and cattle, things which are easily marketed and which will bring him two prices for his grain. Ki-rplliir Aci'oiintB. One year before be died John Wes ley wrote wllli I coble lingers lu his Journal of Lxpenses: "For mure than eighty-six years I have kept my ac counts exactly." Few lliere are who do (Ms so loii, or, indeed, need to ilu It. 1 tut during one's most active years the keeping of an exact cash account helps to slop many a little leak. NURSING THE TREES. Rreteniatle Forent rarmlnc a Carried On In Switzerland, The objects of forestry, which nre very generally misunderstood, are very ably set forth In n new book Just Is sued by the Department of Forestry, and edited by (ilfford Plnchot. The object of forestry, as staled In this Primer of Forestry, Is to discover nnd apply the principles according to which forests nre best managed. It Is not too much to say that no Amer ican book has yet appeared which more forcibly tells of the devastation that results from the ruthless destruc tion of the forests, the dire effects of which nre felt not only In the present generation, but extend to future ones ns well. Dealing with all sections of the country, from the familiar pine nnd cedar forests of Jersey to the giant growths of the Sierra Nevada slopes, and with all phases of the sub ject, from the growth of the seed, the, grain nnd character of the wimmI to the influence of forests on climates nud fertility of adjacent lauds, this work of tlie Department of Agricul ture, by means of actual photographs, forms a complete history of the forest conditions us they prevail to-duy lu the Fulled States. Forestry endeavors to foster the lumber Industry, not to hamper It. The wood of a tree that dies In the forest Is almost wholly wasted. For, accord ing to the author, while the rotting trunk may serve to retain moisture, there Is little Use for the carbon, oxy gen nud hydrogen which make up Its grenter part. The inlncml constituents alone form n useful fertilizer, but most often there is already an abundance of similar material in the soli. Not only Is the old tree lost, but ever since its maturity it has done little more than intercept, to no good purpose, the light, which would otherwise have given vitality to a valuable crop of young trees. It Is only when the ripe wood Is harvested properly and In time that the forest attains Its highest usefulness. An example of what may be accomplished by properly paying attention to the preservation of the young growth while cutting the ma ture crop is shown in the Instance quoted by the author of a forest In Switzerland, where sclent tile methods have boeii observed in the cutting of the wood. The forest lias yielded a yearly crop, without replanting, ever since before the discovery of Amer ica, nud yet to-dny It shows a flue growth of marketable lumber. Some very Interesting facts In re gard to tho origin of forests nre brought fo light lu this work. Many agencies nre employed by nature for the planting of seeds In "good ground." among which are tho winds, birds nnd animals. A remarkable demonstra tion of the part birds may pluy In this work Is to be seen lu a natural avenue of red cedars to bo found lu New Jer sey. These trees are all seedlings, grown froni seed which have been dropped by birds which perched on the fences. Of course, tho trees have beou kept from growing In clumps, yet the work of tho birds Is certainly unique and unexpected. Of all the foes of the forest, next to reckless lumbering, fire Is the most destructive, uud, unfortunately, too frequent. Some fires burn over whole counties nud others only a few acres, but lu the aggregate the loss by fire to the lumberlug and agricultural In terests of the country is enormous. Forestry Is almost powerless to pre vent fires, except by the enforcement of legislation making the careless fir ing of woodlands a criminal offense. It does, however, offer many sugges tions for the reforesting of burned over areas, nnd for the prevention of fires. Many forest fires are attributed to sparks from locomotives, nnd one of the latest Ideas for the avoidance of these Is a fire line along a railroad, with two clour siuices, separated by a double row of trees Intended to catch the sparks. Such strips, kept rree rrom Inflammable material, nre very useful lu checking small fires, and of Immense vulite ns lines of de fense In fighting lurge ones. Phlladel uliln llecord. The Old Ladr netting Oar. There Is quite a mild excitement Just now nt the Bank of England because of an Innovation at that venerable uud conservative Institution. A ttugstuff. has actually beou placed above the building, nud many are shaking their heads ut the sudden giddiness of the Old Lndy of Threadueedlo Street. Tlie flag was used for the first time yester day, nnd that, nlas! nt half must. Among the younger oltielnls some ob jection has been tuketi to tho polo be ing painted white rather than khaki color. Tho