- ' i A WOMAN'S SONC. I. JiHTnoTHAt, Poxo. The world in adrcitm and pale with (lie moon; Two petrels on ?U1 wind take flight: And you lirenthe a word t'lrouuli tho fragrant iii(ht. The lisp oF the wind nnd the (tea-wind's tune; , And the star nnd love are alight, II. TlrtTTIAL Soxd. The niril are nested o safe and warm; The beaches are drowned in n Hood of white That drivers the rng9 of yon spray tossed height: In the shndow you fold me in vour arm; And the slurs and love arc alight. 111. f'nAW.K SONO. The p and tho mglit mid the world are nl rest; The limiting are hidden from mother iliht V.y soil, warm wings; with my heart nil's right ; for my lialie, my babe is asleep on my breast; And the stars. and love mo alight. Virna Woods, in the Woman's Home i'ompa:iion. SKE DID NOT CARE! By Morice Gerard. V9999999t9999999WA lit KOBF.UT HAUUIXnilAM snt adding up accounts at t lie (j I library tiibli! of his luxurious flat la Maddux Square. The lniiulli! of the door turned nnd John Frevllle entered, unannounced. The I wo men were in sharp contrast -t-Unriinghiiui, cool, phlegmatic, cyn-It-al, with the blue eyes, fnlr luilf :iml board of tin' Saxon; Frevllle, dark im petuous, full-blooded, generous, quix otic 11 veritable Celt. Their friend ship was the alliance of negations, se cured by the cement of antithesis. "How Ions Is it? F.lglitccu mouths?'' "Two years to the day." "So Ions:" "It seems to me nn eternity, but the calendar 1m rigid. It neither meas ures sentiment nor registers feelings." "I never iu!ti knew why you went nway." "I expect you will the less under lined why I have come buck." 'Then 1 Hhall not try. If the cause Is obscure, the result Is satisfactory, which cannot be said of the other inexplicable, spring of your move ments." Hud Ilarrliighnm nslied for a solu tion Frevllle would probably not have Riven It. Unasked, he proffered It. That is why truth is rarely disclosed In the witness box, evidence being a playful game of question and evasion. "I heard three words accidentally." "And you went nway for two years. That seems to jack symmetry. It ought to have been u year a word, or nothing." Ilarriugham was quizzing, but bis friend was not listening. Frevllle was talking because lie couldn't help, him Mclf. lie had been silent too long to trouble himself as U the attitude of his listener. "You know how I en red for 1)1 Le st range 7" ".Most people did. Von made no se cret of It." "Shu had always seemed especially kind to care for me. I had never said anything nor, of course, she to me. Hut there is a light hi a worn au's eye sometimes!" "I Jiuuw; a dangerous light, like a wlll-of-th-wisp." "So It was In my case. I, found It out at the I.eighau ball. Dl and Aloe Travers were In a recess together. He fore I knew who It was, or, lu fact, that any one was there-1 had only Just come up I heard Il say: "'You need not think thai. I care for frevllle.' " "That: was mure than three words," interjected Ilarriugham. "I never idept that night. Next day I lert f.ngluud." "for the Arctic regions, to cool your heated blood?" frevllle did not look exactly as if tic remedy hud been etlleaciims. A rimuw.-." horse, attached to a Milan brougham, in Bcgcnt street; people scattering in all directions, women fainting and shrieking, men chivalrously ret rent lug Into doorways. A lit lie ligurc sl.ps oil' the curb and Helz.es the frightened brine by the bri dle. They sway lo and fro, while the brougham grates on Its axis and threatens every moment lo topple over. Two terrilied women, blanched with terror, look out breathlessly at the unequal struggle being waged on their behalf. The man slips, lie will full. No, ho won't! He is llrm on his legs again, lie holds on like grim death uud the horse Is forced back. The modem dress does not lend Itself to heroics; but there Is a certain heroism, nevertheless, lu the tense figure. A policeman runs up; then another, The horse yields to superior numbers. frevllle lets go the bridle as soon ms his hand Is no longer required. His fact? Is flushed and an angry welt across his light wrist Is the outward sign of a strained muscle. A girl Jumps from the brougham al most Into his arms. It is 11 Le tt range or It was two years ago. "We can never thank you enough, Mr. Frevllle, und I you have saved our lives. I must go back to her. She Is feeling faint. Won't you come and sou us to-night at nine o'clock? Then we eau hour of your return and thank you." frevllle had hardly taken lu what Miss Lcslrnngc was saying. The ex citement of the struggle, the surprise of the meeting, so Midden and uncx peeled, the old glamour rea wakened -stronger than ever. "Where?" frevllle managed to stam mer. "In the old place. 