i ,...i-rlty.-No woman ever yet t w ti;P . , ....
! l,ny shirt waists. The cotn-
I ' nil irrnW 111 fnvnp na lin
.U Ml U' "
' l, for ninklntf thorn do In yn-
ATTRACTIVE SHIBT WAIST.
nd beauty. At tho moment
ll ami llRiired 1' rcneh flannels,
,i wilft cioin. eninromoreii
ita ntitl cashmere nro nil shown,
i is tho Mime materials In plain
mil nil tlie ratine of tulleta and
is. The May Mantou design II-
4 here Includes till tlie. latest
mid Is iniule from Henrietta
,lilnp, with the llsrtiros mid vol
i darker simile. The deep, turn-
liar I exceedingly smart, nnd
top flreves are a tent lire of (lie
Mists shown.
Kk Is seamless, nnd meets tho
.Bis, the til tint; lieiiiK entirely
Midi liy slKiuhler nnd umler-
sjfj. The fronts nro full, gath
t both "c k nnd wulst, and
itry slightly for n short space
If of Hip rent re. The collar Is
u sections and ntlaehed to the
Tlie sleeves nro one-sonmed nnd
ally full. They nre gathered
the upper nnd lower edges, nnd
k'hed to the cuffs nt the wrists,
BLOUSE WAIST.
lap over nnd close Invisibly.
t tills waist for n woman of
Pilie four yards of material
e inches wide, throe nnd
Mere yards twenty-scveu
two- nnd throe-nuarter
-two inches wide, or two
'ftrfour inches wide, will be
Lfcllei' lllouae.
use that Is slightly more
the shirt waist yet easy
"ortable, tills a place that no
l and Is constantly growing
P'lty. The smart May Mnnton
JJlimrateJ lu tho lnrge engrav-
to Just that class and can
f luring the morning with per-
wy. while ut the unniu time
Pie no offense later hi the da v.
Nta made of Venetian flannel
sren, with vent nud stock
! Mtln-faced broadcloth, lnn-
"Wiw, and rovers of velvet
f ue flannel. Down eneh
! the rovers, nre small but-
N "rough which tho gold chain
"llied that hold the fronts
m give a peculiarly chle ef
WiVhh roinhiimtions and a vn
Weiliils can be substituted,
liny silk cord nnd gold
',n hike Hie nhion of tlie lint's
J. or these can lie ontire'y
"u the fronts hooked Invlsl-
mv. Ilenrietln. nliiln and
Casllllloi'it ,lr,n rl'iiln
wuel and taffeta nro nil Bull
ae culor of both waist and
be eluinged to anything the
;ir prefer.
WJailllll fP f, l,rw la ..
with single darts, und
K the eenleo fnuil- (111
the fronts, vest nud
Fi'iifit
Is are smooth und
Inlaw
e"3 Ut the ulwiiiMtti'tf uiiil
1 111 Ut tho wnlMf ll.in M'lin
'w'IiimI permanentlv to the
"' "is lining and hooks over
lieneath tho left i'rout.
' Whir Is j0iuc,d to the vest
"nimbly ut tho centre back.
P Bleevos are not over full.
wslii-U ut the wrists with
ill''1'1 llolmo fo1' a woman of
tliieo and three-quarter
""terliii u-....t.n.. i..,.
yi(U twenty-seveu Inches
y 8i:
m n ii. i .
'Oclic
"ui-u-iiiiuricr yaius
to Hi
wide, will be re-
led Hi
""1 lllo.,.l..i..,. ,
tu "Kuiii yarn ill i jr
or tl ., ..
t Iik.i "---i"'""Ti "
lt wide, for vest und
li
I'wir the batiste, muslin,
j"'1 Will IU Wom ,,,, lu
"J. Uideod, all winter,
THE REALM OF FASHION. I
hut there nre n few n..- .t 4i.
nre delightfully mnv nnd that show
very little sign ,,f PVPr tnving ,,ppn
worn One of these R0WI1Si , ,u
heliotrope sill;, ,,, riOHP.min(.
nround the upper part of the skirt
nml then finished with three deep
flounces, each headed with n ' black
rushlns. The lower part the waist
hns n folded licit looking quite like n
peasant's bodice, nnd made of velvet
nr satin; tho upper part Is of white
silk with short elbow sleeves that have
full undor-sleove of chiffon with deep
silk cuffs and lace rullles.-llarpcr's
Nazal'.
Npit Style of ltpvrr.
