SUFFICIENT UNTO THE DAY 13 THE
EVIL THEREOF.
Let tint the heart ft future gricvnnco bor
row, . Nor o'er our path one faintest shadow
1y ;
Let not the clouds which way arise to
morrow Olncure the fairer sunshine of lo-fly.
To diiy i ours tlie past has passed for
ever, Its joys and griefs alike are ours no
more;
The future lies beyond Time's silent river,
A dim and distant and untrodden shore.
The world's so fair, and life so grand, that
living
Should one sweet hymn of purest rap
ture be!
From Nature's hand, so bounteous in her
giving,
The fulncm ours, to reap unceasingly;
And ours the bliss, through Hope's en
chanting vision,
E'en darkened ekies to view with prom
ise rare;
To gritsp at joys, though Phocnix-like
they're ri-wn
From out the a-dics of n past despair.
!As to the day. its burden or its sorrow,
80 is ouv strength by lovo nil-wise de
creed ;
Beyond the trust which looketh to the
morrow
Not ours the s'.riving, nor is ours the
need.
lie knoweth bet Ihn sowing nnd the
reaping
Who left the power of will unfettered,
free ;
The great, kind f!od. who holds within His
keeping
F.ifh day end hour tlirou:;li n'l eternity.
"Heat rice 11-irlowe. in the November
Woman':) Home Companion.
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I WAS nlone In the little seaside
town, the solace of work being
denied mo because of the Illness
tbnt had brought me there to seek
for health. I was desperately tired,
nnd uiy nerves were In a state that
rendered all enjoyment Impossible.
I used to lie late In the mornings,
for there was nothing to do but wan
der Idly on the promenade, nnd the
trlvinl pleasures of the crowd vexed
me unutterably because I could not
Bhnre them.
It was only at night I realized that
possibly this Irksome time of rest was
bringing me nearer to the recovery of
my health. Then I used to wander mi
till nil but the latest of the visitors hnd
left the promenade. It was Impossible
not to be at rest. The coolness of the
bight, the soothing murmur of the
sen, and the shining yellow lights of a
fishing village across the bay, com
bined 10 innke a perfect world, and as
I watched I knew that even the garish
day might presently give me pleasure
again.
I had been perhaps n fortnight In the
place when first I saw the lady of
whom I would tell you. It was only
for a moment, ns she drove past In the
company of an older woman, but that
moment's sight was enough to fill my
thoughts until I saw her cgnlu upon
the morrow
She was beautiful beyond nil words;
I fancied she could hardly have passed
the age of twenty; und speech nnd
bearing had been denied her. She had
the innocent gladness that remains
while they are yet young with some
who are thus alllicted. She looked
upon the world with beautiful bright
eyes, nnd, In despite of fate, was well
pleased to be alive.
But she was talking wuh her fingers
to the elder ludy, her companion. In
whose eyes as they looked on the girl
I miw an Infinite pity expressed.
That pity Instantly iuvuded my own
heart, though Its object was gone out
of my sight within a few seconds of
her appearance; and, despite the fact
that I knew not so much ns her unuie,
there was mixed with the pity n sense
of angry rebellion ngaiust the fates
who hnd thus alllicted her, wantonly
robbing of Its value a generosity that,
through her, might otherwise , have
gladdened the wide world.
Now, more tlmu ever, I regretted my
loneliness, for I had no ono from whom
I might expect to gather any Informa
tlon of my gaining the privilege of her
acquaintance. I made some futile in
quiries at the hotel, und only got so
rar us to be almost certain she was,
like myself, a visitor.
On the next day, at about tho same
hour, the carriage passed along the
length of the promenade. She wa
still innocently glad to be alive, con
tent to accept her burden so If It were
no Dtinieu ut uU; It was with smiles
She looked into tho pitying eyes of her
compaulon, nnd I could fancy that the
messages she was conveying with
Bwiftly moving Augers were humorous
Appreciations of what she saw around
tier.
My earlier questions had been nd
ilressed to n qualut, elderly waiter nt
tho hotel, a man who had in some Bur
uiaue it 111s especial task to see to uiy
woii-neing, anil who wus the neares
approach to a friend I possessed with
in a Hundred miles of the nluco
happened that I wns luuching ut the
open wludow one day when the cur
rlnge passed, a little curlier than usual
"That is tho lady of whom I was
ppaking," I said to him
He looked out of the window with
quick interest. "A dear little maid, if
1 may say so. les, and the poor dea
is uear nnd dumb; she's talkln' upon
ner ungers. well, I thought from whu
you told me that they must be strung-
its in tnese purls nnd so they are,
uun 1 even Know the horses nor the
carriage.
ilius passed several days. I beenn
to find myself vastly better, nnd. with
the growth of energy, to look forward
pleasurably to the time when I should
ffeturn to my work In London.
