Let me to-dny do something Hint shnll
.nice
A lit Hp sadness from the world's vast
store.
'And mnv 1 hp so favored ni to make
Oi joy's ton scanty mm n little more.
Let ihp not hin t. by nny saltish d-ed
Or ttimipl'tlt" wool, tlir hnti l n( foe or
friend;
Nor would I pins, nnxcfin s, worthy need,
Or sin liy silence when I should defend.
However nv ,v;ro lie -,nv worldly wealth.
Jrft nie avc sonu'liiing lli.it sluill aid
my Kind.
A word of courage, or a thoii'dil of lirnUh,
Dro'ined as I pass for troubled hem-Is to
find.
Let me to-niullt look hnclc n-nss t It r span
"fwixt dawn nnd dark, and to my con
science say
Because of some (rood net to beast or
tnnn
"The world is oetler that 1 lived to-day."
Kiln Wheeler Vileo, in tlie New Vork
lonrnal.
Mrs. Thistlcgrow's Sir!.
Gu Ho'jn W!, tney Clsilt.
"I
sighed us she
UlO'.lgllt of tilt?
Hiinii lie Hindu in
1 dreiful worried r. mnt ii an
If 'twas inc. I'd tell her il was
nil a mistake in the llrsi place,
nn I n ii r v. in tin- nun on n.
Kilt In! Yon might well talk li Ilie
wind u fo tnlk to lirni Ikt .lolm, w hen
hW mind's mi iiu.vl liinsi."
Mrs. Thlsticgroe, , or Aunt Pudilla,
as the neighbors culled her. sln;ol; hot
head gravely. n; "! Kid (Inwii to peel
the potatoes for dinner.
"Alt' here I mil, with my lame 1 : c -lc
i-glUln' lamer every day, nn" no help
lo ho hud. fur love n-ii- imme.v. Brother
John a-couiln' In. in", too. an' whnt I
nm n-goih' to do with such :i sister-in-law
UK Serenii Siixon, I eun't see. So
pertikler us John alius whs, loo, mi'
to think of liini ii-iiinrryiii' n girl Unit
nili't. hardly cook n pennlo decent.
1'liem Saxons is nit it shlf-loss set, lint
Serena Is the shlf-lessest one of the
hull lot: nn' It does rile nie a lienp to
think of her n-mnrryiu' John, an'
n-cotnln' hen- to lie lnlslress of the ole
place. A line housekeeper she'll he,
an' n pretty mess she'll make in this
kitchen, that I've alius tuck seeh p:iir.s
.with."
And tlie tears nliuosl stood In Mrs.
Thlstlegrnw's eyes, ns she glanced
around the roomy kitchen, which, in
deed, gave evidence of her thrift and
management.
The speckless window panes through
jvhleh the faintest ray of sunshine
found easy Ingress: the long kltclicn
tnhle, whiti; with Its weekly scouring:
the bright array of pots and pans, and
tlie polished cliimi mid glassware, ar
ranged on the spotless shelves of the
tall, old kiteheji-ilrcsscr-all told of
tvureful Industry and housewifely
thrift.
Mrs. Thistlcgrow
looked around, and
changes that would
the tidy npnrtmeiil.
"I wouldn't mind .lolm n-nlttin' mar
ried," who continued, "ef 'twas only to
somebody smart iiu" capable: fur what
with the rheuinntiz In my h;ick an'
that Hp -11 of user I lied in tlie fall, I
ain't none too able to git about no
how. "Hut to think of Serena Saxon
a-trappin' him like she did. purteiidiu'
to take Ii 1 in In arnest when lie was
only n-funnin' all the time! It can't
bo helped, though, now. I s'pose, an'
I must try Id git some help al'or John
comes. There'll be a lieap o' cookln'
to do, .an' of course Serena won't offer
to help. Shed only be in the way
an' clutter up the kitchen, ef she did.
I must Squire Brown to put - an
advertisement in the paper for inc."
"You don't look none lo chirk." said
Aunt Rndllla, critically scanning the
white face of u lull Kiel before her
a fill with silky coils of bronze-gold
hair, and eyes the color of wild forget-me-nots.
"Hut you hain't been sick,
you HU.v, and mehbe you'd do. Hain't
never hired out before, I b levo you
881(1 V"
"Xo," but I have done housework at
home, an' think I could suit you."
"I think so, too," declared Aunt Ko-
(lllln, heartily. "Hut you hain't told
loe your name yet."
"It's Bella-Bella Blllorsv.'et,"
smiled (he girl, looking wonderfully
pretty. Aunt Itodlllii thought, with
deep dimples Indenting the fair checks,
over which n faint, blooming Hush
had dawned, heightening their delicate
heuuty.
"Very well. Hella. I shall be glad
of your help, I know. There's, heaps
' liouse-cleiiuiu' lo do, fur I'm ex
pect in' my brother John home every
day, now. to be married. An' there's
fruit-cakes and lemon tarts to be made
for the affair. An' we might as well
make up some Jelly rolls while we're
about II. Brother John tueil to be on
common fond of Jelly-roll."
