g Tg Of Fi,hjlON. (.tv,Tl)P pnpulnrlty of py.n'rn to Increase nil the KlDrt1" iiucni lurm I rl,.( flnll nuniinn viiiuit L WAIST WITH I nml'M!. llOIjt'.ItO lornfli'i'""'" wear It Is made . ,lolli nnd tanotii, nuci '.s a wnlft of soft Bilk. For wenr It Is shown In French ,n,l is worn over nn unllncd ihc snnie of or figured imun , profcrrod. -Hie M:y Mini ,i,iwn is in Russian green i. viih t!ii waist of soft fin- M Id a harmonizing lighter th clnllp, collar and cutis ot a a shade deeper tlian the k jlorn Is edged with a bund Ljlffl.il machine stitched and lamliiR of small gold buttons i to (roup. itlon for tho waist Is n ht with bin'1' and fronts only j with single darts, which Ho centre front. On it are i tho whirred fronts, tho right fhlrli extends over tho centre nlntr mid closes Invisibly nt i. Iniieatli the Jacket. The ire in bishop style, wllh minimi cuffs that close nt the book over luvlslbly. At the j stock with turn-over collar L Tho girdle Is shaped, gath Jie front nnil smoothly drawn .it fit'ine, forming soft folds t at tlie front. The bolero is hips, and Is arranged in gathers nt (he Illicit. Tlie placket I made nt th,. l,.ft Trout scam, where It doses Invisibly, nn.l tho upper edge f th,. skirt Is at tached to ti. loW(r 0)Iftll (lf Uip Mf the lert half of t,0 frillH rt being iittaelied to the extra portion and hooked over Into place. To cut this gown for a woman of medium size seven nn.l a half yards of material twoiity-sevcii inches wide, seven yards thirty-! wo inehos ,,-1,1,., or six yards forty-four inches wide, will be required. w fne far ftrinlnn Tiilln. It Is not nn unfamiliar sight to sec mink talis wired up to kcvvo h ,,1,,. rctto on winter toques. A new use has been found for ermine tails. They lire placed on the under side of tu. brim of a plc.uro hat. not In fr , at tlie side. The brim Is slightly mined on the side win re tlie lulls are npplied. Three Is ihc ni.nrlier used. They arc arranged with Hps f n,,, ,,,, pointing upward toward tlie front. I to careful to observe this slant If you have a picture hilt trimmed In thu new way. A Striking CoMioiif.. II Is a novel fancy t ndnrn a velvet, gown with strips of cloth of th" same color applied vlih rows of machine stitching. The strapping of cloth nre npplied to the velvet around the arm. Mull up on the sleeve near tlie shuttl der, and 011 the bodice where your pleasure saw. Ms. The skirl, ns 11 rule, Is free from such adornment: when it Is n velvet gown. Tlie cut of a velvet wfcirt Is more Important than any other feature. Cloth "cut. work" Is somctlmoH used on a velvet skirt, but not strappings of cloth. Th Fluff llt'ilucpil. It is noticeable that 011 new models of winter Jackets or winter capes anil cloaks (lie collar is carefully cut, so that the Hare is much reduced from Its former proportions. This looks better when t he Jacket is seen from tlie tide or from the rear. Wminm' Huxnlan lUin. ltiissiiiii styles are always comfort;;, hie ami desirable and are, just now, in the height of Myle. Tlie smart May Muuton example Illustrated is a waist at once simple and extremely tasteful. WOMAK'M WOKK GOWN. narate(l from tho waist, and smooth back and fronts ith single darts. The sleeves warned, and are sunned nt the "Ife whore they arc faced uud ' to form cuffs or allowed b Ml style, as preferred. thls waist for a woman of me 'i three and tbivc-tdi'hth nmtoriid twenty-one. Inches Mil thrcc-ciunrter yards. """a Inches wide, or oue nnd 'Wrd, forty-four Inches wide, Nulrid. with two vnrils of FtwpDty-oue Inches wide, one i lard twenty-seven Inches mw yard forty-four or fifty ". rnr bolero, ;.nd oue yard ""'it fur Iflnll.t ini-M.nti..K mil. I fills. ""n lor II,,.,. .. F innu who is called upon to' r u Household tanks ns dust r.,1"! like recognizes the ne- a nuttabit. gown. The May 'WSlL'tl m. .,., ,.. ..... , Ini. T "UDlll"- 'U nit) iiugu lrniluly Practicable nud Is ho mpl(. as to commend It- anw. Preferably It is made ,7 mm. such as percale, In r : " "uy Ih) lnundered and t need; but flannelette Is "Hani,. wlu!n greater warmth s Is any Inexpensive light ZT? nmtPrlaI- With the ula e Worn Hi., u...ir. f hm SPPnPtr fi'le, nnd iim..".,81'11"1 Wttl8t 'D extending ' iroP8 tll0 Bhouilor9 on(1 8 m, uu '. tub rronts i at i. ..i. "list II lit:i-IV IIIIU UKUIU ,. 