( THE REALM New York City. The fancy shirt waist with low, round collar opening over a chemisette, makes a marked feature of tho season's stylos. The exceedingly attractive example Mils- FA.VCV SHiBT WAIST. trated can lie made fruni a variety of materials, both cotton and silk. The former are better unllocil, I, -.it silk calls for a fitted foundation If the best results are to Le obtained. Tin- ord inal is made from Koiva crepe hi soft pink, with collar and tie of soft satin edged with lace appilquc, nud chctul sette of white mnusseilne do solo. The fouudiitiim lining is cut with fronts nud backs only. On It are tir ranged the plain back and the tucked fronts. The chemisette is made full and attached permanently to the ilit front lining or to front under collar If lining Is omitted and hooked Uito place at the left. The sleeves are in bishop style with culls of lace that match the stock collar. To cut this waist for a woman of me dium size three and a quarter yards of material twenty-oue Inches wide, three and a quarter yards twenty seven Inches wide, three yards thirty- A TOPUI.AH two Inches wide or two yards forty four inches wide will be required. With one-half yard for collar, three quarter yard for chemisette and three eighth yard for stock and cuffs. Ktoa Jacket With lllnuwe Vest. The Eton In all Its forms is a pro nounced favorite of the season. The smart little May Mauton model illus trated In the large engraving belongs to tho belled variety, and Is exceed ing fashionable as well as generally becoming. The original Is made of castor colored broadcloth with vest of white and trimming of panne, and makes part of a costume, but nil suit lug materials are appropriate and the same design Is adapted to separate wraps of cloth or silk. The back Is suiooih uud fits snugly and is joined to the fronts by under arms gores. The fronts are fitted snugly to tho darts, but beyond that point are elongated to form sjiort stoles and fall free. The narrow vest Is stitched to the fronts at the dart line, Included In the neck nnd shoulder team and blouses slightly over the belt. The belt that Is worn around the waist passes under the stoles and Is attached oidy to the vest. At the neck is a Kaiser collar that Is faced to match the waistcoat. The sleeves in regular coat style fit snugly nud are tlightly bell-shaped at the wrists. To make this Eton for a womau of medium size three and three-quarter yards of material twenty-one inches wide, three and a quarter yards twenty-seven Inches wide, two yards forty-four Inches wide or one and llve elghtb yurds fifty Inches wide will be required, with live-eighth yard for vest. Double Width Miid'i Veiling. Thin woolen fabrics are finding rettdy ale. They are In demand by the business like woman, who wishes to have her summer's wardrobe well la hand before that season wf languor overtakes her. Bareges, veilings, tliullies, albatross and "Japan." crepes le Paris, batistes and sheer cashmereg tre among the goods shown. Double width nun's veiling can be had In all the deslrablo colors for street and bouse gowns. Itoyal blue, pink, pale blue, old rose, several grays, reseda or mignonette green, tan, violet cream, navy blue and black Is the rauge of colors. Traveling apes. Traveling and country capes are of three-quarter lengths, the shoulders covered with triple capes, Bhaped ber tha arrangements or a sptcles of broad bood, which Is, however, purely of the ornamental type. The storm collar was at lu best but an ugly and nwk ward accessory, and the new collars. although still high, are half turned OF FASHION. over and form a frame for the neck. Instead of holding it like a vise. Smnrkin a. Smocking, which Is not new, but which will never grow old, Is one ol the prettiest ways of finishing chll dreu's little frocks. This Is to bf found on around the neck and sleeve of the little low necked and short sleeved frocks, and forms tiny yoke In the high-nocked frocks. There Is always a suggestion of home work about It that Is charming ankle from Its real beauty. On Place. One place where you need not tuck In your shoeltrlng, but may safely leave It trnlllug, Is where- the glorified lacer with gilt tag Is worn at the bnck of tho waist. It is quite a customary finish for a visiting dress, nnd Is some times repealed on the upper port of the sleeves. Tale ill Selecting- Tlimet. "All Is not gold that glitters." and this should be remembered In the