And when Miss Serena Saxon walked
Into the kitchen one day. us she fre
quently (lid. Willi the air of proprietor,
she stared haughtily at the fill:-faced
girl, who sat whisking eggs, with up
rolled sleeves showing a pair of while,
dimpled arms such as the Modicla'i
"Venus herself might have envied.
"Humph! so you've got a hired
gin:- remarked Serena, turning lo
Aunt ltodllla, with a supercilious smile
in her hold, black eyes, and at tin
corners of her sharp, t hiii-llpped
mouth.
"1 needed one, I think," retorted Mrs
Thlstlegrow. abruptly. "With the
rhciiinntlz In my back, an' all the l rou
ble of get tin' ready for John "
"l'ou won't have the trouble lou
then," observed Miss Saxon, compla
cently. "For I shall soon be the mis
tress Here, ami ir you pay your
hoard "
"John's n-eoniin'!" cried Aunl Ho
dilln, rushing through the hall. Miss
Serena trlppling closely in her heels,
John greeted his sister nffeellonately
before addressing ills Intended bride.
"Then you have not changed your
uiiud yet?" he asked, half gloomily.
Serena pouted, ami tossed her head
defiantly.
"Of course not! I ain't the kind to
ehaugo my mind after I say a thing,"
whe retorted, significantly.
"Very well."
John lboked resigned, as If he had
made up his mind for the Miicrlllce;
but his handsome face looked trou
bled and downcast.
Aunt llodllhi seized a moiueut to
to her indignation.
"Bella." she commanded, abruptly,
"bring In n glass of cherry wine.
Brother John looks like he needed n
little stimulation of some sort."
And Aunt Hoddhi hurried back,
while Bella rolled down her sleeves,
smoothed out the folds of 'n-r apt'otl,
and carried (he glas of wine on a
fray to the parlor deer.
Brother John stood in the cen'r1 of
the room, tail anil liroad-shouhlered,
with Spaillsli-brovvn eyes, dark, wav
ing hair, nnd moustache tawny as a
lion's inane: hut with a grave, re
signed look on his dark, handsome, fea
tures -Serena hovering near, her black
eyes gleaming triumphantly.
Bella stood for half a second on
the threshold of tin1 door; then there
was a crash, n cry of "Jack!" and
Aunt Itodllla's goldct lay In shattered
fragments on the floor, the ruby-red
wine splashing over th" carpet nnd the
golil-aiiibcrimsoii wallpaper, and tin. til
er John was holding Hella, half faint
ing. In his arms, showering kisses on
the pule cheeks and tremulous coral
red lips.
"What
m.'itiih'd
Whni's
very
John clasped the idoiidcr form more
closely In his arms, and looked deii-
antly Into Sen na's flashing eyes.
'She Is my wife," he answered, tri
umphantly.
Finding that her well laid plans had
thus gone "agley." Miss Serena
flounced angrily from the house.
iil brother John tool; the first oc
casion to explain fo tils sister now lie
had secretly married Bella two years
ago. her guardian being opposed i
(lie match. Tlie boat on which they
look their lirldal tour had been
wrecked, the young couple separated
and both had been reported lost. And
Bella. Inn hi'; no proof of her marriage,
had chosen to retain her maiden
name.
MUSIC km THE IiNSANK
sN EXPERIMENT WHICH INTERESTS
ALL THE CIV.L'ZED WORLD.
iin-t Trntment of Women Patients on
l Ward's Islnml Some KiironrHulnn
j HIr-iis rlintKi-iMli Which Know lie
I irovrnint I uslv ns n llenieilliil Anent,
f)n Ward's Island, where the Slate
, .'arcs for the Insane of Manhattan, nil
xperlinent Is being tried which Inter
ests all the civilized world. There.
, where the poor are treated, the latest
; Jevelopmeut of svlcnee Is being put
:o the test, and dally trials are being
made of the effect of music on the
brain, to determine lw far It can be
1 felled upon as a remedial agent. Just
What the ultimate result will be It Is
loo soon to state with authority. Tlie
physicians who have the matter In
'.'liarge are watching and studying
ach case assiduously. They are not
yet ready to commit themselves as
to results, but details, as far as the
xperimeiit has gone, were cheerfully
Is the meaning of this'" de
Serena. In violent tones,
this girl to you. John (!ro-
baritoiie. At the cndi of llio mouth
the doctor feels ''" ,'" twelve pa
tients have Improve and he produced
photographs taken when the class was
opened and again at Its close. Even
to the casual observer the second
group shows Increased alertness and
appeal's more Intelligent. Tlie trained
eye discovers still more development.
New York Port.
I declare fur It if I ain't glad, plum
lo my gizzard. " declared Aunt ltodllla.
delightedly. "If I'd picked your wife
myself. John, I couldn't a-chose one
flint suited tne belter.
'An' I do believe my rlieiinial iz' Is
git tin' belter already." she added, slip
ping out to see about the dinner. Sat
urday Night.
How Killers Are AiI1itmmI.
