THE REALM OF FASHION. L.i. ntv. No wnmnn ever vot f mitf lllrt wW"- Tho coin 'mionts Kw In favor as the t l(ot mnkliiK them do In vn- ilTRACTIVK HHIBT WAIST. ;SJ beauty. At tli( moment jdiI figured French flannels, i wiilst cloth, embroidered ijawl cashmere nro nil shown, j, (he Hiuiic materials Id pin i it Jud.ill the niiiko of tufl'ota mid a. Tin1 May Miuitou design II j hire lin ludi'S nil the latest )niul is made from Henrietta jlilne, with the IlKiirpN mid vol i darker shade. The deep, turn ilar I exceedingly smart, nnd jp floi'vos nre n feature of (ho raM" shown. i,t Is seamless, nnd meet the ju, I lie fitting Indus entirely Islit'd by shoulder nnd under us. The fronts nro full, gutli i both neck nnd waist, nnd rcry slightly for n short space V of tlio eentre. Tho collar Is ToWtlons mid 111 ladled to tlio Hie sleeves nro one-seamed nnd illy full. Thoy nro gathered lie upper und lower edges, nnd ichetl to the cuffs nt tin; wrists, BLOUSE WAfST. lap over nud close Invisibly. t tills waist for n woman of h ike four yards of umtorlal e mciies wide, three and lurterg yards twenty-yovou do, two- and three-quarter Hiirry-two inches wide, or two forty-four luehos wldo, will be Lailiea' 1(1uuh. Mouse thnt Is BllKhlly more 'Itan tho shirt waist yet easy nfortuble. Alls a nlaeo that no and is constantly growlug molarity. Tho smnrt May Mantou 'illustrated iu thi large engrnv 'loSB to just thnt class and can uuurmg tho tnoruinir with ner- Wety, while nt tho snmo time !e no otTeu.se later lu the day. 1 Is nmde of Vonotlnn flnnnol ler's green, with vowt nnd stock 1!te Mtln-faeed broadcloth, ina- cued, nud rovers of velvet '38 tile lhnmel Ttnivn juipll kilow the revors, nre small but- "UirouL'h Which tbo ifold idinlu slipiied that hold the frouts 'uuu give u peculiarly chic cf- oesK combinations nnd a va ' materials can bo substituted. ml tiny silk cord and irold j-'Wn take the place of the linl'S i tneso can be eutirc'y '""nil the fronts hooked Invisi- vmv. Henrietta, plain and caslimoro, drnp d'ele, 1illlll(.) llllll InlT.W., nil !he r both waist ami j 1'ii-HT. o'mdallon for tho blouse is .. Ta8 with single dnrls, und WSCI at thn Pl.n n.f (In 'foiged the fronts, vest anil nouts aro smooth und 11 'Ullless nt i),., ci Sll-n I oiniwiiirio, O 11 J "I lu nt iiio u,..iui. it.... '"ucliiMl perniauently to the niie lining and hooks over uenenth the li;ft iront. cl ar Is joined to the vest "lien , y ut 11,0 ''" t'o l'" I sieevoH nro not over full. ' Bills hi.,1 ..t ... . , . ... :jt " wrists wuu a iz ,lllo"BC f01" n '" of of,, , "'l'e ,lnJ Ihreo-ijuarter "mterlal tweuty-ono Inches 'ton M tVt'"t.V-Beveu Inches ' i' '"ree-ciuarter yards b .,, "'e-i'igutij .vnrd flftv "ioioh,,!"' 11,lve-aun,ti- yard 'iiciieg wide, for vest und 'Jtt U'lMlli i . . . . Nt ' " imiisto, muKiin, . , ,S ,wl" worn Into in ""J. hideud. nil winter. but there nro n few new styles that nrc delightfully new ,-int Flnw very little slK of ever bavins lioen worn. One of ti1(w R(vllSi , a , liollotrope sill;, s ,,, ,.im(,.tth nroutid the upper part of tho skirt nnd then Hnlshed will, three deep flounces, eaeh headed with n bh.el; '"xl.li.R. The low.r part oX tho wnlst Hns n folded belt looklns quite like n pensunt's bodice, nnd made of velvet r satin; tho upper part Is of w,0 Hllk with short elbow sleeves that linvo lull nnder-sleeves of ehlffnn with deep Kllk cuffs und lace ruillos.-llnrpcr's I5ii7.nr. Tfpir Styln of Itrvrra. They do not turn over tho now re vors, nor nro they worn tlatlv la hi out on the chest, ns formerly. i thu pres ent case, the "rovers" nro ornamental, but only show when the jacket fronts nro not closed. ' They are simply ti.o long strip of fnelng to the jacket, fronts ami could not possibly visible If tli(; g;irmcii wore worn closed. This Is n true "IVAIglon" fashion ami one which Is extremely dressv. SIwvp I lnlia ,,r IrmliWril Silk. A "culTbutMPii" suggests a linn, bard knob of meli.l; a pair of sleeve links suggests semi precious stones or gold disks linked together by a golden chain. The newest r.istening for the cults of a shirt waist of lino limine! or cashmere has the top, which Is all that is visible, made of crocheted, henvv. twisted