111 Ciirzon street where else should you think?" IJIuuii was recovering lier compos ure, frevllle gazed at the girl half incredulously. "SHU lu t 'urzon sli ce t -you?'' "Why where else?" "I thought you- wire " 'Well?" '.Married." 1)1 laughed. "You say It as If jou men lit 'hurled' - to whom, pray?" "To Alec Travers." "Alee Travels! The last man; Why I never thought of him lu my '..fe, Now I must go. Hut we shall expect ,th fit nine." Mrs. Lcstriiligc was too much upset, by the adventure of the afternoon to appear at dinner or to receive their visitor afterward, much ns she wished to do so.' To Diana she Intrusted tho giving of her message of gratitude. Diana, in n simple evening gown of while, was sitting In the little boudoir off the conservatory when frevllle was nnnouneed. "Mother Is too 111 lo come down stairs to-nlghl. She will thnnk you herself ntiother day; I cannot thank yon enough. We owe our lives to you. 1 shudder when T think of that awful nice from l'lccadllly Circus." Then the girl broke off. "But tell me why you thought I wns married; and to Alec Travers of all people!" frevllle looked confused, lie had only Just dropped Diana's hand. "I have been away two years." "I know that." "I went away nfler the I.eighau ball do yon remember It ?" Dl illd not answer. She could not say enough without saying too much. frevllle wenl on: "I heard you say something that night I did not mean to until you spoke I did not know you were there You were In a recess in the landing at tho top of the stairs, behind some yellow drapery; I can sen It nil now Just as vividly as I could then." "Well?" "You said, 'Yon need not think 1 care about Frevllle.' I thought, of course Travers had been pressing yon about me." Diana looked puzzled. After a while she said: "So that was why you went away." "That was why I went away," said Frevllle, simply. Diana walked across the room lo an escritoire and took out a bundle, of pa pers. She had a curious habit of keep ing the cards of her engagements, as a sort of Informal social diary. Just two years ago! Yes; there It was! Lady Cullantcr: At home, four to six; und In the corner, Mr. Henrv Neville. Diana handed (he card to Frevllle without a word, Just Indicating tho date with her forefinger. It was that on which ho had started, the day af ter the ball. "Music Is a closed book to you," she said, quietly, "but In those days wc music lovers were divided into two camps, Nevllleltes and nntl-Nevillltes. Neither I nor Alec Travers 'eared' fot Henry Neville's playing. It was the only tie between lis." Diana looked Into his eyes and tht smile about her lips deepened percep tibly as she added: "Neville Is very like Frevllle, Is It not, especially round the corner of 'some yellow drapery ?' "Gentlewomen. Manila In India. At a time when the greatest famine India has known Is visiting that coun try, it Is most remarkable that iiiuiina has been found lu the Central Prov inces, where the scarcity is most keen ly felt. Mr. David Hooper, of the In dian Museum, Calcutta, has recently called attention to this fact. In March last the strange appearance of imiuna 011 the stems of the bamboo was re ported and notices of this phenomenon were published. The form lu which the mauiia occurred was that of rods about an Inch long and pleasantly sweet. The bamboo forests of Chan- la consist of bushy plants from twenty to thirty feet In height, which grow upon the northerly and westerly slopes of central and southern India. This Is said to In; the llrst time In the his tory of these forests that a sweet and gummy substance has been known to exude from the trees. The gum has exuded lu some abundance, and It has been found very palatable to the na tives of the neighborhood, who have consumed It as food, as did the Is raelii cs of old. The bamboos and sugar-canes are related to each other, and perhaps it is not unnatural to ex pect them lo yield a similar sweet sub stance which can be used for food, but, as Mr. Hooper points out, It Is a coincidence that the stalks of the bam boo, hitherto regarded as dry and bar ren, should In a time of great scarcity afford sustenance to a famiinc-stiickcii people.