The simple little "madam" Is, ns
most people know, all that serves be
tween Victoria and her court to mark
her dignity as the ruler of a world
wide empire. Had Britain a king he
world be no more than "sire." the old
French form of "sir," sacred to roy- i
alty. The term of "your majesty" Is
only for servants and ceremonial oc
casions. Not every one is aware, how
ever, that there are few other courts
where this simplicity prevails. Tlie
Emperor of (Sermaiiy Is "majeslat"
there is no pronoun In the title to all
and sundry, even to his family, except
when In absolute privacy. The Em
peror of Austria is "eurer uiajestat" at
all times and under all circumstances;
the King of (Ireeee is "voire mnjeste,"
French being tlie court language, and
the King of Sweden Is "els luajestat."
Their royal consorts are addressed with
the same formality. Only nt tlie courts
of Belgium and Italy may the sover
eign be greeted as "sire" or "madam."
though the etiquette of the liusslan
court permits it when the French lan
guage Is being used. Nicholas II.. Is
to his courtiers anil ollirktls "czar."
To the lips of a IJussian peasant face
to face witli his sovereign tlie linie
hoiiored "little father." "little mother,"
would spring, as would "exeellenza"
lo those of mi Italian. It should be
no.led In passing that not even their
most privileged courtiers may speak
to nionarchs unless they :;re spoken to.
This piece of etiquette does not work
out quite so stlfHy ns luiylit be expect
ed; oitce embarked on a conversation
remarks mid opinions may be offered
with a due amount of tact.
At h Oylon Hospital.
Every irrse wiio touches at the port
of Colombo wauls to inspect the model i
little Lady llavelock Hospital, which '
was suggested and opened by the wife
of a former (iovernor of Ceylon of i
that na me, says the New York Tri- I
lume. Tlie hospital is stuffed entirely I
by women, and was built for the ben
efit of the native women whose reli
gious customs and traditions forbid
the ministrations of medical men.
The resident surgeon al Hie Lady
llavelock Is a qualitied Dutch burgher
the first . and so fur Hie only, wom
an who has studied nnd taken her de
gree In Ceylon. The hospital stands
In l hi centre of beautiful grounds, full
of shady tropica' trees ami vivid (low
ers, and contains leu wards built on
the pavilion plan. Three rupees a day
ijil.otl-and ten rupees entrance fee
cover Hie cost oi nursing, medicines,
medical altcuilani-.' and board. The
uniform Is brown hollaad, braided In
white.
The unlive women are pleasant and
tractable patients. Nighi gowns are
garments unknown to unlives of Cey
lon, and It is curious to see patients In
lad with lengths of llueti rolled around
them, l.iese doing duty ns robca de
nuil.
The riili-e4c Soldier.
1 have read and I have heard it
stated that because of his perfect in
difference lo death the Chinaman will,
when properly led. niiiUe a formidable
soldier. It Is an uiicoiiviuelng state
ment. He Is indifferent to death, and
cases are coinuiiii enough oi his sell
ing himself to die In the place of a
convicted criminal, and then dying
stoically. A crlinlnnrnblo to pay fifty
dollars for a substitute ami something
more lo bribe tr.c law can usually es
cape. But it surely would be a sorry
army Hull was composed or men to
whom life was a hopeless, dull, almost
Intolerable thing. And life to the av
erage Chinaman is that. He Is not
aggressive, not warlike, not courage
ous. Ho Is willing to die, provided
that the whole of his body shall he
burled with suitable riles by his fam
ily; but he fears nothing so much as
death without those rites; and dismem
berment Is more Ihau disgraceful and
shameful, since It places lilni at n
marked disadvantage hi thill world
lo come In which lie h is heell (aught
he will find indcinnilbatlou for his
troubles In this. John Busncll Cor
yell, lu Harper's Weekly.
,'lven and are full of Interest.
The theory Is not new. II was known
to and discussed by the ani-lcnTs. I'yth
igoras prescribed sonnets to those la
boring under aberration f mind, be
cause of their rythmic movement.
Xenocrates. :!!' It. C, following his
leaching, played a lyre ami sang to
the insane. Centuries tiller. Fcrlnell,
the eminent singer. Is said to have
cured Philip of Spain of homicidal
mania by singing ballads to him dally.
II Is well known among slud'-nis of
brain disease that few South (lerniann
onnnit sulelile, and it is held probable
Hint there is some connection between
that fact and the extreme fondness
for music which characterizes the na
tion. But it was not until quite re
cently that anything like systematic
pxperlnienl was made, or nny sclent ilie
records kept. In 1ST" and 1X7K some
desultory effort was made on Black
well's Island. In 1!H; the Lancet dis
cussed the subject, and is quoted :is
laying: "Music Influences both brain
and spinal cord, probably on account
:f music having vibratory or wave
motion, and through its vibratory ac
tion stimulates the nerve centres.
Music acts as a refreshing mental
stimulant ami restorative. Therefore
it braces depressed nervous tone, and
Indirectly through the nervous system
reaches the tissues." And now, In
Manhattan Free Hospital, the theory
is being daily applied, and effort Is
being made to reach delliiite and sat
isfactory conclusions. Dr. Bnily, the
well-known brain specialist, with his
able wife, and Dr. Peterson, who Is
the consulting surgeon of Ward's Isl
and, became convinced that music was
a desirable aid, and. being eager to
prove the benefit, agreed to supply
music for one hour a (lay If Dr. E. C.