1 "ne. and tho cntlie lower (fa, , " uiiiicncu 10 inu k?. ot "ie belt. Tim aleevB JP B,''' nd aro finished "'" Cliff hn.... .... . Kjm -"""la mm nip over tti,and hook luvlhi'. ly Into "k Is a Bhapely stuad Htb bl, ' Wult is closed nt tho 'tin 1 " nml liuttouuoles. l. " CUt 111 ll .! 10 IK .- f,va 11 1 iv. ' Ida - r' lt ms imiootli v "ut oua ubout tlie The model Is made from the new vi cuna waist cloth in Kusi-iaii blue with pipiiiK of black taffeta stitching in black slik and cut steel buttons, but flannel, cashmere, taffeta, and all the familiar waist materials are equally appropriate. As shown the waist is cut pointed edge that lenders it pecu liarly smart, but the points can be omitted und the edge left plain, us shown In the small cut, if desired. The foundation for the waist is n ntted lining with single darts In fronts and centre kciiiii In back only. The i.n.ir iii-oiier is seamless, fits smoothly across the shoulders, tho slight fulness being drawn down nt the waist line. The fronts are simply gathered In tirri,i fiilnesH at the neck and gath ered In ut the waist, while they blouse slightly over the stylishly curved neic, Th.. uinevivi are In bislion style with pointed cult bauds that hook over In visibly. The nick is uiiisiioe. wmi high slock collar having a pointed end. To cut this waist for a woman, ot RUSSIAN WAIST. What n Cnrplrnw Mnn Cull In. As nn llliiHtrallou of how careful farmers should be In selecting a man to run 11 creamery a dairy paper says that, In n crenmery handling lo.tHKl pounds of milk per day. It Is easy for n careless or poor manager to lose ?I."IK) 11 year on (he quality of the but ter, $.'(HK) n year on I lie (inutility, Slot) on the consumption of coal and $1(1 on that of oil. Creameries are 11 big thing for tlie fanner, and the clection of a man to run one Is 110 Irllling mat ter. The success of u. creamery de pends upon good management backed up by conscientious patrons. Slicllrr l or Viiun r'mrta. Vho young fowhi which have roosted In boxes sine.! being hatched i-liould be provided with protection from cold rains dining (he night. The boxes are 110 longer large enough to allow n brood of chicks to hover In them, and on that account most of them will sit on Ihc ground outside, or perch them selves on top. The exposure will, beyond doubt, give the chicks colds and from that roup will develop. I'nless shelter can li placed over the boxes, ho chicks should be taught to go to tlie pmiltry lioiise nnd roost with Hie old fowls. 1 luring mild weather the windows nnd eveii the doors should be left open so that tlie fowls may gradually be come accustomed to the change, A good way to persuade the chick ens into the house Is to throw a few hiiiiiiruls of grain to them hi (tie house, and when tlie greatc portion have gone in close tho door nnd keep them llici". In .1 short time every one will have l'-arued to go to tho house at night. - Home and Farm. I lilllmllllK l orn Miule Kn3 . A useful device can be lunile ami ill Inched to the hack end of a wairon box M Unit shoveling out may be begun at once upon reaching He crib. It will also add several bushels capacity of the wagon box. Make n sloping liner. "fFTI HXTKNSIIIN I nil WLOAIilNd CIlUN. "a." a lew feel loiti; Willi i-rot-'spicccs on Hie lower hide al "b" ami "c. " Let tills lloor be as w ide as the outside of 1 lie Wilson box. 