41 New York City. Mule sills are never more attractive than when Im ply gowned. The chiirnilng little May Manton costume Illustrated Is correct OIRL'S COHTfMB. in every detail 41 nil will lie found ad mirable for light-weight wools, such lis cashmere, albatross anil wool crone tie chine, ns well as for ginghams, lin en, pique. Madras, Swiss muslin, Kng lish percale and all the ranee of wash able fabrics, but in the original Is made from mercerized Madras In blue and white. The foundation for the waist is a fitted lining faced with the yoking ma terial and upon which the tucked front aud back are arranged. Hound the edge of the yoke is 11 tltted collar that Is simple enough to launder with ease, yet Is uuversally becoming and adds greatly to the elTect. The sleeves are In bishop style linished with straight .iid said that I h got the first cleg-feu. "I told them that I di the other two degrees, told me it was too late that I had to take all They then carried me to trough, and, ser'ng mt legs, dipped me i j th three tir held rr seer t' fill' ETON wristbands of embroidery. The skirt Is double, the under portion extending to the wnlst, the upper fulling over It, both being straight and gathered to give the flounce effect. To make this costume for a girl of six years of age four and three-eighth yards of material thirty-two Inches wide or four yards forty-four Inches wide will be required with five-eighth yurds eighteen Inches wlda for yoke. Woman' Eton Jacket. The Eton Jacket i; a pronounced fa vorite of the season. The admirable May Muuton model illustrated in the large cut is ui'ed alike to the entire costume yi.id to the separate wrap, anil to ull nulling nud Jacket cloths and chetiuts as well ns to taffeta, but us illustrated is made of black Kersey lu medium weight with trimming of narrow, black silk braid over bunds of white peuu de soie. The hack is smooth aud seamless, Just short enough to reveal the h.'ll. Tile fronts tit smoothly and are ex tended below the darts to form round ed stoles, which udd greatly to the rityle, aud roll buck to meet the collar Slid form revel's. The two seamed sleeves buve fashionable fulucbs at the wrists laid iu tucks and stitched aud are finished with roll-over cutis that mutch the levers. Jtound the en tire edge of the Jacket, and running up iutu the buck, is a bias b,.ud of white peuu de sole overluld with the braid and studied onto the cloth. To cut this Jucket for u woman of medium size four yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, one and tbree-quurter yards forty-four luetics wide or toe aud a hulf yards tidy inches wide will lie required. Spring Hat for Scl o jI tilrl. The school girl of the period manages to look trim and pretty, even of 11 rainy day. She wears a long ulster, straight up and down as her own slender figure. This ulster Is made of Oxford mixture, water-proof, light weight cloth. It Is cut slngle-brcastcd and opens at the throat with a luni collar and small rever of the same cloth. Perched on her pretty head Is a delectaole straw bat, the three cornered shape. The point of the trl lorne comes over the brow. The cocked bat Is of rough black straw, wltb bunches of nodding yellow buttercups nbd a black bat band for triiuiulug. I But ad of OIovm. Bilk mitts, not mittens, are being brought forward for use wltb iooso Iteved summer gowut. Home of these are us long as tnousquetaire gloves nd will reach well up toward the 4'lbow. Pale pink, "flesh color," that Vdlous name for pretty tint, bi ff and gray are the usual tints of silk mitts, but you can get theiu In black, white, light brown or mode, and in tea green They are cut off across the tinkers line are therefore cool It if the close tin Iter tips of kid (cloves which remlei them so nuendurably hot iu sunimei time. flroche Swim. The broche or brocaded Swiss mils litis are in the nscendnnt. We art treated to corded Swiss also. The l!01 patterns are distinguishable by helm; Invariably printed in white upon colored grounds. White tlowered pat terns on a l.lack ground are not ipi'te so showy as the black design upon white: with "colors" the eflVct is all the other way. Swiss muslins colored violet, gray, pink, niiiuve and blue lire charged with designs iu solid white. An F.lcgunt Night down. Something very elegant iu the way of 0 nightgown Is made of finest lawn with a bolero bodice of medium heavy lace. The body of the gown