THS HlSKBTi)
New York City. Popular unil gencr-'
ally becoming ns the L'io:i jackets nre
they do not suit nil lijinvs nml there Is
a demand for the little cutaway Hint
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V05iAN'.S JACKET.
?loscs hut docs not lap, and that ex
tends slis-iitly below the waist line.
The admirable May Maiiton mode!
.Uusiratod is adapted to covert cloth,
block or tan broadcloth, as well as to
the black cheviot, of which the original
made. As tlinwn the revers are
faced with Lonlsine moire a.id the
.riimninK is a simple black passemen
terie, but simple stitching Is sufficient
jr a hand of stitched cloth or silk can
ao used as a finish.
The fronts are tilted with single
iarts and are turned back to form the
revers. The back is seamed at the
Jetitre, to ensure a curve nt the waist
line, and lnduies wide-backs nml uu
der-nrni gire3. The CL'ck is Enlslud
with a pointed Alglon collar that ex
tends across 1 lie back and fronts to
mod the revers. The sleeves are In
bishop style w itli straight band cuffs.
To cut ihis jacket for a woman of
TEASA'sT WAIST AND
iiitdium size two and one eighth yard
of material forty-four inches wid? or
one and threequarter yards tifty
luchfcs wide will be rciiuircd. ,
A l-lihlnjc Gown.
The priucf ss skirt has luken a reeos
nized place anions the styles for youni;
girls us well as those designed for
their elders. It Is excellent for Kowus
of all sorls but lends Itself to the odd
skirt t'er wear wilh peasant and shirt
waists, and to the bolero or K.ou suit
with singular success. All the sea
son's material:!, tdik, wool and linen,
are appropriate, am! ate used, but th:?
May Maiiton original shown In the
btr.'u unliving Is made from I'rinccvs
,'ipe i:i but pastel ta.i, aud Is
tl'imii.id with nopiiiiu 1j.ih.1s of I'er
siau unbroiiliry In the duller "olu"
tonej, ami is worn v iili a peasant
bodice of cream silk mull.
The skirt Is cut in live Korea aud Is
fitted over the hips by means of darts
that run to the upper edije of ihu bod
ice portion. The fulness at the back
is laid In fiu inverted pleat that eu
sures the sous fit ebseuiial to correct
style aud provides ample folds and
Bare at the lower portion. At the
lower ed?j It a shaped circular flounce
that adds greatly to the effect, but
which cau be omitted when the skirt
Is desired plain. The bodice portion
U pointed back aud front and Includes
traps that are worn over the shoul
ders and serve to bold It In place.
To cut this skirt for a miss of four
teen years of age eight and oue-ely' t
yards of material twenty-one inehe,
wide, seven and one-eight yards twen
ty -seven Inches wide, six aud one-eight
yards thirty-two Inches wide or four
and a half yards forty-four Inches
wide will be required.
To cut this waist for a miss of four
teen years of axe three and five-eight
yards of material twenty-one Inches
wide, two and a half yards thirty-two
Inches wide, or two yards forty-four
Inches wide, with one yard of silk or
velvet twenty-oue inches wide for gir
dle and collur, will be required.
OriMiiHAti I'u'tli JIalr.
A Woman canhave an inliulle va-
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fiery of combs nnd ornaments fnr her
Lair without going inti any of the
precious lin-ln is. There is the ever
lir.iUisoiiio uiiil ever useful shell, am
ber, which is beautiful wit li some
!rr'f!-not least frequently will)
bloudo and Inst, and till- is it new
departure, there Is Jot. Jet is appear
ing in fancy comb, pins and orna
ments for th" lmif, which nre exceed
ingly pretty. 'Die hacks of the combs
are u.snnlly cut; tiny tire of the
tiin iu s that are to lie found in the
other comes, and eeruiiiily Uiey ure
attractive. There are very pretty
ornaments of this cut jet. Soinoi lines
they appear in th" form of n hird and
in other forms, which ure pretty but
nameless.
Iridescent rnv.
Iridescent pray Is the name applied
to the color which Is principally of a
light gray tonp. but which shades away
into clear light pink and pale green.
The rose-colored and lettuce green
tints jtive a shimmering play of color.
It is seen in taffetas. This is a Rood
choice for a gown for wear of stun
inr ufteniuous.
Ilpniriililv 1-tiien Collar.