'I'll 'ii put on short sides nailed seciiicly to this sloplmr lloor, 11 nd extending forward a few Inches past, the sides of the box find on the ouislde of It. Take out the end gale and gale rods, put on ihls all.ich liieul and bore holes to correspond with the holes in the box and with four bolts secure It in pl:;ee. The lower orossplocc, '," should extend out a little beyond the wagon bed on each side and come down against it, the sloping floor resting on the bottom of the bed an Inch or two from the h.ick end. If desired this attachment can be fastened on witli stout hooks and staples Instead of with bolts. A. Hunger, in .New F.iiglnnd llouicsiead. piediuw slito three and a Quarter yardti 61 material iwcuiy-ouo m Chree yards twenty seven luetics wide, r two yards roriy tour uicnes urni-, 1H lie required. M'hitip.iiit lliilky Uoi-m'H. Notwithstanding the fact that the press conl Inuaily admonishes whom it may concern that lt docs no good to whip or pound a balky horse, almost every owner or driver ot one does It. to-day, says the National Stockman. II Is probably tlie greatest piece of horse folly In existence. It is not a remnant of barbarism, but It Is con tinued barbarity, ami brings out what original sin there is In a man. Tlie braiu of a horse can retain but one idea at a time. If tlie idea Is to sulk, whipping only Intensities lt. A change of that Idea, then, Is the only success ful method of management. This may be nec'oinpllshcd 111 scores of ways, a f'?w of which are here named: Tie a handkerchief about his eyes; tie his tall to the bellybiind or back hand; fasten a stick In his mouth; He a cord lightly about Ids leg. clap his nostrils ami shut his wind off until he wants to go; unhitch h'm from the ve hicle and ihen hitch him up again, or almost any way 10 get Ills mind on something else. Mi I m Milk I or Ilm kllnii-. Rome exhaustive expeilinenis have recently been made by tin; Ontario Agricultural College on the feeding of young ducks. It was found that skim milk was u valuable and cheap aux iliary food for ralsiiig young ducks. Two lots of ducks were fed upon a mixture composed of equal parts of bran middlings and common I. For IV11 1 the mixture was moistened with skim milk while for Ten 2 boiling water was used; Ten 'J ulso received a small amount, of animal meat and cut green bone in their ration. At the end of fix weeks all were weighted. The average weigh of those In IVn 1 was over four pounds each, produced at a cost of cents per pound. The average weight of Ten 2 was three pounds inch, and the cost of produc tion 3.S cents per pound, tlie cost In bolh cases representing the feed only, without reckoning the eggs or attend uuce, 1 luring the next four weeks both lots were fed alike, and their re spective gain was nearly equal. When the ducks were fifteen weeks old they were again weighed, showing a total average of eight poiiuts. Some chick ens of tlie sumo age averaged three uud three-quarter pounds each. Inicks have good appetites, and should be sold wheu al a Weight of about five pounds each lu order to secure the most proiit. Tli Wlntur i'nrrliiK nt Yof I'tulilim. Tho growing of vegetables under glass for tho whiter market has devel oped within the past ten years to largo proportions. Kutlru ranges of modern houses aro now devoted to It, In which are grown the eutlre list of tender vegetables. The special crops are usually confined to lettuce, rad ishes, tomatoes ana cucumbers. The forcing of any winter crop Is a matter of principle rather than practice, Blnea local coiidlilous huvo all to do with the methods of culture and the kinds of vegetables forced. Bklll and mun ngeuient and close nttcutkm to details lire the requirements necmsnry to sue- cos. Two fundamental elements, however, are essential, beat and light. The former Is needed wllh all crops, the latter Is Imperative where fruit Is wanted. With such crops as radishes, rhiibard, lettuce and asparagus, whero the vegetative part only of the plant Is wanted, bright sunlight is not abso lutely mccssury, but with, such crops lis tomatoes, cneiiinbers, melons and beans, where the fruit Is tlie aim. no amount of heal will prove a fiitbstltut for sunlight lu ripening the pollen, which Is Hie lnost Important factor In the result. Therefore n situation where the maximum of sunshine call be had should be selected where such crops are to be grown. The best pay ing crops for winter forcing are prob ably ci'cu. nbers and tomatoes; the most exacting, melons. The demand for melons Is limited, and the cost of producing good ll.ivored, w