My good friend, tho waiter, had sue
ceeded, much to his delight, In getting
nie to go for numerous drives through
the lovely country that surrounds the
watering place. I had even, on diver
occasions, set forth on foot and ex
plored the const and tho inland lane
for myself.
1 went nlone, Put I never felt the
absence of companions, for my expedi
tlons always took pluee before or nfter
tho hour at which shs might bo ex
pected to pass along tho busy pro
made, and so uiy thoughts were 0
wuys busy, whether with anticipation
or remembrance.
Never once did she fall me; never
once did her affliction seem to ma.' the
Beautiful gu.vety of her mood. It np-
little) thing tbnt could bo seen; nov
was It nltotrethor a young man's vani
ty thnt mnde me wonder whether she
hnd begun to notice) the fact that n
certain snllow Invalid wns always idl
ing on the promeade nt the hour when
she drove by.
I enrne to understand the routine of
their dally pitting. They were mani
festly living somewhere to the west
of the town. Every day they went
through the Inland lanes nt tho bnck
of It until they were n mile or two to
the enst, and, then, descending sea
wnrd, drove home by the promenade
and the road that skirts the sea.
Now, ono day, with no set purpose
thnt I would have confessed, not even
to myself, I took the western rond nnd
wont into the couutry. The road lies
for some distance between low hills
nnd the southern sea: at first the sun's
bent wns Intolerable, but grndually ono
mounted higher, nnd then the sunlight
was but tho fit accontpanlment of the
lively wind that blew In from the sea.
So I went forward In the best of
spirits until I had come to tho edge of
n great valley that runa Inland from
tlie sea.
Some dozen or so onttngos nnd a lit
tle pier stood nt the margin of the
sea. Inland n few bouses were seen
among their fruitful orchards. Put
nt the edge of the slope there was a
liitle space of wild wood, and, this, ns
I looked across tho flower-crown
bodge, templed mo to rest. I climbed
tiie intervening barrier nnd lay down
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It nmv be I Blent. Certainly I was I . "
long time under the oak before I be-
atne aware thnt I was not the only
occupant of the wood. Some one was
nglng softly, nud I could hear foot
ops moving slowly through the fern,
could tell by the sound that the new-
omor was stoppiug here and there to
Ick flowers.
Now, I had enjoyed the solitude, but
even nt the first the person who was
coming toward mo did not strike me
on Intruder. Her singing was in
bsolute concord witli my mood; It
as as if one hnd thought of a poem,
nd a moment later found oneself
umniing the melody that would make
of it a perfect song. I lay and waited
and the singer came nearer.
The song ceased when she presently
nppenred. She was a little startled.
but not near so much ns I.
"Then you nre not dumb?" I cried
nvoluntarily, ns I started to my feet.
She hesitated, nnd a little smile
played about tne corners of her pretty
mouth. "It is my aunt who Is dumb,"
she said. Then, with a sudden re
covery of her dignity. "I don't know
why you should nsk."
But that wus u matter I had no great
itliculty in explaining ere I came back
to London the happiest, niau on God's
arth. Black nnd White.
ltelic of tlie Days of the Pretender.
A little south of the county-house
t Burlington stood 150 years ago a
-.null Indian village, which is marked
on the old maps of Northern Pennsyl
vania ns Oschanu. Mnny Interesting
dies of a bygono civilization have
been found In the grounds where this
Indian village was, near the country
house. When the excavations were
made for the foundations of the coun-ty-hous
, among tho relics found were
a number of coins that bore different
dates up to neur the advent of the
white man In Bradford County. Sev
eral of these coins were presented to
tlie Spauldlng Museum at Athens.
Two coins belonging to Superintend
ent E. W. Putnam are cf bronze, ono
nn English halfpenny of tho reign of
King George I., nnd the Inst a larger
piece, which is very singular in Its
make-up and history. On one side it
bears an Irish harp, with a crown
above It. On tho reverse side is a
room containing a table with money
upou it. A hand io extended toward
the table, us If to take the coins. An
urincd man with a drawn sword
threatens the hand, and above in an
arc of thu circle are the words:
'Touch not, says KUdare." Tho
piece be..rs the date of 1745, which
marks the year when the young pre
tender, Charles Edward, was trying
j raise a rebellion in Ireland, and the
coins uiuit have been brought to Bur
lington within a year or two by soma
French refugees, who had been con
nected with thu pretender's party.
Troy (Penn.) Gazette.
Itats For Philadelphia.
The speetaelo of mangled rats and
mice lying along the trolley tracks
throughout the city has occasioned
lately considerable surprise. This
surprise has'not been due to the spec
tacle Itself, for It Is an annual one,
but to the lateness of Its appearance
this year. Every year, in tlie autumn,
mangled rats nud mice that the cars
have run down, and other live ones
skulking nbout, nre to bo seen on tlie
streets of Philadelphia. They are on
their return to cover nfter n summer
spent in tho grain fields of the coun
try; they are fleeing from the coming
winter cold bnck to the houses which
they had deserted in tlie spring.