falls Into tills bolero by means of tine tucks set in about three inches deep nil around. The bolera varies In shape, but in one style it reaches to the waist and is run through on the lower edge with ribbon which forms a belt and ties iu front with a bow and long ends. Npit Lyon Weavrii. Heavy, lustrous, moiled limeades, in lovely monochromes, like opal gray, rnlest tea-rose, sea-green and Persian nuinve are once more hi vogue, to the great delight of dowagers ns well as younger women. These rew Lyons weaves, however regal and costly in appearance, are nevertheless as soft aud flexible as peau de soie. New Handkerchiefs, Handkerchiefs mane of cress barred white linen, witn narrow borders In JACKET. solid colors blue, pink, yellow and lavender are finding ready sale. An other variety lias the cross-barred centre decorated with a coral design In colors, while the narrow hem stitched border is white. A Flat-Crowned Hat. One of the new Hat-ciowned hats litis a foundation of white tulle, with a complete covering of little ereen leaves, whose edges overlap each oth er. In frout the while tulle brim is lifted from the face by two pink roses. Woman's Shirt Waist. The plaiu shirt waist with slight fulness at the front Is preferred he fore all other styles for such materials us Madras, cheviot, linen, pique and wash silk, aud for general utility wear. The May Manton model Illus trated is suited to all. but is specially designed for stour figures, as It in cludes the uuder-arui gores that ren der the adjustment smooth ami help ti reduce apparent size. It is made lth the latest style sleeves, as shown, the material is mercerized Ma dras in tan color with figures in silk lu the same shade, but stripes -tic favorites of the season and are' o.l tnlrable whenever it Is desirable tw t se the perpendicular lines tha iihv.'iys tend to give n slender effect. The fronts are situpiy gathered at Hie neck and waist line nud closed by means of studs and bin toulioles worked through the box pleat. The back Is smooth across the shoulders, drawn down in gathers nt the wiust, and the two are Joined by the under arm gores. The sleeves are III bishop shape, hut open at the back, while they are finished with regulation over laps and terminate iu straight cuffs buttoned over. At the neck Is n shaped stork, hut the neck band alone may lie used and l'uen collars or cuffs can be substituted when preferred. To make this waist for n womou of medium size three and throc-qwirfer yards of material twenly-oiie inches SHIRT WAIST FOR TUB liTOCTT. wide, three aud a half yards twenty seven Inches wide, two and a hulf yards tblrty-two Inches wide, or two yards forty-four Inches wide will be required. . . . .L.. it v"It1t Ji THRIVING INDUSTRIES. Women Who Make a Oood Living hv Sap. plying- Needs of Government Clerk. Numliers of Industrious women In Washington muke a good living by en tering to the needs of the Government clerks. Women clerks have not much time to sew, and less time to buy the things with which to sew, and the woman who brings for sale ft satchel full of neat little parcels, each con taining skirt braid, a spool of silk, hooks and eyes, a readymade pocket to Insert In n skirt nnd loops ready made to tack 011 for hanging skirts, Is hailed with pleasure, her parcels snapped up eagerly nnd a fair price paid for them. Certain of these women pedlers got the cream of the trade. There Is one old woman who has never offered any thing but nprous and sleeves, such ns school children wear, nud with which the clerKs protect their clean gowns nnd shirt wnlst sleeves In summer nnd their cloth suits In winter. She her self dresses In black, aud wears a most distressed expression, as though It real ly hurts her to part with wie black nnd white aprons and sleeves she has to neatly made. It Is currently reported that she earns as much In a year as do ninny of the clerks. As n rule, every woninn In office likes to have her desk look well, nnd her needs for this purpose are met by n cheerful lame girl, who brings for sale cheesecloth dusters, with loops to hang them nt the back of the desk when not In use. This young girl has also learned that old kid glove wrists are the best of all things on which to wipe pens, nnd she gathers quantities of these nnd sells little packages of them at Ave cents each. The shoulder hrnee woman Is always well patronized. Constant leaning over a desk develops