H-ripeped fruit is high. O range .ludd runner. olnm mi Unit CliulcrH. lir. I. K. I.tiekcy. .stale Veterinarian of Missouri, has Issued a report on hog cholera. He sums up the result of his Investigation as follows; "At present all the advice thai can be given Is to burn the bodies of Hie cholera hogs. Use a little common sense ubout bringing the cholera on your place. If you really think you neisl the cholera among your hogs, take a little lime some day to go over to your neighbors who have it, walk iti'oimd among the sick hogs for awhile; go back home ami tramp around your own hogs, and you can go to bed that night feeling reasonably sure that, lu a few days you hogs will have tho cholera. If tills Miotild fail -and it seldom does -wait till you hear of a neighbor who lives up Hie creek from you losing some hogs with chol era and throwing their carcasses lu or near the creek. Then, as soon as the germs have time to wash down by your place, get. all your hogs together and drive, them to the creek for a ililnk. If the weather Is warm the hogs will generally go to the creek without being driven, thereby saving their owuers a great deal of worry and exerllon. "If this fails, try keeping a uu-tie-count dog that runs all over the coun try at ulgiit. If yu will let him alone long enough he Is sure to find some where a piece ot hog that, had died about a year before with the hog cholera. Your tielghbor hail burled It about six Inches deep, and the doit, for a mere lack of any other past line, scratches It. up. However, feeling a delicacy a bout the propriety of depos it ill',' his bone upon the front porch, he generally goes mil to Hie hog pen to tind a place to gel some dirt to cover It up about one inch deep. The hogs, of course, do not bother the dog's meat. Anyway, from now on when your hogs die of cholera, burn them." !n conclusion, lir. I.uckcy says Unit some very i ncoiiraging results have been obtained by recent experiments lu Missouri la vaccinating hogs against cholera. Tho results will bo published in a bulletin soon to be Is sil -d. t'urlllly In Hanging ting. The hardest work ubout butchering Is hanging tho bogs unless one has something that will lighten the labor. The device shown In the Illustration Is very satisfactory, and can be made at. very little expense. It would re iptire about seventy feet of scantling tiiree nnd u half by two Inches, two good pulleys and a strong piece of rope. The legs ure seven feet three Inches long. At the top are two frames. Tlie side pieces of the upper one Is eight feet long and the lower ten feel. At tho Joinings the legs and side pieces should be mortised one- it If TUB If AX'IKII HKA!r i'OIl CSK. Inch each and firmly bolted '.villi good strong bolt.s. The I wo cross boards at the top are each live by one and a half Inches and two und a lull f reel long. Tiny should be of some hard wood, us they bold the pu'leys ami consequently bear llio Weight of the hogs. Unices can be put in If Hie frame docs not seem strong enough. The sides should lean toward each other some, Hie legs being two and a half feet apart at Hie top, and four and a half feet at the bottom. The roller Is about two and a half feet from the ground. The one in Hie Illustration wus Inkcu from an old binder, the iron rod lu the centre being squared at one end for the crank. Any blacksmith can make a crank t'oi It. It should be long enough to givu gooil leverage In lifting the hogs. The pulleys are fastened to the boards nt Hie fop by means of eyebolts. The rope Is fastened to tlie roller, passes through ImjUi pulleys, nnd him the gambrcl tied to the other end. It should ho long eui ugli that no lil ting be required. Wheu tho hog is ready to lie hung, lift It until tlie gambrcl comes above the ten foot side piece; turn tlie hog uutll the gambrcl rests on these pieces at both sides, when the rope Is untied and the hog Is slipped to tlie end near thi! roller. Cure should be taken that the gambreU are long and i-trong enough to bear the weight. Several hogs can be hung al oue time in this way. Another arrangement good for rainy days Is made by securing tie; roller at the Bide of u shed, and chaining the pulley to the rufters. A long rope Is required and tho hogs aro raised up uud then lowered Into a hogshead of hot water. After they tire scalded and cleaned, the carcasses are raised and hung on two heavy scantlings which are fastened lu tho shed and used Just ns In case of tho other device. This penults all work to 1st done un der shelter, and does away with tho heavy lifting on butchering day.