Usually they make this migration in
tho beginning of October. This year,
however, tho long-continued warmth,
which has kept tho fields green,
caused violets to grow and trees to
bud, has. much delayed tho rodents'
return to town. They are coming in
in hosts now, though, and It Is while
they are looking for houses to live In
that the trolleys run them down
Philadelphia Itecord.
Au Auierlrau Product
Edward C. Simmons, president of
tho blggesi hardware house in tho
world, said some time ago thnt the
cheapest article that hnd ever come to
his notice is a ten-cent pocket-knife.
It Is slngle-bluded, with u wood han
dle, all handsomely finished, nnd of a
quality of steel that will tuite a razor
edge, and at ten cents brlugs a profit
to tho manufacturer, the jobber and
tho retailer. I think I can bent that
knife with an egg-bentc-r, one of the
geared kind now so populnr. It con
sists of twelve separate and distinct
parts, joined together in a single
mechanism which appears to bo stanch
and durable. Four of the parts nre of
cast Iron nnd the rest are of bright
malleable metal. Price live cents tc
tlm consumer. aftr the manufacturer,
Jobber and retailer have cleared their
profit. This Indispensable kitchen tool
is brauded-"Made in U. 8. A." Victor
leared that she saw and enjoyed every I Smith, lu New York Press. ---
1 The Manner In Which the Slices of the
Flowery Land Have Strimeleil With
tlie Frnhlems Which Perplex Human
Ural ns Home FimrlmttliiR Speculations
China ns a country, nnd the Chinese
is a people, havp nlways seemed so on
:lrely sepnrato nnd distinct from nil
:ho other nations of the globe, tbnt
:o senreh out the mnuner In which the
mges of the Flowery Land hnve strug
gled with tho problems which perplex
a 11 in 11 11 beings, 110 matter whnt their
rncc, has something of fascination.
The creation of the world, for In
stance what hosts of scientists nnd
philosophers lu the comparatively re
lent civilization of Europe hnve direct
ed their energies toward unraveling
:bat mystery! And the snges of the
indent Chinese Empire, though of a
.ace the mort lmpasMve and incurious
)f nil mankind, they, too, hnve been
.mill ile to resist speculation upon the
inmo topic. European nnd Asiatic
illke yearn to know the source of all
:hlngs.
Perhaps It Is Incorrect to say that
peculation Is Indulged In by the hit
i"r. Chinese are nothing if not didac
tic. "With Infinite labor and palm they
arrive nt n conclusion nnd then they
iii.v down the conclusion as n principle.
Hence, the historian Vnngtsz, taking
ob
serves
"Who knows the affairs of remote
nnthiulty, since no authentic records
have come down to us? lie who ex
amines these stories will find It diffi
cult to believe them, and careful scru
tiny will convince him that they are
without foundation. Iu the primeval
ages no records were kept. Why, then,
since the ancient books thnt described
those times were burnt by Tsln, should
we misrepresent those remote ages,
nnd satisfy ourselves with vague fa
bles? However, ns everything except
henven and earth must have had n
cause, it Is clear that they have always
existed, and that en use produced all
sorts of men and beings, and endowed
them with their various qualities. But
It must have been man who, in the be
ginning, produced all things on earth,
and who may, therefore, be viewed ns
lord, nnd from whom rulers derive
their dignities."
Tills practical explanation was prob
ably more pleasing to the writer than
to anyone else. It was felt, perhaps,
to be In some points Inadequate. At
all events, numerous other Chinese
scribes have endeavored to account
for the creation lu a more elaborate
mnnner. Possibly holding ceremonial
of nil kinds In characteristically high
regards, they felt that something more
of state? ought to attend the entrance
of a world upon existence. We read,
therefore:
"Heaven was formless, nn utter
chaos; the whole mass was nothing
but confusion. Order wns first pro
duced in the upper ether, nud out of
It the universe enmo forth; the uni
verse produced nlr, and nir tlie Milky
Way. When the principal Yang hud
been diluted It formed tho heavens;
the heavy nnd thick pnrts coagulated
and formed the earth. The refined par
ticles united very soon; but the union
of the thick and heavy went on slow
ly. Therefore, the heavens came into
existence first and the earth after
ward. The warm effluence of Yang
being condensed produced, lire; nnd
then tlie finest parts of fire formed the
sun. The cold exhalations of the Yin
being likewise condensed produced
water; and the finest pnrts of the
watery substance formed the moon.
By the influence of the sun nnd moon
enrne the stnrs. This heaven was
ndorned with sun, ;joon nud stnrs; the
earth also received ruin, rivers nnd
dust."
Even this theory seemed Incomplete.
