thh srsiTi) New York Clty.-Tho waist that In cludes n dorp yoke, narrow front and liertlia holds a high 1'lnee among the designs of the Sanson. Tlie sniiirt May Mautou design Musi rated has the ad- JtiA. . . l.'.v .I- J FANCY WAIS'T. vantage of suiting both Hie costume and the odd bodice, and all will be found generally becoming. Tin; orig inal is made from Loulsiuc Kill; in pastel blue with bertha of cream guipure, uudersleeves of white chif fon and trimming of black velvet rib bon, but taffeta, panne crepe, crepe de chine and all the soft finished silks are suitable, while charming effects can be obtained with veiling, nlbat ross, wool crepe and the like. The fitted lining consists of the usual pieces and opens nt the centre front. The back Is faced to give the yoke effect, but the front yoke and plastron are entirely separate, being attached to the right side and hooked oVer onto the left. The waist proper Is tucked at each front edge and is ar ranged In gathers at the waist line, the bertha fnlsblng the upper edge. The sleeves embody the latest novelty and are cut short, with points nt the lower edge, to fall over the full cuffs or undersleevcs that, in turn, are fin ished with straight cuffs and may be uulincd, to aluw the wrists to be FAXCY WAIST seen through their meshes when the material is of a transparent sort. To cut this waist for n woman of medium size three and five-eighth yards of material tweniy-one inches wide, two and three-quarter yards twenty-seven inches wide, two yards thirty-! wo inches wide or one and tive-eignth yards forty-four inches will be required with three and one half yards for undersleevcs, one yard of all-over lace for the bertha, anj one piece of velvet ribbon to trim as Illustrated. Woman' Fancy Waist. The square yoke and the bertha are onions the notable features of the sen sou's styles anil lend themselves to various combinations with satisfac tory effect. The smart May Manton waist Illustrated in the large drawing shows wool crepe in pastel blue with yoke and uudersleeves of cream cluuy lace and trimming of black vel vet ribbon and Is exceedingly effec tive, but the design is iu every wry suited to a variety of light weight wools and toft rilks while the combin ation can be varied again and again. Yoke and uudersleeves of chiffon or Liberty silk with a figured Louisine silk are exceedingly handsome, crepe do chine with point de Venlse is beau tiful and similar materials might bo suggested by the score. The foundation for the waist Is a fitted lining that closes at the centre front. The yoke is faced onto the back, but made separate at tho front and included in the right shoulder an-1 neck seams while It hooks over into the left. The front of the waist is gathered at the upper edge and seamed to the lining closing Invisi bly In frcut and the seamless back Is laid in tiuy pleats at tho waist Hue. The bertha is attached to the waist, effectually concealing the seam that Joins the yoke to the main portion, and closes with the yoke at the left shoulder seao. The front of the waist may be cut on the fold of material and closed with the bertha nt the shoulder, around arms eye and under arm seams if so preferred. The sleeves re cut after the latest style and lu .lude the full under lortlous that are uulined and seamed to the lining of the upper sleeves. At the ueck is a stock collar of the lace that closs invisibly at the centre buck. To cut this waist for a woman of aiudiiiw size, three ui.U oue-hulf jards If i I f . ,1 Ah kkmf if :!, i net i vi fffSws Of f shion. of unit -rial twenty-one Inches wide, three yards twenty-seven Inches wide, or olio and three-quarter yards forty four Inches wide will be required wltl' three-quarter yards of all-over lace. r.lryrl Skirls For 1UOI. Bicycle skirts must, of course, be shorter thau those for olf need be: so, as a rule, It Is necessary to havt separate and distinct outllts for thf two sports. A bicycle skirt will be found very much more comfortnhli if lined wlt.i silk, that lining being cooler and more slippery than the plaid woolen rever.se side of the golf ing chillis, ruder ine skirt knicker bockers are, of course, indispensable. These In all seasons are better made of silk, lined with thin flannel for winter. If necessary, for warmth Pongee or wash silk is best for sum mer. A less expensive material for making knickerbockers for summer use, however, and nlnicst as satisfac tory, 1m grass limn, llicycling skirts of pique and duck are .quite practical. Haipcr's Kazat. Clustered Stripe. Clustered stripe?, or rather .1 group of lines interspaced at intervals, are patterned upon the new linens shown for shirt waists. The stripes are in solid eolol on a v.