round rhouldcrs, nnd Government clerks are as vnln as oth er women, so when they discover a tendency to stoop they begin to think of braces. It would be troublesome to buy them In a store, but It Is 110 bother to have "Shoulder Brnce Mary," ns they call her, come nt noon and fit them on while they nre eating lunch eon. Many a hnlf-dollnr Is exchanged for a pair of braces which Mary guar antees will cure the worst case of round shoulders and which she makes herself according to her own Ideas of anatomy. The Inner woman Is not forgotten by the oQlce venders. At noontime cer tain favored merchants come hurrying In with their baskets of good things. An old colored woman who makes the best doughnuts ever tasted by depart ment clerks has her basket emptied and her pocket filled with nickels In the twinkling of an eye. A pleasant lit tle widow brings delicious nngel cake to those whose orders she has talteu the day before, nnd her order book Is always full. The favorite fruit pur veyors are two little girls of ten and eight, who can scarcely stagger nlotig under the baskets of apples, oranges tnd bananas, which are rubbed until they shine alluringly. Many of the women clerks make tea for luncheon. They nre no longer al lowed to heat water on alcohol stoves, as of old, several explosions having oc curred, but they get plenty of boiling water from the engine rooms. A poor woman who knows that clerks like tea. also that they are always hurried and often forget to bring It from homo, conies round dally with neat little drawings of tea done up in Japanese paper. The ten Is of excellent quality, and the clerks are willing to pay a fair price for it. New York Tribune. Fashionable nalr Ornaments. A few seasons bnck side eouiba came only lu coarse-toothed patterns. This year, however, one house has got out a novelty In a flue-tooth side-comb that Is expected to make a hit. Its ad vantage is that It will stay in place with any nmouut of shaking, while the old kind fell out und wns lost on (he least provocation. Jeweled side combs are studded with rows of rhine stones, turquoises emeralds und pearls. In pompadour combs the plain, curved shujies in F.-ench shell or tor toise are the best sellers, rhlneslones In these having proved poor lines. The curved-tooth patterns of these seem to take better, because they do not press so hard upon the scalp. In back-combs the low Empire will he the hit for spring. Last season the high Empire held sway, but it is now giving (dace to the lower forms. Khiue stone ornamented put terns nre better property in these thun In any of the other lines, though the plain goods are splendid sellers. The tops of these back-combs are made lu almost every Imaginable form, Jeweled lizards, snakes bugs, birds aud scrolls inuklng them curious and eye-uttructlug novel ties that will show up well aud consid erably brighten your stock. In ueck combs the low forms will take best. One house has gotten out a novelty In this line in the shape of a double ueck comb. It Is made In pluln French shell, and its form Is as 1 ' two side-combs were made Joined together. When worn In the hair It has the up pearuuee of being two separate side combs wltb the distinct advantage of appearing more symmetrical than two sepnrute combs would really be. These neck combs show more variety of form than do any of the others, being made wltb ronud tops, double oval tops, cor rugated tops und even saw-tooth tops. The barret te. or stray lock holder, worn In the back of the hair Just over the nape of the ueck. Is a wonderful little seller; in fact, there Is scarcely one woman met lu a day who does not wear one of some sort. These affairs come In French shell, plain, Inlaid or ornameuted with rblnestones. In gold, sllvor, cut shell and In solid rings of jewels, Home of the prettiest are of shell wltb an Inlaid rlug of cut steel. Another pretty pattern Is in French gray, set with emeralds, while still an other talcing design Is an enameled wreath with ruby berries. Dry Goods Economist. Ventilate the Ilnlr. A woman who will make a hnblt of brushing nnd combing the hnlr nt ulght and vigorously rubbing the scalp, rubbing till the blood tingles, may be sure. If she Inaugurates this habit before her hnlr has begun to fall, that her hair will keep Its color nnd youthful quality. Even falling hnlr will often be brought back to vigor by such treatment. A good deal Is said In fnvor