It niny have satisfied the sages, whose
minds had fed on wisdom so long thut
they required no more substnntlnl diet
than the abstract; but the common
people, we are told, yearned for the
concrete. They wanted to personify
the principles of creation, that they
might hnve nn opportunity to lavish
the worshipful and reverential spirit
with which, as people, they ore so im
bued. May it not be also that the un
imaginative character of the Chinese
mlud requires the tangible In research
ns a religion. They could not create
the Olympus of the graceful Greek
genius; Uiplr sentiments found apt ex
pressions in kneeling to a hideous Joss.
So was evolved from the Chinese
mind the Idea of a first being who
arose mysteriously out of chaos, nnd
whose wns the wondrous task of mod
elling a world. This being, Pwauku,
Is represented lu uncouth sketches lu
the very act of wielding chisel ami
malkt upon huge granite masses
which lioat iu space. Where ho has
succeeded lu breaking down rocks can
be seen the sun, moon nnd planets; and
uear by nre discernible the grotesque
creatures nsslgued to be the only com
panions of his tolls the dragon, phoe
nix and tortoise. Sometimes to these
Is added the unicorn.
All these nre "held to be, with him
self, the divine types nnd progenitors
of the uuiuinl creation."
The groat Pwauku continued his la
bors through a trifling 18,000 years,
and then died in order to complete
thein. As he progressed, his stature
Increased six feet every day, nud when
dend "his head became niountulns, his
breath wind nud clouds, his voice
thunder, ills limbs were changed in
to four poles, his veins Into rivers, bis
sinews luto undulations of the earth's
surface, and his flesh Into fields, Ills
beard wns turned Into stars, his skin
and hair Into herbs und trees, und his
teeth, bones nud mnrrow into metals,
rocks nnd precious stones. Ills drop
ping sweat Increased to rain, und the
insects which stuck to his body were
transformed into people."
What nn unpleasant ldon, the lust
mentioned!
Should some skeptic like tho Chinese
sage first quoted inquire how these
I'ucts concerning creation wero first
arrived ut, the simple explanation I
that Pwanku Inscribed upon tlie shell
of the tortoise, his compunion, a full
account of the matter for the Informn
tlon of all generations.
The story goes on that Pwunku was
suceoeded by three sovereigns, gro-
lesqtio nud monstrous as himself,
named the Celestial, Terrestrial nnd
politics of Chinn give evidence of be
lief in n trinity of powers, of which
these three rulers nre no doubt th"
Impersonations. During another I8,hm)
years their reign continued, men
learned to ent nnd drink, became no
qunintcd with sleep', and were in
structed iu tho nrt of government.
Next came two monarch, called Yu
chnu, or "hnvlug n nest," nud Hul-JIn,
or "mntch-mnn. ' The latter of these
deities brought down fire from henven
lu order that mortals might be able
to cook. ,
The period known to the Chinese ns
the "highest antiquity" Is stated lu
their nnnnls to be 2852 B. C. It Is
Interesting In this connection to follow
Dr. Wllllnm Ilnles's researches. He
claims, lu his work on the "Aunlysis
of Chronology," the creation to hnve
been filll years before the Advent and
the Deluge 3155 years before It; nnd
In his opinion the beginning of Chinese
ancient history wns U0.1 years nfter the
deluge, forty-seven before the death
of Noah,' nud .",00 years previous to
the confusion of tongues.
The lute S. Weils Williams, LL. IX,
formerly Professor of Chinese Lan
guage and Literature In Yale College,
ventures in ono of his valuable works
the supposition or speculation that
Noah, regarding himself ns sole mon
arch of the earth, divided It ninona
his decoMulants before his death; and
thnt some of the "bouse nnd lineage
of Shorn found their way n cross the
defiles nnd steppes of Central Asia 1o
the fertile plains of China before the
end of the third diluvlan century."
Beatrice Clayton, lu Philadelphia
Ledger.
A NEW PROFESSION.
CURIOUS FACTS.
A New York pawnbroker asserts Hint
his business always Improves just be
fore Presidential election owing to
tlie fact that many ' so-called "sports"
pledge their personal effects toward
the close of the campaign In order to
raise money to bet on the result.
A novel way of choosing a pastor
was recently adopted by the Meunou
ites at Grofl'sdalo, Peun. There were
ten candidates, nnd ten Bibles were
placed on a table before them. In
one was a slip of paper, and the candi
date who chose this Bible became the
pastor.
Each guest In a Turkish household
helps himself to food from the main
dish with the aid of a big spoon. For
Iho liost to fish out a wing or leg from
11 dish of stewed fowl and present It
to a guest is considered a great com
pliment; and for n Turk of high degree
to roll a morsel between his flngerii
and put It into the mouth of a vlsiti""
is looked upon us good manners.
A Spanish paper asserts that two de
scendants of Columbus, Manuel nud
Maria Columbo, brother and sister, are
nt present Inmates of the Asylum for
the Homeless lu the city of Cadiz.