- l'tiblle Ipitlion. Ilorint lii Nlrge ami Until. Fights have been lost and won ac cording to lb' condition and numbci of the horses engaged.' The waul of resl and food tells on a horse far more than on a man, for lu tht' case of the hitler then? are stimu lating lnlluetiees of patriotism, the glor.v of victory, and other feelings which are mm existent in the naturu of a horse, (juile half the horses la f ngland scut to the Crimea never re turned, most of them having died from hard work uud starvation. Indeed only about iiixi were killed lu action. Actual lighting does not claim so many horses as starvation and over work. Defective shoeing, sore backs. want of f;od and rest, uud other sluil lnr causes go far towurd reuderlu;; horses useless for practical warfare line more uud Important cause needn careful attention, uud It Is the daugei of Injury horses run when belli); shipped across the sea. They are lu constant motion, they continually full many of them to be trampled tu death and the rest become fright ened, kick and batter otiu auothei about, uud are rendered useless. Al an Instance of this it was found thai 0110 regiment on the wny.to the l'enln. sular war was deprived of Just hull Its horses on the voyage. Gnltl lluriltfiiufl Tree. Where surface waters run over goli! formations, Hie gold Is taken up bj trees nnd is locked up In their trunks Dr. I.ungcwltz analyzed the nshet from a number of trees and found that they contained gold in qunutltlci us high as $1.17 to the ton. lu man.i cases the presence jf gold was evident but the quantity was so small as It be immeasurable. At llrst only tin ashes from the roots were analyzed but It was round that the ashes fron the upper branches contained a mud larger percentage of gold. Of course, the amount of gold In so lutloti Is small, but the trees act as 1 llltcr to recover It, and during Ha course of many years they acctimuluti 11 perceptible amount of the precloui metal. The Investigation Is more tho oreticul than practical, FARM Al GARDEN. I HoTf Farm, Ar IinpnrerlRltr-l, Farms become impoverished accord lug to the kind of crop.; removed. It Is a common expression that "one cow Is about equal to el'jht sheep." Allow ing 7000 rounds of milk as Hie product of a eow for n year tho elements re moved from the soil by the milk, If sold, are about forty-four pounds nitrogen nnd forty-five pounds mineral matter, a total of eighty nine pounds, while eight sheep, In the wool nnd carcass, will remove but thirty pounds of mineral matter and twenty one pounds of nitrogen, a total of llfty-one pounds. Soiling Dairy Cntii, Thnt It pays to give cows on pasture supplementary food during hu dry months of August and September has been demonstrated at the Kansas ex periment station, (ireen corn, alfalfa, any of the sorghums, can be more profitably used as soilln crops when pastures are short than any other way. Professor Otis states that In IKiill the soiling crops fed lo a Kansas dairy herd bro-ght 1111 Income of if IS per acre abovj the cost of the crop. In the Western Stntes, alfalfa Is prob ably the best soiling crop, but In the great corn-growlnj sections, where alfalfa does not grow rapidly, nothing Is better than the ordinary Held or sweet corn. A It v Cixrili-n flow. Any one with n knack for making things can make this plow, excepting perhaps the rim of the wheel and the shovel. The lim should not exceed eighteen Inches In diameter, and should have eight small holes to nail spokes through. The hub should be made from tough wood, two Inches thick nnd four Inches In diameter. The wheel on my plow Is from an n'.d A nOMBMADR ri.OW. metal baby carriage. The two hori zontal pieces are one by two Inches by two feet. Shank for shovel Is fifteen inches long. The handles are cut one by five Inches by three feet. The upright brace and round for han dles to suit height nnd width It Is de sired the handles to be. The braces on shank are made from heavy wire looped for holt on shank and fastened with largo serevs to horizontal pieces. The handles are bolted on the top of horizontal bars with quarter-Inch bolts. I made the shovel from an old ditching bnadu three and n half Inches wide and six Inches Ions, cut ucross the bhiue, and It was Just the right shape. N. A. Clearwaters, in farm and Home. Coulrnl of Noll Molaltir. Plowing, which Is usually the first operation upon the soil, should be thoroughly and properly done, for nf-ter-cultlvatlou can never make up for defects In this fundamental operation. The soil should b; moist enough so thnt as the furrow slice bends It will break und crumble, leaving It lu a pul verized condition, rather than In clods or lumps. The amount of moisture In the soli Is a very Important factor in plowing, and. also lu harrowing and after-cultivation. Tho moisture lu the layer of agri cultural Boil cun be quite largely con trolled by jiroper methods of tillage. If we wish to dry sod laud which has been wet by heavy ralus after plow ing, we can by rolling re-establish to a large extent capillary attraction and bring the water lo tl surface for evaporation. The process of drying cm be checked at the proper stage by thoroughly pulverising the upper por tion of the soil particles and net us a mulch. This matter of being uble to control the moisture content of the soil to ft Conshl 'able degtce Is worthy of careful consideration, as It has much Influence upon the te:.iperature