silken cord. The same thing does for sleeve links, but the single tuition Is the better design. lt U Not TIBhl. Those who try on the cow garni Puts declare that llio l.'Alghm collar is not so tight ns to prove "licking. It !s uign, imt broad, and a welcome change from the strangling stock collars which have giirroled us last summer. Those lust entirely earned the name of "cho ker," which was sometimes applied to lliem by tin; shop gills who sold them to customers. !iM-Tlll'-ilili'cl Veil. The now veils arc chictly of n lace- like pattern, a fact which Is to bo de plored on tho score of ix comliignoss. Some are oven traced with gold or sil ver thread or beads, while the old gauze veil in white, gray or neutral tints Is resuscitated. HtimptuotiMficHft In Fur. The big fur capes look sumptuous. Long and with a deep flounce, they are the epitome of elegance for a matronly looking woman to wear. I'urs are again seen as trimmings in uarow bunds for light gowns. For KcniB Wmp. Grecian sntlu, a new wool material for evening wraps and tea gowns, has a tluy dlngoual stripe ou the surface. Til Wllitur Nlerv. Fuller sleeves are the fashlou for winter. A HmiK rutin t'uilerhddy. rretty trifles have their place, but the deuuiud for the useful gnrmeut never falls. Tin- smooth, snug llttltig imderbody that covers thu corset with out fulness and that, when desired, can bo made of materia' that melius warmth, Is a comfort that every wom an recognizes at a glance. The May Manton model Illustrated Is titled with the same enre givcu to gowns, and, us Indicated, can be made lu various shaped necks, with any length sleeve preferred. Tor cold weather. Canton flannel and outing llannel, as well as muslin, nre much liked, as all these materials provide protect ion against Jack Frost, but long cloth, cambric or nainsook can be substituted by those who prefer greater daintiness. The backs Include a centre seam and the broad under-arm gores that mean a perfect fit and curved Hues. The fronts are fitted with single darts ano close nt tho centre with buttons nnd buttonholes. The sleeves are cut lu one place, the outer seam extending to the elbow only, and lit smoothly from Bhoulders to wrists. To cut this undeilioily for n woman TJNBEBBODy. of uiudlum size, two and three-eighth yards or niii'-.-elal twenty-seven inched wldo. or one and i'.iree-fourth yard thirty-six Inches wide, will be reoiliod. MM Al GARDEN. 5 Weighing Hi Milk. Weighing the milk. If done only once a week, will Pliable the farmer to know whit each cow Is doing, and If a profit Is being made. It will then bo possible to make a careful comparison of the yields of the cows and permit of getting rid of the poor milkers and replace them with better animals. ISptnetllr Fni l.l, fnsalted lard or butler will kill liee oil 'hiekms, but must be used with care. A very small porllou under the wings is nil that I pessary. More may be used around the head, fr the head lice are more hurt Till. (Val oil Is also sure dealh to every louse, but If used too freely will blister and 4ako the feathers off. Kipml parts of to bacco, raisins and lard steeped to gether and strained make an excellent ointment for killing lice. l"rol' Anion I iiin tlie Soil. The frost Is one of tho agents of the farmer for pulverising the soil. Kvery clod or lump lu a Held Is a detriment according to lis size, ns the liner the soil (lie greater the reeding capacity of the plants mid the easier the root's can peiiclrale. As heal expands ami cold contracts all lumps, ii is for the frost to brei k down a, I the coarc por tions, which work cannot be dune with any Implement. Win n a piece of land Is well drained the frost gnes ijeppcr. and when the hind Is plowed in the fall and subsuiled the trust prepares It for the spring plowing by going down deep and tearing all coarse por tions apart by expansion. Ilsvn Vmir llotcii nl (iomi Mini,. Tin- shape and slyh of your hogs regulates, to n certain extent, the price thai you will receive for them lu the market, so the hog raiser should not overlook ibis mailer, but breed his lioirs, as far as he can, s.i that they will be shaped In a manner that suits the buyer ami