Linen collars with the liitle turn
over collar of embroidered lawn are
very desirable win :i broad ribbons nre
worn .round the net k. The small col
lar prevents the ribbon from slipping
up nsuinst the neck and becoming
soiled, as it will wilh once wearing
without it.
ropulai- Costume For
No summer fabric Known is daintier
or launders more suei e-'sniily tlian
Persian lawn. The ciianning little
May Ma::lon ccntiue shown illtis
trares the iniiterial trimmed wilh
cream VaVncleiiM ins t'tioti and with
yoke of ail over Inserted tucking and
is esM-tr.iaiiy smart as well as child
like r.ti'l s :. i !e. All white Is held in
Ii'l-Ii :':.v.i:- :,nd is nhvays lovely In or
,m:h;.v, I utiste. Swiss uiusltn and the
bke. as well ns the lawn, but lliinrcd
and colored materials are equally well
suited to the design as are simple silk
and wool materials.
The waist is made In baby style and
Is full at tha ait of the yoke and
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rillXCESS SKIRT.
atjaiu at the waist line, while the
rurefiil frill, forming a bertha, out
lines the low round neck. As shown
the full portion Is made over a body
lining which Is cut away under tho
yoke, but such details must be varied
to suit the material and the occasion.
The sleeves are in elbow lensth and
terminate In graceful frills. The col
lar is of moderate depth and, like the
yoke, Is unlined.
The skirt Is finished with a deep
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frill at the lower edge aud is laid In
tucks at the belt to give the fashion
able yoke effect.
To cut this costume for a girl of eight
years of age seven yards of materia!
twenty-one Inches wide, Are and a
quarter yards thirty-two Inches wide
or four yards forty-four Inches wide
will be required, with tbree-clght
yards of inserted tucking for yoke and
seventeen yards of luco Insertion Ut
trim as Illustrated.
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THE SHIHT WAIST.
Prurtlral Minis on thti l'roirr Wy to l'ut
On On.
With tho approach of warm weather
the feminine mind turns to the ques
tion of shirt waists. Are they or are
they not to lio worn aifalu this sum
mer? Fashion gives Its opinion that
they are to be worn. This will bo the
greatest shirt waist season of nil.
I can hear the sigh of content that
goes up from many an anxious wom
an's heart. What makes the shirt
waist so popular? As simple looklm;
ns II Is, a shirt waist takes as much
time to put on properly as an evening
dress.
I say properly advisedly, for there
are ways aud ways of putliusj on a
shirt waist. A woman never looks so
trimly dressed, so altogether "chip
per," as she docs lu a shirt waist that
Is well put on. or so slovenly as in
one that Is badly put. ou, and for I ho
sake of those dear wonieu who for
lack of knowledge or Inspiration have
never learned to do the thine prop
erly I ive here a few rules which, if
followed to the letter, will KUttrantee
a "shirt wi!st liure" to those who
have dreamed of one, but have here
tofore had no persoual acquaintance
with it.
My method is my own peculiar in
vention, and I have shared the secret
with only a chosen few till now, when
my con-eletice no longer allows me to
hide it from tho feminine world.
i irst, then, take the corset you nre
we.irin.tr. a straight front, of course,
for they can be bought now lu the
cheaper models as well as tho most
expensive, and just at the end of the
eyelets, nt the bottom of tiie corse v.
sew a loop of luch-wlde ribbon on
oil Iter side.
Xow put on your shirt waist, fa. t
cning It with the liny pearl buttons
which are to be so fashionable th.:
summer, and tie your stock, taking
care to lap It neatly in tho back.
Then, wilh two small safety pins,
pin the belt of your shirt waist at the
back to the loop of ribbon as light as
jvu can stand It without being un
comfortable, or making yourself feel
like a horse with too light a check
rein.
Now tal.e your hand mirror and
turn around and look at. your back.
Did you ever get quite that tint 'effect
netore. Did you shirt waist ever lit
so smoothly between the shoulders?
For my own waists 1 always have the
belt sewed down just to the side
seams and then hanging free, so that
I may pleat tho front of the waist to
suit myself.
Smooth the waist down well, then
under tho arms aud over the hips,
and pia It on each side. Then pleat
the fulness left into side pleats, and
if you are thiti enough to stand it,
blouse It a little In front.