ami mechanical condition of the soil. Es pecially in seasons of drouth It may mean the success or failure of the crop. The difference betwe- 1 cultivating land one Inch lu depth and three inches lu depth in lis different effects upon the moisture content or the soil Is very considerable, as is also the ef fect of the styles of tools used lu the work. The tool ma .ir? wide, deep grooves uud ridges Increases the rate of evuporution, while one which pul verizes uud makes the soil very line will decrease the rate of evaporation. The llrst gives more surface to the uir, und consequently tb moisture evap orates inoro rapidly. The other not only more completely breaks the capil lary attraction by whlcu tho water rises to tho surface, but exposes less of the soil to the al . J. A. Tlllliighust, in American Agriculturist. Car ol Our Orchards. It must be admitted thnt there Is nothing - tho furm which may be made of so much viilun at so small cost, and which Is so much neglected by many farmerr. ns their orchurds. Oftentimes tae very thing they do hud much better not bo done. One thing amciig tho many I will mention Is bad plowing, that is, plowing deep nnd dose up to tho trunks of the trees, lty this proceeding nearly all the roots of the tree which run iibovo (he bot tom of the furrow lire broken off or are so marred uud bruised as to cause their ruin. This destroys many of tho most valuable roots of the tree, they being the very ones thnt take it)) and convey the fertilization und 11 large part of the sap to tho tree top, Its branches, leaves uud fruit. Tho effects of this will soon begin lo show In the tree top by a general appearance of decay". The trees will make but very little growth, the ends of tho limbs will begin to die, and soon wholo branches will follow In the same direction. Tho 111 effects of this pracllco will last for maiiy years, and it Is doubtful whether I he orchard will ever wholly recover from the shock, A Jew repetitious of this operation will THK STAGES OY DEVBI.OPMErJI OF THF 8QUAHH-BUU. 1. Kggp. 3. loung hug, after second molt. H and 4. Hainn. more folly de veloped. 6. Adult. 6. Head and beat, tide view. r from beneath. ' 80 far as has been ob served, thoBe farmers who have suc ceeded best In combating the pest are those who do not allow any rubbish to accumulate on or near their squash fields. Clean culture is always embar rassing to the squash bug. As to remedies, It might bo said that when eonlined under a light covering und exposed to bl-sulphido of carbon squash bugs are killed by It. Young bugs, those less than half grown, are much more susceptible thnu mature ones. Pyrctheuin powder Is not practical us a remedy against the squash bug. Although kerosene emulsion will kill tho old bugs If applied at a strength of one pint of the emulsion to four parts of wi.ler, It Is not a practical remedy except lu severe cases, ns the emulsion of this strength would en danger the plant. The emulsion may be used with safely, however, at a strength of one part of the emulsion to nine parts of water, and ut this strength will kill the young bugs, Kits of boards, chips, squash leaves, etc., placed underneath the vines make good traps. They should be examined dally and the bugs destroyed. In tho early spring pick the old bugs from the vines and destroy them. Bulletin of New York Kxpeiiment Stallou. ruin nny orchard beyond recovery. Tho trees that live on live only lu pnrt; they will grow up In very differ ent sizes, though none will grow large. This subject was brought very forci bly to my attention while walking through the orchard of n friend of mine which had been plowed In the way above described. The plowing of the orchard is about ns necessary ns the plowing of the corn Held, yet never should be plowed so deep ns lo seriously Interfere with the roots of the trees. Tho plow should never go within two or three feet of the trunk of the tree, hut the ground around the trunk should be thoroughly spaded up, while nil sod. stones, grass nud weeds should be cleaned nway. It would be n good proceeding tn put n half-pound of muriate of potash around and close lo the trunk of the tree. Do this ami no borer will enter there so long ns the potash remains. If the potash Is Increased to three or live pounds to each tree, according to Its size, spreading It us far out. as the ends of tin limbs of the tree reach or Its roots extend, It will Increase the growth and vigor of the tree, enhance the growth and Improve the quality of (he fruit, ami finally will cast a d"alhly shadow over all the Insect tribes that enter the soil beneath the fives for winter quarters, and for ft breeding be ise in which to pnss through their evolutions preparatory to coming forth In a new form In the