-hito ground, or on a pale ground of the same color. Or you have clusters of black lines intro duced upon a lavender. sea-grecu, raspberry-pink or deep-blue linen. The blues are bright but clear, and avoid the "bluest" shade popular in other seasons. Now and then linked rings in blaeit are primed upon the linen. Tau and goldou-brown Uncus are as handsome us any. Button ItOMI-S. ''Button roses," as they are called, are tiny flowers made in pink and white chiffon, delicately shaded to re semble nature. These are not sold singly, but are made up in bunches, small sprays and garlands for trim ming the decoletage of an evening gown. ou can have the button roses of simple chiffon, or they are sold read powdered with glassy dew drops. Green leaves and green stems are provided for these miniature roses, a pretty detail of a lady's evening gown. WITH HEitTHA. Tuff-to. aid ltlljlion. Taffeta and velvet ribbons formed into various laco-like designs are cleverly stitched in all-over roses on cloth gowns. A Stunning Outing Hut. A very stunning t ting hat for .sum mer shows a felt crown and a maw brim. Ijolli white and trimmed with a soft 1'ersiau silk scarf. Flva-ftored Skirt With liaml Flounce. The five-gored skirt has the great ndvuutage of never going out of style. Slight variations there may be and details may require to be changed but the general cut remains. The May Manton model Illustrated Is made with stitcheu seams and includes the latest novelty in the baud flounce that completes tho lower edge. The orig inal is of gray satin faced cloth, but all skirt materials are suitable, chev iot, uerge, homespun and similar woolen fabrics ns well as the heavy ducks and linens that are made on tailored lines. The front gore Is narrow and gives the desired tapering effect to the llg ure. The wider side gores are smooth ly tilted with hip darts : ud the ful ness at the back is laid In an inverted pleat. The flounce Is finished with rows of mit'.hiue stitching. To cut this skirt for a woman of medium size eight yan's of material thirty-two inches wide, live and one quarter yards forty-four inches wide or five yards fifty inches wide will bs required. . . .- 1 V-'OA FIVK-COUED SltlhT. WW! 1CF HOW WOMEN SPOIL VISION. Tlioll- Veils Arn Nlfflit Traits, rihI Some Ate Worse TIiiiu Other. Women are divided in their opinions upon the subject of the veil, but where you will find one to maintain that such an adornment fades the complexion you will find ten to aver that no penal ties would prevent them from wearing the adornment. (lo and ask an oculist his opinion, and what he has to say on the topic Is to plump condemnation upon every veil that Is worn. Yet he will admit that, while some ucls are extremely dangerous and deleterious to the eyes, others are almost unlnjurlous. There are fashions In nets and gauzes, and many are the variations with which the veil is worn. lint in England It always covers the eyes, and It is here that the danger arises. Of all the veils ever tried the Ideal one is yet to lie discovered. Some women can truce step by step its evo lution throughout the century. They have beard their grandmothers talk about the white lace "fall" that used to be liked, and themselves can recol lect the thick green, blue, gray, white and green gauze horrors worn to pro tect the coinpjcxlon from tan. Those veils were followed by thinner silk ones, which In their turn were deposed In favor of those of thread lace, after which came the many abominations still exploited, to wit: mesh-nets dotted and patterned !u various ways. Just now women are beginning to shorten nets and falls considerably. Indeed, iu Talis they are wearing most curtailed ones again, and a feeling has also come in there for the utter banish ment of the veil. A more uncomforta ble and Imbecile affair for afternoon teas than the mask the chin veil Is cm not be imagined. It Is a sign of grace, perhaps. Km. tin- question which Is being much .e bated new Miiiong smart people is whether the veil docs not accomplbh so much harm to the visual organs as fo outweigh all oilier considerations In its favor. They wouder If a veil could not be contrived that would leave the eyes uncovered, while it beautllied mid protected the rest of the face. As a pattern nothing could be better than the Turkish woman's yashmak, which Is justly held to be the most modest face covering iu existence. Now. ns to good and bad patterns of veils, considered not from 'the. point of view of beauty, but of visual expe diency. The very best Is a veil ns fine ns gossamer, which can be most becom ing, too. It has no spots at all upon Ir, nod so does not worry the poor, tor tmvd eyes that have to dodge spots, or vainly and unconsciously try to focus til. -in, one of the worst possible exer cises to which weak or