consumer, mid It is only the farmer who does this thai can look for "top-notch" prices. There is one class of hogs that have rather good hind ipimters. but they are low iu front and generally have a poor heart. Such hogs get oil their feed very easily, cannot stand heavy feeding, ami are generally found with a weak constitution which makes them liable to disease. Anoihet iiuprotilalile class of hogs Is a line-bom il animal, or what we some times call a "sliirt, blocky chunk. " Sonne feeders like this type, as they aro easily fattened, but as a rule they will not eat sulllcient food to make profitable gains. Generally speaking, the hogs that make the largest gains and do the best are those that are well-boned, well dcvclopeil fore ami hind iiarters. large through the heart, and with legs of fa.r liugih. Such a hog Is the one the farmer should breed, for they always find a good market even at f lines when there Is practically no market at all for hogs of a poorer grade. Whiter I'l'fitei-tiiin of Pliuili. It should be well known to advanced gardeners by this lime that light is as great mi agent iu destruction by frost as frost alone. I!ut little practical ad vantage has been taken of lh!s knowl edge, except by gardening folk gener ally, of what the advanced gardeners know. The hitter shades his green house when lie finds the plmils frozen, and he plants rhododendrons ami sim ilar plants where the sun docs not strike them in frosty weather. If he should hi ve any choice in the selection of a silo, lu the extra cold reg'oii of the Xorlhwest the advanced gardener (shades the trunks of his trees by plac llig boards fastened together like tree boxes, up against them. And thus (lie trees escape sitnscald arising from being under the sunlight, mid similar troubles. Surely orange growers in Florida might profit by this experience of their Northern brethren. It would not bi ll very expensive thing to make an ar bor or lath over an orange grove, the lath being an inch or so apart. With such a partial shade the plants would probably endure ten or twelve spas modic degrees of frost without injury, nnd the shade In summer would doubt less be all the better for the trees, at least the trunks of the trees might be boxed, and even tilled Willi earth, If the weight could be supported. If the tops should suffer from frost, the strong trunks would sooner recover than when the whole tree was killed to the ground. Mechlins' Monthly. A 'nviilet Hull Frnip. ' When a farmer has a lot of old rail fences going to rack he will find llio fence shown In the Illustration the cheapest one he can build. Set posts six Inches closer together .loin the rails are long; take two pieces of or dinary fencing wire, each about six feet long, and place ou sides of lirst two posts, having wire on second post friv'j'';i'!i",i " HOW Till' FENCE IS MADE, ou opposite side to wire on first post; fasten these wires to I hi' post at or pear the ground. New place a rail be tween wires und po.it, drawing wire up tlgl .ily over rail and stapling just above rail with long staple, doing same at both ends; put ou another rail as before, and continue till top of posts Is reached, which completes the first panel. The other panels are made lu th" same way, taking care not to have both ends of panel ou mine side of posts, but run alternately as started. The Illustration shows the way rails are stapled to posts nud the manner of running panels. As the rails when put ou posts lu this way do not touch each other they will last longer than when put on In any other way, nud I like tills method of making use of old lulls very well, for by setting posts and using n Utile wire u good fence can be umdu from a very pour oue. Should a post rot oft my tin iiiTo set another near It and fasten rails ns before. J, Ci. Allshouso, In Farm nnd Fireside. 