spring, ready to commit new depreda tions upon the foliage, blossoms nud , fruit of the tree I. L. Kohlnsou American Cultivator. A ltcmeily Tor I lie Rntinslt-tlitir. The squ ish bug Is very well known. and whenever he makes his appear ance (lie farmer is pretty sure to Hud out that nn unwelcome visitor has called upon him. The full-grown bug is about f vc-clglitliH of an Inch long, blacklsh-brown In color nbove and dull ochre-yellow beneath. When roughly handled or suddenly disturbed It emits a disgusting odor which has given it. the rather undlgulUed name of "stink bug." Although usually preferring squash vines this Insect Is not Infrequently found attacking melon and pumpkin ' vines. The bugs puncture tho tissue with their stout hca.tR, Inject a drop of poisonous saliva and suck the sap. Tho poison causes the tissue In the vi cinity of the puncture to wilt nnd finally die, thus causing much more harm than the mere loss of sap. Near ly all parts of the plant are liable to attack. Kveu the fruit does not escape, und tho bugs are frequently found, on young vines especially, attacking the. roots just belovr the surface of the ground. In tho fall the bugs leave the vines, seek shelter under nny rubbish at hand or between the boards of bnrns, sheds or other outbuildings. Here they remain during the winter. In the spring the survivors como forth usually about the middle or last of June. The females deposit, their eggs usually on the under side of the leaf, but occasionally on the upper surface as well, and arc securely stuck to the leaf by a gummy substance. They nre dull red in color, and to the unaided eye appear smooth und shiny, lu about ten days the eggs hatch. ' The young bugs resemble the par ents In general appearance except that their wings nre not yet developed. As they grow older they Increase In size. shedding their skins, or moltlngrfrom time to time, and becoming more oval and of a dull ochre yellow beneath. They feed ut night ns n rule, coming forth from their hiding places about dusk and remaining on the vines dur ing the night. During the day they usually hide on tho under side of the leaves. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" In this ease especially, for when squash bugs oneo get well started in 11 Held it Is almost impossi ble to get rid of them. Insect Ides nre, as a rule, of but little value. Poisons would be of no use, as the Insect does liot bit the tissue, but sucks the sap An icy stare Is not calculated to 11 1 alio one cool. THE "HOLD.UP" NO MORE. "Hnntla OK the Skirt" la Mow tlie Mod- litn' Warning-. The modiste Is now busily Impress ing upon her fair patroness the lesson that Is found rather dlfllctilt of learn ing. You must weur your line gown nnri Its under sheath of fine cambric and embroidery exactly ns It Is put on. In n word, it Is forbidden to hold up tho dainty mass of finery as you cross the pavement lo enter your carriage or the graveled walk in front of the porch, The line Is sharply drawn between the street dress cut "walking length," just escaping the ground and never lying upon It, nnd the carefully planned trailing skirt, which Is meant for another occasion. The "Importer" or modiste who plans tho costume declares It will bo the ruin of your gown If you attempt to hold it up In a lit of economy, lest the creation should bo damaged. They say If you wear the dress at nil you must wear it as It is and leave It alone, let the consequences be what they will. The "set" of the skirt will bo ruined If you attempt to raise It t the sides. No woman likes to be told that her clothes are not set on straight, nor can she be happy If she Imagines I hey look as If they were pitchforked upon her. A trailing skirl Is sometimes held In place by an Inside arrangement of harness-like straps, which prevent the fulness from coining around to the front, where It Is not desired. These sirups become pulled out of place and unduly stretched If the train Is held up nt the side. If much stretched tho India rubber bands lose their elas ticity. The webbing gives way a little, nnd strains the seam at the side or back rf the skirt to which It is at tached. Tho skirt shows signs of the tugging nnd constant lifting nnd loses Its freshness, which It Is impossible to obtain ngatn. It Is better to let tho skirt hang down naturally, nnd leave !t to your maid to brush or repair tho hem should It be required. Wear a walk ing dress on dusty street pnvements, nnd reserve your trailing gown for occasions when you can safely wear it. But when once It Is on respect tho graceful arrangement of draper ies and' let them fall ns they arc Inennt to. It Is a piece of "penny-wise, pound-foolish" conduct to wear a handsome trailing gown nnd pull It up nud down ns you walk, crushing