Imperfect sight can be put. The retrograde step Is taken by Russian net veiling, which need not. however, be very trying If the mesh be line, for it Is uuspotted. Then come the tpiite condemned veils, which have chenille spois nil over ihemthey are bad in proportion as their dots are close and large or scanty and small, but they are less slghf-wearltiK than a veil that is pat terned as well as doited, n veritable agony to sensitive silit. White veils are often much more evil in their ef fects than black, for tho material, be it tulle or net. possesses a faculty for dazzling the vision and making every thing seen through It wavering and 111 lelined. Finally, has not the case been proved that those who are conscious of strain, a lack of clarity of sight, or weariness after wearing a veil, should give up the tusk of looking smart at the expi ns" of vision. Even the strong irgunient in favor of veils of a sensible and clear mesh, which the oculists do not attempt to deny, namely, that such nets do keep the eyes from the assaults of gilt, especially during a drive or while cycling and motoring, should u.,l appeal to the weak-sighted. Lou dun Mall. ' Shift Waist Moc!;n. For the neck of the Kuuchtinda waist there is the slock, and with little tit? to match, and It makes all the dif ference iu the world whether or not these are worn with the waists. Any kind of collar and tie may be worn, but those of the same material give the waist a distinction which It does not have without It. Wash stocks come In all white and all colors, or with white collar and col or, d ties. These latter may or may not mutch the material of the shirt waist, but they are always a little more attractive If they do. There is n little butterfly bow of a upw design this year which is very attractive and prettier than those of last. A plain little turn-over piece Is to he seen on many of the stocks of the same material as the collar, white or colored. Many other collars come without these extra pieces, and these are In fact rather more attractive and becoming. The white stocks are most frequently of pique, and white tics to go with them ure frequently of madras. Stocks which have a style of their own on people who can wear them nie in bright green and in bright red, and are supposed to wash. 4 The "Croate" Is a stylish new stock. It Is of plain or mercerized cheviot and comes In stripes nud plaids. The chev iot is folded to form the stock proper, and Inside the fold Is a piece of heavy linen lo give it body. The long, broad ends form an ascot, or are simply tied once. The Croate Is Intended to be worn without starch. The general ef fect of the scarfs Is light, for there la a foundation of white. frctiy noft ties ore of fine lawn, bound around tho edge with a little color. These are wide nud shaped a Utile at the back to fit around tho col lar, anil are brought arouud and tied in a soft knot In front. The pretty llltle belts of pique, with linrness buckle clasps, are nil in white tuis vcai'. The colored ones have not (lie style, nnd those of white are pretty with nil colors. New York Times. Favorite ftrtme of the Vanr flirt. X i ne most popular nuiiouc game nt Vassal- Is basket ball. Each class has a team, anil In the spring match games are played between them. These games nre among the most exciting events of the year. Each class, tho girls all wearing white duck suits, with collars and belts of their class color, form In procession r.nd march, with much cheering nud waving of class flags, out to the circle, where they draw up around fhe basket ball court. Then fhe teams appear on the ground, and slipping off I heir capes and skirls appear In the "gym" suits all ready in begin. The class greets them with tumultu ous yelling, which continues until the referee's whistle sounds and the game is called. Theu there is complete si lence, the giime begins, nnd every one watches with breathless interest. An unusually good play brings forth an admiring but suppressoil "Oh h-h!" but w hen a goal Is made there is an uncon trollable shout from the scoring class. Except for these interruptions, the game goes on In silence. Hut when It Is all over pandemonium reigns. Every one yells, whether her side h:s won or lost, though naturally the victors nre n bit more enthusiastic nhout It. The winning class, gathering tip Its team ns It goes, makes a dash for Its class tree, ami proceeds to hold an Impromp tu celebration. The basket ball championship Is held this year by tho senior class, who proudly display the championship flag outside of the senior parlor door. The Book World. W'omnn llttte the West Socially. The majority of Western men nra out of their clement, says W. I). Ly man In the Atlantic, In anything ex cept business