Tlpy (1 t turn over the new re-
vcrs, nor nre they worn thitlv laid out
on the chest, as formerly. In tho pros
out case, the "rovers" nro ornnmeulnl,
hut only show when tho Jacket fronts
nro not closed. They nro slmplv the
l"K strip of faring to the jacket
fronts and could not possibly bo visible
If the garment wore worn closed. This
Is n true "IAlgUm" fashion and one
which Is extremely dressv.
Nleevr Link ,,r ( roi !i lr,l Silk.
A "cufTbmion" suggests a iii'iii. hart!
knob of mc'al; a pair of sleeve links
suggests sen 1 1 precious stones or gold
disks linked together by n golden
chain. The newest fastening for the
culls of a shirt waist of tine Itanncl or
cashmere has the top, which Is all that
is visible, made of crocheted, heavv.
twisted silken cord. The same thing
does for sleeve links, but the single
button Is the better design.
It U Nut Tluhi.
Those who try on the cow garments
declare that tho IAlgloti collar is not
so tight ns to prove "licking. It Is
high, but broad, and a welcome change
from the strangling stock collars which
lime garrotcd us last summer. These
last entirely earned the name of "cho
ker." which was sometimes applied to
Ihem by tho shop girls who sold them
to customers.
ilil-Tlirdiili.il YrlW.
The now veils are chiefly of n lace-
like pattern, a fact which Is to bo de
plored on the score of bi comingness.
Some nre even traced with gold or sti
ver thread or beads, while the old
gauze veil In while, gray or neutral
tints Is resuscitated.
KiiuiptiimlHiiimn 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 nre
Ogalu seen as trimmings in uarow
bunds for light gowns.
For Kvcnlng Wri.
(ireclau satlu, a new wool material
for evening wraps and tea gowus. has
n tiny diagonal stripe on the surface.
Tim Wlntor Sli-rvo.
Fuller sleeves are the fashion for
winter.
A Smm Klttliift I'uilerbody.
Pretty trifles have their place, but
the demand for the useful garment
never falls. Tho smooth, snug fitting
underbody that covers the corset with
out fulness and that, when desired, can
bo made of materia' that menus
warmth, Is a comfort thai every wom
an recognizes at a glance. The May
Manton model illustrated Is lilted with
tho same care given to gowns, and, as
Indicated, can be made lu various
shaped necks, with liny length sleeve
.preferred. For cold weal her. Canton
flannel und outing flannel, as well as
muslin, nro much liked, ns all these
materials provide protection against
Jack Frost, but long cloth, cambric or
nainsook can bo substituted by those
who prefer greater daintiness.
The backs Include a centre seam and
the broad under-arm gores that mean
a perfect At and curved lines. The
fronts are tilted with single darts aim
close nt tho centre with buttons and
bnttouholcs. The sleeves nre cut In
one place, the outer seam extending to
the elbow only, and lit smoothly from
shoulders to wrists.
To cut this underbody for a woman
TJNDBRnODY,
of luudium size, two and three-elghtU
yards or mu'.?'lal twenty-seven inchea
wide, or one and roe-fourth yard
thirty-six Inches wide, will be required.
'
FAI AND GARDEN.
WpRtilnff Milk.
Weighing the milk, If done only once
n week, will enable the farmer to
know whit eneh cow Is doing, and If n
profit Is being ninde. It will then bo
possible to make n cnreful comparison
of the yields of the cows and permit
of getting i-l.l of the poo;' milkers and
replace them with belter animals.
ltiii-illp I'm- l.(.,.,
t'nsaltod lard or butler will kill lice
on hlcluns. but must be used with
care. A very small portion under the
wings is nil that Is necessary. .More
may be used around tho head, for the
head lice are more hurtful. Coal oil
Is also sure death to every louse, but
If used too freely will blister and take
the feathers off. Kqual parts of to
bacco, raisins and lard steeped to
gether and strained make an excellent
ointment for killing lice.
l'rnr Ai IIom I'iiiiii Hi,. Soil.
The frost is f tH. inrem ,,f n,
farmer for pulverising tlie soil. I'.very
clod or lump In Held Is a detriment
according to Its size, as the liner tlie
soil the greater the feeding ca Ity
of the plants and tho easier the roots
can penetrate. As heat expands and
cold contracts all lumps, it is for" tho
frost to break down a. I the coarse por
tions, whiol. work iiiiiiiot be done with
any implement. When a piece of laud
Is well drained (lie frost goes i)ecpof.
nnd when the land Is plotted in t
fall and subsoilcd tlie frost prepares
It for the spring plowing by going
down deep and tearing nil coarse por
tions npan by expansion.
llnvo Voiif IIik (it (inml Mm i.e.