It by gathering tho folds lu your hand. There Is nothing more graceful than n trailing gown In Its proper sphere, In the reception room or dining hull, on the hotel piazza or walking across the smoothly clipped green turf of 11 well-trimmed lawn. The slender girl looks well with n trailing skirt, nnd the short nnd plump sister gains ndded dignity and height, from wearing a trained skirt. It Is fashionable to be tall nowadays, so we must borrow the effect of added Inches if we cannot come by them naturally. The Counteia Vf aldersee. Since Count Waldersee has been chosen to command the German troops In China his American wife has en joyed afresh the attention of the American press. She Is probably the ablest and most Influential American woman In F.urope, nud us shu is to a considerable extent in public life, there is nothing out of the way in the attention the newspapers pay to her. But most of the current newspa per notices that concern her are mis taken in one of two exasperating par ticulars. Most of them say she was the daughter of David l.ea, of New York, which Is true, and that she be came the morganatic wife of the Prince of Schleswig-Holsteln, who gave up his title to ltarry her. It Is true that she married the Prince, nnd that he gave up his title to marry her, but princes do not give up their titles when they make morganatic, marriages, and tills marriage of Miss Lea to the Count do Noer, who had been Prince of Schlcswlg-llolslcln, was not mor ganatic, but It was a lawful muriiago without quulillcutloii or limit. Tho Count de Noer became Prlnco de Noer, nnd his wife at his death continued to bo the Princess de Noer. After her llrst husband's death Bhe came back to America, and spent n year or more. .Several years after that she was mar lied to Count Waldersee. The preva lent story that she has never been back to this country since she llrst went abroad Is untrue. Also the story that her second mariinge followed Bomewhnt speedily after the death of her first husband. Harper's Weekly. Colflnraa of I'ompsll. On many houses In Pompeii are lo be seen small round or square frescos, from six to twenty-four Inches In di ameter, like medallions, painted on the walls, which portray the faces of people who were probably tho Inmates or owners of tho house. Among tho portraits of women nre to be seen features clearly recogniz able as those of grand dames of the period, whose coiffures are of neurly every variety known to the fair sex. Homo of tho frescos nre Indeed curi ous. One, for Instance, portrays the half figure of a woman who wears a handkerchlef-llko bandage tied across one eye. In somo tho hair Is piled high on the head, and lu others It rises lu studied disorder. There nre heavy colls of hair hanging over the shoulders; there are fringes and curls on the forehead. Some have It divid ed in tho centre, passing In heavy folds close to the temples and over the ears, while others keep It bound up lu a net of gold thread. Some wear dell cato veils; golden illlets bind bnck the raven locks of others, either eu masse or waved in little ridges. Many of the faces are peculiarly pleasing und even modern In their churiii. Especially Interesting aro the pretty coral ami pearl earrings which shlno from under tho masses of luxuriant hair. A few are coral and gold pendants, others nro simple drops, but all seem propor tioned to tho style), in which the hair la arranged. Tlie flesrt of a Itoneluirt, Arllflcinl light Is required to bring out. the full rose-colored tints of some of the finer crepe do chines nnd nun's veilings. They hnvo a yellowish look by daylight, like the Inside of an nprl cot or n peach, and tho veiling Is not so pretty as by gas or electric light, or by the candle or oil lamplight, when It suddenly develops Into a deep color like tlx! heart of a pink rose. Be careful In making up such 11 frock to choose a lining of deep rose, nnd not tlie pallid yellowish shade of the veil ing by daylight. It Is nn exploded fiction that the lining must mulch the veiling exactly. Some colored fabrics require deeping, just as others require to be toned rather thnu heightened by the lining. You i nn line a veiling with cambric or sllkolene Instead of with taffeta. It Is not sheer enough to show through, nnd It Is "only the feel" of the silk lining, as the dressmaker will tell you,' which Is desirable. A fine quality lining of cotton will prob ably outwear one of silk, other things being equal. A Olrl'a Kxiienses In llnrlln. The average cost of living of the American girl student Is from fifty to seventy-live dollars a month. To keep her expenditures within the bitter sum. of course, necessitates the exercise of rather strict economy. If this money bo spent Judiciously, however, she