se lect 1 111: of tinsels. Ho not swathe your self in those of a cheap quality, for Cold to be seen at its best must be softened with exquisite lace and eltlf- toU. RiiitiroMi-rptl Hosiery. The variety In e.i.broidered silk ho siery is beyond detailed description, but one of the sp -.:. novelties shows an eagle embroidered in yellow silk while another is dv.ted over the front with single violets. Fabric Ftir Kvenlug fSowniP. Chiffon, tnlle and point d'esprit. elab orated Willi ruches, tucks, pleated flounces, lace flowers and some pom padour ribbon fur the waistband, are the popular fabrics for evening gowns for young ladies.. Stuck and White Km-crn. Black and black and while effects are to be quite as dominant as ever in the spring fashions and certainly noth ing can be much more useful or appro- ETON JACKET. priate for a greater variety of pur poses. Feature of New Bouicea. Surplice folded effects are the fea ture of some of the new bodices, with a lace chemisette tilling in the V space ut the neck. Child' Ummw hnctjue. Every mother knows the advantages to bo found iu a simple little sacque that can be slipped ou when morulngs are cool, or the little- one Is not quite well. "The pretty little May Mauton model shown is simplicity Itself, yet Is amply comfortable and tasteful lu effect. The original Is made from Freuoh llaunel In turquoise b'tio, with scalloped edges and trimmings of small gold buttons, but nuy color pre ferred can lie chosen, nud both Scotch Manuel nnd tianuelette will be found satisfactory, while stripes and figures are to be found In nil the materials. Made from broadcloth and trimmed with narrow ribbon or braid, the re sult Is a stylish Jacket for spring days. The sacque Is cut with plain back and fronts that are Joined by shoulder and undcr-artu seams. Tho deep, round cape collar Is seamless, and falls becomingly over the shoulders, while the neck is finished with a soft, turn-over collar, beneath which a rib bon can be tied. The sleeves are cut in two pieces, nnd aro completed by roll-over cuffs of the material. To cut tills sacque for a girl of six CHO.D S HOUSE SACQUt. ears of age ono and three-quarter yards of material twenty-seven Inches wiae win ua required, or one sua a quarter yards fifty Inches wide. WW if ... OMAN'S OR.LD ENGLAND'S NEW QUEEN, Til I'erionnl CuaracterlMIc of the Con tort of Kdwarrt VII, Millinery Is one of the many accom plishments of the new Queen of Eng land. In early life she and her Dan ish sisters wero brought up upon de cidedly narrow Incomes, and had to ninke the most of a scanty provision for the wardrobe. The consequence was that Alexandra learned to trim her own bats and bonnets, us well ns to make her frocks. This talent was not ueglected when she came to Eng land as the bride of the young Prince of Wales. If the court milliners sent home hats or bonnets which were not to her taste If they were clumsy or unbecoming the Princess' scissors were at hand to take off the trimming nnd remodel the offending piece of mil linery. Very few women of her age con tinue to look well lu the so-called straw sailor hat. Numerous pictures of tho "Princess of Wales" show her fondness for this headdress. Hut It is not to be supposed that as Her Majes ty she will be photographed In the sailor hut. Many of the recent photo graphs taken iu England lately of Alexandra show the little straw bat in all Informality. But, no doubt, ns a Queen she will forego wearing it. The story Is told by a lady of the household of tha late Queen Victoria that on State occasions the dressing of Her Majesty was an affair of mo ment. As It sometimes happened, the Queen's bonnet did not prove be coming or look sutlleionlly regal for the forthcoming function. Then it is paid the Princess of Wains was sent for In haste to operate with her scis sors, needle nnd thread or long pins upou the impossible" bonnet. Queen Victoria, it seems, had Im plicit faith in the good taste of her daughter-in-law, and In her capability for transforming an unbecoming bon net into a suitable and becoming head dress. The new Queen of England has always displayed conspicuous good taste In bvr own dress and In that of he family. "Mus. Doc." Is nn affix not ninny women have to their names. Her Ma jesty Queen Alexandra has been from early girlhood nn accomplished musi cian. Some years ago she weut to Ire hind to receive her degree of Doctor of Music from Trinity College, Dub