The shape and style of your hogs
regulates, to n certain extent, the price
thai you will receive for tliem In Cue
market, so tlie bog raiser should not
overlook Ibis mailer, but breed his
hogs, as far as he can. so that they
will be shaped In a manner that suits
the buyer and consumer, and it is only
the farmer who does this that can look
for "lop notch" prices.
There Is one class of hogs that have
rather good hind ipiartcrs. but they
are low lu front and generally have a
poor heart. Such hog. get 'oil their
feed very easily, cannot stand heavy
feeding, and are generally found with
a weak constitution which makes thorn
liable lo disease.
A not In r uuprolilable class of bogs is
n line lioicd aulmiil. or what we some
times call a "slirt. blocky chunk."
Some feeders, like this type, as they
are easily fattened, but as a rule they
will not eat sulllcient food to make
prolltable gains.
Jenerally speaking, the hogs (hat
make the largest gains and do the best
are those that are well boned, well
developed fore and hind quarters,
large through the heart, and with
legs of Ta.r liugtli. Such a hog Is the
one the farmer should breed, for they
always liud a good market even at
times when there Is practically no
market at nil for hogs of a poorer
grade.
Whiter rioti-rtliMI of I'lunl.
It should be well known to advanced
gardeners by this lime Ilia I light is as
great aii agent in destruction by rrot
as frost alone. I'.ut little practical ad
vantage has been taken of Hi's knowl
edge, except by gardening foil; gener
ally, of what the advanced gardeners
know. The latter shades his groin-
house when he linds the plains frozen,
and lie plants rhododendrons mul Him
liar plants where the sun docs not
strike them in frosty w eal her. If ho
should In ve any choice in Hie selection
of a site. In the extra cold rcg'on of
the Northwest the advanced gardener
Usliailcs the trunks of his trees by plac-
yig boards lustened together like tree
boxes, up against them. And thus the
trees encape sitnscahl arising from
being under the sunlight, and similar
troubles.
Surely orange growers in Florida
might profit by this experience of their
Northern brethren, ll would not be
a very expensive thing to make an ar
bor or lath over an orange -Trove, tlie
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,
and the shade lu summer would doubt
less be all the bettor for tlie trees, at
least the trunks of the trees might be
boxed, and even tilled with earth, If
the welgl.t could be supported. If the
tops should suffer front frosl, the
strong trunks would sooner recover
than when the whole tree was killed
to the ground. -Medians' Monthly.
A 'nnvtnUnt Hull lVnr. '
When a farmer lias a lot of old rail
fences going to rack lie will liud tlie
fence shown lu the illustration the
cheapest one he can build. Set posts
six Inches closer together :han the
rails are long; take two pieces of or
dinary fencing wire, each about six
feet long, and place on sides of first
two posts, having wire on second post
HOW TUP. FKM'E IS UUG. '
on opposite side to wire on first post;
fasten these wires to the post at or
jicar the ground. New place a rail be
tween wires and po.it, drawing wire
up tigl.ily over rail and stapling Just
above rail wllh long staple, doing
same at both ends; put on another
rail as before, and continue till top of
posts Is reached, which completes the
lirst panel. The other panels are made
in tho same way, taking care not to
have both ends of panel on 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 on posts lu this way do not touch
each oilier they will last longer than
when put on lu any other way, and I
like this method of making use of old
rulls very well, for by setting posts
pud using a little wire u good fence
can bu made from u very poor out),
urn ma i i ci,yi. tali higii. ?ii'V,ii(
a post rot oft a(iy te set another
near it. nnd fasten mils as before. J.
O. Allshouse, In Farm and Fireside.
Ilnlry F.rnlutinn.
Tho Intost development in the dairy
Industry, nnd one that has attracted
tho most attention, probably. Is dairy
bacteriology. It Is only n few year.i
since that the study of bacteriology
has been sutllciently scientific to rench
milk nnd Its production. To-day we
find that the man who Is im in his
business Is the dairyman who Hilly
understands bacteria, where lliey
eotno from, how they go and how to
determine the good from the bad. The
man who has the best knowledge
along thnt lino Is the man who is best
fitted to carry on dairying scientifi
cally and exactly, and to guarantee
that his product will be always uni
form, providing his milk, or the raw
product, has been delivered to him lil
tlie proper shape.
Marketing dairy products has been
ilmost entirely revolut ionized within
the last twenty-live years. The meth
ods of transportation have Improved.
methods of packing, packages and
handling lu every way have been so
radically changed that the handler of
butler of Iwenty-llvo years ago would
hardly be able to understand or appro
elate what has been accomnlished un
less he had grown up. as It were, with !
the Improved methods.
We iiint have tlie dairy type, con
formation of the cow to (lie business
for which sic- Is designed. We look
upon the cow now as simply a machine
tliroiuli which the products of the
farm-are passed, and from which we
receive I lie milk .in lis pi rl'ei l condi
tion. Tlie cow Hint would produce PKI
or "nil pounds of butter per vear fifly
years ago was considered a fairly good
cow, but the cow that does not pro
duce "mi pounds of butter per year
u iw- Is hardly considered up to dale.
I'lils has been brought about by organ
ization, by breeding, by studying the
problem ami 11 nil I in,' out how the milk
ing ability of the machine could be do-
lopcd. W. Willson. In American
Agriouh urlsi.
uliii of l-Aiti-riiiH-nlini;.
We have often urged on our readers
to experiment on a small scale in the
various lines of their work. That
many of thorn have followed tills sug
gestion we have not the slightest
doubt. Some of them have been test
ing varieties of fruits and vegetables
for several successive years. Others
have only recently begun such experl
liienls. And many who have not chosen
these specialties have been testing dif
ferent kinds of fertilizing material.
different breeds of live stock, various
met bods of feeding, or have been
working experimentally lu some of the
other divisions or subdivisions of farm
business. F.tTorts of t his kind, 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
on account of what is h arned directly
from their results, but also because
the tendency of such work Is to make
the worker more thoughtful and care
ful than ho otherwise would be.
We Tool impelled to give this note
of encouragement, because in some
sections of considerable area the sea
son that Is now Hearing its close lias
been very unfavorable for crops, and
consequently the results of many of
tho tests made in these localities will
be of no positive value, though Indi
rectly they may have soinosignllicaiice.
Such Is the case with some of the ex
periments underlaken 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 that more satisfactory results
may then be obtained, lt is certain
that the persislent and faithful Inves
tigator will not wholly fail of his re
ward for the time spent. I'liielkal
Farmer.
F.iirl)- l: onoiiiliiiiB Willi I't-oil.
Farly in the fall It becomes neces
sary to take slock 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 ono fanner who fed
liberally und recklessly right through
the full months, who gave as his ex
cuse that ho wanted to keep his stock
growing Just the same as In summer.
Well, that was nil right :t he had food
enough on hand to carry him along,
but by tho time winter arrived ho was
faced by a problem of selling olT his
slock or buying food at high prices.
There was no other alternative. lie
had far more slock to begin with than
he should have had for the amount of
feed on hand, and then his reckless
waste In feeding had made matters
Worse.
That sort of mismanagement Is of
ten carried on in a lesser degree, nud
animals are forced on the market at a
loss in order lo save the food or the
necessity of buying more, ll is not
such a difficult matte'' for a man to
llgure out early lu the fall how much
slock ho can winter on a given amount
of food. If he lias suflieient of the
latter to carry Ids slock along ho Is
justllied in going ahead and feeding
iihorally, but If ho cannot winter tliem
on whir, lie has it Is better to weed out
the flocks now. I.et this be the llrst
economy practiced. Itefore tho stock
Is taken from tho pastures sell the
poorest, o" those the least likely to
make prulitable returns, lleyond this
I would advise no one lo sell nt all.
Simply reduce the stock lo the limits
necessary for wintering them on the
food al hand. The amount of food
slwuld be sufllcleut for good liberal
fcodin nud varied enough to satisfy
the nppetites of the animals. They do
so much better on a varied diet that ll
pays to have this ready for them at
all limes. Fspeclally do we want to
look out for the winter food of all
farm stock because we are coming
more to realize that It Is winter farm
ing that pays Iho lust. Only Intelli
gent, progressive and active farmers
can engage successfully in winter
dairying, poultry raising and tho pro
duction of winter lambs. The great
mass of farmers will slick to summer
fai'inlinE at the season of the year
when dilllcultles nre the greatest. It
is by overcoming these greater difficul
ties that he makes his larger profits.
William Conway, lu American Cultivator.