- C, A. Shull, In Amerleuu Agriculturist. Imlimtry nnil 1IuiIiium. Tho happiest people In thu world are the ones who haven't got any time to go nrouud thinking how miserable they ar. New Yorli I'rciw. CHINA'S OPIUM FARMER. HAS SOLE CONTROL OF ALL THE DOPE AT HONG KONC. An Aiiomnloin I'nultlon That t.nt Ilu On YrT anil Nakn Its nnlilrr Itlrli The nig IHnn.ir Willi Whlrb Mr III tlpi From OBlcr. In the colony of Hong Kong there Is n C'hlnamnn who, while his brief reign lasts, Is spoken of by .the quarter of a million of his fellow countrynieu on the Island with bated breath, says the Chicago Times Herald. To these Celestials, subjects of Queen Victoria., the Emperor of China Is not nearly so great n tnnn ns the "opium fanner," nnd the Queen herself, compared with "his mightiness of the drug," Is in their eyes only a fur-away sovereign, not half so Imposing. In order to regulate to some extent the Importation of opium Into Hong Kong nnd to simplify the collection of duties the Itrltlsh (iovernmeiit several years ago decided to place the whole business In the hands of one uinii, Itenllzlng. however, the tremendous and arbitrary power that could be wielded by a single Individual In such n position, it was ulso decided that the olllce should only be held one year, nnd that no person should be allowed to keep It, for more than a single term. So It was nmiotiticcil that Hie tiovern liienl. was prepared to accept bids for the privilege. Since that time the selection of an "opium farmer," as he Is called, has become an annual event. The highest bid generally ranges from ihmmmMi to MHUXKl taels, according to tlie pros pects of Hie poppy crop for the year and the condition of the market. The successful applicant Is duly gazetted In his position, nud he is given the as sistance of n fleet of n dozen swift Jovertiiiient customs vessels to pro tect his Interests. Ue himself cm ploys several Junks to guard his busi ness against smugglers, but he must only use these lsiats for the purpose of obtaining Information. If he secures knowledge of smuggling operations he turns It over to the authorities, who run the malefactors down. Nearly every week In the year there Is n smart skirmish between the sampans of the smugglers from the mainland of China, and the revenue cutters. Tretty little battles some of them are, too, and very Useful lu giving young llrltlsh middles nnd Junior naval olll cers their tirst taste of sea fighting. The opium farmer hns the mile con trol of every pound of the drug brought Into Hong Kong, and he generally makes from N'J.iii.ooii to S.'loo.otHl clear profit In his year of otlice. The (iov ernmeiit gets much mote from him tlian It: could secure If it. attempted to collect the Hum without the enormous amount of trouble and the large force ot ollieers that would otherwise be necessary. The opium farmer's sal aried men waleh all Incoming boats, nnd as it is a case of Chinaman against Chinaman very little of the raw material gets past him. At the end of his term of office he gives n great dinner to (iovernmeiit officials, newspaper men and the lead ing Chinese merchants of the colony. This dinner Is one of tho three great events of the Hong Koug year. The other two are the polo championship games and the sham battle between the troops lit the garrison. As a mat ter of fnct, though natural prldu keeps them from openly acknowledging It, tho white people of Hong Kong look on this unique dinner us by fur the most Interesting affair In the Hoclal calendar. When a Chinaman makes up his mind to do a thing handsomely he