Strange as the story appears, it is
stated that 'a few years ngo the two
old people were discovered begging for
.hrend In tho streets of the Spanish
city. It Is nlso said that documents
In their possession incoutestably prove
their descent.
Comparatively little jewelry was
worn by the early people of the United
States. A few men had gold or sliver
sleeve buttons, a few women hnd
bracelets or lockets, nearly nil of any
social standing had rings, which were
chiefly mourning rings. As these
gloomy oriiameuts were given to nil
the chief mourners nt funerals, it can
be seen that a man of largo family
connections, or of prominent social
standing, might acquire n great many
of them. The minister and doctor usu
ally had n ring nt every funeral they
attended. It was told of an old Salem
doctor who died iu 1758, that he had
n tankard full of mourning rings
which he had secured nt funerals. Men
sometimes wore thumb rings, which
seems no queerer than the fact that
they carried muffs.
Snake, Kkb "d Jug.
A woman lu Durban, on getting up
one morning, heard a most peculiar
noise in tlie pantry. She was aston
ished to find that a sunke had Its head
and part of its body through the han
dle of a china jug. Both sides of tho
snake that Is, tho portion on each
side of tho handle were bulging out.
Then she discerned what had hap
pened. Some eggs hud been lying on
tlie shelf, nud tho Biinke. nfter hnv
lug swallowed one, hud crawled partly
through tlie handle of the Jug that is,
as far as the swallowed egg would al
low In order to get unother, which It
had also swallowed. Naturally enough
li could not thuu go either forward or
backward through the hnudle. The
woman was just going to cull her litis-
baud, when the reptile gave a desper
ate wiggle, nnd in doing so fell on tin
floor with a bang, handle nnd all. But
the fall broke both the eggs in its
inside, and taking advantage of Its
release from tho Handle it was out iu
the ' garden before you could say
"Ware!" Calcutta Asiun.
1 Clorer Woman Who Cleans and He
pairs Jewelry For a Living.
"My little leather bag contains all
ho materials nnd Implements neces
lary to clean and rcpnlr jewelry,"' a
Sew York woman explained. "I go
!roin house to house nnd have nil the
Kork that I can do.
"You have uo Idea how mnny sensl
)le women there are who will not al
low their favorite pieces of Jewelry to
)e repnlrod by the best houses simply
aeenuso they fear that some of their
Hones will be changed. I have mnny
nstouiers who wntch me closely the
ivliole time thnt I nm nt work on their
jiropcrty. It wns the discovery of this
peculiarity In a friend of mluo thnt
fnve me the Idea of my work. Before
ctnnlly beginning my work I entered
I good establishment ns nn apprentice,
where I learned not only how to clean
ind repair Jewelry, but nlso old
watches, of which I make a specialty.
"I hnd absolutely no trouble la get
:lng work. My method Is very simple,
t cnll. nsk for tho lndy of tho house,
ixplnin my business nnd, ns a rule, get
louio work. By this method I soon had
is mnny regular customers ns I could
xiaunge, nnd inw I have many ciilln
:hat I nm bound to refuse simply for
lack of time. Nearly every woman
f liberal means has n good supply of
lewelry nnd few of them keep It In
such good condition thnt it does not
aecd repairing nnd cleaning nt lenst
very six months. Few of them nre
evilllng to trust tho denning of their
finer pieces to their ninlds nnd ns it Is
more convenient for them to let me
;omc lu to clenn It thnn It Is for them
to collect it nnd send it to a Jeweler, I
got tha work. These nro my regulnr
;ustoraers. Those who fenr to allow
their treasures Into the hands of any
one "where they ennnot watch them
belong to another class. As a rule the
articles they prize so highly nre of
little value to any one besides them
selves.
"My charges are less thnn those of a
regulnr Jeweler, nnd I nm pnrtlcular
to have my work ns good. I average
)5 a day, above the cost of nil ma
terials used and my transportation ex
penses. Thnt I consider good earnings
for n woman doing, ns you might say,
mechanical work in New York City.
No, I never lake work home. My
evoniugs nre all free and so are my
Sundays. I need rest, particularly my
eyes. I often buy nrtlcles 01 my pat
rons nud nlso net ns agent In bringing
purchasers to those who would like to
sell. Mriuy women admire only the
latest fnshlons In jewelry just: as they
do In gowns. When au article Is no
longer what they consider stylish they
become very anxious to get rid of It in
order to use tho money to get some
thing more of their taste. Knowing
that I keep In touch with the taste and
desires of my patrons they appeal to
mo to act as agent. The majority of
these women keep the jewelry boxes
In which they buy the articles and
when they are cleaned and snugly
wrapped in their colored cottons It Is
hnrd to distinguish them from new. I
have sold many such ns wedding pres
ents and I cannot sec the slightest ob
Joctlon to their being used In this way.