of brush ing the hnlr. Brushing cleans the hnlr Itself, but It does not luvlgornte the scalp, ns does combing, nnd neither Is half so good ns vigorous rubbing. When one begins she will find It tnkes a lot of rubbing to made the head tin gle, but in a few weeks tup first rub will start the blood. That tells Its own story, for where the circulation Is slug gish, there deterioration of vltnllty has begun. Where the blood runs freely, there life renews Itself. It Is good to let the hair hang loosely at night, especially If one sleeps lu n room lu which outside nlr circulates freely. The roots need air. Twice a week braid the hair luto Utile braids nil over the head. Hnlr thus treated will keep n glossy look, yet not bang together, and It will turn back prettily In a ponip.-iiour with better effect than ns If the curling Irons are used. Be sides curling Irons are ruinous to the health of the liair.-rhlliulelphln Times. Gowns ns Medicine. There used to be a silly notion thnt a woman who spent much time or money on her clothes was frivolous, while a man was supposed to lie quite beyond the necessity of doing mire than cover his nakednejs. We nre learning better, nnd, despite the ftct thnt you can' point to n hundred nt.d one poets nnd philosophers who hnve done good work in old clothes, it is true thnt the average person will do better work if he Is well, aud to a de gree fashionably, dressed. And to re turn to my first proposition. The 111 womnu will help herself mightily if she remembers how big n part dross plays lu determining her physlcnl and meutnl condition. If you hnve a head ache and nre suffering from nerves, even if you hnve a more real pnin, such as uenrnlgln or the toothache, and nre nble to be about at nil, don't go oround the house in your oldest wrap per, with your hair down. Bather put 011 a bright frock nnd brimii y0Ur hair, as If yon were expecting company; nnd this bright outside, combined with the effort to look cheerful, will go far toward helping you out of your pit of dnrkuess; nnd, though It won't cure pain, you will be surprised to find bow many pnlns nud little Illnesses it will lighten nnd lessen. Frederikn Miller, Iu the Woman's Home Companion. An Inexpensive White Dress. One who is looking about for a sheer white dress, nnd who does not care to go to the expense necessary where lace Is employed extensively, cannot do bet ter than take the tucked dress of or gandie or kindred fabric Into consider ation. This tucking may be had done nt the rate of a cent n tuck a yard that is, each yard of each tuck costs a cent. And there's uo daintier method of ornamenting n summer dress. If one does not enre to go to the ex pense of having a whole dress tucked this mode of trimming may be em ployed only for n blouse or a bolero. It takes little more, however, to make a short, one-piece skirt, which Is eked out by a flounce. And It takes some tucking to mnke this flounce in char acter, and this Is less expensively done at home, for the tucks are only n few Inches in length, and ucccssarlly would cost proportionately more lu a factory where time Is counted up to make the bill. Philadelphia Itecord. Wheat King" of Kansas. The "wheat king" of Kansas Is a woman. Miss Kosc Packard, of Hush County, has raised over 4000 bushels during the last year, and Its quality has given her an extra price for a large portion of It. Miss Puckard is still a young woman, nnd bus given her personal attention and supervlKiou to the work of cultivating each of her great wheat fields. Queen Wllhelmlna's Income. Most of the fortune of the Queen of (he Netherlands enmu from the large aud valuable estat of the Ornuge family in Holland and In Java. '1'he late King had ulso un humeri" "or al ne. Many lace stocks make a downward point in front. Silk or satin appliques mix in effect ively with those of luce. The more (luring the flounce the more picturesque the dress. Sleeve oruamentutlou bids fair to carry us Into the wildest excesses. It's astonishing how well flue, yel lowish luce goes with almost anyttilug. One should be careful not to use too beuvy a laco In trimming a crepe do chine. , A hat thutched entirely with green leaves Is" beautifully becoming In some Instances. Some quulnt boleros are a puzzle. They might be called yokes with equal propriety. . Home curved strappings that end with big buttous look like demoralized sea serpents. Two lace Insertions are set Into muny skirts, the lower one heading the fulled clrculur flounce. 