generally goes to the limit. The opium farmer always makes his dinner, which Is a sort of farewell to his brief reign of Czar ot the opium smokers, something to he remembered by his white friends. Indeed, ho lays aside n large sum of money, from SfL'O.Oiio to f?U.",0(iO, for the banquet, and always reckons It as u legitimate Item of ex pense when he figures up his bid to the (iovernmeiit at the beglnulng of the year. A week before the close of his term of olllce tho farmer sends out his In vitations, These are always verbal, delivered to the lucky recipient by a shroff, n polite native clerk, who comes to your door with a smile and a bow, chid in n long blue gown reaching to his heels, nnd tells you that his mus ter desires the honor of your presence at the Wong Tal I.o Itcstiuirant "to modestly sup wllh h!m from u little disli or two In token -of your good will." Tiio Invitation needs no response. The shroff takes It for granted that you would postpone n trip to Europe to get to that dinner, and he is right. There are no vacant scuts when the ceremonies begin. The Wong Tal l.o Restaurant, where nil these affairs are given, Is the Chi nese Deluioulco's of Hong Kong. It stands In tho heart of the native quar ter, a five-story frame building, elab orately carved, with broad balconies ladcu with flowering plants nnd creep ers and the usual huge feust lanterns Bwnylng in tho wind. You are met at tho ground floor en trance of the restaurant by one of the farmer's representatives clad In gorge ous silks, who gives your chair or rickshaw coolies directions about the time for their return and shows you upstairs to the great dining room on the third floor. Tho tables, which run in three parallel Hues down the length of the apartment, nro bare of every thing except tho usual silvorwure, with Ivory chopsticks added. The big ex panse of white cloth has a peculiarly hospitable nnd restaurant-like nppear nuce, which, however, does not last very long. The walls nro covered with Chinese flags and Union ."lacks twined together, nnd hanging by the hundred from the celling are gay lanterns of all designs and colors enclosing electric lights. About three hundred guests find seats nt places where their names nro writ ten on pieces of pasteboard. Hound the bead of tho centre table nro the eoony chairs of tho host, the Governor of tho colony, tho Chief Justice, nud sometimes the senior naval officer of the port Here and there among the others diners aro wealthy. Chinese nierchauts, their costumes In startling contract to thu colorless white Eton mess jackets of the rest of the com pany. . Wheu all aro scaled the opluai farm er enters. lie comes In through an alcove door. In a rather stagey man ner, and smiles at the applause that greets him as he takes his place, A minute Inter bo rises to thnnk his white friends for their presence nt his lowly board and apologizes for "the humble character of the fare" he Is about to set before them. Everybody knows what that means. Then he turns to the back of Ids clialr and strikes a gong. Dozens of swift-footed waiters nt once npHar laden with silver Ice buckets tilled with cham pagne, port, sherry. Erotiflnac and a vuriely of native wines. A hundred young women follow with trays of wine glasses ami tumblers and In it few moments every guest Is supplied. Immediately the affnlr develops Into a feast magnificent enough for an old ltoniii banquet hnll. The women. Im ported from northern Chlnn for the oc casion, station themselves behind the chairs of the guests and play stringed Instruments, singing an almost con tinuous accompaniment, l'lower girls bearing sweet blossoms of the lichee enter and twine garlands ncroRS I lie tables, nmong chair bucks, about the flags nnd In the long line of lanterns. The Initios are rapidly spread with food and n strange mixture of Oriental and Occidental dishes it Is. In addition to roast beef, bam, chicken, turkey nnd mutton, are dozens ot Chinese deli cacies, curries of every kind, sharks' fins. Jellied eggs, pickled fish, baked hedgchoar, spitted lice birds, drawn