may have n taste 'of all the comforts of life, nnd even of sonr of Its luxuries. The lessons from the masters cost from five to ten dollars each, and the girl who brings stiflliient training from home will prollt much from her week ly audience with a great teacher. Booms lu the fashionable quarters of Berlin are expensive, although after the third story Is passed there Is a decrease lu price, the nearer one gets to heaven. The style of living Is much more simple than In America, and the plainest meal is generally well cooked and nourishing. From "The American tllii Musician Abroad," by Kd ward A. Stelner, in the Woman' Home Companion. Faalilon'a Mjraterlnu Decree. I.Ike most decrees of fashion, the whys nnd wherefores of which are usually past flndlug out, the reason for the double veil is a mystery. When two veils nre worn together tho one next the face Is of white, with large, black dots, while the outer veil is of the old-time heavy blue, green or brown. This Is lightly fast ened to the hat nt the top, nnd falls in folds about the shoulders. The black veil with one or two largo dots in Its expanse is likely to retain Its popularity, since tho dot, like the once fashionable bit of court plaster, has a tendency to enhance the beauty of the wearer. The black veil with one large dot of velvet, which Is one of tho new ar rivals, is conspicuous nnd not llkeW to gain wide popularity. ISnnglee In Animal filiapea. A tendency to rival the zoo In "vari ety of animal forms lu her bangles and dangles is one of tlie fads of the up-to-date girl. Pigs, turtles, alliga tors, bumblebees, spiders nud every thing from Polar bears to roosters hang from her chatelaine, bracelet and necklace, and the girl who can display the largest assortment is tlie envied of her companions. These stylish lit tle ornaments vary In size from a quarter of an luch to two Inches and a half In length, and are made of silver, gun metul and gold. One girl seen recently had attached to her neck chain a lizard, 11 cut in the act of begging, 1111 elephant, a turkey's foot, 11 sturtlcil-looklng mouse and 11 dragon fly. S University For Women M Japan. Work Is to be begun ot once on the llrst university for women In Japan, and it is expected that the building will be in readiness to open in I lie spring of 1!)01. A large number of students are nlready promised. Through the untiling efforts of Mr. M. J. Nn ruse the obstacle of lack of funds has been overcome. Many rich men of influence have become interested, Marquis Ho leading with a large sub scription. The wealthy Mitsui family has made a princely gift of a piece of land, containing several acres, for a site located in the rich cast suburbs of Toklo. Metul i:mls Fur Tim. The ends of all velvet or ribbon bows, which are among the popular novelties In trimmings, are furnlsjied In some way with metul attachments. These nre In gilt, silver or bronze, In the form of spigots, or spikes, and ferrets. The latter are made in vary ing widths, for wide or narrow ribbons, the ends of which slip In between ihe double metal sides. These are ornate with scrollwork, and in the more ex pensive examples have Insects of Jewels. The newest four-lu-liuud tics all show these metul finished ends. Nlnclnir a llaaltlt Kzerelae. By some it is predicted that the time will come when singing will li regarded as one of the great helps to physicians in lung diseases. Dr. I.enox Brown, the English throat spe cialist, says thut respiratory exercises, nnd subsequently lessons lu reading, reciting, singing, nre oftentimes of the greatest use in strengthening a weak chest; Indeed, It is not too much to say In arresting consumption. Children Like Color,, Matrons of infant asylums say thai a young Infant will often be cross nil day If dressed In a gray frock, but contented nud happy If dressed hi n blight red frock. Children from two to four years old nre much less affect ed by the color of their dress, It is commonly observed lu kindergartens that thu younger children prefer tlie blue. I'lnld HaiKlkarelilera In Vogue, Plahl handkerchiefs are among the newest specialties. They nre not bold In design nor glaring In colors, bill are modestly pi aided across with hall lines of red, blue or violet, mid are only to be curried with morning cos tumes. They nre also suitable foi school use. Some 1'opulur Collar,. Tlie favorite collars und revers nre nia.to in bolting doth or batiste, with ciU;iiigs of Arabian, Irish point, Bus-.