'The bolero may be fairly lost to sight undc a big luce collar, or It may be simply stitched 'round the edge. Guff may perch anywhere from a few lushes below the shoulder to the wrist. Puffs have even greater license. Clusters of big tucks crossing each other look well In only a very few ma terials and are apt to be clumsy In any. Netting, either of chenille or silk, Is a clever touch, and Is sometimes used In what amounts to hemstitching ef fect. Ecru lace trims very effectively a dress of white taffeta striped with black. A touch of colored velvet will cup the climax. - . HATCIIINQ BUTTERFLIES fHE WONDERFULLY CONCEIVED OUT. FIT OF A NEW JERSEY MAN. tie Lives on the Lawrence Itonil Xrar Trenton and It Trying to Inaugurate a Social Fad-Secrets of His Unique Butterfly Hatchery, E. Billy Marknlon, of the Lawrence rond. Trenton, N. J 1ms gone Into the business of artificially hatching but terflies. Ills butterfly hatchery Is a wonderfully conceived outfit, yet sim ple enough iu its arrangement, while a visit to his "caterpillar palace" is cal culated to give any everyday citizen the "creeps." Mr. Markalon Is peculiar both In mind and body and possessed of weird Ideas of life beyond the grave. He Is, nevertheless, a progressive naturalist, an entomologist with notions and a mechanical genius. He has money to spare. Is of good family, has social rec ognition and original Ideas of beauty, duty and pleasure. His only love, he says, Is the butterfly Insect nnd hu man. Its brief life, transformation, Its beauty. Its habits nnd eonstructurnl delicacy are to Mr, Marknlon of great er Interest than ancient or modern his tory or athletics. In fact, the Insect butterfly Is Markalon's religion. The man's pnst nnd present mode of life would till n volume, but his strange passion for and Interesting method of artificially hatching butterflies In all seasons of the year, aud his endeavor to Inaugurate n new social fad. Is the feature of his present doings. Mr. Markalon wns christened Ellery Billy Markalon, but he liking plain "Billy" the better, he has long been known by that name, and nt his pretty bachelor's residence on the hillside on the Lawrence road, Just a few miles from the city line, even his servants address him thus familiarly. While deriving much pleasure out of his butterfly hatchery, Mr. Markalon has determined to utilize his social po sition to turn his pleasure Into profit. If his scheme becomes a fad with his social set, his profits promise to be enormous, and the hair, breast, neck and arms of the future debutante of New Jersey's aristocracy, beside glit tering with the bloom of rosy youth and bubbling with natural enthusiasm nnd mirth, will glisten with the flut tering, beautiful iridescence of the wings of that species of the butterfly whose nncestors hovered nhout the banks of the Great Runjeet In the Slk kln Himalaya. Iu fact, E. Billy Marka lon, owner nnd manager of the Marka lon Butterfly Hatchery, social leader and faddist, has decreed that n mere Inanimate Jeweled necklace and pure white lily shall never more be regard ed ns the correct decorntlon for the de butante, but, he says, decorations shall be of life. And so, commingled 'with the Jet of golden tresses of the be witching, blushing, blossoming maiden of the future, Mr. Markalon says, will Instead be seen the many lined wings of the flopping, flitting, fretting, fet tered butterfly, with Its twitching, twisting, wriggling, elotignted body imprisoned midst the hair where for ages the lily has bad sway on such oc casions. Having decreed .what fashion re quires Mr. Markalon proceeded to pre pare to supply fashion's demands, and he has succeeded In overcoming na ture, ns the naturalist nnd entomolo gist knew it, nnd he stands ready to supply on nu Instant's notice lively, full - grown butterflies artificially hatched nnd capable of capering about in the midst of the frostiest reception room or coldest winters. Two rooms of Mr. Markalon's bouse are assigned to butterflies In various stages of life. Another room, having a glass roof. Is set aside wholly for caterpillars, and a small glass-roofed room, probably ten by ten feet nud ad joining the caterpillar's palnce, ns Mr. Markalon culls It, is the butterfly hatchery proper. And In this room a curious sight Is presented. This room is on the north slda of