ASrUALTfcUK 1'AVLiULiN X
WONDERFUL CROWTH OF THIS MOD.
ERN SYSTEM OF ROAD MAXINC.
VhI "Ukn" nf .MMrrlat Found In All
rrt of h Wni-M, mel tlir Knppl.T
I Prm-llrslly I nllmlti'il-llow II l
I'rrpurnl.llim Appllml to Mtiwt.
An eminent scientist, with n long
string of capital letters after his name,
has made asphalt urn out of dead (Ish
nud sawdust. Therxperltnent wasa suc
cess ns mi experiment but the pro
duet would hardly do for a Hroadway
pavement; besides, It Is too expensive.
Scientists have nlso mndo dl.unou Is.
nnd tuny do so again, but the stock
of the Kimberley mines Is still quoted
nt a premium. It. Is reasonably cer
tain that, for years to route, tho
world's supply of iisphaltum for pav
ing purposes will bo drawn from na
ture's storehouse.
Twenty-four years ago a commission
of fulled States Covcrnmont engi
neers had reiuisylvanla nvriitio. from
fho Capitol to tho Treasury building.
In Washington. 1). C. paved with as
phall. This was the llrst time hsphalt
had been used lu paving a thorough
fare on this continent. Today In l.'iH
cities and towns lu the fulled States
and Canada there are 'JiS.tNNi.lNin square
yards, or ."COO acres, of asphalt pave
ment In use. The asphall pavements
of this country. It Is estimated, would
make a street tuelity-Mx feet wide
and 17."il tulles long, or considerably
more than the distance from New York
to Now Orleans.
For twenty years prior to the Intro
diictiou of asphalt in America a coin
position of bituminous rock, composed
prlnclpnlly of limestone pounded Hue
is Hour, was used in paving the streets
of some of the larger cities In Hut-opc.
In all Hurope there are Utile over
,'!.(MKi,(iiiii square yards of this pave
ment today, whereas lu the fulled
Slates there are being laid annually
about L'.oiio.oiki square yards of as
phalt. The American composition is
a mixture of sand and asphall which
forms a kind of arllticlal sandstone
which retains a rough surface. The
bituminous limestone rock of Hurope.
however, Iiikcs a high polish under
continuous Iralllc and becomes ex
ceedingly slippery, making it danger
ous In bad weather.
In the boroughs of Manhattan and
the Itroiix, of New York City, alone,
there are 1 l,"i miles of asphall pave
ment, and contracts have been let for
the construction of twenty miles addi
tional. Tlie New York City contracts
call Tor the expenditure of .1,:UI0.IKK
for asphalt pavement in the near fu
ture. These contracts require that the
pavement shall be guaranteed for
from ten to II ft eon years.
Asphaltum, which only recently has
been made useful to man. was abun
dant In tho very backyard of early
Kgyptian civilization, but there Is no
authentic record to show that the en
lightened Itnmoses II., or Iho other
1'liariiolis took advantage of the depos
its. The shores of the Head Sea In
Palestine are covered, lu places, with
asphaltum, and it Is abundant near the
Caspian Sea. Asphalt um also occurs
lu Urnzll, Venezuela, the Island of
Trinidad, Cuba and Mexico, lu Hu
rope It Is found in Val do Travers and
different parts of Switzerland and In
Sicily. In tho fnileil Stales asphal
tum has boon found in Kentucky,
Texas and the Indian Territory, but It
is so sandy as to bo ilitlleult of prepar
ation for commercial purposes.
In tho State of Itermtiih'Z, in Vene
zuela, and lu tho island of Trinidad,
a Itrllisli possession, Just off the Vone
'Ztielau coast ami almost opposite the
delta of the Orinoco Kiver. asphaltum
deposits assume the curious form of
largo lakes. In general appearance
these deposits resemble a sea of black
Intnl. This asphall um Is pure bitu
men In neatly a solid form. The Trin
idad "lake" Is about 115 acres In ex
tent; that in llermude. (ouiprises
about Iihiii acres. The surface Is Just
sutllciently llrm fo support Iho weight
of a man. and may bo walked upon
with ordinary precaution. II would
not do to stand still in one place for a
very great length of lime, however, as
there Is danger thai the person so
doing would gradually sink out of
Bight. An article Iho weight of a full
grown mini If left In tho "lake" over
night, for Instance, would be swal
lowed up by morning.