lin. A Loudon photograph shows the Princes iu the crimson robes and "Oxford" cap of a Doctor of Music, as she appeared ou the occasion, 'which was rendered something of a pageant. In splto of her deafness and of the fact of being lame, tbe new Queen of England has always been considered a graceful ornament to society. It used to ba said In the early days wheu her lameness showed Itself that the court Indies adopted a slight limp, called the "Alexandra limp," to show the imitation of their royal model, which is the siucercst form of flattery. The Queen's beautiful figure and erect carriage she still preserves lu her irrandinotherliood. As daughter, .sister, wife nnd mother, Alexandra has filled all the duties of her position conscientiously, but iti uo other relation of lite does she shine with more radiance than as a grand tuuther. There ure numerous pictures showing her with Prince Edward of York or oue of the other children of her son George In her lap. A photo graph somewhat rare In this country shows Alexandra with her little grand daughter, I.ndy Alexander Duff, daughter of the Duchess of Fife. This picture gives the four generations In the maternal line. The Queen of Den mark Is seated lu an armchair, holdiug t.pou her knee little Lndy Alexandra, hw fair head partly covered by a large white cambric Kuubounet. Behind the chair stands the then Princess of Wales, Willi one hand ou her mother's shoulder. The Duchess of Fife, now Princess Itoyal, stands beside her mother, supporting her hands on the chair In which the Queen of Deumark li seated. This is u good picture of a clannish family group. Philadelphia Record. The Chatelaine Ornament. It Is a revival of tin eighteenth cen tury fashion that Is seen iu the use of u small Jeweled hand mirror worn us a chatelulua ornament. In tbe old days of powder aud patches mid wigs and rouge, u mirror at baud was u ne cessity. Tic; troublesome war pulut often needed a touch of repairs which, In tin? fruuk days of Queen Aune, was always tinblushlngly supplied. Now the tiny mirrors are worn only for ornament, so their owners say, and Very pretty ornaments they nre. There Is no limit to the price one can pay for oue of these little mirrors, for they ure most exquisitely enam eled, set with semiprecious stones nud made of gold, silver, ivory, gun metal and gold, or have tortoise-shell backs, ou which, In gold, a floral pat tern or the proprietor's Initials ure wrought. The finest art of the Frcucb goldsmith Is lavished ou tho frame work of many minors, nud a small chain aud book at the end of the han dle makes tue trifle fust at the belt of Its wearer. New York Sun. A Modish l-'aalenlng. The pretty new under waists, com monly called corset covers, nre made of while cambric lu the plain old-fash ioned shape, with a littie insertion of needlework or embroidery around the throat uud down the front. The new shape has uo buttons, but Is provided on both edges with three wotked stud boles, and Is meant to fat-t ?n with gold studs. Have these studs properly con nected with a chain If you do not wish to lose ono or more, and sj break the set. Three studs aro the correct number. They are small, but fortunately have flat heads. Studs with small round beuds are of very little use, liecause they will uot remain fastened, but are api to come undone when ono takes a long breath. The studs commonly used am chained like tho gold studs used to fasten the little wali of a "louz clothts baby's" frock. Dalut and Simple. Though It looks very plain this little cr..iii 1-erii-fJSenta In rpqllfv n .-nnfllo ! im-ouut of labor It U made of finest ' b'.Viia embroidery deep enough to give the entire length, but actually em broidered only to n depth of a few Incites, The dress, or rather the cloth pnrtof the embroidery, Is tucked very finely down to wllhln seven Inches of tho edge. Then It Is made up Just ns if It were plain cloth, nnd in sacque shape. Lent the line, closely-set tucks should not give sulllelent fulness nn Inverted box pleat finishes each under nrin seam, being let in about seven inches from the lower edge. The sleeves are of finest tucking, nnd nre edged with narrow embroidery, ns Is the neck. For a child of two or three, years nothing could be daintier than the little French dress, which fits down well, and has the fulness all sticking out so prettily nl the lower edge. The Art of Cnnverslug Aree:il1.r. There nre comparatively