the cottage, and Is so situated that the Interior has the benefit of the sunshine for nt least five hours dally. -The floor of the hatchery Is covered with u growing stubble of thistle and grass. At least two feet of soil has been dumped upon the cement floor of (he room In order that the this tle end grass might grow. Around the base of the room on the three sides are tiny auger holes covered with swing ing trap or drop doors, such as are frequently seen before a furnace From these tiny holes the air supply for the hatchery is obtained. The south side of the room is cov ered by a growth of sassafras vines, while from the celling swing many wooden and wire hanging baskets con taining various vines, whose long branches make a maze through which It is necessary to dodge if the visitor desires to reach any part of the hatch ery. Following the sushes of the many windows und coiled snnkellke through out the room Is a one-half Inch leud pipe. There is probably 40( feet of this pipe colled In und about the small room or hatchery. This pipe also cir cles about the celling and across the thistle vines on the earthen floor of this secoud-story room. The steam heater lu the cellar of Marknlou's cot tage supplies this colt of pipe with steam, which heuts the hatchery to any degree. Hanging from the numerous vines and thistle stems, dangling aud grow ing in a confused muze In the hatchery one can see varied colored sacs, and sometimes be.'ieath the leaf of some plant, apparently growlug from the side wall, are several tluy white aud chocolate-colored particles. These are the eggs of the butterfly. In the sacs are the butterflies In the moth stage of development. Flitting everywhere about the room, which Is heated carefully to a certain temperature, are hundreds of butter flies, and they certainly represent all the colors of the rainbow. From vine to thistle, from grass blade to leaf, from stubble to stick, these hundreds of pretty butterflies glide, gracefully alighting. Aud they flit and flutter busily, now extracting nectar from a vine or flower, now apparently weav ing or spinning a substance about the little whitish speck beneath the thistle leaf, no ' possibly fondling the sac dangling from the vine. And these sues of the weu-IIke substance are bung to the vines aud flower in all con ceivable sbspes. Home are seemingly attached to the branch by a silken coll about the centre, some of the shape of the ncorn dangle at the end of a full Inch cable of silk. Others are, to all appearances, chained fast to the stalk of the vine, while still others are fast ened In a crotchy notch. These sacs are, for the most part, transparent. Through some of them can plainly be seen the greenish cater pillar lying dormant. From others the varnish-colored bend of the hideous cat erpillar has broken through, nnd he can bo seen slowly nnd gradually drag ging himself from the sac. From vines nre seen dangling upon a thread so fine the unassisted human eye cannot de tect It scores upon scores of the green ish, changlng-tlnted caterpillar. These are the butterfly of the future. Upon reaching a certain size these enterplllnrs are taken by Mr. Marka lon Into the adjoining room, or "cater pillar palace," ns he terms It. And here In this "palace" Is where the vis itor to Mr. Markalon's butterfly hatch ery feels the "gooserlesh" rise the In stant he enters. This, too. Is heated with a lend pipe coll and Is covered with a profusion of vines, grass and weeds. Aud from every nook, branch, vine, over the sldewnlls, the hanging vines, the windows, floor; on a long bench nnd two chairs, are hundreds upon hundreds of greenish, greasy looking, humping, falling, tumbling, big-eyed, flat-headed, hideous cater pillars. And so E. Billy Markalon lives to dny among his butterflies and enterpll lnrs, overcoming nature by merely pro viding climatic conditions to suit her whims. Aud when the caterpillar be comes the butterfly he places it in the other wing of the butterfly hatchery, there to remain until needed. With nn Invisible silken cord noosed about the head nnd body of the full-grown butterfly, Mr. Markalon can deftly fas ten the live creature In the hair of the society belle and leave the large, beau Itful wings of the butterfly such per fect freedom In their use that with each step of the pretty miss the imprisoned insect will flop and flutter Its wings and the new attention bestowed upon