Xow fasten the loose ends of your
belt, and there you are, I warrant
you, with a better shirt waist figure
than J'OU ever dreamed could be
yours.
Tiie problem of how to pin a shirt,
waist down remained long unsolved
to me until I evolved the method
f-oin my inner consciousness, but I
had my reward when a friend to
whom I had whispered my secret said
to me last summer: "Do you know,
the most valuable present you ever
made me was your method of putting
on a shirt waist." New York Herald.
Woihcmi In the lirilivli 1'oMul Service.
Thu Jtrilisli I'ostotllco linds employ
ment for Z 1,000 women out of 307,000
o":rors, and over 10,000 of these woiu-
n are engaged, chiefly In the prov
inces, as assistants to post masters.
There are not many ranks closed to
women. No fewer Hum 1 1." head post
liiisircsscs are to bo found In the
provinces, and more than one-third
or the sub-postmasterships nre in
trusted to women. Xlue poslwometi
daily make their rounds eight in Kng
le.nd and Wales and one In Scotland.
One dame, Martha Pike, was a sub
Jiosl mistress unlil the age of ninety
three. When nearly ninety years old
she had a three-hour letter round
every morning, up hill and down da!.',
and she even trudged n mile and n
half to fetch u letter and parcel mail
from the ruiltvuy station. An equally
remarkable ci.se was that of Hannah
Vowles, who was sub -postmistress of
I'renchay for forty-live years, and re
signed at the agu of ninety-live, to be
.e.ieeecded by a relation, Miss Kate
Vowles, who had already been post
wonmu in the district for forty-two
y nrs. Hannah Urewcr, another cel
ebrity, began to carry letters as a
child and kept at the work until the
diamond jubilee of Hie late reign, hut
at the ago of seveuiy-two, having
walked u quarter of a million mile s,
she gave up the duty. Wie was the
recipient of the ti est waterproof cloih
ing issued to post women in Kugland.
Women, It Is clear, are highly appre
ciated by the posioillen in almost all
departments. London Telegraph.
IlKliiltfuiit Mother.
Mothers of the too Indulgent kind,
those who have not the heart to make
their littlo ones do anything thut is
unpleasant to them, are accountable
for many of the failures la the lives
of young men und women. It Is the
foolish homo Indulgence of early life
that Is ut the bottom of these failures.
The school headaches that are very
severe about 8 o'clock in the morning
and that are cured suddenly after t
are too often accepted seriously and
lessons are allowed to bo neglected
for play. Music Is dropped because
the child has no tasto for It and It Is
unkind to force bei inclinations, bo
it 1 with arithmetic aud languages
and other lessons, and the childish
petulance and dislike of Initial drudg
ery ere taken as the measures of Its
future and mature requirements.
Mothers who reason thus are likely
ruining the lives of the children who
nre being indulged, for not only does
she humor their likes and dislikes to
nn unreasonable extent, but she can
uot, because of her tender heart, cor
rect thein even for wrongdoing; sbe
makes kindly excuses for tbeiu, aud
lo ihem. and she puts excuses Into
their own mouths to save them tho
pain of a frank confession and her
self the pain of inflicting a deserved
punishment. Tin- children of such a
mother (.row to be slillly-shally. su
perllclal men and women, nml all and
only because of their over-indnlgeiii'e
tit home during their childhood,
American (jueon.
New Millinery For Summer Wear.
With the drapery effects continued
In full force, abundant use will ngaln
be made of diaphanous tissues. Of
these, Malines tulle will have fitTt.
consideration, as it has iu its texture
n degree of elasticity that does not
belong to chiffon or any of the silk
Bnt:7.'.'s. and thus is better ndapted to
required purposes. It v.-ill be em
ployed both for veiling and lining,
rarely ever singly, but In two, three,
four and a greater number of piles,
and sometimes in as many different
colors, revealed through straw laces
In charming nacre and glace effect.
As are in the new nioussellnes de sole,
there are tulles striped with narrow
tinsel and straw braids, aud otherwise
broldered with gold, silver and straw
cord, and also enriched wilh spaugles
small square spangles, varying the
round spangles of the last several
years, and the ring spangles of the
last season or two. Novelties in silk
guut'.cs, almot-L k delicate In texture
as If woven of air. are in exquisite
printed floriated designs, extremely
Interesting manufactures being of silk
gossamer, of white grounding In print
ed figures of black lace, relieved with
dainty llorlallous, nml outlined In
tambour work of line gold thtnd.