Dent. Superintendent of the Woman's
Hospital, would arrange a class and
keep all records. This Dr. Dent agreed
to do. and for a number of weeks the
experiment has been under way.
Technically there are many kinds
of insanity. For their proper treat
nient patients are divided Into groups
or clnsses, the cases of acute mania
together, those of melancholia In an
other ward, and so on. In order to
ascertain the effect of music, It must
lie tried upon each class or group sepa
rately. To make a close study pos
sible there should not be too many
so twelve sufferers from melancholia
were lirst chosen, then twelve whose
disease taken the acute form. The
music will he continued until a class
from each ward has been subjected
to the test. So far there Is a general
feeling among the physicians that a
gain is being made, but they are con
servative, and chary of stating any
thing positively, until closer study has
been given, nnd reports have been
more carefull.- considered.
'1 wo afternoons recently tlie writer
attended the class. Ia the intervrl bo
I ween tlie Ursl and second visits two
days only had elapsed, yet the faces
seemed brighter and more intelligent
upon the second day, and one or two
showed a decided Increase lu inter
est. The class in progress was the
r.euto one. An'.ong Its mrunuers was
one poor girl who rayed Incessantly
in tin excited manner, another who V.Ms
apparently oblivious to all lier sur
rounding, others who were quiet, but
absolutely dull and lifeless. It was
noticed that the programmes' consist
cd of sentimental classical music. At
three o'clock the class Is ushered Into
tlie music room. The members are
unrestrained, but nurses watch cverv
change and note It down. Before the
music begins, and aaiu wheu the class
is closed, the temperature, respiration
and pulse of each path-lit are taken
by the nur.'es and recorded. During
tne entire Hour tnese attendants are
on Hi? watch. Through their carefully
taken notes the physicians keep In
formed of every change, and from
uicse lnaiie tneir iledlietioin;. It It can
be discovered that change of any sort
follows the treatment, something will
have been achieved, for lo rouse t In
patient or to change the current of
thought Is all-Important.
.eute mama is most Helped by pe
riods of quietude. The brain is over
Humiliated ami needs rest, ir it can
lie discovered that one sort of mush:
or unotner induces those periods, a
distinct advantage will be gained. One
woman, it was noticed, seemed sinll
lug In a happy, contented way. The
nurse assured us that she felt the
music helped lo create her cheerful
moments. The poor child, who se -tned
sodden and dull upon the first day
slio wed signs or pleasure on the sec
ond. The most excited patieni of
the twelve listened far more quietly
upon the latter occasion.
The melancholia class had completed
Its allotted immtlt win u tlie visit was
made, and Dr. Bond, who was the
physician in charge, believes that on
the whole tlie experiment has been
satisfactory. Ills records show that
the average of the pulse was quick
cued, and the respiration enhanced;
but little deviation was shown lu tin
temperature. During the month set
apart for the class, nil oilier niiisli: was
suspended, lu order that the test
might be ns perfect as possible, the
patients were excluded from the reg
ular concerts, which are given with a
view to entertainment, only, and do
not allow a study of the effect of
music of a special character. The lu
Klruiuents used are the harp and Hut
violin, with the piano as aceompaul
incut when singing Is Included lu the
programme. The voice emtdoyed Is a
THE OLDIST LIVING THINC.
(iitirnrnln's II lit Trees Anteilnln the
(ilnrlnl l'erlod.
Mr. Clifford Pinchot, the forester of
the Department of Agriculture, has
compiled n pamphlet on the Big Tree
of California, which has Just been Is
sued from the Hovernmeiit Printing
Olllce. It Is handsomely Illustrated
with a number of line pictures of the
great trees, showing their size as com
pared with that of other conifers. Mr.
Pinchot presents the following salient
facts regarding the Big Trees.
"The dimensions of the Big Tree tire
unequalled. Its ago makes It the old
est living thing. The majestic beauty
of the Big Tree Is unique and world
renowned. It exists only in ten Iso
lated groves on the west slope of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains and no
where else In the world. The Mariposa
grove is the only one of consequence
which Is completely protected. Most
of the scattered groves of Big 1 rocs
are privately owned ami are therefore
in ('.anger of destruction. Lumbering
Is rapidly sweeping lh-.'in off. Forty
mills and logging eo-.np wiles are now at
work wholly or in part upon Big Tree
limber. The southern groves show
Home reproduction, through which
there Is some hope of perpetuating
these groves. Ill the northern groves
the species hardly holds Its own. The
Big Tree and the smaller coast red
wood represent a surviving phehlstorlc
eiius of trees once widely distributed
over the globe.
Mr. Pinchot says that before the
glacial period the genus of Big Trees,
called Sequoia, flourished widely lu the
temperate zones of three continents,
and Europe, Asia and America each
had Its share. But when the Ice fields
moved down out of the north the lux
uriant vegetation of the age declined.
and one after nnother the different
kinds gave way until only the Big
frees and the redwood survived. Thes;
trees have come down to us through
the vicissitudes of many ceurics sole
ly because of Its superb qunlincatlons.
Its bark Is often two feet thick and
almost linu-cnmhustihlc. The oldest
specimen felled are still sound ut
heart and fungus is an enemy un
known to It. Yet the Big Trees have
not .Increased their range since Hie
glacial period, and have just managed
to hold theli' own oil the little strip of
country where the climate Is locally
favorable.
The finest of nil groves, the Calave
ras grove, with the biggest and tallest
trees, came into tlie possession of a
lumberman ou April 1, 1!K)0; in short,
the majority of tlie Big 'Preen of Cali
fornia, certainly the best of them, are
owned by peqplo who have every right,
and, In many cases, every Intention, of
cutting them down for lumber. Many
of tlie notable trees in the Calaveras
grove are ."()() feet in height and twen
ty to twenty-three feet In diameter.
The Stanislaus or South Calaveras
grove contains 1HS0 big trees. The
Mariposa grove has l"o trees over
forty feel ia circumference.
A Wise l'cforiiKM-.
The address of Emma P. Evvlug,
manager of Hi.1 "Model Home School"
in Marietta College, Ohio, delivered at
the mass-meeting- of Syracuse house
keepers, shows that she Is emphati
cally the woman for the situation and
an example for her sex everywhere.
The average American man Is just
my Idea of a saint," said Mrs. Ewlng,
and tlie unanimous response of the
Aim rlci.n man will lie that, though his
guilty conscience tells him It. is not
true, It was the right thing for Mrs.
Ewlng to say. It Hounds what should
be the keynote of the wide and general
effort on the part of lovely woman to
reform and Improve the weaker and
Inferior box.
The ancient proverb thut "more flies
are caught with honey than with vine
gar" applies equally to the male hu
man lly, hut Mrs. Ewlng appears to
be the only reformer, so tar ns Is
kuo'.vn. who appreciates the value and
the applicant n of the adage. Iu prl
vate life this method of mau-tamlng Is
widely understood and practiced. Why
is It not more generally utilized by re
furriers in public'? Why do not the
would-be reformers appreciate the ad
vantage of winning the weak and sus
ceptible heart, man's nngiiunU'd out
post, before attacking the liastloned
and buttressed citadel of his intellect
nnd his temper. New York World.
FUR FACTS.
Wonderful Pells Thut Wilt Bonn He Ail
tnlrett hf Femininity.
As usunl, oil the bewildering rich and
Deautlful wonders of peltry are being
brought forth for the admiring and the
Klorlng of femininity.
A peep at some of the riches shortly
to be shown makes one acquainted
A-lth many of the details which distin
guish the new gifinents.
Most favored are those well-known
(kins, sable, broadtail, Persian lamb,
leal, ermine, chinchilla, fox, minx and
liartcn. Except for evening wraps the
?rmluc ami chinchilla figure either In
:he smaller pieces or as trimmings or
facings.
Coat shapes embrace everything from
!ho long half fitting paletots to the lit
tle Elotis, or even the sleeveless Figaro
which would be a lovely way of re
luveiiating a Jacket with old-fashioned
jy worii-oiit sleeves). x
Then there's the stunning English
box coat in the three-quarter length.
Deep dips nt the front are the dlslin
Ziiishing features of the Etoiis.
Uussinn blouses are belled, and the
Petersburg has tiny basques, making
:wo points back and front. Very short
tiasqucs, indeed, distinguish nil the
lackets, though there's the dip at the
front.
Most peculiar of all the small jackets
s a queer nffalr with circular sleeves
(very flaring) reaching to the elbow.
Finishing touches are as varied as
Ihey are rich.
Some coats actually have double rev-
?rs. one set being ol a contrasting I nr.
Inlaid rcvers nre nun) her novel fen-
lure, fur of nuot her sort figuring in the
inlaying.
Following In L'Aiglon craze we find
zold braid ami Inlaying, both in the
belts and stock collars, the latter be
ing finished off with little llarlng
nieces of fur. (Jilt buckles serve to
at eh up both liti-e and tails on the
more elaborate garments.
Though some witle, old-time collar-
ttes tigure, the majority of them run
mostly to standing collars. The very
latest shape consists of a double cape
with a dip at the front, and a llarlng
shawl collar; the graceful collar re
talus its shawl shape whether It Is left
broadly apart or hooked eolly together.
There's the turn-over collar, too. It
Is built just like u deeply turned-over
linen collar, though of course It Is so
much bulkier as to scarcely resemble
it.
Animal heads, as well as tails, figure,
though not to any such exteut.
Fur muffs are quite small, plain and
round.
And boas, well there's so much about
boas that we'd better make them "an-
Dther story." Philadelphia Record.
A Woiiuiii Mountain Cllmlim.
Miss Annie Peck.the mountain climb-
', who has just returned from
abroad, says that the stories of lives
lost ou the mountains never cause her
the slightest fear lu regard to her own
Jafely. Twelve lives had been lost up
to July, when she was In Hit! Tyrol
Ilie last summer, n long list for so
ar-' in the season, and there !s an
ivornge of twenty-live lost each year.
But they nre almost without exception
paused, she believes, by carelessness
mid fooihardiness. An occasion where
i life Is lost by a falling stone, us hap
pened this year, is a rare occurrence.
I am exceedingly careful and cations
myself," says Miss Peck. "I have
taken observations frequently, and I
flu not think my feet slip more often, If
os of teu, ns those of the guides. I
place them each time with the greatest
care."
Miss Peek climbed (his year the
Fuutflugerspltze nnd the Zugspltze,
each about 10,000 feet high, and the
Jungfrnu, between Lt.OOO and 14,000
feet. The first was the. must interest
ing climb, she says, taking a compara
tively short time, while It was exceed
ingly difficult and gave exercise to
every muscle of the body, oik; of the
exhilarating features of the work In
which every mountain climber de
lights. The point of view of the moun
tain climber Is different from that of
the ordluary Individual. JIIss Peck
looks nt New York's high buildings
with admiration, ami says, "How
should like to climb them!" NV.v York
Times. i
(.iii'iy ntioot and makes .lie giut la
bored, awkward and un;rnccful. More
than that. It Is positively Injurious lo
a delicate women to amg about two of
these weighty, hnrshly built shoes,
which often Injure the. foot seriously
during the breaklng-ln process. When
one Is broken In to this dreadful boot
It Is almost Impossible to walk Ir. (ho
ordinary shoe, the wearer having be
come nccitstotned to this secure anchor
age of foothold. A girl who had just
reached the properly broken-ln stage
essayed to step from n cnb In a party
shoe the other night nnd turned her
ankle on touching the pavement for
the reason that she had become ac
customed to the too solid foundation
of Hip "man's hist" shoe. This Is an
other Item of womnn's dress which
Is going to Increase the amount of
women's doctors' bills this winter t
an alarming extent. New York Su'
POPULAR SCltfn
Too Severe a Test.
All eceintri.' clergyman In Cornwall
was much annoyed by tlie lia'nt wnicii
some members of his congregation had
of looking round to see late coiners
After enduring It for some lime lu
said, on entcivug the reading desk, one
day:
Brethren. I regret to see thai your
attention Is called away from your
religious duties by your very natural
desire to see who comes lu bchiu
you. I propose henceforth to save you
the trouble by miming each person
who comes lu late."
He then began: "Dearly beloved,'
but paused half way to Interpolate,
"Mr. S., with his wife and daughter
Mr. S. looked greatly surprised, hut
the minister, with perfect gravity, re
Kiinicd. Presently lie ngala paused
"Mr. C. and William D.
The abashed congregation kept their
eyes tixed on their books. The service
proceeded hi the most orderly manner
the parson Interrupting himself every
now and then-to announce some hit
comer. At hist he said, still with the
i.nne pel-feet gravity:
"Mrs, S., In a new bonnet."
In a moment every fcmli-luf head
lu the congregation was turned.
Youth's Companion.
Music For the 4'liltil.
Children naturally love to strum on
the piano from curiosity; some easily
learn to pick out a tune with one lin
ger; beyond that, only a few really
love music well enough to bear Its
drudgery cheerfully. Yet alt boys, as
well ns girls, should be able to read
notes both for the voice and for the
fingers; and so much, doubtless, they
will learn In school. If possible, they
should learn to play more or less.
cnoiigji eventually to accompany a sing
er or read a hymn nt s'ght. But It
should be made as easy as possible;
practice time should be short, never
over half an hour a day when the child
Is under twelve, and this divided Into
two periods. The real foundations of
a musical education on any ins.vit-
nicnt, the endless routine of scales and
exercise, should not be Insisted upon
where then' Is a genuine hatred for
them, for In the end 11 will be found
that there is nothing gained by the
trouble taken. By all means cultivate
a talent, only be sure there Is a taleut
to be cultivated. Harper's Bazar.
The velocity ,,r ,,
oine extent upon the toJ
i.ic iiiiiiosiniere. wn .
ture Is thhty-two d,.,,,, '
Pis 10!I0 feet .
.!.. ..... 1 "M
........ una it second fur .
:1i'(rren nt .
" 1 " '"I'lTiiniro, i i
theory travels Jsk.inmi ,,
uv.-i ii wire Where (1,,.,
nnce it travels at
miles a second.
IT..
nie fin,
There is a popular I,,,,,,.,
" sum kitiiiu
mil
Kitieu ny intense (,,,,
monts In the hit,,,,
Dewar. the tnnn w, ,Wl
gen. show that this iM,
roneous. Many tWIM ,lf (
subjected to the t r. -,,,., ,'
liquid nlr for nn eaii,-,. w
luiciiupiioii, yet nf,.nV;V
iciopeo lis vigorously ,,
nave none ir they
so frosty nn expei-i,.,,,.,,
tin:
The Nti-ntMH'J Slipper.
A new device lias been invented for
relieving that Harness noted ill it
strapped slipper, ll Is now possible io
relieve the plainness without using the
outworn idea of a rosette or bow. If
your slipper Is of black or bronzed kid
procure some narrow niching of black
lace ('limit illy is suitable, but any
other make of good lace will do as well
!f It Is the proper width. An Inch or
one Inch and a half is desirable.
A quarter of a yard of niching will
probably be sufllclent for both slip
pers, but It is best to measure the
width of the strap over the Instep, as
some girls have a wider foot than
others; and Hie high iustcp (mark of
Amlalusiau ancestry or patrician
blood! will probably take up more
niching over the arch than would be
required for a Hat foot. Tack the edge
of the niching beneath the lining of
the Instep strap, and let the lace ray
out like a fan.
In France. Dur,,iir
making t herinoai,...- ti
quartz. Not only tin
ceedlngly t rn nspn n.,i . ,
slstanee to hem ,nnl :.,.
lllilkn I limit ...ii, .
-"l"-i "'I- III ijl.rf
uiometcrs Intended t IM 1.
tiiriiiii.rii)iii.,.u i..
- ,:' sin ii t
melted tin lakes th ,:.,, ,
111(1 the scale reels ,
degrees Fahi-etiln.ii lVi
grecs. It could l. , n,
grces. for quartz ilu,.. n,,. v
that teinperatui''.
Mr. Claude Fuii.-r. IM0
ciiiuii-.il eiiioiuiiiouisi h,
Airiea, says that n-,,,,.,
ctisls, even making eai;,., ,,i
he Is Informed. In pi,,,,,,.,
the natives, ami s,,,,,,, ;
l-11 1 in i ying lerinhes Hi
u.icicu ny tne electric mihis
inein mini lor lisli hiiit j,,,,)
They are sometimes ii:isi(., ;
times fried hi a i:in irli In
quotes from a friend tin,
that. Iiugong ninths arc em k
natives on hot ashes nn, ,,
great gusto.
A Pretty Coiffure.
When you survey the coiffure of a
pretty young girl you will notice she
wears a rather high "top-knot" of rib
bon, even if her hair Is braided anil
hangs down the back between her
shoulders. The top-knot Is important.
It Is quite full and jiuide of pink, or
blue or black ribbon. For some rea
son, unknown, ribbon of what would
seem to be the proper width is not now
used. The bow Is made emphatic by
double bows and double loops of rather
narrow ribbon. An inch and a nan is
the preferred width. Tlie same width
ibbon Is used to tie the end of Hie
braid between the shoulders.
This-saine n rrow width of black vel
vet ribbon is used by older girls and
matrons for Hie bow, which Is seldom
absent from the evening coiffure, un
less one sufistlttutes the aigrette. The
narrow ribbon Is easily wired Invisibly.
. lie misirai is a taniniis wiiil
blows cold and strong In Smnj
v ranee, in me districts ivli
vails i he trees all ,.,ni iv
southeast, and the gardens ha'
protected on the iiotllnvesi
which the wind eiunes. by lo
i.ast winier in .Marseilles a r.i
which a lady was driving w ii
bodily into n canal by the inNt
both the lady and the linr-,1
drowned. In consequence of
cident, and ot other nnunfestal
the power of this destructive
Mayor of .Marseilles issued :
that no carriages should ln a I
drive alougslde the en nals nr t
rront oi the uariior while a m
blowing.
An Interesting experiment
unitization is now being made
Wendt, chief forester nt Tinlli
many. At the zoological gat
Basel he procured a male rr-iii.1i
completed the family by htiylni
f'openhag. u market two leinali
three animals were let loose
Fahlbel'g region of tlie Schwa
which reaches an altitude of I
As there Is a huge supply of r
moss In the higher regions
Black Forest, above the nltii
2100 feet, the chief forester I
that reindeer will thrive mi lliil
berg as well as on the Kjoleii
way. Zoologists are walchln
experiment with much Ititeri
Herr Wendt has agreed lo
reports from time lo I line.
NEWEST
FASHIONS
The Discovery nf hlllc.
H was a woman, and a Chinese Em
press at that, who llrst took note of
the product of the silkworm and per
f"cted a met hod for utilizing It. Her
name was See llelg, and she lived
about 2S0O years It. C. It is to her we
owe that delightful fabric In all its
many variations. Women also nearly
monopolize Hie Industry of dclj,'iilui;
for silk fabrics.
The Bhiilnr (Sown.
The new shopping costume resembles
tlie rainy-day dress, but Is made of re
versible cloth of a lighter weight.
smart costume recently shown has a
side pleat laid ut each side of the ecu
(re box pleat, at the back of Hie skirt,
Hie box folding under. Beside each
side pleat In a hip pocket. Willi a but
toned flap. The Jacket is lightly titled
ii ml closes diagonally with buttons.
The sleeve is smooth ami plain and col-'
lar high and straight.
A rainy-day costume Is of checked
reversible clolh and has a double
breasted Jacket, tight titling and slight
ly pointed front and buck. SI Itched
straps of peau de sole furnish the sim
ple decoration. The skirt has a front
gore und two side gores lilted by darts.
Patch pockets, with bulton-lrimmed
flaps aud silk-bordered edges, are on
tlie front of the skirt, which also has a
stitched baud of silk about six Inches
from tlie edge.
A costume equnlly suitable for rainy
day wear or shopping Is n light welgl t
"through and throuyh" check, with
tight Jacket, buttoned straight from
the throat to the waist Hue, where it
is cut sharply away In a V outline.
The collar Is a high baud, turn down
shape. The sleeve flares slightly at
the wrist and Is slashed. The skirt Is
circular, and has a dlago'ial pocket at
each side of the front gVt, covered by
a buttoned Ihip.-Phihidelphlu Call.
A Kefoi'in Curiiml Too I'ur.
The fushlon of tho broad, heavy
soled walking boot for women inndo
on the "niau's last" has, like many
other reforms, been carried to a ruin
ous extreme in the other direction.
Tho foot of Hie fashionably shod girl
Is not only as big as her brother's to
look at, but It Is a perfect burden to
as
Long chains are fashionable, but In
place of the jewels beiug strung they
are attached as pendants.
A particularly good tlnlsli for the
bottom of a skirt consists of deep folds,
like tucks, edged with gold lace.
Lacings of gold cord nre used in vel
vet nnd taffeta boleros, and are also
Introduced In the side panels of -many
new skirts.
liusslan ribbon and galloon, both In
gold and sliver. Is very popular. It Is
tlnely woven aud flrm.. It Is much
used for belts and to trim blouses.
Many of the laces this year are made
effective by having no groundwork, the
pattern of flowers or of cpuventlonal
designs being cut out all over the lace.
Black hals will accompany nil cos
tumes, ami their popularity Is second
ed by a broad-brlmined, soft hat
trimmed with black velvet and black
drooping plumes.
One of the prettiest forms hi which
the gold Is to be found Is lu the gold
gauze which forms patterns In while
luces. All laces are beautiful this
year, aud colors abound In them.
The very latest blouse Is built of lace
enriched by gold thread. New as well
Is the blouse with trimming running
about the figure. This Is often of lace,
two kinds of lace with gold braid In be
tween. Delicate organdies that nre crushed.
but not soiled may be freshened by
sprinkling witli water in which a lit
tie gum arable has been dissolved
and Ironing carefully. They will look
as well as new If properly done.
Cloth capes are to be used again for
ordinary street wear, ami are made of
rough or smooth cloth, as preferred,
and lined witli plaid or plain silk. Tlie
appropriate trimming is rows of stitch
lug or stitched straps of cloth or siMln.
Bed promises to be much worn iu el
tire costumes. As a run these are mht
elaborately trimmed, generally wish
black bra hi ami occasionally louchV's
of white. The newest shade Is "po
tillon" red, and others lu various gia
diitlons are termed "rouge
A collarette which shows on old com
bination of furs has Hie cape portion
made of moire baby hi tub. it Is edged
with stone marten and the collarette
fastens with frogs made of ermine. It
Is finished with n high directolre col
lar made of 1'erslnu lamb edged with
uiartou.
Ills Undo ISxruinrlrr,
There Is a young nnm nl""t
who Is always nrenareil tor nil:
of weather. No nuttier if lie nitf
function when the night Ik 'l
and rulu falls before he goes 1ml
Is alwavs on hand with Ul"
much to the delight ol Hie
lilni.
For a long lime his secret rcii
undisclosed, aud he was 1'"
bv some neople as a fuel for hi'
by others as u weather pmi'lH
could give points to the local "
However. It Is no longer il win
the young man confessed not lol
tlie reason for his iiiviiiuun.i
prognostication of nasty
went hi
Is a verv fair liaujolst, nml It w
tlced that hu always phi)''11 u" 1
Ktrument before goi"S o"1
When the plaintive sounds went
lied he never neglected hi ti
umbrella, but if. on '"" "
unllllil IVllil
out with the llrm c.mvl.'H'"'
would have no need fv "
before his return.
The head or soiinilitis I"1'-""
banjo Is made of sla'.'U.
.i..... .collier 11 eM'Hii'l i"-
head becomes loose, m I
It becomes tight as a , -
the reason of his lnvariiil' r
the reason
In "nlckilig" Ilu
a natural barometer
lug Post.
weather, mr "
laiiilsvlllf
nidi.
I., onion There 1. M"
.. .i ,i the I'"'
of Chicago, has
Interesting experluieiil
ll.-iriier.
.., ii
entered "l"'" '
In roi'ii
mile
i... ..i,.,. in,, odor t. riiii"
.... ..is dally l-l'l '
leaning nmv -. . . , ,
. .. ........ i...,-iii hi vised HU -'
Ilia pnysician n....f i;,
ouious are omnipotent in
Hon of lime from H' '
the worthy Pivx Is appl.v .
WinJet -nuii..'7;B,nl
the most fragrant ol ah
the earth. .,jiv
M.I. ...... I. ...... ..f I ll.' luiiic""''
illlf mum-in" . . W,IH
evldl-uce of sympathy " ,u .
4.... ......1... ,.U IIS It
elhavTueiirlytiU.:;;;--'
UT the ouloli etui.
.Uy menu haslhusbee. ,
and pungent panorama ' l w
fried aim ' '
OlIlllU IU""-
Ions
boiled ouious,
tartlets.
If there is any
. . . n. . I tl...t1l)i
IllUl IUU Ulan" - ,
cllle against lime, tin '" ,
dents of the ri.U-K ,s9
Uon bi.atlwwl,1y);ri,ruvorb
on.-ou there i
. u'l I son
tni.,t lnsiiiuii"" ..snueo'I
Of .he rankest kind. ,m,'l'Nc,v J
fdrpngest seals in
.Wan-Id.
i, in the I'1
there Is any "'" ..,
tf lllaeeoiis y-M ' ,
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