Xhey ore always Jut ns represented
nnd cost nbout half as much as they
would if brought new from the jew
eler. Of course, I have many bnr-
gains, for, as a rule, such ultra-stylish
women are exceedingly extravagant,
As they wear only the latest designs
and the most fashionable stones they
are often glad to let things go for a
much smaller sum thnn they originally
cost.
"My regular customers nre, ns a rule,
of two clupses, collectors or persons
hunting bargains. The collectors have
a fancy for some particular style or
some article of all styles. They are al
ways on the alert to add to their col
lection, and are willing to pay good
prices. On the other hand, the bar
gain hunters do not care what they
get so long ns it Is cheap. Then there
is another class who I cannot call regu
lnr purchasers. They are women of
means and generous impulses. When
my patrons meet with reverses and
cnll on me I look their Jewels over, put
them In thorough repair nnd take them
to some of the women I think will buy,
I tell the circumstances, never the
names, nnd it Is seldom Indeed that
do not make sales. All of this I do on
a per cent, basis, and last year I al
most doubled my earnings of $5 a
day.
"My work Is pleasant, I might al
most say dainty. There Is nothing
heavy or laborious, so I cannot Be
Why other women should hesltnte to
undertake It. I am tho only one 1
tho field, so far ns I can learn, but
am sure that there is room even her
In New York City fcr many more."
Washington Star.
bed. In about len days, when a white,
inreiiu-iiKe growwi uegins 10 nppunr,
the bed must be covered to a depth
one-half to three-quarters of an
Inch with sandy loam. A frame of
six-Inch boards may be used to keep
tho bed In place.
Women's Friendship,
Friendship between women In not
necessarily built upon early acquaint-
nee. My dearest friend .niny have
been unknown to me a yenr ngo, yet
time und cducntlon nnd circumstance
nnd environment mny have been bring
ing us together for a score of years.
The friendships into which women
drift during a summer in tlie moun
tains or when Idling about Europe are
sometimes not mere epheincru, but
have tho pcrmnnence of the house built
upon the rock. Your friend must to
some extent at lenst sympathize wltb
you In pursuits and alms. Your point
of view nnd hers must not be alien.
You mny dlsngreo In opinion, hut In
sentiment you must meet or you can
not coalesce In friendly relationship.
For friends must neither be like Ivory
balls, smooth nnd polished nnd de
tached, nor like sonp bubbles, Irides
cent, ethereal, nnd volatile, nor like
hlstles, bristling with needle-thrusting
poiuts on every side. Somewhere there
must needs be tho reciprocity of con
genial wish nnd acquiescent word, the
)ond of uniou which unites and grows
even stronger as two go on (he road
life, together. Margaret Suusstor,
In Harper's Bazar.
I'.Iack TaflVtn it Fail.
The black taffeta costume is the
present feature of lulerest In the pan
orama of fashion. Tho costume In
cludes a coat nnd skirt of rich, lus
trous black taffeta, so well suited to
many occasions.
There will be long coats lu tnffwtn.
lined with taffeta, nnd taffeta jackets
satin lined. These garments will be
variously trimmed. Long coats of
taffeta will bo lavishly garnished with
lace applique, guipure, embroidery In
black velvet and satin, velvet uud gold,
In set pieces for pockets, cuffs, collars
nud Empire bnnds.
Mnny of the tnffcta skirts have two
and three ruflles five to nine inches
deep. Agnln they hnve medallions of
rich laces set In cut out effects, with
civet ribbon Btrnpplugs, while others
are shirred, gnthered nnd otherwise
treated, according to tho fancy nnd de
sire of tho wearer. While cloth cos
tumes ore naturally the foundation of
tho wardrobe, aud will contribute the
substantial wear, a silk vogue is upou
us.
Would Not Keep Her Pm-lt.
Saddler Sinie wus a droll character,
and yet of a type by no nieons scarce
In the rural districts of the north of
Scotlund, suys the Dundee Journal.
One morning when n neighbor entered
his shop he was greeted with the fol
lowing: t
"Man, Jeeuilo, I hnd nn awfu' dream
lust uight. I thoeht saw my wife
fleeln awn' up to heaven with a great
big pair 0' weeugs."
"Ay, man, an' did ye uo try to pu'
her bnck?"
"Nu, nu! I julst clapplt my hands
nn' cried: 'Shoo, shoo'.' I was feart
she wad never hae nnither cluiuce o'
gettin sue near In."
College Itespect for Lee,
In the basement of the chapel of
Wnshlugtou uud Lee University, nt
Lexington, V11., tho ofllco of the lnte
Itobert K. Lee, formerly president of
thut lnstitutlou, Is preserved exactly
as he left It. Not a book, a letter or a
paper has ever been disturbed. Ouce
or twice a year tlie room Is carefully
dusted, but at nil times the windows
are kept closed and the shutter
drawn. Letters which ho received the
last morning that he wns nblo to work
lie 011 his wrltiug table under a paper
weight. The morning reports of tin
differeut members of the f acidly 1'
untouched. Tbcy were nc-.e;-
Huniuu. The philosophy, religion aud1 iued.-Chlcngo Chronicle
Women Who Cultivate Mushrooms.
One of the latest fads of well-to-do
people is mushroom growing, and
many women nre said to have started
small mushroom farms in tho cellars
of the bouses In which they live, und
Intend thereby to add very couside
ably to their pin money. It Ib esti
mated that a fifteen-foot bed should
give about ninety pecks of mushrooms
In three months. The cost of the be
Is about $10. The mushrooms sell or
dtnarlly for seventy-five cents a peck
bringing $07.00, tnus making a gain
to the farmer of $57.50 on the undertak
ing. An expert says that the things
nccesbary for success in mushroom
growing nre, first, the cellar lu whie
they are to bo growu, which must be
bo arranged that tho plants con be
kept nt a temperature of from sixty to
seventy degrees; second, good ventlla
tlon, as plenty of fresh uir is essen
tial, and, thirdly,, arrangements for
keeping thu soil constantly moist,
Good manure, rich In phosphate,
should form the foundation of tho bed
which If possible should be built ou
a damp floor. A bed fifteen foot Ion
will requiro two loads. Tlie mush
room Bpuwu can bo had In bricks from
the florist or uurserymnn. The tern
perature of the bed must bo tested and
no plnntlug must be done until it Is
below ninety-five degrees. Then th
bricks enn be broken in half-Inch
pluges and distributed eveu'y Q.vcj.' be
A Woman Kallronil Builder.
Mine. Ynlesjuez Beard Is probably
tho only womau In the world who Is
eugaged In the building of a railroad.
Mmo. Beard is a Cuban by birth, lmt
her railroad interests nre lu Mexico.
She is now on her way to Mexico, nnd
asserts that she has placed ?4,000,000
in bonds for her enterprise. Mrs.
Beard Is said to be tall nnd handsome,
and she speaks English with a Span-
sh accent, but Is a thorough American
in spirit and energy. She secured the
concession for her railroad from
President Diaz. Mmo. Beard has trav
eled extensively and familiarized her
self with mnny lands. When com
pleted her railroad will be a thousand
miles long. It will connect the north
of Mexico with the great American
system, and will have for its southern
terminus the best harbor on the west
Mexican coast.
TRACEDIE3 OF THE
i-.,in,i,firoi 1110HA bn. .
ed In Flaying. Thrlp v,, n""'
In the Crenelle Theatre hi t
other day an actor can1P ''"'
his talented profession,,! frP, ."
stage dagger whose prh. , ,V,i
ardor. The victim .v,.lii , nui
nnd the blond flowed .
audience was delighted, a,,,) u :
niizeii tne realism until tho
dropped. The nochlcit
Parisian scribe to hunt 1,,' t,"tlw
of things somewhat similar m
stage. According to his tor xr '
Boiioln at rrngue In a fuk-iu
stabbed herself seriously, '
William Morltz killed his
Temple Ciozlor, In the X
tre of London.
In the piny of "Tho Iruli,,,, p
the English actor, Fnrqulmr'
the pnrt of Cuyonmr, 'n
wounded another nl.n
. ,,. . nQ . m
tunntelv. hnd to tnWn .1 "1
part r
Spnnlsh Geuornl, nfter wliu-i, v
mil i-.-ijr uauu llirCWRII fl (e ,.
Mncroady in "Macbeth" nt one .
came so near scoring n victory at I
Binane thnt poor M actum i,nj
taken to the hospital, w,,.(, 1'
mnined fcr six weeks. f
Garrlck in "Othello
Win,,, T
half !.
more than n dozeu Dcsilei,,,,,,;,, '
In tho banquet scene of M-, j,
Charles Kenible flung n n y u is i
cup with such violence Mini 'it s,,,,
a chandelier, and the piee,.s of )r
glass flew almost Into the oCl)('
.Siddolis, who was pliiyinj. ,;1;v
both, but she never nioveil n miu,'
Snrnh Bernhardt, phiyhu; ti,,. ..''p
nux Cntuclias," with U-trnmut I,,
role of Armand Duval, turtud ,
heads temporarily ntirln?; tlu piftT
provoked some astounding and ti
Ions Interruptions.
But it will be hard to beat Ihi
ord of the old-time "I'asslun j
performed a few hundred yW!
bofore King John II. of Swedcii
fatal blunder on the part of the
In tlie role of Longus the Cem
caused the death of two nrtisti
raged, the King bounded upon
stnge, sword lu hand, nail with a:
class right-hand swing that mail-
blade whistle decapitated poor
gus. The audience rose in frt
literally tore His Majesty to pin.
The last story needs cutiflrm
but It holds good with the fall:
the light of the historic fact 1.
French Ambassador to Spain,
dler do Branault, witnessing 1 r
Dentation of the battle f l';u
which n Spaulnrd got largely tL
ter of a Frenchman, killed tlip
tunate actor who played tho Spr
All of which goes to show fai
ls only ono step between thi ,
struck nnd the stage sluek.-Xen
Suu.
A Favored Triple Alliance.
A triple nlllance that has never in
tho annals of modes been known to
fall In tho favor of fashionable women,
Is velvet and fur and lace. As a re
sult, tho evening gown In its most re
gal form has a train of velvet, open
ing over tho petticoat of satin, which
is enhanced with jewelled nud se-
qulned embroidery nnd bandings of
fur. There is a bolero or bodice of
rich old lace, finished at the buck in
long sash ends of the same material.
Black evening gowns are much !n
vogue nnd they are as becoming as
they are useful.
An extreme novelty In veiling Is the
chiffon veil of black and white, with
dots of gold nud black.
If possible the new corsets are
Btraighter In front thnn they were last
season. The bust Is nlso cut lower.
Dress boots hnve hot been so much
in evidence for mnny seasons. All of
the slippers have either large bows or
buckles on the Instep. Sometimes both
accessories are used.
Ono of the prettiest Imaginable flan
nel waists has a bolero and uppei
sleeves of a fancy flannel and under
bodice aud uudersleeves of plain flan
nel to match, or vice versa.
Tho corselet skirt is seen once more
It is really n princess, with yoko ef
feet, being mnde to reach almost tl
the bust line, over a silk shirt, tbf
top being pointed buck and front .
The revival of chenille Is not univer
sal In hats, but In toques wo have some
very pretty specimens. The toque ot
tho moment is so large that it should
more properly- be called a small hat.
The demand for fancy stockings,
especially luce ones, has brought tc
the market a great variety of those
dainty articles, which are very reason
able in price. This grade of goods li
also found with silk inserted in tho instep.
Some of the new luce gowns showr
In the shops are exquisite. Ono, foi
Instance, is of creamy net, inset wltt
white luce figures, outlined with blues
chenille and embroidered with Jot
Floral sprays in raised work of golO
run between these lace figures.
A model of black net is accordioi
pleated from wnlst lino to hem, nnd
is stitched down nbout the hips in scul
lops excepting directly J 11 . the bnck,
where the fulness Is not confined. Tin
bodlco is of the pleated net, nnd ovel
it Is a bolero of Jet, with Jet bnndi
forming the sleeve. The belt is nlso oi
Jet.
"The Father of Ilia I'eoplt."
The decorous conduct of the t.
nt tho (lertnan restaurant al t
position lias been a tource of t
nnd admiration to ail rista
since the opening day. The 1
papers In this connection bat
generously published a little mi
whose authenticity Is vouch:
relative to this fact, whkh rt:
greatly to the Emperor's cm!
justifies his pretentious to bei:
father of his people.
Tlie scene wns laid in the t
palace In Berlin. A group 0! :
men were gathered in tlie Ear
private study. After a prolong--apparently
satisfactory serutir
said briskly:
"My men, you hnve nil, or 1
all, been uon-comtnisslum'd 1
and have as such learned the til
example. You are now tonetor
six months' sojourn in Pari
desire that you carry that kn-j'
with you. Do not drink to en
honest, courteous and well ix
In short, prove to the world
Irreproachable conduct thnt tt
German workman Is the baik'-
thls nation."
The men bowed ncsent iwJ
afterward started for Parli,
assume their fuuetion m w
the German restaurant, of
have acquitted themselves II'
to his Imperial Majesty's mi'
An Emblem of IiumorulU:
The Egyptian emblem of lw
wns the scarab, or sacred be'
Interesting little crenturo
throughout Egypt, as well 11
other countries. It in oUck In
nnd about one Inch lu h'lij
Its habits is to burrow IU :
Into the mud of the Nile audi'
for a time. After the Intim!
subsided, however". It fomw;
to the surface of the groin
of all living creatures
from the black soil.
Astonished beholder i
times believed this to be
death, burial aud resurrect
seizing the suggested tlio:
a symbol for themselves- J!
difficult to understand.
this insect enrne to he lx
sacred. Models of it wpN 1
great profusion. The n,al"
wns chiefly stone. Jinny ' 11
reseutations nre small, n,tlJ;
tho iiiun,. t n0.,if 11 iifi-8 0'
about the size of tho d
list. In the British Muse"
one of basalt about sis
feet wide nnd three feet
Egypt these stone model
tutlous of the sacred bee
veyed by traders ami '
purts of the ancient clviuVfl
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The Dowager lituiness ' '
Jolees in tlie names of T1
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Chliihlen Chuugslh, hut
being clumsy, they cu" '
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height, with black linlr.
dirt
Foe una the If nil of Fame.
It is barely possible that Poo, eouli
lie have foreseen the building of thai
wonderful Temple (the Hull of Fnino),
would have begged to be excused frocc
being immortalized in Its very mlxetJ
couipuuy.-Bostou Pilot
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