The Trinidad and Itormudez aspnal
tum Is distinguished for Its cohesive
ncss. This makes lt valuable commer
cially, but would also make It exceed
ingly ur.plca.snnl for any one so
thoughtless as to drop off to sleep on
the surface of one of the "lakes." He
might bo chopped out all right In the
morning and Iho sticky asphaltum
pried off with a cold chisel, but tho ex
perience would bo somewhat discom
forting. The "lakes" have been sounded to a
depth of over -' feet and no bottom
reached to the asphaltum, so it may
safely bo said thai the supply Is prac
tically Inexhaustible. As the siulT Is
dug on I more of ll slowly oozes up
again into the hole thus made, ami in
a short time, although carloads may
have been curled away, the surface of
the "lake" Is perfectly even, ami there
Is no external evidence that Hie deposit
has been disturbed. These deposits
hnv.' liein worked for years. Two
thirds of the asphaltum used on tho
streets of the cities of the fnlted
States has come from them, yet so fur
as outward appearances go they nro
the same, almost, as they were when
the llrst carload was taken away,
Asphaltum of good quality looks very
much like a poor grade of bituminous
coal. On being refined ll resembles
coal tar. It Is mixed with sand mid
carbonate of lime a! a high tempera
ture, and becomes the asphall which
is spread upon tlie streets and makes
tho smooth, noiseless pavement wliich
Is the delight of the bicycle rider. The
cohesive quality, the allracllou which
Die atoms have for each other in the
l'.eriuudc. and Trinidad ami other
high grade asphalt tuns, prevents gran
ulation and consequent disintegration.
It Is told of an cnil.icnt railroad
manager out West that In Iho early
days of asphalt paving ho Interested
himself in a company which owned
vast deposits of asphaltum In a South
ern State. So conlidenl was ho that
there was a fori lino In this particular
asphaltum that ho persuaded Iho city
of Chicago to peinnlt hl:t to pavo three
tin, i ivs of nosit rveooc on (i .al. liu!
paTement was put down and the utroot
was oHMied for traffic nt 8 o'clock ono
bright summer dny. Hy 1 o'clock tho
street was closed again. The nsphnlt
pavement had almost disappeared. The
stuff was a low prude of nsphnlt. thor
oughly mixed with sand nnd lacking
cohesion. Horses and wagons Dimply
cut through to the bedrock ns they
went along the street. The railroad
man concluded it was a losing veuture
after thnt nnd quit the business.
An n plialt pavement will Inst on nil
nverage five years, when It lias to be
repaired, nnd In some rases almost
wholly rclaid. In streets, like those
of this city, where the trnfllo Is unusu
ally heavy, this feature Is an Impor
tant one when the cost la considered.
Willi a guaranty of fifteen years ap
pended to Ids contract the mnn who
bids on New Y'olk City pavements
must figure on iractleally repaying
Iho entire street within that time.
Another matter which concerns the
paving mini to a considerable extent
Is Iho p.'osenee or absence of a street
car track liong the atreet proposed for
paving. Hroadway. for Instance, Is
about sixty feet wide, with two tracks
lo accommodate tho vehicle t raffle.
Naturally on n Iwenty-foot Iraek vehi
cles, going up one side and down the
other, follow almost direclly behind
each other, wealing regular grooves In
the pavement, which consequently
gives way more rapidly than It would
were the entire sixty feel of street' used
solely by Vehicles.
In most large cities, excepting New
York, a guaranty of but live years Is
required in asphalt pavements, and lu
none of them is the street tratlle as
heavy as It Is in this city. New York
Mall and Hxpress.
CURIOUS FACT?.
Tho jelly lish has no teeth, lint uses
himself as if he were a piece of paper
when ho Is hungry, gelling his food
and then wrapping himself about It.
Tho telephone was lirst practically
used in Hiiglaml In 17d, when over
115 miles of wire1 existed belween Lon
don and Norwich, but no telephone
exchange' was established until 1S"!.
Women and little children ns well ns
men al tended a unique Sunday picnic
given in Chicago recently. The chief
attraction of tho entertainment was a
beef killing conies!. In which represen
tatives of rival packing-houses sought
lo gain tlie championship for killing
and dressing u beef lu the shortest
time.
I'atis's latest innovation in street
lighting Is oil lamps. They nre not the
sort of lamps used a hundred years
ago when the cry was "aristocrats u
la lanterne," but enormous structures
that give out 1000 candle power each.
They have been set up on tho river
side of the Tullleiies gardens nud light
up tho gardens nnd the opposite bank
of the Settle as far as the new Oaro
d'Oiieans.