suggestion, too, has been mude lu all seriousness thnt numbers might well be placed on tho flagstaff nud the bank rate Indicated from time to time by the height of the Hag on the pole. Iondon Chronicle. Mer HlKlinee Itelended. There seems to be a campaign Just, now against the pretty girl, and we're bound to have our say in the business If the roof drops. The pretty girl, as a rule. Is Just a dressed up signboard that will flirt for hours wllh an ud illeputed masher lu a clean paper col lar, but If a young man with a sound lining lu Ids head starts talking she'll give about two square Itiches of yawn every five minutes. Of course, we only write this out of spite, liecnusc we aro us homely ns u used up Math brick, and the last time we euguged u pretty girl wllh ouir veil known brilliancy of wit nud conversation she had to owu that If she hituVt had her pug dog with her she'd have felt aulto lonely -Plck-Mu-Up. Iniluatrloui Crow., Not nil the good Indians are Mead Indians. There nre the Crows, of Mon tana, for Instance; some of thorn have the virtue of Industry. They have been taking grading contracts ou a railroad, have entered into an agree ment with the Fulled Slates to furnish Ihe Chcycuucs with flour. The Crows have irrigated farms and a Hour mill, herds of cattle and many ponies, and ns u rule are lu lulrly comfortable circumstances. lu mnmls, however. I hey are not Improving us rapidly us could be desired, and while many pf them are Industrious, few save money. Nevertheless It is somewhat refreshing to lea in of Indians even ns well ad vanced lu lnalerlul welfare ns Ihey tire. Minneapolis Times. THE ITALIAN WOMAN. Gentler Su of That Nationality Km but Utile. The rather low standard of her eul ture tends to keep the Italian womai behindhand In tha march of emanci pation, though one comes across r markahle exception among those oo cupled with education of literature. an and even In society, says The Contem porary. The Italian has a very acut Intelligence, which takes In with ex traordinary promptitude aaythlng pre sen ted to her mind, but she does not cultivate It; once her studies ended sho closes her books; "adieu panlera vendanges sont faltes!" That most useful help to feminine intellectua; development, reading, has not yet be come a habit with her. There an countries where books are more use by women than by men; rich, thej buy them; poor, they have the lendlni library; In their yearly expenditure no matter how small It be, llteratun has its place. There la nothing llki this In Italy. With the exception rj a small minority, the women do not read, and have no wish to read. Theb celebrated ancestresses of the six teenth century must look at them wltl reproachful eyes. If the shade of th President des Brossos recrossed th. Alps hn would flDd no Maria Gaetani Agnosl,, called the oracle of seven Ian gauges and the servant of the poor and declared by him to be more mar velous than Milan Cathedral. Benedict XIV. granted permission to thh leftrned Milanese ludy to take her fath er's place as professor of mathcruatlci at the University of Uotogna durlni an illness of the father. The tradltloi of feminine learning Is lost in Ituly Indeed, it was lost long before th. time of Maria Gaetana Agnesl. Thi Italian of to-day may yet prove her self capable of emulating her great forerunners, but lu the meantime it h certain that modern ideas have madi so much less way with her than wltl the women of other European coun tries tat she offers a more formhht bio resistance than even the men a her own land to any effort at reforn In favor of her sex. This luferlorltj of culture has the double effect a greatly limiting the number of womei capable of taking any part whatevet In public affairs, and of creating a titter want of sympathy with tbt emancipation movement tn general. A Hpamiw'a Odd Kiperlenea, An escape of a sparrow at the honn of Mrs. Susan Fox of East 2d street oi Thursday Is remarkable enough to 1m worth recording, says the Oil Clt) Derrick. The bird in some mannei fell Into the chimney and from then made its way through two elbows am several points of stovepipe into th. bock of the stove, through the dampei and under the oven Into the ashpaa where its fluttering attracted the at tention of Mrs. Fox and she rescued it. There was a hot fire in the stovt at the time, but the little bird seemed to be none the worse for Its pecullai lourney. Cheap ana Unique Hat Adornmoat, Mrs. Cash of Athol, Mass., was at Brookside park lately whea a big buB butterfly alighted on her hat, teot a fancy to It, and decided It would make a nice spot for a butterfly home. The Insect took possesion and began laying eggs, and has remained there evet since. Mrs. Cash wears the hat oa the street and other public places and the butterfly with its nest attracts everyone's attention. MARKETS. AiTmoas, sails tf. W.0UB Balto. Beat Fat, $ M Hlrh Grade Extra ,. 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