nnd politics. The wife usually acts as head of the family In all manner of social and religious crises, as Inviting a ministerial guest to ask a blessing at table or conduct family worship, while the masculine partner slouches around nt such times in hulking and uncomfortable con sciousness of his own lack of piety and polish. That solemn sense of hls'own dignity id head of the house, that .shrinking deference paid to blm by tho "weaker vessels" of his fnniily. which magnifies the pater famllins In Eng land, and to some degree In the old fashioned New England community this never lightens tip the pnthway of the average Western householder. Iln may consider himself in great luck If he is not discrowned entirely. The In dependence and "go-aheadltiveuess" of women seem to co-exist with a gen eral high standard of intelligence, for Matistios show that Washington Is third on the lists of States in freedom from Illiteracy, being surpassed by Iowa and Nebraska only. In fact, the Pacillc coast ranks very high In aver age education and intelligence, though there Is not, of course, so much of high itlture as In some circles of older com inanities. To I'nnml Memorial of Victoria. Ku;!?e; tioon are many as to the form that tile rational memorial to (,'t.cei) ' ictovia tdiull take. Among ihe:-e are the cKuibliKhmcut of resi dential homes for dentil ute aged wom- n and of a series of chilis In London nud the ' provinces, for gentlewomen with iminll incomes, both to lie self- iimiorl.'nj.- and free from the taint of harliy. A movement Is already tak ing phiej under the title of "The liritlsh Daughtcra of the Empire," tho object beiu;: to curry on the late (Jut-en's life work nnd dei;ire:i, so far may be, for the British Empire. Tim Spanish flounce, sixteeu-shaptd or shirred, has returned to favor. A new style of stitched bands has the stitching going across Instead of In long lines. The variety iu neckwear Is infinite, the latest development being washa ble stocks. Small buckles used as slides on silk bauds and velvet ribbon are one fea ture of dress decoration. A revival Is promised of the old-fashioned silk and lace niiils. One style lias applique, flowers; of luce in the silk mesh. The majority of skirts have what may be termed a modified habit back; that Is, they close behind Willi a fan of scant puckers. Jet buckles the only touch of black on them are seen on some of the new light hats. They are prettiest when not too large or heavy. A pretty model for a black gown has three stitched bands on the skirt, u broad stitched collar of taffeta and a belt of the stitched silk. Blouses much trimmed with lace-, cut-work, etc., have not los'. theil prestige. Faucy belts and vests ure always ornamental features. Some skirt sei.nis are laced together with chenille cord or narrow velvet to below the knees, terminating In a care lessly tied knot spiked with flit or sil ver. The tops of skirts nre often shu'ped by narrow tucks. On other fabrics the back breadth i:f quite straight and full and shirred to about a finger-depth of the waist. There is nothing very new In putting lace Insertions Into wash gowns-r any other1 gowns, for that matter but it cnu be done to any extent and in us intricate patterns as may be, desired with good effect. Every once In a while ear-rlugs nro said to be coming into vogue again, but us they are not becoming to the average woman they will doubtless meet with the same fate they have suffered so many times before. With evening dress en; -rings are perhaps uu attractive addition, but at any other lime they add some years to a wom an's apparent uge. The trimming of bodices Is a potent factor of the present modes. short woman can be made to look many Inches taller If the trimming -of her bodice is arriiiiged Iu flat, long Hues. Again fall, thing women should not choose such lines, but. look for rullly effects. Stout women should avoid plaids, check, In fact, ulso stripe, and keep only to plain fabrics, and black aliove all else Is becoming to stour lll'lll'I'S THE IUKON ROADIIOUSES STRUNG ALL ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER NOW. & !ollnr a Bed, m Dollar and a Half ft Men!