-in or Duchesse luce. Others are of VVpllquo, u silk, outlined with silk oi'iild or cord lu Beuaissaiice designs. Boleros, too, lu applique, ure much in favor. . . THE SALT IN lo Incredible Amnnnl of A certain nervous ,.,,i :o hnye wept on llrst s,.n tw - hi ti' there was "so much r t, "" There Is, Indeed. !hls Utile planet of ,,,""' !lme ns much salt w,.,r ',' :here Is dry land. And tl,,, ,. u in nlinost Increiiih!,. ,mm'" y speaking, if yo t,lko if I lie v,.ii .1 1. . if II u..,t.ri. i " Hi! "' " nils mil. , . Idh of the entire wei, "; ' o water In the world Is , 'all and water llk , " (ve innv kmIIi.i 1 " .. ;',. .. 'tv "V" "" i.yf 1,1 '"e Ii,iu, , iceans Is pure sail. V,,. ,, bring to us? ''" ! Tnklng the :: ,,,, ,, nil es of the five , n aille und a half deep. e lllv , , Hone ".00,000.01111 eiii,i,. , ,, "' ...... a thirtieth r das ns the bulk of 11,,. W1 " the great waters r n,.. , ' ' Itoumlin.-t the li-uivi W(, ' , thing like T.OOn.iMNi ,.i,;,. , I If It were all Inl;..,, , ,, ; over the surface or tin. j,x ,, , ( they would be eove,-,d with In powder lo a drill li ,,f 1... ,. of St. Paul's. To ,t it .IUlllli 11 011 1 no cart 11 were ..,., I would be cnoiiLii ,r 11,.. .1 t , , , , ".mini clple lu it to make lv 1 ,ls , salt but very lilt I,, stiullcr y present satellite. But these comparisons mv uli, huge for handling: ,.t , ,' , 11,1,1..- ri, ... ' ' -""""'i. 1 ne r.HihiL' -:iti II... I ' 1 :..!. ... . 1 hit --10-11 i namiei in-,. f.lni .... ...wii.n.ii.-i,.. , ,w amen suit III themy Close imon i..i... , miles. Made tut niivrnli-ni aim swung over the in,'trn,i J giant iieriick, it would ir-n, to dust. How did all this sail uvt M English Channel- how il. t lust 1 000 cubic miles of it g,.t iM , oceunsy It is a big iiiesiin, , has a wonderful answer mi a that goes hack to the lu-imii things. When the earth is n cooled body nil the water intu it was flouting above the lm m In mighty clouds of si, .Ul. 1 earth went on cooling its ,1,1 processes set free vast masses ofi tlie cliemlst knows as elilorlile tliuui, what we cull common salt, lay on the ground la 11 kind uf deposit. When the carlli pi enough the floating clouds enim- lu n deluge that may have lnsi ages, and, melting the suit ilepi they rolled over the ground In less rivulets, swept with it in deepest hollows of the earth's s and formed the salt seas. So tit has always been salt. But the salt lu the sea Is not salt there Is in tlie world. Tlin large tiunntitv In the i-oiks nn soil, n fraction of which Is curried by year Into tlie oceans by the ti let the ocean is not getlhiK This Is because Ihe sen creature up salt. Into the structure nf bones and shells, nail when tin nud leave these to lie iipuii Un ited the salt remains locked utt. were Vaini-e 1m 11 famous iii'i'ull and balances out her prnlil ami I the uttermost farthing. - Iui'lu press. I'opulnrlly of Kwliinntti, Was It the heat that imnle swim feats quite the fail this summ was It that the lime I I'UK' H athletic persons of both sexes II tlngulsh themselves la water However it came about there hi more swimming at uiifasliioiiiiii well ns fashionable resorts tli . summer limn ever before. I been a very suitable season f'' ! exercise there's thnt to he wild In fact active exercise In Ha has been vastly more coiiihici comfort than niasteii Itmcilv: shore. Not lo speak lty th' 'im rather to express the oiiaieii f who "swim a Utile" niul ilw observe to some extent, It serin" swimming with the various strol as fair to all Ihe muscles of tin' if not more so. tha any oilier ei erclse. That Is to say, It ""'s" ciallze any one set at ll"' ,'-l"'11 the others. -ISoston Transcript. Uoul.In't ini Fur " Mrs. Newiich. a wealthy lialy. travels, visited Paris, ami wliil. It occurred to her Hint It ':W "" .... . . . 1 ii.ii-irait I er inuig 10 mix- 1 -t by a famous artist. Acromial limited up the stmlio " I" "' high reputation, anil raid door. A pupil of the great l,:""'''r ' tl... .1 a 1 l. 1.1 (Iff lilt' UIHU IU HUT llliJ -V "Will you kindly sit .1 a few moments?" he asked. '" . .., 1 nil 1 Newrlch had stated uer "Well. I'm in a hurry. 1 1m ter busy?" she iiskeil. "Yes. msdam. H ' study." .. "On a study!" cxehilnieu Mi - ...l.,r 1 irlll'SK ricn. -neu, uo """"" " ,. wall. I shan't wnnt him t ! picture. I wnnt au ai'Wl w0 I nil through with SIU"" ulo Times, Killted bjr a ""'' . There is nt least - which Is edited by b kin WJ. paper Talk. In rar , land there l.l,in page paper, whu ......lun pnge, printed In both . ; the uatlve tongue, " Pleiades or Seven r" ' , ls,,ohrarson.hn-:it1 ness, muniiiu- - ..(Viii potentate is not .... ereigu. hut wheu h ' ,,, , the royal throne to """' f J then indeed he U 'u'iri'" 1 surveys. ' ..( An lunouiiou uu . lt and old shoe throwing at , dlngwas.hlK w"r U. Jllled with nee. " to,l0' the best man n.ul usher 0 , where the hrlde and M, take the bout, mm , m,r us the MvamotMlvfJ KapY.urr.l- - ,oVl In uu address to 1,0 l (oUlVM' Association a successful iiewspui II' niie & n.ecp i"- " 1
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