few people who talk well and agreeably, though there are many who tall; constantly. If you would spenk well, speak dis tinctly, neither too rapidly nor too slowly, and with n properly modulated Voice; enunciate? clearly; dispense with supertluous word''; avoid affectation, conceit and laughter which is not nat ural nnd spontaneous; never interrupt a conversation and never introduce a subject that Is not of general Interest. It is a common I lea thai the art of writing and the art of conversation aro oue. This Is a mistake. A good wri ter may lie n poor conversationalist, and vice versa. American Queen. Si-tvtnu lltnfa. Always use double thread for n gath ering. Always use as fine n thread and needle as the garment will allow. When threading your needle make tlie knot ou lli, end broken from the reel. The rule for frilling Is one jiiitl n quarter the length of the edge to be trimmed. In facing a sleeve turn It and place I he facing Inside the sleet es before sewing it on. (lathers should always be set on the right side, but never with a needle. Use a larga pin. In sewing a seam put tbe stitches closely together, but lightly, Into the cloth, being careful not to pull tbs thread tight, as tills causes the seam to draw. Kathleen Green, a Foeteim. Miss Kathleen Haydn Green, the Lord Mayor of Loudon's eldest daugh ter, is a poet. She has been writing for some years, but, according to her own confession, she did not take her self seriously nutil five or six years ago, when she began to contribute poems to various well known periodi cals aud magazines. These poems have been collected aud published, with some additions, in a near, little volume, dedicated "To all whose coun sel, criticism and encouragement ha1- availed lu the making of the book." A Button liitttend of a ISuckte. 'Oncl Two! Button my shoe!" rum the old nursery rhyme. It Is applica ble to the ftiHieiiing of the modish clip per. This bears ou the Instep, In place of the customary buckle, one large but ton of gilt or sparkling cut steel, only one button is used. As It Is uu actual fastening, and not a mere decoration, the use of tin? button secures a ti"iit fit over. the Instep. There Is no rosette nor bow of ribbon used with such n slipper. Just the strap, Willi a worked buttonhole, which fastens the sic:ir , single button. IVomeii at Station MnMcr. The head of the Itlazan Ural Hall way, iu Russia, recently a.iked tho Minister of Communication to allow the women who have pass.d their ex aminations ut tin? Kailtvay School at Saratof to hold places ns station mas ters, baggage Inspectors and telegraph superintendents. The reason assigned for the request was the scarcity of ed ucated aud trustworthy men. The permission was granted by the Minis ter. Tin-re ure many handsome gowns of various thin, black stuffs. The prettiest cotton shirt waists havn bishop sleeves villi narrow baud cuffs. A black grenadine sprinkled with crystal dots is very effective, made up with touches of color. White dresses ure much iu evidence and white costumes trimmed with black, ure deemed even more stylish. French knobs In cither black or white silk beautify some of the uar row gold braids. They are done by hand, and one row through the centre Is sulficieut for the narrow widths. Very fashionable stock collars nro made of white satin rlbbon.'wlth tiny lines of gold braid put ou at Intervals, or those of black bebe velvet ribbon standing vertically, uud ending ou a little loop, held with a hiuuII gold or Jewel bunou. The Itaiilau shirt waist seems to bo one of tho new varieties. The sleeve fets lu from tho collar hand like a man's Haglau coat, aud there aro small stitched pockets at each side of the bust. Both Manuel aud washable shirt waltts are made on these lines. Pale old-rose chiffon and u very beautiful shade of dark pansy velvet are combined on a shirred round wulsl, with very drooping front, uud an ex tremely short bolero Jacket, trimmed with a tiny edge of outer fur and very flue gold passementerie designs en up plique. Tho so-called "lingerie sleeve" con tinues to Increase In favor, so that now even tailored gowns show the dainty undersletivo of silk or velvet. A new Idea Is to make the sleeve full length, but slash It half way to the elbow In uurrow sections, through which the uudersleeve forms puffs. , Pretty belts, suitable for wear with either a flannel or silk waist, bnvo a foundation of black velvet; through