-the r.ert The MealF,nterprle or the llotta How They Turn a Trout to Their Side. "When the land was young," says Mr. Jack London, when ho wants to tell a Y'ukon tale of men who have traveled fifty miles a day on snow shoes for fifty days, rating ono dog salmon and a handful of flour, nud are shivering under their blankets In a cotton tent, tho thermometer seventy degrees lielow Bero. Tho temporal qualification is necessary to be true to life. The Yukon country is no longer young, though tho remainder of Alas ka is generally younger than the Yu kon Ynllcy has ever been Binco the first steamboat ascended it In 1808, says a Klondlker Iu the New York Commercial Advertiser. It is quite four years since it was the custom In winter for nipn along tho Yukon to sleep In cotton tent3 and eat dog sal mon. In tho winter of ISO!) 1000 tho thermometer at Dawson didn't once go below sixty degrees below zero. The "road-house" has civilized the Y'ukon Valley. If you start In No vember with the great exodus from Dawson to salt water, up tho frozen boulevard of river, you won't take n cotton tent, and It's nuggets to mar bles you won't even get a dish of beans. You will spend every night In a good-sized log cabin, with two or three rooms and more or less sawmill made lumber with rustle ornamenta tion. The fare will bo some what more pretentious than In n New England boarding house. A bunk will cost $1, a meal will cost SI. CO, nnd you mny get among other things, canned oyster sottn, caribou steak witli cranberry jelly, and, of course, pie. The Y'ankee makes tho best pioneer, and ho does it on pie; and the Yankee has won Alaska. Every ten miles or so In traveling tip the river cornea n road-house. On foot or with n dog team, when you nre beginning to get a little hungry for din ner or supper, cast your eyes ahead nlong the hills of omoky, amethyst, r.nd there Is n blue spire of smoke ris ing, straight up oh, how quiet nud slim ! Into a sky of lacquered brass. All summer the cabins nro empty. Travelers sleep on some of the stern wheel river boats; from the rest, too small to servo a meal on, they pile ashore three times a day with their stoves nnd grub boxes, and at night with the cotton tent. Likewise do the scow-travelers. In September and Oc tober tho last steamboats begin to mnko stops at the road-houses, nnd unload r-rato after crate of canned hash nnd tomatoes, "this year's eggs," hams and flour. The proprietor, or pro prietress, who has been running a sum mer restaurant at one of the big camps, or on one of tho creeks, Is on hand, and with hlni a gang of the "unemployed" to make the woodpile r.nd fix things up. But outfitting of n road-house Is nn expensive matter and a great financial rlr.lt. One should have such things as eggs and tomatoes, for if yon haven't got them, your reputation suffers, nnd llie dog teams nnd mushers walk light on past you. Competition among tho houses is very keen. After the ex penses of outfitting nnd keeping a gang of men all winter carrying your wood and water, you must have every person of the thousands going out stop with you. The season is very short, November to April, and the New Eng land fanners could get points on how to tray the city boarder from the host of a Yukon road-house. The road-house Is there and ready before the trail is broken, but whether the trail fedlovs the right or left bank, or keeps In raid-stream depends on whether the river Is open or closed, whether the Ice Is rough or smooth, and on the whim of the first traveler, whom the rest follow like sheep. Sup pose the trail passes n road house on the other side. It does this to one out of every four. The proprietor sees his egg and tomato money going, so he goes out Into tho woods witli his little hatchet. lie chops down many hun dred little spruces, and polng u mile or so back and a tulle or so forward on the trail diverts it gently to his side of flie river with nu avenuo of trees. Then ho puts up a sign so only the traveler approaching hia house can see It: "Vi milo to Smith's," and another so only the man going away can sec It, "2 miles to Smith's." Any oua who has traveled much In the north gets a fairly good Idea of how far he goes at his customary gait In an hour, aud can estimate distances fairly well. But tho tricks of tho road-house break him all up. "How far to the next house?" you ask after dinner of Smith. "Oh, it's putty good ways, fifteen miles, I guess," drawls out mine host; and your partner adds: "We can't make that to-night." Then the host ventures, "Now, I tell you one thing, boys, you'll be doing the wise thing If you stay hero and get a good early start In the morning. There's nothing like a good early start. I've traveled a bit myself up In this country," etc., etc. Then partner remembers Bome thlng some one has told him 'once, and Fays, "Hain't the Jones boys from Hunker got a place about eight miles on?" nnd mine host scratches his head, and says, "I believe there was some body camped on un Island there, but they've only got a wood camp." After believing this once, and staying, when you hear of tho wood Oump, you run for It. At the "wood camp," Jones jiiy laugh at Smith's story, and he may say unkind things, but depend pon It, ho will treat Williams, ut the next "wood enmp" Just as Smith treated him. The houses advertise on tho timber; "Hotel