There have been large importations
of pllsse silk mulls. Millinery Trad
Ceviov,-.
ouppti Victoria's Coorteny.
One of lite great sources of the
Queen's power was the extreme at
tention she gave to detail. This ex
tended to everything which came tin
der her 'personal no. Ice. The story
of her writing her name in ihe dust
ou it piece of furniture, while making
:i tour of Windsor Cnslle, and under
neath It also the name of the house
maid who was responsible for the
neglect, I have never heard confirmed,
oui many littie stories attest her far
seeing supervif.iou iu everything. She
never considered the smallest cour
tesy beneath her dignity. Mine. M ,
!ady.in-wail;ng to the Duchess of
("otinauglit, is responsible for this lit
tle nneedoie illustrating this. At the
time of the (.hirstcniug of liitle Trlnce
Ililwar.l, the eldest sou of the DuUo
oi York, through some mistake Mine.
M 's In vital inn was forgotten. She
did not go to the ceremony, but see
ing tho yucen soon al'ler. Her Majes
ty r.sked why she had not been pres
ent, inquired into all the particulars
and made many excuses. Just then
the Duchess oarno up. "t's a pity
about Mine. SI- s Invitation," :-aid
Iter Slajes.y, "but there's i:o need for
you to say anything. J've opolo
giz: d." Harper's liazar.
A Vtittietie (ucen.
Queen Charlotte, the widovv of Max
imilian, the one lime Kmperor of Slexi
is rapidly failing iu health. Her
mind Is now u hopeless wreck. On
clear days she wanders feverishly
about her prison grounds, mid In bad
weather she steals about the house,
picking up bits of thread and dust
front the floor and hiding them about
her clothes. She seems to recognize
no one save her sister-in-law, the Bel
Kinn Queen, whom she loves, and who
has visited her faithfully for years.
NEWEST
SHIONS
A'
Russian cotton embroidery is among
the novelties.
Novelty Swiss with embroidered
dots and stripes is new aud very dain
ty for summer gowns.
Tantivy Croat Is the name of one of
file new u.'ckties m::de of mercerized
cheviot to wear with the outing shirt
waists.
Quills are worn on many of the
spring hats, and (lie newest idea Is to '
lay them perfectly flat, pointing to
ward the hack.
Narrow strips of embroidered bead
ing allcruaiing wilh inaertious of Val
enciennes lace will he much used for
yoke trimmings of line cotton shirt
waists.
Shoulder capes of ruffled chiffon
trimmed with bunches of nrtlfieial
flowers and with streamers of pleated
chiffon or mousseliuo, ure shown for
evening wear,
A taffeta" skirt to wear with odd
blouses, or, as the fashion Is now,
built with a fancy jacket of the same
is n most useful gown for many occa
sions. Tiie jacket can also be worn
with different skirls.
It Is said by the lending dressmak
ers that ribbons are reiurning to fa
vor. They are used more us trimming
than t:s sa-lies or girdles. A late fad
Is embossing Chinese letb-ra on col
ored ribbons, to form words, or even
phrases.
Maltese and cltiny laces are still
popular for dress trimming, and then
there are all tho other well-known
kinds wuieh have lost some of their
prestige. I.aces of the applique order
show u fillln-In of gold threat be
tween tho flowers.
Hooks nud eyes In gold for belt
ola?;;, which ure to be found in many
designs at tito best Jewelers, come lu
all sizes from one only large enough
apparently to fasten a skirt binding
to one from an Inch to an Inch aud a
half long, large and heavy.
Velvet bells worn with Ughr fancy
waists are narrow, black, with a sin
gle row of cut steel dots running
through tho centre und a large open
work cut stoel buckle with a graceful
point on tho lower edge, which give
Btyle to the front. Many of thesa
buckles aro very striking.
Variety distinguishes the assort
ment of flowers which appear on tho
new bats, but size and quality are the
main features, after all. Whether the
flower you chouse Is an, azalea or a
cabbage rose It must be huge and ex
quisite lii texture and color. A wreath
of roses wltnout leaves around thu
edge of a hat b.'iui Is very becoming
to yutiit? girls.
A) TV V"fl ETA.
i . 13 S A
RAILWAY IMPROVEMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR MANAGERS WHO
KEEP UP TO DATE.