1nlry Kvolittlnn. TIip latest development In the dairy Industry, and one that has attracted the most attention, probably. Is dairy bacteriology. It Is only a few years since that the study of bacteriology has been sutllclently scientific to reach milk nnd Its production. To-day we linil that the man who Is 111, lu his business Is the dairyman who ftilly understands bacteria, where they come from, how they go and how to determine the good from the bad. The man who has the best knowledge nlong Hint lino Is the man who is best fitted to carry ou dairying sclent ill rally nnd exactly, ami to gun ran tee that his product will bo always uni form, providing his milk, or the raw product, lias been delivered to him I'll I he proper shape. Marketing dairy products has been almost entirely revolutionized within the last twenty-five years. The meth ods of transportation have Improved, methods of packing, packages and handling in every way have been so radically changed that the handler of butter of twcnty-llvp years ago would hardly be able to understand or appre ciate what has been accomplished un less he had grown up. as 11 were, with the Improved methods. We iniil have the dairy type, con formation of the cow to the business for which she Is designed. We look upon I he cow now as simply a machine through which the products of the farni'iire passed, ami from which we receive 1 lie milk Jn Its perfect condi tion. The cow that would produce I'HI or "jnil pounds of butter per vcar lifty years ago was considered a fairly good cow, but the cow Hint docs not "pro duce "ini pounds of butter per year II iw Is hardly considered up to date. This has been brought about by organ ization, by breeding, by studying the problem and tiudlng out how tho milk ing ability of the machine could be de veloped. - I . W. Willsoii. in American Agrlciili urlsl. iliu of i''.xi'riinenlliif;. We have often urged on our readers to experiment on a small scale iu the various lines of their work. That many of lliem have followed this sug gestion we have not the slightest doulu. Some of them have been test ing varieties of frulls and vegetables for several successive years. Others have only recently begun such experi ments. And many who have not chosen I hose specialties have been testing dif ferent kinds' of fertilizing material, different breeds of live stock, various met boils of feeding, or have been working experimentally In some of the other divisions or subdivisions of farm business. KITorts of thlsklud, whether immediately successful or not, are al ways useful to the man by whom they are made. To the young farmer they are especially valuable. This not only ou account of what is learned directly from their results, but also because the tendency of such work Is to make the worker more thoughtful ami care ful than ho otherwise would be. We feel impelled to give tills note of encouragement, because In some sections of considerable area the sea son that Is now Hearing its close has been very unfavorable for crops, nud coiisc(uontiy the results of many of the tests made ill l hose localities will be of no positive value, though indi rectly they may have sonieslgnllicaiiee. Such Is the case with some of the ex periments undertaken by the writer of this paragraph. Though disappointing, the failures of this kind .should not lead to discouragement. There are other seasons coming, and it is prob able Ilia I more satisfactory results may then be obtained. It is certain that tlio persistent and faithful Inves tigator will not wholly fail of his re ward for the time spent I'ractlcal Farmer. l-jirly KroniiniiilttB Willi Feed. Kurly iu the fall it becomes neces sary to tuke stock of the food for the cattle, dairy cows, swine or sheep. No man can go ahead and feed reck lessly even thus early In the season. I well remember one farmer who fed liberally und recklessly right through the fall months, who gave us his ex cuse that he wanted lo keep his stock growing just the suine us in summer. Well, Unit was till right X lie had food enough ou hand to carry him along, but by the time winter arrived ho was faced by a problem of selling oil his stock or buying food ut high prices. There was no other alternative. Me hail far more stock to begin with than he should have had for the amount of feed on haud, and then his reckless waste iu feeding had made matters worse. That sort of mismanagement Is of ten parried ou hi a lesser degree, nud animals are forced on the market at a loss lu order to save flu; food or the necessity of buying more. It is not such a difficult matter for a mail to figure out early In the fall how much slock he can winter on a given amount of food. If lie has Kiillicleut of the latter to carry his stock along he Is jtlstilied in going ahead and feeding liberally, but if lie cannot winter them on what he has It Is hotter to weed out the llocks now. Let this be the first economy practiced. Heforo the stock Is taken from the pastures sell the poorest, o" those the least likely to make prulllalile returns, lteyoud tills I would advise no one to sell nt nil. Simply reduce the slock to the limits necessary for wintering them on the food at hand. The amount of food should be sulllcient for good liberal fcedliis und varied enough to satisfy the appetites of the animals. They do so much better on a varied diet that It pays to have this ready for them at all times. Fspecially do we want to look out for the winter food of all farm stock because we are coining more to realize that il Is winter farm ing that pays the best. Only Intelli gent, progressive anil active farmers can engage successfully in winter dairying, poultry raising nnd the pro duction of winter lambs. The great mass of farmers will slick to summer fanning at the season of the year when dltllcultics nro the greatest. It Is by overcoming these greater difficul ties that he makes his larger profits. William Couwny, lu Amerivuu Cultivator. llulld six to olgVjit MlHJiigh. ASPHALT 011 PAVEMENT WONDERFUL CROWTH OF THIS MOD ERN SYSTEM OF ROAD MAXINC. Vnit "l-skiV of Mulrrlnl I'onnil In All l'pt of tin" Wni'lil. anil thr Hiil.v In I'ru.tlinlly I nllnillnd How It I VrrpHrnl How ApplliMl to HtrrrU. An eminent scientist, with n long string of capital letters after his name, has made nspliHltum out of dead tlsli nnd sawdust. Tlipcxporlinont was a sue-ccss-ns rti experiment Iml I he pro duct would hardly do for a Broadway pavement: besides. It Is too expensive. Scientists have nlso made diamonds, nnd inny do so again, but the stock of tlio Kltuliorlcy mines Is still quoted nt. a premium. It. Is reasonably cer tain that, for years to come, tho world's supply of asphaltum for pav ing purposes will be drawn from na ture's storehouse. Twenty-four yours ago a commission of Flitted Stales Government engi neers had Pennsylvania nvciiuo. from the Capitol to the Treasury building. In Washington. I. ('.. paved with as phalt. This was the first time asphalt linil been used In paving a thorough fare on this continent. To day In l."ii cities and towns lu the Fulled States and Canada there are 'Jii.oim.oon square yards, or .V.'lMi acres, of asphalt pave ment In use. riio asphalt pavements of this country. It is estimated, would make a street twenty-six feet wide ami I7o0 miles long, or considerably more than the distance from New York to New Orleans. For twenty years prior to the Intro duct ion of asphalt in America a com position of bituminous rock, composed principally of limestone pounded line lis flour, was used In paving the streets of some of the larger cities III P.uropc. In all Furope there are little over ;',.imki,mhi square yards of this pave ment today, whereas bi the Foiled Slates there .ire being laid annually about 'J.riiMt.Oim square yards of as phalt. The American composition Is a mixture of sand and nsphall which forms a kind of artlliclal sandstone which retains a rough surface. The bituminous limestone rock of Furope. however, taiics a high polish under continuous tralllc and becomes ex ceedingly slippery, making il danger ous In bad weather. In (lie boroughs of Manhattan and the Prolix, of New York City, nloiie, there nre 1 in miles of nsphall pave ment, and contracts have been let for the const ruction of twenty miles addi tional. The New York City contracts call for the expenditure of $l.:tii(l.iMHl for nsphall pavement in the near fu ture. These contracts require that the pavement shnll bo guaranteed for from ten to fifteen years. Asphaltum, which only recently has been made useful to man. was abun dant in tlio very backyard of early Kgyptlau civilization, but there Is no authentic record to show that, the en lightened itnmcscs II., or