the centre Is sewn u bias bund of col ored satin about un Inch wide, nud over this aro three bands of very nar row gold braid. Tho wholo belt lu scarcely two Inches wide. It is pointed front and barir, fastening by book auj eye a', the side. 1 L J 1A I gooJ oarJs goles 8yelem in Ilnad ItnllrilnK, T11F, Governor iu bis message wisely emphasises tho desir ability of system lu roitd - building. He would have the old Slate rouds reopened nnd others constructed, so that the Improved highways would form continuous lines, traversing county lifter county throughout the whole extent of the State. Such roads would, of course, conuect the principal cities and large towns of the various counties and cor respond somewhat to trunk lines of railroad, giving good traveling from town to towu and from county to county, and each would greatly con--duce to the development of the com munities along lis route and to tho founding of new ones. The Governor Reems to think It appropriate t lint the State Itself should take the Initiative in the building of such roads, because they will serve general nud not merely local Interests, and It Is probably do Blrnble thnt they should be constructed first or nil. Such roads, however, will not, as the Governor makes plain, answer the whole need. There must bt? a multi plicity of cross roads nnd side roads connecting different parts of the same towns nnd villages, nnd these are no less Important thnt the others All the people do not live on the main roads by any means. Many n man will drive over a side road to the vil lage, or from one part of the town to another, nhmidrcd times for every sin gle time when he will drive to the next town or the next county on the main highway. It would be most Illogical nnd unjust to say that while Inter county and lutertown trnttic shall have good roads inlraconnty and Inlra towii trallic shall continue to wallow in ditHt nnd mini. This latter system of local roads Is therefore ns essential as the former. But, unlike the for mer, It may properly, nnd Indeed should, be left to local Initiative and di rection. We should have. thou, two distinct yet connected nud harmonious sys tems of roads, one would comprise such great highways as the old Al bany Post Bond, along the eastern bank of the Hudson River, nnd the Boston Post Road, skirting the Sound. The other would consist of intersect ing rotuls, grldironlug each county nud town. The State rondR might well be inade of extra width nnd be con structed of trap rock, which Is proba bly the best road metal In the world, nfter the most approved plan of Tel ford and Macadam. There Is enough trap In the talus or the Palisades and In the quarries of Rockland County to build such roads from Montituk Point to Niagara Falls, nnd the dis tribution of it to nearly all points would be cheap and easy. Grnulte, however, might nlso be used, espe cially In combination with limestone. The local roads might largely be constructed of local material lit much less cost nnd yet be practically as ser viceable as the others. Limestone, which Is so widely distributed through out the State, makes an admirable road If properly used, some preferring It to trap or granite because it is Boft er nnd therefore easier for the horses' hoofs. Some villages lu Westchester County have provided themselves with capital roads by using the refuse chips find dust from the marble nud lime stone quarries of that region. Again, deposits of bowlders uud gravel nre to be found lu almost every county, nnd n road built of broken bowlders with a top-dressing of selected gravel conies pretty (lose to the best standard. But, whatever tltn material, all the roads of Icith systems should be built uccordlug to well devised nnd consist ent plans, so that we shall be spared the sight, now too ofteu visible, of ti lino bit. of road a mile or two long run ning "from nowhere to nowhere" or from n slough to u slough. New York Tribune. An Imrtortnut Matter. ."Cood roads" is un Important, mat ter to be deult with at the present session of the Legislature, but like most important matters It Is lu danger of being complicated by too ninny con flicting plans. That heretofore pur sued of Inducing counties and local authorities to do their share, with co operation from the State, is a good one to adhere to, and It will be better to be a little slow in the good work than to run up debts nnd mortgage the fu ture. A bill just introduced