pelican meat, preserves of all soils, maugoose, mangos! Incs, paradise fruit and dozens of wonderful Chinese pud dings. When midnight comes and the host, the Governor and tlie Chief .lust leu have discreetly retired, the . singing. Jubilating nud toasting begin in tam est. As day break approaches the faithful ricksha men who have been kicking their bare heels on the brick roads for several hours, hegiu to think deep boiling-oil thoughts nbout tho foreign devils Inside who lire yelling "Annie Itooney," "We Won't (io Home Till Morning," "Auld I.ang Syne" and other Incantations to their gods. CURIOUS FACTS. Among the blind patients furuitdied by the Missouri School for the Itllnd for x-rny tests there were ninny who though totally blind, were able to ob serve lights and shadows under Its lu ll iience. , '-,-. - V.k Wonderful endurance Is possessed by the ullmtross. An authentic record stales that one of them followed a ship for sixty-four days without onci; being seen to rest upon the water. The sin-redness of the cow has been enormously costly in India this famine year. When the rains failed and the pastures dried up, Instead of killing and curing the cuttle for fond, ns our American Indians would have done, and so helping to tide over the famine time, the cattle starved with their masters. Think of an linltaliou carpel mudo of Btone! Some of the inoro recently erected houses In tho ttermou cities have Bfeps made of artificial stone, nnd a design Imitating a ctalrcase carpet, of any desired color, Is pressed luto the steps when the material or which they are made is still soft. The figures penetrate to n considerable depth. In London very hlgfc prices were giv en for sonio pieces of Nankin Chinese pottery, the purchasers being probably moved to unusual prodigality by a suspicion that after the Chinese trou bhs shall have been settled such pot tery will be more than ever difficult of procurement. Three vases, each ten Inches high, brought $11571. and a pair of long-necked bottles sold for tJlOTil). A remarkable case of wholesale skin grafting Is reported ut lllackburu, England, where a factory girl was literally scalped by her hulr catching In some machinery. Twenty pieces of skin have already been taken from her arms ami grafted on her head. They luivo taken root and promise to form an adequate protection, though the doctors say the girl will never have any hair, nnd Hint a year must elapse before she will have fully recovered. Ilunroeil (lut of IIU Seut. "Ill thu matter of strategy a woman can get the better of a man every time In minor affairs, at least," said a man who is In business downtown, and who rides hoiiie in a West l'liitadel phlu car during tho rush hour every evening. "I usually get a seat, for I take tho car away dowu at Fourth street. The other evening I was busi ly reading my paper wheu a woman got aboard ut Twelfth street. I glanced up slyly, nnd saw that all tho seats were occupied. Hasty us my glance was ho caught: my eye, nud that was my finish. "Smiling broadly. Bhe came over to where I was sitting und exclaimed: Why, how do you do? How uro all the folks?' I couldn't place the worn an to save my life, but I lifted uiy lint and replied that wo were all well. 'She must be some friend of the fam ily,' I argued with myself, so I folded up my paper and gave her my seat. After she had settled herself comfort ably she looked up nt me In a queer sort of way and said: 'Henlly, I must beg your pardon. I took you for Mr. Jones. You look so much llko ldin.' Hut she had the seat, nud she kept it. It wus a clear case of bunco."