the other Pharaohs took advantage of the depos its. The shores of the Head Sea in Palestine are covered, iu places, with asphaltum, nud it Is abundant near the Caspian Sea. Asphaltum, also occurs lu ltrazll, Venezuela, the Island of Trinidad, Cuba ami Mexico. In Fu rope It is found in Yal do Travels and different parts of Switzerland ami In Sicily. Iu tho Fulled Stales asphal tum has been found lu Kentucky, Texas and tlio Indian Territory, but it Is so sandy us to be dillleult of prepar ation for commercial purposes. In the State of lierinuilez, iu Vene zuela, and In I lie island of Trinidad, a Urlllsh possession, Just off the Vene zuelan coast and almost opposite Hie delta of the Oriuoi o Itiver, asphaltum deposits nssuino I he curious form of largo lakes, lu general appearance these deposits resemble a sea of black mud. This asphalt urn Is pure bitu men In nearly a solid form. The Trin idad "lake" Is about 115 acres lu ex tent; that in llermude, comprises about UHIO acres. The surface Is Just sulllcient ly tlrni fo support the weight of a man. and may be walked upon with ordinary precaution. It would not do to stand still In one place for n very great length of time, however, as there Is danger that the person so doing would gradually sink out of sight. An article the weight of u full grown man If left iu tl lake" over night, for Instance, would be swal lowed up by morning. The Trinidad and Ilermudez aspnal tum Is distinguished for Its cohesive uess. This makes it valuable commer cially, but would also make It exceed ingly unpleasant for any one so thoughtless as to drop off to sleep ou the surface of one of the "lakes." He might be chopped out all right In the morning und the sticky asphaltum pried off with a cold chisel, but the ex perience would be soinewhal discom forting. The "lakes" have been sounded to a deptli of over - feet and no bottom reached lo the asphaltum, so it may safely be said that the supply is prac tically inexhaustible. As ihe stuff Is dug out more of II slowly oozes up again Into the hole thus made, and lu a short time, although carloads may have been curled away, the surface of the "lake" Is perfectly oven, and there Is no external evidence thai the deposit has been disturbed. These deposits haw been worked for years. Two thirds of the asphaltum used ou the streets of tho cities of Ihe I'nlted States has come from them, yet so far as outward appearances go they are the same, almost, us they were when tlio llr.-it carload was taken away. Asphaltum of good quality looks very much like a poor grade of bituminous coal. On being rellued it resembles coal tar. Il Is mixed Willi sand ami carbonate of lime ut a high tempera ture, and becomes the asphalt which is spread upon the streets mid makes tlio smooth, noiseless pavement w!iich Is the delight or the bicycle rider. The cohesive quatlly, Ihe attraction which Hie aloms have for each other iu the ltermudc'. and Trluhh.d ami other high grade nsphallums, prevents gran ulation and consequent disintegration. It is told of an eminent railroad manager out West Halt lu Ihe early days of nsphall paving lie Interested himself In a company which owned vast deposits of asphaltum in a South ern Slate. So conlhlcut was he that there was a fori one In this particular asphaltum lliul he persuaded the city of Chicago to penult hl;' to pave throe blocks of Hush avenue ou trial. Tho pnTpmont whs put down and tho street was ooned for traffic nl 8 o'clock one bright summer day. Hy 1 o'clock tho street whs closed again. The asphalt, pavcmet.'t had almost disappeared. The stuff was a low grade of nsphnlt. thor oughly mixed with sand and lacking cohesion, Horses nnd wagons simply out through to the bedrock ns they went nlong the street. The railroad man concluded It wns a losing venture after thai and quit the business. An n phalt pavement wilt last mi nil average five years, when It hns to be repaired, nnd in some cases almost wholly rein Id. In streets, like those of this city, whore the trntllo Is unusu nlly heavy, this feature Is an Impor tant one when the cost la considered. With n guaranty of fifteen years np ponded to his contract the man who bids ou New York (,'lty pavements must figure on practically ropavlnn the entire street within that time. Another matter which concerns tho paving man to a considerable extent Is the p.vscnee or absence of n street car track rlong the atrcet proposed for paving, llroadway, for Instance, Is about sixty feet wide, with two tracks to nccommodato the vehicle trafhV. Naturally on a tweiily-foot track vehi cles, going up one side and down the other, follow almost directly behind each other, wearing regular grooves In the pavement, which coliscqucutly glves way more rapidly than It would were Ihe entire sixty feel of street' used solely by vehicles. Ill most large cities, excepting New York, a guaranty of but five years Is required In asphalt pavements, and In none of them is tho street tralllc as heavy as It Is in tills city. New York Mail and Fxprcss. CURIOUS FACT?. The jelly lisli has no teeth, but uses himself as If he Wen- a piece of paper when ho Is hungry, gelling his food ami then wrapping himself about it. The telephone was lirst practically used in P.iighiiul in 1STii, when over 11. miles of wire existed belween Lou don and Norwich. Imt no telephone exchange was established until 1S7!. Women and little children as well as men nt tended a unique Sunday picnic given iu Chicago recently. The chief attraction of the entertainment was a beef -killing conlest. lu which represen tatives of rival packing houses sought to gain the championship for killing and dressing a beef iu the shortest lime. Pnrls's latest Innovation in street lighting Is oil lamps. Thoy are Hot the sort of lamps used a hundred years ago when the cry was "nrlstoernts a la lanterne," but enormous structures that give out 10OII candle power each. They have boon set up on the river side of the Tullleries gardens nnd light up the gardens nnd the opposite bunk of the Seine ns far as the new Guru d'Orlenns. A frisky little dog fell from a brii'.gc ut the Chicago water works the other day, and was drawn into one of the pumps hi fore he could be rescued. To the surprise of those who witnessed the hidden! the animal passed through the pump without losing Its life. It was almost dead when It came out, but was revived by the employes of the works. The father of alt trees, so far as ngo goes. Is said to bo found ou the Island of Cos. belonging to Asia Minor. A German savant, whose knowledge runs along that lino, declares the tree is not less than "!)( years old, certainly a respectable ago, In those degenerate limes. The tree is of the oak family, mid is eighty foot III circumference. It Is rumored that Hippocrates, who whs born liid It. C, used to teach school under this tree during thu dog days. A man died recently nl Harvey, III., supposedly from eating toadstools, but. an Investigation proved that he nte mushrooms of tho Uuesi quality, nud not toadstools at all. A mushroom ex perl testified that iu Ids opinion tin; poisoning was caused by a small black bug, which ho said he had found re cently loaning Its homo in the top of mushrooms. To prove his theory he placed u few o the bugs In a saucer of milk, fed the milk to a cat, and In two hours the cut was dead. Ffitlmylviililu Flliillal,. The lMitch comedian who dhtports himself as ii linguistic contortionist has of recent years acquired quite a vogue ou Ihe mimic stage, but out In Darby lives an old German couple named Skiuimelkopf, who can bent tho stage Dutchman at their own game. Tlio husband, Frllz, has two dogs, of which lie is very fond. One Is a pup, while Hie other is quite old; but, as soliiel lines occurs with dogs of differ ent breeds, Ihe old dog Is much smaller than the six-months old puppy. "!orc vas somedings funny upond dciu dogs nlreaily," said Fritz, who was show ing them to a friend the other day. "Dot leedlesl dog vas do plggesl," Mrs. Sklmiuelkopf, realizing that her husband had not made Ihe point quite clear, thought she had heller come to lus assistance. "You liiusl excuse my husband," she said. "I)e Kiiglish Innguidch he knows not goot. Vot ho means Is dat do yom;gcst dog vas de oldest." Philadelphia Keeord. No More I'luurM-cM. Sad. indeed. Is the passing of tlio pinafore. Fifteen yearn ago the little girl thai appeared al public school in llio morning without her apron was sent homo for one. If it happened lo be her only one mid lu wash she was ordered lo remain away from school until it was in coiiilltlon lo wear. "Go homo ami get your white ap"on," was the teacher's Injunction. Now? Yes terday 1 counted forM'-two tots going to school and not a pinafore lu sight. The girls wore while, yellow, brown ami black, ami lu a bunch ih.v looked as variegated as a field of wild flowers Tl.cy wire clothed In ui.y old style. This Is not the way to educate chil dren. Tbo sweetest p.irt nl a t'.ri'u dress Is her apron.-Alitor Smith, la I he Ni w Yoi k Press. What One ('ml Aln n.in l.i'uru. j One Is never loo old to len:n that he Is loo young to learn sot ie lh!n New York Press, QUEtH CUBAN FANClc.j. upemllHoiM Thai tiara Ohtalnwl a Strong Hold on tha Taopla. I A belief that baa a strong hold cm m certain clasa of people In Cuba, to that certain dlseasea can be cored by eat ing dirt, and so rrtien one of theae Auk, eaaea manifests ltaelf the believer donat not contult a physician, but Instead gather up a handful of dirt and a.t it. If any relief It obtained It must ba the result ot faith rare, whjch tha pa tient Is unconsciously trying. Why alt kinds of germs are not taken In with the dirt Is a mystery possibly they are. The moonlight seems particular ly objectionable and strangers are) warned not to go out In It with un covered head, and not to go out In It at all If It can be avoided; it to thought that this light brings many evil effects, and not under any olrcum stances will a Cuban sleep la its rays he thinks that, among other things. It will draw his mouth to one side of his face. To ward off sickness of Tari sus kinds there are little silver or tin Images to wear suspended about ths neck hs a kind of charm. Images of the same kind are offered In the churches ns thanksgiving or prayer, and so wo find near tho altars of oer taln Churches cases In which are hun dreds of these little trinkets, hands, feet, arms and babies. Tho hooting of an owl is takon as a very bad sign. The superstitious Cuban kills any creature of this kind which mnkes weird sounds near bis home. This to supposed to break the bmI1, and It Is not then inevitable that a member ot tho family shall meet death In tho near future. Uutterflles also are looked upon as omens. Tho Cuban women are great believers In the efficacy of vari ous herbs In sickness and have a rem edy for almost every allmoDt. Ameri can physicians find that they nars much more knowledge In this line than the women of our own country, and more knowledge of sickness iu general. In many lumies, even ths poorest, there Is a thermometer, and if nnyoue Is 111 his temperature la tak en before tho physician arrlvea. Coin llnaiHitn. Hero Is a now and pretty trick, which Is said to have originated In Germany: It consists In causing a coin placed under a wineglass, the whole covered with a paper rone, to disap pear and return as often as desired. Take a wineglass, and, having placed a little miicilngo all around its edge, turn It over on a sheet of white paper, and when' dry cut away the paper close to the glass. Stand the glass mouth downward on a sheet of paper similar to that covering the mouth ot tho glass, make' a paper cone to fit over the glass, and you are ready to aston ish your friends. Borrow a penny and lay It on the large sheet of paper by the side of the wlnegless; cover the glass with the pHer cone, and place the whole over the coin. Command the penny to disappear, and on remov ing the cone it will appear to have Dbeycd your command, as the paper aver the mouth of the glass effectually conceals It. To cause it to reappear. ou replace the cone and carry away the glass under it. Rnpltt Haymaking In Main. By common consent the smartest haymaker in Windham, Me., Is voted, to be Miss Bertha Flold, aged 13 years,, and weight 115 poundB. Her employer declares that she has done the full work of a man during ths haying iea son. MARKETS. rAi.Tmosa. ri.orn nito. iiwtrnL 4 71 rtlKh Ors.li. Kxtrn WHEAT No. 811ml. 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