proposes to issue State bonds not exceeding ?5l),0liu,(t00. subject to approval by a vote of tho people, for the construction und Improvement of highways. That would start a new and prodigal policy, which it Is desirable to avoid. The value of improved roads Is oue that uc erues ns fast ns they ure constructed, and the people should be Induced to pay for them us they go along, or ! cur only local and short time debts, at most, for sections that must be com pleted to bo of use. The Slate help should be rendered liberally, but judi ciously nnd without Imposing heavy obligations to be met lu the future. Tho work will have to be gradual, and will take a long time at best, but it will grow In appreciation as it ad-vanccs.-New York Mail uud Express. Cionrt HoudH. It may bo well to add that the good sitids movement existed long before there was a bicycle or a League of Americun Wheelmen, but the farmers of America owe much to tho litters of the tinrrow track machine for having given the movement an added Impe tus. Denver Republican. M!ea;lv!nre. "Gentleman of eighty -seveu, wi.n out means, would like to marry boun tiful girl of eighteen worth $11,000, 000. No tiillers ueed apply." Clara Montagu's great dark eyes glowed as she rend these words. "I am beautiful, eighteen nnd worth Ill.OOO.OOOi" she said, joyously Then a shadow flitted across her glo rious countenance. "If lie Is all thnt he claims to bo," she mused, "how docis it happen 'that bo need advertise for a wife!" Gradually her nilsglviugs under mined thus the sweet vision that bad risen beforo her, until It lay iu rulu It ber feel. Detroit Journal, POPULAR SCIENCE. Professor C. II. Eigentnann hns dis covered a new type of cave salaman- ' tier, an active creature about four : Inches long, with protrutling eyes and a tail louger than Its body, speckled brown and yellow, nnd the peculiar formation of Its feet enables It to climb vertical walls of glass and even move like a fly across the celling. The fact thnt fish are slippery Is ac counted for In this way: The slimy coating protects them from tho at tacks of fungus, a form of plant life found In all waters. If a fish Is uncov ered by slime the fungus lodges there nnd grows until In time It kills tho fish. The slime helps nlso to increase the speed of tho fish through tho .water, A magnificent marble sarcophagus lias been unearthed at the village of Anbar, which Is situated near the site of the ancient town of Iconlum. Tho tomb Is freely sculptured with flowers, animals and figures of exquisite work manship, nnd Is stated to be far supe rior to another similar one nt present treasured In the Stnmboul Museum. The period to which It belongs hns not yet been determined. It weighs nearly thirty tons, nud Is to be conveyed to Stnmboul ns soon as suitable transpor tation facilities have been organized. It hns been found on study of 300 cases of loss of bnir that baldness pre vails with unmarried men which is contrary to the general belief. The worries of the bachelor may be fewer, but they nre more trying to the scalp Hutu are tbe multitudinous cares of the man of family. Most bald people are folttid to lend Indoor lives, and al most nil of them belong to the intel lectual class. Usually tho loss of hair begins before the thirtieth year. In woman it usually conslltules a general thinning; In men It affects the top of the head. Diseases that affect the gen eral nutrition of Hie body are likely to thin the hair. During a violent thunderstorm In the utirth of England a flush of light ning struck a pasture field and plowed a trench varying from three feet to three feet eix Inches deep nud about seven Inches wide across the field for a distance of about twelve feet. Tho solid clay was scattered In all direc tions, one clod being burled as much ns sixty feet nwny from the spot. The turf was torn up ns cleanly ns If It bad been removed by the aid of a sharp Implement. One length of turf, measuring about six feet In length und nine Inches In width, was cut up nud thrown over a fence Into another field. A writer In the Medical Classics looked through a microscope at a closely shaved face, and be reports that the sktu resembled a piece of raw beef: "To make the skin perfectly smooth requires," he says, "not only the removal of the hair, but also a portion of the cuticle, and a close shave menus the removal of n layer of skin all around. The blood vessels thus exposed nre not visible to the eye, but under the microscope each lit tle quivering moulli, holding it mluuto blood drop, protests ngninst such treatment. The nerve tips nre nlso un covered, nnd the pores are left unpro tected, which makes' the skin tender and unhealthy. This sudden exposure of the inner layer of tho skin renders a person liable to have colds, hoarse ness and sore throat." Formality of ltnynlty In Spurt. Many of the old time formalities, however, were abolished to a certain extent, although the Prince Consort when out shooting would never take bis gun from the bauds of a gamekeep er, but required Hint It should be band ed to him by nn equerry, and tho Qtteeu was so strict that at the table she required nil personal attendance done by the ladies und gentlemen of her court. It Is related that when Victoria visited Louis 1'liillppo lu tho Chateau d'Eau, In 184U, the King hav ing heard that It was her habit to drink n glass of water before retiring for tho night, ordered il.at oue should be taken to her. It was presented by a servant, but her majesty declined to take it. Seeing that there was some thing wrong, Louis Philippe whispered to one of bis sons, who took the trny, whereupon tho Queen took the glass graciously enough. During tho Queen's visit to Paris, In 1855, wheu Nupoleon III. was In tho glory of his magnifi cence, she was treated by her host not merely us a fellow monarch, but as a lady. Detroit Free Press. Ice Soar For Hlecaujrhi. A now comedy for persistent hic coughiug has been tried with success by the surgeons of the Peuusylvunla Hospital. It Involves the application of small pieces of Ice to various parts of the body. Two permanent cures have recently been effected by this means. Thomas Allen was exhausted from constant hiccoughing when be was taken to the hospital on Thursday night. The doctors tried other uud various other remedies without suc cess. As a last resort they placed a piece of Ice ou Alleu's abdomen when lit) did not expect It. The man was so frightened that be stopped hiccoughing at onco. Uo left the hospital on Sat urday. Mildred Selbert was cured In the Bnme way about two weeks ago. It la. In plain words, the old, old cure of "scaring the hiccough away." But tbe method is novel. Philadelphia North American. Irlalt Hutuor About llrltlih Soldinn. There must have been at least one Interval in the Authors' Club's recent dinner to Captalu Hedworth Lambton of Ladysmlth famo when every one was lu a thoroughly good humor. Dr. Coimn Doyle must have been moder ately sure of it, too, 'else he would never have dared to tell to his fellow Britishers there a story which he did, for Its point baa been touched on once or twice during this war with some acidity. This was the story: An officer was giving his men a little lecture on tho war and its lessons and asked; "How do the Boers, fight?" "Behind the rocks, sir " a soldier re plied, i "Aud bow do the English flgutr k Jieulud the Irish, sir." ' , HER IDEAL. She woiradn't rnsrry one who smoked, She wouldn't wed with onn who swore (ihe wouldn't have a man whose henrt" -Had ever leaped for love before. She wouldn't marry one whose height Was less than five feet nine or ten; The man who came to win her heart Must have command o'er other ment The man that slie was lookinp; for Cnme by, one day, and claimed her liand- She spent her honeymoon in tears; The fellow snored to beat tho band. Chicago Times-Herald. PITH AND POINT. Blobbs "Has she given you any encouragement?" Slobbs "Well, she asked mo If I liked sugar and cream In my coffee." "That's right, my boy, I am glad you have thrashed the miller's son. , Pat what had be done to you?" "He said I looked like you. father." TU-Blts. Engagements never should he lonp, Ye awnins who go to court Take heed! The long cniiagement'a wrong It keeps s fellow short. Philadelphia Press. "I shall make n fortune out of my new musical box. You put n penny In the slot and " "And the thing plnys n populnr nlr?" "No, It slops playing onc."