-I'hilu-dolphin Record. A Touch of lluiunu Kiituro. A remarkable touch of human unluro wits exhibited ut 1'ledinoiit 1'nrk the other day. The sham battle wan lu progress. Colonel Woodward's men had ocaled the works and were driving buck the etietuy. Tlie field was enveloped In smoke and It was only by its dciiso lines that the location of the opposing Hues could be truced. The Biiectators were cheer ing at tho exhlluratlng Kcene. All except two children lu tho grand stand but a little distance a purl, who; wero crying bitterly, Tho one, a girl, wus weeping lest someone miglit get hurt lu the engagement. The other, a hoy, was Indignant becausj no dead bodies were being left In tho rear. "That's no battle nt ull," ho said. This was humau nature as lt affects thu bcxck. AUiiiitu Coustltuticii. CYCLINC NOTES. Cycle riding Ir. Increasing In popular? favor In France, A few novel Improvements In next reason's wheels are promised. t Ths number of wheels taxed In Frnnif lins shown a slendy lucreuso since 1S!M. In tho West tlico probably will fx? fifty new cycle tracks lu opcr.illou next season. ) Out of his !arge winnings Jimmy Michael has .dnced away a snug sum In case of n rainy day. Cycle racing oxert hnve predicted already that next year will bo a phe nomenal one for cycle racing. i Manufacturers say that all sign point to an Increased business In ttif cycle trade for tho next twelve mouths. Capital Is being Invested in cycle tracks nil over the country, with a view to having them ready when thu next season opens In April. I Cbnrles W. Miller, the world's six day champioii, has been seriously sick, but lie Is now recovering. He expects to participate In several contests this winter. The American cyclists who entered tho contests at tlie Furls Exposition carried off n number of prizes, nnd did better than of Hie other visiting cyclists. Coiigoltz, r'lsher, Chevalier. Freder icks, Siniar, Mullcr, l.nponte, Kiser and Itysers. tlie foreign cycle racers, have Just come to this country for the purpose 'of entering In the six tiny race In New York City. A unique novice cycle race took place on the track at Viiieennes', France, recently. The Held included 110 starters, many of whom had never been on a wheel before. Sixteen men rode lu each qualifying beat. One of the heals was for fat men. There were but thirteen men in Hie final licnt. PROMINENT PEOPLE. The rrince and Prim-ess of Wale will visit Ilelfnst, Ireland, next April. James (!. Stowe, Cuited States Con-stil-Oeneral in Cape Town, bus sailed for England. The automobile craze has seized the Sultan of Turkey, and he has ordered three machines. Admire! Dewey has removed his gifts from the Xalioual Museum to hli home In Washington. Coventor Filigree, of Michigan, has been lu poor health for some time, nud his friends are anxious about bim. Former Secretary of War Iiussell A'. Alger Is busily occupied at bis home in I let roll, Mich., writing a book of his personal experience In public life., Henry ile Wlndt, the explorer, has started on his Journey tliroui;li Siberia. He will cross the I'.ering Straits and then go by way of Hie Mackenzie River to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, has pre sented traveling libraries to fourteen couuties In (icorgla. The books un intended for the school children, nnd are to make the circuit. f the schools. Judge William Silas Jennings, the Covemor-clecl: of Florida, Is n first cousin of William Jennings llryuu. They were scboolmutes nnd playmates lu their boyhood. Judge Jenulngs Is no orator. Sir Charles Tnpper, who hus been prominent figure In Cnnndlnu public life for nearly fifty years, and who bos boon leader of the Conservative parly since lstHl, has announced his Inten tion of withdrawing from public life. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Is arrang ing for her husband n rut her novel ul bum, which when completed will con tain some fifty snapshots taken of the Governor during his campaigning tour, a history of the trip, all the newspaper reports of the candidate's speeches and other printed matter relating tt his travels. MARKETS. MLTIJIOItfti nuv t-rri rr.ot'it iiBito. nimt rt. Hft-h llrmln T.'vtrn WHKAT No. Slloi!.. '.... POHN" . Nn 9 Whil.. OntR Southern X Peiiu... Ill r No. II HAY ( tinlei. Timothy.. flneil to 1'rliiio mtAW-Iiy.. In fur Id.. W limit blocks Oat Illooks cissun noon. TOM ATOF.S-fltiul. No. a Ne. SI PF.AS Stiindard Sei-onilrt COHN- Dry I'm Moist TO 44 4S moo 15 o it nt 7 M H (M it t 1l 72V 46 J.! 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