A Common-Senna Rnlmtltnte For the Old
Tlme-WaMliiu hdi! Dirty Methoil of
Coaling nn Engine A Cnb That Will
Accommodate Two Firemen.
Possibly no one save tho officers di
rectly charged with such details com
prehends fully the requirements laid
on the operative departments of rail
ways, If Hues nre to keep up with the
procession and nre to be operated with
nn economy equal to or approaching
that of a competing road. To the casu
al traveler these signs nre apparent
In the development of special classes
of locomotives designed In strict ac
cordance with the class of work upon
which the engines will lie kept busy,
and In the widespread adoption of the
steel cnr. For the carriage of a weight
of loOO tons, it Is stated that tho non
productive or dead weight to be limited
is sixty-two tons less If the goods ore
loaded in steel cars than If wooden
cars are used, with the additional ad
vantage that the weight Is nearer tho
engine, and, therefore, easier handled,
and there Is nn Incidental saving in
the requirements for sidings, yard
room and wages of train crews. One
of the lines doing a through business
to the West Is About to be thoroughly
equipped with track-tanks for taking
up water while trains are running at
full speed, for the reason that Its most
lictive competitor has the uso of such
appliances. On one rond the engine
tanks on nil engines were enlarged
last year, the water space being in
creased from 3700 gallons to as high
ns 7000 gallons, and the coal capacity
Increased In a like ratio. Such facili
ties as these mean a lengthening of
express train runs without stopping.
The Pan Handle rond has three ex
press trains which are not scheduled
to stop in 103 miles, and on other roads
there are runs of over 180 miles with
Ktops only for water and coal. The
replenishing of these necessaries for
the engine always seems to consume a
deal of time, and a Pittsburg Inventor
has come to the front with a common
sense substitute for the present time
wasting and dirly method. He pro
poses to have all engine tanks made
with nn outside frame of strong boilor
plate, with perpendicular steel slides,
arranged to lit into an Interchange
able water and coal tank. Thcsu
tanks are to be placed on n, track
above the maiu lino, and can be tilled
with water and coal. When u train
arrives, the hydraulic lift Is attached
to the empty tank und it is lifted up
to be filled for another train, and in
nn instant the loaded tank with 7OU0
gallous of water and seven tons of
coal Is lowered down inside the tank
frame. The inventor claims that his
arrangement will permit the engine to
be coaled and watered In twenty sec
onds, aud that there will be no waste
or stirring up of dust and dirt, and
that lcaklug tanks can be repaired
without disconnecting the engine aud
tender.
On the Charlerol Canal, n narrow
waterway, about tlfty miles in length,
In Belgium, there Is nn Interesting
system of electric haulage. Horse
traction formerly used gave a speed
of one and n quarter miles per hour.
This has been increased to two and a
half to three miles nt tho same cost
per ton-mile. The haulage Is done by
five horse-power uutomobiles, with
three-phase motors, talcing current
from overhead wires, through sepnr
uto trolleys, which run ou the wires
and nre dragged by a sluck rope. Cur
rent Is supplied at COO volts. There
ure six wires in the system. The up
per three carry current at 0000 volts,
and tho lower or trolley wires are fed
from them through sub-stations three
miles apart, each containing a step
down transformer. On the length of
fifty miles there nre two generating
stations, twenty-nine miles apart. Tho
automobiles do not pass each other,
but ar confined to approximately the
same section of canal. Each one takes
over tho boat, that approaches It and
proceeds to return along Its track un
til it meets another boat Boats are
again exchanged, and the motors again
retrace their paths. Where the canal
banks nre poor, electrically propelled
tugboats are operated instead, and
these will make about two miles an
hour, with two seventy-ton bouts. The
tug can turn without changing the
trolley nud can also keep sixty feet
from the line, though the cable mast
is only fourteen feet high. Locks are
passed with the tug In four minutes,
which required llftoeu minutes with
horses. In France there are double
tow paths, nud iu tiermuny on tho
I'Tuow Caual experiments have been
made with continuous current mechan
ism and the pole trolley. The experi
ence in these countries seems to indi
cate that canal haulage may be econ
omically done by electricity.
The Tliuile liigh-siced locomotive, a
French design, is of u decidedly spe
cial type. It is carried ou fourteen
wheels, of which four nre coupled, und
set between a four-wheeled boglo In
front und a six-wheeled one at the
rear. It Is driven by two simple ex
pansion cylinders ami has a motor by
which the entire train lu lighted elec
trically. One of Us most prominent
features Is tho posltloa occupied by
tho engine driver, which is lu a cub
ut the extreme front. The cub la
wedge-shaped to lessen the wind re
sistance. The liremuu is located nt
the rear. The boiler Is built to sustain
a pressure of 200 pounds per square
Inch, which is considered somewhat
high for a simple expansion machine.
The firebox Is of the Uelpalro type,
with flexible stays In the two front
rows supporting the crown sheet. The
plBton valve are placed above the cyl
inders and are almost perfectly bal
anced. In order to lessen to some ex
tent the condensation to which live
Steam would bo subjected when in
contact with walls, along the other
side of which exhaust steam is flow
ing, the admission aud exhaust puss
age have been aeparated, and the
steam admitted at tho centre of the
.valve and exhausted at the ends.
Again, in order that, while ruunlng
with the throttle closed, there may be
no admission of smoke-box gases Into
the cylinders, a mechuulsm attached
to the throttle lever Is so arranged
thut a valve closlug tho admission of
gases to the cylinders can be shut at
the same time as the throttle valve.
A cab bus been placed at tho rear
for the uecouiujoduUou of two tlremeu.
A taval turbine Is used to drive a
dynamo for lighting the train. Al
though separated from the firemen,
means of communication are furnished
the engineer by a barn and a bell. The
tender Is carried on two boglu trucks;
one, that in front, having four wheels
and the other six. Providence Journal.
BREAKING UP THE MESS.
Friendship Among Brother O moors IjmI
an Long an the Ktafl',
Lasting friendships ore formed In
the officers' mesa aboard ship lu our
na,vy, but no effort Is made to keep
track of a ma to when ho Is transferred.
This Btrlkcs the lnndsniou ns a queer
freak of nature, but tho sailors accept
it as a matter of coureo never to bo
questioned. Men get Into pretty closo
communion with each other when they
breakfast, dine and sup together for
three years. As u rule, they learn
each other's history to the minutest
detail, unless a man chooses to be dis
agreeable and distant. Closo attach
ments urow up, yet when the Inexora
ble order arrives from Washington,
sending the mess to the four winds of
heaven, breaking up, as it were, tho
family, a warm hand shake ends it nil.
Each officer goes into u new mess, aud
the old Is forgotten.
It was my good fortune to be Intro
duced to ns fine a mess as ever broke
bread together on a man-of-war. The
devotion of the olllcers to one another
was an inspiration. Finally the sep
aration came. One went to flomo navy
yard, another to the Philippines, an
other to China, another to Washington,
etc. They were scattered ull over the
world. One day, meeting the lieutenant-commander,
who had gone up for
promotion, I inquired when bo had
heard from Lieutenant So-and-So.
"Why, not in several months," ho re
plied. "In fact, not since ho was or
dered to his new station. You know
wc fellows don't follow each other's
movements after a mesa is broken up.
We form new associations, new
friends, nnd the old drop out of sight.
Wo never think of writing to each
other. It is more than likely we shall
never see each other again ns long ns
we live, and we haven't lime or Incli
nation to worry over each other's fate.''
New .ork Press.
When the Window Itatllt-i.
Posslhiy you have had this experi
ence: The wind howls without, and just
ns yon ure falling into a do:'.u the sash
rattles.
"Drat the window!" you say, aud
turn over.
There is a lull; then another gust of
wind, and tho rattling is heard louder
than before.
"I'll have to fix that," you oxclnlm,
for a siuglu loose window is a most
effective sleep disturber. If Eever.il
were rattling it would not be so bud,
but one that shakes sharply at Inter
vals wears on tho nerves, i-o you get
up and put a tiny paper plug between
the casing and no su.su.
A few minutes later you become sud
denly conscious of tho fact that It is
rattling again.
"Well, let it," you say, in disgust;
but you can't l'our mind Is now on
It, nud you find yourself Involuntarily
listening for the expected noise, nnd
wondering how long it will be before
you bear it. So at last you get up aud
put in another plug ofapuper.
"Thnt'll settle It," you say; but it
doesn't iust as you nre convinced it
is all right It rattles agaiu.
"In how many pluccs is that window
loose?" you mutter, as you get up aud
Insert a third ping. Thou for ten min
utes you listen o intently that it
hurts, but you do not hear a sound.
"At last," you say, with a sigh of
relief, aud immediately thereafter it
rattles.
Perhaps ou the fourth or fifth trial
you get it fixed, and when you are
satisfied that It is ull right you say to
yourself, "I'll send a carpenter up to
attend to that to-morrow," after which
you fall asleep.
And then you forget nil about tho
carpenter until some night when tho
wind gets on another bender. Chicane
PoaL "
A Mammoth Schooner
A mammoih live-master schooner Is
to be constructed at tho yard of John
M. Brooks, Harbor View, East Boston,
which will exceed In point of tounago
and currying capacity any schooner
afloat, not excepting the giant sfi
mastcr Eleanor A. Percy, which uow
holds tho record.
Her general uimensions will be COO
feet over nil, iiOO feet In length of keel,
4'JVi feet beam, thirty feet deptu of
hoiu. Her gross tonnage will bo 2300
tons and net tonnage iillOO tons. Tho
extreme length of tho Percy Is 848
feet, or eight feet longer than tho ves
sel to be constructed at Last Boston.
The Percy's gross tonnuge is 3401.00.
or 100 tons less than tho Ave master's
will be. Tho latter vessel will have a
greater depth of hold than the Percy,
und her carrying capacity will ba be
tween CGOO and o700 tons, or about 100
tons more than tho Percy.
The flve-mnster will have three flush
uecks, tho poop being eight feat, To
add to hoi' strength n scheme entirely
original has been decided upon. t?he
wul have steel boltB ou tho iloor nnd
lop timbers, with dliigounl Iron straps
extending her entire length.
Her Ave masts will be of Oregon
pine, and wlro rigging will bo used
throughout The contract calls for the
completion of the vessel next Novem
ber. She will cost $11:3,500 ready fo
sea. Boston Globe.
r.uintan Continent of Mairohurla.
Last year, when the Boxers lu Man
churia roie lu arms and attucked
Blagoveutchcnsk, over tioOO Chinese
residing ia ine town were drowned
In the Amnr Itiver by the order of the
general, who has uluco been called
"the Murderous Governor." Having
once been asked if it waa not too cruel
to drown them all, the general cool
ly answered: "The Chinamen them
selves have invited their fate. If they
bud not invaded the Russian province
and destroyed the lallway they would
not have met such a fate." It Is said
thut no cure ba been taken by bliq
to distinguish peaceful citizens from
armed soldiers, as bis orders are to
kill Indiscriminately. In fuct, he in
sists on wiping out a nation by kill
ing old anu young until there la not
a single soul left to oppose til m. The
governor well deserves the title. J1
ruku is til up o, Tukio, Jupuu.
'
SUCCESS IN SELF-POSSESSION.
fto Says Walter Dmnnnh, ami H Surety
Ooglit to Know.
The man who mnkes public appear
ances must have self-possession, says
Walter Damrosch. I have learned
by great experience that this quality
Is all-important There htivo been
times when the slightest perturbation
on my part would have made my or
chestra play out of time nnd out of
tune. The musicians In' an orchestra
' plane just as much fulfil In their con
ductor ns do soldiers In their general.
' The best cxnmplo of this quality I
ever witnessed was aboard an Atlan
tic rincr.
i Tho second day wo ran Into vio
lent weather. Tho propeller shaft
broke, and we were drifting helpless
ly. The waves ran high and n gen
eral scare ensued. Hysterical women
I ran hither nnd thither nnd the men
j were pale and nprvous. The officers,
j not knowing what had hnppened, nt
first, were obviously frightened. A
pandemonium seemed imminent.
In the midst of it ull n young man
whom I remember by tho name of
Stone, who was making his first
voyage, came out. of his stateroom lu
nn Immaculate yachting suit; he was
cool nnd collected.
A man who had been racing up nnd
down, clad in one or two scanty gar
ments, seized hltn by the shoulders,
Jammed hltn against tho rail, and fran
tically said:
"For heaven's sake what Is (lie mat
ter? What is the matter?''
"Go and ask tho captain, please,"
replied Stone.
"Have you any idea what Is going
on?"
Stone pulled out his watch, looked nt
It nnd said, ns ho puffed a cigar:
"I Buppose it Is something that hap
pens every Tuesday morning. This Is
my first trip over, and I'm not running
the ship this time."
In live minutes order was restored,
because oilier excited passengers be
came calm nt,tho self-possession of the
young man. Success.
An F.xtraordliinry Trite.
In the Congo region thero is a most
remarkable tree, of which Europeuus
hud often heard, but of which they had
never seen a picture until a few days
ago, when several photographs of it,
which were taken by order of the Con
go Government, arrlwd iu Paris, Ber
lin and London. The tree is knowu ns
the baobab of Kluseliassa, ami, it in
believed to uo the largest tree of Its
kind in nil Afiicu.
Klnschassa Is on the Congo railroad,
about nu hour nud u half's rldo from
Leopoldvllle, und is a 'flourishing place,
having several factories nud an Eng
lish mission. The banks of the Stan
ley Pool are low at this point uud sev
eral huge buobabs grow cu them. Tho
natives call tuese monsters "monkey's
bread trees," uud their scientific name
Is "Adansouia digitata."
The monarch of them nil, which has
Just been photographed, is over thirty
feet In circumference, yet, st.rauge to
say, It is hardly thirty feet in height.
Its gigantic brandies are leafless and
withered, und the trunk itself lias for
many years shown signs of decay. In
deed, it is quite hollow nn one side,
and it Is evident that it cnuuot survive
much longer. At tho foot Its growth
has been abundant, as can be seen
from the great breadth and solidity,
not only of the mnin trunk, but ulso
of lis numerous offshoots.
The Ciur'e Little Joke.
The history of medtieval times is re
plete with Instances of the merry
pranks pluyed by the Court Jester on
the duy sacred to tho rule of the cap
aud bells.
It Is said that Peter the Great was
much struck ty the manner in which
All Fools' day was celebrated in
France, Holland aud England during
his sojourn In thoso -countries, nud mi
his returu to his own dominions he in
troduced the April fool custom quite
forcibly among his people by erecting
on the 31st day of March, 171!), In the
open square lu front of his palace in
St. Petersburg, a glguutlc pile of wood,
garnished with tar and other Inflamma
ble mateiiuls. To this ho set Ure dur
Uig the early morning hours of April
The flames shot high up In the air,
nnd It looked from a distance as if tho
paluce aud tho whole city wcre'nflre.
People came from all sides, some trav
eling for miles to help put out the fire.
When they finally arrived at the cou
flagratlou troops formed around the
square cried out: "Fools und donkles,
fall buck! By order of the Czar fall
back? The little father has fooled
you. It Is tho 1st of April to-day."
Wolvei Abundant in Northern Canada.
Wolves are rapidly increasing lu
many of the forest lands of Northern
Canada. At St. Agatho, only sixty
live miles from Montreal, Mr. Bramble,
a doer-hunter, declares that he has
been kept awake at night In camp by
tho howling of tho beasts. Their ap
pearance lu such largo numbers of lute
Is undoubtedly duo to tho large iu
cretiso in the herds of deer throughout
the couutry. Wolves have also mado
their appcarnnco in tho valley of the
St. Maurice, cuuslng 'great destruction
among the red deer. They aro also ex
ceedingly numerous In tho woods north
of. Ottawa and on tho Outurlo side of
tho Ottawa Itiver. Hunters say that
each wolf kills on nn uverage thirty
deer In the course of a year; conse
quently thero Is a donutud for the pay
ment by the Government of a bounty
upon tho heads pf tho brutes. New
York Evening Post.
Got a Lock of Hli Hair.
'About a dozen reexuits for the array
in the Philippines wero standing in
the depot talking to friends when Al
Hunt home, who calls trains, came by
and uuuounced that their train waa
ready to leave.
"I must go," aatd a tall soldier to a
youug womun to whom he waa talk
ing, lie removed his bat as he stlflly
bowed to her. As he leaned forward
shj caught a lock of bis hulr and
reaching down lu the pocket of ber
drees pulled out a small pair of sbeurs
and cut off the lock of balr. Those
standing by laughed and the young
soldier, with tears In bis eyes, turned
aud walked out on the depot platform
to his train. The youug womun care
fully placed the lock of hair in a small
valise sho carried and then tiho left
tho depot, ' goiug uptown, Kaunas
Oily Slur. .... . .