Savoy, Selkirk, best horse aud dog feed on the river." "Hotel Seattle, Indian Iiiver; spring beds, mattresses und pillow-shams." The bunks ure built all around the wall. In tiers three high. Sometimes the bottoms are of canvas, very yield lug to the body; sometimes of strip lings and very well veututed. It Is unwritten law that no man shall re niovo his boots. Tho blankets are al ways dark blunkets, no mutter what color they were once. Not excepting the smoking compartment of a trans continental limited, ttiero ure more Vmplrea overthrown, more c-ruces of religion, politics, economics, solved ns jtliu Delphian tripod solved things; more of those funny Utile anecdotes about Adam nnd Eve, told before nnd after lights out In ft Yukon roadhoiiso than la any iiarliameut or senate chnrhber on earth. It Is a long, long march, and when the fellow they have lodged with sees the goslpers putting on their parkas which lire simply hooded nightgowns of sc.trlet-strlped bed ticking and drawing tho fur-edged hood nrotind their faces, nnd filing out Into the puro starlight of 8 In the morning, his heart sinks ns he stntuls in the doorway nnd knows thnt his ham nnd his bread will suffer that night twenty miles nearer salt water. CURIOUS FACTS. A flfieen-yenr-old girl In Chnpmnn, Kan., tried to commit Eiilclda the other day because her mother would no. let her marry a widower, forty-seveu years old. The largest Ivory tusk ever known Is now In the British Museum. It measures ten f :et two nnd a half Inches on the outside curve, has a cir cumference nt the solid end of twenty four and a half Inches and weighs S'Jti'a pounds. The museum bought K for $1750. A mttrringa has taken place at Bols Colombo, France, which certainly shows a new departure. As a. rule the bride is given away by koiiiu ono of the masculine gentler, and the bride groom lias his best man. At fhe wed ding referred to, a lady gave away tho bride, and the bridegroom had no best nau. All the witnesses were la dies. The old carved wooden figures of a Hon and a unicorn on the gable of the famous old Massachusetts State House were recently replaced by fig ures made of beaten copper, the lion being covered with gold leaf nnd the unicorn with platinum. These heral dic animals were originally borrowed from the British coat-of-arms for tbtt great seal of Massachusetts. A curious discovery was made In Concord, Mas?., recently. In the attic of the Thorcau homestead was found a quantity of lead pencils all bearing the stamp "Thorcau und Sou." The naturalist nnd his father once made lead pencils for a living, and for years a great storo of their completed pro duct was hidden away just under tho ridgepole of the homestead. Those pencils to day nre in deuiand for other purposes than writing. William r.righam. of Chardon, Ohio, Is the owner of a gamier goose more than 100 years old. that is ns lively to-day as the large flock of youngster.! which ho proudly leads about Mr. Brigham's farmyard. The bird was brought to this country by Mr. Brig ham's father nearly a century r.go, fuom fhe East, and ban lieeu in tho family's possession ever since. There are mr.ny accounts of the obi fel low's sagacity In eluding foxes and other enemies, ami he was the playfel low of many of tho old men of the towuihlp when thc-y were b::ys ycar3 ago. Mclvln MeC'nnn, n vaudeville ac tor, proved to n. rklsburg (I'eun.) magistrate that ho had "iren hair." thereby securing bin liberty. Tho actor had been arrested on suspicion. Mcl'anu's hair Is t:ivcral inches In length and stands straight out nt the front nnd sides of his head. The magistrate asked him why he didn't have it cut. McCnnn explained thnt ho was an actor, nud that he could carry three men around a room, letting them , take hold of his hair. "Let's see you wall: out to liberty with two men .hanging on," said the magistrate. Two big policemen clung to McCann's hnir at the shins of his head, and McCnnn calmly proceeded to walk out of the polico court with them. Itt-littive Cent of I'tihlle M.'liliii(f. New York City will pay ifj.22 each mli'Uto for Its street lighting this year, which menus seventy -eight cents for each Inhabitant, or 82,7-15,000 iu all. A big bill, the largest of its sort In tho country, but not the largest iu propor tion to population. Of the great cities of the country, Baltimore comes next above Chicago, end pays sixty-eight cents for each of lis nno.ooo Inhabitants, or ijiiaO.lioo in oil. Then comes San Francisco's ;M, 000 population, paying S2 15,000, "or Ecveniy-oue cents for each one. Next nhovo that In New Orleans, where each oftho 2S7.00O Inhabitants pays eighty cents, or .SSno.OOO In nil. Washington follows with eighty-three cenls for each of Its 279,001) residents, which