her will mnke the wearer's gentle heart leap and flultet Joyously. New York Sun. CURIOUS FACTS. The rarest known fish in the ocean Is that called the ribbon fish. Only sixteen specimens have been recorded lu the lust century. It Is only found in the deepest parts of the sea. According to The Broad Arrow, Lon don: "The circumstance that the first warrant that the Secretary of State for War submitted to the King for his ap proval aud signature dealt with a ra tion of one-third of an ounce of tea and Jam or murmalade speaks for it self." The most recent triumph of the French postal administration Is 11 11 in genious little machine which not only automatically weighs letters und sam ples, but records on an indicator at the side the amount required for stamps. When the article deposited on the bal ance exceeds the regulation weight the Indicator promptly hoists the sigu, "Too heavy." A novel and curious test for deaf ness or approaching deafness has Just been described by a Purls specialist. If the handle of a vibrating tuning fork be applied to the knee or other bony portion of the human frame, tho sound cannot be heard, he ways, by the person who possesses an unim paired ear, but, if the ear he attacked by disease, then the uote cau be heard distinctly. One of the streets In Washington is Four-and-a-half- street, is being about midway between. Third aud Sixth, aud there being no Fourth or Fifth at that point. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, who lives on Four-and-a-hulf, has beeu trying for years to get the name changed. At Inst It has bVen agreed to call part of the street Marshall place. In honor of Chief-Justice Marshal, and the rest will be known us phi1' Fourth street, without fractious. The census shows some queer things about Texas. For instance. Bailey County has but four residents, Cock ran has twenty-five; Andrews, thirty seven; Lyuu, seventeen; Dawson, thirty-six. Twenly-flve others have less than 500. Borne counties have no run ning stream within their borders, some in hundreds of miles from a railroad, aud others are almost wholly Inhabited by prairie dogs. Jack rabbits und rut tlesunkes. Tom Greeu Coputy, the largest In the State, has 43,000 square miles', which is larger than the whole State of Ohio, aud bus but OSIH lul' Hants. One of the most amusing m I simps that ever occurred 10 a locomotive hap pened at Clucinimtus, N. ., the other day. The water tank at that place is supplied wllh water from a pinup In a creamery adjoining, the same pump being used for both water nnd milk. An employe made a wrong connection In tho creamery and the water tank was pumped full of sour milk from a vat. A locomotive took on a lot of this milk, and the mlsluke was not dlscov. j ered till the lire 111 a u found he could not , keep steam, and hunted up the dlffl- ( culty. By this time some ot mo con necting pipes had become clogged with tho curd, and there was barely enough steam to get the engine to Cortland. . The Immensity of Space. Light travels from Jupiter's satel lites at the suuie rate as It doeg from our gas lamps. A few years ago star suddeuly came into sight, burst into first order brightness aud then. In Ave or six weeks, died out of sight. Difference of opluiou existed between spectoscoplsts like Hugglns apd Lock yer as to what it meant, but there was geueral agreement that what we saw was something that happened In the time of Queen Elisabeth, only that the light had tuken 300 years to reach us. It was the "latest news," In fact, from that part of the heavens. The rata of transmission no one questioned. As Intarnatlona! Potoftlc The town of Beebe Plain Is on the border lint between Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec, the line running through the middle of the principal street. The postofBce for Uith countries Is in the same building, which was built 1 aouii seventy flvs years ago. OUR BUDGET OF HtJMOB ' AUCHTER.PROVOKINC STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. too Much For Htm A Siiliject For Mpee. utatlnn Art For Art's Rake Only a Few Indications A Second Sherlock Holmes Mice All the Itest, Kto., Ktc. He fought grim foemen over sens. He clmscil the wild beast to its lair: Hestopped the maddened steed nd saved The frightened maid, so frail, so fnir, But oh he miailed when asked to hold His sister s babp, so wee, so sweet. While she put on her thing nnd went To make a cull across the street. Chicago Times-Herald, A Knhject For Hpecntattnn. "Why, they've been engaged" three months and haven't had n quarrel:" "Dear me! I wonder whose fault It ls!"