A frisky little dog fell from a bridge.'
al Iho Chicago water works the other
day, nnd was drawn into one of the
pumps In fore ho could bo rescued. To
the surprise of those who witnessed
the incident the animal passed through
the pump without losing Its life. It
was almost dead when 11 came out,
but was revived by the employes of
the works.
The father of all trees, so far ns ngo
goes. Is said to be found on the Island
of Cos, belonging to Asln Minor. A
Herman savant, whose knowledge runs
along that line, declares tho tree Is
not less than "!mK) years old. certainly
a respect able age. lu these degeuerato
times. Tho tree is of tlie oak family,
and is eighty foot In circumference.
It Is rumored that Hippocrates, who
was born loo II. C' used to teach
school under this tree during the dog
days.
A man died recently al Harvey, III.,
supposedly from eating toadstools, but.
an Investigation proved that he ate
mushrooms of the llnesi quality, and
not toadstools at all. A mushroom ex
pert lest Hied that in his opinion the
poisoning was caused by n small black
bug, which he said he had found re
cently making its home in tho top of
mushrooms. To prove his theory ho
placed a few o the bugs In a saucer
of milk, fed tho milk to a cat, and in
two hours tho cut was dead.
renimylvmilH F.nKlllt.
The luitch comedian who disports
himself ns a. linguistic contortionist
lias of recent years acquired quite n
vogue on the mimic stage, but out lu
Darby lives an old (iermati couple
named Skiiumelkopf, who can beat the
stage Dutchman at their own game.
The husband, Fritz, has two dogs, of
which he Is very fond. One Is a pup,
while the other is quite old; but, us
Mimct lines occurs with dogs of illtTer
cut breeds, the old dog Is much smaller
than tlie six-moiiths ohl puppy. "iJere
wis somedings funny apoud deal dogs
already," said Fritz, who was show
ing them to a friend the other day.
"Dot leedlest dog vas lie plggest."
Mrs. Skiiumelkopf, realizing Unit her
husband had not made tho point quite
clear, thought she had better come to
Ims assistance. "You must excuse
my husband." she said. "Do Hnglish
languldcli lie knows not gool. Vol
lie means Is dat do youngest dog vas
de oldest. "--rhlladiiphla Itecord.
No More iqmili.rvtf.
Sad. indeed, is tlie passing of the
pinafore. I'illeen year ago the little
girl lhal appeared at public school lu
the morning without her apron was
sent home for one. If it happened to
be her only one and In wash she was
ordered lo remain away from school
until it was lu condition to wear, "tin
homo and gel your white- ap"on," was
the teacher's Injunction. Now'; Y'es
terday 1 counted forM'-two tols going
to school and not a pinafore lu sight.
The girls wore while, yellow, brown
and black, ami in a hunch ll'v looked
as variegated as a fleld of wild (lowers
They wire clot lied In ai.y old style.
This Is not the way lo educate chll
du n. Tho sweclesf part ol a ilii'a
dress Is her apron.-Victor Smilii, la
i he Ni w Yoc k I Yoss.
Willi! dm I'Hll Aln il.l t. I.t-uni. i
One Is never too old to ,n:n t1Mt
he Is too young to Irani sof.te ih'.ii
New Vol k I'l'ess.
UUt-cii tUciAlt lvA.iclt
fapanltltloM Tnni Ht Ohlnml
trail Hold an th Pnopln.
A belief that baa a strong bold on m
certain class of people In Cuba la thnii
certain diseases can be cured by eat
Ing dirt, and so When one of these 0Ish
eaaes manifests Itself the believer doeaf
not consult a physician, bnt Instead
gathers up a handful of dirt and eat
it. If any relief Is obtained lt most Im
the result of faith rare, whjch the pa
tient Is unconsciously trying. Why all
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; lt la
thought that this light brings many
evil effects, and not under any olrcum
stances will a Cuban sleep In Its rsys
hs thinks that, among other things.
It will draw his mouth to one side of
his face. To ward off sickness of vart
our kinds there are little silver or tin
Images to wear suspended about tha
neck as a kind of charm. Images of
the same kind nre offered In tha
churches as thanksgiving or prayer,
and so we find near tho altars of onr
taln churches eases In which are hun
dreds of these little trinkets, ban da,
feet, arms and babies. Tho hooting
of an owl Is taken as a very bad sign.
The superstitious Cuban kills any
creature of this kind which makea
weird sounds near his home. This la
supposed to break tho scll, and it Is
not then Inevitable that a member of
tho family shall meet death In tho near
future. Hutterflies also aro looked
upon as omens. Tho Cubnn women are
great believers in the efficacy of vari
ous herbs in sickness and have a rem
edy for almost every ailment. Ameri
can physicians find that they naT
much more knowledge in this line
than the women of our own country,
and more knowledge of slcknens lo
general. In many liomes, even tha
poorest, thero Is a thermometer, and
if anyone Is 111 his temperature Is tak
en before tho physician arrives.
Coin llaipnr.
Here la a new and pretty trick,
which is said to have originated in
Germany: It consists In cuuslng a coin
placed under a wineglass, the whole
covered with a paper cone, to disap
pear and return as often as desired.
Take a wineglass, and, having placed
a little mucilage all around its edge,
turn it over on a sheet of white paper,
and when" dry cut away tho paper close
to the glass. Stand the glass mouth
downward on a sheet of paper similar
to that covering the mouth of tho
glnss. make a paper cone to fit over
the glass, and you are ready to aston
ish your friends. Ilorrow a penny and
lay lt on the large sheet of paper by
the side of the wlnegless; cover the
glass with the paper cone, and placa
the whole over the coin. Command
the penny to disappear, and on remov
ing the cone it will appear to hava
obeyed your command, as the paper
aver the mouth of the glass effectually
sonceals it. To cause It to reappear,
troti replnce the cone and carry away
the glass under It.
Rapid IJajnmklng' In fllnln.
By common consent the smartest
haymaker In Windham, Me., Is voted,
to be Miss Bertha Field, aged 13 years.,
and weight 115 pounds. Her employer
declares that she has done the fill
work of a man during the haying sea-,
son.
MARKETS.
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From rtnito. nnt rat.
High Ornde Kxtrn -j
WHEAT No. Sited...... 71
COHN No. a White ' , ,
Onts Houtlinru l'miii... 2f 8n?
ItYK No. J 8 M
HAY. t'holee Timothy.. 1W HIM
Onod to Prime 3t J J
fTHAW live In cur Ids.. lf 11 M
Vi'hoKt lllocki 7 60
Ostniocks UJ ' 8 60
casskd noons.
T0MAT0E8 St nil. No. It 70
No. 2 M
rKAH-StauclarcL H
Heeoncls 80
COItN-Ury I'soW 2
Moist.... 7t
BtDXS.
CITY BTF.F.nS
Hly Cows X
POTATO F.S AHD TltllTABliSV
rOTATOKS Burlmiiks. . "
ONlO.Na 40 45
rnoTtsiom
fTOil rnODUCTa-dlils.S 8 ( 8J
t'leur ribst.lu H.lf
Hbiiis ll.S "4
Meps Pork, not bur WOO
I.Allli irinlB
Vvbt refined )
M'Tnn.
IWTTKn FliieCriny.... 22 "
Under Finn at 2
Creamery Holts 2'J
rnsKsn,
CHF.E8E N. X. Fuuoy. ..I H)'' S
N. V. Kbits 10 lJi
bklm CliflDHe 6H 1H
toot
EfHia Ftnte t W
NoriU Curulliin ! 17
livt rooi.TKC '
MIICKRNH n'
Ducks, per lb B.'
TonAnoo.
TOHACCO M1. lufur's.. J59 19 159
iSeiinil coiuuiuu 8 0 4 5U
JllilcllUiB CO) 'iOJ
l imey ... 1 UO
i.iv r. roon.
I'F.F.F Hest l!eevo 47J 0 III
Blll ia" 51 B' 8 (HI
Hog M 6'-5
1 em asd tutu.
MUKIUIAT 10 11
llMcvuon 40 iS
It. il Fox 1
fckuuk lllnek. M
OpoHiitiiu 2.t
Mink "0
Oiler (W
Fl,Om Poiillinru t 83 in
YVHKAT No. Si ilut '10 H
)tVt Western S'J 6
CHUN No. 2 411'j' 47
OATtS No. a IM !i5l
bUTTEll htiUe...' 15 , Ul
Ur,H Hlule V) ill
CUi-liblC Mute 10 11
IUll.AI.KI.rBl4.
Fl.OUIt Southern 885 t I 70
Will-Al -No. tilted i 7J
COIIN No. a 45 48i
OA'J ti No. 2 2S asi'
I'.DT'i'Elt-Hinto 2:1 2?
ItiUBl'enim ft 12 !M
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