equals 1233.000. Each Cleve hi'.u'er pays two cents moro than each Washingtonlan, or $383,000 for fhe C82,()00 inhabitants. Wo then jump to S1.10 for each of the 501,000 Boston Inns, or 5050,000 In all. Another jump makes tho 224,000 persons in Cincin nati pay $425,000, or $1.50 for each cna. The Ilemulna or an Old Indian Vitiate Mr. J. A. TJdden has recently printed the results of his investigations of the remains left by an ancleuv. tribe of In dians of the Kiouan stock who former ly inhabited a vlllago iu Mcl'liersou County, Kansas. A series of circular mounds were opened, each of them being about tweuty feet In diameter, nnd none of them moro limn three feet in height. Fifteen such mounds constituted the village, aud it Is note worthy that their distance apart was 125 feet or some multiple of this num ber. No human remains were discov ered, but a quantity of domestic uteu slls, bones of animals, poilery, toobi, arrow-heads, pipes, eic, were found. The most remarkable Item was u piece of chain armor, which Is presum ably of European armor, and which may have come from tho expedition of Coronado, who passed through this region Iu 15-12. Knsiiih Law of I.tliel. The English law of libel makes pro fanity a money-saving vice. If you cull u man u thief, nud cannot prove your assertion, you commit libel. If, however, yon garnish your description with tiny of tho adjectives unually deemed unlit for publication, nuy libel action brought ugulnst you will fall through, for tho law says your pro fanity proves that you liuvo lost your temper, nnd therefore you uro uot ac tionable for your words, THE SABBATH SCHOOL. International Lesson Comments For April IX Subject: Jcsti Appears to the Apost'es, Join xx., 19-29- Ooldca Text, John x., 2 Memory Vernea, 19, 29-Commeiilnrv on fhe Day's Leases. 19. "Tho smc day." It is still the resurrection day, Sunday, the Lord's tiny. "At evening." The events of the flay had been many nnd important, but now, at the close of the clay, .loiin appears to nil tho diaciples. lie would have appeared to tlicm in the morning had they been nn cmbled then. "Boors were hut." And probably bolted. "For fenr." There i notiuna to show that thn .lews designed to molest tho disciples, hut because they had put Chrirtt to death they had reaiton to fear that they might be the next vic tims. "In tho midst." He evidently en tered miraculously. In verse 20 John re fera to the fact that the doors were abut in a way to leave but little doubt that he intends to convey the impression that Christ entered by His own power while they were shut. "Peace he unto yon." Hia usual salutation and benediction. May every blessing of heaven nnd earth which you need be grunted unto you. 20." "Has so said." Luke mukes men tion of several tilings that took place be fore He showed them Ilia hands and side, See chap. 24: 37, 3S. Here we see how terrified they were, supposing they had seen a spirit. All these reterences to the great dithoultv with which the tlicinlc accepted the fact of the resurrection 0f Jesus nre (riven to strengthen our faith in the fact. There was no collusion among the umciplcs to tnow tliat .lesus was alive, but they themselves were convinced neainst their wil In. aeamet their nrem- dices, against their expectations. Hu then gently reproved them v aking why they were troubled and why they permitted anxious reasoning nnd questionings to arise in tueir minds. "Shewed unto them." The wounds were probably nil perfectly healed, but the senrs remained. "li hands nnd rJis side. Luke Rnys hnnua and feet. This leaves no doubt that Jeaua was nailed to the cross nnd not tied on as many were, ocsus told them to handle Him (Luke 24: 39), which they probably did. "Giad." Thev were terrified at first, but when they knew Him they were glad. There is great joy in the resurrec tion for every one. "When they saw." A sight of Christ will gladden the heart ot a disciple at any time. It was at this time that lie gave to them another proof that He wn$ the game Jesus whom they had known. He called for food (Luke 24: 41 43) and did eat before them. Afterward the apostles called attention to what now occurred as a proof of their Lord's resur rection. Acts 10: 41. He ate before them, not because He had need of food for the body, but because they had need of faith for the soul. There is a great mystery in connection with Christ's resurrection body. There are several opinions concerning it. 1. That after His resurrection lie had a spiritual body, similar to what our bodies will be after our resurrection. 2. That He had a body the same in substance as before the crucifixion, hut endowed with new properties and power. 3. That He had a body the same in substance and at tributes as He had before His crucifixion, and that this was changed into His glo rious resurrection body at the ascension. 21. "llnth sent Ale." As I was sent to proclaim the truth of the Most High, und to convert sinners to God. send you for the very same purpose, clothed with au thority and influenced by the Spirit. 22. "Breathed on them." Intimating by this that they were to he made new men; for in this act He evidently alluded to the creation of man when (iod 'breathed into Him the breath of lives and He be came a living soul. "Keccive ye the Holy Ghost." Out of Hia fulneis their minds and hearts were to be filled, and thus they would be prepared to carry on tiiu work after He had left them. 23. "Ye remit." etc. See Revised Ver sion. Compare Matt. 10: 10. One thins is certain, God only enn forgive sins; to declare anything else would be hlasnhc mous. But Christ gave power and author ity to the apostles in the establishing of His church that has not hcen transmitted to the church. Since the church could not be oraanized or tho full gospel preached till after the death and resurrection of Jesus, He must havo some authoritativo representatives on earth to whom, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, could be committed the decision of all questions and interpretations that would nectsnarily ariye. They who believed on the Son ot (iod, in consequence of the preaching of the apostles, had their sins remitted; and they who would not believe were declared to lie under condemnation. 24. "Thomas." This wus His Hebrew name, and Didymus His Oreek nama; .both meant "a twin." "Was not with them." This was one of tho princinal causes of thev-unbelief of this apostle. He should have been at his post with tho rest, then he would have seen and' heart! Jesus, and would have received the bless ings and encouragement that the others received. 25. "Except- I shall see." Thomas would not believe the testimony of the ton apostles. Ho is nio.it unreasonable and obstinate in hiB unbelief. "I will hoc believe." Thomas ii fo certain that it can not be so that he is determined not to he convinced; he will not accept ordinary evidence. 2l). "After eight days." One week from that time on the next Lord's day night. Again they were met for religious worship and this time Thomas was with tlictn; probaMy encouraged to be present by what tho other aoostles had told him. "TSen came Jesus." Jesus will nlwnys he present with those who meet in His name. 27. "Reach hither." Our Lord meets him in His own language, and this - a rebuke to. Thomas, showing him that Jesus, though not present, knew all the hard, unbelieving things he had paid. "Hut believing." There is evidence suffi cient. It will be well for every one to heed these words of Christ to Thomas; let us "have faith in God." 28. "Thomas answered." Overwhelmed with the fact of Chrit's presence, he del not hold out an instant. "My Cod." I confc-e.8 Thy divine knowledge nnd power and prostrate myself before Thee as the great God. Thomas was the first who gave the title of God to Jesus. The slow ftess of Thomas to relieve ought to strengthen our faith. The disciple uvre cautious and accepted nothing thnt they did not know was founded on fact. 29. "And yet have believed." The faith of Thomas would have been moro pleas ing to Christ if ha had believed at once. Let us receive the testimony of those who have seen Him, remembering that there are peculiar blessings in store for those Who nave not seen aud vet have believed. Learn to FroMei tna Birds. Italy is the first country in the world where a systematic effort hu been made to enlist tho children In tho work of protecting the wild birds from harm. Dr. Vitelanto Tonta recently pointed out to the leading Italian teachers that litis children could easily be taught to love birds and that this lesson, once leajned, would never be forgotten, whoreao, if the lessou wers not taught until the .children were grown up lltle heed would bo paid to It except by those persons who were nat urally sympathetic and fond ot dumb creatures. In Germany, France and England, he said, there are many per sons who are Interested In birds aud who are doing what they can to pro vent them from being killed tor the sake ot their plumage, but In order to do reully effectual work a more thor ough crusade is needed and It is only from the ranks ot culldron that crusad ers of the right typo can be obtained.' The doctor's ouggostlon has attracted a good deal ot atteutiou and many think It would be veil for teachers throughout the country to carry it Into effect, whluh they could eusily do by simply lmpreH.-.lng on their pupils tho fact that It Is wrong to bs cruel to ward birds or otlinr li.uoceut croatuvei.
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