-ruck. Art For Art's Hake. "Dear, what is meant by 'Art for art's sake?" " "It means, usually, n picture thai won't sell." Indlunapolis Press. Only a Few Indications. "Did he strike her fnvornbly?" "I don't kuow, but he began by throwing kisses, raid now he's got to heaving sighs." Philadelphia Times. Acted Out the Character to the Knit, "It was understood thnt the cashier had been a lamb lu Wall street." "Therefore," sold I, wllh n happy smile, "ho skipped." Indianapolis Press. A Second Hherlock Holmes. First Detective "How did you man age to discover the- scandal In their family closet?" Second Deteellve "Well, you see, 1 had n skeleton key." The Smart Set. Mice All the Itest. Old Friend (playfully 1 "Anil so you married a Boston glrll Cau you al ways understand her when she talks?" Mr. Gotham "U'm! Not when sho talks to baby." New York Weekly. For Her Hake, She "They say Kockc feller's Income Is $40 n minute, day nnd night." He "I'vi glud I'm not lu his plnce." She-" Why?" He "Think, dear, how busy it would eep you spending every cent I got." Ample Consideration, "Yes; she rejected him after accept ing attentions from him for n year." "I think he was untitled, to more consideration." "Oh! I don't know I think she was considering him nil the time." Puck. A ltebuke. "Jenkins says- there arc two errors In his bill. You know -he multiplica tion table. Sir. Kedlnk?" "Certainly, sir!" "WTell, It Is a great mistake to forget it when you re making out bills !" Puck. When It Comes Easy. "Some philosopher hns said 1 lint It Is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult learn every thing about anything." "H'm! He ought to- hnve heard some young couple talic nbout their ha' - lor o few minutes." A Correction. Gllsoii "I don t see why they say 'bread nnd cheese nud kisos;' ought to be 'kisses with bread und cheese.'" Wlllets "Why?" Gllson "So us to get 1 10 kisses ns far nwny from the choose ns pea ' e." New Yors. Press. The Obliging- War. .Employer "You are discharged, sir, for gross neglect of duly." Sam "Will yon please give me n recommendation testifying to iny nptl tilde for work?" Employer "Why, cerlnlnly."--Col umbus (Ohio) State journal. A Story of the 80a. "The pirates and tho buccaneers scoured these sens for years," re marked the captain of a ship In the Gulf of Mexico. "And still," murmured a seasick pas senger with his head over the lee rail, "tbey don't seem to be very smooth." Auother Complication. "There's one thing, though,, that people who wuul to signal to Mars seem to forget." "What's that?" "Why. maybe they don't cull It Mars up there, so how enn they tell that we mean' them wnen we ring up?"- Accordingly. "She's well educated, lsu't she?" "Well, she's one of those women who can puss as being that way. When she meets uuy one who cau speuk French and not German she can speak German, und when she meets any one who can speuk German and not French, she can speuk French." In dianapolis Sun. No I'rejuitloa Against I'octs. Needer Haiekut "Ah, this world Is cold and unsympathetic It Is almost impossible for us poets to muke any money nowadays." Job Scumttter "I rliluko'ou're wrong there. There's 110 prejudice ngulnst poets, I know a mun who enguged a poet and gave him $3 a week to keep the office clean and run errand."--Philadelphia Press. Ha Feels a Bit Iulilou. "Oh, yes, we are enguged to be mar ried next spring; but I fear she has not that utter confidence lu mo thnt. conies' wllh perfect love." Wly so?" . "WelJ.-vben a fellow looks back as a fellow iu love naturally will, you know and sees her testlug the dia mond lu her engageineut rlug on the wludow pane, don't you think he has good cause to feel a bit dubious?" Ylt aits. Reaching au Uuderalanillug, ' ' The youpg mun wns visibly uunoyed at the questions which the heiress's futber Insisted on putting. At lust be could endure It no longer. Ills unces trul pride flamed up into his cheeks and ha exclaimed: "1 would have you understand that I am no ordinary fortune hunter." "That's all right," was the stern re joinder. "I am Just as particular as you are. I'd have you understand that I am no plain, everyday duke-chaser, either." Washington Star.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers