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 ,.
WHEAT No. J Had....- M "X
CORN-No. 3 White 44
OjU Southern A Peun 4K"
BYK-No. 1 48 .4
BAI CholoeTlmotbH. 14 60 15 00
Good to Prime H M 14 04
BTRAW-Ryelaearld.. 1100 1JJJ
Wheat Blocks M 7 00
Oat Blocks 7 0i 7M
CANNID OOODfc
rOMATOE8-8tnd.MaS. 70
No. S .... M
PEAS Rtandard 110 149
Beoonds
COHN Dry Taok
Uotst.... 70
a lose
CITT STEERS $ tHtf
City Cows H
FOTATOBS AMD T SUIT All. M.
POTATOES Burbanks.. 1 00 9 113
ONIONS
raoTigioss.
HOO PnODUCTS-shlat 9 K
Clear rlbaldei H
Hams IU l
Mees Pork, per bar 14 00
LARU Crude
Bout reuued
aorrsa.
BUTTER Fine Crmr. , ,. 33 m 4
Under Ftne 91 VI
Creamery Roll S3 .84
rams.
CHEESE N. I. Fanny.. 10.V 9 10U
N. Y. Flats ... 10 10i
Bklui Cbeeee t4 7
ana,
1008 flute 9 U
North Carolina lH 14
UTS tOOlTBC
CHICKENS UK1? It
Cuoks, per lb 9 H
TORAOOa
TOBACCO Md Inter's.. 1M IH
Bound common ( 0 4M
Middling 60J 7M
Fanoy 100 WOO
UTS iTOOt
BEEF Best Beeves I7S 9 B Iff
bHEEP 8 5 4iA
Uok't t 7S W
tuns AMD SKIMS,
MURK RAT 10 9 It
lUoeoon ,. 40 4.1
Red Fox 1 00
Bkunk lllnck. 80
Oiiokiiuio 21 S3
llink SO
Hilar 6 00
- MKW TOtnc
Fl-OHR Houtlinrn 8 85 19 420
Wllt-A 1 No. 2 kuU so si
lilt Wiwlnrn 60 M
CHUN No. 3 47 '
OATH No. 8 US 26
BriTKU blute 1' ail
ItHm-blllto 17 lt)U
CliLl ' Miito., tl V)2 '
rnu.AUELrait
FI.OtJR Retithm-n I 885
Wltf.AT No. klld Ti
COhN No. a 4a
OA'ih No. 27
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