-Tlt-Blts. "I hear a lot of the rich young nieu In town have organized a suicide club." "Yes. They're killing them selves with late hours and high liv ing." Philadelphia Bulletin. Men are example); hurrying thvouirli This world because they've got to. A very lew show what to tlo, But more show us what not to. Washington Star. "Come, children," said Mr. Widwer, Introducing the second Mrs. Wldwcr, "come and kiss your new mamma." "Gracious!" exclaimed Utile Elsie, "if you- took her for 'new' they stuck you pa." Philadelphia Press. "Is It a fact that Mrs. Van Upanup'H ball was a larger nft'alr that Mrs. Do raster-Stone's?" "Oh, decidedly! .Mrs. Tan Upnnup hail fully 3000 detectives at her ball, whereas Mrs. l)n Poster Stone had but a scant 'JoOn." Detroit Free Press. "Well, Bonis," said Naggus, the em inent literary critic, "I see you began the new century right." "How's that?" asked Bonis, the struggling au thor. "I don't understand." "You didn't write any poem about It." Chi cago Tribune. "And I want to sny 'To my husband,' In an appropriate place," said the widow, in conclusion, to Slab, the gravestone man. "Yessuni," said Slnh. And the Inscription went on: "To my husband. Iu an npproprlnto place." Tit-Bits. . "I don't know who first said figures couldn't lie," snld the young woman, "but I would bet any old sum that tho person was a man." Then, for the fourth time, she tried to make her personal nccount book balance. In dlaunpolls Press. "Can't you afford to wear hotter clotlies than those" nsked the sympa thetic woman of the street beggar, as she eyed his tattered garments. "No, itia'uui, I really can't," was I he mendi cant's reply; "these togs Is what I beg in." Youkcrs Statesman. Sick Man "Is this tho Western San itarium?" New Girl (mystified) "This Is Dr. Blank's bouse." "Yes. but doesn't he take sick persons to nurse fr-ometlmcH?" "Oh! .Maybe ho docs. There's two or three skeletons in the bnck office." Christian Register. Mistress "Remember, Bridget, we want dinner served promptly at (J. What time Is 11 now?" Bridget" 'Tis 3 o'clock, Joost." Mlstress--Well, you'd better begin to muke the frozen custard for dessert In that llve-mluuto Ice-cream frtezer." Philadelphia Press. An Opirtnnlly For riillanthroplita. There Is no way In which benevo lence can be better npplied, without Injury to anyone aud with greater ad vantage to society, than In provision made for the housing of men and women who nro rich oniy Jn youth, hope nnd nn eager desire to learn something worth learning nnd to do something worth doing. In every city there are thousands of them. They are poor !n money, but they aro rich In the stuff of life out of which vir tuous society Is made. Some of them nre beglnuers in business, trying to earn a livelihood, without much hope of getting beyond u decent provision for their dully wants. But many of them aro the youth who, getting their feet now rightly placed, will muke the noble men und women of the future. All the friendly forces In society ought to be brought to their aid. Provision should be made for them on n large scale, as now on a small scale It Is made by biimnnenud friendly churches, dubs, fraternities aud associations. Modern loding-houses, where, under friendly superintendence, real social lntcrcouse could be enjoyed by young men and women, can be made to pay, aud should Invito the attention of rich men and women who love their fellow men. Christian Register. Knetlsh lted. Iron oxide is a muterial of consider able importance, though uot wanted in very largo quantities, as a polishing agent for glass, etc., and also as a col oring matter. It Is net used In the pure state, but the admixtures and impuri ties muBt be restricted to within cer tain limits. It is a bye-product from the manufacture of sulphuric acid, alum, and of vitriol from pyrites. Hardness and fineness nre the chief requisites. In testing such natural or artificial preparations, the substance la not further ground, but dissolved in hydrochloric acid, uud tho Iron, alum inium, calcium, niagueslum, aud cop p.r contained in tbe filtrate ure de termined. The residue Is essentially silica; further mica, quartz, feldspar, substances which can be distinguished under the microscope, and which give clues as to the origin of the material. Good Knglluh red Is an expensive sub- stance, and should contain a high per centage' of Iron oxide, nluety per cent, and more. No hard impurities can ba tolerated. Scientific American. Would lis an Vajust Law. A law has been proposed in the Min nesota Legislature forbidding a wom an to marry after she Is forty-live years old, under penalty of J 1000 flue. Isn't this an unj- st discrimination against ths poor? It Is the woman without .tha f 1000 who most needs a husband to care for her. Lewlst-ju Me.) Journal.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers